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Author:

Escobar, Adam Corpus

Title:

A Langmuir Probe Instrument for Research in the Terrestrial Ionosphere

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

upper atmosphere
spacecraft
space environment
satellite
sounding rocket
ionosphere
plasma
probe
Langmuir
density
DC sheath

File:

Download escobar_MSthesis_sp09.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bansal, Ankit

Title:

CORRELATED-k METHOD FOR SOLVING ATOMIC RADIATION PROBLEM IN HYPERSONIC NONEQUILIBRIUM FLOWS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Hypersonic
shock-layer
nonequilibrium
radiation
k-distribution
spectral models
plasma

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael F Modest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael F Modest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

DeForce Jr. , Christopher Allen

Title:

COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF AN 8-GHz MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

microwave electrothermal thruster
MET
computational modeling
COMSOL
Chris DeForce
electromagnetics
fluid mechanics
plasma
electric propulsion
deforce

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Chris_DeForce.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Clemens, Daniel E

Title:

Performance Evaluation of the Microwave Electrothermal Thruster Using Nitrogen, Simulated Hydrazine, and Ammonia

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

plasma
thrust measurements
electric field
numerical modeling
analytical modeling

File:

Download Clemens-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven G Bilen, Committee Member
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member
David Spencer, Committee Member

Author:

Meyer, David J.

Title:

Surface Passivation Studies of AlGaN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

passivation
plasma
silicon nitride
SiNx
pulsed I-V
current recovery
XPS
RF

File:

Download MeyerPhDThesis2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Professor Joseph R Flemish, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Professor Joan M Redwing, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas Nelson Jackson, Committee Member
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member

Author:

Riousset, Jérémy André

Title:

Fractal Modeling of Lightning, Blue Jets, and Gigantic Jets

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

transient luminous event
gigantic jet
blue jet
streamer-to-spark transition
streamer-to-leader transition
spark
arc
leader
streamer
plasma
lightning
storm
thundercloud

File:

Download Riousset-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Victor P Pasko, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Victor P Pasko, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John David Mathews, Committee Member
Hampton Nelson Shirer, Committee Member
Douglas Henry Werner, Committee Member

Author:

Bortner Jr, James

Title:

Proteins as biomarkers for tobacco-induced lung cancer development and chemoprevention

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

biomarkers
proteomics
2D-DIGE
iTRAQ
NNK
mouse model
cigarette smoking
plasma
NSCLC
adenocarcinoma
chemoprevention
selenium

File:

Download Thesis_-_James_Bortner.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Karam El Bayoumy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karam E El Bayoumy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Arunangshu Das, Committee Member
Gail Lynn Matters, Committee Member
David Spencer Phelps, Committee Member
John Peter Richie Jr., Committee Member
Cara Lynne Schengrund, Committee Member

Author:

Cao, Jin

Title:

The Fabrication of Core-Shell Nanostructures by Dusty Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

nanostructures
plasma
dusty plasma
plasma polymerization
particle coating
hollow particles

File:

Download mythesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Themis Matsoukas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Mc Grath, Committee Member
Henry Foley, Committee Member
Seong H Kim, Committee Member

Author:

Diggs, Tanisha

Title:

Contact Activation of Blood-Plasma Coagulation

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

plasma
coagulation
FXII
FXIIa
FXIIf
contact activation
blood
hemocompatible biomaterials

File:

Download Tanisha_Diggs_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Erwin A Vogler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mistoco, Valerie Fabienne

Title:

MODELING OF SMALL SCALE RADIO-FREQUENCY INDUCTIVE DISCHARGES FOR ELECTRIC PROPULSION APPLICATIONS

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

inductive discharge
plasma
ion thruster
propulsion systems

File:

Download vfm2DF.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven G Bilen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven G Bilen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Victor P Pasko, Committee Member
Stewart Kendall Kurtz, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member
Kultegin Aydin, Committee Member

Author:

Hammond, Peter J

Title:

Characterization and Gas Temperature Measurements of a Waveguide-based Microwave Plasma Torch

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Microwave
plasma
torch

File:

Download PHammond_-_Dissertation__Final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Matthew Micci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven G Bilen, Committee Member
Dr Deborah A Levin, Committee Member
Victor P Pasko, Committee Member

Author:

Black, Amber N

Title:

An Exploration of Laser-sustained Plasma Interactions with Titanium Substrates During Nitriding Without Direct Irradiation by the Laser

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science

Keywords:

laser
plasma
nitriding
titanium
laser-sustained plasma
laser material processing
laser nitriding

File:

Download ANBlack_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Judith Todd Copley, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen M Copley, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Albert Eliot Segall, Committee Member
Dr Vladimir V Semak, Committee Member

Author:

Mcnutt, Jessica Paige

Title:

Plasma Imaging as a Diagnostic Tool for Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

LIBS
plasma
laser

File:

Download JessicaMcNutt-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Igor Jovanovic, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenan Unlu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Brubaker, Timothy Ryan

Title:

An atmospheric-pressure microgap plasma source for ozone generation

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

microplasma
microwave
ozone
atmospheric-pressure
microgap
microdischarge
plasma

File:

Download Brubaker_Masters_Thesis_12-11-2014.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhao, Jing

Title:

THE RELIABILITY OF SPLIT RING RESONATOR BASED METAMATERIALS IN PLASMA ENVIRONMENT

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

metamaterials
split ring resonator
CST simulation
plasma
negative permittivity

File:

Download Master_Thesis_of_Jing_Zhao-final.pdf

Committee Members:

Clive A Randall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Dinesh K Agrawal, Committee Member

Author:

Walker, Roger Craig

Title:

Effects Of Ionizing Radiation On The Layered Semiconductor Tungsten Diselenide

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

two-dimensional materials
tungsten diselenide
radiation
X-ray
proton
ion
plasma
radiation materials science
nanomaterials
semiconductors
silicon carbide
layered materials
space electronics
radiation tolerance

File:

Download MS_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Joshua Alexander Robinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member
Saptarshi Das, Committee Member

Author:

Vamos, Michael Anthony

Title:

MICROWAVE PLASMA TORCH FOR ALUMINUM COMBUSTION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

aluminum
combustion
plasma
torch
ignition
microwave
metal combustion
plasma assisted combustion
igniter
coaxial
spectroscopy
temperature fitting
spectrometer calibration
air
steam
carbon dioxide

File:

Download Vamos_Thesis_FinalDraft.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member

Author:

Alagic, Sven

Title:

ALUMINUM SILICON CARBIDE COMPOSITE PROCESSED BY FIELD ASSISTED SINTERING TECHNIQUE: MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

aluminum
silicon
carbide
composite
metal
matrix
field
assisted
sintering
spark
plasma
high
volume
fraction
structural
aerospace
materials
science

File:

Download Sven_Alagic_Aluminum_Silicon_Carbide_Masters_Thesis_FINAL_-_6.pdf

Committee Members:

Jogender Singh, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Committee Member

Author:

Auman, Kerstyn

Title:

Non-Catalytic Microwave Ignition of Green Hydrazine Replacements

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

AF-M315E
hydrazine
green
microwave
ignition
catalyst
EPU
plasma
power
torch

File:

Download Thesis_KA_Masters_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Michael Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Amy Pritchett, Committee Member
Dr. Sven Bilen, Committee Member

Author:

Ekinci, Berkay

Title:

On the Effects of Non-Thermal Plasma Discharge in Solid Fuel Pyrolysis

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

plasma assisted combustion
plasma
combustion
pyrolysis
wire-mesh
high voltage
high current
coal

File:

Download On_the_Effects_of_Non_Thermal_Plasma_Discharge_in_Solid_Fuel_Pyrolysis__25_.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean David Knecht, Committee Member
Julio Urbina, Committee Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ramdass, Kriston

Title:

Investigation of a Microwave Surface-Wave Plasma for Propulsion

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

surface wave
plasma
thruster
MET
propulsion

File:

Download Kriston_Ramdass_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Sven G Bilén, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jesse Kane Mc Ternan, Committee Member

Author:

Ursic, Anze

Title:

Electron Density Characterization of a 2.45-GHz Microwave Electrothermal Thruster Plume Using Microwave Interferometry

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Microwave
Electrothermal
Interferometry
plasma
plume
thruster
electron density

File:

Download Microwave_Interferometry_Anze_A_Ursic.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas F La Porta, Program Head/Chair
Sven Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Julio Urbina, Committee Member
Jesse Kane Mc Ternan, Committee Member

Author:

Ding, Dazhong

Title:

Property degradation and microstructure damage of tungsten in ultra high temperature environments

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

tungsten
plasma
microstructure
fusion materials
ultrashort pulsed laser

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Venkatraman Gopalan, Major Field Member
Jean Paul Allain, Major Field Member
Sean Knecht, Outside Unit & Field Member
Hojong Kim, Major Field Member
Leigh Winfrey, Chair & Dissertation Advisor