Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2018
Active and Reactive Power Control of Flexible Loads for Distribution-Level Grid Services, Jingyuan Wang
STUDY OF MODELING AND OPTIMAL CONTROL OF PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND THE INTEGRATION WITH SMART GRID, Luting Wang
Joint Analysis for Multiple Traits, Zhenchuan Wang
FIRST-PRINCIPLES INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERFACIAL PROPERTIES OF BORON NITRIDE, Kevin Waters
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Current Atmospheric Refraction Models in Predicting Sunrise and Sunset Times, Teresa Wilson
DISASTER RISK IN THE LAKE NYOS AREA, CAMEROON: EFFECTS OF THE GAS HAZARD AND SOCIALLY PRODUCED VULNERABILITY, Mary Witucki
MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN CHEVROLET VOLT GEN II HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE, Rajeshwar Yadav
STATISTICAL METHODS FOR DETECTING CAUSAL RARE VARIANTS AND ANALYZING MULTIPLE PHENOTYPES, Xinlan Yang
Cyber-Based Contingency Analysis and Insurance Implications of Power Grid, Zhiyuan Yang
INTERPLAY OF IONIC TRANSPORT AND CRYSTAL FACETS IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERY CATHODES, Wentao Yao
SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND APPLICATION OF 2D TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES, Mingxiao Ye
Controlling light with metadevices, Xu Zhang
Studying mass and mechanical property changes during the degradation of a bioadhesive with mass tracking, rheology and magnetoelastic (ME) sensors, Zhongtian Zhang
DATA-DRIVEN OPTIMIZATION-BASED TRANSPORTATION MODELS FOR CONNECTED AND AUTOMATED VEHICLES, Shuaidong Zhao
FAST VERY-LARGE-SCALE INTEGRATED (VLSI) CIRCUITS SIMULATIONS, Xueqian Zhao
Statistical Methods for Analyzing Multivariate Phenotypes and Detecting Rare Variant Associations, Huanhuan Zhu
Extending Maneuverability of Internally Actuated Underwater Gliders, An Attempt to Develop an Open Platform For Research and Education, Saeedeh Ziaeefard
Optimal Control of Wave Energy Converters, Shangyan Zou
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2017
NOVEL BIOCOMPOSITES AND NANOFIBERS BASED ON MODIFIED BIOMASS MATERIALS TO FACILITATE GREENER APPLICATIONS, Soha Albukhari
MODELING AND SIMULATION OF THE PERISTALTIC FLOW OF NEWTONIAN AND NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS WITH APPLICATION TO THE HUMAN BODY, Samer Alokaily
DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HISTIDINE-TAGGED HPV16 L2 AND MS2-ARGININE-TAGGED RECOMBINANT PROTEINS FOR DOWNSTREAM PROCESSES, Tahiyat Alothaim
DIRECT SAMPLING METHODS FOR INVERSE SCATTERING PROBLEMS, Ala Mahmood Nahar Al Zaalig
EASILY VERIFIABLE CONTROLLER DESIGN WITH APPLICATION TO AUTOMOTIVE POWERTRAINS, Mohammad Reza Amini
The Intrinsic Variability of the Water Vapor Saturation Ratio Due to Mixing, Jesse Anderson
COMBUSTION, EMISSIONS, AND PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION IN A DI/PFI-RCCI DIESEL/NATURAL GAS TURBOCHARGED ENGINE, Ehsan Ansari
Formulation and testing of biodegradable polymeric coating on zinc wires in cardiovascular stent application, Avishan Arab Shomali
CONTROL OF A POWERED ANKLE-FOOT PROSTHESIS: FROM PERCEPTION TO IMPEDANCE MODULATION, Guilherme Aramizo Ribeiro
FROM FEMALE ENGINEERING CO-OP TO CYBORG ENGINEER: PURPOSEFUL PARTICIPATION WITHIN THE BINARIES OF A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE, Kirsti M. Arko
PRESERVING THE VERNACULAR POSTINDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE: BIG DATA GEOSPATIAL APPROACHES TO HERITAGE MANAGEMENT AND INTERPRETATION, John D. M. Arnold
Search for High-Energy Gamma Rays in the Northern Fermi Bubble Region with the HAWC Observatory, Hugo Alberto Ayala Solares
A Landscape of Water and Waste: Heritage Legacies and Environmental Change in the Mesabi Iron Range, John Baeten
ASSESSING GROWTH, YIELD, AND CARBON DYNAMICS IN UPPER GREAT LAKES JACK PINE AND HYBRID POPLAR MANAGED FOR BIOMASS PRODUCTION, Ashlee Baker Lehner
Designing a Real-time Velocity Predictor for Powertrain Optimization of Connected and Automated Vehicles, Biswajit Barik
Musical Robot Dance Freeze for Children, Jaclyn Barnes
HIERARCHICAL OPTIMIZATION FRAMEWORK FOR VEHICLE-TO-GRID (V2G) AND BUILDING-TO-GRID (B2G) INTEGRATION, Guna Bharati
NANOTEXTURED TITANIUM SURFACES FOR IMPLANTS: MANUFACTURING AND PACKAGING ASPECTS, Sachin Bhosle
The role of toolkit genes in the evolution of complex abdominal color patterns in Drosophila guttifera, Tillu Bollepogu Raja
Multiple Suppression from 2-D Shallow Marine Seismic Reflection Data Using Filtering and Deconvolution Approaches: A Case Study from Southwest Taiwan, Fatma Sinem Boyaci
ELECTRO-OPTIC CONTACT POLING OF POLYMER WAVEGUIDE DEVICES AND THIN FILMS, Michael Briseno
CONSENSUS-BASED PROPORTIONAL-RESONANT CONTROL OF RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATORS, Muhittin Buyuknalbant
Detecting Overpressure Zones by Using Model Based Inversion in Kupe Field, New Zealand, Timucin Cakir
Contextualizing and Rearticulating the Academic Social Media Command Center, Nathan J. Carpenter
EFFECTS OF IN-SITU LEAF-LEVEL CANOPY WARMING IN A NORTHERN HARDWOOD FOREST, Kelsey Carter
Patterns in eruptions at Fuego from statistical analysis of video surveillance, Monica Castro-Escobar
INVESTIGATION OF THE USE OF 3-D PRINTER PLATFORM AS BUILDING BLOCK FOR RAPID DESIGN OF RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURING TOOL, Handy Chandra
ACETATE AS AN ACTIVE METABOLITE OF ETHANOL: NEURAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR IMPLICATIONS, Andrew Chapp
STUDY OF BATTERY HEALTH CONSCIOUS POWERTRAIN ENERGY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES, Ming Cheng
MULTISCALE MODELING: THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF GRAPHENE/CYCLOALIPHATIC EPOXY COMPOSITES, Sorayot Chinkanjanarot
In-situ synthesis of NiMoO4 on Ni foam as a binder-free electrode for supercapacitor, Tawei Chiu
An Investigation of Historic Landscape Occupation, Transformation, and Interpretation at Windigo, Isle Royale National Park, Marley Chynoweth
EFL EDUCATION IN MAINLAND CHINA: WORD MEMORIZATION AND ESSAY WRITING AMONG HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES, Rehema Clarken
DECENTRALIZED OPTIMAL EXERGY DESTRUCTION CONTROL STRATEGY FOR DC AND AC MICROGRIDS, Michael D. Cook
Distribution of permutation statistics across pattern avoidance classes, and the search for a Denert-associated condition equivalent to pattern avoidance, Joshua Thomas Agustin Davies
HETEROGENEOUS MULTI-SENSOR FUSION FOR 2D AND 3D POSE ESTIMATION, Hanieh Deilamsalehy
METHANE FLUXES AND POREWATER DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON DYNAMICS FROM DIFFERENT PEATLANDS TYPES IN THE PASTAZA-MARAÑON BASIN OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON., Jhon del Aguila-Pasquel
EFFECTS OF POST-FIRE SALVAGE LOGGING ON COMPACTION, INFILTRATION, WATER REPELLENCY, AND SEDIMENT YIELD AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SUBSOILING ON SKID TRAILS, Iskender Demirtas
THE EFFECTS OF EARLY PRUNING ON THE NEAR-GROUND BRANCH DENSITY OF FOUR LIVE FENCING SPECIES, Aric Devens
IMPACT OF PRETREATMENT METHODS ON FAST PYROLYSIS OF BIOMASS, Yash Donepudi
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND IMMUNE-MODULATING EFFECTS OF RICE CALLUS SUSPENSION CULTURE AND BLUEBERRY EXTRACT ON AN IN-VITRO INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE MODEL, Kyle Michael Driscoll
EFFECTS OF SELECTIVE LOGGING ON CARBON DYNAMICS: VARIATION IN ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS AND SOIL RESPIRATION IN PRE- AND POST-LOGGING FOREST STANDS OF A MOIST TROPICAL FOREST IN GHANA, Akwasi Duah-Gyamfi
CO-OCCURRENCE OF NITROGEN FIXATION AND DENITRIFICATION ACROSS A STREAM NITROGEN GRADIENT IN A WESTERN WATERSHED, Erin K. Eberhard
FORENSIC ANALYSIS OF SHALLOW PRECIPITATION TRIGGERED LAHARS IN 2016 ON CONCEPCIÓN AND MADERAS VOLCANOES, OMETEPE ISLAND, NICARAGUA, Lindsay Ellingson
Effects of Wildfire Severity on Early Successional Dynamics in Boreal Peatland Complexes, Elizabeth Ernst
INVESTIGATION OF CLOSE-RANGE PHOTOGRAMMETRY & SOIL STRENGTH TESTING FOR THE EVALUATION OF SOIL COMPACTION, Amaneh Eslami Kenarsari
GLYCOBIOLOGICAL STUDIES THAT CAN HELP THYROID CANCER DETECTION AND THERAPY, Ni Fan
Fluorescent Probe Development for Fructose Specific Transporters in Cancer, Joseph Fedie
Distance magic-type and distance antimagic-type labelings of graphs, Bryan Freyberg
CONSENSUS BASED DISTRIBUTED CONTROL IN MICRO-GRID CLUSTERS, Syed Ahmed Fuad
Catalytic Hydrotreatment for the Development of Renewable Transportation Fuels, LiLu Funkenbusch
The Effect of Myosync™ Supplementation on Physical Performance in Division II College Football Players, Matthew Gage
Simulation of Two-Stage Anaerobic Digestion Using Extended ADM1 Model, Pranathi Gangavarapu
Gamma/Hadron Separation for the HAWC Observatory, Michael J. Gerhardt
COMBINATORIAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO CODES, DESIGNS AND FINITE GEOMETRIES, Mustafa Gezek
ASSESSMENT OF ARCTIC GRAYLING RE-INTRODUCTION POTENTIAL IN THE BIG MANISTEE RIVER, MICHIGAN., Cameron Goble
Experimental investigations of temperature controlled innovative annular flow-boiling of FC-72 in millimeter scale ducts – steady and enhanced pulsatile realizations, Patcharapol Gorgitrattanagul
TRADITIONAL MEDICINE USE IN CHAMORRO CUÉ, GRAL. E. AQUINO, SAN PEDRO, PARAGUAY, Noah Goyke
DEVELOPMENT OF BIOINFORMATICS TOOLS AND ALGORITHMS FOR IDENTIFYING PATHWAY REGULATORS, INFERRING GENE REGULATORY RELATIONSHIPS AND VISUALIZING GENE EXPRESSION DATA, Chathura J. Gunasekara
KINETIC-THERMODYNAMIC STUDY OF ALKALI-SILICA REACTION AND MULTI-PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FORMED GEL IN CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS, Shuaicheng Guo
INVESTIGATING MIRNA FUNCTIONS IN ARABIDOPSIS BY SHORT TANDEM TARGET MIMIC (STTM), Yiyou Gu
PARALLEL IMPLEMENTATION OF BISPECTRUM MULTI-FRAME DECONVOLUTION FOR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION, Solmaz Hajmohammadi
Controlling Properties of Agglomerates for Chemical Processes, Joseph A. Halt
A Pedagogy of Witnessing: Linguistic and Visual Frames of the Dark Side in the Multimodal Classroom, Lindsay Hingst
Heterologous Expression and Purification of Full-Length Human Polybromo-1 Protein, Sarah Hopson
MASSIVELY PARALLEL ALGORITHMS FOR POINT CLOUD BASED OBJECT RECOGNITION ON HETEROGENEOUS ARCHITECTURE, Linjia Hu
BRUISE DETECTION IN APPLES USING 3D INFRARED IMAGING AND MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES, Zilong Hu
On Transport and Deposition phenomena in Diesel Particulate Filters using the Incompressible Lattice Boltzmann Method, Aamir Ibrahim
THE INFLUENCE OF NATIVE WOODY SPECIES, COMBRETUM GLUTINOSUM AND PILIOSTIGMA RETICULATUM, ON SOIL FERTILITY IN DIALACOTO, SENEGAL, Gwen Jacobson
High Performance Multiview Video Coding, Caoyang Jiang