• Distributed Newton-Seeking for Resource Allocation 

  Schultz, Matt

  Real-time optimization (RTO) is a category of closed-loop process control techniques that is focused on the improvement of process performance. To develop effective strategies, models of the systems are usually required. ...

• USING MICROFLUIDICS TO STUDY THE BEHAVIOUR OF MAGNETOTACTIC BACTERIA UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS 

  Walton, Stephanie

  This work presents an evaluation of Magnetotactic Bacteria’s (MTB) response to fluidic stressors. MTB have been previously proven to demonstrate great potential as carriers for therapeutic agents within the human body. ...

• Adaptive Feedback Control of Generalized Hamiltonian Systems With Unstructured Components 

  Alavi, Seyedabbas

  This dissertation considers the problem of feedback controller design for systems represented in non-exact generalized Hamiltonian form. The generalized Hamiltonian representation of dynamical systems has some properties ...

• Fabrication of Graphene Oxide and Composite Membranes for Isotopic Water Mixture Separation 

  Mohammadi, Aida

  Isotopes of water have a key role in various applications, including nuclear power and Canada Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) reactors. However, large-scale separation of isotopic water mixtures is presently performed using ...

• Study of Tantalum Carbide Supported Iridium-Based Catalyst and Sulfonated Phenylated Polyphenylene as Materials for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Water Electrolysis 

  Mutambanengwe, Rutendo

  The use of iridium-based electrocatalyst supported on tantalum carbide (IrOx/TaC) was investigated for polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) applications. The IrOx/TaC electrocatalyst was used to prepare ...

• Steady-State Modelling for Natural Gas Transport Network Optimization 

  Marfatia, Zaid

  Natural gas is an essential global energy resource. Large volumes of gas are transported using transmission pipelines and energized using compressors. Several operational optimization opportunities arise due to the immense ...

• Toll-Like Receptor 2 and the Early Chronic Inflammatory and Fibrotic Macrophage Response to Adsorbed Damage Associated Molecular Patterns 

  Kaushal, Anuj

  The foreign body reaction (FBR) is an aberrant wound healing process that occurs in response to an implanted biomaterial, which can lead to the implant failing prematurely. Recently, damage-associated-molecular-patterns ...

• Study of TaC Supported Ir-Based Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysts Synthesized by Surfactant-Mediated Method 

  Rezaei, Nafiseh

  The physical and electrochemical properties of Tantalum carbide (TaC) as a potential support for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts were investigated. It was first ball milled for 7 and 14 days in order to ...

• PROCESSING AND PROPERTIES OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES CONTAINING GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETS 

  Ho, Quang Binh

  The objective of this thesis is to develop thermoplastic composites containing expanded graphite (EG) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) using an industrially-relevant melt compounding method. Improvements in the mechanical, ...

• Kinetic Modeling of Radical Homo-, Co- and Terpolymerization in Alcohol/Aqueous Solutions 

  Agboluaje, Maryam

  Multi-functional polymers used for personal care products can be modified post-production or be used “as-is” to simplify formulations, while providing the same properties as a mixture of polymers. Typical compositions ...

• The Influence of PHEMA Hydrogel Compressive Modulus and Chemistry on Lens Epithelial and Neutrophil-Like Cell Behaviours Associated with Posterior Capsular Opacification 

  Pernari, Jordan

  During cataract surgery, the impaired lens is removed and replaced with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL). Patients can experience a complication called posterior capsular opacification (PCO) that is corrected through ...

• Methyl Acrylate and Tertiary-butyl acrylamide Solution Radical Polymerization Kinetics 

  Refai, Ibrahim

  Acrylate-acrylamide copolymers are used in a variety of applications, including for wastewater treatment and in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and hair-care products. These materials are synthesized by radical copolymerization ...

• Formulations and solution methods for global optimization of the Pooling problem and its extensions 

  Cheng, Xin

  The pooling problem is an important research topic in global optimization. Due to huge economic savings, this bilinear programming problem (BLP) has attracted many researchers in global optimization and boosted the development ...

• Graphene Nanoplatelets Produced by Thermomechanical Exfoliation of Graphite, and their use in Polyamide Composites 

  Mardlin, Kent

  This thesis presents a new thermomechanical exfoliation (TME) method to produce graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) from flake graphite. GNPs having specific surface area up to ~430 m2/g are produced under the action of shear ...

• CARBONACEOUS FILLER INCORPORATION IN IMIDAZOLIUM-BASED IONOMER COMPOSITES 

  Sadler, Mitch

  Three carbonaceous fillers were compounded into an elastomeric ionomer and assessed using dynamic mechanical analysis, static tensile analysis, and electrical conductivity. Carbon black, flaked graphite and an expanded ...

• Economic Analysis for the Production of Solid, Microalgae-derived Biofuel 

  Kraemer, Kristian

  The cement industry is a large-scale emitter of fossil CO2 contributing 6.1% to global CO2 emissions annually. Options for mitigating CO2 emissions from cement plants range from carbon capture to alternative fuel substitution; ...

• Macromolecular Branching from General Rigid Bead-Rod Theory 

  Coombs, Steacy

  One of the great fascinations in polymer science and engineering is how macromolecular branching can impart elasticity to polymeric liquids. In this thesis, we use macromolecular theory that relies entirely on flow orientation ...

• The study of time representations for chemical production scheduling models 

  Shao, Fanglin

  Optimal scheduling has been extensively investigated in the Process Systems Engineering (PSE) community. Most of the existing mathematical programming models for scheduling can be classified into two categories in terms ...

• Development of P(TMC)-Based Polymers for Sustained Delivery of Acid-Sensitive Drugs 

  McNutt, Josiah

  Peptides are a quickly growing drug class, which continue to garner attention in pharmaceutical research due to their applications in the treatment of a variety of diseases. The major challenge when working with these drugs ...

• DEVELOPMENT OF NANOPLASMONIC PLATFORMS FOR PORTABLE SENSING APPLICATIONS 

  Gomez Cruz, Juan Manuel

  In the last decade, the need for faster, real-time and highly sensitive methods to characterize biomolecular interactions has yielded tremendous progress in the development of label-free biosensor techniques. The rapid ...

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