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Author:: Diaz Almeyda, Erika
Title:: UNDERSTANDING TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATION IN SYMBIODINIUM: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
Graduate Program:: Biology
Keywords:: Symbiodinium
temperature acclimation
transcriptomics
symbiosis
coral bleaching
global warming
climate change
File:: Download EDiaz_dissertation_final_07dec16.pdf
Committee Members:: Monica Medina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Hrisko, Joshua Eric
Title:: Detectability prediction for a thermoacoustic sensor in the breazeale nuclear reactor pool
Graduate Program:: Acoustics
Keywords:: acoustics
thermoacoustics
sensors
breazeale
nuclear
reactor
signal processing
vibration
frequency
detection
radiation
File:: Download Hrisko_Penn_State_Final_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Steven Lurie Garrett, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Chuayprakong, Sunanta
Title:: Synthesis, Morphology And Dynamics of Polyureas And Their Lithium Ionomers
Graduate Program:: Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:: Polyureas
Ionomers
Synthesis
Morphology
Dynamics
Nanotechnology
File:: Download Dissertation_Sunanta_Chuayprakong.pdf
Committee Members:: James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member

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Author:: Reese, Lynsey
Title:: Experimental Testing and Numerical Modeling of Geomaterials Interacting with Rigid Bodies Under Impact Loading
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: Anti-Ram Barriers
LS-DYNA
Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics
Soil-Structure Interaction
Numerical Modeling
Expanded Polystyrene Concrete
Full-Scale Testing
File:: Download Reese_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Tong Qiu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Zhu, Siying
Title:: PERK REGULATES CALCIUM DYNAMICS IN COGNITION AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE
Graduate Program:: Cell and Developmental Biology
Keywords:: PERK
calcium dynamics
working memory
Alzheimer's disease
File:: Download Siying_Zhu_dissertation_2016.pdf
Committee Members:: Douglas Cavener, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Guo, Pinyao
Title:: Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Symbolic N-variant Simulator
Graduate Program:: Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:: Symbolic Execution
Intrusion Detection System
N-Variant System
Artificial Diversity
File:: Download masters_thesis_Pinyao_Guo.pdf
Committee Members:: Peng Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Regan, Claire Christina
Title:: Stream condition and nutrient runoff: Linking the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model with empirical ecological measures in an agricultural watershed in central Pennsylvania
Graduate Program:: Geography
Keywords:: Stream health
Biological integrity
Nutrient runoff
Macroinvertebrate
Soil and Water Assessment Tool
File:: Download Hirt_Claire_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Robert Brooks, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Alan Bishop, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tameria L Veith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Nguyen, Thaison
Title:: Structural, Building Science, Sustainability, and Constructability Study of a Transparent Residential Wall System
Graduate Program:: Architectural Engineering
Keywords:: Structural
Constructibility
Sustainability
Transparent
Wall
Residential
File:: Download Thesis_Report.pdf
Committee Members:: Ali M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Foster, Norman F
Title:: Advanced Overset Methods for Vortex Dominated Flows
Graduate Program:: Acoustics
Keywords:: Overset Grids
Vortical Flow
File:: Download Norm_Foster_Dissertation_20160302.pdf
Committee Members:: Dean Capone, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member

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