• Bubble removal from water with superhydrophobic capillary channels and Thermal boundary layer visualization experiments for engineering education 

  Beheshti Pour, Negar (2019)

  Gas-liquid phase separation under microgravity conditions or in small-scale fluidic systems represents a challenge for two-phase liquid-continuous systems. In this study, capillary channels formed by 3-mm diameter stretched ...

• LIQUID FUEL REFORMING OVER NICKEL-MOLYBDENUM BASED CATALYSTS FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS APPLICATION 

  Bkour, Qusay Yousef (2019)

  The reforming of logistic liquid fuels for fuel cell applications is a challenging proposition because of the severe carbon deposition on the surface of the reforming catalyst and sulfur problems. It becomes more challenging ...

• ELUCIDATING THE CO HYDROGENATION MECHANISM OVER COBALT BASED CATALYSTS USING CHEMICAL TRANSIENT KINETICS 

  Athariboroujeny, Motahare (2019)

  This dissertation presents research performed to advance the fundamental knowledge of the mechanism of the catalytic CO hydrogenation according to the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Despite extensive studies on the reaction ...

• Designing Electric Field Assisted Catalytic Reactors for Hydrogen Production Applications 

  Gray, Jake T. (2019)

  Fundamental studies on the effects of strong electric fields (on the order of 1-10 V/nm) have been conducted in various forms for nearly a century. These investigations have revealed a surprising amount about the natural ...

• APPLICATIONS OF IN SITU MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY FOR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF OXIDE-SUPPORTED CATALYSTS 

  Jaegers, Nicholas Ryan (2019)

  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) stands as an invaluable non-destructive technique to probe catalytic materials. The rise of in situ NMR has enabled detailed structural analysis of materials under tightly controlled ...

• DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS OF PROTEINS: FROM CANCER CELL ANALYSIS TO DEVELOPMENT OF BIOFUEL CELLS AND BIOSENSORS 

  Islam, Tanzila (2018)

  PROJECT A: Tumor microenvironment plays an important role in the aggressive behavior of malignant tumors. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are closely linked with promoting tumor progression and metastasis via the ...

• DEVELOPMENT OF AN ALGAE MIXOTROPHIC BIOFILM REACTOR FOR BIOMASS PRODUCTION 

  Rincon Miranda, Sandra Milena (2018)

  This research aims to grow algal biofilms under mixotrophic condition without external CO2 supply. CO2 can be internally generated using glycerol and urea, in a closed membrane biofilm reactor operated in flow through and ...

• SOLVENT-LIGAND-SURFACE INTERACTIONS OF NANOPARTICLES FOR APPLIED CATALYSIS 

  Reynolds, Shane Riley (2018)

  This work presents the research performed to understand solvent-ligand-nanoparticle interactions for applied catalysis. Dispersed gold nanoparticles can demonstrate greater catalytic activity than their supported counterparts ...

• FUNCTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MOBILE DOMAIN OF CARDIAC TROPONIN I 

  Bohlooli Ghashghaee, Nazanin (2018)

  Protein-protein interactions between the thick and thin filaments and among thin filament proteins, particularly the troponin complex, play a vital role in regulation of cardiac contractility. As Ca2+ binds to troponin C ...

• MULTISCALE INVESTIGATIONS OF THE EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL STIMULI ON THE COMPOSITION, ADHESION AND MECHANICS OF PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA CELLS AND BIOFILMS 

  Ramezaniankeikanloo, Somayeh (2018)

  This work provides detailed information on the effect of soil environmental conditions (ionic strength and carbon starvation) on mechanical properties of a soil model microbe, Pseudomonas putida and its adhesion to quartz ...

• MODULATION OF THE CA2+ SENSITVITY OF CARDIAC TROPONIN C BY PKC PHOSPHORYLATED CARDIAC TROPONIN T AND CA2+ SENSITIZERS 

  Schlecht, William David (2017)

  Cardiac troponin (cTn) exerts temporal control over the cyclic processes of contraction and relaxation in the heart. It does this by binding with calcium which initiates an allosteric chain of protein structural transitions ...

• Exploring the Biomass Recalcitrance of Douglas Fir for Improving Bioproducts and Biofuels Production 

  Geleynse, Scott Carl (2017)

  Forestry residuals can potentially provide an abundant source of biomass feedstock for an emerging renewable chemicals and fuels industry, particularly in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Although Douglas ...

• Understanding and controlling lignocellulosic pyrolysis for the production of renewable fuel and chemical precursors 

  Pecha, Michael Brennan (2017)

  Pyrolysis is a technology for producing fuels, chemicals, and engineered carbons from renewable feedstocks like lignocellulosic biomass. This work aims to address some of the scientific and technical hurdles that need to ...

• Characterization and Modification of Biomass Pyrolysis Chars for Environmental Applications 

  Smith, Matthew William (2016)

  Abstract: In this project the deconvolution of Raman, X-ray Photoelectron, and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectra of chars are examined. To support this work, spectra calculated for a wide variety of polyaromatic structures ...

• DEVELOPMENT OF MICROCHIP ISOTACHOPHORESIS FOR THE DETECTION OF NOVEL CARDIAC TROPONIN I BIOMARKERS 

  Jacroux, Tom Jacroux (2016)

  The emphasis of this dissertation consists of three major parts in relation to improving nucleic acid detection strategies and detection of novel cardiac disease protein biomarkers using microchip isotachophoresis (ITP) ...

• AN AGGREGATED UNDERSTANDING OF ALKALINE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (AHP) PRETREATMENT OF BIOMASS AND HEMICELLULOSE CONVERSION 

  Alvarez-Vasco, Carlos Andres (2016)

  Despite significant efforts to achieve an efficient deconstruction of plant cell-wall and decrease its recalcitrance, biomass pretreatment continues to be challenging. The main biomass pretreatment strategies have not only ...

• DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS PLATFORM CHEMICALS FOR VALORIZATION OF BIOREFINERY LIGNIN 

  Ma, Ruoshui (2016)

  Despite decades of effort, commercial development of biomass-to-biofuel conversion processes is still not an economically viable proposition. The emerging biomass refinery industry will inevitably generate an enormous ...

• DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSENSORS TO USE IN BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS 

  Atci, Erhan (2016)

  The objective of this dissertation was to develop electrochemical microsensors to quantify microscale gradients within biofilms grown in bioelectrochemical systems (BESs). In BESs, generally three electrodes are used: an ...

• SYNERGISTIC INFLUENCES OF OSCILLATING PRESSURE, PERFUSION, AND GROWTH FACTORS ON CHONDROGENESIS IN A NOVEL CENTRIFUGAL BIOREACTOR 

  Nazempour, Arshan (2016)

  Defects in articular cartilage (AC) cannot be healed spontaneously primarily because AC is avascular and aneural. Currently available surgical techniques are also incapable of restoring damaged AC. Therefore, AC tissue ...

• CHARACTERIZATION OF PARTICULATE POLLUTION BY AEROSOL MASS SPECTROMETRY 

  Herring, Courtney Leigh (2015)

  Atmospheric aerosols impact human health, climate, and air pollution and arrive in the atmosphere by countless number of sources. One of the largest uncertainties in understanding these impacts is due to limitations in our ...

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