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Author:

Finch, Nicholas

Title:

Quantifying Variability in Laser Welding of Stainless-Steel Alloy 304

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Numerical modeling
heat transfer and fluid flow
welding
laser
stainless steel
process control
uncertainty
variability
thermophysical properties
material properties

File:

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Committee Members:

Tarasankar Debroy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Darren C Pagan, Committee Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Todd Palmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jingjing Li, Committee Member

Author:

Rondomanski, Patrick

Title:

Toward the Fabrication of Magnesium Diboride-based Quantum Devices

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

superconductors
graphene
hybrid physical vapor deposition
intercalation
magnesium diboride
nanowires

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Joshua Robinson, Major Field Member
Qi Li, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Morteza Kayyalha, Outside Unit & Field Member
Joan Redwing, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Li, Bo

Title:

“structured” multi-filler nanocomposites with novel dielectric properties

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

dielectric constant and loss
polymer clay composites
dielectric breakdown
structured composites
barrier properties

File:

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Committee Members:

Evangelos Manias, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Suzanne E Mohney, Special Member

Author:

Ben Mabrouk, Amira

Title:

The Role of Physical Barrier Functions of Polyethylene Glycol Modified Nanoparticles in Modulating Their Blood Circulation

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

drug delivery
PEGylation
liver endothelial cells
nanoparticle clearance.
Nanoparticles Clearance
Liver Endothelial cells
NMR Relaxometry
Drug Delivery

File:

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Committee Members:

Urara Hasegawa, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Scott H Medina, Committee Member

Author:

Mirabito, Timothy

Title:

METALORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF ALGAN AND GAN NANOSTRUCTURES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

MOCVD
III-Nitrides

File:

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Suzanne Mohney, Major Field Member
Joan Redwing, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
David Snyder, Major Field Member
Luke Lyle, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Fest Carreno, Andres

Title:

Mechanical activation of van der Waals materials at cryogenic temperature

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Mechanical activation
cryomilling
van der Waals materials
hydrogen evolution reaction
graphite
molybdenum disulfide

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Mauricio Terrones, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bert Chandler, Outside Unit & Field Member
Joan Redwing, Major Field Member
Joshua Robinson, Major Field Member

Author:

Reiss, Justin

Title:

Development of Solid State Radiation Detectors Comprised of Halide and Oxide Perovskites

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Radiation Detection
Single Crystal Growth
Ceramics Processing
Metal-Halide Perovskites

File:

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Suzanne Mohney, Major Field Member
Saptarshi Das, Outside Unit & Field Member
Joan Redwing, Major Field Member
Timothy Eden, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Albert, Patrick

Title:

Optimized Processing of High Density Ternary Hafnium-Tantalum Carbides and Molybdenum Alloys Via Field Assisted Sintering Technology

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Field Assisted Sintering Technology (FAST)
Spark plasma Sintering (SPS)
refractory materials
ultrahigh temperature ceramics (UHTC)

File:

Download 28MAR2025_Albert_Doctorial_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Jay Keist, Major Field Member
Timothy Eden, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Mauro, Major Field Member
Mark Traband, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Turker, Furkan

Title:

Synthesis of Two-Dimensional Oxides via Intercalation through Epitaxial Graphene towards 2D/3D Hot Electron Transistors

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

epitaxial graphene
two-dimensional
indium oxide
gallium oxide
intercalation
hot electron transistor
graphene schottky diode

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Rongming Chu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Suzanne Mohney, Major Field Member
Susan Sinnott, Major Field Member
Joshua Robinson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Maxwell Wetherington, Major Field Member

Author:

Lloyd, Elisabeth

Title:

Tuning Structure and Properties of Porous Hydrogels Exhibiting Properties Reminiscent of Natural Tissues from the Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Hydrogels
Porous Hydrogels
Biomimicry
Amphiphilic Block Copolymers
Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Robert Hickey, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Hee Jeung Oh, Outside Unit & Field Member
Urara Hasegawa, Major Field Member
Ralph Colby, Major Field Member

Author:

Littmann, Tyler

Title:

Cold spray deposition behavior, characterization, and erosion performance of polyetheretherketone-nickel composites using ball milling for deposition on fiber reinforced plastics

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Cold Spray
Erosion Resistance
Composite Coatings
Ball Milling

File:

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Committee Members:

Douglas Edward Wolfe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Timothy John Eden, Committee Member

Author:

Liao, Jie

Title:

OPTIMIZING BATTERY SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE IN HARSH CONDITIONS THROUGH ELECTROLYTE ENGINEERING AND CELL DESIGN

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

lithium ion battery
extremely fast charging
high temperature stability
lithium metal battery safety
lithium deposition
lithium plating
electrolyte decomposition

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Chao-Yang Wang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Qing Wang, Major Field Member
Feifei Shi, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ralph Colby, Major Field Member

Author:

Knoepfel, Abbey

Title:

Development of Sensors for the Improvement of Precision Livestock Farming of Ruminants

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Zinc oxide
Biosensor
Gas Sensors
Electrochemical system
Metal oxide semiconductors

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Shashank Priya, Special Member
Nutifafa Yao Doumon, Major Field Member
Bed Poudel, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bo Cheng, Outside Unit & Field Member
James Adair, Major Field Member

Author:

Skidmore, Chloe

Title:

Structure Property Relationships and Energy Release in Thermite Reactive Nanolaminates

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

energetic materials
thermite
nanocomposites
physical vapor deposition
reactive nanolaminates

File:

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Committee Members:

Darren Pagan, Major Field Member
Jon-Paul Maria, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ismaila Dabo, Major Field Member
Richard Yetter, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Reed, Titus

Title:

Influence of Phosphates on Phase Formation and Pore Solution in Alkali-activated MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-P2O5 Cements

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

alkali-activated materials
phosphate
layered double hydroxides
cement phase formation
phosphates
XRD
cement
phase formation
pH

File:

Download Dissertation_Titus_Reed_21March2025.pdf

Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Yashar Mehmani, Outside Unit & Field Member
Juan Pablo Gevaudan Burgos, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Mauro, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Maziar Montazerian, Major Field Member

Author:

Hauke, Brittney

Title:

Time to Relax: Relaxation Behavior of Sodium Aluminosilicate Glasses from Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

glass
relaxation
sodium aluminosilicate glass
thermal analysis
modulated differential scanning calorimetry
MDSC
glass relaxation

File:

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Michael Lanagan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Joshua Robinson, Major Field Member

Author:

Wietecha-Reiman, Ian

Title:

Building a Robust Framework to Crowdsource Material Property Data for Structural Alloys Processed Through Advanced Manufacturing Routes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

materials science
metallurgy
statistics
machine learning
fatigue
tensile
austenitic stainless steel
316L
titanium
alloy
alloys
Ti-6Al-4V
Ti64
design allowables
additive manufacturing
AM
laser-powder bed fusion
powder bed fusion
L-PBF
directed energy deposition
DED
meta-analysis
meta-data
data quality
data stewardship
database
microstructure
inclusions
secondary phases
porosity
defects
reliability
composition
powder feedstock
supply chain
data science
oxides
nitrides

File:

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Jay Keist, Major Field Member
Todd Palmer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Darren Pagan, Outside Unit Member
Albert Segall, Outside Field Member

Author:

Almishal, Saeed

Title:

Oxides with High Entropy

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Entropy
Thin Films
Pulsed Laser Deposition
Bulk Ceramic Synthesis
Chemical Disorder
Correlated Electron Oxides
Epitaxy

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Committee Members:

Venkatraman Gopalan, Major Field Member
Jon-Paul Maria, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Vincent Crespi, Outside Unit & Field Member
Long-Qing Chen, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kirchner, Katelyn

Title:

Fluctuations in Bulk and Thin Film Glasses

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Statistical mechanics
Glass
Thin film silica
Structure
Fluctuations
Ion exchange

File:

Download PhDThesis_Katelyn_Kirchner_final.pdf

Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Robert Kimel, Major Field Member
Seong Kim, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Mauro, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ismaila Dabo, Major Field Member
Sushmit Goyal, Special Member

Author:

Foster, Linsea

Title:

Surface engineering of metal, graphite, and metal-graphite composites for improved strength and various material properties

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Cold sintering
Surface engineering
Powder metal
Powder carbon
Green machining
Soft magnetic composites

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Michael Lanagan, Major Field Member
Randy Vander Wal, Outside Unit & Field Member
Clive Randall, Major Field Member
Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daudi Waryoba, Special Member
Daudi Waryoba, Special Member