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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

Author:

Snyder, Cody

Title:

Development of a Cast 50 ksi (345 MPa) Yield Strength Low Alloy Steel with a Low Carbon Equivalent

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

cast steel
HSLA cast steel
HSLA steel

File:

Download Snyder_Master_s_Thesis__Final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Carl Voigt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Allison Michelle Beese, Committee Member
Jingjing Li, Committee Member
Amy Carol Robinson, Special Signatory

Author:

Feurer, Matthew

Title:

UPDATED SUBLATTICE MODELS OF TOPOLOGICALLY CLOSE PACKED PHASES WITH A REVISED PHASE DESCRIPTION OF σ PHASE

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

CALPHAD
First Principles
Topologically close packed phases
TCP phases
Sigma phase

File:

Download Thesis-v9.pdf

Committee Members:

Zi-Kui Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ismaila Dabo, Committee Member
Allison Michelle Beese, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan B Sinnott, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Eadie, Christopher

Title:

Directed Energy Deposition and Powder Bed Fusion of AlSi10Mg for Fabrication of Novel Transducer Components

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

AlSi10Mg
aluminum
directed energy deposition
powder bed fusion
tonpilz
transducer
topology optimization
parameter development

File:

Download Eadie-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Joseph Meyer, Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jayme Scot Keist, Committee Member
Todd Palmer, Committee Member
Kenneth C Meinert, Jr., Committee Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Diehl, Brett

Title:

Reducing near-surface voids in metal (T-6Al-4V) powder bed fusion additive manufacturing: the effect of inter-hatch travel time.

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
3D printing
Ti-6Al-4V
Void Formation

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_Brett_Diehl_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Abdalla Nassar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Jayme Keist, Committee Member
Dr. Allison Beese, Committee Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

El Tantawy, Mohamed

Title:

Effect of Surface Roughness on Corrosion Resistance and Mechanical Properties of Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) Coating System

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

DLC
Corrosion resistance
Friction resistance
Wear resistance
Diamond
Graphite

File:

Download Master_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas Edward Wolfe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hojong Kim, Committee Member
Elzbieta Sikora, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Mathewson, Carly

Title:

Design of a High Thermal Expansion Coefficient, High Glass Transition Temperature Glass for Fiber Optic Use

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Coefficient of thermal expansion
Glass transition temperature
aluminosilicate
glass composition
fiber laser

File:

Download Final_Thesis_4_2_20.pdf

Committee Members:

Venkatraman Gopalan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John C Mauro, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lauren Dell Zarzar, Committee Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Mirabito, Timothy

Title:

Physical Vapor Deposition of Zinc Phthalocyanine Nanostructures on Graphene Templated Substrates: A Study of Reactor Design, Growth Kinetics, and Surface Morphology

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Physical Vapor Deposition
Graphene
Zinc Phthalocyanine
ZnPc
Nanostructures

File:

Download TMirabito_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

David W Snyder, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Shaffer, Derek

Title:

Role of Retained Austenite in Mechanical Response of Additively Manufactured 17-4 PH Stainless Steel

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Retained Austenite
17-4 PH
Additive Manufacturing
Mechanical Properties

File:

Download djs6031_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Todd Palmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Allison Michelle Beese, Committee Member
Jayme Scot Keist, Committee Member
Amrita Basak, Committee Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Burgess, Maximiliano

Title:

The Acetophenone Radical Anion: A Computational Investigation of Preferred Geometries

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Acetophenone
Crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE)
DFT
Molecular dynamics
Reactive force fields
High-voltage cables

File:

Download BurgessM_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Ismaila Dabo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hahn, Michael

Title:

Flexoelectricity in the Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) System for Hydrophones

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

flexoelectricity
hydrophone
barium strontium titanate
dielectric
lead-free
bulk
electrical characterization
strain gradient
fourth-rank tensor
mechanical characterization

File:

Download Michael_Hahn_Final_Thesis_Draft_102920.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan E Trolier-Mckinstry, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Joseph Meyer, Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Thomas E Blanford, Committee Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Reed, Titus

Title:

Characterization of Additive Manufactured Novel High Nickel, Ni-Ti Alloy

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

60Nitinol
Nickel-Titanium
Ni-Ti
hardenable Ni-Ti
High hardness alloy

File:

Download Reed_Characterization__of_AM_High_Ni_Ni-Ti.pdf

Committee Members:

Todd Palmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reginald Felix Hamilton, Committee Member
Jayme Scot Keist, Committee Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Howsare, Casey Alan

Title:

Synthesis, Processing, And Electrical Characterization of Graphene Synthesized by Chemical Vapor Deposition

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

graphene
chemical vapor deposition
ohmic contacts
electron transport
device fabrication

File:

Download Howsare_-_Synthesis_and_Electrical_Characterization_of_Graphene.pdf

Committee Members:

Joshua Alexander Robinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member
Mauricio Terrones, Committee Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Endo, Yosuke

Title:

Routes to reduction of contact resistance in molybdenum disulfide MOSFET

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

MoS2
contacts
defects
Schottky barriers
MOSFET

File:

Download ROUTES_TO_REDUCTION_OF_CONTACT_RESISTANCE_IN_MOLYBDENUM_DISULFIDE_MOSFETS_Yosuke_Endo.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E. Mohney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas N. Jackson, Committee Member
Saptarshi Das, Committee Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Elbaar, Nadia A

Title:

High Temperature Electromotive Force Measurements of Al-rich Binary Ni-Al Alloys

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

electromotive force
NiAl alloys
electrochemistry

File:

Download MSthesis_ElbaarNadia_20210407.pdf

Committee Members:

Hojong Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member
John C Mauro, Committee Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Stutzman, Amanda

Title:

Diffusion bonding of Nickel to Silicon Carbide, Silicon Nitride, and Yttria Stabilized Zirconia

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

dissimilar joining
nickel
silicon carbide
silicon nitride
yttria stabilized zirconia
diffusion bonding

File:

Download AStutzman_MSThesis_20210830-reformatted.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas Edward Wolfe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Michael Schreiber, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Matthew H Lear, Committee Member

Author:

Fanghanel, Julian

Title:

Semiconductor Photoelectrodes For Photocatalytic Energy Conversion & Semiconductor Nanorods For Solid State Lighting

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Photocatalysis
Photocatalytic
Hydrogen
Water Splitting
Quantum Wells
Solid State Lighting
Nanorods
Optoelectronics
Heterojunctions
Energy
Photoelectrodes

File:

Download Julian_Thesis_Final_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ismaila Dabo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

White, Keith

Title:

Comparative Studies of α- & δ- Plutonium Allotropes & Plutonium Oxidation Mechanisms by Photoemission Spectroscopy

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

XPS
photoemission
surface science
plutonium
surface
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Auger
f-electron
actinide
oxide

File:

Download KWhite-MS-Thesis-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick M Lenahan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roman Engel-Herbert, Committee Member
Amanda M. Johnsen, Committee Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Bolotsky, Adam

Title:

Development and Application of a Novel Organic Crystal for Reagent-Free, In-Situ Electrochemical Sensing of Bacterial Viability

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Biosensor
Bacterial viability
Electrochemical sensor
Redox-active
Organic crystal
Rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing
Reagent-free
Metabolic activity

File:

Download Adam_Bolotsky_s_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Seyedehaida Ebrahimi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Morteza Kayyalha, Committee Member
Larry Cheng, Committee Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Jacques, Leonard

Title:

CHEMICAL SOLUTION DEPOSITION OF POTASSIUM SODIUM NIOBATE THIN FILMS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Chemical Solution Deposition
Thin Film
KNN
Processing
Metal Oxide
Activation Energy
Nucleation
Composition Segregation
Kinetics

File:

Download Jacques_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan E Trolier-Mckinstry, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Veronika Kovacova, Committee Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair