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Author:

Yuan, Hongyan

Title:

A SOLVENT-FREE COARSE-GRAINED MODEL FOR BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMIMETIC FLUID MEMBRANES

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

lipid bilayer
fluid membranes
bending rigidity
coarse-grained
solvent-free
membrane models
molecular dynamics simulations
anisotropic interparticle interaction
liquid crystal

File:

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Committee Members:

Sulin Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sulin Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peter J Butler, Committee Member
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Bruce Gluckman, Committee Member
Bernhard R Tittmann, Committee Member

Author:

THEIN, MYO MIN

Title:

Biochips Employing Microelectrodes and Microtransducers for Characterization and Permeabilization of Cell Membrane at the Whole-Cell and Cellular Level

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

sonoporation
microelectrode
impedance
cell membrane
biochip
transducer

File:

Download MYO_THEIN-PhD_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jian Xu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jian Xu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernhard R Tittmann, Committee Member
Yinong Yang, Committee Member
Sulin Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

Matthews, Peter Joseph

Title:

Modeling Continuous-fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites for Exploration of Damage Tolerant Concepts

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

composites
delamination
damage

File:

Download MatthewsDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Kevin L Koudela, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sulin Zhang, Committee Member
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member

Author:

Pickering, Shawn Lewis

Title:

THE FABRICATION AND ANALYSIS OF QUANTUM-DOT THIN FILM LIGHT EMITTING DIODES FOR USE IN DISPLAYS TECHNOLOGIES

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Quantum Dot
QD
Mist
Display
QD-LED
Display

File:

Download Thesis_Pickering.pdf

Committee Members:

Jian Xu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jian Xu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark William Horn, Committee Member
Sulin Zhang, Committee Member
Jerzy Ruzyllo, Committee Member

Author:

Harris, Jason Thomas

Title:

Interface Characterization and Defect Evolution of Coated Samples Under Thermal and Pressure Transients

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

gun tube
coating
gun barrel
interface characterization
thermal and pressure transient
explicit
cohesive zone

File:

Download Jason_Harris_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Albert Eliot Segall, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ivica Smid, Committee Member
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
Sulin Zhang, Committee Member
Rob Carter, Special Member

Author:

Roy, Saswati

Title:

Numerical simulation using the generalized immersed finite element method: An application to hydrocephalus

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

fluid-structure interaction
immersed finite element method
hydrocephalus
computational biomechanics

File:

Download Dissertation_Saswati_eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

Corina Stefania Drapaca, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sulin Zhang, Committee Member
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
Luca Heltai, Special Member
Jonathan S Pitt, Special Member
Francesco Costanzo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Pan, Suxing

Title:

A Novel Approach For Fabricating Nanochannel Templates For Si Nanowire Growth And Transistor Fabrication

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Silicon Nanowire
Transistor
AMOSFET

File:

Download Phd_Thesis_3.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Joseph Fonash, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Joseph Fonash, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Samia A Suliman, Committee Member
Sanjay B Joshi, Committee Member
Sulin Zhang, Committee Member
Judith Todd Copley, Committee Member
Wookjun Nam, Special Member

Author:

Liang, Wentao

Title:

in situ TEM study on anode materials in lithium-ion batteries

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

in situ TEM
lithium ion battery
gallium nanodroplets
nanovoid
germanium nanoparticles
fracture

File:

Download doctoral_dissertation_wentaoliang.pdf

Committee Members:

Sulin Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sulin Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member
Barbara Shaw, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Sekeroglu, Koray

Title:

Applications of Asymmetric Nanotextured Parylene Surface Using its Wetting and Transport Properties

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

parylene
nano-PPX
asymmetry
wetting
droplet transport

File:

Download FINAL_THESIS_DECEMBER_2013_KORAY_SEKEROGLU.pdf

Committee Members:

Melik C Demirel, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melik C Demirel, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Osama O Awadelkarim, Committee Member
Sulin Zhang, Committee Member
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member

Author:

Huang, Changjin

Title:

A Mechanistic Study on Cellular Uptake of Nanoparticles for Enhanced Drug Delivery

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Nanoparticle
cellular uptake
substrate stiffness
topography
thermodynamics
molecular dynamics
drug delivery
cancer

File:

Download CJH_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Sulin Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sulin Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernhard R Tittmann, Committee Member
Melik C Demirel, Committee Member
Jian Xu, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Committee Member
Cheng Dong, Committee Member

Author:

Yang, Hui

Title:

Multiscale Chemo-mechanical Mechanics of High-capacity Anode Materials in Lithium-ion Nano-batteries

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Lithium-ion battery
Anode materials
Chemomechanical modeling
Diffusion
Orientation-dependent interfacial mobility
Fracture

File:

Download MULTISCALE_CHEMO-MECHANICAL_MECHANICS_OF_HIGH-CAPACITY_ANODE_MATERIALS_IN_LITHIUM-ION_NANO-BATTERIES.pdf

Committee Members:

Sulin Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sulin Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Yao

Title:

Mechanics in erythrocytes and multicellular structures

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

red blood cell
deformability
coarse-grained modeling
traction force
multicellular structures
epithelium dispersion

File:

Download YaoZhang_dissertation_2016.pdf

Committee Members:

Sulin Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sulin Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernhard R Tittmann, Committee Member
Patrick James Drew, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Outside Member

Author:

Zhu, Ye

Title:

Carbon nanofiller modified multifunctional glass fiber/epoxy laminated composite

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

electrical conductivity
carbon nanotube
composite
fracture toughness

File:

Download YeZhuPhDThesis_Final_Oct102011.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles E. Bakis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Clifford J. Lissenden, Committee Member
Sulin Zhang, Committee Member
James H. Adair, Committee Member

Author:

Xi, Xiaoning

Title:

NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION OF PLANT CELL WALL ARCHITECTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AT MICRO AND NANO LEVEL

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Mechanical properties
Elastic modulus
Atomic force microscopy
Nanoindentation
Scanning acoustic microscopy
Plant cell wall

File:

Download Thesis_XiaoningXi.pdf

Committee Members:

Bernhard R.Tittmann, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bernhard R.Tittmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sulin Zhang, Committee Member
Samia A. Suliman, Committee Member
Seong H. Kim, Outside Member

Author:

Wei, Qiong

Title:

The role of cellular forces in regulating epithelial morphogenesis and drug delivery

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

cellular force
drug delivery
wound healing
epithelial morphogenesis

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_Qiong_Wei.pdf

Committee Members:

Sulin Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sulin Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernhard R. Tittmann, Committee Member
Patrick James Drew, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Outside Member
Yong Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Zhao, Peng

Title:

Multiscale Modeling and Mechanics of 2D Layered Crystals

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Multiscale Modeling
2D Material
Finite Crystal Elasticity

File:

Download opt_Dissertstion_Peng.pdf

Committee Members:

The Pennsylvania State University, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sulin Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Long-Qing Chen, Committee Member
Mark William Horn, Committee Member
Vincent Henry Crespi, Outside Member

Author:

Zhao, Tiankai

Title:

Mechanics of cell-substrate interaction

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

cell-substrate interaction
traction force
focal adhesion
myosin motor
thermodynamics
phase-field model
finite elements method

File:

Download Tiankai_Zhao_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Sulin Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sulin Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Long-Qing Chen, Committee Member
Christian Peco, Committee Member
Spencer Szczesny, Outside Member
Judith Todd Copley, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Chen, Tianwu

Title:

Multiphysics Modeling for Energy Storage Materials

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Continuum multi-physical model
Lithium ion batteries
Sodium ion batteries
Thermo-chemo-mechanical couplings

File:

Download Multiphysics_modeling_for_energy_storage_materials_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Sulin Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sulin Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member
Donghai Wang, Outside Member
Judith Todd Copley, Program Head/Chair