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21051. Disease Impact on Aerial Surface Microbiomes and Chemistry

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Author:
Aleman, Max
Title:
Disease Impact on Aerial Surface Microbiomes and Chemistry
Graduate Program:
Plant Pathology
Keywords:
Phylloplane microbiome
Leaf surface metabolites (LSMP)
Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 (DC3K)
Agaricus bisporus
Bacterial blotch
Metagenomics
Untargeted metabolomics
Jasmonic acid defense response
Salicylic acid signaling
Systemic induced susceptibility (SIS)
Polyamines
Hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives
Coronatine
Type III secretion system
Plant-pathogen interactions
Microbiome disruption
Surface chemistry
Biocontrol
Aerial surface microbiota
Host-microbe-pathogen interactions
File:
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Committee Members:
Carolee Bull, Major Field Member
Joshua Kellogg, Outside Unit & Field Member
Beth Gugino, Major Field Member
Kevin Hockett, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Maria Del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Program Head/Chair

21052. Brain-Inspired Physical Reservoir Computing Architectures Using Biomolecular Memristors

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Author:
Armendarez, Nicholas
Title:
Brain-Inspired Physical Reservoir Computing Architectures Using Biomolecular Memristors
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
Reservoir Computing
Memristors
File:
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Committee Members:
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Herschel Pangborn, Major Field Member
Joseph Najem, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Major Field Member
Abhronil Sengupta, Outside Unit & Field Member

21053. Magnetoelectric-based Wireless Power and Data Transmission to Small Biomedical Implants

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Open Access
Author:
Hosur, Sujay Sheshagiri
Title:
Magnetoelectric-based Wireless Power and Data Transmission to Small Biomedical Implants
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Magnetoelectric transducers
Wireless power transfer
Magnetic field
Efficiency
Wireless interrogation
Low-frequency operation
Biomedical implants
Inductive coils
Ultrasound
Magnetic-ultrasound (MagSonic)
Miniaturization
Wireless energy
Implantable medical devices
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coating
Integrated circuit
Neural Stimulation
Neural Recording
File:
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Committee Members:
Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair
Abhronil Sengupta, Major Field Member
Mehdi Kiani, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Weihua Guan, Major Field Member
Xiaogang Hu, Outside Unit & Field Member

21054. Essays on Central Bank Profits

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Author:
Wang, Spencer Han
Title:
Essays on Central Bank Profits
Graduate Program:
Economics
Keywords:
foreign exchange intervention
central bank profit concerns
central bank balance sheet
real earnings management
liquidity trap.
central bank profits
liquidity trap
monetary policy
interest rate
File:
Download Spencer_Doctoral_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Committee Members:
Barry Ickes, Program Head/Chair
Qi LI, Major Field Member
Jiro Yoshida, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kai-Jie Wu, Major Field Member
Ruilin Zhou, Chair & Co-Dissertation Advisr
David Argente, Special Member & Co-Dissertation Advisor

21055. Society and Bias: Uncovering Automated Prejudices in Sociotechnical Natural Language Processing Systems

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Author:
Narayanan Venkit, Pranav
Title:
Society and Bias: Uncovering Automated Prejudices in Sociotechnical Natural Language Processing Systems
Graduate Program:
Informatics
Keywords:
Natural Language Processing
Ethics in AI
Social Informatics
Algorithmic Fairness
Bias and Harms in NLP
Human Language Technology
Language Model Evaluation
Responsible AI
File:
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Committee Members:
Carleen Maitland, Program Head/Chair
Dongwon Lee, Major Field Member
Shomir Wilson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Amulya Yadav, Major Field Member
Rebecca Passonneau, Outside Unit & Field Member

21056. Large Scale Pavement Maintenance Planning

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Open Access
Author:
Prajapati, Abhishek Kumar
Title:
Large Scale Pavement Maintenance Planning
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Pavement Maintenance Planning
Traffic Dynamics
Optimization
Link Transmission Model
Congestion modeling
Genetic Algorithm
Infrastructure Management
Machine Learning
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation-Abhishek_Kumar_Prajapati.pdf
Committee Members:
Farshad Rajabipour, Program Head/Chair
Xianbiao Hu, Major Field Member
Anirudh Subramanyam, Outside Unit & Field Member
S. Ilgin Guler, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Vikash Gayah, Major Field Member

21057. Modeling an Integrated Approach to Promote Well-being: Culturally Inclusive Healthcare and Harm Reduction Initiative for Increasing Access to Services

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Author:
Abu Aridah, Sara
Title:
Modeling an Integrated Approach to Promote Well-being: Culturally Inclusive Healthcare and Harm Reduction Initiative for Increasing Access to Services
Graduate Program:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Harm Reduction
Opioid Overdose
Health Equity
Health Disparities
Access to Healthcare
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Committee Members:
Saurabh Basu, Program Head/Chair
Soundar Kumara, Major Field Member
Paul Griffin, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Vittaldas Prabhu, Major Field Member
Scarlett Miller, Major Field Member
Jessica Myrick, Outside Unit & Field Member

21058. Cryogenic Electron Microscopy for Rotavirus-like Particle Characterization

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Author:
Kaylor, Liam
Title:
Cryogenic Electron Microscopy for Rotavirus-like Particle Characterization
Graduate Program:
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
Keywords:
rotavirus
cryo-em
single particle analysis
virus-like particle
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Committee Members:
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair
C Okafor, Outside Unit Member
Adam Glick, Outside Field Member
Moriah Szpara, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Joyce Jose, Major Field Member
Katsuhiko Murakami, Special Signatory
Sarah McDonald Esstman, Special Member
Jennifer Gray, Special Member

21059. Computational methods to characterize the role of genomic repeats and duplicated genes in gene regulation

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Open Access
Author:
Morrissey, Alexis
Title:
Computational methods to characterize the role of genomic repeats and duplicated genes in gene regulation
Graduate Program:
Bioinformatics and Genomics (PhD)
Keywords:
transposable element
te
multi-mapped
chip-seq
atac-seq
dnase-seq
repetitive element
segmental duplication
duplicated gene
gene regulation
transcription factor binding
File:
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Committee Members:
David Koslicki, Program Head/Chair
Qunhua Li, Outside Unit Member
Shaun Mahony, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lu Bai, Outside Field Member
Kateryna Makova, Major Field Member

21060. Molecular mechanisms affecting tumor necrosis in glioblastoma

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Author:
Lu, Tong
Title:
Molecular mechanisms affecting tumor necrosis in glioblastoma
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
Tumor Necrosis
LC3-associated Phagocytosis
Neutrophil
Ferroptosis
Glioblastoma
Ischemia
Statins
Cancer Immunology
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Committee Members:
Hong-Gang Wang, Co-Chair of Committee
Wei Li, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Amanda Nelson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Lisa Shantz, Program Head/Chair
Lisa Shantz, Major Field Member

21061. Hydrological and Hydrochemical Dynamics of a Karst Watershed in Pennsylvania’s Ridge and Valley Province

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Open Access
Author:
Orr, Lexie Shaw
Title:
Hydrological and Hydrochemical Dynamics of a Karst Watershed in Pennsylvania’s Ridge and Valley Province
Graduate Program:
Forest Resources
Keywords:
karst geology
stream temperature
hydrology
thermal surge
water quality
chlorides
road salt
flashiness
baseflow
File:
Download Orr_Dissertation_2025.pdf
Committee Members:
Margot Kaye, Program Head/Chair
Elizabeth Boyer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Tyler Groh, Outside Field Member
Lauren McPhillips, Outside Unit Member
Jonathan Duncan, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor

21062. Violence against women and resistance in rural Nepal

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Open Access
Author:
Joshi, Supriya
Title:
Violence against women and resistance in rural Nepal
Graduate Program:
Rural Sociology
Keywords:
Violence against Women
Rural Nepal
Women's resistance
Feminist
Feminism
Anti-VAW campaigns
Chhaupadi
Dalit women
File:
Download Joshi_Dissertation.4.2.25.pdf
Committee Members:
Brian Thiede, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Leland Glenna, Major Field Member
Kathleen Sexsmith, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Heather Randell, Major Field Member
Jessica Birkenholtz, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member

21063. STRUCTURAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF EPIGENETIC READER PROTEINS ON THE NUCLEOSOME

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Author:
Leith, Erik
Title:
STRUCTURAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF EPIGENETIC READER PROTEINS ON THE NUCLEOSOME
Graduate Program:
Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
nucleosome
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Committee Members:
Scott Showalter, Outside Unit Member
Song Tan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Philip Bevilacqua, Outside Field Member
Katsuhiko Murakami, Major Field Member
Jean-Paul Armache, Major Field Member
Santhosh Girirajan, Program Head/Chair

21064. Captains and Community: Interdependence, Diplomacy, and the Development of Quotidian Power in the Choctaw Nation, 1729-1860

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Author:
Green, Edward
Title:
Captains and Community: Interdependence, Diplomacy, and the Development of Quotidian Power in the Choctaw Nation, 1729-1860
Graduate Program:
History
Keywords:
Choctaw Nation
Native American History
U.S. History
Colonialism
Diplomacy
File:
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Committee Members:
Amy Greenberg, Program Head/Chair
Christina Snyder, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Hollie Kulago, Outside Unit Member
Rachel Shelden, Major Field Member
Jacob Lee, Outside Field Member
Amy Greenberg, Major Field Member
Julie Reed, Major Field Member

21065. Investigating the underlying pathomechanisms of pemphigus vulgaris

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Author:
Hoffman, Coryn
Title:
Investigating the underlying pathomechanisms of pemphigus vulgaris
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
pemphigus vulgaris
pemphigus
epidermis
desmosomes
cadherins
endoplasmic reticulum
ER stress
File:
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Committee Members:
Lisa Shantz, Program Head/Chair
Ryan Hobbs, Major Field Member
Andrew Kowalczyk, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Gregory Yochum, Outside Unit & Field Member
Lisa Shantz, Co-Chair of Committee

21066. Essays on Integrating Voice, Text, and Virtual Reality for Marketing Insights

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Author:
Shen, Tongyao
Title:
Essays on Integrating Voice, Text, and Virtual Reality for Marketing Insights
Graduate Program:
Business Administration
Keywords:
voice technology
virtual reality
text mining
strategic marketing leadership emphasis
CEO
upper echelon
word embedding
auditorial cues
sound zoning
machine learning
deep learning
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Committee Members:
Brent Ambrose, Program Head/Chair
Min Ding, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ning Zhong, Major Field Member
David Miller, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rajdeep Grewal, Special Member
Stefan Wuyts, Major Field Member

21068. Leader Personality, Cognitive Biases, and International Conflict

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Author:
Sendinc, Tuba
Title:
Leader Personality, Cognitive Biases, and International Conflict
Graduate Program:
Political Science
Keywords:
leader psychology
narcissism
international conflict
deterrence
signaling
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Committee Members:
Michael Nelson, Program Head/Chair
Douglas Lemke, Major Field Member
Roseanne McManus, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Charles Seguin, Outside Unit & Field Member
Peter Hatemi, Major Field Member

21069. Human influences on the ecology and evolution of medicinal plants: American ginseng as a case study

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Author:
Palkovitz, Rachel
Title:
Human influences on the ecology and evolution of medicinal plants: American ginseng as a case study
Graduate Program:
Anthropology
Keywords:
Evolutionary Anthropology
American ginseng
medicinal plants
population genetics
phenotypic variation
unconscious selection
harvest-induced selection
conservation
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Committee Members:
Tim Ryan, Program Head/Chair
Tim Ryan, Major Field Member
Mary Shenk, Outside Field Member
George Perry, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Eric Burkhart, Outside Unit Member

21070. Influence of Phosphates on Phase Formation and Pore Solution in Alkali-activated MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-P2O5 Cements

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Author:
Reed, Titus
Title:
Influence of Phosphates on Phase Formation and Pore Solution in Alkali-activated MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-P2O5 Cements
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
alkali-activated materials
phosphate
layered double hydroxides
cement phase formation
phosphates
XRD
cement
phase formation
pH
File:
Download Dissertation_Titus_Reed_21March2025.pdf
Committee Members:
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Yashar Mehmani, Outside Unit & Field Member
Juan Pablo Gevaudan Burgos, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Mauro, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Maziar Montazerian, Major Field Member

21071. THE ROLE OF SELENOPROTEINS IN THE REGULATION OF INFLAMMATION AND RESOLUTION

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Author:
Lee, Tai Jung
Title:
THE ROLE OF SELENOPROTEINS IN THE REGULATION OF INFLAMMATION AND RESOLUTION
Graduate Program:
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
Keywords:
Macrophage
Neutrophil
Efferocytosis
Colitis
Rac1
Cyclooxygenase-1
Δ12-Prostagladin J2
Selenoprotein W
Trsp
ROS
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Committee Members:
Andrew Patterson, Major Field Member
Robert Paulson, Major Field Member
Girish Kirimanjeswara, Major Field Member
Kumble Prabhu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair
Vishal Singh, Outside Unit & Field Member

21072. Optimizing TIQ Comparator Selection Algorithms: Balancing Transistor Size Variation To Minimize Integral Non-linearity Across Global Process Corners For A High-Speed TIQ Flash ADC

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Open Access
Author:
Park, Jun Hyuk
Title:
Optimizing TIQ Comparator Selection Algorithms: Balancing Transistor Size Variation To Minimize Integral Non-linearity Across Global Process Corners For A High-Speed TIQ Flash ADC
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
TIQ Flash ADC
TIQ voltage comparator
TIQ comparator selection algorithm
Linearity error
Non-linearity
Process Corners
Dyn2
Dyn1
CSV
SSV
RSV.
INL
DNL
RSV
IO/DS-PSVp/n
IO/DS-CSV
Dyn2/1
File:
Download Dissertation_JP_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair
Tom Jackson, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mehdi Kiani, Major Field Member
Kyusun Choi, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Cortes Correales, Outside Unit & Field Member
Wooram Lee, Major Field Member

21073. Time to Relax: Relaxation Behavior of Sodium Aluminosilicate Glasses from Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry

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Open Access
Author:
Hauke, Brittney
Title:
Time to Relax: Relaxation Behavior of Sodium Aluminosilicate Glasses from Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
glass
relaxation
sodium aluminosilicate glass
thermal analysis
modulated differential scanning calorimetry
MDSC
glass relaxation
File:
Download Time_to_Relax_PhD_Dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Michael Lanagan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Joshua Robinson, Major Field Member

21074. A Vygotskian Path to Better Understand Writing: A ZPD-Sensitive and Perezhivanie-Responsive Approach

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Author:
Wang, Zhaoyu Miranda
Title:
A Vygotskian Path to Better Understand Writing: A ZPD-Sensitive and Perezhivanie-Responsive Approach
Graduate Program:
Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:
Sociocultural Theory
Second Language Writing
Dynamic Assessment
Perezhivanie
File:
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Committee Members:
Kimberly Powell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Amy Crosson, Major Field Member
Karen Johnson, Outside Unit Member
Esther Prins, Outside Field Member
Matthew Poehner, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

21075. Multiple perspectives of inspirational instruction in snowsports education: A phenomenological study

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Open Access
Author:
Pighetti, Joshua
Title:
Multiple perspectives of inspirational instruction in snowsports education: A phenomenological study
Graduate Program:
Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Keywords:
snowsports
inspiration
outdoor recreation education
nature and adventure sports
multiperspectival phenomenology
File:
Download Dissertation_JPighetti_Spring_2025_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Andrew Mowen, Program Head/Chair
Derrick Taff, Major Field Member
Pete Allison, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Dave Schuiling, Special Member
John Holst, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Carter Hunt, Major Field Member

21076. From Cell Types to Circuits: A Spatiotemporal Map of the Developing Early Postnatal Mouse Brain

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Author:
Liwang, Josephine
Title:
From Cell Types to Circuits: A Spatiotemporal Map of the Developing Early Postnatal Mouse Brain
Graduate Program:
Neuroscience
Keywords:
brain
development
atlas
cell type
microglia
GABAergic
neurodevelopment
growth chart
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Committee Members:
Yongsoo Kim, Program Head/Chair
Yingwei Mao, Outside Unit Member
Anirban Paul, Major Field Member
Yongsoo Kim, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Fumiaki Imamura, Outside Field Member

21077. Influence of ligands, DNA, and interdomain crosstalk on farnesoid X receptor function

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Author:
Yu, Tracy
Title:
Influence of ligands, DNA, and interdomain crosstalk on farnesoid X receptor function
Graduate Program:
Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Farnesoid X Receptor
Nuclear Receptors
Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Ligand Specificity
Transcriptional Regulation
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Committee Members:
Andrew Patterson, Major Field Member
C Okafor, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Amie Boal, Major Field Member
Katsuhiko Murakami, Outside Field Member
Santhosh Girirajan, Program Head/Chair
David Boehr, Outside Unit Member

21078. Optimizing Training Methodologies for Low-Latency and Energy-Efficient Neuromorphic Computing Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Mahmoodi Takaghaj, Sanaz
Title:
Optimizing Training Methodologies for Low-Latency and Energy-Efficient Neuromorphic Computing Systems
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Neuromorphic systems
Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs)
Rouser
Exemplar LCA
Sparse coding
Vision Transformers (ViT)
PointLCA-Net
Event-based datasets
Energy-efficient AI
File:
Download Dissertation_May2025__Final_.pdf
Committee Members:
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Dezhe Jin, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Sampson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Collins, Major Field Member
Abhinav Verma, Major Field Member

21079. New insights into the mammalian ATG8 conjugation system in autophagosome biogenesis

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Author:
Bui, Van
Title:
New insights into the mammalian ATG8 conjugation system in autophagosome biogenesis
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
autophagosome closure
atg8
atg3
LIR
membrane expansion
phagophore formation
conjugase
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Committee Members:
Hong-Gang Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Edward Harhaj, Outside Unit & Field Member
Yoshinori Takahashi, Major Field Member
Fang Tian, Major Field Member
Lisa Shantz, Program Head/Chair
Prashant Nighot, Major Field Member

21080. Extending the Reach of Processing in Memory to a Wider Spectrum of Applications

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Open Access
Author:
Devic, Alexandar
Title:
Extending the Reach of Processing in Memory to a Wider Spectrum of Applications
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Processing in Memory
Bank Level In Memory Processing
BLIMP
PIM
DRAM
Memory
Memory Architecture
Compilers
Databases
Hetergeneous Computing
File:
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Committee Members:
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Major Field Member
Linhai Song, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Sampson, Major Field Member
Anand Sivasubramaniam, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jignesh Patel, Special Member

21081. Phase-Field-Based Multiphysics Modeling of Degradation in Solid-State Batteries and Bone

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Author:
Xue, Dingchuan
Title:
Phase-Field-Based Multiphysics Modeling of Degradation in Solid-State Batteries and Bone
Graduate Program:
Engineering Science and Mechanics
Keywords:
multiphysics modeling
all-solid-state batteries
bone fracture
electro-chemo-mechanical modeling
phase field fracture
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Committee Members:
Sulin Zhang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Feifei Shi, Outside Unit & Field Member
Larry Cheng, Major Field Member
Long-Qing Chen, Major Field Member
Laura Cabrera, Program Head/Chair
Jing Du, Special Member

21082. ANALYZING KEY THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS IN STEM INTERVENTION PROGRAMS: LEVERAGING HBCU ETHOS AND EDUCATIONAL PRAXIS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION

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Author:
Sharp, Starlette
Title:
ANALYZING KEY THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS IN STEM INTERVENTION PROGRAMS: LEVERAGING HBCU ETHOS AND EDUCATIONAL PRAXIS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION
Graduate Program:
Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:
HBCU
Organizational Theory
STEM
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Committee Members:
Scott Mcdonald, Program Head/Chair
Jeanine Staples-Dixon, Major Field Member
Greg Kelly, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Carla Zembal-Saul, Major Field Member
Richard Kubina, Outside Unit & Field Member

21083. Building a Robust Framework to Crowdsource Material Property Data for Structural Alloys Processed Through Advanced Manufacturing Routes

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Open Access
Author:
Wietecha-Reiman, Ian
Title:
Building a Robust Framework to Crowdsource Material Property Data for Structural Alloys Processed Through Advanced Manufacturing Routes
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
materials science
metallurgy
statistics
machine learning
fatigue
tensile
austenitic stainless steel
316L
titanium
alloy
alloys
Ti-6Al-4V
Ti64
design allowables
additive manufacturing
AM
laser-powder bed fusion
powder bed fusion
L-PBF
directed energy deposition
DED
meta-analysis
meta-data
data quality
data stewardship
database
microstructure
inclusions
secondary phases
porosity
defects
reliability
composition
powder feedstock
supply chain
data science
oxides
nitrides
File:
Download ivw5030-dissertation-v3.2.pdf
Committee Members:
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Jay Keist, Major Field Member
Todd Palmer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Darren Pagan, Outside Unit Member
Albert Segall, Outside Field Member

21084. Heterogenous Federated Learning: from Algorithms to Applications

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Author:
Wang, Jiaqi
Title:
Heterogenous Federated Learning: from Algorithms to Applications
Graduate Program:
Informatics
Keywords:
Federated learning
Data Heterogeneity
Model Heterogeneity
IoT
Medical Foundation Model
File:
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Committee Members:
Dongwon Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Fenglong Ma, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jinghui Chen, Major Field Member
Lu Lin, Major Field Member
Sencun Zhu, Outside Unit & Field Member

21085. Exploring Cultural Identities That Shape International Students' Experiences: A Journey Towards Cultural Humility

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Author:
Banerjee, Ruhi
Title:
Exploring Cultural Identities That Shape International Students' Experiences: A Journey Towards Cultural Humility
Graduate Program:
Lifelong Learning and Adult Education (DED)
Keywords:
Cultural Humility
International Students
The Hays ADDRESSING Framework
Intercultural Competence
Intersectionality
Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle
Identity
File:
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Committee Members:
Susan Land, Program Head/Chair
Raymond Gibney, Outside Field Member
Karin Sprow Forte, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Triparna Vasavada, General Studies & Outside Unit Member
Elizabeth Tisdell, Committee Member

21086. Distributions of Conjugates of Algebraic Integers and the Schur-Siegel-Smyth Trace Problem

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Author:
Orloski, Bryce
Title:
Distributions of Conjugates of Algebraic Integers and the Schur-Siegel-Smyth Trace Problem
Graduate Program:
Mathematics
Keywords:
totally positive
algebraic integer
Schur-Siegel-Smyth trace problem
limiting distributions
number theory
File:
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Committee Members:
Pierre-Emmanuel Jabin, Program Head/Chair
Robert Vaughan, Major Field Member
Naser Talebizadeh Sardari, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Shabnam Akhtari, Major Field Member
Martin Bojowald, Outside Unit & Field Member

21087. Spatial and Perceptual Factors in Effectiveness of Light

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Author:
Mahmoudzadeh, Parisa
Title:
Spatial and Perceptual Factors in Effectiveness of Light
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Indoor lighting
Effectiveness of light
Lighting efficiency
Spatial efficiency
Brightness perception
Lighting application efficacy
Visual perception
Lighting contrast
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Committee Members:
Dorukalp Durmus, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, Outside Field Member
Richard Mistrick, Major Field Member
Nicole Lazar, Outside Unit Member
James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair

21088. Exploring the Effectiveness of a Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondence Intervention with Captioned and Non-Captioned Video On L2 Phonological Acquisition

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Author:
Jolitz, Carolin
Title:
Exploring the Effectiveness of a Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondence Intervention with Captioned and Non-Captioned Video On L2 Phonological Acquisition
Graduate Program:
German
Keywords:
Orthographic Effects
Audiovisual Input
Technology-enhanced L2 Learning
Incongruent Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondences
L2 Pronunciation Learning and Teaching
Instructed Second Language Acquisition
File:
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Committee Members:
Carrie Jackson, Major Field Member
Michael Putnam, Co-Chair, Major Member & Dissertation Advisor
Richard Page, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ines Martin, Special Member
Nick Henry, Special Member
Xiaofei Lu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Carrie Jackson, Program Head/Chair

21089. Concentrate Allocation Strategy and Precision Feeding in Lactating Dairy Cows

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Author:
Ferreira Martins, Leoni
Title:
Concentrate Allocation Strategy and Precision Feeding in Lactating Dairy Cows
Graduate Program:
Animal Science
Keywords:
amino acids
automatic feeding system
energy
enteric methane
feeding method
milk production
nitrogen
nutrients
precision feeding
rumen
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Committee Members:
Al Rotz, Outside Unit & Field Member
Alexander Hristov, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lisa Holden, Major Field Member
Alex Bach, Special Member
Kevin Harvatine, Major Field Member
Ramesh Ramachandran, Program Head/Chair

21090. Addressing Challenges In Sample Preparation and Nucleic Acid Testing for Personalized HIV Diagnostics

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Author:
Politza, Anthony
Title:
Addressing Challenges In Sample Preparation and Nucleic Acid Testing for Personalized HIV Diagnostics
Graduate Program:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
HIV
Nucleic Acid Testing
Point of Care
Sequencing
Viral Load Testing
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Committee Members:
Xiaojun Lian, Major Field Member
Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli, Major Field Member
Weihua Guan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Yinong Yang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Hayes, Program Head/Chair

21091. Railroad track health monitoring using distributed fiber-optic sensing

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Author:
Zhou, Yuliang
Title:
Railroad track health monitoring using distributed fiber-optic sensing
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Track Health Monitoring
Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensing
Under-tie Support
Tamping
SmartRock
Dispersion Analysis
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Committee Members:
Shimin Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Tong Qiu, Major Field Member
Hai Huang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Shihui Shen, Major Field Member
Farshad Rajabipour, Program Head/Chair

21092. Dynamic Perching of Quadrotors: A Bio-Inspired Approach Leveraging Reinforcement Learning and Landing Gear Design

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Author:
Habas, Bryan
Title:
Dynamic Perching of Quadrotors: A Bio-Inspired Approach Leveraging Reinforcement Learning and Landing Gear Design
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Quadrotors
Quadcopters
Perching
Landing
Machine Learning
Deep Reinforcement Landing
File:
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Committee Members:
Herschel Pangborn, Major Field Member
Jacob Langelaan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Bo Cheng, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Katie Fitzsimons, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

21093. Characterizing the Impact of Cooling Flows on Single Stage Turbine Performance

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Open Access
Author:
Rozman, Maria
Title:
Characterizing the Impact of Cooling Flows on Single Stage Turbine Performance
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
gas turbines
gas turbine engine
turbomachinery
turbine cooling
cavity and leakage flows
measurement techniques
File:
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Committee Members:
Daniel Brown, Outside Unit & Field Member
Reid Berdanier, Co-Chair of Committee
Tamy Guimaraes, Major Field Member
Karen Thole, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Wolfgang Balzer, Special Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

21094. An Exploration of the Acute Effects of Repetitive Head Trauma Exposure on Cognition and Brain Network Integrity

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Open Access
Author:
Griffith, Owen
Title:
An Exploration of the Acute Effects of Repetitive Head Trauma Exposure on Cognition and Brain Network Integrity
Graduate Program:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
concussion
subconcussive repetitive head impacts
functional magnetic resonance imaging
functional connectivity
default mode network
American Football
cognition
File:
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Committee Members:
Danielle Downs, Major Field Member
Frank Hillary, Outside Unit Member
Semyon Slobounov, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Peter Arnett, Outside Field Member
Jonathan Dingwell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

21095. Oxides with High Entropy

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Author:
Almishal, Saeed
Title:
Oxides with High Entropy
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Entropy
Thin Films
Pulsed Laser Deposition
Bulk Ceramic Synthesis
Chemical Disorder
Correlated Electron Oxides
Epitaxy
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Committee Members:
Venkatraman Gopalan, Major Field Member
Jon-Paul Maria, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Vincent Crespi, Outside Unit & Field Member
Long-Qing Chen, Major Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

21096. Separation of critical element Germanium using novel catechol-based adsorbents

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Author:
Patel, Madhav
Title:
Separation of critical element Germanium using novel catechol-based adsorbents
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Germanium
Solid-Phase Extraction
Critical element
Catechol
Linear Free-Energy Relationship
Microwave-based synthesis
Solid-Phase Extraction
Catechol
Linear Free-Energy Relationship
Microwave-based synthesis
Fixed-bed column adsorption
Aqueous complexation modeling
Critical Elements
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Committee Members:
Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Sarma Pisupati, Major Field Member
Mohammad Rezaee, Major Field Member
Athanasios Karamalidis, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Konstantinos Alexopoulos, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member

21097. Analysis of Extremist and Terrorist Groups on Twitter

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Author:
Karimi, Younes
Title:
Analysis of Extremist and Terrorist Groups on Twitter
Graduate Program:
Informatics
Keywords:
ISIS
Iran
Extremism
Terrorism
Twitter
X
Social Media
Large Language Model
LLM
User Classification
Propaganda
Islamic Regime
Authoritarian Regime
Islamic State
Extremist Groups
Dataset
Behavior Modeling
Social Network Mining
Image Classification
File:
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Committee Members:
Dongwon Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Sarah Rajtmajer, Major Field Member
Shomir Wilson, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Tavana, Outside Unit & Field Member
Anna Squicciarini, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

21098. Learning about and over Networks: Optimized Designs for Network Tomography and Decentralized Learning 

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Author:
Chiu, Cho Chun
Title:
Learning about and over Networks: Optimized Designs for Network Tomography and Decentralized Learning 
Graduate Program:
Computer Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Decentralized learning
D-PSGD
convergence analysis
Laplacian matrix sampling
communication cost
Convergence analysis
Active learning
WBAN
Network tomography
Combinatorial optimization
Coreset
File:
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Committee Members:
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Major Field Member
Fenglong Ma, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ting He, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mehrdad Mahdavi, Major Field Member

21099. Exploration of New Magnetic Quantum Materials

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Author:
Guan, Yingdong
Title:
Exploration of New Magnetic Quantum Materials
Graduate Program:
Physics
Keywords:
Bi2Se3
Weyl semimetal
Magnetic topological insulator
Ferrovalley material
Single crystal
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Committee Members:
Venkatraman Gopalan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Nitin Samarth, Major Field Member
Jun Zhu, Major Field Member
Zhiqiang Mao, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mauricio Terrones, Program Head/Chair

21100. Below the Surface: Exploring Gender Dynamics in Marine Protected Area Management in the Mesoamerican Reef Region

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Author:
Bonilla Anariba, Sara
Title:
Below the Surface: Exploring Gender Dynamics in Marine Protected Area Management in the Mesoamerican Reef Region
Graduate Program:
Rural Sociology
Keywords:
Gender
Marine governance
Marine protected areas
Mesoamerican Reef
Honduras
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Committee Members:
Brian Thiede, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Kathryn Brasier, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Erica Smithwick, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kathleen Sexsmith, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Steven Canty, Special Member
Leif Jensen, Major Field Member