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Author:

Cartier, Charles Antoine

Title:

Contact Charge Electrophoresis: An Electrostatic Motor for Microfluidics and Active Matter Systems

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

electrophoresis
microfluidics
active matter
syncrhonization
droplet generation
mixing
electrostatic motor
collective motion
droplet microfluidics
portable
charge transfer
colloids
electrohydrodynamic
transport

File:

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Committee Members:

Kyle Bishop, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kyle Bishop, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member
Scott Milner, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Outside Member

Author:

Brooks, Allan

Title:

Programming the Dynamics of Active Colloids via Shape

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

micromotors
active matter
colloids

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ali Borhan, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Outside Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Darrell Velegol, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Phillip E Savage, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Unruh, Angus

Title:

Directed Motion of Metallic Active Colloids: Design and Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

colloids
nanoscience
micromotors
active matter

File:

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Committee Members:

Igor Aronson, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ayusman Sen, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Meredith, Caleb

Title:

Chemical Partitioning and the Role of Asymmetry in the Design of Droplet Microswimmers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

droplets
active matter
solubilization
emulsions
active droplets

File:

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Major Field Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
Ayusman Sen, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Castonguay, Alexander

Title:

Tunable and Responsive Systems: From Direct Laser Writing to Active Emulsions

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

direct laser writing
active matter
laser synthesis
gas sensing
active emulsions
emulsions

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Committee Members:

Benjamin Lear, Major Field Member
Allison Beese, Outside Unit & Field Member
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair