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Local to Global Multi-Scale Multimedia Modeling of Chemical Fate and Population Exposure
(2017)
To assess environmental and human exposure to chemical emissions, two types of approaches are available: 1. intermediate- to high-resolution, substance/location-specific analyses, and 2. lower resolution, less specific ...
Correlation Measurement of Lambda-anti-Lambda, Lambda-Lambda and anti-Lambda-anti-Lambda with the ATLAS detector at s=7 TeV
(2017)
This thesis summaries the measurements of correlations between Lambda0-anti-Lambda0, Lambda0-Lambda0, and anti-Lambda0-anti-Lambda0 hyperon pairs produced inclusively at the LHC, which are useful for a better understanding ...
Micro-Particle Operations Using Asymmetric Traps
(2017)
Micro-particles are a great tool to detect biomolecules for their high multiplexing capability, wide options of materials, and scalability. Currently, most of the platforms utilizing micro-particles are bench-top scale ...
Sea Surface Height Signatures of Internal Gravity Waves
(2017)
Sea surface height (SSH) is a fundamental variable in physical oceanography and is the key observable quantity in global satellite altimetry. SSH is a complicated manifestation of many oceanic processes, and, as such, ...
Applications of Computation in Acoustics: Ultrasound Bioeffects and Underwater Transmission Loss Uncertainty
(2017)
This dissertation presents work in which computational modeling is used to advance two areas of interest in modern acoustics. First, we develop computational models to study the poorly understood physics underlying ...
Piezoelectric Impedance-Based Structural Health Monitoring using Bistable and Adaptive Piezoelectric Circuitry
(2017)
Structural health monitoring (SHM) has been extensively explored for various aerospace, civil, and mechanical systems due to its significant importance in enhancing life-safety and economic benefits. Among various SHM ...
Investigations of Excited States and Radical Ions in ?-Conjugated Polymers of Interest for Photovoltaic Applications
(2017)
Photovoltaics using polymer semiconductors as active materials require donor/acceptor (D/A) interfaces to convert excitons into freed charges. In the absence of chain defects, excited states and charges migrate most ...
Compound Semiconductor Quantum Wells and Dots for Light-Emitting Diode Applications: Insights on Structural and Optoelectronic Properties
(2017)
Compound semiconductor nanostructures have revolutionized solid-state devices through their unique electronic, optical, and strain properties. To engineer nanostructures and optimize devices, we must understand their ...
Acoustically-Responsive Scaffolds: Control of Growth Factor Release for Tissue Regeneration Using Ultrasound
(2017)
Administration of exogenous growth factors (GFs) is a proposed method of stimulating tissue regeneration. Conventional administration routes, such as at-site or systemic injections, have yielded problems with efficacy ...
Searches for Pair Production of a Heavy Vector-Like Quarks in pp Collisions at s=13 TeV with the ATLAS Detector
(2017)
A summary of two orthogonal and complementary searches for pair production of heavy vector-like quarks is presented. The first analysis considers final states with 1-lepton and hadronic jets that can be used to reconstruct ...