Student Thesis Archive

2020s

DeFord, Michael, “The Development and Characterization of Tunable Alumina-Carbon Nanotube Composite Structures,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Senior Thesis, Aug 2023).
Hancock, Joshua, “Mechanisms for Chemical Vapor Deposition Carbon Nanotube Growth by Surface Modification of 316L Stainless Steel,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Senior Thesis, Aug 2023).
Webb, Doug, “Determining the Best Placement of Optical Particulate Counter Measurement Equipment within a Known Geometry,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Capstone, Apr 2023).

Davis, Henry D, “Sacrificial Powder Pressure Control for Infiltration of Microscale Metal Parts,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Capstone, Apr 2022).

Cass, RJ, “Young’s Modulus of Tungsten Infiltrated Carbon Nanotube Structures,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Senior Thesis, Apr 2021).
Minson, Paul S, “Quantitative STEM: A Method for Measuring Temperature and Thickness Effects on Thermal Diffuse Scattering Using STEM/EELS, and for Testing Electron Scattering Models,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Masters Thesis, Dec 2021).

Dodson, Berg, “Feasibility of an Electrical Interconnect in Carbon-Nanotube-Templated Microfabrication,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Senior Thesis, May 2017).

Berry, Kendall, “Submicron Nanoporous Polymer Support Membrane for More Transmissive X-Ray Windows,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Senior Thesis, Apr 2016).
Davis, Andrew, “Carbon Nanotube Templated Manufacturing of Hierarchically Structured Fluid Filters,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Senior Thesis, Apr 2016).

Barton, Dallin, “Nickel and Copper Electroplating of Patterned Carbon-Coated Carbon Nanotube Forests for Applications in Microelectricalmechanical Systems and Through-Silicon Vias,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Senior Thesis, Aug 2015).
Sutherland, Gregory J, “Characterization of Order-Disorder Phase Transition Temperature for Select Nanoparticles,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Masters Thesis, Jun 2015).

Jackson, Amy, “Experimental Determination of the Pt K Edge K-Factor for Nanoparticle Order-Disorder Transition Analysis,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Honors Thesis, Jul 2012).
McConkie, Thomas O, “Curious Growth of a Buried SiO2 Layer,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Masters Thesis, Aug 2012).
Rivera, Felipe, “Electron Microscopy Characterization of Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films and Nanoparticles,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (PhD Dissertation, Mar 2012).
Wyman, Richard, “Bulge Testing of Duracoat and Carbon in the Large Deflection Limit,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Senior Thesis, Apr 2012).

Brady, James, “Investigation of areas of low conductivity in coatings of Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST) on a metallic base,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Capstone, Jan 2010).
Ralston, Nathaniel, “Simulation of Electron Diffraction Patterns in the CuAu L10 Phase,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Senior Thesis, Nov 2010).
Sayer, Ryan, “Improved Power Output of Vertically-Oriented Solar Cells,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Senior Thesis, Oct 2010).

Black, Scott, “Maximizing Carbon Nanotube Forest Growth with 99.5% Pure Ethylene,” Advisor: Robert Davis, Richard Vanfleet (Capstone, Jul 2009).
Jones, Emmalee, “Patterning Vertical Structures for Use in Constructing Amorphous Silicon Solar Cell Molds,” Advisor: Robert Davis, Richard Vanfleet (Capstone, Apr 2009).

Brown, Arthur, “Resistivity Measurements With Hysteresis In Crystalline Thin Films Of Vanadium Dioxide By Four-Point Probe,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Senior Thesis, Aug 2008).
Johnson, Christopher, “GST Crystallite-Density TEM-Analysis Finds No Crystalline Structure,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Capstone, Apr 2008).
Mancuso, Gordon, “Surface Phase Transformation In Lithium Aluminate,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Senior Thesis, Aug 2008).

Blockburger, Clark, “Analysis Of Cobalt And Iron Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts Using Transmission Electron Microscopy,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Senior Thesis, Dec 2006).
Neff, Jason, “Characterization of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Nanoparticles, Rutile and Anatase, using Electron Microscopy,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Senior Thesis, Apr 2006).