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2. Temperature Dependence of the Length Scale for Cooperative Motion in Glass-Forming Liquids

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Author:
Erwin, Brian M
Title:
Temperature Dependence of the Length Scale for Cooperative Motion in Glass-Forming Liquids
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
glass
dynamic scaling
indane
critical temperature
File:
Download BrianMErwin-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Ralph H Colby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member

3. Nanostructured Elastomers: From Smectic Liquid Crystals to Noble Metal Nanocomposites

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Author:
Lentz, Daniel Michael
Title:
Nanostructured Elastomers: From Smectic Liquid Crystals to Noble Metal Nanocomposites
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
main chain liquid crystalline elastomers
noble metal nanoparticles
nanocomposites
File:
Download D._Lentz_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Evangelos Manias, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ronald C Hedden, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member

4. SIMULATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS ON GAS ADSORPTION IN NOVEL MICROPOROUS POLYMERS

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Author:
Larsen, Gregory Steven
Title:
SIMULATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS ON GAS ADSORPTION IN NOVEL MICROPOROUS POLYMERS
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity
Simulations
Adsorption
File:
Download Larsen_Dissertation_Final1.pdf
Committee Members:
Coray M Colina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Coray M Colina, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member

5. INFLUENCE OF ARCHITECTURAL IMPERFECTIONS ON THE DYNAMIC MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF MAIN-CHAIN SMECTIC ELASTOMERS

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Author:
Patil, Harshad Pandharinath
Title:
INFLUENCE OF ARCHITECTURAL IMPERFECTIONS ON THE DYNAMIC MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF MAIN-CHAIN SMECTIC ELASTOMERS
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Liquid Crystals
Liquid Crystalline Polymers
Liquid Crystalline Elastomers
Smectic CA
Damping
File:
Download Dissertation-Harshad-P.-Patil.pdf
Committee Members:
Ronald C Hedden, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member

7. Synthesis and Characterization of Long Chain Branched Isotactic Polypropylene via a Metallocene Catalyst and T-Reagent

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Author:
Langston, Justin A
Title:
Synthesis and Characterization of Long Chain Branched Isotactic Polypropylene via a Metallocene Catalyst and T-Reagent
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
polypropylene
branched
branching
gel permeation chromatography
rheology
File:
Download Langston_Thesis_Ver_6.pdf
Committee Members:
Tze Chiang Chung, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Ronald Hedden, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member

8. Ferroelectric Polymers for Electrical Energy Storage

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Open Access
Author:
Claude, Jason W.
Title:
Ferroelectric Polymers for Electrical Energy Storage
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
vinylidene fluoride
fluoropolymer
energy storage
electrical breakdown
capacitor
dielectric
File:
Download Claude_Jason_-_PhD_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Qing Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member

9. NANOSTRUCTURED ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATOR MATERIALS

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Open Access
Author:
Lin, Junhong
Title:
NANOSTRUCTURED ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATOR MATERIALS
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
actuator
polymer
charge dynamics
ionic liquids
ionomer
File:
Download junhong_lin_dissertation_Aug_2011-_07263.pdf
Committee Members:
Qiming Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qiming Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Qing Wang, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member

10. AFM Studies of Semicrystalline Polymer/Inorganic Nanocomposites

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Open Access
Author:
Strawhecker, Kenneth Edward
Title:
AFM Studies of Semicrystalline Polymer/Inorganic Nanocomposites
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
polymer
inorganic
nanocomposites
AFM
layered silicates
composites
materials
File:
Download Strawhecker.pdf
Committee Members:
Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sridhar Komarneni, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Sanat Kumar, Committee Member

11. 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

13. VOLUMETRIC INTERPRETATION OF PROTEIN ADSORPTION KINETICS

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Open Access
Author:
Barnthip, Naris
Title:
VOLUMETRIC INTERPRETATION OF PROTEIN ADSORPTION KINETICS
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Interfacial Energetics
Protein Adsorption
Adsorption Kinetics
Adsorption Competition
Interphase
Surface
File:
Download Naris_Barnthip_PhD_Final_Dissertation_SP2009.pdf
Committee Members:
Erwin A Vogler, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Erwin A Vogler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul Wencil Brown, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Christopher Alan Siedlecki, Committee Member

14. Dielectric Properties of Conductive Ionomers

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Open Access
Author:
Klein, Robert James
Title:
Dielectric Properties of Conductive Ionomers
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
dielectric spectroscopy
conductivity
ionomer
ionic conductivity
electrode polarization
impedance
electrical properties of polymers
File:
Download RobertKlein-Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
James Patrick Runt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Ronald Hedden, Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member

16. BROADBAND DIELECTRIC STUDY OF MISCIBLE POLYMER BLENDS WITH INTERMOLECULAR HYDROGEN BONDING

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Open Access
Author:
Zhang, Shihai
Title:
BROADBAND DIELECTRIC STUDY OF MISCIBLE POLYMER BLENDS WITH INTERMOLECULAR HYDROGEN BONDING
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
broadband dielectric spectroscopy
miscible polymer blends
hydrogen bonding
segmental relaxation
secondary relaxation
dynamic heterogeneity
concentration fluctuations
glass transition temperature
high pressure
File:
Download ThesisShihaiZhang1111.pdf
Committee Members:
James Patrick Runt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul C Painter, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member

18. DYNAMIC HETEROGENEITIES IN GLASSES AND MISCIBLE POLYMER BLENDS: COMPUTER SIMULATIONS USING THE BOND FLUCTUATION MODEL

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Author:
Kamath, Sudesh
Title:
DYNAMIC HETEROGENEITIES IN GLASSES AND MISCIBLE POLYMER BLENDS: COMPUTER SIMULATIONS USING THE BOND FLUCTUATION MODEL
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
simulations
glass transition
Polymer Blends
bond fluctuation model.
File:
Download mythesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Sanat K Kumar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Jayanth R Banavar, Committee Member
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member

20. DESIGN AND REALIZATION OF STIMULI-RESPONSIVE REGIOREGULAR COPOLYMERS WITH TUNABLE ONSET OF RESPONSE

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Author:
Foley, Theresa
Title:
DESIGN AND REALIZATION OF STIMULI-RESPONSIVE REGIOREGULAR COPOLYMERS WITH TUNABLE ONSET OF RESPONSE
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
water-soluble polymer
stimuli-responsive
File:
Download Theresa_Foley_Thesis_May_2008.pdf
Committee Members:
Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Seong Han Kim, Committee Member
Qing Wang, Committee Member

22. POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE)/lAYERED-INORGANIC NANOCOMPOSITES: A MOLECULAR MODELING PERSPECTIVE

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Author:
Kuppa, Vikram Krishna
Title:
POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE)/lAYERED-INORGANIC NANOCOMPOSITES: A MOLECULAR MODELING PERSPECTIVE
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
polymer science
polymer physics
nanotechnology
polymer nanocomposites
computer simulations
molecular dynamics
behavior in extremen confinements
File:
Download VKKthesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Evangelos Manias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Janna Kay Maranas, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member

23. Designing Ion-containing polymers for facile ion transport

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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

24. BROADBAND DIELECTRIC STUDY OF THE RELAXATION DYNAMICS OF AMORPHOUS AND SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMER BLENDS

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Author:
Jin, Xing
Title:
BROADBAND DIELECTRIC STUDY OF THE RELAXATION DYNAMICS OF AMORPHOUS AND SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMER BLENDS
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Dielectric
Relaxation
Dynamics
Semi-crystalline
Polymer Blends.
File:
Download Xing_Jin_PhD.pdf
Committee Members:
James Patrick Runt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ian Roland Harrison, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member

25. Thermal Conductivity and Multiferroics Of Electroactive polymers and Polymer Composites

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Open Access
Author:
Jin, Jiezhu
Title:
Thermal Conductivity and Multiferroics Of Electroactive polymers and Polymer Composites
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
thermal conductivity
conducting polymer
multiferroic
piezoelectric
PVDF-based polymer
File:
Download Jiezhu_Jin_Final_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Md Amanul Haque, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qing Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member

26. 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

27. 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

29. 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

30. Understanding Ion Transport In Ion-containing Polymers For Energy Applications

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Open Access
Author:
Choi, U Hyeok
Title:
Understanding Ion Transport In Ion-containing Polymers For Energy Applications
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Polymerelectrolytes
Ionomers
Ion Conductivity
Dielectric Constant
Ionic liquids
Lithium Ion Batteries
File:
Download PhD_Thesis_UHC_submittedfinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Ralph H Colby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member

31. Scattering and Physical Aging in Intrinsically Microporous Polymers

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Open Access
Author:
Mcdermott, Amanda G
Title:
Scattering and Physical Aging in Intrinsically Microporous Polymers
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
scattering
SAXS
WAXS
physical aging
PIMs
polymers of intrinsic microporosity
microporous polymers
free volume
File:
Download AGMcDermott_-_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Coray M Colina, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member

32. 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

33. Molecular Simulations of Nanoporous Glassy Materials

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Open Access
Author:
Abbott, Lauren Jeanine
Title:
Molecular Simulations of Nanoporous Glassy Materials
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
molecular simulations
polymers
microporous materials
intrinsic microporosity
gas adsorption
polymatic
File:
Download LaurenJAbbott_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Coray M Colina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member

34. 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

35. 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

36. Understanding Ion Association States and Molecular Dynamics Using Infrared Spectroscopy

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Open Access
Author:
Masser, Hanqing
Title:
Understanding Ion Association States and Molecular Dynamics Using Infrared Spectroscopy
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
infrared spectroscopy
ionomer
ion association states
dielectric
ion conduction
lithium ion
molecular dynamics
File:
Download Hanqing_Masser_phd_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul C Painter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member

37. 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

38. 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

39. Aggregation in concentrated protein solutions: insights from rheology, neutron scattering and molecular simulations

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Open Access
Author:
Castellanos Mantilla, Maria Monica
Title:
Aggregation in concentrated protein solutions: insights from rheology, neutron scattering and molecular simulations
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
protein aggregation
protein rheology
neutron scattering
monoclonal antibody
molecular dynamics
viscosity
yield stress
File:
Download Castellanos2014_Dissertation_vFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Ralph H Colby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Coray M Colina, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Erwin A Vogler, Committee Member
Andrew Zydney, Committee Member
Jai A Pathak, Special Member

40. Immunoglobulin G: Solution Dynamics, Carbohydrate Structure, and Self-association From Atomistic and Coarse-grained Simulations

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Open Access
Author:
Fortunato, Michael Edward
Title:
Immunoglobulin G: Solution Dynamics, Carbohydrate Structure, and Self-association From Atomistic and Coarse-grained Simulations
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
IgG
protein
simulation
molecular
dynamics
carbohydrate
File:
Download Fortunato-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Coray M Colina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott A Showalter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

41. 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

42. 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

43. Mechanical Reinforcement and Segmental Dynamics of Polymer Nanocomposites

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Open Access
Author:
Gong, Shushan
Title:
Mechanical Reinforcement and Segmental Dynamics of Polymer Nanocomposites
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Polymer Nanocomposites
Mechanical Reinforcement
glassy bridge
rheology
dielectric
network
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Ralph H Colby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member

44. 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

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

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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

46. Viscoelastic Surfactant/Fatty Acid Interfaces: Fluid Dynamics, Rheology, and Structure

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Open Access
Author:
Niroobakhsh, Zahra
Title:
Viscoelastic Surfactant/Fatty Acid Interfaces: Fluid Dynamics, Rheology, and Structure
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Catanionic surfactant systems
Interfacial materials
Interfacial rheology
SAXS
Viscoelastic
Non-Newtonian Fluid Dynamics
microstructure
Ternary phase diagram
Lamellar
Fatty acid
Cationic surfactant
Microemulsion
File:
Download Zahra-Niroobakhsh-Dissertation-Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Andrew Leonard Belmonte, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert John Hickey III, Committee Member
James Patrick Runt, Committee Member
Russell Taylor Johns, Outside Member

47. Rheology of Native Cellulose in Ionic Liquids

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Open Access
Author:
Utomo, Nyalaliska
Title:
Rheology of Native Cellulose in Ionic Liquids
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Cellulose
Ionic Liquids
Native Cellulose
Rheology
Polymer Solutions
Green Solvents
Biopolymers
Molecular Weight Determination
Solvent Quality
Interfacial Rheology
Associating Polymers
Polymer Chain Dynamics
File:
Download 7-23-2019_Liska_Utomo_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Ralph H Colby, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert John Hickey, III, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member

48. Impacts of impurities and thermal history on the electrical conduction and charge trapping characteristics in crosslinked polyethylene thin films

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Open Access
Author:
Walker, Roger Craig
Title:
Impacts of impurities and thermal history on the electrical conduction and charge trapping characteristics in crosslinked polyethylene thin films
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
polyethylene
XLPE
LDPE
dielectric spectroscopy
thermally stimulated depolarization current
BDS
TSDC
Meyer-Neldel rule
compensation law
current-voltage measurement
conduction current measurement
IVM
CCM
high-voltage power cable
HVDC
HVAC
File:
Download IMPACTS_OF_IMPURITIES_AND_THERMAL_HISTORY_ON_THE_ELECTRICAL_CONDUCTION_AND_CHARGE_TRAPPING_CHARACTERISTICS_IN_CROSSLINKED_POLYETHYLENE_THIN_FILMS.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael T Lanagan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan, Outside Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Tze-Chiang Chung, Outside Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

49. 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:
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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

50. Flow-induced Crystallization of Poly(ether ether ketone)

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Open Access
Author:
Seo, Jiho
Title:
Flow-induced Crystallization of Poly(ether ether ketone)
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Poly(ether ether ketone)
Flow-induced crystallization
rheology
DSC
X-ray scattering
Hoffman-Lauritzen model
Avrami model
Secondary crystallization
File:
Download 201111_Ph.D_Dissertation_Jiho_Seo_FInal.pdf
Committee Members:
Ralph H Colby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott Thomas Milner, Outside Member
Robert John Hickey, III, Committee Member
Alicyn Marie Rhoades, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Alicyn Marie Rhoades, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor