THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY


FAMU-FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING


A THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION INTO
THE INCREASED SPEED OF WHITE MIATAS
DUE TO SURFACE-PHOTON INTERACTION


By



LEONARD LOUIS VAN DOMMELEN


A Dissertation submitted to the
Department of Mechanical Engineering
in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy


Spring Semester, 2013