Trapping and Manipulating Single Molecules in Solution a Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Physics and the Committee on Graduate Studies of Stanford University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Exploring Polymer Dynamics with Single Dna Molecules a Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Physics and the Committee on Graduate Studies of Stanford University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Epistemic Dynamics and Protocol Information a Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Philosophy and the Committee on Graduate Studies of Stanford University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Formal Proofs and Refutations a Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Philosophy and the Committee on Graduate Studies of Stanford University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Low Capacitance Silicon Cmos Photodetectors for Optical Interconnects a Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Electrical Enginering and the Committee on Graduate Studies of Stanford University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Structuring Peer Interactions for Massive Scale Learning a Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Computer Science and the Committee on Graduate Studies of Stanford University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

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