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Author:

Pokrifka, Gwenore Flora

Title:

Laboratory Measurements of Small Ice Crystal Growth Rates at Low Temperature

Graduate Program:

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Keywords:

ice
cirrus
ice growth
clouds
laboratory
measurements
attachment kinetics
low temperature
microphysics

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Committee Members:

Jerry Harrington, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jerry Harrington, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
William Brune, Major Field Member
Matthew Kumjian, Major Field Member
Miriam Freedman, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Xue, Chen

Title:

Statistical Methods for Hi-C data

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Hi-C
Copula Mixture Model
Markov Random Field Model
Gaussian Process

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Committee Members:

Runze Li, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Dajiang Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Qunhua Li, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Runze Li, Major Field Member
Yogasudha Veturi, Major Field Member

Author:

Bianchi, Sophia

Title:

Impact of Varying Levels of Phytase on Laying Hen Production and Performance Throughout Their Productive Life

Graduate Program:

Animal Science

Keywords:

Phytase Supplementation
Non-Phytate Phosphorus
Laying Hen Production

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Committee Members:

John Boney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dervan Bryan, Committee Member
Ramesh Ramachandran, Program Head/Chair
Tae Hyun Kim, Committee Member

Author:

Black Stetter, Robin

Title:

Investigating Adult Higher Education's Promise: Teaching for Empathy

Graduate Program:

Lifelong Learning and Adult Education (DED)

Keywords:

empathy
adult higher education faculty
institutional ethnography
critical adult education
humanization
economic development model of education
human development model of education
civil society
empathic learning outcomes

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Committee Members:

Craig Campbell, Major Field Member
Mark Brennan, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Holst, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Rebecca Tarlau, Major Field Member
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Liu, Shaopeng

Title:

Advancing K-mer Methods for Metagenomic Research

Graduate Program:

Bioinformatics and Genomics (PhD)

Keywords:

Metagenomics
MinHash
K-mer algorithm
Knowledge Graph

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Committee Members:

David Koslicki, Program Head/Chair
Erika Ganda, Outside Unit Member
David Koslicki, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Paul Medvedev, Major Field Member
Qunhua Li, Minor & Outside Field Member

Author:

Schultheis, Nicholas

Title:

Rescue of Neurodegenerative Models in Drosophila melanogaster and Conservation of Metabolic and Degradative Regulation by Heparan Sulfate in Mammalian Cells

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Heparan Sulfate
Autophagy
Alzheimer's Disease
Parkinson's Disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Metabolism
Mitochondria
Cholesterol Biosynthesis
Growth Factor Signaling
MPS IIIa

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Committee Members:

Lorraine Santy, Major Field Member
Scott Selleck, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Zhi-Chun Lai, Major Field Member
Claire Thomas, Major Field Member
Santhosh Girirajan, Program Head/Chair
Amie Boal, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Jo, Jeongwon

Title:

Understanding and Designing for Coproduction: Socio-technical Approaches to Prolonged Crisis Response

Graduate Program:

Informatics

Keywords:

coproduction
support exchange
crisis relief
crisis

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Committee Members:

Carleen Maitland, Program Head/Chair
Xinning Gui, Major Field Member
Jack Carroll, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kenneth Huang, Major Field Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Stevens, Shaunaci

Title:

The Role of Redd1 in the Pathophysiology of Diabetes-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction

Graduate Program:

Biomedical Sciences

Keywords:

diabetes
cardiomyopathy
REDD1
ER stress
Inflammation

File:

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Committee Members:

Lisa Shantz, Program Head/Chair
Scot Kimball, Major Field Member
Amy Arnold, Outside Unit Member
Christopher Yengo, Outside Field Member
Michael Dennis, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Elisa Bradley, Special Member

Author:

Colak, Oguzhan

Title:

Bioinspired Molecular Composites of 2D-Layered Materials and Tandem Repeat Proteins

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

2D Materials
Tandem Repeat Proteins
Molecular Dynamics
Mechanical Properties
Interface Dynamics

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Committee Members:

Laura Cabrera, Program Head/Chair
Melik Demirel, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Vincent Meunier, Major Field Member
Sahin Ozdemir, Major Field Member
Adri van Duin, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Sharma, Aakash

Title:

Towards Cost-Effective Resource Management Strategies for Distributed Deep Learning and Data Parallel Workloads on the Cloud

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Cloud Computing
Distributed Systems
Resource Management
Deep Learning
Data-parallel Systems

File:

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Committee Members:

Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Mahmut Kandemir, Major Field Member
Anton Nekrutenko, Outside Unit & Field Member
Chitaranjan Das, Chair of Committee
George Kesidis, Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Lidan

Title:

Structuring Light in Space and Time with Optical Metasurfaces

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

optical metasurface
hyperspectral polarization imaging
large scale metalens
ultrafast imaging
achromatic metalens
Rotational doppler effect
Faraday Rotation Effect

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Committee Members:

Zhiwen Liu, Major Field Member
Xingjie Ni, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Christine Keating, Outside Unit & Field Member
Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair
Sawyer Campbell, Major Field Member

Author:

Morrow, Andrew

Title:

An Examination of Cybersecurity Assessment Frameworks from a U.S. County Perspective

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

cybersecurity
framework
local government
assessment

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Committee Members:

Goktug Morcol, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Roderick Lee, Outside Unit Member
Glenn McGuigan, Major Field Member
Dan Mallinson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Parag Pendharkar, Outside Field Member

Author:

Ma, Kai Kai

Title:

Word usage, liking, and perception of food texture in naive consumers

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

texture perception
mouthfeel
particle size
salivary flow
consumer-based language
sugar reduction
chalky
fiber
food consumption
food preference

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Committee Members:

Robert Roberts, Program Head/Chair
John Hayes, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Helene Hopfer, Major Field Member
Nicole Etter (she/her), Outside Unit & Field Member
Greg Ziegler, Major Field Member

Author:

Chen, Chenxi

Title:

Infrastructure Preparation for Connected and Automated Vehicle Deployment

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Connected and Automated Vehicles
Infrastructure
User equilibrium

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Committee Members:

Xianbiao Hu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
S. Ilgin Guler, Major Field Member
Zhitong Huang, Special Member
Vikash Gayah, Major Field Member
Guohong Cao, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jay Regan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Jung, Jilli

Title:

Three Essays on Education Policy, Politics, and Non-academic Outcomes

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

Education Policy
Politics
Non-academic Outcomes
Quasi-experimental Design
School Board Members
Exclusionary Discipline
Civic Education
Civics Test Policy
Voter Turnout
Later School Start Time Policy
Sleep
Health
South Korea

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Committee Members:

Kelly Rosinger, Outside Field Member
John Moran, Outside Unit Member
Maithreyi Gopalan, Major Field Member
Soo-yong Byun, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
David Baker, Co-Chair & Minor Member
Adrienne Dixson, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Wu, Xue

Title:

Statistical Methods Development for Analyzing Biomarkers, Treatments and Survival Endpoints

Graduate Program:

Biostatistics

Keywords:

Time-to-event Endpoints
Causal Inference
High Dimensional Data
Propensity Score Matching
Time-dependent Confounders
Observational Studies

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Committee Members:

Dave Mauger, Major Field Member
Ming Wang, Special Member
Shouhao Zhou, Major Field Member
Vernon Chinchilli, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Andrew Foy, Outside Unit & Field Member
Chixiang Chen, Special Member
Arthur Berg, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Agrawal, Suyash

Title:

Towards reverse engineering the neuromechanical actuation and control of biological flapping flight

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Flapping wing flight
Wing neuromechanics
Flapping wing robot
Flapping wing simulation
Flapping wing energy efficiency
Hummingbird flight
Insect flight
Robotic flight
Flapping wing actuation
Flapping wing control

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Committee Members:

Jean-Michel Mongeau, Major Field Member
Puneet Singla, Outside Unit & Field Member
Chris Rahn, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bo Cheng, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Skidmore, Chloe

Title:

Structure Property Relationships and Energy Release in Thermite Reactive Nanolaminates

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

energetic materials
thermite
nanocomposites
physical vapor deposition
reactive nanolaminates

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Committee Members:

Darren Pagan, Major Field Member
Jon-Paul Maria, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ismaila Dabo, Major Field Member
Richard Yetter, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Saleem, Muhammad Rakeh

Title:

From Gaze to Insight: Leveraging Eye Trackingfor Structural Inspection

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

eye tracking
damage assessment
fixation maps
visual attention
computer vision
building inspection
human-building interaction
artificial intelligence
saliency maps
disaster reconnaissance

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Committee Members:

Alan Wagner, Outside Unit Member
Simon Miller, Outside Field Member
Rebecca Napolitano, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Thomas Boothby, Major Field Member
James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Arunagiri, Karthik

Title:

Electrochemical Pump for Hydrogen Purification: Investigating Kinetic and Transport Properties in the Electrode layer

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Electrochemical hydrogen pump
Hydrogen purification and compression
Electrode Binder
Gas transport
Kinetics
Phosphonic acid ionomer
Anhydride formation
Binder Blend

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Committee Members:

Ezra Clark, Major Field Member
Derek Hall, Outside Unit & Field Member
Bert Chandler, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Phillip Savage, Major Field Member
Christopher Arges, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies