Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Dissertations (CBE)

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THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 2007

Identifying transcriptional regulatory modules and networks by integrative approaches Guang Chen
Inhibition of colon tumor progression and angiogenesis by the Ink4a/Arf locus Steven L Gibson
Development of direct hydrocarbon solid oxide fuel cells with enhanced stability and performance Michael D Gross
Measuring, modelling, and dissecting the cellular mechanical response Brenton D. Hoffman
Development of new fabrication methods for solid oxide fuel cell electrodes Suk-Won Jung
Engineering and characterization of influenza hemagglutinin properties in mammalian system Jeong Hun Lee
Dynamic risk assessment of inherently safer chemical processes: An accident precursor approach Anjana Meel
Optimization and analysis of single-stranded oligonucleotide directed gene targeting in mouse embryonic stem cells Brian Murphy
Human blood coagulation on matrix protein microarrays under venous and arterial flow Uzoma Michelle Okorie
Soft matter systems simulated by molecular methods Vanessa Ortiz Torres
Quantification of neutrophil spreading and migration and the development of a novel model for neutrophil motility Lee Allen Smith
The effects of disruption of cytoskeleton polymers on the rheological properties of cultured mammalian cells in the cortical and perinuclear regions Kathleen Ann Van Citters
Histone H2B deubiquitylation and transcriptional control in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Anastasia Wyce
Phase behavior and morphology of sulfonated polystyrene systems Nancy C Zhou

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 2006

Single molecule structural studies of bridges, linkers, and hinges in multi-domain proteins: Natural variants, pathological mutants, and therapeutic designs Nishant Bhasin
Achieving long-term controlled drug delivery by using biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles Avinash Budhian
Novel cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells prepared by impregnation procedures Yingyi Huang
Engineering novel mesoscopic structures using DNA-programmed colloidal self-assembly Anthony Ji Kim
Engineering a single chain minimal HLA-DR4 by directed evolution: A quality control based approach to yeast surface display Andrew Wesley Nields
Performance and kinetic evaluations of a novel bioreactor system in the low-oxygen/low-fluid shear reaction environments Kasidit Nootong
Re-engineering and functional analysis of a putative marker of self using phylogenetic variation Shyamsundar Subramanian

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 2005

Direct oxidation solid oxide fuel cell: Aspects of anode performance optimization Olga Costa-Nunes
Adhesion of functionalized polymersomes John Jianghann Lin
Reaction dynamics of human blood coagulation Ken Lo
A study of the catalytic properties of ceria-based materials in the WGS reaction and hydrocarbon oxidations Sufang Zhao

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 2004

From the red cell to the nucleus: Mechanics and architecture of composite membrane systems Kris Noel Dahl
Brownian adhesive dynamic (BRAD) simulations for modeling viral attachment to cells Thomas Joseph English
Design and in vitro characterization of biodegradable, drug delivery vehicle with the adhesive properties of leukocytes Adetokunbo Omolola Eniola
A fundamental study of selective oxidation reactions on supported vanadium oxide catalysts: Reaction mechanism and structure-activity relationships Tao Feng
A modular framework for predictive modeling of microstructural evolution in silicon materials processing Thomas A Frewen
Forced unfolding of single molecules: A molecular and thermal investigation using the atomic force microscopy (AFM) Richard Law
A study of sulfur dioxide poisoning on ceria based three way catalysts Tian Luo
Development of direct hydrocarbon solid oxide fuel cells Steven McIntosh
A time to every purpose: Reaction-based approaches to biological interactions of pegylated vesicles and worm micelles Peter Joseph Photos
Multiscale modeling and simulation of aggregation in crystalline semiconductor materials Manish Chand Prasad

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 2003

Physical and chemical characterizations of block copolymer membranes Harry Bermudez
Coarse-grained cytoskeleton and filament simulations and mimicry with polymer worm micelles Paul M. Dalhaimer
Irreversibly grown nanostructures: The quasi-thermodynamics of slow deposition Panu Danwanichakul
Micropipette aspiration studies of lipid membrane fusion mechanisms and polymersome adhesion energies David Stewart Ege
Mechanisms of thrombosis under flow Mukul Shri Goel
Patterning, prestress and adhesion dynamics of murine skeletal muscle cells: Studies with the C2C12 cell line and both normal and gamma-sarcoglycan knockout primary cells Maureen A. S Griffin
Engineering colloidal assembly via biological adhesion Amy Lynn Hiddessen
Characterization of hydrogen-[iron]ZSM-5 and an investigation of adsorption complexes formed in acylation reactions over zeolite acids Oferi Kresnawahjuesa
Counterion surface segregation in ionomers Russel Michael Walters
A surface science approach to understanding supported vanadia catalysts Gordon Sek-Yin Wong

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 2002

Projection algorithm for the finite-element simulation of fluid flows at high levels of convection Angel C Caballero
Stochastic processes in biological and biochemical kinetics Ian Joseph Laurenzi
Liquid phase adsorption of polar compounds from toluene using zeolites Yi-hsiung Sean Lin

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 1996

Theoretical and experimental study of adsorption of fluids in zeolites: Molecular simulation and calorimetry Jude Anthony Dunne

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 1995

Modeling, optimization and control of the Bridgman and Czochralski crystallization processes Roberto Irizarry-Rivera

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 1994

High temperature microcalorimetry of high silica zeolites David Joseph Parrillo

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 1993

Temperature-programmed desorption and carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance studies of adsorption complexes in acidic zeolites Andrew Ignatius Biaglow
Support and metal particle size effects on platinum and rhodium model catalysts Georgios S Zafiris

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 1992

Catalytic incineration of contaminants in air with a spiral heat exchanger-combustor Matthew John Targett

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 1991

Support effects studied on model catalysts Scott A Roberts

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 1989

Adsorption studies of the acid sites in high-silica zeolites Tamara Gricus Kofke

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 1987

THE CHEMICAL DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT DURING ION EXCHANGE IN BETA ALUMINA MATERIALS MARK LATEY UNDERWOOD

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 1985

CONCENTRATION EFFECTS IN BULK COLLOIDS AND INTERFACIAL PHASES (ADSORPTION, CLUSTERING, MEMBRANES (POROUS), ZEOLITES, ADHESIVE POTENTIAL) ALBERT JOSEPH POST

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 1984

DEVELOPMENT OF A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS SACCHARIFICATION AND FERMENTATION OF CELLULOSE WITH THERMOMONOSPORA FUSCA YX CELLULASES AND CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOHYDROSULFURICUM (DIAUXIE) GEOFFREY FRANK SLAFF

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 1983

CARRIER-MEDIATED TRANSPORT IN MEMBRANE REACTORS: DEACYLATION OF BENZYLPENICILLIN JORGE LUIS LOPEZ
INTEGRATION OF STIFF DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS IN CHEMICAL REACTOR MODELLING CHARLES WALTER WHITE

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 1981

THE EFFECT OF PORE STRUCTURE ON THE KINETICS OF FLUID-SOLID REACTIONS SURESH KUMAR BHATIA
OPTIMAL REGISTRATION OF DEFORMED IMAGES CHAIM BROIT
THE PRETREATMENT AND ENZYMATIC SACCHARIFICATION OF POPLAR WOOD MARK THOMAS HOLTZAPPLE
A SYSTEMS ANALYSIS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SELECTED FUELS AND CHEMICALS FROM BIOMASS EDWARD JOSEPH NOLAN

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 1980

ON THE APPLICATION OF GAME THEORY AND TIME SERIES ANALYSIS TO PROBLEMS IN FIRE CONTROL STEPHEN FRANCIS HULING

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 1973

THERMODYNAMICS OF ION EXCHANGE. JAROMIR NOVOSAD

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 1967

MASS TRANSFER FROM A ROTATING DISC TO NON-NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS GEOFFREY SPEARING HANSFORD

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FROM 1964

CHEMICAL HYDRODYNAMICS WITH A ROTATING DISK GEORGE SERAD