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Author:

Bell, Kirsten

Title:

Photocatalytic Polymer Brush Functionalized Glass Beads for Enhanced Heterogeneous Photocatalysis

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

photocatalysis
photocatalysts
heterogeneous
polymerizations
controlled radical polymerizations

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Committee Members:

Robert Hickey, Outside Unit & Field Member
Bryan Vogt, Major Field Member
Robert Rioux, Major Field Member
Christian Pester, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Seong Kim, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Tran, Hoang

Title:

Electrocatalysis at the Electrode/Electrolyte Interface: a Multiscale Molecular Model

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Electrocatalysis
Molecular modeling
DFT
Molecular dynamics

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Committee Members:

Robert Rioux, Major Field Member
Scott Milner, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ismaila Dabo, Outside Unit & Field Member
Michael Janik, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Adri van Duin, Major Field Member
Seong Kim, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Agarwal, Prawal

Title:

Nanoengineering and Synthesis of Metal-Based Materials for Enhanced Energetic Performance

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

nanoenergetics
nonthermal plasma
PECVD
self-propagating high-temperature synthesis reactions
thermal oxidation
hydrogen plasma
solid-state reactions
surface chemistry
material synthesis
material characterization
thermite reactions
intermetallic reactions
metal nanoparticles
boron
magnesium
aluminum

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Committee Members:

Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Robert Rioux, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ali Borhan, Major Field Member
Stephanie Velegol, Major Field Member
Richard A Yetter, Special Member
Raymond Schaak, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Masucci, Ashley

Title:

Platform to graft conjugated polymers for optoelectronic applications

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

conjugated polymer
polymer nanoparticles
fluorescent polymers
photocatalysts
photocatalysis
charge transfer

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Committee Members:

Robert Hickey, Outside Unit & Field Member
Enrique Gomez, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bryan Vogt, Major Field Member
Scott Milner, Major Field Member
Christian Pester, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Del Mundo, Joshua

Title:

Advanced X-ray Scattering of Plant Cell Walls

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

cell wall
cellulose
XRD
SAXS
WAXS
GIWAXS
primary cell wall
secondary cell wall
pectin
lignin
xylan
xyloglucan
RSoXS
NEXAFS
plant cell wall
lignocellulose
synchrotron
mechanics
hydration

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Committee Members:

Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Enrique Gomez, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Esther Gomez, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bryan Vogt, Major Field Member
Seong Kim, Major Field Member
Daniel Cosgrove, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Lafleur, Travis

Title:

Predictive Models for Gene Expression Engineering

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Transcription
Machine Learning
Biological Engineering
Synthetic Biology

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Committee Members:

Andrew Zydney, Major Field Member
Howard Salis, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Edward O'Brien, Outside Unit & Field Member
Costas Maranas, Major Field Member
Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Mu, Yanyu

Title:

Solvent Effects on Acid-Base Interactions in Zeolites

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Solvent effects
zeolite catalysis

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Committee Members:

Xueyi Zhang, Major Field Member
Robert Rioux, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Michael Janik, Major Field Member
Seong H. Kim, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Stephen Chmely, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Agrawal, Naveen

Title:

DECONSTRUCTING THE COMPLEXITY OF INTERFACIAL ELECTROCATALYSIS

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Computational Catalysis
Electrochemistry
Electric Double Layer

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Committee Members:

Robert Rioux, Major Field Member
Scott Milner, Major Field Member
Ismaila Dabo, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Michael Janik, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Seong H. Kim, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Shi, Pei

Title:

Development of Functional Materials for Fast-charging Graphite Anode and Stabilization of Lithium Metal Anode in Rechargeable Lithium Batteries

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Rechargeable batteries
Lithium metal batteries
Solid electrolyte interphase
Fast charging batteries

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Committee Members:

Robert Rioux, Major Field Member
Donghai Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Hojong Kim, Outside Unit & Field Member
Adri van Duin, Major Field Member
Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

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