Theses/Dissertations from 2024
First Principles Studies of Nano-Scale Phenomena At Surfaces: From Characteristics of Single Atom Catalysts to Molecular Structure Formation, Dave I. Austin
Examining how pejorative stereotypes about Black women shape their experiences in physics Ph.D. programs, Camille A. Coffie
The Case for Photothermal Spectroscopy in the Future of Planetary Science Missions, Christopher T. Cox
High-order Harmonic Generation in Bulk and Thin Film Solids, Troie Journigan
Doubly Rotating Coordinates: Wave Functions in Magnetic Resonance Problems, Sunghyun Kim
An Ultrafast, Mid-Wave Infrared Source for Driving High-Order Harmonics Beyond the Water Window, Zachary A. Marra
Mesmerizing Moon Mysteries: Unraveling the Compositions of Irregular Mare Patches (IMPs) Using Remote Observations, Nicholas G. Piskurich
An Atomistic Approach to Large Scale Transport: An Investigation of the Resistivity-size Effect in Thin Films with Realistic Disorder, William E. Richardson
Enhancing Scanning Tunneling Microscopy with Automation and Machine Learning, Darian Smalley
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Theoretical Analysis of Charge Conduction and Rectification in Self-Assembled-Monolayers in Molecular Junctions, Francis Adoah
Probing Electron Correlations with First-principles Calculations of the High Harmonic Spectrum in Solids, Didarul Alam
Spectrally Selective Pyroelectric Detectors For THz Sensing, Christopher Arose
Exotic Ground States in Novel Quantum Magnets, Charuni Dissanayake
Due Tomorrow, Do Tomorrow: Measuring and Reducing Procrastination Behavior Among Introductory Physics Students in an Online Environment, Zachary Felker
A Theoretical Study of Elementary Processes in Interstellar Plasma, Joshua Forer
Low Energy Photon Detection, Tianyi Guo
Physical Properties and Chemical Composition of Comets, Olga Harrington
Neuromorphic Artificial Visual Systems using 2D Materials, Molla Manjurul Islam
Defect Engineering of 2D Materials for Nanoelectronics, Optoelectronics, and Energy Devices, Ammon Johnston
Impact on Infinite Asteroids: Analysis of Ejecta Outcomes in Small Body Binary Systems, Jennifer Larson
Probing the Structure-Activity Relationships of Electrocatalytic Nanomaterials Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy, Zackary Parsons
DNA Capture and Translocation through Nanopore, Swarnadeep Seth
Development of Regolith Simulants of Lunar Permanently Shadowed Regions and Jupiter Trojan Asteroids, Karlis Slumba
Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Probing of Structures of the Rous Sarcoma Virus Capsid, Amyloid Beta, and Reflectin Proteins, Tyrone Thames
Progress Towards Attosecond Science with a Turn-Key Industrial-Grade Ytterbium Laser, Thi Tran Chau Truong
Physical Insight into the Catalytic Properties of Adsorbed Bimetallic Clusters Using Density Functional Theory, Nusaiba Zaman
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Design and Fabrication of a Compact, Rugged, and Thermally Stabilized Fiber Based Mode Locked Oscillator with Amplification., Joshua Bryan
Attosecond Optical Probe and Control of Atomic Autoionizing States, Coleman Cariker
Observation of Anisotropic Properties in Topological Quantum Materials, Gyanendra Dhakal
Methods and Characterization of Topological and Disordered-induced Protection of Coherence in Quantum Systems, Sayandip Dhara
Characterizing the Particle Size Distribution in Saturn's Rings Using Cassini UVIS Stellar Occultation Data, Stephanie Eckert
Characterizing the Effects of Porosity and Particle Size on TIR Emissivity Spectral Features of Olivine, Ryan Galinkin
Atmospheric Retrieval: Bayesian Methods, Machine Learning, and Application to Exoplanets, Michael Himes
Terahertz Spintronics with Antiferromagnetic Insulators, Gyan Khatri
Raman Excitation Laser Effects on Peak Parameters and Peak Metamorphic Temperatures of Primitive Carbonaceous Chondrites, Amy LeBleu-DeBartola
Spectral Characterization and Age of the Moon and Primitive Asteroids, Vanessa Lowry
Control of Coherence in Attosecond Atomic Ionization, Saad Mehmood
Impact of Electron Injection and Radiation Damage on Minority Carrier Transport Properties in Gallium Oxide and Gallium Nitride, Sushrut Modak
Observation of Novel Phases of Quantum Matter Beyond Topological Insulator, Sabin Regmi
Imaging Based Beam Steering for Optical Communication and Lidar Applications, Sajad Saghaye Polkoo
Computational And Experimental Studies Of Adsorption And Reactions On Molybdenum Nitride And Silica Covered Ruthenium Surfaces, Muhammad Sajid
Design of A High-Power Terahertz Emitter Array Using a High-Temperature Superconductor, Ruqayyah Shouk
Electronic and Optoelectronic Properties of Two-Dimensional Heterostructures for Next-Generation Device Technologies, Jesse Thompson
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Biophysical Analysis of the Structure and Aggregation of Amyloid beta Peptide, Faisal Abedin
A Spectroscopic Survey of Primitive Main Belt Asteroid Populations, Anicia Arredondo-Guerrero
Exploring New Materials as Promising Electrocatalysts for the Generation of a Clean and Renewable Energy Source, Tyler Campbell
Optimizing Mixed Reality Simulation To Support STEM Graduate Teaching Assistants In Developing Student-Centered Pedagogical Skills, Constance Doty
Utilizing High Throughput Computing Techniques for the Predictions of Spectroscopic Properties of Astrophysically Relevant Molecules, Brian Ferrari
Topology and Megnetism in F-electron Systems, Firoza Kabir
Dual Beam Frequency Comb FTIR Spectroscopy, Connor Kelly
Unusual Superconductivity in Topological nodal Line Semimetal, Riffat Munir
Understanding the Mechanisms of Surface Chemical Reactions by Tracking Unstable Intermediate Species, Md Afjal Khan Pathan
An Aphelion Analysis of Comet 2P/Encke, Brynn Presler-Marshall
Simulating Ejecta Blown off the Lunar Surface due to Landing Spacecraft using the Mercury N-body Integrator, Isabel Rivera
Plasmonic Properties of Nanopatterned Graphene, Muhammad Waqas Shabbir
Superconductivity and Topological Properties in a Topological Semimetal, K A M Hasan Siddiquee
The Effects of Aqueous Alteration on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Content in Carbonaceous Chondrites, Katerina Slavicinska
Toward In-situ Nanoscale Imaging and Spectroscopy: Applications in Growth and Catalysis of Two-dimensional Materials, Fernand Torres-Davila
Enhancement and Evaluation of Proton Pencil Beam Spot Placement Algorithms, Mahboob Ur Rehman
Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides and Their Heterostructure Integration, Sajeevi Sankalpani Withanage
Qualitative Reconceptualizations of Success in Physics From a Feminist Lens, Brian Zamarripa Roman
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Tunable Few- to Many-Cycle Source for High-Order Harmonic Generation and Time-Resolved Spectroscopy, John Beetar
Atomic Scale Processes and Electronic Band Structure Engineering in Thin Layered Materials, Brandon Blue
Exoplanets: Correlated Noise and Cautionary Tales, Ryan Challener
Experimental and Computational Investigation of Plume Surface Interactions in Vacuum Microgravity, Wesley Chambers
Symmetry and High Harmonic Spectroscopy in Solids, Shima Gholam Mirzaeimoghadar
Discovery of New Topological Quantum Materials by Photoemission, MD Mofazzel Hosen
Investigating the Inclusiveness of STEM Courses and Reducing Barriers by Using the Universal Design for Learning Framework, Westley James
Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Granular Dynamics in Microgravity, Stephanie Jarmak
Preparation and Characterization of Epitaxial Thin Films with Applications in Catalysis and Microelectronics, Asim Khaniya
Space Weathering Simulation Trends on Carbonaceous Chondrites, Andrew Malfavon
Theoretical Analysis of the Conduction Properties of Self Assembled Molecular Tunnel Junctions, Cameron Nickle
The Physical Properties of Asteroids, Leos Pohl
Laser Filament Investigations: Influence of Preconditions and Interactions, Danielle Reyes
Tensor Network States: Optimizations and Applications in Quantum Many-Body Physics and Machine Learning, Justin Reyes
Understanding and Predicting Properties of Low-dimensional Functional Materials from First-principles, Naseem Ud Din
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Structure of Reflectin Protein Probed by Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Tommy Boykin
Room Temperature VOx Air-Bridge Bolometer integrated with Metal-Insulator-Metal Resonant Absorbers, Seth Calhoun
Light Matter Interaction in Single Molecule Magnets, Rebecca Cebulka
Asteroid Surfaces: The Importance of Cohesive Forces, Keanna Jardine
Catalytic Properties of Defect-Laden 2D Material from First-Principles, Tao Jiang
Molecular Basis of Membrane Pore Formation by Amyloid Beta Peptide, Nabin Kandel
A Theoretical Investigation of Small Organic Molecules on Transition Metal Surfaces, Walter Malone
Nanoscale Functional Imaging by Tailoring Light-matter Interaction to Explore Organic and Biological Systems, Negar Otrooshi
The Relativistic Harmonic Oscillator and the Generalization of Lewis' Invariant, Daniel Reinhart
Nanoplasmonics In Two-dimensional Dirac and Three-dimensional Metallic Nanostructure Systems, Alireza Safaei
Chemistry and Dissipation at Mineral Surfaces in the Space Environment, William Tucker
Sub-Terahertz Spin Pumping from an Insulating Antiferromagnet, Priyanka Vaidya
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
From Excited Charge Dynamics to Cluster Diffusion: Development and Application of Techniques Beyond DFT and KMC, Shree Ram Acharya
Mathematical Foundations of Adaptive Quantum Processing, Daniel Bonior
Terahertz Emission from the Intrinsic Josephson Junctions of High-Symmetry Thermally-Managed Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+d Annular Microstrip Antennas, Sheila Bonnough
Far-Infrared Bands in Plasmonic Metal-Insulator-Metal Absorbers Optimized for Long Wave Infrared, Rachel Evans
Dynamically Tunable Plasmonic Structural Color, Daniel Franklin
Tuning Chemical and Optical Properties of Nanomaterials: From Extended Surfaces to Finite Nanoclusters, Zahra Hooshmand Gharehbagh
Determining the Small-scale Structure and Particle Properties in Saturn's Rings from Stellar and Radio Occultations, Richard Jerousek