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Author:

Nandakumar, Apoorva

Title:

Data-driven modeling, analysis and control of non-linear transient dynamics of microgrids

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Data-driven modeling
Sparse Identification
Microgrids
Model Predictive Control
Transient Dynamics
Unbalanced Operations
Deep Neural Networks

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Committee Members:

Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair
Minghui Zhu, Major Field Member
Bin Li, Major Field Member
Yan Li, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daning Huang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri, Major Field Member

Author:

Liu, Sai

Title:

Challenges for Designing Closed-loop Geothermal Systems

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Closed-loop geothermal system
Heat extraction
Dimensionless numbers
Polymer composites
Sealing material

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Committee Members:

Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
John Wang, Major Field Member
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Farshad Rajabipour, Outside Unit & Field Member
Derek Elsworth, Major Field Member

Author:

Miller, Sara

Title:

Understanding Alcohol Use in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Daily Diary Study of Positive Experiences, Daily Stressors, and Trajectories of Alcohol Use Across Adulthood

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

Alcohol
Daily Assessment
Positive Experiences
Daily Stressors

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Committee Members:

David Almeida, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Rina Eiden, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jennifer Maggs, Major Field Member
Alyssa Gamaldo, Major Field Member
Heidemarie Laurent, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Stebbins, Abigail

Title:

"It happens all day, every day": Exploring how student teachers describe and teach integrative elementary social studies

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction (PHD)

Keywords:

elementary social studies
curriculum integration
everyday pedagogy
elementary teacher education
student teachers
multiple case study

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Committee Members:

Kimberly Powell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Tiffany Nyachae, Major Field Member
Stephanie Schroeder, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mark Kissling, Major Field Member
Tanner Vea, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Morin, Shavonne

Title:

Mineralogy and Microbiology of Cave Vermiculations from Frasassi, Italy

Graduate Program:

Geosciences (MS)

Keywords:

vermiculation
biovermiculation
biofilm
frasassi

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Committee Members:

Jennifer Macalady, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter J Heaney, Committee Member
Donald Fisher, Program Head/Chair
Sharifa G Crandall, Committee Member

Author:

Govindarajan, Maalavika

Title:

Mechanisms that influence microtubule nucleation machinery localization in Drosophila melanogaster dendritic branchpoints

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience (MS)

Keywords:

microtubule
nucleation
Drosophila melanogaster
neurons
dendritic branchpoints
cytoskeleton
cell biology
confocal microscopy

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Committee Members:

Melissa Rolls, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aimin Liu, Committee Member
Sonia Cavigelli, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
William O Hancock, Committee Member

Author:

Kosiarski, Kelly

Title:

From Wastewater to Feed: Understanding the Occurrence of PFAS in Crops Irrigated with Reclaimed Wastewater

Graduate Program:

Biorenewable Systems (MS)

Keywords:

PFAS
Reclaimed Wastewater
Plant Uptake
Intake
Irrigation
Living Filter Site

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Committee Members:

Heather Elise Preisendanz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Francesco Di Gioia, Committee Member
Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Bauco, Christopher

Title:

Improving Collective Thermal Comfort Through Directional Diffuser Control and Non-Uniform Thermal Conditions

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Thermal Comfort

File:

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Committee Members:

Greg Pavlak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William P Bahnfleth, Committee Member
James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair
Donghyun Rim, Committee Member

Author:

Stebbins, Daniel

Title:

Additional Contour Properties for the Hard-Core Model on Z^2

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Self-Avoiding Walk
SAW
Hard-Core Model
Connective Constant
Combinatorics
Statistical Physics
Simulation
Computer Science
Lattice Gases

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Committee Members:

Antonio Blanca, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Debarati Das, Committee Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zhang, Tianyi

Title:

Time is Ticking: An Examination of Antecedents of Time Pressure in Supervisor-Supervisee Dyads

Graduate Program:

Psychology (MS)

Keywords:

Synchrony preference
person-supervisor fit
polynomial regression
response surface analysis
entrainment theory
workplace temporality

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Committee Members:

Susan Simkins, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hanyi Min, Committee Member
Kristin Buss, Program Head/Chair
Jose Angel Soto, Committee Member