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Design and Assembly Considerations in the Engineering of Vascular Tissue
(2014-02-25)
Native vascular tissue functions are highly dependent on structural organization at the super-cellular, cellular, and sub-cellular spatial scales. We hypothesized that the structure-function relationship of vascular tissues ...
Fourier optics for wavefront engineering and wavelength control of lasers
(2014-02-25)
Since their initial demonstration in 1994, quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) have become prominent sources of mid-infrared radiation. Over the years, a large scientific and engineering effort has led to a dramatic improvement ...
Functional Query Languages with Categorical Types
(2014-02-25)
We study three category-theoretic types in the context of functional query languages (typed lambda-calculi extended with additional operations for bulk data processing). The types we study are:
Particle Focusing in Microchannels
(2014-02-25)
The ability to control the motion of particles and cells in microchannels has been a center of fascination since the advent of microfluidics. Entire fields have been created in order to accomplish separation, volume reduction ...
Magnetic trapping of molecules via optical loading and magnetic slowing
(2014-02-25)
This thesis demonstrates a new cooling and trap loading technique for molecules, leading to trapping of calcium monofluoride (CaF).
Optics at interfaces: ultra-thin color coatings, perfect absorbers, and metasurfaces
(2014-02-25)
The vast majority of optical components and devices in use today can be grouped under the umbrella of ``bulk optics''; i.e. they generally have a non-negligible thickness compared to the wavelength of light. This is true ...
Novel Chemistries and Materials for Grid-Scale Energy Storage: Quinones and Halogen Catalysis
(2014-02-25)
In this work I describe various approaches to electrochemical energy storage at the grid-scale. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to energy storage and an overview of the history and development of flow batteries. Chapter ...
Global budget of black carbon aerosol and implications for climate forcing
(2014-02-25)
This thesis explores the factors controlling the distribution of black carbon (BC) in the atmosphere/troposphere and its implications for climate forcing. BC is of great climate interest because of its warming potential. ...
A Uniform Min-Max Theorem and Characterizations of Computational Randomness
(2014-02-25)
This thesis develops several tools and techniques using ideas from information theory, optimization, and online learning, and applies them to a number of highly related fundamental problems in complexity theory, pseudorandomness ...
Chemical Vapor Deposition of Cobalt-based Thin Films for Microelectronics
(2014-02-25)
In microelectronics, the device size continues to shrink to improve the performance and functionality, which sets technical challenges for the integrated circuit (IC) fabrication. Novel materials and processing techniques ...