Theses and Dissertations — 2016
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Ammar M. Aboalsaud | Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti | Impact of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles on Interfacial Tension [Link] |
| Nicholas J. Collett | Dr. Peter Vekilov | Free Heme in Erythrocyte Density Fractions [Link] |
| Tyler Jay Cooksey | Dr. Megan Robertson | Small Angle Neutron Scattering Studies on Block Copolymer Micelles with Varying Core-Solvent Interactions [Link] |
| Quan K. Do | Dr. Lars Grabow | Theoretical and Experimental Exploration of Transition Metals as Hydrogen Storage Materials with Catalytic Dehydrogenation Activity [Link] |
| Rajat-Subhra Ghosh | Dr. Peter Vekilov | Mesoscopic Protein Rich Phases in Ribonuclease a Solution [Link] |
| Eduardo Hernandez | Dr. Vincent Donnelly, Dr. Demetre Economou | Optical Emission Diagnostics of a Non-equilibrium Atmospheric Pressure Helium Plasma Jet in Ambient Air [Link] |
| Minnie Lahoti | Dr. Gila Stein | Measuring Deprotection Kinetics in Chemically Amplified Resists with In-Situ Infrared Spectroscopy [Link] |
| Ryan B. McLay | Dr. Jacinta Conrad, Dr. Patrick Cirino | Engineering Alkane-Inducible Fimbriation in Escherichia Coli [Link] |
| Zhen Yang | Dr. Zhifeng Ren | A Physical Approach for Drug Delivery: Magnetically-Driven Nanospearing [Link] |
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Imran Alam | Dr. Vemuri Balakotaiah | Bifurcation Analysis of Homogeneous-Heterogeneous Combustion [Link] |
| Jason Clark | Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti | Understanding Structure-Property Relationships for Impact Polystyrene [Link] |
| Tian Gu | Dr. Vemuri Balakotaiah, Dr. Matthew Franchek, Dr. Karolos Grigoriadis | Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Reaction Zones in Catalytic Monolith Reactors [Link] |
| Melanie Jane Hazlett | Dr. Lars Grabow | Kinetic and Mechanistic Study of CO and Hydrocarbon Oxidation, and NOx Oxidation and Reduction over Pt-Pd Catalysts [Link] |
| Maria Kaissaratos | Dr. Peter Vekilov | Physicochemical Aspects of the Two-Step Mechanism of Nucleation in Protein Solutions [Link] |
| Megan Ann Ketchum | Dr. Peter Vekilov, Dr. Jeffrey Rimer | Pathological Crystallization from Mixed Aqueous-Organic Solvents [Link] |
| Mohammad Khoshghadam | Dr. Guan Qin | Numerical Study of Production Mechanism of Unconventional Liquid-Rich Shale Reservoirs with Multi-Fractured Horizontal Wells [Link] |
| Jinsu Kim | Dr. Jacinta Conrad, Dr. Richard Willson | Bacteriophage Imaging Immunoassay for Point of Care Diagnostics [Link] |
| Manjesh Kumar | Dr. Jeffrey Rimer | Rational Design of Nanoporous Zeolite Material through Molecular Design and Mechanistic Study of Nucleation and Growth |
| Ye Li | Dr. Patrick Cirino | Engineering Recombinant Escherichia coli for Improved Triacetic Acid Lactone (TAL) Production by High-throughput Screening Using Endogenous TAL Sensor |
| Lei Liu | Dr. Vincent Donnelly, Dr. Demetre Economou | Control of the Electron Energy Distribution and Plasma Ignition Delay in a Novel Dual Tandem Inductively Coupled Plasma [Link] |
| Ibukun Makinde | Dr. Guan Qin | Production Forecasting, Performance Analyses and Behavior of Shale Volatile Oil Reservoirs [Link] |
| Matthew D. Oleksiak | Dr. Jeffrey Rimer | Controlling Structure and Properties of Zeolites Prepared in Organic-free Media |
| Shyam Panjwani | Dr. Michael Nikolaou | Data Driven Approaches to Model Building: Applications to Energy Industries [Link] |
| Andrew Slator Paterson | Dr. Richard Willson | Persistent Luminescent Nanophosphors as Reporters for Sensitive Diagnostics [Link] |
| Shuai Qian | Dr. Patrick Cirino | Design and Application of Regulatory Protein-Based Biosensors for Biocatalyst Screening in Recombinant Escherichia coli |
| Brian J. Rohde | Dr. Megan Robertson, Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti | Thermoset Blends of an Epoxy Resin and Polydicyclopentadiene |
| Sumedha Sharma | Dr. Jacinta Conrad | Bacterial Adhesion and Motility on Silanized Glass Surfaces [Link] |
| Shyam Sridhar | Dr. Vincent Donnelly, Dr. Demetre Economou | Photo-Assisted Etching in Halogen Containing Plasmas [Link] |
| Monique Shauntá Wilburn | Dr. Jeffrey Rimer | Methane Oxidation over, and Sulfur Interactions with, Pd/Pt Bimetallic Catalysts [Link] |
| Guozhen Yang | Dr. Megan Robertson | Development of Sustainable and Degradable Thermosets and Elastomers [Link] |
Theses and Dissertations — 2012
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Devesh K. Agrawal | Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti | Nanoparticles Transport Through Porous Media for Enhanced Oil Recovery [Link] |
| Anupam Aich | Dr. Peter Vekilov | A Microfluidics Approach Towards the Investigation of Free Heme Effects on Sickle Cell Hemoglobin Polymerization [Link] |
| Hieu Doan | Dr. Lars Grabow | Exploring Design Opportunities of Bifunctional Catalysts Using Density Functional Theory and Microkinetic Modeling [Link] |
| Anthony Lie | Dr. Navin Varadarajan | Quantification and Molecular Characterization of Anti-citrulline Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis [Link] |
| Suchanun Moungthai | Dr. Gila Stein | Direct Patterning Of Conductive Polymer Domains For Photovoltaic Devices [Link] |
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Pratik Bhagunde | Dr. Michael Nikolaou | Mathematical modeling the effect of antimicrobials on heterogeneous bacterial populations [Link] |
| Srimoyee Bhattacharya | Dr. Michael Nikolaou | Computer-Aided Methodology for the Analysis, Design and Optimization of Production from Unconventional Gas Reservoirs [Link] |
| Zhuo Chen | Dr. Vincent Donnelly | Plasma Enhanced Layer-by-layer Deposition and Nano-crystallization of Si:H films [Link] |
| Edward Foster | Dr. T. Randall Lee | Functional and Patternable Electro-Grafted Coatings [Link] |
| Pankaj Kumar | Dr. Vemuri Balakotaiah | Low-dimensional Models for Real-time Simulation of Internal Combustion Engines and Catalytic After-treatment Systems [Link] |
| Yi Liu | Dr. Dan Luss, Dr. Michael Harold | NOx Removal by LNT-SCR Dual-layer Catalysts [Link] |
| Pranit Metkar | Dr. Michael Harold, Dr. Vemuri Balakotaiah | Experimental and Kinetic Modeling Studies of Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx with NH3 on Fe- and Cu-Zeolite Monolithic Catalysts [Link] |
| Ginusha Perera | Dr. Gila Stein | X-Ray Diffraction Measurements of Lithographically Defined Nanostructures [Link] |
| Willard Quon | Dr. James Richardson | A Compact and Efficient Steam Methane Reformer for Hydrogen Production [Link] |
| Ram Ratnakar | Dr. Vemuri Balakotaiah | Multi-scale Averaging and Analysis of Transport and Reaction Phenomena in Porous Media [Link] |
| Ajay Pratap Singh | Dr. Michael Nikolaou | Model-Based Feedback Control: Effect Of Constraints On Controller Structure In Three Case Studies [Link] |
Theses and Dissertations — 2014
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Saeed Ahmadi Vaselabadi | Dr. Gila Stein | Tuning functionality of printed conductive polymers using proximity ion beam lithograthy [Link] |
| Wei Dai | Dr. Manolis Doxastakis | Multiscale Modeling of the Organization of Receptor Transmembrane Domains in Lipid Membranes [Link] |
| Sanbir S. Kaler | Dr. Vincent Donnelly, Dr. Demetre Economou | Etching of Si and SiNx by Beams Emanating from Inductively Coupled CH3F/O2 and CH3F/CO2 Plasmas [Link] |
| Aaditya Khanal | Dr. William Lee | Effect of Reservoir and Completion Parameters on Production Performance in Gas Condensate Reservoirs [Link] |
| Kyle H. Macfarlan | Dr. Michael Nikolaou | Reverse Circulation Primary Cementing of Offshore Oil Wells [Link] |
| Ibukun G. Makinde | Dr. John Lee | Production Forecasting in Shale Volatile Oil Reservoirs [Link] |
| Charles C.Y. Perng | Dr. Michael Harold | Fast Lean-Rich Cycling for Enhanced NOx Conversion on Storage and Reduction Catalysts [Link] |
| Thai Vu | Dr. Navin Varadarajan | Quantifying T cell Mediated Killing for Melanoma Immunotherapy [Link] |
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Yu-Chi Liang | Dr. Dmitri Litvinov | Spin Valve Sensor Arrays for Magnetic Bio-Label Detection [Link] |
| Nikhila Mahadevapuram | Dr. Gila Stein | Nanostructured Polymer Films for Electronics [Link] |
| Priyank Maheshwari | Dr. Vemuri Balakotaiah | Modeling and Simulation of Reactive Dissolution and Wormhole Formation in Carbonate Rocks [Link] |
| Richa Raj | Dr. Vemuri Balakotaiah, Dr. Michael Harold | Kinetics and Mechanistic Studies of Hydrocarbon Oxidation and Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx in Monolith Reactors [Link] |
| Balakrishnan Raja Venkatasubramaniam | Dr. Richard Willson | Immunological and Molecular Techniques for Point-of-Care Diagnostics [Link] |
| Di Wang | Dr. William Epling | Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx by NH3 (NH3-SCR) in Small Pore Cu-exchanged Chabazite (CHA) Catalysts [Link] |
| Weiye Zhu | Dr. Vincent Donnelly, Dr. Demetre Economou | Advanced Control of Ion and Electron Energy Distributions and Investigation of in-situ Photo-Assisted Etching [Link] |
Theses and Dissertations — 2018
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Masoud E. Alamiri | Dr. Michael Harold | Kinetic Studies on Oxidative Coupling of Methane over Na2WO4-Mn/SiO2 Catalyst [Link] |
| Rajshree Chakrabarti | Dr. Peter Vekilov | Structuring of Organic Solvents around Solutes and Crystal Surfaces [Link] |
| Yu-Li Chang | Dr. Jae-Hyun Ryou | Fabrication and Properties of III-Nitride Piezoelectric Pressure Sensors [Link] |
| Victoria M. Hlavinka | Dr. Richard Willson | Chemiluminescent Detection of 1,5-Anhydroglucitol in Saliva for Diabetes Mellitus Screening [Link] |
| Conrad Oliver Hom | Dr. Navin Varadarajan | Kinetics of T-cell Killing in Three-Dimensional Tumor Spheroids |
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Shaza Abnouf | Dr. Navin Varadarajan | Engineering Proteases for Mapping Post-Translational Modifications |
| Bryan Gencianeo Alamani | Dr. Jeffrey Rimer | Growth and Nucleation Modifiers of Calcium Oxalate Mineralization [Link] |
| Tianluo Chen | Dr. Guan Qin | Multi-GPU Based Lattice Boltzmann Flow Simulations in Porous Media [Link] |
| Wendy Lang | Dr. Michael Harold | CO and Hydrocarbon Oxidation on PD/Ceria-Zirconia/Alumina Three-Way Catalysts [Link] |
| Yuan-yun Lin | Dr. Micael Myers | Nonlinear Transport Properties in Tight Formation [Link] |
| Tyler Lee List | Dr. Vincent Donnelly, Dr. Demetre Economou | Advanced Pulsed Plasma Techniques [Link] |
| Dan Luo | Dr. Richard Willson | Nanofluid of Graphene-Based Amphiphilic Janus Nanosheets for Oil Recovery [Link] |
| Tianyu Ma | Dr. Vincent Donnelly | Plasma Wall Interactions and Recombination Coefficients Measurement on Yttrium-based Coated Chamber Wall Surfaces [Link] |
| Adeline Mah | Dr. Paul Ruchhoeft | Bottlebrush Polymers: A Pathway to Engineering Surfaces and Interfaces [Link] |
| Oxford Po-Yu Peng | Dr. Dan Luss, Dr. Michael Harold | Selectivity and Spatiotemporal Features of Sorption and Oxidation in Monolith and Packed Bed Reactors |
| Ryan Poling-Skutvik | Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Dr. Jacinta Conrad | Transport of Nanoparticles through Complex Polymeric Fluids [Link] |
| Wei Qin | Dr. Jeffrey Rimer | Tailoring the Crystal Morphology and Spatial Chemical Composition of Zeolite Catalysts [Link] |
| Mohammad Sadegh Safari | Dr. Peter Vekilov, Dr. Jacinta Conrad | Polymorphism of Protein Condensates [Link] |
| Yufeng Shen | Dr. Jeffrey Rimer | Rational Design of Zeolite Catalysts for Methanol to Hydrocarbons Reaction [Link] |
| Yuying Song | Dr. Lars Grabow | Rational Design of Metal Alloy Catalysts for Engine Emission Abatement and Biofuels Production [Link] |
| Allen Ting | Dr. Michael Harold, Dr. Vemuri Balakotaiah | Fast Cycling NOx Storage and Reduction on Lean NOx Trap Catalytic Reactor [Link] |
| Phuc Vinh Truong | Dr. Megan Robertson | Structure-Property-Processing Relations in Sulfonated Block Copolymer Membranes [Link] |
| Zhiqing Wang | Dr. Patrick Cirino | Design and Application of Regulatory-Protein-Based Biosensors [Link] |
Theses and Dissertations — 2013
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Byeongjin Baek | Dr. Lars Grabow | Hydrodeoxygenation mechanism of Acetaldehyde on Ru(0001), RuO2(110), and RuO2/TiO2(110) from first-principles investigations [Link] |
| Jihae Chung | Dr. Jeffrey Rimer | Inhibition of Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate Crystallization Using Organic Growth Modifiers [Link] |
| Ogochukwu Yvonne Enekwizu | Dr. Michael Harold | Performance of a composite palladium membrane reactor for the dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene [Link] |
| Yoo Rang Heo | Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti | Blending PLA(Poly-lactic acid) with layered silicates [Link] |
| Avantika Singh | Dr. Megan Robertson | Structure and Dynamics of Block Copolymer Micelles in the Presence of Cosolvents [Link] |
| Yuyan Wang | Dr. Raymond Flumerfelt | Low Density Epoxy Foams for Wind Energy Application [Link] |
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Prasanna R. Dasari | Dr. Michael Harold | Experimental studies of NOx storage and reduction on Lean NOx Trapsv [Link] |
| Sahar Farmanesh | Dr. Jeffrey Rimer | Role of Natural and Synthetic Growth Modifiers in Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate Crystallization [Link] |
| Kai He | Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti | Understanding the Transport of Nanoparticles in Microchannel based Model Porous Media [Link] |
| Arun S. Kota | Dr. Dan Luss, Dr. Vemuri Balakotaiah | Modeling and Simulation of Coupled LNT – SCR Catalytic System under Anaerobic and Aerobic Operating Conditions [Link] |
| Alexandra I. Lupulescu | Dr. Jeffrey Rimer | A Rational Design Approach for Tailoring Zeolite Crystal Morphology [Link] |
| Yogendra Narayan Pandey | Dr. Manolis Doxastakis | A Simulation Approach to Thermodynamics in Interfacial Phenomena [Link] |
| Bijesh Man Shakya | Dr. Vemuri Balakotaiah, Dr. Michael Harold | Studies of Platinum Dispersion and Catalyst Architecture for Lean NOx Reduction [Link] |
| Mengting Yu | Dr. Dan Luss | Modeling and Analysis of Particulate Matter Deposition and Regeneration in a Diesel Particulate Filter [Link] |
Theses and Dissertations — 2015
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Nitinkumar Lalitkumar Chaudhary | Dr. John Lee | Applications of Inverse Theory and Machine Learning in Rate/Pressure Transient Analysis [Link] |
| Frederick B. Woodward | Dr. Konstantinos Kostarelos | Recycling Produced Water in Hydraulic Fracturing: A Comprehensive Analysis of its Impact on the Formations of the Appalachian Basin [Link] |
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Anupam Aich | Dr. Peter Vekilov | A Free Heme Perspective to Sickle Hemoglobin Polymerization [Link] |
| Firoozeh Babayekhorasani | Dr. Jacinta Conrad, Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti | Dynamics of Nanoparticles in Complex Media |
| Byeongjin Baek | Dr. Lars Grabow | First Principle Investigations of Bio-Oil Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) over Ru/Ti02 [Link] |
| Greg Bugosh | Dr. Michael Harold | Performance Studies of Multifunctional Pt/Pd Monolithic Catalysts for Hydrocarbon Oxidation Emission Control [Link] |
| Hieu Doan | Dr. Lars Grabow | Computational Screening of Bifunctional Catalysts for CO and CH4 oxidation [Link] |
| Christopher S. Frei | Dr. Patrick Cirino | Engineered High-Throughput Design of Whole-Cell Biosensors for Microbial Production of Value-Added Products |
| Gavin St. Patrick Garvey | Dr. Richard Willson | Lithographically Fabricated Micro-Reflectors for Sensitive Point of Care Diagnostics [Link] |
| Arian Ghorbanpour | Dr. Lars Grabow, Dr. Jeffrey Rimer | Computational Modeling and Advanced Synthesis Techniques for the Improved Design of Zeolite Catalysts [Link] |
| Tayebeh Hamzehlouyan | Dr. William Epling | Interactions between Sulfur Oxides and a Pt-Based Diesel Oxidation Catalyst [Link] |
| Daehak Kim | Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti | Nanoparticles for Oil Dispersants and Nano Tracers [Link] |
| Ivan Liadi | Dr. Navin Varadarajan | High-Throughput Single-Cell Functional and Molecular Profiling of Immune Cells in Cancer Immunotherapy [Link] |
| Indranil Mitra | Dr. Gila Stein | Tuning Melt/Brush Interactions for Functional Polymer Films [Link] |
| Hoang Nguyen | Dr. Dan Luss, Dr. Michael Harold | Spatiotemporal Temperature and Concentration Measurements in a Monolith Reactor [Link] |
| Rahul Pandey | Dr. Jacinta Conrad | Confined Flow of Attractive Colloidal Suspensions [Link] |
| Abhijit Patil | Dr. Gila Stein | Acid Transport in Chemically Amplified Photoresists [Link] |
| Balakrishnan Ramesh | Dr. Navin Varadarajan | Engineering Substrate Specificity of Mammalian Proteases [Link] |
| Sachi Shrestha | Dr. Michael Harold | Understanding the Behavior of Bi-functional Catalyst in Selective Catalytic Oxidation of Ammonia to Nitrogen [Link] |
| Ashutosh K. Srivastava | Dr. Vincent Donnelly | Chamber Wall Interactions with HBr/Cl2/O2 Plasmas Studied by the “Spinning Wall” Method [Link] |
| Siyuan Tian | Dr. Vincent Donnelly, Dr. Demetre Economou | Sub 10-nm Nanopantography and Nanopattern Transfer Using Highly Selective Plasma Etching |
| Chinedu Dominic Umeasiegbu | Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti | Microstructure Studies of Tunable PH-Sensitive Mixtures of Cationic Surfactant and Hydrotrope |
| Shu Wang | Dr. Megan Robertson | Development of Sustainable Thermoplastic Elastomers [Link] |
| Yang Zheng | Dr. Michael Harold | Applied and Fundamental Studies of LNT-SCR Dual-layer Monolithic Catalysts for Lean NOx Emission Control [Link] |
Theses and Dissertations — 2017
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle A. Karinshak | Dr. Michael Harold | Nitrogen Oxide Uptake and Desorption on Pd/ZSM-5 and Pd/Fe/ZSM-5 [Link] |
| Hanyang Li | Dr. Vincent Donnelly, Dr. Demetre Economou | N2, O2, and NF3 Dissociation in a Low Frequency, High Density Plasma Source [Link] |
| Anh Viet Vu | Dr. Lars Grabow | NOx Storage and Release Activity on Pd/BEA Passive NOx Adsorber [Link] |
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Ms. Aseem | Dr. Michael Harold | Oxidative Coupling of Methane over Mixed Metal Oxides: Thermokinetic and Oxygen Distribution Effects [Link] |
| Michael Byington | Dr. Peter Vekilov, Dr. Jacinta Conrad | On Protein Crystal Nucleation Precursors [Link] |
| Jihae Chung | Dr. Jeffrey Rimer | Role of Polyprotic Acids as Inhibitors of Calcium Oxalate Crystallization [Link] |
| Karthik Venkata Rama Krishna Dadi | Dr. Vemuri Balakotaiah, Dr. Dan Luss | Transient and Steady-State Light-Off Features during Co-Oxidation of CO and HCS in Doc [Link] |
| Shuai He | Dr. Guan Qin | Molecular Modeling of Shale Gas Transport Mechanisms in Shale Nanopores [Link] |
| Sanbir Singh Kaler | Dr. Vincent Donnelly | Etching of Silicon, Silicon Nitride, and Atomic Layer Etching of Silicon Dioxide using Inductively Coupled Plasma Beams [Link] |
| Sashank Kasiraju | Dr. Lars Grabow | Catalysis of Imperfections: Importance of the Nature and Abundance of Defects in Oxides and Chalcogenides for Diverse Applications [Link] |
| Aaditya Khanal | Dr. Guan Qin | Numerical Study and Production Forecasting of Unconventional Liquid-Rich Shale Reservoirs with Multi-Fractured Horizontal Wells [Link] |
| Mengmeng Li | Dr. Michael Harold | Spatio-temporal Features of Combined NOx Storage and Reduction and Selective Catalytic Reduction |
| Rui Li | Dr. Jeffrey Rimer | Multifaceted Approaches to Tailor Zeolite Properties and Elucidate the Role of Precursors in Nonclassical Crystallization [Link] |
| Qiaowei Lou | Dr. Vincent Donnelly, Dr. Demetre Economou | Optical Spectroscopy of CH3F/O2, CH3F/CO2 and c-C4F8 Inductively Coupled Plasmas |
| Shobhit Misra | Dr. Michael Nikolaou | Building Models of Process Systems: Applications in Control and Design [Link] |
| Yang Ning | Dr. Guan Qin | Numerical Modeling and Simulations of Natural Gas Transport in Heterogeneous Shale Rocks Using the Lattice Boltzmann Method [Link] |
| Katy Nichole Olafson | Dr. Jeffrey Rimer, Dr. Peter Vekilov | Deciphering the Molecular Interactions Between Antimalarials and Hematin Crystal Surfaces [Link] |
| Vivek Yadav | Dr. Jacinta Conrad, Dr. Megan Robertson | Controlling the Molecular Weight Distribution of Polymer Brushes to Tune Stimulus-Response and Bacterial Adhesion [Link] |
Theses and Dissertations — 2022
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Vinay Nuka | Dr. Alamgir Karim | Enhancing Ordering of Block Copolymer Thin Films with Ionic Liquid |
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sadia Afrin | Dr. Praveen Bollini | Insights into Ceria Reduction and the Roles of Oxygen-Vacancies in Redox and Acid-Catalyzed Reactions over Ceria Surfaces [Link] |
| Atul Goyal | Dr. Richard C. Willson | Detection of Biomolecules Using Novel Approaches |
| Abhay Gupta | Dr. Michael P. Harold | Analysis and Design of Structured Multi-Functional Trapping Catalysts for Conversion of Hydrocarbons and NOX from Diesel and Advanced Combustion Engines [Link] |
| Jacklyn Noel Hall | Dr. Praveen Bollini | Biomimetic Active Sites in Metal-Organic Framework Catalysts for Hydrocarbon Transformations [Link] |
| Victoria Hlavinka | Dr. Richard C. Willson | Biomolecular Detection Assays [Link] |
| Prashant Karki | Dr. Mehmet A. Orman | Transient Metabolic Alterations Induced by Chemotherapeutics in Cancer Persisters [Link] |
| Iordanis Kesisoglou | Dr. Michael Nikolaou | Personalized Drug Combinations to Combat Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria: A Model Based Approach |
| Sayed Golam Mohiuddin | Dr. Mehmet A. Orman | Pleiotropic Actions of Phenothiazine Drugs are Detrimental to Bacterial Persister Cells [Link] |
| Deependra Parmar | Dr. Jeffrey Rimer | Tuning Zeolite Properties and Understanding Reaction Mechanisms to Optimize Catalytic Performances [Link] |
| Bhuiyan MD Mushfikur Rahman | Dr. Lars C. Grabow and Dr. Michael P. Harold | Low Temperature NOx Trapping in Pd-exchanged Zeolites Passive NOx Adsorbers: Density Functional Theory Simulations, Transient Microkinetic Modeling and Bond Analysis [Link] |
| Ali Rezvan | Dr. Navin Varadarajan | Functional Metrics of Efficacious Car T Cells Revealed by Multi-Dimensional Single-Cell Profiling [Link] |
| Arash Saeedi | Dr. Navin Varadarajan | Engineering Non-Cytotoxic Delivery of Proteins by T cells via Fusion to NPC2 [Link] |
| Meet Vipulkumar Shah | Dr. Vemuri Balakotaiah | Bifurcation and Stability Analysis of Temperature Patterns in Shallow-bed Catalytic Reactors [Link] |
| Ali H Slim | Dr. Jacinta C. Conrad | Structure Controlled Dynamics of Particles and Polymers in Aqueous Polyelectrolyte Solutions [Link] |
| Lakshmanji Verma | Dr. Peter G. Velikov and Dr. Jeremy C. Palmer | Molecular Motions During Nucleation and Crystallization from Organic Solvents: An All-atom Molecular Dynamics Perspective [Link] |
| Chenghao Wang | Dr. Lars C. Grabow | Using Density Functional Theory to Study the Catalytic and Electronic Properties of Metals and Metal Oxides: Focus on H2 Activation and CO2 Desorption [Link] |
| Wenjie Wu | Dr. Alamgir Karim | Elucidating the Ligand-induced Phase Behavior of Polymer-grafted Nanoparticle Thin Films [Link] |
| David S. Yang | Dr. Peter G. Velikov | Flexible Energy Storage Devices, Electric Double Layer Capacitor (Supercapacitor) with Gel Polymer Electrolyte [Link] |
| Dong Zhang | Dr. Vincent M. Donnelly and Dr. Demetre J. Economou | Numerical Simulation of an Atmospheric Pressure Argon-Oxygen Dielectric Barrier Discharge and Comparison to Experimental Data |
| Xiaohui Zhao | Dr. Praveen Bollini and Dr. Jeffrey Rimer | Site Requirements, Kinetics, and Product Inhibition for Alkane Oxidation over Non-Stoichiometric Bulk Metal Oxides [Link] |
Theses and Dissertations — 2020
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Zihan Xiao | Dr. Alamgir Karim | Phase Behavior of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles Blends Thin Film Induced by Solvent Annealing and Thermal Annealing [Link] |
| Shenghui Zhou | Dr. Alamgir Karim | Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers in thin films [Link] |
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Aseem Chawla | Dr. Jeffrey Rimer | Controlling Microporous and Mesoporous Domains in Zeolite Crystallization [Link] |
| Ya-Ming Chen | Dr. Vincent Donnelly, Dr. Demetre Economou | Nearly Monoenergetic Positive Ion Beam with Self-Neutralized Space Charge Extracted from a Pulsed Plasma and Its Application [Link] |
| Narendra Kumar Dewangan | Dr. Jacinta Conrad | Bacterial Adhesion and Motility at Oil-Water Interfaces [Link] |
| Mohsen Fathi | Dr. Navin Varadarajan | Single-Cell Screening of Exosome Secretion in Breast Cancer [Link] |
| Rajat-Subhra Ghosh | Dr. Michael Harold | Enhanced Selective Oxidation of NH3 in a Pt/Al2O3@CU/ZSM-5 Core Shell Catalyst [Link] |
| Jingxiang Guo | Dr. Jeremy Palmer | Modeling the Anomalous Behaviors of Supercooled Tetrahedral Liquids [Link] |
| Emilia Wu Hirsch | Dr. Vincent Donnelly | In-Plasma Photo-Assisted Etching of Silicon in a High-Density Chlorine Discharge [Link] |
| Karun Kumar Rao | Dr. Lars Grabow, Dr. Yan Yao | Machine Learning Guided Discovery of Advanced Functional Energy Materials [Link] |
| Thuy Thanh D. Le | Dr. Jeffrey Rimer | Modulation of Zeolite Composition and Its Catalytic Effect on Methanol-to-Hydrocarbons Reaction [Link] |
| Hanyang Li | Dr. Vincent Donnelly | Optical and Mass Spectrometric Measurements of Plasma Diagnostics in Low Frequency, High Density, Remote Source O2/Ar, NF3/Ar and CH4/CO2 Dry Reforming Plasmas [Link] |
| Xiao Li | Dr. Lars Grabow | Prediction of acid site evolution and distribution using first-principles kinetic Monte Carlo and Genetic Algorithms: Implications for catalytic hydrotreating of biomass [Link] |
| Ali Masud | Dr. Alamgir Karim | Enhancing the Orientational Order in Block-Copolymers Using Ionic Liquid and Solvent Processing [Link] |
| Tam Quang Nguyen | Dr. Vincent Donnelly | Investigation of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet Properties and Operations in Ambient Air [Link] |
| Jialin Qiu | Dr. Megan Robertson | Thermodynamic Interactions in Polydiene/Polyolefin Blends [Link] |
| Ryan Cedric Roberts | Dr. Jacinta Conrad | Anomalous Dynamics in Glassy Colloidal Liquids [Link] |
| Yunwen Zhou | Dr. Jeffrey Rimer | Engineering Zeolite Catalysts with Improved Performance for Aromatics Production [Link] |
| Zhiyu Zhou | Dr. Michael Harold | Role of Storage Material in NOx Storage and Reduction (NSR) and Three-Way Catalysts (TWC) During Cycling Operation [Link] |
Theses and Dissertations — 2019
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Jay R. T. Adolacion | Dr. Navin Varadarajan | Quantifying the Kinetics of Immune Responses to Cancer: Applications in Serum Profiling and Single-Cell Biology [Link] |
| Xingyue An | Dr. Navin Varadarajan | Single-cell Functional Profiling of Lymphocytes for Cancer Immunotherapy [Link] |
| Renjie Chen | Dr. Jeremy Palmer | Simulating Nanoparticle and Polymer Dynamics in Solution [Link] |
| Madhuresh Kumar Choudhary | Dr. Jeffrey Rimer | In Situ Methods to Characterize Zeolite Growth by Nonclassical Pathway [Link] |
| Robert J. Clark | Dr. Jeremy Palmer | Controlling Crystal Morphology and Polymorph Selection Using Molecular Additives [Link] |
| Tyler Jay Cooksey | Dr. Megan Robertson | Effect of Encapsulated Species on Block Copolymer Micelle Self-Assembly [Link] |
| Pritpalsingh Dhillon | Dr. Michael Harold | Reaction and Transport Coupling in Multi-Functional Catalysts for Selective Oxidation of Ammonia to Nitrogen [Link] |
| Wenyue Ding | Dr. Megan Robertson | Structure-Property Relationships in Sustainable Thermoplastic Elastomers [Link] |
| Quan Do | Dr. Lars Grabow | The Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Conventional Chemicals using Unconventional Methods [Link] |
| Hui Dong | Dr. Yan Yao | High Energy and High Power Magnesium Batteries [Link] |
| Sravan Kumar Kanchari Bavajigari | Dr. Lars Grabow | Using Water and Gold Catalysts to Generate Novel Solutions for Current Energy Challenges: Purification of Hydrogen and Selective Oxidation of Methane [Link] |
| Sotirios A. Malamis | Dr. Michael Harold | Characterization and Optimization of Multifunctional Automotive Catalysts [Link] |
| Na Young Park | Dr. Jacinta Conrad | Phase Behavior and Rheology of Colloids with Polymer-Mediated Attractions [Link] |
| Fatemeh Sadeghi | Dr. Navin Varadarajan | Engineering Fate and Function of Human Cells by Expression of Heterologous Proteins |
| Pushpesh Sharma | Dr. Konstantinos Kostarelos | Non-thermal Recovery of Bitumen using Cyclic Surfactant Solubilization [Link] |
| Zhe Sun | Dr. Vemuri Balakotaiah | Modeling and Bifurcation Analysis of Oxidative Coupling of Methane [Link] |
| Hari Thirumalai | Dr. Lars Grabow | Integrated Theoretical and Transient Kinetic Investigation of Catalytic Materials for the Selective Synthesis of Hydrogen and Aromatic Hydrocarbons [Link] |
Theses and Dissertations — 2021
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Ankur Agarwal | Dr. Jeremy C. Palmer | Molecular Modeling of Interfacial Processes and Mass Transport in Zeolites [Link] |
| Mugdha Ambast | Dr. Michael P. Harold | Experimental and Modeling Studies of Passive NOx Adsorbers [Link] |
| Priyanka Arora | Dr. Vincent M. Donnelly | Diagnostic Studies of Silicon and Silicon Dioxide Etching in Fluorine and Chlorine-Containing Inductively Coupled Plasmas [Link] |
| Rajshree Chakrabarti | Dr. Peter G. Vekilov | Deciphering the Molecular Mechanisms of Organic Crystallization [Link] |
| Heng Dai | Dr. Jeffrey D. Rimer | Exploiting Nonclassical Crystallization to Tailor Molecular Diffusion in Zeolite Catalysts [Link] |
| Linfeng Du | Dr. Vincent M. Donnelly | Control of Photo-Assisted Etching of Si in Chlorine Containing Plasmas [Link] |
| Rishabh Jain | Dr. Jeffrey D. Rimer | Developing Organic Free Crystallization Pathways for the Optimization of Zeolite Catalysts [Link] |
| Kyle Karinshak | Dr. Michael P. Harold | Enhanced Methane Oxidation Catalysis Through Feed Modulation and Oxygen Storage [Link] |
| Do Young Kim | Dr. Jeffrey D. Rimer | Controlling Pathological Mineralization Using Molecular Modifiers [Link] |
| Peng Lin | Dr. Demetre J. Economou and Dr. Vincent M. Donnelly | Numerical Simulation of Plasma Flow in Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jets |
| Wenchuan Ma | Dr. Peter G. Vekilov | Deciphering the Molecular Interactions Between Antimalarials and Hematin Crystal Surfaces [Link] |
| Deepak Mangal | Dr. Jeremy C. Palmer | Simulation of Finite-Sized Nanoparticle Transport through Porous Media [Link] |
| Qianyu Ning | Dr. Lars C. Grabow | First-Principle Investigations of C-H bond Activation on Nickel Oxide: Electrochemical Activation of Methane and Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane [Link] |
| Ryan Sadawichai | Dr. Vincent M. Donnelly | Nanopantography With Removable Membrane-Based Electrostatic Lens Arrays [Link] |
| Bhaskar Sarkar | Dr. Vemuri Balakotaiah | Ignition-Extinction Analysis of Coupled Homogeneous-Heterogeneous Reactions in Monolith Reactors [Link] |
| Minjie Shen | Dr. Megan L. Robertson | Sustainable and Degradable Epoxy Resins Containing Multifunctional Biobased Components [Link] |
| Maxwell William Smith | Dr. Jacinta C. Conrad and Dr. Richard C. Willson | Understanding And Applying Anisotropic Virus Particle Transport In Complex Media [Link] |
| Ricardo David Sosa | Dr. Jeffrey D. Rimer | Unraveling Barite Scale Crystallization Mechanisms In The Presence Of Polyprotic Acids [Link] |
| Mingjie Tu | Dr. Vemuri Balakotaiah | Reduced Order Models with Local Property Dependent Transfer Coefficients for Real Time Simulations of Single and Dual Layered Monolith Reactors [Link] |
| Yixi Wang | Dr. Patrick C. Cirino | Engineering Escherichia coli for Anaerobic Alkane Activation: Biosynthesis of (1-methylalkyl) Succinates [Link] |
| Yuechuan Xu | Dr. Peter G. Vekilov | Microscopic Dynamics of Amyloid β Fibrillization [Link] |
| Yingliang Zhou | Dr. Vincent M. Donnelly | Effect of H2 Plasma Conditioning on Anodized Al Chamber and Quartz Discs [Link] |