CM3DI accept new students in the fall, winter and spring quarters, but I do not teach in summer.
Design, build, and document demonstrations of optical heterodyne detection, a scanning Fabry-Perot interferometer, the determination of semiconductor bandgap by optical absorption spectroscopy, and characterization of LEDs and photodiodes.
Develop experimental and theoretical methods of system integration, test, verification and validation for complex systems based on biological analogies. Currently, we are using TI MSP430 microcontrollers and radio-controlled toy vehicles to build the system's agents. The system software for this project runs in linux, but linux programming experience is not a requirement for joining the team.(This project is a collaboration with Kirstie Bellman and Chris Landauer of The Aerospace Corporation.)
Upgrade instrumentation, perform new measurements, and implement simulations. I am especially interested in finding a student with a strong l/unix background to develop models specifically for implementation on a high-performance cluster.
There may be project opportunities in the area of self-assembling structures.
Build and calibrate a Kerr magnetometer, and develop experiments for upper-division lab experiments in Physics, ECE, Physical Chemistry, and Materials Science. (This project is in collaboration with Prof. Mireles in Physics.)
This project was supported by the EPA P3 Program. It was a collaboration with Pablo La Roche and Michael Fox of the Cal Poly Pomona Architecture Department.
This collaborative project was selected for exhibition at DesCourse New Orleans in 2007. DesCours is a contemporary architecture and art event sponsored by the New Orleans American Institute of Architects.
