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2013
Emma Humphrey
Three-dimensional magnetic eld determination in magnetic nanoparticles using iterative reconstruction techniques
Advisor: Marc DeGraef
Kyu Hun Kim
Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Aerogels: Synthesis, Characterization, Application
Advisor: Mohammad Islam
Reeju Pokharel
Spatially Resolved In-situ Study of Plastic Deformation in Polycrystalline Cu using High Energy X-Rays and Full-field Simulations
Advisor: Anthony Rollett
Fatma Uyar
Interface Texture Evolution Under the Effect of Applied Stress
Advisor: Anthony Rollett
2012
Benjamin Anglin
Investigation and Characterization of Thermoelastic Eigenstresses Near Microstructural Features and the Application to Tin Whisker Growth
Advisor: Anthony Rollett
Patrick Callahan
Quantitative Characterization and Comparison of Precipitate and Grain Shape in Ni-based Superalloys using Moment Invariants
Advisor: Marc DeGraef
Kelvin Cheung
The Effect of Mold Flux on Reheat Scale Austentic Stainless Steel Slabs
Advisor: Chris Pistorius
Hyeon Jeong Cho
Rate Determining Steps of the Oxidation of Natural Magnetite Concentrates and Magnetite Pellets
Advisor: Chris Pistorius
Lin Hu
Crystal Plasticity Based Constitutive Modeling of Plastic Deformation Under Complex Strain Paths in AA 5754
Advisor: Anthony Rollett
Nicholas Jones
A Study of the Oxidation of Fe1-xCox Alloys and their resulting Magnetic Properties
Advisor: Michael McHenry
Debashis Kar
Correlating Grain Boundary Properties to Distributions During Anisotropic Grain Growth - An Interface Field Study in Two and Three Dimensions
Advisor: Gregory Rohrer & Anthony Rollett
Samuel Kernion
High Flux Density and Mechanically Processed (Co, Fe)-based Nanocrystalline Alloys for High Frequency Power Conversion
Advisor: Michael McHenry
Jonathan LeDonne
Characterization of Bulk Lamellar Accumulative Roll Bonded (ARB) Cu-Nb Composities Across the Length Scale
Advisor: Anthony Rollett
Li Li
Photocatalytic Activity of Heterostructed Powers: Nanostructured TiO2 Shell Surrounding Microcrystalline Cores
Advisor: Greg Rohrer & Paul Salvador
Wen Li
Activation of Stainless Steel Corrosion in Acid Solutions by Thiocyanate
Advisor: Chris Pistorius
Fang Liu
Microstructural and Compositional Investigations of InGaN/GaN and AlGaN/GaN Structures for Light Emitting Diodes
Advisor: Lisa Porter
Yimeng Lu
Identification and Characterization of Localized Conductivity Changes in Resistive Switching Devices
Advisor: Marek Skowronski & Paul Salvador
Aymeric Moinet
The Free Meniscus Problem in the Continuous Casting of Steel: A Computational Model of Cast Surface
Advisor: Alan Cramb
Satyajeet Ojha
Fabrication of Transparent Composites With High Inorganic Concentration: An Enthalpic Approach
Advisor: Michael Bockstaller
Debdutta Roy
Effect of Silicon on the Desulfurization of Al-killed Steels
Advisor: Richard Fruehan & Chris Pistorius
Andrew Schultz
The Growth and Photochemical Activity of Hematite Films on Perovskite Substrates
Advisor: Greg Rohrer & Paul Salvador
Joseph Tucker
Sythetic Microstructure-Based Lifing of Ni-Based Superalloys
Advisor: Anthony Rollett
Yiling Zhang
Visible-light Photocatalytic Activity of Ti02/BiFeO3 Heterostructures
Advisor: Greg Rohrer & Paul Salvador
2011
Ronen Berechman
Characterization of Extended Defects and Their Influence on the Performance of 4H-Sic Devices
Advisor: Marek Skowronski
Abhijeet Budruk
Microstructural Investigations of Defects and Domains in Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys
Advisor: Marc DeGraef
Harry Chien
The Effects of Microstructure and Thermal Stresses on the Hardness of CVD Deposited Al2O3 and TiCxN(1-x) Coatings
Advisor: Gregory Rohrer
Dooho Choi
Tungsten as a Next-Generation Interconnect Metal in Semiconductor Devices
Advisor: Katayun Barmak
Jihoon Choi
Particle Brush Systems: Mechanical Properties and Equilibruim Structure in Particle Brush Assemblies
Advisor: Michael Bockstaller
Sangeun Chun
Activated Nongraphitic Carbons for Use in Electrochemical Capacitors: The Evolution and Control of Physicochemical Properties during Processing
Advisor: Jay Whitacre
Amith Darbal
Surface and Grain Boundary Scattering in Nanometric Cu Thin Films: A Quantitative Analysis Including Intra-grain Boundries
Advisor: Katayun Barmak
Ashfaque Habib
Magnetic Nanopartcile Based Solder Composites for Electronic Packaging Applications
Advisor: Michael McHenry
Ayesha Hashambhoy
Structural and Electrochemical Characterization of Lithium Transition Metal Phosphates
Advisor: Jay Whitacre
Wenkan Jiang
Low Temperature Behavior of Oxygen Vacancies in Memristive SrTiO3
Advisors: Paul Salvador and Marek Skowronski
Dhishan Kande
Understanding the Antiferromagnetic to Ferromagnetic Transition in FeRh Thin Films for Novel Exchange Coupling Layer Applications
Advisor: David Laughlin
Kate McNerny
Chemical Synthesis of Fe-Co and Fe-Ni Nanoparticles with Tunable Magnetic Properties: A Study of Self-Regulated RF Thermotherapy and Magnetomechnical Responses in Polymeric Systems
Advisor: Michael McHenry
Hyung Ju Ryu
Microstructure Evolution During Thermal Treatment in Block Copolymer and Block Copolymer Blend Systems
Advisor: Michael Bockstaller
Vincent Sokalski
Media Noise Mechanisms in Perpendicular Magnetic Recordings: Intergranular Exchange Coupling, Interface Anisotrophy & Stacking Faults"
Advisor: David Laughlin
Amul Tevar
Manganese Oxide Sodium Intercalation Cathode Materials for Aqueous Electrolyte Energy Storage Devices
Advisor: Jay Whitacre
Neerav Verma
Modification of Alumina and Spinel Inclusions by Calcium in Liquid Steel
Advisor: Richard Fruehan
Ariel Virshup
Electrical, Chemical, and Microstructural Analysis of the Thermal Stability of Nickel-based Ohmic Contacts to
Silicon Carbide for High-Temperature Electronics
Advisor: Lisa Porter
Bincheng Wang
Ultrahigh Density Magnetic Recording Media: Quantitative Kinetic Experiments and Models of the A1 to L10 Phase Transformation in FePt and Related Ternary Alloy Films
Advisor: Katayun Barmak
Seth Wilson
Solute Drag in Polycrystalline Materials: Derivation and Numerical Analysis of a Variational Model for the Effect of Solute on the Motion of Boundaries and Junctions During Coarsening
Advisor: Anthony Rollett
Lu Yan
Investigation of the Oxygen Surface Exchange Properties of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 Thin Films by Electrical Conductivity Relaxation Measurements
Advisor: Paul Salvador
Lan Yin
Effects of residual elements on surface hot shortness
Advisor: Sridhar Seetharaman
Jingxi Zhu
Fundamental Studies on Controlling Scale Growth in Fe-Cr Alloys Through Additions of Reactive Elements
Advisor: Sridhar Seetharaman
2010
Lisa Chan
Synthesizing Annealing Twins in Three-Dimensional Voxel-Based Microstructures
Advisors: Gregory Rohrer and Anthony Rollett
Pranay Choudhary
Effects of Fine Scale Microstructure and Inclusions on the Toughness of Ultra High Strength Low Alloy Medium Carbon Steels
Advisor: Warren M. Garrison
Jason Gu
Characteristics and Mechanisms of Electrical Response to Hydrogen by Nitride-based Heterostructures
Advisor: Robert Davis
Emine Gulsoy
Statistical Tools for Automated Analysis of Three-Dimensional Microstructural Characterization Data
Advisor: Marc De Graef
Lam Helmick
Microstructural Characterization of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathod Materials
Advisor: Paul Salvador
Jessica Listak
Studies on the Effect of Topological and Compositional Heterogeneity on the Structure Formation in Block Copolymer and Block Copolymer-Blend Systems
Advisor: Michael Bockstaller
Kelsey Miller
Investigation of FeCo Nanocomposites for High Frequencey Applications
Advisor: Michael McHenry
Jeong-Heon Park
"Magnetoresistive Devices with Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy for Spin-Torque Driven Applications"
Advisor: Jian-Gang Zhu
Soyoung Park
Extending the recording density in perpendicular recording media
Advisor: David Laughlin and Jian-Gang Zhu
Kumar Abhishek Singh
Charge Injection and Transport in Poly(3-hexylthiophene)-based Field-Effect Transistors
Advisor: Lisa Porter
Stephen Sintay
Statistical Microstructure Generation and 3D Microstructure Geometry Extraction
Advisor: Anthony Rollett
Matthew Walker
Fundamentals of Several Reactions for the Carbothermic Reduction of Alumina
Advisor: Richard Fruehan
Shengyu Wang
Simulation of Abnormal Growth in Subgrain Structures in Deformed Materials
Advisor: Anthony Rollett
En Yang
"Development of FePt/Oxide High Anisotropy Magnetic Media"
Advisor: David Laughlin
2009
Abhilasha Bhardwaj
The Composition Dependence of the Photochemical Reactivity of SrxBa1-xTiO3
Advisor: Gregory Rohrer
Nina Burbure
Influence of Ferroelectric Substrates on the Photochemical Reactivity of TiO2 Thin Films
Advisor: Gregory Rohrer
Hui Du
Processing, Microstructure, and Microwave Dielectric Properties of Tunable
(Ba,Sr)TiO3 Thin Films
Advisors: Paul Salvador & Marek Skowronski
Sarthak Havelia
Epitaxial Stabilization of Kinetically Frustrated Metastable Materials
Advisor: Paul Salvador
Piyamanee Komolwit
The Effect of Cobalt and Carbon on the Microstructure and Mechanical
Properties of Martensitic Precipitation Strengthened Stainless Steels
Advisor: Warren Garrison
Jianguo Long
FeCoB and FeZrSi-based Nanocomposite Soft Magnetic Alloys and Application
Advisors: Michael McHenry and David Laughlin
Paul Ohodnicki
Crystallization and Magnetic Field Processing of Co-Rich Co,Fe-Based Nanocrystalline and Amorphous Soft Magnetic Alloys
Advisors: Michael McHenry and David Laughlin
Charudatta Phatak
On the Use of Phase Reconstructed Vector Field Electron Tomography for the 3-D Study of Magnetic Materials
Advisor: Marc De Graef
Nicolaus Rock
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Electrocatalysts and Supports for Use in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
Advisor: Prashant Kumta
Hua Yuan
Study of Composite Thin Films for Applications in High Density Data Storage
Advisor: David Laughlin
Cong Wang
A Study of Transient Ladle Reactions Involving Aluminum, Titanium and Oxygen in Molten Iron
Advisor: Sridhar Seetharaman
Wei Wang
Silicon Based Nanocomposites as Lithium-ion Battery Anodes
Advisor: Prashant Kumta
2008
David C. Berry
Ultrahigh Density Magnetic Recording Media: The A1 to L10 Phase Transformation in FePt and Related Ternary Alloy Films
Advisor: Katayun Barmak
Sukwon Choi
Observations and Simulations of Resistance Switching Behavior
Advisors: Paul Salvador and Marek Skowronski
Rodrigo Corbari
On a New Ironmaking Process to Produce Hydrogen and Reduce Energy
Consumption
Advisor: Richard J. Fruehan
Patrick J. Fisher
Thin Film Growth and Structure Design in the BaO-SrO-TiO2 System
Advisors: Paul Salvador and Marek Skowronski
Pranita Kulkarni
Electrical and Optical Properties of Carbon Films
Advisor: Lisa Porter
Jaewon Lee
Evolution of Extended Defects in PVT-Grown 4H-SiC Single Crystals
Advisor: Marek Skowronski
Sukbin Lee
Microstructure-Property Relationships in Digitally Generated Three-Dimensional Two-Phase Liquid Phase Sintered Materials
Advisor: Anthony D. Rollett
Chao-Voon Samuel Lim
Length Scale Effect on the Microstructural Evolution of Cu Layers in a Roll-bonded CuNb Composite
Advisor: Anthony D. Rollett
Jeremiah MacSleyne
Moment Invariants for 2-D and 3-D Characterization of the
Morphology of g Precipitates in Nickel-Base Superalloys
Advisor: Marc De Graef
Herbert M. Miller III
Influences of Processing and Composition on the Grain Boundary Character Distribution
Advisor: Gregory S. Rohrer
Saurav Nigam
Carrier Lifetimes in Silicon Carbide
Advisor: Marek Skowronski
Nitin M. Patel
Structure Property Relationships of Nitride Superlattice Hard Coatings Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition
Advisor: Paul Salvador
Christopher G. Roberts
Grain Growth and the Zener Pinning Phenomenon: A Computational and Experimental Investigation
Advisor: Anthony D. Rollett
Bryan A. Webler
A Study of the Processes During High Temperature Oxidation That Control Surface Hot Shortness in Copper-Containing Low-Carbon Steels
Advisor: Sridhar Seetharaman
Xuan Zhang
Extended Defects in 4H-SiC Homeoepitaxial Layers
Advisor: Marek Skowronski
2007
Eric D. Schmidt
The Kinetics, Morphology, and Mechanism of Austentite Formation During Thermal Processing of Iron Alloys
Advisor: Sridhar Seetharaman
Jason Gruber
Interface Texture Development During Grain Growth
Advisors: Anthony Rollett and Gregory Rohrer
Sabuj Halder
Simulation of Reduction of Iron-Oxide-Carbon Composite Pellets in a Rotary Hearth Furnace
Advisor: Richard Fruehan
George Shannon
Oxide Inclusion Behavior at the Steel/Slag Interface
Advisor: Sridhar Seetharaman
Sirisha Kuchimanchi
Effect of Ga and Refractory Metal Substitution in 3:29 Intermetallic Permanent Magnets
Advisor: Michael McHenry
Wanlin Wang
The Heat Transfer Phenomenon Across Moldflux to Copper Mold in Continuous Casting
Advisor: Alan W. Cramb
Sungwook Huh
Deep Level Defects in SiC Crystals Grown by Halide CVD Method
Advisor: Marek Skowronski
Nan Boonyachut
The Cellular Transformation in Cu-Ti Age-Hardening Alloys
Advisor: David Laughlin
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2006
Paolo Nolli
Initial Solidification Phenomena: Factors Affecting Heat Transfer in Strip Casting
Advisor: Alan W. Cramb
Sungwook Huh
Deep Level Defects in SiC Crystals Grown by Halide CVD Method
Advisor: Marek Skowronski
Sai Prasanth Venkateswaran
Domain Structure Investigations in Multiferroic Heusler Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloy.
Advisor: Marc De Graef
Tricia Bennett
Abnormal Grain Growth in Fe-1%Si.
Advisor: Anthony Rollett
Daniel Ewing
Inhomogeneities and Their Effect on the Electrical Characteristics of Schottky Contacts to n-type 4H-SiC.
Advisor: Lisa Porter
Balasubramaniam R. Kavaipatti
Phase Competition and Thin Film Growth of Layered Ferroelectrics and Related Perovskite Phases.
Advisor: Paul Salvador
Changyong Um
Fe-based Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Nanocomposite Materials.
Advisor: Michael McHenry
Martin E. Valdez
Controlled Undercooling of Liquid Iron: Effect of Substrate Composition and Under-cooling.
Advisors: Sridhar Seetharaman and Alan W. Cramb
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2005
Pallava Kaushik
Mixed Burden Softening and Melting Phenomena
Advisor: Richard J. Fruehan
Andrew J. Francis
Heteroepitaxial Growth of Chiral and Achiral Metal Thin Films on Ceramic Substrates
Advisor: Paul Salvador
Il Sohn
The Role of Volatiles in the Reduction of Iron Oxide
Advisor: Richard J. Fruehan
Mohammed Alvi
Recrystallization Kinetics and Microstructural Evolution in Warm Rolled
Aluminum Alloys
Advisor: A.D. Rollett
Ying Pang
Relation Between Grain Boundary Segregation and Plane Orientation in
Nb-doped TiO2
Advisor: Paul Wynblatt
Mitra Taheri
In-Situ Quantification of the Effect of Solute on the Mobility, Character
and Driving Pressure of Grain Boundaries During Recrystallization in Al
Alloys
Advisor: Anthony Rollett
Rajasekaran Swaminathan
Influence of Surface Structure on the Magnetic Properties of RF Plasma
Synthesized NiZn Ferrite Nanoparticles
Advisor: Michael McHenry
Qiang Li
The Influence of Stoichiometry on Electrical Properties of Silicon Carbide
in Physical Vapor Transport Process
Advisor: Marek Skowronski
Daiwon Choi
Synthesis, Structure and Electrochemical Characterization of Transition Metal Nitride Supercapacitors Derived by a Two-Step Transition Metal Halide Approach
Advisor: Prashant Kumta
Feroz A. Mohammad
Study of Morphology, Mechanisms and Interlayers in Ohmic Contacts to
Silicon Carbide
Advisor: Lisa Porter
Tomoko Sano
Interface Anisotropy and its Effect on Microstructural Evolution During
Coarsening
Advisor: Gregory Rohrer
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2004
Chando Park
Microfabrication and Characterization of Fe304 Based Magnetic Tunnel
Junction
Advisor: Jiang-Gang Zhu and Robert White
Kumar Srinivasan
L10 Fe-Pt on Nanocrystalline HITPERM Soft Magnetic Underlayers for
Perpendicular Recording Media
Advisor: David Laughlin
Hun Jae Chung
Effect of Doping on Silicon Carbide Crystals
Advisor: Marek Skowronski
Siddhartha Misra
Hydrogen and Nitrogen Control in Taping and Ladle Operations
Advisor: Richard Fruehan
Shakul Tandon
Theoretical and Experimental Study of Shape Effects on Magnetic
Nano-particles using Simulation Assisted Lorentz Microscopy
Advisor: Marc De Graef
Neill McDonald
Peritectic Solidification in Ferrous Alloys
Advisor: Sridhar Seetharaman
Changsoo Kim
"Microstructural-Mechanical property Relationships in WC-Co Composites"
Advisor: G. Rohrer
Wayne Archibald
"Microstructural Characterization of Al Thin Films and Foils: Grain Boundary Topology, Properties and Statistics"
Advisor: K. Barmak
Jeffrey P. Maranchi
"Fundamental Experimental Studies of Amorphous Silicon Thin Film Anodes for Lithium-Ion Applications"
Advisor: P. Kumta
Hwan Soo Lee
"Sputtered Magnetic Tape Media Fabrication and Recording Performance"
Advisor: J. Bain and D. Laughlin
Zan Shi
"A Study of Selected interfacial Phenomena in Metallic Alloys"
Advisor: Paul Wynblatt
Lisha Wang
"Atomic Ordering, Magnetic Domain Structure and Magnetic Properties of L10 Type Ferromagnets"
Advisor: D. Laughlin
Zhaohui Fan
"The Study of Crystallization of Phase Change Materials and Their Applications for Data Storage"
Advisor: D. Laughlin
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2003
Otavio Fortini
"Renewable Energy Steelmaking - A New Process for Ironmaking"
Advisor: R. J. Fruehan
Yan Wang
"Inclusion Evolution iin Molten and Solidifying Steel"
Advisor: S. Seetharaman
Kai-Chieh Chang
"Microstructural and Chemical Study of SiO2/SiC Interfaces and Correlations with Electrical Properties of SiC MOS Diodes and SiC Mosfets"
Advisor: L. Porter
Bassem El-Dasher
"Dislocation-Grain Boundary Interactions in Columnar Aluminum"
Advisor: B. Adams and A Rollett
Tom Kuhr
"Processing Induced Extended Defects in Silicon Carbide"
Advisor: M. Skowronski
Kritstada Prapakorn
"The Solidification Behaviour of Calcium Aluminate Slags"
Advisor: A. W. Cramb
Adam Badri
"Initial Solidification Phenomena in Continuous Casting"
Advisor: A. W. Cramb
Il Seok Kim
"Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Electrochemically Active Nanocomposites."
Advisor: P. Kumta
Jennifer Giacondi
"Effect of Dipolar Field, Surface Termination and Crystal Orientation on the Photochemical Reactivity of Transition Metal Oxides" Advisor: G. Rohrer
Paolo Nogueira
"Burden Softening and Melting in a Blast Furnace"
Advisor: R. J. Fruehan
Suk-Joon Son
"Thermal Plasma Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Ferite Particle"
Advisor: M. McHenry
Frank Johnson
"High-temperature and frequency-dependent properties and structural evolution of HITPERM, an FeCo-base nanocomposite soft ferromagnetic material".
Advisor: M. McHenry
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2002
Taehoon Jang
"Investigation of Thermally Stable Ohmic Contact Formation and
Degradation Mechanisms on n-type and p-type SiC"
Advisor: Lisa Porter
Seoyong Ha
"Plastic Deformation of Silicon Carbide Crystals during Sublimation Bulk Growth"
Advisor: Marek Skowronski
Aytekin Hitit
"Precipitation Reactions in a Martensitic Precipitation Strengthened Stainless Steel and the Effects of Nickel and Silicon on Precipitation Reactions and Toughness"
Advisor: Warren Garrison
Andrew Westmeyer
"Microstructure of Mixed Group III-Nitride Epitaxial Layers"
Advisor: Subhash Mahajan
Chih-Ling Lee
"A Study of the biasing of Spin Valve Read Heads for Magnetic Recording"
Advisors: M. McHenry and J. Bain
Melik Demirel
"Linking Experimental Characterization and Computational Modeling in Microstructural Evolution".
Advisor: Anthony Rollett
Soonuk Cheong
"Microstructure and Property Relationships in Cold-Rolled Motor Lamination Steel".
Advisor: Anthony Rollett
Mawin Supradist
"Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of the Thermal Behacior of a Mold Powder used in the Continuous Casting Process" Advisor: Alan W. Cramb
Ali Gungor
" Cu and Cu Alloy Thin Films: Evolution of Resistivity and Microstructure
Advisor: Katayum Barmak
Paretosh Misra
"The Role of Heat Transfer in Strip Casting"
Advisor: Alan W. Cramb
James Kerr
"Foamability of Stainless Steelmaking Slags in an EAF"
Advisor: R. J. Fruehan
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2001
Ellen Cerreta
Creep Induced Substructures in Titanium Aluminide
Aadvisors: Tresa Pollock and Subhash Mahajan
Christopher Manning
The Behavior of Phosphorus in DRI/HBI During Electric Furnace Steelmaking
Advisor: Richard Fruehan
Edward Sanchez
The Formation of Threading Defects in Sublimation Grown Silicon Carbide
Advisor: Marek Skowronski
Yu-Nu Hsu
New Materials for Extremely High Magnetic Recording Density
Advisors:
David Laughlin and David Lambeth
Yoon-Suck Choi
"Surface Roughening of 6022-T4 Al Sheets Deformed in Plane-Strain
Tension"
Advisor: Henry Piehler
Nattapong Phininchka
"The Effect of Surface Tension, Superheat and Surface Films on the Rate of the Heat Transfer from an Iron Droplet to a Water Cooled Mold"
Advisor: Alan Cramb
David M. Saylor
"The Character of Interfacial Energies in Magnesia"
Advisor: G. R. Rohrer
Amy Hsaio
The Crystallization Kinetics of Fe-Zr Based Amorphous and Nano-Crystalline Soft Magnetic Alloys"
Advisor: M. McHenry
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2000
Nicholas E. Biery
Local Deformation and Bulk Properties in Gamma-TiAl Based Alloys
Advisors:Tresa Pollock and Marc De Graef
Vinent Chevrier
Droplet and Bubble Separation at the Interface Between a Liquid Metal and a Liquid Slag
Advisor: Alan Cramb
Lisa Eastep
The Effect of Post Combustion and Post Combustion Gases in the Electric Arc Furnace
Advisor: Richard Fruehan
Luana Iorio
The Effect of Increasing Carbon Level on Titanium Carbosulfides and Their Influence on Toughness in Ultra-High Strength Steels
Advisor: Warren Garrison
Ding-Chung Lu
The Dislocation Substructures and Mechanical Properties of RuAl-based Intermetallic Compounds
Advisor: Tresa Pollock
Catherine Molloseau
Waste Oxide Recycling During Oxygen Steelmaking
Advisor: Richard Fruehan
Vijay Narayanan
Epitaxial Growth of Gallium Phosphide on Selected Silicon Surfaces
Advisor: Subhash Mahajan
Carl Orrling
Crystallization Phenomena in Slags
Advisor: Alan Cramb
Ravi Rastogi
Formation of Oxide Deposits During Liquid Steel Processing
Advisor: Alan Cramb
Hyunjong Shim
Study of Wetting and Adsorption Transitions in Ga-based Alloys
Advisor: Paul Wynblatt
Willaim Slye
The Determination of the Activities of Silicon and Aluminum in Iron-Chromium Melts
Advisor: Richard Fruehan
Zafer Turgut
Thermal Plasma Synthesis of Coated FeCo-FeCoV Nanoparticles as Precursors for Compacted Nanocrystalline Bulk Magnets Advisor: Michael McHenry
Matthew Willard
Structural And Magnetic Characterization of HITPERM Soft Magnetic Materials for High Temperature Applications
Advisor: Michael McHenry
Chun-Te Wu
The Mesoscale Interface Mapping System (MIMS) with Application to Grain Boundary Characterizatio
Advisor: C.L. Bauer
Chih-Chao Yang
Extraction of Grain Boundary Energies and Mobilities from Triple Junction Geometry
Advisor: A.D. Rollet
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1999
Chun-Chieh Chang
Particulate Sol-Gel (PSG) Synthesis, Structural and Electrochemical Characterization of LiMO2 (M = Ni, Ni0.75 Co0.25)
Advisor: Prashant Kumta
Yongsug Chung
Surface and Interfacial Phenomena of Liquid Iron Alloys
Advisor: Alan Cramb
Paul S. Lee
Relation of Surface Roughness to Inhomogeneity of Texture and Microstructure in 6xxx Aluminum Alloy Sheet
Advisor: Anthony Rollett
Jennifer P. Lowekamp
The Anisotropy of the Surface Energy and Photochemical Activity of Rutile
Advisor: Gregory Rohrer
Kenneth Scott Weil
Synthesis, Structure and Properties of a Novel Family of Layered Transition
Nitride Compounds
Advisor: Prashant Kumta
Shiela Woodard
Transverse Creep in SiC-Reinforced Orthohombic Composites
Advisor: Tresa Pollock
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1998
David B. Allen
The Effect of Hydrogen on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ti-24Al-11Nb
Advisor: Anthony Thompson
Glenn William Jarvis
The Effect of Engineered Surface Texture on Sheet Aluminum Formability
Advisor: Henry Piehler
Jin Yong Kim
Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Microstructural Design of Glass and Ceramic Composites
Advisor: Prashant Kumta
Alexander Ilyich Landa
Theoretical Study of High Temperature Behavior of Pb and Pb-Base Alloy Surfaces
Advisor: Paul Wynblatt
Xiaoding Ma
Spreading of Perfluoropolyalkylether Films on Amorphous Carbon Surfaces
Advisor: Lloyd Bauer
Eric A. Ott
Mechanisms of Creep Deformation in Gamma-based Titanium Aluminide Alloys
Advisor: Tresa Pollock
Balamuralikrish Ramalingam
Studies of Bonding and Void Nucleation at Inclusion-Matrix Interfaces in Steel
Advisor: Warren Garrison
Kenichi Shimizu
Evaporation Phenomena of Fluorine-Containing Slag Melts
Advisor: Alan Cramb
Minseub Shin
Growth and Characterization of Group III Ternary Nitrides
Advisor: Marek Skowronski
Richard H. Smith
Post Smelting FeO Reduction and Desulurization
Advisor: Richard Fruehan
Richard Louis Smith
The Structural Evolution of Molybdenum Oxide Surfaces During Partial Oxidation Reactions
Advisor: Gregory Rohrer
James Stepanek
Initial Solidification In Continuous Casting
Advisor: Alan Cramb
Zhangmin Wang
Wetting and Energetics of Metal/SiC and Metal/Graphite Interfaces
Advisor: Paul Wynblatt
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1997
Li-Lien Lee
Improving Cobalt Alloy Thin Film Media Through Novel Engineering of Underlayers
Advisor: David Laughlin
Jennifer Ann Dooley
Micromagetic Characterization and Property Modeling of Rare Earth-Transition Metal Magnets
Adviso:r Marc De Graef
Dakshinamurthy V. Kolluru
The Creep Deformation of Directionally Solidified NiAl-Cr and iAl-Cr(Mo) Eutectics
Advisor: Tresa Pollock
Scott R. Story
Post Combustion Reactions and Modeling
Advisor: Richard Fruehan
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1996
Kezhong Li
The Influence of Hydrogen on Gamma Titanium Aluminide Microstructures
Advisor: Anthony Thompson
Daniel A. Goldstein
Nitrogen Reactions in the EAF and OSM
Advisor: Richard Fruehan
Wei-Chun Cheng
Compositionally-Induced Surface Phase Transitions in Alloys
Advisor: Paul Wynblatt
Jason R. Jenny
Optical and Electrical Characterization of Vanadium-Doped SiC
Advisor: Marek Skowronski
Roberta A. Sutton
Irradiation Defects in Oxide Superconductors: Their Role in Flux Pinning
Advisor: Michael McHenry
Heather R. Uljon
Physical and Mathematical Modeling of Vacuum Degassing
Advisor: Richard Fruehan
Mandyam Sriram
A Study of the THIO-SOL-GEL Synthesis of Titanium Disulfide and its Structural and Electrochemical Characterization
Advisor: Prashant Kumta
David P. De Lo
Physical and Analytical Modeling of the Early Stages of Consolidationof Ti-6Al-4V Powder Compacts
Advisor: Henry Piehler
Werner Hans Hort
Coarsening of Misfitting Coherent Precipitates Under Applied Stress
Advisor: Bill Johnson
Shih-Hsien Liu
Measurement of FeO Activity in Bath Smelting Slags
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1995
Yong Chang Feng
High Density Magnetic Recording Media: Processing, Structure and Properties, Advisor: David Laughlin
Desiderio Kovar
Role of Microstructure in the Mechanical Reliability of Alumina Ceramics, Advisor: Michael Readey
Weier Lu
STM Image Contrast Interpretation and its Role in Determining the Structure of Transition Metal Oxide Surfaces, Advisor: Gregory Rohrer
Robert S. McFadden
Ordering Defects in InGaAs and InGaP Epitaxial Layers, Advisor: Subhash Mahajan
Yongjo Park
Growth of Semi-Insulating GaAs by Intentional Introduction of Al-0 Complexes During Organometallic Vapor Phase Epitaxy, Advisor: Marek Skowronski
Xavier Pierron
A Study of the Hydrogen Effects on the Microstructure and Tensile Properties of (a2+B2) Ti-25Al-10Nb-3V-1Mo Titanium Aluminide Alloy, Advisor: Anthony Thompson
Penny K. Iwamasa
Improved Hot Metal Desulfurization, Advisor: Richard Fruehan
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1994
Beth Baumert
Structural, Chemical, and Electronic Properties of Superconducting Thin Films and Junctions, Advisor: Michael McHenry
Mirolsawa Bilaniuk
Crystallography, Bonding and Energy of DCH Crystalline Polymer/Nanocrystalline Metal Interfaces, Advisor: Jim Howe
Francois Dary
A Study of the Effects of Microstructure on the Strength and Ductility of the Ti3 Al-Based Titanium Aluminide, Ti-25Al-10Nb-3V-1Mo, Advisor: Anthony Thompson
Utpal Gangopadhyay
Control of Metal/Graphite Interfacial Energy Through Interfacial Segregation of Alloying Additions
Advisor: Paul Wynblatt
Harold Lessure
Magnetic Study of Critical Current Density and Flux Pinning in Unirradiated and Neutron Oxide Superconuctors
Advisor: Michael McHenry
Arianna T. Morales
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Manganese Smelting in Steelmaking
Advisor: Richard Fruehan
Perikles D. Nicolaou
Fabrication of Continuous Fiber Metal Matrix Composites Using the Foil/Fiber/Foil Technique
Advisor: Henry Piehler
Brett A. Philips
Role of Surface Reconstruction in Atomic Ordering in (001) Mixed III-V Epitaxial Layers
Advisor: Subhash Mahajan
Prabodh Ratnaparkhi
Structure of Diffusion-Bonded Al/SiC and Al-X/SiC Interfaces
Advisor: Jim Howe
Sunil Roy
Electromagnetic Levitation and Confinement of Molten Metals
Advisor: Alan Cramb
Alok Sharan
Interfacial Tensions in Fe-Ni and Fe-Cr Alloys
Aadvsior: Alan Cramb
Andrzej Wojcieszynski
Particle Spacing and Grain Size Effects on Fracture Toughness
Advisor: Warren Garrison
Xiaodong Zhang
Modeling of Gas Stirring in an Electric Arc Furnace and of Fluid Flow in the Two-zone Smelter
Advisor: Richard Fruehan
Gayathri Krishna Rao
A Study of Interphase Boundary Composition in Solid Metallic Systems
Advisor: Paul Wynblatt
Vijay Balakrishna
Evaluation of (Cd, Zn)Te Bulk Crystals and Epitaxial Layers
Advisor: Subhash Mahajan
Robert Franklin Buck
Influence of Precipitate Dispersion on Secondary Creep Rate in Martensitic Steel
Advisor: Warren Garrison
Keun-Soo Lee
Phase Separation in In1-xGaxAs and ZnTexSe1-x Epitaxial Layers
Advisor: Subhash Mahajan
Douglas M. Symons
An Investigation into the Effects of Hydrogen on the Fracture and Deformation Behavior of Alloy X-750
Advisor: Anthony Thompson
Stephen L. Feldbauer
Slag Entrainment in the Mold of a Continuous Caster
Advisor: Alan Cramb
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1993
Yuan-Chang Chang
Crystal Structure and Nucleation Behavior of [111] Precipitates in an Al-3.9Cu-0.5Mg-0.5Ag (wt%) Alloy
Advisor: Jim Howe
Byung-Ki Cheong
Cubic to Tetragonal Crystal Lattice Reconstruction During Ordering or Decomposition
Advisor: David Laughlin.
Joo-Youl Huh
Coherent Phase Equilibria in Crystalline Solids
Advisor: Bill Johnson
Warren H. Hunt, Jr.
Microstructural Damage Processes in an Aluminum Matrix-Silicon Particle Composite Model System
Advisor: Anthony Thompson
Pang-Jen Kung
The Combined Roles of Anisotropy and Microstructural Inhomogeneity in Determining the Effective Pinning Energy in High-Temperature Superconductors
Advisor: Michael McHenry
Yinshi Liu
Surface Phase Transitions Induced by Surface Segregation in Cu-Ag Alloys
Advisor: Paul Wynblatt
Jeffrey P. Simmons
Analysis of Coupled Barrierless First Order AlÆLi2 Ordering and Phase Separation Reactions Important in Al-Li Age Hardening Alloys
Advisor: David Laughlin
Charles H. Ward
Microstructural Effects on the Deformation and Fracture of the Alloy Ti-25Al-10Nb-3V-1Mo
Advisor: Tony Thompson
Daniel M. Watkins
Multi-axial Compaction of Powder Compacts at Elevated Temperatures
Advisor: Henry Piehler
Yuting Zhang
Slag Foaming in the Bath-Smelting Process
Advisor: Richard Fruehan.
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1992
Diane Elizabeth Albert
Effects of Microstructure on Creep of Ti-24Al-11Ni Polycrystals
Advisor: Anthony Thompson.
Zongyu Li
Degradation and Subsequent Healing by Electromigration in Al - 1% Si Thin Film Conductors
Advisor: Lloyd Bauer.
James Lawrence Maloney III
The Effect of Primary Void Nuclei on Fracture Initiation Toughness of Ultra High Strength Steel
Advisor: Warren Garrison.
Yuven Mou
The O-Lattice Modelling of Bcc: HCP Interfacial Structure and the Structure of Massive: Matrix Interfaces in a Ag-26% Al Alloy
Advisor: Hubert Aaronson.
Steven J. Rozenveld
Michigan Measurement of Residual Stresses in an Al-Si-C Composite Using Convergent-Beam Electron Diffraction
Advisor: James Howe.
Balu Sarma
Reduction of FeO From Smelting Slags by Solid Carbon
Advisor: Alan Cramb and Richard Fruehan.
Takashi Tanaka
Nucleation and Growth Kinetics of Proeutectoid Ferrite at Austenite Grain Boundaries in Fe-C-X, - X2 Alloys
Advisor: Hubert Aaronson.
Bunsen Yin Pun Wong
The Effects of Cr-Underlayers on the Structure and Properties of Co Ni Cr Magnetic Thin Films
Advisor: David Laughlin.
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