Student Research
The physics department at Puget Sound is committed to providing a wide array of undergraduate research opportunities for our students. These include senior thesis projects and summer research on campus, working one-on-one with Puget Sound physics faculty. The “Summer Research Grants in Science and Mathematics” program provides students with a stipend as well a forum for poster presentation at the Fall Student Research Symposium. Many students continue their summer research into the following school year and make additional presentations of their work at both regional and national conferences.
Off campus summer research opportunities are also available through the “Research Experiences for Undergraduates” (REU) program, sponsored by the NSF. This program enables students to participate in summer projects at a variety of large research institutions.
Recent Student Research Projects at Puget Sound
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David Clausen '13 Reversed Refraction: Negative Index Metamaterials for Microwaves Advised by Professor Spivey Summer 2012 |
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Matt Baldwin '14 Preparation and Characterization of Ge and Co Doped V3Si Superconductors REU at University of Nevada Las Vegas Advised by Professor Rahvi Kumar Summer 2012 |
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Eric Laukkanen ‘12 Modeling and Tuning of Musical Percussive Beams Advised by Professor Worland Summer 2011 |
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Casey Wall ‘12 Advised by Professor Thorndike Summer 2011 |
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Taylor Firman ‘11 Quantum Conundrums: Putting Quantum Mechanics to the Test with Bell’s Inequalities Advised by Professor Thorndike Summer 2010 |
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Ricky Roy ‘11 Design and Characterization of a Micron Scale Metastable Helium Beam Source Advised by Professor Elliott Senior Thesis |
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Brooke Peaden ‘12 Acoustic Effect of Holes on a Brass Disk Advised by Professor Worland Summer 2010 |
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Nathanael Seid ‘10 Dispersion Measurements of Dyes in Solution using White-Light Interferometry Advised by Professor Spivey Summer 2009 |
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Sara Bucht ‘10 Measuring Resistivity in Thin Films of Silver Advised by Professor Elliott Summer 2008 |
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Sara Beck ‘08 Dispersion Measurements using White-Light Interferometry Advised by Professor Spivey Summer 2007 |
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Ben Ice ‘08 The Physics of Fuel Cells and the Hydrogen Economy Advised by Professor Weber Honors Thesis |
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Jonathan Tollerud ‘07 Laser Speckle Interferometry Advised by Professor Worland Senior Thesis |
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