Nanoscience and Microsystems ETDs
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Theses/Dissertations from 2024
A RECHARGEABLE METAL-CO2 BATTERY USING LOWER-COST MATERIALS, Chris Fetrow
Chemical and Physical Properties of Fine Fractions from a Village Proximate to a Uranium Mine: Insights about Soil Health, Mary P. Haley
Development and Characterization of Automated Screen Mesh-Based Microfluidic Device to Perform Continuous Countercurrent Liquid-liquid Extraction, Quinn McCulloch
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Reducing Agglomeration of Lab-Synthesized and Functionalized Barium Titanate Nanoparticle Composites, Jessica N. Domrzalski
ELECTRODEPOSITION OF GIANT MAGNETOSTRICTIVE TRANSDUCERS FOR A FABRICATED MIXED PHYSICS SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, Mina Faltas
Antimicrobial Activity and Mechanism of Amyloid Proteins and Synthetic Conjugated Polyelectrolytes, Fahimeh Maghsoodi
An Exploration of Tissue Specific Impedance using Microneedle Based Wearable Sensors, Kaitlyn J.H. Read
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Control Mechanisms for Adaptive Nanoscale Devices, David Arredondo
FABRICATION, CHARACTERIZATION, AND SIMULATION OF GRAPHENE-COPPER ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS, Raju Prasad Ghimire
Controlling the emission of volatile Platinum oxides to the vapor phase in Diesel oxidation catalysts, Arnab Ghosh
Characterization of materials properties in Additively Manufactured AISI-420 martensitic steel deposited by Laser engineered net shaping, Md Mehadi Hassan
Physiologically-based Pharmacokinetics Modeling of Colloidal Nanoparticles, Anh-Dung Le
FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CARBON NANOTUBE METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES FOR USE IN PHOTOVOLTAIC GRIDLINE APPLICATIONS, Cayla M. Nelson
ENHANCING OPTICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF NANOFIBROUS FILMS INSPIRED BY THE WHITE BEETLE SCALE, Bokyung Park
Void-Semiconductor GaAs Photonic Crystal Surface-Emitting Lasers by Epitaxial Regrowth and Single-Epitaxy Methods, Kevin James Reilly
Surface Acoustic Wave Characterization and Interdigitated Transducer Optimization for Studying Stress-Enhanced Phenomena, Brian D. Rummel
Application of Bismuth Oxychloride as a Colorimetric UV Sensor Material, Kyle James Troche
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Explorations and Developments in Multifunctionality, 3D Printing, and Accelerated Aging for Thermoplastics and Thermosets, Zachary Brounstein
Converting Parylene C into a Thin Film Piezoelectric Material, Murali Manohar Duggina
Silica Sol-Gel Control with High Voltage Contactless Electrodes, Jonathan C. Hebert
The Physics of Slot-Die and Gravure Coating Associated with Precision Thin Films and Coating Defects, Robert E. Malakhov
THE PROFOUND PHOTOPHYSICAL EFFECTS OF ORGANIC CHROMOPHORE CONNECTIVITY AND COUPLING, David J. Walwark Jr
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Radial Basis Densities and the Density Functional-Based Atom-in-Molecule: Designing Charge-Transfer Potentials, Godwin Amo-Kwao
Plasmon-Induced Color and Photochemistry, Paul J. Gieri
Synthesis, Self-Assembly and High-Pressure Properties of Nanoparticles and Hybrid Nanocomposites, Lingyao Meng
PROBING THE IMPACTS OF ULTRA-LOW PLATINUM LOADINGS ON MEMBRANE DEGRADATION MECHANISMS, Andre J. Spears
GAN NANOWIRE LASER FOR A UNIVERSAL ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE PROBE: A COMPUTATIONAL AND FEASIBILITY STUDY, Neal Wostbrock
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Microsphere-based Disordered Photonic Structures: Control of Randomness in Langmuir-Blodgett Assembly and Radiative Cooling Applications, Sarun Atiganyanun
Modeling multiphase flow and substrate deformation in nanoimprint manufacturing systems, Andrew Cochrane
EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND NITROGEN DEPLETION ON BIODIESEL PRODUCTION UNDER SALINE CONDITIONS BY A MIXED ALGAL COMMUNITY, Sarah J. Kintner
The Effect of Defects and Surface Modification on Biomolecular Assembly and Transport, Haneen Martinez
Iron-containing Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Chrionic Biofilm Infections in Cystic Fibrosis, Leisha M. A. Martin
Diagnostic Sequence Detection Against a Complex Background Using a DNA Molecular Computation Framework, Adan Leon Myers y Gutierrez
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Spectro-electrochemical Platforms for Dynamic Analyses of Catalytic Cascade Systems, Nalin I. Andersen
BIOENGINEERING OF AN IN VITRO MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL HUMAN ALVEOLAR MODEL, Ayesha Arefin
FROM FLASKS TO APPLICATIONS: DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF GIANT QUANTUM DOTS USING TRADITIONAL AND AUTOMATED SYNTHETIC METHODS, Christina J. Hanson
Scalable, biofunctional, ultra-stable nano- bio- composite materials containing living cells, Patrick E. Johnson, C. Jeffrey Brinker, Graham Timmins, Jacob Agola, and Jason Harper
CHEMICALLY MODIFIED MONOLAYER SURFACES INFLUENCE VALVULAR INTERSTITIAL CELL ATTACHMENT AND DIFFERENTIATION FOR HEART VALVE TISSUE ENGINEERING, Matthew N. Rush
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Role of Vapor Phase Processes on the Sintering of Diesel Oxidation Catalysts, Cristhian Carrillo
THE PROCESSING AND POLARIZATION REVERSAL DYNAMICS OF THIN FILM POLY(VINYLIDENE) FLUORIDE, Noel Mayur Dawson
Graphite and Graphene-Oxide based PGM-free model catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Joseph Henry Dumont
Waveguide-coupled Avalanche Photodiodes for a CMOS Compatible Tranceiver Package, Nick Martinez
STUDY OF POLYSULFIDE SPECIATION IN LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES USING IN SITU CONFOCAL RAMAN MICROSCOPY, Josefine McBrayer
Copper Electrodeposition in Mesoscale Through-Silicon-Vias, Lyle Alexander Menk
Incorporation of Catalytic Modalities for Forming of a Catalytic Cascade, Albert T. Perry III
Ion Size Effects on the Properties of Charge Regulating Electric Double Layers, Divya Jyoti Prakash
DNA DIRECTED ASSEMBLY OF GOLD-TIPPED METALLIC SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES INTO ELECTRICAL DEVICES, Ronald D. Salesky
A Study of Dislocation Networks in GaSb on GaAs Using Transmission Electron Microscopy, Darryl M. Shima
A Study of Iron-Nitrogen-Carbon Fuel Cell Catalysts: Chemistry – Nanostructure – Performance, Michael J. Workman
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Optical cavity integrated surface ion trap for enhanced light collection, Francisco Martin Benito
Measurement and Analysis of III-V & II-VI Infrared Detectors: Radiometric, Noise Spectrum, and Radiation Tolerance Performance, Vincent M. Cowan
APPLIED PHOTOPROPERTIES OF PHENYLENE ETHYNYLENES, Patrick L. Donabedian
Bio-Nano Interfaces: Enzyme Immobilization for Biomimetic Energy Harvesting, Rachel Hjelm
Modeling steric effects in antibody aggregation using rule-based methods, Brittany Hoard
THE EFFECT OF RELATIVE ELECTRODE SIZE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF A SUPERCAPACITIVE MICROBIAL FUEL CELL DESIGN, Jeremiah Houghton
Trapping Platinum on Ceria: Role of Surface Facets, John Jones
Enzymatic Electrode Design: A Systematic Approach to Enhanced Bioelectrocatalysis, Ryan James Lopez
An Evaluation of p-Phenylene Ethynylenes and their Interactions with Pathogenic Microbes, Harry Pappas
Electrodeposition of High Magnetostrictive Cobalt Iron Alloy Films for Smart Tags and Sensor Applications, Jamin Pillars
Synthesis and characterization of lanthanide fluorides for forensic neutron detection, ANTONIO RIVERA
Visualizing Mast Cell Activation: Single Molecule Dynamics of Early Events in FceRI Signaling, Samantha Schwartz
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Surface Charge Regulation Effects on Fluidic Nanoscale Systems, Mark Fleharty
Structural Influences on the Photochemistry and Photophysical Properties of p-Phenylene Ethynylenes: Aggregation Effects and Solvent Interactions, Eric Harris Hill
Structural Elucidation of the Interaction Between Neurodegenerative Disease-Related Tau Protein with Model Lipid Membranes, Emmalee Jones
SPECTROSCOPIC, IMAGING, AND DOPING STUDIES OF PUSH-PULL CONJUGATED POLYMER SOLAR CELLS, Eric Jeri Jon Martin
Efficacy of a Magnetic Drug Delivery System and Development of an Orthotopic Lung Tumor Imaging Model, Amber McBride
Calcium Signaling Dynamics in RBL Cells Under Pulsed Ligand Exposure, Mario Paz
X-RAY CHARACTERIZATION OF PLATINUM GROUP METAL CATALYSTS, Eric Peterson
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Synthesis and Characterization of Bi-functional (ORR/OER) Nano-catalysts in Alkaline Media, Nalin Iris Andersen
MICROELECTRODE ARRAY FOR CAPACITIVE TRANSDUCTION OF RETINAL RESPONSES, Brittany Branch
EVOLUTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A NEW REVERSIBLY PHOTOSWITCHABLE CHROMOPROTEIN, Patricia Langan
BIOSENSING OF MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE ACTIVITY WITH CD-FREE QUANTUM DOTS, John Plumley
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Aerosol synthesis and Rietveld refinement of Pd2Zn, JIm Fitch
Mid-Wave and Long-Wave Single Uni-polar Barrier Infrared Detectors Based on Antimonide Material Systems, Stephen Myers
Empirical correlation of minority carrier lifetime to detect density profile in germanium on silicon heteroepitaxy, Josephine Sheng
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Characterization, modeling, and simulation of multiscale directed-assembly systems, Ryan Molecke
Carbon Coating for Improved Hydrothermal Stability of Silica Supports, Amanda Lynn Staker
Functional 2D nanoparticle/polymer array : interfacial assembly, transfer, characterization, and coupling to photonic crystal cavities, Shisheng Xiong
