Since its introduction as an artist’s pigment in the earth 20th century, titanium white has become one of the most common white pigments. The early formulations of titanium white contained anatase, which has been studied to facilitate degradation of oil paint under UV illumination. Around the 1940s production shifted to...
Computational material engineering (CME) has increased the pace of material development many folds in recent years by taking advantage of computational tools such as using simulations as replacement to experiments, and building complicated processing-structure-property relationships using advanced machine learning tools. The importance of CME is underscored by new computation-based design...
We consider constant scalar curvature K ̈ahler metrics on a smooth minimal model of general type in a neighborhood of the canonical class, which is the perturbation of the canonical class by a fixed K ̈ahler metric. We show that sequences of such metrics converge smoothly on compact subsets away...
In this thesis, I explore the formation and evolution of neutron stars and millisecondpulsar populations in globular clusters using N-body simulations. In particular, I examine how the number of millisecond pulsars and the pulsar properties, including binary
properties and different pulsar types, depend on the dynamical cluster environment. I
demonstrate...
Wireless power strategies are critical to system level implementation of bio-integrated devices. To achieve mechanically robust, manufacturable systems, batteries are often integrated as an on-board power source to support sensing, wireless communication and signal conditioning. Unfortunately, most sources of battery power use hazardous and environmentally harmful materials, which frustrate incorporation...
Cancer remains a leading cause of death worldwide, necessitating continued study to explore and unravel its complex etiology. For example, there has been a shift of focus in cancer treatment from surgery and radiotherapy to targeted chemo- and immunotherapies as we gain more knowledge on the hallmarks of cancer (e.g.,...
Tumor-initiating cells with reprogramming plasticity are thought to be essential for cancer development and metastatic regeneration in many cancers; however, the molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. We have previously identified that CD44, a breast tumor-initiating cell marker, drives mammosphere self-renewal and multicellular aggregation of circulating tumor cell (CTC) clusters,...
Gerotranscendence involves feelings of coherence with one’s sense of self, greater acceptance of one’s own life, and connectedness to others across time and space. Gerotranscendence is thought to increase with age. The present study is the first longitudinal effort to investigate changes in gerotranscendence across late midlife using life story...
Given the enormous diversity that exists in our society today, the need intensifies for educators to create a transformative environment that fosters productive encounters with the differences that emerge in a diverse society. Nonetheless, limited attention has been devoted to generating a systematic understanding of how students engage with and...
The excitation of seismic waves depends on the geologic processes of an earthquake. The waveforms at seismic stations can be modeled as linear combinations of derivatives of Green's functions, which describe the response at the receiver location due to excitation at the seismic source location considering wave propagation effects given...