Search

Author:

Morrow, Christin Palombo

Title:

Crossing Scales with Computational Tools: Applications to Divalent Silicate Dissolution

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

density functional theory
molecular dynamics
mineral dissolution
silicate
computational
kinetics
geochemistry

File:

Download Christin_P._Morrow_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Karl T. Mueller, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James D. Kubicki, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, Committee Member
William Noid, Committee Member
Vincent Crespi, Committee Member

Author:

Temkin, Deborah A

Title:

FRIENDSHIP DYNAMICS AND VICTIMIZATION: TESTING THREE HYPOTHESES USING ACTOR-ORIENTED NETWORKING MODELS

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

victimization
social network analysis
friendship
SIENA

File:

Download Temkin_HDFS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott D. Gest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Enache-Pommer, Elena

Title:

A SYNERGISTIC APPROACH TO GREEN BUILDING DELIVERY, LEAN PRINCIPLES AND BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING IN THE DESIGN OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

healthcare facilities
green attributes
Building Information Modeling
lean principles
design

File:

Download Elena_EnachePommer.pdf

Committee Members:

David Riley, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Messner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jelena Srebric, Committee Member
Dennis Shea, Committee Member

Author:

Teng, Huei-Wen

Title:

Bayesian nonparametric approaches for financial option pricing

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

the Greeks
asset pricing
risk management
financial options
nonparametric methods
Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation
modeling
Bayesian analysis
the state price density

File:

Download Wen-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

John Liechty, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jingzhi (Jay) Huang, Committee Member
Murali Haran, Committee Member
Zhibiao Zhao, Committee Member

Author:

Saal, James Edward

Title:

Thermodynamic Modeling of Phase Transformations and Defects: from Cobalt to Doped Cobaltate Perovskites

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

ceramics
thermodynamic modeling
defect chemistry
perovskites
CALPHAD
density functional theory

File:

Download Saal-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Zi-Kui Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Long-Qing Chen, Committee Member
Clive Randall, Committee Member
Jorge Sofo, Committee Member
Michael Carolan, Committee Member

Author:

Bittner, Jennifer Lee

Title:

Dynamic Representations in Visual Face Processing

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

face
vision
learning
dynamic systems
general recognition theory

File:

Download jlbittner_dissertation_finaletDsubmission.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael J. Wenger, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rick O. Gilmore, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Reginal B. Adams, Committee Member
Frank E. Ritter, Committee Member

Author:

Huang, Jian

Title:

A Tale of Two Paradigms: Disambiguating Extracted Entities with Applications to a Digital Library and the Web

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

entity resolution
cross document coreference
author name disambiguation
clustering
social network analysis

File:

Download JianHuang-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

C. Lee Giles, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dongwon Lee, Committee Member
Prasenjit Mitra, Committee Member
Jia Li, Committee Member
Qi He, Committee Member

Author:

Jomaa, Lamis Hassan

Title:

Implementation of Local Wellness Policies in Pennsylvania School Districts: Student Involvement and Process Factors Associated with Positive Changes in the School Wellness Environment

Graduate Program:

Nutrition

Keywords:

student involvement
schools
Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 200
local wellness policies
childhood obesity
nutrition education
physical activity
competitive foods and beverages

File:

Download Dissertation_7_14_LJomaa.pdf

Committee Members:

Claudia Probart, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Terryl Hartman, Committee Member
Katarzyna Kordas, Committee Member
Leif Jensen, Committee Member

Author:

Shi, Liang

Title:

Error Corrections for Quantitative Thermal Neutron Computed Tomography

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

High Spatial Resolution
Quantitative Neutron Computed Tomography
Background Neutron Scattering Correction
Geometric Unsharpness
Cupping Artifacts
Water/Ice Mass Evaluation
Fuel Cell

File:

Download Shi_-Dissertation_-_101105.pdf

Committee Members:

Professor Jack Brenizer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Professor Kenan Unlu, Committee Member
Professor Matthew Mench, Committee Member
Professor William Higgins, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Lu

Title:

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS OF MULTIVARIATE REGIME SWITCHING COVARIANCE MODEL

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

dynamic covariance
state space model
Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC)
bayesian analysis
stochastic volatility
time series analysis

File:

Download Lu-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

John Liechty, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Runze Li, Committee Member
Murali Haran, Committee Member
Timothy Simin, Committee Member
James Landis Rosenberger, Committee Member