Dissertations from 2021
Smart Quantum Technologies using Photons, Narayan Bhusal
Applications of Quantum Optics: From the Quantum Internet to Analogue Gravity, Anthony Brady
Topological Properties in Selected Transition-Metal Pnictides and Chalcogenides, Ramakanta Chapai
Optomechanical Quantum Entanglement, Kahlil Y. Dixon
Towards a General Framework for Practical Quantum Network Protocols, Sumeet Khatri
Dissertations from 2020
Calibration Transients In LIGO Detectors, Thomas Daniel Abbott
Morphology and Dynamics of Bottlebrush Polymers, Karin Julia Bichler
Analytical Setup Margin for Spinal SBRT Based on Measured Errors, Audrey Copeland
A Study of 26Al(p, γ)27Si with the Silicon Array for Branching Ratio Experiments (SABRE), Erin Courtney Good
Electrical, Magnetic, and Thermal Properties of XMnPn2 (X = Ba, Eu, and Pn = Sb, Bi), Silu Huang
Visualization of Brown Fat Using X-ray Dark Field Imaging, Troy D. Jacobs
Limitations on Protecting Information Against Quantum Adversaries, Eneet Kaur
Quantum Criticality in Strongly Correlated Electron Systems, Samuel Obadiah Kellar
Applications of Advanced Structural and Functional MRI Methods, Krystal Marie Kirby
Log File-Based Dose Reconstruction to Moving Targets during Lung Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy, Andrew S. McGuffey
Investigation of Complex Magnetic Phenomena in Spinel FeMn2O4, MnFe2O4, and NiFe2O4, Roshan Kumar Nepal
Vibrational and Electronic Structure of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals Formed on Metal Oxide Nanoclusters and Single-Crystal Surfaces, Nadra Ibrahim Sakr
Novel Photon-Detector Models for Enhanced Quantum Information Processing, Elisha Siddiqui
On Characterizing Quantum Processes and Detectors, Kevin Valson Jacob
Towards Optimizing Quality Assurance Outcomes of Knowledge-Based Radiation Therapy Treatment Plans Using Machine Learning, Phillip Douglas Hardenbergh Wall
Benefits of Continuously Spaced Energies and Scanned Beams for Electron Bolus Conformal Therapy for Left-Side Post-Mastectomy Chest Wall, Stephanie Lianglei Wang
Accurate Tracking of Position and Dose During VMAT Based On VMAT-CT, Xiaodong Zhao
Theses from 2019
Determination of Scatter Fractions, Albedos, and Tenth Value Layers for Shielding of Synchrotron Beamline Hutches, Bethany Lynn Broekhoven
Computational Feasibility of Simulating Whole-Organ Vascular Networks and Their Response to Injury, William Patrick Donahue
Determination of Conversion Factors for Various Calibration Geometries using Barium-133 in a Silver Zeolite Cartridge, Amin Hamideh
High Power and Optomechanics in Advanced LIGO Detectors, Terra Christine Hardwick
Measurements of the 16C + 12C and 16C + 13C Fusion Cross Sections with Implications for Astrophysics, Ashley Ann Hood
Microscopic View on Structure and Dynamics in Polymer Nanocomposites, Stefan Otto Huber
Observations of Lightning Produced Gamma-ray Flashes with TETRA-II, Donald John Pleshinger
Stray Radiation Dose from X-ray and Proton Beam Radiation Therapies, Christopher William Schneider
Scintillation Event Localization in Novel Hemi-Ellipsoid Detector for SPECT, Hanif R. Soysal
Evaluation of Ventilation Assistance for Improving Respiratory Reproducibility in Radiation Therapy, Cameron J. Sprowls
Nonlinear Optical Studies of Bulk and Thin Film Complex Materials, Joel E. Taylor
Framework for Algorithmically Optimizing Longitudinal Health Outcomes: Examples in Cancer Radiotherapy and Occupational Radiation Protection, Lydia Joyce Wilson
Dissertations from 2018
Theoretical Studies of Ultrafast Electron Dynamics in Atoms and Molecules via High-Order Harmonic Generation, Paul Vincent Abanador
Investigation of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Delivery Accuracy on an Elekta Linear Accelerator, Addie Barron
Observation of High-Energy Gamma-Rays with the Calorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) On-board the International Space Station, Nicholas Wade Cannady
Development of a Slab-based Monte Carlo Proton Dose Algorithm with a Robust Material-dependent Nuclear Halo Model, John Wesley Chapman Jr
Broadband Measurement and Reduction of Quantum Radiation Pressure Noise in the Audio Band, Jonathan Daniel Cripe
Bipartite Quantum Interactions: Entangling and Information Processing Abilities, Siddhartha Das
BEAM THEORY FOR CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM NONLINEAR OPTICS---EXPOSING CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM CORRELATIONS OF TRANSVERSE-SPATIAL MODES, Robert Nicholas Lanning
Singularity Resolution in Anisotropic and Black Hole Spacetimes in Loop Quantum Cosmology, Sahil Saini
Analytical Models of Neutron Spectral Fluence, Kerma and Absorbed-Dose for Proton Therapy, Suman Shrestha
Endorectal Digital Prostate Tomosynthesis, Joseph Robert Steiner
The Effects of Pressure and Magnetic Field on Phase Transitions and Related Physical Properties in Solid State Caloric Materials, Ahmad Ikhwan Us Saleheen
Dissertations from 2017
Resonant Interactions in Strong Field Laser Physics, Seth Jacob Camp
Development of the Focal Plane Instrumentation of the SEparator for CApture Reactions (SECAR), Kyle Joerres
Numerical Simulations of Mass Transfer in Close and Contact Binaries Using Bipolytropes, Kundan Vaman Kadam
Development of a Low-Energy Monoenergetic Electron Separator, Sergio Martín López Cáceres
Development and Applications of a Real-time Magnetic Electron Energy Spectrometer for Use with Medical Linear Accelerators, Paul Ethan Maggi
Exact Numerical Study of Disordered Systems, Conrad Wilson Moore
Energy-Constrained Quantum Communication and Digital Dynamical Decoupling, Haoyu Qi
Manipulating physical properties of complex materials by processing, Mohammad Saghayezhian
The Effects of Instrumental Noise on Searches for Generic Transient Gravitational Waves in Advanced LIGO, Marissa Walker
Database Plan Quality Impact on Knowledge-based Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning of Prostate Cancer, Phillip Douglas Hardenbergh Wall
The Role of Defects in the Metal-Nonmetal Transition in Metallic Oxide Films, Gaomin Wang
Ex-companions of Supernovae Progenitors, Zhichao Xue
Dissertations from 2016
Feedback Control Theory in Stochastic Dynamical Systems, Ashkan Balouchi
Design of a Passive Intensity Modulation Device for Bolus Electron Conformal Therapy, Erin Leanne Chambers
Structure and Dynamics of Layered Transition Metal Compounds Driven by Broken Symmetry, Chen Chen
Microscopic Study of Structure, Chemical Composition and Local Conductivity of La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 Films, Lina Chen
Thermoelectric Properties of Novel Layered Transition-Metal Compounds, Zhenyu Diao
Data-Driven Rational Drug Design, Yun Ding
Study of Condensed Matter Systems with Monte Carlo Simulation on Heterogeneous Computing Systems, Sheng Feng
Interplay Effects in Highly Modulated Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Lung Cases Treated with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy, Desmond Joseph Fernandez
Advances in Quantum Metrology: Continuous Variables in Phase Space, Bryan Tomas Gard
Minimizing Decoherence in Optical Fiber for Long Distance Quantum Communication, Manish Kumar Gupta
Comparison of Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques for Post-Mastectomy Breast Cancer Patients, David Elward Heins
Variability of Optical Counterparts to X-ray Sources within the Galactic Bulge Survey, Christopher Bradley Johnson
A Direct Study of 20Ne(alpha,p)23Na with the HELIcal Orbit Spectrometer (HELIOS), Jianping Lai
Direct Measurements of Nuclear Reactions in Hot Stellar Environments, Kevin Thomas Macon
Circumstellar Dust Shells: Clues to the Evolution of R Coronae Borealis Stars, Edward Joseph Montiel
Complexity Theory and its Applications in Linear Quantum Optics, Jonathan Olson
Single Crystal Growth and Physical Property Investigations of Ca-FeAs-Based Superconductors, Jiayun Pan
Quantum Radiation Pressure Noise: Exposing the Quantum Mechanics of Optomechanical Interactions, Robinjeet Singh
Interactions Between Local Magnetic Moments and Itinerant Charge Carriers in Fe-based systems, Yan Wu
Dissertations from 2015
Nuclear Structure of 26Si and 32Cl for Astrophysics, Liudmyla Afanasieva
Magnetic Resonance Elastography of the Brain Using an Ergonomic Driver: Assessment of Scan-Rescan Reproducibility, Hatim Chafi
Towards the Realization of Systematic, Self-Consistent Typical Medium Theory for Interacting Disordered Systems, Chinedu Ekuma Ekuma
Optimized Aperiodic Multilayer Structures for Absorbers and Thermal Emitters, Christopher H. Granier
Dosimetric Advantages of Personalized Phantoms for Quality Assurance and Research in Radiation Dose Measurements, Andrew Michael Halloran
Anisotropic Spacetimes and Black Hole Interiors in Loop Quantum Gravity, Anton Joe
Surface Structure/Property Relationship for (001) Surface of Magnetite, Fangyang Liu
First-principles and Many-Body Methods: Implementations and Applications to Study Spintronic Materials, Ryky Nelson
Impact of Multileaf Collimator Configuration Parameters on the Dosimetric Accuracy of 6-Mv Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Treatment Plans, Nicholas Colin Petersen
Design and Validation of a Prototype Collimation System with Reduced Applicator Weights for Elekta Electron Therapy Beams, Garrett Michael Pitcher
Exploring Superconductivity in Chiral Structured AuBe, Drew Jared Rebar
Z-Spectral Modeling for Magnetization Transfer Ratio Asymmetry Calculations in Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer MRI at 3 Tesla, Ryan Nicholas Schurr
Rényi Quantum Conditional Mutual Information and Parity Quantum Optical Metrology, Kaushik Parasuram Seshadreesan
Comparison of 3D and 4D CBCT for the Localization of Moving Targets, Runyon Colie Woods
Attosecond Transient Absorption in Gases and High Harmonic Generation in Solids, Mengxi Wu
Theses from 2014
Study of the low energy solar neutrino spectrometer (LENS) concept with the uLENS prototype, Liudmyla Afanasieva
A hybrid advection scheme for conserving angular momentum on a refined Cartesian mesh, Zachary Duncan Byerly
Performance of Active Vibration Isolation in the Advanced LIGO Detectors, Ryan Thomas DeRosa
Experiences of a Novice Modeler Navigating the Alternative Certification Process, Melanie Matherne Dimler