Physics Undergraduate Research Topics

Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Topics

 
Project Supervisor Possibility of Extending to MSc?
Direct Evidence of Charge-Induced Instability in Aerosol Droplets Styliani (Stella) Constas Yes
Brine Rejection in Aqueous Supercooled Aerosol Droplets Styliani (Stella) Constas Yes
Multiscale Modelling of Nanostructured Soft Materials Colin Denniston Yes
Physics of biological tissues: Mechanical forces during embryonic development and disease Gonca Erdemci-Tandogan Yes

Characterization of Graphene-Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) Nanocomposites

 Giovanni Fanchini

Yes

Fabrication and Characterization of “persistent” Solar Cells

 Giovanni Fanchini

Yes

Ion beam analysis for novel Li and Na battery materials

 Lyudmila Goncharova /
Andy Sun		 Maybe

Nanophotonic Enhancement of Silicon Quantum Dot Emission

 Lyudmila Goncharova Yes

Computational modeling cancer growth and radiation therapy

 Mikko Karttunen

Yes

Phase-field modeling of materials

 Mikko Karttunen

Yes
Atmospheric Physics Studies using the MPLCAN Network of Lidars Robert Sica Yes

Study of Slider-blocks as a Model for Fracture and Friction

Robert Shcherbakov Yes

Studying nuclear chromatin as an “active glassy” material

 Yu Shi Yes

Pressure-tuning of 2D perovskite materials for photovoltaic applications

 Yang Song Yes

Medical Physics Topics

 
Project Supervisor Possibility of Extending to MSc?
Physics of biological tissues: Mechanical forces during embryonic development and disease Gonca Erdemci-Tandogan Yes
Computational modeling cancer growth and radiation therapy Mikko Karttunen Yes
Measuring Complex Flow in Microfluidic Devices Tamie Poepping Yes
Early Outcome Assessment and Intratumoral Modulation Therapy for Glioblastoma Eugene Wong Yes
Intrinsic and Acquired Resistance to Anti-angiogenic Treatments: Interaction Between Tumor Vascular and Adaptive Metabolism Eugene Wong Yes

Planetary Science and Atmospheric Physics Topics

 
Project Supervisor Possibility of Extending to MSc?
The Meteoroid Environment from Optical Observations Margaret Campbell-Brown

Yes
Meteoroid Fragmentation from High-Resolution Observations Margaret Campbell-Brown

Yes
High Resolution Spectral Observations of Meteors Margaret Campbell-Brown

Yes
Oceanic Detection of Meteorite Impacts Peter Brown

Yes
Application of Machine Learning to Radar Meteor Echo Detection Peter Brown Yes
Determining Meteoroid Origins by Measurement of Deceleration Using Multi-station Radar Data Peter Brown Yes
Origins and Physical Properties of Meter-sized Earth Impactors Peter Brown Yes
Measurement of Plasma Resonance in Radio Reflections from Meteor Trails Peter Brown Yes
Multi-technique Modelling of Small Meteoroid Ablation Peter Brown Yes
Shock Waves from Optically Detected Meteors Peter Brown Yes
Deformation and strength study of reidite – strong or weak of an age dating phase? Sean Shieh Yes