2026 Physics Capstone Symposium

Senior Physics capstone presentations will take place Monday, May 4th starting at 2pm in Rieke 103A. 

2:04pm –  Koen Solis
“Homemade Polygraph Machine Performance Analysis”

2:16pm  Junior Quenga
“Playing with Food: Investigating Induced Vibrational Frequencies with the ‘Liquid Rope-Coiling Effect’

2:28pm – Shiori Nakayama
“The Physics of Stirring Tea: Why Leaves Gather at the Center”

2:40pm – Keaton Calvert
“An Exploration in Simulating the Physical Behavior of Light in Real Time”

2:52pm – Jonathan Ochoa
“3-D Printed Strength”

Break

3:14pm – Morgan Choate-Deeds
“An Investigation of Emitter Proximity on Ionic Wind Generation in the 4-6 kV Corona Discharge Order”

3:26pm – Jeffrey Buetow
“Impact of Wolf Eliminator Weight and Placement on the Properties of the Wolf Note in the Cello”

3:38pm – Marlouie Aguilar
“The Effect of Tire Inflation Pressure on Maximum Tractive Force”

3:50pm – Alyssa Anderson & Vincent Le
“Radical Ash: Comparing the Radiation Levels in Soil Between Mt. St. Helens and Pacific Lutheran University”