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Author:

Williams, Colin

Title:

Ultrasonic Methods for Characterization of Additively Manufactured Materials: Experiments and Numerical Simulations

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (MS)

Keywords:

ultrasonic testing
numerical modeling
additive manufacturing
materials characterization
nondestructive evaluation
finite element simulations

File:

Download MS_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Parisa Shokouhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy M. Shreiber, Committee Member
Matt Lear, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lopez Londono, Tomas

Title:

Light availability along depth gradients: a key driver of niche partitioning and biodiversity patterns in reef building corals

Graduate Program:

Biology (PHD)

Keywords:

Coral reefs
physiology
ecophysiology
depth gradient
biodiversity patterns
species-energy
productivity-biodiversity
habitat specialization
turbidity
water optical properties
light gradient
Symbiodiniaceae

File:

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Committee Members:

Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Jonathan Lynch, Outside Unit & Field Member
Todd Lajeunesse, Major Field Member
Monica Medina, Chair of Committee
Elizabeth Mcgraw, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Tiwari, Sonia

Title:

Across and Beyond the Screens: Investigating Children's Joint Engagement with Educational Media and Related Activities

Graduate Program:

Learning, Design, and Technology (PHD)

Keywords:

Children's Media
Making
Transmedia

File:

Download SoniaTiwari_Dissertation_SP22.pdf

Committee Members:

Mari Haneda, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ty Hollett, Major Field Member
Susan Land, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Tanner Vea, Major Field Member
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Emani, Rahul

Title:

Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Detection and Classification Using IEEE 802.11 Signals

Graduate Program:

Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations (MS)

Keywords:

sUAS
UAVs
Cybersecurity
Drones
IEEE 802.11
Signals
Network Traffic Analysis
Drone Detection
Drone Classification

File:

Download RahulEmani_Thesis_Final_Final_Revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward Glantz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Nick Giacobe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anna Cinzia Squicciarini, Committee Member
Edward J Glantz, Committee Member
Timothy E. Kohler, Special Signatory

Author:

Caudill, Hannah

Title:

Conceptualizations of Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation: A Case Study of the Daniel Boone National Forest

Graduate Program:

Geography (MS)

Keywords:

Appalachia
Eastern Kentucky
Coal Mining
Abandoned Mine Land
Reclamation
Daniel Boone National Forest

File:

Download Caudill_Thesis_2022.pdf

Committee Members:

Brian H. King, Program Head/Chair
Jennifer E Baka, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Zimmerer, Committee Member
Trevor Birkenholtz, Committee Member

Author:

Grede, Alex

Title:

Microscale Concentrated Photovoltaics and Soft Matter Lasers

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

photovoltaics
non-imaging optics
organic semiconductors
organic laser diodes

File:

Download Grede-Dissertation-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Tom Jackson, Major Field Member
Xingjie Ni, Major Field Member
Noel Giebink, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Vincent Crespi, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Webber, Hudson

Title:

Benjamin Britten's Evolving Style as Seen Through His Fugues for Solo Cello

Graduate Program:

Music (MA)

Keywords:

Britten
Britten Cello Suites
Fugue
Fugues
Benjamin Britten
Suite for Cello
Second Suite for Cello
Third Suite for Cello

File:

Download Webber_MA_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Rachel Copeland, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Taylor Aitken Greer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric John Mckee, Committee Member

Author:

Mc Connell, Ryan

Title:

Acoustic Analysis of an Ultra-Efficient Commercial Transport Aircraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Acoustics
Noise
SNLF
Commercial Aircraft
ANOPP

File:

Download R.McConnell_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Committee Member

Author:

Bao, Rui

Title:

Equivariant K-theory, C*-algebras and Localization at the Standard Trace

Graduate Program:

Mathematics (PHD)

Keywords:

C*-algebra
Equivariant K-theory
KK-theory
Index Theory

File:

Download finaldraft_20220208.pdf

Committee Members:

Chaoxing Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mathieu Stienon, Major Field Member
Nigel Higson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Nathanial Brown, Major Field Member
Alexei Novikov, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Winslow, Joshua

Title:

Design and Implementation of an FPGA-based OFDM System

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

OFDM
FPGA
QAM

File:

Download Winslow_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Rafic Bachnak, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Nashwa Nabil Elaraby, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xinwei Niu, Committee Member
Aldo W Morales, Committee Member

Author:

Pannebaker, Jeremy

Title:

Development of Empirically-Driven Axisymmetric Turbulence Models Using a Symmetry-Based Approach

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

symmetry scaling
turbulence
axisymmetric turbulence
Lie theory
PIV
symmetries

File:

Download JPannebaker_Master_s_Thesis_2022__Grad_School_Edits_.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Lester Jonson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David K Hall, Committee Member
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Zachary P Berger, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ryan Murray, Special Signatory

Author:

Oyama, Kohei

Title:

COMSOL simulation of CNT assembly in an epoxy matrix under static magnetic fields for polymer nanocomposite applications

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Carbon nanotube
Composites
Epoxy
FEM
COMSOL
MATLAB
Magnetic field
Nickel

File:

Download KoheiOyama_msthesis_sp22.pdf

Committee Members:

Namiko Yamamoto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xin Ning, Committee Member
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Anqi

Title:

Oppositions and Reconciliations in Representative Piano Works by Charles Tomlinson Griffes

Graduate Program:

Music (MA)

Keywords:

Griffes
American composer
The White Peacock
The Fountain of the Acqua Paola
The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan
Sonata for Piano

File:

Download Wang_MA_Thesis_Final_Version_Marh_2022.pdf

Committee Members:

Taylor Aitken Greer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vincent Perez Benitez, Jr., Committee Member
Rachel Copeland, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Kwan, Jamie

Title:

a study on the effect of inflammatory cytokines on platelet-endothelial adhesion and activation in the parallel plate flow chamber

Graduate Program:

Integrative and Biomedical Physiology (MS)

Keywords:

platelet
endothelial cell
endothelium
inflammation
cytokine
flow chamber
thrombosis

File:

Download Kwan_J_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lacy Marie Alexander, Committee Member
Donna Korzick, Program Head/Chair
Peter Butler, Committee Member

Author:

Cottle, Rachel

Title:

The Progressive Heat Stress Protocol

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology (MS)

Keywords:

global warming
heat balance
psychrometric limits
repeatability
uncompensable heat stress

File:

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Committee Members:

William Lawrence Kenney, Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lacy Marie Alexander, Committee Member
Jonathan Dingwell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Gwendolyn A Thomas, Committee Member

Author:

Cummings, Christine

Title:

Using a Gaussian based model to upcycle seaweed waste into bioplastics with tunable mechanical and material properties

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

bioplastic
gaussian process
regression
optimization
seaweed
mechanical property
water absorption
elastic modulus

File:

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Committee Members:

Tak Sing Wong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xiang Yang, Committee Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

James, Derek

Title:

Why Ag Sci

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Extension Education (MS)

Keywords:

Agricultural Science
diversity
underrepresented students
influence

File:

Download WHY_AG_SCI_Thesis_MS_DJames.pdf

Committee Members:

Patreese Donette Ingram, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rama B Radhakrishna, Committee Member
Mark Brennan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Julia A Green Bryan, Committee Member

Author:

Drewniak, David

Title:

Study of Piezoelectricity Applications in Solid Propellants

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

piezoelectric
energetic composite
PVDF
nanoaluminum

File:

Download Thesis____Study_of_Piezoelectricity_Applications_in_Solid_Propellants_--_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Cholakis-Kolysko, Kate

Title:

One Neighbor's Curb Garden, Another's Weedy Pit: Municipal and Designer Perspectives on Public Perception of Green Street Rain Garden Appearance

Graduate Program:

Landscape Architecture (MS)

Keywords:

green stormwater infrastructure
aesthetics
rain garden
ecological literacy
yard norm
social values
green street
streetscape
residential yard
environmental behavior

File:

Download Katherine_Cholakis-Kolysko_Thesis_REV.pdf

Committee Members:

Eliza Pennypacker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stuart Patton Echols, Committee Member
Roxi Thoren, Program Head/Chair
Matthew B Royer, Committee Member

Author:

Strong, Emily

Title:

A Joint Model for Total and Age-Structured Negative Binomial Counts with Application to the COVID-19 Epidemic in Rhode Island

Graduate Program:

Statistics (MS)

Keywords:

COVID-19
Negative Binomial Counts

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Emily_Strong.pdf

Committee Members:

Ephraim Mont Hanks, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Berg, Committee Member
Murali Haran, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Eason, Jessica

Title:

Genetic Regulation of Qrr1 in the Marine Symbiont Vibrio Fischeri While Inside its Host the Hawaiian Bobtail Squid

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences (MS)

Keywords:

Quorum Sensing
Symbiosis
Quorum Regulated RNA

File:

Download MS_PSU_Upload_4-7-22.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy Iwao Miyashiro, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Monica Medina, Committee Member
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair
William O Hancock, Committee Member
Edward G Dudley, Committee Member

Author:

Chung, Dongyoun

Title:

Changes in crystal structures of metal oxide/ hydroxide minerals during dissolution and heating: An In-situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction study

Graduate Program:

Geosciences (MS)

Keywords:

Time-resolved X-ray diffraction
Mineral dissolution
Hematite
Goethite
Thermal expansion
Heating
Rutile structure
Pyrolusite
Rutile

File:

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Committee Members:

Peter J Heaney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Louise Brantley, Committee Member
Mark Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair
Matthew S Fantle, Committee Member

Author:

La Fond, Julia

Title:

Efficient Maintenance and Distribution of the Comprehensive SETI Bibliography on the Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Graduate Program:

Geosciences (MS)

Keywords:

SETI
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Extraterrestrial Intelligence
NASA ADS
Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Comprehensive SETI Bibliography
Database Curation

File:

Download LaFond_Masters_Thesis_Final_Version__Comprehensive_SETI_Bibliography_.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Howard House, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kate Freeman, Committee Member
Mark Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Member
Jason Wright, Committee Member
Julie Cosmidis, Special Signatory

Author:

Nicholson, Duncan

Title:

Scaled Experiments in Vision-Based Approach and Landing in High Sea States

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Ship
Deck
Landing
UAV
UAS
Fiducial
Control
Estimation
Precision Landing
shipboard
sUAS

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Duncan_Nicholson.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Eric Norman Johnson, Committee Member

Author:

Shy, Sarah

Title:

Assessing Classification Uncertainty On Astronomical Objects With Measurement Error

Graduate Program:

Statistics (MS)

Keywords:

Bayesian posterior predictive distribution
catalog data
quasar
random forest
support vector machine

File:

Download Shy_MastersThesis010322.pdf

Committee Members:

Hyungsuk Tak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric D Feigelson, Committee Member
Ephraim Hanks, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
G. Jogesh Babu, Committee Member

Author:

Mc Kelvey, Kyle

Title:

The Prediction of Steady-State Vibration Due to Rhythmic Activity in a Multi-Story Structure

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Rhythmic Activity
Vibrations
FEM
ETABS
Multi-Story Vibrational Response
Servicability
Modeling
Human Induced Excitation

File:

Download Kyle_McKelvey_MS_Thesis_Vibrations.pdf

Committee Members:

Linda Morley Hanagan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ryan Levi Solnosky, Committee Member
Somayeh Asadi, Program Head/Chair
Thomas E Boothby, Committee Member

Author:

Brennan, Jennifer Bracken

Title:

Manufacturing fixation in design: Measurement and mitigation strategies for its impact on additive manufacturing use

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Design for manufacturing
additive manufacturing
DfAM
Design for additive manufacturing
part identification for additive manufacturing

File:

Download JBB.Dissertation.final.4.12.2022.pdf

Committee Members:

Nicholas Meisel, Outside Unit & Field Member
Timothy Simpson, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Chris McComb, Major Field Member
Kathryn Jablokow, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

De Priest, Miranda

Title:

The effect of environmental heterogeneity on bacteria within an agricultural soil community

Graduate Program:

Ecology (MS)

Keywords:

environmental heterogeneity
generalist
specialist
microbe
microbiome
biodiversity
bacteria
soil

File:

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Committee Members:

Terrence Hugh Bell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Emily R Davenport, Committee Member
Jason Kaye, Program Head/Chair
Michela Centinari, Committee Member
Paul David Esker, Committee Member

Author:

Wade, Lucas

Title:

Investigation of 3-Dimensional Caustic Generation with Application to Off-track Sonic Boom Focusing

Graduate Program:

Acoustics (MS)

Keywords:

Sonic Boom
Sonic Boom Focusing
Acoustics
Supersonic Aircraft
Geometrical Acoustics
Boundary Layer Theory
Caustics
Tricomi Equation
Nonlinear Tricomi Equation
Superboom

File:

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Committee Members:

Victor Ward Sparrow, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Diane Marie Henderson, Committee Member
Andrew Barnard, Program Head/Chair
Yun Jing, Committee Member
Alexandra Loubeau, Special Signatory

Author:

Rahimian, Mina

Title:

A Data Mining Model and a Real-Time Predictive Software Prototype for the Spatial Design and Planning of High Energy Performance Solar Community Microgrids

Graduate Program:

Architecture (PHD)

Keywords:

Data Mining
Machine Learning
Community Microgrid
Energy Consumption
Urban Scale
Energy Performance
Predictive
Software

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_Mina_Rahimian.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Pinto Duarte, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Seth Blumsack, Outside Unit Member
Lisa Iulo, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Guido Cervone, Outside Field Member
Ute Poerschke, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Troncoso Aldas, Nelson Daniel

Title:

AIGuide: An Augmented Reality Hand Guidance Application for People with Visual Impairments

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

assistive technology augmented reality
mixed reality
mobile computing
assistive technology
augmented reality

File:

Download Thesis_Revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Morgan Sampson, Committee Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Taylor, Samuel

Title:

The Effect of Thickness and Surface Roughness on Ferroelectric Behavior of Lead Magnesium Niobate-Titanate and Lead Indium Niobate-Magnesium Niobate-Titanate Single Crystal

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (MS)

Keywords:

Ferroelectric
Piezoelectric
Ultrasound
Characterization
Single Crystal
PMN-PT
PIN-PMN-PT

File:

Download SCT14_Thesis_final_4-18-2022.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael T Lanagan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Wenwu Cao, Committee Member
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Richard Joseph Meyer, Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Runa, Ferdousy

Title:

Relationship Between Green and Red Occupancy Ratios and Pedestrian Delays

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

High-resolution Data
Pedestrian Delay
Split Failure
Traffic Operation
ATSPM

File:

Download Thesis_FR.pdf

Committee Members:

Vikash V. Gayah, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Ilgin Guler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick Joseph Fox, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Xianbiao Hu, Committee Member

Author:

Vargas Venegas, Carlos

Title:

Physics-Infused Reduced-Order Modeling of Aerothermal Loads for Fluid-Thermal-Structural Interactions

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

hypersonic
fluid-thermal-structural
aerothermoelasticity
data-driven
physics-driven
physics-based
reduced-order modeling
machine learning
field inversion
aerothermal
turbulent viscous-inviscid interactions
neural ordinary differential equations
direct collocation
optimization
kriging
proper-orthogonal decomposition
latin hypercube sampling
thermoelastic
hypersonic vehicle
RANS
skin-panel
two-dimensional
gaussian process regression
computational fluid dynamics
supported panel
augmentation
augmented
model augmentation
surrogate
POD-kriging
POD
algebraic
differential
algebraic augmentation
differential augmentation
NODE
PIROM
analysis

File:

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Committee Members:

Daning Huang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Puneet Singla, Committee Member
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member

Author:

Bhattacharyya, Suparno

Title:

Physics-informed model reduction of dynamical systems subjected to impacts and discontinuity

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

Physics-informed model reduction
reduced order modeling
model reduction
structural vibration
nonlinear dynamics
impulsive loading
kicked oscillator
data-driven methods
dimension reduction
POD
PCA
Proper orthogonal decomposition
Energy-closure criterion
vibration
structural dynamics
simulation
beam theory
solid mechanics
dynamical systems
chaos
bifurcation

File:

Download Bhattacharyya_PhD_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Cusumano, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Corina Drapaca, Major Field Member
Francesco Costanzo, Major & Minor Field Member
George Lesieutre, Outside Unit & Field Member
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Tian, Chao

Title:

Mean-Field Models and Nonlocal Problems

Graduate Program:

Mathematics (PHD)

Keywords:

Nonlocal-in-Time
Nonlinearity
Semigroup
Nonlocal noise
Mean-field

File:

Download ChaoTian-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Anna Mazzucato, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Zhibiao Zhao, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Wenrui Hao, Major Field Member
Qiang Du, Special Member
Xiantao Li, Major & Minor Field Member
Alexei Novikov, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Ochoa Lleras, Nicolas

Title:

Control Systems and Human Factors for the Prevention of Tractor Overturn

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Control systems
Tractor
Rollover
ADAS
Human Factors
Simulated environments

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Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member
Dennis Murphy, Committee Member
Yiqi Zhang, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ren, Jerry

Title:

MOUSE BREAST CANCER MODELING: CELL CYCLE ARREST, RADIATION MUTAGENESIS, AND TRANSPOSON-BASED CANCER GENE DISCOVERY

Graduate Program:

Biomedical Sciences

Keywords:

Transposon
Mutagenesis
Breast Cancer
c-Myc
Radiation Mutagensis
CDK4/6 inhibitor
Ras
Mammary gland development
Cell cycle inhibition
PI3K
AKT
Oncogene
Oncogene Cooperation
Mutagenesis Screen

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Committee Members:

Edward Joseph Gunther, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Joseph Gunther, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David James Degraff, Committee Member
George Lucian Moldovan, Committee Member
Aron Eliot Lukacher, Outside Member
Hong-Gang Wang, Committee Member
Ralph Lauren Keil, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ancic, Ivana

Title:

At The Limits of the Human Rights Regime: Perpetrator Perspectives in Contemporary Literatures and Visual Cultures

Graduate Program:

Comparative Literature (PHD)

Keywords:

World Literature
Human Rights
Global South
Perpetrator
Race
Global Capitalism

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Committee Members:

Rosemary Jolly, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Magali Armillas-Tiseyra, Major Field Member
Sarah Townsend, Outside Unit & Field Member
Emmanuel Jean-Francois, Major Field Member
Charlotte Eubanks, Major Field Member
Charlotte Eubanks, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Nolte, Hannah

Title:

Cognitive stress and engineering design: Investigating the effect of state mindfulness-based interventions on the experience of introductory engineering students

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Engineering design
mental stress
mindfulness
mental workload
creativity
Engineering Design
mental stress
mindfulness
mental workload
creativity

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Committee Members:

Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair
Steven Landry, Major Field Member
Chris McComb, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Catherine Berdanier, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jessica Menold, Major Field Member

Author:

Ravida, Nigel

Title:

The Effects of Novel Drug Compounds on Glioblastoma As An Indicator For Therapeutic Intervention

Graduate Program:

Anatomy (MS)

Keywords:

Glioblastoma
Hypoxia
Cytotoxicity

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Committee Members:

Patricia Mclaughlin, Program Head/Chair
James Robert Connor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seyed Alireza Mansouri, Committee Member

Author:

Khandare, Sujata

Title:

Mechanical response of tendons to common therapies and the effects of tendon injury progression

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Dry needling
Focused ultrasound
Tendon
Mechanical properties
Mechanical testing
Rotator cuff
Computational model
Glenohumeral joint
Muscle activation
Force couple
Tear severity
Rotator cuff tear

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Committee Members:

Stephen Piazza, Outside Unit & Field Member
Spencer Szczesny, Major Field Member
Meghan Vidt, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Julianna Simon, Major Field Member
Daniel Hayes, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Rife, Jared Sorensen

Title:

The Faith That Matters Most: LDS Youth Folklore and Culture in the 21ST Century

Graduate Program:

American Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

Mormon
LDS
Folklore
Youth
Digital

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Committee Members:

John Haddad, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Anthony Buccitelli, Major Field Member
Simon Bronner, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Haddad, Major Field Member
Chris Hollenbeak, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Clares Pastrana, Ana Paula

Title:

Fundamental Understanding into Bimodal Powder Size Distributions in Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing Process

Graduate Program:

Additive Manufacturing and Design (MS)

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Binder Jetting
bimodal distributions

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Committee Members:

Allison Beese, Program Head/Chair
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy W. Simpson, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Committee Member

Author:

Patel, Aditya

Title:

Software Support For Offloading off-the-shelf applications to PIM Cores

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

PIM
BLIMP
Compiler
LLVM

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Committee Members:

Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Anand Sivasubramaniam, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Committee Member

Author:

Yu, Tongguang

Title:

Hardware Functional Obfuscation With Ferroelectric Active Interconnects

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

FeFET
Hardware Security
Reverse Engineering
Ferroelectric

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Committee Members:

Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Morgan Sampson, Committee Member
Sumitha George, Committee Member
Kai Ni, Committee Member

Author:

Yocum, Rebeka

Title:

Socialization of Safety: An Investigation into the Impact Socioeconomic Factors Have on Crash Frequency, Severity, Risk, and Cost in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

transportation safety
crash frequency
crash severity
crash risk
crash cost
statistical analysis
socioeconomics

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Committee Members:

Eric Donnell, Major Field Member
S. Ilgin Guler, Major Field Member
John Hughes, Outside Unit & Field Member
Vikash Gayah, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Rathbun, Molly

Title:

Herpes simplex virus 1 ecology and evolution in natural infections

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology (PHD)

Keywords:

Herpes simplex virus type 1
genital herpes
virus genomics
transmission
host20 pathogen evolution
oligonucleotide enrichment
within-host diversity
virus transmission
host-pathogen evolution
neurovirulence
comparative transcriptomics
virus evolution

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Committee Members:

Moriah Szpara, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Shaun Mahony, Major Field Member
Kateryna Makova, Outside Field Member
Francesca Chiaromonte, Outside Unit Member
Wendy Hanna-Rose, Program Head/Chair
Timothy Miyashiro, Major Field Member

Author:

Yanich, Daniel

Title:

POLICE BODY-WORN CAMERAS IN SMALL AND RURAL PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENTS

Graduate Program:

Criminal Justice (MA)

Keywords:

Police Body-Worn Cameras (BWC)

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Committee Members:

Jennifer Gibbs, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jennifer Catherine Gibbs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Lindmar Schally, Committee Member
Daniel Andrew Howard, Committee Member

Author:

Abrams, Alyssa

Title:

Comparing Heavy Episodic Drinking and High-Intensity Drinking: Effects on Academic Achievement Across Adolescence

Graduate Program:

School Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

alcohol
adolescence
heavy episodic drinking
high-intensity drinking
time varying effect model
academic achievement
time-varying effect model

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Committee Members:

Cristin Hall, Major Field Member
Jennifer Frank, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Turrisi, Outside Unit Member
Elizabeth Hughes, Outside Field Member
Ashley Linden-Carmichael, Outside Field Member
James Diperna, Program Head/Chair