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  • Metabolic engineering of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 for microbial fuel cell application

    Creator:
    Hall, Robert G. (Robert George)
    Abstract:
    Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 is a gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacteria with the capability of dissimilatory metal reduction. The ability of the organism to reduce a wide range of solid metal-oxides during anaerobic respiration makes it an ideal candidate for the powering of microbial fuel cells (MFCs), which capture the electrons discharged...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ) (m M ) (µ M ) (m M ) (g A F D W L − 1 ) (P ea k A re a) (P ea k A re a) 1 0. 10 3. 40

  • New configurations of bandpass filters in single and multilayer environment

    Creator:
    Gururajan, Kala
    Abstract:
    Mobile and telecommunication industry has experienced tremendous growth in the recent past. Miniaturization and increased functionality have become necessary for all passive components in the system. Bandpass filters are critical passive components in any communication system and the existing designs in the crucial 1-10 GHz bandwidth suffer many drawbacks. For...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    my heartfelt appreciation to my other committee members Dr. Thomas K. Plant and Dr. Joseph W. Nibler

  • Structural stability effects on adsorption of bacteriophage T4 lysozyme to colloidal silica

    Creator:
    Tian, Minghua
    Abstract:
    Circular dichroism (CD) spectra were obtained for bacteriophage T4 lysozyme and three of its mutants in the presence and absence of colloidal silica nanoparticles. Mutant lysozymes were produced by substitution of the isoleucine at position 3 with tryptophan, cysteine and leucine. Each substitution resulted in an altered structural stability, quantified...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    study here. I also would like to thank my minor professor, Dr. Curtis W. Johnson, for allowing me to

  • Simulated and Experimental Characteristics of Analysis Techniques for ZrCuAlNi/AlOx/Al Metal-Insulator-Metal Tunnel Diodes

    Creator:
    Tan, Cheng
    Abstract:
    This project examines the results of current-voltage conduction mechanism analysis techniques simulated under assumed conduction conditions. Thermionic emission and Fowler-Nordheim tunneling conditions are simulated and analyzed. The resulting plots show how devices behave under different condition mechanisms. The effects of different conduction mechanisms on the results of various analysis techniques...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    - neering Committee Member, Dr. Thomas K. Plant representing Electrical and Com- puter Engineering

  • Contact resistance and stability assessment of oxide-based thin film transistors

    Creator:
    Hung, Celia M.
    Abstract:
    This thesis focuses on two aspects of oxide-based thin-film transistors (TFTs), contact resistance and instability assessment. First, determination of the contact resistance of indium tin oxide (ITO) on two wide-band gap semiconductors, zinc oxide (ZnO) and indium gallium oxide (IGO), is attempted and the effects of contact resistance on device...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    thermal silicon oxide as the gate insulator; W/L = 5 with L = 200 µm. 0 V ≤ VDS ≤ 30 V in 1 V steps

  • Investigation of bipolar resistive switching in zinc-tin-oxide for resistive random access memory

    Creator:
    Murali, Santosh
    Abstract:
    Resistive random access memory (RRAM) is a non-volatile memory technology based on resistive switching in a dielectric or semiconductor sandwiched between two different metals. Also known as memristors, these devices are potential candidates for a next-generation replacement for flash memory. In this thesis, bipolar resistive switching is reported for the...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    as Ti, Al, Ni, W, TiN, and TaN having a possibility of oxidation when oxygen ions move towards

  • Design of GaAs monolithically integrated optical receiver amplifier

    Creator:
    Ju, Shu-ing
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    . Thomas K. Plant for consenting to be on her committee and receiving her thesis. I am pleased to

  • The Effects of Construction Practices on Concrete Construction Joint Performance

    Creator:
    Panduranga Setty, Shreyas
    Abstract:
    Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. When constructing large concrete structures, concrete may have to be placed in multiple lifts. In these cases, fresh concrete is placed on hardened concrete. The interface that is formed between these two lifts of concrete is known as a...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    . Chris Bell and Dr. Ingrid Arocho for being part of my graduate committee. I am grateful to Dr. Thomas

  • Axial development of two-phase flow parameters in a vertical column

    Creator:
    Abel, Kent C.
    Abstract:
    The next generation of nuclear safety analysis computer codes will include detailed modeling of the interfacial area concentration. The interfacial area concentration is the essence of the two-fluid model. It is the most accurate of the two-phase models since it considers each phase independently and links the two phases together...
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    Masters Thesis
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    committee, Dr. Thomas K. Plant and Dr. William F. Reiter, for their valuable comments and their time. I

  • Processing of laser interferometric signals for small displacement measurements

    Creator:
    Peng, Gwo-sheng
    Abstract:
    Algorithms for analyzing laser interferometry signals were developed and adopted to the computer based processing of small displacement measurements. These methods, matrix operation approach and fixed parameters approach, are based on signal phase calculation and are able to replace complex fringe counting electronic circuits. The matrix operation provides an approach...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    valuable guidance, this work would not have been possible. I am also grateful to Dr. David R. Thomas, Dr