Explore our collection of open access dissertations, master's theses and master's reports from Michigan Technological University below.
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2022
DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION OF GEODATABASE: PREDICTING BIODIVERSITY IN EQUATORIAL GUINEA, AFRICA, Nicholas Treusch
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A FORCE MEASURING DEVICE FOR A LABORATORY WAVE TANK, Jacob K. Colling
DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED MODELS FOR PRE-IGNITION PREDICTION IN GAS ENGINES AND ANALYTICAL MODEL FOR WALLFILM EVAPORATION, Ankith Ullal
Discourse, Materiality, and the Users of Mobile Health Technologies: A Nigerian Case Study, Modupe Omolara Yusuf
Display site selection by male ruffed grouse in the upper Great Lakes region, Seth Finkel
Eager Scheduling of Dependent Instructions, Kurush Kasad
EFFECTS OF DISSIMILAR SILVICULTURAL TECHNIQUES ON SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITIES IN MICHIGAN'S UPPER PENINSULA, Breanna R. Gusick
EFFECTS OF MINDFULNESS AND STRESS MANAGEMENT ON NEUROCARDIOVASCULAR AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES, Aditi P. Vyas
EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION-WELL PERFORMANCE IN RESPONSE TO FORMATION CLOGGING AND REHABILITATION FOR THE KEWEENAW BAY TRIBAL FISH HATCHERY, Brock O. Howell
EVOLUTIONARY CONSERVATION OF THE DREAM SUBCOMPLEX MUVB, Spencer Snider
Examining Cognitive Empathy Elements within AI Chatbots for Healthcare Systems, Lamia Alam
EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER SIMULATION OF A LABORATORY-SCALE INTERMITTENT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM, Brian Rivers
EXPLORING INTERPRETATIONS AND CONSEQUENCES OF MICHIGAN’S EXPUNGEMENT STATUTE THROUGH FORMAL MODELING AND ANALYSIS, Jonathan C. Parks
Forested Wetland Mitigation: Developing Techniques to Restore Northern White-Cedar on Clay Settling Areas in Northern Michigan, Sean R. Westley
Fracture Mechanics of Chemically Strengthened Glass: Experiment and Modelling, Benedict Osobomen Egboiyi
Hardware In The Loop Implementation and Simulations of a Wave Energy Converter using Typhoon HIL and Speedgoat, Pranav Nair
HOW POLICY INNOVATION LABS COMMUNICATE USING TWITTER, Kei Schmidt
Image-data-driven deep learning for slope stability analysis, Behnam Azmoon
IMPROVING ENERGY STEWARDSHIP AT MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY’S ATHLETIC COMPLEXES, Cynthia L. Pindral
Intelligent Techniques to Accelerate Everyday Text Communication, Jiban Krishna Adhikary
INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF GENOMIC MATERIAL COSTS IN ECOLOGICAL, EVOLUTIONARY, AND INVASION DYNAMICS USING THE SOLIDAGO GIGANTEA (GIANT GOLDENROD) POLYPLOID COMPLEX, Angela M. Walczyk
INVESTIGATION OF A CARBON MONOXIDE DEHYDROGENASE FROM AN UNCULTURED ARCHAEON, Luke Moore
ISOLATION AND CHROMATOGRAPHIC SEPARATION OF CYTOTOXIC PLANT COMPOUNDS, Michael C. Hromada
Kinematics and Preliminary FEMA P-695 Evaluation of the NewZ-BREAKSS Steel Boundary Frame with Buckling Restrained Brace Structural Fuses, Alexander M. Baker
LENGTH-SCALE-DEPENDENT STRESS RELIEF MECHANISMS IN HIGH PURITY INDIUM, Fereshteh Mallakpour
Machine Learning-Driven Surrogate Models for Electrolytes, Tong Gao
Maximum likelihood estimator method to estimate flaw parameters for different glass types, Nabhajit Goswami
MEASURING THE PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF VIRAL VECTORS TO ENHANCE GENE THERAPY PRODUCTION, Oluwatoyin Areo
MICROSCALE TRANSVERSE COMPRESSION MODELING: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE ANALYTICAL MAC/GMC METHODS TO EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS, Emily Zeitunian
MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL OF ENERGY SYSTEMS FOR HEAT AND POWER APPLICATIONS, Chethan Ramakrishna Reddy
Molecular Modeling of High-performance Polymers, Sagar Umesh Patil
MOLECULAR MODELING OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE THERMOSET POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS, Prathamesh P. Deshpande
MULTILEVEL COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE DYNAMICS AND REACTION MECHANISMS OF NON-HEME IRON AND 2-OXOGLUTARATE DEPENDENT ENZYMES, Shobhit Sanjeev Chaturvedi
MULTIPLE TESTING CORRECTION IN TIME SERIES ROLLING WINDOW ANALYSIS WITH APPLICATION OF GWAS METHODS, Siyu Wang
NON-CHROMATOGRAPHIC OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PURIFICATION AND AUTOMATED POLYETHYLENEGLYCOL SYNTHESIS, Dhananjani N. A. M. Eriyagama
NUMERICAL DESIGN OF STEERABLE GUIDEWIRES, Onkar Prakash Salunkhe
Off Road Autonomous Vehicle Modeling and Repeatability Using Real World Telemetry via Simulation, Matthew Paul Spencer
ON-ICE DETECTION, CLASSIFICATION, LOCALIZATION AND TRACKING OF ANTHROPOGENIC ACOUSTIC SOURCES WITH MACHINE LEARNING, Steven J. Whitaker
OPTICAL AND SINGLE PARTICLE PROPERTIES OF NORTH ATLANTIC FREE TROPOSPHERIC AEROSOLS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR AEROSOL DIRECT RADIATIVE FORCING, Megan Morgenstern
Optimal Control of Nonlinear Wave Energy Converters In Heave for Maximum Power Extraction, Kevin Nelson
ORTHOGONAL RANGE SKYLINE QUERIES, Saano Murembya
Oxidative aging and fracture behavior of polymers and composites: theory, modeling and experiments, Shabnam Konica
PARTIALLY STRATIFIED COMBUSTION OF NATURAL GAS FOR SPARK IGNITION ENGINES, Philip S. Zoldak
Passivity-Based Numerical Modeling and Grid Integration Strategies For Wave Energy Converter Arrays, Salman Husain
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Mitigation From Contaminated Groundwater Using Halophyte and Cow Bone Biochars, Bailey Papes
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
Perspectives on New Wilderness Area Designations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Olivia Joy D. Ghormley
POOR MAN’S TRACE CACHE: A VARIABLE DELAY SLOT ARCHITECTURE, Tino C. Moore
PRELIMINARY STUDIES OF BACKGROUND REJECTION CAPABILITIES FOR THE SOUTHERN WIDE−FIELD GAMMA−RAY OBSERVATORY, Sonali Mohan
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT, PHYSICAL, AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF LANGMUIR BLODGETT TROUGH DEPOSITED POLYANILINE, Mehdi Malekrah
RECOVERING AND UPGRADING KRAFT LIGNIN FOR APPLICATION IN FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FOAM, Peng Quan
REVERSE CATIONIC FLOTATION OF HEMATITE, Natalia Parra Alvarez
RHETORIC OF SURROGACY: RE-CONSIDERING AGENCY THROUGH EMBODIED PERFORMANCE, Ann Kitalong-Will
SALT WATER INTRUSION IN WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS: ANALYSIS, SOLUTION, AND ECO-EFFICIENCY, Darud E Sheefa
SEARCHING FOR ANOMALOUS EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS USING THE PIERRE AUGER OBSERVATORY FLUORESCENCE DETECTOR, Andrew Puyleart
SELF-OSCILLATING INDUCTION HEATER, Patrick Rice
SIMULATING GROUNDWATER POLLUTANT TRANSPORT FOR REMEDIATION DESIGN, ANTRIM COUNTY, MICHIGAN, Abilynn Raetz
SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY OF NITROGEN CYCLING WITHIN AND ACROSS FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Erin K. Eberhard
STABILITY APPROXIMATION METHOD FOR PULSE LOADS IN POWER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, Eduardo A. Marmol D
Study of Electric Vehicle Smart Charging and Energy Management for Vehicle-Grid Integration Systems, Zhouquan Wu
SYNTHETIC AUGMENTATION METHODS FOR OBJECT DETECTION IN OVERHEAD IMAGERY, Nicholas R. Hamilton
The Decline of Lake Superior's Woodland Caribou: A Historical GIS Analysis, Jordan W. Kelley
The Impact of Food Deprivation on Cardiovascular Physiology, Steven Philip Stelly
THE LANGUAGE OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE RHETORIC OF LIBERIAN PRESIDENTS, Tolulope Aina Odebunmi
THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION ON OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF 2D MATERIALS AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMER COMPOSITES AT MOLECULAR LEVEL, Geeta Sachdeva
THE PHOTO-TRANSFORMATION OF FREE METHIONINE IN THE PRESENCE OF SURROGATE AND STANDARD ISOLATE DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER UNDER SUNLIT IRRADIATION, Benjamin J. Mohrhardt
THERMOMECHANICAL EVOLUTION OF A MAGMATIC SYSTEM DURING A CALDERA CYCLE: OKATAINA VOLCANIC CENTER, NEW ZEALAND, Jacob Bonessi
THE VARIABILITY OF THE SATURATION RATIO IN CLOUDS, Jesse C. Anderson
TOWARD DEEP LEARNING EMULATORS FOR MODELING THE LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE, Neerav Kaushal
TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY: LIQUID-FED FAST PYROLYSIS OF WASTE POLYOLEFIN PLASTICS, Daniel G. Kulas
TROPHIC ECOLOGY AND MERCURY BIOACCUMULATION AMONG LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE TROUT ECOTYPES, Dalton C. Norris
UNDERSTANDING STRENGTH OF DRIED IRON ORE PELLETS, Victor Claremboux
UTILITY SCALE AGRIVOLTAICS DEVELOPMENT PROXIMATE TO MICHIGAN COMMUNITIES WITH 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY GOALS, Kabanda Herve Christian Sheja
VIRTUAL MACHINE INTROSPECTION TOOL DESIGN ANALYSIS, Justin Martin
Water Woes Worsen: Middle Rio Grande Reservoir Modeling Projects Declining Water Availability Under Climate Change Simulations, Robyn Holmes
Wireless Power Transfer In Autonomous Mobile Microgrids, Carl Greene
WORD GAMES FOR EDUCATION: INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ADDING ELABORATION TASKS TO CROSSWORDS FOR LEARNING TECHNICAL VOCABULARY, Warat Khaewratana
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2021
A COMBUSTION MODEL FOR MULTI-COMPONENT FUELS BASED ON RELATIVE REACTIVITY AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE, Arash Jamali
A COMPUTATIONAL STUDY OF PROPERTIES OF CORE-SHELL NANOWIRE HETEROSTRUCTURES USING DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY, Sandip Aryal
ACTIVATION SCAVENGING OF AEROSOL : EFFECT OF TURBULENCE AND AEROSOL-COMPOSITION, Abu Sayeed Md Shawon
ACTIVE GRAVITY OFFLOADING SYSTEM WITH INFRARED TRACKING FOR ROVER TESTING, Travis Wavrunek
Advancement of full-vector variable-temperature magnetometry for rock-magnetic and paleointensity applications, Leonid Surovitskii
AGE, GROWTH, AND OTOLITH MICROCHEMISTRY OF GOLDEN TILEFISH (LOPHOLATILUS CHAMAELEONTICEPS) IN THE NW ATLANTIC, Katy Dawson
A METHODOLOGY FOR THE CREATION OF VOLCANIC GAS HAZARD MAPS USING SATELLITE-DERIVED SULFUR DIOXIDE, Sanna J. Mairet
Anaerobic Reductive Bioleaching of Manganese Ores, Neha Sharma
ANALYTICAL ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT COMPLEXITY: A GUIDE TO MANAGING PROJECTS THROUGH REDUCTION OF COMPLEXITY, Christopher VanArsdale
ANALYZING VARIATION IN DISPERSOID FORMATION IN ALUMINUM ALLOYS BY MINOR CHANGES IN HOMOGENIZATION TEMPERATURE, Brendan Treanore
An Overview of Converting Kabul’s Traffic Circles and Rotaries to Modern Roundabouts, Mohammad Anas Taeb
Anterior cruciate ligament injury incidence across sex, sport, and level: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Dana Anderson
Application of Carbon Nanotube Thermophones as Duct Noise Cancelling Speakers: Using New Technology with Old Theories, Stephania M. Vaglica
APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING FOR PERMAFROST MONITORING IN ALASKA, Iuliia V. Tcibulnikova
APPLICATIONS OF MACHINE LEARNING IN MICROBIAL FORENSICS, Ryan B. Ghannam
A Resolution of Grain Boundary Strengthening Mechanisms by Nanoindentation Induced Local Mechanical Response, Prasad Pramod Soman
A SOFTWARE TOOL FOR USING AN AUGMENTED REALITY SANDBOX TO CALCULATE VOLUME CHANGE, Dante Paglia
Atomistic continuum simulations for nano-indentation and compression of multi-layer graphene, Ashwini Nikumbh
ATOMISTIC MONTE CARLO SIMULATION STUDY OF PHASE TRANSITIONS IN METAL ALLOYS, Xiaoxu Guo