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Author:

Ojeifo, Eghonghon

Title:

Feasibility Study through Numerical Simulation of Waterflooding and Gas Injection for a Carbonate Oil Field

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Keywords:

simulation
waterflood
gas injection

File:

Download thesis_April2015a_Update.pdf

Committee Members:

Yilin Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ositelu, Oladipo Ayodeji

Title:

The Impact of Power Outages on Publicly Traded Utilities

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Power Outages
Electric Utilities
Event Study

File:

Download Ositelu-MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Crisafi, Jonathan Charles

Title:

Highway Safety Impacts Related to Marcellus Shale Drilling Activity in Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Marcellus
transportation
safety
trucks

File:

Download JCC_Thesis__2015-07-08__FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

York, Jason Christopher

Title:

Evaluating the Performance and Accuracy of Forecasting Incident Rates for Mining Operations

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Incident Rates
Forecasting

File:

Download Jason_York_EME2015_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeremy Michael Gernand, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bailey, Teresina Alexandra

Title:

The Smithsonian Institution's Heritage as Gristmill of Hegemonic Power on the National Landscape

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

Historical and Cultural Geography
Museum Culture
Museums
Hegemony
Indigenous
identity
heritage
race
census
science
art

File:

Download Teresina_Bailey_-_Final_Masters_Thesis_in_Geography.pdf

Committee Members:

Deryck William Holdsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Walker Friedman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lakshman S Yapa, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jiang, Rui

Title:

A Customized Real Time Restaurant Recommendation System

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

machine learning
natural language process
real-time recommendation
customized

File:

Download RuiJian_MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sencun Zhu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Wang Chien Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zambad, Piyush Sunilkumar

Title:

Automatic Detection Of Central-chest Lymph Nodes In 3d Mdct scans

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Lymph-nodes
automatic
detection
lung-cancer
Hessian
Harris
Region Growing
Mediastinal

File:

Download PiyushZambadMSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

William Evan Higgins, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vishal Monga, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kultegin Aydin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Stanik, John Andrew

Title:

Efficient simulation of protein surface adsorption using Dissipative Particle Dynamics with specular chain reflection

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Simulation
Protein
Adsorption
Dissipative Particle Dynamics
DPD

File:

Download jas1103_msc-thesis-final.pdf

Committee Members:

Coray M Colina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Salvesen, Kelley Elizabeth

Title:

Lake Trout Restoration in the Great Lakes: From Hatchery to Natural Reproduction

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

lake trout
microsatellites
hatchery
great lakes

File:

Download KSalvesen.Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Tyler Wagner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Meredith Bartron, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jellen, Anthony Charles

Title:

Vertical Expansion of Existing Buildings Using Multi-story Modular Construction Methods

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Modular
Prefabrication
Residential
Multi-family
Vertical Expansion

File:

Download Jellen_Thesis_Submit.pdf

Committee Members:

Ali M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Zhenzihao

Title:

Production Data Analysis of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs: A Density-Based Approach

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Keywords:

Gas
Oil
Naturally Fractured Reservoir
Dual-Porosity
Decline Curve Analysis
Density-Based Approach
Pseudo-Functions

File:

Download Thesis_ZhenzihaoZhang.pdf

Committee Members:

Luis F Ayala H, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Reed, Brendan Christopher

Title:

Water Quality of Three Forest Streams in Pennsylvania Impacted by Acidic Atmospheric Deposition

Graduate Program:

Forest Resources

Keywords:

acid deposition
water quality
forest stream
deposition
acid
clean air act
recovery
atmospheric deposition

File:

Download BCR_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Weeks Boyer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hatatah, Mohammed Abdullah

Title:

Ann-based Pss Design for Reactive Power Regulation Using Synchronous Condenser

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Synchronous Condenser
Power System Stabilizer
Artificial Neural Network

File:

Download Thesis_hatatah_Final_draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Peter Idowu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Durrant, Chad Bredthauer

Title:

Characterization of Italian tile samples using comparative neutron activation analysis in the Penn State Breazeale Nuclear Reactor

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

neutron activation analysis
comparative NAA

File:

Download Durrant_Thesis_Final_Draft2.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenan Unlu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amanda Melia Johnsen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jiang, Chunzhi

Title:

Comparison of variable penalry ADMM with Split Bregman Method on hyperspectral imaging problems

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

ADMM
Split Bregman Method
Hyperspectral Imaging
L1 Regularization

File:

Download Jiang_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Necdet S Aybat, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George Kesidis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Harriet Black Nembhard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wager, Justin Charles

Title:

Assessment of elastic energy in the plantar aponeurosis and its contributions to human running

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

biomechanics
multisegment foot model
locomotion
plantar fascia
elastic energy
strain
longitudinal arch
foot strike

File:

Download JWager_MSthesis.pdf

Committee Members:

John Henry Challis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Liu, Chang

Title:

The Use of Cooperative Learning in China's Elementary Classrooms: Perceptions by Teachers

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Cooperative Learning
Teacher
Chinese Elementary School
Educational Reform
Motivation
Professional Development

File:

Download Chang_Liu_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert James Stevens, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Pickett, Shelly Collette

Title:

Determining the Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Composition of Freshwater Streams from Fish Gut Analysis

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

benthic macroinvertebrate communities
gut contents of fishes
White Suckers
Bluespotted Sunfish
Redbreast Sunfish

File:

Download Shelly_Pickett_Final_M.S._Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jay Richard Stauffer Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Masters, Samuel Edward

Title:

Soft Tissue Oscillation Increases Gait Stability in Passive-dynamic Walkers

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

passive walker
soft tissue
stability
floquet multipliers
local divergence exponents
basin of attraction
variability

File:

Download Thesis_final_revision.pdf

Committee Members:

John Henry Challis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mendez, Laura Ximena

Title:

Gastrocnemius Muscle Pennation Variation

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Gastrocnemius muscle
pennation angle

File:

Download PSU_Thesis_Laura_Mendez.pdf

Committee Members:

John Henry Challis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor