Area of Honors: Materials Science and Engineering

1. Functional High-Entropy Oxide Synthesis

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Author:: Furst, Matthew
Title:: Functional High-Entropy Oxide Synthesis
Area of Honors:: Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:: High-entropy oxides
solubility
bulk synthesis
thin film growth
pulsed laser deposition
Thesis Supervisors:: Jon-Paul Maria, Thesis Supervisor
Amy Carol Robinson, Thesis Honors Advisor
Saeed S. I. Almishal, Thesis Supervisor

2. Incorporation of Metal Oxides for the Coloration of LionGlass

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Author:: Aichele, Elizabeth
Title:: Incorporation of Metal Oxides for the Coloration of LionGlass
Area of Honors:: Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:: Glass Science
Materials Science and Engineering
Coloration Mechanisms
Jahn-Teller Distortion
Reduction-Oxidation
Ligand Field
Soda-lime Silicate Glass
Phosphate Glass
Thesis Supervisors:: John C Mauro, Thesis Supervisor
Amy Carol Robinson, Thesis Honors Advisor

3. Investigating the Effect of External Conditions and Chemical Structure on Water Sorption and Dissociation and Cation Identity on Ion Transport and Selectivity in Weak Crosslinked Polyelectrolyte Membranes

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Author:: Kanumuru, Nikitha
Title:: Investigating the Effect of External Conditions and Chemical Structure on Water Sorption and Dissociation and Cation Identity on Ion Transport and Selectivity in Weak Crosslinked Polyelectrolyte Membranes
Area of Honors:: Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:: Polymer
Titration
Membrane
PEGDA
Ion Exchange Capacity
pH
Acrylic Acid
FT-IR
Fundamental Properties
Ion Transport
Salt Permeability
Water Solubility
Thesis Supervisors:: Hee Jeung Oh, Thesis Supervisor
Amy Carol Robinson, Thesis Honors Advisor

4. Particle Synthesis and Grain Growth Study of doped ZnO high field Varistors

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Author:: Eleson, Emma
Title:: Particle Synthesis and Grain Growth Study of doped ZnO high field Varistors
Area of Honors:: Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:: varistor
nanopowder
nanograins
cold sintering
Thesis Supervisors:: Clive A Randall, Thesis Supervisor
Amy Carol Robinson, Thesis Honors Advisor

5. Mechanisms of Devitrification in Modifier Alumino-silicophosphate Glasses

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Author:: Chen, Julia
Title:: Mechanisms of Devitrification in Modifier Alumino-silicophosphate Glasses
Area of Honors:: Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:: Glass
LionGlass
Crystallization
Devitrification
Avrami
Materials Science
Thesis Supervisors:: John C Mauro, Thesis Supervisor
Amy Carol Robinson, Thesis Honors Advisor

6. Optimization of Metal Assisted Epitaxial Graphene Transfer on SiO2/Si Substrates

Open Access

Author:: Sipe, Adam
Title:: Optimization of Metal Assisted Epitaxial Graphene Transfer on SiO2/Si Substrates
Area of Honors:: Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:: graphene
SiO2/Si
high-power electronics
thin films
Thesis Supervisors:: Joshua Alexander Robinson, Thesis Supervisor
Amy Carol Robinson, Thesis Honors Advisor

7. Phase Behavior and Rheology of Aqueous Solutions of Partially-Hydrolyzed Poly(vinyl acetate) in the Presence of Sodium-Based Salts

Open Access

Author:: Slye, Melisa
Title:: Phase Behavior and Rheology of Aqueous Solutions of Partially-Hydrolyzed Poly(vinyl acetate) in the Presence of Sodium-Based Salts
Area of Honors:: Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:: Poly(vinyl alcohol)
Poly(vinyl acetate)
Rheology
Phase Boundaries
Hofmeister Series
Viscosity
Thesis Supervisors:: Ralph H Colby, Thesis Supervisor
Michael John Janik, Thesis Honors Advisor
Robert Allen Kimel, Thesis Honors Advisor

8. 2D Indium Nitride Realized via Confinement Heteroepitaxy

Open Access

Author:: Trdinich, Zachary
Title:: 2D Indium Nitride Realized via Confinement Heteroepitaxy
Area of Honors:: Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:: 2-dimensional
indium
nitride
materials science
2d materials
Thesis Supervisors:: Joshua Alexander Robinson, Thesis Supervisor
Amy Carol Robinson, Thesis Honors Advisor

9. Cold Sintering of Zinc Oxide Polyimide Composites with Internally Tunable Electrical Properties via Polymer Crosslinking

Open Access

Author:: Vetser, Adam
Title:: Cold Sintering of Zinc Oxide Polyimide Composites with Internally Tunable Electrical Properties via Polymer Crosslinking
Area of Honors:: Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:: cold sintering
sintering
ceramics
polymers
composites
ceramic-polymer composites
varistors
impedance spectroscopy
polyimide
ZnO
zinc oxide
composite cold sintering
crosslinking
internal polymer crosslinking
RTM370
Thesis Supervisors:: Clive A Randall, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Allen Kimel, Thesis Honors Advisor

10. Electrochemical Reduction of Transition Metal Oxides in Lithium Chloride Salt at 650°C

Open Access

Author:: Pickarski, Timothy
Title:: Electrochemical Reduction of Transition Metal Oxides in Lithium Chloride Salt at 650°C
Area of Honors:: Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:: Electrochemistry
Sintering
Voltammetry
Iron (III) Oxide
Nickel Oxide
Lithium Chloride
Li-Bi Reference Alloy
SEM-EDS
Electrode Design
Thesis Supervisors:: Hojong Kim, Thesis Supervisor
Amy Carol Robinson, Thesis Honors Advisor

Your selections:

1. Functional High-Entropy Oxide Synthesis

2. Incorporation of Metal Oxides for the Coloration of LionGlass

3. Investigating the Effect of External Conditions and Chemical Structure on Water Sorption and Dissociation and Cation Identity on Ion Transport and Selectivity in Weak Crosslinked Polyelectrolyte Membranes

4. Particle Synthesis and Grain Growth Study of doped ZnO high field Varistors

5. Mechanisms of Devitrification in Modifier Alumino-silicophosphate Glasses

6. Optimization of Metal Assisted Epitaxial Graphene Transfer on SiO2/Si Substrates

7. Phase Behavior and Rheology of Aqueous Solutions of Partially-Hydrolyzed Poly(vinyl acetate) in the Presence of Sodium-Based Salts

8. 2D Indium Nitride Realized via Confinement Heteroepitaxy

9. Cold Sintering of Zinc Oxide Polyimide Composites with Internally Tunable Electrical Properties via Polymer Crosslinking

10. Electrochemical Reduction of Transition Metal Oxides in Lithium Chloride Salt at 650°C

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