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Start Over Graduate Program Energy and Mineral Engineering Committee Member Antonio Nieto

1. Development of Artificial Expert Reservoir Characterization Tools for Unconventional Reservoirs

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Author:
Mohammad Nejad Gharehlo, Amir
Title:
Development of Artificial Expert Reservoir Characterization Tools for Unconventional Reservoirs
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
neural networks
ann
Reservoir Characterization
well logs
seismic
payzone identification
payzone
net pay
Wolfcamp
File:
Download _thesis_Amir_Nejad2.pdf
Committee Members:
Turgay Ertekin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Luis Ayala, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member
Antonio Nieto, Committee Member
Mirna Urquidi Macdonald, Special Member

2. Investigation of conical bit rotation in full scale cutting tests

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Open Access
Author:
Kim, Eunhye
Title:
Investigation of conical bit rotation in full scale cutting tests
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Finite Element Analysis
Full scale cutting test
Rock fragmentation
Conical bit rotation
File:
Download Eunhye_Disser_Nov-19-10_EK-final.pdf
Committee Members:
Jamal Rostami, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamal Rostami, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
R Larry Grayson, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member
Antonio Nieto, Committee Member
Yaw D Yeboah, Committee Member

4. Development and Application of the Safe Performance Index as a Risk-based Methodology for Identifying Major Hazard-related Safety Issues in Underground Coal Mines

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Author:
Kinilakodi, Harisha
Title:
Development and Application of the Safe Performance Index as a Risk-based Methodology for Identifying Major Hazard-related Safety Issues in Underground Coal Mines
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Mine Safety
Performance Index
Safety Violation
Safety-Related Risk
Risk Analysis
Risk Index
File:
Download Dissertation_Kinilakodi.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr R Larry Grayson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr R Larry Grayson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William Arthur Groves, Committee Member
Antonio Nieto, Committee Member
Dr Samuel A Oyewole, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member

5. Application of Expert Systems in the Characterization and Impact of Petroleum Derivatives on Human Health

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Author:
Olawoyin, Richard
Title:
Application of Expert Systems in the Characterization and Impact of Petroleum Derivatives on Human Health
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Artificial Neural networks
Expert Systems
Pollutants
Carcinogenic
Mutagenic
Toxicokinetic
Chemometrics
Modeling
Geographic Information Systems
Human Health
Geostatistics
Epidemiology
Toxicology
Risk Map
Petroleum
Hazard Index
Slope Factor
Pollution Index
Composite-Risk Index
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_Final_Version.pdf
Committee Members:
Samuel Oyewole, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Samuel Oyewole, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Larry Grayson, Committee Member
Antonio Nieto, Committee Member
Frank Hardisty, Committee Member
Oladapo Okareh, Special Member

6. A Feasibility Study in Redox Flow Battery Adoption to Augment Sustainable Electricity Grid Expansion in Developing Countries

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Author:
Narasimharaju, Anukalp
Title:
A Feasibility Study in Redox Flow Battery Adoption to Augment Sustainable Electricity Grid Expansion in Developing Countries
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Feasibility study
flow battery
sustainable electricity
energy
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Draft_Anukalp_submit.pdf
Committee Members:
Antonio Nieto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

7. Study of Utilization Factor and Advance Rate of Hard Rock TBMS

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Author:
Farrokh, Ebrahim
Title:
Study of Utilization Factor and Advance Rate of Hard Rock TBMS
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
TBM
Hard Rock
Advance Rate
Utilization
Cutter Life
Learning Phase
File:
Download Thesis-rev3.pdf
Committee Members:
Jamal Rostami, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamal Rostami, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr R Larry Grayson, Committee Member
Antonio Nieto, Committee Member
Dr Prasenjit Basu, Special Member

8. Application of numerical, experimental and life cycle assessment methods to the investigation of natural gas production from methane hydrate deposits using carbon dioxide clathrate sequestration

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Author:
Nago, Annick Blanche Christelle Logbochy
Title:
Application of numerical, experimental and life cycle assessment methods to the investigation of natural gas production from methane hydrate deposits using carbon dioxide clathrate sequestration
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Natural gas hydrates
CO2-CH4 exchange in hydrates
numerical modeling
life cycle assessment
CO2 emissions
natural gas production
File:
Download ANNICKNAGO_PHDTHESIS_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Antonio Nieto, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Antonio Nieto, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member
Dr Luis Ayala, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member
John Richard Hellmann Jr., Committee Member

9. Development of a Soil Abrasion Test and Analysis of Impact of Soil Properties on Tool Wear for Soft-ground Mechanized Tunneling

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Author:
Alavi Gharahbagh, Ehsan
Title:
Development of a Soil Abrasion Test and Analysis of Impact of Soil Properties on Tool Wear for Soft-ground Mechanized Tunneling
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Soil Abrasion
Tool wear
Soft-ground mechanized tunneling
EPB and Slurry TBM
Wear Prediction
Soil Conditioning
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Jamal Rostami, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamal Rostami, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Larry Grayson, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Committee Member
Antonio Nieto, Committee Member

10. life cycle assessment and optimization model for earth extractive systems, based on multiple criteria decision making problem

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Open Access
Author:
Bai, Yu
Title:
life cycle assessment and optimization model for earth extractive systems, based on multiple criteria decision making problem
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Life cycle assessment
Optimization
Multiple criteria
File:
Download MS_thesis_-_YU_BAI.pdf
Committee Members:
Antonio Nieto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Luis F Ayala H, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

11. Essays on Mining Economics and System Modeling

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Open Access
Author:
Zhang, Kuangyuan
Title:
Essays on Mining Economics and System Modeling
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Mining Economics
Real Option Evaluation
Mean-reverting of Commodity Price
Material Criticality
Yttrium
China’s Rare Earth P
File:
Download Kuangyuan_Zhang.pdf
Committee Members:
Andrew Nathan Kleit, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Antonio Nieto, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Nathan Kleit, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Antonio Nieto, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George Young, Committee Member
Shimin Liu, Committee Member

12. Shale Gas Reservoirs Development Strategies Via Advanced Well Architectures

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Author:
Alqahtani, Mari
Title:
Shale Gas Reservoirs Development Strategies Via Advanced Well Architectures
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Shale
Shale Gas
Reservoir Development
ANN
Unconventional Reservoirs
Complex Wells
Artificial Neural Networks
File:
Download Shale_Gas_Reservoirs_Development_Strategies_Via_Advanced_Well_Architectures_-_Mari_Alqahtani_-_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Turgay Ertekin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Luis Ayala, Committee Member
Antonio Nieto, Committee Member
Kultegin Aydin, Committee Member

14. A Preliminary Feasibility Study of Geothermal and Mineral Extraction Applications of Hydrocarbon Wells

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Author:
Brown, Daniel Paul
Title:
A Preliminary Feasibility Study of Geothermal and Mineral Extraction Applications of Hydrocarbon Wells
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Geothermal
Mineral Extraction
Feasibility
Marcellus Shale
Renewable Energy
File:
Download Thesis_Version_5.0_Apr_12_2016.pdf
Committee Members:
Antonio Nieto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Serguei Lvov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Michael Gernand, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

15. A Key Performance Indicator and Lifetime Analysis of Diesel vs. Battery Powered Load Haul Dump Vehicles in Underground Mining Operations

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Author:
Schatz, Richard S
Title:
A Key Performance Indicator and Lifetime Analysis of Diesel vs. Battery Powered Load Haul Dump Vehicles in Underground Mining Operations
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Underground mining
Alternative power sources
Economic analysis
Sensitivity Analysis
Incremental Analysis
Lifetime Analysis
File:
Download RS_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Committee Members:
Antonio Nieto, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Serguei Lvov, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Michael Gernand, Committee Member
Antonios Armaou, Committee Member