Break-Off of an Air Bubble within a Thin Oil Layer

I would like to thank Harry Swinney for providing invaluable guidance throughout this project. He has made this project the high point of my undergraduate education, and it has been an honor to work with such an accomplished physicist. I thank Matthew Thrasher for helping me in the lab on a daily basis. He has taught me the ins and outs of the entire experimental process showing great insight and expertise. On many, many occasions he stopped his own work, even in the midst of his dissertation, to help me whenever I asked. I couldn't have asked for a more helpful and friendly mentor. I would like to thank Mark Mineev for providing helpful discussions of the theoretical aspects of this project. Bop, Glen, and Viv, for all of their love, support, and prayers throughout this project and my entire college career.