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Author:

Brownstead, Laura

Title:

The effect of gas composition on the color Doppler ultrasound twinkling artifact in kidney stones

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

kidney stones
twinkling
doppler power
ultrasound
clinical study
ambient gas
urinary tract
kidney

File:

Download Brownstead_MS_20240315.pdf

Committee Members:

Julianna Simon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrea P. Arguelles, Committee Member
Andrew Barnard, Program Head/Chair
Yun Jing, Committee Member

Author:

Das, Sayan

Title:

Icosahedral reconstruction of immature Zika Virus particles using single particle Cryo-electron Microscopy

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Flavivirus
CryoEM
structural biology
Zika

File:

Download MS_Thesis_SD_Corrected_v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan Hafenstein, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
B Tracy Nixon, Committee Member
Santhosh Girirajan, Program Head/Chair
Joyce Jose, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Newell, Anna

Title:

From Pain Management to Street Crime: A County-Level Analysis of Opioid Prescriptions and Drug-Related Arrest Rates

Graduate Program:

Criminology (MA)

Keywords:

Drugs
Substance Use
Arrests
Opioids
Prescribing

File:

Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Holly Nguyen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Corina Antohi Graif, Committee Member
Pamela Wilcox, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Sarah Brothers, Committee Member

Author:

Knappenberger, Daniel

Title:

The Use of Light-Mediated Hydrogen Atom Transfer to Modify Poly(styrene), Poly(methylmethacrylate), and Squalane

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Hydrogen atom transfer
polymer degradation
polymer oxidation
polymer functionalization
polystyrene
polymethylmethacrylate
squalane
polypropylene
tetrabutylammonium decatungstate
ferric chloride
FeCl3
TBADT

File:

Download DAK_Thesis4.5.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth A Elacqua, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Robert John Hickey, III, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Nacsa, Committee Member

Author:

Vanlandingham, Aaron

Title:

Environmental and Economic Impact of Transport Aircraft Using Sustainable Aviation Fuel or Liquid-Hydrogen as Alternative Fuels

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

aircraft design
alternative fuels
sustainability
hydrogen
sustainable aviation fuel
optimization
geometric programming
design for sustainabilitiy
transport aircraft
environmental impact of aviation

File:

Download VanLandingham-thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

David K Hall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Ashwin Renganathan, Committee Member

Author:

Chichester, Steven Andrew

Title:

Tomatoes for sale: An examination of online higher education decision makers' perceptions of online offerings

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

online education
higher education
online learning
educational access
tuition revenue

File:

Download Chichester_final_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

John Cheslock, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
William Diehl, Outside Unit & Field Member
Karen Paulson, Major Field Member
Gerald Letendre, Major Field Member
Kelly Rosinger, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Wanjare, Prafful

Title:

EFFECT OF RECYCLED PLASTIC IN CONCRETE ON ITS COMPRESSIVE AND FLEXURAL STRENGTH

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Keywords: recycled plastic
concrete
HDPE
PET
LDPE
durability
sustainable construction
mechanical properties

File:

Download Prafful_Wanjare_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Ali Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bryan Vogt, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Benay Gursoy Toykoc, Committee Member
Aleksandra Radlińska, Committee Member

Author:

Sarker, Md Arifur

Title:

Design and Implementation of an Optically Powered Ultrasonic Node for Structural Health Monitoring

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Structural health monitoring
smart ultrasonic node
wavelength multiplexing
piezoelectric transducers
fiber optic sensors
discrete SHM

File:

Download Sarker_MSC_thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Mehdi Kiani, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xingjie Ni, Committee Member
John Doherty, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Loughran, Andrew

Title:

Development of a Validated Design Methodology for VTOL sUAS

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

VTOL sUAS
VTOL
sUAS
Flight Testing
Design Methodology
Motor Testing
Design
Conceptual Design
Design Models

File:

Download Loughran_MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Julia Cole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Simon W Miller, Committee Member
Jacob Langelaan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Michael Andrew Yukish, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Duke, Rachel

Title:

An Examination of Social Inclusion Understanding and Application Among Museum Professionals

Graduate Program:

Education, Development, and Community Engagement

Keywords:

social inclusion
museums
belonging
informal education
accessibility
education
COVID-19

File:

Download Rachel_Duke_Thesis_Manuscript_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lucy R. Mc Clain, Committee Member
Mark A Brennan, Program Head/Chair
Patreese Donette Ingram, Committee Member

Author:

Rodriguez Rocha, Vivian

Title:

Countertopographies of Care: The Rise of Care-Activism in the Movement for Women's Rights Mexico

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

Countertopography
Feminist care ethics
Activism
Care-activism
Contemporary Mexico
Feminist movement
Feminicide
Femicide
Black Bloc
Iconoclasm
Vandalism
Incivility
Geographies of care
Feminist embroidery
Acuerpamiento

File:

Download VDRR_-_Countertopographies_of_Care__Final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Katherine Maich, Outside Unit & Field Member
Melissa Wright, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Emily Rosenman, Major Field Member
Lorraine Dowler, Major Field Member
Brian King, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Khadirsharbiyani, Soheil

Title:

A Comprehensive Study of Thermal-Aware Data Placement in 3D DRAMs: The Role of Data Convection and GPU Integration

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

3D Integrated Circuits
Temperature Optimization
Temperature Modelling
3D DRAM
Graphics processors
Data Placement
Thermal Issues

File:

Download Master_Thesis_SoheilKhadir.pdf

Committee Members:

Mahmut Taylan Kandemir, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Morgan Sampson, Committee Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Savaroliya, Mina

Title:

DATA-DRIVEN PRESERVATION: A VULNERABILITY AND STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF THE HOSPITAL AT FORT UNION NATIONAL MONUMENT

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Rammed Earth Heritage Structures
Data-Driven Structural Assessment
Fort Union National Monument (FOUN)

File:

Download M.Sc__Mina_Savaroliya__March_2024-27.pdf

Committee Members:

Rebecca Napolitano, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ryan Levi Solnosky, Committee Member
Julian Wang, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Thomas E Boothby, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wood, Clay

Title:

Imaging elastodynamic and hydraulic properties of fractured rock: Exploring effects of dynamic stressing, shearing, fracture aperture, and roughness

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Fracture mechanics
poromechanics
nonlinear elasticity

File:

Download WoodClay_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Chris Marone, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Parisa Shokouhi, Co-Chair, Outside Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Outside Unit & Field Member
Tieyuan Zhu, Major Field Member
Donald Fisher, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Subedi, Vijay

Title:

Influence of concept or semantic relation of items in remembering perceptual details

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Visual working memory
Chunking
Object Grouping
Visual details

File:

Download Master_Thesis_main.pdf

Committee Members:

Bradley Wyble, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nancy Dennis, Committee Member
Kristin Buss, Program Head/Chair
Frank Gerard Hillary, Committee Member

Author:

Go-Maro, Muriel

Title:

Positive Youth Development (PYD) in Africa: ​ A Case Study of 4-H Programming in Ghana and Liberia​

Graduate Program:

Education, Development, and Community Engagement

Keywords:

Positive Youth Development
Youth Engagement
African Youth
4-H
Global South
International Education
Ghana
Liberia
4-H Global Network

File:

Download Thesis_Final_Doc_Draft_3_March16th_24.pdf

Committee Members:

Benjamin Lewis Bayly, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark A Brennan, Program Head/Chair
Nicole Webster, Committee Member

Author:

Rendon, Jordan

Title:

Impact of Microphysical Parameterizations on Satellite All-Sky Infrared Data Assimilation and Practical Predictability of Hurricane Harvey (2017)

Graduate Program:

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Keywords:

Data Assimilation
Tropical Cyclone
Cloud Microphysics
Remote Sensing
Numerical Weather Prediction
Predictability
Meteorology
Infrared

File:

Download JORDANRENDONFINALTHESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Yunji Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eugene Edmund Clothiaux, Committee Member
Paul Markowski, Program Head/Chair
Xingchao Chen, Committee Member

Author:

Lou, Yan

Title:

Examing Adolescent Behaviors In Support and Conflict Conversations with Romantic Partners

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

Adolescent romantic relationship
Support and conflict
Attachment
Person-context interaction

File:

Download Thesis_Manuscript_format_review_final__Yan_.pdf

Committee Members:

Samantha Lauren Tornello, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Hunter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Heidemarie Laurent, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Ishtiaq, Abdullah Al

Title:

Towards Automating the Generation of Finite State Machines from Natural Language Specifications: A Focus on Cellular Network Security

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Cellular Network Security
Natural Language Processing
Formal Analysis
Finite State Machines
Cellular Network Security
Natural Language Processing
Formal Analysis
Finite State Machines

File:

Download Ishtiaq_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Syed Rafiul Hussain, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rui Zhang, Committee Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Diaz Gutierrez, Jorge

Title:

Enhancing airport curbside efficiency with variable message sign strategies

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

curbside management
airport ground access
curb performance
variable message sign
microsimulation

File:

Download Master_thesis_V4_-_After_defense.pdf

Committee Members:

Andisheh Ranjbari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vikash V. Gayah, Committee Member
Farshad Rajabipour, Program Head/Chair
S. Ilgin Guler, Committee Member