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Author:

Mendoza, Alfonso Julio

Title:

Thermal and Electrochemical Degradation of Anion Exchange Membranes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

AEMs
anion exchange membranes
GDLs
Raman spectroscopy
IR spectroscopy
Electrochemistry

File:

Download Mendoza_withCorrections_Nov192012_.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qing Wang, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Chao Yang Wang, Special Member

Author:

Manahan, Mike Peter

Title:

Engineered Interfacial and Structural Porous Media Architecture for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

polymer electrolyte fuel cell
diffusion media
laser
electrochemical energy
interface
interfacial modification
hydrogen

File:

Download MANAHAN_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew M Mench, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jack Brenizer Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

Author:

Watson, Valerie J

Title:

Characterization and Performance of Activated Carbon Catalysts and Polymer Membrane Layers for Microbial Fuel Cell Cathodes and an Analysis of Power Overshoot

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Microbial Fuel Cells
Activated Carbon
Oxygen Reduction
Membrane-Cathode Assembly

File:

Download WatsonDissertationfinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Fred Scott Cannon, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member

Author:

Liang, Siwei

Title:

Synthesis And Characterization Of Polysiloxane-based Single–ion Conductors

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

polyelectrolyte
single-ion conductor
ionomer
lithium-ion battery
phosphonium ionomer
rheology of ionomer
dielectric relaxation

File:

Download Siwei_Liang-_PhD_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Harry R Allcock, Special Member

Author:

Buck, Matthew Robert

Title:

Strategies for the Total Synthesis of Inorganic Nanostructures

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

materials
synthesis
nanoscience
hybrid
nanoparticles
colloids

File:

Download Buck_Dissertation_FINAL_5_30_13.pdf

Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Soohyun

Title:

Membrane Transport in Cucl/hcl Electrolyzer

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Ionic Transport
CuCl/HCl electrolyzer
Hydrogen
Membrane
CuCl thermochemical cycle
hot-pressing
Phenomenological coefficient

File:

Download Dissertation_SoohyunKim_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Serguei Lvov, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Yongsheng Chen, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

Author:

Sharifiasl, Samin

Title:

Corrosion Issues in High-level Nuclear Waste Containers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Passivity
Corrosion
High-level nuclear waste
Sulfide
Thermodynamics
Kinetics

File:

Download ThesisMaster-Samin_Sharifi_Asl_Final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Digby D Macdonald, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Digby D Macdonald, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Mirna Urquidi Macdonald, Committee Member
Gary Lynn Messing, Committee Member

Author:

Gallagher, Joy Ann

Title:

Recognition and Self... In Metal Directed Assembly of Palindromic Artificial Oligopeptides

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Self-Assembly
Supramolecular
Copper
Palindromic
Biomimetic
Artificial Oligopeptide
Inorganic Architectures

File:

Download Gallagher_JA_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Elizabeth Williams, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Squire J Booker, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

Author:

Petrina, Stephanie Ann

Title:

Water Sorption, Viscoelastic, and Optical Properties of Thin Nafion® Films

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Thin polymer films
Nafion
ionomer
water sorption
fuel cells
spectroscopic ellipsometry
quartz crystal microbalance

File:

Download S_Petrina_PhD_Thesis_July_2013_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member
Nikolas Podraza, Special Member

Author:

Cusick, Roland D

Title:

Nutrient and heat recovery from waste streams using microbial electrochemical technologies

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Microbial fuel cells
microbial electrolysis cells
struvite
reverse electrodialysis
ammonium bicarbonate
wastewater

File:

Download R_Cusick_Dissertation_9-9-13_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Special Member