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Author:

Rogers, Angela

Title:

Newcomer Onboarding: What Happens, What Helps, What Hinders, and Their Hopes

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development (PHD)

Keywords:

onboarding
newcomers
organizational socialization
learning
performance

File:

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Committee Members:

Mark Threeton, Major Field Member
Hyung Joon Yoon, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Priya Sharma, Outside Field Member
Paul Clark, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Giraldo Mejia, Felipe

Title:

Progress towards generating a 3D Cluster State in a neutral atom quantum computer

Graduate Program:

Physics (PHD)

Keywords:

Quantum computing
Neutral Atoms
Cluster States
Quantum Information
Atomic Physics
Electromagnetically Induced Transparency
Quantum Error Correction

File:

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Committee Members:

Zhiwen Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member
David Weiss, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kurt Gibble, Major Field Member
Jorge Sofo, Major Field Member
Nitin Samarth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Troiani, Krista

Title:

A Qualitative Case Study Within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education: Exploring Working Mother Professors’ Challenges, Coping Strategies, and Support

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development (PHD)

Keywords:

employment
equality
women
career
working mothers
flexible work
work life balance

File:

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Committee Members:

Wesley Donahue, Major Field Member
William Rothwell, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mark Threeton, Major Field Member
Rama Radhakrishna, Outside Unit & Field Member
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Mekki, Bashir

Title:

TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL THERMAL MANAGAMENT SYSTEMS FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Topology Optimization
Heat Exchangers
Additive Manufacturing
CFD
Machine Learning
Experimental Testing

File:

Download BashirMekki_Dissertation_RevisedFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Alexander Rattner, Major Field Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Stephen Lynch, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Vikram Shyam, Special Member
Xiang Yang, Major Field Member

Author:

Scott, Jesse

Title:

Dynamic Stability Monitoring of Complex Human Motion Sequences via Precision Computer Vision

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

image-based stability
deep learning
machine learning
Center of Mass
Base of Support
Center of Pressure
stability
balance
motion capture
foot pressure
video
human pose
Taiji
biomechanics
stability metrics
falls
computer vision

File:

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Committee Members:

Yanxi Liu, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Challis, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Collins, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Guohong Cao, Major Field Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Williams, Allison

Title:

Understanding RNA structure as a function of biological context, metabolites, and cellular influence

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology (PHD)

Keywords:

G-quadruplex
Stress response
Archaea
Polyamines

File:

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Committee Members:

Paul Babitzke, Major Field Member
Scott Showalter, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Wendy Hanna-Rose, Program Head/Chair
Sarah Assmann, Outside Field Member
Timothy Meredith, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Russell, Timothy

Title:

Investigating the druggability and biological roles of Apicomplexan AP2 transcription factors in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology (PHD)

Keywords:

Plasmodium falciparum
ApiAP2 proteins
Gene Regulation
Antimalarial drugs

File:

Download TRussell_Thesis_document.pdf

Committee Members:

David Gilmour, Major Field Member
Scott Showalter, Outside Unit & Field Member
Scott Lindner, Major Field Member
Manuel Llinas, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Wendy Hanna-Rose, Program Head/Chair
C Okafor, Major Field Member
Frank Pugh, Special Member

Author:

Gao, Liming

Title:

Database-Mediated Preview of Roadway Friction and Model Predictive path Tracking Control for Connected Vehicles

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Connected vehicle simulation
Database
Vehicle dynamics
Vehicle path tracking control
Model predictive control
Road-tire friction

File:

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Committee Members:

Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Minghui Zhu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Bo Cheng, Major Field Member
Sean Brennan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Herschel Pangborn, Major Field Member
Craig Beal, Special Member

Author:

Vivanco (She/Her), Maria F

Title:

Neglected how? Neocolonial discourses and practices in the production of Andean crops and knowledges

Graduate Program:

Rural Sociology (PHD)

Keywords:

Keywords: neglected and underutilized species; Andean crops; decoloniality
superfoods
ecologies of knowledge
Global South.
neglected and underutilized species; Andean crops; decoloniality
Global South
neglected and underutilized species
Andean crops
decoloniality

File:

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Committee Members:

Leif Jensen, Major Field Member
Leland Glenna, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kathleen Sexsmith, Major Field Member
Karl Zimmerer, Outside Unit & Field Member
Brian Clemens Thiede, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Tunno, Patrick

Title:

The Development of Global Competencies by students at the Pennsylvania State University through Short-term Study Abroad Programs

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development (PHD)

Keywords:

study abroad
experiential learning
global competencies
global competency

File:

Download P__Tunno_Dissertation_2022.pdf

Committee Members:

Wesley Donahue, Major Field Member
Mark Threeton, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Ewing, Outside Unit & Field Member
Dena Lang, Outside Field Member
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies