Theses from 2023
Multiscale Modeling and Gaussian Process Regression for Applications in Composite Materials, Joshua Arp
Improving Lignin Recovery From Paper Mill and Biorefinery Waste Streams via Liquid-Phase Splitting, Carter Fitzgerald
Exploring Modalities of Productivity and Critical Quality Attributes in Fed-batch Chinese Hamster Ovary Cell Cultures, Stephanie Klaubert
Fluorescence Multiplexing with Combination Probes for Biological and Diagnostic Applications, Madeline McCarthy
Protein A and Multimodal Anion-Exchange Membrane Adsorbers for Downstream Purification of Therapeutic Biomolecules, Joshua Osuofa
Characterization of Lignin and Cellulose Biopolymers Structure – Function Relationships, Zachariah Pittman
Bridging the Gap Between Phase Behavior and Processing For Renewable and Refinable Carbonaceous Precursors, Graham Tindall
Computationally-Driven Insights Into the Ligand Environments of Materials for Catalysis and Separations, Stephen Vicchio
Probing the Structure of Water on Surfaces: From Water Absorption to Ice Nucleation, Jiarun Zhou
Theses from 2022
Reactive Thin Film Polymers and Thin Film Composite Membranes for the Rapid Screening of Uranium Isotopes, Abenazer W. Darge
Extractive Membranes for the Detection and Screening of Waterborne Plutonium, James Foster
Development of Enzyme-Responsive Polymersomes as a Drug Delivery System for GM1 Gangliosidosis, Bipin Chakravarthy Paruchuri
Profiling and Engineering the Unfolded Protein Response in Therapeutic Protein-Producing CHO Cell Lines, Dyllan Rives
Combining Network Modeling and Experimental Approaches to Predict Drug Combination Responses, Deepraj Sarmah
Elucidation of Active Site and Mechanism of Metal Catalysts Supported in NU-1000, Hafeera Shabbir
Metabolic Engineering of Yarrowia lipolytica for Enhanced Peroxisomal Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates, Michael Spagnuolo
Effects of Continuous in Situ Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation on Microorganisms, Molly E. Wintenberg
Theses from 2019
Anomalous Effect of Spinning Conditions on the Mechanical and Transport Properties of Mesophase Pitch-Based Carbon Fibers, Victor Bermudez
A Combined Molecular Dynamics and Density Functional Theory Approach for Generating Liquid Water Configurations for Aqueous-Phase Heterogeneous Catalysis Studies, Cameron Joseph Bodenschatz
Advancing Molecular Simulations of Crystal Nucleation: Applications to Clathrate Hydrates, Ryan Scott DeFever
Melt-Spinning and Properties of Soy-Filled Polyethylene, Polypropylene, and Poly-(Lactic Acid) Fibers, Ozgun Guzdemir
Advances in Reachability Analysis for Nonlinear Dynamic Systems, Kai Shen
Theses from 2018
Surface Functionalized Gold Nanoparticle Applications in Catalysis and Lipid-Nanoparticle Assemblies, Saptarshi Chakraborty
Carbon Fibers with Enhanced Mechanical Properties Derived from Lignin-Based Precursors, Jing Jin
Development of Anti-fouling Membranes for Water Treatment, Steven Weinman
Theses from 2017
Uranium-selective adsorbent materials for environmental radiation sensing, Christine Elizabeth Duval
Role of Surface Factors on Heterogeneous Ice Nucleation, Brittany Glatz
Expanding the Genetic Toolbox to Improve Metabolic Engineering in the Industrial Oleaginous Yeast, Yarrowia lipolytica, Murtaza Shabbir Hussain
Purification, Fractionation, and Characterization of Lignin from Kraft Black Liquor for Use as a Renewable Biomaterial, Adam Scott Klett
Improved Sample Loading for Plutonium Analysis by Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry and Alpha Spectroscopy, Joseph Mannion
Theses from 2016
Functionalized Cellulose Nanofiber Membranes for Heavy Metals Removal from Impaired Waters, Nithinart Chitpong
Low Cost, Carbon-Based Micro- and Nano-Structured Electrodes for High Performance Supercapacitors, Kryssia Pamela Díaz Orellana
Carbon Fibers Derived from Dry-Spinning of Modified Lignin Precursors, Meng Zhang
Theses from 2015
DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF POLYMER, CARBON AND COMPOSITE ELECTRODES FOR HIGH ENERGY AND HIGH POWER SUPERCAPACITORS, Margarita Arcila-Velez
OPTIMIZATION OF PYROCHLORE CATALYSTS FOR THE DRY REFORMING OF METHANE, FELIPE POLO GARZON
Theses from 2014
Structure-Property Relationship of Nanomodified Mesophase Pitch-Based Carbon Fibers, Rebecca Marie Alway Cooper
High-Productivity Membrane Adsorbers: Polymer Surface-Modification Studies for Ion-Exchange and Affinity Bioseparations, Heather Chenette
Synthesis, Design, and Environmental Fate of Metallic Nanoparticles, Ashley E. Hart
Thermally Responsive Polymer Electrolytes for Inherently Safe Electrochemical Energy Storage, Jesse Kelly
Processing-Structure-Property Relationships of Meat and Bone Meal Derived Bioplastics, Sam Lukubira
Specificity and Catalytic Mechanism of DNA Glycosylases in UDG Superfamily, Bo Xia
Theses from 2013
Novel Ceria-Zirconia-Yttria Mesostructures: Synthesis, Characterization, Diffusional Studies and the Effects of Morphology on their Properties, Alma Cordova morales
PYRENE OLIGOMERS: THEIR ISOLATION, MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION, AND PHASE BEHAVIOR, David Esguerra Taborda
ADVANCED IMAGING AS A NOVEL APPROACH TO THE CHARACTERIZATION OF MEMBRANES FOR MICROFILTRATION APPLICATIONS, Milagro Marroquin
Degradation of Aliphatic Polyesters: Poly(lactic acid) and Poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate), Mary Katherine Mitchell
UV-Assisted Stabilization of Polyacrylonitrile-Based Carbon Fiber Precursors, Marlon Salvador Morales Sandoval
EFFECT OF GRAPHITIC CARBON NANOMODIFIERS ON THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING EFFECTIVENESS OF LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE NANOCOMPOSITES, Byron Villacorta Hernandez
PERFLUOROCYCLOBUTYL POLYMER THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE FABRICATION, PLASTICIZATION AND PHYSICAL AGING, Jinxiang Zhou
Theses from 2012
Application of Carbon Dioxide Towards the Development of Smart Materials, Green Reaction Schemes and Metallic Nanoparticle Synthesis, Fiaz Mohammed
DESIGN OF ADVANCED FOULING-RESISTANT AND SELF-CLEANING MEMBRANES FOR TREATMENT OF OILY AND IMPAIRED WATERS, Daniel Wandera
Theses from 2011
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CARBONACEOUS PITCHES, Sourabh Kulkarni
MODELING AND SYNTHESIS OF FUNCTIONALIZED META-POLY(PHENYLENE ETHYNYLENE) HELICAL STRUCTURES, Ha Nguyen
Pitch-Based Activated Carbon Fibers: The Effect of Precursor Composition on Pore Structure, Halil Tekinalp
OXYGENATE SYNTHESIS DURING CO HYDROGENATION ON CoCuZnO- BASED CATALYSTS, Yu-tung Tsai
CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTALS PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS IN RENEWABLE NANOCOMPOSITES, Esteban Urena benavides
Effects on Hydrogen Adsorption and Activation on Platinum in a Fuel Cell Catalyst, Jack Zhang
Theses from 2010
DESIGN OF ADVANCED ION-EXCHANGE MEMBRANES AND THEIR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR DOWNSTREAM CHROMATOGRAPHIC BIOSEPARATIONS, Bharatkumar Bhut
Prediction of Liquid Crystalline Content and Molecular Structures Present in Carbonaceous Pitches, Ward Burgess
Isolating Petroleum Pitch Oligomers via Multistage Supercritical Extraction, Eduardo Cervo
CATALYSIS OF ETHANOL SYNTHESIS FROM SYNGAS, Jia Gao
Self-Assembly of Architecturally Complex Block Copolymers, Juan Hinestrosa
Synthesis, Stabilization, and Characterization of Metal Nanoparticles, Gregory White ii
Theses from 2009
Novel Techniques for The Synthesis of Three-Way Catalytic Converter Support Materials, Prince Anyaba
THE RHEOLOGY, DEGRADATION, PROCESSING, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF RENEWABLE RESOURCE POLYMERS, Jason Conrad
SURFACE AND BULK MODIFICATION OF POLY(LACTIC ACID), Rahul Rasal
SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS OF NANO-THIN POLYMER FILMS FOR SEPARATION APPLICATIONS, Azadeh Samadi-dezfouli
Theses from 2008
KINETICS OF PREFERENTIAL ADSORPTION AND EQUILIBRIUM PROPERTIES OF INTERFACIAL LAYERS FORMED FROM POLYMER CHAINS THAT TETHER BY MULTIPLE ENDS, Jose Alonzo calderon
REAL-TIME RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION DURING SINGLE-LAYER AND MULTI-LAYER BLOWN FILM EXTRUSION, Giriprasath Gururajan
FORMATION OF ACTIVE CATALYTIC SITES IN HYDROCARBON SYNTHESIS AND REACTION, Nattaporn Lohitharn
BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM HIGH FREE FATTY ACID CONTENT FEEDSTOCKS, Kaewta Suwannakarn
Theses from 2007
An Experimental and Numerical Study of the Film Casting Process, Kenneth Aniunoh
EFFECT OF CARBON NANOFIBERS ON MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES, Sungho Lee
BIODIESEL FORMING REACTIONS USING HETEROGNEOUS CATALYSIS, Yijun Liu
HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS AND BIODIESEL FORMING REACTIONS, Dora Lopez
KINETICS OF SURFACE-INITIATED PHOTOINIFERTER-MEDIATED PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION AND SYNTHESIS OF STIMULI-RESPONSIVE POLYMER BRUSHES, Santosh Rahane
USING CROSS-SECTIONED MULTILAYER POLYMER FILM AND SURFACE MODIFICATION TO FORM CHEMICALLY PATTERNED SUBSTRATES , Chun Zhang
Theses from 2006
INVESTIGATION OF FLOW AND MICROSTRUCTURE IN RHEOMETRIC AND PROCESSING FLOW CONDITIONS FOR LIQUID CRYSTALLINE PITCH, Santanu Kundu