An Investigation of Surface and Crown Fire Dynamics in Shrub Fuels Doctor of Philosophy, Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering University of California, Riverside, August 2011 Dr. Shankar Mahalingam, Chairperson The  focus  of  this  study  is  on  spatially  segregated …

Graphene and its Hybrid Nanostructures for Nanoelectronics and Energy Application Doctor of Philosophy, Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering University of California, Riverside, June 2011 Dr. Cengiz S. Ozkan, Chairperson This dissertation focuses on investigating the synthesis of graphene and its hybrid nanostructures by…