This page collects the digitized full text Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. For work accomplished after Fall 2023 please also see the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Selected titles of Undergraduate honors thesis written prior to 2011 can be found in Special Collections.
Theses from 2024
Low Noise Amplifier for 5GHz Wi-Fi Applications on 22nm, Harshdeep Singh
Theses from 2023
Micro-Faraday Cage Design and Analysis for RF Sensitive Components on an LTCC Substrate in HFSS, Roberto Quezada
Design of a Sigma-Delta ADC in 65nm CMOS Process, Michael Lee Thompson III
Evaluation of Dual Band J-Pole Antennas to Serve Drone-Mountable Ham Radio Repeater, Jeremiah Wimer
Theses from 2022
Measuring the Electrical Properties of 3D Printed Plastics in the W-Band, Noah Gregory
Signal Analysis of Photovoltaic Systems for Multilevel Cybersecurity, Wesley G. Schwartz
Design of a Bandgap Voltage Reference, Nicolaus Vail
Theses from 2021
Evaluating the Thermal Conductivity of Potting Materials using the Hot-Wire Method, Yeny Hau Chen
Ironless, Axial Flux, Electric BLDC Motor for Aircraft Electric Propulsion, Kevin W. Hobbs
Impact of Wind Generation on Transmission Voltage Support during Weak Grid, Yugo Isogai
Transimpedance Amplification of Optocoupler Output for High Temperature Applications, Kara Maurer
Design and Fabrication of a Microstrip Bandpass Filter in LTCC, Allison Rucker
Effect of Silicon Carbide on Electric Drivetrains of Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Haley Solera
Optoelectronic Valley-Spin Qubits with Ambipolar Quantum Dots, Jeremy Tull
An Examination of Grid Stability as it Relates to the Increased Integration of Inverter-Based Resources, Daniel Voss
Theses from 2020
Smart Textiles as the Digital Interface of the Future, Audra Beneux
Design and Verification of Search Coil Inductance for Pulse Induction Metal Detection, David Desrochers
Antenna Radiation Element Designs for 5G Applications, Zhijun Gui
Simultaneous Ohmic Contacts to n and p-type Silicon Carbide for Future Electric Vehicles, Hayden Hunter
Methods of High-Fidelity, High-Efficiency Class-D Audio Amplification, Kaleb Kassaw
Ohmic Contact Metallization for Silicon Carbide in Future Transportation and Aviation Systems, Tanner W. Rice
Reducing EMI in SiC Direct Torque Controlled Motor Drive, Michael Sykes
Theses from 2019
Load Flow Analysis of 138/69kV Substation Using Electrical Transient & Analysis Program (ETAP), Vanessa Abadia Gomez
Design of Two-Stage Operational Amplifier using Indirect Feedback Frequency Compensation, Roderick Gomez
Characterization of High Temperature Optocoupler for Power Electronic Systems, David Gonzalez
Designing a Solar PV System to Power a Single-Phase Distribution System, Ana Guerra Vega
Design of an embedded iris recognition system for use with a multi-factor authentication system., Christopher David Hess
Very Low Power Cockcroft-Walton Voltage Multiplier for RF Energy Harvesting Applications, Trace Langdon
Autonomous Boat Control Software Design Using Model-Based Systems Engineering, Noah Nelson
Optical Response Analysis of THz Photoconductive Antenna Using COMSOL Multiphysics, Jose Isaac Santos Batista
Counterfeit Detection with Multispectral Imaging, Ian Spatz
Modeling Solder Ball Array Interconnects for Power Module Optimization, Paul Swearingen
Designing, Simulating, and Layout of an RFIC Mixer in a 130 nm SiGe Process, Logan Walz
Theses from 2018
SCADA and PLC Systems Configuration for the NCREPT Test Facility, Arman Ahmed
Command Validation for Cybersecure Power Router, Isaac M. Kroger
High Temperature Wide Bandgap Light Emitting Diodes for Harsh Environment Applications, Stephanie Sandoval
Theses from 2017
Design of a Folded Cascode Operational Amplifier in a 1.2 Micron Silicon-Carbide CMOS Process, Kyle Addington
A Manufacturer Design Kit for Multi-Chip Power Module Layout Synthesis, Jonathan Main
Compositionally Graded Indium Gallium Nitride Solar Cells, Christopher Matthews
Development of Intermediate Band Solar Cell through InGaN Quantum Well Structures, Kelly McKenzie
Theses from 2016
Smart Gate Driver Design for Silicon (Si) IGBTs and Silicon-Carbide (SiC) MOSFETs, Abdulaziz Alghanem
Time Domain Analysis of Terahertz Photoconductive Antennas Using High- Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS), David Carballo
Design of SmartSeat Car Seat Safety System to Prevent Child Vehicular Heat Stroke, Alexis D. LaMott
Design of Processing Circuitry for an RF Energy Harvester, Brett Schauwecker
Development of Breast Tissue Phantoms for Enhanced Terahertz Imaging Utilizing Microdiamond and Nano-Onion Particles, Alec Walter
Theses from 2015
Analysis of portable charging systems for mobile devices utilizing today's technology, Dylan Ashley
Coreless Planar Transformer using Low-Temperature Co-fired Ceramics for Isolated Gate Driver Applications, Matthew W. Feurtado
Fusion of short-mid wavelength infrared image and long wavelength image using discrete wavelet transform for image quality enhancement, Rocky Hedrick
Comparison of low-temperature co-fired ceramic and direct bonded copper for single ended primary inductance topology, Kristopher Cody Johnson
Design of Integrated Current Reference Circuits for a 180-nanometer BICMOS Silicon Process, Timothy Max Megee
Magnetic Amplifiers for Voltage Regulation Applications, Casey Morgan O'Grady
Maximum Power Point Tracking and solar power for developing countries around the world, Christopher M. Plate
Simulation of a Dissimilar Fresnel Relfectarray Antenna, Paul L. Rogers
Object Tracking Through the Use of Color Hue Image Processing, Zachary R. Sabey
Resonant Spectra of Metal Nanotoroids of Various Sizes, Huong Quynh Tran
Implementation of Natural Switching Surface Control for a Flyback Converter, Ethan Storm Williams
Mobile Health Sensing with Smart Phones, Abby Logan Wise
Theses from 2014
Implementation of prediction algorithms to reduce latency in control of switching converters, Brent Bell
The synthesis and characterization of copper indium sulfide and cadmium selenide nanocrystals and their applications in photodetectors, Zachary T. Bever
Transmission of Stereo Audio Signals with Lasers, William Austin Curbow
A Comparison of Pressure-less Silver Sintering Materials with Conventional Electronic Die Attach Practices, Ross M. Liederbach
Reading and Wirelessly Sending EEG Signals Using Arduinos and XBee Radios to Control a Robot, Andrew Paul Simms
Developing a Tool for Generation of Operational Amplifier Models from Datasheet Parameters, Benjamin Riley Sissons
Characterization and Model Verification of SiC CMOS Transmisison Gates, Andrew H. Taylor
Theses from 2013
Distortion Tolerant Source Code Using Viterbi Algorithm, Christopher Hankins
The effect of platinum in Nafion for proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Elliott Korb
Automated Behavioral Modeling of Switching Voltage Regulators, Michael Leonard
SPICE netlist generation for electrical parasitic modeling of multi-chip power module designs, Peter Tucker
Theses from 2012
A Linear Sampling multiple frequency method for target detection, Tyler Bowman
A Study on the Effects of Solar Power, Jonathan Hayes
Development of Micro-Hall Sensors for High Power Electronics Applications, Thomas Rembert
Theses from 2011
Plasmonic effect on the photoluminescence of InAs quantum dot nanostructures, David Fryauf
An expressive vocal MIDI controller, Brady Hurlburt
Mapping device with wireless communication, Xiangyu Liu
Showcase for the advantages of asynchronous vs. synchronous circuits, Justin Roark
Reducing energy usage of NULL Convention Logic circuits using NULL Cycle Reduction combined with supply voltage scaling, Brett Sparkman
Theses from 2009
A study on the effect of random placement and orientation on the resonance of multiple split ring resonators, Michael Buscher
Computational modeling of the internal structure in the breast, Jordan Greenlee
Developing equivalent second order system models and robust controls for servo-drive related systems, Christopher Hoyt
Low voltage, low power, bulk-driven amplifier, Shama Huda
Preliminary study based on the DDSCAT software to explore increasing the contrast of breast tumors for microwave imaging, Rachel Megee
Theses from 2008
DNA Comparison Chip: Circuit Design and Evaluation, Tushar Bajaj
A Timer Module for an 8051 Microcontroller, Troy England
Measurement of Absolute Argon Excited State Populations and Electron Energy Distribution Functions in an Ar-a-Si Plasma, Katherine Herring
Optical properties of colloidal core/shell nanocrystals, Abhishek Joshi
A study of switched-capacitor filters, Kacie Thomas
Microwave dielectroscopy of breast tissue phantoms in the 5.8-40 GHz range, Binh Tran
