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Author:

Kuno, Kan

Title:

Essays on Empirical Market Design

Graduate Program:

Economics

Keywords:

market design
industrial organization
school choice
bargaining
search
childcare
online marketplace

File:

Download KanKunoDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Marc Henry, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Ran Shorrer, Major Field Member
Karl Schurter, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Paul Grieco, Major Field Member
Chloe Tergiman, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Smith, Cody

Title:

Cover Crop Management Effects on the Fate of Soil-Residual Herbicides in No-till Systems

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science

Keywords:

Planting Green
Cover Crops
Integrated Weed Management
IWM
Pyroxasulfone
Atrazine
S-metolachlor
Pendimethalin
Mesotrione
Washoff
Roll-crimp
Residual Herbicide

File:

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Committee Members:

John M Wallace, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Caio Brunharo, Committee Member
Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Michael Flessner, Committee Member

Author:

Medina Valencia, Alejandro

Title:

THERMAL LIMITS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH PHENOLOGICAL SYNDROMES IN BEES

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

thermal ecology
critical thermal limits
wild bees
adult activity
phenology

File:

Download Alejandro_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Margarita López-Uribe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tomas A Carlo-Joglar, Committee Member
Jason Kaye, Program Head/Chair
Rudolf Schilder, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Godzieba, Daniel

Title:

Numerical Studies in Lattice QCD

Graduate Program:

Physics

Keywords:

physics
particle physics
computational physics
qcd
lattice qcd
thermodynamics
quantum field theory
phase transitions

File:

Download godzieba_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Mauricio Terrones, Program Head/Chair
Sarah Shandera, Major Field Member
Anna Stasto, Major Field Member
Hyungsuk Tak, Outside Unit & Field Member
Zoltan Fodor, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Allen, Kiley

Title:

On the Use of the Thin-Boundary-Layer Equations in Numerical Simulations of Supercell Storms

Graduate Program:

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Keywords:

Large eddy simulation
Near-surface turbulence parameterization
TBLE
Turbulent coherent structures
Tornadoes
Supercell thunderstorms
Numerical modeling/simulation

File:

Download FINAL_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Markowski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yvette Pamela Richardson, Committee Member
Paul Markowski, Program Head/Chair
Ying Pan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Tehri, Samarth

Title:

Context-N-Grab: Sentence Based Fine-Grained Affordance Grounding

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

computer vision
affordance grounding
large language model
cv
llm
visual impairment
robotics
computer science engineering
computer science
computer engineering
application
system
context
Context-N-Grab

File:

Download Samarth_MS_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Morgan Sampson, Committee Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zhang, Song

Title:

POLARIMETRIC RADAR-BASED INVESTIGATION OF MICROPHYSICS IN DENDRITIC AND NEEDLE AGGREGATION ZONES DURING NASA IMPACTS

Graduate Program:

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Keywords:

Winter Storm
Cloud Microphysics
Polarimetric Radar
Hydrometeor Type Classification
Temperature Structure
Aggregation Process
NASA IMPACTS

File:

Download Song_Zhang_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Robert Kumjian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jerry Y Harrington, Committee Member
Paul Markowski, Program Head/Chair
Steven J Greybush, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nieves-Miranda, Sharon

Title:

ADVANCES IN THE IDENTIFICATION AND DETECTION OF NEW O ANTIGEN GENE CLUSTERS IN ESCHERICHIA COLI AND CAS9 CRISPR CLONING OF O ANTIGEN GENE CLUSTERS

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

O antigen
O antigen Gene Cluster
Escherichia coli
Antibiotic Resistance
Virulence
Nomencla-ture
Nomenclature
Multiplex PCR
wzx/wzy
wzm/wzt
CIRSPR Cas9
Cloning

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Roberts, Program Head/Chair
Jasna Kovac, Major Field Member
Girish Kirimanjeswara, Outside Unit & Field Member
Nkuchia Mikanatha, Special Member
Edward Dudley, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Josephine Wee, Major Field Member

Author:

Berglund, Kallan Llan

Title:

Quantum-Corrected Black Holes: Constructing and Investigating Modified Black Hole Models with Quantum Corrections and Exploring Avenues for Testable Predictions

Graduate Program:

Physics

Keywords:

Quantum gravity
black hole
canonical gravity
quantum correction
modified gravitiy
superposition
gravity
gravitational physics
gravitational waves
quasinormal modes
quantum switch
Physics education research
PEI
Equity
Diversity
Inclusion
Advocacy
mental health
resources
advice
mentorship
outreach
science communication
EDI

File:

Download KallanBerglund_Dissertation_tex__1_.pdf

Committee Members:

Ping Xu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Bangalore Sathyaprakash, Major Field Member
Eugenio Bianchi, Major Field Member
Martin Bojowald, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mauricio Terrones, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Arnous, Ferris

Title:

Exploration of Multi-Domain Data Fusion and Deep Learning Algorithms for Radar Imagery Classification

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Deep Learning
Biologically Inspired
Sensor Data Fusion
Radar Imagery
Image Classification
Machine Learning

File:

Download Arnous_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Michael Lanagan, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Soundar Kumara, Outside Unit & Field Member
Parisa Shokouhi, Major Field Member
Ram Narayanan, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Christian Peco, Major Field Member
Tim Kane, Outside Field Member

Author:

Zhang, Pengxiang

Title:

Assessing and Enhancing Road Safety: Comparative Methods for Traffic Intervention Efficacy

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Safety Performance Functions
Adaptive Traffic Signal Control
Crash Modification Factor
Empirical Bayes
Propensity Scores Potential Outcomes
Negative Binomial Regression
Propensity Score Potential Outcomes
Adaptive Traffic Signal Contral
High Friction Surface Treatment
High Tention Cable Median Barriers
Binary Logit Model
Safety Analysis
Traffic Safety

File:

Download Dissertation_Pengxiang_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Andisheh Ranjbari, Major Field Member
Eric Donnell, Major Field Member
hyebin song, Outside Unit & Field Member
Vikash Gayah, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Farshad Rajabipour, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Lin, Tzu Hsing

Title:

Understanding Error Patterns in Integer Operations for Students with and without Specific Learning Disabilities: A Descriptive Analysis

Graduate Program:

Special Education

Keywords:

integers
integer addition
integer subtraction
error pattern
specific learning disabilities

File:

Download Dissertation_TH_Lin_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

David Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Paul Riccomini, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
David Lee, Major Field Member
Xiangquan Yao, Outside Unit & Field Member
Elizabeth Hughes, Major Field Member

Author:

Gerthe, Jessica

Title:

Suicide Gatekeeper Trainings: A Content Analysis

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

suicide
gatekeeper training
suicide prevention
suicide intervention
content analysis
suicide gatekeeper

File:

Download Gerthe_Dissertation_FINAL_6-17-24.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Prosek, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Kenneth Levy, Outside Unit Member
Brian Belland, Outside Field Member
Elizabeth Prosek, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kristen Nadermann, Major Field Member

Author:

Delgado, Jocelyn

Title:

A nutraceutical timing hypothesis: Does supplementation with nitrate-rich beetroot juice provide vascular protection across postmenopausal stages?

Graduate Program:

Integrative and Biomedical Physiology

Keywords:

Menopause
Endothelium
Dietary Nitrate
Vascular
Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Nitric Oxide

File:

Download Dissertation_Delgado_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Gregory Shearer, Program Head/Chair
Joshua Kellogg, Outside Unit Member
Mary Jane De Souza, Major Field Member
David Proctor, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kristina Petersen, Outside Field Member

Author:

Tybush, Brooke

Title:

Femmes Galantes, Femmes Savantes: Literary Expressions of Women's Sexuality and Mentorship in the Long Eighteenth Century

Graduate Program:

French and Francophone Studies (PhD)

Keywords:

French
Francophone
Gender
Sexuality
Race
Eighteenth Century
Literature

File:

Download Brooke_Tybush__Final_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Boittin, Major Field Member
Benedicte Monicat, Major Field Member
Jennifer Wagner Lawlor, Outside Unit & Field Member
Tracy Rutler, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary McAlpin, Special Member
Adlai Murdoch, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ho, Leslie

Title:

The Changing Developmental Significance of Relational Aggression: Prescshool Vs. Preadolescence

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

relational aggression
preschool relational aggression
developmental trajectory of relational aggression
social dominance theory
resource control theory

File:

Download Dissertation_LeslieHo_FINALREVIEW_625.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Bierman, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Erika Lunkenheimer, Major Field Member
Martha Wadsworth, Major Field Member
Janet Welsh, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kristin Buss, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Balukas, Colleen Patricia

Title:

The impact of code-switching and cognate status on phonetic realizations in the New Mexican Spanish-English bilingual community

Graduate Program:

Spanish

Keywords:

Bilingualism
code-switching
phonetics
phonology
language contact
Spanish
English

File:

Download Dissertation_Balukas_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Rena Torres Cacoullos, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rena Torres Cacoullos, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Lipski, Committee Member
Marianna Nadeu, Committee Member
Barry Richard Page Jr., Committee Member
Eleonora Rossi, Committee Member

Author:

Mayo, Chelsea

Title:

Situational Coping in the Context of Poverty-Related Stress: Examining the Concurrent and Predictive Validity of Situational Coping Fit Indices in Low-Income Youth

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

situational coping
coping flexibility
poverty-related stress
pre-adolescents
psychopathology

File:

Download Chelsea_Mayo_Dissertation_Formatted.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Bierman, Major Field Member
Steffany Fredman, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rina Eiden, Major Field Member
Martha Wadsworth, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kristin Buss, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Muratori, Tanya

Title:

Influence of breed composition and novel tools on longevity and behavior of dairy cows

Graduate Program:

Animal Science

Keywords:

Telomere Length
Crossbreeding
Grazing behavior
heritability

File:

Download Ph.D._Dissertation_TanyaMuratori.pdf

Committee Members:

Chad Dechow, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kathy Soder, Outside Unit & Field Member
Idan Shalev, Outside Field Member
Wansheng Liu, Major Field Member
Ramesh Ramachandran, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Jang, Seokhoon

Title:

Tribochemistry of diamond-like carbon; its impact on superlubricity

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Diamond-like carbon
Graphitization
Hydrogenation
Superlubricity
Transfer films

File:

Download PhD_dissertation_revised_sj2.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Robert Rioux, Major Field Member
Seong Kim, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Amir Sheikhi, Major Field Member
Adri van Duin, Outside Unit & Field Member