Michael Adebola Adewumi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor Mku Thaddeus Ityokumbul, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor Michael Adebola Adewumi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member Russell Taylor Johns, Committee Member Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member Yilin Wang, Committee Member Robello Samuel, Special Member