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Author:

Freeman, Amy Louise

Title:

Money, Math and Engineering: The Relationships Between Community Economics, Math Preparation and the Graduation of Racially Underrepresented Engineers

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

prediction
recruitment
math programs
minority engineering program
STEM
poverty
race
retention
money
precollege
underrepresented
minority engineering
minority
math preparation
summer bridge
high school funding
MEP
diversity
graduation
engineering
multicultural
funding
high school
engineering shortage
Penn State

File:

Download Final_Document2.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Kenneth Carter Gray, Committee Member

Author:

Ro, Hyun Kyoung

Title:

AN INVESTIGATION OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ POST-GRADUATION PLANS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF ENGINEERING

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

engineering
post-graduation plans
college effects

File:

Download Hyun_Kyoung_Ro_Dissertation_7.18.2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Lisa R Lattuca, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lisa R Lattuca, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Jesse Cheslock, Committee Member
Leticia Oseguera, Committee Member
Hoi Kin Suen, Committee Member

Author:

Russell, Tammy A

Title:

An Empirical Study Investigating Math Preparedness for University Students with Engineering Career Goals: "Savage Inequalities" Thirteen Years Later

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

first-generation
engineering
academic preparation
math
first-year students

File:

Download TRussell.pdf

Committee Members:

Brandon Hunt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Spencer Niles, Committee Member
Jerry G Trusty, Committee Member
Carol Colbeck, Committee Member

Author:

Myers, Tanya L

Title:

Analysis of the International Residential Code 2006 Low Rise Wood Frame Building Bracing Requirements for Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

braced walls
shear walls
bracing
wind records
wind speeds
statistics
engineering
structural
residential
low
low rise
low rise buildings
wood construction
houses
housing
Wood frame construction
IRC 2006
2006
International Residential Code
IRC
loads
lateral loads
wind
ASCE 7
gypsum walls
exterior walls
interior walls
structural panels
analytical model
rigid beam model
rigid plate model
extreme wind
wind engineering

File:

Download TanyaMyersMSThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Kasal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bohumil Kasal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sharma, Aabhas

Title:

Combined State of Charge and State of Health Estimation for Lithium-ion Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

State of charge
state of health
lithium ion batteries
estimation
engineering
online prediction

File:

Download AabhasSharma_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rothenberger, Michael J

Title:

An Interactive Multimedia Framework for Education on Vehicle Electrification

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

multimedia
engineering
education
hybrid
vehicle
simulation
game

File:

Download Multimedia_Framework_HEV.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Knerr, Amanda Renee

Title:

DEVELOPING A SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY: A CASE STUDY OF STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF PARTICIPATION IN A HUMANITARIAN ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL FIELD EXPERIENCE

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

Higher education and administration
engineering education
engineering
service learning
study abroad
social responsibility
professional identity
global competencies
Professional skills

File:

Download Knerr_dissertation_ETD_final_-_March_2017d.pdf

Committee Members:

Dorothy Evensen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dorothy Evensen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Dooris, Committee Member
Robert Hendrickson, Committee Member
Thomas Litzinger, Outside Member

Author:

Whitehair, Carey A

Title:

INVESTIGATING NARRATIVES OF ATTRITION IN ENGINEERING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

graduate attrtition
attrition
engineering
graduate engineering
engineering education
education
graduate engineering attrition
qualitative analysis

File:

Download Carey_Whitehair_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Catherine G P Berdanier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Schulman, Samuel

Title:

Design, Manufacture, and Complexity of Habitable Origami Structures

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

aerospace
origami
deployable structures
engineering
miura ori

File:

Download Samuel_Schulman_Master_s_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Xin Ning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Jared Butler, Committee Member

Author:

Taglieri, David

Title:

Urban Traffic Network Operations: Roundabouts vs. Signalized Intersections

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

traffic
traffic control
roundabout
roundabouts
macroscopic fundamental diagram
network exit function
transportation
engineering
MFD
NEF

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair
Vikash V. Gayah, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric T. Donnell, Committee Member
S. Ilgin Guler, Committee Member