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2017 Fall
My Classes:
» Phy.213 Lecture
(§ 1 syllabus)
» PS.121 Studio
(§ 1 syllabus)
(§ 3 syllabus)
Projects:
» Projects Now
(updates)
» Project Ideas
(Let's do one!)
» Old Projects
(ask for details) here =>
CoS Curriculum:
» Attributes
for Core II Nat.Sci.
(approved version)
CoS Recruitment
» Green & White
(power-point slides)
» old vita
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Curt Foltz Assistant Professor, Physics & Physical Science
office: Sci.159 foltzc@marshall.edu
(304) 696-2519
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Previous Student Projects that I've Directed (by year) :
2008 : magnetic field refractive index detected by a ½-meter long interferometer in vacuum
2007 : effectiveness of thermoelectric cooler (Peltier device) at various Temperatures
2006 : setup and control of an old tunable dye laser
2004 : test and calibrate a new scanning electron microscope and atomic force microscope
2002 : do AC electric fish frequency-modulate intentionally ?
2001 : giving an abused bell-jar vacuum system new life as a plasma container
2000 : physics concept development in elementary school children
1999 : making large reflection holograms
1998-2000 : physics demonstrations and explanations in elementary schools
. . . (12-28 students/semester visited 9-26 classrooms in teams of 3-4, on 4 topics)
1997 : evaporation and isotope separation of organic materials
1996 : production and containment of a highly-charged plasma of protons
1995 : measuring the Electric Field signal of an individual fish among a school
1995 : turtles’ response to changing and circular magnetic fields
1995 : measuring the critical temperature and critical field of high-Tc YCBO
1995 : photovoltaic cells as diodes and as current generators
1995 : using a fiber-optic Michelson interferometer as a remote sensor
1994 : photographing stellar spectra with a home-made portable spectrograph
1994 : electrical and optical properties of home-made thin-film field-effect transistors
1994 : speed distribution of evaporating Sulfur atoms (in vacuum by time-of-flight)
1994 : the effect of bias and audio signal levels on remnant magnetization (tapes)
1992-3 : Cobalt-60 gamma-decay rate in a strong external magnetic field
1993 : bringing a very old transmission electron microscope back on-line
1993 : building a dc-ac power inverter (for W.Md’s portable telescope)
1992 : combustion efficiency of a high-performance race-car engine (in 5-dimensions)
1992 : semi-automated search for new asteroids with U.N.Kearny’s 16” Newtonian
1992 : constructing and installing meteor shower and bolide projectors in a planetarium
1991-2 : computer control of U.N.Kearny’s 16” Newtonian with automatic star-finding
1991 : Wondering About the Star of Bethlehem (a new planetarium program)
1991 : using a CCD camera for computer-enhanced images from U.N.Kearny’s 16” Newtonian
Future projects : Anything! What equipment do you have that’s not being used?
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