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Author:

Wei, Hongxu

Title:

Equilibrium Models of the Limit Order Book

Graduate Program:

Mathematics (PHD)

Keywords:

Limit Order Book
Nash equilibrium
Repeated game
Infinite time horizon
Informed agents

File:

Download HongxuWei-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Iouri Soukhov, Major Field Member
Alexei Novikov, Major Field Member
Alexei Novikov, Program Head/Chair
Alberto Bressan, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Bing Li, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member

Author:

Miller, Jennifer Renee

Title:

Directed Self-Assembly of Disordered Media Towards Optical Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

Particle assembly
Lensless imaging
Random laser
Scattering
Electric fields
Particle synthesis
Directed self-assembly
Electrodeposition
Dielectrophoresis
Electro-orientation
Polarization
Disordered optics
Hybrid particles
Quantum dots
Tunable materials
Switchable functionality

File:

Download Thesis_JRM_7.14.21_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Zhiwen Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Christine Keating, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Blanke, Emily

Title:

Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels and the Disruption of Gastric Vagal Afferent Signaling after Spinal Cord Injury

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience (PHD)

Keywords:

Spinal Cord Injury
Gastric neurons
Whole-cell patch-clamp
Voltage-gated Na+ channels
SCI
NaV
visceral afferent
vagus
vagal afferent
nodose ganglia
NG

File:

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Committee Members:

Amy Arnold, Major Field Member
Salvatore Stella, Major Field Member
Andras Hajnal, Major Field Member
Gregory Holmes, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Victor Ruiz-Velasco, Outside Unit & Field Member
Alistair Barber, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Benson, Lizbeth Erin

Title:

Affect and physical activity dynamics in daily life and development across the adult life span

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

regulatory strength
wearable device
intensive longitudinal data analysis
daily diary
intraindividual change
emotion regulation
healthy aging

File:

Download BensonDissertationRevisions.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy Brick, Major Field Member
Zita Oravecz, Major Field Member
David Conroy, Outside Unit & Field Member
Charles Geier, Program Head/Chair
Nilam Ram, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Darling, Albert

Title:

Engineering Nanostructured Inorganic Materials and Nanoscale Stabilized Structural Features for Heterogeneous Catalysts

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

Nanomaterials
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
Nitroarene Hydrogenation
Catalysis
High Entropy Alloys
Bulk-Immiscible Alloys
Heterogeneous Catalysis

File:

Download Albert_Darling_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Benjamin Lear, Major Field Member
Robert Rioux, Outside Unit & Field Member
Elizabeth Elacqua, Major Field Member
Raymond Schaak, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Henderson, Cory

Title:

Arboviral Infection Dynamics and Evolutionary Genetics of Mosquito Vectors

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences (PHD)

Keywords:

Mosquito
Virus
Mayaro
Zika
Anopheles
Aedes
Genomes
Transcriptomics
RNAi
siRNA
piRNA
Toll Pathway
Apoptosis

File:

Download thesis-submissionVersion-final.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Mcgraw, Chair of Committee
Jason Rasgon, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair
Isabella Cattadori, Major Field Member
Joyce Jose, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Erickson, Emily

Title:

The interactions between ornamental flowering plants and pollinator communities

Graduate Program:

Entomology (PHD)

Keywords:

Pollinators
Ornamental Flowers
Plant-Pollinator
Floral Traits
Plant-Pollinator Networks

File:

Download Erickson_dissertation_final061021PDF.pdf

Committee Members:

Jared Ali, Major Field Member
Harland Patch, Major Field Member
Christina Grozinger, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Tooker, Major Field Member
Claude Depamphilis, Outside Unit & Field Member
Gary Felton, Program Head/Chair
Jared Ali, Major Field Member

Author:

Wang, Jue

Title:

Rural Girls' Performances through Literacy: Reconceptualizing Rural Chinese Literate Girlhoods

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction (PHD)

Keywords:

ethnic minority
literacy
rurality
girlhood
emerging identities

File:

Download JueWang_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Allison Henward, Major Field Member
Xiaoye You, Outside Unit & Field Member
Gail Boldt, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jacqueline Reid-Walsh, Major Field Member
Kimberly Anne Powell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zerbe, Ellen

Title:

Investigating the Formation of Engineers and the Future Professoriate: Linking Writing Approaches and Attitudes to Doctoral Thriving, Persistence, and Attrition

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Engineering Education
Graduate Students
Qualitative
Quantititative
Writing
Professional Skills
Thriving

File:

Download Ellen_Zerbe_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Chris McComb, Outside Field Member
Eric Marsh, Major Field Member
Catherine Berdanier, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jessica Menold, Outside Unit Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Wang, Cheng Yu

Title:

Light scattering for optical and photonic applications

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

scattering
ultrafast imaging
random laser
lensless imaging
metasurface
droplet laser

File:

Download thesisV6_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Zhiwen Liu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Xingjie Ni, Major Field Member
Christine Keating, Outside Unit & Field Member
Noel Giebink, Major Field Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Cloutier, Mara

Title:

Toward Understanding the Impact of Management Practices on Soil Microbial Nitrogen Dynamics in Agroecosystems

Graduate Program:

Soil Science (PHD)

Keywords:

microbial ecology
denitrification
tillage
residue management
soil health
conservation management
microbiomes
nitrogen cycle
denitrifier
rhizosphere

File:

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Committee Members:

John Watson, Major Field Member
Jay Regan, Outside Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Terrence Bell, Outside Unit Member
Mary Ann Bruns, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bradley Cardinale, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Song, Fan

Title:

Unveiling Structural Variation: Detection, Characterization, Phasing, and Its Role In 3D Genome Reorganization in Cancer

Graduate Program:

Bioinformatics and Genomics (PhD)

Keywords:

Structural Variation
Chromatin Structure
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Epigenomics
Hi-C
DNA methylation
Histone modification

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_May_2021_Fan_Song_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Zhonghua Gao, Major Field Member
Sinisa Dovat, Outside Unit & Field Member
George Perry, Program Head/Chair
Shaun Mahony, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ross Hardison, Major Field Member
Feng Yue, Special Member

Author:

Biswas, Arani

Title:

Mechanocmicheal Pathways Towards Heteroatom-Doped Carbon Nanothreads

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

nanothreads
high pressure
solid state chemistry
high pressure chemistry

File:

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Committee Members:

Peter Heaney, Outside Unit & Field Member
Elizabeth Elacqua, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Miriam Freedman, Major Field Member
Vincent Crespi, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Liu, Pan

Title:

Rapid maneuvers in insects and hummingbirds and their applications to robots

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

inverted landing
visual mediation
rotational maneuvers
neural delay
biomechanics
bio-inspired robotics
neural delays
biomechanics

File:

Download Dissertation_-_Pan_Liu.pdf

Committee Members:

Rudolf Schilder, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Major Field Member
Qian Wang, Major Field Member
Bo Cheng, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Choi, Junghee Hee

Title:

The Impact of State Appropriations on Curricular Change at Public Colleges and Universities

Graduate Program:

Higher Education (PHD)

Keywords:

Higher education finance
State appropriations
Curricular change

File:

Download Choi_dissertation_rv1.pdf

Committee Members:

John Cheslock, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kelly Rosinger, Major Field Member
Karly Ford, Major Field Member
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair
Douglas Wrenn, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Alqahtani, Mona A

Title:

Collaborative Creativity and the Development of Ideas

Graduate Program:

Learning, Design, and Technology (PHD)

Keywords:

Collaboration
creativity
design education
collaborative learning
socioemotional
sociocognitive
learning design
CSCL
idea development

File:

Download M_AlQahtani_Collaborative_Creativity_and_the_Development_of_Ideas_8-5-2021.pdf

Committee Members:

Marcela Borge, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Heather Zimmerman, Major Field Member
Tyler Hollett, Major Field Member
Susan Mohammed, Outside Unit & Field Member
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zhang, He

Title:

Parameter Estimation Using Linear Response Statistics

Graduate Program:

Mathematics (PHD)

Keywords:

Parameter Estimation
Linear Response Theory
Kernel Embedding
Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space
Missing Dynamics

File:

Download thesis_with_vita.pdf

Committee Members:

Carina Curto, Program Head/Chair
William Noid, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Harlim, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Anna Mazzucato, Major Field Member
Xiantao Li, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Penrod, Katheryn Anne

Title:

Developing eReaxFF Force Fields for Peroxide and Radical Chemistry in the Contexts of Polymer Dielectric Breakdown and Oxidative Damage Induced by Reactive Oxygen Species

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

ReaxFF
eReaxFF
MD
polymer
dielectric
power cable
ROS
DNA
oxidation
redox
radical
peroxide
chemistry
simulation

File:

Download KAP_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Benjamin Lear, Major Field Member
Gerald Knizia, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Edward O'Brien, Major Field Member
Adri van Duin, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Kristen Fichthorn, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member

Author:

Ryan, Patrick

Title:

Examining between and within-person relationships between parasympathetic nervous system activity and cognitive regulation: Effects of task type and range correction

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

Parasympathetic nervous system
heart rate variability
cognitive regulation
anagrams task

File:

Download Ryan_Patrick_Dissertation_HDFS_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Lisa Kopp, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Erika Lunkenheimer, Outside Field Member
Pamela Cole, Outside Unit Member
Nilam Ram, Major Field Member
Charles Geier, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Gravener, Michelle

Title:

The Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Grapheme-Color Synesthesia

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience (PHD)

Keywords:

multisensory
grapheme-color
cross-activation
disinhibited feedback
conceptual mediation
multivariate pattern analysis
representational similarity analysis
repetition suppression
perceptual dissimilarity
functional magnetic resonance imaging

File:

Download Dissertation_MG2.pdf

Committee Members:

Krishnankutty Sathian, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Prasanna Karunanayaka, Outside Unit & Field Member
Paul Eslinger, Major Field Member
Patricia Grigson Kennedy, Major Field Member
Andrew Geronimo, Major Field Member
Alistair Barber, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Van Every, Hannah Leigh

Title:

Dietary and metabolic factors and rheumatoid arthritis risk

Graduate Program:

Nutritional Sciences (PHD)

Keywords:

rheumatoid arthritis
epidemiology
nutrition
inflammation

File:

Download VanEvery_PhD_thesis_draft_3.pdf

Committee Members:

Vishal Singh, Major Field Member
Penny Kris-Etherton, Major Field Member
Xiang Gao, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Le Bao, Outside Unit & Field Member
Nancy Olsen, Special Member
Gregory C Shearer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

McGuire, Daniel

Title:

Methods for assessing replicability in GWAS and analyzing large-scale Electronic Health Record datasets.

Graduate Program:

Biostatistics (PHD)

Keywords:

replicability
GWAMA
GWAS
EHR
mixed-model
mixture-model
spatial random effects
pollution
PheWAS
heritability
family study
meta-analysis
variance components
two-level mixture model
random effects

File:

Download DanMcGuire_dissertation2.pdf

Committee Members:

Arthur Berg, Program Head/Chair
Dajiang Liu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Qunhua Li, Outside Unit Member
Arthur Berg, Major Field Member
John Elfar, Outside Field Member

Author:

Tsuji, Kosuke

Title:

Exploration of the Cold Sintering Process for the Functional Metal Oxide Electroceramics

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Cold Sintering
Ceramics
Ferroelectrics
Piezoelectrics

File:

Download PhD_dissartation_final_KT_20211104.pdf

Committee Members:

Clive A Randall, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clive A Randall, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan E Trolier-Mckinstry, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Outside Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Garza, Angela

Title:

INTEGRATING OPTIMIZATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - AGENT BASED MODELING FOR OPTIMAL WORKFORCE PLANNING

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

agent-based modeling
workforce planning
system dynamics
multi-objective mathematical programming
artificial intelligence
optimization

File:

Download Garza_Final_Dissertation_20191205.pdf

Committee Members:

Soundar Rajan Tirupatikumara, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Soundar Rajan Tirupatikumara, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jay Dean Martin, Special Member
Eunhye Song, Committee Member
Akhil Kumar, Outside Member
Daniel A. Finke, Committee Member
Ling Rothrock, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Anand, Priya

Title:

Leveraging Security Patterns To Address Security Vulnerabilities In Software Systems

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology (PHD)

Keywords:

Security Patterns
Vulnerability Scanning
Architectural Analysis

File:

Download dissertationReport_versionFinal_July72021.pdf

Committee Members:

Peng Liu, Committee Member & Major Field Represnt
Jungwoo Ryoo, Chair & Major Field Represnt
Rick Kazman, Special Member
Phillip Laplante, Committee Member & Related Areas Repres
Dinghao Wu, Committee Member & Major Field Represnt
Mary Beth Rosson, Program Head/Chair
Member Committee, Committee Member & Special Represent

Author:

Hu, Hanxiong

Title:

Multiple Electromagnetic Scattering within and Electrical Characterization of 3D-Printed Dielectrics

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

electromagnetic scattering
additive manufacturing
microwave components
dielectric characterization

File:

Download Multiple_Electromagnetic_Scattering_within_and_Electrical_Characterization_of_3D_Printed_Dielectrics.pdf

Committee Members:

Nicholas Meisel, Outside Unit & Field Member
Timothy Simpson, Outside Field Member
Sven Bilén, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Julio Urbina, Major Field Member
Xingjie Ni, Major Field Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Julaiti, Juxihong

Title:

Manufacturing Systems Modeling and Analysis

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

stochastic scheduling
job shop scheduling
optimal control
reinforcement learning

File:

Download Dissertation_Juxihong_Julaiti.pdf

Committee Members:

Soundar Rajan Tirupatikumara, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guodong Pang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eunhye Song, Committee Member
Vasant Gajanan Honavar, Outside Member
Bicheng Chen, Special Member
Steven James Landry, Program Head/Chair
Soundar Rajan Tirupatikumara, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Guodong Pang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bunn, Kevin

Title:

The Multi-Product Dynamic Lot Sizing Problem with Capacity Constraints

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Supply Chain
Optimization
Dynamic Programming
Lot Sizing
Lagrangian Relaxation

File:

Download Kevin_Bunn_PhD_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair
Jose Ventura, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Saurabh Bansal, Outside Unit & Field Member
Paul Griffin, Major Field Member
Vittaldas Prabhu, Major Field Member

Author:

Bansal, Anushka

Title:

METALORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF 3D AND 2D GROUP-III NITRIDES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

chemical vapor deposition
group III nitrides
2D materials
gallium nitride
boron nitride
2-dimensional gallium nitride
thin film deposition
semiconductor thin films

File:

Download Bansal_dissertation_08242021.pdf

Committee Members:

Nasim Alem, Major Field Member
Sukwon Choi, Outside Unit & Field Member
Suzanne Mohney, Major Field Member
Joan Redwing, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Yehl, Christopher

Title:

The Novel Exploration And Development of Single-use, Single-pass Continuous Downstream Bioprocessing Technologies Using Hollow Fiber Membranes

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Biotherapeutics
Downstream Processing
Hollow Fibers
Continuous Processing
Single-use
Single-Pass
Ultrafiltration
Diafiltration
Countercurrent Dialysis
Monoclonal Antibodies
High Performance Countercurrent Membrane Purification
Hollow Fiber Characterization
Hollow Fiber Modification

File:

Download Dissertation_2021_11_05_CJY.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Zydney, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
William Hancock, Outside Unit & Field Member
Esther Gomez, Major Field Member
Stephanie Velegol, Major Field Member
Seong Han Kim, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Jensen, Matthew

Title:

Complex genetic interaction patterns determine the phenotypic trajectory of neurodevelopmental disorders

Graduate Program:

Bioinformatics and Genomics (PhD)

Keywords:

Neurodevelopmental disorders
Copy-number variants
Genomics
Transcriptomics
Drosophila melanogaster
Whole genome sequencing
Network analysis

File:

Download Matthew_Jensen_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dajiang Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ross Hardison, Major Field Member
Santhosh Girirajan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Reka Albert, Major Field Member
George Perry, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Sessions, Deanna

Title:

Leveraging Data-Science and Convolutional Neural Networks for Active Feedback in Additive Manufacturing Processes for Electromagnetic Component Fabrication

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Additive manufacturing
origami
Machine learning
cross-domain analysis
manifold learning
Convolutional Neural Network

File:

Download SessionsDissertation2021.pdf

Committee Members:

Gregory Huff, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ram Narayanan, Major Field Member
Tim Kane, Major Field Member
Michael Hickner, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair
Philip Buskohl, Special Member

Author:

Chen, Yintong

Title:

Cell wall-related and biomechanics mechanisms in stomatal function and development

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences (PHD)

Keywords:

Guard cell
Stomata
Plant cell wall
Cell biomechanics

File:

Download Yintong_Chen_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

James Wang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sarah Assmann, Major Field Member
Daniel Cosgrove, Major Field Member
Charles Anderson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Gabriele Monshausen, Major Field Member
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Pravitra, Jintasit

Title:

Shipboard UAS Operations with Optimized Landing Trajectories

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

UAS
EiLQR
iLQR
DDP
shipboard landing
shipboard helicopter
GPU

File:

Download Ep_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Horn, Major Field Member
Puneet Singla, Major Field Member
Eric Johnson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Sean Brennan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zarmehri, Sahar

Title:

Advances of Spatio-Temporal Models in Ecology: Applications in Landscape Genetics, Disease Spread, and Animal Movement

Graduate Program:

Statistics (PHD)

Keywords:

Spatial statistics
Ecology
Landscape genetics
Spatiotemporal models
Disease spread
Bayesian non-parametric
Animal movement

File:

Download Zarmehri-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Ferrari, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ephraim Hanks, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lin Lin, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Murali Haran, Major Field Member
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Lee, Lu

Title:

Numerical Study on Fracture Sealing Capability of Lost Circulation Materials

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Lost Circulation
Drilling
Particulate Flow
Numerical Simulation
Fracture Sealing

File:

Download Lu_LEE_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Corina Drapaca, Outside Unit & Field Member
Gregory King, Major Field Member
Derek Elsworth, Major Field Member
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Cetnar, Daniel

Title:

Predicting Gene Expression For Robust Genetic System Design

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

mRNA
RNA Decay
NGS
Synthetic Biology
Gene Expression
RNase
Machine Learning
Modeling

File:

Download Daniel_Cetnar_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Zydney, Major Field Member
Howard Salis, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Phillip Savage, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Outside Unit & Field Member
Seong Han Kim, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Fagan, Abigail

Title:

Controlling Post-Synthetic Modifications of Nanoparticle Reagents Towards Increasing Material Complexity

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

nanoparticles
post-synthetic modifications
hybrid nanoparticles
heterostructures
nanoparticle synthesis
cation exchange
seeded growth
phase transformation

File:

Download Abigail_M_Fagan_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Benjamin Lear, Major Field Member
Kristen Fichthorn, Outside Unit & Field Member
Raymond Schaak, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Brown, Allison

Title:

UNDERSTANDING FLAVOR IN FINE OR FLAVOR THEOBROMA CACAO: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH APPROACH

Graduate Program:

Food Science (PHD)

Keywords:

fine or flavor cocoa
craft chocolate
Theobroma cacao
consumer choice
descriptive analysis
international development
human subjects
agriculture
chocolate
Honduras
value chain
supply chain
sensory evaluation
focus group
interview
qualitative

File:

Download Brown_Allison_Understanding_Flavor_in_Fine_or_Flavor_Theobroma_cacao_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Leif Jensen, Outside Unit & Field Member
Helene Hopfer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Joshua Lambert, Major Field Member
Greg Ziegler, Major Field Member
Robert Roberts, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Naz, Syeda

Title:

ESSAYS ON BIRTH SPACING AND FERTILITY IN SOUTH ASIA

Graduate Program:

Health Policy and Administration (PHD)

Keywords:

Fertility
Birth Spacing
Birth Interval
Family Planning
Reproductive Health
Demographic Methods
Causal Inference

File:

Download Dissertation_SN_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Shenk, Outside Field Member
Jeannette Rogowski, Major Field Member
Nancy Luke, Outside Unit Member
Yubraj Acharya, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Chris Hollenbeak, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Rork, Adam

Title:

Defensive Chemical Evolution in the Carabidae with an Emphasis on Formic Acid, Methacrylic Acid, and Benzoquinone-producing Taxa

Graduate Program:

Entomology (PHD)

Keywords:

Carabidae
Semiochemistry
Chemical defense
Morphology
Evolution
Exocrine glands

File:

Download Adam_M_Rork_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Shaun Mahony, Outside Unit & Field Member
Julie Urban, Major Field Member
Etya Amsalem, Major Field Member
Tanya Renner, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Gary Felton, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Liu, Teng

Title:

Fast Charging of High-energy Lithium-ion Batteries via Thermal Stimulation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Li-ion battereis
fast charging
numerical model
heat transfer
lithium plating

File:

Download Dissertation_final_format_.pdf

Committee Members:

Donghai Wang, Major Field Member
Serguei Lvov, Outside Unit & Field Member
Christopher Rahn, Major Field Member
Chao-Yang Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Guo, Bin

Title:

Regulation of Ribosome Biogenesis and Skeletal Muscle Size Control

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology (PHD)

Keywords:

skeletal muscle
ribosome biogenesis

File:

Download Bin_Guo_963760487_Dissertation_20211116_revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Gustavo Nader, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Zhi-Chun Lai, Outside Unit & Field Member
Nancy Williams, Major Field Member
David Proctor, Major Field Member
Jonathan Bates Dingwell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Peterson, Mallory

Title:

Leveraging Neural Imaging for the Management of Hydrocephalus

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

hydrocephalus
brain volume
machine learning
neural imaging

File:

Download Mallory_Peterson_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Xuemei Huang, Major Field Member
Judith Todd Copley, Major Field Member
James Broach, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Harbaugh, Major Field Member
Steven Schiff, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Vishal Monga, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Snyder, Angela

Title:

The Role of the BNST in Stress and Alcohol-Related Behaviors

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience (PHD)

Keywords:

norepinephrine
CRF
corticotropin releasing factor
CRH
beta-adrenergic receptor
beta2-adrenergic receptor
alcohol use disorder
substance use disorder
stress
AUD
relapse
alcohol
alcohol use
corticotropin releasing hormone

File:

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Committee Members:

Nicholas Graziane, Major Field Member
Kirsteen Browning, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Blaise Peterson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Alistair Barber, Program Head/Chair
Yuval Silberman, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Soleymani, Sina

Title:

Physics and Applications of Exceptional Surfaces

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

Exceptional Surfaces
Exceptional Points
Non-Hermitian Optics
Parity-Time symmetric Photonics

File:

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Committee Members:

Melik Demirel, Major Field Member
Sahin Ozdemir, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Parisa Shokouhi, Outside Field Member
Shengxi Huang, Outside Unit Member
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kate, Emily

Title:

BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS OF EPICLASSIC (A.D. 550-900) HILLTOP SETTLEMENTS FROM THE TULA REGION OF HIDALGO, MEXICO

Graduate Program:

Anthropology

Keywords:

Cerro Magoni
La Mesa
Tula
Tula Grande
Isotope
Radiocarbon
Diet
Paleodiet
Coyotlatelco

File:

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Committee Members:

Kenneth Gale Hirth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Gale Hirth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George Robert Milner, Committee Member
Douglas Kennett, Special Member
Stephen Augustus Matthews, Outside Member
Mary Katherine Shenk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Tim Ryan, Program Head/Chair

Author:

He, Jingyang

Title:

Design and Discovery of High-Performance Nonlinear Optical Crystals for Laser Applications

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

nonlinear optics
second harmonic generation
nonlinear optical crystal
crystal synthesis

File:

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Sahin Ozdemir, Outside Unit & Field Member
Zhiqiang Mao, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Joan Redwing, Major Field Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Chair & Co-Dissertation Advisr

Author:

Yu, Mingzhao

Title:

Discriminative brain image analysis via geometrically inspired deep networks

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

neuroimaging
AI
hydrocephalus
attention regularization
brain volume estimation
ultrasound
CT
MRI
classification

File:

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Committee Members:

Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair
Mahanth Gowda, Major Field Member
Nanyin Zhang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mehdi Kiani, Major Field Member
Steven J. Schiff, Special Member
Vishal Monga, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Gudapati, Hemanth

Title:

Droplet-based bioprinting for craniomaxillofacial skin reconstruction

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Protein Rheology
Protein Inkjet
Rodent Skin Reconstruction
Droplet-based Bioprinting
Microvalve-based Bioprinting
Collagen
Fibrinogen
Thrombin
Interfacial Rheology
3D Bioprinting
Craniomaxillofacial Tissue Reconstruction
Interfacial Protein Aggregation

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Committee Members:

Ibrahim Tarik Ozbolat, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ibrahim Tarik Ozbolat, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bruce Gluckman, Committee Member
Larry Cheng, Committee Member
Justin Lee Brown, Outside Member
Ralph H Colby, Outside Member
Judith Todd Copley, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Xiong, Yu

Title:

Vibroacoustics of Lightweight Structures with Embedded Acoustic Black Holes

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Vibroacoustics
Noise and Vibration Control
Acoustic Black Holes
Noise Reduction
Sound Transmission Loss
Structural Acoustics

File:

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Committee Members:

Namiko Yamamoto, Major Field Member
John Fahnline, Outside Field Member
Edward Smith, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephen Conlon, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Dan Russell, Outside Unit & Minor Member

Author:

Zhu, Jia

Title:

STRETCHABLE ANTENNAS AND RECTENNAS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND AMBIENT RF ENERGY HARVESTING

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Stretchable wideband dipole antennas
Stretchable wideband rectennas
RF energy harvesting
Self-powered systems
Laser-induced graphene-based electronics
Structural design
Wavy serpentine networks

File:

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Committee Members:

Larry Cheng, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Larry Cheng, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
Mark William Horn, Committee Member
Xin Ning, Outside Member
Judith Todd Copley, Program Head/Chair
Jian Hsu, Committee Member

Author:

Mwangi, Margaret

Title:

Effects of Drought on Nomadic Pastoralism: Impacts and Adaptation among the Maasai of Kajiado District, Kenya

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

Maasai
Kenya
Drought
Adaptations
Impacts
Climate Change
Africa

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Committee Members:

Alan H Taylor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan H Taylor & C Gregory Knight, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karl Stephen Zimmerer, Committee Member
Michael Gregory Jacobson, Special Member

Author:

Zhang, Haoyang

Title:

Migration Status and Parent-Child Discrepancies in Educational Expectations: Does social capital matter?

Graduate Program:

Sociology (MA)

Keywords:

Educational Expectations
Parent-child Discrepancies
Social Capital
China
Urban-rural disparity

File:

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Committee Members:

Jennifer Elyse Glick, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David P Baker, Committee Member
Jennifer Van Hook, Program Head/Chair
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Committee Member

Author:

Tirsch, Jonathan

Title:

Characterization of novel lanthanide binding proteins

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (MS)

Keywords:

lanthanide
metallo protein
lanthanide binding protein

File:

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Committee Members:

Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Joseph Alfred Cotruvo, Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph M Bollinger, Jr., Committee Member
Alexey Silakov, Committee Member

Author:

Chapman, Brittany

Title:

Evaluation of CRISPR-Based Approaches for Precision Poultry Gene Modulation and Delivery

Graduate Program:

Animal Science (MS)

Keywords:

CRISPR
Gene Editing
ReMOT
CRISPRa/i
dCas9
QVtg

File:

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Committee Members:

Tae Hyun Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jason Laurence Rasgon, Committee Member
Adele Turzillo, Program Head/Chair
Francisco Javier Diaz, Committee Member

Author:

Rice, Danielle

Title:

Developmental Changes in Basal Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Predicting Peer Success: From an Index of Environmental Susceptibility in Kindergarten to Emotion Regulation in First Grade

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (MS)

Keywords:

Respiratory sinus arrhythmia
Teacher-child relationships
Peer relationships

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Committee Members:

Lisa Michelle Kopp, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chad Edward Shenk, Committee Member
Heidemarie Laurent, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Lad, Yash

Title:

DESIGN OF FEEDBACK CONTROL STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THERMAL THERAPIES FOR RECURRENT GLIOBLASTOMA

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

rGBM
LITT
MNHT
Heat Sink
CSF
Feedback Control
PID
MPC

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Committee Members:

Anilchandra Attaluri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Allen Maicke, Committee Member
Rick Ciocci, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Ma'Moun Abdel Abu-Ayyad, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rebecca Vincelette, Committee Member

Author:

Self, Ian

Title:

Parametric Design and Optimization of Roller Coaster Support Structures Considering Sustainability and Maintenance

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Optimization
Parametric Design
Structural Engineering
Structures
Roller Coaster

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Committee Members:

Nathan Brown, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Boothby, Committee Member
James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair
John Messner, Committee Member
Rebecca Napolitano, Committee Member

Author:

Chop, Hannah

Title:

Investigation of Coal Combustion Residuals for Ceramic Applications and Production

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Coal
fly ash
bottom ash
ceramics
coal waste
waste management
coal reject
sustainability

File:

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Committee Members:

Barbara J Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member
Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Mohammad Rezaee, Committee Member

Author:

Krishnamurthy, Aaditya

Title:

Blood-Sheady Player One - How Indiscriminate Violence is Framed in Narrative-Driven Action Video Games

Graduate Program:

Communications (MA)

Keywords:

Video Games
Violence
Ludonarrative Dissonance
Moral Disengagement
Action-Adventure
Narratives
Ludic Structure
Narrative Structure.
Narrative Structure

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Committee Members:

Nakho Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephanie Leigh Morrow, Committee Member
Yonatan Tewelde, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Taylor, Eric

Title:

Integrating Fragility Curves in Joint Power and Gas Transmission Models.

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Fragility Curves
Joint Infrastructure Systems
Resilience Modeling

File:

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Committee Members:

Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chiara Lo Prete, Committee Member
Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Mort D Webster, Committee Member

Author:

Budur, Sushanth Reddy

Title:

Artificial neural network driven fault tolerance for redundant wheeled mecanum robots: Ensuring navigation despite wheel(s) failure

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Artificial Neural Network (ANN)
Fault Tolerance (FT)

File:

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Committee Members:

Amit Banerjee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Wolpert, Committee Member
Rick Ciocci, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Zhezhen Fu, Committee Member

Author:

Sharan, Abhimanyu

Title:

Near-Field Electroluminescent Cooling using Wide Bandgap Semiconductors

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Near-field radiation
Electroluminescent cooling
Light emitting diodes
Solid-state refrigeration

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Committee Members:

Linxiao Zhu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sukwon Choi, Committee Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Agyapong, Ama Duffie

Title:

A Study of Metal Interactions with Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

TMDS
physical vapor deposition
2D materials
MoS2
WS2
contact metals
Raman spectroscopy
intermetallics
alloys
interfacial reactions
monolayer

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Robert Rioux, Outside Field Member
Suzanne Mohney, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Susan Sinnott, Major Field Member
Saptarshi Das, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Sleem, Omar

Title:

Non-convex Approaches to Sparsity: Algorithms and Applications

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Non-Convex Optimization
Sparsity
System Identification
5G NR
Overhead Reduction
Wireless Communications
Manifold Optimization

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Committee Members:

Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair
Minghui Zhu, Major Field Member
Constantino Lagoa, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Necdet Aybat, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jing Yang, Major Field Member

Author:

Castro Baldivieso, Stephanie

Title:

ELECTROCHEMICAL RECOVERY OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS IN MOLTEN SALT SYSTEMS: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRODE MATERIALS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

electrochemical recovery
electromotive force measurements
Gd-Bi alloys
oxide reduction
recovery efficiency of rare earth elements
Gd-Bi kinetic properties

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Feifei Shi, Outside Unit & Field Member
Zi-Kui Liu, Major Field Member
Hojong Kim, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Susan Sinnott, Major Field Member

Author:

Dashner, Zachary

Title:

Novel Biotechnological Approaches to Understand And Reduce Cadmium in the Iron Uptake Pathway of Theobroma Cacao

Graduate Program:

Horticulture (PHD)

Keywords:

Cadmium
Heavy metal accumulation
cacao
chocolate
Theobroma cacao
transporters
Hairy roots transformation
Fe (Iron) transport
ZIP/IRT1-like
R. rhizogenes
Altered selectivity of transporters

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Committee Members:

Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Cristina Rosa, Outside Unit & Field Member
Siela Maximova, Major Field Member
Erin Connolly, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ruairidh Sawers, Major Field Member

Author:

Chen, Cen

Title:

Mining Social Media to Unveil Emotional Contagion and Perceptions of Personal Fitness Information (PFI) Among mHealth App Users Over the Past Decades

Graduate Program:

Informatics (MS)

Keywords:

Mobile Health
Social Informatics
Personal Fitness Information
Emotional Contagion

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Committee Members:

Jack Carroll, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dongwon Lee, Committee Member
Dongwon Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Aiping Xiong, Committee Member
Nicole Kreisberg, Committee Member

Author:

Herrera, Alex

Title:

Female Prostitution in Guatemala City and the Transnational Surveillance of Venereal Diseases, 1880s-1950s

Graduate Program:

History (PHD)

Keywords:

Guatemala
Latin American History
Women's Studies
History of Medicine
History of Public Health
Guatemala City

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Committee Members:

Amy Greenberg, Program Head/Chair
Alicia Decker, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Cathleen Cahill, Outside Field Member
Christopher Heaney, Major Field Member
Martha Few, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Judith Sierra-Rivera, Outside Unit & Minor Member

Author:

Jahagirdar, Devayani

Title:

Developing a Graph-Based Virtual Replica of In-Progress Construction of Structural Steel Using IFC Data

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

IFC (Industry Foundation Classes)
Automation in Construction
Construction Schedule Planning
Construction Progress Monitoring
Network Graphs

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Committee Members:

Robert M. Leicht, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yuqing Hu, Committee Member
Julian Wang, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
John Messner, Committee Member

Author:

Leibelsperger, Kelsey

Title:

Sentencing outcomes for drug offenders in Pennsylvania: examining gender disparities, gender moderation, and county effects

Graduate Program:

Criminology (PHD)

Keywords:

sentencing outcomes
gender
drug offenses
alternative sentencing outcomes
gender moderation

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Committee Members:

Pamela Wilcox, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Abenaa Jones, Outside Unit & Field Member
Pamela Wilcox, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Megan Kurlychek, Major Field Member
David Ramey, Major Field Member

Author:

Lin, Dan

Title:

The effect of pre-diagnosis physical activity on breast cancer outcomes

Graduate Program:

Epidemiology (PhD)

Keywords:

breast cancer
physical activity
recurrence
window of susceptibility
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
pathological complete response
white blood cell

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Committee Members:

Duanping Liao, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Joshua Muscat, Major Field Member
Shouhao Zhou, Outside Field Member
Kathleen Sturgeon, Special Member
Cheryl Thompson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Andrea Hobkirk, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Dinsmore, Lawrence

Title:

Semi-coherent Ionospheric Pulsing Structures (SCIPS): The Ionosphere’s Steady State

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

SCIPS
delta-vTEC
TEC
LSTIDs
TIDs
magnetosphere
ionosphere
magnetic reconnection
polar cusp
geomagnetically quiet
keogram

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Committee Members:

Gregory Huff, Major Field Member
Julio Urbina, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jacob Langelaan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Victor Pasko, Major Field Member
William Higgins, Major Field Member
John Matthews, Special Member
Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair
Robert Robinson, Special Signatory
Member CommitteeII, Special Member

Author:

Nassif, Majda

Title:

Exploring Social Capital and Volunteering Across Contexts

Graduate Program:

Public Administration (PHD)

Keywords:

Social Capital
Volunteering
Scoping review
College Volunteering
COVID-19 Pandemic

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Committee Members:

Glenn McGuigan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Goktug Morcol, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Bing Ran, Major Field Member
Michele Tantardini, Major Field Member
Dan Mallinson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Davis, Samantha

Title:

Social Fibers: Race, Gender, and Fabrics of Identity in Colonial Yucatán

Graduate Program:

History (PHD)

Keywords:

Yucatán
Mexico
gender
race

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Committee Members:

Amy Greenberg, Program Head/Chair
Jyoti Balachandran, Outside Field Member
Cathleen Cahill, Major Field Member
Amara Solari, Outside Unit & Minor Member
Matthew Restall, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Martha Few, Major Field Member

Author:

Gray, Joy

Title:

Developing Clinically Relevant Vignettes from Empirical Data as Teaching Tools for Counselors-in-Training in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education (PHD)

Keywords:

mental health counseling
vignette construction
multicultural and social justice counseling
cluster analysis
Ecosocial
Counselor Education
Client Conceptualization
Pennsylvania

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Committee Members:

P Murphy, Program Head/Chair
Abenaa Jones, Outside Unit & Field Member
Brandy Henry, Major Field Member
Deirdre O'Sullivan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Carlomagno Panlilio, Outside Field Member

Author:

Brass, Amy

Title:

Mathematics, Mathematics Education, and Citizenship: Mathematics Teacher Educators’ Conceptions and Views

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction (PHD)

Keywords:

Citizenship
Mathematics Teacher Educators
Mathematics Education

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Committee Members:

Kimberly Powell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Stephanie Schroeder, Major Field Member
Andrea Mccloskey, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Andrew Baxter, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rose Zbiek, Major Field Member

Author:

Xi, Zhaohan

Title:

Beyond Images: Robustifying Representation Learning against Trojaning Attacks

Graduate Program:

Informatics (PHD)

Keywords:

Representation Learning
Graph Learning
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning Security

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Committee Members:

Dongwon Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Minghui Zhu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Fenglong Ma, Major Field Member
Ting Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jinghui Chen, Major Field Member

Author:

Sha, Congzhou

Title:

Manifold Learning in Structural Biology: Docking, Folding, and Simulation

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

differentiable programming
machine learning
neural networks
structural biology
Lie group
statistical mechanics
molecular dynamics
RNA structure
differential geometry

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Committee Members:

Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Elizabeth Proctor, Major Field Member
Mehrdad Mahdavi, Outside Field Member
Nikolay Dokholyan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Raymond Hohl, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Liang, Zhigao

Title:

Evaluation of Online Training on Pre-service General Education Teachers’ Case Application of Visual Schedules for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Graduate Program:

Special Education (PHD)

Keywords:

online training
pre-service teacher
visual schedules
intellectual and developmental disability

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Committee Members:

David Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jonte Taylor, Major Field Member
David Mcnaughton, Major Field Member
David Lee, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Janice Light, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Basiel, Bailey

Title:

Efficacy of beef × dairy breed across production systems

Graduate Program:

Animal Science (PHD)

Keywords:

beef × dairy
sire selection

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Committee Members:

Adele Turzillo, Program Head/Chair
Chad Dechow, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Tara Felix, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Adrian Barragan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kevin Harvatine, Major Field Member

Author:

Schwendler, Teresa

Title:

A mixed methods research study to understand infant feeding practices and inform strategies to improve maternal, infant, and child nutrition in Guinea – a biocultural perspective

Graduate Program:

Nutritional Sciences (PHD)

Keywords:

infant and young child
nutrition
Guinea
responsive feeding
dietary diversity
direct observation
biocultural
feeding behavior
policy
pregnant women

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Committee Members:

Kristina Petersen, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Leif Jensen, Outside Unit & Field Member
Stephen Kodish, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kathleen Keller, Major Field Member
Muzi Na, Major Field Member

Author:

Shang, Annan

Title:

Domain and Ultraviolet Engineered Device Development of Potassium Tantalate Niobate Single Crystal Electro Optic Modulators and Deflectors

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

KTN
PNR
polar nano regions
permittivity
interferometry
electrostriction
potassium tantalate niobate
electro optic
polarization
domain
beam deflector
beam modulation
niobate
ferroelectrics
relaxor ferroelectrics
dielectrics

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Committee Members:

Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair
Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Major Field Member
Jian hsu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Victor Pasko, Major Field Member
Shizhuo Yin, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Du, Zhuoshi

Title:

Sterile filtration process for glycoconjugate vaccine drug substances and drug product

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Glycoconjugate Vaccine
Drug Substances
Drug Product
Sterile Filtration
Membrane Fouling
Prefiltration
Scale-up
Sterile Filters Screening

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Committee Members:

Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Andrew Zydney, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Esther Gomez, Major Field Member
Yuguo Lei, Outside Unit & Field Member
Stephanie Velegol, Major Field Member

Author:

Delgado, Jocelyn

Title:

A nutraceutical timing hypothesis: Does supplementation with nitrate-rich beetroot juice provide vascular protection across postmenopausal stages?

Graduate Program:

Integrative and Biomedical Physiology (PHD)

Keywords:

Menopause
Endothelium
Dietary Nitrate
Vascular
Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Nitric Oxide

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Committee Members:

Gregory Shearer, Program Head/Chair
Joshua Kellogg, Outside Unit Member
Mary Jane De Souza, Major Field Member
David Proctor, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kristina Petersen, Outside Field Member

Author:

Sanei, Sanam

Title:

Essays in HIV: Mapping the distribution of marginalized groups and analysis of ART treatment effectiveness across patient groups

Graduate Program:

Statistics (PHD)

Keywords:

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology
Key Population
Size Estimation
Generalized Linear Mixed-Effect Models (GLMM)
Bayesian Modeling
Mapping HIV Prevalence
Case-Control Sampling
Hidden Markov Models (HMM)

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Bing Li, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Le Bao, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Runze Li, Major Field Member
Lingzhou Xue, Major Field Member
Qiushi Chen, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Bhuyan, Sandeepa

Title:

Optimizing Emerging Game Streaming Applications for Mobile Platforms

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Game Streaming
Cloud Gaming
Video Game Processing
Mobile platforms
Performance
Energy-efficiency

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Committee Members:

Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Chitaranjan Das, Chair & Co-Dissertation Advisr
Mahmut Kandemir, Dissertation Co-Advisor
C Lee Giles, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mahanth Gowda, Major Field Member

Author:

Melkumyan, Mariam

Title:

The role of central amygdala neuroinflammation in alcohol use and alcohol withdrawal-induced anxiety

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience (PHD)

Keywords:

Central Amygdala
Alcohol
Astrocyte
Microglia
Glutamatergic transmission
Neurotransmission
Binge Drinking
Calcium Transients
Alcohol Withdrawal-Induced Anxiety
Cannabinoids
Cannabidiol (CBD)
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
Neuroimmune Activity
Neuroinflammation

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Nicholas Graziane, Major Field Member
Salvatore Stella, Major Field Member
Yuval Silberman, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Alistair Barber, Program Head/Chair
Jennifer Nyland, Major Field Member
Aron Lukacher, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Paukett, Michelle

Title:

Agricultural Sustainability in the Local Context

Graduate Program:

Plant Pathology (PHD)

Keywords:

Mortierella spp.
sustainable agriculture
soil microbiome
content analysis
Fusarium solani
on-farm networks
soybean
biocontrol
local knowledge
disease-suppressive soils

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Committee Members:

Sharifa Crandall, Major Field Member
Alyssa Anne Collins, Special Member
Maria Del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Program Head/Chair
John Pecchia, Major Field Member
Paul Esker, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Charlie White, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Massenburg, Lynnicia

Title:

Putting the Pieces Together: Structural Exploration of Plant Cellulose Synthase Oligomerization and Function

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology (PHD)

Keywords:

Physcomitrium patens
structural biology
cryo-electron microscopy
protein oligomerization
CesA
cellulose synthesis
CSC
rosette
protein flexibility

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Committee Members:

Claire Thomas, Major Field Member
Manish Kumar, Special Member
B Nixon, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Deb Kelly, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jean-Paul Armache, Major Field Member
Ying Gu, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Ye, Muchao

Title:

Evaluating and Certifying the Adversarial Robustness of Neural Language Models

Graduate Program:

Informatics (PHD)

Keywords:

Adversarial Robustness
Neural Language Models

File:

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Committee Members:

Dongwon Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Fenglong Ma, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Rui Zhang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ting Wang, Major Field Member
Jinghui Chen, Major Field Member

Author:

Do, Seonmi

Title:

THE IMPACT OF A UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF VISIONS OF HIGH-QUALITY MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction (PHD)

Keywords:

Teacher Education – Preservice; Teacher Educators

File:

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Committee Members:

Gwen Lloyd, Major Field Member
Andrea Mccloskey, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Andrew Baxter, Outside Unit & Field Member
Fran Arbaugh, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kimberly Powell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Hu, Jeremy

Title:

Selective hydrogenation on anatase TiO2-supported single atom catalysts

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

heterogeneous catalysis
density functional theory
hydrogenation
single atom catalysts
metal oxides
titania

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Committee Members:

Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Robert Rioux, Major Field Member
Kristen Fichthorn, Minor Field Member
Lasse Jensen, Outside Unit & Field Member
Konstantinos Alexopoulos, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Michael Janik, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Tarantino, Danielle

Title:

APPLICATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTANCE THEORY TO ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY: EXPLORING THE MOTIVE TO AGGRESS AND POLITICIZED THREATS

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

psychological reactance
implicit aggression
counterproductive work behaviors
political ideology
personality

File:

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Committee Members:

Kristin Buss, Program Head/Chair
James LeBreton, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kenneth Levy, Major Field Member
Hanyi Min, Major Field Member
Lijiang Shen, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Hyatt, Lance

Title:

Intelligence in Soft Mechanical Material Systems

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Intelligent Materials
Mechanical Metamaterials
Mechanical Computing
Soft Mechanical Materials

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Zoubeida Ounaies, Major Field Member
Daniel Cortes Correales, Major Field Member
Yun Jing, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jared Butler, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Conrath, Brandin

Title:

Sensemaking with Digital Models & Data: A Multi-Study Investigation of Learning Across the Geosciences

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction (PHD)

Keywords:

science education
geoscience
digital tools
models

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Committee Members:

Scott Mcdonald, Program Head/Chair
Jason Griffith, Major Field Member
Scott Mcdonald, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Heather Zimmerman, Outside Unit & Field Member
Amy Farris, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Xie, Tian

Title:

Resilient Cache Network Management: Algorithms, Analysis, Experiments

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

cache inference
denial of service attack
Software defined networking
cache replacement policy
access delay
attack resilience
TTL approximation
overlay routing
online routing
flow table size inference
adversarial reconnaissance
joint caching and routing
approximation algorithm

File:

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Committee Members:

Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Peng Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ting He, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mingfu Shao, Major Field Member
Thomas La Porta, Major Field Member

Author:

Pulido, Gabriel

Title:

Queer and Trans Drag Artists of Color on College Campus(es): A Black feminist Woven Ethnography

Graduate Program:

Higher Education (PHD)

Keywords:

Drag Artists
Queer and Trans Collegians
Queer and Trans Communities of Color
Black Feminist Thought
Ethnography
Higher Education

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Committee Members:

Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair
Tiffany Nyachae, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sam Tenorio, Minor Field Member
Royel Johnson, Special Member
Wilson Okello, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
LaWanda Ward, Major Field Member

Author:

Im, Sanghyeok

Title:

Electrochemical and Thermodynamic Properties of Neodymium Alloys in Molten Salts for Their Recovery

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Molten Salt Electrochemistry
Neodymium
Nd alloy
Thermodynamic Property
Emf Measurement
Rare-Earth Recovery

File:

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Zi-Kui Liu, Major Field Member
Sarma Pisupati, Outside Unit & Field Member
Hojong Kim, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Feifei Shi, Outside Field Member