In a joint collaboration with the Microbiology Department, students have built 50 EMF chambers in which seeds can be germinated. In this carefully-controlled study, students and faculty will be able to investigate the effects that exposure to electromagnetic fields may have on the development of these plants, while being able to remove a host of confusing secondary influences. Highly-Excited Atomic States . In this study, students are constructing equipment that will allow them to investigate the structure of atoms in the middle of the periodic table of the elements. Computer Modeling of Stellar Pulsations.
Stellar pulsations allow astronomers to probe the structures of stars in great detail.
This is accomplished by comparing observational data with the results of elaborate computer simulations. Work is continuing at Weber State University with the theoretical investigation of stellar pulsation characteristics. Optical Properties of Semiconductors. Students are currently developing an apparatus to measure the modulation of reflectance of light from semiconductor surfaces and buried interfaces. The experiment is being set up so that it will be possible to switch between two sources of modulation giving complementary information.