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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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