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Examples of REU Student
Research Titles
Summer of 2007
Gamma Ray Detection in Nuclear Astrophysics |
Gina Buffaloe |
St. Mary's University |
Particle-Induced X-ray Emission Spectroscopy |
Karen Chamberlin |
University
of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
Development of an Ionization Chamber for use in AMS Studies at the NSL |
Jaime Frankle |
Grinnell University |
Examining the Use of Guided Inquiry in Local Classrooms: A Preliminary Investigation |
Tiffany Fruge |
McNeese State University |
Band structure calculations for computer simulations of photocatalysis at aqueous titanium dioxide interfaces |
Scott Gustafson |
San Diego State University |
Research and Development of Ion Beams from ISIS for Future Implantation |
Ashley Jackson |
Hampton University |
Measurement of the Drell-Yan Cross-Section pp-bar -> mu-mu+X at the Tevatron |
Andrew C. Kobach |
University of Notre Dame |
14N(p,p) scattering and the KN accelerator |
Stephanie Lyons |
Randolph Macon College |
Anisotropic Thermal Conduction in Supernova Remnants |
Andrew Massari |
University of Notre Dame |
Ferromagnetic Resonance Measurements on Thin GaMnAs Films |
Kevin H. Miller |
St. Bonaventure University |
Swarming of Myxobacteria |
Fernando Monjaraz |
St. Mary's University |
A Study of the 13 December 2006 Ground Level Event and Correcting Project GRAND |
Kyle Neary |
University of Notre Dame |
Preparation of Sr2GdRuO6 and Studies of Its Magnetization and Electron Spin Resonance |
Andrew Perrone |
University
of Texas |
Small Angle Neutron Scattering Studies of the Flux Line Lattice in the Annieled Superconductor LuNi2B2C |
Kristian D. Rovira |
Florida International University |
The Giant Monopole Resonance and Nuclear Incompressibility |
Kristina Sault |
University
of Notre Dame |
Simulation of the Focal Plane Detection Systems for the study of the 12C(a,g)16O Reaction with the St. George Recoil Separator |
Noah Schroeder |
Valparaiso University |
The Barometric Coefficient and its Effects at GRAND |
Tom Scrace |
University
of Notre Dame |
Analysis of Granular Flow with MRI |
Daniel Weflen |
Drake University |
Summer of 2006
| Laser Interferometry and the ILC |
| Michael Albrecht |
| University of Notre Dame |
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| Design and Construction of a Spark Chamber |
| Nicholas Battafarano
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| University
of Notre Dame |
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| Spectrograph Calibration with a Position-Sensitive Particle Detector |
| David Isaacs
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| University
of Southern Indiana |
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| Project Grand: Angular Analyses and the Search for Precursory Anisotropies |
| Patrick A. Hemphill
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| Indiana University
of Pennsylvania |
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| Advancement of an AMS Program at the Institution for Structural and Nuclear AstroPhysics |
| Ashley Jackson
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| Hampton University |
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| A photometric
analysis of stars in the late stages of evolution |
| Agata Karska
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| Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland |
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| Design, Construction, and Implementation of a Demonstration Spark Chamber |
| Matthew Lucia
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| University of Notre Dame |
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| X-Ray Diffraction: An Alternative Method to Imaging Vortices |
| William Martinez |
| Michigan State University |
| WoCA Testing and Analysis |
| James Miller-Marquez
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| University of Notre Dame |
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| Design and Construction of a Narrow-Gap Spark Chamber for Detection of Cosmic Rays (m+-) |
| Justin Pilot
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| Michigan
State University |
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| MCD Studies in GaMnAs |
| Carissa Reynolds
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| Wittenberg University |
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Probing Galactic Evolution: a Study of Extraplanar Dust in NGC 4302 |
Katherine Rueff
|
Randolph-Macon College |
Investigation of the dynamics of granular flow around a sphere using MRI |
Amanda L. Weinmann
|
St. Mary's University
of Minnesota |
Summer of 2005
Studying the Magnetic Properties of Ga1-xMnxAs/GaAs layers for different thicknesses at the nanometer scale |
Tolulope Akinduro |
Clark Atlanta University |
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ILC R&D: Stability of the Beam Energy Measurement System |
Michael Albrecht |
University of Notre Dame |
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Computer Simulations of Accretion Disks |
Thomas Burger |
University of Notre Dame |
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ISIS: A 200kV Acceleration Platform for Ion Source Development and Ion Implantation at NSL |
Tristan Butterfield |
University of Notre Dame |
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A New Method of Analyzing Solar Flares Using Secondary Muons |
Michael Dziomba |
University of Buffalo |
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Photometric Analysis of Light Curves of Cataclysmic Variable SBS1150 |
Daniel Garcia-Galili |
Marlboro College |
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Secondary Muon Count Versus Solar Time: Three Analyses |
Matthew Gonderinger |
Loyola University of Chicago |
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Granular Materials |
Katherine Keller |
University of Florida |
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Search for isomers in64Ge |
Beverly Lau |
Reed College |
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Renovation of the Browne-Buechner Spectrograph for Use in AMS |
Rhiannon Meharchand |
Florida State University |
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Understanding BPM Resolution on the Nanometer Scale |
Matthew Meixner |
San Diego State University |
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The 27Al(p,g)28Si Reaction |
Kristi Michels |
University of Dallas |
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Analysis on the Formation of Stars and Planets |
Bridget Osetinsky |
University of Notre Dame |
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An Overview of Van De Graaff Accelerator Operation, Control, and Maintenance |
Brian Rasmussen |
Northern Michigan University |
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New Methods in Attaching Leads to Superconducting Material |
Thera Santos |
Loyola Marymount University |
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Determination of the Accuracy of the Photometric Redshift Program in the SDSS |
Bradley Tucker |
University of Notre Dame |
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Preparing for Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy |
Antony Vydrin |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Summer of 2004
| Electron
Spin Resonance |
| Jeffery Ah Hee |
| Loyola
Marymount University |
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| Theory
and Components of Atomic Mass Spectroscopy |
| Bethany Anderson
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| Kenyon
College |
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| A
Brief Overview of EXAFS & The Computer Simulations of EXAFS
Data |
| Matt Becker
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| Emporia
State University |
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| Spectroscopy
of Gas and Dust Around Young Stars |
| Timothy Dunne
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| Iona
College |
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| Photoluminescence
Studies of II-VI Semiconductors |
| Patricia Egeler
|
| Northern
Michigan University |
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| Measurement
of s for Z/g -->
m+m-
in pp-bar Collisions |
| Ken Henisey
|
| University
of Notre Dame |
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| The
Renovation of the Spectrograph and the Setting up of APAL |
| George Hsu
|
| University
of Notre Dame |
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| Project
GRAND Observations of Cosmic Ray Modulations Associated with the
"Halloween" Suite of Solar Activity |
| Nathan K. Johnson-McDaniel |
| University
of Georgia |
| Constructing
a Laser-Interferometer-Based Vibrometer |
| Jennifer Kaley
|
| University
of Iowa |
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| Project
GRAND Data Processing System Redesign |
| David Levitan
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| Cornell
University |
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| Determination
of Single-Folding Optical Potential Parameters of 28Si
from Elastic a Scattering at ELAB=400MeV |
| Rebecca Marks
|
| University
of Notre Dame |
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Magnetic
Resonance Imaging of Structure in Three-Dimensional Foams |
Jason Matney
|
Ball
State University |
Observations
and Photometric Analysis of Type IA Supernovae 1999cc, and 2000cf |
Jessica-Lynn Riley
|
Humboldt
State University |
Effects
of Nuclear Mass Model Calculations on Simulations of R-Process Nucleosynthesis |
Lara Street
|
University
of Portland |
The
JN: The Little Accelerator That Could |
Ethan Uberseder
|
Earlham
College |
The
Formation and Relativistic Structure of Neutron Stars |
Johnathan Wilt
|
University
of Notre Dame |
Summer of 2003
| 20Ne(p,g)21Na
Angular Distribution |
| Rebecca Barlow |
| Mount
Holyoke College |
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| Infrared
Spectroscopy of RX J1643.7+34-2 and SN 2003 gd |
| Elizabeth
Bass |
| Cornell
University |
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| Characterization
of Ba-Y-Ru-Cu-O Ceramic Superconductors |
| George
Cepeda |
| Inst.
Tech. de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey |
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| Project
GRAND: Cosmic Ray Flux Asymmetries and Pressure Correction |
| Meg
Creasey |
| University
of Texas @ Dallas |
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| Folding-Model
Analysis of a + 28Mg and a + 28Si at E(lab)=400MeV |
| Joseph
Hoffman |
| University
of Notre Dame |
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| Time
Dependent CP Asymmetry |
| Louis
Kastens |
| Valparaiso
University |
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| Quest
for Quantum Wires |
| Elizabeth
Martin |
| University
of Notre Dame |
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| Minimum
Spanning Trees on Scale-Free Networks |
| Patrick
MacDonald |
| University
of Notre Dame |
| Battling
Bugs: Big and Small |
| Nathan
Means |
| Cornell
College |
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| The
Search for Point Cosmic Ray Sources at Project GRAND |
| Ariel
Simons |
| Illinois
Institute of Technology |
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| 154Gd
Nuclear Structure of Ground Band and K=4+ Band |
| Jaime
Wallace |
| Bucknell
University |
Summer of 2002
| Biocomplexity:
A Study of Hydra Bursts |
| Troy J. Anderson |
| GUSTAVUS
ADOLPHUS COLLEGE |
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| Quantitative
Analysis of the Central Fiber Tracker in the DO Experiment |
| James G.J. Di Guglielmo |
| FAIRFIELD
UNIVERSITY |
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| Examination
and Classification of SN 2002ap and Nova Cygni 2001-2 |
| Lisa Eccles |
| LINFIELD
COLLEGE |
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| Simulating
the Development of Chicken Wings |
| Jeffrey Goett |
| UNIVERSITY
OF NOTRE DAME |
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and Single-Pronged Decay at the Upgraded Fermi Lab Tevatron |
| Frank Golf III |
| UNIVERSITY
OF NOTRE DAME |
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| The
Continued Search for Exotic Mesons |
| Jesse Z. Gunter |
| IDAHO
STATE UNIVERSITY |
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| Higgs
Boson Detection Through 
Single-Prong Decay |
| Ken Herner |
| UNIVERSITY
OF NOTRE DAME |
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| The
Optics of Radioactive Ion Beams |
| Brian Hirsch |
| ROSE
HULMAN INST. OF TECHNOLOGY |
| Determination
of Charged Particle Detector Dead Layers |
| Mary
F. Kidd |
| TENNESSEE
TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY |
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| Measuring
 the 4.033 MeV Excited
State of 19Ne |
| P.
J. LeBlanc |
| SPRING
HILL COLLEGE |
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| Studying
a Two-Dimensional Foam |
| Christopher
Lloyd |
| UNIVERSITY
OF MISSOURI |
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| Determining
a Material's Dielectric Constant Using a Resonant Cavity Technique |
| Lydia
Longstreth |
| BEREA
COLLEGE |
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| Surface
Scattering of Rigid Diatomic Molecules: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation |
| Jiaming Mao |
| BARD
COLLEGE |
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| Monte
Carlo Analysis of UCN in  -
Decay Asymmetry Experiment |
| Michael
Marino |
| UNIVERSITY
OF NOTRE DAME |
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| Turbulence
Driven by Supernova Explosions in the Interstellar Medium: Analysis
And Simulated Absorption Lines |
| Kurt W. Smith |
| UNIVERSITY
OF DALLAS |
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| Analysis
of the Cosmic Ray Energy Spectrum and Detector Operations at Project
GRAND |
| Erik A.Strahler |
| MICHIGAN
STATE UNIVERSITY |
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| Nuclear
Mass and the rp-Process |
| Paul Strycker |
| UNIVERSITY
OF NOTRE DAME |
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| An
Infrared Study of CO in the Young Binary Star System - T Tau |
| Thomas
J. Wark |
| ROWAN
UNIVERSITY |
