Senior Theses

  written by students associated with the Ceramic Materials Laboratory

Thesis number assigned by Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton University

1994

1. Keckler, Sara E.:
   Incorporation of Silica into Wood Cell Walls
   (Thesis No. 5357)
2. McGehee, Michael D.:
   Self-Assembling Mesoscopic Surfactant/Silicate Materials
   (Thesis No. 4904)

1995

3. Lettow, John S.:
   Fabrication of Large YBa₂Cu₃O_7-x Single Crystals From Melts
   (Thesis No. 6930)
4. Lewis, Jeffrey T.:
   The Use of Osmotic Consolidation to Process High Performance Ceramics
   (Thesis No. 6931)
5. Mellowes, John W.:
   Amorphous Silica Coatings on Alumina and Silicon Nitride Particles
   (Thesis No. 6934)
6. Shahid, Dilshad M.:
   Formation of Barium Titanate on Biological and Synthetic Scaffoldings
   (Thesis No. 6940)
7. Sousa, Catherine M.:
   Mechanism of Mullite Formation in SiC-Mullite-Al₂O₃
   Nanocomposites
   (Thesis No. 6941)
8. Srinivasan, Uthara:
   Preparation of Mesoporous Silicates and Nanocomposite Applications
   (Thesis No. 6942)

1996

9. Caputo, Franklin E.:
   The Dielectric Behavior of Mesoporous Silicates: Probing the Electric Double Layer
   (Thesis No. 7410)

1997

10. Abes, Jeff I.:
    Atomic Force Microscope Lithography
    (Thesis No. 9345)

1998

11. Cheung, Alice K.:
    Optimization of Piezocomposite Using a Matrix Material with Negative Poisson's Ratio
    (Thesis No. 9483)
12. Ko, Jeffrey, J.:
    Bone Implant Fabrication From Hydroxyapatite Using Stereolithography
    (Thesis No. 9489)
13. Milam, Robert H.:
    Development of the Ultracapacitor: Current Technology and Materials for the Future
    (Thesis No. 9493)
14. Miller, Gregory A.:
    Design and Processing of Cellular Piezoelectric Shell Transducers
    (Thesis No. 9494)

1999

15. Dulgar, Aaron:
    In Vitro Quantification of Ceramic Osteo-Induction
    (Thesis No. 11141)
16. Hayward, Ryan:
    Assembly and Patterning of Colloidal Crystals
    (Thesis No. 11145)
17. Hsieh, Edward:
    Ceramic Processing of Monazite
    (Thesis No. 11147)
18. Hsu, Ming Feng:
    A Study of Sol-Gel Coated Cells for Spin-Exchange Optical Pumping
    (Thesis No. 10644)
19. Lu, Sang:
    Sintering of Gold and Platinum Nanoparticles
    (Thesis No. 11153)
20. Monroe, Charles:
    Evaluation of High Surface Area Silica and Zinc Oxide Sol-Gels for Ultracapacitor Applications
    (Thesis No. 11157)
21. Mysen, Joanna:
    Growth and Characterization of Micron-Scale Piezoelectric Materials
    (Thesis No. 11158)
22. Photos, Peter:
    Non-Titanium Spine Cages: Evaluation Using Finite Element Methods Construction Via Stereolithography
    (Thesis No. 11161)

2000

23. Mattern, Kristin J.:
    Electrophoretic Assembly of Optically-Modulated Colloidal Single Crystals
    (Thesis No. 11819)
24. Pagnotto, Michael R.:
    The Effects of Ceramic Implant Pore Size on Osteoblast Development
    (Thesis No. 11821)
25. Rea, Susan M.:
    Multilayer Polymer Coatings and Enzyme Interactions for Enhanced Bone Graft Design
    (Thesis No. 11822)
26. Sollazzo, Michael J.:
    Characterization of Double Layer Ultracapacitors
    (Thesis No. 11825)

2001

27. Bernd, Jeffrey D.:
    Micro-power Generation Using Piezoelectricity
    (Thesis No. 14229)
28. Brown, Christina L.:
    Structural Characterization and Template-Directed Assembly of a De Novo Beta-Sheet Protein
    (Thesis No. 12774)
29. Dean, Kathryn:
    Chrysotile Asbestos and Carbon Nanotubes: A Comparison of Protein Adsorption Properties
    (Thesis No. 14233)
30. Higham, Eileen M.:
    Micropatterning of Proteins and the Effects on Cellular Behavior
    (Thesis No. 14235)
31. Jarvis, Jessica M.:
    The Characterization of L₃ Templated Silica Films
    (Thesis No. 14236)
32. Pescatore, Mark C.:
    Ultracapacitor Design and Optimization
    (Thesis No. 14240)
33. Rusin, Craig G.:
    Patterning of Colloidal Crystals with an Electrohydrodynamic Pen
    (Thesis No. 14244)
34. Sood, Pranidhi
    Protein Adsorption to Rough Surfaces
    (Thesis No. 14246)

2002

35. Peluse, J. Matthew:
    Microscale Propulsion - Concepts for Small Spacecraft
    (Thesis No. 14831)
36. Sakiestewa-Sze, Micah Fu-Hung:
    Thin Films of Nanoporous Silica
    (Thesis No. 14833)

2003

37. Coleman, Celeste:
    Prevention of Aluminosilicate Precipitation in Nuclear Tank Waste with Organic Inhibitors
    (Thesis No. 15926)
38. Hanley, Erik:
    Guided Self-Assembly of Collagen Arrays with an Electric Field
    (Thesis No. 15928)
39. Pierre, Cynthia:
    Bioinspired Laminated Tabular Composites
    (Thesis No. 15934)
40. Wahl, Christopher:
    L₃-Silica/Polyurethane Thermally Insulating Nanocomposite
    (Thesis No. 15938)

2004

41. Molnar, Kathleen Susan:
    Electric Field-Directed Self-Assembly of Type III Collagen
    (Thesis No. 17900)
42. Okun, Miriam Elizabeth:
    Nacre Mimic Ceramic: The Role of High Strength Pillars and Interfacial Asperities
    (Thesis No. 17901)

2005

43. Naski, Stefanie M.:
    Piezoelectric Polymer-Ceramic Composites
    (Thesis No. 18997)
44. Shum, Anderson Ho Cheung:
    An AFM Study of Adsorbed Surfactant Morphology on Metals: Implications for Corrosion Inhibition
    (Thesis No. 18999)

2006

45. Blackwell, David M.:
    
46. Hou, Kirk K.:
    
47. Murthy, Sandeep N.:
    
48. Yeh, Ted C.: