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Undergraduate Senior Thesis

Undergraduate Senior Thesis

Overview

Undergraduate students may conduct research at The Energy Institute in fulfillment of their senior thesis. Faculty and staff act as advisors or co-advisors for students providing technical expertise and making sure that the student fulfills their department senior thesis requirements. Students are given access to laboratory facilities, receive training on equipment relevant to their research and help from staff. Students interested in pursuing a senior thesis are advised to contact the OSD or faculty the semester prior to registering or beginning their research.The following senior research thesis projects available for the 2005/2006 academic year are:

Example of Senior Thesis:

Student: Kate Bulinski
Major: Geoscience
Project Title: The Use of Thermogravimetric Analysis for Characterization of Industrial Limestones and Scrubber Solids
Advisors:Drs. Sharon Falcone Miller and Susan Brantley

Student: Elizabeth Fedorowicz
Major: Energy and Environmental Engineering
Project Title: Gasification of Animal Tissue Biomass, in progress
Advisor: Dr. Sharon Falcone Miller

Student: Frank DiGnazio
Major: Earth Science
Project Title: Effect of Limestone Mineralogy and Petrography on Dissolution Rate in Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization (WFGD) Systems
Advisors:Drs. Sharon Falcone Miller and Albert L. Guber

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