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Author:

Mendoza, Alfonso Julio

Title:

Investigation of the Fracture Behavior of cBN-Glass Composites

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

cBN
fracture behavior
mechanical properties
digital image analysis
SEM

File:

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Committee Members:

Carlo G Pantano, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David John Green, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Moore, Hunter David

Title:

MORPHOLOGY AND TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF ION-CONTAINING TRIBLOCK COPOLYMERS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

ion-containing polymers
block copolymers

File:

Download Hunter_Moore_-_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gross, Matthew L

Title:

Electrochemical Activity and Patterning of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Functionalization
Carbon Nanotubes
Materials Science
Conductivity
Patterning

File:

Download MGross_CNT_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Patel, Romesh J

Title:

FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES OF GLASS/POLYCARBONATE INTERFACE FOR COMPOSITE MATERIALS APPLICATION

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Polycarbonate
glass fibers
pullout test

File:

Download rjpatel_MSc_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Evangelos Manias, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Petrina, Stephanie Ann

Title:

DYNAMIC SWELLING AND CONDUCTIVITY OF ION-CONTAINING BLOCK COPOLYMER THIN FILMS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

swelling
thin film polymer
ionic polymer
ellipsometry

File:

Download S_Petrina_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hoskins, Daniel Lee

Title:

Salinity effects on polyvinyl alcohol separators and the use of spray-on separators in air-cathode microbial fuel cells

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Bioelectricity; bioelectrochemical; microbial fuel cell; separat

File:

Download Hoskins_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jones, David Hamilton

Title:

Doping Of Semiconducting Polymers For Electronic Applications

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Organic electronics
P3HT
OFET
Doping

File:

Download DHJ_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Noel Christopher Giebink, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wallack, Maxwell James

Title:

Reducing nitrogen crossover in microbial reverse-electrodialysis fuel cells by using ion exchange resin

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

MFC
MREC
MRC
electrodialysis
resin
membrane
nitrogen
ammonia
crossover

File:

Download 1-M_Wallack_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Manish Kumar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Capparelli, Clara

Title:

Influence Of Carbon Spacers And Alkyl Pendant Chains On The Stability Of Quaternary Ammonium Cations For Anion Exchange Membranes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

anion exchange membranes
degradation
small molecule cations
NMR
LCMS
membrane degradation

File:

Download PS_Thesis_-_Clara_Capparelli.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Shadeck, Michael Thomas

Title:

Translational and Rotational Diffusion in Ionic Liquids Through NMR Spectroscopy

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Diffusion
Ionic Liquids
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Translational Diffusion
Rotational Diffusion

File:

Download Thesis_Final_Copy.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark Maroncelli, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Todd Mueller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William George Noid, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Christensen, Caroline Marie

Title:

Synthesis and Cross-linking of Anthracene-based Polymers and Optimization of Single-phase Suzuki Polycondensation

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Chemistry
polymers
conjugated polymers
Suzuki coupling
Suzuki Polycondensation
anthracene
organic synthesis

File:

Download Christensen_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Seo, Jiho

Title:

polymer swelling effects on mechanical and electrochemical properties for battery adhesives and ion exchange membranes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Polymer swelling
adhesives
ion exchange membranes

File:

Download 160307_MS_Thesis_Jiho_Seo_Final_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

Author:

Cho, Seung Wook

Title:

HYDROGEL STABILIZED RESPONSIVE COMPLEX EMULSIONS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

encapsulation
emulsions
complex emulsions
calcium alginate

File:

Download Master_Thesis_Hydrogel_Stabilized_Responsive_Complex_Emulsions_Seung_wook_Cho_Jan18.pdf

Committee Members:

Lauren Dell Zarzar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Robert John Hickey III, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

Author:

Veazey, Dustin Montgomery

Title:

Microstructural Control of Polyaryletherketones and their Fiber Reinforced Composites

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

polymer
composites
crosslink

File:

Download DustinVeazey_MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Uitvlugt, Caleb

Title:

NMR, X-RAY, AND INFRARED CHARACTERIZATION OF DYNAMICS AND STRUCTURE IN IONIC LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

NMR
IR
XRD
Ionic Liquids
Dynamics
Structure

File:

Download NMR_X-ray_and_Infrared_Characterization_of_Dynamics_and_Structure_in_Ionic_Liquids_and_Solids.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark Maroncelli, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Alexey Silakov, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

Author:

Saadawi, Majed Nabil

Title:

POLYMER-POLYMER COMPOSITES: MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF INTER-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTICS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Polymer-Polymer Composites
thermoplastic composite
3D printing
additive manufacturing
dual extrusion

File:

Download Thesis_Polymer-Polymer_Composites_Majed_Saadawi.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Robert John Hickey, III, Committee Member

Author:

Wiencek, Richard

Title:

Directed Energy Effects on Chemical Transformations Relevant to Polymerizations

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Polymerization
Microwave Reactions
Heating Profile
Curing

File:

Download MS_Wiencek_final_finall.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth A Elacqua, Committee Member
Lauren Dell Zarzar, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hilaire, Tylene

Title:

Functionalization-Induced Phase Transitions Driven By Lewis Acid-Base Adduct Formation In Polymer-Solvent Mixtures

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (MS)

Keywords:

Lewis acid
Lewis base
Phase behavior
Dynamic bonding
Polymer
Polymer-solvent
Responsive polymers

File:

Download Tylene_Hilaire_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Robert John Hickey, III, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth A Elacqua, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Ramesh Giri, Committee Member
Christian W. Pester, Committee Member

Author:

Peeke, Lachlan M

Title:

Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing of Thermoset and Thermoplastic Composites

Graduate Program:

Additive Manufacturing and Design (MS)

Keywords:

3D Printing
Additive Manufacturing
Silicone
Thermoplastics
Composite

File:

Download LachMastersThesis_FINAL_PostDefense_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy Simpson, Program Head/Chair
Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nicholas Alexander Meisel, Committee Member

Author:

Geibel, Tanner

Title:

Applications in Supramolecular Chemistry: Polymer-based Anion Recognition and Polymorph Modification

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

supramolecular chemistry
anion sensor
polymers
synthesis
macrocycle
host-guest chemistry
hydrogen bonding
NMR spectroscopy
UV/vis spectroscopy
fluorescence spectroscopy
calix[4]pyrrole
BODIPY
cellulose
polymorphs

File:

Download Tanner_Geibel_Masters_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth A Elacqua, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul S Cremer, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Robert John Hickey, III, Committee Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair