61. COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF AN 8-GHz MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER Open Access Author: DeForce Jr. , Christopher Allen Title: COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF AN 8-GHz MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: microwave electrothermal thrusterMETcomputational modelingCOMSOLChris DeForceelectromagneticsfluid mechanicsplasmaelectric propulsiondeforce File: Download MS_Thesis_Chris_DeForce.pdf Committee Members: Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
62. Maintenance of Activation Within Goal Hierarchies Open Access Author: Stevens, Christopher Adam Title: Maintenance of Activation Within Goal Hierarchies Graduate Program: Psychology Keywords: goal memorycognitive controlworking memory File: Download CS_Thesis_081011.pdf Committee Members: Richard Alan Carlson, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorRichard Alan Carlson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
63. QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF RISK FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS USING PIPELINES Open Access Author: Uzoh, Chukwuma Andrew Title: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF RISK FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS USING PIPELINES Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: failure controlpipeline corrosiongas pipelinesrisk-based managementQuantitative risk analysisthird party damageoperational damageanalysis of variance. File: Download Chukwuma_Uzoh_Masters_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Dr Li Li / Dr Oyewole, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDr Samuel A Oyewole, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDr Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
64. Improvement and Investigation of Silicon Nanowire "Grow-In-Place" Approach Open Access Author: Winter, Christopher Aylwin Title: Improvement and Investigation of Silicon Nanowire "Grow-In-Place" Approach Graduate Program: Engineering Science Keywords: silicon nanowiregrowth File: Download WinterGradThesis.pdf Committee Members: Stephen Fonash, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorStephen Joseph Fonash, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJun Huang, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJerzy Ruzyllo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
65. STRAIGHT VEGETABLE OIL AS A REPLACEMENT FUEL FOR DIESEL: COMPARING TRACTOR PERFORMANCE AND FARM ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS Open Access Author: Julius, Collin Bruce Title: STRAIGHT VEGETABLE OIL AS A REPLACEMENT FUEL FOR DIESEL: COMPARING TRACTOR PERFORMANCE AND FARM ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS Graduate Program: Agricultural and Biological Engineering Keywords: Economic ModelingTractor TestingEnergyDieselStraight Vegetable OilCanolaStella File: Download Julius_MasterThesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Paul Heinz Heinemann, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorPaul Heinz Heinemann, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
66. OPTIMIZATION OF THE TRANSPORT OF CO2 GENERATED FROM THE PRODUCTION OF THE MARCELLUS SHALE GAS IN PENNSYLVANIA Open Access Author: Madu, Christian Chidi Title: OPTIMIZATION OF THE TRANSPORT OF CO2 GENERATED FROM THE PRODUCTION OF THE MARCELLUS SHALE GAS IN PENNSYLVANIA Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: CO2 transportEmissionsGreenhouse GasesMarcellus shalePipelineWells File: Download CHRISTIAN_MADU_thesis.pdf Committee Members: Dr Oyewole Samuel, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSamuel Oyewole, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorLi Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
67. Excitation Spectrum & Mode Excitability Analysis of Comb and Annular Phased Array Transducers for Guided Wave Mode Control Applications Open Access Author: Borigo, Cody J Title: Excitation Spectrum & Mode Excitability Analysis of Comb and Annular Phased Array Transducers for Guided Wave Mode Control Applications Graduate Program: Engineering Mechanics Keywords: wave mechanicstransducerarraycombannularguided wavesmode selection File: Download Cody_Borigo_MS_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Joseph Rose, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJoseph Lawrence Rose, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
68. MOTOR PSYCHOPHYSICS: DEVELOPING A METHOD FOR MEASURING MOVEMENT-RELATED EFFORT Open Access Author: Coelho, Chason Joseph Title: MOTOR PSYCHOPHYSICS: DEVELOPING A METHOD FOR MEASURING MOVEMENT-RELATED EFFORT Graduate Program: Psychology Keywords: human motor controlmovement planningpsychophysical movement costseffort File: Download Chason_Coelho_Masters_Thesis_cjc287.pdf Committee Members: David A. Rosenbaum, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDavid A. Rosenbaum, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
69. The Characteristics of Numerically Simulated Supercell Storms Situated over Statically Stable Boundary Layers Open Access Author: Nowotarski, Christopher Title: The Characteristics of Numerically Simulated Supercell Storms Situated over Statically Stable Boundary Layers Graduate Program: Meteorology Keywords: static-stabilitytornadogenesiselevated supercellssupercellsnocturnal inversion File: Download cjnthesis.pdf Committee Members: Jenni Evans, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorPaul Markowski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
70. The Effect of Variable Initial Uncertainty on the Probability of Asteroid-Earth Collisions Open Access Author: Polito, Christopher Title: The Effect of Variable Initial Uncertainty on the Probability of Asteroid-Earth Collisions Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: position uncertainty ellipsoidNEO Collision Probability File: Download Polito_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: David Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDavid Bradley Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor