Browsing by Author "Cagin, Tahir"
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Fashina, Bidemi (2022-12-13)Pyocyanin is one of the most important virulence factors in the resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to antibiotics. The biotoxin facilitates the establishment of biofilms, suppression of the immune system, and cytotoxicity ...
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Gudlur, Pradeep (2013-07-22)The preliminary goal of this study is to determine the effects of processing conditions, compositions and microstructural morphologies of the constituents on the physical and thermo-mechanical properties of alumina (Al_2O_3) ...
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Cristancho Blanco, Diego Edison (2011-08-08)Natural Gas (NG) plays an important role in the energy demand in the United States and throughout the world. Its characteristics as a clean, versatile and a sustainable source of energy makes it an important alternative ...
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Kim, Ick Chan (2009-05-15)An investigation was conducted to determine whether a “size effect” phenomenon for one particular thermophysical property, thermal conductivity, actually exists for amorphous poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) films with ...
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Brito, Ryan Anthony (2022-12-09)The addition of a continuous, high thermal conductivity beryllium oxide (BeO) network to the uranium dioxide (UO2) nuclear fuel microstructure has been proposed for improved accident tolerance. The interfacial thermal ...
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Cagin, Tahir (2019-09-08)
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First-principles Electronic Structure and Defect Physics in Photovoltaic and Neuromorphic Materials Zhang, Baiyu (2021-04-23)The last decade has witnessed the increasing demand for renewable energy and new information technology, largely due to the reduction in the conventional nonrenewable energy resources and the von Neumann bottleneck in the ...
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Wang, Hua (2020-04-06)Nonlinear light-matter interaction plays a key role in the understanding, probing, and ultimately controlling light and matter. In particular, materials with strong nonlinear optical responses are highly desirable for many ...
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Ojeda Mota, Oscar Ulises (2012-10-19)Energetic materials comprise a set of systems of tremendous technological importance. Besides helping shape landscapes to establish communications, they have been used to reach fuel reservoirs, deploy safety bags and prevent ...
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Kim, Bo Hung (2009-06-02)A graphical preprocessor for Spectral Element Method (SEM) is developed with an emphasis on user friendly graphical interface and instructive element construction. The interface of the preprocessor helps users with every ...
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Liu, Ting (2012-07-16)Membrane separations provide a potentially attractive technology over conventional processes due to their advantages, such as low capital cost and energy consumption. The goal of this thesis is to design hybrid membranes ...
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Kamani, Sandeep Kumar (2009-05-15)The crystallization/freezing and melting phenomena are critical in processing of chemicals and materials. Although melting is a very fundamental problem, the mechanism behind it has not been completely answered satisfactorily. ...
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Duong, Thien Chi (2015-12-08)The concept of Integrated Computational Materials Science and Engineering (ICMSE) has emerged due to the need to accelerate the process of materials research and development at a fraction of the cost. In this work, we ...
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Yapici, Guney Guven (2009-05-15)Ultra-fine grained (UFG) materials have attracted considerable interest due to the possibility of achieving simultaneous increase in strength and ductility. Effective use of these materials in engineering applications ...
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Shi, Nan (2014-08-20)Many efforts to develop advanced medical diagnostic capabilities rely on the ability to perform size-based separations of DNA and proteins. Miniaturized formats have potential to provide rapid integrated solutions, but ...
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Dhannoon, Diyar Jamal (2017-07-17)PVDF (polyvinylidene difluoride) is a well-known piezoelectric polymer that has nine polymorphs. This work reviews these polymorphs with respect to their thermal, mechanical and dynamical stability. Here, it is demonstrated ...
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Aitkaliyeva, Assel 1985- (2012-09-28)Application of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in various fields demands a thorough investigation of their stability under irradiation. Open structure, ability to reorganize and heal defects, and large surface-to-volume ratio of ...
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Allen, Tyler Winston (2013-04-29)This thesis examines the effects of nanoparticle, metal-oxide additives on the burning rate of composite solid propellants. Recent advancements in chemical synthesis techniques have allowed for the production of improved ...
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Lu, Minjie (2020-07-16)A low temperature and high vacuum compatible fiber optic interferometer was designed and constructed to debug a malfunctioning low temperature scanning tunneling microscope (LT-STM). With its help, the temperature dependent ...
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Rodriguez Robles, Sergio (2012-10-19)The search for heat regenerators is currently very important due to the amount of wasted heat produced in different human activities. Thermoelectric materials have emerged as a possible solution to the world’s demand and ...