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Author:

Sizer, Jackson

Title:

RoachRunner: A Design Methodology For A Novel Insect-Scale Instrumented Treadmill

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

force treadmill
hexapod
cockroach
adaptive control
terrestrial locomotion
mechatronics
Insect Gait
Force Treadmill
Hexapod
Cockroach
Adaptive Control
Terrestrial Locomotion
Robotics
Mechatronics

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Committee Members:

Jean-Michel Mongeau, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Boynton, Karen

Title:

LGBTQ+ Identity Disclosures in the Workplace: Exploring the Relationships Between Organizational Support, Interpersonal Justice, and Intention to Quit

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences (MA)

Keywords:

self disclosure
workplace
LGBTQ+ identity
identity disclosure
organizational support

File:

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Committee Members:

Kirt Wilson, Program Head/Chair
Brian Manata, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Dillard, Committee Member
Andrew High, Committee Member

Author:

Chidekel, Philip

Title:

The Performance of a Competition Sailplane with Variable-Toe Winglets

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

sailplane
winglets
variable geometry

File:

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Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James George Coder, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member

Author:

Gobel, Trenton

Title:

An Explicit Construction of Optimized Interpolation Points on the 4-Simplex

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Interpolation
space-time
four dimensions
finite element methods
Lebesgue constant
symmetry
Interpolation
Spacetime
four dimensions
finite element methods
Lebesgue Constant
Symmetry

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Committee Members:

Mary Frecker, Program Head/Chair
David M Williams, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Samuel Grauer, Committee Member

Author:

Houston, Ezra

Title:

HABITAT MODELING OF GOLDENSEAL (HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS L.) AND RAMPS (ALLIUM TRICOCCUM AIT.): IMPLICATIONS FOR IN SITU CONSERVATION AND GUIDANCE FOR FOREST CULTIVATION

Graduate Program:

Forest Resources (MS)

Keywords:

Species distribution modeling
Maxent
habitat suitability
indicator species
forest community types

File:

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Committee Members:

Eric Paul Burkhart, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick Joseph Drohan, Committee Member
Patrick Drohan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Xin Chen, Committee Member
Matthew R. Marshall, Committee Member

Author:

Walz, Kirstin

Title:

Study of Utilizing Induction Heating to Modulate the Burning Rate of Solid Fuels and Propellants

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Burning Rate
Induction Heating
Sold Fuel
Solid Propellant

File:

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Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Mary Frecker, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Karli, Geoffrey

Title:

Development and Testing of a Full Scale eVTOL Rotor Test Stand

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

eVTOL
icing
rotorcraft
helicopter
wind tunnel
experimental
AERTS

File:

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Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark A Miller, Committee Member
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Eric Greenwood, Committee Member

Author:

Russ, Chelsea

Title:

Barriers and Opportunities in Implementing Natural and Nature-based Features for Adaptive Coastal Resilience

Graduate Program:

Landscape Architecture (MS)

Keywords:

Natural and Nature-Based Features
Nature-Based Solutions
Coastal Resilience
Adaptation
Climate Change
Mitigation

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Committee Members:

Peter Stempel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andy Cole, Committee Member
Roxi Thoren, Program Head/Chair
Stephen Paul Mainzer, Committee Member
Trevor Birkenholtz, Committee Member

Author:

Crognale, Michael

Title:

Formation and Transport of Large Oil-Mineral Aggregates

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

oil-mineral aggregate
particle-laden flow
aggregation

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Committee Members:

Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Samuel Grauer, Committee Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Arguijo, Juan

Title:

Vision system for the detection of apples in the green fruit stage

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

apple
green fruit
vision system
machine learning
detections

File:

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Committee Members:

Paul Heinz Heinemann, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Long He, Committee Member
Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
Shirin Ghatrehsamani, Committee Member
Vishal Monga, Committee Member

Author:

Vogel, Elisa

Title:

'Hears' the thing: A meta-analytic systematic review of the effects perceived listening

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences (MA)

Keywords:

listening
meta-analysis
attitude change
organizational behavior

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Committee Members:

John W Gastil, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Dillard, Committee Member
Kirt Wilson, Program Head/Chair
Shannon Cruz, Committee Member

Author:

Brundage, Amanda

Title:

The Effects of Incubation, Presented Examples, and Working Memory Capacity on Design Fixation

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Engineering Design
Fixation
Fixation Stimuli
Working Memory Capacity
Incubation

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Committee Members:

Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kathryn Jablokow, Committee Member
Ling Rothrock, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Perkinson, Kyle

Title:

Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning Applications to Capture the Flag-Style Scenarios

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning

File:

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Committee Members:

Michael Roan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alfred Scott Lewis, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Program Head/Chair
Sara B Noss, Committee Member

Author:

Nachnani, Rahul

Title:

Weeding out the truth: Cannabinoid Pharmacology, Risks and Benefits

Graduate Program:

Biomedical Sciences (PHD)

Keywords:

THC
CBD
CBG
delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
cannabinoid
cannabis
clinical pharmacology
chronic use
physiology
pharmacokinetics
pharmacodynamics
drug-drug interactions
cisplatin-induced neuropathy
analgesia
cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
CHS
hypophosphatemia
cannabigerol
cannabidiol
delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol

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Committee Members:

Lisa Shantz, Program Head/Chair
Andras Hajnal, Outside Unit Member
Erika F H Saunders, Outside Field Member
Kirsteen Browning, Major Field Member
Kent Vrana, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Patricia Grigson Kennedy, Major Field Member

Author:

Park, Mingean

Title:

POLICY AND POPULATION: INSTITUTIONS AND FERTILITY BEHAVIOR

Graduate Program:

Public Administration (PHD)

Keywords:

Population Policy
Family Policy
Fertility Behavior
Birth Rate
Pregnancy
Abortion Bans
Policy Bundles
Polycentricity
Causal Inference
Spatiotemporal Models

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Committee Members:

Goktug Morcol, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Shugo Shinohara, Special Member
Lilliard Richardson, Outside Unit Member
Sungwoog Choi, Outside Field Member
Younhee Kim, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Dan Mallinson, Major Field Member

Author:

Baxter, Ryan

Title:

Multi-Scalar Drivers and Patterns of Abandoned Cropland in the United States: Implications for Renewable Energy

Graduate Program:

Geography (PHD)

Keywords:

Energy
Landuse
Landscape
GIS
Cropland
Landscape Ecology
Agriculture
Geography
Spatial Modeling

File:

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Committee Members:

Brian King, Program Head/Chair
Tom Richard, Outside Unit & Field Member
Douglas Miller, Major Field Member
Erica Smithwick, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Helen Greatrex, Major Field Member

Author:

Sadique, Farhan

Title:

Exploration of salesperson competencies for customer engagement in selected home improvement retail organizations in the USA

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development (PHD)

Keywords:

Salesperson
Competencies
Delphi
Customer Engagement
USA
Home Improvement
competency framework for salesperson
competency inventory
Retail Organization
Workforce Education and Development

File:

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Committee Members:

Rama Radhakrishna, Outside Unit & Field Member
Wesley Donahue, Major Field Member
William Rothwell, Major Field Member
Mark Threeton, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Parasrampuria, Harshita

Title:

Developing a Scheduling System for a Shared Resource for a Synchronous Line using Discrete Event Simulation

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Synchronous Lines
Discrete Event Simulation
Resource Scheduling
Downtime
Crane
Scheduling System
Statistical Analysis
Simio
Failures

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Committee Members:

Russell Richard Barton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Catherine Harmonosky, Committee Member
Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Rademacher, Emily

Title:

Enhancing Pellet Quality and Return on Investment for Small Hop Enterprises in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Biorenewable Systems (MS)

Keywords:

hops
pellet
techno-economic analysis
TEA
pelleting

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Committee Members:

Juliana Vasco-Correa, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Edward Ciolkosz, Committee Member
Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
Ryan John Elias, Committee Member

Author:

Fickett, Meghan

Title:

Monitoring Across Human-Autonomy Teams in Advanced Air Mobility Operations

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Human Factors
Human-Autonomy Teaming
Monitoring
Advanced Air Mobility
Automation
Aviation
Distributed Team

File:

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Committee Members:

Amy Ruth Pritchett, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan Richard Wagner, Committee Member
Jacob Langelaan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Eric Norman Johnson, Committee Member

Author:

Saxena, Manan

Title:

Scalable Bayesian Inference for Generalized Multivariate Dynamic Linear Models

Graduate Program:

Informatics (MS)

Keywords:

Bayesian Statistics
Multinomial Time Series
Generalized Multivariate Dynamic Linear Models
Optimization
Microbiome

File:

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Committee Members:

Justin Silverman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Romit Maulik, Committee Member
Dongwon Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Aron Laszka, Committee Member

Author:

Song, Jiwoo

Title:

Modal Analysis of Spatiotemporal Data via Multivariate Gaussian Process Regression

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Modal analysis
Gaussian process
System identification
Correlation

File:

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Committee Members:

Daning Huang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Aguilar, Morris

Title:

“Omics of Disease”: Automation, Weaving, and Capturing

Graduate Program:

Bioinformatics and Genomics (PhD)

Keywords:

Multi-Omic Analysis
Genomics
Metabolomics
Small RNA
Precision Medicine
Bioinformatics
Disease Pathogenesis
Biomarker Discovery
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Computational Biology
Cardiovascular Disease

File:

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Committee Members:

David Koslicki, Program Head/Chair
Andrew Patterson, Major Field Member
Dajiang Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member
James Broach, Major Field Member
Dokyoon Kim, Special Member
Molly Hall, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Rusk, Zane

Title:

Perceptual and Quantitative Comparison of Headphone-Based Spatial Audio Techniques With Applications in Spatial Enhancement of Music and Binaural Panning

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

virtual acoustics
acoustics
spatial audio
3D audio
3D sound
surround sound
audio
audio signal processing
binaural rendering
panning
perceptual evaluation
listening tests

File:

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Committee Members:

James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair
Dorukalp Durmus, Major Field Member
John Messner, Major Field Member
Michelle Vigeant-Haas, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Victor Sparrow, Minor Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Scott Roths, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Sankhe, Chinmay

Title:

Regulation of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition via Matrix Stiffness and Histone Methyltransferases

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Hyaluronic acid
atomic force microscopy
cytoskeleton
integrin-linked kinase
apoptosis
hydrogels
Hyaluronic Acid
Atomic Force Microscopy
Cytoskeleton
Apoptosis
Hydrogels
epigenetics
H3K9Me2
chromatin
Hippo Signaling
nuclear localization
biosensor

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Committee Members:

Andrew Zydney, Major Field Member
Esther Gomez, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Amir Sheikhi, Major Field Member
Sergei Grigoryev, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Hernandez Bejarano, Manuel

Title:

Density estimation for some semiparametric models

Graduate Program:

Statistics (PHD)

Keywords:

Density estimation
Functional convergence
Nonparametric kernel den- sity estimator
Nonparametric regression
Specification testing
Density estimation
Functional convergence
Nonparametric kernel density estimator
Nonparametric regression
Specification testing
ARCH models
Quantile regression

File:

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Committee Members:

Bing Li, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Lingzhou Xue, Major Field Member
Andres Aradillas-Lopez, Outside Unit & Field Member
Zhibiao Zhao, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Runze Li, Major Field Member

Author:

Jiang, Panwei

Title:

Multi-scale computational modeling of the effects of defects and microstructural anomalies on mechanical response of parts resulting from additive manufacturing

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Crystal plasticity model
Fatigue Indicator Parameter
DAMASK
Microstructure-sensitive
Lattice strutcture
Gibson-Ashby model
Texture
Grain morphology

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Saurabh Basu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Todd Palmer, Major Field Member
Darren Pagan, Major Field Member
Amrita Basak, Outside Unit Member
Ed De Meter, Outside Field Member

Author:

Xu, Cheng

Title:

Systematic dissection of sequence features affecting the binding spcificity of a pioneer factor

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences (PHD)

Keywords:

Gene regulation
Transcription factor
Pioneer factor
Binding specificity
synthetic oligonucleotide library
FOXA1
AP-1
TF cooperativity
ChIP-ISO

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Committee Members:

Robert Paulson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Xiaojun Lian, Major Field Member
Shaun Mahony, Major Field Member
Lu Bai, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kumar, Pavan

Title:

SEMI-ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR SINGLE-PHASE THERMAL CONDUCTION AND STRESS PROBLEMS OF FINITE-DOMAIN SLAB AND CYLINDER WITH A GROWING OR RECEDING BOUNDARY

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

Moving Boundary Problem
Thermal Conduction
Semi-Analytical Solution
Finite Element Analysis
Laplace Transform
Inverse Problems
Additive Manufacturing

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Committee Members:

Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Corina Drapaca, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Christopher Kube, Major Field Member
Albert Segall, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Alok Sinha, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Kennedy, Megan

Title:

Gender, Identity and Candidate Quality in Statewide Elections

Graduate Program:

Political Science (PHD)

Keywords:

Gender
Statewide Elections
Executive Office
Legislative Office
Judicial Office

File:

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Committee Members:

Lee Banaszak, Program Head/Chair
Michael Nelson, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lee Banaszak, Co-Chair of Committee
Melissa Wright, Outside Unit & Field Member
Erin Heidt-Forsythe, Major Field Member

Author:

Andersen Tuttle, Karlin

Title:

Your Trusted Friend: Untold Histories of Five Christian Women's Magazines, 1974-2023

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

Christian women's magazines
women's magazines
Brio Magazine
Daughters of Sarah
Just Between Us
Christian Womanhood

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
James Risley, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Matt Tierney, Outside Field Member
Cathleen Cahill, Outside Unit Member
Matt McAllister, Co-Chair, Major Member & Dissertation Advisor
Sara Liao, Major Field Member

Author:

Gharpure, Akshay Pradip

Title:

GRAPHITIZATION SYNERGIES BETWEEN COAL TAR PITCH, WASTE PLASTICS AND GRAPHENE FORMS: A STUDY OF MIXTURE COMPOSITIONS, PROCESS CONDITIONS AND CHEMICAL COMPATIBILITY

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Graphitization
Carbon Materials
Characterization
Pitch
Waste Plastics
Upcycling
Graphene
Graphene Oxide
TEM
XRD
Raman Spectroscopy
FTIR
Crystallite Size
Nanostructure
TGA DSC
Mesophase

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Committee Members:

Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Sarma Pisupati, Major Field Member
Randy Vander Wal, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Barbara Arnold, Major Field Member

Author:

Tuttle, Joshua

Title:

Excavating the Castle: Toward a New Historiography of the Gothic

Graduate Program:

English (PHD)

Keywords:

Gothic
Gothic novel
Robert Chambers
W & R Chambers
Literary History
George Moir
Literary Historiography
Cyclopaedia of English Literature
Encyclopaedia Britannica
George Lillie Craik
Thomas B. Shaw
William Spalding
John Dunlop
David Masson

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Committee Members:

Janet Lyon, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Scott Smith, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Carla Mulford, Major Field Member
Lisa Sternlieb, Major Field Member
Daniel Purdy, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock, Special Member

Author:

Hendrick, Christopher

Title:

Model-Scale Evaluation of Autonomous Ship Landing Guidance and Control Modes for Rotorcraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

VTOL
Rotorcraft
Ship Landing
Autonomous
Froude Scaling
Model-Scale
UAV
Guidance
Control

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Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Jacob Langelaan, Major Field Member
Joseph Horn, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Chris Rahn, Outside Unit & Field Member
Eric Johnson, Major Field Member

Author:

Chakraborty, Debopriya

Title:

THE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR MAINTAINS INTESTINAL HOMEOSTASIS

Graduate Program:

Pathobiology (PHD)

Keywords:

Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor
Gut microbiome
Intestinal homeostasis
Goblet cells
Antimicrobial peptides
Chemotherapy
Drug-receptor interactions
Dietary activation of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor

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Committee Members:

Andrew Patterson, Major Field Member
C Okafor, Outside Unit & Field Member
Adam Glick, Major Field Member
Gary Perdew, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kumble Prabhu, Major Field Member
Anthony Schmitt, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Varghese, Sushant

Title:

Addressing Flexibility Needs in Electricity Markets

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Real-time market
market design
ramp products
future scenario
investment incentives
Real-time market
Electricity market
Flexibility
Market design
future scenario
Investment incentives

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Committee Members:

Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair
Paul Griffin, Outside Unit Member
Mort Webster, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Seth Blumsack, Outside Field Member
Uday Shanbhag, Major Field Member

Author:

Wehr, Katrina

Title:

Designing for Belonging: How Instructional Designers Support Online Learners’ Sense of Belonging

Graduate Program:

Learning, Design, and Technology (PHD)

Keywords:

instructional design
online learning
belonging
higher education

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Committee Members:

Susan Land, Program Head/Chair
Scott Mcdonald, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ty Hollett, Major Field Member
Susan Land, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Tanner Vea, Major Field Member

Author:

Alrashidi, Essa

Title:

HIGHER EDUCATION PRIVATIZATION IN SAUDI VISION 2030: AN ANALYSIS OF THE PROSPECT AND IMPACT ON NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Graduate Program:

Public Administration (PHD)

Keywords:

Privatization
Higher Education
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Vision 2030
National Development

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Committee Members:

Goktug Morcol, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Triparna Vasavada, Major Field Member
Glenn McGuigan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Michele Tantardini, Major Field Member
Younhee Kim, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Dawuda, Ismael

Title:

Geologic Modeling and Data Assimilation for CO2 Sequestration in Point Bar Reservoirs

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Geologic Modeling
Geostatistical Simulation
Data Assimilation
Reservoir Simulation
History Matching
CO2 Sequestration
Grid Transformation
Point Bar Reservoir
Lateral Accretions
Inclined Heterolithic Stratifications
Heterogeneities
Rock Physics Modeling
Bayesian Model Selection
Value of Information

File:

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Committee Members:

Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Sanjay Srinivasan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Gregory King, Major Field Member
Eugene Morgan, Major Field Member
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Major Field Member
Charles Ammon, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rui Zhang, Special Member

Author:

Alnasser, Shehab

Title:

MAKING SENSE OF OPEN GOVERNMENT: A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF ITS DEFINITIONS, INTELLECTUAL ROOTS, AND CONTINGENCY FACTORS

Graduate Program:

Public Administration (PHD)

Keywords:

Open Governments
E-government
National Culture
Conceptualization
Intellectual Roots
Contingencies

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Committee Members:

L. Marvin Overby, Program Head/Chair
Bing Ran, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Michele Tantardini, Major Field Member
Glenn McGuigan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Dan Mallinson, Major Field Member

Author:

Schwab, David

Title:

Engineering Applications of Perturbation Theory Applied to the Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

three-body problem
cislunar space situational awareness
Hamiltonian mechanics
perturbation methods
action-angle coordinates
cislunar orbit determination
optimal cislunar transfer
cislunar station-keeping

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Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Joseph Cusumano, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jacob Langelaan, Major Field Member
Jill Bruer, Special Member
Roshan Thomas Eapen, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Puneet Singla, Chair & Co-Dissertation Advisr
Robert Melton, Major & Minor Field Member

Author:

Acevedo, Tarik

Title:

Post-Reclamation Management of Mined Land Soils and their Impacts on Microbial Activity

Graduate Program:

Ecology (PHD)

Keywords:

Mined Land Restoration
Microbial Activity
MicroResp
Tea Bag Index
Restoration Ecology

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Committee Members:

Sharifa Crandall, Outside Unit Member
Charlie White, Outside Field Member
Patrick Drohan, Major Field Member
Mary Ann Bruns, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jason Kaye, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Corbett, Thomas

Title:

Exploration of Internal Cooling Schemes Enabled Through Additive Manufacturing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Heat Transfer
Fluid Dynamics
Internal Cooling
Gas Turbines

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Timothy Simpson, Major Field Member
Allison Beese, Outside Unit & Field Member
Karen Thole, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member

Author:

Wang, Xuelin

Title:

Artificial Receptor Display for Cell Surface Engineering

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Cell surface engineering
Cell recognition
polyvalency
Aptamer

File:

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Committee Members:

Daniel Hayes, Program Head/Chair
Yuguo Lei, Major Field Member
Yong Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Xiaojun Lian, Major Field Member
Girish Kirimanjeswara, Outside Unit & Field Member
Justin Pritchard, Major Field Member

Author:

Pfaff, Sarah

Title:

Unraveling Plant Cell Wall Assembly: From Cellulose Synthesis and Xylan Patterning to Lignification

Graduate Program:

Plant Biology (PHD)

Keywords:

plant cell wall
cellulose
xylan
lignin
microscopy
cryoEM
X-ray scattering
NMR
CBM
cellulose synthase
xylem vessels
primary cell wall
secondary cell wall
cryoET
microtubules
actin
golgi
protoplasts
FIB milling
tomography

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Committee Members:

Ying Gu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Cosgrove, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Gabriele Monshausen, Major Field Member
Teh-Hui Kao, Program Head/Chair
B Nixon, Major Field Member

Author:

Bentley, Christopher

Title:

Deployable and Reconfigurable Structures with Multiphysics Integrations

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Deployable Structures
Reconfigurable Structures
Deployment Routines
Origami-inspired Structures
Origami-inspired Acoustic Arrays
Self-Adaptive Reconfigurable Structures

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Michael Roan, Major Field Member
Amanda Hanford, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jared Butler, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary Frecker, Major Field Member

Author:

King, Carli

Title:

Investigating the Role of TCF7L1 in Colorectal Cancer

Graduate Program:

Biomedical Sciences (PHD)

Keywords:

colorectal cancer
TCF7L1

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Committee Members:

Gregory Yochum, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Zhonghua Gao, Major Field Member
Kristin Eckert, Major Field Member
Lisa Shantz, Program Head/Chair
Vladimir Spiegelman, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Garborg, Christopher

Title:

Understanding the nature and drivers of brain motion in a behaving mouse model

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Brain Motion
Two-photon Microscopy
Intra-abdominal Pressure
Cerebrospinal Fluid

File:

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Committee Members:

Patrick Drew, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Spencer Szczesny, Major Field Member
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli, Major Field Member
Nanyin Zhang, Major Field Member
Yuguo Lei, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Doty, Christopher

Title:

Crisis Media - Discovering Social Media's Role in the Emergency Management Process

Graduate Program:

Informatics (PHD)

Keywords:

Social Media
Data Mining
Interviews
Emergency Management
Crisis
Disaster

File:

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Committee Members:

Jeffrey Bardzell, Program Head/Chair
Prasenjit Mitra, Major Field Member
Timothy E. Kohler, Special Member
Stephanie Madden, Outside Unit & Field Member
Andrea Tapia, Major Field Member
Nick Giacobe, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

De Jeronimo Diaz, Cesar

Title:

The Cardiac Inflammatory Response in Sterile and Viral Inflammation

Graduate Program:

Integrative and Biomedical Physiology (PHD)

Keywords:

Left Ventricle
Hypertension
Flow Cytometry
NLRP3
SARS-CoV-2
Inflammation
Inflammasome
Salt Sensitivity
Macrophage

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Committee Members:

Vishal Singh, Outside Unit & Field Member
Connie Rogers, Major Field Member
Matam Kumar, Special Member
Donna Korzick, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kumble Prabhu, Major Field Member
Gregory Shearer, Program Head/Chair