This growing collection consists of dissertations, master's theses and master's reports from 1998-present submitted with their authors' permission for either open access or Michigan Tech only access.
This collection is not comprehensive prior to 2012 and represents a subset of available material. Works not found within this repository may be located by searching the Van Pelt and Opie Library catalog.
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2026
ROLE OF DIFFERENT GANGUE MINERALS ON PYRRHOTITE FLOTATION, Oloruntoba S. Agbelusi
Microstructure-Resolved Network Model For PEMFC Electrodes, Shahriar Alam
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF A LOW MASS VIBRATORY LUNAR SURFACE COMPACTOR IN VACUUM VERSUS ATMOSPHERE, Robin D. Austerberry
Navigating The Feedback Loop: Understanding The Efficacy and Equity Implications of Automated Code Critiquers in Introductory Engineering Programming, Mary Eyo Benjamin
APPLICATION OF PASSIVE SAMPLERS FOR EXPLORING REMEDIAL PROGRESS IN THE TORCH LAKE AOC AND INTERLAKE VARIABILITY OF PCBS, Cailin B. Bishop
PROCESS-STRUCTURE-PROPERTY ANALYSIS OF LASER POWDER BED FUSION 17-4PH STAINLESS STEELS: EFFECTS OF BUILD ARRANGEMENTS, POWDER FEEDSTOCK VARIATIONS AND SCAN STRATEGIES, Gowri Shankar Bollu
COMPARISON OF FIXED TILT AND SINGLE AXIS TRACKING SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS DURING WINTER, Isobel R. Bowker
Multilayer Adaptive and Cooperative Control of Pipeline Systems: From Local Loop Adaptation to Distributed Game-Theoretic Coordination, David Brattley
HYDROMETALLURGICAL PRESSURE OXIDATION LEACHING OF CRITICAL MINERALS USING SULFIDE MINERALS, Richmond Buckman
GROWTH AND BIOCHEMICAL RESPONSES OF PHASEOLUS VULGARIS TO PFAS-CONTAMINATED SOILS AND ALUMINUM WATER TREATMENT RESIDUALS., Tadiwanashe Chikanda
SNOW INDUCED ENERGY LOSSES IN SINGLE AXIS TRACKER SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE WINTER PERFORMANCE, Ayush Chutani
FIRST-PRINCIPLES AND THERMODYNAMIC MODELING OF HYDROGEN STORAGE IN MXENES, Yi Zhi Chu
THE EXCESS PATH LENGTH DISTRIBUTION: A STOCHASTIC MODEL FOR SAMPLE-BASED PATH PLANNERS, Chaz B. Cornwall
SYNTHESIS AND NON-INVASIVE YIELD CHARACTERIZATION OF HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE NANOPARTICLES, Matthew Cowles
INTEGRATING LEAN PRINCIPLES AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING: A PDCA-BASED FRAMEWORK WITH DYNAMIC AND ERGONOMIC ENERGY ASSESSMENT, Michael D. Dahamah
EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PHOTONIC CRYSTAL BASED INVISIBILITY CLOAK UNDER TM-POLARIZED MICROWAVES, Muhammad Danyal
NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED PARTS USING RESONANT INSPECTION AND FREQUENCY DOMAIN-BASED CORRELATION CRITERIA, Gita Deonarain
SHM FOR INCIPIENT BUCKLING DETECTION IN OVERLOADED STRUCTURES USING NONLINEAR SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION ALGORITHMS ON REDUNDANT DATA SETS, Padmanabh Shridhar Desai
SEISMICITY AND STRESS INTERACTIONS IN WESTERN NEPAL: IMPLICATIONS FOR STRAIN ACCUMULATION IN THE CENTRAL HIMALAYAN SEISMIC GAP, Priyanka Dhamala
Characterizing Cyber Intrusions in Critical Infrastructure Networks Using Discrete-Event Simulation, Lawrence M. Dilworth
Privacy-Preserving and Resource-Efficient Learning Frameworks for Collaborative Deep Neural Networks, Shiwei Ding
CORRELATION OF MWD PARAMETERS AND SOIL PROPERTIES IN NEBRASKA WITH GEOSPATIAL VISUALIZATION OF BOREHOLE DATA, Michael N. Erzuah
DESIGN, MODELING, AND EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT OF NANOSCALE CONFINEMENT STRUCTURES ON PLANAR SILICON-BASED MICROELECTRODE ARRAYS FOR SINGLE-ENTITY ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSING, Parinaz Eskandari
Detecting and Repairing Conflicting Constraints in Co-Trained Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Composite Curing Processes, Cooper J. Evans
GEOCHEMICAL, TECTONIC, AND TEMPORAL EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTHEASTERN SUPERIOR CRATON: INSIGHTS FROM THE THREE LAKES REGION, MICHIGAN, Helen Ann Foldenauer
MECHANISTIC DESIGN OF ELECTROSPUN METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR NANOFIBERS FOR TRACE LEVEL GAS DETECTION, Asky T. Fungura
Forging Industry: Craft Practice at the Delaware Mine Blacksmith Shop, Lucy A. Gibbs
REPORT ON A GPR SURVEY OF THE COPPER HARBOR CEMETERY, COPPER HARBOR, MICHIGAN, Grace Griffin
MODELING AND TESTING CHAIN TRENCHER EXCAVATOR AND CONE PENETROMETER ROBOTIC PROSPECTING SYSTEMS FOR LUNAR IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATION, Marcello C. Guadagno
Experimental Rate Feedback Control of a Model-Scale Hourglass-Shaped Heaving Point Absorber, James R. Halverson
DEVELOPMENT OF STRONGER, MORE EXTRUDABLE 6XXX SERIES ALLOYS FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS, Eli A. Harma
MEASUREMENT OF WAVE ELEVATION USING PIEZO-ELECTRIC HYDROPHONE, Ace D. Hobbs
Microgravity-Induced Alterations in Left Atrial Hemodynamics and Thrombogenic Risk: Insights from Healthy and Atrial Fibrillation Models, Grace M. Hoeppner
PAST AND PRESENT ECOLOGICAL AND CLIMATIC DYNAMICS IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR REGION INFERRED FROM EASTERN WHITE PINE TREE RINGS, Victor Humanes Fuente
ADVANCING DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION FOR PARKINSON’S DISEASE: OPTIMIZATION THROUGH CELL-SPECIFIC OPTOGENETIC APPROACHES, Jacob Jackson
DESIGNING WITH FORESIGHT: PREMORTEM AND HUMAN-CENTERED EVALUATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, Anusha Kannan
Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Coordination In Dynamic Environments, Kaushik Kannan
TORQUE-BASED DETECTION AND ISOLATION OF BUCKET-SPECIFIC LOAD VARIATIONS IN A CONTINUOUS BUCKET LADDER EXCAVATOR, Mason R. Krause
SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERNS OF MIGRATORY SONGBIRD HABITAT USE: AN ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS AT THE NET LEVEL, Garrett Kucharski
DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A MINIATURIZED PORTABLE EMISSIONS MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, Justin M. Kurncz
DISENTANGLING THE HEMODYNAMIC EFFECTS OF ATRIAL CONTRACTION LOSS AND CARDIAC OUTPUT REDUCTION IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, Hailey LaBonte
HEURISTICS FOR HETEROGENEOUS MULTI-ROBOT COORDINATION IN AUTONOMOUS HARVESTING OPERATIONS, Hyeseon Lee
DIHEDRAL ANGLE DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS: THERMODYNAMICS, STATISTICS, AND IMPLEMENTATION, Tristan Muzzy
MECHANICAL FRACTIONATION OF WHEAT MIDDLINGS FOR APPLICATION IN PYROLYSIS AND ANIMAL FEED, Okwudili I. Obiakor
DESIGN, SYNTHESES AND BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS OF FLUORESCENT PROBES FOR NAD(P)H, HSA AND CELLULAR MICROENVIRONMENT SENSING, Adenike M. Olowolagba
An Investigation on Downwind Impacts of the Keweenaw Peninsula on Lake-Effect Snow Events, Thomas M. Pavell
THE LIVING DEAD: EVIDENCE FOR Hg BIOAMPLIFICATION AMONG EMACIATED LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE CHARR, Presley S. Rasanen
FAT BIRDS: HOW HUMAN MEDICAL DEVICES REVEAL PATTERNS OF STARVATION AND REFUELING IN A POPULATION OF SONGBIRDS, Elisa Resendiz
CONNECTED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ENERGY SAVINGS BY MODE BLENDING, ROUTE PLANNING, AND CHARGE PLANNING, Andrew L. Robare
Modular Synthesis of Conjugated Aromatic Systems via Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions, Joden Russell Robinson
Multi-Level Energy Optimization for Connected and Automated Vehicles: From Cooperative Multi-Vehicle Control to Individual Powertrain Management, Pruthwiraj Santhosh
OIL AGGLOMERATION AS A METHOD FOR SEPARATION OF MIXED MATERIALS FROM SPENT LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, John K. Sewoekpor
FROM SURFACES TO BIOTHERAPEUTICS: UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANISMS OF VIRUS INACTIVATION, Vaishali Sharma
A TUNABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING – ESTABLISHING GELATIN AND NANOFIBERS FOR 3D CELL CULTURE, Edward James Sloan III
Potential of Stamp Sands as Cemented Tailings, Samuel Sukaria
MECHANISTIC FOUNDATIONS AND SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF DRY-MECHANICAL RECYCLING OF CHARGED LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, John Louis Szczap
MODELING, STABILITY, CONTROL, AND PROTECTION OF GRID-FORMING INVERTERS UNDER FAULT RIDE-THROUGH CONDITION, Shipra Tiwari
Mapping Historical Neighborhoods with Geospatial Viewshed Buffers, James B. Townsend
AQUEOUS IRON ELECTROWINNING: FROM ELECTROLYTE ENGINEERING TO THE UNEXPLORED POTENTIAL OF ACETATE SYSTEMS, Chodwell N. Verenga
Minimizing Snow Loss on Fixed Tilt Solar PV Installations Through Frame Material Selection and Installation Layout, David B. Wallis
EVALUATING WILLOW ESTABLISHMENT WITH BIOCHAR FOR REMEDIATION OF MINE WASTE SOILS: AMENDMENT PH DETERMINES PLANT BIOMASS AND METAL MOBILITY, Madeline R. Webb
HUMAN LOCOMOTION ON SNOW: A CASE FOR THE BICYCLE, Kyle W. Wehmanen
CHANGE POINT ANALYSIS IN HIGH-DIMENSIONAL DATA USING RANDOM PROJECTIONS, Yi Xu
Robust Autonomous Driving in Winter Weather: Perception and Integrated Control Under Adverse Conditions, Yiming Yang
ON THE VIBRATIONAL DYNAMICS OF WIND TURBINE BLADES: THE OSCILLATORY RESPONSE TO GUST PULSES, AND THE PHYSICAL MECHANISMS BEHIND THEM, North A. Yates
NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF A SIMPLE, LOW-ENERGY LUNAR VOLATILE SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY, Eleanor L. Zimmermann
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2025
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION FOR HEATING AND COOLING: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE RURAL NORTH, Nelly Aghaei
CYANINE-BASED DUAL-EMISSION SENSOR FOR RATIOMETRIC NAD(P)H IMAGING IN CELLS, RENAL TISSUES, AND ENTIRE ORGANISMS, Peter Agyemang
Built Simulacra: Digital Media and Cultural Representation of Tourist Imaginaries in Online Reviews of Hotels and Casinos in Las Vegas, Ayodele James Akinola
EFFECTIVENESS, COHERENCE, AND JUSTICE IMPLICATIONS OF CLEAN ENERGY POLICIES IN THE UNITED STATES, Josephine Amponsem
ANSI Z97 Impact Testing of Thin Glass, Justin P. Anthony
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF FLUORESCENT PROBES FOR SENSING AND BIOIMAGING OF NAD(P)H, INTRACELLULAR VISCOSITY, AND SO2, Dilka Liyana Arachchige
IRON ORE TAILINGS REPROCESSING BY ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION PLUS TWO STAGES FROTH FLOTATION, Vincent Bailey Arohunmolase
Review of Geologic Hydrogen, Theo Asumah
ANALYSIS OF LAVA FLOW PATHS USING REMOTE SENSING AND GEOMORPHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES, Oluwatosin Oluyemisi Ayo
Stability and Resonance of Cylindrical Wave Energy Converters, Gregory M. Ballen
Water and Fuego: An Interdisciplinary Characterization of Lahar Activity on Volcán de Fuego, Guatemala, Gustavo A. Bejar Lopez
THE ANIMATED FRONTIER: FLUCTUATIONS OF POWER ACROSS TIME AND SPACE IN FLOWS OF U.S. AND JAPANESE ANIMATED MEDIA, Kendall Belopavlovich
RISK OF OAK WILT EXPANDING NORTHWARD: EXAMINING NITIDULIDAE VECTOR COMMUNITIES AND HOST PHENOLOGY BEYOND THE CURRENT DISEASE RANGE, Kathleen E. Bershing
METHODS IN STATISTICS, MACHINE LEARNING, AND DEEP LEARNING FOR COMBINING MULTI-OMICS DATASET, Md Mutasim Billah
EXAMINING THE ROLE OF PLANT GENOME SIZE AND POLYPLOIDY IN SHAPING ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI SYMBIOSES, Abbigail J. Blackwell
ESTERASE-DEPENDENT RED-TO-BLUE FLUORESCENCE COLOR CHANGE IN COUMARINS: SMALL FLUOROPHORES FOR LIVE DEAD CELL SENSING, Giovanna R. Bobnock
INVESTIGATION OF ACOUSTIC ATTENUATION METHODS AS A NOISE CONTROL DEVICE IN HYDRAULICS, Sophia R. Bollin
IN-SITU REDUCTIVE BIOLEACHING OF MANGANESE ORES, Palas Kamlakar Borkar
INVESTIGATING DIMENSIONS OF SOCIAL VULNERABILITY TO WILDFIRE: A CASE STUDY OF WESTERN MONTANA, Ella Brodowski
IDENTIFYING PATTERNS IN AVIAN PLASMA METABOLITES FOR USE IN COMPARING BETWEEN-SITE DIFFERENCES IN HABITAT QUALITY, Katherine A. Brouwer
THERMIONIC EMISSION COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN OF RARE-EARTH HEXABORIDE CATHODES IN AN OXYGEN ENVIRONMENT, Sophia G. Brylinski
ENERGY EQUITY IN INDIA’S RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSITION: A POLICY DESIGN AGENDA, Aritra Chakrabarty
EXPLORING THE ROLE OF BRAIN-DERIVED EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES IN SALT-SENSITIVE HYPERTENSION, Xinqian Chen
MEASURING OCCUPANT CONTROLLED VENTILATION AND COOKING FREQUENCY TO AID IN MODELING ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN HOMES, Jacob J. Chizek
NICKEL SUPERALLOY COMPOSITION AND PROCESS OPTIMIZATION FOR IMPROVED WELDABILITY, Anna Cole
Leveraging Product and Process Characteristics Across the Concrete Pavement Life Cycle to Integrate Global Warming Potential into Project Procurement Processes, Michelle Annette Cooper