====== Theses ======
Tate lab research theses.  Also included are student theses from collaborating groups when those works overlap significantly with our own. Page maintained mostly by Janet.
=== 2023 (anticipated)===
  * Pritha Biswas, Ph.D.
  * Skylar Farmer, B. S. 
=== 2021===
  * Okan Agirseven, Ph.D.[[https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/kd17d139z?locale=en|Crystallization and Growth of TiO2 Polymorphs from Pulsed Laser Deposited and RF-Sputtered, Amorphous Thin-Film Precursors]]
  * Elena Wennstrom, B.S. Brownian motion of microspheres
  * Rohal Kakepoto, B.S. {{ :theses:kakepoto_bs_2021.pdf |Scattering Mechanisms and Transport Properties of Semiconductors at Low Temperatures}}
  * Julian Wulf, B.S. [[https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/undergraduate_thesis_or_projects/2801pq35n?locale=en|Optical Modelling of Thin Films: Applying Effective Medium Theory to Mixtures of TiO₂ and SnO₂]] 
=== 2020 ===
  * Acacia Patterson, B.S. [[https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/undergraduate_thesis_or_projects/q524jw12r|Variable Temperature Transport Measurements and Conduction Mechanisms of Crystalline and Amorphous Titanium Dioxide Thin Films]]
  * Cameron Stewart, B.S. Optical properties comparison between similar thickness TiO2 polymorphs
  * Joseph Kreb, B.S. {{ :theses:kreb_bs_2020.docx |Spectroscopic Ellipsometry on Thin Films of TiO2: Comparing CompleteEASE Cauchy and Cody-Lorentz Models}}

=== 2019 ===
  * Kelda Diffendaffer, B.S. {{ :theses:diffendaffer_bs_2019.pdf |Electrical Properties of TiO2 Polymorphs as a Model Oxide System}}
  * Patrick Berry, B.S. {{ :theses:berry_bs_2019.pdf |Characterizing Optical Signatures of TiO2 Amorphous Precursors}}

=== 2018 ===
  * Bethany Matthews, Ph.D. [[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/cj82kd43s|Synthesis and Analysis of Heterostructural Semiconductor Alloy Sn1-xCaxCh (Ch=S, Se) and Nitrides Zn1-xWxN and Zn1-x(W1-yMoy)xN]]
  * James Haggerty, Ph.D. [[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/kd17d0091|Amorphous TiO2: A Thin Film Synthesis Route to Stabilization of Metastable TiO2 Brookite]]
  * Chris Reidy, Ph.D. [[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/h989r826s|Heterojunction Assisted Impact Ionization at the ZnS/Si Interface and Cu10Te4S13 Photodiodes]]
  * David Rivella Jr., M.S. {{:theses:rivella_ms_2018.pdf|Characterizing Titania Polymorphs Synthesized From Sputtered Amorphous Precursor Films}} (project)
  * Ryan Lance, B.S. [[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/undergraduate_thesis_or_projects/5t34sq67c|Optical Analysis of Titania: Band Gaps of Brookite, Rutile and Anatase]]
  * Aaron Dethlefs, B.S. The Effect of Annealing Parameters on the Electrical Properties of Fluorine Doped Tin Oxide

=== 2017 ===
  * Michael Forkner [[https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/61466|B.S.Thermoelectric properties of the heterostructural alloy Sn1-xCaxSe]]
  * James May B.S. {{ :theses:may_bs_2017.docx |Optical Characterization of Heterostructural Alloys Sn1-xCax[S,Se]}}
  * Hazel Betz B.S. (supervised by Shirley Chiang, UC-Davis)

=== 2016 === 
  * Joshua Stahly B.S. Hall Effect in Semiconducting SnCaSe
  * Daniel Speer, B.S. {{:theses:speer_20160404_thesisfinalfinal.pdf|Room Temperature Seebeck Measurements of Silicon Wafers and Thin Film Tetrahedrite Derivatives Cu10-xAgxZn2Sb4S13 on Silicon Substrates}}

=== 2015 ===
  * Joshua Mutch B.S. [[http://hdl.handle.net/1957/55982|Temperature Dependence of Cu3-x(Sb1-yMy)S4 (M = Sn,Ge) Resistivity and Thermopower]]
  * Alex Poff B.S. Hall Effect in Semiconducting Thin Films
  * Scott Hutchings B.S., Observation of the Third Harmonic Sinusoidal Voltage Response of a Small Incandescent Lightbulb
  * Blake Wells (David McIntyre group) [[http://hdl.handle.net/1957/55894|Bandgap measurements of nonspecular materials using a bifurcated fiber optic method of diffuse reflectance]]

=== 2014 ===
  * Kai Zhan M.S. [[http://hdl.handle.net/1957/53267|Thermal conductivity measurements of amorphous metal thin films via the 3ω method]]
  * Rodney Snyder B.S. Hons [[http://hdl.handle.net/1957/52139|Thermoelectric Characterization of Silicon Wafers and Cu₁₂Sb₄S₁₃ Variant Thin Films]]
  * Aaron Kratzer B.S. {{:theses:kratzer-aaron_bs_2014.pdf|Measurement and Modeling of Zinc Sulfide Thin Films using Ellipsometry and Reflection Spectroscopy: A Comparison of Optical Characterization Techniques}}
  * Louise Henderson B.S. {{:theses:henderson_bs_2014.pdf|Calculating Crystal Properties of Bismuth Telluride Using Wien 2k}}
  * Kathleen Stevens Prudell {{:theses:prudell_bs_2014.pdf|Determining Thickness of Zinc Sulfide Thin Films Through Optical Spectroscopy}}
  * Daniel Speer, B.S. 2016

=== 2013 ===
  * Jason Francis, Ph.D. [[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/39519|Growth and characterization of the p-type semiconductors SnS and BiCuOSe]]
  * River Wiedle, B.S. Hons [[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/40250|Thermal conductivity measurements of amorphous thin films on silicon via the 3ω method]]
  * Novela Auparay, B.S. {{:theses:auparay_bs_2013.pdf|Room-temperature Seebeck coefficients of metals and semiconductors}}
  * Casey Hines, B.S. {{:theses:hines_bs_2013.pdf|Practical Implementation of a Physical Vapor Deposition System in a Research Environment}}
  * Ben Howorth, B.S. {{:theses:howorth_bs_2013.pdf|Detecting ZnS films on Si substrates using X-ray diffraction}}

=== 2012 ===
  * Matthew Oostman, M.S. {{:theses:oostman_ms_2012.pdf|Development of a Data Acquisition System for a 3ω-Thermal Experiment}} (project)
  * Nicola Schmidt, (B.S. University of Konstanz) Thermal conductivity of amorphous metals 

=== 2011 ===
  * Rachel Waite, B.S. {{:theses:waite_bs_2011.pdf|The Seebeck Effect of BiCuOSe:Ca and a Comparison of the Carrier Concentration of ITO and BiCuOSe:Ca through Hall and Chaiken and Beni Analysis}}
  * Annette Richard, Ph.D. [[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/19983|Single crystal growth, powder synthesis and characterization of layered chalcogenide semiconductors]]
  * Joshua Russell, M.S. [[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/20605|Measurement of optical bandgap energies of semiconductors]] (David McIntyre, supervisor)

=== 2010 ===
  *Daniel Harada, M.S. [[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/19573|The synthesis, optical, and transport properties of SnZrS₃]]
  *Andriy Zakutayev, Ph.D. [[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/15963|BaCuChF (Ch = S, Se, Te) p-type transparent conductors]]
  *Dave Mack, B.S. {{:theses:mack_bs_2010.pdf|Optical and Electrical Properties of Thin Film BaSnO3}}

=== 2009 ===
  *Evan deBlander, B.S. Hons. {{:theses:jurling_bs_2008.pdf|Characterization of BaCuSF Thin Films Grown in Excess Copper, by Pulsed Laser Deposition}} 

=== 2008 ===
  *Paul Newhouse, Ph.D. [[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/9546|Growth and Characterization of Wide–Gap Semiconducting Oxide and Chalcogenide Thin Films by Pulsed Laser Deposition]]
  *Alden Jurling, B.S. {{:theses:jurling_bs_2008.pdf|Impedance Analysis and Breakdown Voltage of Dielectric Materials}}
=== 2007 ===
  *Robert Kykyneshi, Ph.D. [[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/7445|Pulsed laser deposition and thin film properties of p-type BaCuSF, BaCuSeF, BaCuTeF and n-type Zn₂In₂O5 wide band-gap semiconductors]]
  *Joe Kinney, B.S. {{:theses:kinney_bs_2007.pdf|Room Temperature Excitons in BaCuChF}}

=== 2005 ===
  *Briony Horgan, B.S. {{:theses:horgan_bs_2005.pdf|Investigating Grain Boundaries in BaCuS1-xSexF using Impedance Spectroscopy}}
  *Dara Easley, M.S. [[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/22539|Seebeck Coefficient in the High Temperature Limit]]
  *Matthew Price, M. S. Characterization of MgSnO3 films deposited using RF magnetron sputtering 
  *Cheol-Hee Park, Ph.D. (Chemistry, Keszler group) [[https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/29433|Synthesis and study of transparent p- and n-type semiconductors and luminescent materials]]

=== 2004 ===
  *Robert Kykyneshi, M.S. [[http://example.com|Transport Properties of CuSc1-xMgxO2+y and BaCu2S2 Transparent Semiconductors]]
  *Ben Nielsen, M.S. [[http://hdl.handle.net/1957/31608|Analysis of the Processing and Characterization of p-Type CuScO2 Thin Films]]
  *James Osborne, M.S. [[ http://hdl.handle.net/1957/22625|Zinc Tin Oxide Thin Films by Pulsed Laser Deposition for Use in Transparent Thin-Film Transistors]]
=== 2003 ===
  *Levi Kilcher, B.S. {{:theses:kilcher_bs_2003.pdf|Optical Spectroscopy of Transparent Conducting Oxides from the UV to near-IR and a Method for Determining the Refractive Index of Transparent Thin Films}}, (D. H. McIntyre, co-supervisor)
  *Dara Easley, B.S. Hons {{:theses:easley_bs_2004.pdf|Room Temperature Seebeck Measurements on CuSc1-xMgxO2+y Transparent Conductive Thin Films}}
=== 2002 ===
  *Derek Tucker, B.S.Hons {{:theses:tucker_bs_2002.pdf|Optical Characterization of Transparent Conductive Thin Films}}, (D. H. McIntyre, co-supervisor)
=== 2001 ===
  *Ross Brody, B.S., Band gap analysis of doped and undoped CuCrO2 thin films (D. H. McIntyre, co-supervisor)
=== 2000 ===
  *Diedrich Schmidt, B.S., {{:theses:schmidt_bs_2000.pdf|P-type electrical conduction in transparent conducting oxides}}
=== 1999 ===
  *Eric J. M. Moret, Ph.D. [[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/33254|Magnetization study of thallium-based layered superconductors]] 
  *Amy Droegemeier, M.S., {{ :theses:droegermeier_ms_1999.pdf |Critical current distributions in Co-doped YBaCuO single crystals (project)}} 
  *Nate Bezayiff, B.S., Circuit to observe quantum conductance
=== 1998 === 
  *Irene D. Dumkow, Ph. D.,[[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/33817|Oxygen-deficient YBa2Cu3O6+x films investigated by perturbed angular correlation spectroscopy]]  
  *Brandon van Leer, B.S., {{:theses:vanleer_bs_1998.pdf|Analysis of YBa2Cu3O7 films by X-ray diffraction}}
  *Joseph Neal, B.S., Integrated Laboratory Experiences in Physics Education
 
=== 1997 ===
  *Brandon R. Brown, Ph. D.,[[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/34155|Neutron irradiation and dc transport in YBaCuO single crystals: A study of vortex depinning]]  

=== 1996 ===
  *Goran Karapetrov, Ph. D., [[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/34671|Flux creep in Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox and YBa2Cu3Ox thin films: Magnetization and susceptibility studies]] 
  * Dennis W. Tom, Ph. D.,[[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/34650|Microstructural characterization of YBa2Cu3O7-δ thin films with time-differential perturbed angular correlation spectroscopy]]

=== 1995 ===
  *Jeanette M. Roberts, Ph. D., [[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/35164|Critical scaling of thin-film YBaCuO and NdCeCuO resistivity-current isotherms: Implications for vortex phase transitions and universality]]
  *Andrew R. Fowler, B.S., Current dependence of resistivity of YBaCuO in zero magnetic field
=== 1994 ===
  *Amy J. Spofford, B.S., An analysis of the current-voltage characteristics of YBa2Cu3O7 in the vortex state

=== 1993 ===
  *Jeffrey Arasmith, B.S., An introduction to superconductors for undergraduate research assistants

=== 1992 ===
  *Bianca A. Hermann, M.S., [[http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/36628|Resistance in superconductors - A comparison of Y1Ba2Cu3O6+x and Nd2–xCexCuO4–y thin films]] 
  *Anupama Bhat, B.S., The temperature and magnetic field dependence of the activation energy in YBa2Cu3O7 in the flux creep region