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  • Inorganic Metal Oxide Nanocrystal Photocatalysts for Solar Fuel Generation from Water

    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    Troy Townsend's thesis explores the structure, energetics and activity of three inorganic nanocrystal photocatalysts. The goal of this work is to investigate the potential of metal oxide nanocrystals for application in photocatalytic water splitting, which could one day provide us with clean hydrogen fuel derived from water and solar energy. Specifically, Townsend's work addresses the effects of ... Read more

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  • Textile Design

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    Edited by A Briggs-Goode, K Townsend ...
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    Textile design is a complex field of practice which operates in a competitive, global industry. Designers need to take into account not only the design but also the manufacture, technological development and application of the final product. Textile design provides a broad overview of the fundamentals of and advances in textile design, as well as practical case studies of relevant industries.Part ... Read more

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  • Two-Year Colleges for Women and Minorities

    Enabling Access to the Baccalaureate

    Edited by Barbara K. Townsend ...
    Series series RoutledgeFalmer Studies in Higher Education
    Two-year colleges are often the most financially, geographically, and academically accessible means of higher education for ethnic minorities and women. This book examines five types of two-year special focus schools. ... Read more

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    Global environmental change and recent worldwide infectious-disease outbreaks make the ecological perspective of medical anthropology more important a field of study than ever. In this premier teaching text, authors Ann McElroy and Patricia K. Townsend integrate biocultural, environmental, and evolutionary approaches to the study of human health, providing a complete and authoritative ecological ... Read more

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