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61. Assessment of the Performance of Ablative Insulators under Realistic Solid Rocket Motor Operating Conditions

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Author:
Martin, Heath Thomas
Title:
Assessment of the Performance of Ablative Insulators under Realistic Solid Rocket Motor Operating Conditions
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
solid rocket motor
ablation
ablative
heat flux measurement
thermal radiation
radiometer
x-ray radiography
File:
Download Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenneth K Kuo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Gita Talmage, Committee Member
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Deborah Levin, Committee Member

62. Real-time Path Planning and Autonomous Control for Helicopter Autorotation

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Open Access
Author:
Yomchinda, Thanan
Title:
Real-time Path Planning and Autonomous Control for Helicopter Autorotation
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Autorotation
Path Planning
Helicopter Control
Dynamic Inversion
Trajectory Tracking
File:
Download ThananYomchindaDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Joseph Francis Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C Smith, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Special Member

63. Designing For Awareness Promotion In Complex, Distributed Collaborative Activities

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Open Access
Author:
Yu, Bo
Title:
Designing For Awareness Promotion In Complex, Distributed Collaborative Activities
Graduate Program:
Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:
CSCW
Collaboration
Activity Awareness
Dependency
Event-based Systems
File:
Download BoYu-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Guoray Cai, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guoray Cai, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan Maceachren, Committee Member
Mary Beth Rosson, Committee Member
Xiaolong Zhang, Committee Member

64. Structure and combustion reactivity of inertinite-rich and vitrinite rich South African coal chars: quantification of the structural factors contributing to reactivity differences

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Author:
Louw, Enette
Title:
Structure and combustion reactivity of inertinite-rich and vitrinite rich South African coal chars: quantification of the structural factors contributing to reactivity differences
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Coal
char
reactivity
structure
molecular modeling
South Africa
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Enette_22July.pdf
Committee Members:
Jonathan P Mathews, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan P Mathews, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member
Semih Eser, Committee Member

65. The Impact of Obesity through Increased Body Fat, Added Girth and Added Weight on Lifting Capacity

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Open Access
Author:
Cintron, Lorna Raquel
Title:
The Impact of Obesity through Increased Body Fat, Added Girth and Added Weight on Lifting Capacity
Graduate Program:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Ergonomics
Obesity
BMI
NIOSH
RWL
Lifting Capacity
MAWL
L5S1
File:
Download Lorna_Cintron-Gonzalez_Dissertation-2013.pdf
Committee Members:
Andris Freivalds, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Paul Griffin, Committee Member
M Jeya Chandra, Committee Member
Dr Samuel Oyewole, Committee Member
Diane Marie Spokus, Special Member

69. Dissolution of Clay Minerals and Redox Reactions between Clay Minerals and Uranium under High Pressure Co2 Conditions

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Open Access
Author:
Liu, Yan
Title:
Dissolution of Clay Minerals and Redox Reactions between Clay Minerals and Uranium under High Pressure Co2 Conditions
Graduate Program:
Environmental Engineering
Keywords:
clay
uranium
carbon sequestration
File:
Download Yan_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
William D Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fred Scott Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Gorski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

70. Assessment and Improvement of Final Assembly Processes for Complex Highly Engineered Mechanical Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Tosta Otamendi, Pablo Esteban
Title:
Assessment and Improvement of Final Assembly Processes for Complex Highly Engineered Mechanical Systems
Graduate Program:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Labor utilization
assembly
throughput
lean manufacturing
six sigma
interaction map
continuous improvement
workforce
oil.
File:
Download Thesis_-_Pablo_Tosta.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Carl Voigt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Carl Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

73. Design, Analysis and Performance of an Ultra-wide S-band, Through-wall Noise Radar

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Open Access
Author:
Smith, Sonny
Title:
Design, Analysis and Performance of an Ultra-wide S-band, Through-wall Noise Radar
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Ultra-wide Band
Noise Radar
Helical Antenna
Through-Wall Detection
Correlation
micro-Doppler
Human Activity Recognition
File:
Download 1-SonnySmith-Thesis.pdfDownload SonnySmith-Thesis__erratum_.pdf
Committee Members:
Ram Mohan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy Joseph Kane, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

77. Expanding the Versatility of the PS I-HydA Nanoconstruct

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Author:
Yeung, Simon
Title:
Expanding the Versatility of the PS I-HydA Nanoconstruct
Graduate Program:
Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
photosystem
hydrogenase
HydA
N75
crosslinker
BIDBE
DTME
molecular wire
nanoconstruct
File:
Download Yeung_SS_Thesis_2013.pdf
Committee Members:
Donald Ashley Bryant, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John H Golbeck, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

79. Research Concerning the Reference Electrode of the Three Electrode Device for Measuring Corrosion Rates

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Author:
Last, Beth Anna
Title:
Research Concerning the Reference Electrode of the Three Electrode Device for Measuring Corrosion Rates
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
corrosion
in vivo
platinum
iridium
silver
chloride
electrochemical
impedance spectroscopy
open circuit potential
File:
Download Bimber_MastersThesis_may2013.pdf
Committee Members:
Barbara Shaw, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor