Student Theses

  • Derek Tobias, "Detailed Hotspot Temperatures of Io's Pele Volcano Region" (Senior Thesis, 2024).
  • Jacob Guerrette, "The Milky Way's Structure: How it Compares to Other Galaxies and What That Implies About its Evolutionary History" (Senior Thesis, 2024).
  • Brent Bowler, "Absolute Mountain Heights on Saturn's moon, Titan" (Senior Thesis, 2024).
  • Benjamin Derieg, "A Census of Dust and Gas Properties in Early-type Galaxies using the ALMA Archive" (Senior Thesis, 2024).
  • Maia Nelsen, "Altjira: A Likely Hierarchical Triple Discovered through Non-Keplerian Motion" (Senior Thesis, 2024).
  • Kaelyn Clement, "Photometry of Three Variable Stars Classified as Pulsators by the ATLAS Survey" (Senior Thesis, 2024).
  • Taylor Fleming, "AstroPyplyne: ARCSAT Data Reduction in Astropy" (Senior Thesis, 2024).
  • Zac Shakespear, "Silicates as an Explanation for Discrepancies in Atmospheric Modeling of L-Type Brown Dwarfs" (Senior Thesis, 2024).
  • Conner Camacho, "Recovering Intrinsic Molecular Disk Properties in ALMA Imaging of Massive Galaxies: Precision Measurements of CO Hole Radii" (Senior Thesis, 2024).
  • Tim Morrell, "Detecting Stellar Radial Velocity through Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Data" (Senior Thesis, 2024).
  • Denzil Watts, "Color Index Analysis and Temperature Calibration of the High Amplitude δ Scuti V2455 Cygni" (Senior Thesis, 2024). Full Text PDF
  • Benjamin C N Proudfoot, "Understanding the Origin, Evolution, and Dynamics of Transneptunian Binaries" (PhD Dissertation, 2023). Full Text PDF
  • Gibson Campbell, "The Periods of a Near-Earth Orbit Asteroid" (Senior Thesis, 2023).
  • McKenna Myckowiak, "Follow-Up Observations of Faint Short-Period Variable Stars" (Senior Thesis, 2023).
  • Christiana Suggs, "High Time Density Light Curves of Six Short Period Variable Stars" (Senior Thesis, 2023).
  • Jared R Davidson, "Constructing Stellar Mass Models for Early-type Galaxies with Circumnuclear Disks" (Masters Thesis, 2023). Full Text PDF
  • William Giforos, "nPSF: PSF Fitting Software for Trans-Neptunian Objects" (Senior Thesis, 2023). Full Text PDF
  • Savanah Kay Turner, "[Title]" (Masters Thesis, 2023).
  • Joshua Jones, "A Census of Molecular Gas Properties of Early-Type Galaxies from the ALMA Archive" (Senior Thesis, 2023).
  • Conner Scoresby, "Near-Infrared Single and Binary Spectral Fits for Investigating a Color Gap in L/T Transition Brown Dwarfs" (Senior Thesis, 2023).
  • Burke Boyer, "Improving the Efficiency of a Photodynamical Planetary Model" (Senior Thesis, 2023).
  • Elisabeth Elanor Banks, "Photometric Analysis of the High-Amplitude δ Scuti V2455 Cygni" (Senior Thesis, 2023).
  • Edison Carlisle, "Modeling Circumnuclear Dust Emission Using ALMA Observations of Early-type Galaxies" (Senior Thesis, 2023). Full Text PDF
  • Seneca Heilesen, "Investigations into u’-band Photometry of the Haumea System" (Senior Thesis, 2023).
  • Nicholas Freeman, "Investigations of a Binary Asteroid Dynamical Model" (Senior Thesis, 2023). Full Text PDF
  • Jacob Jensen, "H-alpha color index observations of open-star clusters" (Senior Thesis, 2022).
  • Mayalen Laker, "The Emission Ratio of the [O III] λ λ5007, 4959 Å Doublet with Redshift" (Senior Thesis, 2022). Full Text PDF
  • Emma Campbell, "Photometric Analysis and Modeling of a TESS Object of Interest" (Senior Thesis, 2022). Full Text PDF
  • Dallin Spencer, "Dynamical Evidence for the Existence of a Second Satellite of Eris" (Senior Thesis, 2022).
  • Christian Hall, "Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of Active Galactic Nuclei with The Astronomy Research Consortium (Arc) 3.5m Telescope" (Senior Thesis, 2022).
  • Tyler Harding, "H-alpha and H-beta Variations in X Persei and Gamma Cassiopeiae" (Senior Thesis, 2022).
  • Isaac Christensen, "Searching for Brown Dwarf Binary Systems: Testing the PSF Fitting Code" (Senior Thesis, 2022).
  • Rochelle Julia Steele, "An Analysis of Two Photometric Redshift Methods and Their Uses for Finding Void Galaxies" (Masters Thesis, 2021). Full Text PDF
  • Loic Beus, "Identifying Possible Binary Brown Dwarf Systems Using Point Spread Function Model Fitting" (Senior Thesis, 2021).
  • Savanah Turner, "The Search for Brown Dwarf Binary Systems: Improving the Spectral Fitting Code" (Senior Thesis, 2021).
  • Jarrod Hansen, "Searching for Brown Dwarf Binaries using GAIA, UKIRT and SpeX" (Senior Thesis, 2021).
  • Jared Davidson, "An Examination of the δ Scuti Variable GW Draconis from 20 years of data" (Senior Thesis, 2021).
  • Jackson Steele, "A New Photometric Redshift Method for Galaxies with 0.01 < z < 0.03" (Senior Thesis, 2021). Full Text PDF
  • Abigail Graham, "Surveying Hidden Planets in Kepler Exoplanetary Systems Using Transit Timing Variations" (Senior Thesis, 2021). Full Text PDF
  • Kate Hendrickson, "Modeling the Mutual Inclinations of Exoplanets" (Senior Thesis, 2021).
  • Ian Clark, "The Periods and Stability of ZZ Piscium" (Senior Thesis, 2020). Full Text PDF
  • John-Michael Eberhard, "Statistical Spectral Fitting of Brown Dwarf Binary Candidates" (Senior Thesis, 2020).
  • Caleb Gaunt, "Web-Based Controllers for the ROVOR Observatory" (Senior Thesis, 2020). Full Text PDF
  • Seth Pincock, "Modeling the Orbits of Trans-Neptunian Triple 47171 Lempo" (Senior Thesis, 2019).
  • Christian D Draper, "Search for Dwarf Emission Line Galaxies in Galaxy Voids" (PhD Dissertation, 2019). Full Text PDF
  • Elisabeth Frischknecht, "Exoplanetary Candidates Around HD100546 in Archival ACS Data" (Senior Thesis, 2019). Full Text PDF
  • Nate Benfell, "Reversing Time to Find Families: Reviewing Backwards Integration as a New Method of Family-finding in the Kuiper Belt" (Senior Thesis, 2019). Full Text PDF
  • Rochelle Steele, "Photometric Survey for Dwarf Galaxies Within Intergalactic Voids" (Senior Thesis, 2019). Full Text PDF
  • Alex Spencer, "Automating Noise Reduction Procedures for Exoplanet Research" (Senior Thesis, 2019). Full Text PDF
  • Benjamin Proudfoot, "Modeling The Formation Of The Collisional Family Of The Dwarf Planet Haumea" (Senior Thesis, 2019).
  • Miriam Packard, "Standardizing Light Curves of RR Lyraes in the Globular Cluster NGC 5466" (Senior Thesis, 2019). Full Text PDF
  • Daniel Jones, "Photometric and Polarimetric Signatures of Geosynchronous Satellites" (Senior Thesis, 2019). Full Text PDF
  • Adam Bugg, "Using small robotic telescopes to monitor Cepheid variable stars" (Senior Thesis, 2019).
  • Nicholas Van Alfen, "Survey and Data Reduction of Blazars Using the ROVOR Telescope" (Senior Thesis, 2019). Full Text PDF
  • Seth Clarke, "A Standardized Hα Photometric Index in Cygnus OB2" (Senior Thesis, 2018).
  • Emily Welch, "Looking for Brown Dwarf Binaries with a PSF Fitting Python Script" (Senior Thesis, 2018).
  • Lauren Hindman, "Flaring Rate of Northern Blazars" (Senior Thesis, 2018). Full Text PDF
  • Sean Pearce, "Photometric Calibrations of Gemini Images of NGC 6253" (Senior Thesis, 2018). Full Text PDF
  • Steven Maggard, "Statistically Weighted Orbital Elements for Kuiper Belt Objects" (Senior Thesis, 2018). Full Text PDF
  • Andy Hernandez, "H alpha filter analysis of h and chi Persei using PSF photometry" (Senior Thesis, 2018).
  • Keir Ashby, "Improving Exoplanet Occurrence Rate Estimates with Approximate Bayesian Computation" (Senior Thesis, 2018).
  • Will Oldroyd, "Thermal Equilibrium Depth Modeling of Subglacial Antarctic Meteorites" (Senior Thesis, 2018).
  • Derek Sean Felli, "The Morphology and Uniformity of Circumstellar OH/H2O Masers around OH/IR Stars" (PhD Dissertation, 2017). Full Text PDF
  • Emily Diane Safsten, "Using advanced PSF subtraction techniques on archival data of Herbig Ae/Be stars to search for new candidate companions" (Masters Thesis, 2017). Full Text PDF
  • Parkes Whipple, "Blazar Polarimetry with the ROVOR Telescope" (Capstone, 2017). Full Text PDF
  • McKay Osborne, "Extracting Long-term Periodicity in Markarian 501 from Optical Wavelength Filters" (Senior Thesis, 2017). Full Text PDF
  • Joe Rivest, "Optical Photometric Evidence for a Binary Black Hole in Mrk 501" (Senior Thesis, 2017). Full Text PDF
  • Kyle Matt, "Using Model Point Spread Functions to Identify Possible Binary Brown Dwarf Systems" (Senior Thesis, 2017).
  • Andrew Patterson, "Data Reduction Script for Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope Transit Survey" (Senior Thesis, 2017). Full Text PDF
  • Melissa Hallum, "A Comparison of the Light Curves for NGC 4151" (Senior Thesis, 2017). Full Text PDF
  • Leanne Farnbach, "Statistical Spectral Fitting of Potential Brown Dwarf Binary Systems" (Senior Thesis, 2017).
  • Hugh Bates, "Hα vs Hβ Index Values for the Seyfert Galaxy NGC 4151 Over a Range of Redshifts" (Senior Thesis, 2017).
  • Karrie Beckstead, "Standardizations of Exams for Physics 127-Descriptive Astronomy" (Senior Thesis, 2017).
  • Katrina Pedersen, "Automating the Data Reduction Process for Geosynchronous Satellite Spectra" (Senior Thesis, 2016). Full Text PDF
  • Ryan Lesser, "Measuring Redshifts of Emission-line Galaxies Using Ramp Filters" (Senior Thesis, 2016). Full Text PDF
  • Joel Bradley, "High Mass X-Ray Binary KRL2007B-367 and Adjacent Star Fey in the Optical" (Senior Thesis, 2016).
  • Marcus Holden, "Periodicity of Markarian 501" (Senior Thesis, 2016). Full Text PDF
  • Rachael Hunter, "Improving Period Accuracy of Variable Stars through Radial Velocity Time Corrections" (Senior Thesis, 2016).
  • Ben Fischer, "Reduction and Analysis of KELT Data \\to Confirm Transiting Planets" (Senior Thesis, 2015). Full Text PDF
  • Ryan Walton, "Comparative Analysis of Light Curves for Known RR Lyrae stars in the Globular Cluster M3 Using DAOPHOT and ISIS" (Senior Thesis, 2015).
  • Clement Gaillard, "Detecting Planets around Low-mass Stars in the Kepler Field" (Senior Thesis, 2015). Full Text PDF
  • Robert Foster, "Examination of Time Corrections for RR Lyrae Variables in the Kepler Data" (Senior Thesis, 2015).
  • Doug Gardner, "Searching for Unresolved Binary Brown Dwarfs in the Hubble Archives" (Senior Thesis, 2015).
  • Carla June Carroll, "A Feasibility Study of Photometric Reverberation Mapping with Meter-Class Telescopes" (Masters Thesis, 2015). Full Text PDF
  • Elora Salway, "Using Point-Spread Dunctions to Identify and Characterize Unresolved Binary Brown Dwarfs" (Senior Thesis, 2015).
  • Katrina Wright, "Spectral Fitting of Brown Dwarf Binaries Using C++" (Senior Thesis, 2015).
  • Muxue Liu, "Re-Calibration of the Periods of Selected Cepheids from the Hubble Space Telescope Key Project Using Time Correction" (Masters Thesis, 2015). Full Text PDF
  • Adam K Johanson, "Radio Emission Toward Regions of Massive Star Formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud" (PhD Dissertation, 2015). Full Text PDF
  • Brigitte Stewart, "Morphological Variation in Dune Parameters on Titan Reveals Formation Environment of Dunes" (Senior Thesis, 2014). Full Text PDF
  • Matthew McNeff, "Observing Astronomical Redshift Through Optical Red and Blue Slope Filtes" (Senior Thesis, 2014). Full Text PDF
  • Daniel Robert Blakley, "Introduction to the Development of a Radio Astronomy System at Brigham Young University" (Masters Thesis, 2014). Full Text PDF
  • Emily Stoker, "A Model for A Contact Eclipsing Binary System in the Field of KOI 1152" (Senior Thesis, 2014). Full Text PDF
  • Adam George, "Light propagation through multilayer finger model" (Senior Thesis, 2014). Full Text PDF
  • Chuck Honick, "Single Dish Radio Astronomy: Reaching First Light" (Senior Thesis, 2014). Full Text PDF
  • Nathaly Young, "Short and Long Term Variability Analysis of High Mass X-ray Binary System BD+53 2262" (Senior Thesis, 2014).
  • Emily Ranquist, "A Compilation and Description of Scripts Written for the Optimization of Photometric Procedures" (Senior Thesis, 2013). Full Text PDF
  • Tess Larson, "Using DAOPHOT to Locate KOI 667.01" (Senior Thesis, 2013). Full Text PDF
  • Thayne McCombs, "Development of a Data Reduction Pipeline for the ROVOR Observatory" (Senior Thesis, 2013). Full Text PDF
  • Nichole Millward Maughan, "Simulation of 810 nm Light Propagation Through the Human Finger for Non-Invasive Blood Analysis" (Masters Thesis, 2013). Full Text PDF
  • Michelle Spencer, "Photometric Observations Of Supernovae In BVR And I Filters" (Senior Thesis, 2013). Full Text PDF
  • Carla Carroll, "Broadband Photometric Reverberation Mapping with Meter-Class Telescopes" (Senior Thesis, 2013). Full Text PDF
  • Drake Ranquist, "Asymmetric Magnetic Reconnection in the Solar Corona: Simulation vs. Observation" (Senior Thesis, 2013). Full Text PDF
  • Dino Munoz, "Mega-Maser Emission from Extragalactic Sources" (Senior Thesis, 2013).
  • Heather Patti Jones, "Researching Effective Methods for Teaching the Phases of the Moon" (Masters Thesis, 2012). Full Text PDF
  • Benjamin Boizelle, "Establishing a Multi-year Monitoring Project of Low-luminosity Active Galactic Nuclei" (Senior Thesis, 2012). Full Text PDF
  • Joseph Rawlins, "Infrared Colors Of Trans-Neptunian Objects Observed With Hst" (Senior Thesis, 2012). Full Text PDF
  • Stephen Clouse, "H2O Megamasers: Measuring the Mass of The Black Hole in the Active Nucleus of Markarian 1210" (Senior Thesis, 2012). Full Text PDF
  • Andrea Munyan, "Determining the Origin of OH Megamaser Emission in Merging Galaxies" (Senior Thesis, 2012).
  • Muxue Liu, "Observations on the Transiting Planet around KOI1152" (Senior Thesis, 2012). Full Text PDF
  • Blake Stauffer, "H2O Maser Observations of Planetary Nebula K3-35" (Senior Thesis, 2012). Full Text PDF
  • Nathaniel Cook, "Can The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Detect And Identify Interstellar Comets?" (Senior Thesis, 2012). Full Text PDF
  • Kerianna Butler, "Observations Of Markarian 421 With VERITAS" (Capstone, 2011). Full Text PDF
  • Tabitha Christi Buehler, "A Search for and Characterization of Young Stellar Objects in N206, An H II Complex in the Large Magellanic Cloud" (PhD Dissertation, 2011). Full Text PDF
  • Andrew DeWitt, "Sensitivity Measurements for Two West Mountain Observatory CCDs and Exposure Times for Observing Exoplanets" (Senior Thesis, 2011). Full Text PDF
  • Evan Hansen, "Weather Station for the ROVOR Telescope" (Senior Thesis, 2011). Full Text PDF
  • Kelsey Jorgenson, "Hydrogen Beta Index Calculation for Delta Scuti Variable Stars" (Senior Thesis, 2011).
  • Jacob Nelson, "The Variability of "Normal" Galactic Nuclei" (Senior Thesis, 2011). Full Text PDF
  • Derek Felli, "The Detection of OH-MASER Satellite Lines in High Mass Star Forming Regions" (Senior Thesis, 2011). Full Text PDF
  • Bret Little, "Telescope Automation through CelestialGrid" (Senior Thesis, 2011). Full Text PDF
  • Cynthia Knight, "The Nature of the Most Isolated Galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey" (Senior Thesis, 2011). Full Text PDF
  • Michael DeLoss Joner, "High-Quality Broadband BVRI Photometry of Benchmark Open Clusters" (PhD Dissertation, 2011). Full Text PDF
  • Jessica Lynn Bugno, "Time-series Observations of the High Mass X-Ray Binary 4U 2206+54 to Monitor Light Variation" (Masters Thesis, 2011). Full Text PDF
  • Taran Esplin, "Statistical Spectral Fitting of the Brown Dwarf Binary System 2M0559" (Senior Thesis, 2010).
  • Miriam Anne West, "Comparison of H-alpha and H-beta Temperature Indices in the Hyades and Coma Star Clusters and Selected H-beta Standard Stars" (Masters Thesis, 2010). Full Text PDF
  • Daniel R Allen, "Temperature and Variability of Three Ionian Volcanoes" (Masters Thesis, 2010). Full Text PDF
  • Brian K Bucklein, "In Search of Empty Places: Voids in the Distribution of Galaxies" (PhD Dissertation, 2010). Full Text PDF
  • Kirstin Marie Cooprider, "OH Megamasers in Merging Galaxies: A Multi-Frequency Study of IIZw096" (Masters Thesis, 2010). Full Text PDF
  • Cameron Pace, "BVRI Comparison Stars Near Selected Very-High Energy Blazars" (Senior Thesis, 2010). Full Text PDF
  • Daniel Jibson, "A Study Of Tangential Maser Emissions Of U Orionis" (Senior Thesis, 2010).
  • Richard Pearson, "Markarian 501 Monitoring Campaign Using ROVOR" (Senior Thesis, 2010). Full Text PDF
  • Jeremy Schoonmaker, "Photometric and Spectroscopic Time-Series of Three Delta Scuti Variables" (Senior Thesis, 2010).
  • Debora Merrell, "Calculation Of Hydrogen Beta Color Indices For Delta Scuti Stars" (Senior Thesis, 2009).
  • Laura Adams, "Standardization Of Hα Photometry" (Senior Thesis, 2009). Full Text PDF
  • Janalee Harrison, "Monitoring Variability In 1es 1959+650 With Rovor" (Senior Thesis, 2008). Full Text PDF
  • McKay Bonham, "Observations Of LPH 123 And 127, High-Mass X-Ray Binaries, In A Two-Summer Attempt To Detect Variabilities" (Senior Thesis, 2008).
  • Jonathan Daniels, "Light Curves For Supernova Sn2006jc" (Senior Thesis, 2008). Full Text PDF
  • Natalie Porter, "Continued Observations Of The Variable Star V577 Ophiuchi, A Binary System With A  Scuti Component" (Senior Thesis, 2008).
  • Tiffany Brown, "Finding Light Curves The High Mass X-Ray Binary System Lph 115" (Senior Thesis, 2008).
  • Miriam West, "Photometric Search For Variable Stars In The Open Cluster Ngc 1528" (Senior Thesis, 2008).
  • Amanda Henderson, "Variable Stars In The Cluster Ngc 6882/6885" (Senior Thesis, 2008).
  • Craig Swenson, "Automated Iraf Reduction Scripts For Astronomy Group At Brigham Young University" (Senior Thesis, 2008). Full Text PDF
  • E. Paul Iverson, "New Aperture Photometry Technique For Brigham Young University Astronomy Group" (Senior Thesis, 2008). Full Text PDF
  • Sarah Schuff, "A Photometric Search And Analysis Of Short-Period Variable Stars In The Open Cluster Ngc 7092" (Senior Thesis, 2007). Full Text PDF
  • Tabitha Christi Buehler, "Development of a Method for Calculating Delta Scuti Rotational Velocities and Hydrogen Beta Color Indices" (Masters Thesis, 2007). Full Text PDF
  • Kathleen Elizabeth Moncrieff, "Development of a New Ca II H and K Spectrophotometric Temperature Index" (Masters Thesis, 2007). Full Text PDF
  • Christian Draper, "A Variable Star Search In The Open Cluster NGC 6940" (Senior Thesis, 2007).
  • Eric Allan, "Observing The Variability Of AGN: Aperture Photometry Vs. PSF Fitting" (Senior Thesis, 2007). Full Text PDF
  • Joel Jolley, "Time-Series Ensemble Photometry Of The High-Amplitude  Scuti Star Ae Ursae Majoris" (Senior Thesis, 2007). Full Text PDF
  • Nicholas Stanley, "Methods For Long Period Variability Detection Using Optical Photometry" (Senior Thesis, 2007). Full Text PDF
  • Adam Johanson, "Galaxy Nuclear Variability As A Probe Of AGN Structure" (Senior Thesis, 2007). Full Text PDF
  • Cody Short, "Characterization And Analysis Of The Site 1k Ccd As Used In The Tenagra Ii .81m Telescope" (Senior Thesis, 2007). Full Text PDF
  • Jennifer Stanley, "Radio Astronomy At Brigham Young University" (Senior Thesis, 2007). Full Text PDF
  • John Gordon, "Using An Optical D-Fiber As A Chemical Sensor" (Senior Thesis, 2007).
  • Charles Phillips, "Photometric And Spectroscopic Observations Of Two  Scuti Variables: V919 Herculis And V927 Herculis" (Senior Thesis, 2007).
  • Liberty Rae Evanko, "Development of an H-Alpha Index for the Detection of PMS Candidates in Young Open Clusters" (PhD Dissertation, 2007). Full Text PDF
  • Patrick Baugh, "The Usefulness Of Flat Field Images Does Time Matter?" (Senior Thesis, 2006). Full Text PDF
  • Berne Broadbent, "A Photometric Search for Variable Stars in the Sparsely Populated Regions of NGC 2169 and NGC 5385" (Senior Thesis, 2006).
  • Steve Gray, "A Variable Star Search in NGC 6866" (Honors Thesis, 2006).
  • Michael Benjamin Rose, "A Search for Low-Amplitude Variability Among Population I Main Sequence Stars" (Masters Thesis, 2006). Full Text PDF
  • Aaron Paget, "ROVOR: Protection From The Elements Ensuring Safe Observational Conditions" (Capstone, 2006). Full Text PDF
  • Mana Philip Vautier, "Standardization of H Photometry Using Open Clusters III. The Pleiades" (Senior Thesis, 2006). Full Text PDF
  • Oliver Woodland, "Development Of An Automated Search Engine For Variable Stars In Large Clusters" (Senior Thesis, 2006).
  • Ryan Wessel, "Analysis of SN 2005CS and SN 2006X" (Senior Thesis, 2006).
  • Tabitha Buehler (Bush), "A Photometric and Spectroscopic Study of Three 0 Scuti Stars: GW Ursae Majoris, BO Lyncis, and AN Lyncis" (Senior Thesis, 2005).
  • Kathleen Moncrieff, "A Photometric Search for Variable Stars in the Open Cluster NGC 6709" (Senior Thesis, 2005).
  • Christopher Olsen, "Collimation and Focusing of the Optics of the 22 Inch Rovor Telescope" (Senior Thesis, 2005).
  • Andrew J. Davis, "A CCD Photometric Search for Variable Stars in the Open Cluster NGC 188" (Honors Thesis, 2005).
  • James E Maxwell, "Photometric Analysis of Cluster Fields Using Daophot and Bigphot " (Masters Thesis, 2004).
  • Mariya Ivanushkina, "Monitoring Period Changes in High Amplitude Delta Scuti Stars " (Masters Thesis, 2004).
  • Aubrie Anna Maxwell, "A Comparison of Radial Velocity Scanner and Charge Coupled Device Spectral Data for Six Stars" (Masters Thesis, 2004).
  • Stephen Richard McNeil, "Detection of Small-Amplitude Optical Variability in Galactic Nuclei" (PhD Dissertation, 2004).
  • Peter Brown, "Observing Gamma Ray Burst Afterglows from BYU's Orsen Pratt Observatory" (Senior Thesis, 2004).
  • Michael Rose, "Improving Aperture Photometry Reduction Techniques" (Senior Thesis, 2004).
  • Joseph Hopper, "Current State of the Software Used to Control the Remote Observatory for Variable Object Research" (Senior Thesis, 2004).
  • Elizabeth Jeffery, "Calibration of Standard Stars in the Galactic Cluster M67" (Senior Thesis, 2004).
  • Phillip Bernell Warner, "A Theoretical Gamma Doradus Instability Strip " (Masters Thesis, 2003).
  • J. Edward Maxwell, "Applying Filter Functions to Spectra Using the Cubic Spline Method" (Senior Thesis, 2003).
  • Jacob John Albretsen, "Expanding the Standard Star Library Using CCD Photometry" (Masters Thesis, 2002).
  • Jonathan Barnes, "Goldhelox Phase 0/1 Safety Certification " (Masters Thesis, 2002).
  • Jacob P. Fugal, "Characteristics of a Slitless Spectroscopic Near-Infrared Emission-Line Galaxy Survey" (Honors Thesis, 2002).
  • Liberty Rae Evanko, "Baade-Wesselink Radii and Absolute Magnitudes for Ad Canis Minoris and Eh Librae" (Masters Thesis, 2001).
  • Matthew Bodell Garvin, "Restoring the BYU Spectograph to Service on the 24 inch Telescope at West Mountain Observatory " (Masters Thesis, 2001).
  • Liberty Rae Schwendiman, "A PHotometric Study of the Anomalous Second Period in V567 Ophiuchi" (Senior Thesis, 2000).
  • Liberty Rae Schwendiman, "A Photometric Study of the Anomalous Second Period in V567 Ophiuchi" (Senior Thesis, 2000).
  • Matthew Bodell Garvin, "V927 Herculis: δ Scuti γ Doradus?" (Honors Thesis, 1999).
  • Maureen Lyn Hintz, "Photometric Abundance Calibration of Delta Scuti Variables Usig Caby Photometry " (Masters Thesis, 1998).
  • Peter W A Roming, "A Long-slit Spectral Analysis of the Nuclear Region of M101 and M33 and a Search for Non-Nuclear Seyfet Activity in M33" (PhD Dissertation, 1998).
  • David Rich Miller, "A Simulation of Synthetic Aperature Stellar Interferometry Using Post Acquisition Time Correlation" (Masters Thesis, 1998).
  • Kenneth A Nelson, "The Boots Void: A Study Determining the True Center and Degree Of Emptiness " (Masters Thesis, 1997).
  • Michael Dean Rice, "Galactic Distribution Function of Two Superclusters" (Masters Thesis, 1997).
  • Bryan Lee Paul, "Voids in the Nearby Universe: A Study of the CfA Redshift Catalog" (Masters Thesis, 1997).
  • John Morgan Powell, "Properties of Yellow Supergiant Stars From Strogren-Crawford-Twarog Photometry " (PhD Dissertation, 1996).
  • Dawn K. Gifford, "Comparison of ORPA Suprathermal Electron and OPA Solar Wind Proton Data from the Pioneer Venus Orbiter" (Honors Thesis, 1996).
  • Eric George Bow Hintz, "Multicolor, Two-Dimensional Photometric Study of Galaxies in Rich Abell Clusters" (PhD Dissertation, 1995).
  • Peter W A Roming, "An Imaging Search for Non-Nuclear Seyfert Activity and Evidence for Mass Outflow from the Nucleus of M101" (Masters Thesis, 1995).
  • Kenneth Nelson, "A Photometric Study of the Pulsation Period for BL Camelopardalis" (Honors Thesis, 1995).
  • Noe Yamaguchi, "Pioneer Venus Orbiter Retarding Potential Analyzer Observations of the Electron Component of teh Solar Wind, and of the Venus Bow Shock and Magnetosheath" (Honors Thesis, 1995).
  • Kristen Adams, "A Presentation of the Mapping of LBN434 and Its Ramifications on the Assumption of Clear Seeing at high Galactic Lattitudes" (Honors Thesis, 1994).
  • Laralee Gordon Ireland, "Filamentary Structure of the Distant Magnetotail Lobes: ISEE-3" (Masters Thesis, 1993).
  • Stephen Richard McNeil, "Changes in the Magnetotail Lobe Structure at -18 to -38 Re Due to Changing Solar Wind and IMF Conditions" (Masters Thesis, 1991).
  • Stephen M. Setzer, "M Giant Space Density in the MF17 Region" (Honors Thesis, 1990).
  • John Morgan Powell, "A Photometric and Spectroscopic Study of V567 Opiuchi" (Masters Thesis, 1989).
  • Fabrizio Pinto, "A Theoretical Scenario for the Dynamics of Formation and Early Evolution of Globular Clusters in Galaxies" (PhD Dissertation, 1989).
  • Michael Todd Johnson, "Computer Simulation of Plasma Interactions Near Titan" (PhD Dissertation, 1989).
  • Snehavadan Ema Macwan, "A Determination of Twisting of the Earth's Magnetotail at Distances 115-220 RE: ISEE-3" (Masters Thesis, 1988).
  • David Wayne Thomas, "Space Density Distribution of M-Type Giants in the MF17 and MF18 Regions" (Masters Thesis, 1988).
  • Mario Ruben Perez, "The Young Open Clusters NGC 2244 and NGC 2264: New Observations and a Comparative Study" (PhD Dissertation, 1988).
  • Gordon Ray Wilson, "Simulation of the Plasma Interaction With Thin Dust Clouds" (PhD Dissertation, 1987).
  • Scott B Johnson, "The galactic foreground reddening in the direction of the nearby Triangulum galaxy M33" (Masters Thesis, 1987).
  • Aaron L Alexander, "A photometric study of BL Herculis" (Masters Thesis, 1987).
  • Chulhee Kim, "The Color Excesses of Classical Cepheids and the Structure of our Galaxy" (PhD Dissertation, 1984).
  • Bryan G Peterson, "Spectroscopic Determination of the Electron Density and Electron Temperature in the BYU Topolotron: Operation NA Tokamak-Like Configuration" (PhD Dissertation, 1983).
  • Clifton D Laney, "Spectral types, color indices, and abundances for cepheids in the magellanic clouds and the galaxy" (PhD Dissertation, 1982).
  • Michael DeLoss Joner, "A Photometric and Spectrographic Study of XX Cygni" (Masters Thesis, 1981).
  • Kent A Feltz, "Color Excesses of Classical Cepheids" (PhD Dissertation, 1977).
  • Albert Johnson, "Measurements of Infared Brightness Temperatures with a Rapid-Scan Spectrometer System" (Masters Thesis, 1976).
  • Karen A Halberg Young, "A photometric and spectrographic study of four dwarf cepheids" (Masters Thesis, 1976).
  • Wilbur Reed Langford, "Intermediate-band photometry of short period dwarf Cepheid variables" (PhD Dissertation, 1975).
  • Robert Gordon George, "A Search for the Sources of the Solar Wind in the 9.1 m Brightness Temperature" (PhD Dissertation, 1975).
  • Robert Michael Hall, " Uvbyβ Photometry of M39" (Masters Thesis, 1974).
  • Loren L. Dutson, "A Photometric Study of HS Herculis" (Masters Thesis, 1974).
  • Roger D. Tippets, "Narrow-Band Photometry of Visual Binaries" (Masters Thesis, 1973).
  • Stephen Kerry Wilcken, "A Photometric Study of the Eclipsing Binary RZ Scuti" (Masters Thesis, 1973).
  • Kent A Feltz, "Interstellar Reddening Near the North Galactic Pole" (Masters Thesis, 1972).
  • William Dean Daily, "Alfven Wave Propagation in Interplanetary Space" (PhD Dissertation, 1971).
  • Donald A. Steele, "9.1 cm Radio Emission of the Sun as an Indicator of Certain Solar Terrestrial Events" (Masters Thesis, 1970).
  • Darrell Smith, "Epoch Analysis of Solar Flare Producing Regions and Related Cosmic Ray Decreases for a Solar Cycle" (Masters Thesis, 1970).
  • Don Morris Wrathall, "Venus: A Measurement and Interpretation of Radiation Near 1.35 Centimeters Wavelength and the Microwave Phase Effect" (PhD Dissertation, 1970).
  • Stacy Wenzel Luke, "The Origin of Long Period Micropulsations in the Geomagnetic Field" (PhD Dissertation, 1970).
  • Leroy Edison Sievers, "Large Scale Geomagnetic Activity and the Direction of the Interplanetary Magnetic Field" (PhD Dissertation, 1969).
  • Rick Karl Skousen, "On the Relationship Between Flare-Producing Regions and Cosmic-Ray Decreases" (Masters Thesis, 1969).
  • Carl Smyth Christensen, "Solar Cosmic Rays and the Interplanetary Magnetic Field" (Masters Thesis, 1968).
  • Stephen Llew Jr Johnson, "Narrow-Band and Intermediate-Band Photometry of Globular Star Clusters" (Masters Thesis, 1968).
  • Helen Claire Sievers, "An Abundance Analysis of the B3 Star HD 37058" (Masters Thesis, 1968).
  • John Smith Beardall, "Standardization of the KHG Index for Star Classification" (Masters Thesis, 1968).
  • John Burton Winters, "Relationship Between Mariner IV Interplanetary Magnetic Field Measurements and Solar Photospheric Magnetic Fields" (Masters Thesis, 1968).
  • Keith Henry Stirling, "Some Large Scale Variations in the Interplanetary Magnetic Field Observed by Mariner IV Spacecraft and Their Relationship to Geomagnetism" (Masters Thesis, 1966).
  • Bruce K Carter, "An Evaluation of General Education in the Physical Sciences at Brigham Young University" (Masters Thesis, 1966).
  • James H. Karle, "c & 1 Photometry of Visual Binaries and the Galactic Cluster-Messier 39" (Masters Thesis, 1966).
  • Don Morris Wrathall, "A Portable Photometric System for Observing the Nocturnal Variation of the Sodium-D Emission from the Night Sky" (Masters Thesis, 1965).
  • Bruce K. Carter, "An Evaluation of General Education in the Physical Sciences at Brigham Young University" (Masters Thesis, 1965).
  • Ellis D., Jr. Miner, "Narrow-Band Photometry of F5-K5 Stars" (PhD Dissertation, 1965).
  • Douglas Emron Jones, "A Measurement and Analysis of the Brightness Temperature Distribution over the Planet Venus at Wavelengths of 13.5 and 19 Millimeters utilizing the Mariner R II Spacecraft" (PhD Dissertation, 1964).
  • George E Matthews, "Narrow Band Photometry of the Beta Canis Majoris Variable Stars" (Masters Thesis, 1962).
  • Gordon C Augason, ""Photometry of Variable Stars - Part I: The Delta Scuti Stars" (Masters Thesis, 1961).
  • Wilford Bruce Hilton, "The Eclipsing Binary AW Pegasi" (Masters Thesis, 1961).
  • Loren R Anderson, "Astronomical Photometer" (Masters Thesis, 1960).
  • H Kimball Hansen, "A Spectrographic Study of the Eclipsing Binary RZ Scuti" (Masters Thesis, 1959).
  • Kay Baker, "The Intensities of the H and H Absorption Lines of Early Type Stars" (Masters Thesis, 1958).
  • Duane R. Aston, "A Spectrographic Study of the Eclipsing Binary U Cephei" (Masters Thesis, 1957).