PML SURF 2010 Projects

Research Projects in Physical Sciences

• Measurement of Neutron Reflectivity from a Silicon Crystal: Preparation for a Neutron Magnetic Dipole Moment Measurement
• Calibrating Spectrophotometric Standard Stars
• Temperature-dependent Optical Properties of Semiconductor
  
• Colloidal Quantum Dots
• Measuring Optical Detector Linearity
• Terahertz Investigation of Dipeptide Nanotubes
• Theoretical limits of Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors in medical CT as a measure of tumor volume
• Raman Spectroscopy of Graphene Decorated with Copper Nanoparticles
• Neutron Imaging of Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries
• Analysis of Marginally Trapped Ultra-Cold Neutrons for a Neutron Lifetime Experiment
• Working Towards a NIST-Certified Phantom for Computed Tomography
• Optical Phantoms for Oximetry Studies
• Calibration of Transition-Edge Sensor (TES) for Applications in Testing Bell's Test of Nonlocal Realism
• Development of a Point Sensor to Measure Greenhouse Gases Using Novel THz Spectroscopic Techniques
• Filtering, Processing, and Analysis of "a" Correlation in Neutron Decay Project Data
• Precision Resistance Measurement Methods Applied to Magnetic Tunnel Junctions
• Stability of Novel Solitons on a Bosonic Lattice
• Simulation of High Reflectivity Photonic Crystal Mechanical Resonators
• Creating a Scanning Laser System for Manipulating Bose-Einstein Condensates
• Characterizing Anomalies in Retroreflective Sheeting Material Using Goniometric Scanning Techniques
• Water Calorimetry Using Ultrasonic Interferometry

Research Projects in Electrical & Electronics Engineering

• Time-Dependent-Dielectric-Breakdown Testing
• The Effect of Electrolyte Concentration on Poly(ethylene glycol) in Nanopore-based ingemolecule Mass Spectrometry
• Quartz Tuning Fork Kelvin Force Microscope
• Development of Resistance Standards in the 1 MΩ to 1 GΩ Range Using Hamon Transfer Methods
• Transverse Motion of the Main Induction Coil in the Electronic Kilogram Experiment
• Design and Control of a Bi-Directional Microscopic Robot
• Electrical Characterization of Soluble Organic Materials
• Controlling General Purpose Interface Bus-Compliant Instruments Using a JAVA-Implemented Interface
• Comparison of SiO2 and SiN Substrates for Graphene Devices
• Determining the Differences in the First Steps of Hyaluronan Mediated Cell Adhesion under Dielectrophoresis Conditions
• Automating Measurements for High-Voltage, High-Frequency Silicon- Carbide Power Diodes Parameter Extraction Software Tools
• Optimizing Performance in Next-Generation Factories Equipment Metadata Quality Assurance Tool
• Obtaining Sensitive Electro Reflectance Spectra for High K Dielectrics