1. A first-principles study of elastic and diffusion properties of Magnesium based alloys Open Access Author: Ganeshan, Swetha Title: A first-principles study of elastic and diffusion properties of Magnesium based alloys Graduate Program: Materials Science and Engineering Keywords: diffusion coefficientsFirst-principleselastic propertiesMagnesium File: Download Ganeshan_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Dr Zi Kui Liu, Committee Chair/Co-ChairJorge Osvaldo Sofo, Committee MemberDigby D Macdonald, Committee MemberLong Qing Chen, Committee Member