Sheldon Senior Research projects:

• Emily Schuetz 2008
  Topic: Baseball

• Reeju Pokharel 2008
  Topic: Solar Power

• Yonique Sutherland 2006e
  Technology in Physics Education

• Jessica Maidment 2006
  Science Education: Testing an Inquiry-Based Curriculum for Teachers of Grades 3-8

• Honors Aliya Gifford 2004
  Study of Surface Property Characterization of a Nuclepore Substrate by Adsorption Isotherm and Scanning Tunneling Microscope

• Honors Gemma Griffin (EDU major) 2004
  Influence of Inquiry Science on Student Achievement and Instruction in the K-5 Science Classroom

• Stephanie Canyon 2004
  Builing a Dye Laser / SC dropped out in Spring '02

• Tracy Thorn 2003
  Temperature Dependent Luminescence of Optical Crystals

• Bianca Juganaru (self-designed EVST major) 2002
  Solar Power

• Author: Melissa Boswell, Randolph-Macon Woman�s College and Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility 2001
  Title: Monte Carlo Modeling of JLab Spectrometers
  Abstract: Monte Carlo simulations are used in both the design of spectrometers to estimate the expected performance and in the physics data taking to compare experimental results with Monte Carlo simulated results. The Monte Carlo simulations realistically take multiple scattering and energy loss effects into account in the target region, propagate the particles through the various magnetic elements, track them through the wire chambers and other detectors, taking intrinsic resolutions and multiple scattering into account, and finally reconstruct the event from this detector information. Finally, known cross sections and radiative corrections are taken into account such that the simulation mimics as closely as possible the experiment. The Monte Carlo results for the design of the 11-GeV/c Super High Momentum Spectrometer will be presented. Furthermore, examples of comparisons between experimental data and Monte Carlo simulations will be shown for elastic electron-proton scattering.
  Mitzi will be going to University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, for her PhD in High Energy Physics

• Honors Author: Stephanie Sydorko, Randolph-Macon Woman�s College 2001
  Title: Adsorption Isotherm of Nitrogen on a Nuclepore Surface at 77 K
  Abstract: Porous substrates are frequently used to explore fluids in confined geometries and are also often used as substrates for studies of thin films when a large area is desired. The porous substrate Nuclepore is often used in low temperature studies of thin films when a consistent pore structure is desired. In order to measure the properties of an adsorbed film, it is often necessary to understand the properties of the substrate such as the surface area and binding strength. We plan to build a low temperature isotherm apparatus, and to make measurements using the nitrogen isotherm at 77 K in order to measure the surface area and van der Waals constant of the Nuclepore surface. We are designing the apparatus so that we can also perform a helium isotherm at 4 K, and hope to eventually use it to study other substrates.
  Stephanie will be going to either Florida State or Colorado State to pursue her PhD in Atmospheric Physics

• Senior Research, Spring '99 (Scripting Interactive Physlets for use as Physics Teaching Tools, Huong Nguyen)

• Senior Research, Spring '99 (A Study of Spectral Indices of a Sample of Active Galactic Nuclei, Carrie Murray)