Sigma Xi 2015 Student Research Showcase

Physics & Astronomy

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"Optimization and Understanding of Exciton Diffusion in Organic Solar Cells via Novel Monte Carlo Modeling"
Taesoo Daniel Lee, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

A novel and computational Monte Carlo model was written in C++ to investigate the morphology of organic solar cells for improved device performance.

" Proposal of a Molecular Tetrad for Biosynthetic Photon Upconversion "
Miguel Martinez, The Bronx High School of Science

This project proposes a new methodology to achieve photon upconversion, the conversion of a photon to a higher energy, which makes use of a molecular tetrad, a system of four connected molecules, with an applied electric voltage in order to generate a cu 

" Trapped Field Magnets using Thin Film Superconductor Tapes "
Kavita Anjali Selva, Clear Lake High School

Trapped Field Superconducting Magnets. 

"A Hybrid Photometric and Spectral Algorithm for Efficient Detection of Gravitationally Lensed Quasars"
Pranav Sivakumar, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
We report a hybrid method to identify lensed quasars consisting of morphological and PSF-difference algorithms. The method produced results consistent with data reported in the literature and also identified new candidates which warrant follow-up observat