Journal of Undergraduate Research

David Van Komen, Kent Gee and Tracianne Nielsen, Physics & Astronomy In Jet engine noise is a large and complex area of research due to the intricacies of the variety of different mechanisms that produce noise traveling in different directions. The dominate noise source is called turbulent mixing noise (TMN) which is created by the […]

Nicholas Van Alfen and Joseph Moody, Physics & Astronomy Introduction Satellites are used for a wide range of purposes and by a wide range of organizations from private companies to governments. Specifically, what was of interest to us and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) with whom we collaborated was the need to identify different […]

Colter Stewart and Dr. John Colton, Physics & Astronomy Introduction The principal purpose of my research is to produce stable, long-lasting, reproducible p-type zinc oxide for experimental and commercial use. Semiconductor devices made with zinc oxide (ZnO) have the potential to be a cheaper alternative to those made with gallium nitride (GaN). In addition, ZnO […]

Joshua Gregg and Brian Anderson, Physics & Astronomy Introduction Stainless steel structures are often affected by stress corrosion cracking, which makes microscopic cracks that can go unnoticed and eventually cause the structure to fail. A useful method for detecting stress corrosion cracking is nonlinear resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (NRUS). NRUS involves vibrating a sample and looking […]

Trent Furlong and Brian Anderson, Physics Noise from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment puts patients at risk for hearing damage.i Active noise control (ANC) systems have been implemented inside the MRI’s bore to reduce perceived noise, but the equipment used cannot have magnetic material or the ANC system will interfere with the MRI machine’s imaging […]

Elisabeth Frischnecht and Denise Stephens, Physics & Astronomy Introduction During the formation stages of a solar system, huge clouds of gas and dust contract into a disk around the growing star. These disks are the birthplace of planets, and are essential to our understanding of solar system formation. Historically, the search for planets outside of […]

William Black and David Neilsen, Physics and Astronomy My research searched out the origins of supermassive black holes. Figure 1 – Allowed black hole sizes, in units of solar masses M⊙. Neutron stars larger than the TOV limit collapse into black holes. Supermassive black holes were the first discovered, followed by stellar, then intermediate. No […]

Richard Barney and Jean-Françios S. Van Huele, Physics and Astronomy In our increasingly data-driven society, the ability to transmit secure messages is more essential than ever. This ability allows economies to thrive and protects both personal and national security. In order to achieve this security, cryptographers have developed methods to encrypt data. One of the […]

Sterling Baird and Dr. Robert Davis, Department of Physics and Astronomy Batteries have applications in medical, defense, communication, transportation, and a host of other technologies. In the last several years of conducting experimental energy storage research, I began noticing gaps between what literature research was reporting and the criteria industry uses to assess the commercial […]

Rachel Gardner, Dr. Manuel Berrondo, and Dr. Jean-Francois Van Huele, Department of Physics and Astronomy Introduction The purpose of my research was to design and create a model for Quantum Energy Teleportation (QET) that maximizes the usefulness of the teleportation. The model allowed me to contrast QET to Quantum Information Teleportation (QIT), and in particular […]