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Author:

Sarofeen, Christian

Title:

IMPLEMENTATION AND VALIDATION OF A NON-CUT CELL IMMERSED BOUNDARY METHOD FOR USE IN ICING SMIULATIONS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Simulation
Computational
IBM
Immersed Boundary Method
CFD
Icing
Rotorcraft

File:

Download ChristianSarofeen-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Patterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Eric Paterson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip John Morris, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Vital-Lopez, Francisco Gamaliel

Title:

DEVELOPMENT OF HYBRID INTRACELLULAR/EXTRACELLULAR MODELS OF BRAIN TUMOR PROGRESSION AND MEDICATION STRATEGIES

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Modeling
Brain tumor
Angiogenesis
Temozolomide
Chemotaxis
Simulation

File:

Download Vital-Lopez_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Antonios Armaou, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Antonios Armaou, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Costas D Maranas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ali Borhan, Committee Member
Patrick Cirino, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Andrew Zydney, Committee Member

Author:

Ozdemir, Gurbuz Taha

Title:

FLIGHT CONTROL DESIGN OF TANDEM DUCTED FAN AIRCRAFT USING REDUNDANT CONTROL EFFECTORS

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Control Systems
Ducted Fan Vehicles
Rotorcrafts
Simulation

File:

Download Ozdemir_MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Joe F Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Thiruvengada Ramanujam, Hari H S

Title:

DEVELOPING A FORMALISM FOR GIBSON’S AFFORDANCES USING COLORED PETRI NETS

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Human Behavior Modeling
Performance Evaluation
Driver Behavior
CPN
Colored Petri Net
Affordance
Simulation

File:

Download HariThiruvengagaRamanujam.pdf

Committee Members:

Ling Rothrock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gwendolyn E Campbell, Committee Member
Richard Allen Wysk, Committee Member
M Jeya Chandra, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Committee Member

Author:

Mohandas, Renju

Title:

MAXIMIZING CUMULATIVE VARIANT PROFIT THROUGH EVALUATION OF SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGIES

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Simulation
Supply Chain Strategies
Cumulative Variant Profit
Supply Chain
Supply Chain Simulation

File:

Download Renju_Mohandas-ThesisVp_-GK-RM_-_v_2.1_-_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Gul Kremer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gul Kremer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vittaldas V Prabhu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Brady, Stephan Paul

Title:

Multi-Echelon Inventory: Impact of Varied Ordering Policies on Realized Service Levels

Graduate Program:

Business Administration

Keywords:

Supply Chain
Simulation
Ordering Policies
Inventory Control

File:

Download ETD.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph L Cavinato, Committee Member
Lisa Williams, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan J Stenger, Committee Member
Jose Antonio Ventura, Committee Member

Author:

Gill, Satinder S

Title:

SIMULATION BASED COMPARISON OF PUSH VERSUS PULL PRODUCTION IN A HARDWOOD DIMENSION MILL

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Hardwood Dimension Mill
Manufacturing
Simulation
Push-Pull System

File:

Download Satinder_S_Gill_IE_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Deborah Jean Medeiros, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Deborah Jean Medeiros, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles David Ray Sr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Baek, Seungyup

Title:

Mathematical and computational models for nanostructured coating using electron beam-physical vapor deposition (EB-PVD)

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Multiobjective optimization problem
Simulation
Level set method
Nanostructured coating
EB-PVD
Feedback control

File:

Download BaekSeungyupPhDThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Vittaldas V Prabhu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard Allen Wysk, Committee Member
Robert Carl Voigt, Committee Member
Jogender Singh, Committee Member

Author:

Murtha Jr., Timothy Michael

Title:

LAND AND LABOR: CLASSIC MAYA TERRACED AGRICULTURE AT CARACOL, BELIZE

Graduate Program:

Anthropology

Keywords:

Simulation
EPIC
Belize
Caracol
Terraces
Maya
Intensive Agriculture
Terracing
Classic Maya
Agriculture
Cultural Ecology
Land Use
Tropical Ecology
GIS
Cultural Evolution
Labor
British Honduras
Archaeology
Mesoamerica
Anthropology

File:

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Committee Members:

Arlen Chase, Committee Member
William Sanders, Committee Member
David Lee Webster, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George Robert Milner, Committee Member
Barry Earl Scheetz, Committee Member
Kenneth Gale Hirth, Committee Member

Author:

Madduri, Venkata Sree Raghuram

Title:

Inventory policies for perishable products with fixed shelf lives.

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Simulation
Fixed shelf lives
Perishable products
AutoMod

File:

Download Venkat_Madduri_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Arunachalam Ravindran, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arunachalam Ravindran, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kumar, Hemant

Title:

Poromechanical Response of Naturally Fractured Sorbing Media

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Coal
Shale
Permeability
Proppant
Modeling
Simulation

File:

Download PhD_Thesis_Kumar.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jonathan P Mathews, Committee Member
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member
Chris Marone, Committee Member
Denis Pone, Special Member

Author:

He, Yunfei

Title:

Patient Flow Interventions and Prioritization in Emergency Department

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

ED
Emergency Department
Simulation
Patient Flow
Triage
Risk
Scheduling
Priority
Queueing

File:

Download 1-mythesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Gul Kremer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guodong Pang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Marija Jankovic, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cao, Zhipeng

Title:

Advances In Simulation And Thermography For high Field Mri

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

MRI
FDTD
Simulation
Hyperthermia
Reconstruction
Compressed Sensing

File:

Download Cao_Thesis_July_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Qing X Yang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qing X Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jesse Louis Barlow, Committee Member
Thomas Neuberger, Committee Member
William Joseph Weiss, Committee Member
Christopher Collins, Special Member
Mark Griswold, Special Member

Author:

Stanik, John Andrew

Title:

Efficient simulation of protein surface adsorption using Dissipative Particle Dynamics with specular chain reflection

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Simulation
Protein
Adsorption
Dissipative Particle Dynamics
DPD

File:

Download jas1103_msc-thesis-final.pdf

Committee Members:

Coray M Colina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

Author:

Soneson, Gregory Lorentz

Title:

Development and Piloted Simulation Testing of Advanced Response Types for Ship-based Rotorcraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Helicopter
Rotorcraft
Controls
Simulation
Handling Qualities
Shipboard
Response Types
Non-Linear Dynamic Inversion

File:

Download Soneson-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jack W Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kominami, Masahito

Title:

Development of Optimization Method for Reheating Furnace Operation

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Dynamic Programming
Optimization
Furnace control
Simulation
Heat transmission
Difference method

File:

Download Codes_of_billet_temperature_simulation__3D_.pdfDownload Codes_of_billet_temperature_simulation__2D_.pdfDownload Example_data_for_simulation.pdfDownload MS_Thesis__Masahito_Kominami__Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Carl Voigt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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 Network
ANN
Simulation
EOR
polymer
gel
recovery
Ertekin
water
flooding
reservoir

File:

Download final_thesis_alghazal.pdf

Committee Members:

Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hatim, Qais Yahya

Title:

Integrating Sustainability in Manufacturing Process Planning

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Sustainability
Process Planning
Simulation
Optimization
Methodology

File:

Download Qais_Hatim_Dissertation_July2015_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Saldana, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Soundar Rajan Tirupatikumara, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Member
David R Riley Ii, Committee Member
Robert Carl Voigt, Committee Member
Sudarsan Rachuri, Special Member

Author:

Zheng, Albert

Title:

Investigation of Bandwidth and Disturbance Rejection Properties of a Dynamic Inversion Control Law for Ship-Based Rotorcraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Helicopter
Rotorcraft
Flight Controls
Simulation
Handling Qualities
Shipboard
Bandwidth
Disturbance Rejection
Pilot

File:

Download 1-Albert_Zheng_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gopala Krishna, Athul

Title:

Workforce Planning Models for Distribution Center Operations

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Distribution Center
Decision Model
Workforce Capacity
Simulation

File:

Download Workforce_Planning_Models_for_Distribution_Center_Operations_Gopala_Krishna_Athul.pdf

Committee Members:

Vittaldas V Prabhu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Endsley, Tristan Caroline

Title:

An Examination Of Cultural Influences On Team Cognition And Information Sharing In Emergency Crisis Management Domains: A Mixed Methodological Approach

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

Team Cognition
Culture
Multicultural Teamwork
Emergency Crisis Management
Team Mental Models
Teams
Teamwork
Information Sharing
Team Communication
Hidden Knowledge
Mixed Methodology
Blended Epistemology
Quantitative
Qualitative
Simulation
NeoCITIES
Team Simulation

File:

Download EndsleyDissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael David Mcneese, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael David Mcneese, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peter Kent Forster, Committee Member
Frederico T Fonseca, Committee Member
Susan Mohammed, Outside Member

Author:

Sakpal, Aniket Sunil

Title:

IMAGE-GUIDED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Defects
Simulation
Multifractals
UMPCA

File:

Download FinalThesis_AniketSakpal.pdf

Committee Members:

Hui Yang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Russell Richard Barton, Committee Member
Janis P Terpenny, Committee Member

Author:

Sadeghi Nahrkhalaji, Reza

Title:

STUDY OF BUILDING SURROUNDING LUMINOUS ENVIRONMENT USING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE-BASED LIGHTING MODEL

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Architectural Engineering
Radiance
Daylighting
Simulation
Level of Detail
LOD
Exterior
Surround
Tree
Landscape
Lighting

File:

Download Dissertation-Reza.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard G. Mistrick, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard G. Mistrick, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kevin W. Houser, Committee Member
Stephen Treado, Committee Member
James L. Rosenberger, Outside Member

Author:

Wolkowicz, Kelilah Louise

Title:

Preparing the Automated Future for Wheelchair Users Through Motion Prediction and User Input-Based Intent Inference

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Autonomous vehicles
Band-pass filters
Bar codes
Biopotentials
Brain-computer interfaces
Computerized instrumentation
Data acquisition
Design automation
Detection algorithms
Discrete transforms
Electroencephalography
Electromyography
Electrooculography
Estimation theory
Gaze tracking
Human computer interaction
Embedded systems
Indoor localization
Input variables
Intelligent vehicles
Kalman filters
Linear discriminant analysis
Linear feedback control systems
Linear systems
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical systems
Microprogramming
Motion control
Odometry
Path planning
Pose estimation
Prediction algorithms
Probability
Probability distribution
Programming
Rehabilitation robotics
Research and development
Robot control
Robot kinematics
Robot motion
Robot programming
Robotic equipment testing
Simulation
Simultaneous localization and mapping
State estimation
State feedback
System implementation
System integration
System validation
User interfaces
Virtual reality
Wearable sensors
Biopotential signals
Human-computer interfaces
Decision-making
Intent inference
Slip detection
Motion prediction
Robotic wheelchair

File:

Download Wolkowicz-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Zachary Moore, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer III, Committee Member
Bruce Gluckman, Outside Member

Author:

Labarbera, Nicholas Andrew

Title:

Anisotropic Conductivity and Uncertainty Quantification in Irreversible Electroporation Simulations

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Simulation
High Performance Computing
Electroporation
Mathematical Modelling

File:

Download NicholasLabarberaPhdFinal2.pdf

Committee Members:

Huanyu Cheng, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Huanyu Cheng, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Committee Member
Michael Kinzel, Outside Member
Sean McInytre, Special Member

Author:

Chen, Long

Title:

CAGE-FREE-HEN HOUSING VENTILATION OPTIONS TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND BIRD WELFARE

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

CFD modeling
Cage-free egg production
Simulation
Indoor air quality
Animal housing
Animal welfare
Agricultural and biological engineering

File:

Download Long_Chen_PhD_Dissertation_2019.pdf

Committee Members:

Eileen Eilzabeth Fabian, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eileen Eilzabeth Fabian, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member
Virendra Puri, Committee Member
Paul H Patterson, Outside Member

Author:

Tarrant, Ian Michael

Title:

Anticipated Incentives in CEO Compensation Contracts: Estimation and Application

Graduate Program:

Business Administration

Keywords:

CEO Compensation
Earnings Management
Simulation
Equity Incentives

File:

Download IMT_Dissertation_20190222.pdf

Committee Members:

Guojin Gong, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guojin Gong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karl A Muller III, Committee Member
John Edward Ketz, Committee Member
Fenghua Song, Outside Member

Author:

Gupta, Anchal

Title:

Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Energy-Efficient Heating Controller for Smart Buildings

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science

Keywords:

Deep reinforcement learning
Simulation
Occupant thermal comfort
Heating controller
HVAC

File:

Download Thesis_Final_Report.pdf

Committee Members:

Youakim Badr, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ashkan Negahban, Committee Member
Guanghua Qiu, Committee Member
Colin Neill, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Mahmoud, Line

Title:

A Mean-Field Game With Customer Admission Control

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Queueing Theory
Game Theory
Mean Field Games
Admission Control
Threshold Policy
Stochastic Processes
Simulation

File:

Download LineMahmoud-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Guodong Pang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eunhye Song, Committee Member
Steven James Landry, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Dillinger, Cody

Title:

Game-Theoretic Controller Simulation for Sampling-Based Multi-Robot Motion Planning Algorithms

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Robotics
Motion Planning
Game Theory
Algorithms
Control Theory
Optimization
Nash Equilibrium
Simulation
Multi-Robot Systems

File:

Download Dillinger_Thesis_MastersFormat_Final2.pdf

Committee Members:

Minghui Zhu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Suvarna, Shubham

Title:

Modeling and Simulation of Thermally Modulated Li-ion Batteries for Electric Aircrafts

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Thermal Modulation
Electric Aircrafts
Li-ion Batteries
Modelling
Simulation
Electrochemistry

File:

Download Thesis_SuvarnaShubham.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Chao-Yang Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Satadru Dey, Committee Member

Author:

Messinger, Steve

Title:

Modeling, Adaptive Control, and Flight Testing of a Lighter-than-Air Vehicle Validated Using System Identification

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Model Reference Adaptive Control
System Identification
Adaptive Control
Lighter-than-Air Vehicle
Vehicle Design
Sparse System Identification
Flight Testing
Modeling
Simulation
Control
Aerospace

File:

Download Messinger_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Michael Andrew Yukish, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Simon W Miller, Committee Member

Author:

Topper, Evan

Title:

Calibration and Validation of a Rotorcraft Design and Analysis Tool for Electric Powered Multirotor Configurations

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Multirotor
NDARC
Simulation
Validation
eVTOL
Rotorcraft

File:

Download FINAL_AERSP_MS_Thesis_Evan_Topper.pdf

Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Committee Member

Author:

Nowparvar, Mahgol

Title:

IMMERSIVE SIMULATION-BASED LEARNING (ISBL): EFFICACY AND EFFECT OF NAVIGATION IN THE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT

Graduate Program:

Data Analytics (MS)

Keywords:

Simulation
Augmented and Virtual Reality
Human-computer interface
Data science applications in education

File:

Download Data_Analytics_Thesis_-_Mahgol_Nowparvar.pdf

Committee Members:

Colin Neill, Program Head/Chair
Ashkan Negahban, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Parhum Delgoshaei, Committee Member
Robin Guanghua Qiu, Committee Member

Author:

Stauffer, Haley

Title:

Climate Resilience: Modeling the Impacts of Yield Variability on Switchgrass Supply Chains

Graduate Program:

Biorenewable Systems (MS)

Keywords:

Bioenergy
Biomass
Biomass Supply Chains
Resilience
Climate Change
Switchgrass
Iowa
Drought Tolerant
Varieties
Dry Matter Loss
Biomass Storage
Harvest
Transportation
Biomass Economics
Logistics
Feedstock
Feedstock Handling
Simulation
Modeling
Discrete Event Simulation
Biogeochemical Modeling
DayCent
ExtendSim

File:

Download ABE_Thesis_Stauffer.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Heinemann, Program Head/Chair
Tom L. Richard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Erin Webb, Committee Member
Saurabh Bansal, Committee Member
Christine Costello, Committee Member

Author:

Shiverdecker, Levi Keith

Title:

Structural Equation Modeling with Ordinal Variables: Performance of Robust Estimators Under Conditions of Misspecification, Missing Data, and Nonnormality

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

Structural equation modeling
SEM
Simulation
Estimators
maximum likelihood
weighted least squares
ordinal
missing data
nonormal

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Committee Members:

Rustin Meyer, Major Field Member
Pui-Wa Lei, Outside Unit & Field Member
James Lebreton, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kristin Buss (She/Her), Program Head/Chair
Jean Phillips, Major Field Member

Author:

Esmailian, Maryam

Title:

A Study Of Daylight Modeling Approaches Applied In LEED

Graduate Program:

Architecture (MS)

Keywords:

Daylight
LEED Daylight Credit
Simulation
Shading Devices

File:

Download Final_Thesis_Esmailian.pdf

Committee Members:

Ute Poerschke, Program Head/Chair
Ute Poerschke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lisa Domenica Iulo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Mistrick, Committee Member