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Author:

Li, Jia

Title:

Mark Dictators' Calendars: An Informational Theory of Election Schedules in Autocracies

Graduate Program:

Political Science (PHD)

Keywords:

dictators
autocratic regimes
election schedules
regime stability
voter turnout
dictators
autocratic regimes
election schedules
regime stability
voter turnout

File:

Download Li-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Vineeta Yadav, Major Field Member
Joseph Wright, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Nageeb Ali, Outside Unit & Field Member
Bumba Mukherjee, Major Field Member
Boliang Zhu, Major Field Member
Michael Nelson, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Li, Yanlin

Title:

Investigation of meteors and their impact on the sodium layer in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

meteor
atmospheric sodium layer
atmosphere chemistry
radar
radar signal processing
deep learning

File:

Download Thesis_v6.pdf

Committee Members:

Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair
William Bristow, Outside Unit & Field Member
Qihou Zhou, Special Member
Tim Kane, Major Field Member
Julio Urbina, Chair & Co-Dissertation Advisr
Tai-Yin Huang, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Li, Cong

Title:

Essays on Applied Microeconomics

Graduate Program:

Economics (PHD)

Keywords:

Ability Tracking
Regression Discontinuity
Applied Micro
Causal Inference
Skill Formation Function

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Committee Members:

Barry Ickes, Program Head/Chair
John Cheslock, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mark Roberts, Major Field Member
Ewout Verriest, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
James Tybout, Major Field Member

Author:

Li, Yanan

Title:

Superconductivity and bosonic metal states of FeSe/SrTiO3

Graduate Program:

Physics (PHD)

Keywords:

anomalous metal
bosonic strange metal
FeSe/SrTiO3
two-dimensional superconductivity

File:

Download PS_Dissertation_Yanan_Li_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jainendra Jain, Major Field Member
Nitin Samarth, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Joan Redwing, Outside Unit & Field Member
Cuizu Chang, Major Field Member
Nitin Samarth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Li, Shaochun

Title:

relational turbulence and couples’ convergence and divergence in weekly highs and lows across three months of the COVID-19 pandemic

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences (MA)

Keywords:

COVID-19
marital relationship
relational turbulence theory
interpersonal emotion dynamics
longitudinal dyadic diary study

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Committee Members:

Kirt Wilson, Program Head/Chair
Denise Haunani Solomon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew High, Committee Member
Brian Manata, Committee Member
Kellie St.Cyr Brisini, Special Signatory

Author:

Li, Fangxiao

Title:

A Schema for Planning Robotics Operations in Construction

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

construction
robotics operations
data schema
systematic literature review

File:

Download Revised_Submission_for_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Rob Leicht, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yuqing Hu, Committee Member
Julian Wang, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
John Messner, Committee Member

Author:

Li, Yanling

Title:

Modeling Individual Differences in Structural Changes in Psychological Processes

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

Regime-switching
Structural changes
Zero-inflation
Model selection
Individual differences
Alcohol use
Psychological well-being

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Committee Members:

Heidemarie Laurent, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Sy-Miin Chow, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Joshua Smyth, Outside Unit Member
Zita Oravecz, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Michael Hunter, Major Field Member
Zhibiao Zhao, Outside Field Member

Author:

Li, Xinru

Title:

Large-scale Discrete Optimization via Simulation Using Gaussian Markov Random Field

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Gaussian Markov random field
discrete optimization via simulation
linear algebraic
high-dimensional
parallelization

File:

Download Xinru_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Eunhye Song, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Enrique Del Castillo, Major Field Member
Russell Barton, Major Field Member
Runze Li, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair
Andreas Waechter, Special Member
Member Committee, Special Member