Undergraduate Student Work (Complete)
This collection contains works by undergraduate students in the Department of Physics at the University of Northern Iowa. All student works require department, unit, or individual faculty review.
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Events from 2024
Enhanced Head Immobilization for Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Ashley Harrington, Kip Matthews, Daniel Neck, and Connel Chu Poster Presentation
Electronic, Magnetic, and Structural Properies of FeVTaAl Heusler Alloy, Caden J. Sadler and Pavel V. Lukashev Open Access Poster Presentation
Effect of Pressure and Strain on Electronic and Magnetic Properties of V2CoAl, Brandon L. Schmidt, Paul M. Shand, Parashu Kharel, and Pavel V. Lukashev Open Access Poster Presentation
Magnetic and Structural Properties of FeCrZrAl: Ab Initio Study, Samuel Smith and Pavel V. Lukashev Open Access Poster Presentation
Events from 2023
Impacts and Applications of Vegetable Glycerin on Nanocellulose, Elise Hong-Miller, Dylan Seiffert, and T. E. Kidd Open Access Poster Presentation
Diffusion of Carbon Nanoparticles Intercalated into Layered Materials, Madelyn Johnson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Electronic, magnetic, and structural properties of CoVMnSb: ab initio study, Pavel Lukashev, Adam Ramker, Brandon Schmidt, Paul M. Shand, Parashu Kharel, Vagharsh Mkhitaryan, Zhenhua Ning, and Liqin Ke Open Access Poster Presentation
Flow Through Processing of Nanocellulose for Space Exploration Applications, Dylan Seiffert and T. E. Kidd Open Access Poster Presentation
Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS₂) as a Nanocellulose Substrate, Mariana Torres, Dylan Seiffert, Elise Hong-Miller, and T. E. Kidd Open Access Poster Presentation
Stochastic Simulation of RAD51 protein interactions with DNA lattice, Blaine Anthony Williams, Sabryn Labenz, and S. M. Tabei Open Access Poster Presentation
Investigation of a Magnet Falling Through a Copper Pipe, Brianna Williams and Paul M. Shand Open Access Poster Presentation
Events from 2022
Ultra-flat Au Surfaces on Finite Layer MoS2, Jeff Carlson, Timothy E. Kidd Ph.D., and Andrew J. Stollenwerk Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
Infrared Spectroscopy of Nanocellulose, Ashley Harrington, Jeff Carlson, and Tim E. Kidd Ph.D. Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Nucleoprotein Competition on ssDNA: Stochastic Monte Carlo Model, Sabryn Labenz and Ali Tabei Ph.D. Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Magnetic Properties of FeCrVAl-Based Materials, Zach Pottebaum, Young Moua, Paul Shand Ph.D., Parashu Kharel, and Pavel Lukashev Ph.D. Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
A Lite DAQ System for Precision Resistance Measurements, Nathan Schmidt and Timothy E. Kidd Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
Analysis of Temperature Dependence of Surface Roughness of Gold Film on MoS2, Joshua Wolff, Jeff Carlson, and Timothy E. Kidd Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
Events from 2021
Diffusion of Gold on WSe2, Colin Gorgen and Andrew Stollenwerk Ph.D. Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Virtual vs. In-Person Instruction: The Impact of Teachers' Understanding of Physics, Madelyn Johnson, Jeff Morgan Ph.D., and Lawrence Escalada Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
Stochastic Monte Carlo Simulations of Competing Nucleoproteins on Single-Stranded DNA, Aaron Kirchman and Ali Tabei Ph.D. Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Electrical Transport Measurements on Ni Films Deposited on MoS₂, Young Moua, Paul Shand Ph.D., Colin Gorgen, and Andrew Stollenwerk Ph.D. Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Investigating Fractal Properties of Stochastic Financial Data, Dhruv Patel and Ali Tabei Ph.D. Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Electronic, Magnetic, and Structural Properties of CoMnVSb, Adam Ramker and Pavel Lukashev Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
Sustainable and Biodegradable Nanocellulose Composite Materials, Jacob Scheel and Tim Kidd Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
Implementation of a Nanocellulose 3D Printer, Nathan P. Schmidt and Tim Kidd Ph.D. Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Chemical Substitution Induced Half-Metallicity in CrMnSb0.5Si0.5, Lukas Stuelke and Pavel Lukashev Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
Griffiths-like phase in manganese intercalated tantalum disulfide and the 3-dimensional Ising model, Paul White Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Events from 2020
Exploring the effectiveness of robotics curriculum on teaching STEM related concepts, Tyler Brown Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Developing Arduino Coding Curriculum, Tyler Brown, Riley Bucheitte, and Timothy Kidd Open Access Presentation
Analyzing and Classifying Single Molecule Microscopy Data, Troy Buzynski and Ali Tabei Open Access Presentation
Reducing MoS2 into single molecular layers using gold-enhanced exfoliation, Taylor Harris Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Modeling the Griffiths Phase in Manganese Intercalated Tantalum Disulfide [Poster], Aaron Janaszak, Lukas Stuelke, and Paul Shand Open Access Presentation
Modeling the Griffiths Phase in Manganese Intercalated Tantalum Disulfide [Slides], Aaron Janaszak, Lukas Stuelke, and Paul Shand Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Dynamic Monte Carlo Modeling of Protein-DNA Interactions, Aaron Kirchman and Ali Tabei Open Access Presentation
First-principles study of V(1+x)S(2-x) monolayer, Adam Ramker, Evan O’Leary, and Pavel Lukashev Open Access Presentation
Additive Manufacturing with Nanocellulose, Nathan Schmidt and Timothy Kidd Open Access Presentation
Chemical substitution induced half-metallicity in CrMnSb(1-x)Px, Devon VanBrogen, Adam Ramker, Evan O’Leary, and Pavel Lukashev Open Access Presentation
Events from 2019
Acquisition of Knowledge Using Parallax BOE Online Manual, Tyler Brown and Timothy Kidd Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Computational study of low-dimensional materials, Ryan Carlile, Andrew Stollenwerk, and Pavel Lukashev Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Influence of Sonication Parameters on the Morphology of Nanocellulose Aerogels, Dexter Cox and Tim Kidd Open Access Poster Presentation
Analysis of Insulative Properties of Cellulose Aerogels by Solid Volume Fraction, Dexter Cox and Timothy Kidd Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Technique Development of Finite Layer Dichalcogenides by Mechanical Exfoliation on Gold Substrate, Taylor Harris and Tim Kidd Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Aligning PRISMS Plus with NGSS and Physics Education Research, Juliana Huegerich and Lawrence Escalada Open Access Poster Presentation
First Principles Study of Surface States and Tetragonal Distortion in Half Metals, Sam Prophet, Rishabh Dalal, Parashu Kharel, and Pavel Lukashev Open Access Poster Presentation
Image processing of cellular aggregates, Nathan P. Schmidt Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Cytoskeletal Actin Networks, Nathan Schmidt and Ali Tabei Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
The Manhattan Project and the Globalization of Nuclear Weapons, Cole Schreiber and Paul Shand Open Access Poster Presentation
Stochastic Lattice Simulation of the RAD51 Nucleoprotein Filament Formation on Single-Stranded DNA, Mary Sutton, Ali Tabei, Colleen Caldwell, and Maria Spies Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Novel Data Analysis Methods in Multi-Channel and Multi-State Binding Experiments, Joseph Tibbs, Elizabeth Boehm, Wayne Bowie, Todd Washington, Maria Spies, and Ali Tabei Open Access Poster Presentation
Analyzing Understanding of Electromagnetism in Workshop Physics, Ernest Toutant III and Jeff Morgan Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Identifying Elemental Composition of Sand Grain with EDX, Gaoyong Wu, Timothy Kidd, and Patrick Pease Poster Presentation
Submissions from 2018
Mass Analysis of Ballistic Electron Spectra, Willie Brown and Andrew Stollenwerk Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Van der Waals interactions in ultrafine nanocellulose aerogels, Byron John Fritch Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Effect of Fe substitution on structural, magnetic and electron-transport properties of half-metallic Co2TiSi, Juliana Herran, Parashu Kharel, and Pavel Lukashev Open Access Poster Presentation
Submissions from 2017
Magnetic behavior of bulk and nanostructured MnxTaS2, Lucas Paul Beving Open Access Honors Program Thesis
TiO2 Coating Method for Nanocellulose Aerogel, Byron Fritch and Tim Kidd Open Access Poster Presentation
Effect of Structural Disorder on Magnetic Properties of MnCrVAl, Juliana Herran, Rishabh Dalal, Paul Gray, and Pavel Lukashev Open Access Poster Presentation
Events from 2016
Spin-gapless semiconductivity and half metallicity in Heusler alloys, Bradley A. Staten and Pavel V. Lukashev Open Access Poster Presentation
Submissions from 2013
Analysis of mathematical descriptions of gravitational microlensing, Sarah Michelle Pearce Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2012
GPU-Accelerated Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Rigid Water, Byron Alexander Tasseff Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2011
Growth and characterization of nanoscale thin films, Erik Thomas Wolter Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2007
Sound Spectral Analysis of UNI Carillon Bells, Kimberly Cordray Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2004
Theoretical Considerations for Geosynchronous, Earth-Based Gravity Wave Interferometer, William Griffin Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Theoretical neuroscience: modeling the activation mechanism of potassium channels in neurons, Kevin Twedt Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1998
A tale of two chickens: exploring the social and economic implications of our food choices, Laura Bainbridge Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1997
Electromagnetic reaction cross sections in relativistic heavy ion collisions, Jack Dostal Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1994
The modeling of phosphorus dynamics in a lake system, Todd N. Swift Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis