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Author:: Golkaram, Mahdi
Title:: Application of Reactive Molecular Dynamics in Biomaterial Science and Computational Biology
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Reactive Molecular Dynamics
Computational Biology
Protein Denaturation
Graphene Oxide Toxicity
File:: Download LKGO.movDownload MY_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Adrianus C Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Briggs, Kathryn Launa
Title:: a coupled mobile base manipulation system for robotic refueling
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: inverse kinematics
robotic refueling
mobile base
robotic manipulator
File:: Download Penn_State_University_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:: Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Gracik, Stefan M
Title:: The Effect of Urban Density on Building HVAC Performance
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: urban
density
cfd
openfoam
energyplus
energy efficiency
hvac
outdoor cfd
urban heat island
File:: Download thesis_Stefan_gracik_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr Jelena Srebric, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Vishwakarma, Vinod
Title:: Reduced order modeling, statistical analysis and system identification for a bladed rotor with geometric mistuning
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: turbine
mistuning
system identification
reduced order modeling
force response
random permutation
monte carlo
File:: Download thesis_vinod.pdf
Committee Members:: Alok Sinha, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Vishal Monga, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

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Author:: Rygg, Alex Dale
Title:: The Hydrodynamics and Transport Phenomena of Olfaction in the Hammerhead Shark (sphyrna tudes): Implications for Bio-inspired Chemical Sensing
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Olfaction
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Mass Transport
Chemical Sensing
Hammerhead Shark
File:: Download AlexRygg_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Brent Craven, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brent Craven, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Paterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Gary Stuart Settles, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member

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Author:: Homich, Andrew Joseph
Title:: Robot for Observational Gait Assessment and Rehabilitation
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Robot
Robotics
Parallel Bars
Physical Therapy
Observational Gait Assessment
Rehabilitation
Complementary Filter
Walking
File:: Download Thesis_AndrewHomich_FINAL_LowRes.pdf
Committee Members:: Jason Zachary Moore, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Everett Carl Hills, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Kriczky, Dennis Andrew
Title:: 3D Spatial Reconstruction of Thermal Characteristics in Directed Energy Deposition through Optical Thermal Imaging
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: thermal metrics
thermal imaging
directed energy deposition
3D spatial reconstruction
Ti-6Al-4V
File:: Download DennisKriczkyThesisFinal.pdf
Committee Members:: Panagiotis Michaleris, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward William Reutzel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Verners, Osvalds
Title:: Molecular dynamics analysis of oxidation, segregation and stress corrosion failures of refractory alloys
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: oxidation
segregation
stress corrosion cracking
hydrogen embrittlement
alloys
File:: Download dissertation_Verners.pdf
Committee Members:: Adrianus C Van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member
Sulin Zhang, Committee Member

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Author:: Zhu, Bin
Title:: Modeling, Design, and Experimental Testing of Integrated Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Structures
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Vibration Control
Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite
Passive Vibration Suppression
Harmonic Resonance
Damping Treatment
File:: Download Bin_Zhu_PhD_Thesis__June_1_2014_.pdf
Committee Members:: Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Martin Wesley Trethewey, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Special Member

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