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Author:

Mohammadzadeh Jasour, Ashkan

Title:

Convex Approximation of Chance Constrained Optimization Problems: Application in System and Control

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Chance Constrained
Convex Optimization
Semidefinite Programming
Measure and Moments
Polynomials
Sum of Squares Optimization
Duality

File:

Download Ashkan-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Necdet S Aybat, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vishal Monga, Committee Member
Minghui Zhu, Committee Member
Antonios Armaou, Outside Member
Alexei Novikov, Committee Member

Author:

Hashemian, Seyedeh Negar

Title:

ESTIMATION AND CONTROL OF TWO-COMPONENT GRANULATION PROCESSES

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Moving Horizon Estimation
Two Component Granulation
Monte Carlo Simulation
Carleman Approximation
Laguerre polynomials
Stochastic Model Predictive Control
Polynomial Chaos
Method of Moments
Soft Sensor
Fluid Bed Dryer
Pharmaceutical Processes
Model Order Reduction

File:

Download NegarHashemian-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Antonios Armaou, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Antonios Armaou, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Themis Matsoukas, Committee Member
Ali Borhan, Committee Member
Hosam Fathy, Outside Member

Author:

Zaman, Taslima Ahmed

Title:

Hydrocarbon cracking over a solid acid for endothermic fuel systems: A study of sub-micron particles and synthesized large zeolite crystals

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

endothermic fuel system
hydrocarbon cracking
zeolite
ZSM-5
MFI
FAU
zeolite-Y
faujasite
solid acid
acid site density measurement
FAU-EMT intergrowth
zeolite large crystal synthesis
electron probe microanalysis

File:

Download DissertationFinal_TAZ.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert M. Rioux, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert M. Rioux, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Antonios Armaou, Committee Member
Randy L. Vander Wal, Outside Member
David E. W. Vaughan, Special Member

Author:

Docimo, Donald John

Title:

Insights into the Behavior of Heterogeneous Thermostatically Controlled Loads and Battery Packs

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Heterogeneity
Battery Packs
Thermostatically Controlled Loads (TCLs)
Controls
Model Reduction
Demand Response
Energy Systems
Model Predictive Control (MPC)
Lithium-Ion Batteries
Battery balancing

File:

Download DissertationFinalv2.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam Kadry Fathy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Committee Member
Antonios Armaou, Outside Member