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Author:

Zhang, Yu

Title:

discrete distribution clustering in big data and a method for storm prediction leveraging large historical archives

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

discrete distribution
clustering
parallel computing
image annotation
protein clustering
storm prediction

File:

Download dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James Z Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jia Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Z Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jia Li, Committee Member
C Lee Giles, Committee Member
Anna Cinzia Squicciarini, Committee Member
Chris Eliot Forest, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Tian

Title:

From Structure to Dynamics: Direct Visualization of Primary Plant Cell Walls by Atomic Force Microscopy

Graduate Program:

Cell and Developmental Biology

Keywords:

plant cell walls
AFM
dynamics
biomechanics
loosening
growth

File:

Download Tian_Zhang_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel J Cosgrove, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel J Cosgrove, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sarah Mary Assmann, Committee Member
Ming Tien, Committee Member
William O Hancock, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Xuan

Title:

Studies on the weak convergence of partial sums in Gibbs-Markov dynamical systems

Graduate Program:

Mathematics

Keywords:

weak convergence
Gibbs-Markov
dynamical systems
Poisson limit theorem
central limit theorem
first return times

File:

Download XZ-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Manfred Heinz Denker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Manfred Heinz Denker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Yakov B Pesin, Committee Member
Federico Rodriguez Hertz, Committee Member
Guodong Pang, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Shuyi

Title:

Exploring the metabolic diversity of cyanobacteria for green energy production

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

TCA cycle
glyoxylate cycle
GABA shunt
PHB
VIPP1

File:

Download Shuyi_Zhang.pdf

Committee Members:

Donald Bryant, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donald Bryant, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John H Golbeck, Committee Member
Teh Hui Kao, Committee Member
Ying Gu, Committee Member
Michael Axtell, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Ye

Title:

The New Security Bounds and Leakage-resilient Models for Encryption Schemes

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

PKCS #1
leakage-resilient encryption
pebbling games

File:

Download comp01.pdf

Committee Members:

Adam Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adam Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Ryder Morton, Committee Member
Trent Ray Jaeger, Committee Member
Martin Furer, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Zhao

Title:

Design, test, and improvement of a low-cost apple harvest-assist unit

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA)
apple harvest
safety
ergonomic analysis
harvest assist-unit
awkward postures.

File:

Download Zhao_Zhang_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Heinz Heinemann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jude Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member
James Rawlinson Schupp, Special Member

Author:

Zhang, Sai

Title:

cost-effectiveness of health care interventions

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

health care
cost-effectiveness
breast cancer
sofosbuvir

File:

Download Dissertation_Sai.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Griffin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guodong Pang, Committee Member
Vittaldas V Prabhu, Committee Member
Zhibiao Zhao, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Xiaolong

Title:

Development of semi-synthetic tissue using decellularized intestine and aptamer-functionalized hydrogel

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

Decellularization; Aptamer; Hydrogel; Growth factor; Tissue rege

File:

Download Xiaolong_Zhang_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Yong Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nanyin Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Siyang Zheng, Committee Member
Tak Sing Wong, Special Member