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PHD DISSERTATION DEFENSES

PHD

Fall 2024

Yutika Badhe

PhD Dissertation: Thin Film Silicone Nanocomposites with embedded Metal Mesh for stretchable Electronics 

Dan Le Gardner

PhD Dissertation: Modified Atomic Layer Deposition For Extreme Ultraviolet Photoresist
Applications: From Deposition To Materials Analysis

Zhiyang Qin

PhD Dissertation: Ultraviolet & X-ray Radiation Damage Studies On Cesium-based Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskite Materials And Devices 

Spring 2025

Matthew Bergschneider

Dissertation: First-Principles Modeling of Eminent Next-Generation Battery Materials Degradation Mechanisms and Prospective Solutions

Bimin Cai

Dissertation: Simulation of dissipative electron transport in Si Nanowire and armchair-edge graphene nanoribbon transistors: Effects of phonon confinement. 

Daniel Villarreal

Dissertation: Materials science / device development for integrated piezoelectric actuation/ ultra nanocrystalline diamond (uncd) films-based micro-cantilevers for biosensors

Kim Jinhyun

Dissertation: Growth and Crystallization Mechanisms of Atomic layer deposited ferroelectric HfxZr1-x02 for memory applications 

MS

Fall 2024

Berhanu Demissie

Imon Mia

Regino Santos Fernandez

Spring 2025

Chase Hazboun