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Author:

Maher, Andrew Elessar

Title:

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MIXED-SUBSTITUENT POLY(ORGANOPHOSPHAZENES)

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

polymers
elastomers
ion-conductive
polyphosphazenes

File:

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Committee Members:

Harry R Allcock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan James Benesi, Committee Member
Karl Todd Mueller, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Ghosh, Arnav

Title:

RELAXATION DYNAMICS OF BRANCHED POLYMERS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

dynamics
relaxation
rouse
star
branched
polymers
entangled

File:

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Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Qing Wang, Committee Member
Ronald Hedden, Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member

Author:

Krogman, Nicholas Ryan

Title:

Polyphosphazenes for Advanced Biomaterial Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

polymers
biomedical materials
polyphosphazenes
polymer hydrolysis

File:

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Committee Members:

Harry R Allcock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Committee Member
Karl Todd Mueller, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Zhou, Xin

Title:

High Energy/Capacitance Density Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride) Based Polymers for Energy Storage Capacitor Applications

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

energy storage
thin films
polymers
electrical properties
dielectric. ferroelectric
energy density

File:

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Committee Members:

Qiming Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qiming Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Qing Wang, Committee Member
Heath Hofmann, Committee Member
Craig Grimes, Committee Member

Author:

Svingala, Forrest R

Title:

Laboratory-scale Blast Testing Of Polymers

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

shock hugoniot
polymers
explosives
shock tube
gas gun
solids
shadowgraph
high-speed video
optical methods

File:

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Committee Members:

Gary Stuart Settles, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Abbott, Lauren Jeanine

Title:

Molecular Simulations of Nanoporous Glassy Materials

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

molecular simulations
polymers
microporous materials
intrinsic microporosity
gas adsorption
polymatic

File:

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Committee Members:

Coray M Colina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member

Author:

Chaloux, Brian Leonard

Title:

Controlling the Conductivity and Stability of Azoles: Proton and Hydroxide Exchange Functionalities

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

azoles
imidazolium
anhydrous proton conduction
impedance spectroscopy
polymers
polymer chemistry
chemical stability

File:

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Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Harry R Allcock, Committee Member

Author:

Gadinski, Matthew Robert

Title:

Understanding the Effects of Defect Modification on the Structure and Properties of Fluorinated Polymers and Implications for Capacitive Energy Storage Technologies

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

polymers
polymer dielectrics
PVDF
energy storage
capacitors

File:

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Committee Members:

Dr Qing Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Qiming Zhang, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member

Author:

Lewis, Gregory Gerald

Title:

Plastics and diagnostic assays with selective and sensitive macroscopic responses

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

diagnostics
assay
point-of-care
analytical
polymers
depolymerization
additive manufacturing

File:

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Committee Members:

Scott T Phillips, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member

Author:

Dilauro, Anthony Michael

Title:

Development of Poly(phthalaldehydes) as CDr Polymers: Imparting Amplified Responses to Stimuli-Responsive Materials

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

polymers
stimuli-responsive materials
depolymerization
poly(phthalaldehyde)
microcapsules
additive manufacturing

File:

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Committee Members:

Scott T Phillips, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexander Thomas Radosevich, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Kyle Jeffrey Magnuson Bishop, Special Member

Author:

Olah, Michael G

Title:

Development of Poly(benzyl ethers) that Undergo Selective, Continuous Depolymerization for Use in Responsive Materials

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

polymers
depolymerization
responsive materials
self-immolative polymers
photoresist

File:

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Committee Members:

Scott T Phillips, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Alexander Thomas Radosevich, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

Author:

Thakur, Yash

Title:

NANOSTRUCTURED DIELECTRIC FILMS FOR NEXT GENERATION OF ENERGY STORAGE CAPACITORS

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

dielectrics
capacitors
nanoparticles
energy storage
polymers

File:

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Committee Members:

Qiming Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qiming Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jerzy Ruzyllo, Committee Member
Noel Chris Giebink, Committee Member
James Runt, Outside Member
Michael T Lanagan, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Guang

Title:

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HYBRID ELECTROLYTES WITH TETHERED IONIC LIQUID FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

lithium metal battery
octasilsesquioxane
hybrid electrolyte
polymers
ionic conductivity

File:

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Committee Members:

Qing Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qing Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Hickey, Committee Member
Enrique Gomez, Committee Member
Jian Yang, Outside Member

Author:

Kim, Jimin P

Title:

DESIGNING NEW SENSORS FROM CITRATE-BASED FLUORESCENT MATERIALS

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

fluorescence
chloride
sensors
antimicrobial
polymers

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Committee Members:

Jian Yang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jian Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Siyang Zheng, Committee Member
Pak Kin Wong, Committee Member
Zhiwen Liu, Outside Member

Author:

Dasgupta, Nabankur

Title:

Development and Applications of ReaxFF Methodologies for Electrolytes and Polymers

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

ReaxFF force field
molecular dynamics
electrolytes
polymers
mesoporous silica materials
bond boost

File:

Download PhD_dissertation_Nabankur.pdf

Committee Members:

Kristen Fichthorn, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Charles Bakis, Major Field Member
Francesco Costanzo, Co-Chair of Committee
Adri van Duin, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Gerthoffer, Margaret

Title:

Design and Synthesis of Monomers toward Sequence-Controlled Polymers

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

Nanothreads
Ar/ArF Co-Crystals
ROMP
phenylene(arylene)vinylenes
cyclophanes
polymers

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Committee Members:

Robert Rioux, Major Field Member
Elizabeth Elacqua, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Robert Hickey, Outside Field Member
Vincent Crespi, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Mandalaparthy, Varun

Title:

The Influence of Cosolvent Interactions Upon Interfaces and Macromolecules

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

protein stability
polymers
proteins
osmolytes
thermodynamics
statistical mechanics
lattice models
protein folding
urea
tmao
simulations
theory
solute interactions
molecular dynamics
monte carlo

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Committee Members:

Paul Cremer, Major Field Member
William Noid, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Edward O'Brien, Major Field Member
Xiantao Li, Outside Unit & Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair