191. Synthesis of Few-layer Tungsten Diselenide Films Open Access Author: Browning, Paul Nathan Title: Synthesis of Few-layer Tungsten Diselenide Films Graduate Program: Materials Science and Engineering Keywords: Two-dimensional materialschemical vapor depositionsynthesiselectronic materialsRaman spectroscopy File: Download Browning_Compiled_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Joshua Alexander Robinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
192. Road-side Obstacle Detection and Threat Assessment Open Access Author: Corbin, David Jeffrey Title: Road-side Obstacle Detection and Threat Assessment Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Obstacle detectionhazard analysisdownward-facing LIDAR File: Download Corbin_Thesis_2014_08_05.pdf Committee Members: Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
193. FORMULA 1 RACE CAR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT BY OPTIMIZATION OF THE AERODYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR WINGS Open Access Author: Bhatnagar, Unmukt Rajeev Title: FORMULA 1 RACE CAR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT BY OPTIMIZATION OF THE AERODYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR WINGS Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Formula 1AerodynamicsOptimizationLift CoefficientDrag CoefficientLap SimulationGenetic Algorithms File: Download 1-Masters_Thesis_for_Aerospace-_Unmukt_Bhatngar.pdf Committee Members: Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
194. Alternate Revenue Stream Analysis for a Residential Battery Connected to a PV Rooftop Open Access Author: Mesiwala, Akil Title: Alternate Revenue Stream Analysis for a Residential Battery Connected to a PV Rooftop Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: lithium ionbatterysolar PVGridSTARancillary servicesenergy arbitrageregulationPJM File: Download M.S._Thesis_Akil_Mesiwala.pdf Committee Members: Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDr David Riley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
195. Sense of Place and Perceptions of Local Water Management: Current Perceptions and Potential for the Future in Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania Open Access Author: Osborn, Emily Anne Title: Sense of Place and Perceptions of Local Water Management: Current Perceptions and Potential for the Future in Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania Graduate Program: Recreation, Park and Tourism Management Keywords: sense of placecommunity capacitycommunity based water management File: Download Osborn_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Alan R Graefe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
196. Effects of Text Genre and Structure on 4th- and 5th-grade Students’ High-level Comprehension in Small-group Discussions Open Access Author: Li, Mengyi Title: Effects of Text Genre and Structure on 4th- and 5th-grade Students’ High-level Comprehension in Small-group Discussions Graduate Program: Educational Psychology Keywords: reading comprehensiontext-based discussiontext genretext structureQuality Talk File: Download Thesis_Mengyi_Li.pdf Committee Members: Bonnie J Meyer, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorPricilla Karen Murphy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
197. The Allocation of Blueprints Programs to Pennsylvania Counties Using the Analytical Hierarchy Process Open Access Author: Ulan, Lisa Marie Title: The Allocation of Blueprints Programs to Pennsylvania Counties Using the Analytical Hierarchy Process Graduate Program: Industrial Engineering Keywords: Analytical Hierarchy ProcessBlueprints ProgramsPennsylvania Youth Survey File: Download Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Vittaldas V Prabhu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
198. The chicken model of ovarian cancer: A novel TP53 mRNA variant found in healthy and cancerous tissue Open Access Author: Montani, Aaron William Title: The chicken model of ovarian cancer: A novel TP53 mRNA variant found in healthy and cancerous tissue Graduate Program: Physiology Keywords: ovarian cancerchickengallusTP53P53mRNAvariantsplicingdeletion File: Download 1-Aaron_Montani_Thesis_Finished.pdf Committee Members: Ramesh Ramachandran, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJoy Lee Pate, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAlan Leslie Johnson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
199. A Global Analysis of the Atmospheric Available Energy and its Trends Open Access Author: Hay, Stephanie Ella Title: A Global Analysis of the Atmospheric Available Energy and its Trends Graduate Program: Meteorology Keywords: available energywalker circulationatmospheric circulationstorm track File: Download Thesis_Final_SEH.pdf Committee Members: Peter R Bannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
200. a coupled mobile base manipulation system for robotic refueling Open Access Author: Briggs, Kathryn Launa Title: a coupled mobile base manipulation system for robotic refueling Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: inverse kinematicsrobotic refuelingmobile baserobotic manipulator File: Download Penn_State_University_Thesis_FINAL.pdf Committee Members: Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKarl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor