In Situ TEM Micropillar Compression Testing in Irradiated Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Alloys

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To start, I would like to thank my advisor, Dr. Janelle Wharry, for her patience and endless support throughout this effort. Thank you especially to Dr. Claire Xiong for being willing to oversee my last year here at BSU and for the push to complete this thesis. I'd also like to acknowledge and thank my other committee members for their participation in this process. Much of this work was conducted at the MaCS at CAES. Jatu Burns and Allyssa Bateman-thanks for sharing your wisdom and knowledge of the FIB. Joanna Taylorthanks for accommodating my last-minute schedule changes. Dr. Yaqiao Wu-thank you for all your help on the TEM. Without your assistance loading my samples into the Picoindenter, I'm afraid many more samples would have been lost. Your expertise with the TEM was essential and saved me many grueling hours aligning the indenter tip. Matthew Swenson-thanks for all your help in this endeavor. I appreciate all the time you took to teach me the ropes, all the long drives to Idaho Falls, and all the latenights FIB-ing out samples. Your mentorship gave me a jump-start onto this whole graduate school process and I will always be grateful for your wise words and perspective.