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 2023
MOOSE (ALCES ALCES) HERBIVORY IS THE MAIN DRIVER OF SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION IN THE NITROGEN AND CARBON CONTENT OF BALSAM FIR FOLIAGE, Jasmine Fairbanks Terry-Shindelman
NOVEL BAYESIAN NEURAL NETWORKS AND UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION OF COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS MODELS, Ponkrshnan Thiagarajan
TROPICAL PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO EXPERIMENTAL WARMING AND HURRICANE DISTURBANCE, Robert Tunison
RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS UNDER UNCERTAINTY, Shreyas P. Vaidya
AUTOMATIC OPTICAL INSPECTION-BASED PCB FAULT DETECTION USING IMAGE PROCESSING, Shruti Rajiv Vaidya
The Rhetorical Art of Risk Assessment: Lessons from Risk Management in Rural and Tribal Communities, John L. Velat
IMPLEMENTATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF MULTI-RESONANCE AND PHASE CONTROL OF THE ELECTRICAL POWER TAKE-OFF ON A WEC ARRAY FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE, Madelyn G. Veurink
The Flight Attendants Of Academia: Liminality, Emotional Labor, And Feminization In Graduate Student Writing Program Administrators, Laura Vidal Chiesa
MULTISCALE MOLECULAR MODELING STUDIES OF THE DYNAMICS AND CATALYTIC MECHANISMS OF IRON(II)- AND ZINC(II)-DEPENDENT METALLOENZYMES, Sodiq O. Waheed
THE ART AND SCIENCE OF WOOD: FROM PYROGRAPHY TO TERMITES AND WOOD DECOMPOSITION, Joanna D. Walitalo
IMPROVED ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE OF DUCTILE IRON UTILIZING CHILLS AND CHROMIUM ADDITIONS, Ben L. Wang
STATISTICAL METHODS FOR GWAS AND THE IMPACT OF DIABETIC MEDICATION ADHERENCE ON HEALTHCARE COSTS, Meida Wang
EXPLORING HIGH PERFORMANCE AND ENERGY EFFICIENT GRAPH PROCESSING ON GPU, Robert P. Watling
EVALUATING AGE DIFFERENCES IN THE SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM MEMORY PROCESSES UNDERLYING MOTOR LEARNING, Alexandra T. Watral
Comparison of Cell Cycle Gene Expression Between Ovarian Cancer Cell Line SKOV3 and Non-Cancerous Cell Lines, Akayla Weatherby
Physical Activity and Exercise with Blood Flow Restriction as Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond, Isaac J. Wedig
DEVELOPMENT AND VERIFICATION OF AUTOMATED FIXTURES FOR FUNCTIONAL TESTING OF SPACE GRADE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLIES, Nicholas A. Wylie
QUANTIFYING THE IMPACT OF WIDE BASE TIRES ON PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE IN MICHIGAN, Lei Yin
EXPLORING DIFFERENT MEDIUMS FOR TEACHING PROGRAMMING AND CYBERSECURITY IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, Andrew R. Youngstrom
ENERGY ANALYSIS OF DROPLET IMPINGEMENT ON AN INCLINED WALL UNDER DIFFERENT TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTS, Jiachen Zhai
STABILITY OF LiNiCoAl-OXIDE ELECTRODE MATERIAL UNDER HIGH-TEMPERATURE CERAMIC FUEL CELL CONDITIONS, Wei Zhang
Deep Learning for Medical Image Segmentation using Prior Knowledge and Topology, Chen Zhao
STUDY OF DROPLETS INTERACTIONS ON SOLID SURFACE FOR MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS, Menghan Zhao
Neuromorphic Computing Applications in Robotics, Noah Zins
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2022
Intelligent Techniques to Accelerate Everyday Text Communication, Jiban Krishna Adhikary
SORPTION-BASED DEHYDRATION SYSTEMS: THEORY-TO-DEMONSTRATION, Masoud Ahmadi
Examining Cognitive Empathy Elements within AI Chatbots for Healthcare Systems, Lamia Alam
PERMEABILITY, STRUCTURAL CHANGES, FLOW REGIME TRANSITIONS IN FUEL CELL CATALYST LAYERS AND A MODEL FOR PREDICTING TRAPPED SATURATION FOR TWO-PHASE FLOW IN POROUS MEDIA, Karrar Takleef Alofari
TARGETING CYSTEINE METABOLISM TO ERADICATE TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER, Tahiyat Abdulaziz Alothaim
THE VARIABILITY OF THE SATURATION RATIO IN CLOUDS, Jesse C. Anderson
INDIVIDUAL TREE PARAMETERS DELINEATION FROM TERRESTRIAL LIDAR POINT CLOUDS, Zhongming An
TIMBER, TAXES, AND FIRE: A STORY OF THE HISTORY, ECOLOGY, AND POLICY LEADING TO THE ADOPTION OF PUBLIC ACT 94 OF 1925, Jessica E. Applin
MEASURING THE PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF VIRAL VECTORS TO ENHANCE GENE THERAPY PRODUCTION, Oluwatoyin Areo
Image-data-driven deep learning for slope stability analysis, Behnam Azmoon
Senescence related pathologies in moose (Alces alces) bones: why do some moose wear out their teeth faster or slower given their age?, Olivia Marie Bailey
Kinematics and Preliminary FEMA P-695 Evaluation of the NewZ-BREAKSS Steel Boundary Frame with Buckling Restrained Brace Structural Fuses, Alexander M. Baker
3D-PRINTED CERAMIC VOLUMETRIC RECEIVERS: FROM HIERARCHICALLY-ORDERED TO NATURE-INSPIRED HIGH-FLUX SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTORS, Rasoul Bayaniahangar
ELECTROCHEMICAL APPROACHES TO CONTROL CATECHOL-BASED ADHESION, Md Saleh Akram Bhuiyan
INTELLIGENT GEOSYSTEM ENABLED BY REINFORCEMENT LEARNING (RL), Aynaz Biniyaz
THERMOMECHANICAL EVOLUTION OF A MAGMATIC SYSTEM DURING A CALDERA CYCLE: OKATAINA VOLCANIC CENTER, NEW ZEALAND, Jacob Bonessi
COMBUSTION DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH LOAD HIGH-EFFICIENCY MICRO-PILOT DIESEL NATURAL GAS ENGINE, Vinicius Bonfochi Vinhaes
A Micro-Environmental System for Fast Propagation of Blueberries, Tristan Bonifield
DECADAL REEVALUATION OF SUGAR MAPLE DIEBACK ETIOLOGY ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION, Mattison E. Brady
A Novel Pulsed-Plasma Catalytic Reactor for Dry Reforming of Methane, Benjamin F. Caithamer
MULTILEVEL COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE DYNAMICS AND REACTION MECHANISMS OF NON-HEME IRON AND 2-OXOGLUTARATE DEPENDENT ENZYMES, Shobhit Sanjeev Chaturvedi
Articulating Nationalism Through the "Problem of Immigration:" The Case of Foreign Unaccompanied Minors in France, Marina Choy
UNDERSTANDING STRENGTH OF DRIED IRON ORE PELLETS, Victor Claremboux
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A FORCE MEASURING DEVICE FOR A LABORATORY WAVE TANK, Jacob K. Colling
Comparative Study of Low-Range LiDAR, Mid-Range LiDAR, and Depth Camera for Autonomous Rut Depth Measurement, Dhruv Dahiya
INTERFACIAL OXIDATION REACTIONS AND FILM NUCLEATION ON IRON SURFACES IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS USING SPECTROSCOPY AT THE LIQUID/SOLID AND GAS/SOLID INTERFACE, Adambarage Chathura de Alwis
MOLECULAR MODELING OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE THERMOSET POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS, Prathamesh P. Deshpande
SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY OF NITROGEN CYCLING WITHIN AND ACROSS FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Erin K. Eberhard
STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF A NEW CYTOLYSIN, Jared L. Edwards
Fracture Mechanics of Chemically Strengthened Glass: Experiment and Modelling, Benedict Osobomen Egboiyi
NON-CHROMATOGRAPHIC OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PURIFICATION AND AUTOMATED POLYETHYLENEGLYCOL SYNTHESIS, Dhananjani N. A. M. Eriyagama
AVIAN HAEMOSPORIDIAN BLOOD PARASITE DIVERSITY, PREVALENCE, AND DISTRIBUTION IN MICHIGAN’S WESTERN UPPER PENINSULA, Maria M. Ferrer
Display site selection by male ruffed grouse in the upper Great Lakes region, Seth Finkel
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TOWARDS UNDERWATER PROPULSION SYSTEM USING STRUCTURE BORNE TRAVELING WAVES, Shreyas suhas Gadekar
Machine Learning-Driven Surrogate Models for Electrolytes, Tong Gao
Perspectives on New Wilderness Area Designations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Olivia Joy D. Ghormley
Maximum likelihood estimator method to estimate flaw parameters for different glass types, Nabhajit Goswami
Wireless Power Transfer In Autonomous Mobile Microgrids, Carl Greene
APPLICATION OF ARGON PRESSURE BROADENED RUBIDIUM VAPOR CELLS AS ULTRA-NARROW NOTCH FILTERS, Sam Groetsch
EFFECTS OF DISSIMILAR SILVICULTURAL TECHNIQUES ON SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITIES IN MICHIGAN'S UPPER PENINSULA, Breanna R. Gusick
SYNTHETIC AUGMENTATION METHODS FOR OBJECT DETECTION IN OVERHEAD IMAGERY, Nicholas R. Hamilton
A SURROGATE MODEL OF MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS FOR POLAR FLUIDS: SUPERVISED LEARNING METHODS FOR MOLECULAR POLARIZATION AND UNSUPERVISED METHODS FOR PHASE CLASSIFICATION, Zackerie W. Hjorth
Water Woes Worsen: Middle Rio Grande Reservoir Modeling Projects Declining Water Availability Under Climate Change Simulations, Robyn Holmes
EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION-WELL PERFORMANCE IN RESPONSE TO FORMATION CLOGGING AND REHABILITATION FOR THE KEWEENAW BAY TRIBAL FISH HATCHERY, Brock O. Howell
ISOLATION AND CHROMATOGRAPHIC SEPARATION OF CYTOTOXIC PLANT COMPOUNDS, Michael C. Hromada
Passivity-Based Numerical Modeling and Grid Integration Strategies For Wave Energy Converter Arrays, Salman Husain
Protecting the Fire: A Community-Focused Approach to Reduce Vulnerability and Risk to Industrial Heritage in a Historic Clay District, Talva Jacobson
TIME-DOMAIN SIMULATION OF GEOMAGNETICALLY INDUCED CURRENTS IN POWER SYSTEMS, Madhur Jagtap
GROUND TIRE RUBBER ASPHALT FOR DURABLE PAVEMENTS ON HEAVY TRAFFIC ROADS IN MICHIGAN'S WET-FREEZE ENVIRONMENT, Dongzhao Jin
ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCES ON THE DECLINE, RESTORATION, AND ECO-EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS OF LAKE SUPERIOR’S COASTER BROOK TROUT, Austin Johnson
INJURY SEVERITY MODELING IN MINING INDUSTRY USING WORKERS' COMPENSATION DATA AND DATA ANALYTICS, Poorva Kadrolli
Eager Scheduling of Dependent Instructions, Kurush Kasad
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF FUNCTIONAL POLYMER COMPOSITES, Masoud Kasraie
TOWARD DEEP LEARNING EMULATORS FOR MODELING THE LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE, Neerav Kaushal
The Decline of Lake Superior's Woodland Caribou: A Historical GIS Analysis, Jordan W. Kelley
WORD GAMES FOR EDUCATION: INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ADDING ELABORATION TASKS TO CROSSWORDS FOR LEARNING TECHNICAL VOCABULARY, Warat Khaewratana
RHETORIC OF SURROGACY: RE-CONSIDERING AGENCY THROUGH EMBODIED PERFORMANCE, Ann Kitalong-Will
COMPARATIVE TRANSCRIPTOMIC ANALYSIS OF CANCER TESTIS GENES IN OVARIAN CANCER, Zayne Knuth
Oxidative aging and fracture behavior of polymers and composites: theory, modeling and experiments, Shabnam Konica
ISOLATION, PURIFICATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A NEW MANNOSE-BINDING PLANT LECTIN THAT RECOGNIZES FUNGAL ANTIGENS, Jessica C. Krycia
TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY: LIQUID-FED FAST PYROLYSIS OF WASTE POLYOLEFIN PLASTICS, Daniel G. Kulas
Autonomous Perception in Unstructured Environments, Akhil M. Kurup
Common garden study reveals frost-tolerant, generalist northern seed sources are best suited to expand range of Quercus rubra, Emily Lindback
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT, PHYSICAL, AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF LANGMUIR BLODGETT TROUGH DEPOSITED POLYANILINE, Mehdi Malekrah