Timothy T Simin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor Timothy T Simin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair Stephen Lenkey, Committee Member Giang Nguyen, Committee Member Jed J Neilson, Outside Member Quanwei Cao, Committee Chair/Co-Chair Alexey Zhdanov, Committee Member Brent William Ambrose, Program Head/Chair Quanwei Cao, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor