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CARBON NANOTUBE GROWTH, DISPERSION, AND USE IN NANOELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATORS
Title
CARBON NANOTUBE GROWTH, DISPERSION, AND USE IN NANOELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATORS
Author
Forney, Michael
Date Created
2011
Description
The body of research comprising this dissertation spans the full spectrum of carbon nanotube (CNT) research: growth of CNTs, dispersion of SWNTs, controlled aggregation of SWNTs, and fabrication of CNT-based actuators. CNTs have been grown in our ...
CARBON NANOTUBE GROWTH, DISPERSION, AND USE IN NANOELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATORS
Title
CARBON NANOTUBE GROWTH, DISPERSION, AND USE IN NANOELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATORS
Author
Forney, Michael
Date Created
2011
Subjects--Topical
Nanoscience
Description
The body of research comprising this dissertation spans the full spectrum of carbon nanotube (CNT) research: growth of CNTs, dispersion of SWNTs, controlled aggregation of SWNTs, and fabrication of CNT-based actuators. CNTs have been grown in our ...
Comparison of Hydrogen Peroxide Quenching with Activated Carbon and Mineral Catalysts
Title
Comparison of Hydrogen Peroxide Quenching with Activated Carbon and Mineral Catalysts
Author
Gleason, Justine
Date Created
2016
Description
Advanced oxidation is an advanced water treatment process used for treating impaired drinking water sources, among other applications. Commonly, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is used with ultraviolet (UV) light to create hydroxyl radicals that oxidize ...
Comparison of Hydrogen Peroxide Quenching with Activated Carbon and Mineral Catalysts
Title
Comparison of Hydrogen Peroxide Quenching with Activated Carbon and Mineral Catalysts
Author
Gleason, Justine
Date Created
2016
Description
Advanced oxidation is an advanced water treatment process used for treating impaired drinking water sources, among other applications. Commonly, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is used with ultraviolet (UV) light to create hydroxyl radicals that oxidize ...
Comparison of Hydrogen Peroxide Quenching with Activated Carbon and Mineral Catalysts
Title
Comparison of Hydrogen Peroxide Quenching with Activated Carbon and Mineral Catalysts
Author
Gleason, Justine
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Environmental engineering
Description
Advanced oxidation is an advanced water treatment process used for treating impaired drinking water sources, among other applications. Commonly, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is used with ultraviolet (UV) light to create hydroxyl radicals that oxidize ...
DESIGN, TOLERANCING, AND EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF DYNAMIC FREEFORM OPTICAL SYSTEMS
Title
DESIGN, TOLERANCING, AND EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF DYNAMIC FREEFORM OPTICAL SYSTEMS
Author
Shultz, Jason
Date Created
2017
Description
Although freeform concepts have been considered for many decades, new fabrication capabilities have enabled new classes of optical components and sparked greatly increased interest in freeform optics. Generally defined as surfaces without rotation...
DESIGN, TOLERANCING, AND EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF DYNAMIC FREEFORM OPTICAL SYSTEMS
Title
DESIGN, TOLERANCING, AND EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF DYNAMIC FREEFORM OPTICAL SYSTEMS
Author
Shultz, Jason
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Optics, Engineering, Physics
Description
Although freeform concepts have been considered for many decades, new fabrication capabilities have enabled new classes of optical components and sparked greatly increased interest in freeform optics. Generally defined as surfaces without rotation...
Electrochemical Mineralization of Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Title
Electrochemical Mineralization of Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Author
Pulikkal, Vivek
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Environmental engineering
Description
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are fluorinated organic compounds with broad applications in aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) for firefighting, lubricants, waterproof and stain-resistant products. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a toxic...
Emerging Challenges in Landfill Leachate Quality and Ability of Fungal Bioreactors to Address Them
Title
Emerging Challenges in Landfill Leachate Quality and Ability of Fungal Bioreactors to Address Them
Author
Rezaei Adaryani, Amirhossein
Date Created
2021
Description
Landfill sites, that are the ultimate depository of solid waste stream in most societies, have the potential to generate leachate containing a complex mixture of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) such as pharmaceutical compounds, plasticizer...
Emerging Challenges in Landfill Leachate Quality and Ability of Fungal Bioreactors to Address Them
Title
Emerging Challenges in Landfill Leachate Quality and Ability of Fungal Bioreactors to Address Them
Author
Rezaei Adaryani, Amirhossein
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Environmental engineering
Description
Landfill sites, that are the ultimate depository of solid waste stream in most societies, have the potential to generate leachate containing a complex mixture of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) such as pharmaceutical compounds, plasticizer...
Energetic Theory and Hadley Cells at a Seasonal Scale: How Will ITCZ respond to a Warming Climate
Title
Energetic Theory and Hadley Cells at a Seasonal Scale: How Will ITCZ respond to a Warming Climate
Author
Bai, Xiaoyu
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Atmospheric science
Description
The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), a belt of convective systems around the equator with showers and thunderstorms, is an important feature not only to the tropical societies whose water budget depends on it, but also to the atmospheric sci...
Environmentally Sustainable Synthesis of Novel Nano Assisted Ion Exchange Systems for Facile and High-capacity Water Purification
Title
Environmentally Sustainable Synthesis of Novel Nano Assisted Ion Exchange Systems for Facile and High-capacity Water Purification
Author
Sahu, Abhispa
Date Created
2020
Description
Demand for clean and safe drinking water is a global challenge because of water scarcity, growth of human population, urbanization, and anthropogenic pollution. Purification of water involves removal of small molecules and ions from ground water a...
Environmentally Sustainable Synthesis of Novel Nano Assisted Ion Exchange Systems for Facile and High-capacity Water Purification
Title
Environmentally Sustainable Synthesis of Novel Nano Assisted Ion Exchange Systems for Facile and High-capacity Water Purification
Author
Sahu, Abhispa
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Nanoscience
Description
Demand for clean and safe drinking water is a global challenge because of water scarcity, growth of human population, urbanization, and anthropogenic pollution. Purification of water involves removal of small molecules and ions from ground water a...
How the Brewing Industry Can Support a Circular Economy in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Title
How the Brewing Industry Can Support a Circular Economy in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Author
Hendren, Heather
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Environmental engineering, Civil engineering, Economics
Description
This research investigates beer production in Mecklenburg County and its impact on water demand, and waste production, with a specific focus on how beer production fits into Charlotte’s public strategy of a Circular Economy. Charlotte adopted a Ci...
Independent Screening for Nonparametric Additive Cox Model
Title
Independent Screening for Nonparametric Additive Cox Model
Author
Yu, Sha
Date Created
2020
Description
Survival data with ultrahigh dimensional covariates are increasingly common recently due to the rapid development in technologies. It is challenging to model them using survival models in order to understand the association between covariate infor...
Independent Screening for Nonparametric Additive Cox Model
Title
Independent Screening for Nonparametric Additive Cox Model
Author
Yu, Sha
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Statistics
Description
Survival data with ultrahigh dimensional covariates are increasingly common recently due to the rapid development in technologies. It is challenging to model them using survival models in order to understand the association between covariate infor...
MECHANISTIC STUDY OF SELF-ASSEMBLED TUNGSTEN NANOGRATINGS ON SOLIDS INDUCED BY FEMTOSECOND LASER BEAM
Title
MECHANISTIC STUDY OF SELF-ASSEMBLED TUNGSTEN NANOGRATINGS ON SOLIDS INDUCED BY FEMTOSECOND LASER BEAM
Author
Tang, Mingzhen
Date Created
2010
Description
This dissertation describes a mechanistic study on the spontaneous formation of tungsten nanograting induced by a 400 nm femtosecond laser beam on solids observed in laser induced chemical vapor deposition configuration. The formed tungsten nanogr...
MECHANISTIC STUDY OF SELF-ASSEMBLED TUNGSTEN NANOGRATINGS ON SOLIDS INDUCED BY FEMTOSECOND LASER BEAM
Title
MECHANISTIC STUDY OF SELF-ASSEMBLED TUNGSTEN NANOGRATINGS ON SOLIDS INDUCED BY FEMTOSECOND LASER BEAM
Author
Tang, Mingzhen
Date Created
2010
Description
This dissertation describes a mechanistic study on the spontaneous formation of tungsten nanograting induced by a 400 nm femtosecond laser beam on solids observed in laser induced chemical vapor deposition configuration. The formed tungsten nanogr...
MECHANISTIC STUDY OF SELF-ASSEMBLED TUNGSTEN NANOGRATINGS ON SOLIDS INDUCED BY FEMTOSECOND LASER BEAM
Title
MECHANISTIC STUDY OF SELF-ASSEMBLED TUNGSTEN NANOGRATINGS ON SOLIDS INDUCED BY FEMTOSECOND LASER BEAM
Author
Tang, Mingzhen
Date Created
2010
Subjects--Topical
Optics
Description
This dissertation describes a mechanistic study on the spontaneous formation of tungsten nanograting induced by a 400 nm femtosecond laser beam on solids observed in laser induced chemical vapor deposition configuration. The formed tungsten nanogr...
PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: PREVIOUSLY UNRECOGNIZED SOURCES IN WATER RESOURCES
Title
PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: PREVIOUSLY UNRECOGNIZED SOURCES IN WATER RESOURCES
Author
NETH, NICOLE
Date Created
2018
Description
It is known that wastewater treatment plants are one of the major routes through which pharmaceuticals enter the environment. The following work investigated the effect of previously unrecognized sources of pharmaceuticals that enter water resourc...