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13301. Methods for the Holistic Synthesis of Phased Arrays

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Author:
Mussman, Colin
Title:
Methods for the Holistic Synthesis of Phased Arrays
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Phased Array
Directivity
Short Backfire Antenna
Millimeter Wave
RFIC
Aperture Synthesis
Antenna Design
File:
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Committee Members:
Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair
Michael Lanagan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Douglas Werner, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Wooram Lee, Major Field Member
Gregory Huff, Major Field Member
Sawyer Campbell, Major Field Member

13302. What lies beneath? Disentangling climate and catchment controls on the prodecuon and export of subsurface water and carbon fluxes

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Author:
Kerins, Devon
Title:
What lies beneath? Disentangling climate and catchment controls on the prodecuon and export of subsurface water and carbon fluxes
Graduate Program:
Environmental Engineering
Keywords:
Climate
reactive transport
Carbon
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Committee Members:
Farshad Rajabipour, Program Head/Chair
Elizabeth Boyer, Outside Unit & Field Member
Li Li, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Wei Peng, Major Field Member
Lauren McPhillips, Co-Chair of Committee

13303. Investigating Dust Attenuation Using Swift/UVOT Observations of Galaxies Over Cosmic Time

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Author:
Belles, Alexander
Title:
Investigating Dust Attenuation Using Swift/UVOT Observations of Galaxies Over Cosmic Time
Graduate Program:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Keywords:
interstellar dust
galaxy evolution
spectral energy distribution fitting
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Committee Members:
Robin Ciardullo, Major Field Member
John Nousek, Major Field Member
Hyungsuk Tak, Outside Unit & Field Member
Michael Siegel, Major Field Member
Caryl Gronwall, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Randy McEntaffer, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Joel Leja, Major Field Member

13304. Essays on Network Analysis of Firms

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Author:
Lee, Kippeum
Title:
Essays on Network Analysis of Firms
Graduate Program:
Economics
Keywords:
R&D collaboration
Networking
Knowledge spillover
R&D investment
Common value auction
Joint bidding
Winner's curse
File:
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Committee Members:
Marc Henry, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Karl Schurter, Major Field Member
Edward Jaenicke, Outside Unit & Field Member
Joris Pinkse, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Sung Jae Jun, Major Field Member

13305. Using socio-cultural learning theory to understand nature journaling as meaning-making and an opportunity to nurture well-being

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Author:
Hayne, Emily
Title:
Using socio-cultural learning theory to understand nature journaling as meaning-making and an opportunity to nurture well-being
Graduate Program:
Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Keywords:
Nature journaling
Socio-cultural learning theory
Nature connectedness
Place attachment
Relationships
Well-being
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Committee Members:
Lucy McClain, Outside Unit & Field Member
Andrew Mowen, Major Field Member
Derrick Taff, Major Field Member
Danielle Lawson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Andrew Justin Mowen, Program Head/Chair

13306. Growth of the III-VI Two Dimensional Chalcogenide Layered Semiconductors for Electronic Device Applications by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

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Author:
Liu, Derrick Shao
Title:
Growth of the III-VI Two Dimensional Chalcogenide Layered Semiconductors for Electronic Device Applications by Molecular Beam Epitaxy
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Molecular Beam Epitaxy
thin film
2D materials
indium selenide
growth kinetics
chalcogens
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Committee Members:
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Suzanne Mohney, Major Field Member
Joan Redwing, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Joshua Robinson, Major Field Member
Ying Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member

13307. Multilingualism and coloniality in Ghana: A case study of language use in a primary school.

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Author:
Quaynor, Phoebe
Title:
Multilingualism and coloniality in Ghana: A case study of language use in a primary school.
Graduate Program:
Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:
Classroom talk
anticolonial pedagogy
translanguaging
File:
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Committee Members:
Kimberly Powell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jason Griffith, Major Field Member
Sean Goudie, Outside Unit & Field Member
Amy Crosson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Sinfree Makoni, Outside Field Member

13308. High Throughput Brain Modeling For Real-Time Computation of Brain Injury Metrics

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Author:
Menghani, Ritika Raj
Title:
High Throughput Brain Modeling For Real-Time Computation of Brain Injury Metrics
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
finite element modeling
traumatic brain injury
computational biomechanics
File:
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Committee Members:
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Melissa Brindise, Major Field Member
Elizabeth Proctor, Outside Unit & Field Member
Reuben Kraft, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Xiaogang Hu, Major Field Member

13309. Multicultural Attitudes, Inquiry-based Science Teaching Self-Efficacy, and Culturally Responsive Science Teaching Practices of Kenyan and Zimbabwean School Teachers

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Author:
Mahachi, Susan
Title:
Multicultural Attitudes, Inquiry-based Science Teaching Self-Efficacy, and Culturally Responsive Science Teaching Practices of Kenyan and Zimbabwean School Teachers
Graduate Program:
Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:
culturally responsive teaching
culturally responsive science teaching
inquiry-based science teaching self-efficacy
multicultural attitudes
student-centered teaching
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Committee Members:
Kimberly Powell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Amy Crosson, Major Field Member
Hollie Kulago, Major Field Member
Ravinder Koul, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Sinfree Makoni, Outside Unit & Field Member

13310. Exploring the Effects of Solar Irradiation, Building Glazing Systems, and Tunable LEDs on the Thermal Environment for Building Energy Savings

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Author:
Wang, Nan
Title:
Exploring the Effects of Solar Irradiation, Building Glazing Systems, and Tunable LEDs on the Thermal Environment for Building Energy Savings
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Indoor thermal environment
Building envelope
Energy systems
Renewable energy
Solar irradiation
Tunable LED
Glazing systems
Thermal comfort
Human psychology
Human physiology
Human behavior
Energy savings
Human participant experiment
Parametric simulation
Energy simulation
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Committee Members:
Julian Wang, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Dorukalp Durmus, Major Field Member
Scott Roths, Minor Field Member
Julian Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Anne-Marie Chang, Outside Unit & Field Member

13311. Assessing novel mechanisms to understand the dynamics of the Intestinal milieu in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

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Author:
Saha, Kushal
Title:
Assessing novel mechanisms to understand the dynamics of the Intestinal milieu in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Crohn's Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Tight Junctions
Autophagy
Cytokines
MMP-12
Occludin
Inflammation
Mucosal immunity
Macrophages
T Cells
Gut Barrier
Intestinal Physiology
Mouse Models
Colitis
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Committee Members:
Gregory Yochum, Co-Chair of Committee
Hong-Gang Wang, Major Field Member
Ralph Keil, Outside Unit & Field Member
Thomas Ma, Major Field Member
Prashant Nighot, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lisa Shantz, Program Head/Chair

13312. An Activity-based Spatial-Temporal Analysis for Community Energy Vulnerability Assessment

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Author:
Xia, Chen
Title:
An Activity-based Spatial-Temporal Analysis for Community Energy Vulnerability Assessment
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Energy Vulnerability
Activity Simulation
Markov Chain Model
Bayesian Spatial Mapping
Energy Vulnerability
Activity Simulation
Markov Chain Model
Bayesian Spatial Mapping
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Committee Members:
Julian Wang, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Guangqing Chi, Outside Field Member
Yuqing Hu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Wang-Chien Lee, Outside Unit & Field Member
Wangda Zuo, Major Field Member

13313. The dyadic dynamics of serial arguments: Associations between goal structures and communication in conversations about recurring disagreements

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Author:
Li, Yuwei
Title:
The dyadic dynamics of serial arguments: Associations between goal structures and communication in conversations about recurring disagreements
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
serial arguments
conflict
dynamic dyadic systems
message production
communication goals
sequence analysis
configural frequency analysis
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Committee Members:
James Dillard, Major Field Member
Andrew High, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Erika Lunkenheimer, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Gastil, Major Field Member
Timothy Worley, Special Member
Denise Solomon, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

13314. The effects of alcohol and tobacco co-use on momentary subjective cannabis effects: Risk for increasingly hazardous cannabis use

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Author:
Bedillion, Margaret
Title:
The effects of alcohol and tobacco co-use on momentary subjective cannabis effects: Risk for increasingly hazardous cannabis use
Graduate Program:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
EMA
co-use
cannabis
alcohol
tobacco
subjective drug effects
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Committee Members:
Thomas Gould, Program Head/Chair
Eric Claus, Major Field Member
Emily Ansell, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Rina Eiden, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Turrisi, Major Field Member
Joshua Smyth, Major Field Member

13315. Integrating Phenotypes and Phylogeography to Investigate Evolutionary Patterns in Widespread Bee Species

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Author:
Sandoval Arango, Stephania
Title:
Integrating Phenotypes and Phylogeography to Investigate Evolutionary Patterns in Widespread Bee Species
Graduate Program:
Entomology
Keywords:
Orchid bees
Color variation
Ultraconserved Elements
Brood parasites
Behavior
Museum genomics
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Committee Members:
Gary Felton, Program Head/Chair
Margarita Lopez-Uribe, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Thomas Baker, Major Field Member
Jesse Lasky, Outside Unit Member
Heather Hines, Major Field Member
Sara Hermann, Outside Field Member

13316. Utilizing Equity-Oriented Pedagogy To Support Teacher Learning

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Author:
Jackson, Jennifer
Title:
Utilizing Equity-Oriented Pedagogy To Support Teacher Learning
Graduate Program:
Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:
Equity
Professional learning
Professional vision
Teacher identity
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Committee Members:
Scott Mcdonald, Program Head/Chair
Tiffany Nyachae, Major Field Member
Scott Mcdonald, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Tanner Vea, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kathleen Hill, Major Field Member

13317. Who wants to work remotely? Personality and attitudes about remote and in-person work in a post-COVID-19 workforce

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Author:
Ivory, Susannah
Title:
Who wants to work remotely? Personality and attitudes about remote and in-person work in a post-COVID-19 workforce
Graduate Program:
Psychology
Keywords:
Remote work
Extraversion
Affiliation motive
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Committee Members:
Kristin Buss, Program Head/Chair
Rustin Meyer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Alicia Grandey, Major Field Member
James LeBreton, Major Field Member
Kevin Kinser, Outside Unit & Field Member

13318. Emotional Sensitivity Matters: The Matching Effect of Direct and Indirect Emotional Cues on Social Servicescape

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Author:
Jang, Jung Kuk
Title:
Emotional Sensitivity Matters: The Matching Effect of Direct and Indirect Emotional Cues on Social Servicescape
Graduate Program:
Hospitality Management
Keywords:
emotional cue
social servicescape
gender
emotional congruence
pre-consumption marketing appeal
emotional sensitivity
information processing style
direct emotional cue
indirect emotional cue
warmth
competence
hedonic
utilitarian
emotional incongruence
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Committee Members:
Michael Tews, Major Field Member
Anna Mattila, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Hubert Van Hoof, Major Field Member
Lisa Bolton, Outside Unit & Field Member
Donna Quadri-Felitti, Program Head/Chair

13319. Dissolved Gases, Salts, and Metals in Appalachian Basin Groundwater: Provenance and Processes in Relation to Oil and Gas Development

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Author:
Shaheen, Samuel
Title:
Dissolved Gases, Salts, and Metals in Appalachian Basin Groundwater: Provenance and Processes in Relation to Oil and Gas Development
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Groundwater
Methane
Brine
Aqueous geochemistry
Oil and gas
Reactive transport
Machine learning
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Committee Members:
Donald Fisher, Program Head/Chair
Susan Brantley, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Max Lloyd, Outside Field Member
Nathaniel Warner, Outside Unit Member
Christopher House, Major Field Member
Eric Roden, Special Signatory

13320. COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) MODELING OF FLAME TRANSFER FUNCTION IN GAS TURBINE COMBUSTORS

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Author:
Wu, Jinming
Title:
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) MODELING OF FLAME TRANSFER FUNCTION IN GAS TURBINE COMBUSTORS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD)
Large Eddy Simulation(LES)
Flame Transfer Function(FTF)
Gas Turbine Combustor
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Committee Members:
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jacqueline O'Connor, Major Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Major & Minor Field Member
Yuan Xuan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Donghyun Rim, Outside Unit & Field Member

13321. Mapping Chromosomal Interactions And Measuring Chromosome Dynamics In Budding Yeast

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Author:
Li, Yi
Title:
Mapping Chromosomal Interactions And Measuring Chromosome Dynamics In Budding Yeast
Graduate Program:
Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
3D genome organization
Chromosome Dynamics
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Committee Members:
Qunhua Li, Outside Unit & Field Member
Joseph Reese, Major Field Member
Shaun Mahony, Major Field Member
Ross Hardison, Major Field Member
Lu Bai, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Santhosh Girirajan, Program Head/Chair

13322. Interpreting doctoral engineering attrition: Investigating doctoral stress and coping, costs of persistence, and underlying structural causes of attrition

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Author:
Sallai, Gaby
Title:
Interpreting doctoral engineering attrition: Investigating doctoral stress and coping, costs of persistence, and underlying structural causes of attrition
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
graduate students
engineering
engineering education
qualitative methods
interviews
coping
stress
costs
attrition
persistence
policy
qualifying exams
graduate school milestones
departmental reform
doctoral engineering students
COPE inventory
expectancy-value theory
systems approach
systems theory
content analysis
thematic analysis
maximum variation sampling
premature departure
mastering out
File:
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Committee Members:
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jacqueline O'Connor, Major Field Member
Catherine Berdanier, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jessica Menold, Major Field Member
Shelley Stoffels, Outside Unit & Field Member

13323. Pleasure Activism: Designing for Women’s Masturbation

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Author:
Hua, Dianya Mia
Title:
Pleasure Activism: Designing for Women’s Masturbation
Graduate Program:
Informatics
Keywords:
Pleasure Activism
Human Sexuality
Women's Masturbation
Interaction Design
Design History
Human-computer Interaction
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Committee Members:
Dongwon Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Yubo Kou, Major Field Member
Eli Blevis, Special Member
Karen Keifer-Boyd, Outside Unit & Field Member
Xinning Gui, Major Field Member
Shaowen Bardzell, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

13324. West Virginia "By Heart and By Choice:" Narratives on Rurality, Poverty, and Musical Engagement

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Author:
Eldreth, James
Title:
West Virginia "By Heart and By Choice:" Narratives on Rurality, Poverty, and Musical Engagement
Graduate Program:
Music Education
Keywords:
Rural
Rurality
Poverty
Musical Engagement
Community Music
Narrative Inquiry
Conflict Theory
File:
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Committee Members:
Ann Clements, Chair of Committee
Sarah Watts, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Gardner, Program Head/Chair
Eric Mckee, Outside Field Member
James Johnson, Outside Unit Member

13325. Adaptive Human-Machine Interaction for Enhanced Human-Robot Collaboration in Construction

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Author:
Shayesteh, Shayan
Title:
Adaptive Human-Machine Interaction for Enhanced Human-Robot Collaboration in Construction
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Human-Robot Collaboration
Immersive Virtual Environment
Physiological Sensing
Adaptive User Interface
Human-Machine Interaction
Construction Safety
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Committee Members:
James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair
John Messner, Major Field Member
Houtan Jebelli, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Asok Ray, Outside Unit & Field Member
Dorukalp Durmus, Major Field Member

13326. Twentieth Century Sophistries: Popular Science, Human Manuals, and American Rhetorical History

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Author:
Young, Michael
Title:
Twentieth Century Sophistries: Popular Science, Human Manuals, and American Rhetorical History
Graduate Program:
English
Keywords:
history of rhetoric
rhetorical education
Dale Carnegie
public speaking
Scientology
L. Ron Hubbard
science fiction
brainwashing
deprogramming
Patty Hearst
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Committee Members:
Stuart Selber, Major Field Member
Debbie Hawhee, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jeffrey Nealon, Major Field Member
Janet Lyon, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Michele Kennerly, Minor Field Member
Kirt Wilson, Outside Unit & Field Member

13327. Charting the Coevolution between Massive Black Holes and Galaxies with Deep Cosmic Surveys

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Author:
Zou, Fan
Title:
Charting the Coevolution between Massive Black Holes and Galaxies with Deep Cosmic Surveys
Graduate Program:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Keywords:
Massive black holes
Galaxies
Massive black holes
Galaxies
Sky surveys
File:
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Committee Members:
Randy McEntaffer, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Kohta Murase, Outside Unit Member
Joel Leja, Major Field Member
Donald Schneider, Major Field Member
Donghui Jeong, Outside Field Member
William Brandt, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

13328. Effects of Operating Mode and Flow Conditions on Performance of Virus Removal Filters for Therapeutic Antibody Production

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Author:
Peles, Joshua
Title:
Effects of Operating Mode and Flow Conditions on Performance of Virus Removal Filters for Therapeutic Antibody Production
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Virus Filtration
Therapeutic Antibody
Protein Fouling
Virus Removal
Virus Breakthrough
Downstream Bioprocessing
Continuous Bioprocessing
Process Disruption
Flow Interruption
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Committee Members:
Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Andrew Zydney, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Hee Jeung Oh, Major Field Member
Darrell Velegol, Major Field Member
William Hancock, Outside Unit & Field Member

13329. Essays in Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy

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Author:
Semerikov, Vladislav
Title:
Essays in Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy
Graduate Program:
Economics
Keywords:
Leverage
Financial Intermediaries
Heterogeneous Agents
Financial Cycle
DSGE.
DSGE
Monetary policy
hysteresis
learning-by-doing
endogenous productivity
optimal policy
new keynesian models
business cycles
Monetary Policy
Hysteresis
Learning-by-Doing
Optimal Policy
New Keynesian Models
Business Cycles
Endogenous Growth
Productivity
Local Projections
Bayesian Estimation
Inflation
Taylor Rule
Federal Reserve
Policy Normalization
Supply Chains
COVID-19
BVAR
File:
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Committee Members:
Barry Ickes, Program Head/Chair
Mihail Velikov, Outside Unit & Field Member
David Argente, Major Field Member
Ruilin Zhou, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ross Doppelt, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

13330. Languages of Resistance: Moving from Colonial Monologism to Complex Communication

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Author:
Carey, Sarah
Title:
Languages of Resistance: Moving from Colonial Monologism to Complex Communication
Graduate Program:
Philosophy
Keywords:
Lugones
Derrida
Decolonial Theory
Deconstruction
Decolonial Feminism
Feminist Philosophy
Continental Philosophy
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Committee Members:
Sarah Miller, Program Head/Chair
Nancy Tuana, Major Field Member
Claire Colebrook, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sarah Miller, Major Field Member
Leonard Lawlor, Chair & Co-Dissertation Advisr
Mariana Ortega, Dissertation Co-Advisor

13331. Uncovering Hidden Frailty And Disease Risk In Archaeological Populations Via Ancient Oral Microbiome Analysis

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Author:
Gancz, Abby
Title:
Uncovering Hidden Frailty And Disease Risk In Archaeological Populations Via Ancient Oral Microbiome Analysis
Graduate Program:
Anthropology
Keywords:
oral microbiome
ancient DNA
dental calculus
paleoepidemiology
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Committee Members:
Tim Ryan, Program Head/Chair
Laura Weyrich, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Sagan Friant, Major Field Member
Sharon DeWitte, Special Member
Justin Silverman, Outside Unit & Field Member
George Milner, Major Field Member

13332. Differential response of skeletal microstructure to locomotor loading in a bipedal rodent model (Rattus norvegicus)

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Author:
Campillo, America
Title:
Differential response of skeletal microstructure to locomotor loading in a bipedal rodent model (Rattus norvegicus)
Graduate Program:
Anthropology
Keywords:
Locomotion
Human Evolution
Bone biology
Trabecular Bone
Cortical Bone
Subchondral Bone
Experimental Animal Model
Bipedalism
File:
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Committee Members:
Tim Ryan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jonas Rubenson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Joan Richtsmeier, Major Field Member
George Milner, Major Field Member
Tim Ryan, Program Head/Chair

13333. Microfluidic Assays of vWF-Mediated Platelet Adhesion Under Supraphysiological Shear

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Author:
Watson, Connor
Title:
Microfluidic Assays of vWF-Mediated Platelet Adhesion Under Supraphysiological Shear
Graduate Program:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
Microfluidics
Platelets
Blood
von Willebrand Factor
Thrombosis
Mechanical Circulatory Support
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Committee Members:
Pak Kin Wong, Major Field Member
Keefe Manning, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lacy Alexander, Outside Unit & Field Member
Scott D Simon, Special Member
Francesco Costanzo, Major Field Member
Christopher Siedlecki, Major Field Member
Daniel Hayes, Program Head/Chair

13334. Collective Fluid Regulation Using Enzymes

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Author:
Song, Jiaqi
Title:
Collective Fluid Regulation Using Enzymes
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Enzymatic Catalysis
Micro-pump
Liposome
Convection
Solutal Buoyancy
Collective Behavior
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Committee Members:
Christine Keating, Major Field Member
Igor Aronson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Major Field Member
Ayusman Sen, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Asbury, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

13335. A Case Study of the Impact of an Asian American-Centered Digital Collage Lived Art Curriculum on Asian American Undergraduate Students

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Author:
Kim, Eunjin
Title:
A Case Study of the Impact of an Asian American-Centered Digital Collage Lived Art Curriculum on Asian American Undergraduate Students
Graduate Program:
Art Education
Keywords:
Asian American
Asian American Undergraduate Students
Counterstories
Lived Curriculum
AsianCrit
In-betweenness
Digital Collage
Remix
Critical Consiousness
Critical Agency
Participatory Data Collection and Analysis
Art Education
Qualitative Case Study
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Committee Members:
Karen Keifer-Boyd, Program Head/Chair
Wanda Knight, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Karen Keifer-Boyd, Major Field Member
Francesca Lopez, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Eduardo Navas, Major Field Member

13336. Approaches Towards Polymer-Based Heterogeneous Photocatalyst Materials

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Author:
Freeburne, Sarah
Title:
Approaches Towards Polymer-Based Heterogeneous Photocatalyst Materials
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Photocatalysis
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Polymers
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Committee Members:
Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Bryan Vogt, Major Field Member
Elizabeth Elacqua, Outside Unit & Field Member
Phillip Savage, Major Field Member
Christian Pester, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

13337. Freshwater Bivalves as Localized Indicators of Anthropogenic Pollution Throughout the Appalachian Basin

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Author:
Pankratz, Katharina
Title:
Freshwater Bivalves as Localized Indicators of Anthropogenic Pollution Throughout the Appalachian Basin
Graduate Program:
Environmental Engineering
Keywords:
Biomonitor
NORM
Oil and Gas Produced Water
Coal Mining Discharges
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Microplastics
Invasive Clam
Freshwater Mussel
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Committee Members:
Farshad Rajabipour, Program Head/Chair
William Burgos, Co-Chair of Committee
C. Guilherme Becker, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jay Regan, Major Field Member
Nathaniel Warner, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

13338. Effect of a parent teletraining to support increased communication opportunities during shared storybook reading with children with multiple disabilities

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Author:
Brittlebank, Savanna
Title:
Effect of a parent teletraining to support increased communication opportunities during shared storybook reading with children with multiple disabilities
Graduate Program:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
multiple disabilities
augmentative and alternative communication
partner training
telepractice
language development
multiple disabilities
augmentative and alternative communication
partner training
telepractice
language development
File:
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Committee Members:
Diane Williams, Program Head/Chair
Krista Wilkinson, Major Field Member
David Mcnaughton, Outside Unit & Field Member
Janice Light, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Nicole Etter (she/her), Major Field Member

13339. Cultivating Connections Between the Microbiome, Inflammation, and Reproductive Disease: A Comparative Perspective

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Author:
Lection, Jennine
Title:
Cultivating Connections Between the Microbiome, Inflammation, and Reproductive Disease: A Comparative Perspective
Graduate Program:
Integrative and Biomedical Physiology
Keywords:
Canine
Equine
Bovine
Microbiome
Inflammation
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Committee Members:
Gregory Shearer, Program Head/Chair
Erika Ganda, Chair & Co-Dissertation Advisr
William Staniar, Major Field Member
Adrian Barragan, Outside Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Justin Silverman, Outside Unit Member

13340. A surface chemistry approach to inhibition of particle-induced hydroxyl radical generation: a case study of respirable coal dust

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Open Access
Author:
Eskanlou, Amir
Title:
A surface chemistry approach to inhibition of particle-induced hydroxyl radical generation: a case study of respirable coal dust
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Coal
Pyrite
Quartz
Free radicals
Toxicity
Respirable coal dust
Diesel Particulate Matter
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_Eskanlou_Amir.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Shimin Liu, Major Field Member
Nelson Yaw Dzade, Major Field Member
Barbara Arnold, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ismaila Dabo, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Mohammad Rezaee, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

13341. Quantum Transport and Interaction in Topological Materials

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Author:
Yang, Kaijie
Title:
Quantum Transport and Interaction in Topological Materials
Graduate Program:
Physics
Keywords:
topological material
moire system
quasi symmetry
Coulomb interaction
spin transport
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Committee Members:
Mikael Rechtsman, Major Field Member
Chaoxing Liu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Nitin Samarth, Major Field Member
Joshua Robinson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mauricio Terrones, Program Head/Chair

13342. Fundamental and Applied Investigation of Disordered Cellulose

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Author:
Pitcher, Mica
Title:
Fundamental and Applied Investigation of Disordered Cellulose
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
cellulose
disordered regions
lignocellulose conversion
material characterization
sustainable development goals
nanocellulose
nanoengineering
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Committee Members:
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Benjamin Lear, Major Field Member
Elizabeth Elacqua, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Amir Sheikhi, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Raymond Schaak, Major Field Member
Robert Hickey, Outside Unit & Field Member

13343. Nucleosome dynamics studied with single-molecule methods

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Open Access
Author:
Das, Subhra Kanti
Title:
Nucleosome dynamics studied with single-molecule methods
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer (smFRET)
Nucleosome dynamics
Spontaneous histone exchange
Post-translational modifications (PTMs)
Linker histone H1
H1 CTD dynamics
Total internal-reflection microscopy (TIR)
Site-specific DNA labeling
Site-specific protein labeling
CpG methylation
File:
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Committee Members:
Paul Cremer, Major Field Member
Mark Hedglin, Major Field Member
Song Tan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Tae-Hee Lee, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

13344. "I'm Not Broken": Disabled Students' Perceptions of Representation in Counseling Programs

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Open Access
Author:
Roundtree, Sarah
Title:
"I'm Not Broken": Disabled Students' Perceptions of Representation in Counseling Programs
Graduate Program:
Counselor Education
Keywords:
disability
multicultural counseling
counseling
counselor education
higher education
universal design
File:
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Committee Members:
Elizabeth Prosek, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Elizabeth Prosek, Major Field Member
Allison Fleming, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Janice Byrd, Major Field Member
Wilson Okello, Outside Unit & Field Member

13345. Dynamics for the Potts and random-cluster models

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Author:
Zhang, Xusheng
Title:
Dynamics for the Potts and random-cluster models
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Markov chains
Random-cluster models
Mixing time
random graphs
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Committee Members:
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Martin Fürer, Major Field Member
Antonio Blanca, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Chunhao Wang, Major Field Member
Alexei Novikov, Outside Unit & Field Member

13346. Biomechanical Analysis of the Index Finger Motion for Optimal Trigger Design Using Cadaver Experiments.

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Open Access
Author:
Chang, Joonho
Title:
Biomechanical Analysis of the Index Finger Motion for Optimal Trigger Design Using Cadaver Experiments.
Graduate Program:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Cadaver study
Trigger grip design
Triggering force
Trigger grip span
Handle grip span
and FDP to FDS tendon force ratio
File:
Download Ph.D._Dissertation_-_Joonho_Chang__final_.pdf
Committee Members:
Andris Freivalds, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Neil Sharkey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andris Freivalds, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Neil Sharkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David J Cannon, Committee Member
Ling Rothrock, Committee Member
Hyun Min Mike Kim, Special Member

13347. MOLECULAR-LEVEL STUDIES OF FORMATION OF TRANSITION METAL NANOPARTICLES AND DEVELOPMENTS OF CONTINUOUS METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Chang, Ji Woong
Title:
MOLECULAR-LEVEL STUDIES OF FORMATION OF TRANSITION METAL NANOPARTICLES AND DEVELOPMENTS OF CONTINUOUS METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Nanoparticle synthesis
Anion
Hollow nanoparticle
Kirkendall effect
Isothermal Titration Calorimetry
Continuous method
File:
Download Combined_thesis_JC_080714.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Martin Rioux Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Themis Matsoukas, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member

13348. High Pressure Chemical Deposition of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon in Extreme Geometries

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Open Access
Author:
Day, Todd Douglas
Title:
High Pressure Chemical Deposition of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon in Extreme Geometries
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
hydrogenated amorphous silicon
high pressure
chemical vapor deposition
optoelectronics
optical fiber
File:
Download TDD_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
John V Badding, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Harry R Allcock, Committee Member
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Ali Borhan, Committee Member

13349. Cultivating Early Adults’ Flourishing with Mindfulness & Technology Assisted Skill Transfer: A Pilot Comparative Effectiveness

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Open Access
Author:
DeCollibus, Marisa
Title:
Cultivating Early Adults’ Flourishing with Mindfulness & Technology Assisted Skill Transfer: A Pilot Comparative Effectiveness
Graduate Program:
School Psychology
Keywords:
Emerging Adulthood
Skill Transfer
Mindfulness
Transition to College
Personal Health Tracker
Well-being
Flourishing
File:
Download Marisa_DeCollibus_Final_2.pdf
Committee Members:
James Diperna, Program Head/Chair
Robert Roeser, Outside Unit Member
Cristin Hall, Major Field Member
Jennifer Frank, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Deb Schussler, Outside Field Member
Damon Evan Jones, Special Member

13350. Gaining Big Picture Awareness in Enterprise Cyber Security Defense

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Open Access
Author:
Dai, Jun
Title:
Gaining Big Picture Awareness in Enterprise Cyber Security Defense
Graduate Program:
Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:
cyber security defense
enterprise network diagnosis
situation awareness
big picture
zero-day attack path
service dependency
File:
Download v9Dissertation_Jun_Dai_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Peng Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peng Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Yen, Committee Member
Heng Xu, Committee Member
Wang Chien Lee, Committee Member

13351. THE BIOARCHAEOLOGY OF URBANIZATION IN MEDIEVAL DENMARK (AD 1050-1536)

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Author:
Kelmelis, Kirsten
Title:
THE BIOARCHAEOLOGY OF URBANIZATION IN MEDIEVAL DENMARK (AD 1050-1536)
Graduate Program:
Anthropology
Keywords:
bioarchaeology
urbanization
medieval Denmark
paleodemography
paleoepidemiology
paleopathology
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Committee Members:
Stephen Augustus Matthews, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Wood, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Augustus Matthews, Committee Member
George Robert Milner, Committee Member
Liying Luo, Outside Member
Jesper Boldsen, Special Member

13352. Socially assistive robotic instruction for children with autism spectrum disorder

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Open Access
Author:
Halkowski, Madeline
Title:
Socially assistive robotic instruction for children with autism spectrum disorder
Graduate Program:
Special Education
Keywords:
socially assistive robot
autism
single case
education
File:
Download PS_Dissertation_SAR_instruction_for_autism_06072024.pdf
Committee Members:
P Murphy, Program Head/Chair
Soo-yong Byun, Outside Unit & Field Member
David Lee, Major Field Member
Richard Kubina, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
A. Angelique Aitken, Major Field Member

13353. An Analysis of Public and Private Community Corrections in Pennsylvania

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Author:
Alladin, Terrence
Title:
An Analysis of Public and Private Community Corrections in Pennsylvania
Graduate Program:
Public Administration
Keywords:
Community corrections
recidivism
privatization
efficiency and effectiveness
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Committee Members:
Steven Ames Peterson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven Ames Peterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Donald Charles Hummer Ii, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Goktug Morcol, Committee Member
Clemmie Edward Gilpin, Special Member

13354. Targeting Complexity Complexity in Nanoscale Metal Sulfides with Colloidal Synthesis and Post-Synthetic Modifications

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Author:
O'Boyle, Sarah
Title:
Targeting Complexity Complexity in Nanoscale Metal Sulfides with Colloidal Synthesis and Post-Synthetic Modifications
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Nanoparticle Synthesis
Metal Sulfides
Cation Exchange
Inorganic Nanoparticles
Heterostructures
Ternary Metal Sulfides
Colloidal Synthesis
Nanocrystals
X-ray Diffraction
Electron Microscopy
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Committee Members:
Kenneth Knappenberger, Program Head/Chair
Benjamin Lear, Major Field Member
Robert Hickey, Outside Unit & Field Member
Christine Keating, Major Field Member
Raymond Schaak, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

13355. Effects of Macroalgae Supplementation in Lactating Dairy Cattle Diets

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Author:
Wasson, Derek
Title:
Effects of Macroalgae Supplementation in Lactating Dairy Cattle Diets
Graduate Program:
Animal Science
Keywords:
Seaweed
methane
dairy cow
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Committee Members:
Ramesh Ramachandran, Program Head/Chair
Alexander Hristov, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Tara Felix, Major Field Member
Andre F. Brito, Special Member
Kenneth Davis, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kevin Harvatine, Major Field Member

13356. Mitochondrial dynamics in Ovarian Cancer: Role of alternative splice variants of fission protein Drp1

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Author:
Javed, Zaineb
Title:
Mitochondrial dynamics in Ovarian Cancer: Role of alternative splice variants of fission protein Drp1
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
Drp1
DNM1L splice variants
mitochondrial dynamics
ovarian cancer
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Committee Members:
Vonn Walter, Outside Field Member
Shengyu Yang, Major Field Member
Lisa Shantz, Outside Unit Member
Lisa Shantz, Program Head/Chair
Hong-Gang Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Nadine Hempel, Special Member
Mohamed Trebak, Special Member

13357. Addressing reliability challenges in solid-state nanopore sensors for robust point-of-care diagnostics

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Author:
Dong, Ming
Title:
Addressing reliability challenges in solid-state nanopore sensors for robust point-of-care diagnostics
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Nanopore
nucleic acid detection
pathogen identification
molecular diagnostics
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Committee Members:
Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair
Tom Jackson, Major Field Member
Pak Kin Wong, Outside Unit & Field Member
Weihua Guan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Seyedehaida Ebrahimi, Major Field Member

13358. Investigation of Atomic Environments by Computational Thermodynamics: Applications in Intermetallic Catalysts and Molten Salts

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Open Access
Author:
Gong, Rushi
Title:
Investigation of Atomic Environments by Computational Thermodynamics: Applications in Intermetallic Catalysts and Molten Salts
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
CALPHAD
Thermodynamics
First-principles calculations
Catalysts
Intermetallics
Molten salts
Short-range ordering
Software
File:
Download Gong_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Zi-Kui Liu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Hojong Kim, Major Field Member
Michael Janik, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Mauro, Major Field Member

13359. Dynamic Partitioning of Surfactants in Non-Equilibrium Emulsions: Impact on Interfacial Tension, Phase Behavior, and Wetting Dynamics

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Open Access
Author:
Xue, Wangyang
Title:
Dynamic Partitioning of Surfactants in Non-Equilibrium Emulsions: Impact on Interfacial Tension, Phase Behavior, and Wetting Dynamics
Graduate Program:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Wetting
Surfactant
Adsorption
Partitioning
Sessile Droplet
Emulsion
Solubilization
Equilibrium
File:
Download Wangyang_Xue_-_PhD_dissertation_final_submission.pdf
Committee Members:
William Noid, Major Field Member
Sulin Zhang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Major Field Member
Kenneth Knappenberger, Program Head/Chair

13360. Mechanisms of Enzyme Chemotaxis and Nonreciprocal Interactions

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Open Access
Author:
Mandal, Niladri Sekhar
Title:
Mechanisms of Enzyme Chemotaxis and Nonreciprocal Interactions
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Enzyme Chemotaxis
Nonreciprocal Interactions
active matter
File:
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Committee Members:
Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Peter Butler, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ali Borhan, Major & Minor Field Member
Darrell Velegol, Major & Minor Field Member
Ayusman Sen, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

13361. Three Essays on the Politics of Digital Diplomacy

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Open Access
Author:
Villegas Cruz, Angel
Title:
Three Essays on the Politics of Digital Diplomacy
Graduate Program:
Political Science
Keywords:
international relations
social media
China
foreign policy
public diplomacy
political communication
File:
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Committee Members:
Michael Nelson, Program Head/Chair
Jonathan Abel, Outside Unit & Field Member
Roseanne McManus, Major Field Member
Kevin Munger, Major Field Member
Boliang Zhu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

13362. Describing the Landscape of Parenting Behaviors of Parents of Children Who Use AAC: A Mixed Methods Study

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Open Access
Author:
Noyes, Anna
Title:
Describing the Landscape of Parenting Behaviors of Parents of Children Who Use AAC: A Mixed Methods Study
Graduate Program:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
augmentative and alternative communication
aac
parenting
File:
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Committee Members:
Diane Williams, Program Head/Chair
Krista Wilkinson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kathryn Drager, Major Field Member
Gregory Fosco, Outside Unit & Field Member
Chaleece Sandberg (she/her), Major Field Member
Jessica Caron, Major Field Member

13363. Multi-scale Structural Characterization of Cellulose Microfibrils in Plant Cell Walls Using Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) Spectroscopy

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Author:
Lee, Jongcheol
Title:
Multi-scale Structural Characterization of Cellulose Microfibrils in Plant Cell Walls Using Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) Spectroscopy
Graduate Program:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
sum frequency generation
cellulose
plant cell wall
wall mechanic
X-ray diffraction
Rietveld analysis
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Committee Members:
Andrew Zydney, Major Field Member
Enrique Gomez, Major Field Member
Seong Kim, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Cosgrove, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Hojae Yi, Outside Field Member

13364. Unraveling Genetic Loci in Addiction and Sex-differentiated Effects through Innovative Genomic Analysis

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Author:
Gao, Shuang
Title:
Unraveling Genetic Loci in Addiction and Sex-differentiated Effects through Innovative Genomic Analysis
Graduate Program:
Biostatistics
Keywords:
sex-differentiated analysis
statistical genetics
eQTLs
addiction
neurodegenerative disorders
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Committee Members:
Arthur Berg, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Dajiang Liu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Dave Mauger, Major Field Member
Bibo Jiang, Outside Field Member
Laura Carrel, Outside Unit Member

13365. Novel Blade Design and Scaled Wake Methodologies Towards the Next-Generation of Offshore Wind Turbines

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Open Access
Author:
Major, Desirae
Title:
Novel Blade Design and Scaled Wake Methodologies Towards the Next-Generation of Offshore Wind Turbines
Graduate Program:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Wind Energy
LCOE
CFD
Wind Turbine Aerodynamics
Wind Turbine Design
Offshore Wind Turbines
File:
Download Desirae_Major_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Mark Maughmer, Major Field Member
Mark Miller, Major Field Member
Sven Schmitz, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Susan Stewart, Major Field Member
Kenneth Davis, Outside Unit & Field Member

13366. Practical Aspects of Statistical Modeling of Networks

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Author:
Kuvelkar, Alina
Title:
Practical Aspects of Statistical Modeling of Networks
Graduate Program:
Statistics
Keywords:
Respondent-driven Sampling
Exponential Random Graph Models
Stochastic Actor-Oriented Models
Social Networks
Network Clustering
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Committee Members:
Bing Li, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Ashton Verdery, Outside Unit & Field Member
David Hunter, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
YUBAI YUAN, Major Field Member
Xiaoyue Niu, Major Field Member
Pavel Krivitsky, Special Member
Michael Schweinberger, Major Field Member

13367. Ultrasound localization microscopy using Deep Learning

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Author:
Liu, Xilun
Title:
Ultrasound localization microscopy using Deep Learning
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Ultrasound Localization Mircroscopy
Deep Learning
Microbubbles Localization
Super Resolution
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Committee Members:
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Mohamed Almekkawy, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
William Higgins, Major Field Member
Daniel Cortes Correales, Outside Unit & Field Member
Syed Rafiul Hussain, Major Field Member

13368. Shellfishers’ Insights into Ecosocial System Resilience in Southwestern Madagascar 1000 BP to Present

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Open Access
Author:
Buffa, Dani
Title:
Shellfishers’ Insights into Ecosocial System Resilience in Southwestern Madagascar 1000 BP to Present
Graduate Program:
Anthropology
Keywords:
environmental archaeology
Madagascar
paleoclimate
zooarchaeology
resilience
food security
File:
Download Drafting.pdf
Committee Members:
Tim Ryan, Program Head/Chair
Rebecca Bliege Bird, Major Field Member
Raymond Najjar, Outside Unit & Field Member
Douglas Bird, Major Field Member
Isabelle Holland-Lulewicz, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

13369. Evaluating face recognition as an adaptive behavior to shape social health in emerging adulthood: implications for mental health

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Open Access
Author:
Arrington, Myles
Title:
Evaluating face recognition as an adaptive behavior to shape social health in emerging adulthood: implications for mental health
Graduate Program:
Psychology
Keywords:
emerging adult
college student
adolescent
social health
social well-being
loneliness
social connection
face recognition
social information processing
peer relationship
friendship
File:
Download MylesArrington_FinalSubmission.pdf
Committee Members:
Cynthia Huang-Pollock, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Lisa Kopp, Outside Unit & Field Member
Dawn Witherspoon, Major Field Member
Suzy Scherf, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Yo Jackson, Major Field Member

13370. Bronchoscopic video analysis methods for bronchial lesion detection

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Open Access
Author:
Daneshpajooh, Vahid
Title:
Bronchoscopic video analysis methods for bronchial lesion detection
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
lung cancer
bronchoscopy
narrow-band imaging
bronchial lesion
deep learning
detection
tracking
medical imaging
vessel characterization
lesion enhancement
image-guided intervention
File:
Download Daneshpajooh_PhD-Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Collins, Major Field Member
William Higgins, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Vishal Monga, Major Field Member
Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair
Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli, Outside Unit & Field Member

13371. Analysis and Simplification of Privacy Policy Documents at Scale

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Open Access
Author:
Srinath, Mukund
Title:
Analysis and Simplification of Privacy Policy Documents at Scale
Graduate Program:
Informatics
Keywords:
natural language processing
machine learning
privacy policy
data mining
File:
Download Dissertation_2024___Mukund_Srinath-combined.pdf
Committee Members:
Carleen Maitland, Program Head/Chair
Rui Zhang, Outside Unit & Field Member
C Lee Giles, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Shomir Wilson, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kenneth Huang, Major Field Member

13372. Leveraging Large Darknets for Actionable Threat Intelligence: An Artificial Intelligence-Driven Approach

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Open Access
Author:
Prajapati, Rupesh
Title:
Leveraging Large Darknets for Actionable Threat Intelligence: An Artificial Intelligence-Driven Approach
Graduate Program:
Informatics
Keywords:
Threat Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
AI
Network Telescopes
Darknet
Machine Learning
Cybersecurity
Cyber Threat
Internet Landscape
Temporal Change Detection
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_Rupesh.pdf
Committee Members:
Carleen Maitland, Program Head/Chair
Vasant Honavar, Major Field Member
Jia Li, Outside Unit & Field Member
Michalis Kallitsis, Special Member
Dinghao Wu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Yen, Major Field Member

13373. TOPICS ON THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF HIGH-DIMENSIONAL STATISTICS

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Author:
Yang, Haoyi
Title:
TOPICS ON THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF HIGH-DIMENSIONAL STATISTICS
Graduate Program:
Statistics
Keywords:
High-dimensional statistics
Sparse principal component analysis (Sparse PCA)
Elastic-Net
Ladle statistics
Variable selection
P-value combination
Dependent tests
Asymptotic theory
Iterative thresholding
Theoretical guarantees
High-dimensional data analysis
Convergence guarantees
Statistical properties
Spiked covariance model
Bootstrap variability
Simulation studies
Real-world applications
Bootstrap
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Committee Members:
Bing Li, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Lingzhou Xue, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bing Li, Major Field Member
Runze Li, Major Field Member
Qian Chen, Outside Unit & Field Member

13374. The Making and Unmaking of African Literary Canons: Circulation, Genre, and Gender during the Cold War

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Author:
Chen, Qiyu
Title:
The Making and Unmaking of African Literary Canons: Circulation, Genre, and Gender during the Cold War
Graduate Program:
Comparative Literature
Keywords:
African literature
Cold War
Circulation
genre
Gender
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Committee Members:
Rosemary Jolly, Program Head/Chair
Nicolai Volland, Major Field Member
Rosemary Jolly, Major Field Member
Magali Armillas-Tiseyra, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Maha Marouan, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Alex Lubin, Outside Unit & Field Member

13375. Collaborative Learning From Heterogeneous Sources with Provable Guarantees

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Author:
Deng, Yuyang
Title:
Collaborative Learning From Heterogeneous Sources with Provable Guarantees
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Federated learning
Collaborative learning
optimization
File:
Download Thesis__Collaborative_Learning__2_.pdf
Committee Members:
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Rui Zhang, Major Field Member
Necdet Aybat, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mehrdad Mahdavi, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jing Yang, Major Field Member

13376. The Sedimentary Record of Braided River Form and Mobility

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Open Access
Author:
Alpheus, Safiya
Title:
The Sedimentary Record of Braided River Form and Mobility
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
braided rivers
river mobility
channel avulsion
bar
fluvial stratigraphy
File:
Download Alpheus_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Roberto Fernández, Outside Unit & Field Member
Anastasia Piliouras, Major Field Member
Elizabeth Hajek, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Roman DiBiase, Major Field Member
Donald Fisher, Program Head/Chair

13377. Development of a Laminated Antimicrobial Film and an Evaluation of Pilot-Scale Processing

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Author:
Bedford, Brittani
Title:
Development of a Laminated Antimicrobial Film and an Evaluation of Pilot-Scale Processing
Graduate Program:
Food Science
Keywords:
Pullulan
Antimicrobial Food Packaging
Biopolymer coatings
Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate
Meat and Poultry
Food Safety
Food Spoilage
Pilot-scale Processing
Scale-up
Multilayer film
Factorial design
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Committee Members:
Gamini Mendis, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ramaswamy Anantheswaran, Major Field Member
Catherine Cutter, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Greg Ziegler, Major Field Member
Jennifer Wagner, Minor Field Member
Robert Roberts, Program Head/Chair

13378. Use of plastic as the binding agent and sand as aggregate to produce a new type of sustainable concrete

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Author:
Tayebani, Bahareh
Title:
Use of plastic as the binding agent and sand as aggregate to produce a new type of sustainable concrete
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Plastic
Aggregate
Chemical additives
Fiber reinforcement
Plasticrete
Structural properties
LCA
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Committee Members:
Bryan Vogt, Outside Field Member
Ali Memari, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Aly Said, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Aleksandra Radli¿ska, Outside Unit Member
James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair

13379. High-throughput Bioprinting for Scalable and Biomimetic Human Tissues

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Author:
Kim, Myoung Hwan
Title:
High-throughput Bioprinting for Scalable and Biomimetic Human Tissues
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Tissue fabrication
Bioprinting
Spheroid
Organoid
High-throughput
Biomimetic tissue
Disease model
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Committee Members:
Ibrahim Ozbolat, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Hayes, Major Field Member
Xiaojun Lian, Major Field Member
Zissis Chroneos, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Hayes, Program Head/Chair

13380. Exploring Perceptions on Potential Health Inequalities Caused by Unconventional Natural Gas Development in Southwestern Pennsylvania

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Open Access
Author:
Basak, Sharmistha
Title:
Exploring Perceptions on Potential Health Inequalities Caused by Unconventional Natural Gas Development in Southwestern Pennsylvania
Graduate Program:
Education, Development, and Community Engagement
Keywords:
Environmental justice
Procedural justice
Distributive justice
Unconventional natural gas development
Fracking
Community perception of fracking
Stakeholder perception of fracking
Fracking and health impacts
Shale gas development
File:
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Committee Members:
Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Ewing, Major Field Member
Mark Brennan, Major Field Member
Danielle Rhubart, Outside Unit & Field Member
Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

13381. From Backrow Banishment to Backyard Problems: A Teacher's Tale of Transformative Learning

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Open Access
Author:
Cody, Jennifer
Title:
From Backrow Banishment to Backyard Problems: A Teacher's Tale of Transformative Learning
Graduate Program:
Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:
Narrative inquiry
Teacher identity development
Student-led inquiry
Science education integration
Civic engagement
Transformative learning
Place-based education
Cross-disciplinary teaching
Science education
Social Studies education
File:
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Committee Members:
Christopher Palma, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rachel Wolkenhauer, Major Field Member
Mark Kissling, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Carla Zembal-Saul, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Scott Mcdonald, Program Head/Chair

13382. Model Agnostic Regularization via Data Augmentation and Explainable Ensembles

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Open Access
Author:
Pisztora, Vincent
Title:
Model Agnostic Regularization via Data Augmentation and Explainable Ensembles
Graduate Program:
Statistics
Keywords:
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Data Augmentation
Semi-Supervised Learning
Explainability
Interpretability
XAI
File:
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Committee Members:
David Hunter, Major Field Member
Sharon Huang, Outside Field Member
Daniel Kifer, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jia Li, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Francesca Chiaromonte, Major Field Member
Runze Li, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

13383. Positive Youth Development Through Participatory Action Research with Ukrainian Refugees

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Open Access
Author:
Malcolm, Jamison
Title:
Positive Youth Development Through Participatory Action Research with Ukrainian Refugees
Graduate Program:
Education, Development, and Community Engagement
Keywords:
Positive Youth Development
Empathy
Compassion
Youth Participatory Action Research
File:
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Committee Members:
Dana Mitra, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Ewing, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Benjamin Bayly, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Mark Brennan, Chair of Committee
Dave Abler, Program Head/Chair

13384. Distributed Hybrid Beamforming Techniques for Random Three Dimensional Arrays

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Open Access
Author:
Campbell, Bailey
Title:
Distributed Hybrid Beamforming Techniques for Random Three Dimensional Arrays
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
antenna arrays
beamforming
random arrays
volumetric arrays
File:
Download Bailey_Campbell_Final_2.pdf
Committee Members:
Wooram Lee, Major Field Member
Gregory Huff, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephanie Wissel, Outside Unit & Field Member
Tim Kane, Major Field Member
Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair

13385. Characterization of physico-chemical properties of nano-sized particulates and their implications on transport behavior

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Open Access
Author:
Azam, Sikandar
Title:
Characterization of physico-chemical properties of nano-sized particulates and their implications on transport behavior
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Nano-Sized Particles
Respirable Coal Mine Dust
Environmental Interation
Particle Characterization
Particulate Transport Modeling
Particulate Moisture Interaction
File:
Download SikandarAzam_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Suresh Iyer, Outside Unit & Field Member
Shimin Liu, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Sekhar Bhattacharyya, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
William Groves, Major Field Member

13386. Systematic Design of Pressure Actuated Adaptive Structural Cells : Enabling Adaptive Mechanical Properties in Mechanical Structures

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Author:
Saxena, Ankit
Title:
Systematic Design of Pressure Actuated Adaptive Structural Cells : Enabling Adaptive Mechanical Properties in Mechanical Structures
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Adaptive mechanical properties
Mechanical structures
Shape morphing
Adaptive stiffness
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Committee Members:
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Reuben Kraft, Major Field Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Chris Rahn, Major Field Member
Edward Smith, Outside Unit & Field Member

13387. Spatiotemporal properties of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Gag protein and its interaction with host transcription machinery

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Author:
Chang, Jordan
Title:
Spatiotemporal properties of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Gag protein and its interaction with host transcription machinery
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
HIV-1
Gag
nuclear trafficking
confocal microscopy
live cell imaging
euchromatin
transcription
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Committee Members:
Feng Yue, Special Member
Lisa Shantz, Program Head/Chair
Nicholas Buchkovich, Major Field Member
Leslie Parent, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Zhonghua Gao, Outside Unit & Field Member
Clare Sample, Major Field Member

13388. Molecular Mechanisms of Phenotypic Variation in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)

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Open Access
Author:
Bresnahan, Sean
Title:
Molecular Mechanisms of Phenotypic Variation in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Graduate Program:
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
Keywords:
phenotypic plasticity
genomics
transcriptomics
epigenomics
honey bee
caste determination
individual variation
pheromones
genomic imprinting
histone post-translational modifications
RNA methylation
gene networks
allele-specific expression
diapause
File:
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Committee Members:
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair
Amro Zayed, Special Member
Shaun Mahony, Outside Unit & Field Member
Michael Axtell, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Christina Grozinger, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Heather Hines, Major Field Member

13389. Anomaly diagnosis and health monitoring of lithium-ion battery packs

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Author:
Bhaskar, Kiran
Title:
Anomaly diagnosis and health monitoring of lithium-ion battery packs
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Fault detection
Battery pack
Battery safety
Parallel packs
Cell sorting
Fault diagnosis
State of charge
State of health
Temperature distribution
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Committee Members:
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Daning Huang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Herschel Pangborn, Major Field Member
Satadru Dey, Major Field Member
Chris Rahn, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

13390. Topology Optimization of Resonant Structures for Locally Resonant Elastodynamic Metasurfaces

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Open Access
Author:
Giraldo Guzman, Daniel
Title:
Topology Optimization of Resonant Structures for Locally Resonant Elastodynamic Metasurfaces
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Topology optimization
locally resonant metamaterials
surface waves
plate waves
File:
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Committee Members:
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Yun Jing, Outside Unit Member
Parisa Shokouhi, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Michael Roan, Major Field Member
Clifford Lissenden, Outside Field Member
Mary Frecker, Chair & Co-Dissertation Advisr
Amanda Hanford, Major Field Member

13391. Imagining Elsewheres: Speculating the Asian Diaspora in North America, Australia, and Aotearoa New Zealand

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Author:
Lee, Su Young
Title:
Imagining Elsewheres: Speculating the Asian Diaspora in North America, Australia, and Aotearoa New Zealand
Graduate Program:
English
Keywords:
Asian America
Asian diasporas
speculative
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Committee Members:
Janet Lyon, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Nancy Tuana, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Tina Goudie, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Claire Colebrook, Major Field Member
Christian Haines, Major Field Member
Jooyeon Rhee, Outside Unit & Field Member

13392. Noventa Millas: Migration history, genomic ancestry, and health outcomes among Cuban refugees/immigrants and Cuban-Americans in the United States

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Open Access
Author:
Hernandez, Maggie
Title:
Noventa Millas: Migration history, genomic ancestry, and health outcomes among Cuban refugees/immigrants and Cuban-Americans in the United States
Graduate Program:
Anthropology
Keywords:
anthropology
genomics
biocultural anthropology
Latiné
mixed-methods
community based research
File:
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Committee Members:
Tim Ryan, Program Head/Chair
Lindsay Fernandez-Rhodes, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mary Shenk, Dissertation Co-Advisor
George Perry, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mark Shriver, Major Field Member

13393. Hodge Laplacians on Sequences and Dimensionality Reduction

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Open Access
Author:
Santa Cruz, Hannah Rocio
Title:
Hodge Laplacians on Sequences and Dimensionality Reduction
Graduate Program:
Mathematics
Keywords:
Laplacian
Sequential data
Embedding
feature space
Hodge Laplacian
Simplicial complexes
File:
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Committee Members:
Pierre-Emmanuel Jabin, Program Head/Chair
Dezhe Jin, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jeffrey Case, Major Field Member
Carina Curto, Major Field Member
Vladimir Itskov, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

13394. Natural Language Politics

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Open Access
Author:
Burnham, Michael
Title:
Natural Language Politics
Graduate Program:
Political Science
Keywords:
Natural Language Processing
Text as Data
Congress
Legislative Effectiveness
Affective Polarization
Ideology
File:
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Committee Members:
Lee Banaszak, Program Head/Chair
Burt Monroe, Special Member
Michael Nelson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Sarah Rajtmajer, Outside Unit & Field Member
Suzanna Linn, Major Field Member
Kevin Munger, Major Field Member
Bruce Desmarais, Major Field Member

13395. The Interplay of Bedrock Lithology, Regional Geomorphology, and Human Activities on Soil Physical and Chemical Properties: Case studies from the forests of central Pennsylvania and cacao farms in Colombia and Peru

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Open Access
Author:
Guarin, Daniel
Title:
The Interplay of Bedrock Lithology, Regional Geomorphology, and Human Activities on Soil Physical and Chemical Properties: Case studies from the forests of central Pennsylvania and cacao farms in Colombia and Peru
Graduate Program:
Soil Science
Keywords:
Periglacial
Geomorphology
soil development
loess
Solifluction
cadmium
cacao
biocycling
food safety
File:
Download Guarin_-_Soils_PhD_Dissertation_V4.pdf
Committee Members:
Margot Kaye, Program Head/Chair
John Spargo, Major Field Member
Andrew Smye, Outside Unit & Field Member
Marc McDill, Major Field Member
Thomas Raab, Special Member
Patrick Drohan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary Ann Bruns, Major Field Member

13396. Perinatal High Fat Diet Exposure Disrupts Development of Vagal Neurocircuits That Coordinate Gastric Motility

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Open Access
Author:
Carson, Kaitlin
Title:
Perinatal High Fat Diet Exposure Disrupts Development of Vagal Neurocircuits That Coordinate Gastric Motility
Graduate Program:
Neuroscience
Keywords:
vagus
brainstem
dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus
paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
gastric motility
high fat diet
perinatal
GABA
KCC2
oxytocin
CRF
stress
metabolism
obesity
File:
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Committee Members:
Alistair Barber, Program Head/Chair
Anirban Paul, Outside Field Member
Kirsteen Browning, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Yuval Silberman, Major Field Member
Andras Hajnal, Major Field Member
Kim Doheny, Outside Unit Member

13397. Understanding the formation, effect, and mitigation of voids in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

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Open Access
Author:
Cummings, Christine
Title:
Understanding the formation, effect, and mitigation of voids in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
additive manufacturing
laser powder bed fusion
voids
Ti-6Al-4V
x-ray computed tomography
defect mitigation
File:
Download 24_06_25_ChristineCummings_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Edward Reutzel, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jay Keist, Outside Field Member
Allison Beese, Outside Unit Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Major Field Member
David Jeffrey Corbin, Special Member

13398. Design and experimental learning of a modular robot platform for fish-inspired swimming

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Author:
Deng, Hankun
Title:
Design and experimental learning of a modular robot platform for fish-inspired swimming
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
bio-inspired robotics
fish swimming
motor learning
form and function
Strouhal number
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Committee Members:
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Minghui Zhu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Major Field Member
Bo Cheng, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Azar Panah, Special Member
Chris Rahn, Major Field Member

13399. Measurement of Fission Yields Using Cyclic Neutron Activation Analysis and a Fast Fission Spectrum at the Penn State Breazeale Reactor

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Open Access
Author:
Lani, Chad
Title:
Measurement of Fission Yields Using Cyclic Neutron Activation Analysis and a Fast Fission Spectrum at the Penn State Breazeale Reactor
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
Neuton Activation Anaysis
Gamma Spectroscopy
Fission Yields
Short-Lived
File:
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Committee Members:
Jon Schwantes, Program Head/Chair
Amanda Johnsen, Major Field Member
Arthur Motta, Major Field Member
Marek Flaska, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bruce Pierson, Special Member
Luiz de Viveiros, Outside Unit & Field Member

13400. CULTURAL APPROPRIATION IN DIGITAL SPACES: REACTIONS AND CONSEQUENCES

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Author:
Hedgecoth, Nikki
Title:
CULTURAL APPROPRIATION IN DIGITAL SPACES: REACTIONS AND CONSEQUENCES
Graduate Program:
Psychology
Keywords:
Cultural Appropriation
Humor
Stereotyping
Colorblind Racial Ideology
Intersectionality
cultural appropriation
humor
stereotyping
colorblind racial ideology
intersectionality
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Committee Members:
Kristin Buss, Program Head/Chair
Ray Block, Outside Unit & Field Member
Karen Gasper, Major Field Member
Reg Adams, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jes Matsick, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Alicia Grandey, Major Field Member