Theses — 1991

• Altman, Elliot Charles — Characterization of the SecB Protein, a Chaperone that Facilitates Protein Secretion in Escherichia coli (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Atiya, Amir — Learning algorithms for neural networks (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bai, Gang — I. Heteroepitaxy on Si. II. Ion implantation in Si and heterostructures (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Beck, Robert Teran — Fundamental Problems in the Application of Structural Identification Procedures to Damage Detection (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Blauch, David N. — Part I. Improvements in the rotation-rate step experiment for the evaluation of diffusion coefficients at rotating disk electrodes. Part II. Ion-pairing and electric field effects on electron hopping in the Nafion-tris(2,2'-bipyridine)osmium(3+/2+) system (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bonnecaze, Roger Temor — Macroscopic properties of electrically interacting suspensions (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bowers, Clifford Russell — Parahydrogen and Synthesis Allow Dramatically Enhanced Nuclear Alignment (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bowman, John L. — Molecular genetics of flower development in Arabidopsis thaliana (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Boyd, Charles Glenn — Aspects of heavy quark physics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Boylan, Richard Thomas — The analysis of repeated games through evolution and learning (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Braatz, Richard Dean — μ-Sensitivities as an Aid for Robust Identification (Master's thesis)
• Braunstein, Matthew — Photoionization dynamics and ion state distributions in single-photon and resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization of molecules (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Brewer, John C. — Syntheses, characterizations and reactivity of trans-dioxorhenium(V) and -(VI) complexes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Brown, Timothy X. — Neural network design for switching network control (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bucher, Martin — On the theory of non-Abelian vortices and cosmic strings (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Burns, Steven Morgan — Performance analysis and optimization of asynchronous circuits (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Carico, David Paul — Properties of infrared-luminous galaxies, or, how I spent seven summer vacations (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chang, Thomas Kyu-Young — Gene synthesis, expression, and mutagenesis of azurin (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chen, Yih-Yuh — Effects of boundaries on Rayleigh-Benard convection (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Claeys, Ivan Lode Andre Maria — Hydrodynamic Transport Properties of Suspensions of Non-Brownian Prolate Spheroids (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Coppi, Paolo Severo — Radiative processes in active galactic nuclei (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Croke, Edward Timothy, III — Growth and Characterization of Si-Based Electronic Materials for Novel Device Applications (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cuccaro, Steven Andrew — Ab initio three-dimensional atom-diatom reaction cross sections using hyperspherical coordinates and variational surface functions (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Dantus, Marcos — Femtosecond transition-state spectroscopy of chemical reactions (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Deem, Michael William — Numerical Investigation of Some Aspects of Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Spectroscopy (Senior thesis (Major))
• DeLatte, David A. — Nonstationary normal forms for anosov diffeomorphisms and hyperbolic skew products (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• DeWeerth, Stephen Paul — Analog VLSI Circuits for Sensorimotor Feedback (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Dong, Dawei — Dynamic Properties of Neural Networks (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Doyle, Francis Joseph, III — Robustness properties of nonlinear process control and implications for the design and control of a packed bed reactor (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Dumas, Guy — Study of spherical couette flow via 3-D spectral simulations: large and narrow-gap flows and their transitions (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Dyer, Lounette M. — An Object-Oriented Real-Time Simulation of Music Performance Using Interactive Control (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Elliott, Alexander H. — Transfer of solutes into and out of streambeds (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Emerling, Michael Roy — Enzymatic hydrolysis of the amide bond : mutagenic studies of the mechanisms of [alpha]-lytic protease and [beta]-lactamase (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Erel, Yigal — Transport of Natural Lead and Cadmium in Rivers: Global Flux Implications (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Erlanson, Ruth A. — Soft-decision decoding of a family of nonlinear codes using a neural network (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fahnestock, Mark Allen — Hydrologic control of sliding velocity in two Alaskan glaciers : observation and theory (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Farid, Ramy Samir — Electron transfer in rigid and semi-rigid iridium d8-d8 donor-spacer-acceptor complexes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fried, Eliot — Aspects of the morphological character and stability of two-phase states in non-elliptic solids (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Gavillet, Guillaume G. — A computational model for low-pressure diamond synthesis (Engineer's thesis)
• Gilbrech, Richard Joseph — An experimental investigation of chemically-reacting, gas-phase turbulent jets (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ginsburg, Eric Jay — Soluble polyacetylenes by the ring-opening methathesis polymerization of substituted cyclooctatetraenes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Graves, Robert Wilson — Modeling seismic wave propagation using paraxial extrapolators (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Gupta, Rajiv — Compiler Optimization of Data Storage (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Gursky, Matthew J. — Compactness of Conformal Metrics with Integral Bounds on Curvature (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hall, Jeffery Lawrence — An experimental investigation of structure, mixing and combustion in compressible turbulent shear layers (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Han, Mingsheng — The I-band Tully-Fisher relation and large-scale motions in the universe (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Harris, John Gregory — Analog Models for Early Vision (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hart, Roger A. — Characterization of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin inclusion bodies produced in Escherichia coli (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Herman, Paul Kenneth — Protein Sorting in the Eukaryotic Secretory Pathway: An Essential Role for a Novel Yeast Protein Kinase (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hill, Larry Glenn — An experimental study of evaporation waves in a superheated liquid (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hobson, Dana Daniel — Point Vortex Models for Modon Dynamics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hoh, Jan Hakan — Studies on the structure and molecular diversity of the gap junction (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hollenbaugh, Diane — Specificity determinants of the class A [beta]-lactamase RTEM-1 (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Horrell, Robin Scott — Aspects of atmospheric transport and dispersion within an air basin (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Huang, David Da-Teh — Aerosol coagulation and nucleation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hudson, Raymond Scott — Radar imaging for aircraft identification and planetary astronomy (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hwang, Lorraine Joyce — Teleseismically determined source parameters of several large collision-zone earthquakes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ihinger, Phillip Dean — An experimental study of the interaction of water with granitic melt (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Irikura, Karl Kensuke Mason — Gas-Phase Chemistry of Organotransition Metal Ions (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jackson, Michael Kevin — Optical studies of semiconductor heterostructures: measurements of tunneling times, and studies of strained superlattices (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jacobs, Bradley Anson — Preparation, characterization, and intramolecular electron transfer in pentaammineruthenium-modified derivatives of cytochrome b5 and azurin (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kan, Sidney Chunping — Physics and applications of resonant tunneling devices (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kantor, Shawn Everett — Property Rights and Dynamics of Institutional Change: The Closing of the Georgia Open Range, 1870-1900 (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Katafygiotis, Lambros Solon — Treatment of Model Uncertainties in Structural Dynamics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kaufman, James Morris — Frequencies and amplitudes of high-degree solar oscillations (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kiefer, Walter Scott — Models for the formation of highland regions on Venus (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kim, Kihong — Quantum critical phenomena in superfluids and superconductors (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• King, Scott David — The interaction of subducting slabs and the 670 kilometer discontinuity (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kittl, Jorge A. — Growth and characterization of Y-BA-CU-O high-Tc superconductor thin films (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Knierim, James Julius — Neural Responses to Texture Patterns in Area V1 of the Alert Monkey (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Koh, Christopher James — Experimental and theoretical studies on two-phase flows (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Koh, Jong Sung — Design of novel bases for recognition of GC base pairs by oligonucleotide-directed triple helix formation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Koilpillai, Ravinder David — Design issues in multirate digital filter banks, including transmultiplexers (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kosinski, Michael J. — Degradation kinetics of an abnormal beta-galactosidase in Escherichia coli (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kramer, Kathleen A. — Large operand division and an asynchrous approach to fault detection (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Krueger, Barry Robert — Shock-wave processing of powder mixtures (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kubr, Thomas J. — Stresses near a change of thickness in a continuous-fiber-composite plate (Engineer's thesis)
• Labgold, Marc Robert — Novel Biological Catalysts: Mutagenesis of RTEM β-Lactamase to Alter Substrate and Catalytic Specificity (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Laroche, Lionel — Homogeneous Azeotropic Distillation: Entrainer Selection (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Larsen, Shawn Christian — Geodetic measurement of deformation in southern California (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lee, Jay Hyung — Robust Inferential Control: A Methodology for Control Structure Selection and Inferential Control System Design in the Presence of Model/Plant Mismatch (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Leyva, Victor — Investigations of the photorefractive effect in potassium tantalum niobate (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lochrie, Michael Alan — Molecular biology of G protein alpha subunits from bovine photoreceptors and the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Long, David M. — Structure and mechanism of RTEM-1 [beta]-lactamase : the role of lysine 234 (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lupia, Arthur William — The effect of political information on direct democracy strategies and outcomes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mack, David Phillip — Design and chemical synthesis of sequence specific DNA cleaving metalloproteins (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mahanthappa, Nagesh Kalyana — Functional and biochemical studies on neuronal Thy-1 (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Makivic, Miloje S. — Monte Carlo studies of two dimensional quantum spin systems (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mazorow, Moya Michelle — Extremal problems in codes, finite sets and geometries (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• McCormack, Ken — Structure-function studies of Drosophila shaker potassium channels (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Miller, Jonathan — Statistical mechanics of two-dimensional Euler equations and Jupiter's great red spot (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Miller, Paul Lewis — Mixing in high Schmidt number turbulent jets (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Miner, Jeffrey H. — Factors regulating skeletal muscle development : cell culture and transgenic mouse studies (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Molloy, Sean S. — A study of the type II CA2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase on hippocampal neurons (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mooney, Richard Daniel — The Development of Connectivity and the Nature of Synaptic Transmission between Avian Song Control Nuclei (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Morehart, James Henry — Species Produced in Fires Burning in Two-Layered and Homogenous Vitiated Environments (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Moses, Julianne Ives — I. Phase Transformations and the Spectral Reflectance of Solid Sulfur: Possible Metastable Sulfur Allotropes on Io's Surface. II. Photochemistry and Aerosol Formation in Neptune's Atmosphere (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mudkavi, Vidyadhar Yogeshwar — Numerical studies of nonlinear axisymmetric waves on vortex filaments (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mutz, Andrew Howard — Heterogeneous shock energy deposition in shock wave consolidation of metal powders (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Neifeld, Mark A. — Optical memory disks in optical pattern recognition systems (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nelson, Janet Elizabeth — Synthetic, Structural, and Mechanistic Studies in Early Transition Metal and Actinide Chemistry (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Newkirk, Michael Avery — Investigations of semiconductor laser modulation dynamics and field fluctuations (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Olson, Mark Allen — The Assignment Problem: Theory and Experiments (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pandis, Spyros N. — Studies of physicochemical processes in atmospheric particles and acid deposition (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Papadimitriou, Konstantinos — Stochastic Characterization of Strong Ground Motion and Applications to Structural Response (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Patton, Bruce Lowell — Autophosphorylation Sites of the Type II Ca²⁺/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase: Identification, Regulation of Kinase Activity, and Site-Specific Antibodies (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Paulson, Suzanne Elizabeth — Contributions of biogenic and anthropogenic hydrocarbons to photochemical smog formation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Peng, Lawrence Weiman — Reactions in small clusters studied by time-resolved laser spectroscopy (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Peng, Zhengwei — Quantum study of the H3 system (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pfaff, Richard D. — Three-dimensional effects in nonlinear fracture explored with interferometry (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pham, Thu — Numerical studies of incompressible Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in a stratified fluid (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Picard, Alain — The large scale structure of the universe (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pickett, David Alan — An isotopic and petrologic study of an exposure of the deep Sierra Nevada batholith, Tehachapi Mountains, California (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Popovic, Lada — Finite state codes and generalized De Bruijn sequences (Engineer's thesis)
• Raiten, Eric J. — Applications of current algebra in conformal field theory (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rajakarunanayake, Yasantha Nirmal — Optical properties of Si-Ge superlattices and wide band gap II-VI superlattices (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rand, Richard J. — The relationship between the density wave, molecular gas and star formation in M51 (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rao, Mahendra S. — Comparison of the properties of cholinergic differentiation factors and examination of their possible role in vivo (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rivlis, Gil — Two topics in 2D quantum field theory (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Robinson, Jane Suzanna — Genetic, Molecular and Biochemical Studies of Vacuole Biogenesis and Maintenance in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rogak, Steven Nicholas — Aerosol dynamics of agglomerates (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rose, Kenneth — Deterministic annealing, clustering, and optimization (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rubin, Charles Martin — Structural, stratigraphic, and geochronologic analysis of the Alexander-Taku terrane boundary and the overlapping upper Jurassic to lower Cretaceous gravina sequence, southeast Alaska (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Salmon, John K. — Parallel hierarchical N-body methods (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sathe, Vinay Padmakar — Multirate adaptive filtering algorithms : analysis and applications (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Schultheisz, Carl R. — Comparison of experimental and computational crack-tip deformations using Moire interferometry and finite elements (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Schweizer, David Lawrence — Combinatorial design of fault-tolerant communication structures, with applications to non-blocking switches (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Scott, Michael James — Kinetics of adsorption and redox processes on iron and manganese oxides : reactions of As(III) and Se(IV) at goethite and birnessite surfaces (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Shaller, Philip John — Analysis and implications of large Martian and terrestrial landslides (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Shapiro, Pamela Joy — Part I. Scandium Hydride and Alkyl Complexes with a Linked Monocyclopentadienyl-Amido Ligand-Framework: Single Component Catalysts for the Polymerization of α-Olefins. Part II. Hydrazido(1-) and 2,2-Dimethylhydrazido(1-) Derivatives of Permethylscandocene. Preparation and Structural Characterization of their Products from Reactions with Acetonitrile (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Shih, Tanchu — Bounds of fixed point ratios of permutation representations of GL_n(q) and groups of genus zero (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Shimabukuro, Sy Ross — Stress Assisted Diffusion in Polymers (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sivilotti, Massimo Antonio — Wiring Considerations in Analog VLSI Systems, with Application to Field-Programmable Networks (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Smedley, Keyue Ma — Control art of switching converters (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Smith, Paul Andrew — A Reexamination of Tryptophan Fluorescence in Cytochrome c Oxidase (Master's thesis)
• Snyder, John Michael — Generative Modeling: An Approach to High Level Shape Design for Computer Graphics and CAD (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Soderstrom, Eric — A search for heavy stable charged particles produced in pairs in the decay of the neutral intermediate vector boson z (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Springer, Roxanne Patricia — QCD Effects in Weak Radiative β-Meson Decays (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Stapelfeldt, Karl Roald — A multiwavelength observational investigation of Herbig-Haro objects and their exciting stars (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Stern, Jeffrey Aaron — Fabrication and testing of NbN/MgO/NbN tunnel junctions for use as high-frequency heterodyne detectors (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Strathmann, Michael Paul — G protein diversity (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sugioka, Ichiro — Particle Transport by Rapid Vaporization of Superheated Liquid (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tokumaru, Phillip Takeo — Active control of the flow past a cylinder executing rotary motions (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tufts, Bruce John — Electrochemical and surface chemical studies of n-GaAs photoanodes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Vakakis, Alexander F. — Analysis and identification of linear and nonlinear normal modes in vibrating systems (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Waitz, Ian Anton — An Investigation of Contoured Wall Injectors for Hypervelocity Mixing Augmentation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wang, Kang-Sheng — Molecular characterization of a receptor for the Togavirus Sindbis virus (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wang, Shih-Chen — Aerosol formation and growth in atmospheric organic/NOx systems (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Webb, Francis H. — Geodetic measurement of deformation in the offshore of southern California (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wedge, Scott William — Computer-aided design of low noise microwave circuits (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wexler, Anthony Stein — Inorganic Components of Atmospheric Aerosols (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Whinnery, Leroy L. — Synthesis, characterization and reactivity of some permethyltantalocene alkylidenes and unusually stable metallaoxetanes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wilson, Matthew A. — An analysis of olfactory cortical behavior and function using computer simulation techniques (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wong, Brian Alan — The oxidation of individually levitated char particles (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wong, Henry Tsz-king — A search for double beta decay in ^(136)XE with a time projection chamber (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yang, Joseph T. — An Analytical and Computational Investigation of Shock-Induced Vortical Flows with Applications to Supersonic Combustion (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yen, Tinju Tim — Strings, two-dimensional gravity, and matrix models (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yu, Edward Tsu-Wei — Physics and applications of semiconductor heterostructures : I. Measurement of band offsets in semiconductor heterojunctions. II. Theoretical and experimental studies of tunneling in semiconductor heterostructure devices (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yue, Chengbo — Rigidity of three measure classes on the ideal boundary of mainifolds with negative curvature (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhang, Xiao-Dong — On spectral properties of positive operators (Dissertation (Ph.D.))