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High Dimensional Non-Linear Optimization Of Molecular Models, Joseph C. Fogarty
High Dimensional Non-Linear Optimization Of Molecular Models, Joseph C. Fogarty
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Molecular models allow computer simulations to predict the microscopic properties of macroscopic systems. Molecular modeling can also provide a fully understood test system for the application of theoretical methods. The power of a model lies in the accuracy of the parameter values which govern its mathematical behavior. In this work, a new software, called ParOpt, for general high dimensional non-linear optimization will be presented. The software provides a very general framework for the optimization of a wide variety of parameter sets. The software is especially powerful when applied to the difficult task of molecular model parameter optimization. Three applications of …
Photonic Crystal-Based Flow Cytometry, Justin William Stewart
Photonic Crystal-Based Flow Cytometry, Justin William Stewart
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Photonic crystals serve as powerful building blocks for the development of lab-on-chip devices. Currently they are used for a wide range of miniaturized optical components such as extremely compact waveguides to refractive-index based optical sensors. Here we propose a new technique for analyzing and characterizing cells through the design of a micro-flow cytometer using photonic crystals. While lab scale flow cytometers have been critical to many developments in cellular biology they are not portable, difficult to use and relatively expensive. By making a miniature sensor capable of replicating the same functionality as the large scale units with photonic crystals, we …