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Active dynamics of microtubule and motor protein networks
(2017-05-04)
Cellular components have the remarkable ability to self-organize in space and time into higher order structures necessary to carry out biological functions. One example of such a structure is the spindle apparatus, a ...
Human Orthotopic and Metastatic Lung Cancer-on-Chip Models
(2017-07-19)
Development of improved cancer therapeutics requires better experimental models because results from animals often do not predict drug responses in humans. Cancer researchers often implant human tumor xenografts in mice ...
Electrode Suspensions With Tailored Flow Behavior and Electrochemical Performance for Multiscale Lithium Ion Batteries
(2017-04-28)
Rechargeable Li-ion batteries (LIBs) are widely used in applications ranging from portable electronics to electric vehicles. They are also being explored for grid-scale energy storage. To date, commercial LIBs have been ...
Liquid Metallic Hydrogen at Static Conditions
(2017-05-03)
The search for dense hydrogen metallization is now almost eighty years old. Because of hydrogen’s fundamental significance as the benchmark system for most of the physical and chemical sciences as well as its astrophysical ...
A Framework for Understanding Small Nervous Systems
(2017-01-09)
How do we find important neurons and understand how their dynamics control behavior? Both of these are challenging and general problems in neuroscience. In this dissertation supervised by Sharad Ramanathan, I developed a ...
Studies of the Yttrium Tantalate – Zirconium Oxide Quasi-Binary
(2017-05-12)
For thermal barrier coating (TBC) applications, the high temperature tetragonal phase of ZrO2 has been the widely used material for years due to its many favorable properties, including low thermal conductivity and high ...
Vapor Deposition of Halide Perovskites and Hole- Transport Materials for Use in Thin-Film Photovoltaics
(2017-09-08)
The drive toward a sustainable, low-carbon energy future has created a considerable impetus to reduce the cost per watt of electricity produced from solar cells. Thin-film photovoltaics, specifically those produced with ...
Topics in the Development of Aqueous Quinone-based Flow Batteries
(2017-05-12)
The development of economically competitive grid scale energy storage is critical to worldwide adoption of renewable energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This work examines increasing flow battery efficiency and ...
Development of Tin(II) Sulfide Solar Cells by Interface Engineering and Absorber Alloying
(2017-05-12)
Tin(II) sulfide (SnS) is a promising candidate for alternative photovoltaic (PV) materials. Composed of cheap, non-toxic and earth-abundant elemental constituents, SnS has appropriate band gap and high absorption coefficient. ...
A Floating Probe Force Microscope With Sub-Femtonewton Resolution
(2017-01-13)
Forces at the femtonewton level and below are poised to be highly relevant in a number of scientific disciplines– including studies in optics and photonics, molecular biology, and even microfluidics. It is highly practical, ...