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Author:

Sengeh, Joseph

Title:

SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION OF CARBON PRECURSORS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN CARBON FIBER, CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITES, AND GAS SORPTION SYSTEMS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Carbon Fibers
Carbon-Carbon Composites
Methane Storage
Carbon Precursors
Polymer Precursors
Oxidative Stability
Carbon Yield
Volumetric and Gravimetric Capacity

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Committee Members:

Ralph Colby, Major Field Member
Michael Hickner, Major Field Member
Semih Eser, Outside Unit & Field Member
Tze-Chiang Chung, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Iams, Andrew

Title:

Microstructural Evolution in Additively Manufactured Duplex Stainless Steel Alloys

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

additive manufacturing
duplex stainless steel
microstructure
mechanical properties

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Committee Members:

Tarasankar Debroy, Major Field Member
Allison Beese, Major Field Member
Todd Palmer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lucille Giannuzzi, Special Member
Robert Voigt, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hall, Nicole

Title:

Discovering Photocatalytic Materials From First Principles

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Density-functional theory
Photocatalyst
DFT+U

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Raymond Schaak, Outside Unit & Field Member
Wesley Reinhart, Major Field Member
Susan Sinnott, Major Field Member
Ismaila Dabo, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Molina, Alex

Title:

Semiconductor Surface Passivation and Metallization for Schottky Diodes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Schottky diodes
contacts
transition metals
semiconductor structures
gallium nitride
rhenium
molybdenum carbonitride
atomic layer deposition
energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy
transmission electron microscopy
x-ray diffraction
hydrobromic acid
x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
electron beam evaporation
sputtering
surface passivation
metallization

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Committee Members:

Michael Lanagan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rongming Chu, Outside Field Member
Jon-Paul Maria, Major Field Member
Suzanne Mohney, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Chen, Xin

Title:

MATERIALS DESIGN OF DIELECTRIC POLYMERS FOR ENERGY STORAGE, ELECTROCALORIC COOLING, AND ELECTRO-ACTUATORS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Dielectric polymer
PVDF-based polymers
Electrocaloric cooling
electromechanical coupling
capacitors
energy storage

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Committee Members:

Qiming Zhang, Co-Chair of Committee
Michael Lanagan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Qing Wang, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Weihua Guan, Major Field Member
Michael Hickner, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Qiming Zhang, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Lin, Yinan

Title:

Mixed Modifier Effect in Aluminosilicate Glasses

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

aluminosilicate-based glass
dissolution
dynamic
mixed modifier effect.
aluminosilicate glass
mixed modifier effect
mechanical
glass transition

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Committee Members:

Hojong Kim, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Robert Kimel, Major Field Member
Seong Kim, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Han, Zhubing

Title:

Understanding the composition–structure–property relationships and enhancing the electromechanical responses in ferroelectric polymers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Ferroelectric polymers
Piezoelectric polymers
PVDF
Dielectrics

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Committee Members:

Qiming Zhang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Hickey, Major Field Member
Enrique Gomez, Outside Field Member
Qing Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Shaffer, Derek

Title:

Influence of Composition on the Post-Processing Response of Additively Manufactured Precipitation Hardening Stainless Steels

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Precipitation Hardening
17-4 PH
Martensitic Stainless Steel
Solution Heat Treatment
Aging

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Jay Keist, Outside Field Member
Amrita Basak, Outside Unit & Field Member
Tarasankar Debroy, Major Field Member
Allison Beese, Major Field Member
Todd Palmer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Fry, Aubrey

Title:

Field Strength Effect on the Elastoplastic and Mechanical Properties of Single Modifier Aluminoborosilicate Glasses

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Glass
field strength
mechanical properties
elastoplastic properties
crack resistance
structure
aluminoborosilicate
glasses
compositional design
strength
toughness
fracture toughness
Young's modulus

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Seong Kim, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Allison Beese, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Douglas Wolfe, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Cleri, Angela

Title:

Modulating Infrared Optical Response in CdO by Transport Properties and Heterostructure Design

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

plasmonics
cadmium oxide
infrared
optics
materials
transport properties
sputtering
thin film
defect chemistry
plasmon polariton
transparent conducting oxide
nanophotonics
hyperbolic
ion irradiation
high-power impulse magnetron sputtering
HiPIMS
physical vapor deposition
PVD
doping
metamaterials

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Major Field Member
Jon-Paul Maria, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Noel Giebink, Outside Unit & Field Member
Joshua Caldwell, Special Member
Joshua Robinson, Major Field Member