Project Roster 2015

Measuring the speed of light in a microwave

Proj. Leader: Julia Sullivan (Education) and Derrek Coleman (Education)

Is it possible to measure the speed of light? One possible way involves a microwave and marshmallows. Your task will be to understand the model involved in the measurement and pinpoint systematic errors and measurement uncertainties.

How do computers work?

Proj. Leader: Christopher Roland Theiss (Earth and Planetary Sciences) and Jane Yu (EECS)

Today, computers are obviously very critical to our everyday lives and at their very basic levels are based on just 1’s and 0’s. To start out, we will discuss different number representations like binary and hexadecimal. Next we will discuss logic gates and finite state machines and look at/create simple examples. We’ll also make and discuss the various components that constitute a functioning CPU like a 32-bit adder.

How do brains work?

Proj. Leader: Madza Y F Virgens (Anthropoogy )

I work in the development of suitable and feasible non-human animal models to approach questions on the evolution of human language and cognition.

2D electronic materials

Proj. Leader: Hsin Zon Tsai (Physics) and Salman Kahn (Physics)

The students will learn about 2D electronic materials (Insulator, Semiconductor, Metal, etc.) through optical characterization and electrical measurements. Below an outline of the general program is provided. First week: The students will learn the fundamentals of electronic materials and modern day research that is happening to continue Moore’s Law.Second week: The students will learn about simple electronics (Ohm’s Law) and will utilize that skill to build an apparatus to measure the resistance of a material. The students will utilize micromechanical cleaving methods to produce 2D electronic materials and learn about modern semiconductor fabrication methods.Fourth and Fifth week: The students will learn about modern transistors and use the apparatus that they built to measure the electronic properties of these 2D materials.

Flying cars and magnetic levitation

Proj. Leader: Onur Ergen (Physics)

Exploration into superconductivity and electromagnetism.

Epidemiology and Public Health

Proj. Leader: Amanda Mok (Epidemiology)

Students will be introduced to basic epidemiological and biostatistical methods public health officials use to make policy decisions. Students will also design and conduct two epidemiological studies (cross-sectional survey and randomized controlled trial) to explore potential sleep-related risk factors.

How does biology distort our color perception?

Proj. Leader: Katelyn Arnemann (Neuroscience) and Melissa Newton (Neuroscience)

We will conduct psychophysics experiments on ourselves (and friends!) using the color afterimage illusion. Then, we will use our experiments to explore how and why our eyes’ photoreceptors create this effect.

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