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Author:

Fenton, Abigail

Title:

Characterizing the Mechanical Properties and Phase Behavior of Conjugated Polymers

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Conjugated Polymers
Rheology
Plateau Modulus
Liquid Crystallinity
Mechanical Properties
Phase Behavior
Organic Electronics
Neutron Scattering
Entanglements
Polymer Physics

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Committee Members:

Robert Hickey, Outside Field Member
Scott Milner, Major Field Member
Ralph Colby, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Harry Allcock, Outside Unit Member
Seong H. Kim, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Enrique Gomez, Co-Chair, Major Member & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Mahadevan Subramanya, Seshasayee

Title:

Hydrothermal Liquefaction for co-valorization of plastic and biopolymer waste

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Municipal waste management
Chemical Recycling
Plastic waste
Hydrothermal liquefaction
Biofuel

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Committee Members:

Phillip Savage, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Christian Pester, Major Field Member
Seong H. Kim, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Rui Shi, Major Field Member
Hilal Ezgi Toraman, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Xie, Tianze

Title:

Design of selective palladium-based catalyst for direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

H2O2 direct synthesis
Pd carbide
H2O2 decomposition
Catalyst optimization
carbonization treatment
Kinetics

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Committee Members:

Phillip Savage, Major Field Member
Seong H. Kim, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Robert Rioux, Dissertation Advisor
James Hodges, Outside Unit & Field Member
Michael Janik, Chair of Committee

Author:

Hu, Jeremy

Title:

Selective hydrogenation on anatase TiO2-supported single atom catalysts

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

heterogeneous catalysis
density functional theory
hydrogenation
single atom catalysts
metal oxides
titania

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Committee Members:

Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Robert Rioux, Major Field Member
Kristen Fichthorn, Minor Field Member
Lasse Jensen, Outside Unit & Field Member
Konstantinos Alexopoulos, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Michael Janik, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Sankhe, Chinmay

Title:

Regulation of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition via Matrix Stiffness and Histone Methyltransferases

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Hyaluronic acid
atomic force microscopy
cytoskeleton
integrin-linked kinase
apoptosis
hydrogels
Hyaluronic Acid
Atomic Force Microscopy
Cytoskeleton
Apoptosis
Hydrogels
epigenetics
H3K9Me2
chromatin
Hippo Signaling
nuclear localization
biosensor

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Committee Members:

Andrew Zydney, Major Field Member
Esther Gomez, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Amir Sheikhi, Major Field Member
Sergei Grigoryev, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Anari, Zahra

Title:

Pressure-driven Membrane Nutrient Recovery from Wastewater

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Nanofiltration
Reverse Osmosis
Nutrient Recovery
Wastewater Treatment
Struvite

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Committee Members:

Andrew Zydney, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Rachel Brennan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Stephanie Velegol, Major Field Member
Christopher Arges, Major Field Member
Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Agarwala, Puja

Title:

Atomistic simulations to predict semiconducting polymer blend morphology effect on charge transport

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Semiconducting polymer
Molecular Dynamics
Charge transport
Donor acceptor interface
Coarse-graining
Flory Huggins χ parameter
Electronic coupling
Scattering
Organic photovoltaic
Non-fullerene acceptor
Conjugated polymer

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Committee Members:

Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Enrique Gomez, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Scott Milner, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Michael Janik, Major Field Member
John Asbury, Outside Unit Member
Ismaila Dabo, Outside Field Member