Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Research Projects
Each REU student is listed below, along with the title of the student's summer project and the name of the faculty research mentor. A link is provided to each student's final report.
Brad Atkins Rhodes College | |
| Heat release of Cr(dien)(O2)2·H2O near its quantum critical point of 12.4 T (with Prof. Yasu Takano): paper coming soon. | |
Miguel Bencomo (*), University of Texas at El Paso | |
| Pressure induced changes of the magnetization of Mn7 molecules (with Prof. Mark Meisel): report. | |
Darsa Donelan, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | |
| Characterization of a tunable cavity for the LISA mission (with Prof. Guido Mueller): report. | |
Brien Friesen, Oklahoma Baptist University | |
| A theoretical study of the single-molecule transistor (with Prof. Kevin Ingersent): report. | |
Sarah Joy, University of Florida | |
| Coulomb blockade I-V characteristics in (La,Pr,Ca)MnO3 (with Prof. Sleman Hershfield): report. | |
Peter Lunts Indiana University | |
| Small quartz tuning forks as potential magnetometers at room temperature (with Prof. Mark Meisel): report. | |
Melissa Magee, Walla Walla University | |
| Nitrogen gas adsorption in zeolites 13X and 5A (with Prof. Neil Sullivan): report. | |
Katelyn Milliman, University of Florida | |
| Enhanced transmission by periodic hole arrays in metal films (with Prof. David Tanner): report. | |
Chelsey Morien, Ursinus University | |
| Optimizing growth conditions for BiMnO3 (with Prof. Amlan Biswas): report. | |
Jeremy Paster, University of Florida | |
| Optimizing micromechanical force detectors for measuring magnetization at high magnetic fields (with Prof. Ho Bun Chan): report. | |
Gage Redler, University of Florida | |
| High frequency electron paramagnetic resonance studies of Mn12 wheels (with Prof. Stephen Hill): report. | |
Jaron Swift, Prairie View A&M University | |
| Magnetic susceptibility of L-amino acids in solid state at high magnetic fields (with Prof. MArk Meisel): report. | |
Grant Teply, University of Wisconsin-Madison | |
| Refining Geant4 physics lists for the Osc-SNS experiment (with Prof. Heather Ray): report. | |
Joe Triana, Florida Atlantic University | |
| 3He recovery using single shot cryopump (with Dr. Gary Ihas): report. | |
Chun Yang, Centenary College of Louisiana | |
| A study of electrical properties in bismuth thin films (with Prof. Art Hebard): report. | |
Kaitlyn Yoha, Duquesne University | |
| Determining the position of the adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator and X-ray detector in the Micro-X sounding rocket payload (with Prof. Tarek Saab): report. | |
(*) This student participated in all activites of the UF Physics REU program. However, his financial support was provided by the National High Magnetic Field REU program.
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants DMR-9820518, DMR-0139579, and DMR-0552726. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. |
Kevin Ingersent / ingersent@phys.ufl.edu / Last modified: Sep 19, 2008