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Author:

Roggenbaum, Morgan

Title:

Engineering transcriptional logic within bacteria using complex, modular CRISPRi circuit arrays

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

synthetic biology
genetic circuits
CRISPRi
transcriptional read-through

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Committee Members:

Jeffrey Catchmark, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Howard M Salis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Justin R Pritchard, Committee Member
Esther Gomez, Committee Member

Author:

Chen, Caini

Title:

stable foams comprised of starch and chitosan in polyelectrolyte complexation

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

chitosan
starch
polyelectrolyte complexation
foam
potato
microwave expansion
extrusion
crosslinking

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Committee Members:

Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
Jeffrey M Catchmark, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sibel Irmak, Committee Member
Ramaswamy C Anantheswaran, Committee Member

Author:

Toth, Hana

Title:

Modeling and Evaluating Switchgrass Harvesting Systems

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

switchgrass
harvesting
energy grass harvesting
switchgrass harvesting
round baling
square baling
system balancing
machine productivity
cost model
agriculture
field testing
modeling
baling

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Committee Members:

Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
Jude Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Edward Ciolkosz, Committee Member
Charles David Ray, Sr., Committee Member
Jingxin Wang, Special Signatory

Author:

Mroczko, Olivia

Title:

Spatial and Temporal Patterns of PFAS Occurrence at a Wastewater Beneficial Reuse Site in Central Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

PFAS
contaminants of emerging concern
Living Filter
international policy
PFOS
PFOA

File:

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Committee Members:

Heather Elise Preisendanz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Herschel A. Elliott, Committee Member
Tamie Veith, Committee Member
Patrick Joseph Drohan, Committee Member
Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Reimer, Tyler

Title:

A UAV IMAGING APPLICATION TO MONITOR BLACK CHERRY FLOWERING AND REGENERATION IN ALLEGHENY NATIONAL FOREST IN PENNSYLVANIA

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

UAV
Drone
Black Cherry
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
YOLO

File:

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Committee Members:

Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
Daeun Choi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kelli Hoover, Committee Member
Douglas Alan Miller, Committee Member

Author:

Pawikhum, Kittiphum

Title:

Design End-effectors for Thinning Apple in the Green Fruit Stage

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

End-effector
Thinning
Green fruit Thinning
Crop load management
apples apples
mechanical properties
Physical Properties
apples thinning
Apples
Mechanical properties

File:

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Committee Members:

Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
Paul Heinz Heinemann, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Long He, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member
Randall Gray Bock, Special Signatory

Author:

Sahu, Rashmi

Title:

DEVELOPMENT OF VISION SYSTEM AND END-EFFECTOR FOR AUTOMATIC BUD THINNING OF APPLE TREE: EARLY CROP LOAD MANAGEMENT

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

: Computer Vision
YOLO
Robotic Bud Thinning
LED-Stereovision
Image Acquisition
Crop load management
End-effector
Apple flower bud thinning
Linear solenoid
Robotic bud thinning.
Computer Vision

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Committee Members:

Long He, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Heinz Heinemann, Committee Member
Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
James Rawlinson Schupp, Committee Member
Shirin Ghatrehsamani, Committee Member

Author:

Brown, Jordan

Title:

The Formation of Pelletized Duckweed: Evaluating Its Physical Properties and Feasibility as a Fertilizer Under Varied Rainfall Intensities in Laboratory Soil Columns

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Duckweed
Soil column
Pelletization
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Leachate

File:

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Committee Members:

Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
Rachel A. Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lauren Mc Phillips, Committee Member
William D Burgos, Committee Member

Author:

Atsyo, Sena

Title:

Experimental Study of the Variation in Friction Coefficient and Adhesion Force of Corn Stover Particles of Different Anatomical Origins and Moisture Contents

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Corn stover
Inter-particle mechanics
Fraction pair
Biomass
Material handling
Anatomical origin
Friction coefficient
Adhesion force
Moisture content

File:

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Committee Members:

Hojae Yi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Edward Ciolkosz, Committee Member
Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
Yang Yang, Committee Member

Author:

Haque, Md Hamidul

Title:

Towards the National-Scale Analysis of the Effect of Manureshed-Based Management on Water Quality

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Manaureshed
Manure
Water Quality
SWAT+
National Agroecosystem Model

File:

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Committee Members:

Cibin Raj, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tamie Veith, Committee Member
Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
Sheri Spiegal, Committee Member
Christine Costello, Committee Member