Dissertation Presentations - 2003/2004


Summer 2004


Prasanna Mahawela
June 24, 2004
"Development of High Band Gap High Efficiency Photovoltaic Device " Examining Committee
A.N.V. Rao Ph.D., Chairperson
Major Professor: Don Morel, Ph.D.
Committee: Chris Ferekides, Ph.D., Y. L. Chiou, Ph.D., Richard A. Gilbert, Ph.D., Sarath Witanachchi, Ph.D.


Lane L. Manoosingh
June 18, 2004
"Design of a Chemical Agent Detector Based on Polymer Coated SAW Sensor Technology"
William Lee Ph.D., Chairperson
Major Professor: Paris H. Wiley, Ph.D.
Committee: Kenneth A. Buckle, Ph.D., Chris Ferekides, Ph.D., Geoffrey Okogbaa, Ph.D., Pritish Mukherjee, Ph.D.


Harish Sankaranarayanan
June 14, 2004
"Fabrication of CIGS Absorber Layers Using a Two-State Process for Thin Film Solar Cell Applications "
Examining Committee A.N.V. Rao Ph.D., Chairperson
Major Professor: Don Morel, Ph.D.
Committee:Chris Ferekides, Ph.D., Elias Stefanakos, Ph.D., Richard A. Gilbert, Ph.D., Sarath Witanachchi, Ph.D.

Spring 2004


Gloria Patrika Mazzara for the Ph.D. Degree in Engineering Science,
February 27, 2004
" Brain Tumor Target Volume Determination for Radiation Therapy Treatment Planing Through the
Use of Automated MRI Segmentation"
Co- Major Professors: Dr. Robert P. Velthuizen, Dr. Kenneth A. Buckle
Committee: Dr. Stanley R. Deans, Dr. Kenneth H. Larsen, Dr. Lawrence P. Clarke, Dr. John J. Heine


Vijay Viswanathan
February 2, 2004
"Study of Cu Free Back Contacts to Thin Film CdTe Solar Cells"
Examining Committee
Dr. A.N.V. Rao, Ph.D., Chairperson
MAJOR PROFESSOR: Christos S. Ferekides, Ph.D.,
Committee: Don Morel, Y. Chiou, Richard Gilbert, S. Witanachchi