1. ADSORPTION ISOTHERM AND AVERAGE ORIENTATION OF ADSORBED ALCOHOL AND WATER LAYERS ON SiO2 IN AMBIENT CONDITIONS Open Access Author: Barnette, Anna Lorraine Title: ADSORPTION ISOTHERM AND AVERAGE ORIENTATION OF ADSORBED ALCOHOL AND WATER LAYERS ON SiO2 IN AMBIENT CONDITIONS Graduate Program: Chemical Engineering Keywords: orientationadsorption isothermwateralcohols File: Download Barnette_Final_Master_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Seong H Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSeong H Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. Microbial Survey of Pennsylvania Surface Water Used For Specialty Crop Irrigation and Development of Sampling, Handling, and Shipping Procedures for Surface Water Testing Open Access Author: Draper, Audrey Helena Title: Microbial Survey of Pennsylvania Surface Water Used For Specialty Crop Irrigation and Development of Sampling, Handling, and Shipping Procedures for Surface Water Testing Graduate Program: Food Science Keywords: waterproducefarm safetyenvironmental microbiologyirrigationsurface water File: Download Audrey_Draper_Final_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Luke F Laborde, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorStephanie Doores, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. Community-based Natural Resource Management: Exploring Collective Action in Lamuria, Kenya Open Access Author: Olson, Bradley Louis Title: Community-based Natural Resource Management: Exploring Collective Action in Lamuria, Kenya Graduate Program: Agricultural and Extension Education Keywords: watercollective actioncommunitynatural resource managementKenya File: Download Bradley_Olson_Thesis_FINAL.pdf Committee Members: Mark A Brennan Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
4. Understanding The Effects Of Nano-scale Surface Texture And Environment On Diamond-like Carbon Open Access Author: Al-azizi, Ala' Ahmad Title: Understanding The Effects Of Nano-scale Surface Texture And Environment On Diamond-like Carbon Graduate Program: Chemical Engineering Keywords: DLCsurfacefrictiontexturewaternano File: Download 1-Ala_Al-Azizi-MSc_thesis-final-2.pdf Committee Members: Seong Han Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
5. Barriers and bridges to adaptive capacity: A case study on water governance in the middle hills of south central Nepal Open Access Author: Sinclair, Kendra Heather Title: Barriers and bridges to adaptive capacity: A case study on water governance in the middle hills of south central Nepal Graduate Program: Geography Keywords: climate changeadaptive capacityenvironmental governancescalar mismatchembodimentaccesswaterNepal File: Download thesis.draft.v06.pdf Committee Members: Petra Tschakert, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
6. Interactions between trimethylamine n-oxide and elastin-like polypeptidestrimethylamine n-oxide at the air/water interface Open Access Author: Liao, Yi-ting Title: Interactions between trimethylamine n-oxide and elastin-like polypeptidestrimethylamine n-oxide at the air/water interface Graduate Program: Chemistry Keywords: Trimethylamine N-oxidesurface tensionSum frequency generationprotein foldingwater File: Download master_thesis_Y.T.Liao-final.pdf Committee Members: Paul S Cremer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
7. Development and Testing of Artificial Neural Network Based Models for Water Flooding and Polymer Gel Flooding in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Open Access Author: Alghazal, Mohammed Title: Development and Testing of Artificial Neural Network Based Models for Water Flooding and Polymer Gel Flooding in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: Neural NetworkANNSimulationEORpolymergelrecoveryErtekinwaterfloodingreservoir File: Download final_thesis_alghazal.pdf Committee Members: Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
8. Online Detection of Water and Coolant in Engine Oil Open Access Author: Fecek, David Patrick Title: Online Detection of Water and Coolant in Engine Oil Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: oil analysisoilwater contaminationcoolant contaminationoil contaminationwatercoolantglycolengine oilcondition based maintenanceonline detectioncondition monitoringengine healthengine monitoring File: Download eTD_Fecek_MS_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Dr. Liming Chang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
9. SENSITIVITY OF THE WESTERN U.S. ELECTRICITY POWER SYSTEM TO HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES Open Access Author: Garcia, Ismael Title: SENSITIVITY OF THE WESTERN U.S. ELECTRICITY POWER SYSTEM TO HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering Keywords: waterWECCvulnerabilitydroughtoptimizationpower systemhigh temperaturesensitivityelectricityopf File: Download Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Mort D Webster, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSeth Adam Blumsack, Committee MemberKaren Ann Fisher-Vanden, Committee Member
10. Mechanical Response of Out-Of-Autoclave Complex Fiber Architecture Composites for Marine Structures Open Access Author: Haluza, Rudy T Title: Mechanical Response of Out-Of-Autoclave Complex Fiber Architecture Composites for Marine Structures Graduate Program: Engineering Science and Mechanics Keywords: hydrokineticturbinehydrokineticcompositeglassfiberepoxywatermarinefatiguetensionooaout-of-autoclavedamagefailcondtioningelevatedtemperatureseawaterabsorptionmodelquasi-laminarquasi-static0.1tension-tensionsun-limodulusresidualstrengthreductionVARTMwovenweavestitchstitch-bondedtextilewet File: Download Haluza_MS_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Kevin L Koudela, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
11. CONTROLS ON GRAPEVINE VIGOR: DECOUPLING GROUNDCOVER COMPETITION AND ROOTSTOCK VIGOR Open Access Author: Fleishman, Suzanne Title: CONTROLS ON GRAPEVINE VIGOR: DECOUPLING GROUNDCOVER COMPETITION AND ROOTSTOCK VIGOR Graduate Program: Horticulture Keywords: grapevinewinegroundcovercover cropfescueVitiscompetitiongrowthrootnutrientwater File: Download SuzanneMFleishman_MSHorticulture_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Michela Centinari, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDavid Eissenstat, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKathleen Marie Brown, Committee Member
12. Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Non-ionized Dipole Gases for Electromagnetic Propulsion Open Access Author: Contri, Jeffrey Title: Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Non-ionized Dipole Gases for Electromagnetic Propulsion Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: molecular dynamicssimulationwaterelectric propulsionelectromagnetic propulsionAbraham effectisland hopping File: Download MS_Thesis_moldyn_-_Draft_5.pdf Committee Members: Dr. Michael Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDr. Amy Pritchett, Committee MemberDr. Sven Bilen, Committee Member
13. Statistical Leanring Applied to Climate-Water-Energy Nexus for Quantification and Characterization of Severe Drought Risks in Adaptation Models Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Nguyen, Duc Title: Statistical Leanring Applied to Climate-Water-Energy Nexus for Quantification and Characterization of Severe Drought Risks in Adaptation Models Graduate Program: Energy and Mineral Engineering (MS) Keywords: ClimateEnergywaterpower systemsstatistical learning File: Login to Download Committee Members: Mort D Webster, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorRenee Obringer, Committee MemberJeremy Gernand, Program Head/ChairKaren Fisher-Vanden, Committee Member