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2025

Hatanpää, Benjamin Henrik James (2025) High-Field Charge Transport and Fluctuation Phenomena in Semiconductors from First Principles. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/fc5a-5276. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09162024-212439874

Musgrave, Charles Bruce, III (2025) Computational Approaches to Problems in Energy and Sustainability. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/hnc1-je90. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07092024-152839479

Sun, Jiace (2025) Classical and Quantum Simulation of Chemical and Physical Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3qp8-q490. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09022024-211742520

2024

Chang, Benjamin K. (2024) Electron-Phonon Interactions and Charge Transport in Organic Crystals and Transition Metal Oxides from First-Principles Calculations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/6zkq-2p13. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03232024-174719340

Esho, Iretomiwa (2024) Investigation of Transport Phenomena in Semiconductors and Semiconductor Devices: Drain Noise, Two-Phonon Scattering, and Phonon Drag. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/b30w-cr73. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01242024-044612209

Jurado Quiroga, Zoila Estefani (2024) Towards a Synthetic Nucleus: Separating Transcription and Translation in Cell-Free Protein Expression Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/kvq4-6132. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06032024-141219249

Kamakari, Hirsh (2024) Investigation of Quantum Computers for Quantum Simulation and Machine Learning. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/rec5-4z30. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05282024-002413905

Kim, Areum (2024) Probing Active Nanophotonic Materials Phenomena Under Electrostatic Modulation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/16x8-7x89. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05302024-043707549

Naik, Nachiket Ramchandra (2024) Charge Transport Phenomena in Cryogenic SiGe Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/f1tv-4w30. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04122024-211453536

Simon, Christopher (2024) Non-Equilibrium Quantum Dynamics in a Disordered Ising Magnet. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/tm3k-yk55. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12182023-202554036

Su, Magel Powei (2024) Exploring Thermal Photonics for Sustainability: From Selective Solar Absorbers to Terrestrial Radiative Cooling. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/rrf2-4979. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06032024-223707990

Sun, Shi-Ning (2024) Digital Quantum Simulation of Quantum Many-Body Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/xm9j-9x23. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05292024-213136069

Wood, Steven Andrew (2024) Quantum Microwave to Optical Transduction with Light-Robust Superconducting Circuits. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/kkbj-ex94. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03222024-181941076

2023

Kim, Brian Lee Kiwon (2023) Dynamics of Time-Varying and Nonlinear Phononic Lattices. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/n7mv-eg68. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05042023-201010843

Tan Teck Keng, Adrian (2023) Digital Quantum Simulation of Physical Systems on Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum Computers. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/wget-ws64. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05072023-204014466

Wang, Linghui (2023) Ion Transport in Temperature Sensitive Polyelectrolytes. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/zsat-9s73. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05142023-192053975

2022

Ardizzi, Anthony Joseph (2022) Self-Heating of HEMT Low-Noise Amplifiers in Liquid Cryogenic Environments and the Limits of Microwave Noise Performance. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9va8-tc64. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05272022-180844058

Banker, Jash Haren (2022) Photonic and Phononic Band Gap Engineering for Circuit Quantum Electrodynamics and Quantum Transduction. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/jrf3-gx27. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01222022-151042739

Bauser, Haley Coddington (2022) High Contrast Nanophotonics for Scalable Photovoltaics and Solar Fuels. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/2xqd-c773. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05242022-235412996

Cheng, Peishi Stephen (2022) Charge and Heat Transport in Non-Metallic Crystals Using First-Principles Boltzmann Transport Theory. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/45fv-ja45. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05082022-230903229

Choi, Alexander Youngsoo (2022) Investigation of Electronic Fluctuations in Semiconductor Materials and Devices through First-Principles Simulations and Experiments in Transistor Amplifiers. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/tba0-pd94. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12172021-224454947

Gao, Yang (2022) Extending the Capability of Classical Quantum Many-Body Methods. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/15dc-sd19. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01032022-192500728

Loke, Samuel Pei Hao (2022) Photovoltaic Technologies Developed for Space-Based Solar Power. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/6jhy-2623. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05142022-060038327

Needell, David Robert (2022) High-Efficiency Luminescent Solar Concentrators for Photovoltaic Applications. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5r7z-zd88. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10072021-154010065

Saunders, Claire Nicole (2022) Thermal Behavior of Cuprous Oxide: a Comprehensive Study of Three-Body Phonon Effects and Beyond. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/mate-2v65. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05262022-015714738

Szoke, Szilard (2022) Entangled Photon Interferometry: Development of Photonic Systems Towards Quantum Spectroscopy. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/brct-zh28. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02162022-092446660

2021

Chen, Yikai (Katie) (2021) Numerical Simulation of Performance and Solar-to-Fuel Conversion Efficiency for Photoelectrochemical Devices. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/65pq-7d93. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06082021-054649127

Helms, Phillip Laurence (2021) Tensor Network Methods for Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/kram-8g47. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06072021-223407413

Kim, Taeyong (2021) Investigation of Transport Phenomena of Thermal Acoustic Excitations in Semi-Crystalline and Amorphous Materials Using Transient Grating Spectroscopy. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/k364-ga14. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10162020-115452109

Lee, Nien-En (2021) Electron-Phonon Interactions and Charge Transport from First-Principles Calculations: Complex Crystals, Higher Order Coupling, and Steps Toward the Small Polaron Regime. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/b040-2y98. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11252020-093720107

Neamati, Daniel A. (2021) New Method and Analysis of Proximity Trajectory-Only Learned Dynamics for Small Body Gravity Fields. Senior thesis (Major), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4csx-4636. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05272021-220554457

Sun, Chong (2021) Finite Temperature Simulations of Strongly Correlated Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/dchn-p020. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12102020-032212115

Ye, Erika (2021) Reducing Computational Costs for Many-Body Physics Problems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/xpvv-ar02. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05112021-235754667

2020

Allmaras, Jason Paul (2020) Modeling and Development of Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/wgak-vs11. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05312020-201105584

Fang, Michael Tianyu (2020) Suspended Trace Air-Gap Resonators for Low Loss Superconducting Circuits. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/6teq-md72. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05312020-215457608

Lu, I-Te (2020) First-Principles Calculations of Electron-Defect Interactions and Defect-Limited Charge Transport. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/gjx3-qh49. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05302020-181136654

Moon, Jaeyun (2020) Thermal Conduction in Amorphous Materials and the Role of Collective Excitations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z23D-Z566. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01162020-015608435

Shen, Yang (2020) Phonon Anharmonicity at the Limits of Perturbation Theory. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/e48r-2j94. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05292020-150856962

Wang, Chuting (2020) On-Chip Photonic Devices for Coupling to Color Centers in Silicon Carbide. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/m2p0-6t37. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04122020-055837611

2019

Jhalani, Vatsal A. (2019) Light Emission and Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics in III-V Semiconductors from First Principles. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9E0D-KX54. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06062019-155629104

Kalaee, Mahmoud (2019) Superconducting Electromechanical and Nanophotonic Devices for Quantum Measurement and Conversion. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3PMX-2Y88. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10252018-150052650

Kamali, Seyedeh Mahsa (2019) Dielectric Metasurfaces from Fundamentals to Applications. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/TPN1-XA53. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05112019-120905666

Kou, Junlong (2019) Tailoring Thermal Radiation from Near Field to Far Field. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/MCZC-7E85. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05302019-214849044

MacCabe, Gregory Scott (2019) Phonon Dynamics and Damping in Three-Dimensional Acoustic Bandgap Cavity-Optomechanical Resonators. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7R9W-EV53. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03082019-114637094

Mauser, Kelly Ann Weekley (2019) Resonant Thermoelectric Nanophotonics: Applications in Spectral and Thermal Sensing. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/0HJF-X691. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06062019-191307495

Robbins, Andrew Beyer (2019) Exploring Microscopic Thermal Transport Properties of Molecular Crystals with Simulations and Experiments. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ZZJ3-0K58. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02062019-144758624

Thomas, Nathan Hoover (2019) Passive and Active Control of Radiative Heat Flow. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/FGWC-0244. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02102019-152730366

Yang, Fred Chae-Reem (2019) High Temperature Electron-Phonon and Magnon-Phonon Interactions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/1KP5-CJ98. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03272019-174351662

2018

Dou, Nicholas Gang (2018) Thermal Transport in Three-Dimensional Nanoarchitected Materials. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/TPC8-VH59. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06022018-070416991

Haw, Magnus Albert (2018) Experimental and Numerical Studies of Cavities, Flows, and Waves in Arched Flux Ropes. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3AX5-EN61. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06012018-131846705

Kang, Stephen Dongmin (2018) Charge Transport Analysis Using the Seebeck Coefficient-Conductivity Relation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ZAQP-MN67. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05292018-140812451

Kim, Dennis Sungtae (2018) Silicon Revisited: Understanding Pure Phonon Anharmonicity and the Effects on Thermophysical Properties. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9C827HR. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechThesis:02202018-144811029

Sherrott, Michelle Caroline (2018) Active Infrared Nanophotonics in van der Waals Materials. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9J964M8. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01262018-171457982

2017

Collins, Lincoln Nash (2017) Optimal Design of Materials for Energy Conversion. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9X928B7. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06132017-164608976

Ding, Ding (2017) Nanoscale Thermal Transport with Photons and Phonons. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z94Q7RZ0. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01062017-221235563

Ohno, Saneyuki (2017) Phase Boundary Mapping for Exploring New Thermoelectric Zintl Compounds. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9H70CWG. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06082017-235716123

Ravichandran, Navaneetha Krishnan (2017) Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Phonon Boundary Scattering in Thin Silicon Membranes. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9SJ1HK2. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01172017-145551495

2016

Brown, Ana Maii (2016) Classical and Quantum Effects in Plasmonic Metals. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9QV3JHT. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04242016-093536420

Coronel, Naomi Cristina (2016) Earth-Abundant Zinc-IV-Nitride Semiconductors. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9CF9N28. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05252016-080726422

Hua, Chengyun (2016) Exploring Thermal Phonon Transport from Atomic to Macroscopic Scales for Energy Conversion and Management. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z96H4FDH. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06032016-104118221

Kim, Hyun-Sik (2016) Thermoelectric Properties of Bismuth Antimony Telluride Alloys. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9RN35V0. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05262016-230647147

Tang, Yinglu (2016) Thermoelectric Skutterudites: Why and How High zT Can Be Achieved. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9TD9VB1. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04192016-013400484

Tolstova, Yulia (2016) Cu₂O Heterojunction Photovoltaics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z92V2D22. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06012016-163813213

2015

Aryanfar, Asghar (2015) Dendrites Inhibition in Rechargeable Lithium Metal Batteries. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9ZK5DMP. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05012015-161434189

Brown, David Ross (2015) Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance at the Superionic Phase Transitions of Mixed Ion-Electron Conducting Materials. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9B56GNM. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08112014-121653693

Gibbs, Zachary Michael (2015) Band Engineering in Thermoelectric Materials Using Optical, Electronic, and Ab-Initio Computed Properties. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9XS5S9Z. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05142015-004120562

Lydon, Joseph John II (2015) Nonlinear Effects in Granular Crystals with Broken Periodicity. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z93J39XM. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01212015-023955427

Mauger, Lisa Mary (2015) The Phonon Thermodynamics of Iron and Cementite. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9TQ5ZH3. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06092015-103051110

Wang, Xin C. (2015) A Variational Framework for Spectral Discretization of the Density Matrix in Kohn-Sham Density Functional Theory. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z99021QK. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04132015-160812309

Wilson, Samantha Stricklin (2015) Zn-VI/Cu2O Heterojunctions for Earth-Abundant Photovoltaics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9N58J9H . https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05212015-091546304

2014

Wang, Heng (2014) High Temperature Transport Properties of Lead Chalcogenides and Their Alloys. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/BBQ6-8X60. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05292014-133349910

Warmann, Emily Cathryn (2014) Design Strategies for Ultra-High Efficiency Photovoltaics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/0K8F-9871. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06052014-163757869

2012

Langeland, Krista S. (2012) Thin-Film Silicon Photovoltaics: Characterization of Thin-Film Deposition and Analysis of Enhanced Light Trapping from Scattering Nanoparticle Arrays. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ZS04-AH18. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03072012-191033678

Li, Chen W. (2012) Phonon Anharmonicity of Ionic Compounds and Metals. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7VS5-0F52. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05012012-155623422