Archives: 2005–2006 Thesis Proposals

Student Advisor Second Reader Proposal
Robin Baur
(January–December, 2005)		 Andrew Bernoff Jon Jacobsen Rupture in Thin Fluid Films
Deborah Berg
(January–December, 2005)		 Francis Su Michael Orrison Connections Between Voting Theory and Graph Theory
Tristan Brand Michael Orrison Ghassan Sarkis (Pomona) Computing Amplitude Spectra for Landscapes Defined on Graphs
Alexander Eustis Arthur Benjamin Sanjai Gupta (Scripps) Pascal's Triangle Rings
Julijana Gjorgjieva Jon Jacobsen Pablo Padilla (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) Turing Pattern Dynamics for Spatiotemporal Models with Growth and Curvature
John Hearn Ran Libeskind-Hadas Michael Orrison Kolmogorov Complexity of Graphs
Joesph Majkut Andrew Bernoff Chad Topaz (UCLA) Investigation of Swarming Behavior
Kenneth Maples Weiqing Gu Anthony Bright (Eng.) Optimal Control of Tuned Mass Damper During Strong Earthquake
Jessica May Jim Hoste Francis Su Matrix Representations of the Alexander Polynomial of a Link
Stephanie Moyerman (Math/Physics) Jim Eckert (Physics) Andrew Bernoff Magnetoresistance and Neutron Scattering of Ultrathin Films
Tracy Powell Lesley Ward Estelle Basor (CalPoly-SLO) Eigenvalues of Adjacency Matrices
Nikolas Rauh Francis Su Michael Orrison A Treatise on Subtropical Algebra
Tyler Seacrest Weiqing Gu Darryl Yong Matrix Perturbation Theory
Elan Segarra Michael Raugh Darryl Yong An Exploration of Riemann's Zeta Function and Its Application to the Theory of Prime Distribution
Simon Stump Jon Jacobsen Alfonso Castro Recolonization in the Face of Disaster

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