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Author:

Latham, Andrew Howard

Title:

MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATIONS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Microfluidics
Magnetism
Nanoparticles
Iron Oxide
TEM

File:

Download AHLathamDissertation.PDF

Committee Members:

Mary Elizabeth Williams, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Peter E Schiffer, Committee Member

Author:

Holbrook, Billy-Paul Matthew

Title:

Nanoporous Carbon Mediated Catalysis and Hydrogen Adsorption

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

catalysis
carbon

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Henry C Foley, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Henry C Foley, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chunshan Song, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Member

Author:

Gu, Bin

Title:

Synthesis and Fabrication of Polymeric Composites, Nanofilaments and Nanofibers

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

polymer
composite
fiber
nanowire
controlled radical polymerization
PTFE

File:

Download etd.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
John V Badding, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member

Author:

Newsham, David K.

Title:

Palladium Catalyzed Copolymerizations of Polar and Non-polar Monomers

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

polymer
copolymer
ethene
ethylene
carbon monoxide
styrene
norbornene
polar monomer
nonpolar monomer
alternating copolymer
nonalternating copolymer
phosphine-sulfonate
ligand
chelate
block copolymer
polyketone

File:

Download Dissertation_-_David_K._Newsham.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John V Badding, Committee Member
Alan James Benesi, Committee Member
T C Mike Chung, Committee Member

Author:

Biziak, Darlene Stacy

Title:

THE TETRA-DECKER SANDWICH: A NOVEL ION IN THE CLASS OF ZINTL IONS CONTAINING ARSENIC CLUSTERS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

arsenic clusters
tetra-decker sandwich
Zintl ions

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Tyo, Eric Christopher

Title:

EXPLORING CATALYTIC ACTIVE SITES: INVESTIGATIONS OF ACTIVATED OXYGEN SPECIES AND SUPERATOMIC MIMICS IN THE GAS-PHASE

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

clusters
superatom
catalysis

File:

Download EricCTyoDissertationFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Albert Welford Castleman Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Albert Welford Castleman Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member

Author:

Dawood, Farah

Title:

Template Directed Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocrystalline Metal Oxides and Chalcogenides

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

chalcogenides
oxides
nanoparticles
semiconductors

File:

Download Dawood_dissertation_04_05_10_NEW.pdf

Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Sridhar Komarneni, Committee Member

Author:

Johnson, Grant Edward

Title:

The Role of Radical Oxygen in Metal Oxide Based Heterogeneous Oxidation Catalysis

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

cluster
radical
oxygen
zirconium
tungsten
aluminum

File:

Download GEJ_Thesis_073009.pdf

Committee Members:

Albert Welford Castleman Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Albert Welford Castleman Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nicholas Winograd, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Jorge Osvaldo Sofo, Committee Member

Author:

Yang , Huilin

Title:

Antibacterial Titania Nanocomposites

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

DMAEMA
antibacterial
nanocomposites
titania

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Melko, Joshua Jennings

Title:

Photoelectron Spectroscopy Investigations on the Stability, Energetics, and Dynamics of Gas-phase p-block Clusters

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Assembled Nanomaterials
Clusters
Photoelectron Spectroscopy

File:

Download JoshuaMelkoDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Albert Welford Castleman Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Albert Welford Castleman Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nicholas Winograd, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member

Author:

Nguyen, Jennifer M.

Title:

The Underfunctionalization of Alcohols by Heterogeneous Catalysts

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

alcohols
dehydrogenation
dehydration
biofuels
catalysis

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gao, Lin

Title:

Studies of Cluster-Assembled Materials: From Gas Phase to Condensed Phase

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Zr6
Met-Cars
Assemble
Materials
Clusters
Au-MPC

File:

Download Jenny_Thesis_041408_C.pdf

Committee Members:

Albert Welford Castleman Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Elizabeth C Dickey, Committee Member

Author:

Ibele, Michael Edward

Title:

Catalytic Micromotors and Micropumps and their Collective Behavior

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

colloids
nanoparticles
silver chloride
oscillating reaction
nanomotors

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Jeffrey M Catchmark, Committee Member

Author:

DeGrazia, Michael

Title:

Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Fluorescent Small Molecule Probes of Biological Systems

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

PPAR
Cholesterol
Oregon Green
Cell Surface Receptors
Membrane Spanning

File:

Download MJD_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Blake Peterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ken S Feldman, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
John Patrick Vanden Heuvel, Committee Member

Author:

Nagel, Megan Lee

Title:

Copolymerization of Polar and Nonpolar Vinyl Monomers: Mechanistic Insight and Free Radical Polymerization

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Copolymerization
Acrylates
Palladium complexes
Scandium(III)Triflate

File:

Download MeganNagelThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John V Badding, Committee Member
Alan James Benesi, Committee Member
Mike Chung, Committee Member

Author:

MacBride, Megan Marie

Title:

NUCLEAR RECEPTORS AS DRUG TARGETS: DESIGN AND BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF SMALL MOLECULE MODULATORS OF NUCLEAR RECEPTOR ACTION

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

nuclear receptors
medicinal chemistry
antimicrobial
cellular sensors
antiandrogens

File:

Download MMMThesis.PDF

Committee Members:

Blake R Peterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Committee Member
Squire J Booker, Committee Member

Author:

Dirmyer, Matthew R

Title:

Synthesis and characterization of semiconductor nanomaterials for thermoelectric applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

nanomaterials bismuth telluride antimony telluride

File:

Download MRD_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John V Badding, Committee Member
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Kang, Myeongsoon

Title:

INVESTIGATION OF LATE TRANSITION METAL BASED CATALYTIC SYSTEMS FOR POLYMERIZATION OF POLAR VINYL MONOMERS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

late transition metal
catalysis
polymerization
polar vinyl monomer

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Alan James Benesi, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member

Author:

Kulyba, Natallia

Title:

ENHANCED DIFFUSION OF ENZYME-FUNCTIONALIZED PARTICLES

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

enhanced diffusion
catalytic nanomotor

File:

Download MS_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Golombeck, Rebecca

Title:

Investigations of Adsorption Sites on Oxide Surfaces Using Solid-State NMR and TPD-IGC

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

glass fibers
inverse gas chromatography
NMR
calculations

File:

Download Golombeck_PhD_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Karl Todd Mueller, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan James Benesi, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
William D Burgos, Committee Member
Carlo G Pantano, Committee Member

Author:

Luo, Rong

Title:

Copolymerization of polar and non-polar monomers: free radical polymerization and late transition metal catalyzed insertion polymerization

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

1-alkenes
copolymerization
acrylates

File:

Download Thesis_of_Rong_Luo.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Harry R Allcock, Committee Member
John V Badding, Committee Member
T C Mike Chung, Committee Member

Author:

Sundararajan, Shakuntala

Title:

Micromotors Powered by Catalytic Reactions and Their Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

autonomous micro/nanomotors
applications for micro/nanomotors
catalytic micro/nanomotors

File:

Download Shakuntala_Sundararajan__Dissertation_March_15_2009.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Committee Member
Jeffrey M Catchmark, Committee Member

Author:

Surve, Shraddha Vishwas

Title:

ENHANCED PARTICLE DIFFUSION THROUGH ENZYME CATALYSIS AND SILVER TITANIA NANOMOTORS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

enzymes
catalysis
nanomotors

File:

Download M.S._Chemistry_thesis_Shraddha_Surve.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Tandukar, Shikchya

Title:

Antibacterial Polymers, Recyclable Palladium Catalysts for Coupling Reactions, and Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose into Liquid Fuels

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

conversion of cellulose to biofuel
antibacterial polymer
heterogeneous Pd catalyst
coupling reactions

File:

Download Shikchya_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan James Benesi, Committee Member
John V Badding, Committee Member
Dr T C (Mike) Chung, Committee Member

Author:

Kline, Timothy R

Title:

The Design and Control of Catalytic Motors

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

heterogeneous catalysis
colloids. nanotechnology
interface
autonomous
microfluidics
pumping
fluids

File:

Download Thesis_TimothyKline_Phd_2006.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Jeffrey M Catchmark, Committee Member

Author:

Sambhy, Varun

Title:

ANTIBACTERIAL POLYMERS AND FUNCTIONAL NANOCOMPOSITES; CARBON DIOXIDE POISONING IN ALKALINE FUEL CELLS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

silver
nanocomposites
antibacterial
polymer
fuel cells
lipid membrane

File:

Download Varun_Thesis_MAIN-shivji999.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Blake R Peterson, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Carlo G Pantano, Committee Member

Author:

Clayton, William B

Title:

STUDIES TOWARD THE TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF STREPTORUBIN B

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

streptorubin
iodonium salts
metathesis

File:

Download Clayton_Final_Thesis_pdf.pdf

Committee Members:

Ken S Feldman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gong Chen, Committee Member
Scott T Phillips, Committee Member
Ronald Hedden, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member

Author:

Paxton, Walter

Title:

Autonomous Motion of Catalytic Nanoparticles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

colloids
autonomous
micropumps
nanomotors
electrophoresis
catalysis
energy transduction

File:

Download Paxton_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Alan James Benesi, Committee Member
Seong H Kim, Committee Member

Author:

Yang, Weiran

Title:

TRANSITION METAL CATALYZED BIOMASS CONVERSION AND POLYMER SYNTHESIS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

ethylene polymerization
biomass conversion
transition metal
biofuel production
2.5-dimethyltetrahydrofuran
2-methylfurfural

File:

Download Weiran-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ken S Feldman, Committee Member
Tom Mallouk, Committee Member
Chunshan Song, Committee Member

Author:

Cao, Yanyan

Title:

SYNTHESIS AND INTEGRATION OF CONJUGATED POLYMER NANOSTRUCTURES FOR SENSING AND OTHER APPLICATIONS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

charge transport
conducting polymer
nanopartical integration
sensor
nanowires

File:

Download Yanyan_Cao_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Member

Author:

Hong, Yiying

Title:

1. Self-Propelled Synthetic Particles— From Microscopic Randomness to Macroscopic Control. 2. Selective Heterogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation by Recyclable Poly(allylamine) Gel-Supported Palladium(0) Nanoparticles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

micromotor
nanomotor
self-propulsion
phototaxis
diffusiophoresis
catalysis
titanium dioxide

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Alan James Benesi, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Yang

Title:

POWERED MOTION AT MICRO/NANOSCALES AND CONTROLLED INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CATALYTIC MOTORS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

nanofabrication
electroanalysis
colloidal science
microfluids
microscopy

File:

Download _Yang_Wang__PSU_Chemistry_2009.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas E Mallouk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member

Author:

Chen, Ying

Title:

COPOLYMERIZATION OF POLAR/NON-POLAR MONOMERS: FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION AND PALLADIUM CATALYZED POLYMERIZATION

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Palladium catalyst
Lewis acid
insertion polymerization
Radical polymerization

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Harry R Allcock, Committee Member
John V Badding, Committee Member
T C Mike Chung, Committee Member

Author:

Yan, Yongjun

Title:

DEVELOPMENT OF EFFICIENT PHOSPHORUS LIGANDS FOR TRANSITION METAL CATALYZED REACTIONS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Rhodium
Hydroformylation
Hydrogenation
Phosphorus Ligand
Catalyst

File:

Download YongjunYanThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Xumu Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott Trent Feldman, Committee Member
Qing Wang, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member

Author:

Chertok, Aleksandr

Title:

Diffusiophoresis of microspheres in competing electrolyte gradients and diffusiophoresis driven migration of nanospheres and quantum dots into porous rock formations

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

diffusiophoresis
colloidal transport

File:

Download Chertok_Masters_Thesis_Final_Version.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sparks, Justin Ryan

Title:

High Pressure Chemical Deposition in Extreme Aspect Ratio Templates for Semiconductor Optical Fiber Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Optical Fibers
Photonics
High Pressure
Templated Growth
ZnSe

File:

Download Sparks_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

John V Badding, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Harry R Allcock, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Member

Author:

Schmid, Kyle M

Title:

Methods to Accelerate the Rate of Head-to-tail Depolymerization of Poly(carbamates) in Low Polarity Environments

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

depolymerization
amplification
poly(carbamate)
azquinone methide
controlled release

File:

Download KMS_THESIS_CORRECTED_FINAL_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott T Phillips, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Trent Feldman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
RAYMOND LEE FUNK, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Wei

Title:

Understanding the propulsion and assembly of autonomous nano- and micromotors powered by chemical gradients and ultrasound

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Nanomotors
Numerical simulation
Energy efficiency
Ultrasound
Particle interactions
Self-assembly

File:

Download Wei_Wang_thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas E Mallouk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Jun Huang, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Can

Title:

Enhanced Electrophoresis Based On Redox Electrochemistry Of Electroactive Electrode Materials And Fabrication Of A Self-powered Electrophoresis System Based On Discharging A Battery.

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Supercapacitor
Electrophoresis.

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Pavlick, Ryan Anthony

Title:

Organometallics For The Development Of Self-motile And Crack Repair Systems

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

organometallics
motors
nanomotors
catalysis

File:

Download Thesis_RyanPavlick_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member
Barbara Jane Garrison, Special Member

Author:

Sengupta, Samudra

Title:

Enzyme Molecules as Nanomotors and Micropumps

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

enzyme
single-molecule
diffusion
nanomotor
chemotaxis
micropump

File:

Download 1-PhD_Dissertation_Samudra_Sengupta.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
John V Badding, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Special Member

Author:

Zhang, Hua

Title:

POLYMER ANTIMICROBIAL AND SELF-POWERED MICRODEVICES

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

antimicrobial polymer
antibacterial polymer
stimuli responsive polymer
micromotor
micropump

File:

Download PhD_thesis_reformatted.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Harry R Allcock, Committee Member
Gong Chen, Committee Member
Qing Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Robbins, Jessica Sloane

Title:

Increasing the Rate of End-to-end Depolymerization of Poly(benzyl carbamates) in Low Polarity Environments

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

stimuli-responsive materials
depolymerization
polymer synthesis
point-of-care diagnostics
paper-based microfluidic devices

File:

Download JSR_Thesis_v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott T Phillips, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott T Phillips, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alexander Thomas Radosevich, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Special Member

Author:

Baker, Matthew S

Title:

Design and Applications of an Autoinductive, Chemical Amplification Reagent

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Chemical Amplification
Autoinductive
Stimuli-Responsive

File:

Download Thesis-_Complete.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott T Phillips, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
John V Badding, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Special Member

Author:

Fitzgibbons, Thomas Christopher

Title:

Synthesis of Carbon Materials via the Cold Compression of Aromatic Molecules and Carbon Nanostructures

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Chemistry
Carbon
High Pressure
Solid-State
Aromatic

File:

Download Fitzgibbons_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

John V Badding, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John V Badding, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Albert Welford Castleman Jr., Committee Member
William Blaine White, Special Member

Author:

Mohapatra, Hemakesh

Title:

Design of reagents for trace-level chemical detection and signal amplification

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

chemical detection
signal amplification
clinical diagnostics
selective and sensitive
odor-based assay
glucose meter

File:

Download Mohapatara_dissertation2.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott T Phillips, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ken S Feldman, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Duan, Wentao

Title:

Artificial Intelligence: Collective Behaviors of Synthetic Micromachines

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Micromotors
Micropumps
Collective Behaviors
COMSOL Simulation
Interaction
Self-assembly
Chemical Sensing

File:

Download Wentao_Duan_PhD_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
John V Badding, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member
Scott Trent Feldman, Special Member

Author:

Yadav, Vinita

Title:

Self-propelled Systems For Versatile Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Nano-motors
Micro-pumps
Drug-delivery
Crack-repair
Enzyme cascades

File:

Download Vinita_Yadav-Ph._D._Chemistry-Thesis-2015.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
John V Badding, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member

Author:

Ahmed, Suzanne

Title:

The Control, Assembly, Shape-dependent and Material-dependent Studies of Ultrasonically Propelled Nano- and Micromotors

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Nanorod
Nanomotor
Ultrasonically Propelled Nanomotor
Acoustic Nanomotor

File:

Download SuzanneAhmed_Dissertation_6July2015.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas E Mallouk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Jun Huang, Committee Member

Author:

Dilauro, Anthony Michael

Title:

Development of Poly(phthalaldehydes) as CDr Polymers: Imparting Amplified Responses to Stimuli-Responsive Materials

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

polymers
stimuli-responsive materials
depolymerization
poly(phthalaldehyde)
microcapsules
additive manufacturing

File:

Download AMD_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott T Phillips, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexander Thomas Radosevich, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Kyle Jeffrey Magnuson Bishop, Special Member