1. The Effect of Secondary Phases and Birefringence on Visible Light Transmission in Translucent α’-sialon Ceramics Open Access Author: Morandi, Carl Sebastian Title: The Effect of Secondary Phases and Birefringence on Visible Light Transmission in Translucent α’-sialon Ceramics Graduate Program: Materials Science and Engineering Keywords: α’-SiAlONCeramicsLight TransmissionTransparent α’-SiAlONTranslucent α’-SiAlONAlN-PolytypoidMicrostructure Control File: Download Carl-_Thesis-Revised_Final.pdf Committee Members: Gary Lynn Messing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. Mechanical Properties and Deformation Behaviors of Nanoporous Anodic Aluminum Oxide Membrane Open Access Author: Dai, Jingyao Title: Mechanical Properties and Deformation Behaviors of Nanoporous Anodic Aluminum Oxide Membrane Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: CeramicsFractureNanoporousAnodic Aluminum OxideNanoindentation File: Download JingyaoDai-MSThesis.pdf Committee Members: Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJogender Singh, Committee MemberPhilip John Morris, Committee Member
3. High Power Evaluation of Textured Piezoelectric Ceramics for SONAR Projectors Open Access Author: Shankar, Arjun K Title: High Power Evaluation of Textured Piezoelectric Ceramics for SONAR Projectors Graduate Program: Acoustics Keywords: SONARAcousticsUnderwaterTexturedPiezoelectricCeramicsHigh PowerProjectorTransducerTonpilzRelaxorLangevin SandwichPZTPMNT File: Download Shankar-Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Richard Joseph Meyer Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorRussell Charles Burkhardt, Committee MemberStephen Thompson, Committee MemberDaniel C Brown Jr., Committee Member
4. Preliminary Design of a Hot Hydrogen Test Loop for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion applications Open Access Author: Searight, Will Title: Preliminary Design of a Hot Hydrogen Test Loop for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion applications Graduate Program: Nuclear Engineering Keywords: Nuclear Thermal PropulsionThermal AnalysisPlasma Material InteractionSpace PropulsionHydrogenCompositesCeramicsHigh Temperature Materials File: Download Searight_MS_Thesis_SU20.pdf Committee Members: Leigh Winfrey, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJean Paul Allain, Program Head/ChairElia Merzari, Committee MemberJean Paul Allain, Committee Member