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Undergraduate Thesis Topics

  • C. Sean Bohun, PhD
    • Predicting and prescribing distortion of thin glass sheets.
    • Investigate complex chemical processes. Examples include:
      • the carbonate system, responsible for ocean acidification;
      • the Acheson process, responsible for commercial production of silicon carbide.
    • Tissue engineering: the optimal placement of cells using magnetic micro-beads. 
    • Modelling processes that characterize unknown samples to increase their current capabilities. Examples include: rotating
      disk apparatus, high resolution melt analysis and cyclic voltammetry.
    • Develop mathematical tools to help design high power tuneable lasers.
    • Model biological processes. Examples include: brain vascular systems and bone remodelling.
  • Mehran Ebrahimi, PhD
    • Medical image registration
    • Medical image segmentation
    • Medical image fusion
  • Greg Lewis, PhD
    • Transitions in atmospheric flow patterns
    • Mathematical models for electro-location in weakly electric fish
    • Mathematical aspects of MRI
  • Lennaert van Veen, PhD
    • Phase transition in interface formation. Will include elements of: theory of interface formation, stochastic partial differential equations, numerical methods, data analysis.
    • Bi-stability and critical noise. Includes: "flickering" noise in dynamical systems, the telegraph process, simple simulations.
    • Stability analysis of shear flows. Will include elements of: Navier-Stokes flow, energy methods, Squire’s theorem, Orr-Sommefeld equations.