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Author:

Zhou, Datong

Title:

Large scale behavior of graph dynamics

Graduate Program:

Mathematics

Keywords:

many-particle systems
multi-agent systems
biological neural networks
numerical analysis

File:

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Committee Members:

Anna Mazzucato, Major Field Member
Pierre-Emmanuel Jabin, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bruce Gluckman, Outside Unit & Field Member
Leonid Berlyand, Major Field Member
Pierre-Emmanuel Jabin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hu, Pengsen

Title:

Incorporating Project Bundling, Non-Stationary IRI Markov Models, and Equivalence Testing in Transportation Infrastructure Asset Management

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Transportation Infrastructure Asset Management
Non-Stationary Markov Models
Markov Chain Monte Carlo
Project Bundling
Multi-Objective Optimization
Quality Control/Assurance
Equivalence Testing

File:

Download Dissertation_Oct_19.pdf

Committee Members:

Jay Regan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Scarlett Miller, Outside Unit & Field Member
Shelley Stoffels, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
S. Ilgin Guler, Major Field Member
Shihui Shen, Major Field Member

Author:

Davis, Dylan

Title:

Living with change: An archaeological study of human settlement patterns as environmental adaptations in Late Holocene Madagascar

Graduate Program:

Anthropology

Keywords:

settlement patterns
Madagascar
landscape archaeology
remote sensing
spatial analysis
anthropology

File:

Download Davis_Dissertation_Final_2022.pdf

Committee Members:

Guangqing Chi, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rebecca Bliege Bird, Major Field Member
Kristina Douglass, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Douglas Bird, Major Field Member
Mary Katherine Shenk, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Du Preez, Lisa

Title:

Stakeholder Engagement in All-Terrain Vehicle Recreation Planning and Implementation in Northcentral Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Forest Resources

Keywords:

Forest management
Outdoor recreation
ATV recreation
Stakeholder
Environmental decision-making
sustainable recreation
All-terrain vehicle
ATV
Pennsylvania forests
economic impact
ATV monitoring
ecosystem management
DCNR
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
stakeholder engagement
ATV Pilot

File:

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Committee Members:

Michael Gregory Jacobson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Scott, Committee Member
Margot Kaye, Program Head/Chair
Tim Kelsey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Reed, Warren Paul

Title:

The Influence of Bedrock Type on Forest Growth and Carbon Dynamics in the central Pennsylvanian Appalachian Ridge and Valley: From Tree Rings to Forest Inventories

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

forest ecology
carbon dynamics
oak forest
bedrock
dendrochronology

File:

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Committee Members:

Margot Wilkinson Kaye, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Margot Wilkinson Kaye, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Laura P Leites, Committee Member
Jason Philip Kaye, Committee Member
Roman Di Biase, Outside Member
Jason Philip Kaye, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ferland, Troy

Title:

Fire, Climate, and Vegetation in Pleistocene East Africa: Insights from Bulk Organic and Compound Specific Indicators at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

organic geochemistry
PAHs
East Africa
paleoclimate
Olduvai Gorge

File:

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Committee Members:

Erin DiMaggio, Major Field Member
Rebecca Bliege Bird, Outside Unit & Field Member
Elizabeth Hajek, Major Field Member
Kate Freeman, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mark Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Condit-Summerson, Maggie Rose

Title:

Glitch Feminist Worldbuilding for Reproductive Justice

Graduate Program:

Art Education

Keywords:

glitch feminist art pedagogy
reproductive justice
virtual worldbuilding
glitch
feminist art pedagogies
digital culture/technologies
data surveillance
transnational feminisms
virtual exhibition

File:

Download condit-summerson_final_dissertation_11-1-24.pdf

Committee Members:

Vagner Mendonca-Whitehead, Program Head/Chair
Hil Malatino, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kimberly Powell, Major Field Member
Wanda Knight, Major Field Member
Karen Keifer-Boyd, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Rau, Robert

Title:

An Efficient Wake Modeling Method for Rotorcraft Aeroacoustics

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

aeroacoustics
aerodynamics
rotorcraft
multirotor
wake modeling
wake model

File:

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Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Robert Kunz, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sven Schmitz, Major Field Member
Kenneth Brentner, Major Field Member
Eric Greenwood, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Gallardo, Diana

Title:

Sense of Belonging in CACREP accredited counseling programs for US-born Latinx counselors-in-training

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

Counselor Education
Skin Color
Sense of Belonging
Counselors
Faculty Representation
Latinx
Borderlands/La Frontera

File:

Download FINAL_DOCUMMENT_DGALLARDO_7_13_PDF.pdf

Committee Members:

Julia Green Bryan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Elizabeth Prosek, Major Field Member
Richard Hazler, Major Field Member
Jolynn Carney, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Francesca Lopez, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Ellner-Ward, Samantha

Title:

Addressing The Reading Needs Of Children Exposed To Maltreatment: Understanding The Relationship Between Reading, And Language In These Children

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

maltreatment
reading
language

File:

Download Ellner-Ward_Dissertation_Manuscript.pdf

Committee Members:

Peggy Van Meter, Program Head/Chair
Carol Miller, Outside Unit Member
Carlomagno Panlilio, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Elizabeth Hughes, Outside Field Member
Peggy Van Meter, Major Field Member

Author:

Zhang, Enhe

Title:

Investigation into the Condensation Effect on the Greenhouse Operational Energy Performance and Energy Saving Strategies.

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Condensation Effect
Solar Irradiance
Building Envelope
Photothermal Effect
Energy Efficiency
Operational Energy

File:

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Committee Members:

James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair
Rahman Azari, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Berghage, Major Field Member
Julian Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Greg Pavlak, Major Field Member

Author:

Shao, Meiyu

Title:

Elucidating Mechanisms Underlying Cellular, Tissue Level, And Behavioral Resilience To The Detrimental Effects Of Chronic Stress Exposure

Graduate Program:

Biology

Keywords:

stress resilience
GABAergic
RNA-seq
FACS

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Committee Members:

Elizabeth Mcgraw, Program Head/Chair
Douglas Cavener, Chair of Committee
Yingwei Mao, Major Field Member
Anirban Paul, Outside Unit & Field Member
Bernhard Luscher, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Nicole Lazar, Minor Field Member

Author:

Mousavi, Azadeh

Title:

Flow and Sediment Transport in Nature-Based Solutions for River Restoration

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Sediment Transport
Scour
Porous in-Stream Structures
Hydrodynamics
Numerical Simulations
Engineered Log Jams
Large Woody Debris
Nature-Based Solutions
River Restoration
CFD
RANS
Immersed Boundary Method
Erosion
Hydraulic Flume Experiment
Scour Equation
Porosity

File:

Download Dissertation_Azadeh_Mousavi.pdf

Committee Members:

Farshad Rajabipour, Program Head/Chair
Anastasia Piliouras, Outside Unit Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Xiang Yang, Outside Field Member
Roberto Fernández, Major Field Member

Author:

Subbulakshmi Radhakrishnan, Shiva

Title:

Towards Bio-inspired Computing using 2D Materials based Transistors

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

2D Materials
Field-Effect Transistors
Biomimetic
Spiking Neural Network
Artificial Intelegence
Sensing
Computing

File:

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Committee Members:

Laura Cabrera, Program Head/Chair
Abhronil Sengupta, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jian hsu, Major Field Member
Patrick Lenahan, Major Field Member
Saptarshi Das, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Liao, Jie

Title:

OPTIMIZING BATTERY SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE IN HARSH CONDITIONS THROUGH ELECTROLYTE ENGINEERING AND CELL DESIGN

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

lithium ion battery
extremely fast charging
high temperature stability
lithium metal battery safety
lithium deposition
lithium plating
electrolyte decomposition

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Chao-Yang Wang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Qing Wang, Major Field Member
Feifei Shi, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ralph Colby, Major Field Member

Author:

Khadirsharbiyani, Soheil

Title:

Optimizing Quantum Circuit Execution: Advanced Compilation Strategies and Hardware Matching

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Quantum Computing
Quantum circuit compilation
Iterative compilation framework
Quantum circuit reliability
Quantum error mitigation
Machine learning for hardware matching

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Committee Members:

Antonio Blanca, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Sarah Shandera, Outside Unit & Field Member
Chitaranjan Das, Major Field Member
Mahmut Kandemir, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Sampson, Major Field Member
Chunhao Wang, Major Field Member

Author:

Knoepfel, Abbey

Title:

Development of Sensors for the Improvement of Precision Livestock Farming of Ruminants

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Zinc oxide
Biosensor
Gas Sensors
Electrochemical system
Metal oxide semiconductors

File:

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Committee Members:

John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Shashank Priya, Special Member
Nutifafa Yao Doumon, Major Field Member
Bed Poudel, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bo Cheng, Outside Unit & Field Member
James Adair, Major Field Member

Author:

Marx, Olivia

Title:

Transcriptomic characterization of early-onset colorectal cancer

Graduate Program:

Biomedical Sciences

Keywords:

early-onset
colorectal cancer
transcriptomics
cancer

File:

Download Dissertation_finalcopy.pdf

Committee Members:

Lisa Shantz, Program Head/Chair
Prashant Nighot, Outside Unit Member
Gregory Yochum, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ryan Hobbs, Outside Field Member
Iryna Pinchuk, Major Field Member

Author:

Sargent, Kevin

Title:

Audio Recognition with Spiking Neural Networks

Graduate Program:

Physics

Keywords:

speech recognition
spiking neural networks
neuromorphic computing

File:

Download KSargent-dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Mauricio Terrones, Program Head/Chair
Dezhe Jin, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Abhronil Sengupta, Outside Field Member
Vladimir Itskov, Outside Unit Member
Ying Liu, Major Field Member

Author:

Shankar, Lakshmi

Title:

Retrospective Study of Utilization of Acute Ischemic Stroke Reperfusion Therapies in Pregnant and Postpartum Women Using MarketScan Data

Graduate Program:

Public Health Sciences

Keywords:

Stroke
Maternal Stroke
IV thrombolysis
Stroke Treatments

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Committee Members:

Li Wang, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Kristin Elizabeth King Sznajder, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guodong Liu, Committee Member