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Author:

Abdullah, Aboubakr Moustafa

Title:

The USE OF MICROELECTRODES IN THE STUDY OF LOCALIZED CORROSION OF ALUMINUM 6111-LIKE ALLOYS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Corrosion
Crevice
Intergranular
mechanism
microelectrode
aluminum
aluminum alloys
potential drop
IR
chloride
nitric acid
pH

File:

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Committee Members:

Howard W Pickering, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barbara Shaw, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zi Kui Liu, Committee Member
Elzbieta Sikora, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Catano-Barrera, Alma Maria

Title:

POLYMER SOLUTIONS AND SOLVENT-SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE STUDIES APPLIYING PC-SAFT

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

phase equilibria
supercritical carbon dioxide
polymer solutions
pc-saft

File:

Download Catano_Barrera_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Coray M Colina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Coray M Colina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Soukiassian, Arsen

Title:

GROWTH OF NANOSCALE BaTiO3/SrTiO3 SUPERLATTICES BY MOLECULAR-BEAM EPITAXY

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Ferroelectric thin films
ferroelectric superlattices
epitaxial growth
oxide MBE
ferroelectric phase transitions
UV Raman spectroscopy

File:

Download Thesis_updated5.pdf

Committee Members:

Xiaoxing Xi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Darrell G Schlom, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark William Horn, Committee Member
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Petchsuk, Atitsa

Title:

FERROELECTRIC TERPOLYMERS, BASED ON SEMICRYSTALLINE VDF/TRFE/CHLORO-CONTAINING TERMONOMERS: SYNTHESIS, ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES, AND FUNCTIONALIZATION REACTIONS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Chloro-containing termonomers
Fluoropolymer
Functionalization
Ferroelectrics
VDF
TrFE
synthesis and electrical properties

File:

Download Atitsa.pdf

Committee Members:

Tze Chiang Chung, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ian Roland Harrison, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Kenji Uchino, Committee Member

Author:

Erwin, Brian M

Title:

Temperature Dependence of the Length Scale for Cooperative Motion in Glass-Forming Liquids

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

glass
dynamic scaling
indane
critical temperature

File:

Download BrianMErwin-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member

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:

Unal, Burcu

Title:

Swelling and Mechanical Behavior of Ionizable Hydrogels Containing Highly Branched Polyamine Macromonomers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

end-linking
hydrogel
swelling
gel electrolyte
pH-dependence
dendrimer
rhizobia

File:

Download Burcu_Unal_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Erin Clare Hedden, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ronald C Hedden, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Erwin A Vogler, Committee Member
Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Member

Author:

Larsen, Gregory Steven

Title:

SIMULATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS ON GAS ADSORPTION IN NOVEL MICROPOROUS POLYMERS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity
Simulations
Adsorption

File:

Download Larsen_Dissertation_Final1.pdf

Committee Members:

Coray M Colina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Coray M Colina, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member

Author:

Patil, Harshad Pandharinath

Title:

INFLUENCE OF ARCHITECTURAL IMPERFECTIONS ON THE DYNAMIC MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF MAIN-CHAIN SMECTIC ELASTOMERS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Liquid Crystals
Liquid Crystalline Polymers
Liquid Crystalline Elastomers
Smectic CA
Damping

File:

Download Dissertation-Harshad-P.-Patil.pdf

Committee Members:

Ronald C Hedden, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Hsiao-an Sammy

Title:

DESIGN OF SHALLOW AND THERMALLY STABLE CONTACTS ON ANTIMONIDE-BASED SEMICONDUCTORS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

metal/semiconductor contact
ohmic contact
Schottky barrier height
gate metallization
shallow reaction
thermal stability
aging
wet processing
surface passivation
antimonide based compound semiconductors
InGaSb
InAs
AlGaAsSb
HBT
HEMT
I-V characteristics
cross-sectional TEM

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark William Horn, Committee Member
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Member
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Creek, John Aubrey

Title:

Nanoscale Self-Assembly of Starch: Phase Relations, Formation, and Structure

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

starch
amylose
phase separation
crystallization
spherulites
self-assembly

File:

Download JACThesisMaster.pdf

Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory Ray Ziegler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Nicole Robitaille Brown, 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:

Download junhong_lin_dissertation_Aug_2011-_07263.pdf

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:

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:

Download Kevin_Masser_Dissertation.pdf

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:

Li, Kun

Title:

FUNCTIONAL BLOCK COPOLYMERS CONTAINING PHOTOACTIVE AND ELECTROACTIVE SEGMENTS: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND SELF-ASSEMBLY STUDY

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Block copolymers
self-assembly
conjugated polymers

File:

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Committee Members:

Qing Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Ronald Hedden, Committee Member
Seong H Kim, Committee Member

Author:

Berg, Lennart Paulmann

Title:

An Investigation of the Importance of Screening Effects in Polymer Solutions and Blends

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

intramolecular screening effects
thermodynamic modelling
concentration dependence of the interaction parame

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul C Painter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ronald C Hedden, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Ramanathan Nagarajan, Committee Member

Author:

Guo, Liang

Title:

GELATION AND MICELLE STRUCTURE CHANGES OF AQUEOUS POLYMER SOLUTIONS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

gelatin
gelation
rheology
percolation
micelle
SANS

File:

Download guothesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Qing Wang, Committee Member
Gregory Ray Ziegler, Committee Member

Author:

Miller, Mary A.

Title:

Optimization and Characterization of Vanadium-Based Contacts to n-Type Aluminum Gallium Nitride

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

ohmic contacts
Vanadium
AlGaN
LEDs
HEMTs

File:

Download Miller_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Joseph Flemish, Committee Member
Jian Xu, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Zurbuchen, Mark Alan

Title:

Transmission Electron Microscopy Investigation Of Defects And Domains In Epitaxial Films Of Aurivillius And Ruddlesden-Popper Phases

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

ferroelectric domains
out-of-phase boundaries
OPBs
domains
ferroelectrics
microstructure
epitaxial films
transmission electron microscopy
defects
epitaxy

File:

Download Dissertation_Master.pdf

Committee Members:

Darrell G Schlom, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Altaf H Carim, Committee Member
Ying Liu, Committee Member
Earle Richard Ryba, Committee Member
Karl Eugene Spear Ii, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Heidecker, Matthew J

Title:

HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLYMER/LAYERED SILICATE NANOCOMPOSITES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

exfoliated
intercalated
composite
modulated DSC
crystallization
ductility
mechanical properties
PC
PET
non-compatibilized
compatibilized
high-peformance nanocomposites
polymer nanocomposites
polymer physics
high temperature surfactants
imidazolium
quaternary ammonium surfactants
melt-blending
injection molding

File:

Download MJHDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kwadwo Osseo Asare, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Ronald Hedden, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Kanchanasopa, Mantana

Title:

SOLID-STATE STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF LACTIDE COPOLYMERS AND BLENDS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

lactide
crystallinity
copolymer
blends
AFM
dielectric relaxation

File:

Download Mantana_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ian Roland Harrison, Committee Member
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Christopher Alan Siedlecki, Committee Member

Author:

Atorngitjawat, Pornpen

Title:

DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY INVESTIGATION OF ION-CONTAINING AND INTERMOLECULAR HYDROGEN-BONDED POLYMER SYSTEMS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

dielectric relaxation spectroscopy
ion-containing polymers
hydrogen-bonded polymers
polymer dynamics
sulfonated PS ionomers
poly(2-vinylpyridine)-lithium perchlorate mixtures

File:

Download PhDThesis_Atorngitjawat.pdf

Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Qing Wang, Committee Member
Ronald Hedden, Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member

Author:

Opaprakasit, Pakorn

Title:

INTERACTION AND THE STRUCTURES OF COAL

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

extraction
coal network
ionic structure
structural transition
thermal properties
coal interaction
coal structure
infrared spectroscopy

File:

Download Pakorn.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul C Painter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan W Scaroni, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael M Coleman, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Songtipya, Ponusa

Title:

NANOCOMPOSITES OF POLYMERS WITH LAYERED INORGANIC NANOFILLERS: ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY, THERMO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, MORPHOLOGY, AND DISPERSION

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

ION-EXCHANGE REACTIONS
CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES
MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES
MONTMORILLONITE NANOCOMPOSITES
MODIFIED LAYERED SILICATES
POLYMER/LAYERED SILICATE NANOCOMPOSITES
ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY
HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY

File:

Download Ponusa_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Evangelos Manias, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Maria Del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Sridhar Komarneni, Committee Member
Gary Lynn Messing, Committee Member

Author:

Klein, Robert James

Title:

Dielectric Properties of Conductive Ionomers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

dielectric spectroscopy
conductivity
ionomer
ionic conductivity
electrode polarization
impedance
electrical properties of polymers

File:

Download RobertKlein-Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Ronald Hedden, Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member

Author:

Tantatherdtam, Rattana

Title:

REINFORCEMENT OF NATURAL RUBBER LATEX BY NANOSIZE MONTMORILLONITE CLAY

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Natural rubber latax
Montmorillonite clay
Clay reinforcement

File:

Download Rattana.pdf

Committee Members:

Ian Roland Harrison, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul Raymond Howell, Committee Member
Sridhar Komarneni, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Tweed-Kent, Sean Patrick

Title:

UNDERSTANDING CURE INHIBITION IN CARBON FIBER REINFORCED VINYL ESTER RESIN COMPOSITES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

FTIR
NEXAFS
XPS
DSC
inhibit
free radical
cure
inhibition
composite
composites
carbon fiber
vinyl ester
differential scanning calorimetry
x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
near edge X-ray absorption fine structure

File:

Download STK_Thesis_final_submission_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas David Juska, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas David Juska, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Shihai

Title:

BROADBAND DIELECTRIC STUDY OF MISCIBLE POLYMER BLENDS WITH INTERMOLECULAR HYDROGEN BONDING

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

broadband dielectric spectroscopy
miscible polymer blends
hydrogen bonding
segmental relaxation
secondary relaxation
dynamic heterogeneity
concentration fluctuations
glass transition temperature
high pressure

File:

Download ThesisShihaiZhang1111.pdf

Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul C Painter, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

Kuppa, Vikram Krishna

Title:

POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE)/lAYERED-INORGANIC NANOCOMPOSITES: A MOLECULAR MODELING PERSPECTIVE

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

polymer science
polymer physics
nanotechnology
polymer nanocomposites
computer simulations
molecular dynamics
behavior in extremen confinements

File:

Download VKKthesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, 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:

Download WenjuanLiu_Dissertation.pdf

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:

Jin, Xing

Title:

BROADBAND DIELECTRIC STUDY OF THE RELAXATION DYNAMICS OF AMORPHOUS AND SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMER BLENDS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Dielectric
Relaxation
Dynamics
Semi-crystalline
Polymer Blends.

File:

Download Xing_Jin_PhD.pdf

Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ian Roland Harrison, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

Yuan, Ying

Title:

METAL NANOPLATELET SYNTHESIS AND DISPERSION IN SUSPENSION: SILVER, COPPER, NICKEL AND RELATED ALLOYS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

SILVER
DISPERSION
SYNTHESIS
BILAYER
NANOPLATELET
COPPER
NICKEL

File:

Download YingYuan_PhD_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

James Hansell Adair, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kwadwo Osseo Asare, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, 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:

Download Tudryn_Dissertation_2012.pdf

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:

Download Thesis_JessChalathorn_final_version.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Ellis, Annie Ruth

Title:

A Study of the Structure and Molecular Dynamics of Oriented, Semi-crystalline Poly(lactic Acid)

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Poly(Lactic Acid)
crystallinity
dielectric relaxation spectroscopy

File:

Download Ellis_Annie_R._Final_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Choi, U Hyeok

Title:

Understanding Ion Transport In Ion-containing Polymers For Energy Applications

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Polymerelectrolytes
Ionomers
Ion Conductivity
Dielectric Constant
Ionic liquids
Lithium Ion Batteries

File:

Download PhD_Thesis_UHC_submittedfinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, 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:

Download Mendoza_withCorrections_Nov192012_.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Mcdermott, Amanda G

Title:

Scattering and Physical Aging in Intrinsically Microporous Polymers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

scattering
SAXS
WAXS
physical aging
PIMs
polymers of intrinsic microporosity
microporous polymers
free volume

File:

Download AGMcDermott_-_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Coray M Colina, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee 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:

Download Siwei_Liang-_PhD_thesis.pdf

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:

Abbott, Lauren Jeanine

Title:

Molecular Simulations of Nanoporous Glassy Materials

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

molecular simulations
polymers
microporous materials
intrinsic microporosity
gas adsorption
polymatic

File:

Download LaurenJAbbott_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Coray M Colina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee 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:

Download DisabbMiller_Melanie_PhD_Dissertation_MatSE_corrected.pdf

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:

Masser, Hanqing

Title:

Understanding Ion Association States and Molecular Dynamics Using Infrared Spectroscopy

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

infrared spectroscopy
ionomer
ion association states
dielectric
ion conduction
lithium ion
molecular dynamics

File:

Download Hanqing_Masser_phd_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul C Painter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

Hart, Kyle E

Title:

Development of Structure-property Relationships for Intrinsically Microporous Polymers through Molecular Simulations

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Molecular Simulation
Polymers of intrinsic microporosity
carbon dioxide adsorption
gas separation
PIMs

File:

Download Hart-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Coray M Colina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William George Noid, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, 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:

Download B._L._Chaloux_Dissertation_-_Conductivity_and_Stability_of_Azoles_-_Corrected.pdf

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:

Download Dissertation_Sunanta_Chuayprakong.pdf

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:

Download Bartels_PhD_Dissertation.pdf

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:

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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:

Gong, Shushan

Title:

Mechanical Reinforcement and Segmental Dynamics of Polymer Nanocomposites

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Polymer Nanocomposites
Mechanical Reinforcement
glassy bridge
rheology
dielectric
network

File:

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Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee 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:

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Committee Members:

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