Michael Davidson with Prof. Harsh Mathur Auger Processes in Semiconductor Quantum DotsThe nanostructure of quantum dots has been researched extensively in recent years, with emphasis on applications in lasers and photovoltaic cells. The unique properties derive from the tunable bandgap of the quantum confined semiconductor and the electron-hole interactions as...
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Alison Deitz with Profs. Lawrence Krauss & Glenn StarkmanTransmission of Scientific Concepts Through Journalistic WritingIn science, new theories and discoveries are communicated to other scientists through journals and other technical publications where the equations and experimental specifics make up the majority of the information. A layperson interested in these...
Andrew Fu with Professor David Matthiesen (Department of Materials Science and Engineering) Offshore Wind Energy Feasibility CenterThe Board of County Commissioners of Cuyahoga County in partnership with Case Western Reserve University has selected a project manager for a 1-year feasibility study to determine the practicability of constructing a research center...
Jonathan Glicoes with Profs. Gavin A. Buxton & Philip L. TaylorPolymer Solar Cells from Diblock Copolymers: A Computational Investigation of Self-assembled ArchitecturesCurrent silicon based solar cell technologies have proven to be inordinately expensive to manufacture relative to the power that they are capable of generating, however the demand for...
Miriam Israelowitz with Prof. David L. Wilson (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering)Cryo-Imaging of Stem CellsLittle is known about the pathway of genetically modified stem cells that are injected into mice for such research as cancer and gene therapy. However, tagging the cells through fluorescence labeling could allow observation of the...
Jeremy Mock with Prof. Thomas ShuttRemoving Krypton Impurities from Xenon with Chromatographic AdsorptionThe Large Underground Xenon (LUX) detector uses high-purity xenon to search for WIMP dark matter particles which are theorized to interact rarely. Thus the xenon must be free of as much background radiation as possible, and krypton...
Zachary Newman with Professor Kathleen KashPlasma-Assisted Liquid Phase Epitaxial Growth of III-NitridesThe wide bandgap group III-nitrides including GaN, AlN, and InN are important for visible/UV optoelectronics as well as high power devices. In this project we will attempt to grow low defect single crystal films of III-nitrides on sapphire...
Daniel Riley with Prof. John Ruhl Construction of a Cryogenic Rotational Mechanism for the SPIDER Half Wave PlateThe purpose of the project will be to design and construct a mechanism for rotating a large sapphire half wave plate in a cryogenic environment using a stepper motor to provide discrete rotations....
John Roush with Prof. Charles Rosenblatt Growth Rates in the Linear Domain of the Rayleigh-Taylor InstabilityThe Rayleigh-Taylor Instability refers to the acceleration of a dense fluid through a less-dense fluid, often by the force of gravity. In such a case, it is difficult to mechanically establish the initial density gradient...
Patrick Shively with Prof. Jie ShanInvestigation of Charge Transport in Organic PhotoconductorsUnderstanding electronic charge transport in organic materials is of both fundamental and technological importance. Phthalocyanine (Pc) derivatives belonging to a family of discotic liquid crystals will be investigated as a model system. These disk-like molecules can self-assemble into...