Student Talks

Arkansas Science and Technology Authority Research at the Capitol Day, January 2009.  Little Rock, AR

  • Timothy Pote (Dr. Spayde)
    Storing Data from Qweak--A Precision Measurement of the Proton's Weak Charge
  • Timothy Nichols (NSF REU)
    Determining the polarization of 3He by means of an optical technique 
  • Mallory Young (Dr. Tinsley)
    Neutrino-Stimulated Pair-Creation in Supernovae

50th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics, November 2008. Dallas, TX

  • Adam Jacobs (NSF REU)
    The Impact of Correlations on MHD Equilibrium Reconstruction


Fall Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Nuclear Physics, October 2008.  Oakland, CA

  • Timothy Pote (Dr. Spayde)
    Storing Data from Qweak--A Precision Measurement of the Proton's Weak Charge
  • Timothy Nichols (NSF REU)
    Determining the polarization of 3He by means of an optical technique  

April Meeting of the American Physical Society, April 2008.  St. Louis, MO.

  • Adam Jacobs (Dr. Dunn)
    Using a Large Ring Laser Gyroscope (RLG) to Understand the Torsional Components of Near-Field Seismic Events
  • Josh Wilson (Dr. Wright)
    Six Degree-of-Freedom Thrust Sensor for Hybrid Rocket
  • Link to pictures of trip.

Arkansas Space Grant Consortium Symposium, April 2008.  Morrilton, AR (Winthrop Rockefeller Institute).

  • Abram Harder (Dr. Dunn)
    Earthquake Analysis with Large Ring Laser Gyroscopes

American Physical Society meeting, March 2006. Baltimore, MD.

  • Megan Fitzmaurice (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    Laser Assisted Cancer Immunotherapy: Mapping of the Necrosis Zone
  • Lindsay Evans (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    Interstitial Laser Irradiation of Solid Tumors in Laser Assisted Cancer Immunotherapy
  • Joshua Wilson (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    Laser Assisted Cancer Immunotherapy: Surface Irradiation

American Physical Society meeting, March 2005. Los Angeles CA.

  • Robert Arnold (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    Temperature Control During the Delivery of Laser Assisted Cancer Immunotherapy
  • Ryan Swindle (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    Laser Assisted Cancer Immunotherapy: Optical Dye Distribution in Tumors
  • John Gray (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    Laser Assisted Cancer Immunotherapy: An Experimental Theraputic Approach in Balb/c Mice
  • Julie Coats (Dr. Dunn)
    Large Ring Laser Gyroscopes for Geo\-physical Measurements
  • Gregory Varner (Dr. Rolleigh)
    The Effect of Heterogeneous Conductivity on Thermal Diffusion in Tissue
  • Tripp McGehee (Dr. Wright)
    Design of a Six Degree of Freedom Thrust Sensor
  • Doug Woten (Dr. Wright)
    Design of Force Sensor Leg for a Rocket Thrust Detector for a Hybrid Rocket

National Conference on Undergraduate Research, April 2004, Indianapolis, IN

  • Adam Zimmerman (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    Laser Assisted Cancer Immunotherapy: ICG Distribution in Tissue
  • John Gray (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    Laser Assisted Cancer Immunotherapy: Measurement of Tumor Temperature
  • Ivan Bogdanovic (Dr. Rolleigh)
    Dynamic Damage model of optical and thermal properties of tissue.

National Conference on Undergraduate Research, April 2003, Salt Lake City, UT

  • Kyland Holmes (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    Optical dosimetry in laser-assisted cancer therapy
  • Sara Bates (Dr. Dunn)
    Seismic Wave Analysis Using Large Active Ring Laser Interferometers
  • Laura Walizer (Dr. Rolleigh)
    Monte Carlo Simulations of Light Interacting with Heterogeneous Tissue
  • Dane Dormio (Dr. Wright)
    Evaluation of Several Original and Commonly Used Solar Cooker Designs

American Physical Society National Meeting, March 2002, Indianapolis, MN

  • Kyland Holmes (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    Low temperature thermoluminescence in LiF: Mg, Cu, P Dosimeter
  • James Smith (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    Photo-Stimulated Luminescence in KCI:Cu X-Irradiated at 77K
  • Laura Walizer (Dr. Rolleigh)
    A Monte-Carlo Model of Light Interaction With Tissue
  • Brian Alford (Dr. Rolleigh)
    A Theoretical Model of Pyramidal InAs/inP Quantum Dots
  • Lawrence Dunn (Dr. Rolleigh)
    An Analysis of the Performance of a Reflective Square Pyramidal Optical Mixer and Concentrator.

National Conference on Undergraduate Research- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater - March 2002

  • Kyland Holmes (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    Low Temperature Thermoluminescence of LiF:Cu, Mg, P Dosimeter
  • Cody Hopkins (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    Photo-Stimulated Luminescence of Copper Doped Single Crystal of KBr X-irradiated at 77 K
  • James Smith (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    Origin of Photo-Stimulated Luminescence in KCI:Cu X-Irradiated at 77K
  • Sara Bates (Dr. Dunn)
    Seismic Wave Analysis Using Large Active Ring Laser Interferometers
  • Larry Dunn (Dr. Rolleigh)
    An Analysis of a Reflective Square Pyramidal Optical Mixer and Concentrator.
  • Brian Alford (Dr. Rolleigh)
    The recovery of the old nova CAR (1895)
  • Carter Price (Dr. Rolleigh)
    Modeling Heat Transfer in Living Tissue
  • Patrick Foley (Dr. Wright)
    Two stage pressure analysis of a hybrid rocket
  • Dagim Tilahun (Dr. Rolleigh)
    6-Channel Ellipsometery
  • Greg Webb (Dr. Wright)
    Dual Pressure Measurements of a Hybrid Rocket

National Conference on Undergraduate Research- Lexington, KY - March 2001

  • Patrick Foley (Dr. Wright)
    Effects of High Concentration Guanidinium Azo-tetrazolate on Thrust and Specific Impulse of a Hybrid Rocket
  • Kyland Holmes (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    Low Temperature Thermoluminescence of LiF:Cu, Mg, P Dosimeter
  • Cody Hopkins (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    Photo-Stimulated Luminescence of Copper Doped Single Crystal of KBr X-irradiated at 77 K
  • Sara Bates (Dr. Dunn)
    Non-Linear Thermal Effects in Microsphere Whipering-Gallery Modes
  • Larry Dunn (Dr. Rolleigh)
    Detection of Amyloin Fibril formation in hen egg white Lysozyme using dynamic light scattering.
  • Brian Alford (Dr. Rolleigh)
    The recovery of the old nova CAR (1895)

APS April Meeting- Washington D.C. - April 2001

  • Dagim Tilahun (Dr. Wright)
    The Effect of High Concentration Guanidinium Azo-Tetrazolate on Thrust and Specific Impulse of a Hybrid Rocket
  • Cody Hopkins (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    The Role of Copper Impurity in the Photo-Stimulated Luminescence from KBr Single Crystals X-irradiated at 77 K
  • Kyland Holmes (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    LiF:Mg,Cu,P Radiation Dosimeter: A Study of Luminescence & Sensitivity.

2001 AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference- Huntsville, AL

  • Justin Patton (Dr. Wright)
    The Effect of High Concentration Guanidinium Azo-Tetrazolate on Thrust and Specific Impulse of a Hybrid Rocket

National Conference on Undergraduate Research- Missoula, Montana - April 2000

  • Justin Patton (Dr. Wright)
    A Thrust and Impulse Study of Guanidinium Azo-Tetrazolate as an Additive for Hybrid Rocket
  • John Redford (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    Photo-Stimulated Luminescence in KBr:Cu: Thermal Properties
  • Chelsey Bryant (Dr. Dunn)
    Stabilization of Large Ring Laser Interferometers
  • Eric Mortenson (Dr. Rolleigh)
    Semiconductor Laser stability and dynamic temperature
  • Matt Reason (Dr. Rolleigh)
    Finite Aperture Effects on semiconductor stability

American Physical Society National Meeting, March 2000, Minneapolis, MN

  • John Redford (Dr. Bandyopadhyay)
    Photo-Stimulated Luminescence in KBr:Cu: It's Correlation with the Irradiation Temperature
  • Hunter Mack (Dr. Dunn)
    Noninvasive Detection of Metallic Ions in a Hybrid Rocket Plume
  • Eric Mortenson (Dr. Rolleigh)
    A Semiconductor Laser Model Including Dynamic Carrier Temperature
  • Matt Reason (Dr. Rolleigh)
    A Semiconductor Laser Model Including Finite Aperture Effects
  • Justin Patton (Dr. Wright)
    A Thrust and Impulse Study of Guanidinium Azo-Tetrazolate as an Additive for Hybrid Rocket Fuel

National Conference on Undergraduate Research- Rochester, NY - April 1999

  • Maria E. Bell (Dr. Richard Rolleigh)
    Aperture Effects in Optical Resonators
  • Emily Maher (Dr. Robert Dunn)
    Monitoring Metallic Compounds in Rocket Plumes

Joint Meeting of the APS-AAPT- Atlanta, GA - March 1999

  • Brad L. Austin (Dr. Robert Dunn)
    Cavity Stability in Large Ring Laser
  • Emily Maher (Dr. Robert Dunn)
    Monitoring Metallic Compounds in Rocket Plumes

National Conference on Undergraduate Research- Salisburry, MD - April 1998

  • Maria E. Bell and Michael Rolleigh (Dr. Richard Rolleigh)
    Finite Aperture Effects in Ring Laser Cavities
  • Ty R. McNutt (Dr. Robert Dunn)
    Monitoring Seismic Waves with a Ring Laser
  • Chris M. Rogers (Dr. Robert Dunn)
    Detection of Metallic Compounds in Rocket Plumes
  • Gary Russell, Ty McNutt, and Chris M. Rogers (Dr. Robert Dunn)
    Data Measurement and Analysis for a Large Ring Laser
  • Benjamin Desha Stroud (Dr. Richard Rolleigh)
    Threshold and Stability: Properties of Semi-Conductor Ring Lasers
  • Todd M. Tinsley (Dr. Richard Rolleigh)
    Elimination of Mean-Field Approximation in Models of Ring Lasers

Joint Meeting of the APS-AAPT- Columbus, OH - April 1998

  • Maria E. Bell and Michael Rolleigh (Dr. Richard Rolleigh)
    Finite Aperture Effects in Ring Laser Cavities II: Results
  • Ty R. McNutt (Dr. Robert Dunn)
    Monitoring Seismic Waves with a Ring Laser
  • Chris M. Rogers (Dr. Robert Dunn)
    Detection of Metallic Compounds in Rocket Plumes
  • Michael Rolleigh and Maria E.Bell (Dr. Richard Rolleigh)
    Finite Aperature Effects in Ring Laser Cavities I: Methods
  • Benjamin Desha Stroud (Dr. Richard Rolleigh)
    Threshold and Stability: Properties of Semi-Conductor Ring Lasers
  • Todd M. Tinsley (Dr. Richard Rolleigh)
    Elimination of Mean-Field Approximation in Models of Ring Lasers

National Conference on Undergraduate Research- Austin, TX - April 1997

  • Joel Carter, Chris Rogers (Dr. Richard Ernst)
    Stochastic Resonance as a Probe of Protein Dynamics
  • Gary W. Russell (Dr. Pradip Bandyopadhyay)
    Characteristics of Photo-Stimulated Luminescences in KBr:Cu+and KCl:Cu+Single Crystals
  • Todd M. Tinsley (Dr. Richard Rolleigh)
    Transverse Effects In Ring Lasers: Modeling the Nonlinear Medium

American Physical Society- Kansas City, MO - March 1997

  • Gary W. Russell (Dr. Pradip Bandyopadhyay)
    Characteristics of Photo-Stimulated Luminescences in KBr:Cu+and KCl:Cu+Single Crystals
  • Todd Tinsley (Dr. Richard Rolleigh)
    Transverse Effects In Ring Lasers: Modeling the Nonlinear Medium

Joint Meeting of the APS-AAPT- Indianapolis, IN - May 1996

  • Adam Brown (Dr. Richard Rolleigh)
    Impulse Response of a Baseball Bat

National Conference on Undergraduate Research- Asheville, NC - April 1996

  • Stephen M. Carcieri, Ronald K. Kelly (Dr. Rick Ernst)
    Studying Functionally Important Protein Motions with AC Pressure Perturbation
  • Kendal R. DePriest (Dr. Robert Dunn)
    Large Ring Interferometers as a Potential Detector of Seismic Waves
  • Ronald K. Kelly, Stephen M. Carcieri (Dr. Rick Ernst)
    An AC Pressure Modulation Technique for Studying Protein Dynamics
  • Scott L. Nooner, Gary W. Russell (Dr. Pradip Bandyopadhyay)
    Photo-Stimulated Luminescences in Cu+:NaCl and Cu+:KCl Single Crystals
  • William S. Polk, Jr. (Dr. Robert Dunn)
    Detection of Metallic Ions in a Hybrid Rocket Plume
  • Gary W. Russell, Scott L. Nooner (Dr. Pradip Bandyopadhyay)
    Photo-Stimulated Luminescences in Cu+:KBr: Experimental Techniques and Preliminary Results

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