Doctoral Theses: Recent submissions
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Essays on Spatial Economics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-05)This thesis comprises three chapters, each studying optimal policy in a model of spatial economics. The first chapter considers the policy problem of a country looking to influence the geopolitical actions of another ... -
Development of Novel Technologies to Investigate DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Uncovers a Role for the ATM Kinase in Error-Free NHEJ with Implications for Neurodegenerative Diseases
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-05)DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) are considered to be the most lethal genotoxic lesion because they can result in chromosomal translocations or result in a major loss of genetic information if repaired incorrectly. To ... -
Understanding the Mechanisms that Determine the Edge Electron Density Profile in Tokamaks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-05)The interaction between the physics of plasma turbulence and that of atomic neutral dynamics, intrinsic to the tokamak edge, makes prediction of edge profiles difficult. It is unclear to what extent neutral ionization, as ...
