Research

Current Physics and Geophysics Research

Physics of the Lengthening Pendulum
Student: Seth Clark
Faculty Advisor: Hauger

Oribital Mechanics of a Near Earth Object
Student: Rebecca Sawyer
Faculty Advisors: Hauger

Improved Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Student: Chris Wright
Faculty Advisors: Hauger ,Yanasak (Department of Radiology, Medical College of Georgia)

Non-equilibrium Ising Model
Students: William Baez
Faculty Advisors: Datta, Poppeliers

Catenary Physics
Students: Barry Williams and James Bartasis
Faculty Advisors: Datta, Zuckerman

Motion of Magnetically Active Bacteria
Students: Timothy Kurtz
Faculty Advisors: Datta

Physics of Black Hole Formation
Students: Phillip Woods
Faculty Advisors: Datta

Novel Measurement of Rolling Resistance
Students: Rebecca Sawyer
Faculty Advisors: Poppeliers

Geomagnetics of Folds and Faults in Big Bend National Park, TX
Student: John Allison, Chris Parham, Rebecca Sawyer
Faculty Advisor: Poppeliers

Building and Testing a Hydrogen Gas Station
Student: Jeremy Barry and Dewand Jones
Faculty Advisor: Busch

Synthesis of an Al-Ga-In-Sn Alloy for On-demand Hydrogen Production
Student: Lane Hammond and Jeremy Robinson
Faculty Advisor: Busch


Past Physics and Geophysics Research

Measurements of the Dynamics of the Vacuum Cannon
Student: Rebecca Sawyer
Faculty Advisor: Hauger
2007

Subsurface Resistivity
Student: John Allison
Faculty Advisor: Poppeliers
2007

A Numerical Analysis of a Water Rocket
Students: Angela Davis, Allison Reagan
Faculty Advisor: Hauger
2007

A Numerical Study of the Vacuum Cannon
Student: Daniel Rodriguez
Faculty Advisor: Hauger
2007

A Phase Transition in the Minority Game
Student: Rebecca Sawyer
Faculty Advisor: Hauger
2007

Computational Model of the Leaky Pendulum
Student: Tanya Mikulas
Faculty Advisor: Hauger 
2007

Physics of the Ping-Pong Cannon
Students: Chris Fontimayor, Matt Howard
Faculty Advisor: Hauger
2005

The Effect of Bubbles on Buoyancy
Student: Cathy Wyatt
Faculty Advisor: Hauger
2003

Tibiofemoral Joint Assessment: Designing and Using a Novel Electromechanical Device
Student: Laura Keegan
Faculty Advisor: Hauger
2000

The Impact of Voltage and Temperature on the Capacitance of a Supercapacitor
Student: Thomas Clifft
Faculty Advisor: Hauger
2000

Measurements of the Effect of Voltage on the Capacitance of a Supercapacitor
Student: Sandy Parsons
Faculty Advisor: Hauger
1998