Student Thesis Archive

2022

Argyle, Paul, “Dynamics of Spinning Three-Body Gravitational Systems using the Post-Newtonian Approximation,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Apr 2022).
Windham, Zackary, “Three-body Systems and Kozai-Lidov Oscillations in the Post-Minkowskian Approximation to General Relativity,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Apr 2022).

2020

Fields, Jacob, “Gamma-ray Burst Afterglow Dynamics in Inhomogeneous Interstellar Media,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Jul 2020).

2018

Bassett, Jonathan, “Chaos in the Spinning Relativistic Three-body Problem,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Apr 2018).
Black, William, “Primordial Origins of Supermassive Black Holes,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Apr 2018).

2017

Tinnin, Jacob, “Analysis of the Stability and Efficiency of Lattice Boltzmann Algorithms,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Aug 2017).

2016

Glines, Forrest, “Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamics on Graphics Processing Units,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Apr 2016).
McArthur, Eli, “Finding the First Stars,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Jun 2016).
Wiggins, Brandon Kerry, “Emission from Black Holes and Supernovae in the Early Universe,” Advisor: David Neilsen (PhD Dissertation, Aug 2016).

2015

Jay, Jared, “Chaos in the Relativistic Three-Body Problem,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Apr 2015).
Morgan, Hugh, “The Post-Newtonian Three-Body Problem,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Apr 2015).

2012

Bassett, Brody, “,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Aug 2012).

2011

Draper, Christian D, “Impact of a Finite-Temperature Equation of State on Neutron Stars,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Masters Thesis, Mar 2011).

2010

Harper, Heather, “The Behavior Of Thermal And Bremsstrahlung Radiation Emitted By Merging Binary Neutron Stars,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Capstone, Apr 2010).
McConkie, Thomas, “Photoevaporation Of Cosmological Minihalos By The First Stars,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Aug 2010).
Sutherland, Gregory, “Chaos From Second-Order Post-Newtonian Equations: The Relativistic Three-Body Problem,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Senior Thesis, May 2010).

2008

Campbell, J.J., “Chaos In The Post-Newtonian Gravitational Three-Body Problem,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Capstone, Dec 2008).

2007

Nelson, Nicholas, “Numerical Methods For General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamics,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Apr 2007).
Smidt, Joseph, “Photoevaporation Of Cosmological Minihalos By The First Stars,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Tanner, David, “Chaotic Scattering In The 2nd Post-Newtonian Order Gravitational Three-Body Problem,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).