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Author:

Liang, Yue

Title:

Ultrasonic Vibration Potential in Structural Health Monitoring for Plate-like Structures

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

guided waves
ultrasonic vibration
structural health monitoring
phased array
finite element methods

File:

Download Yue_Liang_PhD_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Lawrence Rose, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Lawrence Rose, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Clifford Jesse Lissenden Iii, Committee Member
Bernhard R Tittmann, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

Liu, Yang

Title:

Characterization of Global And Localized Material Degradation in Plates and Cylinders Via Nonlinear Interaction of Ultrasonic Guided Waves

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Localized material degradation
nonlinear acoustic guided waves
mode interaction
material characterization.

File:

Download Yang_Liu_PhD_thesis_final_version.pdf

Committee Members:

Clifford Jesse Lissenden Iii, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Lawrence Rose, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden Iii, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Lawrence Rose, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernhard R Tittmann, Committee Member
Victor Ward Sparrow, 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:

Lu, Mengqian

Title:

Microfluidics Meets Nanomaterials Synthesis

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

nanomaterials synthesis
microfluidic reactor
DNA-polymer nanocomplexes (polyplexes)

File:

Download MQ_Thesis_20140422_new.pdf

Committee Members:

Jun Huang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Committee Member
Jian Xu, Committee Member
Iam Choon Khoo, 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:

Luo, Wei

Title:

On The Potential For Passive Dielectric Materials To Improve Safety And Performance Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

MRI
FDTD
Dielectric Material

File:

Download WeiLuoDissertation_eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

Qing X Yang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qing X Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Osama O Awadelkarim, Committee Member
Thomas Neuberger, Committee Member
Christopher Collins, Special Member

Author:

Neshastehriz, Maryam

Title:

Influence of Pre-process Work Hardening of Nickel Encapsulated Hexagonal Boron Nitride Powders on Cold Spray Coatings

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Cold Spray
Self-lubricating Coating
Composite Coating Material
Ball milling
Hardness
Work hardening
Bond Strength

File:

Download Dissertation-Maryam_Neshastehriz.pdf

Committee Members:

Ivica Smid, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Albert Eliot Segall, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Albert Eliot Segall, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Reginald Felix Hamilton, Committee Member
Todd Palmer, Committee Member
Timothy John Eden, Special Member

Author:

BASANTANI, Hitesh Arjun

Title:

Thin Film Materials and Devices for Resistive Temperature Sensing Applications

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Microbolometer
High TCR
1/f Noise
Infrared Imaging
Hydrogenated Germanium

File:

Download Basantani_Hitesh_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark William Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Nelson Jackson, Committee Member
Susan E Trolier Mckinstry, Committee Member
S Ashok, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member

Author:

Borigo, Cody J

Title:

A Novel Actuator Phasing Method for Ultrasonic De-icing of Aircraft Structures

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

de-icing
aircraft
ultrasound
ultrasonic
vibration
ice protection
anti-icing
phasing
piezoelectric

File:

Download Borigo_PhD_Dissertation_2014.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Lawrence Rose, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Lawrence Rose, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Clifford Jesse Lissenden Iii, Committee Member
Bernhard R Tittmann, Committee Member
Edward C Smith, Committee Member

Author:

Huo, Bingxing

Title:

Control of cerebral hemodynamics during voluntary locomotion in rodents

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

cerebral hemodynamics
neurovascular coupling
in vivo imaging

File:

Download Huo_Dissertation_FINAL1.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick James Drew, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven Schiff, Committee Member
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Committee Member
Dezhe Jin, Committee Member

Author:

Nguyen, Nghia Dai

Title:

FABRICATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF LIGHT CARRIER COLLECTION MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE USING LEAD SULFIDE QUANTUM DOTS AS LIGHT ABSORBER

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

PbS
quantum dots
light absorber
photovoltaic
solar cell

File:

Download Nghia_PhD_Thesis_updated.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Joseph Fonash, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Wook Jun Nam, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Osama O Awadelkarim, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Special Member

Author:

Jiang, Zhenyu

Title:

Light Emitting Diodes And Photodetectors Based On Iii-nitride And Colloidal Quantum Dot Materials

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

LED
Photodetector
GaN
Colloidal quantum-dot
optical communication
flexible electronics
infrared
dark current.

File:

Download Dissertation_Final_Zhenyu_Jiang_Light_Emitting_Diodes_and_Photodetectors_Based_on_III-Nitride_and_Colloidal_Quantum_Dot_Materials.pdf

Committee Members:

Jian Xu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melik C Demirel, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Samia A Suliman, Committee Member
Jerzy Ruzyllo, Committee Member