Some of Physics Education Research (PER) is targeted on combating physics classroom disparity within a traditionally white male-dominated field to increase accessibility and attainability of physics outcomes for physics students. Historically, the physics field has exhibited a “leaky pipeline” effect in which minority students drop out of the physics curriculum due to lack of support, […]
BIV-01: Team Diversity and Equal Contribution in Engineering Design Projects
Student-centered and project-based collaborative learning strategy is highly emphasized in education, especially in STEM fields. Despite its many advantages in supporting learning and professional growth, negative factors that influence collaboration cannot be ignored. By far one of the most frequently mentioned factors is unequal contribution from teammates, which leads to frustrations in the process and […]
CSIV-04: 2D Ratcheting of Cold Atoms
Brownian motion was originally discovered as a biological phenomenon, when botanist Robert Brown observed rapid oscillatory motions of pollen grains in water under a microscope. This phenomenon was originally thought only to be present in living organisms, but further research showed that Brownian motion was observed in all physical systems, from particles of smoke to […]
CSI-02: The Effect of Ambient Noise Within a Vehicle on the Audibility of Safety Sirens
Reaction time while driving is crucial, and even one second can be the difference between life and death. As safety vehicles use sirens to alert civilians, the ability of the public to respond appropriately to such signals will depend on the audibility of sirens. This project aims to evaluate the impacts of sound damping from […]
B46: Improvements to Blood Flow Measurement Technology
Diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) is a non-invasive method to measure blood flow in deep tissue. Typically, DCS equipment consists of a laser, photon counter, and hardware autocorrelator. Photons diffuse through tissue and are detected a short distance away from the source. The resulting signal is sent to a hardware autocorrelator to mathematically determine the blood […]
B24: The effect of acid treatment on the magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of Al-rich Al0.85+xSi0.15Fe2B2
The magnetocaloric effect (MCE), or the tendency of some materials to change temperature upon exposure to an external magnetic field, is the cornerstone of many eco-friendly technologies such as magnetic refrigeration. The compound AlFe2B2 is known to exhibit a large MCE at room temperature, and previous studies have shown that varying the stoichiometry, synthesis method, […]
A57: Building a Compact, Portable IR Viewer for Less Than $250 Using a Raspberry Pi Single-Board Computer
Using readily-available, inexpensive hobbyist components, we have built a handheld portable infrared viewer costing 10X less than its commercial counterpart. A Raspberry Pi single-board computer is used along with touchscreen and camera components. Our product offers larger display size than the commercial unit, a rugged structure, and easier DIY repair. Author(s): Chanakya Pandya, Physics and […]
A32: Sending Secure Information Using Quantum Cryptography
My general research area is the field of quantum computing (QC) and quantum information processing (QIP). QC & QIP primarily uses the laws of quantum mechanics to store, manipulate and transfer information. The question that I am trying to answer in this poster is whether or not there is a way to send information securely […]
C48: Time-resolved high-resolution spectroscopy: Lifetime measurements of 61Σg+ electronic state of Na2 using time correlated single photon counting
In this work we present progress towards the development of a map of the lifetimes of rovibrational states of the 6_1\Sigma^+_g state of diatomic sodium molecules. This research in chemical physics is focused on improving our understanding of fundamental aspects of matter. This particular electronic state is of interest to us as it possesses a […]
C49: Quantum Computing: A Gateway to Rapid Function Processing
My general research area is quantum computing. The tool used is IBM’s public qubit simulator to experiment with different quantum functions and compare them to traditional computer functions. The research question is whether we can use quantum computers in our everyday lives to speed up different tasks in comparison to traditional computers. This is relevant […]