This page collects the digitized full text Masters theses and Doctoral dissertations of the Department of Physics at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

The following broadly describes library holdings for UA theses and dissertations:

Category print online
Dissertations 1953-2006 in MAIN

1950s-2012 in Special Collections
1989 - present are full-text in ProQuest

2012 - present in ScholarWorks

1950s - present indexed in ProQuest
Master's theses 1910s-2006 in MAIN

1910s-2012 in Special Collections
2006 - present are full-text in ProQuest

2012 - present in ScholarWorks

Theses were not systematically indexed in ProQuest prior to 2006.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Competition and Criticality in Cortical Neural Circuits Underlie Behavior and Optimize Working Memory, Jacob Harrison Barfield

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Two-photon Quantum Gates with Single Atoms, Arkan Mahmood Hassan

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Tuning Electronic Transport and Magnetic Properties of Layered Magnetic Materials, Md Rafique Un Nabi

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Investigate the Importance of Local Magnetic Moment and Magnetic Interaction in Superconducting FeSe Monolayer Using Density Functional Calculations, Sudip Pokharel

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Neural Interactions in Bottom-up Communication, Prashant Chama Raju

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Understanding and Control of Frustration and Topological Defects in Ferroic Matter, Suyash Rijal

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Understanding and Tuning Magnetism in van der Waals Magnetic Compounds, Rabindra Basnet

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Circuitry and Semiconductor Studies for Making a Graphene Energy Harvesting Device, Ferdinand Harerimana

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Etching of Silicon Wafer in Preparation of Graphene Transfer, Floyd T. Lancaster III

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Insights Into Star Formation and AGN Activity in Protocluster Environments From Morphological Studies and SED Fitting, Erik B. Monson

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Photon Counting Statistics of Classical and Quantum Light Sources, Luis Felipe Morales Bultron

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Microorganisms in Extreme Environmental Conditions, Khanh Mai Nguyen

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Exploring Ferroelectric Phenomena in BaTiO3, LiNbO3, and LiZnSb: From Extended Oxygen Vacancies to Tri-Stable Polarization and Giant Hyperferroelectricity, Shaohui Qiu

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Understanding the Kinetics of Laser-Induced Nanowelding of Nanoparticles and the Motility of Bacteria when Faced with Obstacles, Ariel Rogers

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The Study of the Polarization Domains of MBE-Grown Barium Titanate Thin Films and Nanodots Using PFM, Mohammad Zamani-Alavijeh

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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A Method for Exploring the Habitability of Earth-Like Exoplanets: Applications to TESS Objects of Interest 203 b, 256 b, and 700 d, Paul Bonney

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Gate-Controlled Quantum Dots in Two-Dimensional Tungsten Diselenide and One-Dimensional Tellurium Nanowires, Shiva Davari Dolatabadi

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Quantum Transport and Electric-Field Effects in Layered Topological Semimetals and Magnetic Materials, Arash Fereidouni Ghaleh Minab

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Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of an Array of Graphene Based Variable Capacitors, Millicent Nkirote Gikunda

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The Cosmic History of X-ray Binary Evolution, Woodrow Gilbertson

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First-Principles Study of Doping Effects on Ferroelectricity and on Rashba Spin Splitting, Zegnet Yimer Muhammed

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Cell Division Dynamics of Escherichia coli in Extreme Environments, Steven P. Murray

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Study of Thermoelectric and Lattice Dynamics Properties of 2D Layered MX (M = Sn, Pb; X = S, Se, Te) and ZrS2 Compounds using First-principles Approach, Abhiyan Pandit

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Ab initio Studies of Structure and Properties of Group-IV Monochalcogenide Monolayers, Shiva Prasad Poudel

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Quantum Dots In Two-Dimensional Tungsten Diselenide, Jeb Allen Michael Stacy

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The Evolution of X-ray Binaries and their Accretion States, Lacey A. West

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Testing Spiral Density-wave Theory in Disk Galaxies using Multi-wavelength Image Data, Star Formation History Maps and Spatially Resolved Stellar Clusters, Mohamed Shameer Abdeen

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Analysis of Bacteriorhodopsin Suspended in a Bilayer Lipid Membrane, Moath Alhejji

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Interplay Between the Lattice and Spin Degrees of Freedom in Magnetoelectric and Magnetic Materials, Temuujin Bayaraa

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Two-Dimensional Black Phosphorus for Terahertz Emission and Near-Field Radiative Heat Transfer, Mahmudul Hasan Doha

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Parity-Time Symmetry in a Coherent Atomic Medium, Jingliang Feng

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Theoretical Investigations of the Structural, Dynamical, Electronic, Magnetic, and Thermoelectric Properties of CoRhYSi (Y = Cr, Mn) Quaternary Heusler Alloys, Abdullah Hussain Hzzazi

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The Balance of Excitation and Inhibition and Its Influence on Cortical States and Rett Syndrome, Jingwen Li

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Structural and Electronic Properties of Few-Layer Monochalcogenides, Brandon Joel Miller

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Study of static and dynamical properties of complex antiferroelectrics materials, Kinnary Yogeshbhai Patel

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GaAs Growth on Sapphire Substrates (C and R Plane) for Integrated Microwave Photonics (IMWP), Samir Kumar Saha

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Hybrid Two Dimensional Quantum Devices, Joshua Patrick Thompson

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Quantum Dynamical Phenomena in Non-Hermitian and Magnomechanical Systems, Saeid Vashahri Ghamsari

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Topics in Gravitational Wave Physics, Aaron David Johnson

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An Update on the Computational Theory of Hamiltonian Period Functions, Bradley Joseph Klee

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Stability of Group Four Monochalcogenides in Water and Air, William Shattuck

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A Study of Optical Nonlinearities at the Single-Photon Level for Quantum Logic, Balakrishnan Viswanathan

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Applications of Cathodoluminescence in Plasmonic Nanostructures and Ultrathin InAs Quantum Layers, Qigeng Yan

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Impact of Excitation-Inhibition Balance/Imbalance on Dynamics of Cortical Neural Networks, Vidit Agrawal

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Feedforward and Feedback Signals in the Olfactory System, Srimoy Chakraborty

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Plasmonic Properties of Nanoparticle and Two Dimensional Material Integrated Structure, Desalegn Tadesse Debu

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Polarization Properties of Airy and Ince-Gaussian Laser Beams, Sean Michael Nomoto

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Possible Schemes for a Single Photon Switch, Hemlin Swaran Rag

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Quantitative Study of the Antimicrobial Effects of Silver on the Motility of Escherichia coli, Benjamin Russell

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Large-Scale Atomistic Simulations of Complex and Functional Properties of Ferroic Materials, Raymond Thomas Walter

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Diffraction of Laguerre Gaussian Vortex Beams, Anindya Ambuj

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Properties of Epitaxial Sr0.5Ba0.5MnO3 Films from First-Principles, Temuujin Bayaraa

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State Dependent Function and Dynamics in Cerebral Cortical Networks, Leila Fakhraei

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Plasmonic Enhancement of Photoluminescence and Photobrightening in CdSe Quantum Dots, David Alan French

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Near Bandgap Two-photon Excited Luminescence of InAs Quantum Dots, Xian Hu

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Behavior Coding Strategies: Population Coupling and the Functional Role of Excitatory/Inhibitory Balance in Primary Motor Cortex, Patrick Aaron Kells

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Scattering of Few Photon Fields by Two Level Systems in a One Dimensional Geometry, William Konyk

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Strong Evidence for the Density-wave Theory of Spiral Structure from a Multi-wavelength Study of Disk Galaxies, Hamed Pour-Imani

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Characterization of the RNAP Binding Sites on a λ DNA using a Solid State Nanopore Combined with a Tuning Fork Force Sensing Probe Tip, Harpreet Kaur

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Characterization of Nanoparticles Using Solid State Nanopores, Santoshi Nandivada

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Energy from Active Galactic Nuclei and the Effects on Host Spiral Galaxies, Amanda Schilling

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Structural and Elastic Properties of Degenerate SnO Monolayers at Finite Temperature, Afsana Sharmin

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An Upper Limit on the Tightening of Galactic Spiral Arm Pitch Angle in Cosmic Time, Douglas William Shields

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Study of Plasmonic Properties of the Gold Nanorods in the Visible to Near Infrared Light Regime, Pijush Kanti Ghosh

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Topics in the Detection of Gravitational Waves from Compact Binary Inspirals, Shasvath Jagat Kapadia

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Artificial Quantum Many-Body States in Complex Oxide Heterostructures at Two-Dimensional Limit, Xiaoran Liu

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Viscous Liquids and the Glass Transition at Extremely High Pressure: Optical Techniques Applied to Cumene in a Diamond Anvil Cell, Timothy Craig Ransom

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Discord and Global Discord in Systems of Coupled Quantum Dots in Driven Cavities with Dissipation, and a Method for the Calculation of Global Discord, Willa Danielle Rawlinson

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Photoluminescence Measurement on Low-temperature Metal Modulation Epitaxy Grown GaN, Yang Wu

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Spatiotemporal fluctuations of olfactory stimuli and its detection by an optical method, Mitu Chandra Acharjee

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Dark Matter Halo Concentration and the Evolution of Spiral Structure in N-Body, Barred Spiral Galaxies, Jazmin Esmeralda Berlanga Medina

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Population Dynamics in Active Galactic Nuclei, Jon Bessler

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Static and Dynamical Properties of Ferroelectrics and Related Material in Bulk and Nanostructure Forms, Zhigang Gui

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Engineering the Ground State of Complex Oxides, Derek Joseph Meyers

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Response of Bacterial Cells to Fluctuating Environment, Sudip Nepal

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The Effects of Strain and Vacancies on the Electric and Vibrational Properties of Ferroelectric BaTiO3 from First-principles, Aldo Serge Michael Raeliarijaona

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Mirror Buckling Transitions in Freestanding Graphene Membranes induced through Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, James Kevin Schoelz

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Nanoscale Manipulation of Pristine and Functionalized Freestanding Graphene Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, Matthew Ackerman

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Atomic-Scale Characterization and Manipulation of Freestanding Graphene Using Adapted Capabilities of a Scanning Tunneling Microscope, Steven Barber

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Reconstructions at the Interface in Complex Oxide Heterostructures with Strongly Correlated Electrons, Benjamin Gray

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Effects of Nanoholes Grown by Molecular Beam Droplet Epitaxy on Electrical Properties of Two Dimensional Electron Gas, Yusuke Hirono

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Measuring the Role of Inhibition in Auditory Discrimination in Mice, Tazima Nur

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From Graphite to Graphene via Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, Dejun Qi

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Properties of Multiferroic BiFeO3 from First Principles, Dovran Rahmedov

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Structural Properties of Ferroelectric Lead (zirconium0.5,Titanium0.5)Oxygen3 Nanotube Array and Electronic Structure of Lao delta-doped strontium titanate, Rajendra Prasad Adhikari

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Interactions between Ions and Lysenin Nanochannels and their Potential Applications as Biosensors, Radwan Awwad Al Faouri

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Fabrication of Tungsten Tips Suitable for Scanning Probe Microscopy by Electrochemical Etching Methods, Gobind Basnet

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The Geometry and Sensitivity of Ion-Beam Sculpted Nanopores for Single Molecule DNA Analysis, Ryan Connor Rollings

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Steady-State Switching and Dispersion/Absorption Spectroscopy of Multistate Atoms Inside an Optical Ring Cavity, Jiteng Sheng

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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Polarization Properties of Maxwell-Gauss Laser Beams, Jessica Patricia Conry

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Exploring the Possibility of Floating Orbits for Extreme Mass Ratio Binary Black Holes, Shasvath Jagat Kapadia

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Phase Control in Atomic Coherence, Utsab Khadka

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Mott Transition and Electronic Structure in Complex Oxide Heterostructures, Jian Liu

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Gain of a Single Gas Electron Multiplier, Mythra Varun Nemallapudi

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Fabrication and Characterization of Thinner Solid-State Nanopores, Denis Forbi Tita

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Dynamical Properties of Ferroelectric Perovskites (Ba,Sr)TiO3 and Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 Systems from First Principles, Jeevaka Weerasinghe

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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Symmetry-Based Techniques for Qualitative Understanding of Rovibrational Effects in Spherical-Top Molecular Spectra and Dynamics, Justin Chadwick Mitchell