JMU Physics & Astronomy Honors Theses

For a number of students, research in the department culminates with an honors thesis completed through the JMU Honors Program. Below is a list of the theses completed since 2000. (Links lead to pdf of thesis.)

  • Boutwell, Casey ('08)
    An Investigation into the Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
    Advisor: Dr. Scott Paulson

  • Hoppmann, Eric ('08)
    Imposed Vibrations in Sheared Granular Systems
    Advisor: Dr. Brian Utter

  • Kelly, Daniel ('08)
    The Dynamics of a Non-Idealized Double Pendulum
    Advisor: Dr. Bill Ingham

  • Lewis, Laurence ('08)
    Dark Matter Density Likelihood Analysis using BBN and WMAP
    Advisor: Dr. Sean Scully

  • Swavola, Julia ('08)
    Formation of Annodized Aluminum Oxide for the Fabrication of Microfluidic Devices
    Advisor: Dr. Chris Hughes

  • Forstater, Jacob ('07)
    The Fabrication of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Microfluidic Devices via in situ Photopolymerized Micromolding
    Advisor: Dr. Chris Hughes

  • Carlson, Christopher ('05)
    Studies in Abient Space: Two Artworks and an Approach to Sound Localization
    Advisor: Dr. Dorn Peterson

  • Bland, Karen ('03)
    An Unbiased Search for Class I methanol Masers in a Small Region of NSG 281
    Advisor: Dr. Chris Hughes

  • Elahi, Alexander ('02)
    An Introduction to the Physics of Tae Kwon Do
    Advisor: Dr. Chris Hughes

  • Koh, Sharon Eunmee ('02)
    Modification of Ill- V Semiconductors and Metal Oxide Surfaces
    Advisor: Dr. Chris Hughes

  • Tod Harrell ('01)
    Photoelectrochemical Etching of III-V Compound Semiconductors
    Advisor: Dr. Chris Hughes
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      Last Revised: March, 2007   Publisher: Physics     For Information Contact: physics@jmu.edu