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Author:

Kirk, James Robert

Title:

Diagnosing Different Evolutionary Paths for the Development of Mesoscale Convective Vortices

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

convective
phase plot
MCV
vortices
vortex
mesoscale
convection

File:

Download Diss_Kirk_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

John H Clark, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Craig F Bohren, Committee Member
Hampton Nelson Shirer, Committee Member
Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Committee Member

Author:

Frame, Jeffrey William

Title:

The Dynamical Influences of Cloud Shading on Supercell Thunderstorms

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

numerical modeling
convection
radiative transfer
supercells

File:

Download Frame-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Markowski, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Markowski, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Yvette Pamela Richardson, Committee Member
Jerry Y Harrington, Committee Member
William Menaul Frank, Committee Member
Andrew Mark Carleton, Committee Member

Author:

Kern, Ludwig August

Title:

FLUENT CFD MODELING IN DESIGN OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL DRY STORAGE CASK

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Fluent
fluent modeling
cfd
cfd modeling
fluent model
cfd model
computational fluid dynamics
nuclear
nuclear engineering
dry storage
dry storage cask
spent fuel
spent nuclear fuel
nuclear fuel
rbmk
chernobyl
holtec
thermal
heat transfer
natural convection
convection
natural convective flow
annular
prototype
full-scale
validation
cfd code
navier-stokes
navier-stokes equation

File:

Download Kern_MS_NucE_Thesis_2009_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Fan Bill B Cheung, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fan Bill B Cheung, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Cimbala, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

James, Richard

Title:

A numerical investigation of the effects of dry air aloft on deep convection

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

convection
severe storms
dry air aloft

File:

Download thesis_rpjames.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Markowski, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Markowski, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Yvette Pamela Richardson, Committee Member
James Michael Fritsch, Committee Member
Charles Luther Hosler Jr., Committee Member
Jonathan P Mathews, Committee Member

Author:

Carbo, Randy Michael

Title:

Dynamic Stabilization of the Rayleigh-Benard instability in rectangular enclosures: A computational approach

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

Floquet
Rayleigh-Benard
parametric
dynamic stability
convection
Galerkin

File:

Download Randy_Carbo_PhD.pdf

Committee Members:

Steven Lurie Garrett, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven Lurie Garrett, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas B Gabrielson, Committee Member
Mark Levi, Committee Member
Anthony A Atchley, Committee Member
Matthew Ernest Poese, Special Member
Robert William Smith, Special Member

Author:

Hastings, Ryan Michael

Title:

Long-term morphological changes in mature supercells following mergers with nascent cells in environments with directionally-varying shear

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

supercell
merger
convection
mesoscale

File:

Download RyanHastings_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Yvette Pamela Richardson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Markowski, Committee Member
Hans Verlinde, Committee Member
James Kasting, Committee Member
Joshua Wurman, Special Member
David Dowell, Special Member

Author:

Heigel, Jarred Christopher

Title:

Thermo-mechanical Model Development and Experimental Validation for Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing Processes

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive manufacturing
laser cladding
distortion
convection
finite element analysis
residual stress
in situ measurement

File:

Download HeigelDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Panagiotis Michaleris, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Member
Allison Michelle Beese, Committee Member
Todd Palmer, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Special Member

Author:

Katona, Branden Thomas

Title:

Assessing the Influence of Topography on Convective Storm Environments Using High-resolution Operational Model Output

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

convection
topography
severe storms
storms
convective environments

File:

Download btkatona_MS_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Markowski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yvette Pamela Richardson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Robert Kumjian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Anderson-Frey, Alexandra Kate

Title:

Statistical Examination of Tornado Report and Warning Near-Storm Environments

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

tornado
quasi-linear convective system
supercell
convection
forecasting
self-organizing maps
kernel density estimation
near-storm environment

File:

Download Anderson-Frey_-_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Yvette Pamela Richardson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yvette Pamela Richardson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul Markowski, Committee Member
David Jonathan Stensrud, Committee Member
Andrew Mark Carleton, Outside Member

Author:

Colbert, Michael Robert

Title:

Exploring the Sensitivity of Convective Storm Characteristics and Dynamics to Grid Spacing in Convection-Allowing North American Mesoscale Forecast System Simulations

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

NAM
numerical weather prediction
severe weather
convection
tornadoes
resolution
grid spacing
supercells
CAM
convection-allowing models

File:

Download colbert_MS_thesis_2017_upload.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Markowski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yvette Richardson, Committee Member
David Stensrud, Committee Member

Author:

Morse, Joshua

Title:

Tradeoffs of Electronics Liquid Cooling Design Features

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

electronics
liquid
cooling
cooled
chips
pin
fin
channel
price
manufacturing
header
design
heat
transfer
convection
conduction
power

File:

Download Joshua_Morse_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Thole, Program Head/Chair
Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member

Author:

Bitting, Miranda

Title:

A Climatology of Convective Precipitation over Europe

Graduate Program:

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (MS)

Keywords:

convection
convective
precipitation
Europe
radar
satellite
remote sensing
observations
rain gauge
thunderstorm
climatology

File:

Download Bitting_Thesis_Final_Version.pdf

Committee Members:

Kelly Lombardo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Markowski, Committee Member
David Stensrud, Program Head/Chair
David Jonathan Stensrud, Committee Member

Author:

Murdzek, Shawn

Title:

Changes in the Sensitivity of Convective Storms and Tornadoes to the Microphysics Parameterization in Environments with Different Lifting Condensation Levels

Graduate Program:

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (PHD)

Keywords:

meteorology
severe storms
microphysics
numerical modeling
tornadoes
ensembles
supercells
convection

File:

Download Murdzek_PhD_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Yvette Richardson, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Paul Markowski, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Matthew Kumjian, Major Field Member
Guido Cervone, Outside Unit & Field Member
Hugh Morrison, Special Member
David Stensrud, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Eure, Keenan

Title:

Simultaneous assimilation of radar and satellite observations to improve ensemble forecasts of convection initiation

Graduate Program:

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Keywords:

convection
data assimilation
satellite
radar
ensemble

File:

Download Eure_CI.pdf

Committee Members:

David Jonathan Stensrud, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yunji Zhang, Committee Member
Steven J Greybush, Committee Member
David Jonathan Stensrud, Program Head/Chair
Paul Markowski, Committee Member
Matthew R. Kumjian, Committee Member

Author:

Lebel, Luke

Title:

An Analysis of the Impact of Vertical Wind Shear on Convection Initiation Using Large-Eddy Simulations: Importance of Wake Entrainment

Graduate Program:

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (MS)

Keywords:

convection initiation
wind shear
large-eddy simulation
convection

File:

Download LEBEL_FINAL_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Markowski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yvette Pamela Richardson, Committee Member
David Stensrud, Program Head/Chair
George Spencer Young, Committee Member