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Author:

Shu, Xianhao

Title:

Using Eye Tracking Metrics To Estimate Mental Workload : A Pilot Study Based on MATB-II Tasks

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

mental workload
pupil
fixation
saccade
MATB-II

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ling Rothrock, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yiqi Zhang, Committee Member
Steven James Landry, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Surana, Pallavi

Title:

Naturally occurring variants modify neurodevelopmental phenotypes

Graduate Program:

Bioinformatics and Genomics

Keywords:

16p11.2 deletion
2-hit model
fruit flies
ASD
DGRP

File:

Download Pallavi_Surana_Thesis_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George H Perry, Committee Member
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Committee Member
Yifei Huang, Committee Member
George H Perry, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Novak, Richard

Title:

Novel approaches to the conservation and ecological study of northeastern turtles

Graduate Program:

Ecology (MS)

Keywords:

turtle ecology
turtle pigmentation
at-risk species

File:

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Committee Members:

Jason Kaye, Program Head/Chair
Julian D Avery, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tracy Langkilde, Committee Member
Jason C Keagy, Committee Member
Alison Whitlock, Special Signatory

Author:

Sakamoto, Mc Kenna

Title:

Examining the Role of Depression on the Relationship between Objective and Subjective Cognitive Functioning after Sport-Related Concussion

Graduate Program:

Psychology (MS)

Keywords:

Sport-related concussion
depression
neuropsychological assessment
post-concussion symptoms

File:

Download Sakamoto_Masters_Thesis_FINAL_Corrected.pdf

Committee Members:

Peter Andrew Arnett, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Frank Gerard Hillary, Committee Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair
Semyon Slobounov, Committee Member

Author:

Perumalla, Aniruddha

Title:

Optimal Waypoint Guidance for Collision Scenarios

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

UAV
collision avoidance
autonomy
aircraft
aviation

File:

Download AP_masters_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Odike, Bright

Title:

Analytical Modeling of Multiphase Flow Dynamics and Production Data Analysis in Boundary-Dominated Gas Condensate Systems

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Gas condensate systems
Saturation-pressure relationship
Multiphase pseudo-pressure
Production Data Analysis
Boundary-dominated flow
Rescaled CVD method
Unified-Density based

File:

Download Bright_Odike_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Luis F Ayala H, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory R King, Committee Member
Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Anne Menefee, Committee Member

Author:

Sandino, Andreas

Title:

Analysis of a Heavy Precipitation Event During “PRE”-CIP Using Regional and Global Model Forecasts

Graduate Program:

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (MS)

Keywords:

MCS
Precipitation
"PRE"-CIP
Global Models
Regional Models
Rockies
MCV

File:

Download Sandino2023_MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Markowski, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Anthony Carl Didlake, Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yunji Zhang, Committee Member
Jose Dolores Fuentes, Committee Member
Jan-Huey Chen, Special Signatory

Author:

Pushpanadh, Sreelakshmi

Title:

A Latent Profile Analysis of Multidimensional Sexual Stigma in LGB Adults

Graduate Program:

Psychology (MS)

Keywords:

stigma
sexuality
latent profile analysis

File:

Download Thesis_Sreelakshmi.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Angel Soto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth N. Levy, Committee Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair
Eric K. Layland, Committee Member
Jonathan Emdin Cook, Committee Member

Author:

Peeke, Lachlan M

Title:

Printed Electronics Evolution: Analyzing Extrusion Methods, Force Modeling, and the Integration of 3D Printed Biosensors

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

3D Printing
Electronics
Biosensor
Toolpath
Extrusion

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Committee Members:

Luke Andrew Mc Clure Lyle, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Rollins, Cate

Title:

Ultrasonic Shear Wave Evaluation of Cracks in Thin Aluminum Samples Using Finite Elements

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (MS)

Keywords:

Ultrasound
FEA
Fatigue Flaws
Nondestructive Testing

File:

Download Master_s_Thesis_Rollins_8-1.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrea P. Arguelles, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Kube, Committee Member
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Christian Peco, Committee Member

Author:

Riggins, Nia

Title:

Why Scarites? A Commensal Relationship between a Mite and a Ground Beetle

Graduate Program:

Entomology (MS)

Keywords:

Micromegistus
Trigynaspida
commensal mites

File:

Download Blues_MS_ThesisFINAL2.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Joseph Skvarla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Heather M Hines, Committee Member
Gary Felton, Program Head/Chair
Flor E Acevedo, Committee Member

Author:

Miller, Blake

Title:

Thermal Analysis for Characterizing Effects of Metallurgical Conditions in Nickel Titanium Based Shape Memory Alloys

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (MS)

Keywords:

NiTi
SME
TIMT
DSC
transformation temperature
repeatability
build
SMA
size
LDED
additive
manufacturing

File:

Download Blake_Miller_Final_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Reginald F Hamilton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Kube, Committee Member
Todd Palmer, Committee Member

Author:

Matriss, Anthony

Title:

A Parametric Study of the Sensitivity of Spatial Coherence to Sediment Attenuation Coefficient

Graduate Program:

Acoustics (MS)

Keywords:

Sediment Attenuation
Seafloor Sediments
Ocean Acoustics
Geoacoustic Inversion
Spatial Coherence

File:

Download Matriss_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel C. Brown, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Committee Member
Andrew Barnard, Program Head/Chair
Thomas E Blanford, Special Signatory

Author:

Hallmark, Kaley

Title:

Monarchs, Milkweed, and Migration: A Comparative Analysis of Morphology, Physiology, and Flight Energetics

Graduate Program:

Ecology (MS)

Keywords:

Danaus plexippus
Migration
Flight energetics

File:

Download Hallmark_Master_Thesis_Monarch_Butterflies.pdf

Committee Members:

Jared Gregory Ali, Program Head/Chair
Rudolf Johannes Schilder, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Allen Bartell, Committee Member
Jared Gregory Ali, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Smallcomb, Molly

Title:

Focused ultrasound histotripsy of connective tissue: A tendon model

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

histotripsy
ultrasound
tendon
cavitation

File:

Download Smallcomb_MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Juli Simon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Meghan Elise Vidt, Committee Member
Victor Ward Sparrow, Committee Member
Victor Ward Sparrow, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Arrington, Myles

Title:

Young Adults’ Close Social Relationships May Influence Face Recognition Abilities.

Graduate Program:

Psychology (MS)

Keywords:

face recognition
face processing
face selectivity
face memory
social network
social support
social conflict
need to belong
social connectedness
social relationships

File:

Download MylesArrington_FinalMastersThesis_Dec2021.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzy Scherf, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair
Lisa Michelle Kopp, Committee Member

Author:

Adrien, Carolyn

Title:

FOLLOWING THE MONEY: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRIVATE AID, ORPHANAGE PREVALENCE, AND CHILD OUT-FOSTERING IN HAITI

Graduate Program:

Rural Sociology (MS)

Keywords:

orphanages
charity
private aid
international development
child out-fostering
charity finance

File:

Download Carolyn_Adrien_Final_MS_thesis_RSOC.pdf

Committee Members:

Laszlo Kulcsar, Program Head/Chair
Leland Luther Glenna, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Clemens Thiede, Committee Member
Kathleen J D Sexsmith, Committee Member

Author:

Mitra, Mahaan

Title:

Towards Portable Photoacoustic Imaging Device for Peripheral Arterial Disease

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Medical Imaging
Photoacoustic Imaging
Vascular Imaging
Ultrasound Transducer

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Mahaan_Mitra.pdf

Committee Members:

Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zhiwen Liu, Committee Member
Thomas La Porta, Program Head/Chair
Tim Kane, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lundstrom, Emily

Title:

Effectiveness of Wearable Technology for Predicting Measures of Metabolism and Performance in Collegiate Division 1 Swimmers

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Swimmers
Metabolism
Heart Rate Variability
Performance
Athlete
Energy Availability
Wearable Technology

File:

Download EALThesis_7.6.2020.FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Nancy Williams, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Jane De Souza, Committee Member
Alison Diane Gernand, Committee Member
Jonathan Bates Dingwell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Paddison, Rose Bailey

Title:

Interstitial Architecture; Building Within the Frame of Orb Weaving Spiders and Fabric Construction

Graduate Program:

Architecture

Keywords:

Architecture
Spider Webs
Fabric Construction

File:

Download RosePaddisonMastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Felecia Ann Davis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Marcus Steven Shaffer, Committee Member
Daniel E Willis, Committee Member
Mehrdad Hadighi, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Manning, Sean Henry

Title:

Exosomal smRNA, a noninvasive biomarker for diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease

Graduate Program:

Laboratory Animal Medicine

Keywords:

IL-10
Mouse
smRNA
miRNA
NGS
IBD
Colitis
Exosome

File:

Download SMThesisFinal2.pdf

Committee Members:

Tiffany Lynn Whitcomb, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yuka Imamura, Committee Member
Gregory Steven Yochum, Committee Member
Hannah Atkins, Committee Member
Ronald Paul Wilson, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Yu, Jiayi

Title:

Conductivity Evolution in Propped Fractures During Reservoir Drawdown

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Proppant; Propped fracture conductivity; Proppant embedment; Proppant crushing

File:

Download Jiayi_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shimin Liu, Committee Member
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Committee Member
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair

Author:

White, Samantha

Title:

Establishing In Vivo and Ex Vivo Methods to Investigate the Role of p90RSK in Chronic Kidney Disease

Graduate Program:

Biomedical Sciences

Keywords:

p90RSK
Chronic Kidney Disease
fibrosis
nephropathy
kidney
fibroblast

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_SA_White.pdf

Committee Members:

Kebin Hu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles H Lang, Committee Member
Lisa M Shantz, Committee Member
Ralph Lauren Keil, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zolbayar, Bolor Erdene

Title:

Generating Adversarial Network Traffic Flows with GANs

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Network Intrusion Detection Systems
Generative Adversarial Networks
Adversarial Network Traffic Flows
Adversarial Examples
Generating Adversarial Network Flows

File:

Download Zolbayar_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick Drew Mcdaniel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Sencun Zhu, Committee Member

Author:

Mejia, Catalina

Title:

Erosion Protection Potential of Three Cover Crops Under High-Intensity Rain

Graduate Program:

Soil Science

Keywords:

Cover crops
Soil erosion
Phosphorus losses
climate change

File:

Download CMejia_Thesis_FinalDraft_08.04_cm.pdf

Committee Members:

Jason Philip Kaye, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charlie White, Committee Member
Peter J A Kleinman, Committee Member
David Eissenstat, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Lee, Yunju

Title:

VAR: Vulkan API Remoting for GPU-accelerated Rendering and Computation in Virtual Machines

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Virtualization
GPU
Vulkan
API Remoting

File:

Download Lee-thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mahmut Taylan Kandemir, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mahmut Taylan Kandemir, Committee Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Bhuvan Urgaonkar, Committee Member

Author:

Aguilar, Dario

Title:

Model Predictive Control Applied to a Reduced-order Model of a Magnetic Nanoparticle Hyperthermia Treatment

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Magnetic Nanoparticles
Hyperthermia
Eddy currents
Model Predictive Control

File:

Download Thesis_MNPH_MPC_v27.pdf

Committee Members:

Rafic Bachnak, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Kiana Karami, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ma'Moun Abdel Abu-Ayyad, Committee Member
Anilchandra Attaluri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mohammad-Reza Tofighi, Committee Member

Author:

Frasca, Terri

Title:

Beliefs About Diversity Trainings: Majority- and Minority-Group Member Perspectives

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

diversity
organizational psychology
race
gender
intersectionality
social psychology
diversity trainings
training

File:

Download Teresa_Frasca_Final_Masters_Thesis_Formatted.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephanie A Shields, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kisha Shannon Jones, Committee Member
Melvin Michael Mark, Committee Member
Kristin Ann Buss, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zaharchuk, Holly

Title:

We "might could" revisit syntactic processing: Studying dialectal variation with event-related potentials

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Event-related potentials
Dialect
Syntax
P600
Southern United States English

File:

Download Zaharchuk_Masters_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Janet van Hell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michele Diaz, Committee Member
John Lipski, Committee Member
Kristin Ann Buss, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Albrecht Soto, Sara

Title:

Reclaiming agency: Examining resilience in Black and Latine students in the face of racial/ethnic discrimination

Graduate Program:

Psychology (MS)

Keywords:

Resilience
racial discrimination
well-being
civic engagement

File:

Download Masters_thesis_Final_Albrecht-Soto.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Angel Soto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair
Martha Ellen Wadsworth, Committee Member

Author:

Chen, Tong

Title:

Heritable, Environmental, and Timing Effects on the Intergenerational Transmission of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Early Adolescence

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

anxiety and depressive symptoms
timing
sensitive periods
adoption
adolescence
anxiety and depressive symptoms
timing
sensitive periods
adoption
adolescence

File:

Download TongChen_Master_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kristin Ann Buss, Committee Member
Peter Cm Molenaar, Committee Member
Kristin Ann Buss, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Aquino, Carl Fredrick

Title:

Greenland Ice Sheet drives sea-level rise differences between model and expert projections

Graduate Program:

Geosciences (MS)

Keywords:

sea-level rise
sea level
probabilistic inversion
Bayesian inversion
Greenland Ice Sheet
Antarctic Ice Sheet
climate risk
climate risk management
coastal hazards

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Committee Members:

Mark Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair
Richard B Alley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Murali Haran, Committee Member
Klaus Keller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vivek Srikrishnan, Committee Member

Author:

Akyildiz, Ayse

Title:

Agent-Based Microsimulations for Emergency Evacuation in Rocky Mountain National Park

Graduate Program:

Recreation, Park and Tourism Management (MS)

Keywords:

emergency evacuation
national park
agent-based simulation
microsimulation
evacuation time

File:

Download Ayse_Akyildiz.pdf

Committee Members:

Peter Newman, Program Head/Chair
Bing Pan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brendan Derrick Taff, Committee Member
Vikash V. Gayah, Committee Member

Author:

Alharbi, Nawaf

Title:

IN-SITU FORMING GRANULAR GELMA HYDROGELS FROM THERMOSTABLE MICROGEL BUILDING BLOCKS

Graduate Program:

Biomedical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

GelMA
Microgel
Glutaraldehyde

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Committee Members:

Amir Sheikhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Spencer Szczesny, Committee Member
Daniel Hayes, Program Head/Chair
Yong Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Benn, Alana

Title:

Testing Chandelier Cell Abnormalities in the 16p11.2 Microdeletion Mouse Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Graduate Program:

Biomedical Sciences (MS)

Keywords:

chandelier cells
autism spectrum disorder
parvalbumin expressing
GABAergic interneurons
16p11.2 deletion
mouse model
copy number variant

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Committee Members:

Anirban Paul, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alistair Barber, Committee Member
Ralph Keil, Program Head/Chair
Sergei Grigoryev, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Blunk, Andrew

Title:

Optimizing Nitrogen Management for Grafted and Non-Grafted Fresh Market Tomatoes Grown in High Tunnels in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science (MS)

Keywords:

Fresh Market Tomato
Nitrogen
Soil Monitoring
handheld Ion Selective Electrodes (ISE)
High Tunnel
Mid-Atlantic Region
soil fertility management

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Committee Members:

Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Francesco Di Gioia, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Claudia Schmidt, Committee Member
Jonathan Paul Lynch, Committee Member
John Thomas Spargo, Committee Member

Author:

Canto, Maxfield

Title:

Prevention of Frost Damage to Apple Tree Bud Stages Using an Autonomous Multi-Vehicle System

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

precision agriculture
agriculture
robotics
sensing
frost
frost damage
UAV
UGV
autonomy
autonomous vehicles
apple buds
apple orchard
cyber-physical system
IoT
ROS
thermal mapping
RTK GPS

File:

Download MaxfieldCanto_Thesis2022.pdf

Committee Members:

Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
David James Lyons, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Heinz Heinemann, Committee Member
Long He, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member
Daeun Choi, Special Signatory

Author:

Carey, Sarah

Title:

IMPLICATING CXCL10 AND CXCL13 SIGNALING IN T CELL TRAFFICKING TO THE CNS DURING POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTION

Graduate Program:

Biomedical Sciences (MS)

Keywords:

Polyomavirus
CNS
CD8 T Cells
Recruitment
Chemokines
CXCL10
CXCL13
Trafficking
Signaling

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Committee Members:

Aron Eliot Lukacher, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Todd Schell, Committee Member
Ralph Keil, Program Head/Chair
Edward Harhaj, Committee Member
Hyun Jin Kwun, Committee Member
Patricia Mclaughlin, Committee Member

Author:

Campbell, Thiago

Title:

Influence Of Hedging And Root Pruning On Growth And Fruiting Of Tall Spindle ‘Brak Fuji’ Apple Trees

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science (MS)

Keywords:

pruning
hedging
root pruning
apple
yield
fruit quality
mechanical pruning

File:

Download FINAL_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Richard P Marini, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Long He, Committee Member
James Rawlinson Schupp, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Azhar, Fariha

Title:

ASHE: An Agent-Based Model that Simulates Human Error Probability Using Design Structure Matrices

Graduate Program:

Engineering Design (MS)

Keywords:

Human Error
Agent-Based Model
Design Structure Matrix
Human Reliability Analysis

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Committee Members:

Nicholas Meisel, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Chris Mc Comb, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matt Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Aviste, Rosemary

Title:

Developing the Animacy Scale: A Counter to Western Environmental Philosophy

Graduate Program:

Psychology (MS)

Keywords:

Relationship with nature
Environmental Psychology
Scale Development
Beliefs about nature
Posthumanism

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Committee Members:

Janet Kay Swim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jes Matsick, Committee Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair
Michelle S Bae-Dimitriadis, Committee Member

Author:

Balaji, Laxmaan

Title:

A Differentiable Synthetic Prediction Market

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Machine Learning
Prediction Market
Synthetic Prediction Market
Supervised Learning
Classification

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Committee Members:

Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
C Lee Giles, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sarah Michele Rajtmajer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher H Griffin, Committee Member

Author:

Campos Oaxaca, Gala

Title:

Examining the connection between multiple text reading and writing: A think aloud study

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology (MS)

Keywords:

Reading and Writing
Discourse Synthesis
Academic Writing
Writing from Multiple Sources
Reading and Writing Strategies

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Committee Members:

Alexandra List, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew T Mc Crudden, Committee Member
P Karen Murphy, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Fox, Joshua

Title:

Sintering Process Effects on Structure and Properties of Lead Zirconate Titanate Ceramics for SONAR Projector Applications

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

piezoelectric ceramics
electroceramics
PZT ceramics
materials science
ceramic processing
sintering
material characterization
acoustic transducers

File:

Download Fox_Thesis_062822.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Joseph Meyer, Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Mark Andrew Fanton, Special Signatory
Shashank Priya, Committee Member

Author:

Farah, Brigitte

Title:

The Effect of Interactions Between Capsaicin and Dairy Proteins on Oral Burn

Graduate Program:

Food Science (MS)

Keywords:

Capsaicin
Dairy Proteins
Casein
Hydrophobic
Chemesthesis

File:

Download BrigitteFarah_FinalThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Roberts, Program Head/Chair
John Neil Coupland, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Helene Hopfer, Committee Member
John Hayes, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Federico Miguel Harte, Committee Member

Author:

Fazio, Annalie

Title:

The Effects of Biofilms on the Settling and Transport of Microplastic Particles

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Microplastics
Biofilms
Spatial distribution
Rise velocity
Lateral motion
Tumbling rate
Biofilm coverage

File:

Download MastersThesis_AFazio_SU22.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jay Regan, Committee Member
Matthew J Rau, Committee Member

Author:

Gong, Yaqi

Title:

Exploring the Filter Bubble and its Effects on Tourist Online Information Search

Graduate Program:

Recreation, Park and Tourism Management (MS)

Keywords:

Filter bubble
Personalization algorithms
Tourist information search
Google Search
YouTube
Tourist decision-making

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Committee Members:

Peter Newman, Program Head/Chair
Ashley Schroeder, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bing Pan, Committee Member
Andrew Justin Mowen, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member

Author:

Ganesan, Akash

Title:

Surface Analysis of the Ferri-Ferrocyanide Reaction on Platinum Electrodes with FTIR using a Spectroelectrochemical Cell

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Spectroelectrochemistry
In-situ FTIR
Ferri-ferrocyanide reaction
ATR-SEIRAS

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Committee Members:

Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair
Derek M Hall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Serguei Lvov, Committee Member
Christopher A Gorski, Committee Member
Feifei Shi, Committee Member

Author:

Fehl, Matthew

Title:

Design and Implementation of an Autonomy Framework for UAV Research and Development

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

UAV
autonomy
PCB
flight control
quadrotor
state estimation
lighter than air vehicle
robotics
aerospace

File:

Download Matthew_Fehl_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacob Willem Langelaan, Program Head/Chair
Michael Andrew Yukish, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Simon W Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Guerriero, Joseph

Title:

Testing the differential effects of death anxiety and death reflection on pro-environmental outcomes

Graduate Program:

Psychology (MS)

Keywords:

Environmental psychology
Terror Management Theory
climate change
death reflection
sustainability
generativity

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Committee Members:

Janet Kay Swim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melvin Michael Mark, Committee Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair
Mary Katherine Shenk, Committee Member

Author:

Halberstadt, Alexandra

Title:

Personality Traits and Interpersonal Dynamics

Graduate Program:

Psychology (MS)

Keywords:

agency
communion
personality traits
personality dynamics

File:

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Committee Members:

Aaron Lee Pincus, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Emily B Ansell, Committee Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair
Michael Hallquist, Committee Member

Author:

Giovanni, Filbert

Title:

Cross Recurrence Quantification Analysis of County-Level Covid Data and Response in United States

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Statistical Analysis
Clustering
Cross Recurrence
Data Science
Covid

File:

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Committee Members:

Hui Yang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lingzhou Xue, Committee Member
Jose Ventura, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Hammer, Fallon

Title:

Use of Exogenous Enzymes to Liberate Monoterpene and Thiol Precursors from Hops and Their Ability to Modulate Flavor in Pale Ale Style Beers

Graduate Program:

Food Science (MS)

Keywords:

Beta-Glucosidase
Pectinase
Thiols
Monoterpenes
HS-SPME/GC-MS
LC-MS/MS
Pale Ale

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Roberts, Program Head/Chair
Ryan John Elias, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Darrell William Cockburn, Committee Member
Philip John Jensen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kassabian, Michael

Title:

Gender Concordance of Doctor and Patient During Total Body Skin Exam

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Doctor-Patient Gender Interaction
Skin Exam
Gender Bias
Healthcare

File:

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Committee Members:

Ling Rothrock, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scarlett Rae Miller, Committee Member
Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hartke, Emma

Title:

Lipid Biomarker Records of Environmental Conditions and Habitation During the Mid-Neolithic (Dalmatia Coast, Croatia)

Graduate Program:

Geosciences (MS)

Keywords:

geology
geoscience
paleoclimate
human history
archaeology
lipid biomarkers
biomarkers
alkanes
n-alkanes
pahs
isotopes
paleolake
human habitation
climate change
dalmatia coast
holocene
neolithic

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Committee Members:

Mark Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair
Kate Freeman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sarah J Ivory, Committee Member
Max Lloyd, Committee Member

Author:

Hinojos, Selena

Title:

Social and Environmental Vulnerability to Flooding: Investigating Cross-Scale Hypotheses

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

MAUP
Scale
Flood Vulnerability
Modifiable Areal Unit Problem
Social Vulnerability

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Committee Members:

Caitlin A Grady, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lauren Mc Phillips, Committee Member
Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair
Peter Stempel, Committee Member

Author:

Huff, Wesley

Title:

Estimation of Bio-inspired Visual Cues using Onboard Camera Images for Landing a Nano-Quadcopter

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Tau Theory
Inverted Landing
Micro Aerial Vehicle
Optical Flow
Horn Schunck
Reinforcement Learning
Visual Odometry

File:

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Committee Members:

Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katie Fitzsimons, Committee Member

Author:

Kelly, Jon

Title:

An Examination of Visual Quality of Life and Functionality Among Collision and Non-Collision Athletes Over A Competitive Season

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology (MS)

Keywords:

Repetitive head impacts
concussion
vision
visual function
functional vision
visual functionality
collision sport
non-collision sport

File:

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Committee Members:

Jonathan Bates Dingwell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Semyon Slobounov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lacy Marie Alexander, Committee Member
Peter Andrew Arnett, Committee Member

Author:

Hanna, Steven

Title:

Identifying Features Informing Adolescents’ Perception of an Urban Park Space: A Photovoice Study

Graduate Program:

Recreation, Park and Tourism Management (MS)

Keywords:

Parks
Green Space
Adolescents
Photovoice
Urban
Positive Youth Development

File:

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Committee Members:

Peter Newman, Program Head/Chair
Jennifer P. Agans, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Mowan, Committee Member
Katrina Black Reed, Committee Member

Author:

Hicks, Sierra

Title:

Conceptual Design of an Agent-Based Model to Simulate Resilience of Northern Alaskan Communities

Graduate Program:

Engineering Design (MS)

Keywords:

Agent-Based Modeling
Resilience
FEWS

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Committee Members:

Nicholas Meisel, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Christopher McComb, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jared Butler, Committee Member

Author:

Pankratz, Katharina

Title:

Impacts of Marcellus Produced Water Disposal on Freshwater Mussels

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Produced Water
Bioaccumulation
Radium
Salinity
Tracer
Biomonitor

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Committee Members:

Nathaniel Richard Warner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jay Regan, Committee Member
Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair
William D Burgos, Committee Member

Author:

Papula, Dashiell

Title:

The Characterization, Structure Quantification, and Property Enhancement of Multi-Field-Processed Particle Polymer Composites

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Multifield Processing
Particle Polymer Composites
Structure Property Relationship
Particle Self-Assembly
Image Processing
Particle Structure Quantification
Magnetoactive Elastomer
Barium Hexaferrite

File:

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paris R Vonlockette, Committee Member
Robert John Hickey, III, Committee Member

Author:

Nangle, Joseph

Title:

Experimental test rig for hover and forward flight icing

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

icing
eVTOL
Helicopter Icing
Preformance
Helicopter Performance
Performance Change
Empirical Model
Tilt-rotor icing

File:

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Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark A Miller, Committee Member
Eric Greenwood, Committee Member

Author:

Osman, Mohamed

Title:

Development of Transparent Ultrasonic Transducers for Biomedical Applications

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering (MS)

Keywords:

Translucent matching layer
glass beads
Ultrasonic Transducer
Transparent Ultrasound Transducer
Photoacoustic Imaging

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Committee Members:

Daniel Hayes, Program Head/Chair
Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Julianna Simon, Committee Member
Mohamed Khaled Almekkawy, Committee Member

Author:

Nitroy, Colin

Title:

Development of a miniature untethered wirelessly operated modular robotic fish for rumen monitoring

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Rumen
Robot
Fish
Bioinspired
Monitoring

File:

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Committee Members:

Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shashank Priya, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ngigi, Kelly

Title:

the role of parental empathy in parent-adolescent relationship quality

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (MS)

Keywords:

parent empathy
adolescence
parent-adolescent relationship
relationship quality
parent-adolescent closeness
family relationships

File:

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Committee Members:

Sunhye Bai, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory M Fosco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Parker, Terele

Title:

A Dynamic Link Budget for Satellite Communication Based on the Cyclic Nature of Galactic Noise

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Galactic Noise
Link Budget Dynamic
Satellite Communication
location
time
galactic center
UHF (Ultra-High Frequency)
naval communication
curve fitting

File:

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Committee Members:

Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair
Julio Urbina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Erik Henry Lenzing, Committee Member
James Kenneth Breakall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Pettett, Abby

Title:

The 1996 Mid-Atlantic Winter Flood: Exploring Climate Risk Through a Storyline Approach

Graduate Program:

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (MS)

Keywords:

Extreme event attribution
Storyline approach
1996 Mid-Atlantic Flood
Rain-on-snow

File:

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Committee Members:

David Stensrud, Program Head/Chair
Colin M. Zarzycki, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kelly Lombardo, Committee Member
Kevin Andrew Bowley, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Yanran

Title:

Meshfree Linear Solver Selection and Variational Geometric Formulations in Computational Mechanics

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

meshfree
Complexity Analyses
Linear Solver Selection
Geometric Interpretations
Variational formulation

File:

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Committee Members:

Mike Hillman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kostas Papakonstantinou, Committee Member
Jay Regan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Pinlei Chen, Committee Member
Christian Peco, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, William

Title:

Semantic Image Retrieval via Graph Representation and Metric Learning

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Semantic image retrieval
Image-to-image retrieval
Scene graph
Graph convolutional network
Metric learning
Deep learning

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Committee Members:

Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Wang-Chien Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sencun Zhu, Committee Member

Author:

Wu, Fan

Title:

Downstream Hydroclimatic Impacts and Forcing Mechanisms of Marine Heatwaves in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

Graduate Program:

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (MS)

Keywords:

Marine heatwaves
US hydroclimate
Atmospheric circulation

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Committee Members:

Laifang Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sukyoung Lee, Committee Member
David Stensrud, Program Head/Chair
Steven B Feldstein, Committee Member

Author:

Wray, Samuel

Title:

Extracting Spatial-Temporal Relationships of Near-Surface Atmospheric Turbulence from Sonic Anemometer Data

Graduate Program:

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (MS)

Keywords:

Turbulence
Integral Length Scale
Field Experimental Data
Stationarity
Meteorology
Atmospheric Science
Spatial-temporal Relationships
Integral Time Scale
Sonic Anemometers

File:

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Committee Members:

David Stensrud, Program Head/Chair
Ying Pan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Natasha Lynn Miles, Committee Member
Colin M. Zarzycki, Committee Member

Author:

Weist, Lauren

Title:

Helicopter Noise Modeling With Varying Fidelity Prediction Systems

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Acoustics
rotorcraft
noise prediction systems
helicopter noise

File:

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Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Greenwood, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member

Author:

Wood, Noah

Title:

Fusion of SAR and Electrooptical Imagery for Vehicle Classification Using Neural Networks

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

machine learning
data fusion
sar
variability

File:

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Committee Members:

Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair
Ram Mohan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Marion Jenkins, Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Westhoff, Elise

Title:

Time-resolved and multi-scale characterization of slag- and metakaolin-based historical repair mortars

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

cement
sustainability
EDS
XRD
Cryo-SEM
salt-activated cements
slag
metakaolin
historical
mortar
restoration

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Committee Members:

Juan Pablo Gevaudan Burgos, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Boothby, Committee Member
Julian Wang, Program Head/Chair
Rebecca Napolitano, Committee Member
Federico Miguel Harte, Committee Member

Author:

Cosgrove, Abigail

Title:

Do Our Storytelling Abilities Change As We Age? Exploring The Underlying Semantic And Neural Mechanisms Related To Discourse Production

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Storytelling
Resting-State
Discourse Production
Semantic Networks

File:

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Committee Members:

Michele Diaz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger Beaty, Committee Member
Chaleece Wyatt Sandberg, Committee Member
Kristin Ann Buss, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Youatt, Elizabeth

Title:

associations between parenting style, psychophysiology, and effortful Control: the moderating role of RSA

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Self-regulation
psychophysiology
parenting style
respiratory sinus arrythmia
effortful control
self regulation

File:

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Committee Members:

Koraly Elisa Perez-Edgar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kristin Ann Buss, Committee Member
Pamela Marie Cole, Committee Member
Kristin Ann Buss, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Iezzi, Andrew

Title:

Integrated Modeling and Optimization of Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Power and Thermal Management Systems

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

graph-based modeling
dynamic optimization
optimal control
hybrid-electric aircraft

File:

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Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Herschel C Pangborn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member

Author:

Anderson, Stephen

Title:

Creating Other Minds: Testing Measures of Creative Empathy

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

creativity
empathy
free association

File:

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Committee Members:

Christopher Daryl Cameron, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reginald Adams, Jr., Committee Member
Roger Beaty, Committee Member
Kristin Ann Buss, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Lei, Daisy

Title:

Novel Word Learning with Verbal Definitions and Images: An ERP Study

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

word learning
offline consolidation
semantic integration
event-related potentials (ERPs)
EEG
LPC
N400

File:

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Committee Members:

Janet van Hell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rick Owen Gilmore, Committee Member
Carrie Neal Jackson, Committee Member
Kristin Ann Buss, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Vo, Dat Tien

Title:

Opioid Overdose Real-Time Wearable Monitor with Fuzzy Inference System

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Opioid
overdose
fuzzy
inference
system
embedded
wearable

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Anthony Gray, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sedig Salem Agili, Committee Member
Seth Wolpert, Committee Member

Author:

Biertempfel, Julia

Title:

Assessing Conservation Practice Effectiveness with Lorenz Inequality Results

Graduate Program:

Biorenewable Systems (MS)

Keywords:

water quality
Lorenz inequality
Gini coefficient
TMDL
Chesapeake Bay
nutrient loading
conservation practices
best management practices
BMPs
nutrients
phosphorus
nitrogen
agriculture
concentration-discharge
legacy nutrients

File:

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Committee Members:

Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
Heather Elise Preisendanz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cibin Raj, Committee Member
Tamie Veith, Committee Member

Author:

Cain, Abriana

Title:

The effect of physical activity and energy restriction on tumor blood vessel architecture and hypoxia in the 4T1.2 murine breast cancer model

Graduate Program:

Nutritional Sciences (MS)

Keywords:

breast cancer
cancer
triple negative breast cancer
physical activity
hypoxia
calorie restriction
energy restriction
vessel architecture

File:

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Committee Members:

A Ross, Program Head/Chair
Connie Jo Rogers, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alison D Gernand, Committee Member
Vishal Singh, Committee Member

Author:

Brownell, Matthew

Title:

A Time-Varying Subspace Method for Shape Estimation of a Flexible Spacecraft Membrane

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

subspace
spacecraft
flexible
solar
solar power
ERA
reduced-order modeling
analytical modeling
dynamics
structures
space structure
large

File:

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Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Puneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert G. Melton, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Roshan Thomas Eapen, Committee Member
Andrew Sinclair, Special Signatory

Author:

Borda, Bianca

Title:

Development of a Broadband Receiver for a Quadrupole Resonance (QR) Detection System

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Quadrupole Resonance Detection System
QR Detection

File:

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Committee Members:

Thomas La Porta, Program Head/Chair
Jeffrey Louis Schiano, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Julio Urbina, Committee Member

Author:

Case, John

Title:

Photoacoustic measurement of the optical absorption of aerosols

Graduate Program:

Acoustics (MS)

Keywords:

Photoacoustics
Helmholtz Resonator
Acoustics
Optical Absorption
Aerosols

File:

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Committee Members:

Andrew Barnard, Program Head/Chair
Robert William Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Carl Swanson, Committee Member
Daniel C. Brown, Committee Member

Author:

Dec Peevey, Dominika

Title:

Counting and Accounting During an Outbreak: a Case Study of Measles in 2015-2016 Mongolia

Graduate Program:

Ecology (MS)

Keywords:

Outbreak
Disease Surveillance
Measles
Reported Cases
Hybrid Surveillance
Vaccination

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Committee Members:

Matthew Joseph Ferrari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jessica Maral Conway, Committee Member
Jason Kaye, Program Head/Chair
Ottar N Bjornstad, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sagan Friant, Committee Member

Author:

Chakrabarti, Shakya

Title:

Logic Locking of Integrated Circuits enabled by 2D Materials based Memtransistors

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Integrated Circuits
Two-dimensional material
Logic Locking
Hardware Security
In-memory computing

File:

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Committee Members:

Saptarshi Das, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Abhronil Sengupta, Committee Member
Thomas La Porta, Program Head/Chair
Rongming Chu, Committee Member

Author:

Cressman, Anna

Title:

THE MECHANISMS REGULATING CO2 NARCOSIS IN BOMBUS IMPATIENS

Graduate Program:

Entomology (MS)

Keywords:

carbon dioxide
insects
reproduction
metabolism
anesthesia

File:

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Committee Members:

Gary Felton, Program Head/Chair
Etya Amsalem, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rudolf Johannes Schilder, Committee Member
Heather M Hines, Committee Member

Author:

Dyer, Walter

Title:

Association between Oral Contraceptive Use and Cigarette Dependence in Women who Smoke Cigarettes

Graduate Program:

Psychology (MS)

Keywords:

Cigarettes
Sex Differences
Oral Contraceptives
Cigarette Dependence
Ovarian Hormones

File:

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Committee Members:

Stephen Jeffrey Wilson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rina Das Eiden, Committee Member
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair
Jose Angel Soto, Committee Member

Author:

Dong, Zhanchen

Title:

System Design and Implementation of Collaborative Mixed-Reality-Based Firefighter Training

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Mixed Reality
Collaboration
Firefighter Training

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Committee Members:

Thomas F La Porta, Program Head/Chair
Bin Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mahanth Gowda, Committee Member

Author:

Dighe, Snehal Machhindra

Title:

Statistical and Deep Learning Time Series Forecasting for Inventory Optimization of Agricultural Products

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Time Series Forecasting
Demand Forecasting
SARIMA
MLP
LSTM
Inventory Optimization
Newsvendor Model
Exploratory Data Analysis
User Interface
Seasonality Study

File:

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Committee Members:

Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair
Soundar Kumara, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kamesh Madduri, Committee Member
Paul Griffin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gollapalli, Madhuri

Title:

Characterizing Diseases using Genetic and Clinical variables: A Data Analytics Approach

Graduate Program:

Data Analytics (MS)

Keywords:

gene expression values
multinomial logistic regressio
k-means clustering
landmark genes
principal component analysis

File:

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Committee Members:

Colin Neill, Program Head/Chair
Satish Mahadevan Srinivasan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Youakim Badr, Committee Member
Raghu Sangwan, Committee Member
Adrian Sorin Barb, Committee Member

Author:

Fonseca, Ana Caroline

Title:

A Longitudinal Investigation of Broiler Chickens' Microbiome Using High-Throughput Sequencing

Graduate Program:

Animal Science (MS)

Keywords:

Broiler
Probiotic
Essential oil
Microbiome
Performance.

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Committee Members:

Adele Turzillo, Program Head/Chair
Erika Ganda, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Boney, Committee Member
Alberto Gino Lorenzoni Calvo, Committee Member
Francisco Dini Andreote, Committee Member

Author:

Faux-Dugan, Logan

Title:

Relationship between Achilles Tendon Moment Arm and Plantarflexor Muscle Architecture

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology (MS)

Keywords:

Achilles tendon moment arm
Plantarflexors
Muscle Architecture
Regression Analysis
Ultrasonography
3D Ultrasonography
Motion Capture System

File:

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Committee Members:

Jonathan Dingwell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Stephen Piazza, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonas Rubenson, Committee Member
John Henry Challis, Committee Member

Author:

Gadi, Moad

Title:

Evaluating BIM Execution Planning Elements and Their Alignment to International Information Management Standards

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Building Information Modeling (BIM)
BIM Execution Plan (BEP)
BEP Elements
BIM Standards
ISO 19650

File:

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Committee Members:

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

Author:

Felins, Michael

Title:

Biasing Distance and Heterogeneous Solution Effects in Liquid Gated Graphene Field Effect Transistors

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (MS)

Keywords:

Liquid gating
Graphene
Biosensor
FET

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Committee Members:

Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Saptarshi Das, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark William Horn, Committee Member
Sahin K Ozdemir, Committee Member

Author:

Aldebot, Emanuel

Title:

Regulatory Issues for Distributed Generation

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Distributed Generation
Net Metering
Decarbonization Programs
Cost-Shifting

File:

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Committee Members:

Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Andrew Nathan Kleit, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Member
Hannah Wiseman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Balaguer Barbosa, Raymond

Title:

Upcycling By-products of the Agri-food Industry as Carbon Sources for the Application of Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation in Pennsylvania Vegetable Production Systems

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science (MS)

Keywords:

Anaerobic soil disinfestation
Vegetable Production
Soil health
Lettuce
Tomatoes

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Committee Members:

Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Francesco Di Gioia, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Claudia Schmidt, Committee Member
Francisco Dini Andreote, Committee Member
Erin Rosskopf, Committee Member

Author:

Baker, Logan

Title:

Thermal Design and Analysis of the BlackCAT CubeSat

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

BlackCAT CubeSat
CubeSat
Thermal Analysis
Thermal Design
Astronomical CubeSat

File:

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Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Robert G. Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven G Bilén, Committee Member
Abe Falcone, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor