Physics & Astronomy ETDs
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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
An Optically Pumped Comagnetometer for High-sensitivity RF Detection without Magnetic Shielding, Jonathan Edward Bainbridge
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
A New Effective Gravitational Lensing Approach to Constrain Dark Matter, Birendra Dhanasingham
Entanglement with neutral atoms in the simulation of nonequilibrium dynamics of one-dimensional spin models, Anupam Mitra
A Precise Measurement of the Lifetime of B-mesons, Measurement of CP-violation Parameters of Bs-mesons, the ATLAS Experiment at the LHC, and Development of Silicon Detectors for Future Particle Physics Experiments, Easwar Anand Narayanan
Quantum Computation Using Large Spin Qudits, Sivaprasad Thattupurackal Omanakuttan
Learning, Optimizing, and Simulating Fermions with Quantum Computers, Andrew Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Modeling lithographic quantum dots and donors for quantum computation and simulation, Mitchell Ian Brickson
Radio Insights Into Gamma-Ray Mysteries, Seth M. Bruzewski
The quantum computational utility of symmetry-protected topological order: From near-term advantages to universal measurement-based quantum computing, Austin Kevin Daniel
Understanding the Nature of Pulsars and Characterizing Propagation Effects using Pulsar Timing, Pratik Kumar
Rigorous Analysis of Markov Processes with Applications to Quantum Information, Samuel Edwin Slezak
Application of Quantum Mechanical Techniques to Optical Waveguide Structures, Stuart Ward
Near- and Far- Field Optical Response of Ensembles of Nanostructures, Lauren Zundel
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Reliability of Quantum Simulation on NISQ-era Devices, Karthik R. Chinni
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Volcanoes and Their Processes, Katherine Cosburn
Distance Estimates to Evolved Stars Using Infrared Emission and Verification and Validation of the Plasma Code EMPIRE, Brandon M. Medina
Nonequilibrium and nonlinear dynamics in collective spin models and implementations using quantum feedback control, Manuel H. Munoz Arias
Nano-fabricated Atomic Waveguides for Inertial Measurements, Adrian S. Orozco
Magnetic microscopy and search for exotic interaction detection with color centers in diamond, Nathaniel Ristoff
Optical and Computational Methods for Detection and Quantification of Protein-Protein Interactions using Single-Molecule Localization Microscopy, David James Schodt
Resource Estimation for Quantum Simulation Algorithms, Changhao Yi
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Searching for the Global 21 cm Cosmic Dawn Absorption Signal with the Long Wavelength Array, Christopher DiLullo
Non-Gaussian Measurements of Coherent States of Light for Metrology and Communication, Matthew DiMario
Nanoscale Assembly of Dectin-1 and its Glucan Ligand in Immunocyte Membranes and Pathogen Cell Walls, Akram Etemadi Amin
Probing the Galactic AGB population through infrared and SiO maser emission, Megan O. Lewis
Fundamental aspects of the interaction between light and nanostructures, Stephen Keith Sanders
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Monte Carlo Simulations of Awkward Actions, David John Amdahl
Bayesian Analysis of Single Molecule Fluorescence Microscopy Data, Mohamadreza Fazel
Collective Neutrino Flavor Oscillations in Multiple Dimensions and Scales, Joshua D. Martin
Cherenkov Gamma Ray Detectors on High-Energy-Density Systems, Kevin Daniel Meaney
On the complexity of Boson Sampling using atoms in optical lattices, Gopikrishnan Muraleedharan
Exploring Hidden Structure of the Nearby Universe and the Limits and Capabilities of Two Neutral Hydrogen Surveys, Monica Sanchez Barrantes
Monitoring the Low Frequency Radio Transient Sky with the Long Wavelength Array, Savin Shynu Varghese
Understanding Solar Wind Formation by Identifying the Origins of In Situ Observations, Samantha Wallace
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Electromagnetic analysis of bidirectional reflectance from roughened surfaces and applications to surface shape recovery, Julian Antolin Camarena
Searching for Supermassive Binary Black Holes and their Gravitational Waves, Karishma Bansal
Quantum Algorithms with Applications to Simulating Physical Systems, Anirban Ch Narayan Chowdhury
Improving the Readout of Semiconducting Qubits, Matthew Jon Curry
The Production Cross Section of the J/ψ Meson Measured Using the PHENIX Detector at √ s =510 GeV, Katherine Marie DeBlasio
Direct observation of atomic exchange during surface self-diffusion, Matthew Aaron Koppa
Studying The Properties Of SF6 Gas Mixtures For Directional Dark Matter Detection, Randy J. Lafler
Studies on the Generation and Detection of Orbital Angular Momentum Based on Beam-Shaping Techniques, xijie luo
Using Natural Phenomena to Study the Ionosphere, Joseph Benjamin Malins
Compact Optical Frequency Standards for Future Applications Beyond the Laboratory, Kyle Martin
Investigation of Membrane Protein Dynamics using Correlative Single-Particle Tracking and Super-resolution Microscopy Combined with Bayesian Inference of Diusion in Arbitrary Landscapes, Hanieh Mazloom Farsibaf
Dark Matter Production Beyond the Thermal WIMP Paradigm: an exploration of early matter domination scenarios, Jacek Ksawery Osinski
Circumstellar SiO Masers in the Bulge Asymmetries and Dynamical Evolution Survey, Michael Cullen Stroh
Topics in Three-Dimensional Imaging, Source Localization and Super-resolution, Zhixian Yu
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
BERYLLIUM AND INDIUM ACTIVATION MEASUREMENTS OF TOTAL NEUTRON YIELD FROM A PULSED PHOTONEUTRON SOURCE, Kristina K. Brown
Localization and Scrambling of Quantum Information with Applications to Quantum Computation and Thermodynamics, Adrian Kristian Chapman
Quantum Phase Space Representations and Their Negativities, Ninnat Dangniam
High-Throughput Automated Multi-Target Super-resolution Imaging, Farzin Farzam
Studies of Light Generation with Four-Wave Mixing in a Cold Atomic Ensemble, Andrew Ferdinand
Cavity Enhanced Optical Refrigeration and Spectroscopy, Mohammadreza Ghasemkhani
Weak measurements for quantum characterization and control, Jonathan A. Gross
Infrared Properties of Stars in the Bulge Asymmetries and Dynamical Evolution Survey, Eddie Hilburn
Vibrational Relaxation Theory for Systems Embedded in Microscopically Specified Reservoirs, Anastasia Aemilia Ierides
Neutrino Flavor Conversions in Dense Media, Lei Ma
Novel Nonlinear and Quantum Devices Based on Multimode Optical Fibers, Hamed Pourbeyram
Dispersive Quantum Interface with Atoms and Nanophotonic Waveguides, Xiaodong Qi
Radon Measurement for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay, Xavier Carlos Quintana
Quantum Algorithms, Architecture, and Error Correction, Ciarán Ryan-Anderson
Towards Scalable Characterization of Noisy, Intermediate-Scale Quantum Information Processors, Travis Luke Scholten
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Proposed Method for Measuring the LET of Radiotherapeutic Particle Beams, Stephen D. Bello
Molecular Tracers of Star Formation Feedback in Nearby Galaxies, Mark Gorski
Gamma-Ray Metallic Magnetic Calorimeters with NbTa Passive Persistent Switches and Electroformed Au Absorbers, Ruslan Hummatov
Measurement-Based Quantum Computation and Symmetry-Protected Topological Order, Jacob E. Miller
NANOWIRE-BASED LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES: A NEW PATH TOWARDS HIGH-SPEED VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION, Mohsen Nami
Search for New Physics Processes with Heavy Quark Signatures in the ATLAS Experiment, Aaron Taylor
MiniCLEAN Dark Matter Experiment, juijen wang
Universal Disorder in Organic Semiconductors Due to Fluctuations in Space Charge, TZUCHENG WU
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Topics in the Physics of Supernovae and Neutron Stars, Sajad Abbar
Efficient and Robust Methods for Quantum Tomography, Charles Baldwin
Memory Effects in Brownian Motion, Random Walks under Confining Potentials, and Relaxation of Quantum Systems, Matthew Chase
Seasonality of VLF attenuation through the ionosphere, Paul Greninger
Quantum Information in Rydberg-Dressed Atoms, Tyler Emerson Keating
Probing Dark Matter-Neutrino Connection via Indirect Detection Experiments, Bradley Knockel
Characterizing Supernova Remnant and Molecular Cloud Interaction Environments Using Class I Methanol Masers, Bridget McEwen
Monitoring the Long Wavelength Transient Sky with the LWA1 Telescope, Kenneth S. Obenberger
Extending the Reach of Directional Dark Matter Experiments Through Novel Detector Technologies, Nguyen S. Phan
Single Particle Tracking: Analysis Techniques for Live Cell Nanoscopy., Peter K. Relich
Statistics of Epidemics in Networks by Passing Messages, Munik Shrestha
The Smoluchowski equation in population dynamics and the spread of infection, Satomi Sugaya
Resting-state Connectivity Dynamics in the Human Brain using High-speed fMRI, Kishore Vakamudi
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
A High Resolution Study of the Magnetic Fields in the Centaurus Cluster, Caleb Grimes
Rydberg Excitation of Single Atoms for Applications in Quantum Information and Metrology, Aaron Hankin
Measures of Nonclassical Correlations and Quantum-Enhanced Interferometry, Matthias Dominik Lang
The Arecibo L-Band Feed Array Zone of Avoidance Survey, Travis McIntyre
Mitigating Backgrounds with a Novel Thin-Film Cathode in the DRIFT-IId Dark Matter Detector, Eric H. Miller
Internal Spin Control, Squeezing and Decoherence in Ensembles of Alkali Atomic Spins, Leigh Norris
High Data-Rate Atom Interferometry for Measuring Dynamic Inertial Conditions, Akash Rakholia
Third-harmonic generation for efficient frequency conversion and microscopic imaging, Cristina Rodriguez
Loading an Equidistant Ion Chain in a Ring Shaped Surface Trap and Anomalous Heating Studies with a High Optical Access Trap, Boyan Tabakov
Galactic Cosmic Ray Transport in the Heliosphere: 1963-2013, Roger Ygbuhay
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
A Study of Charge Transport: Correlated Energetic Disorder in Organic Semiconductors, and the Fragment Hamiltonian, Jonathan Allen
Open Systems Dynamics for Propagating Quantum Fields, Ben Baragiola
Topological Code Architectures for Quantum Computation, Christopher Cesare
The Effect of Dynamical Image Forces on The Transport Properties of Charge Carriers and Excitons in Metal-Semiconductor Nanostructures, Charles Cherqui
