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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

File:

Download Chloe_Skidmore_Thesis_Final.pdf

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

Author:

Kaushal, Saanchi

Title:

Dimensionality Reduction and Physics-Based Modeling to Quantify Relationships between Masonry Buildings and Tornadoes

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Tornado Damage
Digital Documentation
Historic Buildings
Disaster Reconnaissance
Numerical Modeling

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Committee Members:

Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Manzhu Yu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rebecca Napolitano, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Esther Obonyo, Major Field Member
Julian Wang, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Williams, Victoria

Title:

Understanding the effects of a new approach: Evaluating a behavioral health service at a central Pennsylvanian elementary school

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services
Intensive Behavioral Health Services
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Mixed-Method Exploratory Design
Elementary School
School-Based Behavioral Health Services

File:

Download WilliamVA-IBHS-YCS_Final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Ana Patricia Aguilera Hermida, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sara Imanpour, Major Field Member
Dan Mallinson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Triparna Vasavada, Major Field Member
Goktug Morcol, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Li, Zhaoran

Title:

Optimization of Hot Water Pretreatment of Switchgrass for Acidogenic and Anaerobic Digestion

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Switchgrass
Liquid Hot Water Pretreatment
Acidogenic Digestion
Anaerobic Digestion

File:

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Committee Members:

Tom Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ali Demirci, Committee Member
Suat Irmak, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Rachel Brennan, Committee Member

Author:

Tian, Sangshan

Title:

The Effect of Fermentable Dietary Fibers on Colorectal Tumorigenesis

Graduate Program:

Integrative and Biomedical Physiology

Keywords:

Inflammatory bowel disease
colon cancer
dietary fiber
colitis
inflammatory bowel disease
colorectal cancer
dietary fibers

File:

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Committee Members:

Vishal Singh, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Connie Jo Rogers, Committee Member
Donna Korzick, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Melnik, Samantha

Title:

Modeling Manufacturing Process CO2 Emissions to Reduce the Iron and Steel Industry Carbon Footprint

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

steelmaking
steel
iron
co2 emissions
emissions modeling
green steel
net-zero steel
carbon reduction
carbon emissions
steel industry

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Committee Members:

Paul Carl Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Carl Voigt, Committee Member
Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Dec Peevey, Dominika

Title:

Counting and Accounting During an Outbreak: a Case Study of Measles in 2015-2016 Mongolia

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

Outbreak
Disease Surveillance
Measles
Reported Cases
Hybrid Surveillance
Vaccination

File:

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Committee Members:

Matthew Joseph Ferrari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jessica Maral Conway, Committee Member
Jason Kaye, Program Head/Chair
Ottar N Bjornstad, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sagan Friant, Committee Member

Author:

Yuan, Zhenghao

Title:

Generation and Detection of Resonant High Harmonic Generation in Few-Layer Molybdenum Disulfide

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

High Harmonic Generation
Molybdenum Disulfide
Solid State

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Committee Members:

Kenneth Luther Knappenberger, Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member

Author:

Slayday, Riki

Title:

Erectile Function, Sexual Satisfaction, and Cognitive Decline in Men from Midlife to Older Adulthood

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

Erectile dysfunction
Cognition
Sexual health
Sexual function
Men’s issues
Erectile function
Men's issues

File:

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Committee Members:

Marty Sliwinski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Manuel Almeida, Committee Member
Charles Geier, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Yoo, Seul Ki

Title:

Reform and Renewal in Paul Dukas’s Variations, Interlude, et Finale sur un Thème de Rameau

Graduate Program:

Music Theory (MA)

Keywords:

Paul Dukas
fin-de-siècle
French keyboard work
Variation
Théodore Dubois
Variations Interlude et Finale sur un Thème de Rameau

File:

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Committee Members:

Taylor Aitken Greer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric John Mckee, Committee Member
R J David Frego, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Detore, Tessia

Title:

Student Perceptions of Zero-Tolerance Policies

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy (MA)

Keywords:

Zero-tolerance
School resource officer
school-to-prison pipeline
restorative practices

File:

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Committee Members:

Dana Mitra, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mimi Schaub, Committee Member
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Lyu, Bailing

Title:

The Effects of Task Instructions on Text Processing and Learning

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

task instructions
text processing
text learning

File:

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Committee Members:

Matthew T Mc Crudden, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexandra List, Committee Member
Matthew McCrudden, Committee Member
P Karen Murphy, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Tang, Tiffany

Title:

Effects of Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy on Taste Preferences and Underlying Neural Signaling in an Obese Rat Model of Spinal Cord Injury

Graduate Program:

Biomedical Sciences

Keywords:

spinal cord injury
vertical sleeve gastrectomy
neural mechanisms
obesity
taste preference

File:

Download MS_Thesis_FINAL_TMTang03212022.pdf

Committee Members:

Andras Hajnal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yuval Silberman, Committee Member
Ralph Keil, Program Head/Chair
Ziaur Rahman, Committee Member

Author:

Hartke, Emma

Title:

Lipid Biomarker Records of Environmental Conditions and Habitation During the Mid-Neolithic (Dalmatia Coast, Croatia)

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

geology
geoscience
paleoclimate
human history
archaeology
lipid biomarkers
biomarkers
alkanes
n-alkanes
pahs
isotopes
paleolake
human habitation
climate change
dalmatia coast
holocene
neolithic

File:

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Committee Members:

Mark Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair
Kate Freeman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sarah J Ivory, Committee Member
Max Lloyd, Committee Member

Author:

Shepherd, Garrett

Title:

Tropical Temperatures during the Late Paleozoic Ice Age: Proxy Fidelity in Pennsylvanian to Permian Carbonates of the US Midcontinent Sea, Eastern Kansas

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Late Paleozoic Ice Age
Oxygen Isotope Paleothermometry
Clumped Isotope Paleothermometry
US Midcontinent
Midcontinent Sea
Eastern Kansas

File:

Download Shepherd_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair
Brian Kelley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Miquela Ingalls, Committee Member
Mark E Patzkowsky, Committee Member

Author:

Kumar, Abhishek

Title:

ARCHITECTURAL SUPPORT FOR IN-CACHE DATA MOVEMENTS

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

cache
data movements
memory system
zsim
computer architecture

File:

Download Hardware_Accelerator_for_Data_movement_operator.pdf

Committee Members:

Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Morgan Sampson, Committee Member