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 2018
Automatic Selection of MapReduce Machine Learning Algorithms: A Model Building Approach, Fraggle Franklin
EXPERIMENTAL AND ANALYTICAL EVALUATION OF SIX SPEED MT SHIFT TRANSIENT VIBRATIONS, Jon Furlich
SURVIVAL ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF ANATOMIC AND CLINICAL PROGNOSTIC STAGE GROUPS FOR BREAST CANCER BASED ON 2803 CASES, Xiaoqing Gao
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED SERVICE MODEL TO ACHIEVE PERSONAL HEALTH LIBRARIES FOR CONSUMERS, Nathan Gauss
Articulating Digital Archival Practice Within Writing Program Administration: A Theoretical Framework, Amanda Girard
Workplace Standing Desks and Arterial Stiffness, Ian Greenlund
CHARACTERIZING CDOM SPECTRAL VARIABILITY FROM SEAS TO SPACE, Brice Grunert
ESTABLISHING A SECURE TRANSITION OF CARE BETWEEN BEHAVIORAL AND CLINICAL HEALTH, Samantha Gurnoe
A COMBINED HIGH SALT PLUS FRUCTOSE DIET MEDIATES HYPERTENSION, Taija Marie Hahka
Waste Not, Want Not: Using Source-Separated Urine to Cultivate Maize in the Southern Highlands, Tanzania, Lucy Hatfield
THE DYNAMIC NATURE OF FORAGE PREFERENCE AND MICROHISTOLOGICAL ATLAS, John J. Henderson
A model to predict concentrations and uncertainty for mercury species in lakes, Ashley Hendricks
EFFECTS OF HEAT TREATMENT CONDITIONS ON MORPHOLOGY, OPTICAL PROPERTIES, AND PERFORMANCE OF TiO2 IN DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS, Peter Hokemeir-Seim
LINEAR RING RESONATOR MODULATOR FOR MICROWAVE PHOTONIC LINKS, Arash Hosseinzadeh
Long-term Changes in Extreme Air Pollution Meteorology and Implications for Air Quality, Pei Hou
DEVELOPING NOVEL MOLECULAR IMAGING AGENTS FOR SHEDDING LIGHT ON OXIDATIVE STRESS, Shanshan Hou
NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION OF SALVAGE WHITE SPRUCE, Tyler Hovde
Effect of Hierarchical Structure and Orientation on Water-Repellent Legs of Water-Walking Insects, Georgia Hurchalla
Design, deformation mechanics, and failure of architectured polymeric materials, Muhammed R. Imam
Meniscus Modeling and Emission Studies of an Ionic Liquid Ferrofluid Electrospray Source Emitting from a Magneto-Electric Instability, Brandon Jackson
EXPERIMENTAL AND MODELING STUDY OF PARTICULATE MATTER OXIDATION UNDER LOADING CONDITIONS FOR A SCR CATALYST ON A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER, Abhishek Jadav
A BAYESIAN NETWORK APPROACH TO BATTERY AGING IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION AND GRID INTEGRATION, Mehdi Jafari
PROBING QUANTUM TRANSPORT IN THREE-TERMINAL NANOJUNCTIONS, Meghnath Jaishi
APPLICATION OF SEISMIC RADIAL ANISOTROPY FOR NEAR-SURFACE FRACTURES IDENTIFICATION, Jer-Yu Jeng
Mitigating the Effect of Misspeculations in Superscalar Processors, Zhaoxiang Jin
On the Density of the Odd Values of the Partition Function, Samuel Judge
Physical modeling of lithium-ion aging for automotive applications, Anurag Kamal
MAGNETLESS AND TOPOLOGICAL EDGE MODE-BASED ON-CHIP ISOLATORS AND SPIN-ORBIT COUPLING IN MAGNETO-OPTIC MEDIA, Dolendra Karki
Exploring how Reflective Exercises affect First-Year Engineering Epistemological and Intelligence Beliefs, Amber J. Kemppainen
METABOLOMIC ASSESSMENT OF TETRACYCLINE-IMPACTED PATHWAYS WITHIN VETIVER GRASS (Chrysopogon zizanoides [L. nash]) IN HYDROPONIC SYSTEMS, Andrew Kennedy
GENERALIZABLE MODELING OF CHARGE TRANSPORT IN SINGLE ELECTRON TRANSISTOR DEVICES: APPLICATION TO THERMAL SENSITIVITY IN SEMICONDUCTING ISLAND SYSTEMS, Paniz Khanmohammadi Hazaveh
ACUTE AND CHRONIC RESPONSES TO EXERCISE WITH BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION, Matthew A. Kilgas
Pseudo-Companion Matrices for Polynomial Systems, Melinda Kleczynski
Pyrolysis of Fiber-Plastic Waste Blends, Shreyas Kolapkar
WOODY BIOMASS TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS - MODELING STUDIES FOR THE GREAT LAKES REGION, Sangpil Ko
Modeling Data Center Co-Tenancy Performance Interference, Wei Kuang
EFFECTS OF CO-PRODUCT USES ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY OF HYDROCARBON BIOFUEL FROM ONE- AND TWO-STEP PYROLYSIS OF POPLAR, Daniel G. Kulas
WILDFIRE EMISSIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL CHANGE AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR MERCURY POLLUTION, Aditya Kumar
EFFECTS OF APPLYING STUDENT-CENTERED TECHNIQUES IN MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT: A CAMEROON CASE STUDY, Jomara Alexandra Laboy Rivera
MODELING AND ANALYSIS FOR DRIVELINE JERK CONTROL, Prince Lakhani
INVITATIONAL RHETORIC: AN ENGAGED PEDAGOGY FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION, Linford Odartey Lamptey
COMPARISON OF KARSTIFICATION METHODS AND ISOSTATIC REBOUND IN THE SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN, FLORIDA, Toni Larche
Analysis of the Shock Response Spectrum and Resonant Plate Testing Methods, William Larsen
KINESTHETIC LEARNING EXPERIENCE SIMULATION USING AN ONLINE INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE HANDS-ON ABILITY, David Leach
GROUND DEFORMATION STUDIES AND EVACUATION BEHAVIOR DURING ERUPTIONS AT GUATEMALAN VOLCANOES, Hans Lechner
EFFECTIVE SMALL RNA DESTRUCTION BY THE EXPRESSION OF A SHORT TANDEM TARGET MIMIC IN METARHIZIUM, Shuang Liang
JOINT ANALYSIS OF MULTIPLE PHENOTYPES IN ASSOCIATION STUDIES, Xiaoyu Liang
Multi-robot Mission Planning with Energy Replenishment, Bingxi Li
DESIGNING OF AN AIR POLLUTION POTENTIAL INDEX TO MEASURE THE SENSITIVITY OF AIR QUALITY TO VEGETATION, Mingrui Li
EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL POLICIES IN BEIJING, Mo Li
Communicating the Health Impacts of Climate Change: from Conviction to Persuasion, Emma Lozon
OPTIMIZATION AND CONTROL OF AN ARRAY OF WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS, Jianyang Lyu
REGENERATION OF ALKALI LEACHING SOLUTION THROUGH PHOSPHATE PRECIPITATION USING CALCIUM HYDROXIDE, Rick Machiela
Offline and Online Density Estimation for Large High-Dimensional Data, Aref Majdara
Power Flow Control In Hybrid Ac/Dc Microgrids, Ronald C. Matthews
HERITAGE-LED DEVELOPMENT IN POSTINDUSTRIAL AREAS: A SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPES, Leonor Medeiros
DEVELOPMENT OF BOSCH RATE OF INJECTION MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE AND RESULTS, Tyler Menucci
Energy Storage Control and Requirements For Inverter-Based Microgrids, Mehrzad Mohammadi Bijaieh
DEVELOPMENT OF A DYNAMIC TORSIONAL ACTUATOR FOR TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CHARACTERIZATION, Eric Mordorski
A JOURNEY TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING BIOLOGY HOLISTICALLY AT THE NANOSCALE, Trevor Moser
ANGLE-RESOLVED OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY OF PLASMONIC RESONANCES, Aeshah Khudaysh M Muqri
APPLICATIONS OF ROBOT OPERATING SYSTEM (ROS) TO MOBILE MICROGRID FORMATION OUTDOORS, John Naglak
REVERSIBLY SWITCHING ADHESION OF SMART ADHESIVES INSPIRED BY MUSSEL ADHESIVE CHEMISTRY, Ameya R. Narkar
OPTIMIZING CHLORINE DISINFECTION BY CHLORINE INJECTION LOCATION AND PIPE DIAMETER SELECTION IN A WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, Margaret Neff
Bridging the Gap Between Micro- and Macrocognition: Testing the Multifunction Mental Model Hypothesis, Brittany Nelson
Development of Open Source Software and Hardware Tool-Chains for Novel Electronics, Shane Oberloier
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FISHERY OF LAOANG, NORTHERN SAMAR, PHILIPPINES, Karl E. Palm
INVESTIGATION ON THE POTENTIAL OF A CO2 CAPTURE SYSTEM, DOWNSTREAM OF THE AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM FOR A HEAVY-DUTY ENGINE APPLICATION, Murchana Pathak
LITERATURE REVIEW FOR PREDICTING 30-DAY HOSPITAL READMISSION, Sachithra Perera
MEASUREMENT OF PLANAR FAULT PROBABILITIES IN AUSTEMPERED DUCTILE IRON AND 304L STAINLESS STEEL, Nathan Peterson
REPACKAGING THE REACH OF DREAMS: NEWS COVERAGE OF DACA RESCINDMENT BY THREE NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS ON TWITTER, Megan Pietruszewski
THE EFFECT OF WATER TABLE LEVELS AND SHORT-TERM DITCH RESTORATION ON MOUNTAIN PEATLAND CARBON CYCLING IN THE CORDILLERA BLANCA, PERU, Ana Maria Planas Clarke
EMPLOYING DIELECTRIC-BASED MEDIA FOR CONTROLLING FIELD PATTERNS AND WAVE PROPAGATION IN ADVANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES, Navid Pourramzan Gandji
Controlling the Formation of Titanium Nanotubes using Electric Fields, Derryl Poynor
Sensor Fusion for Spark-Ignition Engines, Kaushik Prabhu
Factors Contributing to Elevated Concentrations of Mercury and PCBs in Fish in the Inland Lakes of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Lake Superior, Mugdha Priyadarshini
Effects of Ionic Liquid on Lithium Dendrite Growth, Ziwei Qian
Control Oriented Modeling of an Automotive Drivetrain for Anti-Jerk Control, Gurijala Venkat Prithvi Reddy
THE EFFECTS OF EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS ON SLOPE STABILITY IN ABAJALE, ETHIOPIA, Levi Rhody
STUDY OF THE CYGNUS REGION WITH FERMI AND HAWC, Andrew Robare
The Tracer Method: Don't Blink or You Might Miss it. A Novel Methodology Combining Cognitive Task Analysis and Eye Tracking, Kaitlyn Marie Roose
Development of Optimal Operating Point Maps and Mode Shift Strategy for Chevrolet Volt Gen II Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Kovid Sachdeva
EVALUATION OF DRIVER BEHAVIOR AT HIGHWAY-RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND DRIVER DEMOGRAPHICS, Alawudin Salim
AGILE–STAGE GATE MANAGEMENT (ASGM): NPD IMPLEMENTATION PRACTICES FROM GLOBAL FIRMS DEVELOPING COMPLEX, PHYSICAL PRODUCTS, John J. Salvato
Manipulation of Genes Involved in Secondary Cell Wall Development During Wood Formation in Poplar, Kavitha Satish Kumar
GRID-AWARE OPTIMAL DEMAND RESPONSE MANAGEMENT OF SMART HOMES, Alper Savasci
Visual Search in Naturalistic Imagery, Dave Schreifels
EFFECTS AND LIMITATIONS OF RESIDUAL ALLOYING ELEMENTS IN SILICON SOLID SOLUTION STRENGTHENED FERRITIC DUCTILE IRON, Julia Scruton