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Kinetic Analysis of Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction and Development of Ag-alloy Catalysts for Low Temperature Fuel Cells.
(2013)
This dissertation applies insights from quantum chemical calculations and heterogeneous kinetic analysis to interpret macroscopic reactivity trends in electrochemical systems and design optimal electrocatalysts. Specifically ...
Phenol Gasification in Supercritical Water: Chemistry, Byproducts, and Toxic Impacts.
(2014)
In order to better understand the chemistry underlying supercritical water gasification (SCWG) of biomass, phenol was processed with supercritical water in quartz reactors while systematically varying the temperature, water ...
Neutrophil Interactions with Particle Drug Carriers and Behavior in Inflammation
(2020)
Neutrophils are cells of the innate immune system which make up approximately 50-70% of all circulating white blood cells. Despite their abundance, the importance of neutrophils in many contexts has only recently begun to ...
Exploiting Polymer Theory to Simulate the Rheology of Micellar Solutions and Polymer Glasses
(2018)
Exhibiting different rheological (viscoelastic) behaviors, micellar solutions and polymeric glasses are at the center of many applications.
For micellar solutions, I have developed a mesoscopic simulation model, drawing ...
Characterizing Microbial Communities Using Droplet Microfluidic Technology
(2017)
Bacteria are ubiquitous organisms that play a role in nearly every facet of life from health to the environment. A majority of bacteria live in synergistic communities but many of these bacteria have yet to be cultured ...
Engineered Supraparticles and Their Photocatalytic Applications
(2021)
Nature has developed highly specific and efficient catalysts to synthesize complex organic compounds, such as sugars in the process of photosynthesis. Due to the efficiency of these reactions, considerable effort has been ...
Design, Applications, and Processing of Synthetic Protein Nanoparticles
(2020)
Nanomedicine- where a therapeutic is loaded into nanoparticles to increase therapeutic efficiency and improve patient outcomes- has long had the potential to revolutionize medicine. With all of their promise, nanoparticle ...
Exploring and Modulating Platelet Adhesion and Platelet-Cell Interactions in Health and Disease
(2022)
Platelets play a major role in vivo in preventing bleeding, hemostasis, and contributing to uncontrolled clotting, thrombosis. Platelets are impacted in health and disease by the other cells they encounter in blood flow, ...
Continuous Microfluidic Viscometers for Biochemical and Diagnostic Analysis
(2017)
Microfluidic technologies have advanced rapidly over the past two decades. Numerous microfluidic devices to assess different biomarkers have been reported, yet very few address physical properties, such as viscosities, of ...
(Photo)Electrochemical Performance Predictions and Electrocatalytic Measurements for Wastewater Nutrient Recovery and Solar Hydrogen Production
(2023)
Increasing food demand due to the growing global population underlines the surging dependence on the Haber-Bosch process to produce ammonia (NH3), which is a vital fertilizer for high crop yields. This process is energy ...