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Author:

Porter, Nathan Wayne

Title:

Sensitivity and Uncertainty Study of CTF Using the Uncertainty Analysis in Modeling Benchmark

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

nuclear code
thermal hydraulics
subchannel analysis
CTF
Dakota
uncertainty quantification
sensitivity analysis

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Committee Members:

Maria Nikolova Avramova, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Otis, Richard Albert

Title:

Software architecture for CALPHAD modeling of phase stability and transformations in alloy additive manufacturing processes

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

CALPHAD
software
Python
thermodynamics
alloys
additive manufacturing
uncertainty quantification

File:

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Committee Members:

Zi-Kui Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zi-Kui Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Allison Michelle Beese, Committee Member
Ismaila Dabo, Committee Member
Qiang Du, Outside Member
Bryan McEnerney, Special Member

Author:

Clemente-Harding, Laura

Title:

Extension of the Analog Ensemble Technique to the Spatial Domain

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

Analog Ensemble
uncertainty quantification
Search Space Extension
Schaake Shuffle
ensemble prediction
spatio-temporal consistency
computationally efficient
spatial optimization
optimal predictor weighting

File:

Download 2019_PSU_Dissertation_LCH_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Guido Cervone, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guido Cervone, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alexander Klippel, Committee Member
Robert George Crane, Committee Member
George Spencer Young, Outside Member
Sue Ellen Haupt, Outside Member
Cynthia Ann Brewer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Lee, Seiyon

Title:

Computational Methods for Hierarchical Spatial Models and Ice Sheet Model Calibration

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Spatial Statistics
Zero-inflated spatial data
Computer model calibration
sampling importance resampling
Basis Representation
computational statistics
uncertainty quantification

File:

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Committee Members:

Murali Haran, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Murali Haran, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ben Shaby, Committee Member
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Committee Member
Klaus Keller, Outside Member
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Walters, Gage

Title:

Application of Generalized Polynomial Chaos to Flow-Induced Vibration and Sound

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

uncertainty quantification
generalized polynomial chaos
probability transformation
numerical integration
turbulence ingestion
boundary layer forced structure

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Lee Campbell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Lee Campbell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David M Williams, Committee Member
Sheri Lynn Martinelli, Committee Member
Konstantinos Papakonstantinou, Outside Member
Andrew S Wixom, Special Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Vidal Soares, Andre

Title:

Liquid-fueled molten salt reactor modeling and uncertainty analysis for safeguards purposes

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

molten salt reactor
uncertainty quantification
safeguards measurements
advanced nuclear reactor
nuclear reactor modeling
plutonium diversion
material control and accountability

File:

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Committee Members:

Arthur Motta, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
William J Walters, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Azaree Lintereur, Committee Member
Amanda M. Johnsen, Committee Member

Author:

Bocklund, Brandon

Title:

Computational design of additively manufactured functionally graded materials by thermodynamic modeling with uncertainty quantification

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

thermodynamics
CALPHAD
alloys
additive manufacturing
uncertainty quantification
functionally graded materials

File:

Download Bocklund-Dissertation-final.pdf

Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Zi-Kui Liu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Allison Beese, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Major Field Member
Michael Janik, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Richard Otis, Special Member

Author:

Huang, Xinyi

Title:

Data-driven approach for turbulence modeling in rotating flows and stratified flows

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

computational fluid dynamics
rotation
stratification
turbulence modeling
large-eddy simulation
wall modeling
RANS simulation
data-driven approach
uncertainty quantification

File:

Download 2023_PSU_ME_Xinyi_Huang_Dissertation_Spring.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Major Field Member
Chaopeng Shen, Outside Unit & Field Member
Xiang Yang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Adri van Duin, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Roth, Samantha

Title:

Statistical Methods for Flood Hazard Models and Crop Yield Projections

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

multiresolution
multifidelity
Gaussian process
statistical downscaling
statistical bias-correction
computer model calibration
uncertainty quantification
environmental statistics

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Committee Members:

Bing Li, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Enrique Del Castillo, Major Field Member
Klaus Keller, Special Member
Murali Haran, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Nicole Lazar, Major Field Member
Robert Nicholas, Outside Unit & Field Member