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Start Over Graduate Program Materials Science and Engineering Committee Member Ralph H Colby

2. Temperature Dependence of the Length Scale for Cooperative Motion in Glass-Forming Liquids

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Author:
Erwin, Brian M
Title:
Temperature Dependence of the Length Scale for Cooperative Motion in Glass-Forming Liquids
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
glass
dynamic scaling
indane
critical temperature
File:
Download BrianMErwin-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Ralph H Colby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member

3. Nanostructured Elastomers: From Smectic Liquid Crystals to Noble Metal Nanocomposites

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Author:
Lentz, Daniel Michael
Title:
Nanostructured Elastomers: From Smectic Liquid Crystals to Noble Metal Nanocomposites
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
main chain liquid crystalline elastomers
noble metal nanoparticles
nanocomposites
File:
Download D._Lentz_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Evangelos Manias, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ronald C Hedden, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member

4. SIMULATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS ON GAS ADSORPTION IN NOVEL MICROPOROUS POLYMERS

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Author:
Larsen, Gregory Steven
Title:
SIMULATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS ON GAS ADSORPTION IN NOVEL MICROPOROUS POLYMERS
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity
Simulations
Adsorption
File:
Download Larsen_Dissertation_Final1.pdf
Committee Members:
Coray M Colina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Coray M Colina, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member

5. INFLUENCE OF ARCHITECTURAL IMPERFECTIONS ON THE DYNAMIC MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF MAIN-CHAIN SMECTIC ELASTOMERS

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Author:
Patil, Harshad Pandharinath
Title:
INFLUENCE OF ARCHITECTURAL IMPERFECTIONS ON THE DYNAMIC MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF MAIN-CHAIN SMECTIC ELASTOMERS
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Liquid Crystals
Liquid Crystalline Polymers
Liquid Crystalline Elastomers
Smectic CA
Damping
File:
Download Dissertation-Harshad-P.-Patil.pdf
Committee Members:
Ronald C Hedden, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member

7. Synthesis and Characterization of Long Chain Branched Isotactic Polypropylene via a Metallocene Catalyst and T-Reagent

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Author:
Langston, Justin A
Title:
Synthesis and Characterization of Long Chain Branched Isotactic Polypropylene via a Metallocene Catalyst and T-Reagent
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
polypropylene
branched
branching
gel permeation chromatography
rheology
File:
Download Langston_Thesis_Ver_6.pdf
Committee Members:
Tze Chiang Chung, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Ronald Hedden, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member

8. Ferroelectric Polymers for Electrical Energy Storage

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Author:
Claude, Jason W.
Title:
Ferroelectric Polymers for Electrical Energy Storage
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
vinylidene fluoride
fluoropolymer
energy storage
electrical breakdown
capacitor
dielectric
File:
Download Claude_Jason_-_PhD_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Qing Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member

9. NANOSTRUCTURED ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATOR MATERIALS

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Author:
Lin, Junhong
Title:
NANOSTRUCTURED ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATOR MATERIALS
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
actuator
polymer
charge dynamics
ionic liquids
ionomer
File:
Download junhong_lin_dissertation_Aug_2011-_07263.pdf
Committee Members:
Qiming Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qiming Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Qing Wang, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member

10. AFM Studies of Semicrystalline Polymer/Inorganic Nanocomposites

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Author:
Strawhecker, Kenneth Edward
Title:
AFM Studies of Semicrystalline Polymer/Inorganic Nanocomposites
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
polymer
inorganic
nanocomposites
AFM
layered silicates
composites
materials
File:
Download Strawhecker.pdf
Committee Members:
Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sridhar Komarneni, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Sanat Kumar, Committee Member

11. Synthesis and Characterization of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes with Controlled Ion Transport Properties

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Author:
Xu, Kui
Title:
Synthesis and Characterization of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes with Controlled Ion Transport Properties
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Fuel Cells
Polymer Electrolyte Membranes
Proton Conductivity
Methanol Permeability
Electrochemical Selectivity.
File:
Download Thesis_--_Kui_Xu.pdf
Committee Members:
Qing Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qing Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member

13. VOLUMETRIC INTERPRETATION OF PROTEIN ADSORPTION KINETICS

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Author:
Barnthip, Naris
Title:
VOLUMETRIC INTERPRETATION OF PROTEIN ADSORPTION KINETICS
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Interfacial Energetics
Protein Adsorption
Adsorption Kinetics
Adsorption Competition
Interphase
Surface
File:
Download Naris_Barnthip_PhD_Final_Dissertation_SP2009.pdf
Committee Members:
Erwin A Vogler, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Erwin A Vogler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul Wencil Brown, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Christopher Alan Siedlecki, Committee Member

14. Dielectric Properties of Conductive Ionomers

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Author:
Klein, Robert James
Title:
Dielectric Properties of Conductive Ionomers
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
dielectric spectroscopy
conductivity
ionomer
ionic conductivity
electrode polarization
impedance
electrical properties of polymers
File:
Download RobertKlein-Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
James Patrick Runt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Ronald Hedden, Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member

16. BROADBAND DIELECTRIC STUDY OF MISCIBLE POLYMER BLENDS WITH INTERMOLECULAR HYDROGEN BONDING

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Author:
Zhang, Shihai
Title:
BROADBAND DIELECTRIC STUDY OF MISCIBLE POLYMER BLENDS WITH INTERMOLECULAR HYDROGEN BONDING
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
broadband dielectric spectroscopy
miscible polymer blends
hydrogen bonding
segmental relaxation
secondary relaxation
dynamic heterogeneity
concentration fluctuations
glass transition temperature
high pressure
File:
Download ThesisShihaiZhang1111.pdf
Committee Members:
James Patrick Runt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul C Painter, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member

18. DYNAMIC HETEROGENEITIES IN GLASSES AND MISCIBLE POLYMER BLENDS: COMPUTER SIMULATIONS USING THE BOND FLUCTUATION MODEL

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Author:
Kamath, Sudesh
Title:
DYNAMIC HETEROGENEITIES IN GLASSES AND MISCIBLE POLYMER BLENDS: COMPUTER SIMULATIONS USING THE BOND FLUCTUATION MODEL
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
simulations
glass transition
Polymer Blends
bond fluctuation model.
File:
Download mythesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Sanat K Kumar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Jayanth R Banavar, Committee Member
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member

20. DESIGN AND REALIZATION OF STIMULI-RESPONSIVE REGIOREGULAR COPOLYMERS WITH TUNABLE ONSET OF RESPONSE

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Author:
Foley, Theresa
Title:
DESIGN AND REALIZATION OF STIMULI-RESPONSIVE REGIOREGULAR COPOLYMERS WITH TUNABLE ONSET OF RESPONSE
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
water-soluble polymer
stimuli-responsive
File:
Download Theresa_Foley_Thesis_May_2008.pdf
Committee Members:
Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Seong Han Kim, Committee Member
Qing Wang, Committee Member