Poor-quality in utero environments are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and susceptibility to early and later life disease. The overarching hypothesis of this work is …
This dissertation demonstrates, in multiple ways, that nanotechnology can be used to engineer effective solutions. This dissertation employs the colloidal route for synthesis of elemental …
Volcanism is one of the preeminent geologic processes in the Solar System, and encompasses both volcanic material deposited on the surface and magmatic material stalled …
Explosive volcanic eruptions are common on the terrestrial bodies of the Solar System. The modeling of explosive volcanic eruptions and the pyroclastic deposits they produce …
Ancient volcanic deposits on terrestrial planetary bodies preserve a record of the early stages of planetary evolution, revealing important information about both the interior evolution …
Impact basins are unique crater landforms on planetary bodies, characterized by concentric topographic rings and radiating sculpture patterns. The onset of impact basins occurs at …