Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Closed-Loop, Recyclable Plastics From Ethyl Cyanoacrylate, Allison Joy Christy
A DNA Aptamer Transducer Designed Toward Rapid Biosensor Development: A Novel Approach to Modular Biosensing Platforms, Timothy Z. Hachigian
Photophysical Studies of Electronic Structure and Excited-State Dynamics of DNA-Templated Cyanine Dye Aggregates, Jonathan Samuel Huff
Structure-Property-Processing Analysis of Graphene Bioscaffolds for Viability and Differentiation of C2C12 Cells, Lynn Karriem
Kinetic Barriers for Leakage Reduction in DNA Autocatalytic Strand Displacement Networks, Drew Lysne
Black Phosphorus Ink Formulation for Aerosol Jet Printing, Florent Muramutsa
Poly(alkyl Aldehyde)s: A New Class of Closed-Loop Recyclable Plastics, Kyle Arnold Nogales
Transformation Pathways of Lanthanide-Free Mn-Al-Ga-X Alloys Where X = Co, Fe, and Ni, Shane L. Palmer
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Heteroepitaxy of GaSb on GaAs (111)A for Electron Transport Studies, Madison Drake
Open-Source Workflows for Reproducible Molecular Simulation, Jenny W. Fothergill
Additive Manufacturing of Sensors for Extreme Environments, Kiyo Tiffany Fujimoto
Mechanochemical Synthesis of Functional Layered Materials, Samuel Vladimir Pedersen
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy of Zirconium Oxidation for In-Situ Nuclear Sensing Applications, Michael Andrew Reynolds
Reproducible Prediction of Organic Semiconductor Properties Through Open Source Software Development, James Rushing
Atomic Layer Processing of Molybdenum Disulfide Thin Films, Jake Alan Soares
Integrated Neuromusculoskeletal Modeling within a Finite Element Framework to Investigate Mechanisms and Treatment of Neurodegenerative Conditions, Victoria L. Volk
Towards Improving the Properties and Furthering Acceptance of Advanced Technology Nuclear Fuels, Jennifer K. Watkins
Solution Synthesis and Additive Manufacturing of Bismuth Telluride Nanoflakes for Flexible Energy Harvesting, Ariel E. Weltner
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Nanostructured Niobium Oxides as Negative Electrodes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries, Pete Levi Barnes
How to Recognize and Control Interfacial Phenomena That Hinder the Advancement of Clean Energy Technologies, Corey Michael Efaw
Role of the Nuclear Envelope in the Mechanoregulation Adipogenesis, Matthew H. Goelzer
Structure and Kinetics of Twin Boundaries in Shape Memory Alloys, Bibek Jung Karki
Application of in situ and ex situ Characterization of Atomic Layer Deposition Processes for Gallium Phosphide and Sodium Fluoride, Sara Rose Kuraitis
First-Principles Studies of Nucleation of Atomic-Layered Molybdenum Disulfide by Atomic Layer Deposition, Matthew Lawson
Phase Field Modeling of Crack Growth in Shape Memory Ceramics, Ehsan Moshkelgosha
3D Printable and Computational Models of the Bone Marrow Mechanical Environment, Alexander Regner
Tensile-Strained Germanium Quantum Dots Grown on Indium Aluminum Arsenide (111)A and (110) by Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Kathryn Eva Sautter
Computational Modeling Towards Accelerating Accident Tolerant Fuel Concepts and Determining In-Pile Fuel Behavior, Ember Sikorski
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Material Design, Processing, and Engineering Requirements for Magnetic Shape Memory Devices, Andrew Armstrong
Useable Coarse-Grained Models for Semiconducting Polymers and Thermosets, Michael Montgomery Henry
Defect Evolution in High-Temperature Irradiated Nuclear Graphite, Steve Johns
An All-Optical Excitonic Switch Templated on a DNA Scaffold Operated in the Liquid and Solid Phases, Donald L. Kellis
MXenes as Flow Electrodes for Capacitive Deionization of Wastewater, Naqsh E. Mansoor
Additive Manufacturing of Graphene-Based Devices for Flexible Hybrid Electronics, Twinkle Pandhi
Diffusion Bonding of Inconel 600 to Silicon Carbide for Next Generation High Temperature Applications, Yaiza Rodriguez Ortego
Empirical Modeling of Structural Distortions in Perovskite Ceramics, Evan Connor Smith
Single Molecule Super-Resolution Microscopy Study on the Precision with Which DNA Nanostructures Can Orient Fluorescent Dyes, Brett Michael Ward
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Understanding the Effect of Crystalline Structure and Atomic Arrangement in Metal Oxide Electrodes for Sodium Ion Batteries, Changjian Deng
Nanoscale Optical and Correlative Microscopies for Quantitative Characterization of DNA Nanostructures, Christopher Michael Green
The Influence of Heat Treatment on Corrosion Behavior of Martensitic Stainless Steel UNS 42670, Armen Kvryan
Understanding Self-Assembly and Charge Transport in Organic Solar Cells Through Efficient Computation, Evan Miller
(111)-Oriented Gallium Arsenide Tensile-Strained Quantum Dots Tailored for Entangled Photon Emission, Christopher Schuck
In Silico Sequence Optimization for the Reproducible Generation of DNA Structures, Michael D. Tobiason
Additive Manufacturing of High Performance Flexible Thermoelectric Generators Using Nanoparticle Inks, Tony Valayil Varghese
Oxidation Behavior of Zirconium Alloys in Transient Conditions, Jordan Lee Vandegrift
Effects of Magnetic Domain and Twin Boundary Interactions on Magneto-Mechanical Properties of Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys, Medha Veligatla
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Optically Active Dye-Based Systems Templated by DNA Exhibiting Excitonic Delocalization, Brittany Lynn Cannon
First-Principles Surface Studies of Chlorine Ion and Water Molecule Interactions with the Secondary Phases of Aluminum-Copper and Aluminum-Copper-Magnesium Alloys, Thiago Henrique da Silva
Improving the Selectivity and Reducing the Leakage of DNA Strand Displacement Systems, Shohei Kotani
Molybdenum Sulfide Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition: Synthesis and Characterization, Steven Payonk Letourneau
The Effects of Atmospheric Heat Treatments on TiO2 Nanotube Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries, Andreas Savva
Irradiation Effects on Titanium Dioxide Electrodes for Lithium Ion Batteries, Kassiopeia Ann Smith
Improving and Augmenting the Anm Model for Three-Dimensional Virtual Concrete, Stephen Thomas
New Methods for Understanding and Controlling the Self-Assembly of Reacting Systems Using Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics, Stephen Thomas
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Effects of the Internal Magnetic Field on the Magneto-Mechanical Properties of Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys, Anthony Hobza
The Mechanism of Radiation-Induced Nanocluster Evolution in Oxide Dispersion Strengthened and Ferritic-Martensitic Alloys, Matthew John Swenson
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of DNA Origami Cross-Tile Array Formation, Brett Michael Ward
Computational Modeling of Electrical and Phonon Properties of Skutterudites and Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides, Izaak Gene Williamson
In Situ TEM Micropillar Compression Testing in Irradiated Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Alloys, Kayla Haruko Yano
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Graphene Foam as a 3D Biocompatible Scaffolding for Myotube Growth and Differentiation, Angela Nicole Chang
Bi-Directional Fatigue Life Behavior of Bovine Meniscus, Jaremy Creechley
Thermoelectric Half-Heuslers: Synthesis, Processing, and Performance, Joseph Robert Croteau
Nanomanufacturing Outside of the Lab: An Academic-Industry Partnership Case Study, Ann E. Delaney
Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Nanoscale Optical Devices Using DNA Directed Self-Assembly, William Peter Klein
Kinetic Control of Nucleic Acid Strand Displacement Reactions, Xiaoping Olson
Empirical Models for Structural Effects of A-Site Point Defects and Ordering in Perovskites, Kevin Ross Tolman
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
An Open-Source, Automated Chemical Vapor Deposition System for the Production of 2D Materials, Dale Brown
Electrolyte Optimization Study for TiO2 Nanotube Electrode in Sodium Ion Batteries, Richard Wendel Cutler
Plastic Deformation and Effective Strain Hardening Coefficient of Irradiated Fe-9wt%Cr ODS Alloy by Nano-Indentation and TEM, Corey Kenneth Dolph
Reaction Kinetics of Rare Earth and Actinide Materials, Brian Jon Jaques
Magnetic-Induced Deformation in Off-Stoichiometric Ni2MnGa: The Competition Between Constraints and Magnetic Energies, Nikole J. Kucza
Thermal and Chemical Expansion Behavior of Lanthanum Ferrite Based Perovskites, David W. Thomsen
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Thermodynamics and Reaction Kinetics During Mechanochemical Synthesis and Environmental Testing of Lanthanide and Actinide Refractory Materials, Gordon Andrew Alanko
Durability of Sodium Selective Super Ionic Conductors in Sodium and Chloride Containing Aqueous Environments at pH 2-11, Venkata Chennapragada
The Electronic and Thermodynamic Properties of Ca doped LaFeO3 – A First Principles Study Using Density Functional Theory, Davis George Daniel
Making More Sensitive DNA Sensors Using Gold Nanoparticles and DNA-Based Amplification Networks, Herbert M. Huttanus
Investigation of Fatigue Life and Fracture Mechanics of Unconstrained Ni-Mn-Ga Single Crystals, Theodore Bryson Lawrence
Synthesis and Properties of Nanocrystalline Tungsten Heavy Alloy Powders Consolidated by Pulsed Electric Current Sintering, Steven James Livers
Phase Transformations in Calcium Substituted Lanthanum Ferrite, Patrick M. Price
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Influence of Microstructure on the Propagation of Fatigue Cracks in Inconel 617, Benjiman Michael Albiston
Misfit Strain-Temperature Phase Diagram of Ferroelectric BaTiO3/SrTiO3 Superlattices, Scott T. Anderson
Impact of Alkaline Doping and Reducing Conditions on LaFeO3, Geoffrey L. Beausoleil II
An Intrinsic Model for Graphite Oxidation and the Effects of Microstructural Features on Apparent Rate, Joshua J. Kane
Magnetic and Structural Properties of Ni-Mn-Ga Films Produced Via Physical Vapor Tri-Deposition, Christopher Kimo Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Structural and Electronic Properties of Cs-Doped SiC: A First-Principles Investigation, Tram Bui
Kinetics and Mechanisms of Titanium Wire Oxidation, Tanmay P. Engineer
Plasmon Waveguides and Optical Properties of Metallic Nanoparticles, Demmelash Mengistu
Structural DNA Origami: Engineering Supermolecular Self-Assembly for Nanodevice Fabrication, Craig Marshal Onodera
Recrystallization Kinetics of 3C Silicon Carbide Implanted with 400 keV Cesium Ions, Daniel Denell Osterberg
Small Specimen Test Techniques for Evaluating Radiation-Induced Changes in Mechanical Properties, Ellen Marie Rabenberg
Fabrication of Solid Solution Tungsten-Rhenium Alloys by High Energy Ball Milling and Spark Plasma Sintering, Cory C. Sparks
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Room Temperature Ferromagnetism in Iron Doped Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles, Lydia Marjorie Johnson
Growth of Oriented Nickel-Manganese-Gallium Single Crystals via the Bridgman Method, Douglas Leroy Kellis
Effects of Grain Boundary Character on Dynamic Recrystallization Using a Modified Monte Carlo Method, Michael B. Morse
Twinning Mechanisms in Non-Modulated Ni-Mn-Ga, Brittany Rana Muntifering
Spark Plasma Sintering of Tungsten and Tungsten-Ceria: Microstructures and Kinetics, Jeffrey Bryce Perkins
Magnetic Field Induced Strain in Polycrystalline Magnetic Shape Memory Foam, Cassie Lynne Witherspoon
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
High Temperature Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior and Microstructural Evolution in Alloy 230, Jatuporn Burns
Synthesis, Characterization, and Device Fabrication Utilizing Novel Metal-Doped Germanium Selenide Phase-Change Memory Materials, Morgan Gregory Davis