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Author:

Masser, Kevin Allen

Title:

Dynamics of Hydrogen Bonding Polymer Blends Exhibiting Minimized Self Associations and Liquid Crystalline Polymers Of Unique Chemistry

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Hydrogen Bonding Polymer Blends
Dielectric Spectroscopy
Polymer Physics
Ion Dynamics
Liquid Crystalline Polymers
Infrared Spectroscopy
Fragility

File:

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Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James P Runt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul C Painter, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

Liu, Wenjuan

Title:

Designing Ion-containing polymers for facile ion transport

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Lithium ion batteries
ab initio calculations
ionic conductors
polymeric materials
dielectric spectroscopy
electrode polariz

File:

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Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, 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:

Download Castagna_Dissertation_final.pdf

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:

Tudryn, Gregory John

Title:

Molecular Mobility, Morphology, and Ion Conduction in Ionomers for Electroactive Devices

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Ionomer
PEO
polymer physics
actuator
battery
dielectric spectroscopy
X-ray scattering
rheology
ionic liquid
counterion

File:

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Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member
Karen I Winey, Special Member

Author:

Chanthad, Chalathorn

Title:

Synthesis and Characterizations of Novel Polymer Electrolytes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Polymer electrolyte
Proton exchange membrane
Proton conductivity
Ionic liquid
ionic conductivity
Ion conductive membrane

File:

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Committee Members:

Qing Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Mendoza, Alfonso Julio

Title:

Thermal and Electrochemical Degradation of Anion Exchange Membranes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

AEMs
anion exchange membranes
GDLs
Raman spectroscopy
IR spectroscopy
Electrochemistry

File:

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Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qing Wang, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Chao Yang Wang, Special Member

Author:

Liang, Siwei

Title:

Synthesis And Characterization Of Polysiloxane-based Single–ion Conductors

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

polyelectrolyte
single-ion conductor
ionomer
lithium-ion battery
phosphonium ionomer
rheology of ionomer
dielectric relaxation

File:

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Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Harry R Allcock, Special Member

Author:

Disabb-miller, Melanie Lisa

Title:

Morphology and Transport in Ionic Membranes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

proton exchange membrane
anion exchange membrane
fuel cell
block copolymer
PEM
AEM
ion transport
morphology
superacid

File:

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Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member

Author:

Chaloux, Brian Leonard

Title:

Controlling the Conductivity and Stability of Azoles: Proton and Hydroxide Exchange Functionalities

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

azoles
imidazolium
anhydrous proton conduction
impedance spectroscopy
polymers
polymer chemistry
chemical stability

File:

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Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Harry R Allcock, Committee Member

Author:

Chuayprakong, Sunanta

Title:

Synthesis, Morphology And Dynamics of Polyureas And Their Lithium Ionomers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Polyureas
Ionomers
Synthesis
Morphology
Dynamics
Nanotechnology

File:

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Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member

Author:

Bartels, Joshua Michael

Title:

Inorganic Backbone Ionomers: Design and Dielectric Response of Single-ion Conducting Polymers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Ionomers
Dielectric Spectroscopy
Polysiloxane
Polyphosphazene
Conducting Polymer

File:

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Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Harry R Allcock, Special Member

Author:

Oh, Hyukkeun

Title:

Synthesis and Characterization of Ionomers as Polymer Electrolytes for Energy Conversion Devices

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Fuel Cells
Lithium Batteries
Polymer Electrolytes
Ionomers

File:

Download Thesis_final_version.pdf

Committee Members:

Qing Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qing Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Nunez, Sean Andrew

Title:

Alkaline Degradation Studies of Anion Exchange Polymers to Enable New Membrane Designs

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

fuel cell
polymer chemistry
exchange membrane
FTIR
NMR

File:

Download SNUNEZ-PhDThesisFinal4.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
T C Mike Chung, Committee Member
Alexander Thomas Radosevich, Special Member

Author:

Lopez-Hallman, Raymond John

Title:

Measuring Hydration of Cationic Polymers using Azide as a Probe

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Anion Exchange Membrane
Azide
Hydration
FTIR
Hydration Probe
Polymer Membrane

File:

Download Raymond_Lopez-Hallman_MS-Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Robert John Hickey III, Committee Member