Explore our collection of dissertations and master's theses from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering below.
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2024
IMPROVING CAST STEEL RAIL COUPLER FATIGUE RESISTANCE THROUGH LOCAL WIRE-ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, Andrew M. Bunge
NICKEL SUPERALLOY COMPOSITION AND PROCESS OPTIMIZATION FOR WELDABILITY, COST, AND STRENGTH, Sophie A. Mehl
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2023
CARBONATE-SUPERSTRUCTURED SOLID FUEL CELLS WITH HYDROCARBON FUELS, Hanrui Su
EFFECT OF SC ON RECRYSTALLIZATION RESISTANCE OF AA7050, Keaton Schmidt
IMPROVED DUCTILITY IN AN ARTIFICIALLY AGED AL-ZN-MG ALLOY WITH MN ADDITIONS, Daniel S. Freiberg
IMPROVED ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE OF DUCTILE IRON UTILIZING CHILLS AND CHROMIUM ADDITIONS, Ben L. Wang
OPTIMIZING THE EXTRUDABILITY OF 6082 ALUMINUM BY VARYING THE MAGNESIUM AND SILICON CONCENTRATION, Eli A. Harma
QUANTIFYING THE EVOLUTION OF STRENGTHENING MECHANISMS FOR COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED NIOBIUM AND TITANIUM HSLA STEEL SHEET, Isabella M.W. Jaszczak
STABILITY OF LiNiCoAl-OXIDE ELECTRODE MATERIAL UNDER HIGH-TEMPERATURE CERAMIC FUEL CELL CONDITIONS, Wei Zhang
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL HYDROGENATED GRAPHENE, Yuhuan Fei
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2022
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF FUNCTIONAL POLYMER COMPOSITES, Masoud Kasraie
Engineering Mechanically-Stable Zinc-Based Alloys for Medical Implants, Morteza Shaker Ardakani
LENGTH-SCALE-DEPENDENT STRESS RELIEF MECHANISMS IN HIGH PURITY INDIUM, Fereshteh Mallakpour
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2021
ANALYZING VARIATION IN DISPERSOID FORMATION IN ALUMINUM ALLOYS BY MINOR CHANGES IN HOMOGENIZATION TEMPERATURE, Brendan Treanore
A Resolution of Grain Boundary Strengthening Mechanisms by Nanoindentation Induced Local Mechanical Response, Prasad Pramod Soman
ATOMISTIC MONTE CARLO SIMULATION STUDY OF PHASE TRANSITIONS IN METAL ALLOYS, Xiaoxu Guo
HIGHLY EFFICIENT AND STABLE NI-BASED CATALYSTS FOR DRY REFORMING OF METHANE, Meijia Li
ROLE OF ETA PHASE EVOLUTION ON CREEP PROPERTIES OF NICKEL BASE SUPERALLOYS USED IN ADVANCED ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION PLANTS, Ninad Mohale
THE EFFECTS OF MOLYBDENUM, CHROMIUM, AND NIOBIUM ON GRAY IRON FOR BRAKE ROTOR APPLICATIONS, Matthew Hasbrouck
THERMOMECHANICAL MECHANISMS THAT CAUSE ADHESION OF ALUMINUM HIGH PRESSURE DIE CASTINGS TO THE DIE, Alex Monroe
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2020
EFFECT OF COBALT IN THIN WALL DUCTILE IRON AND SOLID SOLUTION STRENGTHENED FERRITIC DUCTILE IRON, Alejandra I. Almanza
MAGNETISM IN γ-FeSi2 NANOSTRUCTURES: A FIRST PRINCIPLES STUDY, Sahil Dhoka
MO6S8-BASED SINGLE-METAL-ATOM CATALYSTS FOR METHANOL SYNTHESIS FROM STEAM REFORMING OF METHANE, H. T. Zhang Zhang
Multiphysics phase field modeling of electromigration, Zachary Morgan
SURFACE MODIFICATION OF ZnO BASED DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS, Shu Zhao
SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATIONS OF METAL/SEPIOLITE AND METAL OXIDE/SEPIOLITE NANOCOMPOSITES, Huaguang Wang
THE STUDY OF CHEMICAL INDUCED POLYOLEFIN-BASED ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FOR ELECTRODIALYSIS APPLICATION, Di Huang
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2019
EFFECT OF DEVELOPMENT OF SCANDIUM TRIALUMINIDE PRECIPITATES ON CORROSION AND MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR IN ALUMINUM-MAGNESIUM ALLOYS, Carson Williams
Investigating Microalloying Elements to Accelerate Zirconium Trialuminide Precipitation in Aluminum Alloys, Philip D. Staublin
Magnetic Domain Structures in Fe-Ga Alloys, Matthew N. Tianen
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2018
Development and Characterization of Biodegradable Zinc Vascular Ligation Clips, Jeffrey Michael Brookins
Effect of Hierarchical Structure and Orientation on Water-Repellent Legs of Water-Walking Insects, Georgia Hurchalla
EFFECTS AND LIMITATIONS OF RESIDUAL ALLOYING ELEMENTS IN SILICON SOLID SOLUTION STRENGTHENED FERRITIC DUCTILE IRON, Julia Scruton
EFFECTS OF HEAT TREATMENT CONDITIONS ON MORPHOLOGY, OPTICAL PROPERTIES, AND PERFORMANCE OF TiO2 IN DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS, Peter Hokemeir-Seim
GRAPHENE ELECTRODES FOR SUPERCAPACITORS AND CAPACITIVE DEIONIZATION, Liang Chang
MEASUREMENT OF PLANAR FAULT PROBABILITIES IN AUSTEMPERED DUCTILE IRON AND 304L STAINLESS STEEL, Nathan Peterson
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2017
BALL-MILLING TUNED BAND STRUCTURES OF ZnO NANOPARTICLES, Qianli Ma
EVALUATION OF THERMAL STABILITY OF AUSFERRITE IN AUSTEMPERED DUCTILE IRON USING DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY, Karl Warsinski
FOOD DYES BASED DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS, Dafu Wang
Formulation and testing of biodegradable polymeric coating on zinc wires in cardiovascular stent application, Avishan Arab Shomali
HIGHLY EFFICIENT ELECTRODE MATERIALS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN SOLAR CELLS, Wei Wei
In-situ synthesis of NiMoO4 on Ni foam as a binder-free electrode for supercapacitor, Tawei Chiu
MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF Zn-Ti ALLOYS FOR BIODEGRADABLE STENT APPLICATIONS, Zhiyong Yin
Plating Wastewater Treatment, Yuzhe Zhang
THE INFLUENCE OF PRIOR NATURAL AGING ON ARTIFICIAL AGE HARDENING IN AL-MG-SI ALLOYS, Alex Poznak
TIGHTENING THE LOOP ON THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: DISTRIBUTED PLASTIC RECYCLING WITH AN OPEN SOURCE RECYCLEBOT, Shan Zhong
Utilizing RepRap Style 3D Printers for the Manufacturing of Composite Heat Exchangers, John Laureto
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2016
Design for Low-Cost Gas Metal Arc Weld-Based Aluminum 3-D Printing, Amberlee S. Haselhuhn
DYNAMIC ATOMISTIC STUDY OF TUNNEL FUNCTIONS IN NANOSTRUCTURED TRANSITIONAL METAL OXIDES, Yifei Yuan
Experimental Investigations of Fused Filament Fabrication for Applications to Affordable Scientific Hardware, Bas Wijnen
Formation of Copper Gasars at Subatmospheric Pressures, Helen J. Rau
HIGHLY EFFICIENT TEMPERATURE-INDUCED VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION, Bing Han
INCREASING SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCY IN HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES WITH PLASMONIC PERFECT META – ABSORBERS, Jephias Gwamuri
Mechanically Induced Structural Changes in Molybdenum Disulfide, Prasad Pramod Soman
MODIFICATION OF ACTIVATED CARBON FOR SUPERCAPACITOR, Yan Xu
NANOSPHERE LITHOGRAPHY AND ITS APPLICATION IN RAPID AND ECONOMIC FABRICATION OF PLASMONIC HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES, Chenlong Zhang
Nd2Fe14B: (Nd1-x Dyx)2 Fe14B CORE-SHELL STRUCTURE FORMATION BY HOT PRESS LIQUID PHASE SINTERING, Li Chen
THE EFFECT OF SOLIDIFICATION RATE AND SOLUTIONIZING QUENCH RATE ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND HARDENING RESPONSE OF ALUMINUM ALLOYS: A QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON, Rafael Gil-Figueroa
Thermomechanical Processing of Aluminum Micro-alloyed with Sc, Zr, Ti, B, and C, Cameron McNamara
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2015
BIOCORROSION RATE AND MECHANISM OF METALLIC MAGNESIUM IN MODEL ARTERIAL ENVIRONMENTS, Patrick Bowen
COMPUTATIONAL STUDY OF MICROSTRUCTURE-PROPERTYMECHANISM RELATIONS IN FERROIC COMPOSITES, Fengde D. Ma
Failure Analysis of Blistered Organic Coatings on Gray Iron Castings, Matthew Tianen
Materials for Energy, Drug, and Information Storage, Peifu Cheng
MICROWAVE ASSISTED COMMUNITION OF SULFIDE ORE, Matthew D. Andriese
Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2014
DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR REPRAP STYLE 3-D PRINTERS IN ENGINEERING, Benjamin T. Wittbrodt
MICROWAVE ABSORPTION PROPERTIES OF TIRES, Yuzhe Zhang
Nano-engineering of composite material via reactive mechanical alloying/milling (RMA/M), Edward Andrew Laitila
SOLUTE-DERIVED THERMAL STABILITY OF NANOCRYSTALLINE ALUMINUM AND PROCESSING FACTOR INFLUENCE ON THE FORMATION OF AL6MN QUASICRYSTALS IN MELT-SPINNING, Andrew H. Baker
Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Dysprosium transport in Nd-Fe-B pellets, Parawee Pumwongpitak
Faulted Structures in Li Ion Exchanged NaMO2 (M=Ni(0.25)Mn(0.75)), Aaron M. DeWahl
Intergranular Corrosion and Stress Corrosion Cracking of Extruded AA6005A, David James Seguin
NICKEL-COBALT SOLID SOLUTION AND ITS APPLICATIONS AS CATALYSTS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE REFORMING OF METHANE, Sanchai Kuboon
PARAMETRIC STUDY OF REAXFF SIMULATION PARAMETERS FOR MOLECULAR DYNAMICS MODELING OF REACTIVE CARBON GASES, Benjamin David Jensen
PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURES OF Li-N BASED HYDROGEN STORAGE MATERIALS, Junqing Zhang
SYNTHESIS OF GRAPHENE AND ITS APPLICATIONS FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS, Hui Wang
The Processing of Aluminum Gasarites via Thermal Decomposition of Interstitial Hydrides, Joseph James Licavoli
Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Effect of external electric field on hydrogen adsorption over activated carbon separated by dielectric materials, Zheng Zhang
Heat transfer in microwave heating, Zhiwei Peng
Microwave-assisted wet chemical (MAWC) synthesis of lithium iron phosphate, Shangzhao Shi
Molecular modeling of EPON 862-DETDA polymer , Ananyo Bandyopadhyay
Synthesis of novel solid materials from carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, Yan Huo
THE USE OF LIFE-CYCLE ANALYSIS TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF MATERIALS IN MANUFACTURING, Megan A. Kreiger
Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Effects of silicon content and cooling rate on mechanical properties of heavy section ductile cast iron , Meghan Haycock
High temperature, low cycle fatigue of a hybrid particulate/fiber aluminum metal-matrix composite , Justin Clark
Processing and mechanical properties of cast aluminum containing scandium, zirconium, and ytterbium , Nicholas D. Johnson