IMMERSE 2014 Kick-off Meeting

1. IMMERSE 2014Kick-off Meeting April 16, 2014 CB254Brigham Young University

2. IMMERSE 2014 Students

3. Hawkins (9) Mazzeo (11) Schultz (4) Wirthlin (12) Technical SubGroups IMMERSE Schultz Coordinator: Jaffrey Ravert Team: Roger Chu Trevor Decker Matthew Hamblin Erik Hamilton Jacob Johnson Jeffrey Ravert Justin Sorensen Carlos Vilorio Alan Weinert Coordinator: Katy Dallon Team: Jared Baxter Danilo Bustamante Derek Clement Andrew Cutler Josh Flygare Nathaniel Gates William Lange Jake Larsen Scott Sedgwick John Vogel Coordinator: LeGrand Shumway Team: Chad Josephson Rex King Reid Worthen Coordinator: Ammon Gruwell Team: Matthew Cannon Kyle Davidson Ammon Gruwell YazanHalawa Adam Hastings Luke Hsiao Brittany Irizarry Jay Lee Alex Lin Luke Newmeyer Thomas Townsend

4. Outreach (13) Websites/ Tutorials (9) Broader impacts Projects IMMERSE CHIP CAMP (13) Team Alex Lin Carlos Vilorio Danilo Bustamante Derek Clement Jake Larsen Jared Baxter Jeff Ravert John Vogel LeGrand Shumway Luke Hsiao Reid Worthen Roger Chu Thomas Townsend Team Jacob Johnson Adam Hastings Brittany Irizarry Chad Josephson Josh Flygare Justin Sorensen Katy Dallon Kyle Davidson Matthew Cannon Matthew Hamblin Nathaniel Gates Trevor Decker YazanHalawa Team Alan Weinert Ammon Gruwell Andrew Cutler Erik Hamilton Jay Lee Luke Newmeyer Rex King Scott Sedgwick William Lange

5. OUTREACH • Specific Topics • Conduct lab interactions with SOAR students. These can include lab tours, displays, use of microscopes, posters • Fix and improve existing wall mounted displays • Organize and conduct New Student Orientation • DEMOs documentation (Including website)

6. Chip camp CHIP CAMP – Build equipment for experiments Organize and plan Buy supplies Supervise students during camp

7. WEBSITES / TUTORIALS • Hawkins Websitewww.et.byu.edu/faculty/ahawkins • Update present and past student bios • Update publications and “news” items • IMMERSE Website (http://immerse.byu.edu) • Update research projects • Update alumni bios • Take photos • Clarify what IMMERSE is and how to apply – possibly change application deadline • Configurable Computer Laboratory (CCL) Webpage (http://splish.ee.byu.edu/) • Update content, refresh look and feel • Schultz Website • Update content, refresh look and feel • Mazzeo Website (http://elm.groups.et.byu.net/) • Update content, refresh look and feel • Update news items/student information

8. Meeting Structure • Weekly IMMERSE Meeting – Entire Group • Bring Up Common Problems and Concerns • Student Presentations on Projects • Led by Faculty Members • Weekly Project Meetings – Sub Groups • Correlate Weekly Goals and Strategy • Report Results • Coordinator Gathers Reports and Tracks Results • Faculty Member Present • Weekly Broader Impact Meetings – Sub Groups • Correlate Weekly Goals and Strategy • Report Results • Faculty Member Present

9. Technical Presentations Week ofTopicPresenter April 30 How to Give a Presentation; Hawkins Student Presentation May 7 Research Process Mazzeo Student Presentation May 14 NetworkingWirthlin Student Presentation May 21 Writing a PaperHawkins Student Presentation

10. Jared baxter • Research Responsibility: • Impedance spectroscopy for concrete cover assessment on bridge decks • Fabrication and validation of probes deployable for studies on bridge decks. • Broader Impact Assignment: • Fix and improve existing wall mounted displays • Work with New Student Orientation Mentors: Dr. Mazzeo Goals for First 2 Weeks: Ready probes for deployment for our currently scheduled field test in Wendover.

11. Danilo Bustamante • Research Responsibility: • Modeling of battery electrode film microstructure • Segmentation of FIB/SEM images. • 3D modeling of descriptors related to electrode morphology. • Broader Impact Assignment: • Work to prepare for and execute SOAR outreach this summer. Mentors: Chien-Wei Chao/Dr. Wheeler/Dr. Mazzeo Goals for First 2 Weeks: Start putting together an image analysis framework for segmentation of images.

12. Matthew Cannon • Research Responsibility: • Virtex 7 Multi-Giga Bit Transceiver Testing and Radiation Testing • Develop, test, and prepare MGT radiation test • Conduct radiation testing on MGTs (Possible Tests: Vancouver, Los Alamos, Sweden) • Broader Impact Assignment: • Chip Camp Faculty Advisor: Prof. Wirthlin Mentor: Alex Harding/Aaron Stoddard Goals for First 2 Weeks: Setup computer, complete lab “new RA to do list”, learn about MGTs, install software and HDL code for scrubber

13. Derek Clement • Research Responsibility: • Fabrication of N-line probes for interrogation of battery films • Optimization of metal electrodepostion process through current-controlled electrochemistry. • Modification of probe structure for ionic conductivity measurements. • Broader Impact Assignment: • Work with New Student Orientation • Work with SOAR Mentors: Andrew Cutler/Dr. Wheeler/Dr. Mazzeo Goals for First 2 Weeks: Optimize parameters for uniform deposition of copper in current probe geometry.

14. Andrew Cutler • Research Responsibility: • Fabrication of N-line probes for interrogation of battery films • Modification of probe structure for ionic conductivity measurements. • Vacuum system for attachment of probes to XYZ stage. • Mask design for new probes • Broader Impact Assignment: • Update Mazzeo website with all current group members. • Include new section of website focused on battery diagnostic research. Mentors: Dr. Wheeler/Dr. Mazzeo Goals for First 2 Weeks: Make sure that all process conditions established by Bryson are documented before he leaves.

15. Katy Dallon • Research Responsibility: • Proteins and electric fields • Preparation of substrates and experiments to test hypotheses related to electric fields and proteins. • Broader Impact Assignment: • CHIP CAMP Mentors: Ben Tsai/Dr. Nordin/Dr. Mazzeo Goals for First 2 Weeks: Assist Ben with initial experiments to get data for subsequent signal processing of PMT signals.

16. Kyle Davidson • Research Responsibility: • CHREC Space Processor (CSP) Logging and Kernel Drivers • Create linux device drivers CSP WatchDog and Memory ECC • Create custom data logging applications on CSP • Broader Impact Assignment: • Outreach Faculty Advisor: Prof. Wirthlin Mentor: Alex Wilson Goals for First 2 Weeks: Setup computer, complete lab “new RA to do list”, begin linux device driver reading, complete tutorial on linux, CSPbuild process

17. Josh Flygare • Research Responsibility: • Simulation of N-line probe geometry for electrical/ionic characterization of battery films • Change simulation code to match new mask design for smaller probe geometry • Update shape factors for this new probe arrangement. • Broader Impact Assignment: • CHIP CAMP Mentors: Dr. Wheeler/Dr. Mazzeo Goals for First 2 Weeks: Establish procedure for convergence in COMSOL – document your procedure so that others following can run similar simulations.

18. Nathaniel Gates • Research Responsibility: • Automation of probe movements and design of new ionic conductivity experiments • Perform experiments using redox shuttle for ionic measurements. • Update control codes to perform ionic conductivity experiments. • Broader Impact Assignment: • CHIP CAMP Mentors: Dr. Wheeler/Dr. Mazzeo Goals for First 2 Weeks: Perform preliminary tests using ferrocene compounds to determine redox shuttle activation.

19. Ammon Gruwell • Research Responsibility: • Virtex 7/ZYNQ Scrubbing and Radiation Testing Support • Kintex7 Scrubber Development and Testing • FPGA Radiation testing with Scrubber • Broader Impact Assignment: • Website/Tutorials Faculty Advisor: Prof. Wirthlin Mentor: Aaron Stoddard Goals for First 2 Weeks: Setup computer, complete lab “new RA to do list”, learn about Kintex7 scrubber, install software and HDL code for scrubber

20. Adam Hastings Research Responsibility: A. Effects and applications of short-circuits in FPGA designs B. Using BYU's Rapidsmithbitstream manipulation tools, alter FPGA designs to include short-circuits. Applications include power side-channel manipulation and FPGA operation disruption. C. Situate in configurable computing lab, complete necessary safety/departmental training, familiarize with project, complete tutorials/familiarize with necessary software and hardware tools. • Broader Impact Assignment: • Chip Camp Faculty Advisor: Prof. Hutchings Mentor: Bobby Hales Goals for First 2 Weeks:

21. Brittany Irizarry • Research Responsibility: • BYU Object Avoidance (BOA) Software Device Drivers • Create new software drivers for BOAv2 • Learn how to write Linux device drivers • Test and document BOAv2 device drivers • Broader Impact Assignment: • Chip Camp Faculty Advisor: Prof. Wirthlin Mentor: Alex Wilson Goals for First 2 Weeks*: Catch-up on progress of BOA board architecture, update software/HW image on computer, and review latest software drivers and code. (* When back from China)

22. YazanHalawa Research Responsibility: Converting RapidSmithSubsite Information to EDIF RapidSmith is a software infrastructure for creating and modifying hardware designs targeting Xilinx FPGAs.  Currently, the FPGA building blocks, called Basic Elements of Logic (BELs), and their connectivity is embedded as string attributes in a higher level of hierarchy called a site.  This project will focus on interpreting the string representations of the BELs and expressing them in EDIF. • Broader Impact Assignment: • Chip Camp Faculty Advisor: Prof. Nelson Mentor: Travis Haroldsen Goals for First 2 Weeks: Task 1 - Familiarization with the Xilinx Vivado FPGA CAD suite :   a) Create a simple design in Xilinx Vivado  b) Export an EDIF representation of the circuit from Vivado  c) Import the exported EDIF representation back into Vivado Task 2 - Familiarization with Xilinx ISE CAD suite and RapidSmith:  a) Recreate the design from task 1 in Xilinx ISE  b) Import the design into RapidSmith c) Export the design from RapidSmith and reload it into Xilinx ISE

23. Luke Hsiao • Research Responsibility: • FPGA Fault-Injection Infrastructure and Experiments • (primary) Assist validation of the VQ5V Fault Injection Infrastructure • (secondary) Perform fault injection experiments on FPGA Soft-Processor Cores • Broader Impact Assignment: • Outreach Faculty Advisor: Prof. Wirthlin Mentor: Nathan Harward Goals for First 2 Weeks: Setup computer, complete lab “new RA to do list”, learn about Fault Injection system, install software and HDL code for fault injector

24. William Lange • Research Responsibility: • Modeling of battery electrode film microstructure • Segmentation of FIB/SEM images. • 3D modeling of descriptors related to electrode morphology. • Broader Impact Assignment: • Update website to include battery research highlights and components. Mentors: Chien-Wei Chao/Dr. Wheeler/Dr. Mazzeo Goals for First 2 Weeks: Start putting together an image analysis framework for segmentation of images.

25. Jake Larsen • Research Responsibility: • Impact-echo determination of delaminations in concrete • Construction of acoustic apparatus for deployment in the field. • Interpretation framework for classifying responses as intact/delaminated. • Broader Impact Assignment: • Update displays and apparatus for New Student Orientation and SOAR. Mentors: Dr. Mazzeo Goals for First 2 Weeks: Read our recent papers on impact-echo. Conduct initial experiments using ultrasonic microphone and perform spectrogram analysis of the signals.

26. Jaehun (Jay) Lee • Research Responsibility: • Soft-Processor Core Testing and Fault Injection • Develop soft-processor core benchmarks • Perform benchmarks on existing soft-processor library • Broader Impact Assignment: • Chip Camp Faculty Advisor: Prof. Wirthlin Mentor: Michael Gardiner Goals for First 2 Weeks: Setup computer, complete lab “new RA to do list”, microblaze tutorials, prepare and run 1 microblaze benchmark

27. Alex Lin • Research Responsibility: • BYU Object Avoidance (BOA) Linux Device Driver Development • Create linux device drivers for BOA low-level hardware interfaces • Create custom linux kernels/images for BOA • Broader Impact Assignment: • Outreach Faculty Advisor: Prof. Wirthlin Mentor: Alex Wilson Goals for First 2 Weeks: Setup computer, complete lab “new RA to do list”, begin linux device driver reading, complete tutorial on linux, MicroZed build process

28. Luke Newmeyer • Research Responsibility: • BYU Object Avoidance (BOA) Board Schematic Design, Manufacture, and Testing • Create new circuit board schematic based on updated specifications • Manufacture, assemble, and test new BOA boards • Update HDL firmware for new BOA boards • Broader Impact Assignment: • CCL Website and Tutorials Faculty Advisor: Prof. Wilde/Prof. Wirthlin Mentor: Matthew Bohman Goals for First 2 Weeks: Finalize specifications of new BOA board, provide list of questions that must be resolved before BOA schematic design, and review existing HDL firmware of BOA 1.0 board

29. Thomas Townsend Research Responsibility: A GUI-based Sub-site Routing Extraction Tool for Vivado B1-Vivado group is on the cutting edge of CAD tool creation for Xilinx FPGAs. This project will focus on extracting vital device information from Xilinx's new design suite (Vivado), to create a framework for the creation of custom CAD tools that target 7 Series FPGAs and beyond. Specifically, this project involves the creation of a GUI-based tool in Java that will allow researchers to easily generate a site's physical routing information, which will then be imported into BYU's exsitingRapidSmith CAD tool framework. • Broader Impact Assignment: • Outreach Faculty Advisor: Prof. Nelson Mentor: Travis Haroldsen Goals for First 2 Weeks: Set up your workstation, Generate a bitstream for a design using ISE, Generate a bitstream for a design using Vivado, Generate an XDLRC file from ISE, Generate an XDLRC file from Vivado (Tincr), Create a valid design using RapidSmith, Write a script for Vivado that reports the resource usage of a placed and routed design

30. Roger chu • Research Responsibility: • Hollow Core Waveguides for guiding in liquids • (primary) Assist with fabrication of ARROW chips for liquid core sensors • (secondary) Investigate the effects of age, moisture, and etching processes on the optical guiding of waveguides • Broader Impact Assignment: • Fix and improve existing wall mounted displays • Organize and conduct New Student Orientation • DEMOs documentation (Including website) Mentors: Matt Stott and Tom Wall Goals for First 2 Weeks: Complete basic cleanroom training and gain cleanroom access, Learn how to do thin film deposition and fabricate ARROWs, Complete first solo fabrication steps

31. Trevor decker • Research Responsibility: Hollow Core Waveguides for air cores • Assist with ARROW chip production • Test optical characteristics of waveguides using scattering waveguide method • Assist with fabrication and testing of “minicells” for atomic spectroscopy Broader Impact Assignment: Chip Camp Co-Chair (50% of time dedicated to Chip Camp) Visit Micron in Boise to learn Chip Camp modules Build equipment for experiments Organize and plan Buy supplies Supervise students during camp Mentors: Matthieu Girard-Carrier and Cameron Hill Goals for First 2 Weeks: Complete basic cleanroom training and gain cleanroom access, Learn how to do thin film deposition and fabricate ARROWs, Complete first solo fabrication steps, Outline Chip Camp activities, identified all supplies and equipment needed

32. Matthew hamblin Research Responsibility: Assist with the Solid-State Ion Detector Fabricate low capacitance MOSFETs in Cleanroom Assist with assembly and testing of PCB boards containing SSID circuitry Learn to wirebond chips to PCB boards Broader Impact Assignment: CHIP CAMP – Build equipment for experiments – especially microprocessor module Organize and plan Buy supplies Supervise students during camp Mentor: Sanjiv Pant Goals for First 2 Weeks: Complete basic cleanroom training and gain cleanroom access, Learn how to make low capacitance MOSFETs, Complete first solo fabrication steps in cleanroom, assemble first PCB

33. Erik hamilton • Research Responsibility: • Hollow Core Waveguides for guiding in liquids • (primary) Assist with fabrication of ARROW chips for liquid core sensors • (secondary) Investigate the effects of age, moisture, and etching processes on the optical guiding of waveguides • Assist with powder-based solar cell project Broader Impact Assignment: Hawkins Websitewww.et.byu.edu/faculty/ahawkins Update present and past student bios Update publications and “news” items IMMERSE Website (http://immerse.byu.edu) Update research projects Update alumni bios Mentors: Matt Stott and Tom Wall Goals for First 2 Weeks: Complete basic cleanroom training and gain cleanroom access, Learn how to do thin film deposition and fabricate ARROWs, Complete first solo fabrication steps, Update new and old members on Hawkins Website

34. Jacob johnson • Research Responsibility: • Construct nanofluidic chips • Create high yield chips with dual nanopores • Create high yield chips with electrically adjustable double layers • Assist with the construction of filtering chips Public Relations Assignment: Chip Camp Co-Chair (50% of time dedicated to Chip Camp) Visit Micron in Boise to learn Chip Camp modules Build equipment for experiments Organize and plan Buy supplies Supervise students during camp Mentors: John Stout and Jeff Ravert Goals for First 2 Weeks: Complete basic cleanroom training and gain cleanroom access, Learn how to do thin film deposition and etching, Complete first solo fabrication steps, Outline Chip Camp activities, identified all supplies and equipment needed

35. Chad Josephson • Research Responsibility: Side polished fibers • Develop method to produce side polished panda fiber • SCOS development Broader Impacts Assignment:Chip Camp Mentors: Rex King Goals for First 2 Weeks: Get cleanroom access, learn how to polish and connectorize optical fiber

36. Rex King • Research Responsibility: Side polished fibers • Develop method to produce side polished panda fiber • Push pull SCOS development Broader Impact Assignment:Websites Photonics Website www.cleanroom.byu 1) Fusion splicing and connectorizing documentation 2) Produce a list of possible additions (calculators, tutorials) 3) Check for bad links Schultz Website http://ece.byu.edu/faculty/schultz

37. Jeffrey ravert Research Responsibility: 1) Construct dual pore, nanopore chips 2) Construct particle filtration chips • Documentation Assignment:Outreach • Fix and improve existing wall mounted displays • Organize and conduct New Student Orientation • DEMOs documentation (Including website) Mentoring: Jacob Johnson Goals for First 2 Weeks: Complete 6 new nanopore wafer chips while mentoring Jacob

38. Scott Sedgwick • Research Responsibility: • Automation of probe movements and design of new ionic conductivity experiments • Update control codes to perform ionic conductivity experiments. • Create interface to determine when measurement failures occur and provide descriptors in output files so that MATLAB can automatically determine how to deal with these failures. • Broader Impact Assignment: • Website - want to update with battery material research so that others know how to prepare samples that they send to us for analysis. Mentors: Dr. Wheeler/Dr. Mazzeo Goals for First 2 Weeks: Continue LabVIEW tutorials. Additionally, work with Derek and John to log data during electrochemical deposition experiments.

39. LeGrand Shumway • Research Responsibility: Voltage measurement using SCOS • Develop a 100kV – 200 kV Marx generator • Create 100kV signal with a time constant less than 100ns. • Refine the coaxial cable SCOS measurements Broader Impacts Assignment:Outreach Mentors: Nikola Stan

40. Justin sorensen Research Responsibility: Fabricate micromachined structures on ceramic substrates and PCBs for use in the ion trap project Constructing PCB boards for use in planar Mass Spectrometry system Microfabricate ion traps using newest photomasks Lay out new photomasks for next generation ion traps Work toward all-silicon version of ion traps with surface electrodes instead of thru-substrate electrodes Public Relations Assignment: CHIP CAMP – Build equipment for experiments – especially microprocessor module Organize and plan Buy supplies Supervise students during camp Mentor: Andrew Powell Goals for First 2 Weeks: Produce new plates solo, Learn CADENCE and EAGLE layout software and finish new practice design

41. Carlos vilorio Research Responsibility: Electro-mechanical switches Fabricate bistable switches using plastic and metal components Design parts using CAD layout program Laser cut plastic parts, wire EDM metallic parts Acceleration test switching responses over time Broader Impact Assignment: Outreach Coordinate SOAR visits and activities Fix and improve existing SOAR activities Mentors: Cameron Hill Goals for First 2 Weeks: Get access to laser cutters in ECE and Mech E departments,make and test a batch of plastic switches, design first hybrid plastic/metal switches

42. John Vogel • Research Responsibility: • Fabrication of N-line probes for interrogation of battery films • Optimization of metal electrodepostion process through current-controlled electrochemistry. • Modification of probe structure for ionic conductivity measurements. • Broader Impact Assignment: • Work with New Student Orientation • Work with SOAR Mentors: Andrew Cutler/Dr. Wheeler/Dr. Mazzeo Goals for First 2 Weeks: Optimize parameters for uniform deposition of copper in current probe geometry.

43. Alan weinert • Research Responsibility: Hollow Core Waveguides for guiding in liquids • Model and test capillaries for mode guiding Documentation Assignment:Websites Cleanroom Website www.cleanroom.byu 1) Clean up bad links and navigation 2) Figure out how we might navigate away from php 2) Hawkins Website www.et.byu.edu/faculty/ahawkins 1) Update present and past student bios 2) Update publications and “news” items Mentors: Tom Wall Goals for First 2 Weeks: Coordinate model with measured results, outline paper to report results

44. Reid Worthen • Research Responsibility: Current measurement with SCOS • Create a test bench for creating a large current density in a stainless steel sheet • Characterize the electric field created by the high current test bench using a SCOS. Documentation Assignment:Outreach Mentor: Nikola Stan