Dr. Anthony L. Franz

Research Assistant Professor of Physics

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MS Thesis Advised

• 1^st Lt Adam Baxter, MS, thesis: Modulation of Lightning Occurrence by the Solar Wind, March 2020.
• 2d Lt Tristan Naranjo, MS, thesis: Multi-Spectral Imaging of Vegetation with a Diffractive Plenoptic Camera, March 2020.
• 1^st Lt Carlos Diaz, MS, thesis: Spatial Resolution and Contrast of a Focused Diffractive Plenoptic Camera, March 2018.
• Maj Francis Hallada, MS, thesis: The Fresnel Zone Light Field Spectral Imager, March 2017; Chancellor’s Award Winner, ENP Honors Graduate (top 20%).
• 2d Lt Thomas Dickinson, MS, thesis: Simulation, Design, and Test of Square, Apodized Photon Sieves for High-contrast Exoplanet Imaging, March 2016; DG, Dept Gross Award nominee, #1/26.
• Maj Christopher Tulip, MS, thesis: Photon Sieve Bandwidth Broadening by Reduction of Chromatic Aberration Effects Using Second-Stage Diffractive Optics, March 2015; DG, Dept Aldrin Award nominee.
• Capt Sarah Myers, MS, thesis: Design, Analysis, and Characterization of an Optical Photon Sieve for Space-Based Imaging Systems, March 2014.