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Author:

Wisse, Ashley L

Title:

PROCESS-BASED POLICY DEVELOPMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE IMPLEMENTATION ON PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY RENEWAL PROJECTS

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Sustainability
Design
Construction
Renewal Projects
Renovation
LEED
Policy Development
OPP

File:

Download Ashley_Wisse_Final_Thesis_07.2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr David Riley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr David Riley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Crespo-Varela, Josue R.

Title:

A MULTI-METRIC ANALYSIS TO QUANTIFY AND ASSESS THE DESIGN COMPLEXITY OF MEDICAL DEVICES

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Design
Medical Devices
Complexity

File:

Download Thesis_Josue-12-12-2011-PDF-FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Gul Kremer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gul Kremer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Aguirre, Milton

Title:

Design and Optimization of Narrow-Gauged Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms for Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Design
Contact-Aided
Compliant Mechanism
Advanced MIS
NOTES
Optimization

File:

Download Dissertation_MEA.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Matthew B Parkinson, Committee Member
Christopher Muhlstein, Committee Member
Harriet Black Nembhard, Committee Member

Author:

Zikic, Nevena

Title:

Building Information Modeling Uses for Design in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industry

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Implementation
Design
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
BIM Execution Planning

File:

Download Master_Thesis_Nevena_Zikic_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

John Messner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Messner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chinemelu Jidenka Anumba, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert J Holland, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rao, Tilak P L

Title:

Enhancing the Visualization Tools for a Concept Generator

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

CAD
Design

File:

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Committee Members:

Dr Cari B Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Cari Bryant Arnold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ucar, Dundar

Title:

Modeling and Design of A New Core-Moderator Assembly and Neutron Beam Ports for the Penn State Breazeale Nuclear Reactor (PSBR)

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

PSBR
Breazeale
TRIGA
Neutronic
Thermal
Hydraulics
MCNP
ANSYS
Fluent
Analysis
Design
Cold
Neutron
Beam Port
CFD

File:

Download DundarUcar_PhD_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenan Unlu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenan Unlu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Committee Member
Maria Nikolova Avramova, Committee Member
Thomas Fu Yuan Lin, Committee Member
Mahmut Taylan Kandemir, Committee Member

Author:

Donahue, Alex Brian

Title:

In The Knowledge Commons: utilizing User Experience to Inform Future Design

Graduate Program:

Architecture

Keywords:

The Knowledge Commons
Architecture
Design
Learning Spaces

File:

Download ALEXDONAHUEMASTERSTHESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Rebecca Lynn Henn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Newton Wines, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kyle Leonard Peck, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Frederick, Bradley Scott

Title:

Evaluation of Limit Design for Earthquake-Resistant Masonry Walls

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Engineering
Structural Engineering
Limit Design
Design
Masonry
Seismic Design
Nonlinear Analysis

File:

Download EvaluationOfLimitDesign_Frederick_MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Chinemelu Jidenka Anumba, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zheng, Saijing

Title:

Adaptation as an Integrated Endeavor: Learning from the Timeline Deployment Study

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

Online Social Network
Facebook
Timeline
Adaptation
Design

File:

Download Master_Thesis_Adaptation-Saijing_Zheng_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Heng Xu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Rosson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Madhu Reddy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chunduri, Sreelatha

Title:

Development of Planning and Design Phases of an Integrative Building Lifecycle Process Model for Advanced Energy Retrofit Projects

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Planning
Design
Integration
Retrofit Projects
Construction
Process Model
Process Mapping
Life Cycle
Project Team.

File:

Download Final_Chunduri_PhD_Thesis_Aug_4_2014.pdf

Committee Members:

John Messner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Messner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chinemelu Jidenka Anumba, Committee Member
Robert Michael Leicht, Committee Member
Lisa Domenica Iulo, Committee Member

Author:

Peyton, Tamara

Title:

The Sociotechnical Mediation of Lower-Income Pregnancy: A User-Centered Approach to Improving a HCI Design Space

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

Pregnancy
HCI
Design
Sociotechnical Design
Mobile Design
Health
Qualitative Research
Informatics

File:

Download Diss_-__Peyton_-_Digitally_Mediated_Transition_FINAL_PUBLICATION_version.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrea H Tapia, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrea H Tapia, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lynette Marie Yarger, Committee Member
Jessica Nicole Kropczynski, Committee Member
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Outside Member

Author:

Nusiner Bassi, Maria Alessandra

Title:

A Copula-Based Method to Synthesize Anthropometric Data of Target User Populations

Graduate Program:

Engineering Design

Keywords:

Anthropometry
Virtual Fitting Trials
Synthesis
Summary Statistics
Design
Multivariate Analysis

File:

Download MariaAlessandraNusiner_PennState.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nicholas Meisel, Committee Member

Author:

Brown, Erik J

Title:

The History and Design of a Rapidly Deployable Advanced Hubless Low Head Hydropower Turbine

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Hydropower
Turbine
Hubless
Rapidly deployable
Design
History
Variable speed
Integrated
Low head

File:

Download Brown_Erik_J_Thesis_2017.pdf

Committee Members:

John M. Cimbala, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Valenti, Justin D

Title:

Bounding Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics for use in a Sequential Decision Process

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Computational Fluid Dynamics
Sequential Design Process
Trade Space Exploration
Design
Sequential Design
Bounding
Numerical Uncertainty
Discretization Uncertainty

File:

Download ValentiJ_MS_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael P Kinzel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Simon Walter Miller, Committee Member
Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member

Author:

Ostrander, John

Title:

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality as an Education and Training Resource for Additive Manufacturing

Graduate Program:

Engineering Design

Keywords:

Virtual Reality
Additive Manufacturing
VR
AM
DfAM
Design
Education
CAD
3D Printing

File:

Download John_MEDSGN_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Nicholas Alexander Meisel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Conrad S Tucker, Committee Member
Timothy W. Simpson, Committee Member
Sven G Bilen, Committee Member

Author:

Lenko, Matthew

Title:

Design and Experimental Testing of a Microtracking Concentrating Photovoltaic Skylight

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Skylight
CPV
Photovoltaic
Daylighting
Microtracking
Concentrating
Experimental
Design

File:

Download MatthewLenko_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Committee Member

Author:

Malviya, Manoj

Title:

Characterizing Implicit Cognitive Process in Engineering Design Across Contexts using Machine Learning Methods

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Engineering
Design
Machine Learning
Education
Design Thinking

File:

Download MANOJ_THESIS_FINAL_.pdf

Committee Members:

Catherine G P Berdanier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Carson Mccomb, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hinkelman, Kathryn

Title:

Modelica Modeling and Ecosystem Biomimicry of District Energy Systems

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Biomimicry
Building Systems
Design
District Energy
District Heating
District Cooling
Dynamical Systems
Ecological Network Analysis
Ecosystem Biomimicry
Exergy
Modelica
Modeling and Simulation
Numerical Performance
Optimization
Steam
Sustainability
Systems

File:

Download KathrynHinkelman_PSU_Dissertation_August2023.pdf

Committee Members:

Margot Kaye, Outside Unit & Field Member
Wangda Zuo, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Greg Pavlak, Major Field Member
James Freihaut, Major Field Member
Michael Wetter, Special Member
Kyri Baker, Special Member
James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Suresh, Shakthi

Title:

User-Centered Design and Construction of a Modular Biofilter System for Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Graduate Program:

Engineering Design (MS)

Keywords:

User-centered design
biofilter
methanotrophs
system design
Design
Manufacturing

File:

Download Final_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Juliana Vasco-Correa, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nicholas Meisel, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Thomas, Evelyn

Title:

Predicting the Performance of Flexible Multi-material Additively Manufactured Beam Structures Under Small and Large Deflections

Graduate Program:

Engineering Design (MS)

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Compliant Beams
Design
Finite Element Analysis
ABAQUS
Additive Manufacturing
Compliant Beams
Design
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

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Committee Members:

David Mazyck, Program Head/Chair
Jared Butler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nicholas Alexander Meisel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Henneh, Daniel

Title:

Automation of additive manufacturing of concrete structures through closed-loop control of printing equipment.

Graduate Program:

Engineering Design

Keywords:

Concrete
AddConLab
3D printing
3DCP
Automation
Cosed-loop
system
3D
Control
Robot
Additive manufacturing
Design

File:

Download DanielHennehThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nicholas Alexander Meisel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven G Bilen, Program Head/Chair
Timothy W. Simpson, Committee Member

Author:

Dhanorkar, Shipi

Title:

An Investigation of the Design Space for Student Learning Tools that Aid Interaction with Recorded Lecture Content

Graduate Program:

Informatics (PHD)

Keywords:

Lecture Recording
AI
Human-Computer Interaction
Design
Scenario-Based Design Research
Higher Education

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Committee Members:

Priya Sharma, Outside Unit & Field Member
D. Benjamin Hellar, Special Member
Mary Beth Rosson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary Beth Rosson, Program Head/Chair
Jack Carroll, Major Field Member
Kenneth Huang, Major & Minor Field Member