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Author:

Li, Yubai

Title:

Modeling Pt and Catalyst Layer Degradation in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
Durability
Catalyst Degradation

File:

Download Yubai_Dissertation_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao-Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao-Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Donghai Wang, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Outside Member

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:

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

Author:

Zaman, Taslima Ahmed

Title:

Hydrocarbon cracking over a solid acid for endothermic fuel systems: A study of sub-micron particles and synthesized large zeolite crystals

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

endothermic fuel system
hydrocarbon cracking
zeolite
ZSM-5
MFI
FAU
zeolite-Y
faujasite
solid acid
acid site density measurement
FAU-EMT intergrowth
zeolite large crystal synthesis
electron probe microanalysis

File:

Download DissertationFinal_TAZ.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert M. Rioux, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert M. Rioux, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Antonios Armaou, Committee Member
Randy L. Vander Wal, Outside Member
David E. W. Vaughan, Special Member

Author:

Liu, Shih Hsien

Title:

Shape-Selective Syntheses of Gold and Copper Nanostructures: Insights from Density-Functional Theory and Molecular Dynamics

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

hexadecylamine
copper
nanostructure
force field
molecular dynamics
hexadecylamine
copper
nanostructure
density-functional theory
force field
molecular dynamics
polyvinylpyrrolidone
gold
reconstruction

File:

Download Shih-Hsien_Liu_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Kristen Ann Fichthorn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kristen Ann Fichthorn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member
Raymond Edward Schaak, Outside Member

Author:

Quan, Wenying

Title:

Selective Hydrogen Sulfide Removal from Biogas on Nitrogen-Modified Adsorbents

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

H2S Removal
Biogas Purification
Selective Adsorption
Nitrogen-Modified
Porous Materials

File:

Download Dissertation_Wenying_Quan.pdf

Committee Members:

Chunshan Song, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chunshan Song, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member
Xiaoxing Wang, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Outside Member

Author:

Kumar, Gaurav

Title:

Computational Rational Design of High-performance Multi-component Catalysts

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

heterogeneous catalysis
bifunctionality
metal-oxide
metal support interaction
self-assembled monolayers
volcano limitation

File:

Download Dissertation_Gaurav_Kumar_Dec17.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael John Janik, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael John Janik, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kristen Ann Fichthorn, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Outside Member
J. Will Medlin, Special Member

Author:

Marple, Daniel Robert

Title:

Understanding Lithium Plating in Lithium-Ion Batteries and Exploring Mitigation Strategies by Self-Heating

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Lithium ion battery
lithium plating
self-heating
low temperature
cycle life
pulse heating
large-format battery

File:

Download Marple_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao-Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao-Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Outside Member