This research evaluates measurement accuracy in optical lever-based atomic force microscopy (AFM) for off-resonance conditions and parameter variations. Under controlled conditions and correct calibration, AFM provides ...

The spectral element method is used to obtain 3D, time-dependent solutions for a thermocapillary driven liquid bridge with magnetic stabilization, which arises from the float-zone crystal growth process. The methods and ...

This thesis primarily documents the development and application of a novel technique, which involves the usage of a silicon micro-mechanical device that operates in conjunction with a quantitative nanoindenter within an ...

Although speed-accuracy trade-offs and planning and execution of rapid goaldirected movements have garnered significant research interest, far fewer studies have reported results on the lower end of the movement speed ...

This work builds upon the previous research carried out in the development of a simulation that incorporated a dynamically-updating velocity profile and electric interactions between particles with a Force Bias Monte Carlo ...

In the present study, a theoretical method for sphere-to-sphere radiative heat exchange is implemented for silica, lithium fluoride, and arsenic triselenide nanospheres of equal and unequal radii. The method is extended ...

One dimensional (1-D) metallic nanostructures (e.g. nanowires, nanorods) have stimulated great interest recently as important building blocks for future nanoscale electronic and electromechanical devices. In this thesis ...

The Team for Advanced Flow Simulation and Modeling at Rice University specializes in finite element computation of complex problems, relying on stabilized formulations such as the streamline-upwind/Petrov-Galerkin and ...

Guidance methods for a powered descent planetary lander are examined. Several guidance laws are developed and analyzed including Apollo derived, modified Apollo, time efficient and fuel efficient methods. These laws are ...

The Team for Advanced Flow Simulation and Modeling (T*AFSM) at Rice University has been developing techniques to address the computational challenges involved in fluid-structure interaction (FSI) modeling. The Stabilized ...