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Author:

Tudryn, Gregory John

Title:

Molecular Mobility, Morphology, and Ion Conduction in Ionomers for Electroactive Devices

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Ionomer
PEO
polymer physics
actuator
battery
dielectric spectroscopy
X-ray scattering
rheology
ionic liquid
counterion

File:

Download Tudryn_Dissertation_2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member
Karen I Winey, Special Member

Author:

Hamad, Fawzi Ghassan

Title:

Soluble and Insoluble Polyelectrolyte Complexes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

polyelectrolyte complexes
coacervates
stoichiometry
zeta potential
viscosity
swelling
rheology
superposition

File:

Download FawziHamad-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kim, Hyung Kyu

Title:

Polyethylene Based Ion Conductors

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Proton exchange membrane
fuel cells
polyethylene
anion exchange membrane
electrolytic cell

File:

Download 1-M.S.__thesis_by_Hyung_Kyu_Kim.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr T C Mike Chung, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Serguei Lvov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Micheal A Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Blecher, Jared Jacob

Title:

Numerical Modeling of Laser-silicon Interactions during Formation of Selective Emitters

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

laser doping
solar cell
photovoltaics
laser diagnostic
beam characterization

File:

Download Blecher_Masters_Thesis_Rev_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Todd Palmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Tarasankar Deb Roy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Suzanne E Mohney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lanning, Wade Richard

Title:

Effects of Residual Stress and Electrode Array Structure on Electromechanical Damage Response of Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

MLCC
capacitor
dielectric
ferroelectric
dissipation
DICT
digital image correlation and tracking

File:

Download Wade_Lanning_MS_2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher L Muhlstein, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zacherl, Chelsey Leanne

Title:

A computational investigation of the effect of alloying elements on the thermodynamic and diffusion properties of fcc Ni alloys, with application to the creep rate of dilute Ni-X alloys.

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Ni-base superalloys
thermodynamic modeling
self-diffusion
impurity diffusion
non-dilute impurity diffusion
first-principles

File:

Download Zacherl-Dissertation-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Zi Kui Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zi Kui Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Paul Raymond Howell, Committee Member
Jorge Osvaldo Sofo, Committee Member

Author:

Lee, Hyeong Jae

Title:

Low Loss 1-3 Piezocomposites for High Power Ultrasonic Transducers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

piezocomposite
Transducer
High Power
Ferroelectric
Mechanical quality factor

File:

Download HJLee_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Shujun Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas R Shrout, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shujun Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Richard Joseph Meyer Jr., Committee Member
Wenwu Cao, Committee Member
Thomas R Shrout, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Domask, Anna Catherine

Title:

The Development and Modeling of a Simulated Test Structure for Rapidly Testing Microelectromechanical Switch Contacts

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

MEMS
Switch
Modeling
Materials
Contacts
Testing
FEA
bending

File:

Download DomaskMastersThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Muhlstein, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yashinski , Melisa Sue

Title:

Effect of Large Elastic Strains on Phonons in GaP Nanowires

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Nanowires
Gallium Phosphide
GaP
Mechanical behavior
stress
strain
phonon
vibrational mode
Raman spectroscopy
tension

File:

Download MSYashinski-Dissertation_Final2.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Muhlstein, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member

Author:

Xie, He

Title:

Transport and Surface Properties of Ion-containing Polymer Membranes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Desalination
Ionic Polymer Membranes
Transport Properties
Water Binding
Zeta Potential
Layer-by-Layer Assembly
Antifouling

File:

Download Dissertation_He_Xie_TRANSPORT_AND_SURFACE_PROPERTIES_OF_ION-CONTAINING_POLYMER_MEMBRANES.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul C Painter, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member