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Solar Signals – Possible correlations between the 11-Year Solar Sunspot Cycle and Earthquakes on Earth using the Fourier Transform

Keyword:: solar cycle slope, solar weather, Fourier Transform, solar cycle, sunspots, and earthquakes
Creator:: Tyree, Elizabeth C.
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-08-06
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Physics

Second Generation Ethanol Production Using Subcritical Water Hydrolysis on Sugarcane Bagasse and Straw

Creator:: Interlandi, Marco A.
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T. and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-04-24
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Second Generation Ethanol Production Using Subcritical Water Hydrolysis on Sugarcane Bagasse and Straw

Creator:: Hanlon, Kyle Edward
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T. and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-04-24
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Experimental and Computational Studies in Far-from-equilibrium Systems like Rayleigh-Bènard Convection

Creator:: Yadati, Yash
Advisor:: Daniello, Robert and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-05-17
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Initiation of Laboratory Website

Keyword:: Education in a Technological Society
Creator:: Yadati, Yash
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-05-15
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

A Nonlinear Elliptical Problem for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathodes

Creator:: Wang, Xiaojing
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S. and Fehribach, Joseph D.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2013-04-23
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

A Radiatively Cooled ADS Beam Window

Creator:: Mallary, Caroline Frances
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2007-04-26
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

AC Calorimetry Spectroscopy

Creator:: Colamussi, Christopher Ralph
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-04-22
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

An Assessment of Track Fusion Algorithms

Creator:: Kovar, Jordan A
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S. and Fehribach, Joseph D.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-03-21
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

An Experimental Study of a Table-Top Doppler Effect Simulation

Creator:: Lowry, Robert D. and Teske, Caleb Joseph
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-04-30
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Analysis of the thermo-mechanical reliability of an SMT attachment

Creator:: Bartlett, Michael Charles, Beski, Richard Alex, Isaza, Santiago, Li, Congji, and Alvarado, Roberto Antonio
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S. and Pryputniewicz, Ryszard J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2013-04-25
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Catapults, Corked Bats, and Tesla Coils: Finding the Truth

Creator:: Pesce, Amanda Marie, LaGoy, Jessica Ann, and MacDonald, Thomas E.
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-04-22
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Cellular Transport of Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles

Creator:: Peters, Jeffrey David
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2013-04-25
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Design and Construction of a Thermoacoustic Refrigerator

Creator:: Lingenfelter, Andrew Spencer and Labounty, Meghan Elizabeth
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-04-23
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Design, Build, and Testing of an Aircraft Lasercom Terminal Compact Optical Module (ALT-COM)

Creator:: Scoville, Bradley Armand and Rose, Steven Philip
Advisor:: Michalson, William R. and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-10-16
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Development of Spatial Optical Coherence Tomography Methods to Characterize Thin Biological Samples

Creator:: Couitt, Stephen Charles and Montanez-Sanchez, Stephan Janvier
Advisor:: Furlong-Vazquez, Cosme and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-04-30
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Discriminating Between Splitting and Crossing Targets: a Radar Tracking Problem

Creator:: Cleary, Christopher James, Scheid, Eric A, and Duran, Sara Ingrid
Advisor:: Clements, Kevin A. and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2007-10-11
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Early Automobile Reminder System

Creator:: Janeczek, Craig David and Kimball, John Henry
Advisor:: Bitar, Stephen John and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-04-25
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Ellipsometry of Biofilms

Creator:: Shaddock, Caitlyn Elizabeth
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2011-04-28
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Expansion of operating frequencies for Radio Frequency Modulation Calorimetry

Creator:: Brown, Brenden Cunningham
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2007-04-23
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Experimental Studies of Liquid Crystal and Protein Interactions

Creator:: Marshall, Shaun Alan
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S. and Stroe, Izabela RC
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2013-04-29
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Experiments with a Thermoacoustic Refrigerator

Creator:: Barot, Vineet Sunil and Coit, David Teague
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-04-30
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Graph Theory with Applications to Statistical Mechanics

Creator:: Reich, Eric James
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S. and Servatius, Brigitte
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-09-11
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Gravity Anomalies and Flexure

Creator:: Daniels, JT Mayo
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-04-24
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

High-Powered Microwaves for Boost Phase Intercept

Creator:: Fraize, Justin Edward, Horgan, Christopher James, and Sirocki, Matthew Stephen
Advisor:: Clancy, Edward A. and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2010-10-25
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Horizontal Confinement of a Melamine Formaldehyde Dust Particle in an Argon Plasma

Creator:: Paro, Autumn Dawn
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S. and Zozulya, Alex A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-04-09
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Hydrogen Peroxide Propulsion System for Nanosatellites

Creator:: Pereira, Eric Andrew and Martin, Kevin
Advisor:: Gatsonis, Nikolaos A. and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-01-15
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Infrared Video Tracker

Creator:: Banco, Daniel , Rude, Benjamin Steven, and Zawatsky, Matthew David
Advisor:: Clancy, Edward A. and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-10-14
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Linking Simulated Radar Data to Physical Models

Creator:: Fancher, Charles T, Boman, Genevieve Vittori, Tong, Long Wan, and Amundsen, Glenn O.
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-10-26
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Modeling Atmospheric distribution and Jeans loss on Mars.

Creator:: Bergeron, Bryan Jonathon
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2013-08-29
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Omnidirectional Horizontally Polarized UHF Antenna Design

Creator:: Sosnovsky, Eugeny and Sawyer, Jesse Oliver
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2007-10-22
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Phase Interferometry Direction Finding

Creator:: Guerin, Daniel R. and Jackson, Shane William
Advisor:: Clancy, Edward A. and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-10-10
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Physics Education Research: The effects of context-rich problem solving in groups in introductory electricity and magnetism courses

Creator:: O'Brien, Jack Richard
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-04-21
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Rutherford Scattering and GeLi Detection

Creator:: Silva Sa, Matthew John, Orso, Dericc Andrew, and Mullin, Joseph Duffy
Advisor:: Weekes, Suzanne L. and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-01-15
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Satellite Scene Image Classification for Adaptive Target Tracking

Creator:: Banco, Daniel Pasqual
Advisor:: Clancy, Edward A. and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-12-22
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Search for Coincidence Events in LIGO and GEO600 Data

Creator:: Petrova, Olga Petrovna
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-03-02
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Stochastic Simulations of Far-From-Equilibrium Thermodynamics

Creator:: Mears, Nicholas Emerson
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-01-21
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Structural Analysis of a Simulated Supercooled Liquid

Creator:: Schneeloch, John A
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-02-27
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

The Acoustics of Tesla Coils

Creator:: Connick, Robert Joseph
Advisor:: Bianchi, Frederick W. and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2011-08-08
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

The Beacon Locator Project: A Passive Direction Finding System for Locating Pulsed Emitter Signals

Creator:: Silva, Erik Chapman, Kuhlwein, Samantha O'Connor, and Massa, Christopher Benjamin
Advisor:: Clancy, Edward A. and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2011-10-17
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

The Phase Transitions of 4’-n-pentyl-4-cyanobiphenyl + C60 Colloidal Composites

Creator:: Ellis, Steven Thomas
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2010-04-26
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

The Physics of Sand Dune Formation and Migration on Mars

Creator:: Kavulich, Michael Joseph
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S. and DePaor, Declan G.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-04-26
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

The Scintillation Light Yield per MeV of Deposited Energy in CF4 Using a Photosensitive Detector

Creator:: Rumore, Matthew R
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2011-01-10
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Thermal and Electrical Transport Measurements in Cast and Wrought Aluminum Alloys

Creator:: Mortarelli, Daniel John, Davison, Scott Henry, Campbell, Gyneth, and Gatehouse, Adam James
Advisor:: Lados, Diana A. and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-04-26
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Thermal and Electrical Transport Measurements in Metals

Creator:: Ruiz, Daniela, Wang, Xiaoyu, George, Lydia D., and Plummer, Charles Boynton
Advisor:: Lados, Diana A. and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-04-30
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Thin-Film Ferrofluidics

Creator:: LeCompte, Nicholas Bradley and Amoroso, Dante
Advisor:: Vernescu, Bogdan M. and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-04-29
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Transport Materials

Creator:: Havill, Jeffrey Patrick
Advisor:: Lados, Diana A. and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-08-07
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Robert H. Goddard: The Proto-Plan WPI Student

Keyword:: Historic preservation
Creator:: Crouse, Andrew Raymond
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-04-29
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Reworking and Improving PH 2101. Principles of Thermodynamics

Keyword:: Education in a Technological Society
Creator:: Jacobson, Jarrett Bruce
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-05-17
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Using Media to Enhance Students' Ability to Learn Physics

Keyword:: Education in a Technological Society
Creator:: Grabowski, Brian J., Harris, Brendan Chanler, and Alasfour, Meshal A.
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2010-04-29
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Study of WPI Introductory E & M Laboratory Structure

Keyword:: Education in a Technological Society
Creator:: Moody, Jeremy Thomas
Advisor:: Hutson, Frederick L. and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-03-15
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Sediment Radiation in Sellafield, UK

Keyword:: Science--Study and teaching, Radioactive pollution, and Soil pollution
Creator:: Kahler, John Howard and Waterman, Bailey Margaret
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-04-28
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Physics Performance Data Mining

Keyword:: Education in a Technological Society
Creator:: Johns, Andrew Richard
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-05-31
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Physics Lab Toolbox - Collisions Lab

Keyword:: Education in a Technological Society
Creator:: Vilk, John W, Wunschel, Jennifer L, Faucher, Joshua P, and Spitz, Daniel
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2010-03-04
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Physics Instructional Toolbox IQP

Keyword:: Education in a Technological Society
Creator:: McCarthy, Gregory Daniel
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-05-01
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Physics in a Box

Keyword:: Education in a Technological Society
Creator:: Harvey, Clifford S., Kavulich, Michael Joseph, and Artim, Gregory Peter
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-04-23
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Physics Data Sharing

Keyword:: Education, Higher and Science--Study and teaching
Creator:: Mann, Stephen Robert
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-10-26
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Physics and Education Interdisciplinary Qualifying Project

Keyword:: Education in a Technological Society
Creator:: Pombrio, Justin Lee, Wellington, Christopher C, and Mann, Guy Daniel
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2010-03-06
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Ongoing Advancement of the Physics Toolbox

Keyword:: Science--Study and teaching, Computer-assisted instruction, and Computer simulation
Creator:: Lessard, Bennett A, Jones, Bennie, Pydynkowski, Kyle, Perry, Konrad R, and McGinley, John Patrick
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-01-15
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Measuring Radioactivity in Soil and Dust Samples from Japan

Keyword:: Radioactive pollution and Soil pollution
Creator:: Pham, Thang Duc, Franca, Steven Joseph, and Nguyen, Son
Advisor:: Stroe, Izabela RC, Iannacchione, Germano S., and Medich, David Christopher
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-03-14
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Improving the Physics Lab Multimedia Contents

Keyword:: Science--Study and teaching, Interdisciplinary approach in education, and Interactive multimedia
Creator:: Platanias, Angelos
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S. and Hutson, Frederick L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2011-04-20
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Improving PH1120 Physics Labs

Keyword:: Education in a Technological Society
Creator:: Bergeron, Bryan Jonathon
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-08-18
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Dogs of Chernobyl: The Effects of Radiation on Nutrition

Keyword:: Radioactive pollution and Dogs
Creator:: Sosa, Giselle
Advisor:: Stroe, Izabela RC, Iannacchione, Germano S., and Medich, David Christopher
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-04-29
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Discussion of Protocols for the Quarantine of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Domestic Canine Population

Keyword:: Nuclear power plants, Sustainability, and Dogs
Creator:: LeBlanc, Joseph Daniel
Advisor:: Stroe, Izabela RC, Iannacchione, Germano S., and Medich, David Christopher
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-04-30
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Design of Nuclear Labs for PH1130

Keyword:: Education in a Technological Society
Creator:: Jing, Yu
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-03-08
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Design of an eighth grade science curriculum.

Creator:: Engstrom, Joshua Scott and Knight, Christopher Arthur
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2001-01-01
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Characteristics of a successful physics department in an engineering institution

Creator:: LeDuc, Michael Paul
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2004-01-01
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Augmenting the Physics 1121 -- Principles of Physics -- Electricity and Magnetism curriculum.

Keyword:: Science--Study and teaching and Curriculum planning
Creator:: Sharma, Sumeet, Waegell, Mordecai, and Neal, Nathan T. H.
Advisor:: Koleci, Carolann and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2005-01-01
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

APPLICATION OF AN INQUIRY- BASED INSTRUCTION MODEL IN MECHANICS LABS

Keyword:: Education in a Technological Society
Creator:: Fredrick, Matthew Charles
Advisor:: Hutson, Frederick L. and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-04-12
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Analysis of Radioactivity in the Dog Population of Chernobyl

Keyword:: Radioactive pollution and Dogs
Creator:: Trottier, Taylor G.
Advisor:: Kaltofen, Marco, Medich, David Christopher, Iannacchione, Germano S., and Stroe, Izabela RC
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-03-02
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Activity of Personal Protective Gear Worn by Workers Near Fukushima: Approximating Personal Exposure to Radioactive Cesium In and Near the Fukushima Exclusion Zone

Keyword:: Radiation--Safety measures
Creator:: Brown, Luke Candler and Leavitt, Olivia M.
Advisor:: Medich, David Christopher, Iannacchione, Germano S., and Stroe, Izabela RC
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-04-30
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

A History of Physics at WPI

Keyword:: Social Studies of Science and Technology
Creator:: Pierce, Christopher M
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-04-18
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

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:: Physics

Assessing Human Exposure to Contaminants in House Dust

Keyword:: dust, exposure, radioactivity, dose, and hot particles
Creator:: Kaltofen, Marco Paul Johann
Advisor:: Medich, David Christopher, Mathisen, Paul P., Bergendahl, John Andrew, and Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-04-05
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Civil & Environmental Engineering

Formation of Vesicles in Lipid-Liquid Crystal Colloidal Mixtures

Keyword:: lipid, calorimetry, vesicles, liquid crystal, and 5CB
Creator:: Peters, Jeffrey
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-05-01
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Physics

Calorimetric and Dielectric Studies of Self-assembled Bio-molecules in an Aqueous Environment

Keyword:: calorimetry measurements, bio-physics, dielectric spectroscopy, and protein dynamics
Creator:: Kashuri, Klaida
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-01-29
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Physics

Thermal Physical Properties Of Nanocomposites Of Complex Fluids

Keyword:: Polymernanocomposites and nanoparticles, Polymers, and Liquid Crystals
Creator:: Kalakonda, Parvathalu
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2013-05-31
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Physics

Theoretical Study of Variable Measurement Uncertainty h_I and Infinite Unobservable Entropy

Keyword:: Measurement, Uncertainty, Infinite, Information, Heat, 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:: Physics

Phase transition studies of liquid crystal colloids with solvents and nano-solids

Keyword:: Carbon Nanotubes, Smectic-A, Nematic, AC-Calorimetry, and Liquid Crystals
Creator:: Sigdel, Krishna P
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2011-04-21
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Physics

Thermal Conductivity of Nanowires, Nanotubes and Polymer-Nanotube Composites

Keyword:: AC Calorimetry, Thermal Conductivity, Carbon Nanotubes, Polymer-Carbon nanotube Composites, Nanowires, and Liquid Crsytal Filling in MWCNPs
Creator:: PRADHAN, NIHAR R.
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2010-04-14
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Physics

Dielectric Studies of Nanostructures and Directed Self-assembled Nanomaterials in Nematic Liquid Crystals

Keyword:: Carbon Nanotubes, Quantum Dots, and Liquid Crystals
Creator:: Basu, Rajratan
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2010-03-30
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Physics

AC-Calorimetry and Dielectric Spectroscopy on Anisotropic Liquid Crystal and Aerosil Dispersions

Keyword:: quenched random disorder, calorimetry, dielectric spectroscopy, phase transitions, and Liquid Crystals
Creator:: Cruceanu, Florentin I.
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-04-09
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Physics

A New AC-Radio Frequency Heating Calorimetry Technique for Complex Fluids

Keyword:: birefringence, heat capacity, random-field interactions., octylcyanobiphenyl (8CB), modulation calorimetry technique, nematic correlation length, weak quenched random disorder, nematic volume fraction, aerosil, random-dilution, Radio Frequency Field Heating, Nematic, 4' – transbutyl – 4 – cyano – 4 – heptyl - bicyclo, Turbidity, phase transitions, Liquid Crystals, smectic A, dielectric, loss factor, permittivity, and isotropic
Creator:: Barjami, Saimir
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2005-04-28
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Physics

Quenched Random Disorder Studies In Liquid Crystal + Aerosil Dispersions

Keyword:: nematic to smectic-A, quenched random disorder, smectic-A to smectic-C, isotropic-nematic, gel structure, x-ray intensity fluctuation spectroscopy ( XIFS ), liquid crystal, x-ray difraction, gel dynamics, Turbidity, AC-Calorimetry, and phase transition
Creator:: Roshi, Aleksander
Advisor:: Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2005-04-27
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Physics

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