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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Student Mathematical Sensemaking in the Transition from Discrete to Continuous Systems in Spins First Quantum Mechanics, Anthony R. Pina

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Influence of Platinum Nanoparticles on Ionic Transport and Hydrogen Reactivity of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Thin Films, Firas Mahyob

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Investigation of Student Understanding of Representations of Probability Concepts in Quantum Mechanics, William D. Riihiluoma

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Measurement of Airborne Radionuclides and Their Relation to Weather Patterns at Orono, ME, James W. Deaton

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Plasma-Assisted Growth and Characterization of Piezoelectric AlN and Sc(x)Al(1-x)N Films for Microwave Acoustic Sensor Applications, Morton Greenslit

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Weak Gravitational Lensing Analysis in Two Superclusters of Galaxies, Sarah B. Rice

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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An Investigation of Students' Use and Understanding of Evaluation Strategies, Abolaji R. Akinyemi

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Luminosity Functions of Galaxy Clusters in the Aquarius and Microscopium Superclusters, Logan A. Hess

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Application of Machine Learning Techniques to Classify and Identify Galaxy Merger Events in the Candels Field, Alex Koch

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The Role of Phosphoinositides in the Clustering and Assembly of Viral Proteins Quantified by Fluorescence Super-Resolution Microscopy, Prakash Raut

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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UAV 6DOF Simulation and Kalman Filter for Localizing Radioactive Sources, John G. Goulet

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Radiometric Dating: A New Technique, Amber Emily Hathaway

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The Design and Validation of a UAV Propeller Intended for Extremely Low Reynolds Number Environments, Benjamin Hebert

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Understanding the Magnetic Properties of II-VI Semiconductor Nanocrystals, Alex Khammang

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Quantification of Interactions between Influenza Hemagglutinin and Host Cell Phosphoinositides by Super-Resolution Microscopy, Matthew T. Parent

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A Numerical Survey of Multi-Planet Systems’ Inclination Excitation and Survival Under the Influence of an Oblate, Tilted Star, Kathleen M T Schultz

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Live Cell Super-resolution Microscopy Quanitifies an Interaction Between Influenza Hemagglutinin and Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate, Jaqulin N. Wallace

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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450degree C Aln Thin Film Growth on Nitrided C-Plane Sapphire Substrates, Roger Eastman Feeley

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Using Question Variations to Access Alternate Student Thinking About the Same Physical Situations, Jeffrey Mathis Hawkins

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New Methodologies for Examining and Supporting Student Reasoning in Physics, John C. Speirs

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Investigating Student Understanding of Vector Calculus in Upper-Division Electricity and Magnetism: Construction and Determination of Differential Element in Non-Cartesian Coordinate Systems, Benjamin Schermerhorn

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Application of Silicon Nanohair Textured p-n Junctions in a Photovoltaic Device, Michael Small

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Detection and Analysis of Uncharged Particles Utilizing Consumer-Grade CCDs, John A. Cummings III

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Using Contrasting Cases to Build Metacognitive Knowledge About the Impact of Salient Distracting Features in Physics Problems, Thanh K. Le

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Investigating Student Mental Models at the Intersection of Mathematics and Physical Reasoning in Physics, Savannah E. Lodge-Scharff

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A Study in Cross-Beam Polarization Fluorescence Photoactivation Localization Microscopy on Dendra2-Hemagluttinin in Fixed NIH3T3 Cells, Matthew M. Valles

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Investigating Student Learning of Analog Electronics, Kevin L. Van De Bogart

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Synthesis, Structure, and Thermal Stability of Electrically Conductive Co-Evaporated Pt(1-x)Si(x) Thin Films, Robert T. Fryer PhD

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Investigating High Speed Localization Microscopy Through Experimental Methods, Data Processing Methods, and Applications of Localization Microscopy to Biological Questions, Andrew J. Nelson

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Lacustrine Geochronology: Radioisotope Analysis of Maine and Patagonian Cores, Irene Sain Cappa

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Zirconium Diboride, Hexagonal Boron Nitride, and Amorphous Alumina Thin Films for High Temperature Applications, David Murdock Stewart

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Interplay of Magnetism and Superconductivity in Graphitic Nanostructures, Yao An

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Photophysical Properties of Photoactivatable Fluorescent Proteins, Eric Breitbach

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Spectral Measurements and Super Resolution Imaging of Single Molecules for Fluoresence Photoactivation Localization Microscopy, Michael J. Mlodzianoski

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Student Application of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus with Graphical Representations in Mathematics and Physics, Rabindra R. Bajracharya

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Dynamical Analysis of Three Candidate Bound Superclusters of Galaxies, Merida Geraldeane Batiste

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An Inventory of Student Recollections of Their Past Misconceptions as a Tool for Improved Classroom Astronomy Instruction, Andrej Favia

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N-Body Simulations of Supercluster Dynamics to Test the Viability of Large Scale Structure as a Probe of Dark Energy and Dark Matter, David William Pearson

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Investigating physics students' simultaneous use of gestures & speech to describe multiple quantities of a vertically-tossed ball, Evan Chase

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Identifying Productive Resources in Secondary School Students' Discourse About Energy, Benedikt Walter Harrer

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Convective Origin of Stellar Magnetic Fields, Lori Spalsbury

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The Effects of Dopants on the Modification of the Conduction Band States of Cadmium Selenide Nanocrystals, Joshua Thomas Wright

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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Student Understanding of Definite Integrals with Relevance to Physics Using Graphical Representations, Rabindra R. Bajracharya

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Diffusion Coefficients Calculated Using 137Cs Profiles Applied to 210Pb Dating in Lake Core Sediments, Douglas Louis Cahl

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Theoretical considerations for black hole formation in supernova ejecta, Andrew Paul Hayes

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Bleed-Through Correction Analysis for Localization Microscopy, Dahan Kim

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Cellulose Model Surfaces Studied by Femtosecond Sum Frequency Spectroscopy, Lei Li

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Neutron Scattering Studies of Structure, Hydrothermal Stability and Transport in Porous Silica Catalyst Supports, Rachel A. Pollock

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Environmental Radiation Measurements of Near-Surface Air in Orono, ME 04469, Anna Jeanne Schliep

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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Development of Instrumentation for Sum Frequency Spectral Imaging Combined with Confocal Fluorescence Imaging and Additional Topics, Edward S. Allgeyer

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Photonic Non-destructive Measurement Methods for Investigating the Evolution of Polar Firn and Ice, Daniel James Breton

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Extended Methods in Fluorescence Photoactivation Localization Microscopy and Estimating Activation Yields of Photoactivatable Proteins, Mudalige Siyath Gunewardene

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Answer-Seeking and Idea-Constructing During Collaborative Active-Learning Activities in a Physics Laboratory, Casey E. Murphy

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An Acoustical Approach to the Study of Marine Particle Dynamics Near the Bottom Boundary Layer, Clementina R. Russo

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Identifying and Addressing Specific Student Difficulties in Advanced Thermal Physics, Trevor I. Smith

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Electronic Transport Properties of Ruthenium and Ruthenium Dioxide Thin Films, Michael M. Steeves

Theses/Dissertations from 2010

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Multiple Perspectives on Student Solution Methods for Air Resistance Problems, Katrina E. Black

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Higher-Order Physic for Modeling Ice Streams in Ice Sheets, Debra A. Kenneway

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Applying Cluster Analysis to Physics Education Research Data, R. Padraic Springuel

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Applications of Network Theory to Frustrated Spin Systems and Transitions in Models of Disease Spread, Thomas E. Stone

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2-D and 3-D Multi-scale Morphological Analysis of SDSS DR5 Survey Using the Metric Space Technique, Yongfeng Wu

Theses/Dissertations from 2009

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Nanoscale Imaging and Spectroscopy of Membrane Organization, Travis John Gould

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Ultrasonic Characterization of Single Crystal Langatate, Blake T. Sturtevant

Theses/Dissertations from 2008

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On The Stochastic Behavior of Brownian Particles in Potential Wells, as Observed with Optical Traps, Ross Paul Brody

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Student Understanding of P-V Diagrams and the Associated Mathematics, Evan B. Pollock

Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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Investigating Student Understanding of Sound as a Longitudinal Wave, Earl C. Coombs

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Identifying Student Concepts of Gravity, Roger Eastman Feeley

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Applications of Conformal Field Theory to Problems in 2D Percolation, Jacob Joseph Harris Simmons

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SiAlON Thin Films for High Temperature Applications, John I. Krassikoff

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Quantitative Shape Analysis of Giant Unilamellar Vesicles as a Function of Cholesterol Content, Michael Mlodzianoski

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Plasticity: Resource Justification and Development, Eleanor C. Sayre

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New Statistical Methods to Get the Fractal Dimension of Bright Galaxies Distribution from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data, Yongfeng Wu

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Synthesis and Characterization of Zr1-xSixN Thin Film Materials, Xuefei Zhang

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A Micro Fabricated Gas-FE Sensor Using SMO Films, Guixiong Zhong

Theses/Dissertations from 2006

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Radon in Ground Water: A Study of the Measurement and Release of Waterborne Radon and Modeling of Radon Variation in Bedrock Wells, Vincente E. Guiseppe

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Investigating how Students Think About and Learn Quantum Physics: An Example from Tunneling, Jeffrey Todd Morgan

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An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Physics First in Maine, Michael James O'Brien

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Assessment and Modification of an Introductory Astronomy Laboratory Lesson on Astronomical Time-keeping, Adrienne Traxler

Theses/Dissertations from 2005

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Student Ideas about the Moon and its Phases and the Impact of a Real 3D Model of the Sun/Earth/Moon System in an Introductory Astronomy Laboratory Course, James Cohen

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An Investigation of the Two-Dimensional Ising Spin Glass Using Information Theoretic Measures, Debra A. Kenneway

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Measuring the Effects of Mathematics Instruction in a Physics Classroom with Mathematics and Physics Diagnostics, Michael A. Murphy

Theses/Dissertations from 2004

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Statistical Mechanics of Farey Fraction Spin Chain Models, Jan Fiala

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Measuring and Modeling Exposure from Environmental Radiation on Tidal Flats, Travis J. Gould

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Examination of Abell Clusters of Galaxies in Local Supercluster Environments, Karl Simon Krughoff

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Computer Simulations of Partially Confined Water, Subramanian Vaitheeswaran

Theses/Dissertations from 2003

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Renormalization-group Studies of Three Model Systems Far from Equilibrium, Ivan T. Georgiev

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Crevassing and Calving of Glacial Ice, James Patrick Kenneally

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Extracting Movement Patterns Using Fuzzy and Neuro-fuzzy Approaches, Haci Mustafa Palancioglu

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An Information Theoretic Study of the Ising Antiferromagnet with Quenched Dilution on a Triangular Lattice, Matthew D. Robinson

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Performance Advantages of Maximum Likelihood Methods in PRBS-Modulated Time-of-flight Energy Loss Spectroscopy, Zhongyu Yang

Theses/Dissertations from 2002

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Use of an Epitaxial BaF2 Buffer Layer on Silicon to Control W03 Thin Film Growth, Luke D. Doucette

Theses/Dissertations from 2001

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Optical Studies of Layered Inorganic Solids: A Novel Phase Transition and Energy Transfer Studies., Christie L. Larochelle

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Deformation Studies of Tungsten-Gold Contacts at the Nanometer Scale., Steven A. Smallwood

Theses/Dissertations from 2000

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Development of Realistic Simulations of the Interactions Between Stars and the Interstellar Medium in Disk Galaxies, Thomas M. Zeltwanger