Senior Projects from 2011
Analysis of the 2008 Flare of Markarian 421 Flare with VERITAS, Casey Allard
Astronomical Spectroscopy at the Cal Poly Observatory, Christopher James Almich
Morphology Changes in PCPDTBT:PCBM and P3HT:PCPDTBT:PCBM and its Effect on Polymer Solar Cell Performance, Galen David Cauble
Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Computation, and the Density Operator in SymPy, Addison Cugini
Symbolic Quantum Circuit Simplification in SymPy, Matthew Curry
Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, Connor Drake
Saturated Absorption for a Magneto-Optical Atom Trap as a Step toward Atomic Dipole Traps in a Diffraction Pattern from a Circular Aperture, Andrew Ferdinand
Submerged Pressure Differential Wave Energy Converter, Christopher F. Ferguson
Python Modeling of Heat Flow in a Thermal Storage Device, Tim Hider
Projection of Diffracted Optical Atom Traps, Jeremy Kruger
A Modular Design for Nuclear Battery Technology, Randy Lao
Projected Pinhole Diffraction, David Moore
Paleomagnetism and Investigation of 40 Ma Lavas, Liverpool Range, New South Whales, Australia, Nathan M. Padilla
Guateca: A Carbon Footprint Viability Analysis, Kyle Reynolds
Achieving Laser Wavelength Stability for Use in Neutral Atom Quantum Computing, Jennifer H. Rushing
Human Powered Helicopter: Observing the Impacts of Ground Effect and Intermeshed Rotors, Shane Stowe
Senior Projects from 2010
Identification of Bottom Quark Jets in Pb+Pb collisions in ALICE at the LHC, Brandon Boswell
Bottom Quark Detection with the Electromagnetic Calorimeter at ALICE, Christopher Ryan Brown
Optical Coherence: Recreation of the Experiment of Thompson and Wolf, David Collins
Investigation of Track-Cluster matching vs Track-Cell matching in the ALICE detector at CERN, Kevin Coulombe
Design and Construction of a Thermal Diffusion Cloud Chamber, Alexander Donoghue
Determining Pulsation Period for an RR Lyrae Star, Leah M. Fabrizio
Construction and enhancement of stereo vacuum tube amplifier with precision machined enclosure, Nikolaus (Nik) Glazar
The Usage of Smartphones in the Calculation of Relativistic Time Dilation Effects at Meager Velocities, Leland Gregory
Experiments on de Vries Liquid Crystals: a Software Approach, Austin Havens
Search for Dark Matter Annihilation in M5, Daniel Jackson
A New Technique for Detecting Cosmic Strings in the COSMOS Survey Using Shapelet Decomposition, Kevin A. James
An Analysis of the Quasi Biennial Oscillation, Ozone and Thermal Damping, Kevin Jauregui
Study of Accretion Effects of Transients in LMXB System, Quentin Lamicq
Reflectivity of a Cholesteric Liquid Crystal, Justin Lawson
Extrasolar Planet Detection Through Analysis of K-Giant Radial Velocity Data, Floyd D. Linayao
Survey of Meteorite Samples for 92Nb, 98Tc, and 60Fe using Gamma Ray Spectroscopy, Robert Maxwell
Central Compact Objects, Trevor Meek
Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy: Meteorite Samples and the search for 98Tc, Kristopher L. Merolla
Cryogenic Refrigeration for Quantum Voltage Standards, Jeffrey Power
Construction and Improvement of a Scheffler Reflector and Thermal Storage Device, Jason Rapp
PREPARING A VACUUM CHAMBER TO TRAP ATOMS, AND THE PRINCIPLES OF A MAGNETO-OPTICAL TRAP, Grant Rayner
Liquid Helium Refill Shifts at the Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events, Robin L. Reil
Resistance of the Superconducting Material YBCO, Christopher Safranski
Exoplanet Transit Detection with Terrestrial Amateur Equipment: Using the Cal Poly Observatory, San Luis Obispo, Joshua Thompson
A Brief History and Research of the Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A, Michelle Wilbur
Could ALICE Find the Elusive Higgs?, Tyler Williams
Analysis of the Blazar 1ES1218+30.4, Timothy Wolf
Senior Projects from 2009
Developing a B-jet Tagging Algorithm for ALICE: Lessons from CDF, Paul Chester-John Carlson
Constructing a Magneto-Optical Trap for Cold Atom Trapping, Eric S. Muckley
Contributing Efforts in the Search for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay, Laura Christine Sparks
The Greenhouse Effect: Common Misconceptions and Effective Instruction, Trevor W. Strickland