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Author:

Messinger, Steve

Title:

Modeling, Adaptive Control, and Flight Testing of a Lighter-than-Air Vehicle Validated Using System Identification

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Model Reference Adaptive Control
System Identification
Adaptive Control
Lighter-than-Air Vehicle
Vehicle Design
Sparse System Identification
Flight Testing
Modeling
Simulation
Control
Aerospace

File:

Download Messinger_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Michael Andrew Yukish, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Simon W Miller, Committee Member

Author:

Cetnar, Daniel

Title:

Predicting Gene Expression For Robust Genetic System Design

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

mRNA
RNA Decay
NGS
Synthetic Biology
Gene Expression
RNase
Machine Learning
Modeling

File:

Download Daniel_Cetnar_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Zydney, Major Field Member
Howard Salis, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Phillip Savage, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Outside Unit & Field Member
Seong Han Kim, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Yoo, Sang Ha

Title:

Zinc Oxide Thin-Film Transistors for 3D Microelectronic Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

PEALD
Zinc Oxide
High Mobility
BEOL Application
ZnO TFT Contacts
FeFET
Modeling
Integrated Circuits
Passivation

File:

Download Dissertation_Sang_Ha_Yoo_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Enrique Gomez, Chair of Committee
Tom Jackson, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Seong Kim, Major Field Member
Joan Redwing, Outside Unit & Field Member
Seong Han Kim, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zu, Rui

Title:

♯SHAARP, an Open-source Package For Modeling Nonlinear Optical Processes For Integrated Photonics

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Nonlinear Optics
Electromagnetic waves
Single crystal
Thin films
Second harmonic generation
Ferroelectricity
Polarization
Optics
Modeling
Thin film

File:

Download V6_Rui_Zu_Dissertation_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Zhiwen Liu, Outside Unit Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Zhiqiang Mao, Outside Field Member
Long-Qing Chen, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Stauffer, Haley

Title:

Climate Resilience: Modeling the Impacts of Yield Variability on Switchgrass Supply Chains

Graduate Program:

Biorenewable Systems

Keywords:

Bioenergy
Biomass
Biomass Supply Chains
Resilience
Climate Change
Switchgrass
Iowa
Drought Tolerant
Varieties
Dry Matter Loss
Biomass Storage
Harvest
Transportation
Biomass Economics
Logistics
Feedstock
Feedstock Handling
Simulation
Modeling
Discrete Event Simulation
Biogeochemical Modeling
DayCent
ExtendSim

File:

Download ABE_Thesis_Stauffer.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Heinemann, Program Head/Chair
Tom L. Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Erin Webb, Committee Member
Saurabh Bansal, Committee Member
Christine Costello, Committee Member

Author:

Mc Kelvey, Kyle

Title:

The Prediction of Steady-State Vibration Due to Rhythmic Activity in a Multi-Story Structure

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Rhythmic Activity
Vibrations
FEM
ETABS
Multi-Story Vibrational Response
Servicability
Modeling
Human Induced Excitation

File:

Download Kyle_McKelvey_MS_Thesis_Vibrations.pdf

Committee Members:

Linda Morley Hanagan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ryan Levi Solnosky, Committee Member
Somayeh Asadi, Program Head/Chair
Thomas E Boothby, Committee Member

Author:

Badarinath, Rakshith

Title:

Analytical and Experimental Models for Real-time Feedback Control of Robotic Fused Filament Fabrication System

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Fused Filament Fabrication
Robotics
Sensing
Control
Computer Vision
Closed-Loop
Synchronization
in-situ inspection
System Identification
Process Model
Modeling

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Committee Members:

Timothy Simpson, Major Field Member
Ed De Meter, Major Field Member
Vittaldas Prabhu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Chris Rahn, Outside Unit & Field Member
Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Saucier, Emilie

Title:

Observations and Modeling of the Transition from an Open to Closed System at Telica Volcano, Nicaragua

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Volcano
Volcanology
Geoscience
Geology
Sealing
Phreatic Eruptions
Phreatic
Telica
Nicaragua
Deformation
Modeling
Machine Learning
Geodesy
Remote Sensing
Gas Flux
Hydrothermal Mineralisation
Magmatic Plug
Seal

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Committee Members:

Maureen Feineman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Donald Fisher, Program Head/Chair
Peter LaFemina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mohammed El Husaini, Mohammed

Title:

Measurement and Validation of User-Perceived Comfort of an Ankle Exoskeleton

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Pneumatic
Exoskeleton
Ankle
1 DOF
Actuated
Comfort
VAS
Visual Analogue Scale
Likert
Survey
Perception
Impedance Control
Stiffness
Gait
Walking
Repeatability
Modeling
Subjective Feelings
Validation
Measurement
Rehabilitation

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Committee Members:

Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Mary Frecker, Program Head/Chair
Katie Fitzsimons, Committee Member

Author:

Spychalla, Lydia

Title:

A Toy Model for Monte Carlo Exploration of Hail Growth Physics

Graduate Program:

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Keywords:

Hail
Modeling

File:

Download MS_Thesis__A_hail_toy_model_for_Monte_Carlo_exploration_of_hail_growth_physics__3_.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Robert Kumjian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kelly Lombardo, Committee Member
Paul Markowski, Program Head/Chair
Jerry Y Harrington, Committee Member