Nicholas Barron with Jaoa Maia and Ed CanerLow Temperature Suspension of Shear Thickening non-Newtonian FluidsThere are a variety of useful applications in industry for shear thickening non-Newtonian fluids. For certain applications, maintaining shear thickening properties for long periods of time at temperatures below -25 Centigrade is desirable. In this...
Condensed Matter Experiment
Seth Kimble with Robert DeisslerOptimization of Optical Based Malaria DetectionThe detection of malaria present in humans has been shown to be possible by measuring the absorption of laser light as a magnetic field is applied to a blood sample containing the paramagnetic malaria hemozoin. However, current systems rely on...
Sean Kinzler with Michael MartensDesign of a Persistent Switch for 0.35T Magnesium DiBoride Superconducting MagnetsRecent progress in magnet design and persistent joints using for the magnesium diboride, MgB2, superconductor has made clear the increasingly important role of the persistent switch in magnet quench protection. The persistent switch is used...
Vipul Malik with Philip FengImproving the I-V characteristics of Molydinium DiSulfide transistors h-Boron NitrideMolybdenum disulfide (MoS2) transistors have attracted considerable attention. Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) transistors on boron nitride (BN) substrates in particular show interesting I-V characteristics. Unfortunately these transistor devices currently exhibit undesirable I-V characteristics at low temperatures due to...
Zaarah Mohamed with Jesse BerezovskyConnecting Optical, Structural and Spin-dependent Properties for Films of Quantum DotsThe project aims to discern the connection between structural, optical, and spin-dependent properties for films of semiconductor nanoparticles. These films are to be created through various methods involving solutions of quantum dots, and will vary...
Christopher Wagner with Xuan GaoInvestigating the growth mechanism of atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenidesMonolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), such MoS2 and MoSe2 , have been the subject of increased interest due to their promising potential in nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, and other fields. To date, the synthesis of large area...
Michael Anderson with Jesse Beresovsky
Advanced Undergraduate Acoustics Experiment
Acoustics represents a body of science that is rich in theory and new concepts and has many applications in everyday life. Unfortunately, many undergraduates are not afforded the opportunity to explore acoustics past a brief introduction. The purpose of this project, then, is...
Matthew Krupcale with Philip FengNanoscale Membrane Structures for Radiation DetectionRadiation detectors are used in a wide range of environments from medical to nuclear and research facilities. The use of nanoscale membranes for radiation detection has largely been unexplored, despite having interesting optoelectronic properties. This project focuses on conducting a...
Shay Mathews with Roger French, Timothy Peshek, and Yang Hu
Photovoltaic Degradation Analysis and Two Diode Simulated Models
An understanding of the degradation process of photovoltaic modules during real world use is crucial to extending their lifetime and reliability. The degradation that occurs during normal use of a panel can be...
Christopher Miller with Philip FengPhysics and Instrumentation of Growing MoS2 CrystalsThis senior project is aimed at developing physical vapor deposition, transfer printing, and other related techniques for making ultra thin semiconducting membrane structures, which have potential to be engineered into transducers and sensors (e.g., gas sensors or single-particle detectors)...