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Author:: DeForce Jr. , Christopher Allen
Title:: COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF AN 8-GHz MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: microwave electrothermal thruster
MET
computational modeling
COMSOL
Chris DeForce
electromagnetics
fluid mechanics
plasma
electric propulsion
deforce
File:: Download MS_Thesis_Chris_DeForce.pdf
Committee Members:: Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Christensen, Claire Petra
Title:: INFERENCE, SIMULATION, MODELING, AND ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX NETWORKS, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON COMPLEX NETWORKS IN SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
Graduate Program:: Physics
Keywords:: systems biology
gene regulatory networks
graph theory
networks
disease dynamics
computational modeling
File:: Download Christensen_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Reka Z Albert, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dezhe Jin, Committee Member
Peter E Schiffer, Committee Member
Costas D Maranas, Committee Member

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Author:: Joyce, Kyle
Title:: Third Parties and the Dynamics of War Expansion
Graduate Program:: Political Science
Keywords:: war expansion
third party intervention
agent-based modeling
computational modeling
File:: Download Kyle_A_Joyce-Dissertation__eTD_.pdf
Committee Members:: David Scott Bennett Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Douglas William Lemke, Committee Member
Burt Monroe Iii, Committee Member
Navin Bapat, Committee Member
Tracy Mullen, Committee Member

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Author:: Husain, Taha Murtuza
Title:: Computational Modeling of Lava Domes using Particle Dynamics to investigate the effect of conduit flow mechanics on flow patterns
Graduate Program:: Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:: computational modeling
lava domes
File:: Download COMPUTATIONAL_MODELING_OF_LAVA_DOMES_USING_PARTICLE_DYNAMICS_TO_INVESTIGATE_THE_EFFECT_OF_CONDUIT_FLOW_MECHANICS_ON_FLOW__2nd_Draft_.pdf
Committee Members:: Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barry Voight, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Committee Member
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member
Jamal Rostami, Committee Member
Glen Mattioli, Special Member

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Author:: Aycock, Kenneth Iven
Title:: Towards Patient-Specific Modeling of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Performance
Graduate Program:: Bioengineering
Keywords:: IVC filter
nitinol
pulmonary embolism
immersed boundary method
six degrees of freedom
inferior vena cava
computational fluid dynamics
finite element analysis
non-Newtonian
hemorheology
hemodynamics
patient-specific
computational modeling
embolus transport
coupled CFD/6-DOF
fictitious domain method
File:: Download 2016_Aycock_Kenneth_Penn_State_PhD_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Keefe B. Manning, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert L. Campbell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member
Michael Krane, Committee Member
Donna H. Korzick, Outside Member
Brent A. Craven, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Keefe B. Manning, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

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Author:: Di Mercurio, Dominick
Title:: Comparison of Semantic Space Models for Neuroimaging with Abstract and Concrete Words
Graduate Program:: Neuroscience
Keywords:: semantic space models
semantic processing
neuroimaging
concreteness effect
abstract words
concrete words
concreteness
Different Representational Frameworks hypothesis
computational modeling
neurolinguistics
neuroscience
psycholinguistics
predictive models
File:: Download DominickDiMercurioII-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Chaleece Sandberg, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ping Li, Committee Member
Diane Williams, Committee Member

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Author:: Radwan, Noriana
Title:: Investigating the Impact of Cognitive Style and Coping in Engineering Design: Insights from Computational Modeling and Cognitive Experiments
Graduate Program:: Industrial Engineering
Keywords:: cognitive style
coping
engineering design
agent-based modeling
computational modeling
design
problem solving
collaboration
teams
robustness
cognitive gap
cognitive effort
cognition
engineering
organizational psychology
optimization
cognitive experiments
KABOOM
KAI
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Committee Members:: Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair
Kathryn Jablokow, Outside Unit & Field Member
Yiqi Zhang, Major Field Member
Steven Landry, Major Field Member
Christopher McComb, Special Member
Jessica Menold, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

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