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Author:

Creavey, Kristine Lorain

Title:

Living in Adversity: How Parenting, Stressful Life Events, and Physiology Affect Child Social Competence

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

social competence
adversity
harsh discipline
stressful life events
respiratory sinus arrhythmia

File:

Download Bova_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Lisa Michelle Kopp, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory M Fosco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Doyle, Keith E

Title:

Material Properties of Crushable Concrete for use in Vehicle Anti-ram Barriers

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

crushable concrete
polystyrene concrete
energy dissipation
confined testing
vehicle anti-ram barriers

File:

Download Keith_Doyle_Masters_Thesis_-_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Tong Qiu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aleksandra Z Radlinska, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gordon Patrick Warn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoltan Ivan Rado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Toptan, Aysenur

Title:

Development of Local Droplet Conductivity Probe and Signal Processing Scheme

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

droplet
droplet probe
conductivity probe
droplet flow
two-phase flow

File:

Download MSThesis_AToptan_2015.pdf

Committee Members:

Seungjin Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Pu, Yu

Title:

Investigating Interdependent Privacy Issues in Social App Adoption Scenarios: Theoretical Results and Behavioral Evidence

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

Social Apps
Interdependent Privacy
Other-Regarding Preferences
App Data Collection Context
Economic Model
Conjoint Analysis

File:

Download YuPu.pdf

Committee Members:

Jens Grossklags, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lilley, Jason Michael

Title:

A Comparison of Plasticulture and Strip Tillage Production Systems With and Without Row Covers for Organic and Conventional Cucurbit Production

Graduate Program:

Horticulture

Keywords:

Cucurbit
Plasticulture
Strip Tillage
Row Cover
Muskmelon
Summer Squash

File:

Download Lilley_SCRI_Cucurbit_Thesis_Dept_of_Plant_Sci_at_Penn_State.pdf

Committee Members:

Elsa Selina Sanchez, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mcknight, Brendan Robert

Title:

Advanced Hybrid Rocket Motor Propulsion Unit For CubeSats

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

additive manufacturing
CubeSat
hybrid rocket motor
regression rate
combustion efficiency

File:

Download 1-McKnight_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Noor Elahi, Asim

Title:

Electrical Studies on Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBDs) on Gallium Nitride (GaN).

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

GaN SiC Schottky Barrier Diodes LED Electrical Characteristics Q

File:

Download asimnoorelahi-finalversion.pdf

Committee Members:

Zhiwen Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Osama O Awadelkarim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jian Xu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Markham, Laura Elise

Title:

Potatoes for Human Health: Effects of Cultivar and Processing on Nutritional Composition of White- and Color-fleshed Potatoes

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

potato
nutrition
phytochemical
metabolomics
farm to fork

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Markham.pdf

Committee Members:

Jairam Kp Vanamala, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory Ray Ziegler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Schrom, Robert Stephen

Title:

Radar Observations of Dendritic Growth Zones in Colorado Winter Storms

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

radar
microphysics
meteorology

File:

Download thesis_final_v1.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Robert Kumjian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sinclair, Kendra Heather

Title:

Barriers and bridges to adaptive capacity: A case study on water governance in the middle hills of south central Nepal

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

climate change
adaptive capacity
environmental governance
scalar mismatch
embodiment
access
water
Nepal

File:

Download thesis.draft.v06.pdf

Committee Members:

Petra Tschakert, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor