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Author:

Ravi, Venkataramanan

Title:

Heterogeneous Catalysis at the Single-molecule Level: A Quantitative Understanding of the Catalytic Activity of Individual Gold Nanoparticles and its Associated Dynamics

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Heterogeneous Catalysis
Gold Nanoparticles
Single Molecule Level Measurements
Kinetic Analysis
Thermodynamics

File:

Download Final_PhD_Thesis_Venkat_Ravi.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Committee Member

Author:

Barrientos, Eduardo Jose

Title:

Impact of Oxygenated Fuels on Sooting Tendency and Soot Oxidative Reactivity with Application to Biofuels

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Oxygenated Fuels
Sooting Tendency
Soot Oxidative Reactivity
Smoke Point
Diffusion Flames
PM emissions

File:

Download Barrientos_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Andre Louis Boehman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Mayo, Michael Peter

Title:

Effects of Air Temperature and Oxygen Dilution on the Ignition Behavior of Liquid Fuels in an Optical Spray Chamber

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

constant volume combustion chamber
spray
ignition delay
CID
optical
PMT
oxygen dilution
diesel
biodiesel
heptane

File:

Download masters_thesis_Michael_P_Mayo.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andre Louis Boehman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Drews, Aaron M

Title:

Ratcheted contact charge electrophoresis

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

electrophoresis
microfluidics
contact charging
ratchets

File:

Download Drews_Dissertation_20July2014.pdf

Committee Members:

Kyle Jeffrey Magnuson Bishop, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kyle Jeffrey Magnuson Bishop, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, 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:

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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:

Chang, Ji Woong

Title:

MOLECULAR-LEVEL STUDIES OF FORMATION OF TRANSITION METAL NANOPARTICLES AND DEVELOPMENTS OF CONTINUOUS METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Nanoparticle synthesis
Anion
Hollow nanoparticle
Kirkendall effect
Isothermal Titration Calorimetry
Continuous method

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Committee Members:

Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Themis Matsoukas, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member

Author:

Biacchi, Adam Joseph

Title:

The Colloidal Chemistry Synthesis and Electron Microscopy Characterization of Shape-controlled Metal and Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

colloidal nanocrystals
shape-controlled nanoparticles
rhodium
tin sulfide
solution synthesis
HRTEM

File:

Download Biacchi_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Mohapatra, Hemakesh

Title:

Design of reagents for trace-level chemical detection and signal amplification

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

chemical detection
signal amplification
clinical diagnostics
selective and sensitive
odor-based assay
glucose meter

File:

Download Mohapatara_dissertation2.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott T Phillips, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ken S Feldman, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Zhang, Meng

Title:

Self-assemblies of Metal Cross-Linked Artificial Oligopeptides Substituted with Hydroxyquinoline Ligands

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

inorganic chemistry
self-assembly
metallic oligopeptide
electron and energy transfer
cooperativity
heterometallic complex

File:

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Committee Members:

Mary Elizabeth Williams, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Cheng-yu

Title:

hydrogen storage in select metal-organic frameworks via hydrogen spillover

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

adsorption
catalysis
hydrogen spillover
metal-organic framework

File:

Download Dissertation_06_format_review.pdf

Committee Members:

Angela Lueking, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chunshan Song, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Randy Lee Vander Wal, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member