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

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Open Access
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:
Download Ward_Thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Kathryn Jo Brasier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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Open Access
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:
Download Ramesh_A_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
John Messner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

4. 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

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Open Access
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:
Download Perkons_Thesis_Upload_2.pdf
Committee Members:
MARK E PATZKOWSKY, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Daniel Wilf, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Allan Arthur, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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Open Access
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:
Download Masters_Final_Thesis_Can_Zhang.pdf
Committee Members:
Ayusman Sen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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Open Access
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:
Download Dicicco_Format_Review_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephanie A Shields, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

7. High Pressure Chemical Deposition of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon in Extreme Geometries

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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
File:
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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

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

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Open Access
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:
Download MASTERS_THESIS_-_DOMINIC_AMIRTHARAJ.pdf
Committee Members:
Harriet Black Nembhard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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Open Access
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:
Download Duane_Rohrbacher_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Dorothy H Evensen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Neal H Hutchens, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nancy A Welsh, Committee Member
R, Special Member

14. Enhancing Pga Golf Management Internships- A Social Perspective

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Open Access
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:
Download Enhancing_Pga_Golf_Management_Internships-_A_Social_Perspective_Matthew_Bakowicz_.pdf
Committee Members:
Benjamin Daniel Hickerson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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

17. Performance of PZT Based MEMS Deviceds With Integrated ZnO Electronics

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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:
Download Hile_Dissertation_Final_04152016.pdf
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

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

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Open Access
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:
Download Hanson_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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Open Access
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:
Download B_Blumenthal_MS_Thesis_V8-ZS.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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Open Access
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:
Download andrew_goodyear_thesis_final_v4.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr David B Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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Open Access
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:
Download Hatami_Thesis_FINAL__9_.pdf
Committee Members:
James Freihaut, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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Open Access
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:
Download Hopkins_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Hangsheng Lin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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Open Access
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:
Download Hrisko_Penn_State_Final_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Steven Lurie Garrett, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

33. Synthesis, Morphology And Dynamics of Polyureas And Their Lithium Ionomers

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Open Access
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:
Download Dissertation_Sunanta_Chuayprakong.pdf
Committee Members:
James Patrick Runt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member

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

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Open Access
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:
Download Reese_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Tong Qiu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

37. 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

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Open Access
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:
Download Hirt_Claire_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Robert Brooks, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Alan Bishop, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tameria L Veith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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:
Download Fungtammasan_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Kateryna Dmytrivna Makova, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ross Cameron Hardison, Committee Member
Francesca Chiaromonte, Committee Member
Kristin Ann Eckert, Committee Member

43. 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)

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Open Access
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:
Download Bucior--M.A._Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Alan M Sica, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Philip Christman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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Open Access
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:
Download 1-ACarlton_MastersThesis7.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric Zenner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

45. Detecting and Locating Small Earthquakes On Remote Oceanic Transform Faults

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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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

50. Computational Methods and Applications in Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy

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Open Access
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:
Download Thesis_NikhilMehta_Comp-Meth-Opt-Imag-Spect.pdf
Committee Members:
Zhiwen Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor