Graduate Research Theses and Dissertations
Spring 2009
M.S. - Materials Science & Engineering
Satyavani Bari
Dissertation Title: “Moire Fringe Analysis of Accuracy of Nano Metrology in the SEM”
Dr. D. C. Joy, advisor
Matthew Fuller
Dissertation Title: “High Permittivity and High Permeability of Conducting Polymer Nanoparticles
Composites”
Dr. B. Hu, advisor
Jianyong Meng
Non-Thesis: “Epitaxial Strain Controlled Size-Selection and Vertical-Ordering in REBCO-BZO Heteroepitaxial Films”
Dr. Y. Gao, advisor
Lujian Peng
Non Thesis: "Crystal Nucleation from Liquids"
Dr. J. R. Morris, advisor
M.S. - Civil & Environmental Engineering
Stephen Young
Dissertation Title: “Microstructure of Composite Materials Using Three Dimensional Tomographic Imaging
Techniques”
Dr. D. Penumadu, advisor
Ph.D. - Materials Science & Engineering
K. Labelle Klein
Dissertation Title: “Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructured Materials”
Dr. M. Simpson, advisor
Fengxiao Liu
Dissertation Title: “Mechanical Behavior of Bulk Metallic Glasses”
Dr. P. K. Liaw, advisor
Jung Won Park
Dissertation Title: “Characterization of Materials and Fabrication of Active Matrix Thin Film Transistor Arrays for Electrical Interfacing of Biological Materials”
Dr. P. D. Rack
Irene Paulauskas
Dissertation Title: “A Study of the Photoelectrochemical Properties of KTaO3 and ZnO in Alkaline
Electrolytes”
Dr. R. S. Benson, advisor
R. Ranachandra
Dissertation Title: “A Model of Helium Ion Interactions With Solids”
Dr. D. C. Joy, advisor
Ph.D. - Civil & Environmental Engineering
Akawat Siriruk
Dissertation Title: “The Characterization of Polymeric Sandwich Materials for Marine Applications
Dr. D. Penumadu, advisor
Winter 2008
M.S. - Materials Science & Engineering
Timothy Cagle
Dissertation Title: “Resonant Ultrasound Studies of Quasi 2D NaxCoO2”
Dr. V. Keppens, advisor
Kevin Rhodes
Non-Thesis:“Review of Polymer Films for Elution of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs from Neural Electrodes”
Dr. W. He, advisor
Ph.D. - Materials Science & Engineering
Brandice A. Green
Dissertation Title: “Corrosion and Corrosion Fatigue Behavior of Biomaterials”
Dr. P. K. Liaw, advisor
Mary Qiao
Dissertation Title: “Iron-Based Bulk Metallic Glasses”
Dr. P. K. Liaw, advisor
J. Strader
Dissertation Title:
“A Study of the Indentation Size Effect in Copper”
Dr. G. Pharr, advisor
Summer 2008
M.S. - Materials Science & Engineering
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Non-Thesis
Dr. V. Keppens, advisor
X. Sheng
Dr. T. G. Nieh, advisor
M.S. - Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Engineering
S. Sriman
Dissertation Title:
“Synergistic Effects of Retinoic Acid, Nerve Growth Factor, and Laminin for Enhanced Neurite Extension”
Dr. W. He, advisor
Ph.D.-Polymer Science & Engineering
K. Desai
Dissertation Title: “Nanostructured Chitosan Membranes for Filtration”
Dr. K. Kit, advisor
Ph.D.-Materials Science & Engineering
E. Herbert
Dissertation Title:
“An Experimental Investigation of the Elastic and Viscoelastice Properties of Small Volumes of Materials”
Dr. G. Pharr, advisor
L. Huang
Dissertation Title: “Manufacture and Mechanical Properties of Bulk Metallic Glasses”
Dr. P. K. Liaw, advisor
J. Tian
Dissertation Title: “Mechanical Behavior of High Temperature Superalloys”
Dr. P. K. Liaw, advisor
Z. Xu
Dissertation Title: “Magnetic Field Effects on Photocurrent and Photovoltaic Effects in Organic Solar Cells”
Dr. B. Hu, advisor
Z. Zhang
Dissertation Title: “Elastic Properties of Bulk Metallic Glasses Studied by Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy”
Dr. V. Keppens, advisor
Spring 2006
Ph.D. - Materials Science & Engineering
Tarik Saleh
Dissertation Title: "Nondestructive Evaluation of Loading and Fatigue Effects in Haynes 230 Alloy"
Dr. P. K. Liaw, advisor
Summer 2006
Ph.D. - Materials Science & Engineering
Young Ryong Choi
Dissertation Title: "Studies of the Mechanism of Electron Beam Induced Deposition (EBID)"
Dr. D. C. Joy, advisor
Aravind Gali
Dissertation Title: "Thermal Stability of Binary Cr-Cr3Si"
Dr. E. P. George, advisor
Saurabh Kabra
Dissertation Title: "Pseudo Elasticity and Shape Memory Effect in Single Crystal Fe3l.c"
Dr. E. P. George, advisor
Wei Li
Dissertation Title: "An Investigation of the Deposition and Characterization of Materials Formed by Election Beam Induced Deposition"
Dr. D. C. Joy, advisor
James Henry Miller
Dissertation Title: "Modeling and Mechanical Behavior of Bulk Metallic Glasses"
Dr. P. K. Liaw, advisor
Rejanah Vernice Steward
Dissertation Title: "The Corrosion-Fatigue and the Corrosion Behavior of a Nickel-Based Superalloy and a Nanocrystalline Alloy"
Drs P. K. Liaw and R. A. Buchanan, advisors
Michael K. West
Dissertation Title: "Processing and Characterization of Oxide Dispersion Strengthened 14YWT Ferritic Alloys"
Dr. G. M. Pharr, advisor
Gongyao Wang
Dissertation Title: "Fatigue Behavior of Bulk Metallic Glasses"
Dr. P. K. Liaw, advisor
M.S. -- Materials Science & Engineering
Erik G. Herbert
Non-Thesis: "One the Measurement of Yield Strength by Spherical Indentation"
Dr. G. M. Pharr, advisor
Fall 2006
Ph.D. -- Civil & Environmental Engineering
Amal K. Dutta
Dissertation Title: "Mechanical Properties of Granular Materials using Nanoindentation and Modeling with Distinct Element Method"
Dr. D. Penumadu, advisor
Ph.D. -- Materials Science & Engineering
Medhi Bolarizadeh
Dissertation Title: "Effect of Fast Secondary Electrons on Lithography"
Dr. D. C. Joy, advisor
Jihoon Kim
Dissertation Title: "Fabrication of a Nanoscale Fresnel Zone Plate"
Dr. D. C. Joy, advisor
James Anthony Lamanna Jr.
Dissertation Title: "A Study of the Relationship Between Indentation Creep and Uniaxial Creep"
Dr. G. M. Pharr, advisor
Yinhong Lin
Dissertation Title: "A Study of Secondary Electron Emission"
Dr. D. C. Joy, advisor
Kaixiang Tao
Dissertation Title: "Effects of Temperature and Grain Size on the Transformation and the Deformation Behaviors of the TRIP (Transformation Induced Plasticity) Steels"
Dr. H. Choo, advisor
Woo Wanchuck
Dissertation Title: "Severe Plastic Deformation using Friction Stir Processing, and the Characterization of Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior using Neutron Diffraction"
Dr. H. Choo, advisor
Songqing Wen
Dissertation Title: "A Kinetic Study of Indentation Pop-Out in Silicon"
Dr. G. M. Pharr, advisor
Roy Douglas Wilcox
Dissertation Title: "Surface Composition and Interaction of Thermally Treated White Oak with White Sprits"
Dr. T. G. Rials, advisor
Yifei Zhang
Dissertation Title: "Ex-Situ Epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7-8 Films: Precursor Conversion and Film Characterization"
Dr. P. D. Rack, advisor
M.S. -- Polymer Engineering
Katherine Marie Atchley
Thesis Title: "Preparation and Characterization of Biologically Active Fibers for Biomedical Applications"
Dr. J. E. Spruiell, advisor
Chris Stevens
Thesis Title: "Effects of Ionizing on Radiation on Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene"
Dr. Robinson, advisor
M.S. -- Materials Science & Engineering
Constance R. Eastman
Thesis Title: "Preparation and Characterization of Melt Blown and Electrospun Polyurethane Webs"
Dr. L. C. Wadsworth, advisor
Ryan B. Rucker
Thesis Title: "Characterization of Processes Used in Nanofabrication of Digital Electrostatic E-Beam Array Lithography (DEAL) Devices"
Dr. P. D. Rack, advisor
Spring 2007
Ph.D. -- Materials Science & Engineering
Daryl Smith
Dissertation Title: "Elucidating the Growth Mechanisms of Electron Beam Induced Deposition Via a Three Dimensional, Monte Carlo Based Simulation"
Dr. P. D. Rack, advisor
Yue Wu
Dissertation Title: "Investigation of Magnetic Field Dependent Electroluminescence and Charge Injection in Organic Light Emitting Diodes"
Dr. B. Hu, advisor
Grigereta M. Stocia
Dissertation Title: "Equal-Channel-Angular Processing of Materials: Experiment and Theory"
Dr. P. K. Liaw, advisor
Yinan Sun
Dissertation Title: "The Study of Crack Closure Phenomenon Following One Tensile Overload"
Dr. P. K. Liaw, advisor
Suging Xie
Dissertation Title: "Plastic Deformation and Annealing of Zr and Cu-Based Metallic Glasses"
Dr. E. P. George, advisor
M.S. -- Materials Science & Engineering
Munyaradzi Mundava
Non-Thesis: "A Study of the Electro Spinning of Pitch to Produce Carbon Fiber Precursors"
Dr. L. C. Wadsworth, advisor
Sachin Deo
Thesis Title: "Fabrication of Nanoscale Calibration Structures"
Dr. D. C. Joy, advisor
Jason Oberhaus
Non-Thesis: "Laser Engineered Net Shaping"
Dr. P. K. Liaw, advisor
M.S. -- Polymer Engineering
Elizabeth Barker
Thesis Title: "The Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Polysaccharide Hydrogel for Biomedical Applications"
Dr. R. S. Benson, advisor
Munyaradzi Nundava
Thesis Title: "Electrospinning of Pitch"
Dr. R. S. Benson, advisor