1. CHARACTERIZATION OF THIN FILMS AND NOVEL MATERIALS USING RESONANT ULTRASOUND SPECTROSCOPY Open Access Author: Gladden, III, Joseph Rhea Title: CHARACTERIZATION OF THIN FILMS AND NOVEL MATERIALS USING RESONANT ULTRASOUND SPECTROSCOPY Graduate Program: Physics Keywords: aluminadentinnanotubesphase transitionsthin filmselastic constantsacousticsattenuation File: Download jrg_thesis.pdf Committee Members: Julian Decatur Maynard Jr., Committee Chair/Co-ChairPeter C Eklund, Committee MemberVincent Henry Crespi, Committee MemberAnthony A Atchley, Committee MemberJayanth R Banavar, Committee Member