This dissertation presents a body of work developing novel models and methods for surface evaluation with X-ray reflectometry (XRR). At the time of this work, XRR is a hi[...]

Coal ash impoundments, along with other industrial and natural processes, can be sources of constituents of concern (COCs) to human health including arsenic (As), chromiu[...]

The optical pitch polishing process has been used over 300 years to obtain high quality optical surface finish with little subsurface damage. A pitch tool consists of a m[...]

A unifying theme of this thesis is the implementation and characterization of point probes for surface metrology. The implementations include two optical non-contact prof[...]

The nature and quality of a surface’s topography can play an important role in a part’s performance and expected longevity. The complexity of a surface topography means t[...]

Shock-driven multi-material flows occur in several applications including shock wave lithotripsy, underwater explosions, droplet combustion, propeller cavitation and ejec[...]

In an age of cost-consciousness in health care, it is essential that we seek to understand the ramifications of the choices where costs and expected clinical performance [...]

Manufacturing of dense SiC composites counts mainly on the thermal oxidation of the carbide into silica. The irregularity of the silica layer and its limited thickness we[...]

Anti-reflective nanostructured surfaces (ARSS) enhance optical transmission through suppression of Fresnel reflection at boundaries between layered media by creating a gr[...]

Reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) of intact proteins induces conformational changes due to the denaturing effects of both the hydrophobic stationary phase and t[...]