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Author:

Wang, Jing-Han Helen

Title:

Conductivity, Morphology, and Dynamics of Single-Ion Conducting Random and Block Copolymers

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

single-ion conductors
ionomers
lithium ion battery
block copolymer electrolyte
ionic conductivity
ion aggregation
RAFT

File:

Download Dissertation_Jing-Han_Wang.pdf

Committee Members:

Ralph H Colby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Edward Patrick O'brien Jr., Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member
Karen I Winey, Special 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:

Spanjers, Charles Steven

Title:

Nickel-zinc Intermetallic Catalysts for Acetylene Semi-hydrogenation and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Techniques for Catalyst Characterization

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

catalysis
catalyst
hydrogenation
x-ray absorption spectroscopy
intermetallic

File:

Download Spanjers_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seong Han Kim, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Phillip E Savage, Committee Member

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

Author:

Hall, Derek M

Title:

Thermodynamics and Kinetics of the CuCl(aq)/HCl(aq) Electrolyzer for Hydrogen Production

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

CuCl HCl Electrolyzer
Thermodynamics
Kinetics
Efficiency

File:

Download Derek_Hall_PHD_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Serguei Lvov, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Serguei Lvov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ljubisa R Radovic, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

Author:

Jiang, Xiao

Title:

Palladium-Copper Bimetallic Catalysts for Selective Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation to Methanol

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

CO2 hydrogenation
Methanol
Pd-Cu bimetallic catalysts
Pd-Cu alloy.

File:

Download Ph.D._dissertation_XJiang_111915.pdf

Committee Members:

Chunshan Song, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chunshan Song, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member
Randy Lee Vander Wal, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member

Author:

Reichl, Kyle David

Title:

Synthetic Methods Based on Organophosphorus Redox Cycling

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

synthetic methods
redox cycling
phosphorus
pyramidal inversion
regioselective allylic reduction
enediyne

File:

Download ReichlDissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Alexander Thomas Radosevich, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Prof Kenneth Feldman, Committee Member
RAYMOND LEE FUNK, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member

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

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:

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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

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