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S. D. Abrahamson, D. J. Koga, J. K. Eaton, “An Experimental Investigation of the Flow Between Shrouded Corotaing Disks,” Stanford University, April 1988.

G. Ahlers, “Some Properties of Solid Hydrogen at Small Molar Volumes,” University of California at Berkeley, September 24, 1963.

A. A. Aider, “Sequences Transitoires en Ecoulement de Couette Taylor Influence du Rapport D’Aspect,” Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, June 6, 1983.

R. Ananthakrishnan, “On the Structural Response of Eukaryotic Cells,” Dissertation, May 2003.

F. Argoul, “Etude des Comportements Quasiperiodiques dans la Reaction de Belousov-Zhabotinskii,” L’Universite de Bordeaux I, June 28, 1985.

F. Argoul, “Transitions Vers le Chaos: de L’Experience a la Theorie,” L’Universite de Bordeaux I, April 25, 1986. (2 copies)

S. Bachelart, “Recherches Experimentales sur la Turbulence Chimique,” L’Universite de Bordeaux I, September 7, 1981.

R. B. Barcenas, “Instabilities and Onset in Double Diffusive and Long-Wavelength Marangoni Convection,” Dissertation, December 1998. (3 copies)

D.E. Barkley, "Studies of the Complex Dynamics of the Belousov-Zhabotinskii Reaction," Dissertation, May 1988. (3 copies)

C. N. Baroud, “Transitions from Three-to Two-Dimensional Turbulence in a Rotating System,” Dissertation, December 2001.

E. J. Barragy, "Parallel Finite Element Methods and Iterative Solution Techniques for Viscous Incompressible Flows," December 1993.

J. P. A Bayer, “Local Mechano-Sensing of Neuronal Growth Cones,” August 2001. (Masters)

M. Bertram, “Controlling Turbulence and Pattern Formation in Chemical Reactions,” Technical University of Berlin, May 07, 2002. (Ph.D)

M. Bertram, “A Numerical Study of Resonant Pattern Formation in the Brusselator Reaction-Diffusion Model,” August 1999. (Masters) (2 copies)

T. Betz, “Nonlinear Optics and Optical Trapping Applied to Biological Samples,” August 2001.

C. Bizon, “Simulations of Wave Patterns in Oscillated Granular Media,” Dissertation, November 1998.

J. Bodet, “Etude Experimentale de Phenomenes D’Auto-Organisation Spatiale dans les Systemes Chimiques hors D’Equilibre,” L’Universite de Bordeaux I, October 22, 1986. (2 copies)

J. Böhm, "The Dynamics of Semiflexible Filamentous Protein Networks under Shear," December 1997. (Masters) (2 copies)

M. Bonetti, “Dynamique Chaotique dans les Ecoulements Ouverts: Le Jet Excite,” Universite Libre de Bruxelles, May 1988.

A. Bouabdallah, “Instabiltes et Turbulence Dans LEcoulement de Taylor-Couette,” Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, June 19, 1980.

A. Breu, "Onset of Fluidization in a Water Fluidized Bed," December 1997. (Masters) (3 copies)

G. Broggi, “Numerical Chracterisation of Experimental Chaotic Signals,” Universitat Zurich, Dissertation, 1988.

D. V. G. Brydon, “The Method of Patches for Solving Stiff Nonlinear Differential Equations,” Dissertation, 1997.

J. M. Burgess, “Thin Film Instabilities: Rayleigh-Taylor with Thermocapillarity and Komogorov Flow in a Soap Film,” Dissertation, August 1999. (2 copies)

O. Citri, “Mechanistic Studies of Oscillating Chemical Reactions,” Brandeis University, Dissertation, July 1987.

K. Coffman, "Complex Dynamics in the Belousov-Zhabotinskii Reaction," Dissertation, May 1986. (2 copies)

G. Cognet, “Contribution a L’Etude de L’Ecoulement de Coutte par la Methode Polarographique,” L’Universite de Nancy, September 1968.

M. Cosenza, "Multifractal Analysis of One-Dimensional Systems", Dissertation, December 1990.

S. A. Cordero, “Convection in a Rotating Fluid Hemispherical Shell: An Experimental Study,” University of California at Los Angeles, Dissertation, 1992.

P. De Kepper, “Contribution a L’Etude Experimentale de Systemes Dissipatifs Chimiques: Reactions Oscillantes de Briggs-Rauscher et de Belusov-Zhabotinskii,” L’Universite de Bordeaux I, September 1978.

D. del Castillo Negrete, “Dynamics and Transport in Rotating Fluids and Transition to Chaos in Area Preserving Nontwist Maps,” Dissertation, December 1994.

D. Drouin, “Ecoulement de Couette Entre Cylindres Coaxiaux de Solutions Diluees de Polymeres Etude de la Transition Laminaire-Turbulent,” L’Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, October 1982.

E. Dulos, “Oscillations Chimiques et Biologiques Quelques Analogies,” L’ Universite de Bordeaux I, 1981.

W. S. Edwards, "New Stability Analyses for the Couette-Taylor Problem," Dissertation, December 1990. (3 copies)

T. M. Farabee, “An Experimental Investigation of Wall Pressure Fluctuations Beneath Non-Equilibrium Turbulent Flows,” Catholic University of America, Dissertation, May 1986.

J. D. Farmer, “Order Within Chaos,” University of California at Santa Cruz, Dissertation, June 1981.

J. E. Ruppert-Felsot, “Dissipation in a Rotating Turbulent Flow,” 2003.

P. R. Fenstermacher, “Laser Doppler Velocimetry Study of the Onset of Chaos in Taylor Vortex Flow,” City University of New York, Dissertation, 1980.

J. Fineberg, “Experiments in Binary Mixtures,” Weizmann Institute, Dissertation, 1988.

W. Finlay, J. Keller, J Ferziger, “Instability and Transition in Curved Channel Flow,” Stanford University, May 1987.

S. Franklin, "Inhomogeneous plastic deformation: The Portevin-Le Chatelier Effect," Dissertation, December 1997. (2 copies)

A. Fraser (Branstater), “Low Dimensional Chaos in a Hydrodynamic System,” der Christian-Albrechts-Universitat, Dissertation, 1984. (3 copies)

A.M. Fraser, "Information and Entropy in Strange Attractors," Dissertation, May 1988. (5 copies)

O. J. V. Fuentes, “Two-Dimensional vortices with Background Vorticity,” Eindhoven University of Technology, 1994.

E. Garcia, “Coupling of Drift, Diffusion and Electro-Convection, in the Vicinity of Growing Electro-Deposits,” Ecole Polytechnique, 1992.

P. Gaspard, “Mecanismes D’Apparition de Comportements Chaotiques dans les Systemes Dynamiques Dissipatifs,” Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 1981-1982.

J. B. Geddes, “Patterns, Fishing, and Nonlinear Optics,” University of Arizona, Dissertation, 1994. (2 copies)

E. S. Gerde, “Fracture and Friction,” Dissertation, May 2001.

U. Gerdts, “Induzierte und Spontane Phasendiffusion in der Taylor-Couette-Stromung,” Christian-Albrechts-Universtat, 1985.

D. I. Goldman, “Pattern Formation and Fluidization in Vibrated Granular Layers, and Grain Dynamics and Jamming in a Water Fluidized Bed,” Dissertation, August 2002. (2 copies)

M. L. Green, “Dependent Variables in Broad Band Time Series,” University of Michigan, Dissertation, 1992.

S. P. Gross, "Dynamics of Fast Fracture," Dissertation, August 1995. (2 copies)

J. R. Guck, “Optical Deformability: Micromechanics from Cell Research to Biomedicine,” Dissertation, December 2001.

J. Guck, "The Optical Stretcher: A Novel, Noninvasive Tool to Manipulate Biological Materials," 1997. (2 copies)

C. F. Hamill, "Turbulent Bursting in the Couette-Taylor System," May 1995. (Masters) (3 copies)

J. A. Hauch, "Dynamic Fracture in Brittle Materials," Dissertation, December 1998. (2 copies)

J. Hegseth, “Spatiotemporal Patterns in Flow between Two Independently Rotating Cylinders,” Ohio State University, Dissertation, 1990. (2 copies)

P. Heil, “Surface Shock Waves on Fluidized Granular Material,” December 2003. (Masters)

G. S. Hirschberg, “Direkte simulation der Turbulenten Taylor-Couette Stromung und der Ebenen Kanalstromung,” Eidgenossischen Technischen Hochschule Zurich, 1992.

D.A. Hirst, "The Aspect Ratio Dependence of the Attractor Dimension in Taylor-Couette Flow," December 1987.

D. Holland, “Cracks and Atoms,” Dissertation, December 1998.

J. M. Huth, "Dynamics and Convective Transport in Electrochemical Deposition," Dissertation, 1995.

D. H. Humphrey, “Myosin II Alters the Viscoelasticity and Self-Assembly Properties of Actin Networks,” Dissertation, May 2002.

M. H. Jensen, “Chaos in Space and Time,” (Part I & Part II) Universitesparken 5, June 1984.

E. W. Justh, “Control of Large Actuator Arrays Using Pattern-Forming Systems,” University of Maryland—College Park, 1998.

M. L. Kagan, “Chemical Formation of Dissipative Spatial Structures,” Hebrew University, January 1988.

R. Kharrazian, “Resonant Patterns in the Fitzhuge-Nagumo Model with Oscillatory and Excitable Dynamics,” August 2000. (Masters) (2 copies)

M.H. Kilgore, "Survey of the Dynamical Behavior in the Open-Flow Belousov-Zhabotinskii Reaction," Dissertation, December 1986. (3 copies)

G.P. King, "Limits of Stability and Irregular Flow Patterns in Wavy Vortex Flow," Dissertation, June 1983. (10 copies)

M. M. Koochesfahani, “Experiments on Turbulent Mixing and Chemical Reactions in a Liquid Mixing Layer,” California Institute of Technology, PhD Thesis, 1984.

H. Kook, "Chaotic Transport in Hamiltonian Dynamical Systems with Several Degrees of Freedom," Dissertation, July 1989.

S. P. Kramer, "Nonlinear models of rivers and river networks," Dissertation, May, 1993.

N. M. Kriesberg, "Temporal Chaos & Spatio-Temporal Patterns in the Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction," The Dissertation, May 1991. (2 copies)

G. Kshirsagar, “Electrically Perturbed Belousov-Zhabotinskii Oscillator,” University of Montana, PhD Thesis, 1989.

M. Lakadamyali, “Viscoelastic and Active Response of Neuronal Growth Cones to Mechanical Stimuli by AFM,” May 2001. (2 copies) (Bachelor)

A. Lee, "Pattern formation in a parametrically forced chemical system," Masters Thesis, 1995.

C. Lee, “Basic Instability and Transition to Chaos in a Rapidly Rotating Annulus on a β-plane,” University of California at Berkeley, Dissertation, 1993. (2 copies)

K. J. Lee, "Nonequilibrium chemical patterns and their bifurcations," Dissertation, August 1994. (O + 1) (2 copies)

C. Leger, “L’electrodeposition en cellule mince sous l’oeil d’un interferometer: une etude experimentale et theorique de processus limites par la diffusion,” L’Universite de Bordeaux I, September 20, 1999.

B. C. Lewis, “Spirals and Oscillons in Vertically Oscillated Granular Material,” December 2001. (Masters)

G.S. Lewis, "Velocity Fluctuations, Wall Shear Stress and the Transition in Torque Scaling at R=13,000 in Turbulent Couette-Taylor Flow," Dissertation, August 1996.

D.M. Lindberg, "A Model Study of Complex Behavior in the Belousov-Zhabotinskii Reaction," Dissertation, May 1988. (2 copies)

H. Litschke, "Spiralige Turbulenz in Taylor-Couette System," Technischen Hochschule Darmstadt, 1995. (2 copies)

J. Liu, "The Linear Instability and Nonlinear Motion of Rotating Plasma," Dissertation, August 1985.

X. Liu, "Dynamics of Fracture Propagation," Dissertation, December 1993.

A. Lorenzen, “Experimentelle Untersuchung goemetrischer Einflusse auf die Stabilitat der Taylor-Couette Stromung,” Georg-Agust-Universitat zu Gottingen, Dissertation, 1987.

R. Lozi, “Modeles Mathematiques Qualitatifs Simples et Consistants Pour L’etude de Quelques Systemes Dynamiques Experimentaux,” L’Universite de Nice, PhD Thesis, June 1983.

B. A. F. Mann, “Spatial Phase-Transitions in Bacterial Growth,” August 2001. (Masters)

D. Martin, “Speed and Propagation of Diffusive Signals in Spatially Inhomogeneous Membranes,” Disseration, May 2003.

A. H. McAllister, "Numerical Linear and Nonlinear Investigation of Vertical Slot Convection," Dissertation, May 1991.

P. McCarty, "Modeling of Spatially Extended Open Chemical Systems," Dissertation, December 1989. (9 copies)

F. Merkt, “Localized Structures in a Vertically Vibrated Aqueous Suspension of Cornstarch,” August 2003. (Masters)

F. Mertens, “Diffusionsanisotrophie und globale Kopplung bei musterbildenden Oberflachenreaktionen,” Freien Universitat Berlin, Dissertation, June 1995.

R. M. Metzler, "Diffusing-Wave Spectroscopy in a Liquid-Fluidized Bed," August 1997. (Masters)

S.D. Meyers, "Laboratory Studies of Coherent Structures in Quasi-Geostrophic Flows," the University of Texas at Austin, 1990. [PDF]

E. Moses, “Rayleigh Bernard Convection in Binary Mixtures,” Weizmann Institute of Science, PhD Thesis, June 1988.

Z. Noszticzius, “Nem-Linearis Dinamika a Kemiai Kinetikaban es A Belouszov-Zsabotyinszij Reakcio,” Unknown University, 1988.

Q. Ouyang, “Recherche Systematique de Reactions Oscillantes ou Bistables Sans Composes Halogenes,” L’Universite de Bordeaux I, PhD Thesis 1987.

Q. Ouyang, “Structures de Reaction-Diffusion dans des systemes chimiques monophasiques en reacteur ouvert quasi unidimensionnel: Structures spatio-temporelles et structures spatiales stationnaries,” L’Universite de Bordeaux I, PhD Thesis, 1989.

A. L. Pardhanani, "Grid optimization and multigrid techniques for fluid flow and transport problems," Dissertation, 1992.

W. Pauley, J. Eaton, “The Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Effects of Streamwise Vortices Embedded in a Turbulent Boundary Layer,” Stanford University, August 1988.

J.E. Pearson, "Chemical Pattern Formation in Far From Equilibrium Systems," Dissertation, August 1988. (3 copies)

H. Peerhossaini, “L’Instabilite D’une couche Limite sur une paroi concave,” L’Universite de Pierre et Marie Curie, 1987.

J. Perraud, “Les Structures Chimiques Spatio-Temporelles,” L’Universite de Bordeaux I, PhD Thesis, 1994. (2 copies)

P. Petitjeans, “Etude experimentale des instabilities de couches limites sur des parois concaves: Instabilites de Gortler,” L’Universite Paris 6, PhD Thesis, December 1992.

B. B. Plapp, “Spiral pattern formation in Rayleigh-Benard Convection,” Cornell University, Dissertation, August 1997. (3 copies)

M. Provansal, “Etude experimentale de L’instabilite de Benard-Von Karman,” L’Universite de Provence, PhD Thesis, 1988.

V. Putkaradze, "Local Structures in Extended Systems," PhD Thesis, June 1997.

p. Reisenthel, “Hybrid Instability in an axisymmetric Jet with Enhanced Feedback,” Illinois Institute of Technology, Dissertation, May 1988.

L.A. Reith, "Transition to Turbulence in a Circular Couette Flow System," Dissertation, December 1981. (3 copies)

P. Richetti, “Contribution a l’etude des reactions chimiques oscillantes sans catalyseur criteres de selection des reducteurs organique modelisation et. Simulation numericque,” L’Universite de Bordeaux I, PhD Thesis, 1982.

P. Richetti, “Etudes Theoriques et Numeriques des dynamiques chaotiques de la reaction de Belousov-Zhabotinskii,” L’Universite de Bordeaux I, PhD Thesis, 1987.

J.L. Ringland, "Numerical Methods for the Investigation of the Nonlinear Equations of Chemical Dynamics, and Their Application to a Model of the Belousov-Zhabotinskii Reaction," Dissertation, December 1986.

A. G. Rossberg, “The Amplitude Formalism for Pattern-Forming Systems with Spontaneously Broken Isotrophy and some Applications,” Universitat Bayreuth, 1997.

A. G. Rossberg, "Onset of double diffusive convection in Hele-Shaw geometry," Master's Thesis, August 1994. (3 copies)

F. X. Sailer, “Simulation of Resonant Pattern Formation with the FitzHugh-Nagumo Model,” August 2001. (Masters)

M.F. Schatz, "Transition in plane channel flow with spatially periodic perturbations," Dissertation, December 1991.

G.S. Skinner, "Studies of Spiral Wave Dynamics in the Belousov-Zhabotinskii Reagent," August 1989. (4 copies)

H. A. Snyder, “Research on Fluid Dynamical Models of the Large Scale Atmospheric Circulations,” Brown University, April 1967.

T. H. Solomon, “Transport and Boundary Layers in Rayleigh-Benard Convection,” University of Pennsylvania, Dissertation, 1990.

V. Sreekantan, “Computational Investigation of Path Instabilities in Rising Air Bubbles,” Dissertation, May 2001.

B. Stuhrmann, Optical Control of Neuronal Growth,” August 2002. (Masters)

L.G.F. Stuk, "Investigation of the Sources of Complex Behavior in the Belousov-Zhabotinskii Reaction," Dissertation, December 1991.

S. W. Teitsworth, “Nonlinear Dynamics of Electrical Conduction in Extrinsic Photoconductors,” Harvard University, 1986.

W. H. Tsang, “Oscillatory Instability of Square Patterns in Vertically Vibrated Granular Layers,” December 1999. (Masters) (2 copies)

P.B. Umbanhowar, "Wave Patterns in Vibrated Granular Layers," Dissertation, November 1996. (6 copies)

S.J. Van Hook, "Long-Wavelength Instability in Surface-tension-driven Bénard Convection," Dissertation, December 1996. (9 copies)

J.A. Vastano, "Bifurcations in Spatiotemporal Systems," Dissertation, August 1988. (10 copies)

R. W. Walden, “Transition to Turbulence in Couette Flow Between Concentric Cylinders,” University of Oregon, Dissertation, June 1978.

K. Wang, "Iterative Performance and an Adaptive Procedure for Viscous Flow Problems," Dissertation, December 1988.

E.R. Weeks, "Experimental studies of anomalous diffusion, blocking phenomena, and two-dimensional turbulence," Dissertation, December 1997. (9 copies)

H.D. White, III, "An Experimental Investigation of Convection in a Laterally Heated Rotating Annulus," June 1980.

A.N. Wolf, "Chaotic Power Spectra for Quadratic Mappings," December 1980. (Masters) (2 copies)

A.N. Wolf, "Chaos in Few Dimensions," Dissertation, August 1983.


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