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Author:

Moore, Amy JoAnna

Title:

Latino/as with Disabilities: Do gender and race influence vocational rehabilitation?

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

hispanic
latino
latina
disability
gender
race
vocation
rehabilitation

File:

Download RC_Master_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Brandon Hunt (Thesis: Keith Wilson), Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Keith B Wilson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lind, Amanda Blair

Title:

Modeling specular reflections and post boom noise to augment synthesized outdoor sonic boom signatures

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

synthesized sonic boom specular reflections terrai

File:

Download Lind_Thesis_Final_ETD_Uploaded.pdf

Committee Members:

Victor Ward Sparrow, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Victor Ward Sparrow, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Barreto, Alejandro César

Title:

ASSOCIATION CONTROL IN VEHICULAR WIRELESS NETWORKS

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

cross-layer interaction
vehicular ad-hoc networks
wireless networking

File:

Download Association_Control_in_Vehicular_Wireless_Networks.pdf

Committee Members:

Guohong Cao, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guohong Cao, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rau, Andrew Charles

Title:

Design of a Multifunctional Forceps for use in Endoscopic Surgery

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

endoscopic surgery
endoscopic tools
NOTES
natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery
minimally invasive surgery
forceps
medical devices surgical tools

File:

Download AndrewRau-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Colletti, Alexander E.

Title:

IGNITION PROCESSES AND FLAME SPREADING IN A GRANULAR SOLID PROPELLANT BED

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

granular bed
flame spreading
interior ballistics
solid propellant

File:

Download colletti_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kaintz, Anne Elizabeth

Title:

Mechanistic Studies in Water Splitting Systems

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

hydrogen reduction catalysts
RDE
niobium electrodes
fabrication
homemade
UME
ultramicroelectrodes
photodeposition
degradation
hexaniobate nanoscrolls

File:

Download masters_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mallouk/Maroncelli, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wray, Amanda Ellen

Title:

LIFE-LONG VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION HAS NO DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON TRABECULAR AND CORTICAL BONE OR BONE STIFFNESS

Graduate Program:

Nutrition

Keywords:

Bone
Vitamin A
VA
Mechanical Testing
Longitudinal
Murine
Trabecular
Cortical
Bone Mineral Density
BMD
Physiology

File:

Download Amanda_Wray_MS_Thesis_May_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

A Catharine Ross, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
A Catharine Ross, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Caporuscio, Abby

Title:

THE ROAD TO BROOK TROUT RECOVERY: CRAB-SHELL RESTORES ALKALINITY TO WATERSHEDS IMPACTED BY ACID DEPOSITION

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

acid deposition; acid rain; crab shell; chitin; br

File:

Download Caporuscio_MS_Thesis_Nov_30_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Butler, Allison Jane

Title:

A Case Study of Body Image and Aspirational Identity in Girlhood

Graduate Program:

Art Education

Keywords:

body image
adolescence
tweens
pre-teens
girlhood
clothing
clothing styles

File:

Download Thesis_Final_Copy-Allison_Butler.pdf

Committee Members:

Christine M Thompson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine M Thompson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacqueline J A Reid Walsh, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kramer, Angela J

Title:

Modeling the Behavior of the Dielectric Properties in Low Formation Voltage Electrolytic Tantalum Capacitors

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

electric field
Poole-Frenkel effect
specific charge
dielectric
tantalum pentoxide
tantalum
electrolytic capacitors
Schottky emission

File:

Download Kramer-Thesis-12.pdf

Committee Members:

Sarah Elizabeth Dickey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth C Dickey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Choudhary, Abhinav Krishna

Title:

AUTOMATED CONCEPT GENERATION USING BRANCHED FUNCTIONAL MODELS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

conceptual design
functional models
design tools
design repository

File:

Download Abhinav_thesis_07202010_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Cari Bryant Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cari R Bryant Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Barnette, Anna Lorraine

Title:

ADSORPTION ISOTHERM AND AVERAGE ORIENTATION OF ADSORBED ALCOHOL AND WATER LAYERS ON SiO2 IN AMBIENT CONDITIONS

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

orientation
adsorption isotherm
water
alcohols

File:

Download Barnette_Final_Master_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Seong H Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seong H Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Schwartzberg, Audrey L.

Title:

Practices and Perspectives in Farm Labor Management: A Qualitative Study of Small-Scale Growers in Central Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Rural Sociology

Keywords:

qualitative research
small farms
farm labor

File:

Download Schwartzberg_Final_Thesis_Nov22_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Cynthia Clare Hinrichs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Clare Hinrichs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hyde, Amanda L.

Title:

Experimentally-manipulated achievement goal states regulate self-conscious emotional responses to feedback

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

motivation
pride
intraindividual
shame
achievement goals

File:

Download Hyde_thesis_11222010_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

David E Conroy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David E Conroy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wisse, Ashley L

Title:

PROCESS-BASED POLICY DEVELOPMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE IMPLEMENTATION ON PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY RENEWAL PROJECTS

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Sustainability
Design
Construction
Renewal Projects
Renovation
LEED
Policy Development
OPP

File:

Download Ashley_Wisse_Final_Thesis_07.2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr David Riley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr David Riley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bobuk, Aaron Michael

Title:

A Design Method For Product Family Trade Studies Utilizing GVI and PFPF Metrics With Application to Robotic Ground Vehicles

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

design
product
family
trade studies
GVI
generational variety index
PFPF
product family penalty function
robot
robotic
ground
vehicle
ATSV
genetic algorithm
Simulink
Matlab
mathematical model
commonality
platform
optimization

File:

Download Aaron_Bobuk_M.S_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Fields, Allison Michelle

Title:

THE ROLE OF THE POLLEN S-LOCUS F-BOX GENE IN S-RNASE-MEDIATED SELF- INCOMPATIBILITY IN PETUNIA INFLATA

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Petunia inflata
Self-incompatibility
PiSLF

File:

Download Fields_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Teh Hui Kao, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Teh Hui Kao, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jain, Avanti

Title:

A SYSTEMATIC PROCESS FOR PRODUCT FAMILY DISSECTION AND BENCHMARKING

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Product Line Commonality Index (PCI)
Design Structure Matrix (DSM)
Bill of Materials (BOM)
Benchmarking
Dissection
Product Family
Generational Variety Index (GVI)
Market Segmentation Grid

File:

Download MS_thesis_IE_Avanti_.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lancos, Allison

Title:

ANALYSIS OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT BEST PRACTICES THROUGH SIMULATION MODELING

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

emergency department
simulation
best practices

File:

Download AllisonLancos_MastersThesis_12_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Deborah Jean Medeiros, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Deborah Jean Medeiros, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Valadez, Angela

Title:

DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION ASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF ESCHERICHIA COLI SEROGROUPS O103, O91, O113, O145, O111, O157, AND O26 IN BEEF CARCASS SWABS, BEEF TRIM, AND GROUND BEEF

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

beef products
Escherichia coli O-antigen serogroups
Shiga toxins
detection

File:

Download Final_MS_thesis_Angela_Valadez_Penn_State_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Cutter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Catherine Nettles Cutter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward G Dudley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chitrita Debroy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Giordano, Andrea Nicole

Title:

Artificial Assembly of Precise Functional Nanostructures

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

scanning tunneling microscopy
self-assembled monolayers

File:

Download Finalthesis7202010.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul S Weiss, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul S Weiss, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Leggett, Amanda Noel

Title:

CAREGIVER STRESS, BURDEN, AND ASSOCIATED DIFFICULTIES AS A RESULT OF LEWY BODY DEMENTIA

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

Activities of Daily Living
Medical Care
Behavioral and Emotional Problems
Burden
Caregiving
Lewy Body Dementia
Zarit Burden Interview

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_Amanda_Noel_Leggett_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Steven Howard Zarit, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven Howard Zarit, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Raja, Anand

Title:

TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE IN VIDEOS

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

visual storyboard
action recognition
tracking
people detection
computer vision
character matching

File:

Download AnandRaja-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Robert Collins, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert T Collins, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Jenkins, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yanxi Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Fernandez, Alisha Rachel

Title:

EVALUATING ECOSYSTEM AND WIND-FOLLOWING SERVICES FOR HYDRO-ELECTRIC DAMS

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

energy policy
hydro-electric power
wind generation
ancillary services
ecosystem services
sensitivity analysis
drought

File:

Download MastersThesis_vs04122011.pdf

Committee Members:

Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick M Reed, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Guzzetta, Ashley Susan

Title:

MODELING THE EFFECTS OF FUEL ROD CRUD FORMATION ON BOILING HEAT TRANSFER IN A PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR USING EULERIAN TWO-FLUID CFD

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

nuclear
pressurized water reactors
crud model
subcooled boiling
heat transfer
CFD
crud formation

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Guzzetta.pdf

Committee Members:

Maria Nikolova Avramova, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maria Nikolova Avramova, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Norton, Andrew Scott

Title:

AN EVALUATION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA SEX-AGE-KILL MODEL FOR WHITE-TAILED DEER

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

temporal variability
spatial variability
harvest rate
bootstrapping
Sex-Age-Kill
ecology
wildlife
population modeling
white-tailed deer
Odocoileus virginianus
deer
sensitivity
robustness
Pennsylvania
precision

File:

Download Final_draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Duane R Diefenbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Duane R Diefenbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Vadvadgi, Aneesh Sridhar

Title:

CALCULATION OF TEMPERATURES IN GAS TURBINE ROTOR-STATOR CAVITIES USING CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
Conjugate heat transfer
gas turbine

File:

Download Calculation_of_Temperatures_in_Gas_Turbine_Rotor_Stator_Cavities_Using_Conjugate_Heat_Transfer.pdf

Committee Members:

Savash Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Myer, Adam Timothy

Title:

Team Temporal Leadership: Construct Development and Validation

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Scale Validation
Time
Teams
Leadership

File:

Download Adam_Myer_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan Mohammed, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Mohammed, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Church, Alyssia

Title:

CONSERVING WILDLIFE HABITATS WITH LANDSCAPE CORRIDORS IN THE SCHOODIC REGION OF MAINE, USA

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

habitat corridor
wildlife conservation
fragmentation
landscape ecology
connectivity
habitat loss
Schoodic Maine
Circuitscape
Least-cost

File:

Download Church_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Brooks, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert P Brooks, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chakrabarty, Anjan

Title:

FLIGHT PATH PLANNING OF UAV BASED ON ATMOSPHERIC ENERGY HARVESTING

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

path planning
UAV
energy harvestation

File:

Download Chakrabarty_MS.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nairizi, Ali

Title:

BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACIDS SUPPLEMENTATION OF DRINKING WATER AND DIET INDUCED OBESITY

Graduate Program:

Physiology

Keywords:

BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO AICDS
OBESITY

File:

Download nairizithesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Christopher J Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher J Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Premi, Amandeep

Title:

QUALIFICATION OF AIRFOIL TRANSITION MEASUREMENTS TAKEN IN THE PENN STATE LOW-SPEED, LOW-TURBULENCE WIND TUNNEL

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

hot film
hot wire
wind-tunnel
transition
freestream spectrum
receptivity

File:

Download Amandeep-Premi_Masters-thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rothenberg-Cunningham, Alek

Title:

Children’s Age-Related Performance in Striking Moving Targets

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

coincidence-anticipation
interception
spatiotemporal

File:

Download Rothenberg-Cunningham_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Karl Maxim Newell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Maxim Newell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kaucher, Amy V

Title:

MECHANISMS OF SPERMATOGONIAL STEM CELL DIFFERENTIATION

Graduate Program:

Animal Science

Keywords:

SPERMATOGONIAL STEM CELL
SIGNAL TRANSDUCER AND ACTIVATOR OF TRANSCRIPTION 3
NEUROGENIN 3
DIFFERENTIATION

File:

Download KaucherThesisFINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Jon Oatley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jon M Oatley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ghasemi, Amirreza

Title:

STUDY OF CERCHAR ABRASIVITY INDEX AND POTENTIAL MODIFICATIONS FOR MORE CONSISTENT MEASUREMENT OF ROCK ABRASION

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

excavation
rock
cerchar
abrasivity
abrasion
tunnel

File:

Download Amirreza_Ghasemi.pdf

Committee Members:

Jamal Rostami, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamal Rostami, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hariharan, Aditya

Title:

Optimization of Conformal Low Profile Dipole Antennas

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Low profile dipoles
Open sleeve antennas

File:

Download Thesis-Text.pdf

Committee Members:

James Kenneth Breakall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Kenneth Breakall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Anil Philip, Sebastian K

Title:

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF PALLETS USING LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS AND MULTI-OBJECTIVE DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

LCA
Life Cycle Analysis
Pallets
Dynamic Programming
Environmental Analysis
Multi Objective Dynamic Programming

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Sebastian.pdf

Committee Members:

Gul Kremer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gul Kremer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles David Ray Sr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Krishnasamy Bharathi, Arvind

Title:

ANALYSIS OF THE THERMAL PROPERTIES OF ZINC OXIDE USING THE ReaxFF REACTIVE FORCE FIELD

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

nanowire
Zinc Oxide
ReaxFF

File:

Download Final_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Adrianus C Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bontempo, Brian

Title:

CONDUCTION MECHANISMS IN AMORPHOUS AND CRYSTALLINE TANTALUM OXIDE THIN FILMS

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science

Keywords:

pulsed-ed reactive sputtering
tantalum oxide
conduction mechanisms

File:

Download BontempoMastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Micheal Lanagan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael T Lanagan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Oliveira Vieira, Bernardo A

Title:

An Investigation of the Aerodynamics of Miniature Trailing-Edge Effectors Applied to Rotorcraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

wind tunnel testing
active devices
Gurney flaps
unsteady aerodynamics

File:

Download MS_Thesis_MiTEs_Vieira.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hasek, Bradley

Title:

THERMODYNAMIC MODELING AND FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATIONS OF THE CR-HF-Y TERNARY SYSTEM

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

CALPHAD
SQS
Cr
Hf
Y

File:

Download Brad_Hasek_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Zi Kui Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Zi Kui Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lorson, Benjamin D.

Title:

DISTRIBUTION AND THE PUTATIVE ORIGIN OF FISHES IN THE ALLEGHENY RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

fishes
fish distribution
zoogeography
Allegheny River
benthic trawl

File:

Download Benjamin_D_Lorson_Masters_Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jay Richard Stauffer Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jay Richard Stauffer Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wallace, Brian David

Title:

Development and Validation of a Wind Generator Field Testing Methodology

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

field testing
wind generator
wind turbine

File:

Download B_Wallace_Thesis_V10.pdf

Committee Members:

Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Basom, Blair J.

Title:

Inviscid Wind-Turbine Analysis Using Distributed Vorticity Elements

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

wind turbine
horizontal axis
vortex lattice
wake modeling
relaxed wake
inviscid analysis
prescribed wake
Goldstein rotor

File:

Download basom_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Day, Benjamin J

Title:

TURBULENCE MEASUREMENTS IN SUPERSONIC JETS WITH OPTICAL DEFLECTOMETRY

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Jet Noise
Turbulence
supersonic
optical deflectometry
BBSAN
broadband shock associated noise
measurements
turbulence measurements

File:

Download BJD-Thesis-Aug3.pdf

Committee Members:

Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Stiehler, Brian James

Title:

APOE ε4 Effects in Midlife and Old Age: Links to Developmental Change in Cognitive Abilities, Flexibility and Well-Being

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

APOE
Cognitive decline

File:

Download Stiehler_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Denis Gerstorf, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Denis Gerstorf, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Duane Francis Alwin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jones, Brian Keith

Title:

Flame Response Mechanisms and their Interaction in a Lean Premixed Swirl-Stabilized Gas Turbine Combustor

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

premixed
flame
instabilities
lean
combustion
gas turbine

File:

Download Brian_Jones_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Domenic Adam Santavicca, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

DeCesar, Brennan Lawrence

Title:

Investigation of Process Parameter Optimization of Laser-Fired Back Contact Silicon Solar Cells

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science

Keywords:

Laser-Fired Contacts
LFC
LFCs
Solar Cells
Silicon Solar Cells
Silicon Photovoltaics

File:

Download DeCesar_MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Ted Reutzel, Dr S Ashok, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward William Reutzel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
S Ashok, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wolfgang, Brian Matthew

Title:

Hygro-Thermal Performance of Imperfectly Protected Below-Grade Walls with Interior Insulation

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

basement
below-grade
insulation
damp-proofing
water vapor
dew-point method
concrete masonry unit
permeability
vapor-retarder

File:

Download BWolfgangFinalThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Bo Kasal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Bohumil Kasal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Scarino, Benjamin Raymond

Title:

AN ASSESSMENT OF BOUNDARY LAYER AND DRYLINE MOISTURE AND CLOUD VARIABILITY ON 15 JUNE 2002 DURING IHOP

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

boundary layer
dryline
horizontal convective rolls
numerical modeling
parcel trajectories
objective analysis
Doppler-radar

File:

Download benjamin_scarino_MS_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Yvette Pamela Richardson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yvette Pamela Richardson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth James Davis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Markowski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Conrad Ziegler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Marpoe, Brian Scott

Title:

Effects of Sample Holders on Activated Carbon Sorbent Tubes When Measuring Organic Vapor Concentrations

Graduate Program:

Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Air Sampling
Sample Holders
Organic Vapors

File:

Download Brian_Marpoe_-_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

William Arthur Groves, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Arthur Groves, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Koch, Benjamin T

Title:

Monte Carlo Simulation Of Laminar Composite Breakdown In DC Field

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science

Keywords:

Capacitor
Energy Storage
Monte Carlo
Breakdown
Composite Dielectric
Dielectric
composite
simulation
dielectric contrast
dielectric barrier
barrier

File:

Download Koch_Thesis_2010_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael T Lanagan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael T Lanagan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eugene Furman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kim, Bo-Ram

Title:

Mothers' affect dysregulation, depressive symptoms, and emotional availability during mother-infant interaction

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

affect dysregulation
depressive symptoms
emotional availability
mother-infant interaction

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_Bo-Ram_Kim_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas Michael Teti, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Michael Teti, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Pamela Marie Cole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kuntz, Brad W

Title:

Laboratory, Field, and Modeling Analysis of Solute Transport Behavior at the Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

tracer
porosity
permeability
shale
solute transport
Shale Hills
soil cores
soil weathering
anomalous tailing
mobile-immobile
continuous time random walk
MIM
CTRW
critical zone
bromide

File:

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Committee Members:

Kamini Singha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kamini Singha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kuo, Bo-Han

Title:

A Study on the Electrolytic Decomposition of HAN-Based Propellants for Microthruster Applications

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

HAN-based propellants
Electrolytic Decomposition
Microthruster
Ignition

File:

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Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Endress, Chira Anneli

Title:

Geochemistry of 24 Ma basalts from northeast Egypt: Implications for widespread magmatism in northern Africa

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

basalt
volcanism
Africa
Egypt
isotope geochemistry
mantle plumes

File:

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Committee Members:

Tanya Furman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tanya Furman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Siefring, Christopher Brian

Title:

GENERATION OF A NANOG PROMOTER DRIVEN SELECTIVE GENE LENTIVIRUS UNDER IN VITRO INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL CONDITIONS

Graduate Program:

Anatomy

Keywords:

induced pluripotent stem cells
NANOG
selection

File:

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Committee Members:

Samuel Shaomin Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Samuel Shaomin Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Swayne, Cheryl Dianne

Title:

Mutational Analysis of Residues in the TonB Protein of Escherichia coli

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

E. coli
energy transduction
TonB

File:

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Committee Members:

Kathleen Postle, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kathleen Postle, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Schank, Christopher Harry

Title:

COMPETITIVE BINDING OF CONNEXIN 43 AND SMADS TO MICROTUBULES: CHANGES IN THE SYNTHESIS OF COLLAGEN AND A PROTEASE INHIBITOR

Graduate Program:

Anatomy

Keywords:

Smad
connexin 43
type III collagen
TIMP-1

File:

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Committee Members:

Dr Patricia Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
H Paul Ehrlich, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hanchett, Chelsea Lynnette

Title:

Colonias in the Eyes of Texas: The State of Texas and Spaces of Inequality

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

political geography
justice
colonias
Texas
social construction of space
politics of development
territoriality

File:

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Committee Members:

Brian King, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Hastings King, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Melhauser, Christopher Lee

Title:

PREDICTABILITY AND DYNAMICS OF THE 9-10 JUN 2003 SQUALL LINE AND BOW ECHO EVENT DURING BAMEX

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

squall line
ensemble forecasts
predictability
bow echo

File:

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Committee Members:

Fuqing Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuqing Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Smith, Courtney Lynne

Title:

Expression of MicroRNAs in the Bovine Corpus Luteum their Impact on Luteal Cell Function

Graduate Program:

Animal Science

Keywords:

bovine
CL
corpus luteum
miRNA
MicroRNAs
cow

File:

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Committee Members:

Joy Lee Pate, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joy Lee Pate, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Culotta, Carmen M.

Title:

Parent-Child Mutual Affect and Friendships during Middle Childhood as Predictors of Adolescent Deviant Behavior

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

adolescence
deviance
friendships
mutual affect

File:

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Committee Members:

Alysia Blandon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alysia Yvonne Blandon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Stanton, Cady Michelle

Title:

EXECUTIVE FUNCTION AND EMERGENT LITERACY: DIRECT AND MEDIATED PREDICTORS

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

inhibitory control
executive function
literacy
reading
working memory
attention control

File:

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Committee Members:

Scott David Gest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott David Gest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Shephard, Collin Marie

Title:

Comparison of Pennsylvania residents' and regional scientists' perceptions, values, and attitudes toward management of old-growth forests

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

old-growth forests
public forest management
human dimensions
focus groups
surveys

File:

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Committee Members:

Kim C Steiner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kim C Steiner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Marc Eric Mcdill, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Smith, Chad M

Title:

EFFECTS OF PROPAGATING INTERNAL WAVES ON SHALLOW-WATER ACOUSTIC PROPAGATION DURING THE TRANSVERSE ACOUSTIC VARIABILITY EXPERIMENT OF 2008

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

shallow-water
internal wave
acoustic

File:

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Committee Members:

David Bradley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Bradley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas B Gabrielson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Lee Culver, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Thoroughgood, Christian Noble

Title:

Bad Apples, Bad Barrels, and Broken Followers? An Empirical Examination of Contextual Influences on Follower Perceptions and Reactions to Aversive Leadership

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Aversive Leadership
Dark-Side Leadership
Gender and Leadership

File:

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Committee Members:

Sam Hunter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Samuel Todd Hunter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rollinson, Christine

Title:

SIMULATED CLIMATE CHANGE ALTERS PHENOLOGY, COMPOSITION, AND STRUCTURE OF POST-HARVEST VEGETATION COMMUNITIES

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

phenology
climate change
forest harvest
community composition
climate experiment

File:

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Committee Members:

Margot Wilkinson Kaye, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Margot Wilkinson Kaye, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cho, Choongwoo

Title:

Application of Hilbert Huang Transformation to Analyze Pavement Texture-Friction Relationship

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Hilbert Huang Transform

File:

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Committee Members:

Dr Stoffel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoltan Ivan Rado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mansour Solaimanian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lin, Chia-Yung

Title:

IMPORTANT FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS OF THE ROCKET NOZZLE EROSION PROCESSES AND THEORETICAL/NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

rocket nozzle erosion

File:

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Committee Members:

Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth K Kuo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Quan, Chao

Title:

Structural Studies of Yeast RNase MRP Complex

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

RNA-protein interactions
RPP1_POP5
RNase MRP
protein-protein interactions

File:

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Committee Members:

Andrey S Krasilnikov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrey S Krasilnikov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mothali, Chandrasekhar Venkata

Title:

Attacking Anonymization and Constructing Improved Differentially Private Classifiers

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

multi-variate Laplacian estimators
data privacy
anatomy
sanitization
differential privacy
James-Stein

File:

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Committee Members:

Daniel Kifer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Kifer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

De Toffol, Cedric

Title:

CONTROL OF CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS IN PERSONAL CARE FACILITIES

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

cumulative trauma disorders
health care
nurses
turn stand
ergonomics
human factors

File:

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Committee Members:

Andris Freivalds, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andris Freivalds, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gonzalez Serrano, Cesar

Title:

Sediment of Soft Spheres Arranged by Effective Density

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Colloids
Packing
Bidisperse
Gravity

File:

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Committee Members:

Darrell Velegol, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Peña, Christopher

Title:

Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis of AxWJ-2 Propulsor Cavitation Breakdown

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Cavitation
CFD

File:

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Committee Members:

Jules Washington Lindau V, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jules Washington Lindau V, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Xiao, Chao

Title:

Characterization of the air void system in concrete using thermography

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

air content
the air void system
fresh concrete
thermography

File:

Download Master_Thesis_Chao_Xiao.pdf

Committee Members:

Maria De Los Angeles Lopez, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maria Lopez De Murphy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yu, Chen-Ping

Title:

Statistical Asymmetry-based Automatic Brain Tumor Detection from 3D MR Images

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

tumor volume segmentation
3D blob detection
brain tumor detection
brain asymmetry

File:

Download Chenping-Thesis_v9.pdf

Committee Members:

Yanxi Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yanxi Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Binz, Christopher

Title:

Designing for the Space Environment Via Trade Space Exploration

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

trade space exploration
space environment
design optimization
atsv
spacecraft design
visual steering

File:

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Committee Members:

David Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Tammineedi, Charith

Title:

MODELING BATTERY-ULTRACAPACITOR HYBRID SYSTEMS FOR SOLAR AND WIND APPLICATIONS

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Hybrid
Battery
Ultracapacitor
Battery-ultracapacitor
solar
wind

File:

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Committee Members:

Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lowenstein, Daniel A.

Title:

Forest Aesthetic's Role in Sustainability: Assessing Private Forest Landowners' Perceptions in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Forest Resources

Keywords:

Aesthetics
sustainability
silviculture
timber harvesting
private forest landowner

File:

Download DAL_THESIS_v4.15.11.pdf

Committee Members:

James Craig Finley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Craig Finley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cole, Daniel Clifton

Title:

Fluctuating Shear Stress Calibration Method Using a Channel Flow

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

fluctuating shear stress

File:

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Committee Members:

Michael Lester Jonson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
H J Sommer Iii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Lester Jonson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kendra V Sharp, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Logan, Drew G.

Title:

OPTIMIZATION OF HYBRID POWER SOURCES FOR MOBILE ROBOTICS THROUGH THE USE OF ALLOMETRIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

system modeling
optimal design
hybrid systems
dynamic programming
allometric design
mobile robots
robot performance

File:

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Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Heggenstaller, Dan James

Title:

RECONSTRUCTION OF THE COMPETITIVE DYNAMICS OF MIXED OAK FORESTS

Graduate Program:

Forest Resources

Keywords:

oak regeneration
competition
stem analysis
stand dynamics
oak

File:

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Committee Members:

Eric Zenner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Zenner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Miner, Daniel J

Title:

A Cable Array Robot Designed for Overhead Retrieval

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Material Handling
Cable Array Robot
End Effector

File:

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Committee Members:

Dr Dave Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David J Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Turkosz, Daniel John

Title:

Transient Structural Analyses Using Frequency-Domain Computations and Fourier Transform Techniques

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

structural acoustics
computational acoustics
frequency-domain
time-domain
fourier transform
transient
acoustics
finite element method
damping

File:

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Committee Members:

John Brian Fahnline, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Brian Fahnline, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Andre, Dana Lynn

Title:

CHARGE PASSAGE AND pH REACTION-DIFFUSION DYNAMICS OF IRIDIUM-OXIDE-COATED STIMULATION ELECTRODES

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science

Keywords:

fluorescent imaging
brain
pH
iridium oxide
Electrical stimulation
electrode
electric field
diffusion

File:

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Committee Members:

Bruce Gluckman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Gluckman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Suchy, Daniel L

Title:

SOLID-STATE NMR STUDIES ON THE POLYMER GLASS INTERFACE

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Glass
Solid-State NMR
Polymers

File:

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Committee Members:

Karl Todd Mueller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Todd Mueller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Crowley, Daniel Max

Title:

ISSUES IN COST ANALYSES OF PREVENTION SYSTEMS: CONSIDERING RESOURCE CONSUMPTION OF A DISSEMINATION MODEL FOR PREVENTION PROGRAMS

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

program dissemination
cost analysis
prevention systems

File:

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Committee Members:

Mark T Greenberg, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark T Greenberg, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Durant, Dallas Nicolle

Title:

THE EFFECTS OF BANNING THE WORD “RAPE” FROM A RAPE TRIAL

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

language
evidence
trial
victim
rape
court

File:

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Committee Members:

Stephanie A Shields, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephanie A Shields, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Porzio, David Philip

Title:

MICRO-THROUGH-MACROSCALE FLUID-DYNAMICS MODELING OF HUMAN RESPIRATION

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

computational fluid dynamics
cfd
multiscale
human respiration
macroscale
breathing
microscale

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Pulsifer, Drew Patrick

Title:

ENGINEERED BIOMIMICRY: POLYMERIC REPLICATION OF THE SURFACE OF A COMPOUND EYE OF AN INSECT

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science

Keywords:

Conformal-Evaporated-Film-by-Rotation
Biomimetics
Biomimicry
Bioreplication

File:

Download pulsifer.pdf

Committee Members:

Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Roberts, Damon R

Title:

DEVELOPMENT OF ITERATIVE TRANSPORT – DIFFUSION METHODOLOGY FOR LWR ANALYSIS

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Transport Methodology

File:

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Committee Members:

Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Fang, Dong

Title:

THE IMPACT OF SUPERVISORY POWER AND VISIBILITY ON TELECOMMUTERS’ WORK OUTCOMES IN CHINA

Graduate Program:

Human Resources and Employment Relations

Keywords:

telecommuting
reward power
legitimate power
visibility lost

File:

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Committee Members:

Sumita Raghuram, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sumita Raghuram, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

JAISWAL, DEVINA

Title:

ESOPHAGEAL DAMAGE IN RESPONSE TO NONINVASIVE FOCUSED ULTRASOUND FOR TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

single element
atrial fibrillation
phased array
Transesophageal ultrasound transducer
in vivo
histology
cardiac lesion
ex vivo

File:

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Committee Members:

Dr Nadine B Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Nadine Barrie Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kim, DaeYong

Title:

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION OF LIQUID GALLIUM ELECTROSPRAY THRUSTERS

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

electrospray
molecular dynamics simulation
liquid gallium
electric field

File:

Download MSthesis-duk162.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Octeau, Damien

Title:

Automated Certification of Android Applications

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Soot
ded
retargeting
certification
decompilation
Android
static analysis

File:

Download ms.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick Drew Mcdaniel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick Drew Mcdaniel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Colameco, David Vincent

Title:

Improved Reflector Modeling for Light Water Reactor Analysis

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

LWR Analysis
Discontinuity Factors
Reflector Modeling

File:

Download Colameco_Master_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Blair, Debie Wesley

Title:

USE OF STARCH INCLUSION COMPLEXES FOR IMPROVED DELIVERY OF DIETARY POLYPHENOLS TO THE ORAL CAVITY BY CHEWING GUM

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

starch inclusion complex
chewing gum
dietary polyphenols
bioavailability
release
oral cavity

File:

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Committee Members:

Gregory Ray Ziegler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory Ray Ziegler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joshua D Lambert, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jones, David Wayne

Title:

ALTERED WATER CHEMISTRY AND BROOK TROUT POPULATIONS IN TWO NORTHERN APPALACHIAN PLATEAU STREAMS BETWEEN 1988-90 AND 2005-07: EPISODIC ACIDIFICATION CONTINUED

Graduate Program:

Environmental Pollution Control

Keywords:

water quality
trout
sulfate
sculpin
Stone run
recovery
monitoring
ERP
fish
episodic
emissions
deposition
chemistry
dam
Benner Run
brook
beaver
aquatic
Appalachian Plateau
aluminum
acidic episode
acidifcation
stream

File:

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Committee Members:

David Russell Dewalle, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Edward Sharpe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ramanathan, Deepa

Title:

The Relationship Between Dispositional Optimism and Cognitive, Psychiatric, and Functional Outcomes Following Traumatic Brain Injury

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

traumatic brain injury
TBI
dispositional optimsim
brain injury outcome
functional outcome in TBI
optimism and outcome

File:

Download Ramanathan_Masters.pdf

Committee Members:

Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor