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Spring 2022

Storbakken, Scott

To study the relatively novel technology of anion exchange membrane (AEM) water electrolysis in a scientific manner, a controllable and repeatable electrode fabrication method is needed. While inkjet printing has been successfully used to fabricate electrodes for proton exchange membrane (PEM)...

Spring 2022

Soleimanzade, Mohammad Amin

The rapid increase in global water and energy demand due to industrialization and population growth is a pressing challenge humankind faces today. Recent estimates indicate that due to population growth and reduction of water supplies, 40% of the global population is struggling with water...

Spring 2022

Owttrim, Christophe George

Industrial decarbonization is a critical challenge along the pathway to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at a sufficient scale and pace to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The intrinsic energy- and emissions-intensive nature of heavy industry has led to the recognition that...

Spring 2022

Ruzycki, Conor A

The overarching theme of this work is the investigation and development of in vitro and in silico methods used to characterize inhaled pharmaceutical aerosols. The ultimate aim is to expand and strengthen the links between applied science and clinical practice for inhaled medications. Chapter 1...

Spring 2022

Zongyu Wang

Poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and its copolymers received increasing attention due to their electroactive properties and lower processing cost in comparison to the conventional piezoelectric ceramic materials, which are widely used in electronics, energy harvesting, biochemistry, and sensor...

Spring 2022

Ren, Jiangzhuo

Industrial process modeling is currently undergoing a fundamental transformation, leading towards interconnected closed-loop twins of models, i.e., the parametrically-controlled real-world physics model, and its corresponding digitalized virtual system model. However, with the application of...

Fall 2022

Schiavone, Antonio J.

The group of materials classified as "metamaterials" have accrued great interest in the scientific community as of late for their potential to revolutionize several multidisciplinary applications. Metamaterials are defined as synthetic/man-made materials which have been engineered to possess a...

Fall 2022

Maurya, Jayranjan Omranjan

Hydrogen (H2) can play a critical role in global greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation. Photoelectrochemical water splitting using solar radiation is a promising H2 technology. Titanium dioxide (TiO2)- and carbon nitride (g-C3N4)-based photocatalysts are the most widely used photocatalytic materials...

Fall 2022

Yang, Xingkai

Gearboxes are key components commonly employed to transfer torque and power and adjust speed in mechatronic systems, such as wind turbines, automobiles, and mining machines. Due to the harsh working environment, various faults may occur in gearboxes. Tooth cracks account for a large proportion of...

Fall 2022

Pan, Boyu

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects more than 900 million people around the world (Benjafield et al., 2019). OSA occurs due to obstruction of the airway at different levels of the airway, including upper and lower pharyngeal constrictions due to narrow upper jaw and underdeveloped/backward...