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Author:

Chandrasekharan, Ramprasad

Title:

Numerical Modeling of Tin-based Absorber Devices for Cost-effective Solar Photovoltaics

Graduate Program:

Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

tin sulfide
numerical modeling
thin film
photovoltaics
solar cells

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation-Ramprasad.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeffrey Brownson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Semih Eser, Committee Member
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member

Author:

Michael, Elizabeth Kathleen

Title:

Nanocomposite Synthesis and Characterization of Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) for Photovoltaic Applications

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Nanocomposite
CZTS
Thin Film Photovoltaic

File:

Download EKM-MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Rayl, Jeffrey Edwin

Title:

Climate-regime cospectrum analysis: shortwave solar irradiance with other meteorological parameters for regionally spaced locales

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Solar Energy
Irradiance
Meteorology
Power Spectral Density
Cospectrum
Coherence
Phase

File:

Download Thesis_Rayl_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hott, Rebecca Michelle

Title:

GIS-based Spatial Analysis for Large-scale Solar Power Systems with Respect to Transmission, Distribution and Grid Integration: Case Study of Wyoming, U.S.

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

GIS
spatial analysis
solar power
solar electric
transmission
grid integration
PV
CSP
CPV
Wyoming

File:

Download RebeccaHott-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

St John, David Benjamin

Title:

Optical and Electrical Characterization of High Resistivity Semiconductors for Constant-bias Microbolometer Devices

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

PECVD
silicon
germanium
infrared
ellipsometry
spectroscopic ellipsometry
infrared ellipsometry
microbolometer

File:

Download Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Nelson Jackson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Nelson Jackson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark William Horn, Committee Member
Noel Christopher Giebink, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member
Christopher Roman Wronski, Committee Member
Nikolas J Podraza, Special Member

Author:

Xu, Ke

Title:

ASSESSING THE MINIMUM INSTRUMENTATION TO WELL TUNE EXISTING MEDIUM SIZED OFFICE BUILDING ENERGY MODELS

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Whole Building Energy Model
EnergyPlus
Office Building
Minimum Instrumentation
Sensitivity Analysis
DOE Reference Buildings
Building Energy Model Calibration

File:

Download Ke_Xu_Dissertation_1115v.pdf

Committee Members:

James Freihaut, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William P Bahnfleth, Committee Member
Stephen James Treado, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member

Author:

Rodriguez, Luna Marie

Title:

Uncertainty Propagation within Source Term Estimation

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

uncertainty
source term estimation
genetic algorithm
QUIC
wind
urban
FFT07
adjoint
background error covariance matrix

File:

Download RodzDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

George Young, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sue Ellen Haupt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jenni Evans, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member
Dr Paul Bieringer, Special Member