Fall 2007

Literature Seminars

"Bulk Metallic Glasses: Design, Composites, and Plasticity"
Scott S. Dunkle

"Biomimetic Adhesives Based on Gecko Foot-Hairs and Mussel Proteins"
Evan Erickson

"Phase-Change Materials for Non-Volatile Memory"
Maria E. Fortunato

"Making Smart Windows Smarter: Improving Optical Efficiency and Interacalation Rates in Sol-Gel Derived Tungsten Trioxide"
Mark S. Geiger

"Advances in Lasing from Colloidal Quantum Dots"
Jonathan W. Kemling

"Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy: The Mechanics of Functional Materials"
Timothy Kucharski

"Organic Photovoltaic Solar Cells: Recent Advancements in Efficiency"
Christopher J. Musto

"The Role of Phosphorus in Fire Retardant Polymers"
Sergio I. Sanchez

"Three-Dimensional Self-Assembly of Nonmolecular Components"
Tianjiao Wu

"Decorating Carbon Nanotubes with Nanoparticles"
Hangxun Xu

Final Defense

"Electrochemical and NMR Studies of Fuel Cell Catalysts and CO Surface Diffusion"
Jong Ho Chung

"I. Cycloheptatriene and Cycloheptatrienyl Tantalum Compounds; II. Synthesis of Pure Boron Nanoparticles"
Wontae Noh


Spring 2008

Final Defense

"Nanostructured Materials Prepared with Ultrasound"
Jin Ho Bang

"Synthesis & Support of Tantalum (V) Oxide for Insulation & Photocatalytic Applications"
Nicholas Muga Ndiege