Science (Faculty of): Recent submissions
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Field-Sweep Control in Magnetic Resonance and k-space Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-30)In a general magnetic resonance experiment, resonant radiofrequency or microwave fields are applied to an ensemble of electron or nuclear spins to determine their magnetic interactions with their local environment. These ... -
Adnectin Solubility and Dynamics
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-28)Rapid growth of the global market for monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) has generated considerable interest in the development of alternative molecules that facilitate rapid discovery and manufacturing, while replicating the ... -
Testing the Universality of Entropic Segregation at Polymer Surfaces
(2018)This study addresses entropic segregation effects at the surfaces of monodisperse and bidisperse melts. For the monodisperse melts, we focus on the segregation of chain ends to the surface, and for the bidisperse melts, ... -
Spontaneous Tilting Transition in Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Brushes
(2019)The equilibrium phase behavior of main-chain liquid-crystalline polymer brushes in good solvent is investigated using self-consistent field theory. The calculation assumes semi-dilute brushes, where the grafting density ... -
In Search of an Ideal Modulator for Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-24)Gas chromatography has been a prevailing technique to separate different mixtures of volatile and semi-volatile compounds in order to qualitatively and quantitatively identify each individual component. With more complex ... -
Path Integrals in the Sky: Classical and Quantum Problems with Minimal Assumptions
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-24)Cosmology has, after the formulation of general relativity, been transformed from a branch of philosophy into an active field in physics. Notwithstanding the significant improvements in our understanding of our Universe, ... -
Plasmonic and Magneto-Optical Properties of Nonstoichiometric Indium Nitride Nanostructures
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-23)Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) in semiconductor nanostructures have attracted intense attention recently for its broad application in bio-imaging, chemical sensing, photocatalysis, and photovoltaics. Compared ... -
Field-Orientation Coupling Effects in Nematic Liquid Crystal Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-23)Using the continuum Landau-de Gennes model for the nematic liquid crystal (NLC) phase, we study the equilibrium behaviour of nematic cells, accounting for the coupling between external fields and nematic order. This is ... -
X-ray Astrophysics: The Spoiler Clusters and XRISM Synchrotron Calibrations
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-22)Cool core galaxy clusters hosting brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) in their centres radiate away their energy on timescales of less than 10^9 yr. If cooling wasn't offset by some form of heating, the hot atmosphere would ... -
Detecting the Surface Spin Polarization State of Topological Materials by Using Resonant X-ray Reflectometry
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-21)The topological insulator as a promising and low cost next generation spintronic device attracts lots of attentions recently. The spin-momentum locking is a characteristic feature of topological materials at the surface ... -
Physiologically based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modelling of Cisplatin in Rats and Humans
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-17)The physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modelling has been accepted as one of the most effective mechanistic techniques to analyze pharmacokinetics (PK) of drugs in the drug development process. Its effectiveness ... -
Quantum Algorithmic Techniques for Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computers
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-01)Quantum computers have the potential to push the limits of computation in areas such as quantum chemistry, cryptography, optimization, and machine learning. Even though many quantum algorithms show asymptotic improvement ... -
Integration of Geochemical and Isotopic Analyses of Fracture Minerals and Fluids to Assess the Deep Geological Stability at Chalk River Laboratories, Chalk River, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-30)The crystalline bedrock underlying the Chalk River Laboratories (CRL) at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) provides a valuable analogue for potential nuclear waste storage sites. As the main pathways for fluid flow in ... -
Antiviral responses of Xela DS2 and Xela VS2, two newly established Xenopus laevis skin epithelial-like cell lines, to viral dsRNA and Frog Virus 3
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-27)There is a current decline in amphibian populations, wherein the emerging pathogen Frog Virus 3 (FV3) is believed to be a proximate cause. The conservation of frog species is thus important as population declines would ... -
Hepatic Proteome Analysis of Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) Exposed to Municipal Wastewater in the Bow River
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-27)Large quantities of contaminants enter Canadian waterways through municipal wastewater effluent (MWWE) each year. MWWE exposure can have a myriad of effects on aquatic organisms, including inducing chronic stress response ... -
Non-perturbative approaches to Scattering Amplitudes
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-26)This thesis is devoted to the study of scattering amplitudes using two non-perturbative approaches. In Part I we focus on a particular theory known as N = 4 Super-Yang-Mills in four spacetime dimensions. The scattering ... -
Holographic Optical Manipulation of Trapped Ions for Quantum Simulation
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-26)Trapped ion is one of the leading platforms for quantum simulation experiment due to its long coherence time and high fidelity state initialization, detection, and manipulation. To individually address ions at a single-ion ... -
Crystal Structures and Optical Properties of Group 14 Chalcogenides
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-26)The crystal structures and physical properties of several new tetrel and chalcogenide compounds have been investigated in this thesis. The crystal structures, syntheses, and electronic structures of the three centrosymmetric ... -
Design and construction of an ion trapping apparatus for quantum simulation experiments
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-26)The trapped ions platform represents an excellent framework for Quantum information science experiments. Long coherence times, extremely high state initialization and detection fidelity, inherent full-connectivity between ... -
Determining Molecular Physicochemical Properties Using Differential Mobility Spectrometry
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-26)This thesis aims to explore the usage of differential mobility spectrometry (DMS) and quantum chemical calculations to separate and identify drug compounds, as well as the use of machine learning (ML) to predict physicochemical ...