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.
Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Influence of white-tailed deer on nitrogen cycling and vegetative community change in canopy gaps in a hemlock-northern hardwood forest, Betsy E. Tahtinen
Simulation study on using moment functions for sufficient dimension reduction , Lipu Tian
VISUAL-INERTIAL INTEGRATION FOR HUMAN MOTION TRACKING AND NAVIGATION IN FREE-LIVING ENVIRONMENTS, Ya Tian
Wolf habitat selection at the territory level : seasonal and interannual variation and influence on reproductive success, Alessia Uboni
Selecting an electrical power source at the scoping level for a mining project, Christopher Dawson Van Arsdale
Implementation of porous silicon technology for a fluidic flow-through optical sensor for pH measurements, Kumar L. Vanga
Stability analysis of a mono inverter dual sensorless motors system, Sonu Mathews Varghese
Performance and emissions testing of a small two stroke engine using mid-level ethanol blends, Ananth Padmanabha Rao Vemuri
Landscape and forest structure at moose mortality sites on Isle Royale National Park. A LiDAR based assessment, Luis Miguel Verissimo
Investigation into the enhancement of polycarbonate with conductive nanomaterials, Michael D. Via Jr.
Effective water treatment for rural communities in Suriname : a comparison of point-of-use ceramic filters and centralized treatment with sand filters, Ashlee K. Vincent
Managerial perseptions on corporate social responsbility: A Transatlantic comparison between forest products companies in Europe and North America, Aino A. Virtanen
Inhibition of L-type amino acid transport with non-physiological amino acids in the Pahenu2 mouse model of phenylketonuria, Kara R. Vogel
Torque converter turbine noise and cavitation noise over varying speed ratio, Chad Michael Walber
Soft Lewis acid catalyzed cycloisomerization of oxo-alkynes and enynes, Zezhou Wang
SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURED NON-PRECIOUS METAL CATALYSTS, Zhichao Wang
Laser Thomson scattering measurements of electron temperature and density in a Hall-effect plasma, Robert L. Washeleski
Impact of E22 on two-stroke and four-stroke snowmobiles, James Corey Weber
Conversion of a Micro, Glow-Ignition, Two-Stroke Engine from Nitromethane-Methanol Blend Fuel to Military Jet Propellant (JP-8), Andrew L. Wiegand
Using contingent valuation to estimate willingness to pay for improved water source in rural Uganda , Steven G. Wright
EFFECT OF ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE PATTERN ON SPARK IGNITED FLAME KERNEL DEVELOPMENT, Anqi Zhang
ANIMATED TRANSITION IN SIMILARITY-BASED TILED IMAGE LAYOUT, Huan Zhang
Effect of external electric field on hydrogen adsorption over activated carbon separated by dielectric materials, Zheng Zhang
Advanced Nanostructured Electro-Catalysts for Electricity Generation and Biorenewable Alcohol Conversion, Zhiyong Zhang
Stability of diphenylalanine pepide [i.e. peptide] nanotube studied by molecular dynamics simulation, Haiqing Zhao
Preparation of highly-ordered TiO₂ nanotube arrays and their applications in Dye-sensitized solar cells, Yiqian Zhao
Modeling spontaneous three-dimensional polymerization, Zhitong Zhao
Managing server energy and reducing operational cost for online service providers, Xinying Zheng
Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Nongovernmental organization staff views of global water privatization, Ellis Adjei Adams
Orbits design for Leo space based solar power satellite system, Neelima Krishna Murthy Addanki
Work of photography : exploring the ability of photography to disclose "The World", Thomas C. Adolphs
Direction finding in the presence of a more realistic environment model, Irfan Ahmed
Review of assessment, design, and mitigation of multiple hazards, Aakash Ahuja
Development of system separation strategy using synchrophasor data, Muhammad Ali
Warming alters photosynthetic rates of sub-boreal peatland vegetation, Arvo Aljaste
Lineament mapping for groundwater exploration using remotely sensed imagery in a karst terrain : Rio Tanama and Rio de Arecibo basins in the northern karst of Puerto Rico, Carla A. Alonso-Contes
Detection of complex point targets with distributed assets in a MIMO radar system, Ishtiaque Amin
Experimental study of physical aging effects on properties of EPON 862-DETDA, Nikhil Kaushik Anand
Development of record-breaking statistics for climatological time-series analysis, Amalia Anderson
"Army of One" to "Army Strong" : visual media and U.S. Army recruitment during Bush"s "War on Terror", Shawn Paul Apostel
Comparison of the effects of inquiry-based cooperative learning and demonstrations in science education , John Asiala
Triggering of volcanic activity by large earthquakes, Dulcinea M. Avouris
Technique to measure heats of reaction of Ti-B, Al-Ti-B, and Al-Ti-B4C powder blends, Andrew H. Baker
Computational prediction of the influence of crosslink distribution on the thermo-mechanical properties of epoxies, Ananyo Bandyopadhyay
Comparison of PASER and PCI pavement distress indices , Timothy P. Barrette
Hydrologic analysis of a limestone quarry using EPA's HELP Version 3.08 Model , Scott R. Bauer
Is virtuality close enough to reality? A comparison of the effectiveness of simulations with traditional laboratory activities in a high school biology class , Wendelien K. Benya
An ethnobotanical survey of the economic and cultural significance of non-timber forest products in the southwest Rhodope Mountain region of Bulgaria, Callie A. Bertsch
Compensatory growth in moose and its relationship to sex, longevity, intraspecific competition, and senescence, Benjamin W. Betterly
Incorporating environmental engineering and science topics into elementary education , Jessica G. Billings
Analytical investigation of squeeze film dampers, Mehmet Murat Altuğ Biҫak
Preserving and interpreting the mining company office : landscape, space and technological change in the management of the copper industry, Renee M. Blackburn
Life cycle assessment of trayless dining , Nawaf Isam Blaisi
Tracking a non-cooperative target using a Doppler radar wireless sensor network, Michael K. Blaser
Four-window technique for measuring optical-phase-space-time-frequency tomography, Rachel A. Blaser
Control design and genetic algorithm optimization for electrostatic MEMS, Jill C. Blecke
Characterizations of partially reduced polyoxometalate catalysts using ammonia adsorption microcalorimetry and methanol oxidation studies / by Suresh Babu Bommineni., Suresh Babu Bommineni
Parameter identification of a copper-zeolite SCR catalyst model using reactor data, Neelima S. Borate
Characterization of harmonic tremor at Santiaguito volcano and its implications for eruption mechanisms , Kyle Arthur Brill
Effects of forest management and time on herbaceous species dynamics in the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Marcella A. Campione
Estimating greenhouse gas emissions of highway construction and rehabilitation to support pavement life cycle assessment, Darrell J. Cass
Transformer modeling ATP : internal faults & high-frequency discretization, Alejandro Avendaño Ceceña
Physical modeling of air injection as a scour remediation technique near gated weir stilling basins, Ted Matthew Champagne
Sediment yield reduction in an agricultural watershed, Lijun Chen
Simulation of four stroke engine cycle for a 4 - valve pentroof engine in KIVA 3VR2, Yu Chen
The spatial distribution of Copernicia alba (Morong) in the district of Bahia Negra, Paraguay, Michelle E. Cisz
Applications of finite geometries to designs and codes, David C. Clark
High temperature, low cycle fatigue of a hybrid particulate/fiber aluminum metal-matrix composite , Justin Clark
Effects of instructional changes on student learning of electrochemistry in an IB chemistry course , Deborah Corriveau
Characterisation of the metacaspase gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana, Paige N. Cox
Deltek expense, at whose expense? Users at the center of useful technology design for workplace contexts : a narrative report, Mandie Rose Danielski
Cladophora, mass transport, and the nearshore phosphorus shunt , Aaron I. Dayton
Investigation of using waste engine oil blended with reclaimed asphalt materials to improve pavement recyclability , Christopher Daniel DeDene
Farmer land allocation for maize, groundnut and cotton production in Chipata District, Eastern Province, Zambia, Kristina M. Denison
Mechanisms contributing to the deep chlorophyll maximum in Lake Superior, Marcel L. Dijkstra
Attempting to improve standardized test results using Study Islands' web-based mastery program , Paul J. Dube'
The effects of soil moisture, field-scale toposequential position, and slope on yields in irrigated upland rice fields in Flores, Comayagua, Honduras, Kyle M. Earnshaw
ATP modeling of internal transformer faults for relay performance testing, Elizaveta O. Egorova
Determining bridge deck deterioration through the use of 3D photogrammetry , Darrin C. Evans
Seismic observations of regional gas blowdown at Teal South, Mohamed A. Ezawi
Retrofitting boreholes contaminated with iron in rural Uganda , Caleb T. Fader
Syntheses and structures of molybdenum and tungsten complexes capable of epoxidaton and copper coordination polymers and dendrimers, Linsheng Feng
Preparation of silicon-metal nanocomposites based on electrophoretic deposition, Yiping Feng
Using water balance models to approximate the effects of climate change on spring catchment discharge : Mt. Hanang, Tanzania , Randall E. Fish
Creep and shrinkage behavior of ultra high-performance concrete under compressive loading with varying curing regimes , Jason C. Flietstra
Relationship between instream habitat characteristics, emergent insects, and riparian bird communities, Kyle D. Forgette
Space trajectories optimization using variable-chromosome-length genetic algorithms, Ahmed H. Gad
Fish contaminants through the tribal perspective : an ethnography of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community's tribal fish harvest, Valoree Sherick Gagnon
Measuring energy spectra of TeV gamma-ray emission from the Cygnus region of our galaxy with Milagro, Jessica G. Galbraith-Frew
Study of accelerometer assisted single key positioning user input systems, Chunming Gao
Modeling particulate organic matter diagenesis with SED2K, Rasika Kishor Gawde
Characterization of thermal and mechanical properties of polypropylene-based composites for fuel cell bipolar plates and development of educational tools in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, Daniel López Gaxiola
Adapting health-risk communication to the specific cultural contexts of diverse populations : an assessment of malaria-treatment programs in Liberia, Nathaniel Galarea Gbessagee
In-situ electrical, mechanical and electrochemical characterizations of one-dimensional nanostructures, Hessam Mir Shah Ghassemi
Dynamic properties of wood using the Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar, Christopher G. Gilbertson