21. MR Image Enhancement with High Permittivity Materials Open Access Author: Ketterman, Matthew David Title: MR Image Enhancement with High Permittivity Materials Graduate Program: Engineering Science Keywords: MRImagnetic resonance imaginghigh permittivitymaterialselectromagnetics File: Download thesisCombined4.pdf Committee Members: Michael T Lanagan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorThomas Neuberger, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJudith Todd, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorCorina Stefania Drapaca, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
22. Minimization of Circuitry in Large Format Lithium-ion Battery Management Systems Open Access Author: Miller, Jerin Patrick Title: Minimization of Circuitry in Large Format Lithium-ion Battery Management Systems Graduate Program: Electrical Engineering Keywords: BMSBattery Management SystemLithiumLithium-ion File: Download Jerin_Miller_Thesis_Fall_12.pdf Committee Members: Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJohn Douglas Mitchell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
23. The interaction of Shale/fracture/fluid and their influence on Production from an unconventional tight oil reservoir Open Access Author: Conrad, Caleb Marchant Title: The interaction of Shale/fracture/fluid and their influence on Production from an unconventional tight oil reservoir Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: pressure dependent fracture permeabilityfracture conductivityyoungs modulus File: Download CMC_shale_thesis_Final_Draft.pdf Committee Members: Yilin Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
24. Multi Agent System-based simulation of a laboratory-scale microgrid Open Access Author: Chen, Le Title: Multi Agent System-based simulation of a laboratory-scale microgrid Graduate Program: Electrical Engineering Keywords: multi-agent systemsmart gridmicrogridpower systemJADEMACSimJXdistributed energy resourcesZigBee. File: Download ThesisReport_CHEN.pdf Committee Members: Peter Idowu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
25. Modeling and control of an auxiliary power unit for a plug-in hybrid electric vechile Open Access Author: Yu, Yichong Title: Modeling and control of an auxiliary power unit for a plug-in hybrid electric vechile Graduate Program: Electrical Engineering Keywords: auxiliary power unitplug-in hybrid electric vechile File: Download Yichong_Yu_thesis_final_version.pdf Committee Members: Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
26. Poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene Nanofibers for Neural Interfaces Open Access Author: Layton, Kelly Nicole Title: Poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene Nanofibers for Neural Interfaces Graduate Program: Bioengineering Keywords: Poly(34-ethylene dioxythiophene)NanofibersConducting PolymersBiomaterialsNeural InterfacesGlucose Detection File: Download Kampstra_Final_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Mohammad Reza Abidian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
27. Analysis of endothelial cell contractility in melanoma induced junction disruption of endothelial monolayers Open Access Author: Pohler, Steven E Title: Analysis of endothelial cell contractility in melanoma induced junction disruption of endothelial monolayers Graduate Program: Chemical Engineering Keywords: endothelialjunction disruptionVE-cadherinmelanomacontractilitysoluble factorsreceptor-ligand bindinginterleukins File: Download SEP_Thesis_2014.pdf Committee Members: Esther Winter Gomez, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
28. The Development of Carboxylic Acid Separation by Nanofiltration Membrane for Carboxylate Platform Using Lignocellulosic Biomass Open Access Author: Xiong, Boya Title: The Development of Carboxylic Acid Separation by Nanofiltration Membrane for Carboxylate Platform Using Lignocellulosic Biomass Graduate Program: Agricultural and Biological Engineering Keywords: NanofiltrationLignocellulosic biomassMixed carboxylic acidsCarboxylate platformAcid separationBiorefinery. File: Download Final_MS_thesis_Boya_Xiong_corrected_by_080114.pdf Committee Members: Thomas Lehman Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorManish Kumar, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJohn Michael Regan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAli Demirci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorVirendra Puri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
29. shrinkage characteristics of alkali activated fly ash-slag binders Open Access Author: Hojati, Maryam Title: shrinkage characteristics of alkali activated fly ash-slag binders Graduate Program: Civil Engineering Keywords: alkali-activated binary binderchemical shrinkageautogenous shrinkagedrying shrinkageSlag-to-fly ash ratiosetting time File: Download Hojati_MS_Thesis_December_2014.pdf Committee Members: Aleksandra Z Radlinska, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
30. From Chip-in-a-lab to Lab-on-a-chip: The Development of a Prototype for Acoustofluidic Nanoparticle Separation Open Access Author: Rufo, Joseph Michael Title: From Chip-in-a-lab to Lab-on-a-chip: The Development of a Prototype for Acoustofluidic Nanoparticle Separation Graduate Program: Engineering Science and Mechanics Keywords: MicrofluidicsAcoustofluidicsDynamic Light ScatteringNanoparticleSeparation File: Download Joseph_Rufo_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Jun Huang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
31. PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION OF AN INTAKE PORT FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Open Access Author: Donnelly, Michael J Title: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION OF AN INTAKE PORT FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: CFDoptimizationinduction system File: Download Masters_Thesis_mjd_07-13-16.pdf Committee Members: Justin Kyle Watson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
32. Dynamic Traffic Control: The Treatment of Left Turns in an Urban Grid Network Open Access Author: Deprator, Anthony Joseph Title: Dynamic Traffic Control: The Treatment of Left Turns in an Urban Grid Network Graduate Program: Civil Engineering Keywords: TrafficTraffic Flow TheoryTraffic OperationsTraffic ControlDynamicDynamic Traffic ControlUrban Grid NetworksOperationsTransportation File: Download DePrator_PSU_Thesis_FINAL3.pdf Committee Members: Vikash Varun Gayah, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
33. The Use of Citrate-Based Biomaterials for Hernia Repair Open Access Author: Kalaba, Srdan Ha Title: The Use of Citrate-Based Biomaterials for Hernia Repair Graduate Program: Bioengineering Keywords: Hernia repairHernia meshHernia prosthesisHerniaCitric AcidCitrateBiomaterials File: Download Srdan_Kalaba_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Jian Yang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
34. CHARACTERIZATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF HUMAN ACTIVITY IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS USING RADAR MICRO-DOPPLER SIGNATURES Open Access Author: Zenaldin, Matthew Title: CHARACTERIZATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF HUMAN ACTIVITY IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS USING RADAR MICRO-DOPPLER SIGNATURES Graduate Program: Electrical Engineering Keywords: micro dopplerhuman gaitthrough wall radarfoliage clutterneedle treepine treesvm classificationhuman activity classificationtime frequency analysisspectrogramdoppler radar File: Download Matt_zenaldin_masters_thesis_V9.pdf Committee Members: Ram Mohan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
35. EVALUATION OF DRY STEAM PRECONDITIONING ON SWITCHGRASS PELLET QUALITY METRICS Open Access Author: Covelli, Curtis R Title: EVALUATION OF DRY STEAM PRECONDITIONING ON SWITCHGRASS PELLET QUALITY METRICS Graduate Program: Agricultural and Biological Engineering Keywords: SwitchgrassSteamPelletsbiomasspreprocessingpretreatment File: Download Covelli_Final_Revised_Thesis_9.6.pdf Committee Members: Virendra Puri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
36. Active Contour Motion Planning in the Inverse Perspective Mapping Frame Open Access Author: Nedorezov, Adam Jonathan Title: Active Contour Motion Planning in the Inverse Perspective Mapping Frame Graduate Program: Electrical Engineering Keywords: Active ContourPath PlanningVanishing Point EstimationInverse Perspective MappingMotion PlanningObstacle Detection File: Download Nedorezov_Thesis2016.pdf Committee Members: David Jonathan Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorWilliam Evan Higgins, Committee MemberDavid Jonathan Miller, Committee Member
37. Oversampled Drive Response Using Rolling Targets Technique Open Access Author: Mc Neill, Douglas Hall Title: Oversampled Drive Response Using Rolling Targets Technique Graduate Program: Electrical Engineering Keywords: Hard Disk DrivesHDDOversamplingRolling Targets File: Download Douglas_McNeill_Thesis_2020.pdf Committee Members: Sedig S. Agili, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAldo W. Morales, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorRobert A. Gray, Committee MemberRafic A Bachnak, Program Head/Chair