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Author:

Pokrifka, Gwenore Flora

Title:

Using laboratory measurements of vapor-grown ice crystals to infer surface kinetics and estimate deposition coefficients

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

deposition coefficient
surface transitions
ice crystals
surface kinetics
vapor growth
laboratory

File:

Download Pokrifka_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jerry Y Harrington, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Leong Mattern, Alexandra Christine

Title:

The Influence of Trauma on Threat-Reactive Aggression

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Trauma
PTSD
IPV
threat sensitivity

File:

Download Mattern_4.4.18.pdf

Committee Members:

Amy Marshall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James LeBreton, Committee Member
Ginger Moore, Committee Member

Author:

Troutman, Sara B

Title:

The Role of White Matter Integrity in Age-Related Language Production Differences

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Aging
Language
white matter

File:

Download Winter_Thesis_Revised_1.pdf

Committee Members:

Michele Theresa Diaz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nancy Dennis, Committee Member
Lesley Ross, Committee Member

Author:

Karri, Kashyap

Title:

THE INTERACTION OF SYNTHETIC PETCOKE SLAGS WITH ALUMINA CRUCIBLES

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

petcoke
slags
refractory
refractory depletion
slag interaction
high-temperature viscometry

File:

Download Thesis_Kashyap_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Mort D Webster, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chiara Lo Prete, Committee Member
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Member

Author:

Garrett, Grant Robert

Title:

Comparison of Water, Helium, and Carbon Dioxide as Coolants for Next Generation Power Plants using TRACE

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Generation IV Reactors
Water
Helium
Carbon Dioxide
Thermal-Hydraulic Simulation
TRACE
SNAP
Fusion Reactors

File:

Download Grant_Garrett_Master_s_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Justin Kyle Watson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wunsch, Katharine Ed

Title:

Analyzing tropical cyclone structures during secondary eyewall formation using aircraft in-situ observations

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

tropical cyclones
secondary eyewall formation
aircraft in-situ observations
eyewall replacement cycles

File:

Download Wunsch_masters_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Anthony Didlake, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuqing Zhang, Committee Member
George Young, Committee Member

Author:

Galimberti, Evan Barsness

Title:

INVESTIGATION OF DISPERSION AND ITS EFFECT ON THE SURFACTANT-POLYMER FLOODING PROCESS

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Dispersion
Surfactant-polymer
Upscaling
Enhanced Oil Recovery
Incremental Efficiency

File:

Download Galimberti_Final_Version.pdf

Committee Members:

Russell Taylor Johns, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory R King, Committee Member
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Committee Member

Author:

Krishna, Vinayaka N

Title:

Dense Convolutional Object Detectors for Visual Assistive Systems On Mobile Platform

Graduate Program:

Computer Science

Keywords:

Convolutional Neural Network
DenseNets
ResNet
Deep Learning
Visual Assistance System
Mobile Deep Learning

File:

Download VinayakaKrishna-DissertationFinal4.pdf

Committee Members:

Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Sampson, Committee Member
Bhuvan Urgaonkar, Committee Member

Author:

Asif, Mohammed

Title:

PROTOTYPING AND OPTIMIZATION OF A MINIATURE MICROWAVE-FREQUENCY ION THRUSTER

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

space propulsion
plasma propulsion
propulsion
electric propulsion
rocket propulsion
ion engines
microwave thruster
ion thruster
experimental research on electric propulsion
computational research on electric propulsion
miniaturization of electric propulsion
ion thrusters for CubeSats
electric propulsion for CubeSats

File:

Download Asif_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael M. Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member

Author:

Feldman, Jason Scot

Title:

MENTAL ROTATION IN CHILDREN WITH ADHD: A DIFFUSION MODEL ANALYSIS

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

ADHD
Mental rotation
diffusion model

File:

Download JSF_MS_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Cynthia L Huang-Pollock, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Frank Gerard Hillary, Committee Member
Bradley Paul Wyble, Committee Member

Author:

Smith, Henry Francis

Title:

Designing Processing in Memory Architectures via Static Analysis of Real Programs

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

computer architecture
processing in memory
static analysis

File:

Download master-gradschool.pdf

Committee Members:

Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Vizzachero, Benjamin Scott

Title:

The advantage of the rare: field experiments on density-dependent seed dispersal by avian frugivores

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

frugivory
dispersal
birds
anti-apostatic
density-dependence
fruit choice
diversity maintenance
mutualisms
mutualistic
negative density-dependence
seed dispersal
experiment
artificial fruit
fruit
abundance
fruit color
fruit traits
field experiment

File:

Download 07.14_vizzachero_thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Tomas A. Carlo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David A. W. Miller, Committee Member
Margaret C. Brittingham, Committee Member

Author:

Haley, Jeremy Scott

Title:

DOSE-DEPENDENT EFFECT OF AEROBIC EXERCISE ON THE CONCENTRATION OF INFLAMMATORY BIOMARKERS IN A POPULATION OF WOMEN AT HIGH RISK FOR BREAST CANCER

Graduate Program:

Public Health Sciences

Keywords:

breast cancer
high-risk women
exercise
inflammation

File:

Download HALEY_MSPHS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Kathleen M Sturgeon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kathryn Schmitz, Committee Member
Kristen H Kjerulff, Committee Member

Author:

Freed, Sara Ann

Title:

Characteristics and Predictors of Distracted Driving Behaviors in Older Adults

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

older adults
distracted driving
older drivers
cognition
physical function
multilevel modeling
useful field of view

File:

Download Freed_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Lesley Ross, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alyssa Gamaldo, Committee Member

Author:

Andrews, Elizabeth Marie

Title:

Lithium isotopes in carbonate-rich marine sections: implications for diagenesis, authigenic clay formation, and the global lithium cycle

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Lithium Isotopes
Authigenic Clay Formation
Diagenesis
Carbonates

File:

Download EAndrews_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew S Fantle, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katherine Haines Freeman, Committee Member
Lee Kump, Committee Member

Author:

Whitehair, Carey A

Title:

INVESTIGATING NARRATIVES OF ATTRITION IN ENGINEERING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

graduate attrtition
attrition
engineering
graduate engineering
engineering education
education
graduate engineering attrition
qualitative analysis

File:

Download Carey_Whitehair_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Catherine G P Berdanier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chen, Ruimin

Title:

Heterogeneous Recurrence Analysis of Vectorcardiogram Signals

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Heterogeneous recurrence analysis
Vectorcardiogram
Processing monitoring and control

File:

Download MSThesis_RuiminChen_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Hui Yang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nazari, Saharnaz

Title:

IDENTIFYING BALLAST FOULING USING STATISTICAL PATTERN RECOGNITION TECHNIQUES ON SMARTROCK DATA

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Ballast Fouling
Railway
SmartRock
Statistical Pattern Recognition Analysis

File:

Download final_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Hai Huang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Tong Qiu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shihui Shen, Committee Member
Xinli Wu, Committee Member

Author:

Anantharaman, Anuradha

Title:

RACE AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS ORGANIZATIONAL DIVERSITY CLIMATE: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF EMOTIONS

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Diversity
emotions
job pursuit behavioural intentions
recruitment

File:

Download Anantharaman_Thesis_forsubmission.pdf

Committee Members:

Kisha Shannon Jones, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alicia Ann Grandey, Committee Member
Jonathan Emdin Cook, Committee Member

Author:

Layland, Eric Keith

Title:

Association Leisure Boredom with Risky Sexual Debut During Adolescence

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

adolescence
leisure boredom
risky sexual behavior
sexual debut
South Africa
adolescence
leisure boredom
risky sexual behavior
sexual debut
South Africa

File:

Download LAYLAND--ASSOCIATION_OF_LEISURE_BOREDOM_WITH_RISKY_SEXUAL_DEBUT_DURING_ADOLESCENCE_.pdf

Committee Members:

Nilam Ram, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Linda Caldwell, Committee Member