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Engineering Bicontinuous Interfaces for Enhanced Mechanical Performance
(2020)
In this work, we report on the evolution of phase-separated morphologies in co-sputtered Cu-Mo films as a result of varying substrate temperature and deposition rate during deposition. A transition from vertically-oriented ...
Purely Organic Triplet Emitters: From Fundamental Molecular Design to Performance Amplification in Modern Applications
(2022)
Emissive materials are the essential functional components in many modern and emerging technologies such as organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), solid-state lighting, sensors, and data encryption. Metal-free purely organic ...
Contribution of Crevasse Advection and Mixed Mode Calving to Glacier Dynamics
(2021)
Modeling of the climate system including, but not limited to, atmospheric dynamics, ocean dynamics, and ice dynamics, is one of the crucial scientific problems of the 21st century. This work focuses on modeling of iceberg ...
Electron Acceleration and Radiation Generation from Relativistic Laser-Plasma Interactions and Statistical Methods at High Repetition-Rate
(2021)
This dissertation explores the interaction between high-intensity lasers and plasmas to accelerate electrons and produce radiation via experimental and computational efforts. The laser pulses used in this dissertation have ...
Design Principles for Nanocrystal Assembly Using Anisotropic Building Blocks
(2020)
Self-assembly of soft matter is a phenomena that can be influenced by multiple factors including particle shape, ligand decoration and thermodynamic properties such as temperature and pressure. In this highly anisotropic ...
Spatial Nonlocality and Its Effects on the Scattering Characteristics of Wave-Bearing Media
(2022)
Reciprocity is the principle in the study of wave propagation that states that given a source and a receiver in a linear domain, switching their locations will not affect the received signal. Systems that break reciprocity ...
Quantum Light Scattering in Disordered and Structured Media
(2021)
Understanding the complex interactions of the quantum light with different media provides valuable insights into potential applications in quantum tomography, microscopy, circuit and network design, and imaging. This thesis ...
Improving Barotropic Tide Modeling in MPAS-Ocean and Estimating Changes in Future Tides
(2023)
Modeling the ocean is critical for understanding both present and future risks posed by climate change on coastal communities. Ocean tides in these regions will continue to change over the following decades, yet tides are ...
Novel Imaging Systems Using Nanophotonic Devices
(2021)
Novel technologies and innovations lead to new applications. This dissertation demonstrates new applications enabled by novel nanophotonic devices. I will describe two nanophotonic devices: hyperbolic metamaterial and ...
The Measurement and Optimization of Direct Laser Acceleration
(2023)
This thesis presents experimental measurements and numerical modeling of electron acceleration optimization and laser channel formation in relativistic laser interactions with underdense plasma, as well as scintillator ...