PHD DISSERTATION DEFENSES

Nick Ashburn
Title of Dissertation:
Theoretical and experimental study of the catalytic role of substrate surfaces in deposition processes

Bitan Chakraborty
Title of Dissertation:
Sputtered electrode coatings for neural stimulation and recording

Carlos Avila Avendano
Title of Dissertation:
In-pixel sensor amplification platforms based on polycrystalline silicon thin-film transistors

Shanmeng Chen
Title of Dissertation:
Study of quantum transport in nano-scale transistors using empirical pseudopotentials

Sunah Kwon
Title of Dissertation:
Atomic-scale characterization of surface and interface dynamics in novel materials: cr2ge2te6, nbse2, and strontium barium niobate

Yeonghun Lee
Title of Dissertation:
Quantum materials simulations: excited-state dynamics and quantum transport