Senior Theses

 

A collection of senior theses written by students in the Physics Department at Linfield University.

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Theses from 2021

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Securing Pint Glasses on Serving Trays with Magnetic Attachments, Jayden Commendatore

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Relationship Between Thermal Conductivity and Free Electrons in Metal, Yansong Liu

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Design of Smart Trashcan, Haoran Song

Theses from 2020

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Quantum Defects in Diamond: Identifying Nitrogen Isotopes of Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers, Morgan Chamberlain

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Designing and Developing a Commercial Delivery Drone, Malachi Stalberg

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Verifying 2D Device Potentials and Conduction with Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy, Joel Toledo-Ureña

Theses from 2019

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Manufacturing and Testing the Permanent Magnet Linear Motor, Renjie Kang

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Exploring the Electrical Properties of Twisted Bilayer Graphene, William Shannon

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Quantifying Complex Systems via Computational Fly Swarms, Troy Taylor

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Detecting Pressure Changes Using Graphene Field Effect Transistors, Benedikt Töldte

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Transferring Power through a Magnetic Couple, Nickolas Cruz Villalobos Jr.

Theses from 2018

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A Human Powered Micro-generator for Charging Electronic Devices, John Adam

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The Computational Study of Fly Swarms & Complexity, Austin Bebee

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Effects of Tension on Resonant Frequencies of Strings, Blake Burnett

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Thermoelectrics and Thermoelectric Devices, Benjamin T. Erck

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The Effects of Surface Pace in Baseball, Jason Farlow

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Increasing the Longevity of Tungsten Filaments in a Zone Refiner, Byron D. Greenlee

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CEνNS N2 Scaling Test Preparation: Characterization of NaI[Tl] Scintillating Crystal, Alleta Maier

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Measuring the Double Layer Capacitance of Electrolytes with Varied Concentrations, Geoffrey Rath

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The Drag Coefficient of Varying Dimple Patterns, James M. Seeley and Michael S. Crosser

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Measuring the Double Layer Capacitance of Electrolyte Solutions Using a Graphene Field Effect Transistor, Agatha Ulibarri

Theses from 2017

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Are Solar Panels a Viable Power Source for a Green Energy Vehicle?, Mason C. Adams

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Operating Temperature of a Solar Thermal Stirling Engine, Spencer Beck

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Building and Validating a Model for Investigating the Dynamics of Isolated Water Molecules, Grant Cates

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Observing Orbital Angular Momentum Transfer from Electron Vortex Beams to Matter, Hannah DeVyldere

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Thin Film Thermal Deposition at Various Pressures, James Kela Yee Keen Grace

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Fly Swarms and Complexity, Kuzivakwashe Rusere

Theses from 2016

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Protein Folding & Self-Organized Criticality, Arun Bajracharya

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Searching to Distinguish Defects and the Presence of Negative Capacitance, Thaddeus Cox

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Modeling the Behavior of the Graphene to Liquid Interfaces in an Electrolytic Liquid, Caitlin Duffner

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Effect of Electrolyte Concentration on the Capacitance and Mobility of Graphene, Flint A. Martino

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Reflective Efficiencies of Materials for Applications of Bifacial Solar Cells, Michael Metter

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Modeling a Circuit that Represents an Electrolytic Solution at Different Concentrations, Daniel C. Miller II

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Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector for the iLOCATER Spectrograph, Alissa Runyon

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Expanded Parameters in the Self-Organized Critical Forest Fire Model, Riley Self

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Nonlinear Harmonic Modes of Steel Strings on an Electric Guitar, Joel Wenrich

Theses from 2015

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Power Maximization of a Three-Phase Hydrokinetic Turbine, Matthew Carleson

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Effect of Seam-Height on Curveballs, Joseph S. Carroll

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Capacitance Measurements of Defects in Solar Cells: Checking the Model Assumptions, Justin R. Davis

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Measuring Charge Carrier Mobility in Graphene, Christina A. Harmon

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Measuring Strain in Trusses, Spencer Metzsch

Theses from 2014

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Line Defects in Single Crystal CeB6 Electron Emitters, Nicholas Fairhart

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Comparison of the Performance of Metal and Wood Baseball Bats, Kramer Lindell

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Optimization of Chemical Vapor Deposition Grown Graphene, Andrew Tan

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Does Protein Folding Exhibit Self-Organized Criticality?, Addison Wisthoff

Theses from 2013

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Correlating Fiber Quality Assurance Tests for the NOvA Far Detector Modules, Amanda K. Bowers

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Investigating the Benefit of Using Magnetorheological Fluids in a Shock Absorber, Chao Guo

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Optimization of Platinum-Based Spin-Hall-Effect Spintronic Devices, Josh R. Melander

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Constructing and Testing a Permanent-Magnet Railgun, Yangfan Wu

Theses from 2012

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Seismic Modeling with an Earthquake Shake Table, Jordan E. Barnes

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Automatic Pet Door with Magnetic Field Activation, Alex J. Keith

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A Maskless Photolithography Apparatus for the Microfabrication of Electrical Leads, Kyel Lambert