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Author:

Magerman, Joshua Marcus

Title:

Sea Surface Temperature Variability Over the Last 2000 Years in the North Atlantic Ocean and its Implications for Sea Level Change

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

ocean temperature history
ocean temperature
ocean proxies
historic sea level
north atlantic temperature

File:

Download THESIS_MAGERMAN.pdf

Committee Members:

Raymond Gabriel Najjar Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Mann, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wilson, Stephanie Joy

Title:

Interactive Effects of Daily Nonverbal and Verbal Pain Expression on Spouse Responses in Osteoarthritis: Empirical Evidence for a Communication Model

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

chronic pain
pain expression
spouse response
osteoarthritis
daily

File:

Download masters_thesis_S._Wilson-final-4-20-13_merged.pdf

Committee Members:

Lynn Margaret Martire, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

You, Cheng

Title:

Machine Learning Methods in Portfolio Replication

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

machine learning
portfolio replication
LASSO
LARS
trading strategies
hidden Markov model
hierarchical modelling

File:

Download ChengYou-MasterThesis-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jason Ryder Morton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Boden, Joshua Randal

Title:

Regime Dependent Bias Correction of Ensemble Output

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

Ensemble
Regime
Forecasting

File:

Download Josh_Boden_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

George Spencer Young, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Johannes Verlinde, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Mee Thompson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Gerard Knight, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Schatz, Richard S

Title:

CuCl/HCl Electrolysis for Cu-Cl Thermochemical Cycle

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Hydrogen Production
CuCl/HCl Electrolysis
Cu-Cl Thermochemical Cycle
Green energy

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_Final_Draft_12-16-13.pdf

Committee Members:

Serguei Lvov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Adams, Kirk Douglas

Title:

An Analysis of the Biomechanics of Landing of Two Groups of Athletes

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Landings
ACL
Non-contact
Gymnasts
Swimmers

File:

Download Whole_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

John Henry Challis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Christian, Andrew W

Title:

A Multi-objective Evolutionary Optimization Approach to Procedural Noise Mitigation for Near-ground Aircraft

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

Acoustics
Aircraft noise
Community noise
Multi-objective optimization
Evolutionary optimization

File:

Download AndyC-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Victor Ward Sparrow, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Young, Ryan Michael

Title:

Shear stress and particle removal measurements of a round turbulent air jet impinging normally upon a planar wall

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

oil-film interferometry
particle removal
particle resuspension
shear stress

File:

Download Thesis_rmy_20130318_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Stuart Settles, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kreitman, Gal Yosef

Title:

Investigation the Formation and Fate of Ethyl Radicals in Wine

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

Wine oxidation
3-mercaptohexan-1-ol
thiols
1-hydroxyethyl radicals
electron paramagnetic resonance
spin trapping
chelator.

File:

Download GYK_MS_ETD_submission_-_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Ryan John Elias, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bai, Lu

Title:

Parallel-pattern Versus Linear-pattern Discussion Online Collaborations

Graduate Program:

Instructional Systems

Keywords:

Collaborative learning
Online discussion
Patterns
Participation
Interaction

File:

Download MSthesis-Lu_Bai.pdf

Committee Members:

Roy Clariana, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bowman, Caitlin Rose

Title:

Knowing what is new: the effects of item-relatedness on the neural correlates of novelty detection

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

episodic memory
fMRI
retrieval

File:

Download BowmanThesis_final_revisions.pdf

Committee Members:

Nancy Anne Coulter Dennis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ali, Randall Azhar

Title:

Self-powered Thermoacoustic Sensor for In-pile Nuclear Reactor Monitoring

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

acoustics
thermoacoustics
nuclear
temperature
sensor
in-pile
self-powered
reactor
telemetry
wireless
sensing
fuel-rod

File:

Download RALI_MS_Thesis_in_Acoustics_Final_Version_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Steven Lurie Garrett, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Ernest Poese, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bernhard R Tittmann, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Demario, Devin Anne

Title:

PCB Exposure And Channel Catfish: An Analysis Of Immune Response And PCB Dynamics In The Presence Of Food Deprivation

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

catfish
fisheries
polychlorinated biphenyls
toxicology
fish
contaminants
environmental contaminant
environmental toxicant
bayesian analysis
fish health
innate immune function

File:

Download Thesis_DeMario_corrected.pdf

Committee Members:

Tyler Wagner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gleicher, Simone Claire

Title:

Turbulent Dispersion of Pathogenic Spores Within and Above a Maize Canopy: Field Experiments and Lagrangian Modeling

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

Canopy Turbulence
Turbulence
Spore Dispersal
Maize
Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Field Experiment
Lagrangian Modeling

File:

Download Gleicher_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Marcelo Chamecki, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Alan Isard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Dolores Fuentes, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Johnson, Brian

Title:

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

mild traumatic brain injury
magnetic resonance spectrosocpy

File:

Download B_Johnson_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Neuberger, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Udoh, Aniefiok S

Title:

Evaluating Stimlation Effectiveness of the Bakken Fields Using Data Mining Techniques

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Bakken
data mining
hydraulic fracturing in the bakken
stimulation
effective stimulation
evaluating stimulation
statistical analysis

File:

Download PS_Thesis__final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Yilin Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Shank, Brian Steven

Title:

Development of an Optimized Lambert Problem Solver for Targeting Elliptical Orbits

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Lambert's Problem
Pork Chop Plot
ATSV
Visual Data Techniques
Orbital Mechanics
Astrodynamics
Mission Planning
Propulsion Optimization

File:

Download BrianShank_FinalThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr David B Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wells, Stephen Matthew

Title:

Vibration-based sensor design to detect lubrication levels contained within differential gear housings

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

Acoustics
Vibration-based sensor design
Condition Based Maintenance Plus
CBM+
Differential Gear Housings
Lubrication level detection
Structural Acoustics

File:

Download WellsThesisFINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Langford, Zachary Lance

Title:

Are the Dry Valleys Getting Wetter? A Preliminary Assessment of Wetness Across the Mcmurdo Dry Valleys Landscape

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Remote Sensing
Snow Hydrology
Streams

File:

Download ZachLangford_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Michael Gooseff, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peggy Ann Johnson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alfonso Ignacio Mejia, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mcelhone, Dale Ian

Title:

Acoustical effects of bubble assemblages, and considerations for accurately measuring bubble size distributions

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

mcelhone
bubbles
culver
acoustics
bubble
scatter
scattering
backscatter
backscattering
attenuation

File:

Download DaleMcElhone-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Lee Culver, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nolden, Alissa Allen

Title:

Bitter receptor polymorphisms influence bitterness of non-nutritive sweeteners and alcoholic beverage liking

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

bitterness
TAS2R38
TAS2R9
TAS2R31
sweeteners
alcohol
gLMS

File:

Download ALA_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

John E Hayes, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joshua D Lambert, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kathleen Loralee Keller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jeon, Hyun Woo

Title:

energy consumption analysis in discrete manufacturing based on simulation approach

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Energy analysis in manufacturing
machining energy simulation
HySPEED

File:

Download MS_Thesis_HyunWoo_Jeon_Final_Revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Vittaldas V Prabhu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chia Yu Chang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sun, Ying

Title:

A Mixed Markov Model Approach To Predict Future Points Of Interest In Indoor Space

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

prediction; trajectory pattern; Mixed Markov Model

File:

Download Master_Thesis_Ying.pdf

Committee Members:

David Jonathan Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hawkins, Russell Stewart

Title:

Variation in low-frequency underwater ambient sound level estimates based on different temporal units of analysis

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

Ambient Sound
Ambient noise
Underwater Sound
Subsample
underwater ambient sound
sound level
sampling protocol

File:

Download Underwater_Ambient_Sound_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Jennifer Miksis Olds, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Lee Culver, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Bradley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jiles, Allura Marie

Title:

Rice Hull Silica, A Silicon Carbide Precursor For Collagen, Lignin And Silicon Metal Powder Bindered Anthracite Briquettes

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Anthracite
Lignin
Rice hull
Silicon Carbide
Nanowire
Silica rod

File:

Download 1-Masters_Thesis-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Scott Cannon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sridhar Komarneni, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Frantz, Curtis Wendelin

Title:

Characterization of pyrolyzed lignin chars for use in a novel foundry fuel source

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

lignin
pyrolysis
NMR
char

File:

Download Curtis_Frantz_Thesis_post-defense.pdf

Committee Members:

Nicole Robitaille Brown, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Devizio, Samantha Marie

Title:

The attitude-social influence--efficacy theoretical model: application to cancer screening programs among medically underserved men

Graduate Program:

Public Health Sciences

Keywords:

PCEN
Prostate Cancer
ASE Model
Underserved Men

File:

Download DeVizio_Thesis_4-4-13.pdf

Committee Members:

Eugene Joseph Lengerich, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Oralia Dominic, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Heather L Stuckey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Moding, Kameron Jean

Title:

The association between infant temperament, parenting behaviors, and infant food acceptance

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

infant temperament
food neophobia
food acceptance
parenting behaviors

File:

Download MODING_FINAL_MASTERS_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Cynthia Stifter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kinney, Scott Allen

Title:

Assessment of Load Sharing Members in an Anti-ram Bollard System Subjected to Vehicle Impacts

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Finite Element Modeling
Anti-ram
Bollard
Load Sharing
Steel Member Design
Parametric Study
Crash Testing

File:

Download Kinney_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dan Linzell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Moore, Russell David

Title:

Ponderomotive force corrections in laser ablation and melt formation in ultra-short pulse laser drilling.

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Laser Ablation
Melt Dynamics
Ultra-short Pulse
Ponderomotive Force
Two-Temperature Model

File:

Download Moore_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Vladimir Semak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Igor Jovanovic, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Harwood, Meriel Louisa

Title:

A Novel Method to Assess Consumer Acceptance of Bitterness in Chocolate Products

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

sensory evaluation
rejection thresholds
chocolate
food science
cocoa
polyphenols

File:

Download Harwood_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

John E Hayes, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Newpher, Brandon James

Title:

Field Evaluation of Dynamic Load Factors for Historic Through-truss Bridges

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Dynamic Load Factor
Impact Factor
Dynamic Load Allowance
Through-Truss Bridges
Lenticular Arch
Pratt Truss

File:

Download Newpher_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeffrey A Laman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Boothby, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gordon Patrick Warn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bergstein, Adam

Title:

Pyrena: Closing the semantic gap for access control in web-based content management systems

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

content management systems
access control
security

File:

Download YourName-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Trent Ray Jaeger, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Patrick Mc Daniel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hao, Sijie

Title:

Investigation into the Role of A0 Axial Ligand MET Residue in Photosystem I of Cyanobacteria

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Photosystem I
A0
Protein cofactor interaction
HYSCORE EPR

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

John H Golbeck, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donald Ashley Bryant, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lasse Jensen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Harrison, Michelle Lynn

Title:

Investigating the role of RNA-binding motif protein 8A (RBM8A, also known as Y14) in schizophrenia

Graduate Program:

Genetics

Keywords:

RBM8A
Y14
schizophrenia

File:

Download Michelle_Harrison.pdf

Committee Members:

Yingwei Mao, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mills, Amanda Christine

Title:

A New UHF High Dynamic Range Receiver for the Arecibo Observatory

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

low noise amplifier
cryogenic noise temperature measurement
coupled resonator filter

File:

Download Mills_Amanda_NewReceiverAreciboObservatory.pdf

Committee Members:

Julio Urbina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zheng, Bin

Title:

The Economic Impact of Wind Power on Ercot Regulation Market

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Wind Power
Impact
ERCOT
Regulation

File:

Download BINZHENG_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Nathan Kleit, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Ying

Title:

A Trade Space Exploration Process to Optimize Advanced Energy Retrofit Design for Buildings

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Trade Space Exploration
Energy Retrofit Design
Building System
Data Visualization

File:

Download ZHANG_Ying_Master_Thesis_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Messner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Campbell, Anthony J

Title:

Limitations on Regeneration Potential Following Even-aged Harvests in Mixed-oak Stands

Graduate Program:

Forest Resources

Keywords:

stochastic frontier analysis
oak regeneration
interfering vegetation
mixed-oak forests

File:

Download AjThesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Kim C Steiner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Craig Finley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Laura P Leites, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Patten, Carl Henry

Title:

Processing Parameters for Out-of-autoclave Pre-impregnated Discontinuous Carbon Fiber Composites

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

discontinuous carbon fiber
composite
discontinuous
five harness
diaphragm forming
processing parameters
discotex
pepin

File:

Download JPatten-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin L Koudela, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nallamothu, Phani Teja

Title:

Design and Implementation of Automated Assembly Planning Methodology

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

automated assembly sequence
CAD
optimal sequence
genetic algorithm

File:

Download PhaniTejaMastersThesisFinal2.pdf

Committee Members:

Soundar R. T. Kumara, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Antion Finke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yu, Yinxi

Title:

Hydrogen production catalyzed by earth-abundant metal complexes

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

hydrogen production
catalyst
cobalt
nickel
iron

File:

Download PS_Thesis_Yinxi.pdf

Committee Members:

Sharon Hammes Schiffer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jin, Yang

Title:

Multiple Criteria Supply Chain Inventory Models with Stochastic Demands

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

multiple criteria optimization
inventory models
periodic review policy
interval programming
compromise programming

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_-_Yang_Jin.pdf

Committee Members:

Arunachalam Ravindran, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jones, Kendra Diana

Title:

Blast Resistance of Polyurea-coated Granite Cladding Walls

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

blast
explosive
granite cladding
polyurea
polymer
high-strain rate
fragmentation

File:

Download Thesis_Jones_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Daniel Linzell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tong Qiu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoltan Ivan Rado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sawlsville, Julie A

Title:

Battery Safety: A systematic study of battery performance under extreme conditions

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Lithium Ion Battery
Safety
Short Circuit
Constant Voltage
Inrush Current
Limiting Current
Automotive
GATE Program
ECEC

File:

Download Thesis_version_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Yang Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Barrett, Austin Gordon

Title:

Assessing the Effectiveness of Live Music Interpretive Programming

Graduate Program:

Recreation, Park and Tourism Management

Keywords:

Environmental Interpretation
Music
Climate Change
Experimental Design

File:

Download Austin_Barrett_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Justin Mowen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Deborah Lee Kerstetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George Richard Vahoviak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Balasubramanian, Sruti

Title:

Charge Nonuniformity on Submicron Particles

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

nanoparticles
zeta potential
electrophoresis

File:

Download 1-Balasubramanian_Sruti_-_MS_thesis_-Charge_Nonuniformity_on_Submicron_Particles.pdf

Committee Members:

Darrell Velegol, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Hansell Adair, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kyle Jeffrey Magnuson Bishop, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Grisewood, Matthew Jeffery

Title:

OptZyme: a computational tool for altering enzymatic specificity

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

beta-glucuronidase
enzyme
redesign
molecular mechanics
OptZyme
transition state analogue
specificity

File:

Download Grisewood_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Costas D Maranas, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael John Janik, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ference, Gregory David

Title:

Location Recommendation for Mobile Users in Location-Based Social Networks

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Location Recommendation
Location-Based Social Networks
Collaborative Filtering
K-Nearest Diverse Neighbor
Spatial Diversity

File:

Download GregoryFerence-MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Wang Chien Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Urban, Rachel Lorah

Title:

Pandora's Box: Can We Distinguish Groundwater transport Hypotheses Given Observational uncertainties?

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

groundwater
transport
observational uncertainty

File:

Download Urban_Thesis_03.30_comp.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick M Reed, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kamini Singha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor