Physical Sciences Dissertations

Dissertations Submitted to the Faculty of the Division of the Physical Sciences

Dissertation titles appear in the convocation programs.

Knowledge@UChicago Access

Most (94% since Summer 2021) of our recent physical sciences dissertations may be viewed in Knowledge@UChicago, the University's open access repository. Please note that authors may choose to delay access to their work for a limited time.

ProQuest's dissertation databases, PQDT Global and their subset, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses @ University of Chicago, provide comprehensive access.

  • 2023-2024 Winter Physical Sciences 4% ProQuest-Only (95 Total, 4 IR: No)
  • 2022-2023 Physical Sciences 4% ProQuest-Only (136 Total, 6 IR: No)
  • 2021-2022 Physical Sciences 9% ProQuest-Only (131 Total, 12 IR: No)

ProQuest-Only Access

Dissertations by authors who did not choose the University's open access repository may be viewed in ProQuest's dissertation databases or requested via interlibrary loan. Please note that authors may choose to delay access to their work for a limited time.

2023-2024 Winter

Stephen Fitz
Computer Science
The Shape of Words: Topological Structure in Language Representations

McNutt, Andrew Michael
Computer Science
Understanding and Enhancing JSON-based DSL Interfaces for Visualization

Nathan Mull
Computer Science
Weak and Strong Normalization of Tiered Pure Type Systems via Type-Preserving Translation

Shusuke Ochi
Chemistry
C−C Bond Functionalization of Cyclic Ketones by Rhodium and 2-Aminopyridine Cooperative Catalysis

2022-2023

Aaron Haoxuan Chen
Computational and Applied Mathematics
Applied Topology and Geometry of Neural Codes and Data

Jingwen Jiang
Computer Science
Financial Machine Learning with Alternative Data

Xiaomin Jiang
Chemistry
Nanoscale Coordination Polymers Deliver Chemotherapeutics and Innate Immune Modulators for Cancer Therapy

Qisen Ling
Physics
Search for the Rare Decay KL → π 0 νν¯ at KOTO

Chang Liu
Chemistry
DNA and RNA Modifications from Mapping to Modulation

Joshua A. Sobrin
Physics
The SPT-3G Receiver and the First Galaxy Cluster Catalog from the SPT-3G Survey

2021-2022

You-Lin Chen
Statistics
Stochastic and Online Learning with Applications to Machine Learning and Statistics

Emily Anne Gilbert
Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Detection and Characterization of Exoplanets around M Dwarf Stars Using TESS

Nathan Gill
Statistics
Variance Modeling in Several Settings

Fernando Granha Jeronimo
Computer Science
A Constrained Random Walk Through Coding Theory

Boming Jia
Mathematics
The Geometry of the Affine Closure of T^*(SL_n/U)

Sen Na
Statistics
Towards Solving Long-horizon Nonlinear Dynamic Programs: Scalability and Robustness

Lizhen Nie
Statistics
Statistical Methods for Change Point Problems and Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification

Preeti Kumari Poddar
Chemistry
Chemical Tuning of the Electronic Properties of Atomically Thin Semiconductors

Bodhi Vani
Chemistry
Developing Stratification Methods for the Enhanced Sampling of Rare Events

Jiaxin Xie
Chemistry
Development of Synthetic Strategies toward the Phainanoid Natural Products and Total Synthesis of (+)-Phainanoid A

Junwen Yang
Computer Science
Improving Performance and Correctness Of Database-Backed Web Applications

Sarah Renea Zinn
Chemistry
Unraveling Design Principles for Excitonic Control in Macromolecular Organic Systems