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Author:

Ward, Melissa

Title:

Using Local Demographic Characteristics to Predict Admittance and Enrollment of Underrepresented Applicants in a Midwest Flagship University

Graduate Program:

Rural Sociology

Keywords:

underrepresented
higher education
diversity
admittance
enrollment

File:

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Committee Members:

Kathryn Jo Brasier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Miller, Eric Jacob

Title:

Development of a Phosphorus (III)-Mediated Asymmetric Reductive C-N and C-O Bond Forming Method

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Asymmetric
Phosphorus
Ramirez

File:

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Committee Members:

Alexander Thomas Radosevich, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ramesh, Ashwin

Title:

A Procedure For Planning The Quality Assurance And Control For Facility Information Handover

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Building Information Modeling
Quality
Facility Information
Handover
Owner
BIM Execution Planning Guide
BIM Planning Guide for Facility Owners

File:

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Committee Members:

John Messner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Perkons, Eriks

Title:

The Contribution of Regional Variability to Beta Diversity: A Case Study of the Deep-water Marine Communities of the Middle Upper Ordovician of Eastern Laurentia

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Paleontology
Paleoecology
Geobiology
Ordovician
Trenton
Gradient
Biofacies
Beta diversity
Salona
Coburn

File:

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Committee Members:

MARK E PATZKOWSKY, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Daniel Wilf, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Allan Arthur, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Can

Title:

Enhanced Electrophoresis Based On Redox Electrochemistry Of Electroactive Electrode Materials And Fabrication Of A Self-powered Electrophoresis System Based On Discharging A Battery.

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Supercapacitor
Electrophoresis.

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Dicicco, Elaine Claire

Title:

The Boundary Conditions of Backlash for Black Women: When Black Women Escape Backlash for Agentic and Dominant Behavior in the Workplace

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

stereotypes
gender
race
workplace
intersectionality
backlash
agency
dominance
leadership

File:

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Committee Members:

Stephanie A Shields, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Day, Todd Douglas

Title:

High Pressure Chemical Deposition of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon in Extreme Geometries

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

hydrogenated amorphous silicon
high pressure
chemical vapor deposition
optoelectronics
optical fiber

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Committee Members:

John V Badding, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Harry R Allcock, Committee Member
John B Asbury, Committee Member
Ali Borhan, Committee Member

Author:

Amirtharaj, Dominic Savio

Title:

A Three-Phase Methodology for Evaluating a Pay-for-Performance Plan to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Healthcare-Associated Infections
DEA
Financial Incentives
CLABSI.

File:

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Committee Members:

Harriet Black Nembhard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Apenteng, Seth Ofosuhene

Title:

PATENT ANALYSIS OF SHALE GAS TECHNOLOGY TO IDENTIFY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN ITS DEVELOPMENT

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Keywords:

ANALYSIS

File:

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Committee Members:

Yilin Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gardner, Ian Edward

Title:

Northern Goshawk Habitat Suitability and Monitoring Plan

Graduate Program:

Forest Resources

Keywords:

Northern Goshawk
Habitat Suitability Model
Monitoring Plan

File:

Download Ian_Gardner_MS_Thesis_2016.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Doug Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Matarazzo, Christopher Paul

Title:

Biomechanical Differences Between Heel-Toe and Forefoot Running

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Forefoot Running
Ground Reaction Forces
Injuries
Range of Motion
Biomechanics

File:

Download Final_Paper.pdf

Committee Members:

Neil Sharkey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Raman, Balaji

Title:

Community Potential For Shared Solar Development in India

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

community solar
India
collective action
solar
microfinance
community
development

File:

Download Raman_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rohrbacher, Duane Paul

Title:

Examining the role of the student conduct advisor at public institutions within an alternative dispute resolution framework

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

student conduct
alternative dispute resolution
student discipline

File:

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Committee Members:

Dorothy H Evensen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Neal H Hutchens, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nancy A Welsh, Committee Member
R, Special Member

Author:

Bakowicz, Matthew Michael

Title:

Enhancing Pga Golf Management Internships- A Social Perspective

Graduate Program:

Recreation, Park and Tourism Management

Keywords:

Interns
Internships
Golf
Golf Managment
Networking
Fun Activities
Job Challenge
Coworker Socalizing

File:

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Committee Members:

Benjamin Daniel Hickerson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lai, Tina

Title:

ENHANCEMENT OF SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS IN THEOBROMA CACAO USING PHTYOCYANIN-LIKE-1 ARABINOGALACTAN (PLA) PROTEIN DOMAINS

Graduate Program:

Plant Biology

Keywords:

Phytocyanin-like-1
Arabinogalactan
AGP
PLA
PLA-domain
PLA protein
Plant Somatic Embryogenesis
In Vitro Plant Propagation

File:

Download TSL_Thesis_2016-12-02_FINAL_COPY.pdf

Committee Members:

Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Levin, Scott M

Title:

Heterogeneous Integration of III-V and II-IV Semiconductor Sheets onto Silicon Substrate through Electric-Field Assisted Assembly for Device Applications

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

III-V semiconductors
electric-field assisted assembly
heterogeneous integration
FinFET
GeSe

File:

Download Scott_Levin_PhD_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Suzanne E Mohney, Committee Member
Roman Engel Herbert, Committee Member
Suman Datta, Committee Member
Timothy John Eden, Special Member

Author:

Wallace, Margeaux Louise

Title:

Performance of PZT Based MEMS Deviceds With Integrated ZnO Electronics

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

thin films
piezoelectrics
integrated electronics

File:

Download Margeaux_Wallace_Completed_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan E Trolier Mckinstry, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clive A Randall, Committee Member
Joshua Alexander Robinson, Committee Member
Thomas Nelson Jackson, Committee Member
Raegan Johnson Wilke, Special Member

Author:

Youn, Jhu Hyoung

Title:

EVIDENTIALITY IN INTERACTION: THE ROLE OF KOREAN INFERENTIAL EVIDENTIALS

Graduate Program:

Applied Linguistics

Keywords:

Evidentiality
Korean inferential evidentiality
Discourse study
Evidentiality in interaction

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Committee Members:

Susan G Strauss, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Das, Debanjan

Title:

Electrochemical Degradation, Kinetics & Performance Studies Of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Impedance Spectroscopy
Electrohcemical Degradation
Electrochemical Frequency Modulation
Kinetics

File:

Download Final_Thesis___Debanjan_Das.pdf

Committee Members:

Serguei Lvov, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Serguei Lvov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member

Author:

Ryndock, Eric Joseph

Title:

A Study of Native Human Papillomavirus Structure and Capsid Stabilty

Graduate Program:

Microbiology and Immunology

Keywords:

HPV
Virus
Capsid
Stability

File:

Download Thesis_EricRyndock.pdf

Committee Members:

Craig Matthew Meyers, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wouden, Alex Michael

Title:

A Phase-Lag Approach to Incompressible CFD Simulations with Emphasis on the Unsteady Interaction of Hydroturbine Blades

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

hydropower
hydroturbine
CFD
chorochronic
phase-lag
incompressible
openfoam

File:

Download AlexMWouden-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

John Michael Cimbala, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zheng, Yang

Title:

Modeling And Design Analysis Of Emerging Non-volatile Memories For Future Computer Systems

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

STT-RAM
ReRAM
Non-volatile Memory

File:

Download YangZhengThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Yuan Xie, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hile, Michael Lee

Title:

Hydrogen sulfide production in manure storages on Pennsylvania dairy farms using gypsum bedding

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Dairy
manure
bedding
gypsum
hydrogen sulfide
emissions

File:

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Committee Members:

Eileen Eilzabeth Fabian, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eileen Eilzabeth Fabian, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Herschel Adams Elliott, Committee Member
Clarence Alan Rotz, Committee Member
Ray B. Bryant, Special Member

Author:

Hanson, Thor Kristofer

Title:

Application of Trade Space Exploration and Sequential Decision-Making to Portfolio Management to Inform Army Equipping and Modernization Strategies

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Trade Space Exploration
Portfolio Management
Decision Making
Portfolio Decision Making

File:

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Committee Members:

Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nendza, Jessica Lynn

Title:

Efficacy of a Freshman Outdoor Orientation Program on Student Transition to University Life

Graduate Program:

Recreation, Park and Tourism Management

Keywords:

Outdoor Orientation
Student Transition
Freshman Orientation Program

File:

Download Nendza_Thesis_7.8.16.pdf

Committee Members:

Benjamin Daniel Hickerson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Blumenthal, Brennan Theodore

Title:

Computational Investigation of a Boundary-layer Ingestion Propulsion System for the Common Research Model

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Boundary-layer Ingestion
Propulsion
CFD
USM3D
NPSS
CDISC
Common Research Model
CRM

File:

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Committee Members:

Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ou, Lu

Title:

Value-at-risk forecasting based on the Asymmetric Exponential Power distribution

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Asymmetric Exponential Power distribution
Value-at-risk
Forecasting

File:

Download STATMS.pdf

Committee Members:

Zhibiao Zhao, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Goodyear, Andrew

Title:

Optimal low-thrust geostationary transfer orbit using a hybrid pseudospectral collocation method

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

low-thrust
pseudospectral
trajectory optimization
geostationary
modified equinoctial elements

File:

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Committee Members:

Dr David B Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hatami, Zahra

Title:

Establishing inverse modeling analysis tools to enable continuous efficiency improvement loop implementation

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Global Warming
Monitoring and Targeting
Energy Baseline
CUSUM
sub-meters
Convenience store.

File:

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Committee Members:

James Freihaut, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hopkins, Isaac E

Title:

Soil hydrology at the Living Filter: Analysis of preferential flow and moisture-temperature dynamics under wastewater irrigation

Graduate Program:

Soil Science

Keywords:

VWC
soil temperature
preferential flow
thermal
diffusivity
living filter
soil hydrology
hydrology
soil physics
soil

File:

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Committee Members:

Hangsheng Lin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Diaz Almeyda, Erika

Title:

UNDERSTANDING TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATION IN SYMBIODINIUM: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

Graduate Program:

Biology

Keywords:

Symbiodinium
temperature acclimation
transcriptomics
symbiosis
coral bleaching
global warming
climate change

File:

Download EDiaz_dissertation_final_07dec16.pdf

Committee Members:

Monica Medina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hrisko, Joshua Eric

Title:

Detectability prediction for a thermoacoustic sensor in the breazeale nuclear reactor pool

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

acoustics
thermoacoustics
sensors
breazeale
nuclear
reactor
signal processing
vibration
frequency
detection
radiation

File:

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Committee Members:

Steven Lurie Garrett, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chuayprakong, Sunanta

Title:

Synthesis, Morphology And Dynamics of Polyureas And Their Lithium Ionomers

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Polyureas
Ionomers
Synthesis
Morphology
Dynamics
Nanotechnology

File:

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Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member

Author:

Reese, Lynsey

Title:

Experimental Testing and Numerical Modeling of Geomaterials Interacting with Rigid Bodies Under Impact Loading

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Anti-Ram Barriers
LS-DYNA
Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics
Soil-Structure Interaction
Numerical Modeling
Expanded Polystyrene Concrete
Full-Scale Testing

File:

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Committee Members:

Tong Qiu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhu, Siying

Title:

PERK REGULATES CALCIUM DYNAMICS IN COGNITION AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE

Graduate Program:

Cell and Developmental Biology

Keywords:

PERK
calcium dynamics
working memory
Alzheimer's disease

File:

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Committee Members:

Douglas Cavener, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Guo, Pinyao

Title:

Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Symbolic N-variant Simulator

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

Symbolic Execution
Intrusion Detection System
N-Variant System
Artificial Diversity

File:

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Committee Members:

Peng Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Regan, Claire Christina

Title:

Stream condition and nutrient runoff: Linking the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model with empirical ecological measures in an agricultural watershed in central Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

Stream health
Biological integrity
Nutrient runoff
Macroinvertebrate
Soil and Water Assessment Tool

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Brooks, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Alan Bishop, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tameria L Veith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nguyen, Thaison

Title:

Structural, Building Science, Sustainability, and Constructability Study of a Transparent Residential Wall System

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Structural
Constructibility
Sustainability
Transparent
Wall
Residential

File:

Download Thesis_Report.pdf

Committee Members:

Ali M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Li, Hao

Title:

Image Analysis of Cyberbullying Using Machine Learning Techniques

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Cyberbullying
Instagram
Machine Learning
Image

File:

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Committee Members:

Anna Cinzia Squicciarini, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Foster, Norman F

Title:

Advanced Overset Methods for Vortex Dominated Flows

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

Overset Grids
Vortical Flow

File:

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Committee Members:

Dean Capone, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member

Author:

Bastian, Nathaniel Drew

Title:

Multiple Criteria Decision Engineering to Support Management in Military Healthcare and Logistics Operations

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

multi-criteria decision engineering
resource allocation under uncertainty
performance measurement
healthcare
logistics

File:

Download Bastian_ND_-_PhD_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul M Griffin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Harriet Black Nembhard, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul M Griffin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Harriet Black Nembhard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Soundar Kumara, Committee Member
Terry Paul Harrison, Committee Member
Lawrence V Fulton, Special Member

Author:

Fungtammasan, Arkarachai

Title:

genome and transcriptome architecture shaped by short tandem repeats: comparison of RNA-DNA differences, reverse transcription errors, and sequencing errors in short tandem repeats

Graduate Program:

Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

microsatellites
common fragile sites
error correction model
sequencing error
reverse transcription error
RNA-DNA difference

File:

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Committee Members:

Kateryna Dmytrivna Makova, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ross Cameron Hardison, Committee Member
Francesca Chiaromonte, Committee Member
Kristin Ann Eckert, Committee Member

Author:

Bucior, Christine Ann

Title:

Looking Away to Chechnya: On American Southerners’ Use of Lost Cause Mythology to Structure Narratives of Aggression and Resistance in the First Russo-Chechen War (1994-1996)

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

collective memory
narrative
myth of the Lost Cause
Chechnya

File:

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Committee Members:

Alan M Sica, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Philip Christman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Carlton, Alissa Marie

Title:

Using lidar to detect the breeding habitat characteristics of the Cerulean Warbler (setophaga cerulea) and identify potential habitat at the landscape-level

Graduate Program:

Forest Resources

Keywords:

Cerulean Warbler
Setophaga cerulea
lidar
habitat selection
habitat model
suitability
vegetation structure
conservation

File:

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Committee Members:

Eric Zenner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Vieceli, Rhiannon Elizabeth

Title:

Detecting and Locating Small Earthquakes On Remote Oceanic Transform Faults

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Cross Correlation
Seismic event detection
Oceanic transform faults
Earthquake seismology

File:

Download THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles James Ammon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Arnold Nyblade, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Medina, Juan F

Title:

QUALITATIVE STUDY AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SOCIO- STRATEGIC RISK INDEX FOR MINING PROJECTS

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Social risk. qualitative study
mining operations
social license to operate

File:

Download JMedina_FinalSubmission.pdf

Committee Members:

Antonio Nieto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Thul-Sigler, Amy Susan

Title:

The Effects of Career Interventions on the career Uncertainty of Adults.

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Adult education
career counseling
career
values

File:

Download Thul-SiglerDraft-3.22.16.pdf

Committee Members:

Davin Jules Carr Chellman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Davin Jules Carr Chellman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Adnan A Qayyum, Committee Member
Robert Michael Orndorff, Committee Member
Jeffrey Garis, Committee Member

Author:

xu, xiang

Title:

Development and Application of a Specialized Type Curve for Analysis of Shale Gas Production Performances

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Keywords:

Type curve
Marcellus shale gas

File:

Download Xiang_Xu_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Yilin Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bidgoli, Ardavan

Title:

Towards an integrated design making approach in architectural robotics

Graduate Program:

Architecture

Keywords:

Architectural Robotics
Shape Grammar
Motion Grammar
Visual Computation
Integrated Design-Making

File:

Download TOWARDS_AN_INTEGRATED_DESIGN-MAKING_APPROACH_IN_ARCHITECTURAL_ROBOTICS.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Cardoso, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mehta, Nikhil N

Title:

Computational Methods and Applications in Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Nonlinear optics
spectroscopy
ultrafast optics
two dimensional phase retrieval
coherent Raman spectroscopy
compressive sensing
ultrashort pulse characterization

File:

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Committee Members:

Zhiwen Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Woodward, Emily Elizabeth

Title:

Optimization of estrogen analyses and quantification of environmental samples from Pennsylvania water systems

Graduate Program:

Soil Science

Keywords:

Estrogen Hormones
Soils
Effluent
Sorption

File:

Download EmilyWoodward_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

John Earl Watson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick Joseph Drohan, Committee Member
Herschel Adams Elliott, Committee Member
Franklin Lewis Dorman Jr., Committee Member
Dr Clinton Williams, Special Member

Author:

Jiang, Li

Title:

A Constructability Review Ontology To Support Automated Rule Checking Leveraging Building Information Models

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

constructability
constructability review
ontology
design
construction
integrated
BIM
automated checking
constraints

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Michael Leicht, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Michael Leicht, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Messner, Committee Member
Chinemelu Jidenka Anumba, Committee Member
Gul Kremer, Committee Member

Author:

Brown, Daniel Paul

Title:

A Preliminary Feasibility Study of Geothermal and Mineral Extraction Applications of Hydrocarbon Wells

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Geothermal
Mineral Extraction
Feasibility
Marcellus Shale
Renewable Energy

File:

Download Thesis_Version_5.0_Apr_12_2016.pdf

Committee Members:

Antonio Nieto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Serguei Lvov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Michael Gernand, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lin, Lan

Title:

Top-down and Bottom-up Integration of Engineered Nanostructures for Metamaterials

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Metamaterials
top-down
bottom-up

File:

Download Lan_Lin_PhD_Dissertation_May_2016.pdf

Committee Members:

Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Douglas Henry Werner, Committee Member
Zhiwen Liu, Committee Member
Lasse Jensen, Committee Member

Author:

Birdwell, Robert Z

Title:

The Radical Novel: Utopian and Scientific. A Study of Genre and Recognition

Graduate Program:

English

Keywords:

utopian socialism
Marxism
redistribution and recognition
genre theory
hermeneutics

File:

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Committee Members:

Michael Walter Anesko, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Edmond Marsh, Committee Member
Jeffrey Nealon, Committee Member
John Philip Christman, Special Member

Author:

Hudak, Michael Ryan

Title:

Insight from Inside the Volcano: Genesis and eruption of Thríhnúkagígur volcanics, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

fissure; eruption; basalt; mantle sources; assimilation; magma s

File:

Download FINAL_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Maureen Feineman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Christopher Lafemina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

McIntyre, Sean Michael

Title:

A multi-scale model for geared transmission aero-thermodynamics

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
conjugate heat transfer
gearbox
multi-scale model

File:

Download SeanMcIntyre-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Committee Member
Jules Washington Lindau V, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

Author:

Dutt-mazumder, Aviroop

Title:

COLLECTIVE VARIABLES IN DYNAMIC POSTURAL STABILITY

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

multi-joint coordination
posture
collective variables
kinematics

File:

Download Avi_diss_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Karl Maxim Newell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Maxim Newell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Kristina A Neely, Committee Member
Peter Cm Molenaar, Committee Member

Author:

Sheldon, Jason Paul

Title:

A Hybridizable Discontinuous Galerkin Method For Modeling Fluid–structure Interaction

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Hybridizable discontinuous Galerkin
Fluid-Structure Interaction
Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian Navier-Stokes
Elastodynamics

File:

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Committee Members:

Jonathan S Pitt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Miller, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan S Pitt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott Miller, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member
Paris R Vonlockette, Special Member

Author:

Sullenberger, Matthew Thomas

Title:

Identification and mapping of new late blight resistance genes in the tomato wild species Solanum pimpinellifolium

Graduate Program:

Plant Biology

Keywords:

tomato
Solanum pimpinellifolium
quantitative trait locus
marker assisted selection
late blight
Phytophthora infestans

File:

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Committee Members:

Majid R Foolad, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Beth Krueger Gugino, Committee Member
Mark Guiltinan, Committee Member
David Robert Huff, Committee Member
Timothy W Mcnellis, Committee Member

Author:

Atalla, Mahmoud

Title:

FABRICATION AND MODELING OF OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Optoelectronic devices
GaN-based devices
solar cells
photodetectors
MESFETs
surface waves

File:

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Committee Members:

Jian Xu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Stager, Sarah J

Title:

Exploring the Relationship Between Culture and Participation In An Introduction To Art MOOC

Graduate Program:

Learning, Design, and Technology

Keywords:

Probability
Hofstede
National Culture

File:

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Committee Members:

Kyle Leonard Peck, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Lynn Passmore, Committee Member
Roy Clariana, Committee Member
Craig D Weidemann, Committee Member

Author:

Shingler, Kristin Leigh

Title:

Structural analysis of capsid maturation and uncoating in Picornaviridae

Graduate Program:

Microbiology and Immunology

Keywords:

picornavirus
cryo-EM
structure
virology
cryo-electron microscopy
A-particle

File:

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Committee Members:

Susan Hafenstein, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aron Eliot Lukacher, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rebecca C Craven, Committee Member
Neil David Christensen, Committee Member
Clare E Sample, Committee Member
Katsuhiko Murakami, Committee Member

Author:

Harouaka, Khadouja

Title:

Experimental and theoretical effects of microorganisms, organic molecules, and atom exchange rates on the Ca isotopic composition of gypsum: Implications for the use of Ca isotopes as a geochemical proxy

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Calcium isotopes
gypsum
surface selective inhibition
exchange rates
morphology

File:

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Committee Members:

Matthew Scott Fantle, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Member
James David Kubicki, Committee Member
Christopher Aaron Gorski, Special Member

Author:

Stayton, Sheri Noelle

Title:

Preservice secondary mathematics teachers' reactions to conflicting output between mathematics technologies

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

secondary mathematics
preservice teachers
computer algebra systems
graphing calculators
technology
beliefs

File:

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Committee Members:

Rose Mary Zbiek, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Srikanth, Abhinaya

Title:

Roles of CCR4-NOT in ubiquitination and the last resort mechanism of RNA polymerase II degradation

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

The Ccr4-Not complex
Ubiquitination
Ubiquitylation
RNA Polymerase II
proteasome-mediated degradation
last resort mechanism
Ubp3-Bre5
Not4
ubiquitin-proteasome

File:

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Committee Members:

Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Madan, Himanshu

Title:

Design And Characterization Of Novel Rf Circuits Based On Emerging Material Systems

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Scanning Microwave Microscopy
Vanadium di-oxide
Insulator-to-Metal Transition (IMT)
RF switch
Graphene
Ambipolar Mixer

File:

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Committee Members:

Suman Datta, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Suman Datta, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Committee Member
Julio Urbina, Committee Member
Joshua Alexander Robinson, Special Member

Author:

Greenert, Katie Patricia

Title:

Biomechanics of Cart Pushing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

cart pushing
lower extremity biomechanics

File:

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Committee Members:

Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hamilton, Holly Laurielle

Title:

Relationships between rainfall characteristics and environmental predictors in the West African Region

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

Precipitation
West African Monsoon
topography
African Easterly Waves
African Easterly Jet
rainfall
mesoscale convective systems
regional modeling
Weather and Research Forecasting model
WRF

File:

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Committee Members:

Jenni Evans, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Feng, Ruishu

Title:

Electrochemical Corrosion of Carbon Steels in H2S-containing Brines

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Electrochemical Corrosion
H2S corrosion
High Pressure High Temperature
Arctic Corrosion
EIS
Tafel slope
Surface Analysis.

File:

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Committee Members:

Serguei Lvov, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Serguei Lvov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kwadwo Osseo Asare, Committee Member
Jeffrey Brownson, Committee Member
Jamal Rostami, Committee Member
Hojong Kim, Committee Member
Margaret Ziomek Moroz, Special Member

Author:

Farag, Hosam Abdelhameed

Title:

The influence of induction therapy and diabetes on graft failure after kidney transplant

Graduate Program:

Public Health Sciences

Keywords:

induction therapy
diabetes
graft failure
kidney transplant

File:

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Committee Members:

Nasrollah Ghahramani, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Hollenbeak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wang, Qingyu

Title:

Evaluation of whole exome sequencing technology in cohort dataset and quantification of phenotypic alterations in a model organism

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

Whole Exome Sequencing
low coverage
unevenness
Drosophila melanogaster
eye phenotype
image processing
quantitative assessment

File:

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Committee Members:

Naomi S Altman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Santhosh Girirajan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ross Cameron Hardison, Committee Member
Shaun A Mahony, Committee Member
Cooduvalli S Shashikant, Committee Member

Author:

Yang, Xingchen

Title:

A Comparison between Bayesian Model Averaging and Heteroscedastic Censored Logistic Regression Using 2012 GEFS Precipitation Reforecasts over the US Middle-Atlantic Region

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

ensemble forecast
postprocessing

File:

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Committee Members:

Alfonso Ignacio Mejia, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven J Greybush, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xiaofeng Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Tianji

Title:

Numerical Investigation of Fractured Cement Degradation by Carbonated Brine Injection in A Tortuous Rough-Walled Fracture

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

cement
CO2
degradation
chemical
flow
fracture

File:

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Committee Members:

Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hamid Emami Meybodi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ahams, Ikechukwu C

Title:

Virtual Water Transfers in Major Us Cities from Domestic Commodity Flows

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Water Footprint
Virtual Water Content
US Cities

File:

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Committee Members:

Alfonso Ignacio Mejia, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Dong, Yuqing

Title:

Experimental Evaluation of Various Adaptive Signal Processing Techniques for Extracting Fetal Electrocardiograms from Noninvasive Measurements

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Adaptive signal processing; Adaptive comb filtering; Fetal elect

File:

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Committee Members:

Kenneth Jenkins, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hamilton, Abbe Vohl

Title:

Maximizing the on-farm benefits of cover crops: Comparing management intentions and ecosystem service provisioning

Graduate Program:

Agronomy

Keywords:

Cover crops
rapid ecosystem assessment
ecosystem services
multifuntionality
farmer perspective

File:

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Committee Members:

David A Mortensen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yan, Sihong

Title:

EXPERIMENTAL IMPACT DYNAMICS TESTING OF A GLACIATED WATER DROP AND QUANTIFICATION OF PARTIAL MELTING WITH VARYING RESIDENCE TIME

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Engine Icing
Mixed-phase Ice Crystals
Impact
Luminescense
Melting Process

File:

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Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sarnoski, Sarah Elizabeth

Title:

Validation of Performance Measurements of The Penn State Compton Suppression System

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Compton Suppression
Radiation Detection
Nuclear Engineering

File:

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Committee Members:

Kenan Unlu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Liu, Bin

Title:

Induction And Regulation Of Fungal Defense Related Compounds In Sorghum Bicolor

Graduate Program:

Plant Biology

Keywords:

Sorghum bicolor
3-deoxyanthocyanidin
HPLC
phytohormones
salicylic acid
jasmonic acid
yellow seed1
ft-nir

File:

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Committee Members:

Surinder Chopra, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lavanya Reddivari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Majid R Foolad, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Parker, Brandy Rae

Title:

Examining Race and Ethnicity in Pennsylvania Murder Charge Reductions

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

prosecutorial discretion; race/ethnicity; charge reductions

File:

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Committee Members:

Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jiang, Yiran

Title:

Evaluation on the Accuracy of Multiple Machines using Composite Position Tolerances

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Composite Position Tolerance
Producibility
Accuracy

File:

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Committee Members:

El Amine Lehtihet, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lather, Jennifer Irene

Title:

An Ontology for Interactive Workspaces and Their Use Cases within Collaborative Design and Construction Practices

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Interactive Workspace
Ontology
Collaborative Design and Construction

File:

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Committee Members:

John Messner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jambrina Gomez, Ana

Title:

Modeling Heterogeneous Geometry Problems Using New Capabilities of the High-Fidelity Neutron Transport Code PROTEUS

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

PROTEUS
Built-In Mesh
Cross Section API
Modified C5 Benchmark

File:

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Committee Members:

Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chen, Yuda

Title:

Multi-criteria Approaches to Supplier Selection and Order Allocation with Quqntity Discounts

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Supplier selection
Goal Programming
Allocation problem

File:

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Committee Members:

Arunachalam Ravindran, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kodanganallur Narayanan, Ramachandran

Title:

Parallel Particle-in-cell Performance Optimization: A Case Study of Electrospray Simulation

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

electrospray
multigrid
parallel
particle-in-cell
colloid thruster

File:

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Committee Members:

Kamesh Madduri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Powell, Anna Elizabeth

Title:

Phase-Determining Factors in the Colloidal Synthesis of Metastable Transition-Metal Chalcogenide Nanocrystals

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Colloidal Synthesis
Nanomaterial
Metastable Crystal Phase
Cation Exchange
MnS
CoS
Roxbyite
Wurtzite
XRD
TEM
HRTEM
EDS

File:

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Committee Members:

Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mcatee, Patrick D

Title:

Reflection and Transmission of Obliquely Incident Light by Asymmetric Serial-bideposited Chiral Sculptured Thin Films

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Chiral Sculptured Thin Films
Circular Bragg Phenomenon
Asymmetric Serial Bideposition

File:

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Committee Members:

Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jian Xu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Tsai, Yi-chuan

Title:

A Statistical Approach to Improve Cash Flow Forecasting Accuracy

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Cash Flow Forecast
Accounts Receivable Aging
Stochastic Analytics
Markov chain

File:

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Committee Members:

Vittaldas V Prabhu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles David Ray Sr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Janis P Terpenny, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Navitsky, Laura Olivia

Title:

Establishing Thresholds for Negative Effects on Vegetation and Soils from Marcellus Gas Production Water

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

hydraulic fracturing
Marcellus Shale
production water
barium
chloride
total dissolved solids
electrical conductivity

File:

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Committee Members:

Herschel Adams Elliott, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Robinson, Michael David

Title:

An Investigation of Fatality-Reducing Pedestrian Avoidance Algorithms for Autonomous Vehicles

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Collision avoidance
pedestrian avoidance
vehicle modeling
Collision avoidance
pedestrian avoidance
vehicle modeling

File:

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Committee Members:

Sean Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Du, Renzhong

Title:

Electrical Transport Studies Of Topological Insulator Bi2te3 Nanotubes

Graduate Program:

Physics

Keywords:

Topological Insulator
Quantum Transport
Nanotubes

File:

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Committee Members:

Qi Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qi Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Moses Hung Wai Chan, Committee Member
Nitin Samarth, Committee Member
Joan Marie Redwing, Committee Member

Author:

Li, Kaiming

Title:

Broadband lossy impedance matching of antennas

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Broadband antennas
impedance matching
multi-objective optimization

File:

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Committee Members:

James Kenneth Breakall, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Kenneth Breakall, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ram Mohan Narayanan, Committee Member
Shizhuo Yin, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Committee Member

Author:

Han, Yiqiang

Title:

Aerodynamics and Thermal Physics of Helicopter Ice Accretion

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Aircraft Icing
Ice Accretion Modelling
Helicopter
Aerodynamics
Heat Transfer
Surface Roughness
Performance Degradation

File:

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Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Palacios, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Namiko Yamamoto, Committee Member
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Member

Author:

Tekin, Izel

Title:

Genetic Contributors to Non-Motor Symptoms of Sporadic Parkinson's disease

Graduate Program:

Pharmacology

Keywords:

Parkinson's disease
SNP
Catecholamine
Genetics
Next Generation Sequencing

File:

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Committee Members:

Kent Eugene Vrana, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kent Eugene Vrana, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard Bernard Mailman, Committee Member
Xuemei Huang, Committee Member
Willard M Freeman, Committee Member
Carla Jean Gallagher, Committee Member

Author:

Glisan, Shannon Lee

Title:

Polyphenol-rich foods as interventions for obesity and fatty liver disease

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

Cranberry
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Inflammation
Polyphenols
Digestive enzymes
Gut microbiota

File:

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Committee Members:

Joshua D Lambert, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ryan John Elias, Committee Member
Connie Jo Rogers, Committee Member
Jairam Kp Vanamala, Committee Member

Author:

Alzahmi, Rashed

Title:

Managers' perceptions of strategic workforce planning and organizational alignment: A single case analysis

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

strategic workforce planning
organizational alignment
strategic planning
talent
ADNOC and its Group of Companies

File:

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Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lynn Passmore, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Mark D Threeton, Committee Member

Author:

Wale, Nina

Title:

Resource competition and the evolution of drug resistance in malaria parasites.

Graduate Program:

Biology

Keywords:

within-host dynamics
competition
drug resistance
malaria
evolution & ecology of infectious disease

File:

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Committee Members:

Andrew Fraser Read, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ottar N Bjornstad, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrew George Stephenson, Committee Member
Manuel Llinas, Committee Member
Troy Day, Special Member

Author:

Nassrallah, Zeinab

Title:

Visual Dysfunction and Impaired Defense against Oxidative Stress in Diabetic Retinopathy

Graduate Program:

Anatomy

Keywords:

Nrf2
Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
zeaxanthin
optokinetic testing

File:

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Committee Members:

Alistair J Barber, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Robert Connor, Committee Member
Gregory Michael Holmes, Committee Member
Patricia Mclaughlin, Committee Member
Jennifer W Baccon, Committee Member
Alistair J Barber, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Peters, Brian Keith

Title:

Experiencing the Transition from Classroom Teacher Leader to the Designated Leadership Role of Instructional Coach

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

teacher leadership
instructional coaching

File:

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Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Stephanie L Knight, Committee Member
Jacqueline Edmondson, Committee Member