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Author:

Abdullah, Aboubakr Moustafa

Title:

The USE OF MICROELECTRODES IN THE STUDY OF LOCALIZED CORROSION OF ALUMINUM 6111-LIKE ALLOYS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Corrosion
Crevice
Intergranular
mechanism
microelectrode
aluminum
aluminum alloys
potential drop
IR
chloride
nitric acid
pH

File:

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Committee Members:

Howard W Pickering, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barbara Shaw, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zi Kui Liu, Committee Member
Elzbieta Sikora, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Catano-Barrera, Alma Maria

Title:

POLYMER SOLUTIONS AND SOLVENT-SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE STUDIES APPLIYING PC-SAFT

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

phase equilibria
supercritical carbon dioxide
polymer solutions
pc-saft

File:

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Committee Members:

Coray M Colina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Coray M Colina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Soukiassian, Arsen

Title:

GROWTH OF NANOSCALE BaTiO3/SrTiO3 SUPERLATTICES BY MOLECULAR-BEAM EPITAXY

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Ferroelectric thin films
ferroelectric superlattices
epitaxial growth
oxide MBE
ferroelectric phase transitions
UV Raman spectroscopy

File:

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Committee Members:

Xiaoxing Xi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Darrell G Schlom, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark William Horn, Committee Member
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Petchsuk, Atitsa

Title:

FERROELECTRIC TERPOLYMERS, BASED ON SEMICRYSTALLINE VDF/TRFE/CHLORO-CONTAINING TERMONOMERS: SYNTHESIS, ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES, AND FUNCTIONALIZATION REACTIONS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Chloro-containing termonomers
Fluoropolymer
Functionalization
Ferroelectrics
VDF
TrFE
synthesis and electrical properties

File:

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Committee Members:

Tze Chiang Chung, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ian Roland Harrison, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Kenji Uchino, Committee Member

Author:

Erwin, Brian M

Title:

Temperature Dependence of the Length Scale for Cooperative Motion in Glass-Forming Liquids

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

glass
dynamic scaling
indane
critical temperature

File:

Download BrianMErwin-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member

Author:

Neese, Bret P.

Title:

Investigations of Structure-Property Relationships to Enhance the Multifunctional Properties of PVDF-based Polymers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

polymer
ferroelectric
piezoelectric
electrocaloric effect
PVDF
capacitor

File:

Download Neese_PhD_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Qiming Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qiming Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Qing Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Unal, Burcu

Title:

Swelling and Mechanical Behavior of Ionizable Hydrogels Containing Highly Branched Polyamine Macromonomers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

end-linking
hydrogel
swelling
gel electrolyte
pH-dependence
dendrimer
rhizobia

File:

Download Burcu_Unal_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Erin Clare Hedden, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ronald C Hedden, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Erwin A Vogler, Committee Member
Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Member

Author:

Larsen, Gregory Steven

Title:

SIMULATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS ON GAS ADSORPTION IN NOVEL MICROPOROUS POLYMERS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity
Simulations
Adsorption

File:

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Committee Members:

Coray M Colina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Coray M Colina, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member

Author:

Patil, Harshad Pandharinath

Title:

INFLUENCE OF ARCHITECTURAL IMPERFECTIONS ON THE DYNAMIC MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF MAIN-CHAIN SMECTIC ELASTOMERS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Liquid Crystals
Liquid Crystalline Polymers
Liquid Crystalline Elastomers
Smectic CA
Damping

File:

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Committee Members:

Ronald C Hedden, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Hsiao-an Sammy

Title:

DESIGN OF SHALLOW AND THERMALLY STABLE CONTACTS ON ANTIMONIDE-BASED SEMICONDUCTORS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

metal/semiconductor contact
ohmic contact
Schottky barrier height
gate metallization
shallow reaction
thermal stability
aging
wet processing
surface passivation
antimonide based compound semiconductors
InGaSb
InAs
AlGaAsSb
HBT
HEMT
I-V characteristics
cross-sectional TEM

File:

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Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark William Horn, Committee Member
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Member
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Creek, John Aubrey

Title:

Nanoscale Self-Assembly of Starch: Phase Relations, Formation, and Structure

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

starch
amylose
phase separation
crystallization
spherulites
self-assembly

File:

Download JACThesisMaster.pdf

Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory Ray Ziegler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Nicole Robitaille Brown, Committee Member

Author:

Lin, Junhong

Title:

NANOSTRUCTURED ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATOR MATERIALS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

actuator
polymer
charge dynamics
ionic liquids
ionomer

File:

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Committee Members:

Qiming Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qiming Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Qing Wang, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member

Author:

Masser, Kevin Allen

Title:

Dynamics of Hydrogen Bonding Polymer Blends Exhibiting Minimized Self Associations and Liquid Crystalline Polymers Of Unique Chemistry

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Hydrogen Bonding Polymer Blends
Dielectric Spectroscopy
Polymer Physics
Ion Dynamics
Liquid Crystalline Polymers
Infrared Spectroscopy
Fragility

File:

Download Kevin_Masser_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James P Runt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul C Painter, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

Li, Kun

Title:

FUNCTIONAL BLOCK COPOLYMERS CONTAINING PHOTOACTIVE AND ELECTROACTIVE SEGMENTS: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND SELF-ASSEMBLY STUDY

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Block copolymers
self-assembly
conjugated polymers

File:

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Committee Members:

Qing Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Ronald Hedden, Committee Member
Seong H Kim, Committee Member

Author:

Berg, Lennart Paulmann

Title:

An Investigation of the Importance of Screening Effects in Polymer Solutions and Blends

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

intramolecular screening effects
thermodynamic modelling
concentration dependence of the interaction parame

File:

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Committee Members:

Paul C Painter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ronald C Hedden, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Ramanathan Nagarajan, Committee Member

Author:

Guo, Liang

Title:

GELATION AND MICELLE STRUCTURE CHANGES OF AQUEOUS POLYMER SOLUTIONS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

gelatin
gelation
rheology
percolation
micelle
SANS

File:

Download guothesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Qing Wang, Committee Member
Gregory Ray Ziegler, Committee Member

Author:

Miller, Mary A.

Title:

Optimization and Characterization of Vanadium-Based Contacts to n-Type Aluminum Gallium Nitride

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

ohmic contacts
Vanadium
AlGaN
LEDs
HEMTs

File:

Download Miller_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Joseph Flemish, Committee Member
Jian Xu, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Zurbuchen, Mark Alan

Title:

Transmission Electron Microscopy Investigation Of Defects And Domains In Epitaxial Films Of Aurivillius And Ruddlesden-Popper Phases

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

ferroelectric domains
out-of-phase boundaries
OPBs
domains
ferroelectrics
microstructure
epitaxial films
transmission electron microscopy
defects
epitaxy

File:

Download Dissertation_Master.pdf

Committee Members:

Darrell G Schlom, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Altaf H Carim, Committee Member
Ying Liu, Committee Member
Earle Richard Ryba, Committee Member
Karl Eugene Spear Ii, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Heidecker, Matthew J

Title:

HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLYMER/LAYERED SILICATE NANOCOMPOSITES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

exfoliated
intercalated
composite
modulated DSC
crystallization
ductility
mechanical properties
PC
PET
non-compatibilized
compatibilized
high-peformance nanocomposites
polymer nanocomposites
polymer physics
high temperature surfactants
imidazolium
quaternary ammonium surfactants
melt-blending
injection molding

File:

Download MJHDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kwadwo Osseo Asare, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Ronald Hedden, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Kanchanasopa, Mantana

Title:

SOLID-STATE STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF LACTIDE COPOLYMERS AND BLENDS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

lactide
crystallinity
copolymer
blends
AFM
dielectric relaxation

File:

Download Mantana_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ian Roland Harrison, Committee Member
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Christopher Alan Siedlecki, Committee Member