Graduate Thesis

Student Name Graduation Term Dept Advisor Degree Major Dissertation Title
Baker, Bryan  Spring 2010 MSE Milam DR MSE Employing Double Stranded DNA Probes on Colloidal Substrates for Competitve Hybridization Events
Mao, Yuxiong Spring 2010 MSE Gokhale DR MSE Computer Simulations of Realistic Three-Dimensional Microstructures
Nunnery, Grady "Lex" Spring 2010 MSE Tannenbaum DR MSE The Influence of Surface Curvature on Polymer Behavior at Inorganic Surfaces
Jakus, Adam  Spring 2010 MSE Thadhani MSMSE MSE non-thesis MS
Kaur, Jasmeet Spring 2010 PTFE Shofner DR PTFE Properties of Biologically Relevant Nanocompisites: Effects of Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticle Attributes and Biodegradable Polymer Morphology
Oka, Mihir Anil Spring 2010 PTFE Thio DR PTFE PLA and Cellulopse Based Degradable Polymer Composites
Stadelman, Bryan James Spring 2010 PTFE Yao MS PTFE non-thesis MS
Cerully, Laura B Summer 2010 MSE Sanders DR MSE The Fabrication of Thin-Walled Steel Alloys through the Gas Carburization of Reduced Metal Oxide Extrusions
Neel, Christopher "Kit" Summer 2010 MSE Thadhani DR MSE Shock Compression of a Heterogeneous, Porous Polymer Composite
Przybyla, Craig  Summer 2010 MSE McDowell DR MSE Microstructure-Sensitive Extreme Value Probabilities of Fatigue in Advanced Engineering Alloys
Weintraub, Benjamin Ari Summer 2010 MSE Wang DR MSE One Dimensional Zinc Oxide Nanomaterials Synthesis and Photovoltaic Applications
Boyea, John  Summer 2010 MSE Gerhardt MSMSE MSE Polystyreme Composites Filled with Multi- Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Indium Tin Oxide Nanopowders: Properties, Fabrication, Characterization
Ma, Sungwon Summer 2010 PTFE Thio DR PTFE Nanostructures and Properties of  Blends of Homopolymer and Elastomeric Block Copolymer
Gilbert, Michael David Summer 2010 PTFE Bucknall MS PTFE non-thesis MS
Johnson, Rolfe Bradley Summer 2010 PTFE Shofner MS PTFE Crystallization Effects of Carbon Nanotubes in Polyamide 12
Blair, John  Fall 2010 MSE Summers DR MSE Optical Properties of the Square Superlattice Photonic Crystal Structure and Optical Invisibility
Fredenburg, David Anthony Fall 2010 MSE Thadhani DR MSE Shock Compection and Impact Response of Thermite Powder Mixtures
Lou, Xiaoyuan Fall 2010 MSE Singh DR MSE Stress Corrosion Cracking and Corrosion of Carbon Steel in Simulated Fuel Grade Ethanol
Milhans, Jacqueline  Fall 2010 MSE Garmestani DR MSE Microstructure-BasedSolid Oxide Fuel Cell Design using Stastical Continuum Mechanics
Safranski, David Fall 2010 MSE Gall DR MSE Poly(B-amino esters) for Cardiovascular Applications
Xu, Sheng Fall 2010 MSE ZL Wang DR MSE Oxide Nanowire Arrays for Energy Sciences
Zhang, Shenjia Fall 2010 MSE Gokhale DR MSE Quantitative Charachterization and Modeling of the Microstructure of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Composite Electrodes
Chang, Yanling Fall 2010 MSE ZL Wang/Snyder MSMSE MSE ZnO Nancones and Nanplatelets: Synthesis and Characterization
Choudhury, Abhishek Fall 2010 MSE Tummala MSMSE MSE Chip Last Embedded Low Temperature Interconnects with Chip First Dimensions
Lin, Stephanie  Fall 2010 MSE Nadler MSMSE MSE Characterization of Open Celled MEtal Foams
Sethi, Kanika Fall 2010 MSE Tummala MSMSE MSE High-Density Capacitor Array Fabrication on Silicon Substrates
Choi, Young Ho Fall 2010 PTFE Kumar DR PTFE Polyacrylonitrile/Carbon Nanotube Composite Fibers: Effect of Various Processing Parameters on Fiber Structure and Properties
Gurun, Bilge Fall 2010 PTFE Thio/Bucknall DR PTFE Deformation Studies of  Polymers and Polymer/clay Nanocomposites
Jia, Jun Fall 2010 PTFE Yao DR PTFE Melt Spinning of Cotinuous Filaments by Cold Air Attentuation
Liu, Yaodong Fall 2010 PTFE Kumar DR PTFE Stabilization and Carbonization Studies of Polyacrylonitrile /Carbon NanotubesComposite Fibers
Liu, Zhan Fall 2010 PTFE Allen-ECE DR PTFE Micro/Nano Patterning Approaches for Molecular Manipulation
Xu, Bo Fall 2010 PTFE Beckham DR PTFE Proton NMR Relaxation Investigations of Patricle Exfoliation and Distribution in Polymer/Clay Nancomposites
Yan, Xuejia Fall 2010 PTFE Carr DR PTFE Drop On Demand Inkjet Drop Formation of Dilute Polymer Solution
Carter, Jessica  Spring 2011 MSE Tsukruk MSBIOE BIOE Non-Ionic Highly Permeable Polymer Shells for the Encapsulation of Living Cells
Chang, Se Hoon Spring 2011 MSE Tsukruk DR PTFE Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Nanostructures for Chemical Plasmonic Sensors
Lipke, David Spring 2011 MSE Sandhage DR MSE Novel Reaction Processing of Techniques for the Fabrication of Ultra-High Temperature Metal/Ceramic Composites with Tailorable Microstructures
Wiley, Charles Schenck Spring 2011 MSE Speyer DR MSE Synergetic Methods for the Production of High-Strength and Low-Cost Boron Carbide
Yang, Lei Spring 2011 MSE Liu DR MSE New Materials for Intermediate Temperature Solide Oxide Fuel Cells to be Powered by Carbon and Sulfur Containing Fuels
Student Name Graduation Term Dept Advisor Degree Major Dissertation Title
Giddens, Taylor  Spring 2011 MSE Rohatgi  MS MSE non-thesis MS
Papapietro, Elizabeth  Spring 2011 MSE Speyer MS MSE non-thesis MS
Weeks, Charles Andrew Spring 2011 MSE Singh MS MSE non-thesis MS
Choi, Jae Ik Spring 2011 MSE Shofner MSMSE PTFE non-thesis MS
Jamwal, Ranbir Singh Spring 2011 MSE Gokhale  MSMSE MSE Microstructural Origins of Variablity in the Tensile Ducility of Dual Phase Steels
Marczewski, Kamil  Spring 2011 MSE Tsukruk MSMSE MSE Properties of Confined pNIPAM-co-AAC Microgels
Williams, John Henry  Spring 2011 MSE n/a - BS/MS  MSMSE MSE non-thesis MS
Kuduva Raman Thanumoorthy, Ramasubramani Spring 2011 PTFE Yao DR PTFE Constant-Temperature Embossing of Supercooled Polymer Films
Peng, Chunqing Spring 2011 PTFE Gerhardt DR PTFE Electrostatic Layer by Layer Assembly of Hybrid Thin Films using Polyelectrolytes and Inorganic Nanoparticles
Schlea, Michelle Renee Spring 2011 PTFE Shofner DR PTFE Processing and Characterization of  High Performance Polyimide Nanocomposites
Xu, Wenjun Spring 2011 PTFE Allen-ECE DR PTFE Carbon Material Based Microelectromechanical System (MEMS): Fabrication and Devices
Zhang, Wei Spring 2011 PTFE Yao DR PTFE Controllable Growth of Microporous Structures using Co- Continuous Polymer Blend
Beyerlein, Kenneth Summer 2011 MSE Snyder/Mo Li DR MSE Simulation and Modeling of the Powder Diffraction Pattern from Nanoparticles: Studying the Influence of Surface Strain
Flicker, Jack David Summer 2011 MSE Carter/Ready DR MSE Three Dimensional Carbon Nanotube Photovoltaics
Lee, Seung Geol Summer 2011 MSE Bucknall/Jang DR PTFE Structure Property Relationship of Hydrogel:Molecular Dynami Simulation Approach
Quan, Liang Summer 2011 MSE Sanders DR MSE Using FDM and FEM to Simulate the Decarbonization in A151 10 74 during Heat Prcessing and its Impact
Tucker, Garritt  Summer 2011 MSE McDowell DR MSE Atomistic Simulations of Defect Nucleation and Free Volume in Nanocrystalline Materials
Brunello, Giuseppe  Summer 2011 MSE Jang MS MSE non-thesis MS
Gittens, Rolando  Summer 2011 MSE Tannenbaum/Boyan MS MSE non-thesis MS
Agar, Joshua  Summer 2011 MSE Wong MSMSE MSE Highly Conductive Stretchable Electrically Conductive Composities for Electronic and Radio Frequency Devices
Bastani, Yaser Summer 2011 MSE Bassiri-Gharb MSMSE MSE non-thesis MS
Gu, Wentian Summer 2011 MSE Yushin MSMSE MSE Increase the Packing Density of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Array for the Application of Thermal Interface Materials
Kumar, Anjli Summer 2011 MSE Hughes MSMSE MSE non-thesis MS
Mansfield, Eric Summer 2011 MSE Joe Perry/Sandhage MSMSE MSE Fabrication and Characterization of Optically Emissive Microresonators
Whelchel, Ricky Lee Summer 2011 MSE Thadhani/Sanders MSMSE MSE Characterization of a Nickel Base Superalloy Through Electrical Resistivity Microstructure Relationships Facilitated by Amall Angle Scattering
Xiang, Shu Summer 2011 MSE ZL Wang MSMSE MSE Piezoelectric Thin Films and Nanowires: Fabriciation and Characterization
Campbell, Katie  Summer 2011 PTFE Bucknall DR PTFE Alignment Strategies for Follerenes and their Dimers using Soft Matters
Liang, Qizhen Summer 2011 PTFE Wong DR PTFE Preparation and Properties of Thermally/Electrically Conductive Material Architectures based on Graphene and other Nanomaterials
Zhang, Yaan Summer 2011 PTFE Deng MS PTFE non-thesis MS
Bertram, Brian  Fall 2011 MSE Gerhardt DR MSE Effects of Interfaces and Preferred Orientation on the Electrical Response of Composites of Alumina and Silicon Carbide Whiskers
Chasse, Kevin Robert Fall 2011 MSE Singh DR MSE A Study on the Mechanism of Stress Corrosion Cracking of Duplex Stainless Steels in Hot Alkaline-Sulfide Solutions
Hertzberg, Benjamin  Fall 2011 MSE Yushin DR MSE Design of Resilient Silicon-Carbon Nanocomposite Anodes
Kim, Il Tae Fall 2011 MSE Jacob/Tannenbaum DR PTFE Carbon-Based Magnetic Nanohybrid Materials for Polymer Composites and Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion
Kincer, Matthew Ryan Fall 2011 MSE Beckham DR PTFE Polymeric Templating and Alignment of Fullerenes
Lynch, Matthew  Fall 2011 MSE Liu DR MSE Modeling, Simultation, and Rational Design of Porous Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathodes
Rettew, Robert Fall 2011 MSE Alamgir DR MSE Near Surface Study of Structure Property Relationships in Electrochemically Fabricated Multi-Component Catalysts
Song, Min Kyu Fall 2011 MSE Liu DR MSE Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructured, Mixed- Valent Compounds for Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices
White, Bradley William Fall 2011 MSE Thadhani DR MSE Microstructure and Strain Rate Effects on the Mechanical Behavior of Particle Reinforced Epoxy-Based Reactive Materials
Lester, Charles Fall 2011 MSE Gokhale MSMSE MSE Analysis of Fatigue Behavior Fatigue Damage and Fatigue Fracture Surfaces of Two High Strength Steels
Student Name Graduation Term Dept Advisor Degree Major Dissertation Title
Myers, Meredith  Fall 2011 MSE Boyan MSMSE MSE Development of a Method for Correlating Intergrin Beta 1 Expression and Surface Characteristics Under Individual Cells
Wang, Yushu Fall 2011 MSE Singh MSMSE MSE Thin Film Trench Capacitors for Silicon and Organic Packages
Lin, Wei Fall 2011 PTFE Wong DR PTFE Carbon Nanotubes for Thermal Interface Materials in Microelectronic Packaging
Yao, Xuxia Fall 2011 PTFE Srinivasarao DR PTFE Studies on Lytropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals in Nematic and Biphasic Regions
Lee, Minsu Fall 2011 PTFE Srinivasarao MS PTFE non-thesis MS
Kepple, Kirsten Leann Spring 2012 MSE n/a - BS/MS  MSBIOE BIOE non-thesis MS
Hardin, James Otey Spring 2012 MSE Milam DR MSE Encapsulation and Controlled Release of Active DNA from Uncrosslinked Gelatin Microspheres
Vanlaningham, Gregg  Spring 2012 MSE Speyer DR MSE Oxidation Resistance, Thermal Conductivity and Spectral Emmitance of Fully Dense ZrB2 with Sic  and TaB2 additives
Vernon, Jonathan  Spring 2012 MSE Sandhage DR MSE Morphology-Preseving Chemical Conversion of Bioorganic and Inorganic Templates
Wehrenberg, Christopher Spring 2012 MSE Thadhani DR MSE Phase Transformations in Shock Compacted Magnetic Materials
Humphrey, Jameson  Spring 2012 MSE n/a - BS/MS  MS MSE non-thesis MS
Cameron, Craig  Spring 2012 MSE Sandhage MSMSE MSE non-thesis MS
Goodman, Lindsey  Spring 2012 MSE Singh MSMSE MSE non-thesis MS
Korenblit, Yair Spring 2012 PTFE Yushin DR PTFE Zeolite Templated Carbons: Investigations in Extreme Temperature Electrochemical Capacitors and Lead-Acid Batteries
Li, Yao Spring 2012 PTFE Jacob  DR PTFE Atomistic Modeling of Environmental Aging of Epoxy Resins
Park, Min Sang Spring 2012 PTFE Srinivasarao DR PTFE Application of Polarized Raman Spectroscopy for Analysis of Phase Transitions and Anisotropic Behavior of Soft Condensed Matter
Ren, Hongfeng Spring 2012 PTFE Jacob/Cook DR PTFE Synthesis and Characterization of Shape Memory Poly(epsilon-caprolactone) polyurethane-ureas
Sathananthan, Saranya Summer 2012 MSE Tom Barker (BME) MSBIOE BIOE MOdulating Fibrin Matrix Properties via Knob Peptide Functionalized Microgels
Hildreth, Owen James Summer 2012 MSE Wong DR MSE Development of Metal Assisted Chemical Etching of Silicon as a 3D Nanofabrication Platform
Xu, Chen Summer 2012 MSE ZL Wang DR MSE Hybrid Cell for Harvesting Mutiple-type Energies
Rainwater, Ben Harris Summer 2012 MSE Liu MSMSE MSE Electrical Properties of BaZr0.1Ce0.7Y0.1Yb0. IO3-delta and its applications in Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Anderson, Kyle Duvall Summer 2012 PTFE Tsukruk DR PTFE Functional and Complex Topological Applications of Plasma Polymerized Ultra Thin Films
Lee, Ji Hoon Summer 2012 PTFE Shofner DR PTFE Tensegrity-Inspired Nanocomposite Structures
Park, Jung Hwa Summer 2012 PTFE Jacob/Tannenbaum DR PTFE The Role of  Surface Chemistry and Wettability of Microstructured Titanium Surfaces in Osteoblast Differentiation
Worrell, Kevin Winston-Jehrith Summer 2012 PTFE Jacob DR PTFE Chemical and Mechanical Characterization of Fully Biodegradable Double-Network Hydrogels Based on PEG and PAA
Yucelen, Gulfem Ipek Summer 2012 PTFE Wong DR PTFE Formation and Growth Mechanisms of SIngle-Walled Metal Oxide Nanotubes
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