Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2026
Robust State Estimation and Scene Understanding for Autonomous Ground Vehicles in Challenging Environments, Nader J. Abu-Alrub
Enhancing Coastal Vulnerability Assessments and Policy Impacts on Socioeconomic and Environmental Equity in Michigan's Great Lakes Communities, Esther N. Acheampong
Bayesian Analysis for Longitudinal Binary and Ordinal Data with Missing Values Using Multivariate Probit Model, Stephen Kofi Acheampong
#FIXTHECOUNTRY AND #ENDSARS: NETWORK ANALYSIS AND ACTIVISTS’ FOLK THEORIES OF SOCIAL MEDIA ALGORITHMS, Eugene Brown Nyarko Agyei
Exploring Earth's Magnetic Records: From Extraterrestrial Materials to Terrestrial Terranes, Gabriel C. Ahrendt
Microstructure-Resolved Network Model For PEMFC Electrodes, Shahriar Alam
PEOPLE, POLITICS, AND POWER: CLIMATE VULNERABILITIES, POLICY LANDSCAPES, AND EQUITABLE ENERGY ACCESS IN MICHIGAN, Mercedes Rowe Asamani
Navigating The Feedback Loop: Understanding The Efficacy and Equity Implications of Automated Code Critiquers in Introductory Engineering Programming, Mary Eyo Benjamin
APPLICATION OF PASSIVE SAMPLERS FOR EXPLORING REMEDIAL PROGRESS IN THE TORCH LAKE AOC AND INTERLAKE VARIABILITY OF PCBS, Cailin B. Bishop
SELECTIVE NICKEL RECOVERY FROM IRON-RICH TAILINGS BY LOW-TEMPERATURE CO2-ENHANCED REDUCTIVE BIOLEACHING, Kwabena Boafo
PERFORMANCE OF RECYCLED LABORATORY AGED RUBBER MODIFIED ASPHALT PAVEMENTS, Kwadwo Ampadu Boateng
PROCESS-STRUCTURE-PROPERTY ANALYSIS OF LASER POWDER BED FUSION 17-4PH STAINLESS STEELS: EFFECTS OF BUILD ARRANGEMENTS, POWDER FEEDSTOCK VARIATIONS AND SCAN STRATEGIES, Gowri Shankar Bollu
Multilayer Adaptive and Cooperative Control of Pipeline Systems: From Local Loop Adaptation to Distributed Game-Theoretic Coordination, David Brattley
System-level Assessment of Non-ideal Phase Change Material Behavior in Low Earth Orbit Spacecraft Thermal Control Models, Nathan S. Bruursema
HYDROMETALLURGICAL PRESSURE OXIDATION LEACHING OF CRITICAL MINERALS USING SULFIDE MINERALS, Richmond Buckman
Exploring Fructose Mimetics as Chemotherapeutic Potentiators: Impact on GLUT5-Mediated Cancer Cell Vulnerability, Vedant Buwa
BEYOND RECEPTIVE MEASURES: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE SPATIAL GRID DRAWING ASSESSMENT (SGDA) AS A PRODUCTIVE MEASURE OF SPATIAL SKILL, Katrina L. Carlson
TOWARDS PRECISION OSTEOPOROSIS SCREENING: A HOLISTIC DEEP LEARNING APPROACH TO INTEGRATING IMAGING, PATIENT DATA, AND LONGITUDINAL INSIGHTS, Harikrishnan Changarnkothapeecherikkal
ANTENNA-BASED SENSORS FOR DIELECTRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF MATERIALS, Hilary Scott Nkimbeng Cho
SNOW INDUCED ENERGY LOSSES IN SINGLE AXIS TRACKER SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE WINTER PERFORMANCE, Ayush Chutani
FIRST-PRINCIPLES AND THERMODYNAMIC MODELING OF HYDROGEN STORAGE IN MXENES, Yi Zhi Chu
Beyond Satisfaction: Developing a Data Storytelling Evaluation Protocol For STEM Equity Program Assessment, Karen Colbert
APPLICATION OF REACTIVE POWER THEORY TO WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS UNDER MULTI-FREQUENCY EXCITATION: ANALYSIS AND EXPERIMENTATION, McKenna R. Collins
THE EXCESS PATH LENGTH DISTRIBUTION: A STOCHASTIC MODEL FOR SAMPLE-BASED PATH PLANNERS, Chaz B. Cornwall
INTEGRATING LEAN PRINCIPLES AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING: A PDCA-BASED FRAMEWORK WITH DYNAMIC AND ERGONOMIC ENERGY ASSESSMENT, Michael D. Dahamah
EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PHOTONIC CRYSTAL BASED INVISIBILITY CLOAK UNDER TM-POLARIZED MICROWAVES, Muhammad Danyal
Comprehensive Analysis of Dynamics of Fluid-Filled Fractures Using a Photographic-Based Approach, James E. Davis
NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED PARTS USING RESONANT INSPECTION AND FREQUENCY DOMAIN-BASED CORRELATION CRITERIA, Gita Deonarain
SHM FOR INCIPIENT BUCKLING DETECTION IN OVERLOADED STRUCTURES USING NONLINEAR SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION ALGORITHMS ON REDUNDANT DATA SETS, Padmanabh Shridhar Desai
SEISMICITY AND STRESS INTERACTIONS IN WESTERN NEPAL: IMPLICATIONS FOR STRAIN ACCUMULATION IN THE CENTRAL HIMALAYAN SEISMIC GAP, Priyanka Dhamala
Characterizing Cyber Intrusions in Critical Infrastructure Networks Using Discrete-Event Simulation, Lawrence M. Dilworth
Privacy-Preserving and Resource-Efficient Learning Frameworks for Collaborative Deep Neural Networks, Shiwei Ding
COMBINATORIAL HIGH-THROUGHPUT SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF W-ALLOYS FOR PLASMA-FACING MATERIALS, Aidan Earll
DESIGN, MODELING, AND EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT OF NANOSCALE CONFINEMENT STRUCTURES ON PLANAR SILICON-BASED MICROELECTRODE ARRAYS FOR SINGLE-ENTITY ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSING, Parinaz Eskandari
Detecting and Repairing Conflicting Constraints in Co-Trained Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Composite Curing Processes, Cooper J. Evans
Analysis and Modeling of the Effects of Atmospheric Flow Fluctuations on Wind Turbine Rotor Aeroelastic Response and Vortex-Wake Evolution, Alayna Farrell
GEOCHEMICAL, TECTONIC, AND TEMPORAL EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTHEASTERN SUPERIOR CRATON: INSIGHTS FROM THE THREE LAKES REGION, MICHIGAN, Helen Ann Foldenauer
Designing A Script-Based AAC Interface to Support the Social Communication and Community Engagement of Autistic Adults, Blade W. M. Frisch
MECHANISTIC DESIGN OF ELECTROSPUN METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR NANOFIBERS FOR TRACE LEVEL GAS DETECTION, Asky T. Fungura
ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION OF A NEW BIOACTIVE PLANT GLYCOSIDE, Lexie M. Gasco
Forging Industry: Craft Practice at the Delaware Mine Blacksmith Shop, Lucy A. Gibbs
DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED ACOUSTIC LINERS FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS, Janith Godakawela Kankanamalage
MODELING AND TESTING CHAIN TRENCHER EXCAVATOR AND CONE PENETROMETER ROBOTIC PROSPECTING SYSTEMS FOR LUNAR IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATION, Marcello C. Guadagno
READING BETWEEN THE LINES: PROTECTED, BUT NOT FROM INTERPRETATION, Hooriya Habib
CHANGING SNOW HYDROLOGY IN THE GREAT LAKES AND RESILIENCE THROUGH ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT, Aradea R. Hakim
DESIGN AND VALIDATION OF A LOW-COST WEARABLE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY (EMG) SYSTEM FOR MONITORING EXERCISE-INDUCED CHANGES IN MUSCLE ACTIVITY, Ingrid E. Halverson
Experimental Rate Feedback Control of a Model-Scale Hourglass-Shaped Heaving Point Absorber, James R. Halverson
DEVELOPMENT OF STRONGER, MORE EXTRUDABLE 6XXX SERIES ALLOYS FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS, Eli A. Harma
HEALING HARMONIES: THE EMPHASIS OF VULNERABILITY AND COMMUNITY IN KENDRICK LAMAR'S MR. MORALE & THE BIG STEPPERS, Rachael E. Hathcoat
Microgravity-Induced Alterations in Left Atrial Hemodynamics and Thrombogenic Risk: Insights from Healthy and Atrial Fibrillation Models, Grace M. Hoeppner
FRANGULA ALNUS INVASION, TREATMENTS, AND COMMUNITY RESPONSE, Christopher A. Hohnholt
FIRST-PRINCIPLES INVESTIGATION OF QUASI-ONE-DIMENSIONAL VAN DER WAALS MAGNETS FOR ADVANCING LOW-DIMENSIONAL SPINTRONICS, Alyssa Horne
PAST AND PRESENT ECOLOGICAL AND CLIMATIC DYNAMICS IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR REGION INFERRED FROM EASTERN WHITE PINE TREE RINGS, Victor Humanes Fuente
COMPUTATIONAL AND AI FRAMEWORKS FOR IDENTIFYING KEY REGULATORY GENES AND THEIR TARGET GENES IN PLANTS AND HUMANS, Md Khairul Islam
FAULT ANALYSIS IN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS USING TRAVELING WAVES, Arshad Ismail
MOLECULAR ORIGINS OF VISCOSITY IN IONIC AND POLYMERIZED IONIC LIQUIDS: INSIGHTS FROM STOCKMAYER FLUID SIMULATIONS, Jester N. Itliong
ADVANCING DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION FOR PARKINSON’S DISEASE: OPTIMIZATION THROUGH CELL-SPECIFIC OPTOGENETIC APPROACHES, Jacob Jackson
DESIGNING WITH FORESIGHT: PREMORTEM AND HUMAN-CENTERED EVALUATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, Anusha Kannan
Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Coordination In Dynamic Environments, Kaushik Kannan
A LANDSCAPE COMPARISON OF MERCURY BIOACCUMULATION AND STABLE ISOTOPES AMONG LAKE SUPERIOR SEA LAMPREY (PETROMYZON MARINUS), William C. Kennedy
HIGH-PERFORMANCE CIRCUIT MANUFACTURING AND TESTING EXERCISES, Benjamin S. Keppers
SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERNS OF MIGRATORY SONGBIRD HABITAT USE: AN ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS AT THE NET LEVEL, Garrett Kucharski
DISENTANGLING THE HEMODYNAMIC EFFECTS OF ATRIAL CONTRACTION LOSS AND CARDIAC OUTPUT REDUCTION IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, Hailey LaBonte
SLIP KINEMATICS AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE KEWEENAW FAULT SYSTEM FROM LAKE LINDEN TO HANCOCK, MICHIGAN, Katherine M. Langfield
HEURISTICS FOR HETEROGENEOUS MULTI-ROBOT COORDINATION IN AUTONOMOUS HARVESTING OPERATIONS, Hyeseon Lee
DESIGN OF ELECTRO OPTIC ANTENNAS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ACTIVE ELECTRO OPTIC POLYMERS, Michael A. Maurer
PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SMALL EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES: EFFECTS OF IMMOBILIZATION, ISOLATION, AND DISEASE STATE, Bianca M. Mercado Velez
MECHANISTIC INSIGHTS OF FAR-UVC 222 NM TREATMENT PROCESSES FOR ORGANIC CONTAMINANT REMOVAL AND TRANSFORMATION: ROLES OF DIRECT PHOTOLYSIS, REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES, AND REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES, Benjamin J. Mohrhardt
MECHANICAL FRACTIONATION OF WHEAT MIDDLINGS FOR APPLICATION IN PYROLYSIS AND ANIMAL FEED, Okwudili I. Obiakor
EXTRACTION OF CRITICAL METALS FROM NICKEL-BEARING SILICATE MINERALS USING CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2), Kobina Akyea Ofori
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND WOMEN’S HEALTH IN NIGERIA: A FEMINIST STS WALKTHROUGH ANALYSIS OF mDOC DIGITAL HEALTH, Edith Michael Ogbodo
IDENTIFYING CONTROLS ON THE BIODEGRADATION OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER TO INFORM MICROBIAL FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS, Lily N. O'Hagan
DESIGN, SYNTHESES AND BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS OF FLUORESCENT PROBES FOR NAD(P)H, HSA AND CELLULAR MICROENVIRONMENT SENSING, Adenike M. Olowolagba
MACHINE LEARNING AND MULTI-SCALE OPTIMIZATION FOR CONTROL AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN CONNECTED AND AUTOMATED VEHICLE PROPULSION SYSTEMS, Joshua D. Orlando
DIRECT RECYCLING OF NMC CATHODES IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERY: WATER-INDUCED DELITHIATION, MITIGATION STRATEGIES, AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENT, Blessing N. Ozah
NOVEL CHIRAL INTERSTELLAR MOLECULES: QUANTUM ANHARMONIC IR AND VCD PREDICTIONS, Meredith Paik
APPLIED FOREST RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION IN MICHIGAN: ADVANCING AMERICAN BEECH RESTORATION AND DOCUMENTING A HISTORICAL INSECT COLLECTION, Thomas E. Panella
FLUCTUATION OF ORGANOCHLORINE CONCENTRATIONS IN BULL SHARKS AT DIFFERENT LIFE STAGES, Mackenzie R. Phillips
DEVELOPMENT AND CALIBRATION OF A 2-D DIESEL OXIDATION CATALYST FILTER (DOCF) MODEL WITH SPATIALLY VARYING WASHCOATS USING SPACIMS AND ENGINE LOADING DATA, Thomas K. Price
THE LIVING DEAD: EVIDENCE FOR Hg BIOAMPLIFICATION AMONG EMACIATED LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE CHARR, Presley S. Rasanen
FAT BIRDS: HOW HUMAN MEDICAL DEVICES REVEAL PATTERNS OF STARVATION AND REFUELING IN A POPULATION OF SONGBIRDS, Elisa Resendiz
OPEN SOURCE TOOLS FOR ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, Alex P. Riebe
CONNECTED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ENERGY SAVINGS BY MODE BLENDING, ROUTE PLANNING, AND CHARGE PLANNING, Andrew L. Robare
Modular Synthesis of Conjugated Aromatic Systems via Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions, Joden Russell Robinson
NEXT GENERATION NON-ENZYMATIC GLUCOSE SENSING FOR WEARABLE TRANSLATION, Rourke
Multi-Level Energy Optimization for Connected and Automated Vehicles: From Cooperative Multi-Vehicle Control to Individual Powertrain Management, Pruthwiraj Santhosh
METHODOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR EVALUATING RELATIVE HEAT CHECKING RESISTANCE OF OPEN-DIE FORGE TOOLING, Jack F. Schaller
Using Automotive Lidar to Reduce the Energy Consumption of an Ego Autonomous Vehicle, Logan P. Schexnaydre
Diet and Foodways in the Coalwood District, James B. Schwaderer
OIL AGGLOMERATION AS A METHOD FOR SEPARATION OF MIXED MATERIALS FROM SPENT LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, John K. Sewoekpor
FROM SURFACES TO BIOTHERAPEUTICS: UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANISMS OF VIRUS INACTIVATION, Vaishali Sharma
Inference in Motion: Memory-Centric Co-Design for Large Language Models, Jiangqiu Shen
Bayesian Analysis of Nominal Outcomes with Missing Values Using Multinomial and Multivariate Multinomial Probit Models, Suwash Silwal