Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2015
A PETROPHYSICAL EVALUATION OF THE TRENTON-BLACK RIVER FORMATION OF THE MICHIGAN BASIN, Lu Yang
USER DEFINED HETEROGENEOUS MODEL RECONSTRUCTION AND INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF ASPHALT CONCRETE, Xu Yang
AN ENERGY BASED MINIMUM-TIME OPTIMAL CONTROL OF DC-DC CONVERTERS, Amir Zandnia
MECHANISTIC MODELS ON ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS AND ANAEROBIC DIGESTION, Yang Zhang
Search for TeV Gamma-Ray Sources in the Galactic Plane with the HAWC Observatory, Hao Zhou
Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2014
UTILIZING DIELECTROPHORESIS TO DETERMINE THE PHYSIOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES OF EUKARYOTIC CELLS, Tayloria Nicole Gail Adams
REVIEW OF FACTORS AFFECTING SUSTAINABILITY IN THE UNIVERSITIES, Hosna Ajilian
DYNAMICS AND CONTROL OF REACTIVE DISTILLATION PROCESS FOR MONOMER SYNTHESIS OF POLYCARBONATE PLANTS, Mathkar Alawi A Alharthi
VOLUME YIELDS OF SMALLHOLDER Eucalyptus grandis W. HILL EX MAIDEN STANDS IN EASTERN PARAGUAY, Brook F. Alloway
Comparison of Computer-Based and Optical Face Recognition Paradigms, Abdulaziz A. Alorf
ECONOMIC PROFITABILITY OF THE BAKKEN, NORTH DAKOTA UNCONVENTIONAL OIL PLAYS BASED ON A TYPICAL WELL PERFORMANCE WITH CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS, Mehmet Apaydin
HIGH PERFORMANCE, LOW COST SUBSPACE DECOMPOSITION AND POLYNOMIAL ROOTING FOR REAL TIME DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL ESTIMATION: ANALYSIS AND IMPLEMENTATION, Mrudula V. Athi
Collection System Design for DC Series Wind Farms, Himanshu J. Bahirat
SOLUTE-DERIVED THERMAL STABILITY OF NANOCRYSTALLINE ALUMINUM AND PROCESSING FACTOR INFLUENCE ON THE FORMATION OF AL6MN QUASICRYSTALS IN MELT-SPINNING, Andrew H. Baker
DEEP LEARNING METHODS FOR MULTIBAND EXPLOSIVE HAZARD DETECTION USING L-BAND AND X-BAND FORWARD-LOOKING GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR, John T. Becker
CONSUMPTION WITHOUT BORDERS: ECOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONS OF MAMMALS THAT TRAVERSE AQUATIC-TERRESTRIAL ECOTONES, Brenda Gail Bergman
REAL TIME FUZZY CONTROLLER FOR QUADROTOR STABILITY CONTROL, Pranav S. Bhatkhande
UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE'S ADOPTION OF INDIVIDUAL-USE RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, Jayesh D. Borde
AN ASSESSMENT OF BALLAST SOURCE'S QUALITY AND LOCATIONS WITH RESPECT TO MDOT'S UPGRADE OF THE WOLVERINE RAILROAD LINE FOR HIGH SPEED RAIL USEAGE, Kurt-Erich Breitenbucher
PURIFICATION AND CARBOHYDRATE BINDING PROPERTIES OF TWO NEW PLANT PROTEINS, Robert K. Brown
WEAK ISOMETRIES OF HAMMING SPACES, Ryan Walter Bruner
MULTIDIMENSIONAL OPTIMAL DROOP CONTROL FOR WIND RESOURCES IN DC MICROGRIDS, Kaitlyn J. Bunker
INTEGRATION OF INSTRUMENTATION AND PROCESSING SOFTWARE OF A LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST IMAGING SYSTEM, Jacob James Carrick
TEST-ANALYSIS MODEL CORRELATION AND CALIBRATION OF A MULTI-COMPONENT PLASTIC PART, Steven P. Carter
IMPLEMENTATION OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY TO IMPROVE PROACTIVE ASSESSMENT OF RETAINING WALLS ALONG TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS, Daniel J. Cerminaro
MORPHOLOGY AND MIXING STATE OF ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES: LINKS TO OPTICAL PROPERTIES AND CLOUD PROCESSING, Swarup China
Reconciling Function- and Affordance-Based Design, Benjamin T. Ciavola
IN-SITU TEM PLASMA CHIP NANOFABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION, Xuebo Cui
Big Manistee River Tributaries as Potential Arctic Grayling Habitat, Brian M. Danhoff
Thickness measurement of dynamic thin liquid films generated by plug-annular flow in non-wetting microchannels, David C. Deisenroth
Inductive-Capacitive Resonant Circuit Sensors for Structural Health and Environmental Monitoring, Andrew J. DeRouin
A Study of Passenger Car Acoustic Cavity Boom Simulation Methods, Shreerang Dhabe
INVESTIGATION OF STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES IN EARTH SCIENCE, Carol A. Engelmann
MITEP: REFLECTIVE JOURNEY, Jennifer N. Finta
ANALYSIS OF POPULUS TREMULOIDES CLONAL VARIATION AND DELINEATION IN THE OTTAWA NATIONAL FOREST, Kristina N. Flesher
PURIFICATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF VACCINES AND ANTIVIRAL COMPOUNDS, Maria F. Gencoglu
SELF-ADAPTIVE THERMAL MANAGEMENT - THE FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS IN LI-POLYMER BATTERIES, Xiaobao Geng
COMPONENT NUMERACY SKILLS AND DECISION MAKING, Saima Ghazal
STATIC AND DYNAMIC STRESS CHANGE AT 27 VOLCANOES OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN VOLCANIC ARC AFTER THE MW. 7.6 COSTA RICA EARTHQUAKE OF 5 SEPTEMBER 2012, Lorenzo Gratton
From Mill Gates to Magic City: U.S. Steel and Welfare Capitalism in Gary, Indiana, 1906-1930, Carol D. Griskavich
TUNING, AVO, AND FLAT-SPOT EFFECTS IN A SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF NORTH SEA BLOCK F3, Qiang Guo
The Domestic Natural Gas Shortage in China, Ting Guo
INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF THE CONTACT LINE IN HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION WITH HIGH SPEED IMAGING, Colin Gurganus
Skin Lesion Extraction And Its Application, Yanliang Gu
EVOLUTION OF SELECTED ISOPRENE OXIDATION PRODUCTS IN DARK AQUEOUS AMMONIUM SULFATE, D.M. Ashraf Ul Habib
FACTORS INFLUENCING MATERIAL LOSS DURING IRON ORE PELLET HANDLING, Joseph A. Halt
FABRICATION OF DRUG ELUTING TI IMPLANTS FOR DENTAL/ORTHOPEDIC APPLICATIONS, Azhang Hamlekhan
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS ON THE TRANSMISSION OF THERMAL RADIATION, Mohamed E. Hanafy
COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF MICROBIAL BIOFILM AND GLYCEROL FUEL CELL USING COMSOL, Xiaotong Han
HOG CHAINS AND MARK TWAINS: A STUDY OF LABOR HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY, AND INDUSTRIAL ETHNOGRAPHY OF THE STEAMBOAT ERA OF THE MONONGAHELA VALLEY 1811-1950, Marc Nicholas Henshaw
DEVELOPMENT OF CONFOCAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES FOR PROBING INTERFACIAL DYNAMICS IN MICROSCALE, GAS-LIQUID, TWO-PHASE FLOW, Joseph E. Hernandez
SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS OF MOUNT MEAGER, SOUTH-WESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, Rachel M. Hetherington
A Surface Displacement Analysis for Volcan Pacaya from October 2001 through March 2013 by Means of 3-D Modeling of Precise Position GPS Data, Brianna R. Hetland
FISHERY CO-MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN TRIBAL AND STATE AGENCIES: CONFLICT TO COLLABORATION, J. Marty Holtgren
GLOBAL MODELING OF ATMOSPHERIC OZONE AND AEROSOLS: MODEL IMPROVEMENTS AND APPLICATIONS, Yaoxian Huang
A FIREWALL MODEL OF FILE SYSTEM SECURITY, Lihui Hu
Reclaiming Indigenous Narratives through Critical Discourses and the Autonomy of the Trickster, Robert D. Hunter
GPU ACCELERATED CLUSTER DRIVEN ANISOTROPIC DIFFUSION FOR SPECKLE REDUCTION IN ULTRASOUND IMAGES, Zilong Hu
TIME LAPSE SEISMIC OBSERVATIONS AND EFFECTS OF RESERVOIR COMPRESSIBILITY AT TEAL SOUTH OIL FIELD, Nayyer Islam
SIZE OPTIMIZATION OF A BIOMASS TO LIQUID FUEL CONVERSION FACILITY WITHIN A BIOMASS SUPPLY CHAIN, Timothy L. Jenkins
Predicting the Mechanical Properties of Carbon-Based Materials Using Molecular Dynamics, Benjamin D. Jensen
MODELING OF TRANSFER PATH FOR DETERMINATION OF COMBUSTION AND NOISE METRICS ON DIESEL ENGINES, Libin Jia
STATE OF CHARGE BASED DROOP SURFACE FOR OPTIMAL CONTROL OF DC MICROGRIDS, Arthur John Jones
Variations of the FEAST Eigenvalue Algorithm, Stephanie Kajpust
IMPROVING STARTABILITY AND REDUCING EMISSIONS IN FLEXFUEL SPARK IGNITION DIRECT INJECTION VARIABLE CAM TIMING ENGINE, Vaibhav S. Kale
Veteranness : Representations of Combat-related PTSD in U.S. Popular Visual Media, Diane J. Keranen
UNDERSTANDING CHASSIS INPUTS FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION OF A SNOWMOBILE, Jamie L. Kleinendorst
PARTICIPANT IMPACTS FROM A PARTICIPATORY WATER MODELING WORKSHOP IN THE SONORA RIVER BASIN, MEXICO, David J. Kossak
EXPERIMENTAL SETUP AND CONTROLLER DESIGN FOR AN HCCI ENGINE, Deepak Kothari
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON SOIL MICROORGANISMS IN NORTHERN HARDWOOD FORESTS, Carley Jane Kratz
PROPERTIES OF THE PROTEROZOIC GEOMAGNETIC FIELD AND GEOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS OF PALEOMAGNETIC DATA FROM ROCKS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MIDCONTINENT RIFT, Evgeniy V. Kulakov
Assessment of Flood Risk Under Future Climate Conditions, Kaye M. LaFond
Nano-engineering of composite material via reactive mechanical alloying/milling (RMA/M), Edward Andrew Laitila
ON THE DIGITAL-POLITICAL TOPOGRAPHY OF MUSIC, Daniel William Lawrence
NEW MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM TO INCREASE ROBUSTNESS OF ELECTRODE PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOP POINT-OF-CARE HEMATOCRIT DEVICE, Hwi Yong Lee
MICROFLUIDIC ENCAPSULATION FOR SELF-HEALING MATERIAL AND INVESTIGATION OF ITS IMPACTS ON COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE, Ryan J. Lemmens
COMPARISON OF NON-HEATING PALEOINTENSITY TECHNIQUES USING BASALTS FROM LEMPTÉGY VOLCANO, FRANCE AND SYNTHETIC MAGNETITE-BEARING SAMPLES, Geoffrey A. Lerner
Synthesis and Photochemical Study of N-doped Mixed Oxide Solid Solution Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Production under Visible Light Irradiation, Taile Y. Leswifi
GENETIC VARIATION, LOCAL ADAPTATION AND POPULATION STRUCTURE IN NORTH AMERICAN RED OAK SPECIES, QUERCUS RUBRA L. AND Q. ELLIPSOIDALIS E. J. HILL, Jennifer F. Lind-Riehl
ELECTRICITY GENERATION MODELING AND PHOTOVOLTAIC FORECASTS IN CHINA, Shengan Li
A THEORETICAL STUDY OF INTERACTION OF NANOPARTICLES WITH BIOMOLECULE, Chunhui Liu
USE OF AN ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY METHOD TO DETECT AND TRACK FRACTURES IN A GELATIN MEDIUM, Evan G. Lucas
USING MOSSES TO ASSESS CONDITIONS IN NORTHERN WHITE CEDAR SWAMPS, Vaula L. M. Lukkarinen
STUDY OF REAL-TIME STOCHASTIC KNOCK DETECTION AND CONTROL FOR SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES, Wei Luo
A USE FOR LINGUISTICS IN COMPOSITION A BLENDING THEORY APPROACH TO METAPHOR IN THE WRITING CLASS, Stephen Markve
Enzyme Optimization for Lignocellulose Hydrolysis using Mechanistic Modeling, Adam S. Marlowe
EXPLORING CHANGES IN DETRITAL FLOCCULENT LAYER DYNAMICS DUE TO SHIFTS IN MACROPHYTE COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTHERN EVERGLADES, Erin Leigh McKenney
DEVELOPMENT OF AN IONIC LIQUID FERROFLUID ELECTROSPRAY SOURCE AND MODE SHAPE STUDIES OF A FERROFLUID IN A NON-UNIFORM MAGNETIC FIELD, Edmond Joseph Meyer IV