EE494/5 & 496/7 : Engineering Physics Design Projects
| Title | Student | Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Near-Infrared Wave Propagation in Gold-coated Waveguide Structures | Surinder Thind | Vermuelen |
| Measurement of Contact Resistances of Metal-Silicon Interconnects in VLSI MOS Structures | David Olsen | Dew |
| Study of Diffusion in Silicon Wafers | Kevin Harris | Dew |
| Capillary Blood Flow Measurements Using the Laser-Doppler Effect | Wayne Fuchs | Tulip |
| Title | Student | Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Measurements, Simulation, and Design of a Variable-Width Polysilicon Micromachined Resistor | Tom Tessier | Robinson |
| Plasma Diagnostics | Kent Fisher | Smy |
| Remote Laser Level Detection System for PVT Cells | Michael Hubbard | Gibson/ McMullin |
| Microstructural Waveguide Application for Phase Vel. Correction of an Ultrashort, High Intensity Laser Pulse | Michael Hamp | Vermeulen |
| Using Stripline Resonators to Power the Zodiac Laser | Peter Pachal | Seguin |
| Study of Harmonic Power Output of a Semiconductor Laser | Michael O'Brien | Conradi |
| Electrostatic Discharge in a Low Pressure Environment | Jim Hawreliak | Smy |
| Electrical Signal Autocorrelation for Time Resolved Scanning Tunneling Microscopy | Todd Kleckner | Freeman |
| Title | Student | Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Analysis of In-vivo Magnetic Resonance Spectra | Keith Wachowicz | Snyder |
| A Comparison of Faraday Cup and Langmuir Probe Measurements of Laser-Produced Plasma | Geoff Redman | Fedosejevs |
| Porous Sculptured Thin Films Using GLAD | Jason Parks | Brett |
| Reflectivity Spectra | Alan Soon | Freeman |
| Optimization of Lasers Used in X-ray Microscopy | Mary Seto | Fedosejevs |
| Visualization of Electromagnetic Phenomena | Michael Segal | Vermeulen |
| Development of a Flow System to Incubate Peripheral Nerve in an NMR Spectrometer | Pat Wright | Snyder |
| Optical Detection of Petroleum Characteristics | Collin Twanow | McMullin |
| Pulse Width Stability in Non-Periodic Optoelectronic Repeater Concatenated Fibre Links | Robert Novak | MacDonald |
| Title | Student | Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Single Shot Ultraviolet Laser Raman Spectroscopy | Edmond Wong | Fedosejevs |
| CMOS System For Measurement Of Small Magnetic Fields | Craig Joly | Robinson |
| Pulse Width Measurements Of A Ti:Sapphire Laser | Jonathan Holzman | Elezzabi |
| Simulation Of Bulk Diffusion In GROFILMS | Jack Cummings | Dew |
| Analysis Of Thermal Barrier Coatings Created Using GLAD | Ken Harris | Brett |
| Coupling A Waveguide To Materials Using Resonant Slots | Shawn Kostyk | Tinga |
| Conversion Of STM/BEEM For Low Temp. Microscopy | Herb Hartshorne | Ivey |
| Electrically Tunable Surface Plasmon Color-Absorber | Gavin Jones | Elezzabi |
| Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy | Tommy Ao | Fedosejevs |
| Polarized Muon Beam Optimization | Lance Doherty | Rodning |
| Supernova Remnant Evolution | Jeremy Lafreniere | Routledge |
| Effects Of Breathing Pattern On Nebulizer Drug Delivery | Antony Roth | Finlay |
| RF Surface Coil Design For Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Dean Spicer | Snyder |
| Title | Student | Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Micromouse | Paul Hancak | Meng |
| An NMR Phased Array Coil For Imaging Of The Calf | Atiyah Yahya | Allen |
| Time Domain Photoresponse Of An MSM Photodetector | Will Green | Hegmann |
| Microstrip Impedance Transformers | Brent Herman | Freeman |
| High Frequency Frozen Wave Generator | Leith Semonian | Elezzabi |
| Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy For Wood Species Identification | Chris Purves | Fedosejevs |
| Optical Activity And Rotary Dispersion Of GLAD Thin Films | Scott Kennedy | Brett |
| Electrooptic sampling | Jeff Korzan | Elezzabi |
| Title | Student | Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Optical Characterization of Bioluminescence | David Milan | Backhouse |
| Microfluidics and a Study of Electrophoresis | Eric Cheong | Backhouse |
| Precision Sub-micron Ablation | Michael Argument | Fedosejevs |
| Implementation of a Collimated Sputter Process | Mike Taschuk | Brett |
| RF Coil Design for Heart Imaging | Jason Mendes | Wilman |
| Photoresist Spinner Control | Isaak Berg | McMullin |
| Surface Coil Receiver Design for NMR | Jared Strydhorst | Allen |
| Title | Student | Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Functional Electrical Stimulation Assisted Rowing | Jared Crawford | Wheeler |
| Implementing Selectivity in a Wireless System | Angel Garcia | Durdle |
| Laser Induced Forward Transfer | Chris Germain | Fedosejevs |
| STM Characterization of Laser Ablation Damage | David Inglis | Freeman |
| A Tunable Titanium:Sapphire Distributed Feedback Laser | Brad Morris | Elezzabi |
| DNA Analysis on a Chip | Martin Spacek | Backhouse |
| Electro-Optic Polymer in a Mach-Zehnder Modulator | Eric Tremblay | DeCorby |
| Title | Student | Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Particle Manipulation In Microfluidic Channels | Kelly Robertson | McMullin |
| Two Laser Drilling In Glass | Paul Ignatiuk | Tsui |
| Robotic Raft With Ion Propulsion | John Russell | Backhouse |
| Thin Film Stress And Microstructure | Peter Hrudey | Brett |
| Droplet Evaporation In Inhaled Pharmaceutical Aerosols | Andrew Martin | Finlay |
| Photodarkening And Photoexpansion Of Chalcogenide Glass | Andy Van Popta | Decorby |
| Imperfections In The Above Knee Prosthetic Interface | Michael Hudec | Wlodarczyk |
| Design Of A Surface Coil | Colin Michael | Wilman |
| Ion Mobility Spectrometry For Wood Species Identification | Anastasia Elias | Fedosejevs |
| Measuring Thermal Diffusivity Using An Infrared Camera | Kevin Hearn | Fedosejevs |
| Silicon Nanoparticles Made By Femtosecond Laser Ablation | Trevor Chan | Hegmann |
| Second Harmonic Laser Scanning Microscopy | Grey Arnup | Freeman |
| Optical Characterization Of Silicon Nanocluster Composites | Aaron Hryciw | Meldrum |
| Title | Student | Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| High Speed Magneto-Optic Switching | Scott Mar | Elezzabi |
| Zeta Potential Of A Colloid Through A Microchannel | Kimberley Mervyn | Kwok |
| An Attempt To Study The Effects Of Surface Roughness On Microfluidic Flow | Dana Williams | Kwok |
| Growth And Characterization Of Carbon Nano-Column Films Produced By Pulsed Laser Deposition | John Steele | Tsui |
| Detection Of Photoluminescent Micro-Particles On A Micro-Fluidic Chip | Shane McColman | Mcmullin |
| Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy In Water | Locke Spencer | Fedosejevs |
| Particle Size Characterization Of A Surrogate Martian Dust Sample | Eric Chisholm | Finlay/ Lange |
| Magnetic Nozzle For Laser Produced Plasmas | Wasif Syed | Tsui |
| Photoluminescence From Silicon Nanocrystals In Siox Film | Colm Ryan | Meldrum |
| GLAD Enhanced Comb Drive Actuators | Mark Salomons | Westra |
| Plasma Channel Waveguides | Mark Summers | Fedosejevs |
| Development Of A Surface Plasmon Sensor For Paraffin Deposition Detection | Kenneth Chau | Elezzabi |
| Ion Emission From Thin Foil Targets Irradiated With Ns And Fs Laser Pulses | Rahim Janmohamed | Tsui |
| Spatiotemporal Imaging Of Magnetization Reversal From A Non-Equilibrium Initial State | Graham Nelson | Freeman |
| Detecting DNA Mutations With The Addition Of Ions During Heteroduplex Analysis | Aruna Kroetch | Backhouse |
| Luminescent Porous Silicon | Brendan McClure | Hegmann |
| Fluid Control In A PDMS Microchannel With A Robotic Peristaltic Pump | Ralph Johns | Backhouse |
| Two Element NMR Phased Array Surface Coil | Brian Lau | Allen |
| Microchannel Flow Control | Owen Davison | McMullin |
| Photoluminescence Of Erbium Doped Chalogenide Glasses | Matthew Hawkeye | Decorby |
| Laser Written Micro-Optic And Microfluidic Systems | Lindsay Leblanc | McMullin |
| Continuum Generation Using A Femtosecond Pulsed Laser | Nathan Woodruff | Hegmann |
| Imaging Of The Carotid Arteries Through Surface Coil Redesign | Rhett Taylor | Wilman |
| Chalcogenide Glass Thin Films | Mustafa Hirji | Decorby |
| The Effects Of Nanostructure On Surface Writing | Mathieu Gilbert | Kwok |
| Analysis Of A Building Integrated Heat Exchanger | D. Wohlgemuth | Ackerman |
| Title | Student | Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Generation And Characterization Of Nanoparticles Produced By Laser Ablation Of Solids In Liquid Environment | Adrienne Parent | Tsui |
| Pump Induced Modulations In Transmission In Pentacene Thin Films And Silicon Nanoclusters | Aaron Levin | Hegmann |
| Generation Of Radially Polarized Gaussian Beams | Adrian Pegoraro | Elezzabi |
| Monitoring The Sputtering Process Via Emission Spectroscopy | Jason Ng | Dew |
| Lab-On-A-Chip Particle Detection System Using Leds | David Bale | McMullin |
| In Vitro Metered-Dose Inhaler-Propelled Aerosol Deposition In A Highly Idealized Mouth-Throat | Kyle Gilbertson | Finlay |
| Optical Response Characterization Of Chiral GLAD Films | Jason Sorge | Sit |
| Self-Propelled Droplets | Weiyang Liu | Kwok |
| Using A Two-Element Phased Array Surface Coil Design To Image The Carotid Arteries | Jessica Wong | Wilman |
| Passive Pulse Detection By Optical Rectification | David Kastelan | Hegmann |
| Microfabrication Of An Electrospray Ion Source | Taylor Hall | Backhouse |
| Integration Of Omnidirectional Drive Robots Into Team Canuck Robotic Soccer Team | Jon Klippenstein | Zhang |
| Separation Of Particles In Microfluidic Channels Using Techniques Of Electro-Osmotic Flow | Mariel Dagot | McMullin |
| Surface Plasmon Polariton Waveguides | Jayson Loewen | DeCorby |
| Investigating Ideal Surface Conditions For Microtubule Adsorption | David Zeibin | Freeman |
| Photoluminescence Of Silicon Nanocrystals In A Fabry-Perot Microcavity | Joshua Laforge | Meldrum |
| Fabrication And Characterization Of A P-Type Transparent Conducting Thin Film | Doug Gish | Broughton |
| Impinging Jet Onto A Flat Surface | Wes Burwash | Finlay |
| Microchannel Production Via Laser Fabrication Of Masters | Chris Ozeroff | McMullin |
| Testing Accuracy Of Biological Characterization By Image Fusion For Radiation Therapy | Angela Leung | Fallone |
| Title | Student | Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Intraocular Pressure Sensor | Louis Bezuidenhout | Backhouse |
| Development Of A Platinum Thin Film Heater For Use As An On-Chip Polymerase Chain Reaction Thermocycler | Viet Hoang | Backhouse |
| Optical Coherence Tomography By Supercontinuum Generation From Photonic Crystal Fibres | M. Jabakhanji | Elezzabi |
| Nanocomposite Films Synthesized By Co-Deposition Al-Mo | Colin Ophus | Mitlin |
| Fabrication And Characterization Of Cantilevers And Fixed Beam Resonators In Low Stress Sin | Bryan Szeto | Evoy |
| Cyclotron Targetry - Target Construction For Efficient Heat Dissipation | Tara Murphy | McQuarrie |
| Interactions Of Er3+ Ions With Silicon Nanoclusters | Travis Martin | Meldrum |
| Solution-Based Mehod For Creating Anisotropic Pentacene Thin Films | Craig Sherstan | Hegmann |
| Optical Characterization Of TiO2 Thin Films | Nick Wakefield | Sit |
| Pressure Driven Flow In Microfluidic Chips | Michael Kurzinger | McMullin |
| Heat Capacity Measurement At Cryogenic Temperatures | Hirotomo Nagahama | Beamish |
| Plasma Etching Of SiC | Tom Heffernan | Evoy |
| Experimental Optimization Study On The Highly Idealized Mouth-Throat Model | Tze Luck Chia | Finlay |
| Pattern Generation System For Laser Micro-Patterning Of Self Assembled Monolayers | Andrew Luu | Amirfazli |
| Aerosol Drug Therapy In A Mechanical Ventilator Using Ethanol Droplets | Brent Chizen | Finlay |
| Reaerosolization Of Nebulizer Medicine For Neonates | Michael Quong | Finlay |
| Stereoscopic Visualization Of Flows | Joshua Nault | Sigurdson |
| Surface Plasmon Polariton Waveguides | Steve Buswell | DeCorby |
| Ion Mobility Spectrometer Electrospray Source | Paul Thauvette | Backhouse |
| Modeling The Spectral Emission Of The Sputtering Process | Darren Kroeker | Dew |
| Electrical Properties Of Microtubules | Matthew Bergstrom | Tuszynski |
| Control Of Residual Stress In PECVD Silicon Nitride Film | Lee Fischer | Evoy |
| Fabrication And Characterization Of MIM Diodes | Nathan Nelson-Fitzpatrick | Backhouse |
| Title | Student | Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Enhancement Of Luminescent Emission Of Y203:Eu Thin Films In Gradient-Index Filters | Wang, Peter | Sit |
| The Elastic Properties Of Glass Capillary Arrays | Duret, Stefan | Beamish |
| Critical Point Depletion In Nanopores And Porous Glass | Pearson, Andrew | Beamish |
| Design And Fabrication Of Microscale Hydrogen Sensors | Gilkison, Chris | Mitlin |
| Microfabricated Field Effect Propulsion Ion Thruster | Strand, Chris | Backhouse |
| Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy Of Nanostructured Metal Films | Fernando, Sumudu | Hegmann |
| Chemical Tuning Of The Thin Film/Substrate Interface | Hansen, Rebecca | Sit |
| Effect Of Electric Field Strength On Inhaled Pharmaceutical Aerosols | Garge, Nilay | Finlay |
| Inter-Cell Cytoplasmic Material Transfer Using Ultrafast Laser Pulses | Chow, Kelvin | Elezzabi |
| Quantifying Pulmonary Fluid Using MRI | Kirvan, Paul | Thompson |
| Non-Lithographic Polymer Waveguides Using Robotic Assembly | Olsen, Brian | McMullin |
| Characterization Of A CdwO4 Photodiode For Use In MVCT | Tadic, Tony | Fallone |
| Electron Microscopy Of Silicon And Gold Nanoparticle Superlattices | De Vries, Jennifer | Meldrum |
| Porous Nickel Anodes For Solid Oxide Fuel Cells | Schlauch, Steve | Mitlin |
| Characterization Of Femtosecond Laser Induced Damages | Cheng, June | Elezzabi |
| Gas Jet Nozzle Optimization For High-Energy Particle Acceleration | Minev, Damian | Tsui |
| Gold-Tantalum Thin Films With Applications In Biological Sensing | Luber, Erik | Mitlin |
| Microfabrication Of MIM Diodes For Application To Harmonic Radar | Chambers, Geoff | Backhouse |
| Title | Student | Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Nanowire Assembly by Directed Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers | Stephen Thornhill | Buriak |
| An Investigation Of Optical Microcavity Resonances In Self-Assembled Hollow Bragg Waveguides | Robert Joseph | DeCorby |
| Signal Processing for Miniaturized Capillary Electrophoresis Platforms | James Bell | Backhouse |
| Fabrication of Erbium and Ytterbium Co-doped Phosphate Glass Waveguide Amplifiers | Andrew Burke | Van |
| Silicon-Neuron Interfacing | Nathanael Wu | Buriak |
| Development of Commercial Style Micro-Resonators From LPCVD Poly-Silicon | Allen Peters | Evoy |
| Design And Characterization Of An Electrophoresis System | Ivan Siy | Backhouse |
| Effects of Residual Stress on the Performance of SiCN Microresonators | Eddie Woodbeck | Evoy |
| Design, Fabrication, and Testing of Electrically Addressable Microvalves | Matt Hanson | Backhouse |
| Development of a Detection System for Laser Fusion Neutrons | Troy Bober | Fedosejevs |
| Contact Effects in Photoconductivity of Pentacene Thin Film Photodetectors | Graham Hunter | Hegmann |
| Effects of Surface Chemistry on the Resonant Properties of Silicon Nanowires | Mathieu LaFleche | Evoy |
| Formation of Ferromagnetic Disks Using Micron-Scale Stencil Lithography | Joshua Krabbe | Freeman |
| Localized Resonator Excitation | Matthew Malayney | Hiebert |
| Giant Magneto Inductance For The Purpose Of Space Based Magnetometers. | Mathieu Johnson | Mann |
| Photoacoustic Imaging | Thomas McIntyre | Zemp |