Peter Millet
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Education:B.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1961. M.S. Syracuse University, 1963. Ph.D. Syracuse University, 1969. Thesis: "Three Reversed Spin Bound States in the Heisenberg Model of a Ferromagnetic Spin System." Appointments: Assistant Professor of Physics, Hamilton College, 1968-74. Associate Professor of Physics, Hamilton College, 1974-80. Litchfield Professor of Physics, Hamilton College, 1980-Present. Associate Dean of the College and Associate Dean of Students, 1982-1985 |
Undergraduate Research
Recent undergraduate research projects with me fall into several categories—click on the links below for more information:
- Nonlinear dynamics in a mechanical system
- Nonlinear dynamics in an aero-acoustic system
- Complexity
- Celestial Mechanics
Recent projects under my supervision
| Abrar Ahmed (14') | "Dynamical behavior and complexity in certain evolutionary games" |
| Luke Sisler ('14) | "An investigation of the acoustic impedance of a Helmholtz resonator" |
| Emi Birch ('14) | "A field guide to teaching observation of the night sky" |
| Andrew Morrison ('14) | "The Stirling Engine: Construction and experimentation" |
| Tae-Wook Kang ('13) | "Construction of Helmholtz resonators and a study of Helmholtz resonator's Laser Deflection" |
| Allison Eck ('12) | "About the Principle of Minimum Action: A guide to C. H. F. Peters' Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität dissertation" |
| Cui (Olivia) Lin ('12) | "Prisoner's Dilemma and More: Computer Model of Complex Systems Using Netlogo" |
| Erich Kreyling ('10) | "Study of a laminar-to-turbulent flow transition" |
| Greg Schwedock ('10) | "Entropy of a model complex system" |
| Emily Benzer ('08) | "Investigation of the Metropolis and Demon Algorithms in Thermal Systems" |
| Todd Johnson ('08) | "Nonlinear Dynamics of the Impact Oscillator and Human Perceptual-Motor Tasks" |
| Heather Parker ('07) | "A Photometric Study of Variable Stars in NGC 6882" |
| Sarah Griffith (’06) | “The Open Cluster Distance Modulus and a Study of NGC 6882/6885.” |
| Peter Coxeter (’05) | “Further Insights into the Behavior of an Impact Oscillator.” |
| Olamide Harrison (’05) | “On Complexity—An Investigation into Traffic Flow Using Cellular Automata.” |
| Mary Beatrice Dias ('04) | "An Analytical and Numerical Study of the Restricted Three-Body Problem." |
| Jessie McComb ('03) | "The Search for Stability: Perturbations in the Orbital Elements of Three Asteroids." |
| Andrew Wiechmann ('02) | "The computer and the asteroid: computer controlled pointing, tracking, and data reduction in the study of asteroids ." |
| Bryan Smith ('02) | "Study of jet oscillations in an edge-tone generator." |
| Edward Nelson ('01) | "Resonators: measuring pressure fields using laser deflection." |
| J. Michael Smith ('01) | "Limiting magnitude and resolution on a CCD-telescope combination and the resulting precision of asteroid orbital elements." |
| Sarah Hall ('01) | "Micrometeorite collection and analysis -- a link to the extraterrestrial environment." |
| Jezerik Gaddoura ('99) | "Shock waves: a laser deflection technique for reduced-density channel measurements." |
| Nicole Henderson ('99) | "Asteroid observation and analysis." |
| Matthew Hornbach ('98) | "Asteroid orbits: theory and reality." |
