Explore a selection of works produced by faculty in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Michigan Technological University.

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Works from 2017

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Mullitization Characteristics and Sinterability of Kyanite in Ceramic Preparation, Huaguang Wang, Bowen Li, Mingsheng He, and Jiann Yang Hwang

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Potassium-chemical synthesis of 3D graphene from CO2 and its excellent performance in HTM-free perovskite solar cells, Wei Wei, Baoyun Hu, Fangming Jin, Zhenzi Jing, Yuexiang Li, Andres Alberto García Blanco, Dario J. Stacchiola, and Yun Hang Hu

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Highly conductive Na-embedded carbon nanowalls for hole-transport-material-free perovskite solar cells without metal electrodes, Wei Wei and Yun Hang Hu

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Catalytic role of H2O in degradation of inorganic–organic perovskite (CH3NH3PbI3) in air, Wei Wei and Yun Hang Hu

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3D graphene from CO2 and K as an excellent counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells, Wei Wei, Dario J. Stacchiola, and Yun Hang Hu

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Synthesis of Mesochannel Carbon Nanowall Material from CO2 and Its Excellent Performance for Perovskite Solar Cells, Wei Wei, Kai Sun, and Yun Hang Hu

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Distributed manufacturing of flexible products: Technical feasibility and economic viability, Aubrey Woern and Joshua M. Pearce

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KOH-assisted microwave post-treatment of activated carbon for efficient symmetrical double-layer capacitors, Yan Xu, Liang Chang, and Yun Hang Hu

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Fabricating ordered 2-D nano-structured arrays using nanosphere lithography, Chenlong Zhang, Sandra Cvetanovic, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Enhancement of hydrogenated amorphous silicon solar cells with front-surface hexagonal plasmonic arrays from nanoscale lithography, Chenlong Zhang, Jephias Gwamuri, Sandra Cvetanovic, Mehi Sadatgol, Durdo O. Guney, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Application of Membrane Separation Technology in Wastewater Treatment of Iron and Steel Enterprise, Lei Zhang, Shining Chen, Lina Wang, Pu Liu, Benquan Fu, and Jiann Yang Hwang

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Penetration depth of microwave in tire rubber, Yuzhe Zhang, Jiann yang Hwang, Zhiwei Peng, Matthew Andriese, Bowen Li, Xiaodi Huang, Xinli Wang, and Xin Yan

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Structural characteristics and in vitro biodegradatation of a novel ZnLi alloy prepared by induction melting and hot rolling, Shan Zhao, Cameron McNamara, Patrick Bowen, Nicholas Verhun, Jacob P. Braykovich, Jeremy Goldman, and Jaroslaw W. Drelich

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Zn-Li alloy after extrusion and drawing: Structural, mechanical characterization, and biodegradation in abdominal aorta of rat, Shan Zhao, Jan-M Seitz, Ranier Eifler, Hans J. Maier, Roger J. Guillory II, Elisha J. Earley, Adam J. Drelich, Jeremy Goldman, and Jaroslaw Drelich

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Tightening the loop on the circular economy: Coupled distributed recycling and manufacturing with recyclebot and RepRap 3-D printing, Shan Zhong and Joshua M. Pearce

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Energy payback time of a solar photovoltaic powered waste plastic recyclebot system, Shan Zhong, Pratiksha Rakhe, and Joshua M. Pearce

Submissions from 2016

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Structural and optical characterization and efficacy of hydrothermal synthesized Cu and Ag doped zinc oxide nanoplate bactericides, C. Abinaya, M. Marikkannan, M. Manikandan, J. Mayandi, P. Suresh, V. Shanmugaiah, Craig Ekstrum, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Experimental characterization of heat transfer in an additively manufactured polymer heat exchanger, Martinus A. Arie, Amir H. Shooshtari, Ratnesh Tiwari, Serguei V. Dessiatoun, Michael M. Ohadi, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Solute-derived thermal stabilization of nano-sized grains in melt-spun aluminum, Andrew H. Baker, Paul G. Sanders, E. A. Lass, Deepak Kapoor, and S. L. Kampe

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Biodegradable metals for cardiovascular stents: from clinical concerns to recent Zn‐alloys, Patrick Bowen, Emily Shearier, S. Zhao, Roger J. Guillory II, Feng Zhao, Jeremy Goldman, and Jaroslaw Drelich

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Overview: Magnesium-Based Biodegradable Implants, Patrick Bowen and Wim H. Sillekens

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Characterization of minerals, metals, and materials 2015, John S. Carpenter, Chenguang Bai, Juan Pablo Escobedo, Jiann yang Hwang, Shadia Ikhmayies, Bowen Li, Jian Li, Sergio Neves Monteiro, Zhiwei Peng, and Mingming Zhang

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Excellent capacitive deionization performance of meso-carbon microbeads, Liang Chang and Yun Hang Hu

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Dubinin-Astakhov model for acetylene adsorption on metal-organic frameworks, Peifu Cheng and Yun Hang Hu

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Acetylene adsorption on defected MIL-53, Peifu Cheng and Yun Hang Hu

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Mechanically-induced reverse phase transformation of MoS2 from stable 2H to metastable 1T and its memristive behavior, Peifu Cheng, Kai Sun, and Yun Hang Hu

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Memristive Behavior and Ideal Memristor of 1T Phase MoS2 Nanosheets, Peifu Cheng, Kai Sun, and Yun Hang Hu

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Cost-effectiveness of interventions for alternate food to address agricultural catastrophes globally, David C. Denkenberger and Joshua M. Pearce

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Open source laboratory sample rotator mixer and shaker, Karankumar C. Dhankani and Joshua M. Pearce

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Importance of oxide film in endovascular biodegradable zinc stents, Adam J. Drelich, Patrick Bowen, Leslie LaLonde, Jeremy Goldman, and Jaroslaw W Drelich

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A novel biodegradable frontal sinus stent (MgNd2): a long-term animal study, M. Durisin, J. M. Seitz, J. Reifenrath, C. M. Weber, R. Eifler, H. J. Maier, T. Lenarz, and C. Klose

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MgNd2 alloy in contact with nasal mucosa: an in vivo and in vitro approach, R. Eifler, J. M. Seitz, C. M. Weber, S. Grundke, J. Reifenrath, M. Kietzmann, T. H. Lenarz, H. J. Maier, C. Klose, and M. Durisin

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Atomic Force Microscopy for Characterization of Surfaces, Particles, and Their Interactions, Frank M. Etzler and Jaroslaw Drelich

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Surface-charge anisotropy of scheelite crystals, Zhiyong Gao, Yuehua Hu, Wei Sun, and Jaroslaw W. Drelich

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Domain wall creep in magnetic thin films near the depinning transition, L. D. Geng and Y. M. Jin

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Corrosion characteristics dictate the long-term inflammatory profile of degradable zinc arterial implants, Roger J. Guillory II, Patrick Bowen, Sean Hopkins, Emily Shearier, Elisha J. Earley, Amani Gillette, and et al.

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High-efficiency solar-powered 3-D printers for sustainable development, Jephias Gwamuri, Dhiogo Franco, Khalid Khan, Lucia Gauchia, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Influence of oxygen concentration on the performance of ultra-thin RF magnetron sputter deposited indium tin oxide films as a top electrode for photovoltaic devices, Jephias Gwamuri, Murugesan Marikkannan, J. Mayandi, Patrick Bowen, and Joshua M. Pearce

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A new method of preparing highly conductive ultra-thin indium tin oxide for plasmonic-enhanced thin film solar photovoltaic devices, Jephias Gwamuri, Ankit Vora, Jeyanthinath Mayandi, Durdo O. Guney, Paul L. Bergstrom, and Joshua M. Pearce

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MoS2 as a co-catalyst for photocatalytic hydrogen production from water, Bing Han and Yun Hang Hu

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Efficient Visible Light Photocatalytic CO2 Reforming of CH4, Bing Han, Wei Wei, Liang Chang, Peifu Cheng, and Yun Hang Hu

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One-step green approach for synthesizing highly ordered pillaring materials via ultrafast transportation, Qing Qing Hao, Yong Hong Song, Bingsen Zhang, Huan Huan Yang, Jian Gang Chen, Yong Hua Zhao, Zhao Tie Liu, Yun Hang Hu, Zhong Wen Liu, Wei Wang, Dang Sheng Su, and Jian Lu

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Structure-property relationships of common aluminum weld alloys utilized as feedstock for GMAW-based 3-D metal printing, Amberlee S. Haselhuhn, Michael W. Buhr, Bas Wijnen, Paul G. Sanders, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Eli Ruckenstein - A model for science and engineering research, Yun Hang Hu

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Characterization of minerals, metals, and materials 2016, Shadia Jamil Ikhmayies, Bowen Li, John S. Carpenter, Jiann-Yang Hwang, Sergio Neves Monteiro, Jian Li, Donato Firrao, Mingming Zhang, Zhiwei Peng, Juan P. Escobedo-Diaz, and Chenguang Bai

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Advances in energy and fuels, Fangming Jin and Yun Hang Hu

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Advances in energy and fuels: A preface to the special issue section on the 2nd China-USA symposium on energy, Shanghai, China, June 26-28 2015, Fangming Jin and Yun Hang Hu

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The characterization of the desulfurization powder in the semi-dry de-SO < inf> 2 process of the sintering plant exhaust gas and its interaction with the soil particles, Ling Chen Kang, Li Jun Lu, Gai Feng Xue, and Jiann-Yang Hwang

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Emerging economic viability of grid defection in a northern climate using solar hybrid systems, Abhilash Kantamneni, Richelle Winkler, Lucia Gauchia, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Global value chains from a 3D printing perspective, André O. Laplume, Bent Petersen, and Joshua Pearce

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Open source laser polymer welding system: design and characterization of linear low-density polyethylene multilayer welds, John Laureto, Serguei V. Dessiatoun, Michael M. Ohadi, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Nuclear insurance subsidies cost from post-Fukushima accounting based on media sources, John Laureto and Joshua M. Pearce

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Synthesis and characteristics of anorthite ceramics from Steelmaking slag, Bowen Li, Mingsheng He, Jiann Yang Hwang, and Wangui Gan

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High-Rate, Durable Sodium-Ion Battery Cathode Enabled by Carbon-Coated Micro-Sized Na < inf> 3 V < inf> 2 (PO < inf> 4 ) < inf> 3 Particles with Interconnected Vertical Nanowalls, Hui Li, Xuanxuan Bi, Ying Bai, Yifei Yuan, Reza Shahbazian-Yassar, Chuan Wu, Feng Wu, Jun Lu, and Khalil Amine

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Catalytic behavior of graphene oxide for cement hydration process, Changqing Lin, Wei Wei, and Yun Hang Hu

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Retraining investment for U.S. transition from coal to solar photovoltaic employment, Edward P. Louie and Joshua M. Pearce

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Experimental study on quality evaluation of calcium-based agents for desulfurization of sinter gas on SDA, Lijun Lu, Jiann-Yang Hwang, Lingchen Kang, Likun Li, Honghui Fang, and Ying Liu

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Electrical effect and influence factors of tourmaline, Qi Lu, Bowen Li, and Feng Bai

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The effect of cold work on the precipitation and recrystallization kinetics in Al-Sc-Zr alloys, C. T. McNamara, S. L. Kampe, P. G. Sanders, and D. J. Swenson

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A review of technical requirements for plug-and-play solar photovoltaic microinverter systems in the United States, Aishwarya Shrikant Mundada, Yuenyong Nilsiam, and Joshua M. Pearce

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U.S. market for solar photovoltaic plug-and-play systems, Aishwarya Shrikant Mundada, Emily Prehoda, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Levelized cost of electricity for solar photovoltaic, battery and cogen hybrid systems, Aishwarya Shrikant Mundada, Kunal K. Shah, and Joshua M. Pearce

U.S. market for solar photovoltaic plug-and-play systems, Aishwarya S. Mundada, Emily W. Prehoda, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Cascade Bayesian optimization, Thanh Dai Nguyen, Sunil Gupta, Santu Rana, Vu Nguyen, Svetha Venkatesh, Kyle Deane, and Paul G. Sanders

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Open source database and website to provide free and open access to inactive U.S. patents in the public domain, Yuenyong Nilsiam and Joshua M. Pearce

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Are you overpaying your academic executive team? A method for detecting unmerited academic executive compensation, Joshua M. Pearce

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Photovoltaic materials and electronic devices, Joshua M. Pearce

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Undermined by overhead accounting, Joshua M. Pearce

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Open-source wax RepRap 3-D printer for rapid prototyping paper-based microfluidics, Joshua M. Pearce, Gerald C. Anzalone, and C. L. Heldt

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Resonances of microwave power absorption in alumina and silicon carbide, Zhiwei Peng, Xiaolong Lin, Jiann-Yang Hwang, Yuzhe Zhang, Yuanbo Zhang, Guanghui Li, and Tao Jiang

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The Influence of Low Temperature Clustering on Strengthening Precipitation IN Al-Mg-Si Alloys, Alex Poznak and Paul Sanders

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The influence of low temperature clustering on strengthening precipitation in ams alloy, Alex Poznak and Paul G. Sanders

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Susceptibility of metallic magnesium implants to bacterial biofilm infections, Muhammad Imran Rahim, Manfred Rohde, Bushra Rais, Jan Marten Seitz, and Peter P. Mueller

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Evaluation of the inflammatory potential of implant materials in a mouse model by bioluminescent imaging of intravenously injected bone marrow cells, Bushra Rais, Mario Köster, Muhammad Imran Rahim, Marina Pils, J. M. Seitz, Hansjörg Hauser, Dagmar Wirth, and Peter P. Mueller

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Novel nanomaterials for photocatalysis, photochemistry, and photobiology, Vicente Rodríguez-González, Agileo Hernandez-Gordillo, and Yun Hang Hu

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Disordered 3 D Multi-layer Graphene Anode Material from CO2for Sodium-Ion Batteries, Kassiopeia Smith, Riley Parrish, Wei Wei, Yuzi Liu, Tao Li, Yun Hang Hu, and Hui Xiong

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Viability of distributed manufacturing of bicycle components with 3-D printing: CEN standardized polylactic acid pedal testing, Nagendra Gautam Tanikella, Benjamin L. Savonen, John K. Gershenson, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Lengthscale effects on exchange coupling in Co-Pt L10 + L12 nanochessboards, Eric P. Vetter, Liwei D. Geng, Priya Ghatwai, Dustin A. Gilbert, Yongmei M. Jin, William A. Soffa, and Jerrold A. Floro

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Tuning shape of three dimensional graphene sheets, Hui Wang, Wei Wei, and Yun Hang Hu

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The Bright Future for Electrode Materials of Energy Devices: Highly Conductive Porous Na-Embedded Carbon, Wei Wei, Liang Chang, Kai Sun, Alexander J. Pak, Eunsu Paek, Gyeong S. Hwang, and Yun Hang Hu

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3D MoS2/Graphene hybrid layer materials as counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells, Wei Wei and Yun Hang Hu

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Direct conversion of CO2 to 3D graphene and its excellent performance for dye-sensitized solar cells with 10% efficiency, Wei Wei, Kai Sun, and Yun Hang Hu

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An efficient counter electrode material for dye-sensitized solar cells - Flower-structured 1T metallic phase MoS2, Wei Wei, Kai Sun, and Yun Hang Hu

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Free and open-source control software for 3-D motion and processing, Bas Wijnen, G. C. Anzalone, Amberlee S. Haselhuhn, Paul G. Sanders, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Free and open-source automated 3-D microscope, Bas Wijnen, Emily E. Petersen, Emily J. Hunt, and Joshua M. Pearce

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3-D printing solar photovoltaic racking in developing world, Ben Wittbrodt and Joshua M. Pearce

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3-D printing solar photovoltaic racking in developing world, Ben T. Wittbrodt and Joshua M. Pearce

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Platinum-Coated Hollow Graphene Nanocages as Cathode Used in Lithium-Oxygen Batteries, Feng Wu, Yi Xing, Xiaoqiao Zeng, Yifei Yuan, Xiaoyi Zhang, Reza Shahbazian-Yassar, Jianguo Wen, Dean J. Miller, Li Li, Renjie Chen, Jun Lu, and Khalil Amine

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Physical and chemical properties of MSWI fly ash, He Xinghua, Zhu Shujing, and Jiann-Yang Hwang

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Plasmonic enhancement of amorphous silicon solar photovoltaic cells with hexagonal silver arrays made with nanosphere lithography, C Zhang, Durdo O. Guney, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Open-source 3-D platform for low-cost scientific instrument ecosystem, C. Zhang, Bas Wijnen, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Experimental study of advanced treatment of coking wastewater using MBR-RO combined process, Lei Zhang, Jiann-Yang Hwang, Ting Leng, Gaifeng Xue, and Hongbing Chang

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Discussion on coking wastewater treatment and control measures in iron and steel enterprises, Lei Zhang, Jiann-Yang Hwang, Ting Leng, Gaifeng Xue, and Gaoming Wu

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Microwave heating of waste tires, Yuzhe Zhang, Jiann yang Hwang, Zhiwei Peng, Matthew Andriese, Bowen Li, Xiaodi Huang, Xinli Wang, and Likun Li

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Making ultrafine and highly-dispersive multimetallic nanoparticles in three-dimensional graphene with supercritical fluid as excellent electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction, Yazhou Zhou, Clive H. Yen, Yun Hang Hu, Chongmin Wang, Xiaonong Cheng, Chien M. Wai, Juan Yang, and Yuehe Lin

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Solidification of dredged sludge by Hydraulic ash-slag cementitious materials, Shu Jing Zhu, Ying Qin, and Jiann Yang Hwang

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Solidification of dredged sludge by hydraulic ash-slag cementitious materials, Shu Jing Zhu, Ying Qin, and Jiann-Yang Hwang

Submissions from 2015

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A Virtual Educational Exchange: A North–South Virtually Shared Class on Sustainable Development, Augusta Abrahamse, Mathew Johnson, Nanette Levinson, Larry Medsker, Joshua M. Pearce, Carla Quiroga, and Ruth Scipione

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Controlling optical absorption in metamaterial absorbers for plasmonic solar cells, Wyatt Adams, Ankit Vora, Jephias Gwamuri, Joshua M. Pearce, and Durdo O. Guney

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Photovoltaic system performance enhancement with nontracking planar concentrators: Experimental results and bidirectional reflectance function (BDRF)-based modeling, Rob W. Andrews, Andrew Pollard, and Joshua M. Pearce