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4. Numerical Modeling of Tin-based Absorber Devices for Cost-effective Solar Photovoltaics

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Open Access
Author:
Chandrasekharan, Ramprasad
Title:
Numerical Modeling of Tin-based Absorber Devices for Cost-effective Solar Photovoltaics
Graduate Program:
Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering
Keywords:
tin sulfide
numerical modeling
thin film
photovoltaics
solar cells
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation-Ramprasad.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeffrey Brownson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Semih Eser, Committee Member
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member

5. Nanocomposite Synthesis and Characterization of Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) for Photovoltaic Applications

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Open Access
Author:
Michael, Elizabeth Kathleen
Title:
Nanocomposite Synthesis and Characterization of Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) for Photovoltaic Applications
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
Nanocomposite
CZTS
Thin Film Photovoltaic
File:
Download EKM-MSThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sridhar Komarneni, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

6. Climate-regime cospectrum analysis: shortwave solar irradiance with other meteorological parameters for regionally spaced locales

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Open Access
Author:
Rayl, Jeffrey Edwin
Title:
Climate-regime cospectrum analysis: shortwave solar irradiance with other meteorological parameters for regionally spaced locales
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Solar Energy
Irradiance
Meteorology
Power Spectral Density
Cospectrum
Coherence
Phase
File:
Download Thesis_Rayl_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

7. GIS-based Spatial Analysis for Large-scale Solar Power Systems with Respect to Transmission, Distribution and Grid Integration: Case Study of Wyoming, U.S.

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Open Access
Author:
Hott, Rebecca Michelle
Title:
GIS-based Spatial Analysis for Large-scale Solar Power Systems with Respect to Transmission, Distribution and Grid Integration: Case Study of Wyoming, U.S.
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
GIS
spatial analysis
solar power
solar electric
transmission
grid integration
PV
CSP
CPV
Wyoming
File:
Download RebeccaHott-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

8. Design of a Computer Controlled Sun-tracking Façade Model

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Open Access
Author:
Tashakori, Mahzad
Title:
Design of a Computer Controlled Sun-tracking Façade Model
Graduate Program:
Architecture
Keywords:
Façade
building envelope
responsive
environmental performance
computation
sensor
micro-controller
servo
sun-tracking
File:
Download Tashakori_Thesis_May2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Ute Poerschke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Loukas N Kalisperis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

9. Optical and Electrical Characterization of High Resistivity Semiconductors for Constant-bias Microbolometer Devices

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Open Access
Author:
St John, David Benjamin
Title:
Optical and Electrical Characterization of High Resistivity Semiconductors for Constant-bias Microbolometer Devices
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
PECVD
silicon
germanium
infrared
ellipsometry
spectroscopic ellipsometry
infrared ellipsometry
microbolometer
File:
Download Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Thomas Nelson Jackson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Nelson Jackson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark William Horn, Committee Member
Noel Christopher Giebink, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member
Christopher Roman Wronski, Committee Member
Nikolas J Podraza, Special Member

10. ASSESSING THE MINIMUM INSTRUMENTATION TO WELL TUNE EXISTING MEDIUM SIZED OFFICE BUILDING ENERGY MODELS

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Open Access
Author:
Xu, Ke
Title:
ASSESSING THE MINIMUM INSTRUMENTATION TO WELL TUNE EXISTING MEDIUM SIZED OFFICE BUILDING ENERGY MODELS
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Whole Building Energy Model
EnergyPlus
Office Building
Minimum Instrumentation
Sensitivity Analysis
DOE Reference Buildings
Building Energy Model Calibration
File:
Download Ke_Xu_Dissertation_1115v.pdf
Committee Members:
James Freihaut, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William P Bahnfleth, Committee Member
Stephen James Treado, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member

11. Uncertainty Propagation within Source Term Estimation

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Open Access
Author:
Rodriguez, Luna Marie
Title:
Uncertainty Propagation within Source Term Estimation
Graduate Program:
Meteorology
Keywords:
uncertainty
source term estimation
genetic algorithm
QUIC
wind
urban
FFT07
adjoint
background error covariance matrix
File:
Download RodzDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
George Young, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sue Ellen Haupt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jenni Evans, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member
Dr Paul Bieringer, Special Member

12. 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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Open Access
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

13. Transport Studies in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells With Porous Metallic Flow Field at Ultra-high Current Density

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Open Access
Author:
Srouji, Abdul Kader
Title:
Transport Studies in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells With Porous Metallic Flow Field at Ultra-high Current Density
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Fuel Cell
Mass Transport
PEM
Oxygen Reduction
Cathode
Platinum Catalyst
High Current Density
File:
Download AK_Srouji_Thesis_2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew M Mench, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Serguei Lvov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Randy Lee Vander Wal, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member

14. influence of met-ocean conditions on the loads analysis of a Floating wind turbine

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Open Access
Author:
Barj, Lucie Helene
Title:
influence of met-ocean conditions on the loads analysis of a Floating wind turbine
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
wind energy
floating offshore wind turbine
structural analysis
loads analysis
met-ocean conditions
renewable energy
File:
Download LB_MS_Thesis_Aug_7th.pdf
Committee Members:
Susan W Stewart, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

15. 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

16. Photoactive nanostructured materials and devices: Pt photoanodes, Cu photocatalysts and SnS absorbers

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Open Access
Author:
Lee, Hyeonseok
Title:
Photoactive nanostructured materials and devices: Pt photoanodes, Cu photocatalysts and SnS absorbers
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Sculptured thin films
CO2 conversion
solar cells
File:
Download PhD_dissertation_by_H._Lee-_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark William Horn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark William Horn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jerzy Ruzyllo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member

17. Radial junction solar cells based on heterojunction with intrinsic thin lay (HIT) Structure

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Open Access
Author:
Shen, Haoting
Title:
Radial junction solar cells based on heterojunction with intrinsic thin lay (HIT) Structure
Graduate Program:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
solar cell
amorphous silicon
PECVD
photovoltaic
nanowire
silicon
File:
Download Haoting_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Joan Marie Redwing, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Special Member

18. Portfolio Analysis of Solar Photovoltaics: Quantifying the Contribution of Locational Marginal Pricing and Solar Irradiation Power on Overall Revenue and Investment Risk

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Open Access
Author:
Kumpf, Katrina Heidi
Title:
Portfolio Analysis of Solar Photovoltaics: Quantifying the Contribution of Locational Marginal Pricing and Solar Irradiation Power on Overall Revenue and Investment Risk
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
solar photovoltaics
solar irradiation
beta values
locational marginal pricing
investment
portfolio risk
portfolio analysis
File:
Download KatrinaKumpf_-_MSThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

20. Control Recommendations for Emerging Residential Renewable Energy Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Carbonnier, Kevin Mike
Title:
Control Recommendations for Emerging Residential Renewable Energy Systems
Graduate Program:
Architectural Engineering
Keywords:
Solar thermal
MATLAB
Simulation
Set Points
Renewable Energy
Combisystem
Building Model
PI Control
Controls
File:
Download Carbonnier_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen James Treado, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen James Treado, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jelena Srebric, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member
Susan W Stewart, Committee Member