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1. Investigation of the Fracture Behavior of cBN-Glass Composites

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Open Access
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:
Download Investigation_of_the_Fracture_Behavior_of_cBN_Glass_Composites.pdf
Committee Members:
Carlo G Pantano, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David John Green, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

2. Tunable Temperature-Responsive Tethered Polymer Gradients

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Open Access
Author:
Hogshead, Charles Gregory
Title:
Tunable Temperature-Responsive Tethered Polymer Gradients
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
atomic force microscopy
switchable adhesion
grafting density gradient
temperature-responsive
tethered polymer
human serum albumin
File:
Download Hogshead-Dissertation-Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Evangelos Manias, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul C Painter, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Seong Han Kim, Committee Member

3. ION CONDUCTION MECHANISMS IN POLYMER ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES AND FUEL CELLS, AND CRYSTAL ENGINEERING OF CYCLOPHOSPHAZENES

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Open Access
Author:
Lee, David Kim Yong
Title:
ION CONDUCTION MECHANISMS IN POLYMER ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES AND FUEL CELLS, AND CRYSTAL ENGINEERING OF CYCLOPHOSPHAZENES
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
polymer electrolytes
fuel cells
lithium batteries
phosphazenes
ion conduction mechanism
crystal engineering
File:
Download Addendum_to_David_Lee_Dissertation.pdfDownload Thesis7.pdf
Committee Members:
Harry R Allcock, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Harry R Allcock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan James Benesi, Committee Member
John V Badding, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

5. ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH IN CHEMICAL HYDROGEN STORAGE MATERIALS: SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE AND ORGANOTIN HYDRIDES

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Open Access
Author:
McLafferty, Jason
Title:
ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH IN CHEMICAL HYDROGEN STORAGE MATERIALS: SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE AND ORGANOTIN HYDRIDES
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
organic electrochemistry
electroreduction
hydrogen storage
sodium borohydride
File:
Download Jason_McLafferty_eTD.pdf
Committee Members:
Digby D Macdonald, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Digby D Macdonald, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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

7. Synthesis and Characterization of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes with Controlled Ion Transport Properties

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Open Access
Author:
Xu, Kui
Title:
Synthesis and Characterization of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes with Controlled Ion Transport Properties
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Fuel Cells
Polymer Electrolyte Membranes
Proton Conductivity
Methanol Permeability
Electrochemical Selectivity.
File:
Download Thesis_--_Kui_Xu.pdf
Committee Members:
Qing Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qing Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member

8. Study of multiphase water transport and removal phenomena from fuel cell during gas purge

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Open Access
Author:
Cho, Kyu Taek
Title:
Study of multiphase water transport and removal phenomena from fuel cell during gas purge
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
polymer electrolyte fuel cell
water management
gas purge
evaporation
gas diffusion media
neutron radiography
File:
Download dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Clinton Matthew Mench, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew M Mench, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jack Brenizer Jr., Committee Member
Seungjin Kim, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

10. INTERMOLECULAR CONJUGATE ADDITION OF CARBON NUCLEOPHILES TO NITROSOALKENES AND STUDIES TOWARD A TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF ANGUSTILODINE, ALSTILOBANINE A, AND ALSTILOBANINE E

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Open Access
Author:
Majireck, Max Michael
Title:
INTERMOLECULAR CONJUGATE ADDITION OF CARBON NUCLEOPHILES TO NITROSOALKENES AND STUDIES TOWARD A TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF ANGUSTILODINE, ALSTILOBANINE A, AND ALSTILOBANINE E
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
indole
total synthesis
Michael addition
Nitrosoalkene
alkaloid
File:
Download Majireck_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Steven M Weinreb, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Trent Feldman, Committee Member
Steven M Weinreb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Raymond Lee Funk, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

11. Probing Anode Degradation in Automotive Li-ion Batteries

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Open Access
Author:
Kwon, Ou Jung
Title:
Probing Anode Degradation in Automotive Li-ion Batteries
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Thermal effect at low temperature
Li-ion battery
Electric vehicle
Rapid charge
Lithium deposition
Anode degradation
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_OuJung_Kwon_2010.pdf
Committee Members:
Chao Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member

14. PHYSICAL DAMAGE OF POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS SUBJECT TO FREEZING

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Open Access
Author:
Kim, Soowhan
Title:
PHYSICAL DAMAGE OF POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS SUBJECT TO FREEZING
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Water transport
Freeze damage
Polymer electrolyte fuel cell
Thermo-osmosis
Phase-change induced flow
File:
Download Thesis_SoowhanKim_1124.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew M Mench, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

15. IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY AND THE STABILITY OF DYE-SENSITIZED PHOTOCHEMICAL SOLAR CELLS AND WATER SPLITTING SYSTEM

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Open Access
Author:
Lee, Seunghyun
Title:
IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY AND THE STABILITY OF DYE-SENSITIZED PHOTOCHEMICAL SOLAR CELLS AND WATER SPLITTING SYSTEM
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
dye-sensitized solar cells
photonic crystals
non-volatile electrolytes
dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical water splittin
core-shell electrodes
File:
Download ThesisMaster1.pdf
Committee Members:
Thomas E Mallouk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Harry R Allcock, Committee Member
Nicholas Winograd, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

16. Modeling and Control of Two-Phase Flow in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Jung, Seung Hun
Title:
Modeling and Control of Two-Phase Flow in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
fuel cell
direct methanol fuel cell
two-phase flow
File:
Download Ph.D_Thesis_Seung_Hun_Jung.pdf
Committee Members:
Chao Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Seungjin Kim, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

17. Designing Ion-containing polymers for facile ion transport

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Open Access
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

18. SUPER ACTIVATED CARBON CONTAINING SUBSTITUTIONAL BORON: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATIONS IN HYDROGEN STORAGE

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Open Access
Author:
JEONG, YOUMI
Title:
SUPER ACTIVATED CARBON CONTAINING SUBSTITUTIONAL BORON: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATIONS IN HYDROGEN STORAGE
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
hydrogen storage
boron substitution
File:
Download YOUMI_JEONG_Dissertation4.pdf
Committee Members:
T C Mike Chung, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
T C Mike Chung, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul C Painter, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Harold Harris Schobert, Committee Member

19. Measuring the Barrier to Charge Transfer State Dissociation in Organic Photovoltaic Materials with Ultrafast Vibrational Spectroscopy

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Open Access
Author:
Pensack, Ryan
Title:
Measuring the Barrier to Charge Transfer State Dissociation in Organic Photovoltaic Materials with Ultrafast Vibrational Spectroscopy
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy
charge transfer state
organic photovoltaics
File:
Download Ryan_Pensack_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
John B Asbury, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Todd Mueller, Committee Member
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

20. Structure and Dynamics of Microphase Separated Polymers Containing Strong Associations

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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

22. Synthesis of early transition metal and non-equilibrium intermetallic nanoparticles using n-butyllithium

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Open Access
Author:
Bondi, James Fumiya
Title:
Synthesis of early transition metal and non-equilibrium intermetallic nanoparticles using n-butyllithium
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
nanoparticle
n-butyllithium
early transition metal
non-equilibrium
intermetallic
solid state
File:
Download Bondi_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John V Badding, Committee Member
Mary Beth Williams, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

23. Synthesis and Characterizations of Novel Polymer Electrolytes

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Open Access
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

24. Development of novel cathode materials and optimization of electrode performance towards scaling-up applications of microbial fuel cells

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Open Access
Author:
Zhang, Fang
Title:
Development of novel cathode materials and optimization of electrode performance towards scaling-up applications of microbial fuel cells
Graduate Program:
Environmental Engineering
Keywords:
microbial fuel cells
poly(dimethylsiloxane)
electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
current collector
activated carbon
set anode potential
separator electrode assembly
pre-acclimated culture inoculum
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_Fang_Zhang.pdf
Committee Members:
Bruce Ernest Logan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member

25. Transport and Surface Properties of Ion-containing Polymer Membranes

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Open Access
Author:
Xie, He
Title:
Transport and Surface Properties of Ion-containing Polymer Membranes
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Desalination
Ionic Polymer Membranes
Transport Properties
Water Binding
Zeta Potential
Layer-by-Layer Assembly
Antifouling
File:
Download Dissertation_He_Xie_TRANSPORT_AND_SURFACE_PROPERTIES_OF_ION-CONTAINING_POLYMER_MEMBRANES.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul C Painter, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member

26. Total Synthesis of (±)-meloscine via an Allenyl Azide Cycloaddition/diradical Cyclization Cascade.

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Open Access
Author:
Antoline, Joshua F
Title:
Total Synthesis of (±)-meloscine via an Allenyl Azide Cycloaddition/diradical Cyclization Cascade.
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
meloscine
diradical
total synthesis
cyclization cascade
alkaloid
allenyl azide
File:
Download JFA_Dissertation_2012.pdf
Committee Members:
Ken S Feldman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Lee Funk, Committee Member
Steven M Weinreb, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

27. modeling and analysis of lead-acid batteries with hybrid lead and carbon negative electrodes

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Open Access
Author:
Gou, Jun
Title:
modeling and analysis of lead-acid batteries with hybrid lead and carbon negative electrodes
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
modeling
lead-acid batteries
carbon electrodes
hybrid electrodes
gassing
current partitioning
File:
Download Jun_Gou_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Chao Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member

28. Polyolefin-blend/Inorganic Nanocomposites: Morphology, Rheological and Thermomechanical Properties

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Open Access
Author:
Salcedo Galan, Felipe
Title:
Polyolefin-blend/Inorganic Nanocomposites: Morphology, Rheological and Thermomechanical Properties
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Polymer nanocomposites
rheology
polyolefin blends
montmorillonite
heat-sealants
thermomechanical properties
polyethylene
File:
Download Dissertation_Felipe_Salcedo-Galan.pdf
Committee Members:
Evangelos Manias, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Gregory Ray Ziegler, Committee Member

29. Atomistic Modeling Of The Cathode/electrolyte Interface In Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Yeh, Kuan-yu
Title:
Atomistic Modeling Of The Cathode/electrolyte Interface In Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
fuel cells
oxygen reduction reaction
electrochemical interface
DFT models
MD simulations
File:
Download YEH_Kuan-Yu_Dissertation_9_27_submit_700dpi_2.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael John Janik, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

30. Technological Aspects of Corrosion Control in Metallic Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Taylor, Matthew Logan
Title:
Technological Aspects of Corrosion Control in Metallic Systems
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
EIS
HVOF
NAAC
Point Defect Model
Corrosion
Passivity
Modeling
File:
Download MLT-Draft-4-final.pdf
Committee Members:
Digby D Macdonald, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Mirna Urquidi Macdonald, Committee Member
Bernard Normand, Special Member
Damien Feron, Special Member

31. Thermal and Electrochemical Degradation of Anion Exchange Membranes

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Open Access
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

32. Engineered Interfacial and Structural Porous Media Architecture for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Manahan, Mike Peter
Title:
Engineered Interfacial and Structural Porous Media Architecture for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
polymer electrolyte fuel cell
diffusion media
laser
electrochemical energy
interface
interfacial modification
hydrogen
File:
Download MANAHAN_THESIS.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew M Mench, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jack Brenizer Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

33. Characterization and Performance of Activated Carbon Catalysts and Polymer Membrane Layers for Microbial Fuel Cell Cathodes and an Analysis of Power Overshoot

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Open Access
Author:
Watson, Valerie J
Title:
Characterization and Performance of Activated Carbon Catalysts and Polymer Membrane Layers for Microbial Fuel Cell Cathodes and an Analysis of Power Overshoot
Graduate Program:
Environmental Engineering
Keywords:
Microbial Fuel Cells
Activated Carbon
Oxygen Reduction
Membrane-Cathode Assembly
File:
Download WatsonDissertationfinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Bruce Ernest Logan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Fred Scott Cannon, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member

34. Synthesis And Characterization Of Polysiloxane-based Single–ion Conductors

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Open Access
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

35. Strategies for the Total Synthesis of Inorganic Nanostructures

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Open Access
Author:
Buck, Matthew Robert
Title:
Strategies for the Total Synthesis of Inorganic Nanostructures
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
materials
synthesis
nanoscience
hybrid
nanoparticles
colloids
File:
Download Buck_Dissertation_FINAL_5_30_13.pdf
Committee Members:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

36. Membrane Transport in Cucl/hcl Electrolyzer

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Open Access
Author:
Kim, Soohyun
Title:
Membrane Transport in Cucl/hcl Electrolyzer
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Ionic Transport
CuCl/HCl electrolyzer
Hydrogen
Membrane
CuCl thermochemical cycle
hot-pressing
Phenomenological coefficient
File:
Download Dissertation_SoohyunKim_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Serguei Lvov, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Yongsheng Chen, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

37. Corrosion Issues in High-level Nuclear Waste Containers

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Open Access
Author:
Sharifiasl, Samin
Title:
Corrosion Issues in High-level Nuclear Waste Containers
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Passivity
Corrosion
High-level nuclear waste
Sulfide
Thermodynamics
Kinetics
File:
Download ThesisMaster-Samin_Sharifi_Asl_Final_.pdf
Committee Members:
Digby D Macdonald, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Digby D Macdonald, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Mirna Urquidi Macdonald, Committee Member
Gary Lynn Messing, Committee Member

38. Recognition and Self... In Metal Directed Assembly of Palindromic Artificial Oligopeptides

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Open Access
Author:
Gallagher, Joy Ann
Title:
Recognition and Self... In Metal Directed Assembly of Palindromic Artificial Oligopeptides
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Self-Assembly
Supramolecular
Copper
Palindromic
Biomimetic
Artificial Oligopeptide
Inorganic Architectures
File:
Download Gallagher_JA_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Squire J Booker, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

39. Water Sorption, Viscoelastic, and Optical Properties of Thin Nafion® Films

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Open Access
Author:
Petrina, Stephanie Ann
Title:
Water Sorption, Viscoelastic, and Optical Properties of Thin Nafion® Films
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Thin polymer films
Nafion
ionomer
water sorption
fuel cells
spectroscopic ellipsometry
quartz crystal microbalance
File:
Download S_Petrina_PhD_Thesis_July_2013_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
David Lawrence Allara, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member
Nikolas Podraza, Special Member

40. Nutrient and heat recovery from waste streams using microbial electrochemical technologies

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Open Access
Author:
Cusick, Roland D
Title:
Nutrient and heat recovery from waste streams using microbial electrochemical technologies
Graduate Program:
Environmental Engineering
Keywords:
Microbial fuel cells
microbial electrolysis cells
struvite
reverse electrodialysis
ammonium bicarbonate
wastewater
File:
Download R_Cusick_Dissertation_9-9-13_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Bruce Ernest Logan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Special Member

41. Morphology and Transport in Ionic Membranes

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Open Access
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

42. Synthesis and Characterization of Block Copolymer Anion Exchange Membranes and Superimide Proton Exchange Membranes

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Open Access
Author:
Wang, Lizhu
Title:
Synthesis and Characterization of Block Copolymer Anion Exchange Membranes and Superimide Proton Exchange Membranes
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
block copolymer anion exchange membranes
File:
Download Lizhu_Wang_Dissertation_2014_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Tze Chiang Chung, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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

45. Increasing the Rate of End-to-end Depolymerization of Poly(benzyl carbamates) in Low Polarity Environments

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Open Access
Author:
Robbins, Jessica Sloane
Title:
Increasing the Rate of End-to-end Depolymerization of Poly(benzyl carbamates) in Low Polarity Environments
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
stimuli-responsive materials
depolymerization
polymer synthesis
point-of-care diagnostics
paper-based microfluidic devices
File:
Download JSR_Thesis_v2.pdf
Committee Members:
Scott T Phillips, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott T Phillips, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alexander Thomas Radosevich, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Special Member

47. Electrochemical Energy Generation from Natural and Synthetic Salinity Gradients using Reverse Electrodialysis and Capacitive Mixing

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Open Access
Author:
Hatzell, Marta Catherine
Title:
Electrochemical Energy Generation from Natural and Synthetic Salinity Gradients using Reverse Electrodialysis and Capacitive Mixing
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Salinity Gradient Energy
Reverse Electrodialysis
Capacitive Mixing
Electrochemical Conversion
Hydrogen
Capacitor
File:
Download MartaHatzell_Dissertation08042014.pdf
Committee Members:
Bruce Ernest Logan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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

49. Bitumen Recovery from Oil Sands Using Deep Eutectic Solvent and Its Aqueous Solutions

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Open Access
Author:
Pulati, Nuerxida
Title:
Bitumen Recovery from Oil Sands Using Deep Eutectic Solvent and Its Aqueous Solutions
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Oil Sands
Bitumen
Oil Recovery
Atomic Force Microscopy
Peakforce Tapping QNM
Force Measurement
Deep Eutectic Solvent
File:
Download Nuerxida_Pulati_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul C Painter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Jonathan P Mathews, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

51. In Situ Diagnosis of Electrolytic and Fuel Cells using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

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Open Access
Author:
Khurana, Sanchit
Title:
In Situ Diagnosis of Electrolytic and Fuel Cells using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Fuel cells
batteries
degradation
CuCl electrolyzer
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
File:
Download Sanchit_Khurana_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Serguei Lvov, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Serguei Lvov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Jeremy Michael Gernand, Committee Member

52. Polyphosphazene Design, Synthesis, and Characterization for Potential Ligament and Tendon Scaffolds

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Open Access
Author:
Nichol, Jessica Lee
Title:
Polyphosphazene Design, Synthesis, and Characterization for Potential Ligament and Tendon Scaffolds
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
polyphosphazene
biomedical
polymer
elastomer
File:
Download JLNichol_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Harry R Allcock, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

53. Engineering Of Electrode Structure Of Automotive Li-ion Batteries

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Open Access
Author:
Cao, Lei
Title:
Engineering Of Electrode Structure Of Automotive Li-ion Batteries
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
lithium-ion battery
ionic conductivity
solid diffusion coefficient
LS-GITT
PVDF SBR/CMC binder
multifunctional powerpanel
File:
Download Lei_Cao_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Chao Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

54. Phosphazenes for Energy Production and Storage: Applied and Exploratory Synthesis

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Open Access
Author:
Hess, Andrew R
Title:
Phosphazenes for Energy Production and Storage: Applied and Exploratory Synthesis
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
phosphazene
polyphosphazene
polymer electrolytes
DSSC
dye sensitized solar cell
lithium battery
lithium-ion battery
File:
Download AndrewHess_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Harry R Allcock, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John V Badding, Committee Member
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Special Member

55. Development Of High-energy Silicon-based Anode Materials For Lithium-ion Storage

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Open Access
Author:
Yi, Ran
Title:
Development Of High-energy Silicon-based Anode Materials For Lithium-ion Storage
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Lithium-ion batteries
anodes
silicon
composite
hybrid capacitors
File:
Download PhD_dissertation_of_Ran_Yi.pdf
Committee Members:
Donghai Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Sulin Zhang, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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

57. Development of Cathode Materials and Electrolytes for High-energy Lithium-sulfur Batteries

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Open Access
Author:
Chen, Shuru
Title:
Development of Cathode Materials and Electrolytes for High-energy Lithium-sulfur Batteries
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Lithium-Sulfur
Batteries
Electrolyte
Cathode
Dimethyl Disulfide
Silicon anode
File:
Download PhD_dissertation_of_Shuru_Chen_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Donghai Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Member
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

58. Synthesis, Morphology And Dynamics of Polyureas And Their Lithium Ionomers

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Open Access
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

59. Colloidal Nanochemistry Applied to the Discovery and Characterization of Earth-abundant Nanoparticles as Catalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction and Co2 Photoreduction

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Open Access
Author:
Mcenaney, Joshua M
Title:
Colloidal Nanochemistry Applied to the Discovery and Characterization of Earth-abundant Nanoparticles as Catalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction and Co2 Photoreduction
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Nanosynthesis
Water Electrolysis
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
CO2 Photoreduction
Electrocatalyst
Metal Phosphide
File:
Download Joshua_M_McEnaney_Final_PhD_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Barbara Jane Garrison, Special Member

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

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Open Access
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

61. Translational and Rotational Diffusion in Ionic Liquids Through NMR Spectroscopy

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Open Access
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

62. Water hydrogen bonding in proton exchange and neutral polymer membranes

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Open Access
Author:
Smedley, Sarah Black
Title:
Water hydrogen bonding in proton exchange and neutral polymer membranes
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
hydrogen bonding
proton exchange membrane
FTIR
vibrational spectroscopy
superacid
water treatment membrane
File:
Download SSmedley_Thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John B Asbury, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Special Member

63. Development of Poly(benzyl ethers) that Undergo Selective, Continuous Depolymerization for Use in Responsive Materials

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Open Access
Author:
Olah, Michael G
Title:
Development of Poly(benzyl ethers) that Undergo Selective, Continuous Depolymerization for Use in Responsive Materials
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
polymers
depolymerization
responsive materials
self-immolative polymers
photoresist
File:
Download Olah_dissertation_8-6-2015.pdf
Committee Members:
Scott T Phillips, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Alexander Thomas Radosevich, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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

68. Design of New Anion Exchange Membranes for Electrochemical Applications

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Open Access
Author:
Zhu, Liang
Title:
Design of New Anion Exchange Membranes for Electrochemical Applications
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Anion exchange membranes
poly(2
6-dimethyl-1
4-phenylene oxide)s
fuel cells
fluorene side chains
Suzuki-Miyaura coupling
File:
Download Liang_Zhu_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Qing Wang, Committee Member
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member

69. development of lithium powder based anode with conductive carbon materials for lithium batteries

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Open Access
Author:
Park, Mansu
Title:
development of lithium powder based anode with conductive carbon materials for lithium batteries
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
lithium batteries
lithium powder
lithium dendrite
lithium cycling efficiency
Cycling performance
Internal short
File:
Download Ph_D_Thesis_Final_Mansu_Park.pdf
Committee Members:
Chao Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Seong Han Kim, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member

70. damage-free patterning of ferroelectric lead zirconate titanate thin films for microelectromechanical systems via contact printing

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Open Access
Author:
Welsh, Aaron Joel
Title:
damage-free patterning of ferroelectric lead zirconate titanate thin films for microelectromechanical systems via contact printing
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
soft lithography
thin films
dry etching
piezoresponse force microscopy
electroceramics
piezoelectrics
ferroelectrics
File:
Download Aaron_J_Welsh_PhD_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Susan E Trolier Mckinstry, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

71. Role of Interfacial, Static and Dynamic Disorder on High Performance Organic Field-effect Transistors

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Open Access
Author:
Adhikari, Jwala Mani
Title:
Role of Interfacial, Static and Dynamic Disorder on High Performance Organic Field-effect Transistors
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
organic semiconductors
organic single crystals
thin film disorder
polymer gate dielectric
rubrene
C8BTBT
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_Adhikari_J.M.pdf
Committee Members:
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Qing Wang, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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

73. Artificial water channel based membrane for desalination

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Open Access
Author:
Shen, Yuexiao
Title:
Artificial water channel based membrane for desalination
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Artificial water channels
Biomimetic membranes
Desalination
File:
Download Dissertation_Yuexiao_Shen.pdf
Committee Members:
Manish Kumar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Manish Kumar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrew Zydney, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Outside Member

74. Nanostructured Materials for Solar Fuels Production: Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation

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Open Access
Author:
Read Rodríguez, Carlos G.
Title:
Nanostructured Materials for Solar Fuels Production: Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
phosphides
hydrogen evolution
HER
OER
nanoparticles
electrochemistry
electrocatalysis
earth-abundant
synthesis
hybrid
heterostructure
File:
Download Carlos_Read_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Outside Member

75. Pathway Towards High Performance Organic Photovoltaics: Contact Doping and Morphology Control

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Open Access
Author:
Le, Thinh Phuc
Title:
Pathway Towards High Performance Organic Photovoltaics: Contact Doping and Morphology Control
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
organic photovoltaics
organic semiconductors
polarized resonant soft X-ray scattering
PSOXS
Morphology control
contact doping
crystallization control
polymer crystallization
File:
Download Le_Thesis_Final_formatted.pdf
Committee Members:
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Outside Member

76. The Characterization of Thin Polymer Films Using Vibrational Spectroscopy

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Open Access
Author:
Zimudzi, Tawanda James
Title:
The Characterization of Thin Polymer Films Using Vibrational Spectroscopy
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Vibrational Spectroscopy
Polymer thin fims
Reverse Osmosis membranes
Fuel cells
Nafion
Aromatic Polyamides
Physical Chemistry
File:
Download TJZ-Thesis_ver2.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Miriam Arak Freedman, Committee Member
Seong Han Kim, Outside Member

77. POLYOLEFIN INTERPENETRATED NETWORK FOR OIL SPILL RECOVERY: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND APPLICATION

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Open Access
Author:
Nam, Changwoo
Title:
POLYOLEFIN INTERPENETRATED NETWORK FOR OIL SPILL RECOVERY: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND APPLICATION
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
polyolefin
crude oil
interpenetrated polymer network
decene/DVB
oil cleanup
File:
Download submit_dissertation_20161110.pdf
Committee Members:
Tze-Chiang Chung, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tze-Chiang Chung, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Fred Scott Cannon, Outside Member

78. THIN FILM DYNAMICS OF ION-CONTAINING POLYMERS UNDER CONFINEMENT

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Open Access
Author:
Kushner, Douglas Ian
Title:
THIN FILM DYNAMICS OF ION-CONTAINING POLYMERS UNDER CONFINEMENT
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Thin Polymer Films
Nafion
Water Sorption
Fuel Cells
Spectroscopic Ellipsometry
Quartz Crystal Microbalance
File:
Download Kushner_Douglas_Dissertation_final_for_submission.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Outside Member

79. Solute Dynamics in Liquid Systems: Experiments and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

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Open Access
Author:
Rumble, Christopher Allen
Title:
Solute Dynamics in Liquid Systems: Experiments and Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
electron transfer
proton transfer
ionic liquids
ultrafast spectroscopy
rotational dynamics
solvation dynamics
T1 relaxation
G-quadruplexes
charge transfer
molecular rotors
fluorescence
molecular dynamics simulation
File:
Download crumble_thesis_052217.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark Maroncelli, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John B Asbury, Committee Member
William George Noid, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Outside Member

80. Understanding the effects of electrolyte pH and spectator ions on electrocatalysis

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Open Access
Author:
Mccrum, Ian Taylor
Title:
Understanding the effects of electrolyte pH and spectator ions on electrocatalysis
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
electrocatalysis
density functional theory
hydrogen oxidation
alkaline fuel cells
specific adsorption
ion effects
File:
Download ITMcCrum_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael John Janik, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael John Janik, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member
Chao-Yang Wang, Outside Member

81. CHEMICALLY-DRIVEN TRANSPORT OF COLLOIDAL PARTICLES AND MOLECULES

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Open Access
Author:
Guha, Rajarshi
Title:
CHEMICALLY-DRIVEN TRANSPORT OF COLLOIDAL PARTICLES AND MOLECULES
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Chemically-driven transport
Diffusiophoresis
Diffusioosmosis
Reverse Osmosis
Membrane fouling
Catalytic Membrane
Metal oxide nanoparticles
Coffee ring
Surface patterning
Dye-sensitized solar cells
Methylated DNA detection
Molecular chemotaxis
Binding-unbinding
Molecular dyes
polymer gradients
microchannel
COMSOL modeling
Droplet evaporation modeling
Coffee ring number
Polystyrene particles
Chemotaxis index
File:
Download rxg276_Final_thesis_2017.pdf
Committee Members:
Darrell Velegol, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Darrell Velegol, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Manish Kumar, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Outside Member

82. Reagents for Improved Sensitivity in Point-of-Need Diagnostic Assays

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Open Access
Author:
Brooks, Adam Dustin
Title:
Reagents for Improved Sensitivity in Point-of-Need Diagnostic Assays
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Organic Chemistry
Diagnostic Assay
Amplification
point-of-need
depolymerization
hyper-branched polymer
autoinductive
File:
Download Dissertation_compiled_v4_clipped.pdf
Committee Members:
Scott T Phillips, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott T Phillips, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ken S Feldman, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Outside Member

83. Measuring Hydration of Cationic Polymers using Azide as a Probe

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Open Access
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

84. Thermally regenerative ammonia batteries for converting low-grade waste heat to electricity

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Open Access
Author:
Rahimi, Mohammad
Title:
Thermally regenerative ammonia batteries for converting low-grade waste heat to electricity
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
electrochemical energy storage
battery
thermall battery
waste heat recovery
ion exchange membrane
energy conversion
electrochemistry
flow battery
electrodeposition
File:
Download Mohammad_Rahimi-PhD_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Bruce Ernest Logan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Manish Kumar, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Outside Member
Christopher Aaron Gorski, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

85. THE EFFECT OF BUFFER CHARGE AND BUFFER RETENTION ON BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS AND POST-TREATMENT FOR MICROBIAL FUEL CELL EFFLUENT WITH FLUIDIZED BED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS

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Open Access
Author:
Ye, Yaoli
Title:
THE EFFECT OF BUFFER CHARGE AND BUFFER RETENTION ON BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS AND POST-TREATMENT FOR MICROBIAL FUEL CELL EFFLUENT WITH FLUIDIZED BED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS
Graduate Program:
Environmental Engineering
Keywords:
Bioelectrochemical systems
hydrogen
membrane bioreactor
membrane aerator
membrane fouling control
polymeric buffer
simultaneous organic and nitrogen removal
buffer retention
post-treatment
microbial electrolysis cell
microbial fuel cell
Nernst-Planck equation
migration
Ion transport
microbial community analysis
granular activated carbon particles
effluent dissolved methane
nitrification and denitrification
File:
Download Final_Dissertation_Yaoli_Ye.pdf
Committee Members:
Bruce Ernest Logan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Aaron Gorski, Committee Member
Rachel Alice Brennan, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Outside Member

86. HYDROGEL STABILIZED RESPONSIVE COMPLEX EMULSIONS

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Open Access
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

87. Conjugated Block Copolymers as Model Systems to Examine Mechanisms of Charge and Energy Transfer in Organic Materials

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Open Access
Author:
Aplan, Melissa Paige
Title:
Conjugated Block Copolymers as Model Systems to Examine Mechanisms of Charge and Energy Transfer in Organic Materials
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
block copolymers
organic electronics
photophysics
charge transfer
organic photovoltaics
conjugated polymers
File:
Download Aplan_FinalDissertation_07-15-18.pdf
Committee Members:
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
John B Asbury, Outside Member

88. Thermodynamic Accuracy and Transferability of Coarse Grained Models and Applications to Petrochemical Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Dunn, Nicholas Jeremiah
Title:
Thermodynamic Accuracy and Transferability of Coarse Grained Models and Applications to Petrochemical Systems
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
coarse grained modeling
asphaltenes
bocs
molecular dynamics
File:
Download Nicholas_Dunn_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
William George Noid, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William George Noid, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vincent Henry Crespi, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Kristen Ann Fichthorn, Outside Member

90. PREDICTING AND IMPROVING MECHANICAL STRENGTH OF THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER PARTS PRODUCED BY MATERIAL EXTRUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

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Open Access
Author:
Bartolai, Joseph
Title:
PREDICTING AND IMPROVING MECHANICAL STRENGTH OF THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER PARTS PRODUCED BY MATERIAL EXTRUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Thermoplastic Polymer
Material Extrusion
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_-_Bartolai_-_revFINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Timothy William Simpson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Nicholas Alexander Meisel, Outside Member

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

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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

93. Reading between the lamellae: Elucidating block copolymer morphology using polarized resonant soft X-ray scattering

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Open Access
Author:
Litofsky, Joshua Harrison
Title:
Reading between the lamellae: Elucidating block copolymer morphology using polarized resonant soft X-ray scattering
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
block copolymers
organic electronics
x-ray scattering
conjugated polymers
organic semiconductors
File:
Download Litofsky__Josh_-_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Outside Member

94. Electrical Conduction Through Polyvinylidene Fluoride: Exploiting Interfaces as Barriers to Charge Transport

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Open Access
Author:
Vecchio, Michael Anthony
Title:
Electrical Conduction Through Polyvinylidene Fluoride: Exploiting Interfaces as Barriers to Charge Transport
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
PVDF
P(VDF-TrFE)
Interface Dominated Conduction
Hopping
Schottky
Plasma Treatment
Impurity Ion
Multilayer Dielectrics
File:
Download Full_Dissertation_Final_7-19-2019.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael T Lanagan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan, Committee Member
Amira Barhoumi Ep Meddeb, Outside Member

95. EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF VIRUS FILTRATION MEMBRANES

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Open Access
Author:
Fallahianbijan, Fatemeh
Title:
EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF VIRUS FILTRATION MEMBRANES
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Virus Filtration
Membrane Fouling
Membrane Characterization
Viral Clearance
Nanoparticles
File:
Download Dissertation_Fatemeh_Fallahianbijan.pdf
Committee Members:
Andrew Zydney, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Zydney, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member
Manish Kumar, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Outside Member

96. Conformational and Colloidal Stability of Macromolecules in Aqueous Salt Solutions

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Open Access
Author:
Rogers, Bradley Allen
Title:
Conformational and Colloidal Stability of Macromolecules in Aqueous Salt Solutions
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Ion-Specific Effects
Interfacial Water Structure
Protein-Protein Interactions
Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation
Hydrophobicity
Thermoresponsive Polymers
Temperature Gradient Microfluidics
File:
Download Dissertation_Rogers_v11.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul S Cremer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul S Cremer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

97. Strategies for the manipulation of the transport properties of ion exchange membranes

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Open Access
Author:
Capparelli, Clara
Title:
Strategies for the manipulation of the transport properties of ion exchange membranes
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Ion exchange membranes
responsive properties
permselectivity
ionic resistance
File:
Download Capparelli_PhDThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert John Hickey, III, Outside Member
Christian W. Pester, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Outside Member
Phillip E Savage, Program Head/Chair

98. Directed Energy Effects on Chemical Transformations Relevant to Polymerizations

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Open Access
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

99. Engineering metal-organic frameworks and their composite materials for separation applications

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Open Access
Author:
Zha, Jie
Title:
Engineering metal-organic frameworks and their composite materials for separation applications
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
separation
metal-organic frameworks
crystallization
gas adsorption
MOF membrane
File:
Download Dissertation-Jie_Zha.pdf
Committee Members:
Xueyi Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xueyi Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrew Zydney, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Outside Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member
Phillip E Savage, Program Head/Chair

100. Investigating the Ion Transport Properties of Polymerized Ionic Liquids and Gel Polymer Electrolytes

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Open Access
Author:
Kuray, Preeya
Title:
Investigating the Ion Transport Properties of Polymerized Ionic Liquids and Gel Polymer Electrolytes
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
polymer electrolytes
dielectric relaxation spectroscopy
solid state electrolytes
sodium ion battery
gel polymer electrolyte
ion transport
File:
Download Preeya_Kuray_Final_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Anthony Hickner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Outside Member
Lauren Dell Zarzar, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair