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Author:

Blackman, Phillip Charles

Title:

A Hypothetical Case Study Analysis of California's Potential Implied Contractual Obligation to Provide the State's Citizens Affordable Access to Postsecondary Education

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

Higher Education
Law
Implied Contracts
Affordable Access
Public Finance

File:

Download Blackman_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert M Hendrickson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dorothy H Evensen, Committee Member
John Jesse Cheslock, Committee Member
Katherine C Pearson, Committee Member

Author:

Lin, Yeqiang

Title:

A three-component framework for trade show performance evaluation

Graduate Program:

Recreation, Park and Tourism Management

Keywords:

trade shows
evaluation
framework
stakeholder theory
satisfaction
& behavioral intention

File:

Download Dissertation_Kevin_Lin_July_31.pdf

Committee Members:

Deborah Lee Kerstetter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Deborah Lee Kerstetter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan R Graefe, Committee Member
Benjamin Daniel Hickerson, Committee Member
Donald C Hambrick, Committee Member

Author:

Hajal, Nastassia Josephine

Title:

Neurophysiological and Behavioral Dynamics of Emotion in Mothers of Young Children

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Parenting
emotion
emotion regulation
coping
ecological momentary assessment

File:

Download 1-NJH_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Pamela Marie Cole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Michael Teti, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ginger A Moore, Committee Member
Nilam Ram, Committee Member
Jennifer Elise Graham Engeland, Committee Member

Author:

Hensley, David J.

Title:

Defending French in Flanders, 1880-1975

Graduate Program:

History

Keywords:

Flanders
Belgium
Language policy
Minorities
French language

File:

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Committee Members:

Sophie C De Schaepdrijver, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Boittin, Committee Member
John Philip Jenkins, Committee Member
Willa Zahava Silverman, Committee Member

Author:

Nichol, Jessica Lee

Title:

Polyphosphazene Design, Synthesis, and Characterization for Potential Ligament and Tendon Scaffolds

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

polyphosphazene
biomedical
polymer
elastomer

File:

Download JLNichol_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Harry R Allcock, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Philip C. Bevilacqua, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

Author:

Temple, Rachel Mary

Title:

Epstein-Barr virus infection and replication in stratified epithelial cells

Graduate Program:

Microbiology and Immunology

Keywords:

organotypic raft culture
stratified epithelium
Epstein-Barr virus
lytic replication

File:

Download Rachel_Temple_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Clare E Sample, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clare E Sample, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Craig Matthew Meyers, Committee Member
Todd Schell, Committee Member
Jeffery Thomas Sample, Committee Member
Laura Carrel, Committee Member

Author:

Wu, Shan

Title:

High energy density, and low loss polymer dielectrics for energy storage capacitors and organic electronics

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

energy storage
capacitor
polymer
dielectric
energy density
loss
dielectric breakdown

File:

Download ShanWu-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Qiming Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Noel Christopher Giebink, Committee Member
Shizhuo Yin, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

Author:

Dutta, Souvik

Title:

Essays in Applied Microeconomic Theory

Graduate Program:

Economics

Keywords:

Conflict
Ethnicity
Homophily
Poverty
Rumors
Urban
Individual Liability
Group Lending
Informal Insurance

File:

Download dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Kalyan Chatterjee, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kalyan Chatterjee, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barry William Ickes, Committee Member
Paul L E Grieco, Committee Member
Sona Nadenichek Golder, Special Member

Author:

Wang, Xin

Title:

Integration and characterization of individual radial junction silicon nanowires for photovoltaic applications

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Radial junction
silicon nanowire
Vapor-Liquid-Solid growth
Al catalyst
Au catalyst
Heterojunction thin intrinsic layer

File:

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Committee Members:

Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Douglas Henry Werner, Committee Member
Tom Mallouk, Committee Member

Author:

Kang, Zi Young

Title:

Distinctive features of the constructivist and social constructionist career counseling: A Delphi study

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

career counseling
constructivism
social constructionism
narrative
story
Delphi
future research agenda
purpose
fidelity

File:

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Committee Members:

Jerry G Trusty, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jolynn Carney, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeff Garis, Committee Member
Catherine Augustine, Committee Member

Author:

Sprau, Tabitha Leigh

Title:

Improving Energy Audit Process and Report Outcomes Through Planning Initiatives

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

energy auditing
energy modeling
audit process
energy auditor
retrofit
building performance

File:

Download Dissertation_TabithaLSprauCoulter_3.pdf

Committee Members:

David R Riley Ii, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David R Riley Ii, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Michael Leicht, Committee Member
James Freihaut, Committee Member
Seth Adam Blumsack, Special Member

Author:

Manning, Russell William

Title:

Healthcare Facility Acquisition Outcomes: The Relationship of Delivery, Procurement, and Contracting To Cost and Schedule Performance

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Acquisition Strategy
Degree of Integration
Delivery Method
Procurement Method
Contracting Method
Healthcare Facilities

File:

Download Manning_Dissertation_Final_141208-AcquisitionStrategies_Healthcare.pdf

Committee Members:

John Messner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Messner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Michael Leicht, Committee Member
David R Riley Ii, Committee Member
Dennis G Shea, Committee Member

Author:

Breffke, Jens

Title:

Ultrafast molecular rotor and proton transfer dynamics in solution

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

fluorescence
solvent effect
ultrafast spectroscopy
malononitriles
Thioflavin T
4-diethylamino-3-hydroxyflavone

File:

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Committee Members:

Mark Maroncelli, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John B Asbury, Committee Member
James Bernhard Anderson, Committee Member
John H Golbeck, Committee Member

Author:

Pan, Ying

Title:

aerial dispersal of particles emitted inside plant canopies: application to the spread of plant diseases

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

atmospheric turbulence
canopy roughness sublayer
dispersion of particles
large-eddy simulation
theory of dispersion

File:

Download YingPan-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Marcelo Chamecki, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Marcelo Chamecki, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott Alan Isard, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Alan Isard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jerry Y Harrington, Committee Member
James Gordon Brasseur, Committee Member

Author:

Geske, Matthew Thomas

Title:

The Charged Particle Veto System of the Cosmic Ray Electron Synchrotron Telescope

Graduate Program:

Physics

Keywords:

cosmic ray
electron
high-energy
balloon
embedded-fiber

File:

Download Matthew_Geske_Dissertation_FinalCV-v3.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephane Coutu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Irina Mocioiu, Committee Member
Miguel Mostafa, Committee Member
Donald P Schneider, Committee Member

Author:

Cao, Ye

Title:

Phase-field simulation of defect transport, current evolution and piezoelectric response in dielectric and ferroelectric oxides

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Phase-field model
defect transport
resistance degradation
ferroelectric oxides

File:

Download Ye_Cao_PhD_thesis_v4.pdf

Committee Members:

Long Qing Chen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Long Qing Chen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Member
Gerald Dennis Mahan, Committee Member

Author:

Martino, Amanda Jean

Title:

Assessment and advancement of approaches for the study of subseafloor microbial communities

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

whole genome amplification
costa rica margin
nankai trough
metagenomics
biogeography
archaea

File:

Download Martino_Dissertation_2014.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Howard House, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Howard House, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Maryann Victoria Bruns, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Member
Jason Philip Kaye, Committee Member
Jennifer Biddle, Special Member

Author:

Biacchi, Adam Joseph

Title:

The Colloidal Chemistry Synthesis and Electron Microscopy Characterization of Shape-controlled Metal and Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

colloidal nanocrystals
shape-controlled nanoparticles
rhodium
tin sulfide
solution synthesis
HRTEM

File:

Download Biacchi_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Heresco, Aaron John

Title:

Shaping the Market: CNBC and the Discourses of Financialization

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Discourse
Financialization
CNBC

File:

Download Dissertation_Final_-_AH.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Frank Jordan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Frank Jordan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles Elavsky, Committee Member
Alan M Sica, Committee Member
Matthew Mc Allister, Committee Member

Author:

Parsons, Neal S

Title:

Improved Molecular Collision Models for Nonequilibrium Rarefied Gases

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Rarefied Gases
Direct Simulation Monte Carlo
Nonequilibrium Gases
Reacting Flows
Hypersonics
Planetary Science

File:

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Committee Members:

Deborah A Levin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member

Author:

Lee, Joosung

Title:

bargaining and mechanism design in networks

Graduate Program:

Economics

Keywords:

Coalitional Formation
Multilateral Bargaining
Mechanism Design
Network
Referral Program

File:

Download dissertation_LEE.pdf

Committee Members:

Kalyan Chatterjee, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kalyan Chatterjee, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sona Nadenichek Golder, Committee Member
Edward James Green, Committee Member
Vijay Krishna, Committee Member
Neil Wallace, Committee Member

Author:

Yuwen, Yu

Title:

Modulating the response of optical nanostructure by integrating novel plasmonic building blocks

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Nanostructure
plasmonic
quasicrystal
nanoantenna
nanoparticle

File:

Download Yuwen_Thesis_Oct_26_Vfinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Douglas Henry Werner, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Dennis Kon Jin Lin, Committee Member
Kultegin Aydin, Committee Member

Author:

Raj Mohan, Vivek Raja

Title:

Development and application of a transported probability density function model for advanced compression-ignition engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

PDF model
compression-ignition engines
engine modeling
soot modeling
gasoline engine
heavy-duty engines
CFD modeling

File:

Download VivekRajaRajMohan_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member

Author:

Zaslavsky, David

Title:

Probing Hadron Structure in Proton-nucleus Collisions

Graduate Program:

Physics

Keywords:

QCD
small-x physics
small x
heavy ion collisions
partons
cross sections
BK evolution
QCD evolution

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Anna Stasto, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Irina Mocioiu, Committee Member
Mark Strikman, Committee Member
James Joseph Brannick, Committee Member

Author:

James, Ann

Title:

Feeding Hungry People: An Investigation of US Food Assistance Programs

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

poverty
food security
food insecurity
social policy
welfare
health
food assistance
United States
post-structuralism
food

File:

Download amjthesis_11.17.2014_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Lakshman S Yapa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lakshman S Yapa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William Ewart Easterling Iii, Committee Member
Melissa Wright, Committee Member
Leif Jensen, Committee Member
Amy Glasmeier, Special Member

Author:

Wang, Lu

Title:

the auxiliary space solvers and their applications

Graduate Program:

Mathematics

Keywords:

multigrid
auxiliary space
solver

File:

Download Lu-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jinchao Xu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Joseph Brannick, Committee Member
Ludmil Tomov Zikatanov, Committee Member
Chao Yang Wang, Special Member

Author:

Tayari, Farid

Title:

Techno-economic Assessment of Industrial Co2 Storage in Depleted Shale Gas Reservoirs

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Wind Power
Variability Cost
Water Heater
Load Management
Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
Injection
Storage
Cost
Shale

File:

Download Farid_Tayari_PhD_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Seth Adam Blumsack, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Li Li, Committee Member
Rj Briggs, Special Member

Author:

Rahman, Alamgir

Title:

Evaluation and characterization of systemic defense responses against Magnaporthe oryzae in perennial ryegrass using chemical and biological elicitors of plant defense

Graduate Program:

Plant Pathology

Keywords:

SAR
ISR
real-time RT-PCR
PR gene analysis
HPLC
LC/MS
hydrogen peroxide mediated defense responses
callose deposition

File:

Download Dissertation-Final_revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Wakar Uddin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy W Mcnellis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seogchan Kang, Committee Member
Gretchen Anna Kuldau, Committee Member
Yinong Yang, Committee Member
Surinder Chopra, Committee Member

Author:

Yeung, Kimy

Title:

Stimuli-responsive Reagents for the Detection of Glycosidases

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

stimuli-responsive reagents
glycosidases
diagnostic assays
depolymerizable polymers
point-of-care diagnostics

File:

Download KimyYeung_Thesis_Final_Version.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott T Phillips, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexander Thomas Radosevich, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Edward G Dudley, Committee Member

Author:

Mohapatra, Hemakesh

Title:

Design of reagents for trace-level chemical detection and signal amplification

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

chemical detection
signal amplification
clinical diagnostics
selective and sensitive
odor-based assay
glucose meter

File:

Download Mohapatara_dissertation2.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott T Phillips, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ken S Feldman, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Cruz-uribe, Alicia Marie

Title:

Assessment and implications of (dis)equilibrium in metamorphic rocks

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

metamorphism
kinetics

File:

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Committee Members:

Maureen Feineman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James David Kubicki, Committee Member
David H Eggler, Committee Member
John Richard Hellmann Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Tobin, Megan Colleen

Title:

Development Of Interaction During A Social Skills Intervention Group For Emerging Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): a Case Study

Graduate Program:

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Keywords:

adults
autism spectrum disorders
social skills intervention
conversation
group

File:

Download Tobin_Dissertation_Revision_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Kathryn D R Drager, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kathryn D R Drager, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Erinn Heer Finke, Committee Member
Pamela S Wolfe, Committee Member
Carol Anne Miller, Committee Member

Author:

Gardner, Stephanie Jean

Title:

Effects of Video-based Instruction Using Graduated Guidance on Daily Living Skill Acquisition for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Graduate Program:

Special Education

Keywords:

developmental disabilities
autism spectrum disorder
video prompting
point-of-view
graduated guidance
daily living skills

File:

Download PSU_Dissertation-final_copy-_Stephanie_J_Gardner.docx.pdf

Committee Members:

Pamela S Wolfe, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard M Kubina Jr., Committee Member
David Brent Mcnaughton, Committee Member
Erinn Heer Finke, Committee Member

Author:

Stokes, Kindra Nicole

Title:

Signaling Pathways in Eosinophils that Regulate Allergic Asthma and Inflammation

Graduate Program:

Pathobiology

Keywords:

Eosinophils
Asthma
Allergy
Inflammation
STAT6
Itk
Btk
Microbiota

File:

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Committee Members:

Avery August, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Margherita Teresa Anna Cantorna, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Committee Member
Curtis John Omiecinski, Committee Member
Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Special Member

Author:

Hennigar, Stephen Russel

Title:

Znt2 (slc30a2)-mediated zinc transport in the post-lactational involution of the mammary gland: regulation and dysregulation

Graduate Program:

Nutritional Sciences

Keywords:

mammary gland
involution
cell death
zinc transporter
zinc
lysosome
cytokines
inflammation

File:

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Committee Members:

Shannon Leanne Kelleher, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Penny Margaret Kris Etherton, Committee Member
Troy Ott, Committee Member
Connie Jo Rogers, Committee Member
David I Soybel, Committee Member

Author:

Bitas, Vasileios

Title:

Volatile compounds from soilborne pathogenic Fungi affect plant growth and enhance plant biotic and abiotic stress resistance

Graduate Program:

Plant Pathology

Keywords:

Fusarium oxysporum
Verticillium
volatile compounds
Arabidopsis
growth promotion
auxin
root
stress resistance

File:

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Committee Members:

Seogchan Kang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seogchan Kang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kathleen Marie Brown, Committee Member
Maria Del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Committee Member
Gretchen Anna Kuldau, Committee Member
David Michael Geiser, Committee Member

Author:

Ortiz, Arlene

Title:

Effects of the Home Environment, Social Skills, and Approaches to Learning on School Readiness in Children Based on Primary Language Spoken at Home

Graduate Program:

School Psychology

Keywords:

early achievement
home environment
social skills
approaches to learning
Spanish

File:

Download 1-Ortiz_Dissertation_Final_8.22.14.pdf

Committee Members:

Barbara Schaefer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Morgan, Committee Member
Jennifer L Frank, Committee Member
Robert Leslie Hale, Committee Member

Author:

Turpin, Jeremiah Paul

Title:

A Switchable Magnetic Low-index Metamaterial for use in a Dynamically Reconfigurable Beam-scanning Lens Antenna with a Single Feed

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

electromagnetics
antennas
reconfigurable pattern antennas
metamaterial
Transformation Optics

File:

Download TurpinDissertationFinal2.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas Henry Werner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Henry Werner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Pingjuan Li Werner, Committee Member
Victor P Pasko, Committee Member
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Committee Member

Author:

Woodell, James Kenneth

Title:

Wilson’s Mantra: Sensemaking, Loose Coupling, and the Intramural Economic Engagement Interface at the University Of Massachusetts

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

sensemaking
loose coupling
universities
organizational theory
economic development
administration
public policy

File:

Download Woodell_Dissertation_Final_20140907.pdf

Committee Members:

John Jesse Cheslock, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert M Hendrickson, Committee Member
Craig D Weidemann, Committee Member
Goktug Morcol, Committee Member

Author:

Marasteanu, Ioana Iulia

Title:

Hotspots of Certified Organic Operations in the United States: Identification, Formation, and Impact

Graduate Program:

Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Economics

Keywords:

Agricultural Economics
Spatial Econometrics
Organic Farming
Treatment Effects
Local Economic Development

File:

Download marasteanu_dissertation_finalaug14.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward C Jaenicke, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward C Jaenicke, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephan J Goetz, Committee Member
Spiro E Stefanou, Committee Member
N Edward Coulson, Committee Member

Author:

Bloom, Amy Lee

Title:

Three Codes: A Collaged Analysis of Dress Codes and Art Class Assessments in a U.s. High School

Graduate Program:

Art Education

Keywords:

aesthetics
art education
dress codes
grading
high school
knowledge production
zines

File:

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Committee Members:

Christine M Thompson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine M Thompson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Yvonne Madelaine Gaudelius, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles Richard Garoian, Committee Member
Jacqueline J A Reid Walsh, Committee Member
Graeme Leslie Sullivan, Special Member

Author:

Scarborough, Clinton Post

Title:

Advanced Antennas Enabled by Electromagnetic Metamaterials

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

antennas
metamaterials
horn antennas
satellite communications

File:

Download ScarboroughDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas Henry Werner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Henry Werner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Pingjuan Li Werner, Committee Member
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Committee Member
Julio Urbina, Committee Member

Author:

Moore, David

Title:

Effects of age and menopause on cardiac and vascular regulation in women

Graduate Program:

Physiology

Keywords:

Aging
Exercise
Women
Autonomic
Heart Rate
Blood Flow
Menopause
Baroreflex

File:

Download Moore_Dissertation_Revised.pdf

Committee Members:

David Nathan Proctor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Anthony Pawelczyk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Jane De Souza, Committee Member
Urs Andreas Leuenberger, Committee Member

Author:

Tobin, Daniel

Title:

Interactions between livelihoods and pro-poor value chains: A case study of native potatoes in the central highlands of Peru

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Extension Education

Keywords:

Pro-poor value chains
Livelihoods
Smallholding farmers
Food security
Biodiversity
Andean agriculture
Collective capacity

File:

Download Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark A Brennan Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark A Brennan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rama B Radhakrishna, Committee Member
Leland Luther Glenna, Committee Member
Ricky M Bates, Committee Member
Richard Schuhmann, Special Member

Author:

Zhang, Meng

Title:

Self-assemblies of Metal Cross-Linked Artificial Oligopeptides Substituted with Hydroxyquinoline Ligands

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

inorganic chemistry
self-assembly
metallic oligopeptide
electron and energy transfer
cooperativity
heterometallic complex

File:

Download Final_Dissertation_Meng_Zhang.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Elizabeth Williams, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Corby, Michelle E

Title:

Administrative Fellows Experiences in Achieving Leadership Development Goals via Participation in a University Sponsored Program

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

women's leadership development
women in higher education
fellowship programs
university sponsored leadership development

File:

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Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rose Marie Baker, Committee Member
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Lee, Joon Sue

Title:

Topological insulator systems with magnetism

Graduate Program:

Physics

Keywords:

Topological insulator
surface state
magnetism
ferromagnetism
spintronics
molecular beam epitaxy

File:

Download JoonSueLee_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Nitin Samarth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nitin Samarth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jainendra Jain, Committee Member
Jun Zhu, Committee Member
Suman Datta, Committee Member

Author:

Coban, Hasan Bugra

Title:

PRODUCTION OF PHENYLPYRUVIC ACID AND PHYTASE BY MICROBIAL FERMENTATION

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Phenylpyruvic acid
phytase
fermentation
optimization
bioreactors

File:

Download Hasan_Bugra_Coban-Ph_D__Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Ali Demirci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Virendra Puri, Committee Member
Paul H Patterson, Committee Member
Ryan John Elias, Committee Member

Author:

Basu, Somdutta

Title:

Essays in Microeconomic Theory

Graduate Program:

Economics

Keywords:

Reputation
Issuer-Pays
Competition
Individual Liability
Informal Insurance

File:

Download Basu_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Kalyan Chatterjee, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kalyan Chatterjee, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vijay Krishna, Committee Member
James Schuyler Jordan, Committee Member
Steven J Huddart, Committee Member

Author:

Krajeski, Stephen Edward

Title:

Supporting Pre-service Science Teachers in Developing Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

culturally relevant pedagogy
pre-service science teacher

File:

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Committee Members:

Scott Mc Donald, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory John Kelly, Committee Member
Richard Alan Duschl, Committee Member
David P Baker, Special Member