Thesis & Dissertation Announcements

AS OF Spring 2026

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SUMMER 2026

Douglas, Taylor

Taylor Douglas

Actin Cytoskeleton Dynamics, Mechanics and Structures Modulated by Gelsolin, Intracellular Environmental Factors, and Nanomaterials

Spring 2026

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Rumana Zahir

Bowtie Antenna-Coupled Bi2Te3-Sb2Te3 Thermoelectric Detector ​for THz and mm-wave Radiation

John Janisch

John Janisch

Development and application of robust DFT-based machine learned interatomic potentials for simulating and understanding dynamics on solid surfaces and at liquid-solid interfaces.

Iftakhar Bin Elius

Iftakhar Bin Elius

Investigation of Exotic Phenomena in Topological Quantum Materials

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Jared Long-Fox

Computational Regolith Mechanics and Instrumentation Development for Lunar Exploration and Resource Utilization

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Bushra Ashraf

First-Principles Insights into Electronic and Magnetic Structure at Hybrid Interfaces and Low-Dimensional Materials and Reactions on Surfaces

Fall 2025

Kathleen McIntyre

Kathleen McIntyre

Investigations and Simulations: A Data-Driven Approach to Exoplanet Characterization

Panagiotakopoulos, Theodoros

Theodoros Panagiotakopoulos

AB Initio Studies of Electrochemical Processes: Insights into CO2 Reduction and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions

Conner Penson

Conner Penson

A Theoretical Study Investigation of Molecular Photoionization: Applications to Molecules of Astrophysical and Atmospheric Interest

Oleynik, Daniel

Daniel Oleynik

Visibility, Viability, and Voice: A Mixed-Methods Study of Disability in Physics Education and Careers

Chris Lantigua 

Christopher Lantigua

Field Resolved Metrology for Attosecond Timing

SUMMER 2025

Peter Braunschweig

Peter Braunschweig

Neural Network Accelerated Retrieval of Clear Brown Dwarf Atmospheres

AbdelHafiz, Sohila

Sohila M. AbdelHafiz

Optomechanical Interactions and Dynamics in Nanoparticle Systems

Gordon, Kenneth

Kenneth E. Goodis Gordon

Preparing for the Habitable Worlds Observatory: Spectropolarimetric Radiative Transfer Models of Terrestrial (Exo)planets

Autumn Shackelford 

Autumn N. Shackelford

From Microns to Mons: Investigating Airless Body Surface Properties and Processes

Dipendra Khatri

Dipendra Khatri

Sub-cycle nonlinear optics in solids

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Christina D. Moraitis

Advancing Ground-Based Instrumentation with Astrophotonics for Stellar Astrophysics and Time-Domain Spectroscopy

 

Spring 2025

Fritjofson, Gregory

Gregory Fritjofson

Terahertz Spin-Pumping in Antiferromagnetic Crystals and Film 

Stephanie Lough

Stephanie Lough

Optical and Tunneling Spectroscopy of Single-Layer Van Der Waals Materials on Metals and Probe Tip Engineering of High Resolution STM and AFM for Imaging of Molecules on Silicon Surfaces 

Mary Hinkle

Mary Hinkle

The Global Thermophysical Properties of (433) Eros

Kapila Kumarasinghe 

Premadasage Kithsiri Kapila Kumarasinghe

Study of the Superconducting and normal states properties of topological nodal-line semimetals

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Brandon Dotson

The Influence of Regolith Properties and Environmental Conditions on Plume-Surface Interactions

Fall 2024

Alphonse Marra

Kaige Shi

Elucidating the Effects of Cations and Electrode Wettability on Electrocatalysis

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