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A Novel Tungsten Thermal Field Emitter
Creator:
Ruttan, Evan
Advisor:
Petkie, Douglas Todd
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-12-12
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Control and characterization of microtubule kinesin active fluid behavior
Keyword:
Kinesin
,
Soft matter
,
Microtubule
, and
Active matter
Creator:
Bate, Teagan
Advisor:
Wu, Kun-Ta
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-04-26
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Non-Singular Anti-de Sitter Black Holes within Conformal Weyl Gravity and Black Hole CFT Duality
Keyword:
Quantum Gravity
,
Black Hole Thermodynamics
,
Black Hole CFT Duality
, and
AdS/CFT
Creator:
Suleiman, Raid
Advisor:
Ram-Mohan, L. Ramdas
,
Rodriguez, Leo L.
, and
Rodriguez, Shanshan
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-07-20
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Direct Demonstration of Self-Similarity in a Hydrodynamic Treatment of Polymer Self-Diffusion
Keyword:
polymer self-diffusion
,
self-similarity
, and
hydrodynamic
Creator:
Merriam, Susan Carol
Advisor:
Phillies, George D.J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2002-05-01
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Microscopic conductivity and ultrafast photocurrents in chalcogenides from 2D to 3D and beyond
Keyword:
chalcogenides
,
ultrafast photocurrents
,
conductivity
,
carrier dynamics
, and
terahertz
Creator:
Kushnir, Kateryna
Advisor:
Titova, Lyubov
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-08-10
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Determining the Parameters of Force Curves on Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Is “s” the Root Spacing or the Mesh Spacing?
Keyword:
AdG
,
Alexander and de Gennes
,
Atomic Force Microscopy
,
AFM
, and
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Creator:
Gaddis, Rebecca Lynn
Advisor:
Burnham, Nancy A.
and
Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2015-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Studies on the Emergence of Order in Out-of-equilibrium Systems
Keyword:
Rayleigh-Bénard Convection
,
Principle of Stationary Action
,
Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics
,
Entropy
,
Complexity
, and
IR Calorimetry
Creator:
Chatterjee, Atanu
Advisor:
Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-10
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
The Adiabatic Bond Charge Model of Phonons
Keyword:
sound
,
phonons
,
quantum mechanics
, and
solid state physics
Creator:
Kassebaum, Paul Gregory
Advisor:
Ram-Mohan, L. Ramdas
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2012-04-26
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Thermal Conductivity of Nanowires, Nanotubes and Polymer-Nanotube Composites
Keyword:
Polymer-Carbon nanotube Composites
,
Liquid Crsytal Filling in MWCNPs
,
AC Calorimetry
,
Thermal Conductivity
,
Nanowires
, and
Carbon Nanotubes
Creator:
Pradhan, Nihar R.
Advisor:
Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2010-04-14
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Modeling phononic crystals and acoustic metamaterials to control elastic waves: self-collimation, bi-refringence, forward and inverse design
Keyword:
phononic crystal
,
high-throughput band gap generation
,
forward and inverse design
,
finite element analysis
,
self-collimation and bi-refringence
, and
ultrasonic and hypersonic elastic wave
Creator:
Das, Debanik
Advisor:
Ram-Mohan, L. Ramdas
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-08-02
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Finite Element Method Modeling of Optoconductance in Metal-Semiconductor Hybrid Devices
Keyword:
Conductivity
,
Finite Element Method
,
transport
, and
diffusion
Creator:
Girgis, Alexi M
Advisor:
Ram-Mohan, L. Ramdas
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2010-11-16
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
2D MXenes in the THz range: from optical conductivity to THz devices
Keyword:
photoconductivity
,
MXene
,
conductivity
,
Terahertz
, and
ultrafast laser
Creator:
Li, Guangjiang
Advisor:
Titova, Lyubov
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-07-26
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
A High Throughput Matlab Program for Automated Force-Curve Processing Using the AdG Polymer Model
Keyword:
Alexander-deGennes model
,
polymer brush
,
MATLAB
, and
Atomic Force Microscopy
Creator:
O'Connor, Samantha
Advisor:
Burnham, Nancy A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2014-09-07
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Development of a Mass Detection Technique to Detect Intakes of Radioactive Material and their Resulting Radiation Exposures Following a Large-Scale Radiological Release
Keyword:
Gamma Camera
,
Cesium-137
,
Cobalt-60
,
Internal dosimetry
,
Radiological terrorism
,
Iridium-192
,
Intake of radionuclides
,
Radiological accidents
, and
Iodine-131
Creator:
Martel, Christopher
Advisor:
Medich, David Christopher
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-04-23
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Measuring the TG-43 Parameters of Iridium-192 using Monte Carlo-based Dosimetry
Keyword:
MCNP
,
Gafchromic film
,
Brachytherapy
, and
Dosimetry
Creator:
Fong, Kenneth B
Advisor:
Medich, David Christopher
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-08-03
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Three-dimensional Model to Understand the Cooperative Transport of Kinesin Molecular Motors in DNA-origami Complexes
Creator:
Youyen, Wiphu
Advisor:
Tuzel, Erkan
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-08-19
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Improving Imaging Techniques and Resolution in Neutron Radiography
Keyword:
event centroiding
Creator:
Borges, Nicholas P.
Advisor:
Medich, David Christopher
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-13
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
The Excited State Absorption Cross Section of Neodymium-doped Silica Glass Fiber in the 1200-1500 nm Wavelength Range
Keyword:
neodymium
,
erbium
,
excited state absorption
,
fiber amplifier
, and
Rare Earth Fluorescence
Creator:
Verlinden, Nicholas H. P.
Advisor:
Quimby, Richard S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2008-07-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
An improved approach for cell traction force microscopy using a continuous hydrogel
Keyword:
fibroblast
,
Hydrogel
, and
Cell traction force microscopy
Creator:
Shojaeizadeh, Mina
Advisor:
Wen, Qi
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-06-06
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Formation of Vesicles in Lipid-Liquid Crystal Colloidal Mixtures
Keyword:
lipid
,
liquid crystal
,
vesicles
,
5CB
, and
calorimetry
Creator:
Peters, Jeffrey
Advisor:
Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2014-05-01
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Phase transition studies of liquid crystal colloids with solvents and nano-solids
Keyword:
Nematic
,
Smectic-A
,
Liquid Crystals
,
Carbon Nanotubes
, and
AC-Calorimetry
Creator:
Sigdel, Krishna P
Advisor:
Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2011-04-21
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Theoretical Study of Bose-Einstein Condensate-Based Atom Michelson Interferometers
Keyword:
Free oscillation atom Michelson interferometer
,
Single refelction atom Michelson interferometer
,
Atom Interferometry
,
Bose-Einstein Condensate
, and
Double reflection atom Michelson interferometer
Creator:
Kafle, Rudra Prasad
Advisor:
Zozulya, Alex A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2012-04-26
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
From nanoscale to macroscale, using the atomic force microscope to quantify the role of few-asperity contacts in adhesion
Keyword:
Surface roughness; Surface forces; Van der Waals f
Creator:
Thoreson, Erik J.
Advisor:
Burnham, Nancy A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-01-09
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
MCNP Study of Multi-Hole Collimation Grids for Biological Neutron Radiography
Keyword:
Biological Neutron Radiography
,
Modulation Transfer Function
,
Neutron Imaging
, and
Collimation Grids
Creator:
Waterman, Shane W.
Advisor:
Medich, David Christopher
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-10-11
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Solar Signals – Possible correlations between the 11-Year Solar Sunspot Cycle and Earthquakes on Earth using the Fourier Transform
Keyword:
solar cycle
,
solar weather
,
solar cycle slope
,
sunspots
,
earthquakes
, and
Fourier Transform
Creator:
Tyree, Elizabeth C.
Advisor:
Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-08-06
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Reciprocity between Emission and Absorption for Rare Earth Ions in Glass
Keyword:
inhomogeneous broadening
,
McCumber theory
,
rare earth ions
,
homogeneous broadening
, and
emission and absorption cross sections
Creator:
Martin, Rodica M.
Advisor:
Quimby, Richard S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-04-28
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Thermal Physical Properties Of Nanocomposites Of Complex Fluids
Keyword:
Polymernanocomposites and nanoparticles
,
Liquid Crystals
, and
Polymers
Creator:
Kalakonda, Parvathalu
Advisor:
Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-05-31
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Dielectric Studies of Nanostructures and Directed Self-assembled Nanomaterials in Nematic Liquid Crystals
Keyword:
Liquid Crystals
,
Quantum Dots
, and
Carbon Nanotubes
Creator:
Basu, Rajratan
Advisor:
Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2010-03-30
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Quantum Mechanics on the Möbius Ring
Keyword:
half-integer angular momentum
,
Aharonov-Bohm effect
,
Möbius ring
, and
Finite Element Method
Creator:
Li, Zehao
Advisor:
Ram-Mohan, L. Ramdas
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-03-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Generation and Propagation of Optical Vortices
Keyword:
optical vortices
,
phase singularities
,
optical vortex solitons
,
singular optics
,
fluid-like motion
,
nonlinear optics
, and
optical vortex filaments
Creator:
Rozas, David
Advisor:
Swartzlander, Grover A., Jr.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
1999-08-16
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Nonclassical Structures within the N-qubit Pauli Group
Keyword:
Entanglment
,
Bell's Theorem
,
Nonlocality
,
Quantum Information
,
Pauli group
,
qubit
,
GHZ Theorem
,
Contextuality
, and
BKS Theorem
Creator:
Waegell, Mordecai
Advisor:
Aravind, Padmanabhan K.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-23
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Studies of Aggregation Pathways for Amyloidogenic Peptides by Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy
Keyword:
dielectric spectroscopy
and
amyloids
Creator:
Barry, Donald
Advisor:
Stroe, Izabela RC
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-22
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Mori Projected Dynamics On A Quantum System
Keyword:
Mori
and
Projected Dynamics
Creator:
Nasto, Rachel Harte
Advisor:
Phillies, George D.J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2007-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Atomic Force Microscopy: Lateral-Force Calibration and Force-Curve Analysis
Keyword:
analysis
,
Calibration
,
curve fitting
,
Atomic Force Microscopy
,
friction
,
force curves
, and
lateral force microscopy
Creator:
Anderson, Evan V
Advisor:
Burnham, Nancy A.
and
Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2012-04-26
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Quenched Random Disorder Studies In Liquid Crystal + Aerosil Dispersions
Keyword:
gel structure
,
quenched random disorder
,
Turbidity
,
isotropic-nematic
,
phase transition
,
smectic-A to smectic-C
,
AC-Calorimetry
,
liquid crystal
,
gel dynamics
,
x-ray difraction
,
x-ray intensity fluctuation spectroscopy ( XIFS )
, and
nematic to smectic-A
Creator:
Roshi, Aleksander
Advisor:
Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-04-27
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Modeling High Altitude Electron Density Plumes Using Direct Numerical Simulation
Keyword:
Plasma
Creator:
Paro, Autumn D
Advisor:
Zozulya, Alex A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2014-04-15
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Extraordinary Magnetoresistance in Two and Three Dimensions: Geometrical Optimization
Keyword:
extraordinary magnetoresistance
,
Conductivity
,
metal-semiconductor structure
, and
nanoscale magnetic sensor
Creator:
Pugsley, Lisa M
Advisor:
Ram-Mohan, L. Ramdas
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2012-04-26
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Apparatus to Deliver Light to the Tip-sample Interface of an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
Keyword:
photoactive
,
photoinduced
,
molecular conformation
,
atomic force microscope
,
AFM
,
photoreactive
,
photoinduced conformation change
,
tip-sample interface
,
photocycle
,
purple membrane
,
bacteriorhodopsin
,
photomechanics
,
PLDS
, and
bimetallic bending
Creator:
Thoreson, Erik J.
Advisor:
Burnham, Nancy A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2002-10-03
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
An Optical Vortex Coherence Filter
Keyword:
interference
,
phase
,
nulling
,
dislocation
,
diffraction
,
singularity
,
singularities
,
Vortex
,
coherence
, and
optical vortex
Creator:
Palacios, David M
Advisor:
Swartzlander, Grover A., Jr.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-08-24
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Theoretical Study of Variable Measurement Uncertainty h_I and Infinite Unobservable Entropy
Keyword:
Measurement
,
Infinite
,
Heat
,
Uncertainty
,
Information
, and
Entropy
Creator:
Vanslette, Kevin M
Advisor:
Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Effects of cancerous mutations on mechanosensing of cells
Creator:
Ho Thanh, Minh-Tri
Advisor:
Wen, Qi
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-09-01
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Development and Application of an Area Recorded Generalized Optical Scattering Technique
Keyword:
scattering analysis
and
Light scattering
Creator:
Algarni, Saad A
Advisor:
Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2014-12-18
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
AC-Calorimetry and Dielectric Spectroscopy on Anisotropic Liquid Crystal and Aerosil Dispersions
Keyword:
Liquid Crystals
,
dielectric spectroscopy
,
quenched random disorder
,
phase transitions
, and
calorimetry
Creator:
Cruceanu, Florentin I.
Advisor:
Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2008-04-09
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
kp Theory of Semiconductor Nanostructures
Keyword:
electronic properties
and
semiconductor heterostructures
Creator:
Galeriu, Calin
Advisor:
Voon, Lok C. Lew Yan
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-12-09
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Variation in tissue correction factors for LiF, Al2O3 and Silicon Dosimeters as a function of tissue depth with comparison between intensity weighted mono-energetic photon and the poly-energetic photons used in brachytherapy and diagnostic radiology.
Keyword:
Dosimeter
,
MCNP
, and
Tissue Correction Factor
Creator:
Poudel, Sashi
Advisor:
Medich, David Christopher
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-10-14
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Electromagnetic Nucleus - Nucleus Cross Sections using Energy Dependent Branching Ratios
Keyword:
Heavy-ion collisions
and
Electromagnetic dissociation
Creator:
Adamczyk, Anne Marie
Advisor:
Norbury, John W.
and
Aravind, Padmanabhan K.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2009-04-21
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Two-Point Resistances of Symmetric Polyhedral Networks
Keyword:
resistor network
,
two-point resistance
,
polyhedral network
,
equivalent resistance
,
random walk
, and
hitting time
Creator:
Stern, Kevin
Advisor:
Aravind, Padmanabhan K.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-04-28
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Temperature-Dependence of the Contact Angle of Water on Graphite, Silicon, and Gold
Keyword:
MATLAB
,
gold
,
wetting transitions
,
Silicon
,
contact angle
,
graphite
, and
water
Creator:
Osborne III, Kenneth L
Advisor:
Garcia, Rafael
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2009-06-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
The Role of Integrins in Cellular Response to Mechanical Stimuli
Keyword:
Cell adhesion
,
cell signaling
, and
Atomic Force Microscopy
Creator:
Thomas, Gawain M.
Advisor:
Wen, Qi
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-01-19
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Non-Asymptotic Quantum Scattering Theory for Low-Dimensional Materials
Keyword:
Quantum Scattering Theory
,
Quantum Transport
,
Thermoelectric devices
,
Low-dimensional materials
,
Nanoelectronics
, and
First-principles calculations
Creator:
Daralagodu Dattatreya Jois, Sathwik Bharadwaj
Advisor:
Ram-Mohan, L. Ramdas
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-08-10
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Characterizing mixing dynamics and efficiency of microtubule-based active fluids
Creator:
Varney, Megan E.
Advisor:
Wu, Kun-Ta
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-05-02
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
The Schroedinger-Poisson Selfconsistency in Layered Quantum Semiconductor Structures
Keyword:
heterostructure
,
quantum engineering
,
self consistency
, and
Semiconductor
Creator:
Moussa, Jonathan Edward
Advisor:
Ram-Mohan, L. Ramdas
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2003-11-24
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Geometrical Construction of MUBS and SIC-POVMS for Spin-1 Systems
Keyword:
MUBs
,
Majorana Representation
,
SIC-POVMs
,
Quantum Protocols
, and
Geometrical Construction
Creator:
Kalden, Tenzin
Advisor:
Aravind, Padmanabhan K.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-28
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Effects of Internal Waves and Turbulent Fluctuations on Underwater Acoustic Propagation
Keyword:
ray chaos
,
eikonal equations
, and
Turbulence
Creator:
Wojcik, Stefanie E
Advisor:
Durgin, William W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2006-03-09
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
A New AC-Radio Frequency Heating Calorimetry Technique for Complex Fluids
Keyword:
weak quenched random disorder
,
nematic volume fraction
,
nematic correlation length
,
Nematic
,
birefringence
,
4' – transbutyl – 4 – cyano – 4 – heptyl - bicyclo
,
modulation calorimetry technique
,
octylcyanobiphenyl (8CB)
,
phase transitions
,
random-dilution
,
Turbidity
,
isotropic
,
heat capacity
,
loss factor
,
Liquid Crystals
,
smectic A
,
permittivity
,
aerosil
,
random-field interactions.
,
dielectric
, and
Radio Frequency Field Heating
Creator:
Barjami, Saimir
Advisor:
Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-04-28
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Resonance Production and Nuclear Fragmentation for Space Radiation
Keyword:
nuclear physics
,
nuclear fragmentation
,
physics
,
resonance
,
particle physics
,
space radiation
,
radiation shielding
,
heavy-ion physics
, and
nucleon-nucleon interactions
Creator:
Norman, Ryan Bradley
Advisor:
Norbury, John W.
,
Aravind, Padmanabhan K.
, and
Blattnig, Steve R.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2008-04-22
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
A Coarse-Grained Computational Model of Kinesin-Microtubule Gliding Assays on Lipid Bilayers
Keyword:
microtubules
,
kinesin
, and
biophysics
Creator:
Vandal, Steven R.
Advisor:
Tuzel, Erkan
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-12-15
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Guided-wave atom interferometers with Bose-Einstein condensate
Keyword:
Bose-Einstein Condensate
,
Matter Waves
, and
Atom Interferometry
Creator:
Ilo-Okeke, Ebubechukwu Odidika
Advisor:
Zozulya, Alex A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2012-04-24
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Calorimetric and Dielectric Studies of Self-assembled Bio-molecules in an Aqueous Environment
Keyword:
bio-physics
,
calorimetry measurements
,
protein dynamics
, and
dielectric spectroscopy
Creator:
Kashuri, Klaida
Advisor:
Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2014-01-29
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
A theoretical analysis of Bose-Einstein condensate based beamsplitters, interferometers, and transistors
Keyword:
Atom Interferometery
and
Bose-Einstein Condensation
Creator:
Stickney, James Arthur
Advisor:
Zozulya, Alex A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2008-03-27
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Environmental Resuspension and Health Impacts of Radioactive Particulate Matter
Keyword:
particle size
,
radionuclide
,
aerosol
,
kinetic model
,
resuspension
, and
health risk
Creator:
Marshall, Shaun A.
Advisor:
Medich, David Christopher
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-20
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Multi-wavelength characterization of cadmium telluride solar cell: Development of Q-EBIC and NSOM measurement techniques
Keyword:
EBIC
,
solar cells
,
Q-EBIC
,
WPI
,
instrumentation
,
multi-wavelength
,
physics
,
CdTe
,
NSOM
, and
experiment
Creator:
Gianfrancesco, Anthony Giacomo
Advisor:
Burnham, Nancy A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-16
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Understanding Mechanical Properties of Bio-filaments through Curvature
Keyword:
actin
,
microtubule
,
simulation
,
persistence length
,
bending
, and
gliding assay
Creator:
Wisanpitayakorn, Pattipong
Advisor:
Tuzel, Erkan
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-08-20
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Partial Coherence and Optical Vortices
Keyword:
coherence
and
Vortex
Creator:
Maleev, Ivan
Advisor:
Swartzlander, Grover A., Jr.
and
Aravind, Padmanabhan K.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2004-07-13
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Scalar Field Theories of Nucleon Interactions
Keyword:
scalar field
,
pion
,
inelastic process
,
Bethe-Salpeter
,
BSE
,
nucleon
, and
ladder approximation
Creator:
Dick, Frank Albert
Advisor:
Norbury, John W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2007-04-25
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Measurement and Modeling of Water in Porous Media Using Millimeter-wave and Terahertz Spectroscopy
Keyword:
Millimeter Wave
,
Effective Medium Modelling
,
Moisture Sensing
,
Terahertz
,
Porosimetry
, and
Spectroscopy
Creator:
Bouchard, Jacob
Advisor:
Petkie, Douglas Todd
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-12-12
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Self-Assembly and Morphological Patterns in Drying Droplets of Bio-colloids
Keyword:
Drying
,
Self-assembly
,
Pattern formation
,
Complex fluids
,
Bio-colloidal droplets
, and
Image analysis
Creator:
Pal, Anusuya
Advisor:
Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-03-23
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
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