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1. Approaches to Achieve Smarter Electroactive Materials and Devices

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Author:
Ren, Kailiang
Title:
Approaches to Achieve Smarter Electroactive Materials and Devices
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Ferroelectric Polymer
Polymer Actuators
Energy Harvesting
Shape Memory Polymer
Self-healing.
File:
Download KailiangThesisfinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Qiming Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Committee Member
Leslie Eric Cross, Committee Member
Zhiwen Liu, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

2. THE OPTICAL AND DIELECTRIC APPLICATIONS OF POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE) BASED ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS

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Open Access
Author:
Chen, Qin
Title:
THE OPTICAL AND DIELECTRIC APPLICATIONS OF POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE) BASED ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
electro-optic effect
long-period grating
capacitors
poly(vinylidene fluoride)
File:
Download Qin_Chen-Dissertation_4.pdf
Committee Members:
Qiming Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shizhuo Yin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zhiwen Liu, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

3. mechatronic devices for fabrication, testing, and implementation of rolled actuators in a computer controlled braille display

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Open Access
Author:
Robinson, Michael David
Title:
mechatronic devices for fabrication, testing, and implementation of rolled actuators in a computer controlled braille display
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Mechatronics
Electroactive Polymer Actuators
Braille Display
File:
Download Michael_Robinson_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qiming Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

4. Flapping Wing Mechanisms for Pico Air Vehicles Using Piezoelectric Actuators

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Open Access
Author:
Mateti, Kiron
Title:
Flapping Wing Mechanisms for Pico Air Vehicles Using Piezoelectric Actuators
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
MEMS
compliant mechanisms
piezoelectric actuators
flapping wing air vehicles
biologically inspired robotics
File:
Download PennStateNAV.wmvDownload LF07_oblique.wmvDownload LF12.wmvDownload LF1203split.wmvDownload 1-KironMateti-FinalDissertation.pdfDownload 1-PennStateNAV.wmvDownload 1-LF07_oblique.wmvDownload 1-LF12.wmvDownload 1-LF1203split.wmv
Committee Members:
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zhiwen Liu, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member

6. High energy density, and low loss polymer dielectrics for energy storage capacitors and organic electronics

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Open Access
Author:
Wu, Shan
Title:
High energy density, and low loss polymer dielectrics for energy storage capacitors and organic electronics
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
energy storage
capacitor
polymer
dielectric
energy density
loss
dielectric breakdown
File:
Download ShanWu-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Qiming Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Noel Christopher Giebink, Committee Member
Shizhuo Yin, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member