Student Thesis Archive

2016

Lawrence, Joseph, “Enumeration Method for Search of Low-energy Structures on Graphene,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Aug 2016).
Swenson, Erik, “Nanostructures Formed by Calcium Substitution in Graphane,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Apr 2016).

2013

Hecht, Timothy, “,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Jun 2013).
Jimenez Blanco, Jorge, “Reducing Scan Time in MRI by Under-Sampling,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Apr 2013).
Rosenbrock, Conrad, “Calculation Of Optical Absorption Spectra Using A Supervised Neural Network,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Honors Thesis, Apr 2013).

2011

Norris, Jaren, “A Computational Study of Carbon Nanotubes Embedded In Silicon,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Honors Thesis, Jun 2011).

2010

Jensen, Daniel S, “Real-Space Approach to Time Dependent Current Density Functional Theory,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Masters Thesis, Aug 2010).
Horton, Scott, “,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Apr 2010).
Kraniski, Reid, “,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Apr 2010).

2009

Anderson, Daniel, “Measurement Of The Adhesion Force Between A Carbon Nanotube And A Curved Silicon Surface,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Capstone, Aug 2009).
Fogarty, Michael, “Simulations Of The Interactions Of Silicon With Carbon Nanotubes,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Apr 2009).

2008

Okhrimenko, Ivan Grigoryevich, “Implementation of Optical Spectra Calculations in FIREBALL: A Local-Orbital Density Functional Theory Approach,” Advisor: Bret Hess (PhD Dissertation, Aug 2008).
Phillips, Steven, “Photodarkening In Tellurium-Modified Titanium Dioxide Nanocrystals,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Aug 2008).
James, Ian, “Transmission Electron Diffraction in Tellurium Modified TiO2,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Apr 2008).

2007

Jensen, Daniel, “Computation Of Two-Center Two-Electron Integrals For Excited-State Calculations,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Ririe, Tyson, “Optical Properties Of Close-Packed And Sparse Quantum Dot Arrays,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Mortensen, Laren, “An Accelerated Surface-Hopping Method For Computational Semiclassical Molecular Dynamics,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Apr 2007).

2006

Whipple, D. Lawrence, “Study Of The Photoluminescence Of Nanocrystals Using Ultrafast Upconversion,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Dec 2006).
Braniff, Christopher, “Synthesis and Characterization of Manganese Oxide Nanocrystals,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Aug 2006).

2005

Wald, Eric, “Photoaccoustic Spectroscopy,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Capstone, Sep 2005).

2003

Holt, Josh, “Simulating the Generation of Ultrafast Optical Superconinuum Pulses,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Aug 2003).

1999

Tikhoplav, Rodion, “Effect of Pressure on Optical Properties of Pure and C60 Doped MEH-PPV,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Masters Thesis, Dec 1999).
Bass, Christopher, “Characterization of CdSe Nanocrystal Photodiodes,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Aug 1999).
Martin, Mary Landon, “Determining Spin Wave Stiffness in a Colossal Magnetoresistive Thin Film,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Honors Thesis, Jun 1999).

1997

Summers, Steve, “Ultrashort Laser Pulses,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Apr 1997).