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10th annual Northrop Grumman Engineering & Science Student Design Showcase, April 12, 2019  - Posters

(All abstracts from show: 2019 Northrop Grumman Student Design Showcase @ Florida Tech)

  • In-Flight Radiation Detector Testing, Z. PAUL, D. MADDEN (Zach and Devon win the "President's Cup" for best project in Science from the College of Engineering & Science for this presentation.) (PPT)
  • Simulating a Detector at an Electron Ion Collider, A. WIKRAMANAYAKE (Akshath wins "Best in Show" in Physics & Space Sciences for this presentation.) (PPT)
  • Construction and Test of a Modular GEM for EIC, M. BOMBERGER, J. CHESSLO (PPT)
  • Revamp of High Energy Physics Lab's Computer Systems, J. BOSTIK, E. PEREIRA, R. WOJTYLA (PPT)
  • Micro Resitive Well Detector for Large Area Tracking, J. MIKSANEK, S. ARENDS, J. WEATHERWAX (PPT)
  • Production of a 3D-Printed THGEM Board, O. NOUR, J. COLLINS (PPT)
  • Calculation and Measurement of Interstrip Capacitance on the GE2/1, A. BUSTO, D. ROY, L. SHAW, J. WEATHERWAX (PPT

Florida Academy of Sciences 83rd Annual Meeting, Florida Institute of Technology, March 8-9, 2019

(advance conference program)

  • Calculation and Measurement of the Interstrip Capacitance on the Readout Board of the GE2/1 GEM Detector, S. BUTALLA, M. HOHLMANN (Stephen wins "Honorable Mention Graduate Student Oral Presentation" in Physics & Space Sciences section for this talk.) (PDF)
  • Production and Testing of a 3D-Printed THGEM, J. COLLINS, J. HAMMOND, M. HOHLMANN (PPT)
  • Construction and test of a modular gas electron multiplier for a future electron-ion collider, M. BOMBERGER, J. CHESSLO, N. PITTS, A. WIKRAMANAYAKE, M. HOHLMANN (PPT)
  • Simulation of the forward region of a detector at a future electron ion collider, A.E. WIKRAMANAYAKE, M. BOMBERGER, N. PITTS, M. HOHLMANN (PPT)
  • Construction and Testing of the µRWELL Detector for Large Area Tracking Applications, S. ARENDS, J. MIKSANEK, M. HOHLMANN (Sarah wins "Honorable Mention Undergraduate Student Oral Presentation" in Physics & Space Sciences section for this talk.) (PPT)
  • Operation, Assembly, and Quality Control Testing of 10cm × 10cm GEM Detector to be used for Real Time Radiation Monitoring of High Altitude Aircraft and Spacecraft Flights, D. MADDEN, Z. PAUL, M. HOHLMANN, O. DOULE (Devon and Zach win "Outstanding Undergraduate Student Oral Presentation" in Physics & Space Sciences section for this talk.) (PPT)

2018 Northrop Grumman Engineering & Science Student Design Showcase, April 6, 2018 - Poster

  • Quality Control Testing of GEM Detectors to be Installed in CMS, J. COLLINS, S. ARENDS, M. RAHMANI, S. COLAFRANCESCHI (PDF)

P/SS Freshman Seminar, September 27, 2017

  • Detecting Nuclear Contraband with Cosmic Ray Muons (and other research we do),  M. HOHLMANN (PPT)

2017 Northrop Grumman Engineering & Science Student Design Showcase, April 7, 2017 - Posters

  • Design and Construction of a Large-Area GEM for a Future Electron ColliderM. BOMBERGER, F. ISZQUIERDO, A. ZHANG (PPT)
  • Quality Control Testing of Large Area GEM Detectors for CMS Muon Endcap Upgrade, S. ARENDS, J. COLLINS, M. RAHMANI, S. COLAFRANCESCHI (Sarah Arends wins the "Best of Show" award for Physics for this poster.) (PPT)

Buzz Aldrin Space Institute - Inaugural Workshop, January 18, 2016

  • SpaceGEM - A Novel Electric ion Thruster for Space Vehicles, S. COLAFRANCESCHIM. HOHLMANN  (PDF) (PPTX)

2014 Northrop Grumman Engineering & Science Student Design Showcase, April 18, 2014 - Posters

  • Characterization of GEM Detectors for use in the CMS Endcap System, J. TWIGGER et al. (PDF)

 

  • Spatial Resolution Study for Large-Area GEM Detector with Zigzag Readout, M. PHIPPS et al. (PPT)

 

  • Cross Talk in the Zigzag PCB of World's Largest GEM Detector, S. KHANAL et al. (Jessie, Liz, Kim, Mike, and Shreeya jointly win our second Northrop Grumman Science Champion Award for the best presentation from the College of Science. Mike also received the "Best of Show" award for Physics for his poster presentation.) (PDF)

 

P/SS Freshman Seminar, September 19, 2012

  • Detecting Nuclear Contraband with Cosmic Ray Muons M. HOHLMANN (PPT)

2012 Northrop Grumman Engineering & Science Student Design Showcase, April 20, 2012 - Posters

  • A Study of Background Particles for the Implementation of a Neutron Veto into SuperCDMS, J.L FISCHER, L. HSU (PDF)(PPT)

 

  • Imaging with 1 cubic-ft Muon Tomography Station and Analysis of Future Station Geometries, N. MERTINS, M. STAIB, W. BITTNER, M. HOHLMANN  (PDF)(PPT)

 

  • GEM Foil Stetching Using a Low-Cost Infared Heating Array, E. ESPOSITO, E. MAKI, M. HOHLMANN, (Liz Esposito wins the "Best of Show" award for Physics for this poster.) (PDF) (PPT)

 

  • Live Event Display and Monitoring Progam for a Muon Tomography Station, M. PHIPPS, J. LOCKE, M. STAIB, M. HOHLMANN (PDF) (PPT)

 

Physics and Space Sciences Department Colloquium, September 23, 2011

  • Nuclear Contraband Detection Using Muon Tomography, J. B. LOCKE, W. BITTNER, J. ALBERTO DE FARIA, K. GNANVO, L. GRASSO, M. HOHLMANN, M. PHIPPS, M. STAIB (PDF)
  • A Study of Background Particles for the Implementation of a Neutron Veto into SuperCDMS, J. L. FISCHER, L. HSU  (PDF)(PPT)

2011 Northrop Grumman Engineering & Science Student Design Showcase, April 1, 2011 - Posters

  • Detecting Shielded Nuclear Contraband Using Muon Tomography, W. BITTNER, L. GRASSO, K. GNANVO, M. HOHLMANN (Ben Locke wins the Northrop Grumman Science Champion Award for the best presentation from the College of Science and the "Best of Show" award for Physics for this poster presentation; also see the FIT news release on the award. As NG Science Champions, undergrads Ben and Will also had an opportunity to present this work to the FIT Board of Trustees later on.) (PDF)(PPT

Florida Academy of Sciences 75th Annual Meeting, Florida Institute of Technology, March 11-12, 2011
(official conference abstracts)

  • Search for a Z' Boson in the Dimuon Channel in p-p Collisions at 7TeV with the CMS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, H. KALAKHETY, M. HOHLMANN (Himali wins "Outstanding graduate oral presentation in Physics & Space Sciences" award for this talk.) (PDF)(PPT)
  • Characterization of Triple-GEM Detectors Constructed with a Low-Cost Stretching Technique Using Infrared Heating, M. STAIB, M. ABERCROMBIE, B. BENSON, K. GNANVO, M. HOHLMANN (PDF) (PPT)
  • Imaging with, Spatial Resolution of, and Plans for Upgrading a Minimal Protoype Muon Tomography Station, J.B. LOCKE,
    W. BITTNER, L. GRASSO, K. GNANVO, M. HOHLMANN (Ben Locke wins "Outstanding undergraduate oral presentation in Physics & Space Sciences" award for this talk; his second such award in a row!)
    (PDF) (PPT)

Meeting with Fl. Tech IT Department on High Performance Computing and Grid Computing, April 2010

  • Florida Tech Grid Cluster, P. FORD, X. FAVE,  M. HOHLMANN (PPT)

2010 Northrop Grumman Engineering & Science Student Design Showcase, April 9, 2010 - Posters

  • Performance of a USCMS Tier-3 Computing Cluster at Florida Tech, X. FAVE, P. FORD, J.L. FISCHER, M. HOHLMANN (PPT
  • Monte Carlo simulations of a first prototype micropattern gas detector system used for muon tomography, J. B. LOCKE, K. GNANVO, M. HOHLMANN (PPT)
  • Design, Testing, and Results of Gas Electron Multiplier Detectors for Muon Ray Tomography Imaging, A. MENENDEZ, M. ABERCROMBIE, A. QUINTERO, K. GNANVO, M. HOHLMANN (PPT)
  • QuarkNet Muon Data Analysis with Shower Array Studies, J. L. FISCHER, A. CITATI, M. HOHLMANN (PPT)

2009 Northrop Grumman Engineering & Science Student Design Showcase, April 3, 2009 - Posters (Abstracts)

  • Final implementation of a High Performance Computing Cluster at Florida Tech, P. FORD, X. FAVE, K. GNANVO, R. HOCH, M. HOHLMANN, and D. MITRA (PPT
  • QuarkNet and Cosmic Ray Muon Flux Experiments, A. MENENDEZ, M. ABERCROMBIE (PPT)
  • Performance comparison of the Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) and the Drift Tube detectors used for Muon Tomography, J. B. LOCKE, K. GNANVO, R. HOCH, M. HOHLMANN, D. MITRA (PPT)
  • Development of GEM Detectors for Muon Tomography, N. LEIOATTS, A. QUINTERO-SEGOVIA, T. GARLICK, M. HOHLMANN (PPT)

Seminar, Dept. of Computer Science

  • Computing at the High Energy Physics Lab at FIT, P. FORD, J. HELSBY, R. HOCH, R. PENA (PPT)

CMS Muon Endcap Meeting at Fl. Tech, February 17-18, 2006

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