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Author:

Stites, Ronald William

Title:

The rapid control of interactions in a two-component Fermi gas

Graduate Program:

Physics

Keywords:

two-component Fermi gases
controlling interactions
injection locking
solid state ring lasers

File:

Download Ronald_Stites_-_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth O'hara, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Milton Walter Cole, Committee Member
Kurt Gibble, Committee Member
David Weiss, Committee Member
John V Badding, Committee Member

Author:

Li, Yinfei

Title:

Factors Influencing The Development Of Gray Leaf Spot Of Perennial Ryegrass Turf And Seasonal Availability Of The Inoculum

Graduate Program:

Plant Pathology

Keywords:

Turfgrass disease management
Magnaporthe oryzae
Gray leaf spot
Perennial ryegrass
Epidemiology
Blast disease

File:

Download Dissertation_Yinfei_Li.pdf

Committee Members:

Wakar Uddin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Edward Kaminski Iii, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Beth Krueger Gugino, Committee Member
Scott Alan Isard, Committee Member
James Landis Rosenberger, Committee Member

Author:

De Rosa, Janet Ann

Title:

Mexican American adults in higher education

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Mexican American
adult learning
higher education

File:

Download Dissertation_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Felicia Lynne Brown Haywood, Committee Member
Gloria Bodtorf Clark, Committee Member
Chiara Sabina, Committee Member
Karin Sprow Forte, Committee Member

Author:

You, Cheng

Title:

Machine Learning Methods in Portfolio Replication

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

machine learning
portfolio replication
LASSO
LARS
trading strategies
hidden Markov model
hierarchical modelling

File:

Download ChengYou-MasterThesis-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jason Ryder Morton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mcdermott, Amanda G

Title:

Scattering and Physical Aging in Intrinsically Microporous Polymers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

scattering
SAXS
WAXS
physical aging
PIMs
polymers of intrinsic microporosity
microporous polymers
free volume

File:

Download AGMcDermott_-_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Coray M Colina, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Member

Author:

Boden, Joshua Randal

Title:

Regime Dependent Bias Correction of Ensemble Output

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

Ensemble
Regime
Forecasting

File:

Download Josh_Boden_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

George Spencer Young, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Johannes Verlinde, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Mee Thompson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Gerard Knight, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nyland, Jennifer

Title:

The influence of the trigeminal orosensory area in drug-induced devaluation of natural rewards and development of a conditioned state of withdrawal

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience

Keywords:

reward
thalamus
addiction
lesion
withdrawal

File:

Download Nyland_Thesis_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Patricia Sue Grigson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin Douglas Alloway, Committee Member
Ralph Norgren, Committee Member
Thomas C Pritchard Iii, Committee Member
Chester A Ray, Committee Member

Author:

Zhou, Lisa

Title:

Elucidation of pro-oxidant mechanisms of the bioactive polyphenol, (-)-epigallocatechin gallate, in food emulsions

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

Food oil-in-water emulsions
polyphenols
(−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate
EGCG
hydrogen peroxide
protein oxidation

File:

Download Elucidation_of_pro-oxidant_mechanisms_of_the_bioactive_polyphenol__-_-epigallocatechin_gallate_in_food_emulsions.pdf

Committee Members:

Ryan John Elias, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joshua D Lambert, Committee Member
John Coupland, Committee Member
Ming Tien, Committee Member

Author:

Schatz, Richard S

Title:

CuCl/HCl Electrolysis for Cu-Cl Thermochemical Cycle

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Hydrogen Production
CuCl/HCl Electrolysis
Cu-Cl Thermochemical Cycle
Green energy

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_Final_Draft_12-16-13.pdf

Committee Members:

Serguei Lvov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Schmehl, Daniel Robert

Title:

Genomic, physiological, and chemical analysis of the impacts of environmental stressors on honey bee (apis mellifera L.)workers and queens.

Graduate Program:

Entomology

Keywords:

honey bee
pesticide
nutrition

File:

Download DRS_Dissertation_Final_02_01_2013_with_vita.pdf

Committee Members:

James Homer Tumlinson Iii, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Lewis Frazier, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Homer Tumlinson Iii, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christina M Grozinger, Committee Member
Christopher Albert Mullin, Committee Member
Tracy Lee Langkilde, Committee Member

Author:

Khoury, Issam Elias

Title:

Unbridled globalization: The transformation of higher education in Qatar

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

Qatar
Higher Education
Globalization
Westernization
Qatar University
Education City
Arabian Gulf
Persian Gulf
Case Study

File:

Download Issam_E_Khoury_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger Lewis Geiger, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David P Baker, Committee Member
Robert M Hendrickson, Committee Member
Dennis Coleman Jett, Committee Member

Author:

Rollins, Brandi Yvonne

Title:

An investigation of restrictive feeding practices and children’s temperament, food reinforcement, and eating behaviors

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

Parental feeding practices
Restriction
Temperament
Inhibitory Control
Food Reinforcement
Reward Sensitivity
BMI
EAH

File:

Download Brandi_Rollins_Dissertation_FINAL_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Leann L Birch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Loken, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rebecca L Corwin, Committee Member
Jennifer Savage Williams, Committee Member
Lori Anne Francis, Committee Member
Lisa Michelle Kopp, Committee Member

Author:

Barrows, Clayton Paul

Title:

Flexible Network Topologies and The Smart Grid in Electric Power Systems

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Power System Analysis
Optimization
Electricity Markets
Complex Network Science

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Seth Adam Blumsack, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reka Z Albert, Committee Member
Andrew Nathan Kleit, Committee Member
Luis Ayala, Committee Member
Paul Hines, Committee Member

Author:

Hadka, David M

Title:

Robust, Adaptable Many-Objective Optimization: The Foundations, Parallelization and Application of the Borg MOEA

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

borg
moea
multiobjective
optimization
many-objective
evolutionary
algorithm

File:

Download Hadka_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick M Reed, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kamesh Madduri, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sofya Raskhodnikova, Committee Member
Soundar Kumara, Committee Member
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Member
Mark Thomas Traband, Committee Member

Author:

Sparks, Justin Ryan

Title:

High Pressure Chemical Deposition in Extreme Aspect Ratio Templates for Semiconductor Optical Fiber Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Optical Fibers
Photonics
High Pressure
Templated Growth
ZnSe

File:

Download Sparks_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

John V Badding, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Harry R Allcock, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Member

Author:

Adams, Kirk Douglas

Title:

An Analysis of the Biomechanics of Landing of Two Groups of Athletes

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Landings
ACL
Non-contact
Gymnasts
Swimmers

File:

Download Whole_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

John Henry Challis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Smith, Benjamin David

Title:

The Self- and Directed Assembly of Nanowires

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Nanowires
Nanotubes
Gold
Silica
Self-Assembly
Sedimentation
van der Waals
Aspect Ratio
Density
Electrostatics
Particle

File:

Download Smith_Benjamin_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine Dolan Keating, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Mary Beth Williams, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Kristen Ann Fichthorn, Committee Member

Author:

Nago, Annick Blanche Christelle Logbochy

Title:

Application of numerical, experimental and life cycle assessment methods to the investigation of natural gas production from methane hydrate deposits using carbon dioxide clathrate sequestration

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Natural gas hydrates
CO2-CH4 exchange in hydrates
numerical modeling
life cycle assessment
CO2 emissions
natural gas production

File:

Download ANNICKNAGO_PHDTHESIS_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Antonio Nieto, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Antonio Nieto, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member
Dr Luis Ayala, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member
John Richard Hellmann Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Kasprzyk, Joseph Robert

Title:

Many Objective Water Resources Planning and Management Given Deep Uncertainties, Population Pressures, and Environmental Change

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

water supply
environmental management
uncertainty analysis
visual analytics
optimization
robustness
decision making

File:

Download Thesis_-_J._Kasprzyk_-_phD_-_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick M Reed, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Member
Michael Gooseff, Committee Member
Gregory Characklis, Special Member

Author:

Mohata, Dheeraj Kumar

Title:

Arsendie-Antmonide Tunnel Transistors for Low Power Logic Applications

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Transistor
TFET
Arsenide
Antimonide
Hetero-junction
Fabrication
low power
steep switching
supply voltage

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_DheerajMohata_May_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Suman Datta, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Committee Member
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Member
Jun Zhu, Committee Member