PH403 THESIS, WIC course for physics majors.
| Written communication is very important in every branch
of science, and physics is no exception. When we think of written
communication in physics, examples like research papers and books come
to mind. But other cases are important, too. For example, a physicist
might have to write a memo to a supervisor to justify spending time
and/or money on a certain project. Letters of recommendation have to be
written. Research proposals are an essential element of academic life.
The list can be made rather long. Nevertheless, from a professional
point of view research papers are probably the most important to
discuss, and hence our WIC course focuses on that topic.
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Some of the students who presented their thesis work on June 14, 2007
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Presentation on June 12, 2008
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All students majoring in Physics have to do a
senior research project. This can be experimental work in a laboratory,
computational work using workstations or supercomputers, or theoretical
work with paper and pen. The ability to do research is the hallmark
of a scientist. An essential part of research is dissemination. Results
of research need validation, they need to be shared with the community
in order to be criticized, verified, and expanded upon. Oral
presentations at meetings are one form of dissemination, but the
written form is still the most important. Other researchers need to be
able to sit down and carefully study all details of the work. It is
therefore obvious to connect the senior research with the WIC writing
requirement.
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Students need to sign up for 1 credit of PH403 in Winter and 2
credits in Spring. No other use of PH403 is allowed. Students need to
ask for permission to sign up in the Physics main office.
| Participants of the PH403 Thesis Course in Winter and Spring 2009
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| Name | Title of Presentation
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| Troy Ansell | Observations at 1.4205 GHz
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| Alex Brummer | 3x3 Octonionic Hermitian Matrices with Non-Real Eigenvalues.
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| Abel Condrea | GPS Autonomous Precision Aerial Delivery System
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| John Hart | A Further Investigation of 1,4-cyclohexanedione via Gas Phase Electron Diffraction
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| Ramsi Hawkins | Utilizing the Investigative Science Learning
Environment (ISLE) Model to Develop an Undergraduate Laboratory
Exploring Bulk and Quantum Resistivity
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| Chris HolmesParker | A Search for Low Temperature Thermoelectric Materials
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| Jonathan Hunt | Simulated Radial Compression of Carbon Nanotubes
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| Jeff Macklem | The Art of LABView: Running a Spectrometer for Thin Films and Powders
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| Scott Marler | Analysis of an Electrostatics Activity for Introductory Calculus-Based Physics
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| Sean McDonough | Later, TBA
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| Michael Paul | Reflection Imaging of Carbon Nanotube Transistor Chips
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| Colin Podelnyk
| Validation by Single Molecule Fluorescent Resonant Energy Transfer
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| Participants of the PH403 Thesis Course in Winter and Spring 2008
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| Name | Title of Presentation
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| Patrick Bice |
Neutron Scattering
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| Doug Francisco |
Later, TBA
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| Scott Griffiths |
Seasonal and Solar Cycle Variations in High Probability Reconnection Regions on the Dayside Magnetopause
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| Daniel Harada |
Noise mechanisms in carbon nanotube biosensors
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| David Hasenjaeger |
Random Anisotropy model of a lattice structure
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| Caleb Joiner |
Later, TBA
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| Alden Jurling |
Impedance Spectroscopy of Thin Film Dielectric Materials
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| Henry Priest |
Empirical Annotation of the Brachypodium Transcriptome
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| Daniel Schwartz |
Optimum Feed Design for a 1.4 GHz Radio Telescope
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| Ken Takahashi |
Neutron Capture Cross Sections and Resonance Integrals of Cadmium Isotopes
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| Drew Watson |
The Impact of Guiding Questions and Rubrics in the Scientific Writing of Middle-Division Physics Students
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| Participants of the PH403 Thesis Course in Winter and Spring 2007
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| Name | Title of Presentation
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| Tyler Backman |
Thermodynamic Analysis of the Biodiesel Cycle
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| Scott Clark |
Protein Statistics
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| Zachary Haines |
Light Propagation in a Photonic Crystal
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| Doug Jacobson |
Domain Structures and Hysteresis Curves of Ferromagnetic
Systems
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| Kim Johnson |
The Effects of Air Mass Origin on Cumulus Clouds in the Caribbean
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| Joe Kinney |
Room Temperature Excitons in BaCuChF
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| Nick Kuhta |
Electrodynamics of the Planar Negative Index Lens
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| Ken Lett |
Modeling the anisotropic superlens
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| Dave Mack |
Later, TBA
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| William Martin |
Simulating the reaction-diffusion equation in space and time
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| Nick Meredith |
Computing Occupation Times with Integral
Equations
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| Gabriel Mitchell |
Light scattering from large particles
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| Rozy Nystrom |
Radio Telescope II
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| Joshua Russell |
Radio Telescope I
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| Ken Takahashi |
Later, TBA
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| Curtis Taylor |
Transverse Flux Permanent Magnet Linear Generator
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