Honors Theses from 2023
A Study of Reciprocal Underwater Motion and its Use in Algae Harvesting, Marguerite Bright
Black Hole Entropy in AdS/CFT and the Schwinger-Keldysh Formalism, Luke Mrini
Design of an Apparatus for Strain Tuning of Materials., Ubaid Kazianga
Development of a 780 nm External Cavity Diode Laser for Rubidium Spectroscopy, Catherine Sturner
Finite Temperature Holographic QCD via the Hard Wall Model, Jude Bedessem
Inclusive Double Differential Muon Neutrino CC Cross Sections on Various Nuclear Targets in MINERvA, Sarah M. Hawkins
Investigating Electron Transport in Tokamaks Using Computer Simulation and Machine Learning, Javier Chiriboga
Materials Characterization for Microwave Atom Chip Development, Jordan Shields
Modeling Plasma Physics Using Qubit Lattice Algorithms, Paul Anderson
Monoenergetic neutrinos from WIMP annihilations in Jupiter, George French
Pion Detection for the MOLLER Parity-Violating Electron Scattering Experiment, Michael Tristan Hurst
Priming Coconut Vasculature for Self-Healing Applications, Ben Sanders
Spatial Variability of Alkali-metal Polarization, Lauren Vannell
STARS: Scope Temperature Auto-Regulation System, Tyler Hutchison
The Development of an AI Video Laryngoscope, Tianchen Shi and Avi Urbach
The Development of an AI Video Laryngoscope, Avi Urbach and Tianchen Shi
Trivializing Maps for the O(2) Model in Two Dimensions, Balin Armstrong
Honors Theses from 2022
Alkali Linewidths under High Temperatures and Pressures of 3He, Michael Parker
An Atomic Magnetometer based on Nonlinear Magneto-Optical Polarization Rotation, Jiahui Li
A Study of Transport in the SOL Region of Tokamaks, Gordon Jameson Crouse
Co-planar Waveguides for Microwave Atom Chips, Morgan Logsdon
Design of Environment-Controlled Analog Audio Effects, Jacob Brotman-Krass
Development of a Vector Magnetometer based on Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in 87Rb Atomic Vapor, Alexander Toyryla
Development of a Video Laryngoscope with AI Assisted Epiglottis Bounding and Automatic Recording, Carson Stillman
Development of Convolutional Neural Network for Particle Identification in the GlueX DIRC Detector, Joshua O'Cain
Investigation of Tertiary Impact Cratering and Relation to Impact Physics Theory, Mikayla Huffman
Method for Protecting Satellites from Solar Energetic Particles Using Chaotic Magnetic Fields, Seth Gnesin
Optical Fiber-Linked Magnetometer Employing Artificial Intelligence for Magnetic Field Measurement, Sofia Brown
Honors Theses from 2021
Composite Gravity in Curved Spacetime, Austin Batz
Exploring the $\phi\eta'$ Final State at GlueX, Elizabeth Salata
Nonlocal Lorentz-violating Modifications of QED, Qian Niu
Progress Towards Electromagnetic Manipulation and Trapping of Micro-particles, Andrew John Beling
Simulation and optimization of kinematics measurements for the MOLLER parity-violating electron-electron scattering experiment, Lauren Carver
Topology of the O(3) non-linear sigma model under the gradient flow, Stuart Thomas and Christopher Monahan
Honors Theses from 2020
Atomic Magnetometry for the Detection of Cardio-magnetic Fields, Alexander Fay
Conservation of Orbital Angular Momentum in Degenerate Four-wave Mixing via Rubidium Vapor, Kangning Yang
Data Acquisition and Analysis for Helicity-Correlated Asymmetries in PREx-II, Quinn Campagna
Development and Upgrade of a Laser Cooling and Trapping System of Ultracold Potassium Atoms, Bennett Atwater
Development of Convolutional Neural Nets for Κ/π Differentiation at the GlueX Experiment, Matthew McEneaney
Development of Wearable Sensors for Gait Analysis, Jorden Smyth
Four-Wave Mixing with Orbital Angular Momentum Transfer, Hana Warner
Studies in SEOP Hyperpolarized 3He: Measuring Ko and the Spatial Dependence of Alkali Polarization, Michael Cairo
Studying and Correcting for Helicity-Correlated False Asymmetries in the PREx II and CREx Experiments, Carrington Metts
Honors Theses from 2019
A Qubit Algorithm for Simulating the Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation, Connor Simpson
Chiral Transport in Anisotropic Materials, Jacopo Gliozzi
Construction of an Auger Microscope, Charles Soulen
Exclusive neutral pion production and Compton scattering at GlueX, Zach Baldwin
Exploring Stochastic Quantum Mechanics and Emergent Gravity, John Mitchell
Machine Learning and Electron Track Reconstruction for the MOLLER Experiment, Mary Robinson
Measuring Magnetic Field Gradients using Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in Rb Vapor, Ravn Jenkins
Median Energy Imaging of Supernova Remnants with Chandra X-ray Observatory, Anne Blackwell
MINERvA High Energy Test Beam Calibration, Jessica Sydnor
Pion Identification through Machine Learning for the MOLLER Experiment at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Anne-Katherine Burns
Reducing Quantum Uncertainty via Spatial Optimization, Austin T. Kalasky
Honors Theses from 2018
Enhancing the Capabilities of Infrared Microscopy Apparatus, Ryan Wilmington
External Cavity Diode Laser for Ultra-cold Atom Experiments, Benjamin Halkowski
Pion Charge Exchange Cross Section on Liquid Argon, Kevin Nelson
Spectral Analysis of Lattice QCD Two-Point Correlation Functions, Elena Amparo
Timelike Compton Scattering in the GlueX Experiment at Jefferson Lab, Alexandra Cramer
Two-Mode Squeezing and Conservation of Optical Angular Momentum via Four-Wave Mixing in Rubidium, Nathan Super
Honors Theses from 2017
3-3-1 Models With Unique Lepton Generations and Analysis of Higgs Decays, Karen Ficenec
An Analysis of the Effects of Isocurvature Fluctuations in Dantes Inferno Multi-Field Inflation Models, Brandon M. Buncher
A Numerical Study of Non-Perturbative Unification, John C. Donahue
Characterization of Venusian atmospheric dynamics using Venus Express images and ground-based observations, Jacob L. Gunnarson
Characterizing the Growth Rate of a Corrosion Layer on Stainless Steel in a Molten Salt Environment, Calvin E. Hensler
Continuing Improvements of the Sharkduino Animal Tag System, William Laney
Examination of Noninvasive Alternatives to Blood Pressure Waveform Measurement in Preterm Infants, William E. Lawrence
Exploring the Multi-Mode Structure of Atom-Generated Squeezed Light, Melissa A. Guidry
Hawking Radiation and Classical Tunneling: a Numerical Study, Dmitriy Zhigunov
Holographic Non-perturbative Thermodynamic Systems, Michael C. Kopreski
Infrared Study of Recluse Spider Silk, Stephanie Wang
Wrinkleless Mylar Cylinders: Design and Prototyping for the BONuS detector at Jefferson Lab, Wenqing Zhao
Honors Theses from 2016
Black Holes and Finite-Temperature Field Theory in AdS/CFT, Jackson Cross Olsen
Corrosion in a Molten Salt Environment, Samuel Peter Paiewonsky Girdzis
Development of a Digital Offset Laser Lock, Ian W. Hage
Improving Optical Gyroscope Sensitivity Using a Fast Light Regime, Owen R. Wolfe
Increasing Quantum Limited Sensitivity of Interferometers Using Electromagnetically Induced Transparency, Hunter Blake Rew
Light Entanglement via Four Wave Mixing through a Rubidium Vapor Cell, Haley Bauser
Memory as Bayesian inference: On the connection between memory and the second law of thermodynamics, Wade Daniel Hodson
Quantifying the Sensitivity of Big Bang Nucleosynthesis to Isospin Breaking, Matthew Ramin Hamedani Heffernan
Sensitivity Determination in the CHIPS Neutrino Detector, Eve Adde Chase
Studies on the DAQ System of GRINCH detector, Peibo An
Honors Theses from 2015
3D Printing Scintillating Detectors for Field Emission Detection in Niobium SRF Cavities, Alice E. Perrin
A Study of the Cosmic Ray Rate in the CHIPS-M Prototype Detector, Brandon Taylor Kriesten
Effect of Hyperons on Pion Asymmetries Measured in the Qweak Experiment, Marcus S. Starman
GEANT4 Simulation of Detector Properties in the MOLLER Experiment, Christopher R. Haufe
Growth and Characterization of Gold Nanostructures Produced from Diatomaceous Algae, David A. Specht
Measurements of the lead-hydrocarbon cross section ratio for charged-current neutrino interactions, William F. Bergan
Near-Field Effects in Radio Frequency Emission from Particle Showers in a Dense Medium, Rachel J. Hyneman
Persistent Population Biases in Branching Random Walk Algorithms, David J. Geroski
Production of B Modes in the CMB from Physics Beyond the Standard Model, Christopher G. Zoghby
Studies of Polarized Helium-3 Cell Lifetimes, Andrew N. Smith
Honors Theses from 2014
Clinical and Physiological Analysis of Very Long Apneas in Premature Infants, Anne Mennen
Determination and Simulation of Kinematic Parameters in the Qweak Experiment, Rachel C. Taverner
Development of an Ultracold Rubidium-85 System for Magnetic Molecules and Feshbach Physics, Elana K. Urbach
Investigating The Use Of Quadrupolar Nuclei for NMR-Based Quantum Information Processing, Tim W. Milbourne
Spectroscopic Ellipsometry and Cryogenic Capability, Arlough Hollingshad
Honors Theses from 2013
Collider Signals of Bosonic Technicolor, Jennifer Hays
Feshbach Resonances in Ultracold Atoms, Gunhee Lee
