Student Thesis Archive

Feltman, Jacob Michael, “Hard X-ray, Optical Transient Grating for Probing Ultrafast Dynamics in Solids,” Advisor: Richard Sandberg (Senior Thesis, Apr 2023).
McCombs, Christian, “Comparison between x-ray free electron laser phase contrast imaging (PCI) and hydrodynamic simulations of void collapse in PETN single crystals,” Advisor: Richard Sandberg (Senior Thesis, Jun 2023).
Ricks, Matthew, “Dynamic probing of the high pressure and temperature phase transitions of Iron on millisecond timescales,” Advisor: Richard Sandberg (Senior Thesis, Jun 2023).
Schnebly, Landon, “Development of Robust Gold Nanoparticle Samples for Bragg Coherent Diffraction Imaging at Modern Beamlines with Increased X-ray Flux,” Advisor: Richard Sandberg (Senior Thesis, Apr 2023).

Anderson, Bryce, “Developing Improvements to the Teaching of Lock-In Amplifiers in Physics 245,” Advisor: Richard Sandberg (Capstone, Jun 2022).
Anderson, David, “Teaching the Practical Principles of Fourier Optics in an Undergraduate Laboratory,” Advisor: Richard Sandberg (Capstone, Apr 2022).
Buckway, Taylor Jordan, “Tabletop Extreme-Ultraviolet Source Using High Harmonic Generation for Polarization Sensitive Imaging,” Advisor: Richard Sandberg (Masters Thesis, Jun 2022).
Hodge, Daniel Steven, “Single-Shot, Ultrafast, Multi-Frame X-Ray Imaging of Defect-Bearing Ablator Materials in Extreme Conditions,” Advisor: Richard Sandberg (Masters Thesis, Dec 2022).
Maciel, Corbin, “A Compilation of Dose Studies in Particle Therapy Treatment for Cancer,” Advisor: Richard Sandberg (Senior Thesis, Apr 2022).

Townsend, McKayla, “Bragg Coherent Diffraction Strain Imaging of Temperature-Varied 14YWT Microcrystals,” Advisor: Richard Sandberg (Capstone, Aug 2021).

Day, Carter, “Effects of Illumination Shadows in Interference Pattern Structured Illumination Imaging,” Advisor: Richard Sandberg (Senior Thesis, Jun 2020).
Petersen, Dallen, “Motorized Mirror Controller with 3D Printed Parts,” Advisor: Richard Sandberg (Senior Thesis, Apr 2020).
Porter, J. Nicholas, “Etalon interference wavelength metrology using webcams,” Advisor: Richard Sandberg (Senior Thesis, Dec 2020).
Whetten, Benjamin, “Wavenumber Error in Interference Pattern Lensless Imaging,” Advisor: Richard Sandberg (Senior Thesis, Apr 2020).