Explore our collection of open access dissertations, master's theses and master's reports from Michigan Technological University below.
Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Algorithms for spacecraft formation flying navigation based on wireless positioning system measurements, Shu Ting Goh
ALTERNATING CURRENT DIELECTROPHORETIC MANIPULATION OF ERYTHROCYTES IN MEDICAL MICRODEVICE TECHNOLOGY, Kaela M. Leonard
Analysis of a novel waste heat recovery mechanism for an I.C. engine, Jasdeep S. Condle
Analysis of spring break-up and its effects on a biomass feedstock supply chain in northern Michigan , Huihui Lin
ANIMATED TRANSITION IN SIMILARITY-BASED TILED IMAGE LAYOUT, Huan Zhang
Application of ultra high performance concrete (UHPC) as a thin-bonded overlay for concrete bridge decks, Sarah V. Shann
Arc-flash analysis of utility power systems, Kevin A. Demeny
A REMOTE SENSING APPROACH TO CHARACTERIZE THE HYDROGEOLOGY OF MOUNTAINOUS AREAS: APPLICATION TO THE QUITO AQUIFER SYSTEM (QAS), ECUADOR, Miriam Rios-Sanchez
Assessing land use and land cover change in tropical dry forest or Northern Chinandega, Nicaragua from 1985 to 2011, Jonathan W. Malette
Assessing success of forest restoration efforts in degraded montane cloud forests in southern Mexico, Rocio Elizabeth Jimenez Vazquez
Assessment of soil erosion vulnerability in rural communities in the vicinity of Motozintla de Mendoza, Chiapas, Mexico : a physical and sociological approach, Selene B. González-Morales
Assessment of water and sanitation infrastructure at primary schools in Rakai District, Uganda, Colin M. Casey
Augmenting the piezoelectric in portland cement paste for structural health monitoring applications, Benjamin A. Roskoskey
Automated design of self-stabilization, Aly M. Farahat
Automated optimization of polymer extrusion dies using finite element analysis, James Allen Peitzmeier
Automatic Food Intake Assessment Using Camera Phones, Fanyu Kong
Berry-Esseen bounds for nonlinear statistics, and asymptotic relative efficiency between correlation statistics, Raymond E. Molzon
Biochemical Conversions of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Sustainable Fuel-Ethanol Production in the Upper Midwest, Michael James Brodeur-Campbell
Biofilm responses to salmon carcass analog addition in central Idaho streams, Jonathan D. Ebel
Body sensor network for in-home personal healthcare, Sheng Hu
Calibration of the HAWC Gamma-Ray Observatory, Nathan C. Kelley-Hoskins
Charge and spin transport in nanoscale junction from first principles, Subhasish Mandal
Cold-Start Emissions testing of Snowmobiles Using Ethanol and Gasoline, Michael David Rittenour
Comparing satellite and ground-based observations of paroxysmal degassing events at Etna volcano, Italy, Céline L. Mandon
Comparison of magnetic properties and petrography between dykes and lava flows from La Cienega, New Mexico and Thunder Bay area, Canada, Elise A. Desplas
Compatibility of ultra high performance concrete as repair material : bond characterization with concrete under different loading scenarios, Miguel Ángel Carbonell Muñoz
Composing in words and images : a proposal for a tandem approach to written and visual composition pedagogy, Brian Dean Parmeter
Computational fluids domain reduction to a simplified fluid network, Robert E. Smith
Conversion of a Micro, Glow-Ignition, Two-Stroke Engine from Nitromethane-Methanol Blend Fuel to Military Jet Propellant (JP-8), Andrew L. Wiegand
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY OF BIS(BENZYL)PHOSPHINATE, John S. Maass
DATA DRIVEN INTELLIGENT AGENT NETWORKS FOR ADAPTIVE MONITORING AND CONTROL, Wenjia Liu
Design, construction, and testing of a research quality electric machine testbed, Trever James Hassell
Design of a lab scale direct-filtration system and its application in process lab , Shichang Ma
DESIGN OF EFFICIENT IN-NETWORK DATA PROCESSING AND DISSEMINATION FOR VANETS, Congyi Liu
Development and improvement of warm-mix asphalt technology, Shu Wei Goh
Development of one-dimensional and two-dimensional computational tools that simulate steady internal condensing flows in terrestrial and zero-gravity environments, Soumya Asimkumar Mitra
Direct Write Fabrication of Waveguides and Interconnects for Optical Printed Wiring Boards, Joseph Carl Dingeldein
Economic viability of shale gas production in the Marcellus Shale; indicated by production rates, costs and current natural gas prices, Ryan J. Duman
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
Effect of external electric field on hydrogen adsorption over activated carbon separated by dielectric materials, Zheng Zhang
Effects of Chemical Deicers on Amphibian Communites, Meagan Leigh Harless
Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 and O3 on wood density, antomical proerties and decomposition of Northern Hardwoods, Emmanuel Ebanyenle
Electrospun chitosan nanofibers for virus removal, Bingyu Bai
Engineering design motivations : a qualitative and quantitative analysis of university students , Kristine Louise Guzak
Evaluating northern hardwood management using retrospective analysis and diameter distributions, Nan C. Pond
Evaluation of flood risk in response to climate variability, Casey E. Fritsch
Evaluation of surface defect detection in reinforced concrete bridge decks using terrestrial LiDAR , Ryan C. Hoensheid
EXHAUST EMISSIONS OF LOW LEVEL BLEND ALCOHOL FUELS FROM TWO-STROKE AND FOUR-STROKE MARINE ENGINES, James Michael Sevik
Exigencies for engaging undergraduates in rhetorical problem solving : insights from engineering managers and A3 report analyses, Jean Straw DeClerck
Expansion of mortar bars in the presence of potassium acetate deicer , Gerald C. Anzalone III
Finite element analysis of 2-D representative volume element, Mandar Kulkarni
Free Troposphere Ozone and Carbon Monoxide over the North Atlantic for 2001-2011, Aditya Kumar
Fuelwood collection and consumption: a case study in Lupeta Tanzania, Katie M. Preston
Functional analysis of rice bidirectional promoters, Surendar R. Dhadi
Future value based single assignment program representations and optimizations, Shuhan Ding
Geophysical and geological analysis of the Collingwood Member of the Trenton Formation, Ryan M. Banas
Geotechnical Data and Numerical Analysis of Edifice Collapse and Related Hazards at Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala, Lauren N. Schaefer
Governmentality in higher education : a critical analysis of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), Bonnie B. Gorman
Great Lakes tributary phosphorus bioavailability, Renn Sterling Lambert
Habitat Associations of the Golden-Winged Warbler in Honduras, Ruth E. Bennett
Heat transfer in microwave heating, Zhiwei Peng
IMPACT OF 2000-2050 CLIMATE CHANGE ON GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITION OF MERCURY, Wenchao Chen
Impact of E22 on two-stroke and four-stroke snowmobiles, James Corey Weber
Implementation of a phenomenological evaporation model into a porous network simulation for water management in low temperature fuel cells, David L. Fritz III.
Implementation of porous silicon technology for a fluidic flow-through optical sensor for pH measurements, Kumar L. Vanga
Improving the performance of GIS/spatial analysts though novel applications of the Emotiv EPOC EEG headset , Justin Carter
Indole based antioxidants for the treatment of ischemia reperfusion injury, Andrew Chapp
Information integration and management through the design and construction phases of a project life cycle, Christopher T. Brokaw
Inhibition of L-type amino acid transport with non-physiological amino acids in the Pahenu2 mouse model of phenylketonuria, Kara R. Vogel
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF ANTHROPOGENIC, CLIMATE, AND POLICY INDUCED CHANGES OF PHOSPHORUS EXPORT IN THE UNITED STATES LAURENTIAN GREAT LAKES WATERSHEDS, Meredith Ballard LaBeau
Interrogating the spaces of personal photography : women, identity, and the cultural formation of photographic practice, Christine Garceau
Invasion patterns of emerald ash borer and European earthworms in forested ecosystems, Lindsey M. Shartell
Investigation into the enhancement of polycarbonate with conductive nanomaterials, Michael D. Via Jr.
Investigation of the effect of using data collection technology on students' attitudes to science instruction , R. Douglas Damery
Investigations into the degassing and eruption mechanisms of Nyamuragira volcano, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Africa) , Elisabet Marie Head
Large Eddy Simulation of dispersed multiphase flow, Yejun Gong
Laser Thomson scattering measurements of electron temperature and density in a Hall-effect plasma, Robert L. Washeleski
Lava discharge rate estimates from thermal infrared satellite data at Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala , Hilary A. Morgan
Life cycle assessment of biofuels produced by the new integrated hydropyrolysis-hydroconversion (IH2) process, Edwin Maleche
Management impacts on Carex assiniboinensis and Cardamine concatenata on the Ottawa National Forest, Margaret Fox
Managerial perseptions on corporate social responsbility: A Transatlantic comparison between forest products companies in Europe and North America, Aino A. Virtanen
Managing server energy and reducing operational cost for online service providers, Xinying Zheng
Mechanical modeling of Intraneural Ganglion Cyst, Puneet Soman
Microwave-assisted wet chemical (MAWC) synthesis of lithium iron phosphate, Shangzhao Shi
Minimizing residential distribution system operating costs through intelligently scheduled plug-in hybrid electric vehicle charging, Nathan Steven Fettinger
Modeling spontaneous three-dimensional polymerization, Zhitong Zhao
Model to describe the mode I fracture of steel fiber reinforced ultra-high performance concrete, Eric L. Kreiger
Molecular modeling of EPON 862-DETDA polymer , Ananyo Bandyopadhyay
MULTIMODAL PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF THE PIERRE AUGER OBSERVATORY NORTH SITE, Maira Maskevics
Nitrogen Deposition Effects on Production and Decomposition of Coarse Woody Debris, Bethany Jeanne Lyons
Numerical solutions of elliptic inverse problems via the equation error method, Mohammad F. Al-Jamal
Online distribution management framework by incorporating wind generation, Bhairavi Pandya
Optimization of redundancy in branched water distribution systems , Megan L. Abbott
Perceptions of water conditions and management in the Sonora River Basin, Sonora, Mexico, Ellen Brenna