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Author:

Sinha, Kokonad

Title:

Segmental dynamics and ion association in poly(ethylene oxide) based single ion conductors

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

polymer conduction
solid polymer electrolytes
single ion conductors
ionomers
quasi elastic neutron scattering
polymer dynamics

File:

Download Sinha-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Janna Kay Maranas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member
James Spiro Vrentas, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

Author:

Lin, Kan-ju

Title:

A molecular look at Peo-based ionomers

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

PEO-based ionomer
PEO-based single ion conductor
molecular dynamics simulation
superionic
polymer electrolyte
battery

File:

Download 1-Kan-Ju_Lin.pdf

Committee Members:

Janna Kay Maranas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Coray M Colina, Committee Member

Author:

Vakhshouri, Kiarash

Title:

Charge Transport through Inhomogeneous Polymeric Materials

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Charge mobility
X-ray diffraction
Intracrystalline
Intercrystalline
Crystallinity
Morphology
Structure
Miscibility

File:

Download Kiarash_Vakhshouri_PhD_Thesis_2013-07-08.pdf

Committee Members:

Enrique Daniel Gomez, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member
John B Asbury, Special Member

Author:

Ganapatibhotla, Lalitha

Title:

Tuning Filler Shape, Surface Chemistry and Ion Content in Nano-filled Polymer Electrolytes.

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

polymer electrolytes
lithium ion batteries
nanoparticles
nanowhiskers
polymer dynamics
QENS
reflectometry

File:

Download Lalitha_Ganapatibhotla_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Janna Kay Maranas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member
Jeffrey M Catchmark, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member

Author:

Krcha, Matthew David

Title:

Cleanup of Biomass Gasification Effluent Using M-doped Ceria Catalysts

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Density Functional Theory
Catalysis
Ceria
Dopant
Hydrocarbon
Sulfur

File:

Download MatthewKrchaDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael John Janik, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael John Janik, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member

Author:

Vajjala Kesava, Sameer

Title:

Examining and Controlling the Morphology of the Photoactive Layer of Organic Photovoltaic Devices

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Organic semiconductors
Solar cells
Structure-function relationships
X-ray scattering
Transmission electron microscopy

File:

Download Thesis_SameerVK.pdf

Committee Members:

Enrique Daniel Gomez, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member

Author:

Senftle, Thomas Patrick

Title:

Development of Multi-scale Computational Methods for Modeling Phase Formation in Pd-Based Catalysts

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Catalysis
DFT
ReaxFF
Palladium
Ceria

File:

Download Senftle_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael John Janik, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael John Janik, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member

Author:

Akhade, Sneha Anil

Title:

Multi-scale Atomistic Modeling for Electrocatalytic Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

electrocatalysis
DFT
ReaxFF
carbon dioxide electroreduction
electrokinetics

File:

Download Sneha_Akhade_PhDdissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael John Janik, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael John Janik, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Phillip E Savage, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Outside Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhan, Pengfei

Title:

STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF SOFT MATERIALS FOR FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

polymer
neutron scattering
organic semiconductor
li ion battery
solid polymer electrolyte

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Janna Kay Maranas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Outside Member

Author:

Caldwell, David Wesley

Title:

MODULATING ION AGGREGATION AND MOBILITY IN IONOMERS

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Polymer Electrolytes
Ion Aggregation
Conduction
Diffusion
Simulations
Single Ion Conductors
Ionomers
Percolation

File:

Download Thesis_David_W_Caldwell_v5.pdf

Committee Members:

Janna K. Maranas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael John Janik, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Outside Member

Author:

Bombile, Joel

Title:

Tight Binding Model of Charge Localization and Excitons in Semiconducting Polymers

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Organic electronics
Semiconducting polymers
Tight binding
Charge localization
Polaron
Exciton
Charge Transport

File:

Download Bombile-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott Thomas Milner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael John Janik, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member
Ismaila Dabo, Committee Member
John B Asbury, Outside Member
Michael John Janik, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

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

Author:

Maheshwari, Sharad

Title:

Interfacial Design Strategies for Enhanced Nitrogen Reduction Electrocatalysis

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Electrocatalysis
Density Functional Theory
Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction
Interfacial Effects
Computational Catalysis
Electrokinetics

File:

Download Final_Thesis_Sharad_Maheshwari.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael John Janik, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael John Janik, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member
Robert Rioux, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Outside Member
Ismaila Dabo, Outside Member
Phillip E Savage, Program Head/Chair