Ultrasound has a wide array of applications in diagnostics, therapeutics and characterization. In the first section of this work, the goal is to broaden the applications of ultrasound to extravascular interrogations such as tumor imaging and drug delivery. As an ideal imaging modality, contrast...
The Micropropulsion and Nanotechnology Laboratory (MpNL) of The George WashingtonUniversity began designing the Micro-Cathode Arc Thruster (muCAT) in 2008 to improveupon the vacuum arc thruster design and efficiency. This system has worked verywell, successfully flying aboard two Cube Satellite...
The main aim of this dissertation is to study the structure and dynamics of molecular electronic devices in vacuum and in solvent environment, with special focus on the mechanical properties and cross-section geometries of the break-junction down to the atomic level. The problem statement relies...
The main aim of this dissertation is to investigate the highly technologically relevant yet poorly understood mechanical behaviors of liquid film in confined geometry by means of atomic scale simulations. The goal is to target several controversial issues in the surface force experimental...