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Author:

Zhang, Dongmei

Title:

CONTROL PROBLEMS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Graduate Program:

Mathematics

Keywords:

control theory
PDE
infectious disease management
economic epidemiology
optimization

File:

Download Dissertation_Dongmei_Zhang.pdf

Committee Members:

Alberto Bressan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy Reluga, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alberto Bressan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Timothy Reluga, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jinchao Xu, Committee Member
Lyle Norman Long, Special Member
Yuxi Zheng, Special Member

Author:

Sikarwar, Nidhi

Title:

The Development of Three-dimensional Adjoint Method for Flow Control with Blowing in Convergent-Divergent Nozzle Flows

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Adjoint method
noise reduction
active flow control
adjoint boundary conditions
optimization
computational fluid dynamics.

File:

Download Thesis_2014.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip John Morris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Committee Member

Author:

Cheruvu, Ramya

Title:

Optimization of Power Generation in Airborne Wind Energy Systems

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

airborne wind energy systems
optimization

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hanlon, Christopher James

Title:

Field Campaign Decision Making in Atmospheric Science Using an Automated Decision Algorithm

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

decision algorithm
probabilistic forecasting
optimization
dynamic programming
logistic regression
genetic algorithm

File:

Download Hanlon-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

George Young, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Johannes Verlinde, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Martin Patrick Tingley, Committee Member
Paul Griffin, Committee Member

Author:

Pruvot, Antoine

Title:

Optimization of Natural Gas Distribution in Pipeline Networks

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Keywords:

pipeline
pipe
economic surplus
natural gas
weymouth
flow
optimization
distribution
network

File:

Download Master_Thesis_-_Antoine_Pruvot.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Luis Ayala, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chiara Lo Prete, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Nathan Kleit, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Yi

Title:

An Optimization Protocol Applicable To Water Flooding Flow Rates On Pattern Based Field Development Studies

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Keywords:

optimization
water flooding
flow rates
well patteren

File:

Download thesis_Yi_ZHANG.pdf

Committee Members:

Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Farasat, Iman

Title:

Sequence-to-function models for efficient optimization of metabolic pathways and genetic circuits

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

metabolic pathway
genetic circuit
CRISPR
Cas9
modeling
combinatorial optimization
protein expression
optimization

File:

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Committee Members:

Howard M Salis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Howard M Salis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ali Borhan, Committee Member
Timothy Charles Meredith, Committee Member
Costas D Maranas, Committee Member

Author:

Beevers, David Bryan

Title:

Optimization of Hydrologically Linked Hydropower Systems with Multiple Owners through Water Payments

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

hydropower
optimization
day-ahead
operations
scheduling
dynamic programming

File:

Download David_Beevers_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Horacio Perez Blanco, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Horacio Perez Blanco, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Hosam Kadry Fathy, Committee Member
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member
Vinayak V Shanbhag, Committee Member
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Member

Author:

Ferguson, Ian

Title:

Using Topology Optimization to Improve Design for Additive Manufacture

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

additive manufacturing
3d printing
FDM
DMLS
topology optimization
design
optimization

File:

Download Ferguson_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cowan, Brett Michael

Title:

Magnetically Induced Actuation and Optimization of the Miura-ori Structure

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Origami engineering
magnetic actuation
optimization
ATSV

File:

Download BMC_Completed_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Paris R Vonlockette, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor