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 2016
INCREASING SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCY IN HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES WITH PLASMONIC PERFECT META – ABSORBERS, Jephias Gwamuri
HIGHLY EFFICIENT TEMPERATURE-INDUCED VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION, Bing Han
FORECAST ELECTRICITY RETAIL SALES IN THE US BY END-USE SECTORS, Jing Han
Design for Low-Cost Gas Metal Arc Weld-Based Aluminum 3-D Printing, Amberlee S. Haselhuhn
Unique Medical Biometric Recognition Enforcement of Legitimate and Large-scale Authentication (UMBRELLA), Guy Hembroff
Investigating the Social Habitat of Deer Hunters in Michigan, Christopher Henderson
SALT SENSITIVE HYPERTENSION AND OREXIN, Mike Huber
CAN SEISMIC VELOCITY STACKING ERRORS RESULT IN THE LOW-FREQUENCY SHADOW?, Umit Serhan Inan
HIGH RESOLUTION TIME-OF-ARRIVAL RANGING OF WIRELESS SENSOR NODES IN NON-HOMOGENOUS ENVIRONMENTS, Mohsen Jamalabdollahi
Assessment of the Geological Hazards Pertaining to Arch Rock, Mackinac Island, USA, Cassandra M. Javor
FORMULATION OF A NUMERICAL MODEL FOR PREDICTING THE PM OXIDATION IN THE CAKE LAYER OF A CPF, Akshada S. Joshi
FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS AND TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION OF DIFFERENTIAL CASE AND CONTROL ARM FOR STATIC AND FATIGUE LOADING, Pankaj N. Kalan
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Road and Multimodal Transportation Options - A Case Study of Copperwood Project, Sumanth Kalluri
DESIGN, FABRICATION AND ANALYSIS OF AN AUXILIARY POWER UNIT ON A HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK TO POWER THE HVAC SYSTEMS OF THE TRUCK DURING DRIVER OFF-DUTY CONDITIONS, Rohan Milind Kalurkar
AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF LOW TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION REGIMES IN A LIGHT DUTY ENGINE, Kaushik Kannan
TOWARDS A GENERIC ONTOLOGY FOR SOLAR IRRADIANCE FORECASTING, Abhilash Kantamneni
FRACTURE AND PETROPHYSICAL ANALYSIS FROM SEISMIC DATA IN MAARI FIELD, NEW ZEALAND, Ender Karakus
PETROPHYSICAL ANALYSIS AND ROCK PHYSICS OF THE MOKI FORMATION, NEW ZEALAND, Fatmanur Karaman
UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIR IDENTIFICATION FROM SEISMIC INVERSION IN THRACE BASIN, TURKEY, Ceyda Karatas
RESTRAINT SYSTEM DESIGN AND EVALUATION FOR MILITARY SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS, Sebastian Karwaczynski
Review of Recent Research toward Complex Bridge Management, Thomas J. Kendrick
EFFECTS OF SCATTERING AND ABSORPTION ON LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST IMAGING, Kosar Khaksari
RAPID NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS FROM INFANT TEARS, Maryam Khaksari
Reactivity of hydroxyl radical: mechanistic insight into the reactivity with dissolved organic matter, Mallika Khare
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE FLOW OF FERROFLUID IN A POROUS MEDIA UNDER A MAGNETIC FIELD, Muskaan Khurana
THE INTEGRATION OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY TO LOWER THE RISK OF DEVELOPING CERVICAL CANCER IN HIV POSITIVE WOMEN, Tugce Kinik
EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF SUSTAINABLE FAST PYROLYSIS BIOFUELS FROM WOODY BIOMASS, Bethany Jean Klemetsrud
Bioenhanced Dissolution of a Tetrachloroethene (PCE) Pool in a Sand Tank Aquifer System, Sara Klemm
On the Limits and Practice of Automatically Designing Self-Stabilization, Alex Klinkhamer
METHODOLOGY FOR ANALYZING EPOXY-CNT PHONONIC CRYSTALS FOR WAVE ATTENUATION AND GUIDING, Madhu Kolati
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY, MODELLING AND CONTROLLER DESIGN FOR AN RCCI ENGINE, Naga Nithin Teja Kondipati
Tribal community and regional perspectives on climate change and water resources in the Great Lakes region, Andrew Kozich
TECHNICAL SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POTENTIAL OF LARGE SCALE PARKING LOT CANOPIES, Ram Krishnan
FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF CONFORMABLE CNG TANK – TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION AND DROP TEST SIMULATION, Amruta V. Kulkarni
Communication Patterns and Strategies in Software Development Communities of Practice, Shreya Kumar
Comparison of Overpressure-Detection Techniques and a Determination of Overpressure Causes in Taranaki Basin, New Zealand, Ummu Gulsum Kurt
HYBRID MIMO PHASED ARRAY RADAR RECEIVE SIGNAL PROCESSING, Marco La Manna
GETTING ACTIVE WITH PASSIVE CROSSINGS: INVESTIGATING THE EFFICACY OF IN-VEHICLE AUDITORY ALERTS FOR RAIL ROAD CROSSINGS, Steven Landry
CENTRAL NEURAL MECHANISMS OF SALT-SENSITIVE HYPERTENSION, Robert Larson
Sex Differences in Neuromuscular Fatigue and Recovery from Eccentric Contractions of the Knee Extensors, Andrea C. Lee
COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF LIQUID DROP PHENOMENA IN EXTERNAL GAS FLOWS, Chao Liang
NEAR-INFRARED WATER-SOLUBLE FLUORESCENT PROBES FOR THE DETECTION OF LYSOSOMAL pH AND Zn (II) IONS, Cong Li
OBJECTIVE BAYESIAN ANALYSIS OF A GENERALIZED LOGNORMAL DISTRIBUTION, Shengnan Li
Analysis and Detection of Cyberattacks in Smart Home Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, Yang Liu
Rhyolite and Trachyte Formation at Lake City Caldera: Insight from Quantitative Textural and Geochemical Analyses, Jordan Lubbers
A FAULT TOLERANT, DATA FUSION SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATION APPLICATIONS TO A DUCTED FAN VTOL UAV, Jian Lu
Evaluation of Social License for the Forest Products Industry in Houghton County, Michigan, Will Lytle
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF OPTICAL ELASTOGRAPHY SETUP, Abhinav Madhavachandran
HERTZIAN CONTACT ANALYSIS OF TAPERED ROLLER BEARING, Bhalchandra C. Mahajan
Polychlorinated Biphenyl Compound and Metal Contamination and Remediation in Torch Lake, Houghton County, MI, Ankita Mandelia
NORMAL MODES ANALYSIS OF CHASSIS STRUCTURE AND STATIC ANALYSIS OF NON-CYLINDRICAL CNG TANKS AND SUPPORTING BRACKETS USING FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS, Adit Atul Manurkar
COMPETITION VEHICLE BASED INTAKE MANIFOLD DESIGN, Joshua N. Matiash
SPRING DISCHARGE MODELING: A CASE STUDY IN THE COMARCA NGÄBE-BUGLÉ, WESTERN PANAMA, Jordan Mayer
MODELING THE PHYSICAL AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES IN LAKE SUPERIOR USING LAKE2K, Sheelagh M. Mccarthy
The Impact of Gamified Mobile Applications for Disease Management: Case Study Pre-Diabetic Adolescents, Obie McGowan
Thermomechanical Processing of Aluminum Micro-alloyed with Sc, Zr, Ti, B, and C, Cameron McNamara
On the Aerodynamic Properties of Slotted-Flap Flow-Control Devices for Wind Turbine Applications, Muraleekrishnan Menon Menon Muraleedharan Nair
NEW MODEL TO PREDICT HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT FOR FLOW BOILING IN MICROFIN TUBES, Reem Sadruddin Merchant
COMPARISON OF THE 2-TERM AND 3-TERM AVO APPROXIMATIONS FOR SEISMIC DATA IN PENOBSCOT AREA, NOVA SCOTIA, Mevlut Han Mertturk
Barriers to and Efficacy of Point-of-Use Chemical Drinking Water Treatment in Kolda, Senegal, West Africa, Barbara L. Michel
A Cultural and Technical Study of Wastewater Treatment Plant Maintenance in a Small Community in Peru, Rebecca C. Midkiff
SIMULATING THE EXTENT OF TRICHLOROETHYLENE CONTAMINATION IN ANTRIM COUNTY, MICHIGAN USING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION, Ashley Miller
Assessment of Emissions of Crumb Rubber Modified Asphalt, Jasmine E. Miller
AN INVESTIGATION OF A FOREST FIELD TRIP FOR ELELMENTARY STUDENTS: WHAT STRATEGIES WERE USED, AND TO WHAT EXTENT WERE THESE STRATEGIES EFFECTIVE IN SUPPORTING STUDENT LEARNING?, Michelle M. Miller
Modeling Impacts of Combined Sewer Overflows in SWMM in Cleveland, Ohio, Zoe A. Miller
SHIPBREAKING IN BANGLADESH: PERSPECTIVES FROM INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY, POLITICAL ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, S.M. Mizanur Rahman
Role of miR-483 in pancreatic alpha and beta cells, Ramkumar Mohan
The Effect of Community Connectivity on Water and Sanitation Systems in Rural Panama, M.C. Moritz
TECHNICAL AND ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS OF RESIDENTIAL SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS, Aishwarya Shrikant Mundada
CONTRIBUTIONS OF GLACIER MELTING TO THE UPPER WATERSHED OF THE PITA RIVER, ECUADOR, Teresa Munoz Martinez
POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL INFLUENCES ON SCHOOLCHILDREN’S HEALTH AND NUTRION IN GUIBA, BURKINA FASO, Kristine Nachbor
HEAVY METAL ACCUMULATION IN URBAN SOIL: A PHYTOEXTRACTION METHOD REVIEW, Diane M. Nelson
LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS OF CONTACT NUCLEATION BY MINERAL DUSTS, BACTERIA, AND SOLUBLE SALTS, Joseph Niehaus
Designing Better Symbols: An Attentional Approach to Match Symbols to Performance Goals, Hannah North
INHIBITION OF BACTERIAL GROWTH AND PREVENTION OF BACTERIAL ADHESION WITH LOCALIZED NITRIC OXIDE DELIVERY, Julia Osborne
DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF A RESIDENTIAL PV-BATTERY SYSTEM, Sevket Burak Ovali
Design of a Mobile Underwater Charging System, Brian R. Page
LEARNING TO NOTICE AND USE STUDENT THINKING IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS COURSES, Anna Pascoe
Two Problems of Gerhard Ringel, Adrian Pastine
MECHANICALLY AND ELECTROCHEMICALLY STABLE MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOTUBES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS, Sweetu Patel
Personas: A Strategy for More Inclusive and Usable Reproductive Health Tracking Technologies, Anna R. Paul
FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF CNG TANK DROP TESTS, Rohit Rajabhau Pawale
Design and Fabrication of a Suspension Rig, Abhijith Geo Philip
RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION AS A PERSONALIZED LITERACY: A SUMMER SCHOOL PROJECT, Efe F. Plange
Archaeological Investigations And Historical Survey, Fort WIlkins Historic State Park: Keweenaw County, Michigan, Eric T. Pomber
ENERGY JUSTICE AND U.S. ENERGY POLICY: CASE STUDY APPLICATIONS EXPLORING U.S. ENERGY POLICY THROUGH AN ENERGY JUSTICE FRAMEWORK, Emily Prehoda
Wireless Sensor System for Monitoring Strains and Forces On An External Bone Fixation Plate, Sterling Prince
SMALL SIZE COUPLING FEED AND INDUCTIVE SHORTING ANTENNA FOR WIDE BANDWIDTH, INCREASED GAIN AND EFFICIENCY WITH LOW SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR) OPERATION, Md Mahfuzur Rahman
A SMALL-SCALE WATER BUDGET APPROACH AND WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT: A CASE STUDY FOR CALDERAS LAKE, GUATEMALA, Edrick Ramos
Formation of Copper Gasars at Subatmospheric Pressures, Helen J. Rau