21. Hydrogen sulfide production in manure storages on Pennsylvania dairy farms using gypsum bedding Open Access Author: Hile, Michael Lee Title: Hydrogen sulfide production in manure storages on Pennsylvania dairy farms using gypsum bedding Graduate Program: Agricultural and Biological Engineering Keywords: Dairymanurebeddinggypsumhydrogen sulfideemissions File: Download Hile_Dissertation_Final_04152016.pdf Committee Members: Eileen Eilzabeth Fabian, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorEileen Eilzabeth Fabian, Committee Chair/Co-ChairHerschel Adams Elliott, Committee MemberClarence Alan Rotz, Committee MemberRay B. Bryant, Special Member
22. Application of Trade Space Exploration and Sequential Decision-Making to Portfolio Management to Inform Army Equipping and Modernization Strategies Open Access Author: Hanson, Thor Kristofer Title: Application of Trade Space Exploration and Sequential Decision-Making to Portfolio Management to Inform Army Equipping and Modernization Strategies Graduate Program: Industrial Engineering Keywords: Trade Space ExplorationPortfolio ManagementDecision MakingPortfolio Decision Making File: Download Hanson_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
23. Efficacy of a Freshman Outdoor Orientation Program on Student Transition to University Life Open Access Author: Nendza, Jessica Lynn Title: Efficacy of a Freshman Outdoor Orientation Program on Student Transition to University Life Graduate Program: Recreation, Park and Tourism Management Keywords: Outdoor OrientationStudent TransitionFreshman Orientation Program File: Download Nendza_Thesis_7.8.16.pdf Committee Members: Benjamin Daniel Hickerson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
24. Computational Investigation of a Boundary-layer Ingestion Propulsion System for the Common Research Model Open Access Author: Blumenthal, Brennan Theodore Title: Computational Investigation of a Boundary-layer Ingestion Propulsion System for the Common Research Model Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Boundary-layer IngestionPropulsionCFDUSM3DNPSSCDISCCommon Research ModelCRM File: Download B_Blumenthal_MS_Thesis_V8-ZS.pdf Committee Members: Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorGeorge A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
25. Value-at-risk forecasting based on the Asymmetric Exponential Power distribution Open Access Author: Ou, Lu Title: Value-at-risk forecasting based on the Asymmetric Exponential Power distribution Graduate Program: Statistics Keywords: Asymmetric Exponential Power distributionValue-at-riskForecasting File: Download STATMS.pdf Committee Members: Zhibiao Zhao, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
26. Optimal low-thrust geostationary transfer orbit using a hybrid pseudospectral collocation method Open Access Author: Goodyear, Andrew Title: Optimal low-thrust geostationary transfer orbit using a hybrid pseudospectral collocation method Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: low-thrustpseudospectraltrajectory optimizationgeostationarymodified equinoctial elements File: Download andrew_goodyear_thesis_final_v4.pdf Committee Members: Dr David B Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorRobert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
27. Establishing inverse modeling analysis tools to enable continuous efficiency improvement loop implementation Open Access Author: Hatami, Zahra Title: Establishing inverse modeling analysis tools to enable continuous efficiency improvement loop implementation Graduate Program: Architectural Engineering Keywords: Global WarmingMonitoring and TargetingEnergy BaselineCUSUMsub-metersConvenience store. File: Download Hatami_Thesis_FINAL__9_.pdf Committee Members: James Freihaut, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
28. Soil hydrology at the Living Filter: Analysis of preferential flow and moisture-temperature dynamics under wastewater irrigation Open Access Author: Hopkins, Isaac E Title: Soil hydrology at the Living Filter: Analysis of preferential flow and moisture-temperature dynamics under wastewater irrigation Graduate Program: Soil Science Keywords: VWCsoil temperaturepreferential flowthermaldiffusivityliving filtersoil hydrologyhydrologysoil physicssoil File: Download Hopkins_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Hangsheng Lin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
29. UNDERSTANDING TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATION IN SYMBIODINIUM: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH Open Access Author: Diaz Almeyda, Erika Title: UNDERSTANDING TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATION IN SYMBIODINIUM: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH Graduate Program: Biology Keywords: Symbiodiniumtemperature acclimationtranscriptomicssymbiosiscoral bleachingglobal warmingclimate change File: Download EDiaz_dissertation_final_07dec16.pdf Committee Members: Monica Medina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
30. Detectability prediction for a thermoacoustic sensor in the breazeale nuclear reactor pool Open Access Author: Hrisko, Joshua Eric Title: Detectability prediction for a thermoacoustic sensor in the breazeale nuclear reactor pool Graduate Program: Acoustics Keywords: acousticsthermoacousticssensorsbreazealenuclearreactorsignal processingvibrationfrequencydetectionradiation File: Download Hrisko_Penn_State_Final_Masters_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Steven Lurie Garrett, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
