• Sustainable water resources in intricate urban environments 

  Li, Yao (University of Delaware, 2020)

  This dissertation analyzes the urban water resources in northwestern Delaware from hydrology and water use perspectives. Three journal articles examine stream response to historical climate extremes at urban environments, ...
• Understanding factors that influence evidence-based practice implementation and their interplay between the organizational level and individual level 

  Yun, Ji-Young (University of Delaware, 2020)

  The purpose of this dissertation is to identify factors that are associated with evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation. This research is an important step toward finding reasons why many EBP implementation efforts ...
• Biochar for mitigating stormwater runoff and nitrate load: models, tools, and the role of soil aggregation 

  Nakhli, Seyyedaliakbar (University of Delaware, 2020)

  Stormwater runoff is a fast-growing source of nonpoint nitrogen pollution in the United States, causing water quality impairment and eutrophication. Biochar is the product of the thermochemical conversion of biomass in ...
• Operando liquid-cell electron microscopy of the electrochemical polymerization of beam-sensitive conjugated polymers 

  Subramanian, Vivek (University of Delaware, 2020)

  The conjugated polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and its derivatives have received widespread recent interest due to their high chemical stability, biocompatibility, low oxidation potential and high conductivity. ...
• International humanitarian operations under the siege of symbols 

  Otegui, Diego Fernandez (University of Delaware, 2020)

  The disaster and humanitarian literature have extensively documented the many problems that exist in post-disaster operations. This research explores how and the extent to which these problems might be generated by how ...
• Reference-free traction force microscopy to investigate cell adhesion & mechanotransduction 

  Banda, Omar A. (University of Delaware, 2020)

  Physical stimuli present in the extra-cellular domain influence cell-fate decisions. Understanding the mechanisms of these signaling pathways may provide better strategies for guiding cell-fate decisions in clinically ...
• Damaging impact of developmental alcohol exposure on hippocampo-thalamo-prefrontal circuitry 

  Gursky, Zachary Henry (University of Delaware, 2020)

  Experiences during prenatal development and early postnatal life can have significant effects on the brain and body throughout the lifespan. Exposure to teratogens such as alcohol can cause profound changes in brain structure ...
• Just following orders: procedural justice and respondent compliance with civil protection orders 

  Carcirieri, Ava T. (University of Delaware, 2020)

  Introduction: Research demonstrates the many ways that the legal system in particular often falls short when attempting to frame and respond to IPV. These cases are notoriously hard to prosecute criminally, and often the ...
• The impact of high-speed rail (HSR) on inter- and intra-regional disparity in China 

  Dai, Shengnan (University of Delaware, 2020)

  The introduction of a new transportation technology may affect regions differently and reshape the economies. This dissertation aims to investigate the impact of the high-speed rail (HSR) network on regional inequality in ...
• Health conscious energy management strategies for fuel cell/battery hybrid vehicles 

  Wang, Yongqiang (University of Delaware, 2020)

  There have been many efforts to combat climate change to provide a sustainable future. Fuel cell vehicles can reduce emissions for the transportation sector as their only by-product is water. One major barrier towards ...
• Performance of breathable laminated membranes for drying of fecal sludge in container-based sanitation systems 

  Bakhshayesh, Babak Ebrazi (University of Delaware, 2020)

  A new sanitation technology has been proposed in which a laminated hydrophobic membrane contains and enhances drying of fecal sludge in a toilet, with particular focus on application to urban regions of low-income countries. ...
• Enabling predictive science for catalysis under uncertainty 

  Lansford, Joshua L. (University of Delaware, 2020)

  Structure sensitive reactions, such as the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), are important in renewable energy transportation and storage technologies, such as fuel cells. For these reactions, catalyst surface structure can ...
• Metal oxide redox cycles as process engineering tools for effective carbon utilization and capture 

  Brady, Casper (University of Delaware, 2020)

  Rising CO2 concentrations, an ever changing energy landscape, and the need for higher efficiencies in energy conversion technologies require dramatic changes in the way human society uses and recycles carbon. Metal oxide ...
• Lanthanide monopnictide and III-V semiconductor material platform for mid-infrared plasmonics 

  Wang, Yuejing (University of Delaware, 2020)

  Mid-infrared is a wavelength range of vital importance for both fundamental science and a wide range of applications, such as optical sensing, thermal signature detection and control. A mid-infrared plasmonic material will ...
• Mechanistic insights of protein aggregation at interfaces 

  Wood, Caitlin V. (University of Delaware, 2020)

  Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) continue to be the largest selling class of therapeutic biologics. The success of MAb therapeutics is attributed to their potency, specificity, and ability to be engineered for different targets. ...
• Characterizing and leveraging protein-surface interactions and protein transport for separations 

  Khanal, Ohnmar (University of Delaware, 2020)

  Purification is the current bottleneck in the production of biologics, accounting for well over half of the total manufacturing cost. Purification productivity requires a high capacity and efficient impurity removal. Depth ...
• Utility-scale photovoltaics with battery energy storage systems (PVS): a value driven techno-economic assessment for new capacity additions in U.S. electricity markets 

  Roy, Sashwat (University of Delaware, 2020)

  The objective of this research is to assess the techno-economic feasibility of utility-scale PV paired with battery energy storage systems (collectively referred as PVS) across three major electricity markets in the US; ...
• Development of a human stem cell-derived, hydrogel-based blood-brain barrier model to investigate the limited brain delivery of immunoglobulin G 

  Ruano-Salguero, John S. (University of Delaware, 2020)

  Immunoglobulin G (IgG)-based immunotherapies hold tremendous promise as the first disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. However, the poor brain delivery of IgG (~0.01% of the administered ...
• Novel silicon architecture for increased dynamic range of infrared LED scene projectors 

  Ejzak, Garrett A. (University of Delaware, 2020)

  Infrared (IR) imaging systems are important tools in many contexts, from academia to industry, but many of the conditions they are meant to operate in can be dangerous, expensive, or impossible to recreate for testing ...
• End to end testing and non-uniformity detection and correction of superlattice light emitting diodes infrared scene projectors 

  Barakhshan, Peyman (University of Delaware, 2020)

  Infrared (IR) detectors are widely used in different industries, such as autonomous cars and the military. IR scene generators have been on demand for testing the guidance systems built with IR detectors. In 2014, the CVORG ...

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