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Sonego, Gaby H.

Fall 2009

Xu, Jie

Rubber-toughened polymers have extensive applications due to excellent mechanical performances. However, the toughening mechanisms are not completely understood, as current study approaches are too localized for quantitative analysis and deviation from mechanical testing has rarely been taken...

Spring 2018

Bozorg Bigdeli, Masoud

Superhydrophobic interfaces, due to their unique water repellent and self-cleaning properties, are attracting a wide-spread interest for implementation in a variety of applications, including self-assembly based fabrication methods, nano/microfluidics, and solar energy harvesting. To facilitate...

Spring 2013

Singh, Maninderjit

This thesis is concerned with the effect of mechanical wear on superhydrophobic surfaces (SHS). This work, for the first time, systematically details the simultaneous surface topography and wetting behavior changes upon abrasion of SHS. The process of physical abrasion was also simulated on the...

Fall 2009

Ludwick, Dave

Long waitlists and growing numbers of unattached patients are indicative of a Canadian healthcare system which is unable to address the demands of a growing and aging population. Health information technology is one solution offering respite, but brings its own issues. Health information...

Spring 2018

Gordon, Hermes E

The implementation of small wind turbines in the urban environment with the intention of producing energy in high demand areas (cities), and reduce carbon footprint has been met generally with less than successful results. . The primary challenge in these projects is to understand the wind field,...

Fall 2018

Serrano, David

The expanding field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) has introduced a variety of flight operating conditions and thus, performance requirements. As a method to improve performance in the propulsion systems of UAVs, two topics of interest are emphasized in this thesis: the potential improvements...

Spring 2023

Ahmad, Shaheen

Sensing and monitoring using the conventional microwave, optical, and waveguide methods have been the focus of many researchers for the past two decades. However, the limitations imposed by these techniques such as power inefficiency and the use of complex readout circuitries are the important...