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Start Over Year 2008 Committee Member Christopher Rahn

2. A Method for Focusing Sound in Harbor Environments at Low Frequencies: Theory and Experiment

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Open Access
Author:
Kankey, Andrew Thomas
Title:
A Method for Focusing Sound in Harbor Environments at Low Frequencies: Theory and Experiment
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
acoustic array
harbor acoustics
underwater acoustics
sound focusing
File:
Download Kankey_Dissertation_11_19_08_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Gary Hugo Koopmann, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Hugo Koopmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
David Bradley, Committee Member
Kyle M Becker, Committee Member

3. Size Effect on the Mechanical Properties in Zinc Oxide Nanowires

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Open Access
Author:
Desai, Amit
Title:
Size Effect on the Mechanical Properties in Zinc Oxide Nanowires
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
experimental nanomechanical characterization
electromechanical coupling
File:
Download amitdesai_phdthesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Committee Member
Melik C Demirel, Committee Member

4. Approaches to Achieve Smarter Electroactive Materials and Devices

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Open Access
Author:
Ren, Kailiang
Title:
Approaches to Achieve Smarter Electroactive Materials and Devices
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Ferroelectric Polymer
Polymer Actuators
Energy Harvesting
Shape Memory Polymer
Self-healing.
File:
Download KailiangThesisfinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Qiming Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Committee Member
Leslie Eric Cross, Committee Member
Zhiwen Liu, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

5. Vibration-Based Structural Damage Identification Enhancement via Piezoelectric Circuitry Network and Active Feedback Control

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Open Access
Author:
Jiang, Lijun
Title:
Vibration-Based Structural Damage Identification Enhancement via Piezoelectric Circuitry Network and Active Feedback Control
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Structural Health Monitoring
Structural Damage Detection
Vibration
Smart Structures
Piezoelectric Circuitry
Active Control
File:
Download Thesis-LijunJiang-2007.pdf
Committee Members:
Kon Well Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Heath F Hofmann, Committee Member

7. Shipboard Helicopter Gust Response Alleviation Using Active Trailing Edge Flaps

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Open Access
Author:
Montanye, Pamela L.
Title:
Shipboard Helicopter Gust Response Alleviation Using Active Trailing Edge Flaps
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
helicopter
rotorcraft
trailing edge flap
active rotor
flight dynamics
gust
gust response
shipboard
dynamic interface
File:
Download PamMontanyeMSThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Edward C Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

8. THE OPTICAL AND DIELECTRIC APPLICATIONS OF POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE) BASED ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS

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Open Access
Author:
Chen, Qin
Title:
THE OPTICAL AND DIELECTRIC APPLICATIONS OF POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE) BASED ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
electro-optic effect
long-period grating
capacitors
poly(vinylidene fluoride)
File:
Download Qin_Chen-Dissertation_4.pdf
Committee Members:
Qiming Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shizhuo Yin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zhiwen Liu, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member