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Author:

Choperena Guerra, Andrea

Title:

Infrared Spectroscopic Studies of Hydrogen Bonding in Phenolic Polymers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

temperature
poly(vinyl phenol)
ethyl phenol
polymer
phenolic polymers
spectroscopy
IR
infrared
heat
miscibility

File:

Download Thesis_Choperena_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul C Painter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul C Painter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Neese, Bret P.

Title:

Investigations of Structure-Property Relationships to Enhance the Multifunctional Properties of PVDF-based Polymers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

polymer
ferroelectric
piezoelectric
electrocaloric effect
PVDF
capacitor

File:

Download Neese_PhD_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Qiming Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qiming Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Qing Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Gu, Bin

Title:

Synthesis and Fabrication of Polymeric Composites, Nanofilaments and Nanofibers

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

polymer
composite
fiber
nanowire
controlled radical polymerization
PTFE

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
John V Badding, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member

Author:

Peng, Chih-Yi

Title:

THE USE OF ARRAYED NANO-DIMENSIONAL TEMPLATE STRUCTURES FOR CONTROLLED GROWTH

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

nanochannel
nanowire
nanoribbon
template
polymer

File:

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Committee Members:

Stephen Joseph Fonash, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S Ashok, Committee Member
Osama O Awadelkarim, Committee Member
Jian Xu, Committee Member
Sanjay B Joshi, Committee Member

Author:

Stone, David A

Title:

Development of Phosphazene-based Materials for Advance Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

phosphazene
materials
light emitting diode
polymer
battery

File:

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Committee Members:

Harry R Allcock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karl Todd Mueller, Committee Member
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member
Ayusmen Sen, Committee Member

Author:

Newsham, David K.

Title:

Palladium Catalyzed Copolymerizations of Polar and Non-polar Monomers

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

polymer
copolymer
ethene
ethylene
carbon monoxide
styrene
norbornene
polar monomer
nonpolar monomer
alternating copolymer
nonalternating copolymer
phosphine-sulfonate
ligand
chelate
block copolymer
polyketone

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John V Badding, Committee Member
Alan James Benesi, Committee Member
T C Mike Chung, Committee Member

Author:

Barrett, Eric Wadsworth

Title:

Polyphosphazenes for Biomedical Devices and Other Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Polyphosphazene
polymer
Biomaterial
Biomedical

File:

Download Eric_Barrett_Thesis_Master_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Harry R Allcock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karl Todd Mueller, Committee Member
Allan J Benesi, Committee Member
Roger Paul Gaumond, Committee Member

Author:

Lin, Junhong

Title:

NANOSTRUCTURED ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATOR MATERIALS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

actuator
polymer
charge dynamics
ionic liquids
ionomer

File:

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Committee Members:

Qiming Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qiming Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Qing Wang, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Jianjun

Title:

Material Property Identification of Polymer Thin Films under the Indentation Test

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

polymer
constitutive equation
nanoindentation
material property
thin film

File:

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Committee Members:

Marc Carpino, Committee Member
Timothy C Ovaert, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
Donna M Conway Jr., Committee Member
Richard C Benson, Committee Member

Author:

Strawhecker, Kenneth Edward

Title:

AFM Studies of Semicrystalline Polymer/Inorganic Nanocomposites

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

polymer
inorganic
nanocomposites
AFM
layered silicates
composites
materials

File:

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Committee Members:

Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sridhar Komarneni, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Sanat Kumar, Committee Member

Author:

Cetinkaya, Murat

Title:

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOSTRUCTURED POLY(P-XYLYLENE) FILMS

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

PPX
polymer
paracyclophane
nanotechnology
materials
modeling
scaling

File:

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Committee Members:

Melik C Demirel, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Arthur Mallay Lesk, Committee Member
Ivica Smid, Committee Member
Jorge Osvaldo Sofo, Committee Member

Author:

Wood, Richard M

Title:

Novel Ion-Conductive Polymeric Materials for Fuel Cell Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

polymer
fuel cell
phosphazene

File:

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Committee Members:

Harry R Allcock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan James Benesi, Committee Member
Karl Todd Mueller, Committee Member
Ian Roland Harrison, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Sung ho

Title:

Polyacrylamide-Treated Kaolin clay: A Fabric Study

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

SEM
polymer
kaolinite
liquid limit
sedimentation
viscosity
fabric study
kaolin clay
polyacrylamide
microcomposite
nanocomposite

File:

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Committee Members:

Angelica Palomino, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Angelica M Palomino, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kim, Se-Hwa

Title:

Nanobiosensors for oxidative stress and their applications

Graduate Program:

Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

biosensor
cell-based
enzyme
polymer
oxidative stress

File:

Download KimSH_PhD_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael V Pishko, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cara Lynne Schengrund, Committee Member
Ahmed A Heikal, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Committee Member
Peter John Hudson, Committee Member

Author:

Sambhy, Varun

Title:

ANTIBACTERIAL POLYMERS AND FUNCTIONAL NANOCOMPOSITES; CARBON DIOXIDE POISONING IN ALKALINE FUEL CELLS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

silver
nanocomposites
antibacterial
polymer
fuel cells
lipid membrane

File:

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Committee Members:

Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Blake R Peterson, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Carlo G Pantano, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Yong

Title:

THE APPLICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF DIELECTRIC AND PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMER DEVICES

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

polymer
PVDF
aromatic polyurea
dielectric
piezoelectric
electrical conduction
capacitor

File:

Download Dissertation_YongWang_2009_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Qiming Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qiming Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Heath Hofmann, Committee Member
Zhiwen Liu, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Yuyan

Title:

A MICROMACHINED THERMAL SENSOR FOR BIOCHEMICAL SENSING AND POLYMER CHARACTERIZTION

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

micromachined
thermopile
calorimeter
biochemical
polymer
fluidic

File:

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Committee Members:

Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas Nelson Jackson, Committee Member
Michael Pishko, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

Castagna, Alicia Marie

Title:

Structure and Dynamics of Microphase Separated Polymers Containing Strong Associations

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

polymer
ionomer
Small-Angle X-ray Scattering
Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy
polyurea
polyurethane
molecular relaxation

File:

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Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member

Author:

Jones, Kendra Diana

Title:

Blast Resistance of Polyurea-coated Granite Cladding Walls

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

blast
explosive
granite cladding
polyurea
polymer
high-strain rate
fragmentation

File:

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Committee Members:

Dr Daniel Linzell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tong Qiu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoltan Ivan Rado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nichol, Jessica Lee

Title:

Polyphosphazene Design, Synthesis, and Characterization for Potential Ligament and Tendon Scaffolds

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

polyphosphazene
biomedical
polymer
elastomer

File:

Download JLNichol_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Harry R Allcock, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

Author:

Wu, Shan

Title:

High energy density, and low loss polymer dielectrics for energy storage capacitors and organic electronics

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

energy storage
capacitor
polymer
dielectric
energy density
loss
dielectric breakdown

File:

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Committee Members:

Qiming Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Noel Christopher Giebink, Committee Member
Shizhuo Yin, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Alghazal, Mohammed

Title:

Development and Testing of Artificial Neural Network Based Models for Water Flooding and Polymer Gel Flooding in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Neural Network
ANN
Simulation
EOR
polymer
gel
recovery
Ertekin
water
flooding
reservoir

File:

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Committee Members:

Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sturm, Derek R

Title:

DIFFUSIVITY AND SOLUBILITY OF SOLVENTS IN SEMI-CRYSTALLINE AND GLASSY POLYMERS

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Solubility
Diffusion
diffusivity
glass transition
polymer
solvent
semi-crystalline
HPMCAS
polyethylene
Spray Drying

File:

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Committee Members:

Ronald P. Danner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ronald P. Danner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert M. Rioux, Committee Member
James S. Vrentas, Committee Member
James P. Runt, Outside Member
Robert M. Rioux, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Zhan, Pengfei

Title:

STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF SOFT MATERIALS FOR FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

polymer
neutron scattering
organic semiconductor
li ion battery
solid polymer electrolyte

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Janna Kay Maranas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Outside Member

Author:

Russell, Jennifer Lynn

Title:

VERTICAL EVAPORATIVE ASSEMBLY AND DOUBLE REPLICATION OF UNARY AND BINARY SILICA COLLOIDAL CRYSTAL FILMS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

colloidal crystal
silica
nanoparticle
template replication
self-assembly
polymer

File:

Download JenniferRussellDissertationF.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas E Mallouk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Lauren Dell Zarzar, Committee Member
Suzanne E Mohney, Outside Member

Author:

Veazey, Dustin Montgomery

Title:

Microstructural Control of Polyaryletherketones and their Fiber Reinforced Composites

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

polymer
composites
crosslink

File:

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Committee Members:

Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member

Author:

Masud, Md Abdulla

Title:

ON THE ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELD ASSEMBLY OF PARTICULATE POLYMER COMPOSITES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

composites
polymer
barium ferrite
dielectrophoresis

File:

Download Dissertation_Masud_V6.pdf

Committee Members:

Zoubeida Ounaies, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Aman Haque, Committee Member
Paris von Lockette, Committee Member
Seong H. Kim, Outside Member

Author:

Kikuchi, Yusuke

Title:

Conductive self-healable biocomposites based on protein mediated self-assembly of PEDOT: PSS

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

protein
polymer

File:

Download Master_thesis_in_Penn_state_2020__Final8_.pdf

Committee Members:

Melik C Demirel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sahin K Ozdemir, Committee Member
Judith Todd Copley, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Li, Qiyao

Title:

Syntheses And Characterization Of Citrate-Based Biodegradable Materials And Their Applications

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

biomaterial
citric acid
polymer

File:

Download Qiyao_Dissertation_0808.pdf

Committee Members:

Jian Yang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jian Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nanyin Zhang, Committee Member
Pak Kin Wong, Committee Member
Qing Wang, Outside Member
Daniel J Hayes, Program Head/Chair

Author:

LaNasa, Jacob

Title:

New Avenues to Hybrid Polymer/Inorganic Nanoparticle Materials Using Surface-Initiated Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization and Reaction-Induced Phase Transitions

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Hybrid materials
polymer
nanoparticle
synthesis

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Hickey, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Enrique Gomez, Major Field Member
Elizabeth Elacqua, Outside Unit & Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Penrod, Katheryn Anne

Title:

Developing eReaxFF Force Fields for Peroxide and Radical Chemistry in the Contexts of Polymer Dielectric Breakdown and Oxidative Damage Induced by Reactive Oxygen Species

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

ReaxFF
eReaxFF
MD
polymer
dielectric
power cable
ROS
DNA
oxidation
redox
radical
peroxide
chemistry
simulation

File:

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Committee Members:

Benjamin Lear, Major Field Member
Gerald Knizia, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Edward O'Brien, Major Field Member
Adri van Duin, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Kristen Fichthorn, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member

Author:

Fortenbaugh, Robert

Title:

MOLECULAR-SCALE CONTROL OVER REACTION RATE AND MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF PHOTOTHERMALLY CURED SILICONE

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Photothermal
photothermal effect
nanoparticles
silicone
photothermal heat
PDMS
polymer
3D printing
paints and coatings
thermoset polymer

File:

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Committee Members:

Benjamin James Lear, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Outside Member

Author:

Phillips, Sarah

Title:

Rapid Polymerization via Photothermal Synthesis

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

photothermal
polymer
polyurethane
polydimethyl siloxane
fouling release

File:

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Committee Members:

Kenneth Knappenberger, Program Head/Chair
Benjamin Lear, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Elizabeth Elacqua, Major Field Member
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Bellamarie Ludwig, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bryan Vogt, Outside Unit & Field Member