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5801. INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOFREQUENCY HEATING DEVICE TO TREAT INFECTED METAL FRACTURE FIXATION IMPLANTS

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Author:
Ahmad, Aiman
Title:
INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOFREQUENCY HEATING DEVICE TO TREAT INFECTED METAL FRACTURE FIXATION IMPLANTS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Induction Heating of Metal Implants
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Committee Members:
Rick Ciocci, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Anilchandra Attaluri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew R. Garner, Committee Member
Ma'Moun A. Abu Ayyad, Committee Member
Sheikh Fahad Ferdous, Committee Member

5802. Exploring the Effects of Early Childhood Adversity and Sustained Attention on Reading Outcomes

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Author:
Alvarado, Charles
Title:
Exploring the Effects of Early Childhood Adversity and Sustained Attention on Reading Outcomes
Graduate Program:
Educational Psychology (MS)
Keywords:
Sustained Attention
Reading Comprehension
Achievement
Childhood Adversity
File:
Download Alvarado_-_Master_s_Thesis_-_Final_Draft__corrected_.pdf
Committee Members:
Carlomagno Del Carmen Panlilio, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Committee Member
Matthew McCrudden, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

5803. The effects of worry and rumination on response to daily events in depression and generalized anxiety disorder: Application of the contrast avoidance model

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Author:
Baik, Seung Yeon
Title:
The effects of worry and rumination on response to daily events in depression and generalized anxiety disorder: Application of the contrast avoidance model
Graduate Program:
Psychology (MS)
Keywords:
generalized anxiety disorder
major depressive disorder
contrast avoidance
worry
rumination
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Committee Members:
Michelle Gayle Newman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Louis Georges Castonguay, Committee Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair
Jonathan Emdin Cook, Committee Member

5805. Ungulate space-use and movement in response to changes in reproductive status and hunting pressure

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Open Access
Author:
Gundermann, Kathleen
Title:
Ungulate space-use and movement in response to changes in reproductive status and hunting pressure
Graduate Program:
Wildlife and Fisheries Science (MS)
Keywords:
space-use
movement
ungulates
File:
Download gundermann_thesis_v03.pdf
Committee Members:
Bradley Cardinale, Program Head/Chair
Frances E Buderman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Committee Member
Duane R Diefenbach, Committee Member

5806. Domain Wall Motion In Polycrystalline Ferroelectric Films

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Open Access
Author:
Hennessey, Gavin
Title:
Domain Wall Motion In Polycrystalline Ferroelectric Films
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Polarization
PFM
Grain Boundary
EBSD
Ferroelectrics
Domain Wall Motion
Nonlinearity
Rayleigh
File:
Download GavinTHennessey_Master_sThesisFile_GTH5076.pdf
Committee Members:
Susan E Trolier-Mc Kinstry, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jon-Paul Maria, Committee Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Darren C Pagan, Committee Member

5807. Growing Resistance: An Ecofeminist Analysis of Seed Sovereignty in Xoy, Yucatan

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Open Access
Author:
Griffin, Megan
Title:
Growing Resistance: An Ecofeminist Analysis of Seed Sovereignty in Xoy, Yucatan
Graduate Program:
Rural Sociology (MS)
Keywords:
agrobiodiversity
seed sovereignty
ecofeminism
science and technology studies
Yucatan
maize
File:
Download Griffin_RSOC_INTAD_Thesis_2022.pdf
Committee Members:
Kathleen J D Sexsmith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mariana J Ortega, Committee Member
Brian Thiede, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Robert Magneson Chiles, Committee Member
Leif Jensen, Committee Member

5808. Warmer and more variable temperatures influence both crop yield and weed seedbank longevity in a perennial forage system

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Open Access
Author:
Isaacson, Ashley
Title:
Warmer and more variable temperatures influence both crop yield and weed seedbank longevity in a perennial forage system
Graduate Program:
Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science (MS)
Keywords:
open-top chambers
climate change
perennial forage
forage production
weed seedbank
seedbank longevity
increased temperatures
weed seed mortality
alfalfa productivity
temperature fluctuations
winter injury
File:
Download Isaacson_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Carolyn Lowry, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John M Wallace, Committee Member
Richard Smith, Committee Member

5809. A U-Pb CA-ID-TIMS date (230.964 Ma ± 0.077 Ma) for the Maple Creek Gabbro, Wrangellia Large Igneous Province, Kluane Range, the Yukon

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Author:
Grosswiler, Kate
Title:
A U-Pb CA-ID-TIMS date (230.964 Ma ± 0.077 Ma) for the Maple Creek Gabbro, Wrangellia Large Igneous Province, Kluane Range, the Yukon
Graduate Program:
Geosciences (MS)
Keywords:
Wrangellia
zircon
CA-IDTIMS
large igneous province
carnian
triassic
extinction
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Committee Members:
Brian Kelley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark E Patzkowsky, Committee Member
Donald Fisher, Program Head/Chair
Jesse R Reimink, Committee Member

5810. How do new safety practices contribute to service workers' turnover intentions? A Self-Determination perspective

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Author:
Gonzalez, Cristina
Title:
How do new safety practices contribute to service workers' turnover intentions? A Self-Determination perspective
Graduate Program:
Psychology (MS)
Keywords:
COVID-19
Turnover Intention
Service Work
Safety Climate
Autonomy
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Committee Members:
Alicia Ann Grandey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Gasper, Committee Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair
Hanyi Min, Committee Member

5811. Updates to the Godiva-IV Model with Experimental Improvements to K-eff Values

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Open Access
Author:
Hagopian, Victoria
Title:
Updates to the Godiva-IV Model with Experimental Improvements to K-eff Values
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
Godiva IV
k-eff
ICSBEP Benchmark
MCNP
ENDF/B-VII.1
ENDF/B-VIII.0
HEU-MET-FAST-086
File:
Download Hagopian_Masters_Thesis_-_FINAL_UPDATED.pdf
Committee Members:
Leigh Winfrey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jean Paul Allain, Program Head/Chair
Xing Wang, Committee Member
Arthur Thompson Motta, Special Signatory

5812. Concrete Additive Manufacturing System Design for Earth and Mars

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Open Access
Author:
Watson, Nate
Title:
Concrete Additive Manufacturing System Design for Earth and Mars
Graduate Program:
Additive Manufacturing and Design
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
concrete
additive construction
robot
mars
File:
Download Watson_Masters_Thesis_7_23_20.pdf
Committee Members:
Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nicholas Alexander Meisel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy W. Simpson, Program Head/Chair

5813. Compositional Dependence of Ferroelectric Properties in Thin Film Zn1-xMgxO

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Author:
Goodling, Devin
Title:
Compositional Dependence of Ferroelectric Properties in Thin Film Zn1-xMgxO
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
ZnO
ferroelectric
ZnMgO
RF sputtering
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Committee Members:
Jon-Paul Maria, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ismaila Dabo, Committee Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Venkatraman Gopalan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5814. Trace Metals Concentrations in Dust from Gravel Roads Treated with Oil and Gas Produced Water

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Author:
Mokhtar, Yossra Maged
Title:
Trace Metals Concentrations in Dust from Gravel Roads Treated with Oil and Gas Produced Water
Graduate Program:
Environmental Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Oil and gas produced water
Radium
Lead
Dust suppression
Trace metals
Unpaved roads
Beneficial reuse
OGPW
Gravel roads
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Committee Members:
Nathaniel Richard Warner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William D Burgos, Committee Member
Jay Regan, Committee Member
Patrick Joseph Fox, Program Head/Chair

5815. EFFECTS OF BREAST CANCER-RELATED LYMPHEDEMA ON SHOULDER MOMENT GENERATION: A MODEL BASED ANALYSIS

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Author:
Khatri, Ashutosh Anand
Title:
EFFECTS OF BREAST CANCER-RELATED LYMPHEDEMA ON SHOULDER MOMENT GENERATION: A MODEL BASED ANALYSIS
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Lymphedema
Biomechanics
WISER Trial
ANSUR2
BCRL
Shoulder Moment
Shoulder Injuries
OpenSim
joint mechanics
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Committee Members:
Meghan Vidt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Spencer Szczesny, Committee Member
Daniel Hayes, Program Head/Chair
Matt Parkinson, Committee Member

5816. Exploring The Migration of CAR-Jurkat cells Expressing MicroRNA in an In Vitro Blood-Brain Barrier Model

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Author:
Dong, Yicheng
Title:
Exploring The Migration of CAR-Jurkat cells Expressing MicroRNA in an In Vitro Blood-Brain Barrier Model
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
In vitro BBB model
Glioblastoma
CAR-Jurkat cell
Cell Migration
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Committee Members:
Cheng Dong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel J Hayes, Committee Member
Daniel Hayes, Program Head/Chair
Justin R Pritchard, Committee Member

5817. Transformer based semi-supervised learning for misinformation classification

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Author:
Joshi, Deeksha
Title:
Transformer based semi-supervised learning for misinformation classification
Graduate Program:
Data Analytics (MS)
Keywords:
Machine learning
Transformers
NLP
Semi-supervised learning
Label Propagation
Label Spreading
DistillBERT
Misinformation Classification
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Committee Members:
Raghu Sangwan, Program Head/Chair
Youakim Badr, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrian Sorin Barb, Committee Member

5819. INVESTIGATION OF PVA MICRONEEDLE FABRICATION TECHNIQUES AND THEIR POSSIBLE INTEGRATION WITH LASER INDUCED GRAPHENE FOR GLUCOSE SENSING

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Author:
Niu, Zhenyuan
Title:
INVESTIGATION OF PVA MICRONEEDLE FABRICATION TECHNIQUES AND THEIR POSSIBLE INTEGRATION WITH LASER INDUCED GRAPHENE FOR GLUCOSE SENSING
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics (MS)
Keywords:
Microneedle
Wearable Device
Electrochemical
PVA
noninvasive glucose sensor
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Committee Members:
Larry Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jian Hsu, Committee Member
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Sahin K Ozdemir, Committee Member

5820. OPTIMIZING PRIVACY PRESERVING NEURAL NETWORKS EMPLOYING HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION

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Author:
Kannan, Adithya Krishnan
Title:
OPTIMIZING PRIVACY PRESERVING NEURAL NETWORKS EMPLOYING HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Privacy Preserving Machine Learning
Homomorphic Neural Networks
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Committee Members:
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Morgan Sampson, Committee Member

5821. Recovery of Base and Precious Metals from Waste Printed Circuit Boards

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Open Access
Author:
Alves, Joelson
Title:
Recovery of Base and Precious Metals from Waste Printed Circuit Boards
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
E-Waste
Recycling
Physical Separation
WPCB
Metals
Liberation
Characterization
File:
Download Master_s_Thesis_J.Alves_Final_3.27.2023.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Mohammad Rezaee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barbara J Arnold, Committee Member
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member

5822. Studies on the acoustic far-field distance of urban air mobility aircraft

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Open Access
Author:
Hur, Keon Wong
Title:
Studies on the acoustic far-field distance of urban air mobility aircraft
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Multirotor
UAM
sUAS
eVTOL
Aeroacoustic
Far-field
OpenVSP
VSP2WOPWOP
CHARM
PSU-WOPWOP
Noise prediction
File:
Download Hur_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Greenwood, Committee Member
James George Coder, Committee Member

5823. Application of Thrust-Drag and Power Balance Accounting to a Canonical Boundary Layer Ingesting Configuration

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Open Access
Author:
Ibasitas, Matthew
Title:
Application of Thrust-Drag and Power Balance Accounting to a Canonical Boundary Layer Ingesting Configuration
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Boundary Layer
Boundary Layer Ingestion
Ingestion
CFD
Fluid Dynamics
Canonical
Canonical Configuration
Power balance
Performance accounting
Thrust
drag
bookkeeping
performance bookkeeping
accounting
exergy
exergy analysis
exergy accounting
accounting system
performance accounting system
interference drag
dissipation
propulsion system integration
propulsion airframe interaction
interaction effects
BLI
ingestion
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
David K Hall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Mark A Miller, Committee Member

5824. Computational Design Approach for Microchannel Cold Plate cooled with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

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Open Access
Author:
Ostasz, Mateusz
Title:
Computational Design Approach for Microchannel Cold Plate cooled with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Carbon Dioxide
Cold Plate
Optimization
Heat Transfer
Thermal Management
File:
Download Ostasz_Mateusz_Thesis_Final_v4.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Committee Member

5825. An Experimental Exploration Study of Acoustic Black Holes in Thick Plates

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Open Access
Author:
Stimson, Emily
Title:
An Experimental Exploration Study of Acoustic Black Holes in Thick Plates
Graduate Program:
Acoustics (MS)
Keywords:
Acoustic Black Holes
Thick plates
Multi-grid panels
Inherent damping
Structural acoustics
Embedded Structures
Local modes
Global modes
Mixed modes
Mode classification
File:
Download EmilyStimson_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Andrew Barnard, Program Head/Chair
Amanda D Hanford, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tyler Patrick Dare, Committee Member
Micah Shepherd, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5826. Study of Solid Propellant Combustion and Aluminum Particles at High Pressure

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Open Access
Author:
Hillstrom, Alexander
Title:
Study of Solid Propellant Combustion and Aluminum Particles at High Pressure
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Solid Propellant
Ammonium Perchlorate
Composite Propellant
High Pressure
Combustion
High Pressure Combustion
Aluminum
Aluminum Particles
Aluminum Combustion
AP
APCP
File:
Download Hillstrom_Alexander_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Francis Kunz, Program Head/Chair
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Samuel Grauer, Committee Member

5827. Associations Between Early Nicotine Exposure and Household Chaos on Effort Tolerance During Adolescence

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Open Access
Author:
Petrie, Daniel
Title:
Associations Between Early Nicotine Exposure and Household Chaos on Effort Tolerance During Adolescence
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies (MS)
Keywords:
household chaos
nicotine exposure
effort tolerance
adolescence
File:
Download Petrie_masters_thesis_format_review_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Douglas Teti, Program Head/Chair
Charles Geier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lisa Michelle Kopp, Committee Member

5828. Using High-Fidelity Weather Data to Improve Impedance and Absorption Adjustment Values in Airport Noise Level Predictions

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Open Access
Author:
Shaw, Emma
Title:
Using High-Fidelity Weather Data to Improve Impedance and Absorption Adjustment Values in Airport Noise Level Predictions
Graduate Program:
Acoustics (MS)
Keywords:
noise propagation
aedt
atmospheric absorption
acoustic impedance
outdoor noise
aviation noise
File:
Download Shaw_MS_Thesis_FINALpdf.pdf
Committee Members:
Andrew Barnard, Program Head/Chair
Victor Ward Sparrow, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Barnard, Committee Member
Dan Russell, Committee Member

5829. A SPLINE-BASED METHOD FOR SOLVING THE INVERSE HEAT CONDUCTION PROBLEM IN SLABS AND THICK-WALLED CYLINDERS UNDER COMPLEX THERMAL LOADING

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Open Access
Author:
Klinger, Grant
Title:
A SPLINE-BASED METHOD FOR SOLVING THE INVERSE HEAT CONDUCTION PROBLEM IN SLABS AND THICK-WALLED CYLINDERS UNDER COMPLEX THERMAL LOADING
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics (MS)
Keywords:
Inverse Heat Conduction Problem
Spline
Piecewise
Plate/Slab
Cylinder
File:
Download Thesis_4-6-2023.pdf
Committee Members:
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Matt Lear, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Committee Member

5830. Developments Towards Hybrid Liquid Metal Plasma-Facing Components for Future Long-Pulse Fusion Energy Reactors

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Open Access
Author:
Marchhart, Trevor
Title:
Developments Towards Hybrid Liquid Metal Plasma-Facing Components for Future Long-Pulse Fusion Energy Reactors
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Nuclear fusion
Plasma-facing components
Liquid metals
Spark plasma sintering
Porous tungsten
UHV instrumentation
File:
Download Master_Thesis_2023_Trevor_Marchhart_04-03-23.pdf
Committee Members:
Arthur Motta, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jean Paul Allain, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mr. Martin De Jesus Nieto-Perez, Committee Member
Xing Wang, Committee Member

5832. The Role of Phonological Skills in Nonword Repetition and Reading Tasks in Children Diagnosed with Developmental Learning Disorders

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Open Access
Author:
Gonzalez, Karen
Title:
The Role of Phonological Skills in Nonword Repetition and Reading Tasks in Children Diagnosed with Developmental Learning Disorders
Graduate Program:
Communication Sciences and Disorders (MS)
Keywords:
phonological processing
Exploratory study
nonword reading
phonemic awareness
remote administration
File:
Download Gonzalez_MSFinal_Thesis_SP23.pdf
Committee Members:
Diane Williams, Program Head/Chair
Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nicole Etter (She/Her), Committee Member

5833. Individual Blade Pitch Control (IBC) for Vibration Reduction of Lift-offset Coaxial Rotor Vehicles with Auxiliary Propulsion

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Open Access
Author:
Beyer, Jessica
Title:
Individual Blade Pitch Control (IBC) for Vibration Reduction of Lift-offset Coaxial Rotor Vehicles with Auxiliary Propulsion
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
individual blade pitch control
compound rotor vehicle
rotorcraft
vibration reduction
XH-59
lift-offset coaxial rotor
File:
Download Thesis_Beyer_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Edward Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member

5835. Understanding Visitor Perception of Artificial Light at Night in Natural Areas: A Study of Visitor Experience in Determining a Light Level Threshold

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Open Access
Author:
Crump, Morgan
Title:
Understanding Visitor Perception of Artificial Light at Night in Natural Areas: A Study of Visitor Experience in Determining a Light Level Threshold
Graduate Program:
Recreation, Park and Tourism Management (MS)
Keywords:
artificial light at night
visitor experience
protected areas
lighting levels
File:
Download Thesis_Crump03.01.23.pdf
Committee Members:
Peter Newman, Program Head/Chair
Brendan Derrick Taff, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan R Graefe, Committee Member
Peter Newman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5836. Pathways for Just Indigenous Futures: Exploring Indigenous-Based Collaboration Frameworks in Climate Change Adaptation

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Open Access
Author:
Boon, Olivia
Title:
Pathways for Just Indigenous Futures: Exploring Indigenous-Based Collaboration Frameworks in Climate Change Adaptation
Graduate Program:
Landscape Architecture (MS)
Keywords:
Indigenous
Climate change
Justice
Collective Capacity
Framework
Community Engagement
Adaptation
File:
Download OliviaBoon_MSThesis_May2023.pdf
Committee Members:
Stuart Echols, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Stephen Paul Mainzer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Stempel, Committee Member
Leann Andrews, Committee Member

5837. How Support Affects the Risk-Taking Behaviors of Graduate Women in STEM

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Open Access
Author:
Hedrick, Sally
Title:
How Support Affects the Risk-Taking Behaviors of Graduate Women in STEM
Graduate Program:
Human Resources and Employment Relations (MS)
Keywords:
STEM
Risk-taking
Risk
Women
Support
Graduate Student
File:
Download How_Support_Affects_the_Risk-Taking_Behaviors_of_Graduate_Women_in_STEM.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul Clark, Program Head/Chair
Dorothea Roumpi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hee Man Park, Committee Member
Mark David Gough, Committee Member

5838. BOKO HARAM – A GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF A TERRORIST GROUP USING SPATIAL DATA SCIENCE AND GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE

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Open Access
Author:
Frost, Joshua
Title:
BOKO HARAM – A GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF A TERRORIST GROUP USING SPATIAL DATA SCIENCE AND GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE
Graduate Program:
Spatial Data Science (MS)
Keywords:
Boko Haram
Geospatial Intelligence
Spatial Data Science
Terrorism
Geospatial
GIS
G function
Africa
West
Central
Nigeria
Niger
Cameroon
Chad
Lake Chad
Distance-based functions
Descriptive spatial statistics
terrorist
Global Terrorism Database
START
RStudio
GeoDa
ArcGIS
proximity
Islamic State of West Africa
ISWA
al-Qaeda
Taliban
ISIS
File:
Download Frost_Joshua_Thesis2023.pdf
Committee Members:
Daniel Steiner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fritz Connor Kessler, Committee Member
Anthony Robinson, Program Head/Chair

5839. Measuring plasma volume in women of reproductive age – a comparison study of hydroxyethyl starch to other methods of plasma volume measurements

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Open Access
Author:
Martin, Leigh
Title:
Measuring plasma volume in women of reproductive age – a comparison study of hydroxyethyl starch to other methods of plasma volume measurements
Graduate Program:
Nutritional Sciences (MS)
Keywords:
plasma volume
women's health
nutrition
biomarkers
hydroxyethyl starch
indocyanine green
File:
Download MS_Thesis_-_Leigh_Martin.pdf
Committee Members:
Alison D Gernand, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lacy Marie Alexander, Committee Member
Meg Bruening, Program Head/Chair
Maria Rita Castro, Committee Member

5840. The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Wine Consumer Behavior in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. Region

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Open Access
Author:
Reed, Bridget
Title:
The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Wine Consumer Behavior in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. Region
Graduate Program:
Food Science (MS)
Keywords:
wine
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania wine
COVID-19
pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic
consumer ethnocentrism
File:
Download Bridget_Reed_Thesis.V3.pdf
Committee Members:
John Hayes, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Helene Hopfer, Committee Member
Robert Roberts, Program Head/Chair
Sarah Kirkmeyer, Committee Member

5841. Evaluating the Reliability of Automatically Generated Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Surrogates

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Open Access
Author:
Sengupta, Agnimitra
Title:
Evaluating the Reliability of Automatically Generated Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Surrogates
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
traffic safety
transportation engineering
vulnerable road user
pedestrian safety
bicycle safety
machine learning
statistical modeling
imbalanced data
surrogate safety measures
traffic conflict analysis
Bayesian optimization
File:
Download PSU_MS_Agnimitra_Sengupta.pdf
Committee Members:
S. Ilgin Guler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vikash V. Gayah, Committee Member
Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair
Xianbiao Hu, Committee Member

5843. Mycelium-Based Composites as Acoustic Architectural Components

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Open Access
Author:
Walter, Natalie
Title:
Mycelium-Based Composites as Acoustic Architectural Components
Graduate Program:
Architecture (MS)
Keywords:
Biodesign
Biofabrication
Mycelium-Based Composites
Sound Absorption Materials
Shape Grammars
Acoustic Simulation
File:
Download Natalie_Walter_MS_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf
Committee Members:
Benay Gursoy Toykoc, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Andrew Pecchia, Committee Member
Ute Poerschke, Program Head/Chair
Nathan Brown, Committee Member
Rahman Azari, Committee Member

5844. Predicting Driver's Takeover Decisions in a Conditionally Automated Vehicle with Gaze Based Deep Learning Architectures

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Open Access
Author:
Gupta, Shantanu
Title:
Predicting Driver's Takeover Decisions in a Conditionally Automated Vehicle with Gaze Based Deep Learning Architectures
Graduate Program:
Industrial Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Conditionally Automated Vehicles
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Situational Awareness
Takeover Performance
File:
Download Shantanu_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Yiqi Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vittaldas V Prabhu, Committee Member
Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair

5845. An Exploratory Study of the Information Security Behavior of Gamers

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Zhuang, John
Title:
An Exploratory Study of the Information Security Behavior of Gamers
Graduate Program:
Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations (MS)
Keywords:
security behavior
video games
protection motivation theory
cybersecurity
gamers
File:
Download Zhuang_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Yubo Kou, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ting Wang, Committee Member
Edward Glantz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Xinning Gui, Committee Member
Michael Keith Hills, Special Signatory

5846. Comparative Review Of 3D Printed Walls and the Methods Used by Companies in the Industry

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Bello, Nicholas
Title:
Comparative Review Of 3D Printed Walls and the Methods Used by Companies in the Industry
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
3D Printing
Concrete
Structural Analysis
Thermal Analysis
File:
Download Nick_Bello_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Ali M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, Committee Member
Patrick Joseph Fox, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Yuqing Hu, Committee Member

5847. Comparative Studies of α- & δ- Plutonium Allotropes & Plutonium Oxidation Mechanisms by Photoemission Spectroscopy

open_access
Open Access
Author:
White, Keith
Title:
Comparative Studies of α- & δ- Plutonium Allotropes & Plutonium Oxidation Mechanisms by Photoemission Spectroscopy
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
XPS
photoemission
surface science
plutonium
surface
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Auger
f-electron
actinide
oxide
File:
Download KWhite-MS-Thesis-Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Patrick M Lenahan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roman Engel-Herbert, Committee Member
Amanda M. Johnsen, Committee Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

5848. EFFECTS OF AN EXTRUDED FLAXSEED SUPPLEMENT ON PLASMA HAPTOGLOBIN, NON-ESTERIFIED FATTY ACIDS, BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE, AND COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT IN TRANSITION DAIRY COWS AND HEIFERS

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Cunningham, Devin Marie
Title:
EFFECTS OF AN EXTRUDED FLAXSEED SUPPLEMENT ON PLASMA HAPTOGLOBIN, NON-ESTERIFIED FATTY ACIDS, BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE, AND COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT IN TRANSITION DAIRY COWS AND HEIFERS
Graduate Program:
Animal Science
Keywords:
Dairy
Omega-3
Immune
Health
Inflammation
Flaxseed
Energy Balance
Nutrition
File:
Download Cunningham_Devin_Thesis_Final_Copy_4.1.21.pdf
Committee Members:
Troy Ott, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joy Lee Pate, Committee Member
Kevin John Harvatine, Committee Member
Adele Marie Turzillo, Program Head/Chair

5849. Development and Application of a Novel Organic Crystal for Reagent-Free, In-Situ Electrochemical Sensing of Bacterial Viability

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Bolotsky, Adam
Title:
Development and Application of a Novel Organic Crystal for Reagent-Free, In-Situ Electrochemical Sensing of Bacterial Viability
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Biosensor
Bacterial viability
Electrochemical sensor
Redox-active
Organic crystal
Rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing
Reagent-free
Metabolic activity
File:
Download Adam_Bolotsky_s_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Seyedehaida Ebrahimi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Morteza Kayyalha, Committee Member
Larry Cheng, Committee Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

5850. Advanced Shape Memory Metal-Matrix Composites: Relating Nano-fiber Reinforcement Structure to Bulk Composite Shape Memory Properties

open_access
Open Access
Author:
La Salle, Richard
Title:
Advanced Shape Memory Metal-Matrix Composites: Relating Nano-fiber Reinforcement Structure to Bulk Composite Shape Memory Properties
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics
Keywords:
NiTiNb
Shape memory alloy
Martensitic phase transformation
Differential Scanning Calorimetry
Pre-strain deformation
Deformation Processing
Microstructure Characterization
Thermo-mechanical Characterization
Stress-induced Martensite
File:
Download LaSalle_MS_Thesis_May2021_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Reginald Felix Hamilton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Todd Palmer, Committee Member
Richard Gordon, Committee Member
Judith Todd Copley, Program Head/Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member

5851. CHEMICAL SOLUTION DEPOSITION OF POTASSIUM SODIUM NIOBATE THIN FILMS

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Jacques, Leonard
Title:
CHEMICAL SOLUTION DEPOSITION OF POTASSIUM SODIUM NIOBATE THIN FILMS
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Chemical Solution Deposition
Thin Film
KNN
Processing
Metal Oxide
Activation Energy
Nucleation
Composition Segregation
Kinetics
File:
Download Jacques_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Susan E Trolier-Mckinstry, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Veronika Kovacova, Committee Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

5852. In vivo reprogramming of astrocytes to neurons in tauopathy mouse model and circuit mapping of reprogrammed neurons

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Taha, Ahmad
Title:
In vivo reprogramming of astrocytes to neurons in tauopathy mouse model and circuit mapping of reprogrammed neurons
Graduate Program:
Neuroscience
Keywords:
Tauopathy
NeuroD1
In vivo Reprogramming
Hippocampus
Astrocytes
Circuit Mapping
Optogenetics
File:
Download MS_Thesis_in_Neuroscience_Ahmad_B._Taha.pdf
Committee Members:
Aimin Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mellissa Rolls, Committee Member
Paul Allen Bartell, Committee Member
Paul Allen Bartell, Program Head/Chair

5853. target size estimation using forward scattering in a passive bistatic radar system

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Handel, Clark
Title:
target size estimation using forward scattering in a passive bistatic radar system
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Passive radar
FM radio
Bistatic radar
Long-Term Evolution
target detection
File:
Download ClarkHandel-Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Ram Mohan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair
Timothy Joseph Kane, Committee Member
Erik Henry Lenzing, Special Signatory
Muralidhar Rangaswamy, Special Signatory

5854. The Contribution of Dormant-Bud Stump Sprouts to Forest Regeneration

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Nieves, Jen
Title:
The Contribution of Dormant-Bud Stump Sprouts to Forest Regeneration
Graduate Program:
Ecology
Keywords:
Forest Regeneration
Stump Sprouting
Forest Ecology
File:
Download Thesis__final_2021-03-22.pdf
Committee Members:
Kim C Steiner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Laura P Leites, Committee Member
Marc Eric Mcdill, Committee Member
Jesse K Kreye, Committee Member
Jason Philip Kaye, Program Head/Chair

5857. Effects of Low-Mobility Holes in TCAD Simulated GaN/AlGaN/GaN Super-Heterojunction HEMT for RF and High-Power Applications

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Kemmerling, Jesse
Title:
Effects of Low-Mobility Holes in TCAD Simulated GaN/AlGaN/GaN Super-Heterojunction HEMT for RF and High-Power Applications
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
gallium nitride
HEMT
super-heterojunction
field plate
RF amplifier
hole mobility
TCAD
microwave amplifier
File:
Download Thesis_MS_Final_Draft_Kemmerling_Jesse.pdf
Committee Members:
Rongming Chu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tom Jackson, Committee Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

5858. The relationship between High-Commitment HRM and employee engagement while moderated by HR attribution

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Cai, Menglan
Title:
The relationship between High-Commitment HRM and employee engagement while moderated by HR attribution
Graduate Program:
Human Resources and Employment Relations
Keywords:
High-Commitment HRM
Employee Engagement
Well-Being Attribution
Exploitation Attribution
File:
Download Menglan_s_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Elaine Farndale, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hee Man Park, Committee Member
Kathryn Dlugos, Committee Member

5859. Ultrasonic Non-destructive Evaluation of Metallic Additive Manufacturing

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Gillespie, Jared
Title:
Ultrasonic Non-destructive Evaluation of Metallic Additive Manufacturing
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics
Keywords:
ultrasound
additive manufacturing
melt pools
texture
residual stress
resonant ultrasound spectroscopy
File:
Download UT_NDE_of_AM__final_rev01.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Kube, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrea Paola Arguelles, Committee Member
Clifford Jesse Lissenden, III, Committee Member
Allison Michelle Beese, Committee Member
Judith Todd Copley, Program Head/Chair

5860. A Global Characterization of Adaptations Addressing Vulnerabilities Across the Food-Energy-Water Nexus

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Torhan, Sarah
Title:
A Global Characterization of Adaptations Addressing Vulnerabilities Across the Food-Energy-Water Nexus
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
climate change
adaptation
food-energy-water nexus
food security
water security
energy security
File:
Download Torhan_Masters_Thesis_Fall_2021.pdfDownload Table_B-1.xlsx
Committee Members:
Caitlin A Grady, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lauren Mc Phillips, Committee Member
Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair
Nathaniel Richard Warner, Committee Member

5861. Supplier pre-selection framework: A criteria to evaluate suppliers in early stage.

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Sawale, Shantanu
Title:
Supplier pre-selection framework: A criteria to evaluate suppliers in early stage.
Graduate Program:
Industrial Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Supplier pre-selection
strategic purchasing
automobile
File:
Download Shantanu_Sawale_Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair
Paul Griffin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vittaldas V Prabhu, Committee Member

5862. The Effect of Urbanization, Seasonality, and Storm Events On Stream Metabolism at Watershed Scale

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Wadley, Myriah
Title:
The Effect of Urbanization, Seasonality, and Storm Events On Stream Metabolism at Watershed Scale
Graduate Program:
Forest Resources (MS)
Keywords:
metabolism
land-use
urban
watershed
gross primary production
ecosystem respiration
Dead Run 5
ecosystem function
urbanization
restoration
File:
Download MWadley_Thesis_Dec2021.pdf
Committee Members:
Bradley Cardinale, Program Head/Chair
Jonathan M Duncan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lauren Mc Phillips, Committee Member
Douglas Alan Miller, Committee Member

5863. Polarity Disparity Governs Hierarchical Arrangements in Multiphase Condensates

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Tang, Yuqi
Title:
Polarity Disparity Governs Hierarchical Arrangements in Multiphase Condensates
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (MS)
Keywords:
Phase Separation
Multilayered Condensates
Elastin-like Polypeptides
Tau protein
File:
Download Yuqi_Tang-MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Xin Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tae-Hee Lee, Committee Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Ruobo Zhou, Committee Member

5864. autonomous approach to a moving ship's mast via motion prediction

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Sato, Masahiro
Title:
autonomous approach to a moving ship's mast via motion prediction
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
UAV
motion prediction
image processing
AR model
Burg's Method
System Design
Target Detection
SCONE
IARC
D435
model predictive control
MPC
File:
Download Autonomous_Approach_to_a_Moving_Ships_Mast_via_Motion_Prediction_Masahiro_Sato.pdf
Committee Members:
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Eric N. Johnson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5866. Measuring the water activity of ternary aerosol systems and generating phase diagrams for sub micron aerosol particles

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Poitras, Haley
Title:
Measuring the water activity of ternary aerosol systems and generating phase diagrams for sub micron aerosol particles
Graduate Program:
Chemistry (MS)
Keywords:
Water activity
phase separation
File:
Download Poitras_Haley_Thesis_for_Submission.pdf
Committee Members:
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Miriam Arak Freedman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Scott A Showalter, Committee Member
Kenneth James Davis, Committee Member

5868. The Impact of the Developmental Timing of Trauma Exposure on Psychopathological Processes and Aggression

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Zhang, Zhenyu
Title:
The Impact of the Developmental Timing of Trauma Exposure on Psychopathological Processes and Aggression
Graduate Program:
Psychology (MS)
Keywords:
Trauma exposure
Developmental timing
PTSD
Depression
Anxiety
Aggression
File:
Download Masters_Thesis_Zhenyu_Zhang.pdf
Committee Members:
Amy Dyanna Marshall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yo Jackson, Committee Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair
Chad Edward Shenk, Committee Member

5870. Evaluation of CRISPR-Based Approaches for Precision Poultry Gene Modulation and Delivery

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Chapman, Brittany
Title:
Evaluation of CRISPR-Based Approaches for Precision Poultry Gene Modulation and Delivery
Graduate Program:
Animal Science (MS)
Keywords:
CRISPR
Gene Editing
ReMOT
CRISPRa/i
dCas9
QVtg
File:
Download B._Chapman___Master_s_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Tae Hyun Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jason Laurence Rasgon, Committee Member
Adele Turzillo, Program Head/Chair
Francisco Javier Diaz, Committee Member

5871. Developmental Changes in Basal Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Predicting Peer Success: From an Index of Environmental Susceptibility in Kindergarten to Emotion Regulation in First Grade

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Author:
Rice, Danielle
Title:
Developmental Changes in Basal Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Predicting Peer Success: From an Index of Environmental Susceptibility in Kindergarten to Emotion Regulation in First Grade
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies (MS)
Keywords:
Respiratory sinus arrhythmia
Teacher-child relationships
Peer relationships
File:
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Committee Members:
Lisa Michelle Kopp, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chad Edward Shenk, Committee Member
Heidemarie Laurent, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

5872. DESIGN OF FEEDBACK CONTROL STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THERMAL THERAPIES FOR RECURRENT GLIOBLASTOMA

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Author:
Lad, Yash
Title:
DESIGN OF FEEDBACK CONTROL STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THERMAL THERAPIES FOR RECURRENT GLIOBLASTOMA
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
rGBM
LITT
MNHT
Heat Sink
CSF
Feedback Control
PID
MPC
File:

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Committee Members:
Anilchandra Attaluri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Allen Maicke, Committee Member
Rick Ciocci, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Ma'Moun Abdel Abu-Ayyad, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rebecca Vincelette, Committee Member

5873. Parametric Design and Optimization of Roller Coaster Support Structures Considering Sustainability and Maintenance

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Self, Ian
Title:
Parametric Design and Optimization of Roller Coaster Support Structures Considering Sustainability and Maintenance
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Optimization
Parametric Design
Structural Engineering
Structures
Roller Coaster
File:
Download Thesis_-_Ian_Self.pdf
Committee Members:
Nathan Brown, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Boothby, Committee Member
James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair
John Messner, Committee Member
Rebecca Napolitano, Committee Member

5874. Investigation of Coal Combustion Residuals for Ceramic Applications and Production

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Open Access
Author:
Chop, Hannah
Title:
Investigation of Coal Combustion Residuals for Ceramic Applications and Production
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Coal
fly ash
bottom ash
ceramics
coal waste
waste management
coal reject
sustainability
File:
Download Chop_MSThesisFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Barbara J Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member
Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Mohammad Rezaee, Committee Member

5875. Integrating Fragility Curves in Joint Power and Gas Transmission Models.

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Taylor, Eric
Title:
Integrating Fragility Curves in Joint Power and Gas Transmission Models.
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Fragility Curves
Joint Infrastructure Systems
Resilience Modeling
File:
Download Thesis_Eric_Taylor_Final_Version__1_.pdf
Committee Members:
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chiara Lo Prete, Committee Member
Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Mort D Webster, Committee Member

5876. Artificial neural network driven fault tolerance for redundant wheeled mecanum robots: Ensuring navigation despite wheel(s) failure

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Budur, Sushanth Reddy
Title:
Artificial neural network driven fault tolerance for redundant wheeled mecanum robots: Ensuring navigation despite wheel(s) failure
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Artificial Neural Network (ANN)
Fault Tolerance (FT)
File:
Download Thesis_Report_Updated.pdf
Committee Members:
Amit Banerjee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Wolpert, Committee Member
Rick Ciocci, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Zhezhen Fu, Committee Member

5877. Near-Field Electroluminescent Cooling using Wide Bandgap Semiconductors

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Author:
Sharan, Abhimanyu
Title:
Near-Field Electroluminescent Cooling using Wide Bandgap Semiconductors
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Near-field radiation
Electroluminescent cooling
Light emitting diodes
Solid-state refrigeration
File:
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Committee Members:
Linxiao Zhu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sukwon Choi, Committee Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

5878. Mining Social Media to Unveil Emotional Contagion and Perceptions of Personal Fitness Information (PFI) Among mHealth App Users Over the Past Decades

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Author:
Chen, Cen
Title:
Mining Social Media to Unveil Emotional Contagion and Perceptions of Personal Fitness Information (PFI) Among mHealth App Users Over the Past Decades
Graduate Program:
Informatics (MS)
Keywords:
Mobile Health
Social Informatics
Personal Fitness Information
Emotional Contagion
File:
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Committee Members:
Jack Carroll, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dongwon Lee, Committee Member
Dongwon Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Aiping Xiong, Committee Member
Nicole Kreisberg, Committee Member

5879. Developing a Graph-Based Virtual Replica of In-Progress Construction of Structural Steel Using IFC Data

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Jahagirdar, Devayani
Title:
Developing a Graph-Based Virtual Replica of In-Progress Construction of Structural Steel Using IFC Data
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
IFC (Industry Foundation Classes)
Automation in Construction
Construction Schedule Planning
Construction Progress Monitoring
Network Graphs
File:
Download DevayaniYJahagirdar_MSThesis-18th_March_2023.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert M. Leicht, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yuqing Hu, Committee Member
Julian Wang, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
John Messner, Committee Member

5880. Phonetic and Acoustic Analyses of Sound-Symbolic Associations of a Large Pseudoword Set Across Multiple Domains of Meaning

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Author:
Nayak, Saachi
Title:
Phonetic and Acoustic Analyses of Sound-Symbolic Associations of a Large Pseudoword Set Across Multiple Domains of Meaning
Graduate Program:
Anatomy (MS)
Keywords:
neuroscience
linguistics
sound symbolism
phonetics
spectro-temporal
vocal
File:
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Committee Members:
Dr. Krish Sathian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Simon Lacey, Committee Member
Patricia Mclaughlin, Program Head/Chair
Patricia Mclaughlin, Committee Member
Patricia S Grigson Kennedy, Committee Member

5881. Nitrogen Fluxes and Yield Production from Corn – Ryelage Systems Amended with Digestate or Manure

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Author:
Nsengiyumva, Gloriose
Title:
Nitrogen Fluxes and Yield Production from Corn – Ryelage Systems Amended with Digestate or Manure
Graduate Program:
Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science (MS)
Keywords:
Digestate
Nitrogen Balance
Corn silage
Winter Rye
Raw manure
File:
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Committee Members:
Armen R. Kemanian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charlie White, Committee Member
Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Jennifer Lizabeth Weld, Committee Member

5882. INNOVATIVE FENTANYL DETECTION: THE INTEGRATION OF DEEP LEARNING WITH MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED POLYMER SENSORS

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Author:
Darweesh, Raheeq
Title:
INNOVATIVE FENTANYL DETECTION: THE INTEGRATION OF DEEP LEARNING WITH MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED POLYMER SENSORS
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Fentanyl
Breathalyzer
MIP
LSTM
RNNs
File:
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Committee Members:
Nashwa Nabil Elaraby, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Wolpert, Committee Member
Rafic Bachnak, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Aldo W Morales, Committee Member

5883. On Some Emerging Issues of Power Systems with Inverter-Based Resources

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Open Access
Author:
Singh, Baljeet
Title:
On Some Emerging Issues of Power Systems with Inverter-Based Resources
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Inverter-based resources
Grid-following converter
Synchronous generator
Dynamic model
Trapezoidal method
Backward Euler method
Distance protection
Impedance relay
File:
Download Baljeet_Singh_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yan Li, Committee Member
Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair
Yunting Liu, Committee Member

5884. Conventional and Non-Conventional Control Systems Embedded in Programmable Logic Controllers

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Author:
Jaswal, Anshul
Title:
Conventional and Non-Conventional Control Systems Embedded in Programmable Logic Controllers
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
PID
MPC
PLC
Stepper motor
Industrial automation
Position control
File:
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Committee Members:
Ma'Moun Abdel Abu-Ayyad, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amit Banerjee, Committee Member
Rick Ciocci, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Anilchandra Attaluri, Committee Member

5885. Experimental Equipment for Cement Plug Leakage and Proppant Transport

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Author:
Findlay, Tristin
Title:
Experimental Equipment for Cement Plug Leakage and Proppant Transport
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Experimental Equipment
Construction
Petroleum Engineering
Proppant Transport
Oil Well Cement
Cement Leakage
Low Carbon Cement Evaluation
Deviated Gravel Pack
Slot Flow Apparatus
Cement Sulfate Resistance
File:
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Committee Members:
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Wang, Committee Member
Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

5887. Parent interactions during stem play linked with preschooler’s stem skills: direct and indirect pathways

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Open Access
Author:
Mannweiler, Morgan
Title:
Parent interactions during stem play linked with preschooler’s stem skills: direct and indirect pathways
Graduate Program:
Psychology (MS)
Keywords:
Preschool
Parenting
Early STEM Skills
Early Math Skills
Early Spatial Skills
Parent-child Relationship
File:
Download MM_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Linn Bierman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lynn S. Liben, Committee Member
Kristin Buss, Program Head/Chair
Kristin Buss, Committee Member

5888. Application of Unbleached and bleached modified low molecular weight kraft lignin as a biorenewable polymer for improving mechanical properties of 3D printing resin

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Author:
Rohi Gal, Mostafa
Title:
Application of Unbleached and bleached modified low molecular weight kraft lignin as a biorenewable polymer for improving mechanical properties of 3D printing resin
Graduate Program:
Agricultural and Biological Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
3D printing
Mechanical strength
Kraft lignin
Chemical modification
File:
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Committee Members:
Stephen C Chmely, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amir Sheikhi, Committee Member
Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
Ali Demirci, Committee Member

5889. Positive Youth Development (PYD) in Africa: ​ A Case Study of 4-H Programming in Ghana and Liberia​

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Open Access
Author:
Go-Maro, Muriel
Title:
Positive Youth Development (PYD) in Africa: ​ A Case Study of 4-H Programming in Ghana and Liberia​
Graduate Program:
Education, Development, and Community Engagement (MS)
Keywords:
Positive Youth Development
Youth Engagement
African Youth
4-H
Global South
International Education
Ghana
Liberia
4-H Global Network
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Doc_Draft_3_March16th_24.pdf
Committee Members:
Benjamin Lewis Bayly, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark A Brennan, Program Head/Chair
Nicole Webster, Committee Member

5890. A Comprehensive Study of Thermal-Aware Data Placement in 3D DRAMs: The Role of Data Convection and GPU Integration

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Author:
Khadirsharbiyani, Soheil
Title:
A Comprehensive Study of Thermal-Aware Data Placement in 3D DRAMs: The Role of Data Convection and GPU Integration
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
3D Integrated Circuits
Temperature Optimization
Temperature Modelling
3D DRAM
Graphics processors
Data Placement
Thermal Issues
File:
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Committee Members:
Mahmut Taylan Kandemir, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Morgan Sampson, Committee Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair

5891. Development of a Validated Design Methodology for VTOL sUAS

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Author:
Loughran, Andrew
Title:
Development of a Validated Design Methodology for VTOL sUAS
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
VTOL sUAS
VTOL
sUAS
Flight Testing
Design Methodology
Motor Testing
Design
Conceptual Design
Design Models
File:
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Committee Members:
Julia Cole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Simon W Miller, Committee Member
Jacob Langelaan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Michael Andrew Yukish, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5892. Common bean (phaseolus vulgaris l.) Root traits as a tool for developing bean genotypes with superior adaptCOMMON BEAN (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L.) ROOT PHENOTYPES AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING BEAN GENOTYPES WITH SUPERIOR ADAPTATION TO LOW PHOSPHORUS AVAILABILITY AND DROUGHT

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Author:
Chisale, Virginia Kapachika
Title:
Common bean (phaseolus vulgaris l.) Root traits as a tool for developing bean genotypes with superior adaptCOMMON BEAN (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L.) ROOT PHENOTYPES AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING BEAN GENOTYPES WITH SUPERIOR ADAPTATION TO LOW PHOSPHORUS AVAILABILITY AND DROUGHT
Graduate Program:
Horticulture (MS)
Keywords:
Phosphorus
Drought
common bean
Root phenotypes
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Committee Members:
Jonathan Paul Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kathleen Marie Brown, Committee Member
Surinder Chopra, Program Head/Chair
David Robert Huff, Committee Member

5893. Impact of Microphysical Parameterizations on Satellite All-Sky Infrared Data Assimilation and Practical Predictability of Hurricane Harvey (2017)

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Author:
Rendon, Jordan
Title:
Impact of Microphysical Parameterizations on Satellite All-Sky Infrared Data Assimilation and Practical Predictability of Hurricane Harvey (2017)
Graduate Program:
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (MS)
Keywords:
Data Assimilation
Tropical Cyclone
Cloud Microphysics
Remote Sensing
Numerical Weather Prediction
Predictability
Meteorology
Infrared
File:
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Committee Members:
Yunji Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eugene Edmund Clothiaux, Committee Member
Paul Markowski, Program Head/Chair
Xingchao Chen, Committee Member

5894. DATA-DRIVEN PRESERVATION: A VULNERABILITY AND STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF THE HOSPITAL AT FORT UNION NATIONAL MONUMENT

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Author:
Savaroliya, Mina
Title:
DATA-DRIVEN PRESERVATION: A VULNERABILITY AND STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF THE HOSPITAL AT FORT UNION NATIONAL MONUMENT
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Rammed Earth Heritage Structures
Data-Driven Structural Assessment
Fort Union National Monument (FOUN)
File:
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Committee Members:
Rebecca Napolitano, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ryan Levi Solnosky, Committee Member
Julian Wang, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Thomas E Boothby, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5895. Design and Implementation of an Optically Powered Ultrasonic Node for Structural Health Monitoring

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Author:
Sarker, Md Arifur
Title:
Design and Implementation of an Optically Powered Ultrasonic Node for Structural Health Monitoring
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering (MS)
Keywords:
Structural health monitoring
smart ultrasonic node
wavelength multiplexing
piezoelectric transducers
fiber optic sensors
discrete SHM
File:
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Committee Members:
Mehdi Kiani, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xingjie Ni, Committee Member
John Doherty, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

5896. Influence of concept or semantic relation of items in remembering perceptual details

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Author:
Subedi, Vijay
Title:
Influence of concept or semantic relation of items in remembering perceptual details
Graduate Program:
Psychology (MS)
Keywords:
Visual working memory
Chunking
Object Grouping
Visual details
File:
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Committee Members:
Bradley Wyble, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nancy Dennis, Committee Member
Kristin Buss, Program Head/Chair
Frank Gerard Hillary, Committee Member

5898. Rational design process for gas turbine exhaust to supercritical CO2 waste heat recovery heat exchanger using topology optimization

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Author:
Adil, Nosherwan
Title:
Rational design process for gas turbine exhaust to supercritical CO2 waste heat recovery heat exchanger using topology optimization
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Topology Optimization
Heat Exhanger
Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Additive Manufacturing
Waste Heat Recovery
File:
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Committee Members:
Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew J Rau, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

5899. CELF LIGNIN INCORPORATION IN STEREOLITHOGRAPHY RESIN TO ENHANCE MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF 3D PRINTED MATERIAL TO PRODUCE PHOTOACTIVE POLYMERS

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Author:
Arya, Aditi
Title:
CELF LIGNIN INCORPORATION IN STEREOLITHOGRAPHY RESIN TO ENHANCE MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF 3D PRINTED MATERIAL TO PRODUCE PHOTOACTIVE POLYMERS
Graduate Program:
Biorenewable Systems (MS)
Keywords:
CELF Lignin
SLA
Stereolithography
Petroleum
Lignin Modification
Soy-based Oligomer
Acetylation of Lignin
Environmental Impact Analysis
Resin Formulations
31P NMR
E-factor analysis
File:
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Committee Members:
Jeffrey Catchmark, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Stephen C Chmely, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Edward Ciolkosz, Committee Member
Christine Costello, Committee Member
Hilal Ezgi Toraman, Committee Member