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An Experimental Investigation of Premixed Combustion in Extreme Turbulence
(2017)
This work has explored various aspects of high Reynolds number combustion
that have received much previous speculation. A new high-Reynolds number
premixed Bunsen burner, called Hi-Pilot, was designed to produce ...
Spectroscopic Studies on the Molecular Structural Changes of Plastics and Plasticizers at Model Environmental Interfaces.
(2015)
The mainstream introduction of plastics poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) and poly(styrene) (PS) has been integral to the formation of modern urban infrastructures and the advancement of medical, electronic, and industrial ...
Unsnarling Excitation, Relaxation and Scattering Dynamics in Multi-Chiral Distributions of Carbon Nanotubes
(2017)
This research begins the process of studying a polymer/carbon nanotube prototype solar cell. Inclusion of nanotubes in a photoactive polymer simultaneously overcomes the limited diffusion length of charge carriers and ...
Uncovering Hidden Dynamics in Living Systems Using Bayesian Statistics and Single-Molecule Microscopy
(2019)
Fluorescence microscopy is a powerful technique for understanding the organization, structure and dynamics of cells. Single-molecule imaging techniques extend our ability to probe cellular systems down to a range of only ...
Mid-Infrared Pulse Shaping and Two-Dimensional Spectroscopy of Open Quantum Systems in Liquid Solution.
(2012)
The primary focus of this work is the development of a mid-infrared pulse shaping system. The primary motivation for this system is for two-dimensional infrared (2DIR) spectroscopy, however, the mid-infrared pulse shaper ...
Direct Identification and Counting of MicroRNAs in Single Cells by Transient Binding and Kinetic Fingerprinting
(2023)
Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality worldwide. Within the U.S. alone, it is estimated that 1.9 million people will be diagnosed this year and over 610,000 people are expected to perish. Despite advances in ...
Organic Room-Temperature Phosphorescence Materials: from Fundamental Triplet Exciton Modulations to Novel Applications in Biosensing and Bioimaging
(2021)
Metal-free purely organic phosphors are an emerging class of room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials and have attracted great attention over the past decade, owning to their potentials in a variety of advanced ...
Development and Application of Numerical Methods in Biomolecular Solvation
(2021)
This work addresses the development of fast summation methods for long range particle interactions and their application to problems in biomolecular solvation, which describes the interaction of proteins or other biomolecules ...
Symmetry and Reformulation: On Intellectual Progress in Science and Mathematics
(2022)
Science and mathematics continually change in their tools, methods, and concepts. Many of these changes are not just modifications but progress---steps to be admired. But what constitutes progress? This dissertation addresses ...
Advancing Chiral Plasmonics Using Single-Molecule Localization Microscopy
(2023)
Fluorescence microscopy is an important tool for studying structures in living cells, but its use is limited to sizes greater than 300 nm due to the diffraction limit of visible light. Single-molecule localization microscopy ...