Ph.D. Thesis Defense

January 30, 2024

12:00 p.m. ET

351 Roberts Engineering Hall

Plasmonic Nanocomposite Near Field Transducer with Capacitive Coupling"

CANDIDATE: Tianxiang Du

COMMITTEE: 

Professor David E. Laughlin (MSE, Advisor)
Professor Jian-Gang (Jimmy) Zhu (ECE, Advisor)
Professor Marc De Graef (MSE)
Professor Vincent Sokalski (MSE)
Professor James A. Bain (ECE)

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