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Author:

Bhawani, Sagata

Title:

A Function-Based Lean Construction Methods Ontology Supporting the Lean Implementation Planning Process Developed for Construction Projects

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Lean Construction Methods
Lean Implementation
Lean Implementation Planning Process
Domain Ontology
Construction Projects
Project Team
Case Study
Lean Construction Methods Ontology

File:

Download Sagata_Final_Dissertation_Draft_Nov_2021.pdf

Committee Members:

Rob Leicht, Co-Chair of Committee
Somayeh Asadi, Major Field Member
Chris McComb, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Messner, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Sez Atamturktur, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Yu, Min Gyung

Title:

Uncertainty and Risk Aware Controls for Portfolios of Buildings with Thermal Energy Storage

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Transactive control
Stochastic optimization
Thermal energy storage
Grid-integrated building
Model Predictive Control
Uncertainty quantification

File:

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Committee Members:

Mort Webster, Outside Unit Member
Greg Pavlak, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
James Freihaut, Major Field Member
Uday Shanbhag, Outside Field Member
Julian Wang, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Pei, Gen

Title:

A MODELING AND MEASUREMENT FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING TRANSPORT, FATE, AND CONTROL OF INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Indoor air quality
Building ventilation
Pollutant exposure assessment
Indoor chemistry
Airborne disease transmission
Low-cost particle sensor
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Energy-efficient building

File:

Download Gen_Pei-PhD_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Yuan Xuan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Donghyun Rim, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Greg Pavlak, Major Field Member
James Freihaut, Major Field Member
Somayeh Asadi, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Shakerian, Shahrad

Title:

Digital Twin Enabled Facilities Maintenance Management through the Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Sensory-Level Data

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Facility maintenance
digital twins
machine learning
signal processing
failure prediction
early failure detection
anomaly detection

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Committee Members:

Bill Sitzabee, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Somayeh Asadi, Major Field Member
Houtan Jebelli, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Asok Ray, Outside Unit & Field Member
Somayeh Asadi, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Feng, Yanxiao

Title:

OPTIMIZING INDIVIDUALIZED INDOOR THERMAL COMFORT PREDICTION MODEL

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Thermal sensation; Thermal preference; Responsive control; Real-time measurement; Event alert; Internet of things; Threshold tuning; Feature interactions; Mini-batch based learning.

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Committee Members:

Ying-Ling Jao, Outside Unit & Field Member
Julian Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Greg Pavlak, Major Field Member
Esther Obonyo, Major Field Member
Somayeh Asadi, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Jiang, Zhouqian

Title:

Automated Construction Progress Monitoring using Image Segmentation and Building Information Models

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Construction Progress Monitoring
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Computer Vision
Image Segmentation
Deep Learning

File:

Download Zhouqian_Jiang_Dissertation_Updated.pdf

Committee Members:

Rob Leicht, Major Field Member
John Messner, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Julian Wang, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Yuqing Hu, Major Field Member
Yanxi Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Asadian, Elnaz

Title:

The Impact of Lean Methods Implementation on Construction Team Dynamics

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Lean Construction
Team Dynamics
Last Planner System (LPS)

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Committee Members:

Rob Leicht, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Somayeh Asadi, Major Field Member
John Messner, Major Field Member
Susan Simkins, Outside Field Member
Julian Wang, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Stephen Humphrey, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Hinkelman, Kathryn

Title:

Modelica Modeling and Ecosystem Biomimicry of District Energy Systems

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Biomimicry
Building Systems
Design
District Energy
District Heating
District Cooling
Dynamical Systems
Ecological Network Analysis
Ecosystem Biomimicry
Exergy
Modelica
Modeling and Simulation
Numerical Performance
Optimization
Steam
Sustainability
Systems

File:

Download KathrynHinkelman_PSU_Dissertation_August2023.pdf

Committee Members:

Margot Kaye, Outside Unit & Field Member
Wangda Zuo, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Greg Pavlak, Major Field Member
James Freihaut, Major Field Member
Michael Wetter, Special Member
Kyri Baker, Special Member
James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair

Author:

He, Zhanwei

Title:

Resilience of smart energy systems: security against cyberattacks and power outages

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

smart energy system
energy resilience

File:

Download Zhanwei_Dessertation04032023.pdf

Committee Members:

William Bahnfleth, Major Field Member
Seth Blumsack, Outside Unit & Field Member
Greg Pavlak, Dissertation Advisor
James Freihaut, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Javad Khazaei, Special Member
Julian Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Bunt, Stephanie

Title:

Progression of Designer Behavior when Exploring Digital Building Design Spaces

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

parametric design
design optimization
design behavior
expertise in design
parametric thinking
building design education

File:

Download Dissertation_11_8_23_V2b.pdf

Committee Members:

James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair
Jose Pinto Duarte, Outside Field Member
Nathan Brown, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ryan Solnosky, Major Field Member
Peter von Buelow, Special Member
Jessica Menold, Outside Unit Member
Catherine Berdanier, Outside Field Member