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Author:

Yu, Shilin

Title:

The Dolbeault dga of a formal neighborhood

Graduate Program:

Mathematics

Keywords:

differential graded category
differential graded algebra
formal neighborhood
derived category
complex manifold

File:

Download Shilin_Yu-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Nigel David Higson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Frank Baum, Committee Member
Ping Xu, Committee Member
Radu Roiban, Committee Member

Author:

Mcneal, Gregory S

Title:

Killer Bureaucracy: A Case Study of the U.s. Government's Targeted Killing Program

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

public administration
accountability
targeted killing
law of armed conflict
commander in chief
bureaucracy
national security

File:

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Committee Members:

Jeremy Plant, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Plant, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Steven Ames Peterson, Committee Member
Bing Ran, Committee Member
Amy Clothier Gaudion, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Wei

Title:

Performance criteria for control charts

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Average Run Length
Continuous Ranked Probability Score
Functional data
Goodness-of-fit
Paired Comparison.

File:

Download WeiWang-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dennis Kon Jin Lin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis Kon Jin Lin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Le Bao, Committee Member
Murali Haran, Committee Member
Russell Richard Barton, Special Member

Author:

Schmidt, David Eric

Title:

Pitfalls in the Automated Strengthening of Passwords

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Password checking
Password creation policies
Information security
Strong authentication

File:

Download Pitfalls_Automated_Strengthening_Passwords.pdf

Committee Members:

Trent Ray Jaeger, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick Drew Mcdaniel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lee David Coraor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Krannitz, Morgan Ashley

Title:

Appraising Organizational Scandal as Threat or Opportunity: Self-concept and Strain of Frontline Employees

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

threat appraisals
opportunity appraisals
core self-evaluations
organizational identification
burnout
turnover intention

File:

Download Krannitz_Thesis_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Alicia Grandey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Gasper, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Songqi Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melvin Michael Mark, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Magedanz, Jeffrey William

Title:

Development of High-fidelity Multi-physics System for Light Water Reactor Analysis

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

coupled codes
light water reactor simulation
high fidelity
fuel performance
discrete ordinates

File:

Download dissertation_Magedanz_Nov_25_2013_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Maria Nikolova Avramova, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maria Nikolova Avramova, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Armin Seubert, Special Member
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Suzanne Michelle Shontz, Committee Member

Author:

Xu, Tianren

Title:

development of high-energy cathode materials for lithium-sulfur batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

rechargeable batteries
lithium sulfur batteries
porous carbon
adsorption
nanostructures

File:

Download TianrenXu_dessertation_submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Donghai Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Qing Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Song, Yan Li

Title:

Geometric Quantization, reduction and K-homology

Graduate Program:

Mathematics

Keywords:

geometric quantization
bordism
geometric K-homology
symplectic reduction

File:

Download Yanli-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Nigel David Higson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nigel David Higson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul Frank Baum, Committee Member
Ping Xu, Committee Member
Martin Bojowald, Committee Member

Author:

D'orazio, Vito James

Title:

International Military Cooperation: From Concepts to Constructs

Graduate Program:

Political Science

Keywords:

international relations
measurement
military cooperation
foreign policy
alliances
feature selection

File:

Download DOrazio-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Glenn Hunter Palmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip A Schrodt, Committee Member
Joseph Wright, Committee Member
Diane Helen Felmlee, Committee Member
James Honaker, Special Member

Author:

Beck-johnson, Lindsay Mclean

Title:

Temperature impacts on mosquito population dynamics and malaria transmission

Graduate Program:

Biology

Keywords:

Mosquito Population Dynamics
Temperature
Delayed Differential Equations
Malaria
Age Structure

File:

Download LMBeck-JohnsonDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Ottar N Bjornstad, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Fraser Read, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew Brian Thomas, Committee Member
Timothy Reluga, Committee Member
William Nelson, Special Member

Author:

Shamsi, Durriya Ahmed

Title:

TRAINING THERAPISTS IN FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENTS

Graduate Program:

Special Education

Keywords:

Functional behavior assessment
problem behaviors
intervention
applied behavior analysis
training educators

File:

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Committee Members:

David Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Honaas, Loren Axel

Title:

Tissue specific de novo transcriptomics in the parasitic Orobanchaceae

Graduate Program:

Plant Biology

Keywords:

Orobanchaceae
Laser Microdissection
Expansin
RNA Seq
Illumina
Triphysaria
Orobanche
Striga
de novo assembly

File:

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Committee Members:

Claude Walker Depamphilis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel J Cosgrove, Committee Member
Gabriele Brigitte Monshausen, Committee Member
Dawn S Luthe, Special Member
Naomi S Altman, Special Member

Author:

Geraths, Cory Paul

Title:

Digital Missionaries: The Neoliberal Sponsorship Rhetoric of Compassion International

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

Christianity
mission
technology
neoliberalism
rhetoric
feminism

File:

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Committee Members:

Jeremy Engels, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lockett, Alexandria Labelle

Title:

Leaked: A Grammar of Information in Surveillance Cultures

Graduate Program:

English

Keywords:

surveillance
information leaks
whistleblowing
corruption
COINTELPR0
WikiLeaks
Information Age
Hacktivism
novelty

File:

Download ALockett_Final_DissertationDraft.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Doyle, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Doyle, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Debra Hawhee, Committee Member
Jeffrey Nealon, Committee Member
Lynette Marie Yarger, Committee Member

Author:

Marchant, Robert Lee

Title:

Towards and Enterprise Level Measure of Security

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

Enterprise Security Metrics
Enterprise Risk Assessment

File:

Download Marchant_Final_Defense_corrected.pdf

Committee Members:

William Benjamin Gill, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Benjamin Gill, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Watson Bagby, Committee Member
Frederico T Fonseca, Committee Member
Chia Yu Chang, Committee Member

Author:

Kwon, Daniel Wontak

Title:

Vulnerability Analysis And Risk Assessment For Dynamic Nonmotorized Human Travel Activity Networks

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

transportation security
micro simulation
travel behavior
risk ratio
simultaneous equations

File:

Download KWON--Dissertation-Vulnerability_Analysis__Risk_Assessment.pdf

Committee Members:

Venkataraman Shankar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Swagata Banerjee Basu, Committee Member
Jeremy Joseph Blum, Committee Member
M Jeya Chandra, Committee Member

Author:

Robertson, Scott M

Title:

Online and Offline Bullying of Autistic Youth: Anti-bullying Strategies, Reporting, and Technological Solutions

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

bullying
cyberbullying
victimization
autism
disabilities
anti-bullying strategies
reporting

File:

Download Robertson-Dissertation-Final-Dec-2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Shawn Clark, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shawn Clark, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Deirdre Elizabeth Mary O'sullivan, Committee Member
Mary Beth Rosson, Committee Member
Gerald Santoro, Committee Member

Author:

Plucinski, Adam Ross

Title:

Improvements in Wet Strength and Liquid Barrier Properties of Cellulosic Substrates Using Polysaccharide Blends

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Cellulosic Substrates
Polysaccharide Blends
Liquid Vapor
Liquid Penetration
Tensile

File:

Download Real_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeffrey M Catchmark, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Litcofsky, Kaitlyn Ann

Title:

Sentential codeswitching and cognate triggering: A neurocognitive study

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

codeswitching
bilingualism
psycholinguistics
ERPs

File:

Download Litcofsky_MastersThesis-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Adriana Van Hell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Fitzgerald, Dinora Rose

Title:

Decision Making Style Diversity and Faultlines in Teams

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

diversity
decision making style
faultlines
teams
conflict
process conflict
conflict resolution

File:

Download Thesis_FORMATTED.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan Mohammed, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sam Hunter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephanie A Shields, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gul Kremer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Deng, Yunyi

Title:

The Determinants of Shadow Education in Math: A Comparative Study of Hong Kong and Shanghai

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

shadow education
private tutoring
education in china
Hong Kong
Shanghai

File:

Download DENG_MA_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Soo Yong Byun, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Qiu, Landie

Title:

Which one saves more? Range or average? Maximum or minimum? Exploring how anchoring and self-confidence of consumers influence perceived saving on tensile price claim framing

Graduate Program:

Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management

Keywords:

framing
anchoring
self-confidence
tensile price claim

File:

Download Thesis_Landie_Qiu.pdf

Committee Members:

David Allen Cranage, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anna S Mattila, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Peckins, Melissa Kay

Title:

The Neurobiology of Violence and Trauma: Understanding the Consequences of Early Life Adversity Through the Study of Sex Differences in Environment and Perception

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

Violence
Trauma
HPA axis
Perception of Abuse
Sex Differences
Cortisol

File:

Download Peckins_Dissertation_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Susman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Susman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Laura Klein, Committee Member
John Walter Graham, Committee Member
Nilam Ram, Committee Member

Author:

Schesser, Jacob Glenn

Title:

The Photophysics of Anthracene and Bianthryl as Indicators of Nanoscale Structural Effects in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Ionic Liquids
Structure in Ionic Liquids
Electron Transfer
Spectroscopy
Bianthryl
Anthracene

File:

Download JSchesser_MSThesis_Combined.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark Maroncelli, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Miao

Title:

Variable Pressure-drop/flow-rate System Analysis of Natural Gas reservoirs: A Density-based Approach

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

decline analysis
natural gas reservoir
density-based approach

File:

Download Miao_Zhang_master_thesis_Dec2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Luis F Ayala H, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sevilla, Luis Eduardo

Title:

Social Networks and the Exchange Economy in Rural Mozambique: A Study of Off-farm Labor and Crop Marketing Behaviors

Graduate Program:

Agricultural Economics

Keywords:

Social networks
off-farm labor
off-farm work choices
agricultural marketing behavior
Mozambique

File:

Download Dissertation_Final_-_Luis_Sevilla.pdf

Committee Members:

Jill Leslie Findeis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ann Rachel Tickamyer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Gerard Abler, Committee Member
Stephan J Goetz, Committee Member
Gary King, Committee Member
Rhonda Belue, Committee Member

Author:

Tian, Yuan

Title:

Advanced Path Queries in Road Networks

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Road networks
path query
algorithm
location-based service

File:

Download Yuan-Master-thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Wang Chien Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sencun Zhu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Raj Acharya, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Song, Sunmi

Title:

Integrating social relationship dynamics into the association between emotional disturbances and physical health: A stress psychophysiological approach

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

social stress
social relationships
emotional factors
inflammation
psychophysiology

File:

Download Song_Dissertation_11.22.13_final_revision2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Elise Graham Engeland, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Elise Graham Engeland, Committee Member
Elizabeth Susman, Committee Member
Laura Klein, Committee Member
William Ray, Committee Member

Author:

Fisher, Scott Yves

Title:

understanding nutrition knowledge and behaviors of collegiate athletes

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

nutrition
knowledge
behaviors
collegiate
athletes

File:

Download SYF_THESIS_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Melissa Jean Bopp, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sen, Arunima

Title:

Community structure, physiological ecology and succession of deep=sea hydrothermal vent communities of the Lau Basin

Graduate Program:

Biology

Keywords:

hydrothermal vents
Lau Basin
succession
phyciological ecology
community structure

File:

Download sen_thesis_post_defense_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles Raymond Fisher Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katriona Shea, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Todd C Lajeunesse, Committee Member
Denice Heller Wardrop, Committee Member
Monika Bright, Special Member

Author:

Wood, Kathleen Faye

Title:

Laboring to Learn and Learning to Labor: experiences Of Farm Interns On Sustainable Farms

Graduate Program:

Rural Sociology

Keywords:

Internships
agricultural labor practices
sustainable agriculture
vocational training

File:

Download ThesisFinal_KFW.pdf

Committee Members:

Carolyn Elizabeth Sachs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Maas, Megan Keely

Title:

Sexual esteem in emerging adulthood: Associations with sexual behavior, contraception use, and romantic relationships.

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

sexual esteem
contraception use
oral sex
penetrative sex
kissing
romantic relationships
emerging adulthood

File:

Download MaasThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Eva Sharon Lefkowitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward A Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven Howard Zarit, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Reich, David B

Title:

Water Tunnel Experiments on a Model Scale Helicopter Rotor Hub

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Helicopter
Rotorcraft
Fluids
Fluid Dynamics
Experimental Fluid Dynamics
Experimental
Rotor
Rotor Hub
Water Tunnel

File:

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Committee Members:

Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Elbing, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Daugherty, Shawn Christopher

Title:

Improving Autonomous Soaring via Energy State Estimation and Extremum Seeking Control

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

autonomous soaring
uav
sb-xc
autonomous
thermal
thermal soaring

File:

Download Shawn_Daugherty-Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Vankirk, Colleen Amanda

Title:

Characterization and regulation of the major histocompatibility complex class I in the Cns: functional implications for brain aging and sexually dimorphic differences in neuroinflammation

Graduate Program:

Pharmacology

Keywords:

aging
MHCI
brain
neuroinflammation

File:

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Committee Members:

Dr Willard M Freeman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kent Eugene Vrana, Committee Member
Andras Hajnal, Committee Member
Scot R Kimball, Committee Member
Melvin Lee Billingsley, Committee Member

Author:

Pizano Correa, Camila

Title:

Data Oriented Approach to Identify Lead Time Reduction Opportunities for a Complex Highly Engineered product Assembly

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Mass Customization
Complex Assembly
Blowout Preventer
ERP Systems
Component delays

File:

Download CamilaPizanoCorrea_MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Carl Voigt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ting, Caitlin Yeh-Shan

Title:

Cognitive control in linguistic and non-linguistic contexts in bilinguals and monolingual

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

bilingualism
cognitive control
homograph processing
lexical ambiguity
psycholinguistics
word recognition

File:

Download Final_Electronic_Thesis_Ting.pdf

Committee Members:

Adriana Van Hell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Laskorounskaia, Julia A

Title:

Offense Specialization and Versatility as Predictors of Recidivism

Graduate Program:

Crime, Law and Justice

Keywords:

recidivism; offense specialization; serious offenders

File:

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Committee Members:

Doris Layton Mackenzie, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lantz, Brendan Gregg

Title:

Co-offending in Burglary: A Network Approach

Graduate Program:

Crime, Law and Justice

Keywords:

Burglary
Co-Offending
Networks

File:

Download LantzThesis11.24.13.pdf

Committee Members:

Barry Ruback, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Averill, Christopher Michael

Title:

Development of a Novel Electro-optical Vibrational Spectroscopy Technique to Inform Organic Electronic Materials Design

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Organic Electronics
Infrared Spectroscopy
Electro-Optical Spectroscopy
Flexible Electronics

File:

Download Averill_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

John B Asbury, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rajendran, Suchithra

Title:

Inventory Management At Hospitals To Minimize Platelet Wastage

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Platelets
wastage
inventory management
HAPP
WAPP
SAPD
TC

File:

Download Suchi_Thesis_Revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Arunachalam Ravindran, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Whitfield, Christopher A

Title:

Effects of Blockages on the Effectiveness of Cylindrical Film Cooling Holes

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Gas Turbine Heat Transfer
Film Cooling
TBC
Blockages
Thermal Barrier Coating

File:

Download Whitfield_MastersThesis_Dec2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ariosto, Timothy M

Title:

Evaluation of the Energy Performance of Glazing Systems and Fenestration Retrofit Solutions

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

fenestration
energy efficiency
building retrofit measures

File:

Download Ariosto_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ali M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Shilladay, Jessica Ann

Title:

The effectiveness of an environmental education program on increasing environmentally conscious behavior in college students

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Extension Education

Keywords:

behavior
environmental education

File:

Download Shilladay_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Patreese Donette Ingram, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ranade, Rohit Rajiv

Title:

Image Processing Using Coupled Oscillators

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

oscillators
image processing
kuramoto model

File:

Download MSTHESIS_RRR_Finaldraft.pdf

Committee Members:

Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Jenkins, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wrubel, Joshua Michael

Title:

Development of a photoacoustic instrument for the determination of the photothermal properties of nanoparticles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

chemistry
analytical
photoacoustic
nanoparticles
gold
iron oxide
laser
TEM

File:

Download Wrubel_Joshua_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Benjamin James Lear, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Lawrence Allara, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John B Asbury, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chao, Ju Hung

Title:

Surface Processing for Area Selective Mist Deposition of Nanocrystalline Quantum Dot Films

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Mist Deposition
Nanocrystalline Quantum Dots
Selective deposition

File:

Download Juhung_master_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jerzy Ruzyllo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Grant, Angela Marie

Title:

Neural Correlates of Lexical Interaction in Adult Second Language Learners

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

second language
acquisition
fMRI
homograph
working memory
inhibitory control

File:

Download AngelaGrant_MSthesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Ping Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bundy, Jason Nyerere

Title:

Total Sexual Selection on Men's Voices

Graduate Program:

Anthropology

Keywords:

Voices
sexual dimorphism
attractiveness
dominance
voice pitch
pitch variation
monotonicity
formants
sexual selection

File:

Download Bundy_Jason_MA_totalsexualselection3.pdf

Committee Members:

David Andrew Puts, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lin, Xin

Title:

Identification of gene expression markers associated with late blight resistance in tomato using gene expression profiling of a segregating F2 population

Graduate Program:

Plant Biology

Keywords:

Trait Associated Gene Expression Markers
Tomato Late Blight Resistance

File:

Download XinMasterThesis_112513.pdfDownload Supplementary_file.xls

Committee Members:

Timothy W Mcnellis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor