Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2024
IMPROVING CAST STEEL RAIL COUPLER FATIGUE RESISTANCE THROUGH LOCAL WIRE-ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, Andrew M. Bunge
APPLICATIONS OF INDEPENDENT AND IDENTICALLY DISTRIBUTED (IID) RANDOM PROCESSES IN POLARIMETRY AND CLIMATOLOGY, Dan Kestner
THE ADOPTION AND IMPACT OF CLEAN ENERGY POLICIES, Dong Min Kim
SEA LEVEL RISE DRIVEN GROUNDWATER INUNDATION: EFFECTS OF ISLAND HYDROGEOLOGY ON FRESHWATER LENS DYNAMICS, Lauren K. Mancewicz
NICKEL SUPERALLOY COMPOSITION AND PROCESS OPTIMIZATION FOR WELDABILITY, COST, AND STRENGTH, Sophie A. Mehl
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2023
IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING TO CREATE ENGAGEMENT AND MOTIVATION DURING FALL PREVENTION TRAINING, Michael A. Abosede
TYPES OF QUESTIONS TEACHERS ASK TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN MAKING SENSE OF A STUDENT CONTRIBUTION, Nishat B. Alam
EFFECT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LAND ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AFRICA, Wasiu Olawale Amobi
Two Research Perspectives on Sugar Maple Canopy Dieback in the Upper Great Lakes: A Decade of Herbaceous Community Responses and a Survey of Michigan Forest Managers, Manuel Eduardo Anderson
Feeding Our Local Communities-The Benefits of Food Assistance Programs at Local Farmers Markets, Courtney A. Archambeau
MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION AND MULTIPHYSICS MODELING OF CARBON NANOTUBE THERMOACOUSTIC LOUDSPEAKERS, Mahsa Asgarisabet
Nanomaterials for Cardiovascular Engineering, Roya Bagheri
MOLECULAR DYNAMICS MODELING OF POLYMERS FOR AEROSPACE COMPOSITES, Swapnil Sambhaji Bamane
TOWARD A LONGITUDINAL PROGRAM OF IN SITU SOCIAL ROBOTICS RESEARCH AND INFORMAL STEAM EDUCATION, Jaclyn A. Barnes
PREDICTING THE REACTIVITIES AND REACTION MECHANISMS OF PHOTOCHEMICALLY PRODUCED REACTIVE INTERMEDIATES, Benjamin Barrios Cerda
Information use and decision-making for evacuation at Fuego volcano, Guatemala, Beth A. Bartel
SILVICULTURE, SEEDS, AND DEER: ASSESSING GROUND-LAYER DIVERSITY ALONG EXPERIMENTAL DISTURBANCE GRADIENTS IN A MANAGED NORTHERN HARDWOOD FOREST, Claudia I. Bartlick
On The Gaussian-Core Vortex Lattice Model for The Analysis of Wind Farm Flow Dynamics, Apurva Baruah
Chemical Decomposition of Flexible Polyurethane Foam to Generate a Media for Microbial Upcycling, Kaushik Baruah
Dynamic Modeling and Predictive Control of a Multi-Mode Combustion Engine, Sadaf Batool
HIGHER ACCURACY MODELS AND VALIDATION OF LES-C TURBULENCE MODELS, Yasasya Batugedara Mohottalalage
STUDY OF ECO-DRIVING AND CHARGING PLANNING IN CONNECTED AND AUTOMATED VEHICLES ENVIRONMENT, Pradeep Bhat
NOVEL APPROACHES TO COMPUTE MANIFOLD OPERATORS WITH THE RADIAL BASIS FUNCTIONS METHOD, Jacob James Blazejewski
BIOACCUMULATION OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS AND MERCURY IN A MINING IMPACTED AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM, Michelle Bollini
ESTABLISHING DEGRADATION OF THE C. ELEGANS DREAM COMPLEX IN THE GERMLINE, Christina M. Boody
Fabrication and Optical Properties of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides, Manpreet Boora
Lifestyle Choices, The Microbiome and Chronic Disease, Jessica Rae Bruning
SEQUENCING ANTISENSE TRANSCRIPTOME OF POPULUS THROUGH ANTISENSE/SENSE TRANSCRIPT PAIR ENRICHMENT, Emma V. Burke
DESALINATION SYSTEM WITH SORPTION-BASED ZERO LIQUID DISCHARGE TECHNOLOGY, Shiying Cai
Enhancing Lithium-Ion Battery Equivalent Circuit Models: Innovations in Parameter Derivation and Simulation, Logan R. Canull
Statistical methods for gene selection and genetic association studies, Xuewei Cao
SUPPORTING TEAM INNOVATION WITH DESIGN THINKING COGNITIVE STRATEGIES, Lisa M. Casper
Developing a regional scale landslide early warning system in a data-sparse region using remote sensing, geostatistics, and Google Earth Engine, Vishnu Chakrapani Lekha
MICROSCOPIC AND LABORATORY SCALE CHARACTERIZATION METHODS TO EVALUATE BIOMASS DECONSTRUCTION, Meenaa Chandrasekar
PROGRAMMING THE BISTABLE DYNAMIC VIBRATION ABSORBERS OF A 1D-METASTRUCTURE FOR ADAPTIVE BROADBAND VIBRATION ABSORPTION, Shantanu H. Chavan
Ensuring Data Confidentiality in Computing Devices via Plausibly Deniable Encryption and Secure Deletion, Niusen Chen
STUDYING EFFECT OF DROUGHT ON SWITCHGRASS AND IDENTIFYING ASSOCIATED MICROBIAL INHIBITORS, Sarvada Hemant Chipkar
RAIN-INDUCED HAZARDS IN REMOTE, LOW-RESOURCE COMMUNITIES: A CASE STUDY OF FLASH FLOODING IN THE USULUTÁN DEPARTMENT, EL SALVADOR, Natalea Cohen
COMPARING THE ECONOMIC COSTS OF LETHAL AND NON-LETHAL CONTROL OF WOLF DEPREDATION ON SHEEP IN SOUTHERN IDAHO, Nathan M. Coleman
Under Ice Photosynthetic Primary Production and Dark Carbon Fixation in a Temperate Freshwater System, Vanessa Cubillos Tellez
SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION IN IRON GARNETS, Sushree Dash
COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF SEISMIC SIGNALS FROM PACAYA VOLCANO USING DEEP LEARNING EVENT DETECTION, Jessica L. DeVlieg
THE HIDDEN ROLE OF THE “CO-” PARADIGM IN THE CONCEPTUALIZATION AND APPLICATION OF LIVING LABS, Madelina E. DiLisi
UHPLC/FT-MS NON-TARGETED SCREENING APPROACH FOR BIOMASS BURNING ORGANIC AEROSOL AND LIQUID SMOKE AS BIOMASS BURNING ORGANIC AEROSOL SURROGATE, D.M.R. Thusitha Dinusha Kumarihami Divisekara
REMOTE SENSING APPROACH FOR TERRAMECHANICS APPLICATIONS UTILIZING MACHINE AND DEEP LEARNING, Jordan J. Ewing
ADAPTIVE MODULATION FOR UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION BASED ON REINFORCEMENT LEARNING, Cheng Fan
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL HYDROGENATED GRAPHENE, Yuhuan Fei
AN EXPLORATION OF THE NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL AND COGNITIVE CONTRIBUTORS TO MOVEMENT CORRECTION BEHAVIOR IN YOUNGER AND OLDER ADULTS, Isaac R. Flint
Direct Recycling of Lithium-ion Battery Materials Using Physical Separation Methods., Tinuade Ololade Folayan
IMPROVED DUCTILITY IN AN ARTIFICIALLY AGED AL-ZN-MG ALLOY WITH MN ADDITIONS, Daniel S. Freiberg
Study of nanocomposite materials using molecular dynamics, Prashik Sunil Gaikwad
An Ambiguous Technique for Nonvisual Text Entry, Dylan C. Gaines
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DEFORMATION ALONG THE KEWEENAW FAULT SYSTEM FROM LAKE LINDEN TO MOHAWK, MICHIGAN, Nolan G. Gamet
MACHINE LEARNING METHODS FOR PREDICTION OF HUMAN INFECTIOUS VIRUS AND IMPUTATION OF HLA ALLELES, Xiaoqing Gao
ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR LOW FREQUENCY IMPACT SOUND MEASUREMENT FOR BUILDING FIELD TESTS, Sunit Girdhar
Small Molecules Targeting Fructose Transport, Nazar Gora
IMPACT OF GRID-CONNECTED IBRs ON AC TRANSMISSION LINE PROTECTION, Subhradeep Gupta
MICROSCOPIC DYNAMICS OF THE BUBBLE MOTION AND THIN LIQUID FILM DURING BUBBLE IMPACT ON HORIZONTAL AND INCLINED SURFACES, Fatemeh Hamidzadeh
OPTIMIZING THE EXTRUDABILITY OF 6082 ALUMINUM BY VARYING THE MAGNESIUM AND SILICON CONCENTRATION, Eli A. Harma
Joint Probability Analysis of Extreme Precipitation and Water Level for Chicago, Illinois, Anna Li Holey
Tracing the Most Powerful Galactic Cosmic-ray Accelerators with the HAWC Observatory, Dezhi Huang
Neuroevolution and Machine Learning Research Applied to Connected Automated Vehicle and Powertrain Control, Frédéric F. Jacquelin
Wavelet-Based Real-Time Harmonic Phasor Estimation in Complex Signals with Inter-harmonics and Transient Events, M A Aziz Jahan
QUANTIFYING THE EVOLUTION OF STRENGTHENING MECHANISMS FOR COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED NIOBIUM AND TITANIUM HSLA STEEL SHEET, Isabella M.W. Jaszczak
EVALUATION OF LIDAR UNCERTAINTY AND APPLICATIONS TOWARDS SLAM IN OFF-ROAD ENVIRONMENTS, Zachary D. Jeffries
Discrete element method-based chip seal application in asphalt pavement maintenance, Dongzhao Jin
DETECTION AND MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF A HUMAN PROTEIN ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, Priyanka Dipak Kadav
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING OF AN INVERTED PENDULUM THRUST STAND FOR LOW POWER HALL-EFFECT THRUSTERS, Joshua M. Kalkman
Artificial Intelligence Algorithms for Eye Banking, Ranit Karmakar
ACCEPTING CHANGE: FACETS OF ACCEPTANCE & SUSTAINABLE REDEVELOPMENT, Zoe L. Ketola
ORIGINS OF OPTICAL PROPERTIES IN NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER AND FLUORESCENT ANIMALS, Nastaran Khademimoshgenani
HYDRO CYCLONIC SEPARATION OF POLYESTER MICROFIBERS FROM WASHING MACHINE WASTEWATER, Joe Kulkarni
An exploration of cloud droplet growth by condensation and collision-coalescence in a convection-cloud chamber, Jacob T. Kuntzleman
CHARACTERIZATION OF VERNAL POOLS ACROSS NATIONAL PARKS IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION, Samantha R. Kurkowski
IMPACTS OF INTRODUCED EARTHWORMS ON SUGAR MAPLE SAP CHEMISTRY AND THE DISCOURSE OF INVASION ECOLOGY, Shelby Nicole Lane-Clark
EUTROPHICATION ON TWIN LAKES: APPLYING A PHOSPHORUS BUDGET AND SHORELINE SURVEYS TO ASSESS CURRENT & HISTORICAL LAKE HEALTH, Tyler K. LeMahieu
EXERCISE IS MEDICINE® ON CAMPUS: A NATIONAL ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY IMPACT, Isaac M. Lennox
CEREMONY AND STORYWORK: DECOLONIZING STRATEGIES IN CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS DOCUMENTARY FILM, April E. Lindala
ADDITIVE P-VALUE COMBINATION TEST, Xing Ling
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND SLIP KINEMATICS OF THE KEWEENAW FAULT SYSTEM BETWEEN BÊTE GRISE BAY AND GRATIOT LAKE, KEWEENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN, Daniel J. Lizzadro-McPherson
Finer details of language modeling: text segmentation, working within resource limits, and watermarking, Evan Gordon Lucas
MEMORY OPTIMIZATIONS FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT COMPUTER SYSTEMS, Zhiyuan Lu
INVESTIGATING COLLABORATIVE EXPLAINABLE AI (CXAI)/SOCIAL FORUM AS AN EXPLAINABLE AI (XAI) METHOD IN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING (AD), Tauseef Ibne Mamun
PHYSICAL, OPTICAL, AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF LIGHT ABSORBING AEROSOLS AND THEIR CLIMATIC IMPACTS, Susan Mathai
Has Bollywood Lost the Plot? Analyzing the Influence of Item Songs on Rape Culture in India, Donna Susan Mathew
QUANTIFICATION OF WOOD-CARBON TRANSFER TO SOIL ORGANIC MATTER POOLS – DISTRIBUTION AND FORMS, Samuel Mensah Opoku
AN INVESTIGATION OF MICROSEISMICITY DURING THE 2018 KILAUEA CALDERA COLLAPSE, Isabella S. Metts
Cancer/Testis Gene Expression Changes in Metastatic Cancer, Clara M. Mosentine
A Search for Compact Object Dark Matter in the Universe Utilizing Gravitational Millilensing of Gamma-ray Bursts, Oindabi Mukherjee
MAKING SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION USABLE: DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF A NOVEL INTERVENTION TO BOOST HEALTHY LIFESTYLE DECISION-MAKING, Brittany Nelson
Development Of A BioWin-Based Model Of A Small Lagoon Wastewater Treatment System, Jacob Novitch
EXPLORING TURN-ON PROBES FOR GLUTs TARGETING AND ADVANCING SAFETY EDUCATION IN THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES: A TWO-PART DISSERTATION, Monica Mame Soma Nyansa
SELECTING OPTIMAL DISTILLATION CONFIGURATIONS THAT MINIMIZE THE OVERALL RATE OF ENTROPY GENERATION, Zachary A. Olson
WHITE-TAILED DEER IN A WINTER-WONDERLAND: LONG-TERM DEER YARD USE AND METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR UNGULATE FECAL DNA METABARCODING, Melanie A. Ottino