Spring 2017

Physics Department’s Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar: Spring 2017

Feb. 15^th  Dr. Chris Haddock, Indiana University, US/Nagoya University, JP
Solving Problems in Fundamental Physics Using Neutrons

Feb. 22^nd. Keegan Hoffman, TTU Physics Major
Creating a Magnetic Mapper for the UCNtau Experiment

Mar. 1^st  Dr. Andy Saunders, Los Alamos National Lab
Looking Inside Explosions: Proton Radiography at Los Alamos Lab

Mar. 15^th  Lansdon Alcorn, TTU Geoscience Major
Characterizing Sandstone from the Devil’s Tower

Mar. 22^nd  Professor Rhett Allain, Southeastern Louisiana University
Using Physics to Model Superheroes and Science Fiction

Mar. 29^th  Damien DeArmitt, TTU Physics Major
The Probability of Depolarization of Ultra Cold Neutrons in Collision with Material Guide Tubes in a Varying Ambient Magnetic Field

Apr. 5^th  Hunter Summers, TTU, Geosciences
Dendrochronology with Eastern Hemlock Trees from Window Cliffs

Apr. 19^th  Dr. Leah Broussard, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Neutron Beta Decay and the Weak Interaction

Apr. 26^th  Caleb Davis, TTU Computer Science
Extracting Neutron Lifetimes from UCNτ Data

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