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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

Author:

Boehm, Allison M

Title:

Planning For A Wind Farm’s End-of-life: A Detailed Cost Analysis Of Decommissioning Practices And Suggested Project Planning Strategies

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

wind
energy
decommissioning
permitting

File:

Download Thesis_Final_ABoehm.pdf

Committee Members:

Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sokolowski, Christopher Henry

Title:

Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOX by NH3 for Diesel Exhaust Aftertreatment

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

selective catalytic reduction
SCR
NH3-SCR
diesel
NOX
nitrogen oxides
catalyst deactivation
zeolite
iron zeolite

File:

Download Sokolowski_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Yongsheng Chen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sarma V Pisupati, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan P Mathews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Toole, Cameron John

Title:

An Empirical Analysis of The New York Independent System Operator's Transmission Congestion Contract Market: Speculator and Hedger Transaction Characteristics, Competition, and Profit

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Transmission congestion contract
New York Independent System Operator
speculation
hedging
locational based marginal pricing

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Nathan Kleit, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Fogarty, Rebecca Anne

Title:

Mobilization of Heavy Metals upon Release of Marcellus Shale Wastewaters

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

desorption
heavy metals
hydraulic fracturing
Marcellus Shale
mobilization
cadmium

File:

Download MS_Thesis_RFogarty.pdf

Committee Members:

Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Skocik, Mariya

Title:

Effects of Spatial Heterogeneity on Calcite Dissolution Rates

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Carbonate Heterogeneity
Dissolution Rate
CrunhFlow

File:

Download Skocik_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Arthur Groves, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark Stephen Klima, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Luis Ayala, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Torrealba, Victor Antonio

Title:

Pore-scale investigation on compaction-dependent characteristics of granular packs and their impact on fluid distribution

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

porous media
compaction
multiphase fluids
pore-scale
drainage
imbibition
X-ray CT scanning

File:

Download MS_Thesis_-_Victor_Torrealba.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Barry, Branden Lane

Title:

Evaluation of Ultrasonic Cavitation Treatment Effects on the Beneficiation of Bituminous Coal

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Ultrasonic
Cavitation
Bituminous Coal
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Hydrocyclone
Filter Press
Pressure Filtration

File:

Download Branden_Barry_MS_Thesis__Final__2014-0720_BLB.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark Stephen Klima, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

Author:

Mesiwala, Akil

Title:

Alternate Revenue Stream Analysis for a Residential Battery Connected to a PV Rooftop

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

lithium ion
battery
solar PV
GridSTAR
ancillary services
energy arbitrage
regulation
PJM

File:

Download M.S._Thesis_Akil_Mesiwala.pdf

Committee Members:

Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr David Riley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Udegbe, Egbadon Ajibola

Title:

Economic Modeling of the Energy Management System for a Battery-solar Building-integrated Microgrid: A Comparison Between Lead-acid and Lithium Ion Battery Systems

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

microgrid
solar
energy management system
backup power
smart grid
grid stability
frequency regulation
peak-shaving

File:

Download Udegbe_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mort D Webster, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr David Riley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mina Carbonero, Roger

Title:

Evaluating Increasing Block Pricing as a Subsidization Scheme in the Electricity Retail Sector: The Colombian Case

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Subsidies
Block Pricing
Electricity
Colombia

File:

Download Mina_MS_Thesis_Document.pdf

Committee Members:

Anastasia Scherbakova, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yeboa, Kojo Caleb

Title:

Modeling The Effects Of Salt Precipitation And Kinetic Mineral Reaction On Well Injectivity Due To Carbon Dioxide Injection In Deep Saline Aquifers

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Carbon sequestration
Saline aquifer
Halite precipitation
Well Injectivity

File:

Download KC_YEBOA_THESIS_FINAL_SUBMISSION.pdf

Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gaw, Hussain

Title:

Development of an Artificial Neural Network for Pressure and Rate Transient Analysis of Horizontal Wells Completed in Dry, Wet and Condensate Gas Reservoirs of Naturally Fractured Formations

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

ANN
Pressure transient
Rate transient
Naturally fractured formations

File:

Download Final_Thesis_copy1.pdf

Committee Members:

Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bukhamseen, Ibrahim

Title:

Artificial Expert Systems For Rate Transient Analysis Of Fishbone Wells Completed In Shale Gas Reservoirs

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Rate Transient
Artificial Neural Networks
Fishbone
Horizontal
Shale Gas Reservoir
Multilateral

File:

Download Ibrahim_Bukhamseen_Rate_Analysis_of_Fishbone_Wells.pdf

Committee Members:

Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lashkari, Hamed

Title:

Duty Cycle Study of Coal Mine Shuttle Cars

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

duty cycle
shuttle car
room and pillar
battery
energy
power
haulage cycle

File:

Download 1-Hamed_Master_Thesis__8-5-2014.pdf

Committee Members:

Jamal Rostami, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Larry Grayson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yildirim, Levent

Title:

Evaluation Of Petrophysical Properties Of Gas Shale And Their Change Due To Interaction With Water

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Gas shale
petrophysics
methodology
well logs
core analysis

File:

Download THESIS_REPORT_L.T.OZGUR_YILDIRIM.pdf

Committee Members:

Yilin Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gokhale, Jaidev Madhav

Title:

A Coupled Pseudo-pressure/density Approach To Decline Curve Analysis Of Natural Gas Reservoirs

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Decline
Curve
Natural Gas

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Luis Ayala, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yilin Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shimin Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor