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Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2025
ASSESSING ACTIVATORS OF CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS GERMLINE EXPRESSION USING AN RNA INTERFERENCE SCREEN, Ryleigh A. Parsons
COMPUTATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF AORTIC AND ATRIAL FLOWS, Brennan J. Vogl
DEVELOPMENT OF A PROTOTYPE FOR AN EARLY ALERT SYSTEM THAT MEASURES STRAINS IN TIMBER ROOF TRUSS MEMBERS, Caleb Kwadwo Osei Mensah
Effects of Spatial Variability on Bearing Capacity of Deep Soil Mixing Columns, Kipkorir Y. Yano
ESTERASE-DEPENDENT RED-TO-BLUE FLUORESCENCE COLOR CHANGE IN COUMARINS: SMALL FLUOROPHORES FOR LIVE DEAD CELL SENSING, Giovanna R. Bobnock
EXPLORING THE ROLE OF BRAIN-DERIVED EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES IN SALT-SENSITIVE HYPERTENSION, Xinqian Chen
Michigan's EV Policies and Energy Justice, Vincent Edache Idoko
MODIFIED CATECHOL-BASED POLYMERIC BIOMATERIALS FOR ANTIVIRAL, ANTIBACTERIAL, AND HEMOSTATIC APPLICATIONS, Seyedehfatemeh Razaviamri
On graph decompositions: Exploring the stars and stripes problem with odd n-stars, Jehyun Lee
Review of Geologic Hydrogen, Theo Asumah
STATISTICAL METHODS FOR JOINT ANALYSIS OF MULTIPLE TYPES OF PHENOTYPES IN GENETIC STUDIES, Meiling Zhou
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2024
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CONDUCTIVE NANOMATERIALS AS ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTUATORS, Pranav R. Sathaye
A MULTI-LOSS WASSERSTEIN GAN FRAMEWORK FOR GEOSTATISTICAL SIMULATION, Charles O. Addai
APPLICATION OF MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES IN THE DESIGN OF ADAPTIVE DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION FOR PARKINSONISM, Jessica E. Mehregan
A reinforcement learning-based approach for adaptive real-time sensor data denoising in mining operations, Jhuleyssy Liesseth Sanchez Aguilar
ASSESSING THE SOUND QUALITY OF CONSUMER PRODUCTS USING DATA-DRIVEN METHODOLOGIES, Daniel Jeffery Lesko
Automated Generation of Smart Manufacturing Machine Learning Models Using Explainable AI, Saleh Valizadeh Sotubadi
BAYESIAN INFERENCE OF LONGITUDINAL BINARY AND ORDINAL DATA UTILIZING MULTIVARIATE PROBIT MODELS, Sunyoung Ahn
CEPSTRAL ANALYSIS OF ORDER DOMAIN DATA FOR NOISE DETECTION IN BALL SCREW ASSEMBLIES, Courtney VanWagoner
CONSTRUCTING CHILDHOOD JUSTICE WITHIN POSTCOLONIAL/DECOLONIZED DIGITAL AFRICAN CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES: PHILANTHROPIC WEBSITES AS SITES OF POSSIBILITY, Fredrica Markson Eduaful
COOPERATIVE DRIVING AUTOMATION ON FREEWAYS AND ARTERIALS: REAL-TIME CONTROL AND PLATOON FORMATION, Yingtong Tan
DEEP LEARNING, MULTI-STAGED MACHINE LEARNING, AND REINFORCEMENT LEARNING TO IMPROVE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY, Kristoffer A. Larsen
DESIGN AND APPLICATION OF ALTERNATIVE TRANSGENIC REPORTER SYSTEMS IN CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS, Dylan D. Norris
EFFECT OF BIO-ENVIRONMENT AND CU ALLOYING ON ZINC IMPLANT BIOCOMPATIBILITY, Lea M. Morath
Endothelial Traction Dynamics And Mechanotransduction In Response To Time-Varying Fluid Shear Stress (FSS), Mohanish Kishor Chandurkar
Identifying and Exploiting Metabolic Vulnerabilities to Target LKB1-Mutant Cancers, Catherine Rono
LOSS OF MIR-483 IMPAIRS MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION IN PANCREATIC ISLETS, Ellianna S. Sempek
Neural Network Control of a Nonlinear Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter, Madelyn G. Van Wieren
NOVEL METHODS OF TREE IMPROVEMENT IN THE GENOMIC ERA, Swapan Chakrabarty
Secure access control in Internet of Vehicle (IoV) with PoET, Harsh Kumar Singh
Small Fluorescent Glycoconjugates as Imaging Agents for GLUT Sugar Transporters, Adelina Oronova
STATISTICAL METHODS FOR GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES AND POLYGENIC RISK SCORE PREDICTION, Lirong Zhu
SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN PET AND POLYOLEFIN PLASTICS SUPPLY CHAINS IN THE U.S. AND MICHIGAN: A SYSTEMS ANALYSIS APPROACH, Utkarsh Shailesh Chaudhari
SYNTHESIS OF CHLORINATED DEOXYGUANOSINE NUCLEOTIDES AT THE N2 CARBON TO PREVENT SUBSTITUTION ERRORS DURING THE CAPPING STEP FOR THE CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF LONG OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDES, J. Parker F. Harstad
TECHNO-MATERNAL IDENTITIES: A CRITICAL FEMINIST EXAMINATION OF BREAST PUMPING, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF MATERNAL IDENTITIES, Favour E. Normeshie
THE ADOPTION AND IMPACT OF CLEAN ENERGY POLICIES, Dong Min Kim
The Influence of Chlorine In Corrosion Initiation on Alumina, Lisa M. Eggart
THE QUESTION OF QUESTIONING: STUDYING THE SENSEMAKING PROCESS IN AMBIGUOUS SCENARIOS, Betsy R. Lehman
THE RHETORIC OF INDIAN FARMERS’ PROTEST: HISTORY, MEDIA REPRESENTATION, AND PROTEST NARRATIVE, Basanti Timalsina
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2023
ADAPTIVE MODULATION FOR UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION BASED ON REINFORCEMENT LEARNING, Cheng Fan
AN EXPLORATION OF THE NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL AND COGNITIVE CONTRIBUTORS TO MOVEMENT CORRECTION BEHAVIOR IN YOUNGER AND OLDER ADULTS, Isaac R. Flint
CARBONATE-SUPERSTRUCTURED SOLID FUEL CELLS WITH HYDROCARBON FUELS, Hanrui Su
CEREMONY AND STORYWORK: DECOLONIZING STRATEGIES IN CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS DOCUMENTARY FILM, April E. Lindala
COMPARING THE ECONOMIC COSTS OF LETHAL AND NON-LETHAL CONTROL OF WOLF DEPREDATION ON SHEEP IN SOUTHERN IDAHO, Nathan M. Coleman
DATA-DRIVEN IDENTIFICATION AND MODELING OF NONLINEAR DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS USING DEEP LEARNING, Abdolvahhab Rostamijavanani
DESALINATION SYSTEM WITH SORPTION-BASED ZERO LIQUID DISCHARGE TECHNOLOGY, Shiying Cai
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS FOR LUNAR SURFACE REGOLITH STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION, Joseph B. Primeau
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING OF AN INVERTED PENDULUM THRUST STAND FOR LOW POWER HALL-EFFECT THRUSTERS, Joshua M. Kalkman
DETECTION AND MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF A HUMAN PROTEIN ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, Priyanka Dipak Kadav
Discrete element method-based chip seal application in asphalt pavement maintenance, Dongzhao Jin
Dynamic Modeling and Predictive Control of a Multi-Mode Combustion Engine, Sadaf Batool
EFFECT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LAND ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AFRICA, Wasiu Olawale Amobi
ENERGY ANALYSIS OF DROPLET IMPINGEMENT ON AN INCLINED WALL UNDER DIFFERENT TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTS, Jiachen Zhai
Enhancing Lithium-Ion Battery Equivalent Circuit Models: Innovations in Parameter Derivation and Simulation, Logan R. Canull
ENRICHED MICROBIAL CONSORTIA FROM NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS PROVIDE NOVEL METHOD FOR UPCYCLING PLASTIC WASTE, Laura G. Schaerer
Ensuring Data Confidentiality in Computing Devices via Plausibly Deniable Encryption and Secure Deletion, Niusen Chen
Establishing the impact of GLUT5 targeting specific probes on cytotoxicity of cisplatin in cancer cells, Vedant Buwa
EVALUATING AGE DIFFERENCES IN THE SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM MEMORY PROCESSES UNDERLYING MOTOR LEARNING, Alexandra T. Watral
EXPLORING GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR RESPONSES TO BASALTIC TERRAIN FOR UPCOMING LUNAR EXPEDITIONS, Caleb J. Kaminski
EXPLORING TURN-ON PROBES FOR GLUTs TARGETING AND ADVANCING SAFETY EDUCATION IN THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES: A TWO-PART DISSERTATION, Monica Mame Soma Nyansa
FINDING UTILITY IN HISTORIC MAPS: HOW GEORECTIFICATION CAN ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF LONG-TERM LANDCOVER CHANGES, Olivia Czajka
HIGHER ACCURACY MODELS AND VALIDATION OF LES-C TURBULENCE MODELS, Yasasya Batugedara Mohottalalage
IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING TO CREATE ENGAGEMENT AND MOTIVATION DURING FALL PREVENTION TRAINING, Michael A. Abosede
IMPACT OF GRID-CONNECTED IBRs ON AC TRANSMISSION LINE PROTECTION, Subhradeep Gupta
IMPROVED DUCTILITY IN AN ARTIFICIALLY AGED AL-ZN-MG ALLOY WITH MN ADDITIONS, Daniel S. Freiberg
IMPROVED ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE OF DUCTILE IRON UTILIZING CHILLS AND CHROMIUM ADDITIONS, Ben L. Wang
Lifestyle Choices, The Microbiome and Chronic Disease, Jessica Rae Bruning
MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION AND MULTIPHYSICS MODELING OF CARBON NANOTUBE THERMOACOUSTIC LOUDSPEAKERS, Mahsa Asgarisabet
Micro-RNA 483 deficiency increases oxidative stress in Pancreatic Beta-cells, Nirali Mehta
MICROSCOPIC DYNAMICS OF THE BUBBLE MOTION AND THIN LIQUID FILM DURING BUBBLE IMPACT ON HORIZONTAL AND INCLINED SURFACES, Fatemeh Hamidzadeh
ORIGINS OF OPTICAL PROPERTIES IN NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER AND FLUORESCENT ANIMALS, Nastaran Khademimoshgenani
QUANTIFICATION OF WOOD-CARBON TRANSFER TO SOIL ORGANIC MATTER POOLS – DISTRIBUTION AND FORMS, Samuel Mensah Opoku
RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS UNDER UNCERTAINTY, Shreyas P. Vaidya
SELECTING OPTIMAL DISTILLATION CONFIGURATIONS THAT MINIMIZE THE OVERALL RATE OF ENTROPY GENERATION, Zachary A. Olson
SILVICULTURE, SEEDS, AND DEER: ASSESSING GROUND-LAYER DIVERSITY ALONG EXPERIMENTAL DISTURBANCE GRADIENTS IN A MANAGED NORTHERN HARDWOOD FOREST, Claudia I. Bartlick
Small Molecules Targeting Fructose Transport, Nazar Gora
STUDYING EFFECT OF DROUGHT ON SWITCHGRASS AND IDENTIFYING ASSOCIATED MICROBIAL INHIBITORS, Sarvada Hemant Chipkar
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL HYDROGENATED GRAPHENE, Yuhuan Fei
TOWARD A LONGITUDINAL PROGRAM OF IN SITU SOCIAL ROBOTICS RESEARCH AND INFORMAL STEAM EDUCATION, Jaclyn A. Barnes
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2022
3D-PRINTED CERAMIC VOLUMETRIC RECEIVERS: FROM HIERARCHICALLY-ORDERED TO NATURE-INSPIRED HIGH-FLUX SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTORS, Rasoul Bayaniahangar
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF FUNCTIONAL POLYMER COMPOSITES, Masoud Kasraie
ADVANCED THIN-FILM SORPTION THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR THERMAL LOAD SHEDDING/SHIFTING, Ikechukwu E. Okoh
A FRAMEWORK FOR ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION AND VISUALIZATION USING UAS, Reihaneh Samsami
APPLICATION OF ARGON PRESSURE BROADENED RUBIDIUM VAPOR CELLS AS ULTRA-NARROW NOTCH FILTERS, Sam Groetsch
Articulating Nationalism Through the "Problem of Immigration:" The Case of Foreign Unaccompanied Minors in France, Marina Choy
Autonomous Perception in Unstructured Environments, Akhil M. Kurup
BECOMING POSTHUMAN LITERATE SUBJECTS: CODING LITERACY AMONG MISSING PEOPLE AT MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, Alfred L. Owusu-Ansah
BORON NITRIDE NANOSTRUCTURES: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND APPLICATION IN PHOTOVOLTAICS AND BIOMEDICINE, Sambhawana Sharma
COMBUSTION DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH LOAD HIGH-EFFICIENCY MICRO-PILOT DIESEL NATURAL GAS ENGINE, Vinicius Bonfochi Vinhaes
Comparative Study of Low-Range LiDAR, Mid-Range LiDAR, and Depth Camera for Autonomous Rut Depth Measurement, Dhruv Dahiya
DEEP MAPPING THE DAILY SPACES AND HEALTH OF CHILDREN IN THE HISTORIC INDUSTRIAL CITY, Timothy Josiah Stone
EFFECT OF EXERCISE ON HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS SK CHANNEL FUNCTION IN NORMAL AND HIGH SALT CONDITIONS, Gregory J. Miodonski
ELECTROCHEMICAL APPROACHES TO CONTROL CATECHOL-BASED ADHESION, Md Saleh Akram Bhuiyan
Engineering Mechanically-Stable Zinc-Based Alloys for Medical Implants, Morteza Shaker Ardakani