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Author:

Chuayprakong, Sunanta

Title:

Synthesis, Morphology And Dynamics of Polyureas And Their Lithium Ionomers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Polyureas
Ionomers
Synthesis
Morphology
Dynamics
Nanotechnology

File:

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Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member

Author:

Zhu, Liang

Title:

Design of New Anion Exchange Membranes for Electrochemical Applications

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Anion exchange membranes
poly(2
6-dimethyl-1
4-phenylene oxide)s
fuel cells
fluorene side chains
Suzuki-Miyaura coupling

File:

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Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Qing Wang, Committee Member
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member

Author:

Park, Mansu

Title:

development of lithium powder based anode with conductive carbon materials for lithium batteries

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

lithium batteries
lithium powder
lithium dendrite
lithium cycling efficiency
Cycling performance
Internal short

File:

Download Ph_D_Thesis_Final_Mansu_Park.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Seong Han Kim, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Welsh, Aaron Joel

Title:

damage-free patterning of ferroelectric lead zirconate titanate thin films for microelectromechanical systems via contact printing

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

soft lithography
thin films
dry etching
piezoresponse force microscopy
electroceramics
piezoelectrics
ferroelectrics

File:

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Committee Members:

Susan E Trolier Mckinstry, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

Author:

Adhikari, Jwala Mani

Title:

Role of Interfacial, Static and Dynamic Disorder on High Performance Organic Field-effect Transistors

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

organic semiconductors
organic single crystals
thin film disorder
polymer gate dielectric
rubrene
C8BTBT

File:

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Committee Members:

Enrique Daniel Gomez, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Qing Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Shen, Yuexiao

Title:

Artificial water channel based membrane for desalination

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Artificial water channels
Biomimetic membranes
Desalination

File:

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Committee Members:

Manish Kumar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Manish Kumar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrew Zydney, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Outside Member

Author:

Read Rodríguez, Carlos G.

Title:

Nanostructured Materials for Solar Fuels Production: Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

phosphides
hydrogen evolution
HER
OER
nanoparticles
electrochemistry
electrocatalysis
earth-abundant
synthesis
hybrid
heterostructure

File:

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Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Outside Member

Author:

Le, Thinh Phuc

Title:

Pathway Towards High Performance Organic Photovoltaics: Contact Doping and Morphology Control

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

organic photovoltaics
organic semiconductors
polarized resonant soft X-ray scattering
PSOXS
Morphology control
contact doping
crystallization control
polymer crystallization

File:

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Committee Members:

Enrique Daniel Gomez, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Outside Member

Author:

Zimudzi, Tawanda James

Title:

The Characterization of Thin Polymer Films Using Vibrational Spectroscopy

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Vibrational Spectroscopy
Polymer thin fims
Reverse Osmosis membranes
Fuel cells
Nafion
Aromatic Polyamides
Physical Chemistry

File:

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Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Miriam Arak Freedman, Committee Member
Seong Han Kim, Outside Member

Author:

Nam, Changwoo

Title:

POLYOLEFIN INTERPENETRATED NETWORK FOR OIL SPILL RECOVERY: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND APPLICATION

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

polyolefin
crude oil
interpenetrated polymer network
decene/DVB
oil cleanup

File:

Download submit_dissertation_20161110.pdf

Committee Members:

Tze-Chiang Chung, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tze-Chiang Chung, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Fred Scott Cannon, Outside Member

Author:

Kushner, Douglas Ian

Title:

THIN FILM DYNAMICS OF ION-CONTAINING POLYMERS UNDER CONFINEMENT

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Thin Polymer Films
Nafion
Water Sorption
Fuel Cells
Spectroscopic Ellipsometry
Quartz Crystal Microbalance

File:

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Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Outside Member

Author:

Li, Bo

Title:

“structured” multi-filler nanocomposites with novel dielectric properties

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

dielectric constant and loss
polymer clay composites
dielectric breakdown
structured composites
barrier properties

File:

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Committee Members:

Evangelos Manias, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Suzanne E Mohney, Special Member