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Author:

Jensen, Anders Alstrup

Title:

Ozonesonde Classification Using Self-Organizing Maps at Ascension Island and Natal

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

ozone
self-organizing map
Ascension Island
Natal
shadoz
biomass burning
tropics

File:

Download Jensen_Anders_FINAL_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Anne Mee Thompson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Mee Thompson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hults, Alaska Black

Title:

ENTRENCHMENT OF CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT BELIEFS IN WORLD LANGUAGES EDUCATION STUDENTS

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

sociocultural theory
classroom management
teacher education

File:

Download AHults_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Edward Poehner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Edward Poehner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ghurye, Akshay Dattatraya

Title:

DETECTION AND EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY STRUCTURES IN SOCIAL NETWORKS

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

parallel programming
community detection
overlapping
social networks
complexity

File:

Download AkshayGhurye-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Soundar Kumara, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Soundar R. T. Kumara, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Parr, Alissa Denzin

Title:

Enhancing Engagement of Employees with Autism Spectrum Disorder Through Leadership

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

autism spectrum disorder
leadership

File:

Download Parr-Final_Formatting.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Richard, Angela Elizabeth

Title:

DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A “COUNTER-TOP” TRAINING PROGRAM TO INCREASE RETENTION OF FOOD SAFETY KNOWLEDGE, ALTER BEHAVIOR, IMPROVE ATTITUDE, AND INCREASE SKILLS OF SPANISH-SPEAKING RETAIL EMPLOYEES

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

spanish training program
food safety training
carniceria
observations
FTF-training

File:

Download AER178_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Cutter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Catherine Nettles Cutter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gaudelli, Allen

Title:

Use of Simulation Modeling to Investigate the Urgicare Operation During Phase I Transition

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

simulation
health care

File:

Download Gaudelli_Thesis_Final_4.11.11.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Sacks, Alison F

Title:

PRINCIPAL AXES OF STRESS AND STRAIN IN THE KUMANO FOREARC BASIN FROM INVERSION OF A NORMAL FAULT POPULATION MAPPED IN A 3D SEISMIC VOLUME, NANKAI TROUGH, SW JAPAN

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Nankai
normal faults
stress
strain
subduction zones

File:

Download Alison_Sacks_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Demian Saffer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Demian Saffer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donald Myron Fisher, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Libardoni, Alex Gordon

Title:

Sensitivity of Distributions of Climate System Properties to Surface Temperature Datasets

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

Likelihood estimation
Climate variability
Climate sensitivity
Climate models
Climate model evaluation
Climate model calibration
Climate data records
Climate change observations
Climate
Bayesian statistics
Net aerosol forcing
Temperature records
Transient climate response
Uncertainty quantification

File:

Download aglthesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Chris Eliot Forest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chris Eliot Forest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chamberlain, Amy J

Title:

URBAN CONSUMERS’ PERSPECTIVES ON MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR MID-ATLANTIC SPECIALTY CROPS

Graduate Program:

Horticulture

Keywords:

marketing
produce
survey
knowledge

File:

Download AJC_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Kathleen Marie Kelley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kathleen Marie Kelley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Hyde, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Delozier, Adam Johannes

Title:

Characterizations of Vulnerabilities and Countermeasures in Advanced Metering Infrastructure Collectors

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

smartgrid
AMI
vulnerabilities
security
attack trees

File:

Download delozier-ms.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Patrick Mc Daniel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Patrick Mc Daniel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hutchinson, Adam Joseph

Title:

EFFECT OF CARBON FIBER BRUSH ANODE SURFACE AREA ON SINGLE CHAMBER MFC START UP TIME AND INTERNAL RESISTANCE

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

carbon fiber brush anodes
electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
Microbial Fuel Cell
internal resistance
surface area

File:

Download Adam_Hutchinson_Env_Eng_MS_Thesis_2011_04_21.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce Ernest Logan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lugo, Alex J.

Title:

Biochemical Characterization of Dengue Non-structural Protein 5 (NS5) and General Acid Derivatives

Graduate Program:

Molecular Medicine

Keywords:

Dengue NS5
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Enzyme Kinetics

File:

Download Alex_Lugo-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Craig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Craig Eugene Cameron, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lloyd, Andrew Jason

Title:

UPPER MANTLE STRUCTURE BENEATH THE GAMBURTSEV SUBGLACIAL MOUNTAINS AND EAST ANTARCTICA FROM BODY-WAVE TOMOGRAPHY

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Antarctica
Tomography
Seismology

File:

Download Lloyd_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Arnold Nyblade, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Arnold Nyblade, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nelson, Anthony J

Title:

ATTENTION TO GENDER STEREOTYPIC EXPRESSIONS OF THREAT: THE INTERACTIVE NATURE OF GENDER AND FACIAL MATURITY

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

gender
attention
facial expressions
facial appearance

File:

Download Thesis_formatted4.pdf

Committee Members:

Reginald Adams Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reginald Adams Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Oberthaler, Andrew Joseph

Title:

The effect of cloud shading on squall lines: a numerical simulation study

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

anvil
squall line
radiative transfer

File:

Download ajothesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Markowski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Markowski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Orr, Andrew J

Title:

CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CENTER FOR ACOUSTICS AND VIBRATION (CAV) REVERBERATION CHAMBER

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

acoustics
modal anaylsis
reverberation
reverberation chamber

File:

Download Orr_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen A Hambric, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen A Hambric, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Palocaren, Antony J

Title:

Biomechanical modelling of tumor classification and growth

Graduate Program:

Engineering Mechanics

Keywords:

tumor modelling

File:

Download FINAL_CORRECTED_MS_THESIS_PALOCAREN.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Rubin, Adam

Title:

OECD/NRC Benchmark Based on NUPEC PWR Subchannel and Bundle Tests (PSBT) - Analysis Using Subchannel Code CTF and System Code TRACE

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

TRACE
CTF
PSBT

File:

Download Adam_Rubin_Master_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Maria Nikolova Avramova, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maria Nikolova Avramova, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Brownschidle, Amy Laura

Title:

The Effect of Soy Protein on Colon Carcinogenesis in vitro and in vivo

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

Soy protein
colon cancer

File:

Download Thesis_-_Final_-_ALB.pdf

Committee Members:

Joshua D Lambert, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ryan John Elias, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joshua D Lambert, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Roberson, April Lynne

Title:

GREENHOUSE WARMING BY NITROUS OXIDE AND METHANE IN THE PROTEROZOIC EON

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Proterozoic
Nitrous Oxide
Methane

File:

Download RobersonThesisUpdated.pdf

Committee Members:

James Kasting, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Kasting, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Tuerk, Amalie Lauren

Title:

AN ASSESSMENT OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC BIOFUELS AND ELECTROFUELS TECHNOLOGIES UNDER RATE-LIMITED CONDITIONS

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

renewable energy
biofuels
chemolithoautotrophic growth
rhodobacter capsulatus
ralstonia eutropha
chlorella vulgaris
botryococcus braunii
mass-transfer limited growth
light-limited growth

File:

Download Tuerk_MSThesis_2011_v.Final3_12-1-2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Abdalla Mohamed, Azah M

Title:

EVALUATION OF AN AUTOMATED MALARIA PARASITE BLOOD SMEAR READING DEVICE

Graduate Program:

Public Health Sciences

Keywords:

READING DEVICE
BLOOD SMEAR

File:

Download THESIS_Azah_edits_by_MLS.pdf

Committee Members:

Vernon Michael Chinchilli, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vernon Michael Chinchilli, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vernon Michael Chinchilli, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Catano-Barrera, Alma Maria

Title:

POLYMER SOLUTIONS AND SOLVENT-SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE STUDIES APPLIYING PC-SAFT

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

phase equilibria
supercritical carbon dioxide
polymer solutions
pc-saft

File:

Download Catano_Barrera_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Coray M Colina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Coray M Colina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Patrick Runt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kneisly, Alyssa

Title:

Effects on Placement of Human Figures Within Naturalistic Scenes (Photographs) on Initial Visual Attention of Young Adults

Graduate Program:

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Keywords:

saccade
photographs
slp
csd
aac
visual scene display
eye-tracking
iscan

File:

Download Kneisly_THesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Krista M Wilkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Krista M Wilkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Janice Catherine Light, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kamat, Amar

Title:

APPLICATION OF REAXFF BASED REACTIVE MOLECULAR DYNAMICS TO SIMULATE LASER INDUCED INCANDESCENCE OF SOOT AND CHAR OXIDATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

laser induced incandescence
soot
reaxff
molecular dynamics
accommodation coefficients

File:

Download Kamat_Thesis_Feb7.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Vandervlugt, Anna Maria

Title:

Estimating changes in fire behavior and forest structure through a comparison of pre-fire suppression and contemporary forest conditions in the Lake Tahoe Basin, CA.

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

human-induced ecosystem change
ecosystem management
fuel structure
fire behavior
presettlement conditions
old-growth forests
Lake Tahoe CA

File:

Download Vandervlugt_Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Alan Taylor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan Taylor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Roff, Alanna Nichole

Title:

Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Human Meprin Alpha

Graduate Program:

Cell and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

post-transcriptional regulation
inflammation
meprin alpha

File:

Download ARoff_Masters_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Faoud T Ishmael, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Faoud T Ishmael, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Salton, Alexandria Renee

Title:

Determination of Internal Pipe Acoustic Pressure Using External Accelerometers

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

non-invasive pressure measurement

File:

Download Salton-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dean Capone, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dean Capone, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Tomlinson, Amanda S.

Title:

An Alternative Approach to Bootstrap Hypothesis Testing

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

nonparametric
heterogeneous
bootstrap

File:

Download Thesis_ast121-final.pdf

Committee Members:

Trent Gaugler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Trent Gaugler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chandrashekhar, Aarti

Title:

A fine-grained dataflow library for reconfigurable streaming accelerators

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

FPGA
framework
dataflow
reconfigurable

File:

Download Aarti-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zomorrodi, Ali Reza

Title:

OPTIMIZATION-DRIVEN DESIGN OF SYNTHETIC GENETIC CIRCUITS USING BIOBRICKS

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Biobrick
MIT registry of standard biological parts
Synthetic genetic circuits
Integer linear programming

File:

Download MS_thesis_Ali_R_Zomorrodi_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Costas D Maranas, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Costas D Maranas, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Soundar Rajan Tirupatikumara, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Agrawal, Ashish

Title:

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF LOW-FIELD TRANSPORT IN HIGHLY CONFINED ARSENIDE-ANTIMONIDE QUANTUM WELL HETEROSTRUCTURES

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Relaxation Time Approximation
Low field transport
Arsenide Antimonides
Scattering
QMSA
Effective mass

File:

Download Ashish_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Suman Datta, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Suman Datta, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Balasubramanian, Anand

Title:

A LITERATURE REVIEW ON THE ROLE OF VITAMIN D IN HOST RESISTANCE TO INFECTION AND MEMORY

Graduate Program:

Immunology and Infectious Diseases

Keywords:

memory
host resistance
vitamin D

File:

Download PS_Thesis_Anand_Balasubramanian1.pdf

Committee Members:

Margherita Teresa Anna Cantorna, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Margherita Teresa Anna Cantorna, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Couet, Adrien

Title:

Hydrogen Pick-up Behavior in Zirconium Alloys

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

zirconium oxide
hydrogen pick-up
corrosion
zirconium alloy
cold neutron prompt gamma activation analysis

File:

Download Master_thesis_Adrien_Couet_.pdf

Committee Members:

Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jacobs, Allyson Rose Gatski

Title:

A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF SUSTAINABLE AND CONVENTIONAL FARMERS AS THEY NAVIAGATE CLIMATE CHANGE

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

Climate change
sustainable agriculture
risk society
autonomous adaptation

File:

Download AllysonJacobs_FinalThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

William Ewart Easterling Iii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jaipuriar, Anurag

Title:

CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING OF CREEP BEHAVIOR IN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE CURED THERMOSET RESIN

Graduate Program:

Engineering Mechanics

Keywords:

Glass Transition temperature
Physical Aging
Cure kinetics
Epoxy polymer
Creep

File:

Download Anurag_thesis_grad_school_revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Karunakaran, Arvind

Title:

BARRIERS TO COLLABORATIVE INFORMATION SEEKING IN ORGANIZATIONS

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

temporality
horizonatal coordination.
barriers
collaboration
information seeking
cis
collaborative information seeking

File:

Download Barriers_to_CIS_Thesis_Final_ArvindKarunakaran.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Madhu Reddy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Madhu Reddy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Levy, Anna

Title:

EVOLUTION OF LOCAL E-GOVERNMENT IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. HISTORY OF DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

content management system
website evaluation
e-participation
e-government
municipal government
sociotechnical theory
maturational model

File:

Download MasterThesis_ALevy_711.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrea H Tapia, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrea H Tapia, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Watson Bagby, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Latumena, Anita

Title:

MODIFICATION OF THE ORDER PICKING AND REPLENISHMENT POLICY IN A DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

replenishment
replenishment optimization
order picking
picking
batched picking
zone based
distribution center
warehouse

File:

Download AnitaLatumenaMasterThesisMay2011.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Luttmann, Anneliese

Title:

OPTIMIZATION OF AN ALGINATE BASED EDIBLE COATING WITH BEESWAX, NISIN AND EDTA TO MAXIMIZE SHELF LIFE OF FRESH MUSHROOMS (Agaricus bisporus)

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

nisin
beeswax
alginate
edible coating
optimization
Mushrooms
EDTA
minimal processing

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_Anneliese_Luttmann.pdf

Committee Members:

Ramaswamy C Anantheswaran, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ramaswamy C Anantheswaran, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John D Floros, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ozcelik, Adem

Title:

VANADIUM-TRANSITION METAL OXIDE ALLOY THIN FILMS FOR MICROBOLOMETER APPLICATIONS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

ALD
co-sputtering
sputtering
thin films
Vanadium oxide
microbolometer
Atomic Layer Deposition
VTIP
Alloying of vanadium oxide

File:

Download Adem_Ozcelik_MS_MATSE.pdf

Committee Members:

David Lawrence Allara, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Lawrence Allara, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Roy, Aditi

Title:

Associations between micronutrient intake and blood lead level in Uruguayan children

Graduate Program:

Nutrition

Keywords:

blood lead level
children
micronutrients
environmental toxicology
international health

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Aditi_Roy.pdf

Committee Members:

Katarzyna Kordas, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katarzyna Kordas, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Stanhewicz, Anna E.

Title:

LOCAL TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN AUGMENTS REFLEX CUTANEOUS VASODILATION IN AGED HUMAN SKIN

Graduate Program:

Physiology

Keywords:

tetrahydrobiopterin
skin blood flow
aging

File:

Download Stanhewicz.2011.2.pdf

Committee Members:

William Lawrence Kenney Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Lawrence Kenney Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lacy Marie Alexander, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Shamey, Anna

Title:

Spatial Relations Of Weed Management Practices and Agroecologically Dominant Weed Species With Organic Dairy Farms In Southwestern Wisconsin

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

organic dairy
weed species
weed management
Wisconsin

File:

Download AShamey_4_15_11.pdf

Committee Members:

Karl Stephen Zimmerer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Stephen Zimmerer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Tanis Ozcelik, Arzu

Title:

PRESERVICE TEACHERS’ USE OF INSCRIPTIONS IN THEIR PEER TEACHING ACTIVITY

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Inscriptions
Science Education
Preservice Teacher Education

File:

Download Arzu_Master_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott Mc Donald, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Mc Donald, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Soublet, Brandy A

Title:

MICROSTRUCTURE, CONNECTIVITY, AND MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR IN ALUMINA AND SIALON MICROSTRUCTURE COMPOSITES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

microstructure property relations
alumina
connectivity
ceramic processing
mechanical properties

File:

Download Soublet_Masters_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Lynn Messing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Lynn Messing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kemmerer, Benjamin David

Title:

ANALYSIS OF SWITCHGRASS LARGE SQAURE BALE PRODUCTION AND HANDLING PARAMATERS

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Density
Harvest
Large Square Bale
Biomass

File:

Download Ben_Kemmerer_4.20.11.pdf

Committee Members:

Jude Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jude Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Lehman Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Marvin H Hall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Riewestahl, Brian

Title:

EVALUATION OF CONCRETE SLABS USING AUTOMATED AIR-COUPLED IMPACT-ECHO METHOD

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

nondestructive testing
air-coupled
impact-echo
automated impactor

File:

Download Riewestahl_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas E Boothby, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Boothby, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hedrick, Brittany Lynn

Title:

CHARACTERIZATION OF LASER FIRED CONTACTS, LASER DOPED EMITTERS, AND FIXED CHARGE PASSIVATION FOR IMPROVED SILICON SOLAR CELLS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Laser Doped Emitter
Silicon Solar Cells
Fixed Charge Passivation
Laser Fired Contacts

File:

Download FINAL_THESIS_MASTERS_3.pdf

Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph R Flemish, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Suzanne E Mohney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Colaco, Brendon

Title:

Examination of the Predictors of Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in a Diverse Sample

Graduate Program:

Health Policy and Administration

Keywords:

MESA
Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease
Predictors

File:

Download MastersthesisBrendonColaco2011final_1_.pdf

Committee Members:

Rhonda Belue, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rhonda Belue, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Farmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wu, Bo Chen

Title:

Redundant Array of Inexpensive Links (RAIL) Technique for Network Routing Survivability

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

routing survivability
large-scale failure
RAIL
smart redundancy
multipath routing protocol

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

George Kesidis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George Kesidis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shashi Phoha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kyusun Choi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Forshey, Brenton Ross

Title:

Health Monitoring Applications for Small Wind Turbines

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

bearing
detection
fault
condition
monitoring
health
energy
wind
imbalance
structural health monitoring

File:

Download Thesis_BRF_V10.pdf

Committee Members:

Dennis K Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan W Stewart, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Smith, Brittany Sheree

Title:

Perceptions of Agriculture and Barriers to Enrollment in Colleges of Agriculture of Southern New Jersey High School Students

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Extension Education

Keywords:

enrollment barriers
perceptions
agriculture education
awareness

File:

Download Brittany_Smith_Final_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Connie Devine Baggett, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Connie Devine Baggett, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rengarajan, Bharath

Title:

AN APPROXIMATE EXPECTATION - MAXIMIZATION LIKE APPROACH TO SPATIO - TEMPORAL BELIEF - PROPAGATION FOR MOVING OBJECT DETECTION

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Moving Object Detection
Markov Random Field
Belief Propagation
Expectation Maximization

File:

Download Bharath_Rengarajan_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Robert Collins, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Robert Collins, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr David Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Tabatabai, Behnam

Title:

TISSUE CULTURE AND TRANSFORMATION STUDIES OF JATROPHA CURCAS, A SECOND GENERATION BIOFUEL CROP

Graduate Program:

Environmental Pollution Control

Keywords:

genetic engineering
Jatropha curcas
biofuel
tranformation
tissue culture

File:

Download Thesis_final_draft4.pdf

Committee Members:

Sairam Rudrabhalta, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sairam V Rudrabhatla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Franz, Bryan

Title:

MEASURING THE IMPACT OF MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR DESIGN INVOLVEMENT ON BUILDING SYSTEM AND PROJECT-LEVEL OUTCOMES: A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Project Delivery
Healthcare
Integrated Design
Metrics
Specialty Contractors

File:

Download bwf114_ms_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

David R Riley Ii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David R Riley Ii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Green, Benjamin Weiss

Title:

Multi-scale Processes Leading to Supercells in the Landfalling Outer Rainbands of Hurricane Katrina (2005)

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

tropical cyclone
hurricane
Hurricane Katrina
tornado
supercell

File:

Download bwgMS1sub2pdf.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Novinger, Benjamin William

Title:

USE OF ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATION AMONG CHILDREN IN A COMMERCIALLY INSURED POPULATION

Graduate Program:

Public Health Sciences

Keywords:

atypical non-evidence children commercial

File:

Download BWN_AAP_Report_0701.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas L Leslie, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas L Leslie, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vernon Michael Chinchilli, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Hollenbeak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ramaswamy, Bharath

Title:

KALMAN FILTER BASED ESTIMATION OF INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT PARAMETERS IN A PORTABLE BIOMECHANICAL ASSESSMENT SUITE (PBAS)

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

PBAS
Kalman filtering
IMU

File:

Download Bharath_Ramaswamy-MS_Thesis-almost_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr H J Sommer Iii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
H Joseph Sommer Iii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Jenkins, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ren, Baiyang

Title:

ADHESIVE BOND INSPECTION FOR COMPOSITES WITH ULTRASONIC GUIDED WAVES

Graduate Program:

Engineering Mechanics

Keywords:

ultrasonic guided wave
nondestructive evaluation
adhesive bond
carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer

File:

Download Master_Thesis_Baiyang_Ren.pdf

Committee Members:

Clifford Jesse Lissenden Iii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden Iii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

DeForce Jr. , Christopher Allen

Title:

COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF AN 8-GHz MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

microwave electrothermal thruster
MET
computational modeling
COMSOL
Chris DeForce
electromagnetics
fluid mechanics
plasma
electric propulsion
deforce

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Chris_DeForce.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Stevens, Christopher Adam

Title:

Maintenance of Activation Within Goal Hierarchies

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

goal memory
cognitive control
working memory

File:

Download CS_Thesis_081011.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Alan Carlson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Alan Carlson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Uzoh, Chukwuma Andrew

Title:

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF RISK FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS USING PIPELINES

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

failure control
pipeline corrosion
gas pipelines
risk-based management
Quantitative risk analysis
third party damage
operational damage
analysis of variance.

File:

Download Chukwuma_Uzoh_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Li Li / Dr Oyewole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Samuel A Oyewole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Winter, Christopher Aylwin

Title:

Improvement and Investigation of Silicon Nanowire "Grow-In-Place" Approach

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science

Keywords:

silicon nanowire
growth

File:

Download WinterGradThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Fonash, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Joseph Fonash, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jun Huang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jerzy Ruzyllo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Julius, Collin Bruce

Title:

STRAIGHT VEGETABLE OIL AS A REPLACEMENT FUEL FOR DIESEL: COMPARING TRACTOR PERFORMANCE AND FARM ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Economic Modeling
Tractor Testing
Energy
Diesel
Straight Vegetable Oil
Canola
Stella

File:

Download Julius_MasterThesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Heinz Heinemann, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Heinz Heinemann, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Madu, Christian Chidi

Title:

OPTIMIZATION OF THE TRANSPORT OF CO2 GENERATED FROM THE PRODUCTION OF THE MARCELLUS SHALE GAS IN PENNSYLVANIA

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

CO2 transport
Emissions
Greenhouse Gases
Marcellus shale
Pipeline
Wells

File:

Download CHRISTIAN_MADU_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Oyewole Samuel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Samuel Oyewole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Borigo, Cody J

Title:

Excitation Spectrum & Mode Excitability Analysis of Comb and Annular Phased Array Transducers for Guided Wave Mode Control Applications

Graduate Program:

Engineering Mechanics

Keywords:

wave mechanics
transducer
array
comb
annular
guided waves
mode selection

File:

Download Cody_Borigo_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Rose, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Lawrence Rose, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Coelho, Chason Joseph

Title:

MOTOR PSYCHOPHYSICS: DEVELOPING A METHOD FOR MEASURING MOVEMENT-RELATED EFFORT

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

human motor control
movement planning
psychophysical movement costs
effort

File:

Download Chason_Coelho_Masters_Thesis_cjc287.pdf

Committee Members:

David A. Rosenbaum, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David A. Rosenbaum, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nowotarski, Christopher

Title:

The Characteristics of Numerically Simulated Supercell Storms Situated over Statically Stable Boundary Layers

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

static-stability
tornadogenesis
elevated supercells
supercells
nocturnal inversion

File:

Download cjnthesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jenni Evans, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Markowski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Polito, Christopher

Title:

The Effect of Variable Initial Uncertainty on the Probability of Asteroid-Earth Collisions

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

position uncertainty ellipsoid
NEO Collision Probability

File:

Download Polito_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Hofmann, Cory Lee

Title:

Evidence of isometric function of the flexor hallucis longus and flexor digitorum longus during the stance phase of gait

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

cadaveric gait simulation
flexor hallucis longus
flexor digitorum longus
muscle mechanics
forefoot mechanics

File:

Download CLH379_Thesis_3.0.pdf

Committee Members:

Neil Sharkey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Neil Sharkey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Grettenberger, Christen Lynn

Title:

Lessons from Soggy Leaves: A Pre-Settlement Flora from White Clay Creek, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

fossil leaves
Holocene
subfossil flora
paleontology

File:

Download thesis-full-July-26-2011-1.pdf

Committee Members:

Peter Daniel Wilf, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Daniel Wilf, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rogan, Chase Michael Paul

Title:

AUTUMN NITROGEN (N) AND TRINEXAPAC-ETHYL (TE) APPLICATIONS INFLUENCE SPRING VIGOR AND DENSITY OF C3 PUTTING GREENS

Graduate Program:

Agronomy

Keywords:

density
vigor
Trinexapac-ethyl
Nitrogen
tissue N

File:

Download CMR_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Maxim J Schlossberg, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maxim J Schlossberg, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Normile, Caroline Palmer

Title:

OZONESONDE CLIMATOLOGY AND SATELLITE PRODUCT EVALUATION: TROPOSPHERIC OZONE IN THE MID-ATLANTIC FROM 2005-2010

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

Boundary Layer
Atmospheric Chemistry
Troposphere
Ozone
Satellite Retrieval
Air Quality

File:

Download Normile_MSThesis_2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Anne Mee Thompson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Mee Thompson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Scarborough, Clinton Post

Title:

Low-loss Radio-frequency Electromagnetic Metamaterials Applied to Antennas and Imaging

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

magnetic lens
horn antennas
metamaterials

File:

Download ClintScarboroughPSUMSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas Henry Werner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Henry Werner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Strömblad, Christopher Thomas

Title:

MODELING AND IMPROVING INPATIENT FLOW AT A HOSPITAL USING SIMULATION

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Discrete-event simulation
patient flow
inpatient hospital
design of experiments
expedited discharges

File:

Download Stromblad_thesis_final2.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Paul M Griffin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul M Griffin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chi, Chao

Title:

IDENTIFICATION OF BRIDGE FRAGILITY PARAMETERS USING SEISMIC DAMAGE DATA OBTAINED FROM EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

fragility parameter
EKF

File:

Download thesis_Chi_Chao.pdf

Committee Members:

Swagata Banerjee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Swagata Banerjee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Huang, Chu

Title:

Towards Trusted Computational Services: Result Verification Schemes for MapReduce

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

watermark
verification
MapReduce

File:

Download HUANG_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sencun Zhu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sencun Zhu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dinghao Wu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wang, Chongming

Title:

TRAPPED IN PLACE: THE VULNERABILITY OF THE ELDERLY TO HURRICANE HAZARDS IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

HURRICANE HAZARDS
VULNERABILITY
THE ELDERLY
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
FLORIDA

File:

Download Wang_Thesis_2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Brenton Yarnal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brenton Yarnal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mehta, Chanakya

Title:

APPLYING SYSTEMS THINKING TO DEVELOP A DESIGN SPACE AND BUSINESS STRATEGY EXPLORATION TOOL FOR TECHNOLOGY-BASED VENTURES IN DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Business Strategy Exploration
Design Space Exploration
Social Entrepreneurship
Humanitarian Engineering
E-Spot Canvas
Systems Engineering
Systems Thinking
Electrical Engineering
Technology Ventures
Developing Communities

File:

Download Chanakya_Mehta_Thesis_ver4.1_Finale.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Fleming, David Alexander

Title:

INTERNATIONAL TRADE, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND POVERTY: THE ROLE OF PRODUCT TRADABILITY IN THE CHILEAN CASE

Graduate Program:

Agricultural Economics

Keywords:

agricultural productivity
international trade
poverty

File:

Download Master_Thesis_daf942_07.24.2008.pdf

Committee Members:

David Gerard Abler, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Gerard Abler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Tobin, Daniel

Title:

Consumer Perceptions of Produce Safety: A Study of Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Extension Education

Keywords:

Food Safety
Consumer Perceptions
Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs)
Third Party Certification (TPC)
Local Produce
Organic Produce

File:

Download Thesis_Daniel_Tobin_Updated.pdf

Committee Members:

Joan S Thomson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joan S Thomson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Baldwin, Douglas C

Title:

CATCHMENT-SCALE SOIL WATER RETENTION CHARACTERISTICS AND DELINEATION OF HYDROPEDOLOGICAL FUNCTIONAL UNITS IN THE SHALE HILLS CATCHMENT

Graduate Program:

Soil Science

Keywords:

soil water retention
functional units
catchment-scale

File:

Download Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Henry Lin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hangsheng Lin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hartwich, David G.

Title:

Development of Proppants from Ion Exchanged Recycled Glass And Metabasalt Glass-Ceramics

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Ion Exchange
Glass-Ceramics
Hydrofracturing
Proppants
Glass

File:

Download Hartwich_Masters_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

John Richard Hellmann Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Richard Hellmann Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barry Earl Scheetz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Dantara, Dharav J

Title:

Reconfigurable Accelerators for Neuromorphic Systems

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

FPGA Acceleration
Bio-Inspired Vision

File:

Download Dharav_Dantara_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Marchand, David Joseph

Title:

A novel AFM technique for simultaneous non-contact imaging of topography and surface potential in solution

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

scanning polarization force microscopy
non-contact imaging
atomic force microscope
electrostatic actuation

File:

Download MS_Thesis_FINAL1.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Breneman, Duane L

Title:

Effects of Rust Deposition at the Axial Seal Pin Between Two Blades

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

seal pin
leakage flow
secondary flow
rust particle deposition
gas turbine
rotating orifice

File:

Download Duane_Breneman_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Koif, Darryl Martin

Title:

Efficacy of a Smartphone-Based Self-Guided Treatment for Depression: A Multi-Case Study

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

smartphone depression treatment technology cbt cog

File:

Download darrylKoif-mastersThesis-final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michelle Gayle Newman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michelle Gayle Newman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Leveston, Danielle Michelle

Title:

"Wow! I Didn't Even Know Black Artists Existed!" Advocating for Black Students in the Visual Arts through Autoethnography

Graduate Program:

Art Education

Keywords:

art education
qualitative research
autoethnography
art
visual art
African American students
Black students
intersectionality
gender
class
race

File:

Download FINAL_Masters_Thesis_Danielle_Leveston.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Treat Keifer Boyd, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Treat Keifer Boyd, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

McWhirter, Dylan Montgomery

Title:

Impact of Return Air System on Indoor Air Quality and Building Security

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

CONTAM
building security
Iowa Energy Center Energy Resource Station
multizone model
fan powered box
plenum return
ducted return
tracer gas test
Indoor air quality
interzonal contaminant transfer
occupant exposure
energy model
duct leakage
contaminant dispersion resistance

File:

Download McWhirter_Impact_of_Return_Air_Strategy_on_Indoor_Air_Quality_and_Building_Security.pdf

Committee Members:

William P Bahnfleth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William P Bahnfleth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mears, Dana Meredith

Title:

ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE AND BIOCOMPATIBLE CELLULOSE-CASEIN-MINERAL COMPOSITES

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

casein
cellulose
binding affinity
calcium-containing minerals
composite strength

File:

Download MS_thesis_Dana_Mears.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeffrey M Catchmark, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey M Catchmark, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Scott III, Dana Malcolm

Title:

Electric-Field Directed Growth of Self-Assembling Silicon Nanowires for Integrated Circuit Applications

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science

Keywords:

silicon
nanowire
Fonash
self-assembly
electric-field
grow-in-place

File:

Download Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Joseph Fonash, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Joseph Fonash, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

McHugh, Daniel Patrick

Title:

THE EFFECTS OF OPIOID GROWTH FACTOR (OGF) AND LOW-DOSE NALTREXONE (LDN) ON THE CD4+ T CELL-BASED IMMUNE RESPONSE TO MOG35-55 PEPTIDE

Graduate Program:

Anatomy

Keywords:

EAE
OGF
LDN
Immunosuppressive agent

File:

Download Dans_Masters_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Patricia Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Patricia Mc Laughlin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Retchless, David Pahl

Title:

Public Perceptions of Spatial Analogs for Climate Change: A Survey of Centre Region, Pennsylvania Residents

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

Pennsylvania
communication
spatial analogs
perceptions
climate change

File:

Download RetchlessThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Brenton Yarnal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brenton Yarnal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Stainbrook, David Philip

Title:

METHODS OF ESTIMATING WHITE-TAILED DEER ABUNDANCE AT GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK: TESTING ASSUMPTIONS OF DISTANCE SAMPLING

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

Global Positioning System (GPS)
Lincoln-Petersen
mark-resight
Bowden
abundance
density
bias
non-uniform transects
roads
distance sampling
Odocoileus virginianus
white-tailed deer
resource selection
habitat use
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania

File:

Download Thesis_DPS_final_2011_high_res.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Sarmiento, Daniel Perez

Title:

Effects of hurricane Wilma on the surface energy partitioning of mangroves in the Florida Everglades

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

hurricane disturbance
Evapotranspiration
mangrove
tropical forest
surface energy

File:

Download Sarmiento_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Dolores Fuentes, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Dolores Fuentes, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kozub, Derek

Title:

Structural Characterization of the Active Layer in Organic Solar Cells

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

P3HT
PCBM
GISAXS
EFTEM
Teubner-Strey
PBTTT
Organic Solar Cells
Elemental Mapping

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_Kozub_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bhatia, Divij

Title:

Study of Semiconductor Near-Surface Region using Photoconductive Decay (PCD) Technique

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

near surface
photoconductive decay
lifetime

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jerzy Ruzyllo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jerzy Ruzyllo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Xiao, Dan

Title:

EXAMINING COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVES ON LAPTOP USE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING: A MIXED-METHOD STUDY

Graduate Program:

Instructional Systems

Keywords:

technology and instruction
One-to-one (1:1) computing
MacBook
teacher preparation

File:

Download DanXiao_MS_INSYS_2011Dec.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Orrin Murray, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Orrin Murray, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Wei Fan Chen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hofstetter, Daniel William

Title:

Compression of Baled Cellulosic Feedstocks

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

specific energy
power
indiangrass
energy
densification
corn stover
Bale compression
switchgrass
wheat straw

File:

Download hofstetter_thesis_110716.pdf

Committee Members:

Jude Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jude Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor