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82. CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING OF ATMOSPHERIC FLOW WITHIN AND ABOVE PLANT CANOPIES

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Open Access
Author:
Souza Freire Grion, Livia
Title:
CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING OF ATMOSPHERIC FLOW WITHIN AND ABOVE PLANT CANOPIES
Graduate Program:
Meteorology
Keywords:
canopy flows
atmospheric boundary layer
atmospheric turbulence
File:
Download LiviaSouzaFreireGrion-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Marcelo Chamecki, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chris E. Forest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jose D. Fuentes, Committee Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Committee Member
NA, Outside Member

83. STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF PURE AND K-DOPED C60 ON THE PB(100) SURFACE

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Open Access
Author:
Huang, Ying Tzu
Title:
STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF PURE AND K-DOPED C60 ON THE PB(100) SURFACE
Graduate Program:
Physics
Keywords:
LEED
STM
alkali metals
fullerene
KxC60
File:
Download Ying-Tzu_Huang-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Renee D. Diehl, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Renee D. Diehl, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Hudson, Committee Member
Mauricio Terrones, Committee Member
Miriam A. Freedman, Outside Member

84. Learning Among Higher Education Instructional Designers in an Enterprise Social Network Group

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Open Access
Author:
Argondizza, Thomas Gregory
Title:
Learning Among Higher Education Instructional Designers in an Enterprise Social Network Group
Graduate Program:
Instructional Systems
Keywords:
social learning
social network groups
professional development
adult learning
informal learning
qualitative
phenomenology
instructional design
instructional designers
higher education
online social network
reciprocity
File:
Download Argondizza_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Allison Carr-Chellman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Allison Carr-Chellman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Heather Toomey-Zimmerman, Committee Member
William Rothwell, Committee Member
Ed Yoder, Outside Member

85. Academic Unionization: Influential Environmental and Organizational Factors

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Open Access
Author:
Hoffman, Sarah Christine
Title:
Academic Unionization: Influential Environmental and Organizational Factors
Graduate Program:
Higher Education
Keywords:
collective bargaining
faculty unions
graduate student unions
right-to-work states
File:
Download HoffmanFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
John Cheslock, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Cheslock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Liang Zhang, Committee Member
Mike Dooris, Committee Member
John Christman, Outside Member

86. Identifying Employee Engagement Factors in the Oil and Energy Industry in Saudi Arabia

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Open Access
Author:
Alkhalaf, Ali H
Title:
Identifying Employee Engagement Factors in the Oil and Energy Industry in Saudi Arabia
Graduate Program:
Workforce Education and Development
Keywords:
Work engagement
oil and energy
Job Performance in oil and energy
Job Resources
Saudi Arabia
File:
Download Ali_Alkhalaf_Dissertation_April_2_2017.pdf
Committee Members:
William J. Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. William J. Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Judith A. Kolb, Committee Member
Dr. Susan E. Cromwell, Committee Member
Dr. Edgar P. Yoder, Outside Member

88. ICE NUCLEATION EFFECTS OF SOOT AND MINERAL DUST AEROSOL PARTICLES

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Open Access
Author:
Alstadt, Valerie Jo
Title:
ICE NUCLEATION EFFECTS OF SOOT AND MINERAL DUST AEROSOL PARTICLES
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
atmospheric chemistry
ice nucleation
heterogeneous chemistry
DRIFTS
File:
Download Alstadt_Valerie_Dissertation_FINAL_3-27-17.pdf
Committee Members:
Miriam Freedman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Miriam Freedman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Keating, Committee Member
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Member
Johannes Verlinde, Outside Member

89. Using Narrative Inquiry to Investigate Persistence Challenges for African American Males in Education

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Open Access
Author:
Wood, Michael C
Title:
Using Narrative Inquiry to Investigate Persistence Challenges for African American Males in Education
Graduate Program:
Workforce Education and Development
Keywords:
African American Males
Anti Deficit Thinking
Persistence
Non-Cognitive Development
PWI's
HBCU's
Narrative Inquiry
File:
Download Dissertation_Michael_Wood.pdf
Committee Members:
Edgar I. Farmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Judith A. Kolb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar P. Yoder, Committee Member
Mark D. Threeton, Committee Member
N/A, Outside Member

90. PERFORMING WITNESSING: ART, SEXUAL TRAUMA, AND FEMINIST PEDAGOGY

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Open Access
Author:
Kwon, Hyunji
Title:
PERFORMING WITNESSING: ART, SEXUAL TRAUMA, AND FEMINIST PEDAGOGY
Graduate Program:
Art Education
Keywords:
sexual trauma
feminist pedagogy
bearing witness
trauma art
File:
Download Hyunji_Kwon-Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Keifer-Boyd, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Keifer-Boyd, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles Garoian, Committee Member
Kimberly Powell, Committee Member
Rosemary J. Jolly, Outside Member

91. THE TOXICODYNAMICS OF “INERT” AND “ALTERNATIVE” AGROCHEMICALS AND THEIR IMPACTS ON HONEY BEES

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Open Access
Author:
Fine, Julia Diane
Title:
THE TOXICODYNAMICS OF “INERT” AND “ALTERNATIVE” AGROCHEMICALS AND THEIR IMPACTS ON HONEY BEES
Graduate Program:
Entomology
Keywords:
Apis mellifera
adjuvant
pesticide
insect growth regulator
honey bee
larvae
Black Queen Cell Virus
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
inert
File:
Download JFine2017-thesis-revised.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher A. Mullin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher A. Mullin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edwin G. Rajotte, Committee Member
Rudolf J. Schilder, Committee Member
Jeffrey M. Peters, Outside Member
Diana Cox-Foster, Special Member

92. Testing the Viability of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as a Fracking Fluid by Computing its Chemical Interaction with Illite

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Open Access
Author:
Ajayi, Oluwaseyi Adebola
Title:
Testing the Viability of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as a Fracking Fluid by Computing its Chemical Interaction with Illite
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
molecular modeling
fracking
hydraulic fracturing
marcellus shale
supercritical CO2
illite
density functional theory
molecular dynamics
DFT
DFT-MD
scCO2
interfacial tension
interfacial energy
interaction energy
VASP
energy minimization
File:
Download seyi_ajayi_ms_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. James Kubicki, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Michael Arthur, Committee Member
Dr. Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Dr. Demian Saffer, Committee Member

93. Leaf thickness and electrical capacitance as measures of plant water status

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Open Access
Author:
Afzal, Sayed Amin
Title:
Leaf thickness and electrical capacitance as measures of plant water status
Graduate Program:
Agronomy
Keywords:
plant-based sensor
irrigation scheduling
leaf sensor
water stress
photosynthesis
soil water
leaf water
File:
Download Dissertation_Final_AminAfzal.pdf
Committee Members:
Sjoerd W. Duiker, Jack Watson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sjoerd W. Duiker, Jack Watson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jack Watson, Committee Member
Dawn Luthe, Committee Member
Paul Heinemann, Outside Member

94. The Role of an ARF1 and ARF6 Signaling Pathway in HGF-Stimulated Epithelial Cell Migration

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Open Access
Author:
Koubek, Emily Jean
Title:
The Role of an ARF1 and ARF6 Signaling Pathway in HGF-Stimulated Epithelial Cell Migration
Graduate Program:
Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
ARF6
ARF1
Cytohesin
Rac1
HGF Signaling
Cell Migration
File:
Download Final_Dissertation_Emily_Koubek.pdf
Committee Members:
Lorraine Santy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lorraine Santy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member
Wendy Hanna-Rose, Committee Member
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Outside Member
Ying Gu, Committee Member

95. THE USE OF GRAFTING FOR IMPROVING SALINITY TOLERANCE IN TOMATO PLANTS

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Open Access
Author:
Abdalla, Reham Mohamed
Title:
THE USE OF GRAFTING FOR IMPROVING SALINITY TOLERANCE IN TOMATO PLANTS
Graduate Program:
Horticulture
Keywords:
Salinity
Tomato
Grafting
Xylem sap
Salt tolerance
Sodium
Potassium
File:
Download Reham_Abdalla_PhD_Dissertation_2017.pdf
Committee Members:
Kathleen Brown, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Orzolek, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kathleen Brown, Committee Member
Elsa Sánchez, Committee Member
Jack Watson, Outside Member

96. Conversations Around Practice: Mediating Opportunities to Learn About Teaching Science

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Open Access
Author:
Ricketts, Amy Rene
Title:
Conversations Around Practice: Mediating Opportunities to Learn About Teaching Science
Graduate Program:
Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:
Professional Learning Communities
Professional Development
Teacher Education
Discourse Analysis
Microethnography
Science Education
File:
Download Ricketts_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Jim Nolan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Greg Kelly, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jim Nolan, Committee Member
Anne Whitney, Committee Member
Stephanie Knight, Outside Member

97. PH PREFERENCE AND AVOIDANCE OF ADULT BROOK TROUT AND BROWN TROUT: INFLUENCE ON MOVEMENTS AND INTERACTIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Fost, Brooks Ashley
Title:
PH PREFERENCE AND AVOIDANCE OF ADULT BROOK TROUT AND BROWN TROUT: INFLUENCE ON MOVEMENTS AND INTERACTIONS
Graduate Program:
Wildlife and Fisheries Science
Keywords:
pH
brook trout
brown trout
distribution
interactions
File:
Download Fost_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
C. Paola Ferreri, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
C. Paola Ferreri, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Tyler Wagner, Committee Member
Victoria Braithwaite, Committee Member
Rachel Brennan, Outside Member

98. The Effects of Explicit Instruction in Letter-sound Correspondences with Children with Complex Communication Needs in Pairs with Peers

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Open Access
Author:
Yorke, April M
Title:
The Effects of Explicit Instruction in Letter-sound Correspondences with Children with Complex Communication Needs in Pairs with Peers
Graduate Program:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
complex communication needs
augmentative and alternative communication
autism spectrum disorder
reading
ALL curriculum
explicit instruction
letter-sound correspondences
literacy
intellectual disability
developmental delay
cortical visual impairment
File:
Download Dissertation_4-11-17b_Final_grad_school_edits___Yahoo_.pdf
Committee Members:
Janice C. Light, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Janice C. Light, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kathryn D.R. Drager, Committee Member
Carol A. Miller, Committee Member
David B. McNaughton, Outside Member

99. Ligand Selectivity and Evolutionary Divergence of the Human Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor

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Open Access
Author:
Hubbard, Troy David
Title:
Ligand Selectivity and Evolutionary Divergence of the Human Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor
Graduate Program:
Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
aryl hydrocarbon receptor
AHR
Evolution
Ligand selectivity
PAHs
Toxicity
File:
Download Troy_Hubbard_Thesis_Final_Version.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. Gary Perdew, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Andrew Patterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Jeffrey Peters, Committee Member
Dr. Ming Tien, Committee Member
Dr. Edward Dudley, Outside Member

100. Bond Activation by Geometrically Distorted P(III) Compounds

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Open Access
Author:
McCarthy, Sean M
Title:
Bond Activation by Geometrically Distorted P(III) Compounds
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Bond Activation
Main group chemistry
Organophosphorus chemistry
Physical organic chemistry
Mechanistic chemistry
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Raymond L. Funk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond L. Funk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Steven M. Weinreb, Committee Member
Scott T. Phillips, Committee Member
Robert M. Rioux, Outside Member
Alexander T. Radosevich, Special Member