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## A

Abdela, Ahmed (2014) Gas phase generation and deposition of size-selected metal clusters. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Abdorahimi, Danial (2018) Comparison of radio frequency path loss models in soil for wireless underground sensor networks. M.Phil. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Afroozi Milani, Mohammad (2016) Non-linear analysis of optical and microwave sources. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Ahmad Tajudin, Saiful Azhar (2012) Electrokinetic stabilisation of soft clay. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Ahmed, Mohammad Afraz (2015) A Cahn-Hilliard approach to modelling phase separation in bimetallic nanoparticles. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Alexandre, Didier (2016) Hyperon production in p-Pb collisions with ALICE at the LHC. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Allbrooke, Benedict Marc Miller (2015) Search for the Higgs Boson decaying to a b quark pair produced in association with a W Boson using missing transverse energy triggered events at ATLAS. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Alshino, Abdulmonem (2010) Evolution of X-ray and optical properties of galaxy clusters. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Althafiri, Faisal S. (2016) Treatment of endocrine disrupting chemicals using the downflow gas contractor reactor. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Ariane, Mostapha (2018) The discrete multi-physics method applied to biomechanics. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Arzamasovs, Maksims (2014) Static and dynamic correlation functions in one-dimensional bose liquids. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Aston, Stuart M. (2011) Optical read-out techniques for the control of test-masses in gravitational wave observatories. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Avery, Thomas W. (2016) On the production of defect free honeycomb extrudate. Eng.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## B

Baca, Matthew (2018) Search for production of dark matter in association with a Higgs boson decaying to bb with the ATLAS detector. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Bailey, Sam Christopher (2017) New analytical techniques for the investigation of alpha clustering in nuclei. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Baker, Adam Richard Ernest (2011) The use of the Monte Carlo technique in the simulation of small-scale dosimeters and microdosimeters. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Baldock, Philip Peter George (2015) The effects of hydrogen ion irradiation on mechanical properties of SiC-based materials using an MC40 cyclotron. M.Res. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Bansil, Hardeep Singh (2014) Diffractive dijet production in √s = 7 TeV pp collisions at the ATLAS Experiment. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Barker, Duncan James (2010) Evaluation of microwave microscopy for dielectric characterisation. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Barnby, Lee (1999) Measurements of Lambda, Lambda-bar and K-short from Pb-Pb collisions at 158 GeV per nucleon in a large acceptance experiment. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Barr, Matthew Roland (2014) Alpha clustering in the ground state of neutron rich light nuclei. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Bauer, Karl (2015) Scanning probe energy loss spectroscopy (SPELS) of structured surfaces. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Baumert, Mathis (2013) Dipole traps and optical lattices for quantum simulations. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Benedicto Orenes, Daniel (2018) Realization of a spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensation experiment. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Bennett, Christopher James (2015) Solitary and transitional waves in two-layer microchannel flows. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Bishop, Jack Edward (2018) Experimental investigation of alpha-gas states using high-multiplicity particle spectroscopy. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Bond, Charlotte Zoë (2014) How to stay in shape: overcoming beam and mirror distortions in advanced gravitational wave interferometers. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Boot, H.A.H. (1941) The absorption of neutrons. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Bossini, Diego (2016) Asteroseismology of red giant stars: a tool for constraining stellar models. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Bovo, Filippo (2015) Thermal dynamics of one-dimensional quantum systems. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Bradnick, Benjamin Thomas George (2017) On the dynamics in planetary systems, globular clusters and galactic nuclei. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Bradshaw, Miranda (2015) nEUCLID: a new homodyne interferometer with space applications. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Brammall, M.I. (2011) Stoner criteria in transition metal oxides and heavy fermions. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Brannan, Mark (2017) Towards spinor condensates at ultralow magnetic field: creating dipolar quantum gases. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Briffa, Amy K.R. (2012) Low temperature magnetic ordering of frustrated rare-earth pyrochlores. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Briscoe, Frederick John (1912) A redetermination of the specific heat of water between 10ºC and 20ºC. M.Sc. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Brookes, Diane Patricia (2016) Interferometric radio observations of the interactive winds of massive stars. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Brown, Daniel David (2016) Interactions of light and mirrors: advanced techniques for modelling future gravitational wave detectors. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Brown, Philip Andrew (2012) Investigations of proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry for applications in organophosphate detection and breath analysis. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Brown, Stephen Phillip (2006) High-field SANS studies of the vortex lattice in YBCO. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Bruma, Alina (2013) A combined experimental and computational study of AuPd nanoparticles. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Bull, Stephen Andrew (2005) Strange particle and antiparticle production in Proton-Beryllium interactions at 40 GeV/c at the CERN NA57 Experiment. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Burke, Mark J. (2013) Extragalactic X-ray binaries: black holes and neutron stars in Centaurus A. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Burton, Thomas (2009) Transverse spin asymmetries in neutral strange particle production. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## C

Cameron, Alistair (2014) Investigations into unconventional superconductors through the use of small angle neutron scattering. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Cao, Lu (2016) Deposition of size-selected nanoclusters. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Carter, Edwin Christopher (2005) Anistropic phenomena in strongly correlated electron systems. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Catton, Emma Louise (2010) Photoelectron Spectroscopy of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite using intense ultrashort laser pulses. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Cave, Andrew M. (2016) The statistical physics of the 1-D to 2-D crossover using transfer function techniques. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Chantry, Ruth L. (2013) Characterising the structure and properties of bimetallic nanoparticles. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Chekulaev, Dimitri (2012) Experimental study of ultrafast carrier dynamics and plasmons in nanostructures. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Chen, Siyuan (2018) What can we learn from pulsar timing arrays (or not): constraining astrophysical parametric models with gravitational waves. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Chisholm , Andrew Stephen (2014) Measurements of the $$\chi$$$$_c$$ and $$\chi$$$$_b$$ quarkonium states in $$\rho$$$$\rho$$ collisions with the ATLAS experiment. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Chou, Ching-Wang (2007) Application of PEPT to track a single labelled red blood cell in vitro. M.Phil. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Clancy, Michael (2017) Application and development of high-density functional near infrared spectroscopy for traumatic brain injury. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Cloude, S.R (1987) Polarimetry: the characterisation of polarisation effects in EM scattering. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Collins, Neil J (2011) A study of tau lepton production in tt events with ATLAS at the LHC. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Crisan, Ioan Adrian (2013) Vortex matter, dynamics and pinning in superconducting materials. D.Sc. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Culver, Robert Alan (2017) Collective strong coupling of cold potassium atoms in an optical ring cavity. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Curioni, Giulio (2013) Investigating the seasonal variability of electromagnetic soil properties using field monitoring data from Time-Domain Reflectometry probes. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Curtis, Christopher J (2010) Development of the detector control system for the ATLAS Level-1 trigger and measurement of the single top production cross section. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Curtis, Deborah Claire (2008) Advancements in nuclear waste assay. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Cutts, Geoffrey (2017) Radiation damage in xenotime: an atomistic modelling and x-ray total scattering study. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## D

Daley-Yates, Simon (2018) Radio emission from hot stars and planets. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Dang, Van-Son (2011) Nanotechnology of pinning centres in high temperature superconducting YBa2Cu3O7 films. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Daniells, Andrew Christopher (2016) Pile-up suppression in the ATLAS level 1 calorimeter trigger and searches for Higgs Boson pair production. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Dapelo, Davide (2016) Gas mixing in anaerobic digestion. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Dariush, Aliakbar (2009) Galaxy groups from observations and simulations. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Davies, Guy (2011) Investigating the low-frequency stability of BiSON's resonant scattering spectrometers. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Davies, Owain (2010) Application of Femtosecond lasers in confocal and scanning tunnelling microscopy. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Davis, Andrew (2010) Radiation Shielding of Fusion Systems. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Dawton, Ralph H.V.M. (1944) Investigations on ultra-high frequency electromagnetic oscillations. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Decoster, Thibault (2013) Stabilising alloys in non-equilibrium crystal structures by epitaxial growth. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Del Pozzo, Walter (2010) Black Holes, Galaxy Clusters and Gravitational Waves. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Dixon, George (2011) The mechanical stability of instrumentation for gravitational wave detection. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Dong, Yangchun (2011) Towards multi-functional stainless steel surface: plasma surface alloying with N, Ag and Cu. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Du, Mingming (2017) Mechanical characterization of therapeutic cells and physical property-based sorting in microfluidic systems. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## E

Elhalhuli, Essam Othman (2010) A study of medium induced jet modificaiton at the relativistic heavy ion collider via two particle correlations and identified jet spectra. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Embrey, Christopher (2016) Controlling local quantum fluctuations of light using four-wave mixing in an atomic vapour. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Evans, Louise Gail (2009) Pulse Train Analysis Applied to the Re-Evaluation of Deadtime Correction Factors for Correlated Neutron Counting. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## F

Farah, Ali Mohamud (2012) Generalized and quadratic eigenvalue problems with hermitian matrices. M.Phil. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Farr, Matthew (2013) A study on the impact of surface and bulk oxidation on the recyclability of NdFeB magnets. M.Res. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Fascianelli, Valeria (2016) Development of a software trigger algorithm for electron identification using the NA62 RICH Cherenkov detector. M.Sc. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Fellows, Jonathan Michael (2013) Realization of a striped superfluid with ultracold dipolar bosons: phase competition, symmetry enhancement and vortex softening. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Fernández del Río, Raquel (2017) Identification of volatile organic compounds in breath associated with liver disease and their potential applications for medical use. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Fiorini, Francesca (2012) Experimental and computational dosimetry of laser-driven radiation beams. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Flatres, Simon (2011) The theory of Coulomb Drag in Graphene Systems. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Foster, Andrew Geoffrey (2018) Single dissociative diffraction of protons in $$\sqrt {s}$$ = 8 TeV collisions with the ATLAS experiment. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Foster, Dawn Michelle (2017) Production and characterisation by scanning transmission electron microscopy of size-selected noble metal nanoclusters. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Fulda, Paul (2012) Precision interferometry in a new shape: higher-order Laguerre-Gauss modes for gravitational wave detection. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## G

Gaillard, Léon (2008) A study of jets at the STAR experiment at the relativistic heavy ion collider via two-particle correlations. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Galda, Alexey (2013) Electronic properties of Luttinger Liquid with electron-phonon interaction. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Gao, Jianzhi (2013) Structural analysis of self‐assembled monolayers on Au(111) and point defects on HOPG. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Garcia, Adrian Dante (2017) Neural correlates of visual perceptual learning and inhibitory neurotransmitter in humans using magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Gear, James Manning (2017) PT symmetry and exceptional points in metamaterials. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

George, Elizabeth (2012) Seismic investigations of the sun and solar-like stars. M.Phil. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Ghani, Zamir (2013) The physics, dosimetry and microdosimetry of boron neutron capture theraphy. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Gill, Christopher (2017) Simulating transport through quantum networks in the presence of classical noise using cold atoms. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Gillone, Melissa (2016) The evolution of galaxies in groups: how galaxy properties are affected by their group properties. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Giusti, Gaël (2011) Deposition and characterisation of functional ITO thin films. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

González-Méndez, Ramón (2017) Development and applications of proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry for homeland security: trace detection of explosives. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Goss, Kym Jeanette Frances (2012) Asteroseismology of beta Cephei and Be type stars. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Green, Anna Catriona (2018) When light gets pushy: radiation pressure effects in interferometric gravitational wave detectors. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Griffith, Peter Noel (2017) First observation and branching fraction measurement of the rare decay ∧$$^0$$$$_b$$ → pKμ$$^+$$μ$$^-$$ at the LHCb experiment, CERN. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Grover, Katherine L (2015) Physics and astrophysics with gravitational waves from compact binary coalescence in ground based interferometers. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Gunupudi, Bindu (2015) Coupled superconducting microwave resonators for studies of electro-mechanical interaction. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## H

Hadley, David Richard (2011) Search for a High Mass Higgs Boson in the Channel H - ZZ - llbb and digital filtering for the ATLAS level-1 calorimeter trigger. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Hale, Steven J. (2003) Scientific advancements in analysis of solar oscillation data. M.Phil. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Hallam, Jonathan Mark (2011) Diffractive gratings in high-precision interferometry for gravitational wave detection. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Hamilton-Morris, Victoria Helena (2011) A multi-wavelength study of galaxy cluster cores. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Hanratty, Luke David (2014) Λ and K$$^0$$$$_S$$ production in Pb-Pb and pp collisions with ALICE at the LHC. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Haster, Carl-Johan Olof (2016) Compact, diverse and efficient: globular cluster binaries and gravitational wave parameter estimation challenges. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Hawkins, Michael Stuart (2009) Local conservation laws in quantum integrable systems. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Hayati, Farzad (2017) Electronic properties of molybdenum disulphide calculated from first principles. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

He, Dongsheng (2014) Quantitative scanning transmission electron microscopy characterisation of size-selected gold clusters. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

He, Wei (2017) Towards miniaturized strontium optical lattice clock. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

He, Wei (2015) Ultrafast dynamics of photoexcited carriers in semiconducting nano materials. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Healey, Joanne E (2010) Experiments to develop High Q and tunable superconducting coplanar resonators applicable for quantum bit technology. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Heslop, Richard William (2012) Investigation by small-angle neutron scattering of collective vortex behaviour in KFe2As2 and some YBaCuO based superconductors. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Hewett, David R. (2012) Mixed anion amides for hydrogen storage. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Higgins, Daniel Louis (2017) The response of metals with different crystal structures to high strain rate loading and other mechanical tests. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Hinton, Andrew George (2016) Development of a transportable cold atom gradiometer. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Holloway, Craig Roy (2017) Stability of fibre-reinforced viscous flows. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Holynski, Michael (2012) Creating a two dimensional cold mixture experiment. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Hopper, Melanie Sarah (2011) Magnetic surface relaxation and reconstruction phenomena in frustrated magnetic systems. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Houseago, Richenda Elouise (1999) The teleconnections between the ENSO and the climate variability of Antarctica. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Howe, Rachel (1988) Ice XI: The ordered form of ICE Ih. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Howse, David Christopher (2015) Development and application of an ion mobility spectometer - quadrupole mass spectometer instrument. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Hu, Kuo-Juei (2016) Structural variation of size-selected metal clusters in chemical reactions. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Hunt, Matthew Antony (2018) Chiral luttinger liquids and their use in detecting quantum discord. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Hutton, Tanya (2016) Sensitivity of fusion neutronics to the pre-processing of nuclear data. Eng.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## J

Jaafar Sidek, Mohamed Ariff (2010) Monte Carlo investigations of radiotherapy beams: studies of conventional, stereotactic and unflattened beams. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Jackson, Clare Estelle (2001) A computational study of Gabor zone plate gamma ray holography. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Jackson, Michael Robert (2014) Physics keywords: using a quasi-experiment alongside pupil and teacher surveys to evaluate pedagogical change in GCSE physics. MA by research thesis, University of Birmingham.

Jellyman, Erik (2018) Investigations into the vortex lattice of Ni-chalcogenide and Fe-arsenide superconductors, using small-angle neutron scattering. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Jian, Nan (2016) Scanning transmission electron microscopy of atomic structure of nanoparticle. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Johnson, Steven (2013) Narrow linewidth lasers for use with neutral strontium as a frequency standard. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Jones, Christopher Paul (2010) Imaging and spectroscopy of nanostructured surfaces. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Jones, Maximilian (2018) Disorder in multi-channel Luttinger liquids. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## K

KarimNejadAliabadi, Parya (2017) Development of thermoelectric cooling system for tissue ablation. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Katsikis, Sotirios (2016) Fast sample injection for dissolution dynamic nuclear polarisation NMR spectroscopy. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Kaya, Dogan (2016) Manipulation of molecules on surfaces with the scanning tunnelling microscope. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Kenney, Mitchell Guy (2016) The development of metasurfaces for manipulating electromagnetic waves. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Kent, Anthony Clifford (2016) The mechanics of abrasion relating to household cleaning. Eng.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Kingl, Arvid J. (2016) Fluctuational effects in interacting bosonic systems. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Kirby, Daniel James (2011) Radiation dosimetry of conventional and laser-driven particle beams. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Kirk, Andrew (1989) A search for non-qq¯ mesons in central production. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Klemencic, Georgina Marie (2013) Microwave and superconducting techniques for measurements on unconventional Josephson junctions. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Kock, Bjorn Ole (2013) Magneto-optical trapping of strontium for use as a mobile frequency reference. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Kour, Ravjeet (2011) J/$$\psi$$ production in proton-proton collisions at ALICE LHC. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Kuang, Jiangmeng (2017) Brominated flame retardants in indoor environments with a focus on kitchens. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Kuszlewicz, James Stevenson (2017) Buoyancy-driven oscillations in helio- and asteroseismology. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## L

Lampis, Andreas (2018) Coherent light-matter interactions with potassium atoms. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Larsson, Daniel Mikael (2011) Noise in coulomb blockaded quantum dots and kondo systems. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Latief, Andy Octavian (2018) Tunnelling density of states studies of the topological Kondo effect. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Lawley, Martyn Laurence (2010) Aspects of quantum criticality in itinerant electron ferromagnetic systems. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Lawrence, Mark (2015) Symmetry and topology at the metasurface. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Lazell, Matthew (2015) Investigating active galactic nuclei with low frequency radio observations. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Leadbeater, Thomas William (2009) The development of positron imaging systems for applications in industrial process tomography. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Lee, Graham Richard (2016) Resonance production in the π$$^+$$ π$$^-$$ decay channel in proton - proton collisions at 7 TeV. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Lemberger, Louis (2016) Vortex lattice in conventional and unconventional superconductors. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Lemon, Christopher P. (2010) Neutron Compton scattering from hydrogen and perovskite oxide interfaces. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Levy, Mark (2016) Inclusive and differential measurements of spin correlation in top-antitop quark pairs at √s = 8 TeV using the ATLAS detector. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Lieu, Maggie (2016) Cosmic giants on cosmic scales. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Lilley, Joseph Neil (2011) Z $$\gamma$$ + differential cross section measurements and the digital timing calibration of the level-1 calorimeter trigger cluster processor system in ATLAS. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Lim, Joshua A. (2013) The role of local versus itinerant magnetism: studies of dilute magnetic semiconductors and multi-k magnets. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Ling, Stephen (2011) Mesoscopic effects and local negative superfluid densities. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Liu, Jian (2017) Atomic structure and chemical analysis of metal nanoparticles by scanning transmission electron microscopy. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Lu, Yaxiang (2016) Advanced one-dimensional nanostructures for high performance catalyst electrodes in polymer electrolyte fuel cells. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Lurkin, Nicolas (2017) Neutral pion transition form factor measurement and run control at the NA62 experiment. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## M

Machin, Graham (2015) Improvements in temperature measurement. D.Sc. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Mahajan, Smriti (2011) Star formation and environment of galaxies. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Malcolm, Jonathan (2013) Study of excited states in $$^1$$$$^4$$C via the $$^4$$He($$^1$$$$^0$$Be$$\alpha$$)$$^1$$$$^0$$Be resonance scattering reaction. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Malcolm, Jonathan Ian (2016) Construction of a portable platform for cold atom interferometry. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Mannix, Christopher Robert (2016) Measuring and modelling the impact of the ionosphere on space based synthetic aperture radars. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Manyam, Jedsada (2011) Novel resist materials for next generation lithography. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Marin-Lambarri, Daniel Jose (2015) First observation of a 5- Resonance in 12C; evidence for triangular D3h symmetry. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Marshall, Richard James (2018) Development and evaluation of depth estimation from plenoptic imaging for application in retinal imaging. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Martin, Timothy Alexander David (2013) Diffractive dissociation of protons in 7 TeV collisions at the ATLAS detector. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Mason, Richard (2015) Transfer function approaches to the one-dimensional thermodynamics of classical magnets, and the long-range dipole interaction in rare-earth pyrochlores. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Massri, Karim (2015) Kaon identification and Search for Lepton Number Violation in K$$^±$$ decay-in-flight experiments at CERN. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Matsikaris, Anastasios (2016) Ensemble-based data assimilation for the climate of the past millennium. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Matthews, Zoe Louise (2011) Proton-proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider's ALICE Experiment: diffraction and high multiplicity. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

May, Paul Edward (2013) Multi-wavelength strong lensing study of low redshift cluster cores. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

McCarthy, James (2016) Search for rare baryonic b decays with the LHCb experiment at the LHC. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

McLaughlan, Thomas (2014) Measurement of spin correlation in top quark pair production at ATLAS. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Middleton, Hannah Rose (2018) Astrophysical inference from pulsar timing array searches for gravitational waves. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Miller, Owen Daniel (2011) MAPS calorimetry for a future linear collider. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Mills, Robert William (1995) Fission product yield evaluation. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Mingarelli, Chiara Maria Francesca (2014) Gravitational wave astrophysics with pulsar timing arrays. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Mudarikwa, Lawrence (2015) Cold atoms in a ring cavity. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Mudd, Richard David (2016) Experimental study of the properties of the Higgs boson. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Mulroy, Sarah Louise (2017) Illuminating the dark universe with galaxy clusters. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Murillo Quijada , Javier Alberto (2015) Direct measurement of the top-quark width with the ATLAS experiment. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Muñoz-Britton, Tomás (2011) The search for the 2+ excitation of the 12C Hoyle state using the 12C(12C,12C[3alpha])12C reaction. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## N

Navin, Sparsh (2011) Diffraction in ALICE and trigger efficiencies. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Newson, Francis (2016) Kaon identification and the search for heavy neutrinos at NA62. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Niggebaum, Alexander (2016) Towards mobile quantum sensors for gravity surveys. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

North, Thomas Samuel Harry (2018) Exoplanets and asteroseismology: know the star, know the planet. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## O

Odili, Daniel Ifesinachi (2011) Simulation and microwave measurement of the conductivity of carbon nanotubes. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Oliver, Gregory Thomas (2017) Quantum multicriticality. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Owen, Rhys Edward (2018) Search for rare exclusive decays of the Higgs and $$Z$$ bosons to a meson and a photon with the ATLAS detector. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

O’Neale, Charlotte Alicia Susan (2015) Towards solitons in a 2D BEC apparatus. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## P

Pahwa, Komal (2014) Magneto optical trapping of potassium-39 in a ring cavity. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Palaha, A.S. (2013) Multiplicity and mean transverse momentum of proton-proton collisions at $$\sqrt{s}$$ = 900 GeV, 2.76 and 7 TeV with ALICE at the LHC. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Palmer, Jody David (2014) Top cross section ratios as a test of lepton universality in charged weak decays in proton-proton collisions at $$\sqrt{s}$$ = 7 TeV with the atlas detector. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Pan, Tianluo (2013) Scanning probe microscopy of poly-atomic molecules. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Panjwani, Hasnain (2012) Development of a torsion balance facility and a search for temporal variations in the Newtonian gravitational constant. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Payne, Tristan Graeme (2011) Profiling the metabolome using Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry, optimised signal processing, noise filtering and constraints methods. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Pearmain, David (2011) Electron microscopy characterisation of size-selected Pd clusters and industrial Pd catalysts. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Perea-Ortiz, Marisa (2015) Progress towards a quantum simulator with cold atoms. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Perreca, Antonio (2010) Experimental demonstration of displacement noise free interferometry. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Pescatore, L. (2016) Searching for new physics in b → sℓ$$^+$$ℓ$$^-$$ transitions at the LHCb experiment. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Petrov, Plamen Rumenov (2013) Strangeness enhancement in high multiplicity proton-proton collisions at $$\sqrt{s}$$ = 7 TeV with the ALICE detector at the LHC. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Phoenix, Ben (2013) Synergistic and dose rate effects in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Phoenix, Thomas (2011) Noise and the full counting statistics of a Coulomb blockaded quantum dot. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Powis, Richard Alexander (2013) Crossed-beam laser spectroscopy of atomic ruthenium. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Prasad, Ashwini (2015) Development of force and electron microscopy for the quantification of nanoparticle number concentration measurements. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Price, Sarah Ellen (2010) Ion mobility and mass spectrometric investigations of organophosphates related to chemical warfare agents and pesticides. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Proud, Harry (2018) Soliton structures in Bose-Einstein condensates. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## R

Ralley, Kevin (2013) Few-photon transport in quasi-one-dimensional geometries. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Ralls, Michael Peter (1976) High speed chemical rotors. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Rammeloo, Clemens Vincent (2018) Optimisation of a compact cold-atoms interferometer for gravimetry. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Raynaud, Guillaume (2014) Fibred contextual quantum physics. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Riddell, Anthony Edward (2011) Development of an improved internal dose assessment methodology for plutonium. M.Phil. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Riyat, Randeep (2017) Pauli-paramagnetic effects in unconventional superconductors. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Roach, Nicholas (2011) The effect of multimodal data sources in parallel on the accuracy and reliability of optical motion capture of human subjects. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Robson, Matthew (2018) Statistical mechanics of the square lattice planar rotator model and metamagnetism in bilayer strontium ruthenate $$Sr_3Ru_2O_7$$. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Rocco, Emanuele (2008) Development of a test of Newton's law of gravitation at micrometer distances using a superconducting spherical torsion balance. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Rodgers, Anthony David (2017) Bayesian inference from terrestrial gravimetry measurements of near-surface anomalies using a bespoke reversible-jump Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Rodrigues Coelho, Hugo (2017) Asteroseismology of cool stars: testing scaling laws and detecting signatures of rapid structure variation. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Roger, Thomas (2013) Time resolved ultrafast dynamic excitations in semiconductors. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Rokni Fard, Mahroo (2018) Study of fullerenes on Au (111) surfaces using STM. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Romano, Angela (2013) Leptonic decays and kaon identification at the NA62 experiment at CERN. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Rossiter, James (2011) Multimodal intent recognition for natural human-robotic interaction. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Roussakis, Yiannis G. (2016) Strategies for adaptive radiotherapy: towards clinically efficient workflows. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Rueffer, Mareike (2010) Collinear laser spectroscopy of neutron-rich niobium. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## S

Sakulsermsuk, Sumet (2011) Molecular manipulation with the scanning tunnelling microscope. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Samothrakitis, Stavros (2018) Neutron & X-ray scattering studies of Fe-based materials. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Sangaralingam, Vinothini (2012) STRESS - STEREO transiting exoplanet and stellar survey. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Sawasdichai, Araya (2010) An estimation of risk of Colles’ fracture using model-based interpretation of bone profiles. M.Res. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Scott, Patrick Aaron (2013) Search for medium effects with jet-like hadron correlations at ALICE at the LHC. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Shen, Lingjia (2016) Spin and lattice structures in materials with competing interactions investigated by neutron scattering techniques. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Sierros, Konstantinos A. (2006) Mechanical properties and characterisation of substrates for flexible displays. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Simpson, David Peter (2014) One dimensional transport of ultracold bosons. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Slack, Nathan William (2011) Simulations for the International X-ray Observatory. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Smith, Lyndsie Laura (2016) A transportable strontium optical lattice clock towards space. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Smith, Mark James (2012) Quasi-classical theory of weakly anisotropic superconductors. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Smith, Robin (2017) Experimental measurements of break-up reactions to study alpha clustering in carbon-12 and beryllium-9. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Smith, Rory James Edwin (2013) Gravitational-wave astronomy with coalescing compact binaries: detection and parameter estimation with advanced detectors. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Song, Mi Yeon (2009) Microfabrication of silicon tips for scanning probe microscopy. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Spencer, Simeon James Matthew (2011) Improvement and characterisation of pixelated Cadmium-Zinc-Telluride detectors for use in neutrino-less double-beta decay searches. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Stockton, Mark Christopher (2010) Isolated direct photon production and the Atlantis event display for the ATLAS experiment. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Sturgess, Andrew (2018) Tracking optimisation and the measurement of K+->π+μ+μ- at NA62. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Suleiman, Aminu (2016) Multivariate study of vehicle exhaust particles using machine learning and statistical techniques. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Surplice, Norman Alexander (1955) Studies radio-frequency gas discharge. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Swierad, Dariusz Tadeusz (2018) Stable and ultra-stable laser systems for a mobile strontium optical clock. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## T

Tapia Takaki, J. Daniel (2008) Physics performance studies for the ALICE experiment at the CERN LHC. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Terry, William David (2017) Cluster production in the matrix assembly cluster source. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Tomlinson, Austin Alexander (2018) On the effect of boundaries on confined vortex matter systems. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Toto, Nicola (2007) Theoretical investigations of gold nanostructures. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Turnbull, Matthew (2014) Multi-spatial-mode quadrature squeezing from four-wave mixing in a hot atomic vapour. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## V

Vinciguerra, Serena (2018) Studying neutron-star and black-hole binaries with gravitational-waves. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Vines, Joshua Edwin (2013) Nanocarbon-hydride composites for hydrogen storage. M.Res. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Voulazeris, Georgios (2018) Portable atom interferometry: investigation on magnetic shielding techniques for compact quantum sensors. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Vousden, William Dominic (2015) Electromagnetic follow-up of gravitational wave triggers and efficient parallel-tempered Markov chain Monte Carlo inference. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## W

Wadkin-Snaith, Dominic Carl (2012) Quantum grey solitons in confining potentials. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Walliman, Dominic Christoph (2010) Fabrication and measurement of superconducting nanowires. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Walshe, Joseph Michael (2016) Resonant scattering studies of 24Mg and 28Mg and the search for nuclear water. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Wang, Haoyu (2017) Beware of warped surfaces: near-unstable cavities for future gravitational wave detectors. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Wang, Mengyao (2013) Quantum noise reduction for gravitational wave detectors: developing realistic interferometer schemes. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Wang, Yao-Ting (2017) Novel wave phenomena in classical vibrations. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Ware, Timothy Christopher (2010) Measurement and analysis of the resolved resonance cross sections of the natural hafnium isotopes. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Watkins, Jonathan Stewart (2016) Density driven vortex motion in narrow channel superconductors. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Watson, Robert (2016) New numerical techniques to quantify and predict the effect of entrainment defects, applied to high pressure die casting. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

White, Jonathan Stuart (2009) SANS investigations of the flux line lattice in unconventional superconductors. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Whittaker, Gemma Nicole (2014) The analysis and removal of systematic trends in stereo’s HI-1A photometry and a search for planetary transits. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Windows-Yule, Christopher R. K. (2015) Convective and segregative mechanisms in vibrofluidised granular systems. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Winter, Alasdair (2018) Prospects for Higgs boson & top quark measurements and applications of digital calorimetry at future linear colliders. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Woods, Gareth James (2009) Classical diffusion of a particle in a one dimensional random potential. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Worthington, Lara Angharad (2016) Investigation of compressed-sensing for acceleration of magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## X

Xie, Yangchun (2014) An STM study of C$$_{60}$$ molecule on Au(111): close-packed single layer and magic number clusters. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## Y

Yang, Biao (2018) Photonic topological metamaterials. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Yang, Dongxu (2016) Novel resists for next generation lithography. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Yu, Ting Yue (2016) Optical imaging of cardiac atrial activation and repolarisation in genetically altered models. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

## Z

Zakar, Ammar (2017) Optical modulation and carrier dynamics of structured silicon membranes. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Zhang, Guowei (2017) Modelling of weldment microstructure in non-age hardening Al-based alloys. M.Phil. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Zhang, Qinqin (2011) The microstructure and properties of powder HIPped nickel-based superalloy CM247LC. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Zhang, Xin (2010) A variable temperature scanning tunneling microscopy study of organizing C60 molecules on nanostructured gold surface. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

Zhu, Lingziao (2018) A cold atoms gravimeter for use in absolute gravity comparisons. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham.

This list was generated on Sat Dec 15 05:37:28 2018 GMT.