Physics | 2000 Summary of Engineering Research
Theses
Atomic, Molecular, And Laser Physics
Biomolecular And Biological Physics
Elementary Particle Physics
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
Experimental Nuclear Physics
Nonlinear And Complex Dynamics
Plasma Physics
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Atomic, Molecular, And Laser Physics
FUNK, D. S. Optical processes and laser dynamics in holmium and neodymium upconversion-pumped visible and ultraviolet fluorozirconate fiber lasers. Ph.D. thesis, J. G. Eden, adviser (1999).
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Biomolecular And Biological Physics
CERUSSI, A. E. Quantitative frequency-domain fluorescence spectroscopy in tissues and tissue-like media. Ph.D. thesis, E. Gratton, adviser (1999).
IZRAILEV, S. F. Steered molecular dynamics: a tool to investigate molecular interactions. Ph.D. thesis, K. J. Schulten, adviser (1999).
WALKER, S. A. In vitro and in vivo image and optical property reconstruction from noninvasive measurements of turbid media: a promising method for optical mammography. Ph.D. thesis, E. Gratton, adviser (1999).
YUNG, K.-T. Investigation of NMR properties of gel volume change with magnetic resonance imaging. Ph.D. thesis, P. C. Lauterbur, adviser (1999).
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Elementary Particle Physics
ACQUARELLI, R. A. The effects of instantons in a finite temperature quantum field theory. Ph.D. thesis, J. S. Stack, adviser (1999).
FILIPCZYK, R. D. Gauge-balls, glueballs and monopoles in purie U(1), SU(2) lattice gauge theories. Ph.D. thesis, J. Stack, adviser (1999).
STROUTHOS, C. Chiral symmetry restoration in the three-dimensional four-fermion model at non-zero temperature and density. Ph.D. thesis, J. B. Kogut, adviser (1999).
TRAN, T. N. Spatial structure of the composite particles in the 2+1 dimensional U(1) four-Fermi model at finite chemical potential. Ph.D. thesis, J. B. Kogut, adviser (1999).
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Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
ABBAMONTE, P. M. Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering from insulating cuprates. Ph.D. thesis, M. V. Klein, adviser (1999).
ARMS, D. A. X-ray Debye-Waller factor measurements of helium crystals. Ph.D. thesis, R. O. Simmons, adviser (1999).
FENIMORE, P. W. Correlation lengths and in CuMn spin glasses from simulation and experiment. Ph.D. thesis, M. B. Weissman, adviser (1999).
HETRICK, J. M. Degradation studies of ultrathin silicon oxide under electrical stress using a scanning tunneling microscope. Ph.D. thesis, M. Nayfeh, adviser (1999).
O'HARA, K. E. Relaxation kinetics of excitons in cuprous oxide. Ph.D. thesis, J. Wolfe, adviser (1999).
SHAH, R. S. X-ray and pressure measurements on helium solids. Ph.D. thesis, R. O. Simmons, adviser (1999).
YAMANI, Z. H. Optical properties of size selected nano-crystallites in porous silicon. Ph.D. thesis, M. H. Nayfeh, adviser (1999).
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Experimental Nuclear Physics
BOCHNA, C. Two-body photodisintegration of the deuteron at incident photon energies of 0.8-4.0 GeV. Ph.D. thesis, D. Beck, adviser (1999).
DENINGER, W. J. A measurement of the magnetic field systematic correction to the muon anomalous magnetic moment associated with muon phase space in experiment BNL E821. Ph.D. thesis, P. Debevec, adviser (1999).
TERBURG, B. P. High energy two-body deuteron photodisintegration. Ph.D. thesis, D. H. Beck, adviser (1999).
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Nonlinear And Complex Dynamics
STULLER, M. A. The quantum kicked rotor. Ph.D. thesis, S. J. Chang, adviser (1999).
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Plasma Physics
JULIANO, D. R. Modeling and measurements of an ionized physical vapor deposition device plasma. Ph.D. thesis, D. Ruzic, adviser (1999).
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Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
CANNON, E. H. Nonlinear transport in semiconductor superlattices. Ph.D. thesis, D. K. Campbell, adviser (1999).
CASTILLO, H. E. Statistical mechanics of the amorphous solid state of randomly crosslinked macromolecules. Ph.D. thesis, P. M. Goldbart, adviser (1999).
CLAY, T. The extended Hubbard model: theory, simulations, and applications. Ph.D. thesis, D. K. Campbell, adviser (1999).
HOU, Q. Renormalization group methods for dynamics of spatially extended systems. Ph.D. thesis, N. D. Goldenfeld, adviser (1999).
KILIAN, K. A. Surface structure and Growth mechanisms of a-Si:H. Ph.D. thesis, J. B. Adams, adviser (1999).
MARTIN, I. Quantum phenomena in disordered conductors. Ph.D. thesis, P. Phillips, adviser (1999).
RICHARDS, D. F. Atomistic model of void nucleation and growth during electromigration. Ph.D. thesis, J. Adams, adviser (1999).
SETLUR, G. Coulomb correlations in equilibrium and nonequilibrium many-Fermion systems. Ph.D. thesis, Y. C. Chang, adviser (1999).
SHUMWAY, J. B. Quantum Monte Carlo simulations of electrons and holes. Ph.D. thesis, D. Ceperley, adviser (1999).
TSETSERIS, L. Green function studies of the interlayer exchange coupling in magnetic multilayers. Ph.D. thesis, Y.-C. Chang, adviser (1999).
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Physics | 2000 Summary of Engineering Research