Samuel Merriman with Benjamin Monreal
Continuous Liquid Interface Production of Gas Electron Multipliers
Gas Electron Multipliers (GEMs) are detector tools used in high-energy particle physics research to detect weak ionizing radiation. GEMs are designed small enough to generate strong electric fields in small areas, allowing them to increase the signal from...
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Mechanical Topological Insulators
Jacob Moran with Harsh Mathur
In this project we will study mechanical topological insulators. Yu and Mathur have found that the elastic modes of bilayer graphene are analogous to the electronic states of topological insulators. Using a continuum elasticity model they find that the elastic waves are...
Tyler McMaken with Glenn Starkman
Constraining the Topology of the Universe: A Generalization of Flat Manifold Parameter Spaces
An open question for cosmologists concerns whether the universe is infinite or finite. For a flat cosmology, the topology of the universe can take on any one of 18 manifolds, some of which are...
Bradley C. Odhner with Philip Feng
Black Phosphorus Field Effect Transistors: Device Physics and Performance
We are nearing the end of Moore's law. Silicon based transistors, the amazing technology that led to the huge growth of Silicon Valley, are rapidly approaching a point where they will not be able
to progress...
Cole Roberg with Rolfe Petschek
Calculation of Magnetic Interactions Between Magnetic Nanoparticles
One problem yet to be completely solved in the world of physics and material science is the ferromagnetic fluid or fluid that has a magnetization outside of external magnetic fields. Fluids that respond to magnetic fields have been studied...
Derek Tang with Xuan Gao
Growth of Indium MonoSelenide for 2D Semiconductor Devices
Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) materials with structures similar to graphene and graphite have emerged as a major research area in materials and condensed matter physics research. While an abundance of recent efforts were spent on transition...
Trey Wager with Roger French
Investigating the Durability and Reliability of PERC Solar Cells with Accelerated Weathering
Abstract - PERC (passivated emitter rear cell) monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic cells have higher efficiency than Al-BSF (aluminum back surface field) silicon photovoltaic cells, but these new PERC cell designs do not have well established...
Hanyu (Alice) Zhang with Jennifer Carter
Analyzing the Internal Structure of Bulk Metallic Glasses through X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) Spectroscopy
This project is aimed at using computational tools to see if current theory predicts the changes in XAFS spectra seen in experimental data. The objective of this project is to analyze...
Ru-Ching Chen with Yasuhiro Kamotani (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
Characterization of Gas-Liquid Interfaces in Passive Cyclonic Separators
Two-phase flows and their separation is an important research topic as many spacecraft require such functionality to remain operational. These systems are not required on earth due to the existence of buoyancy. Cyclonic...
Caroline Novak with Kenneth Singer
Photorefractive properties of liquid crystal-filled bacterial cellulose mats
The photorefractive effect is a phenomenon associated with nonlinear optical materials in which the refractive index of the material varies with the application of light. One demonstration of this effect is dynamic holography. Energy transfer between diffracted beams...