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2. EVALUATING ECOSYSTEM AND WIND-FOLLOWING SERVICES FOR HYDRO-ELECTRIC DAMS

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Author:
Fernandez, Alisha Rachel
Title:
EVALUATING ECOSYSTEM AND WIND-FOLLOWING SERVICES FOR HYDRO-ELECTRIC DAMS
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
energy policy
hydro-electric power
wind generation
ancillary services
ecosystem services
sensitivity analysis
drought
File:
Download MastersThesis_vs04122011.pdf
Committee Members:
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick M Reed, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

3. STUDY OF CERCHAR ABRASIVITY INDEX AND POTENTIAL MODIFICATIONS FOR MORE CONSISTENT MEASUREMENT OF ROCK ABRASION

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Author:
Ghasemi, Amirreza
Title:
STUDY OF CERCHAR ABRASIVITY INDEX AND POTENTIAL MODIFICATIONS FOR MORE CONSISTENT MEASUREMENT OF ROCK ABRASION
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
excavation
rock
cerchar
abrasivity
abrasion
tunnel
File:
Download Amirreza_Ghasemi.pdf
Committee Members:
Jamal Rostami, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamal Rostami, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

4. Development of Artificial Expert Reservoir Characterization Tools for Unconventional Reservoirs

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Author:
Mohammad Nejad Gharehlo, Amir
Title:
Development of Artificial Expert Reservoir Characterization Tools for Unconventional Reservoirs
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
neural networks
ann
Reservoir Characterization
well logs
seismic
payzone identification
payzone
net pay
Wolfcamp
File:
Download _thesis_Amir_Nejad2.pdf
Committee Members:
Turgay Ertekin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Luis Ayala, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member
Antonio Nieto, Committee Member
Mirna Urquidi Macdonald, Special Member

6. QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF RISK FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS USING PIPELINES

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Author:
Uzoh, Chukwuma Andrew
Title:
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF RISK FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS USING PIPELINES
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
failure control
pipeline corrosion
gas pipelines
risk-based management
Quantitative risk analysis
third party damage
operational damage
analysis of variance.
File:
Download Chukwuma_Uzoh_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Li Li / Dr Oyewole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Samuel A Oyewole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

7. OPTIMIZATION OF THE TRANSPORT OF CO2 GENERATED FROM THE PRODUCTION OF THE MARCELLUS SHALE GAS IN PENNSYLVANIA

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Author:
Madu, Christian Chidi
Title:
OPTIMIZATION OF THE TRANSPORT OF CO2 GENERATED FROM THE PRODUCTION OF THE MARCELLUS SHALE GAS IN PENNSYLVANIA
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
CO2 transport
Emissions
Greenhouse Gases
Marcellus shale
Pipeline
Wells
File:
Download CHRISTIAN_MADU_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Oyewole Samuel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Samuel Oyewole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

9. A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL DESCRIBING TEMPERATURE BEHAVIOR IN HORIZONTAL WELLS: INVESTIGATION OF POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF USING A DOWNHOLE DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

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Author:
Radespiel, Eduardo
Title:
A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL DESCRIBING TEMPERATURE BEHAVIOR IN HORIZONTAL WELLS: INVESTIGATION OF POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF USING A DOWNHOLE DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
wellbore temperature
flux vector splitting
wellbore-reservoir coupling
black-oil
reservoir simulation
non-isothermal
horizontal well
File:
Download 2010_PhD_Radespiel.pdf
Committee Members:
Turgay Ertekin / Luis Ayala, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Luis Ayala, Committee Member
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Ronaldo Vicente, Committee Member

10. THE IMPACT OF CO2 ON SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY: A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF EMPLOYING GEOLOGIC CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN ERIE COUNTY, PA USA.

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Author:
Frye, Evan James
Title:
THE IMPACT OF CO2 ON SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY: A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF EMPLOYING GEOLOGIC CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN ERIE COUNTY, PA USA.
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Lake Erie
wastewater treatment
heavy metal
geologic carbon sequestration
File:
Download Evan_James_Frye_Master_of_Science_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

12. Investigation of conical bit rotation in full scale cutting tests

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Author:
Kim, Eunhye
Title:
Investigation of conical bit rotation in full scale cutting tests
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Finite Element Analysis
Full scale cutting test
Rock fragmentation
Conical bit rotation
File:
Download Eunhye_Disser_Nov-19-10_EK-final.pdf
Committee Members:
Jamal Rostami, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamal Rostami, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
R Larry Grayson, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member
Antonio Nieto, Committee Member
Yaw D Yeboah, Committee Member

13. SIMULTANEOUS BIOTRANSFORMATION OF CARBONACEOUS MATTER AND SULFIDES IN DOUBLE REFRACTORY GOLD ORES USING THE FUNGUS, PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM

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Author:
Ofori-Sarpong, Grace
Title:
SIMULTANEOUS BIOTRANSFORMATION OF CARBONACEOUS MATTER AND SULFIDES IN DOUBLE REFRACTORY GOLD ORES USING THE FUNGUS, PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Mycohydrometallurgy
Biotransformation
sulfides
carbonaceous matter
double refractory gold ores
Phanerochaete chrysosporium.
File:
Download Grace.Dissertation.Final.07.15.10.b.pdf
Committee Members:
Kwadwo Osseo Asare, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kwadwo Osseo Asare, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Yaw Yeboah, Committee Member
Ming Tien, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Harold Harris Schobert, Committee Member
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Member

15. INDUCING FRACTURES AND CLEAT APERTURE ENHANCEMENT IN BITUMINOUS COAL VIA THE APPLICATION OF MICROWAVE ENERGY APPLIED UNDER HYDROSTATIC STRESS CONDITIONS

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Author:
Kumar, Hemant
Title:
INDUCING FRACTURES AND CLEAT APERTURE ENHANCEMENT IN BITUMINOUS COAL VIA THE APPLICATION OF MICROWAVE ENERGY APPLIED UNDER HYDROSTATIC STRESS CONDITIONS
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Fracture
Bituminous coal
Microwave
Coalbed Methane
File:
Download Hemant_Kumar_MS_Thesis_2010.pdf
Committee Members:
Jonathan P Mathews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan P Mathews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

18. CHARACTERIZATION OF SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS ON CARBON MATERIALS WITH X-RAY ABSORPTION NEAR EDGE STRUCTURE (XANES) SPECTROSCOPY

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Author:
Kim, Kyungsoo
Title:
CHARACTERIZATION OF SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS ON CARBON MATERIALS WITH X-RAY ABSORPTION NEAR EDGE STRUCTURE (XANES) SPECTROSCOPY
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
functional group
surface
carbon
XANES
characterization
File:
Download Kyungsoo_Kim_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Yongsheng Chen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yongsheng Chen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

19. IMPACTS OF FUEL FORMULATION AND ENGINE OPERATING PARAMETERS ON THE NANOSTRUCTURE AND REACTIVITY OF DIESEL SOOT

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Author:
Yehliu, Kuen
Title:
IMPACTS OF FUEL FORMULATION AND ENGINE OPERATING PARAMETERS ON THE NANOSTRUCTURE AND REACTIVITY OF DIESEL SOOT
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
diesel combustion
biodiesel
Fischer-Tropsch fuel
soot properties
soot reactivity
HRTEM image analysis
File:
Download KuenYehliu_Dissertation_FinalVersion.pdf
Committee Members:
Andre Louis Boehman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Randy Lee Vander Wal, Committee Member
Angela Lueking, Committee Member
Thomas Litzinger, Committee Member
Octavio Armas Vergel, Committee Member

20. Numerical Model Representation Of Multi-stage Hydrualically Fractured Horizontal Wells Located In Shale Gas Reservoirs Using Neural Networks

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Author:
Bodipat, Kanin
Title:
Numerical Model Representation Of Multi-stage Hydrualically Fractured Horizontal Wells Located In Shale Gas Reservoirs Using Neural Networks
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
numerical model
simulation
hydraulic fracturing
horizontal well
shale gas
neural networks
ANN
File:
Download MS_Thesis_Bodipat_Kanin.pdf
Committee Members:
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor