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Theses and Dissertations — 2022

Masters Theses

Student Advisor(s) Thesis/Dissertation Title
Vinay Nuka Dr. Alamgir Karim Enhancing Ordering of Block Copolymer Thin Films with Ionic Liquid

Dissertations

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]