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Graduate School Dissertations and Theses

Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Add a Dash of Rhetoric, a Pinch of Technical Communication, a Handful of Pedagogy, and Mix Well: Cookbooks and Recipes as Instructional Texts, and What Domestic Texts from 1870 to 1935 Can Teach Us About Technical Communication, Casey J. Rudkin

Structural and surface property characterization of titanium dioxide nanotubes for orthopedic implants, Tolou Shokuhfar

Syntheses and characterization of monomeric Mo(VI) complexes with bidentate phosphine oxide ligands and dimeric and tetrameric Mo(V) clusters with benzoic acid and phosphinic acid derivatives, containing MoO₂, Mo₂O₂(μ-O)₂ and Mo₄O₄(μ₃-O)₄, Soumyashree Sreehari

Development of a wireless platform to generate nitric oxide for implanted biomedical devices, Michael A. Starrett

Investigation into the impact of grain boundaries, film interface, and crystallographic orientation on the ionic conductivity of thin film gadolinium-doped ceria, Matthew M. Swanson

Estimation of vertical groundwater fluxes into a streambed through continuous temperature profile monitoring and the relationship of groundwater fluxes to coaster brook trout spawning habitat , Matthew Van Grinsven

Multi-node TOA-DOA cooperative LOS-NLOS localization : enabling high accuracy and reliability, Zhonghai Wang

Use of hydroclimatic forecasts for improved water management in central Texas , Wenge Wei

Hamilton decompositions of 6-regular abelian Cayley graphs, Erik E. Westlund

Bacteriorhodopsin protein hybrids for chemical and biological sensing, Eric Michael Winder

Patch selection by wintering white-tailed deer : consequences for eastern hemlock regeneration at local and landscape scales, Jill Christine Witt

Golden-winged Warbler habitat model validation for northern Wisconsin and central Minnesota, Alexandra E. Wrobel

Parametric combustion modeling for ethanol-gasoline fuelled spark ignition engines, Yeliana

Risk analysis of light-frame wood construction due to multiple hazards , Yue-Jun Yin

Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Development of room temperature operating single electron transistor using FIB etching and deposition technology, Manoranjan Acharya

Federal and state policy influence on woody biomass utilization, Susan Balint

EPA's Council for Regulatory Environmental Modeling : a case study of science policy implementation , Genevieve M. Borg

Integration of room temperature single electron transistor with CMOS subsystem, Daw Don Cheam

Decentralized or centralized production : impacts to the environment, industry, and the economy, Abigail R. Clarke-Sather

Winning coal at 78° North : mining, contingency and the Chaîne Opératoire in old Longyear City, Seth C. DePasqual

SO₂ emissions at Volcan de Colima, 2003-2007, Ellen Engberg

Electron transport in E x B devices, Emily C. Fossum

Analysis and performance of a UPC implementation of a parallel longest common subsequence algorithm, Bryan M. Franklin

Nitrogen removal and sustainability of vertical flow constructed wetlands for small scale wastewater treatment, Valerie J. Fuchs

Development of specifications for the superpave simple performance tests, Shu Wei Goh

Micro-fabrication of bio-MEMS based force sensor to measure the force response of living cells, Varun Gouthaman

Optimization of ethanol production by yeasts from lignocellulosic feedstocks, Stephanie Lee Groves

Estimation of the flammability zone boundaries with thermodynamic and empirical equations, Travis Joseph Hansen

Arctic network builders : the Arctic Coal Company's operations on Spitsbergen and its relationship with the environment, Cameron C. Hartnell

Quantifying the ecological benefits of lakeshore restoration in northern Wisconsin, Daniel E. Haskell

The influence of concurrent disturbances on plant community dynamics in northern hemlock-hardwood forests, Stacie A. Holmes

Proteins in silico-modeling and sampling, Parimal Kar

Effects of conifer sawdust, hardwood sawdust, and peat on soil properties and a barefoot conifer seedling development, Paul J. Koll

Arrangement of gene pairs, retrotransposon insertions, and regulation of gene expression in plants, Nicholas D. Krom

Boreal forest fire impacts on lower troposphere carbon monoxide and ozone levels at the regional to hemispheric scales, Kateryna Lapina

International teachers in the American classroom : deposing the myth of monolingualism, Jodi G. Lehman

Effects of pediatric adiposity on heart rate variability, Angela K. Lucas

Capacity optimization of a prestressed concrete railroad tie, Russell H. Lutch

Determining the role of environmental factors and disturbance in the distribution of reed canary grass within wetlands, Kathryn M. Marlor

Water and sanitation accessibility and the health of rural Ugandans, Jonathan E. Mellor

Payone : incentive for epidemic protocol-based anonymity system, Sowmya S. Moily

Reflection, refraction, and rejection : copper smelting heritage and the execution of environmental policy, Bode J. Morin

Fabrication of nanoparticles by short-distance sputter deposition, Min Nie

Molecular interaction between perthiolated [beta]-cyclodextrin (CD) and the guests molecules adamantaneacetic acid (AD) and ferroceneacetic acid (FC); and the effect of the interaction on the electron transition of CD anchored particles, Ming Ning

United States certificate programs in technical communication : a feminist-sophistic investigation, Jim Nugent

Long-Range Pollution Transport: Trans-Atlantic Mechanisms and Lagrangian Modeling Methods, Robert Christopher Owen

Controlling electronic and magnetic properties of ultra narrow multilayered nanowires, Puspamitra Panigrahi

Not your mother's Latinas : film representations for a new millennium, Jeannie Ann Patrick

An investigation of phenolic glycoside and condensed tannin homeostasis in Populus by salicyl alcohol feeding to cell cultures and by transgenic manipulation of the sucrose transporter, PTSUT4, in planta, Raja Sekhar Payyaula

Pulse polarization radar for determining spatial and material information about a target in orbit, Nicholas D. Peterson

Accelerometer based measurements of combustion in an automotive turbocharged diesel engine, Christopher J. Polonowski

Detection and landing behavior of emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis, at low population density, Melissa J. Porter

Development of measurement and modeling techniques to quantify atmospheric deposition of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals in the Great Lakes, Mark D. Rowe

Modeling contaminant behavior in Lake Superior : a comparison of PCBs, PBDEs, and mercury , Mark D. Rowe

Community managed rural water supply systems in the Dominican Republic : assessment of sustainability of systems built by the National Institute of Potable Water and Peace Corps, Dominican Republic , Ryan W. Schweitzer

Hall-effect thruster-cathode coupling : the effect of cathode position and magnetic field topology, Jason D. Sommerville

Charge induced enhancement of adsorption for hydrogen storage materials, Xiang Sun

Identifying indicators of sustainable development using the global sustainability quadrant approach , Andres B. Tarte

Immobilizing bacteriorhodopsin on a single electron transistor, Karl A. Walczak

Estimation of the degree of polarization through computational sensing, Wei Wang

Regulation of woody plant development by gibberellin catabolic and signaling genes, Christine Zawaski

Metal-oxide film and photonic structures for integrated device applications, Ziyou Zhou

Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

Comparison of common dredging equipment air emissions , Mark J. Anderson P.E.

Photolithography based patterning of bacteriorhodopsin films, Christopher M. Anton

Towards greater accuracy in individual-tree mortality regression, Clara Antón Fernández

Digital processing and data compilation approach for using remotely sensed imagery to identify geological lineaments in hard-rock terrains : an application for groundwater explorations in Nicaragua , Jill N. Bruning

Planning and adaptation measures for urban slum communities in West Africa : stochastic rainfall modeling applied to domestic rainwater harvesting and climate change adaptation, Joshua R. Cowden

Erupted magma volume estimates at Santiaguito and Pacaya Volcanoes, Guatemala using digital elevation models , Kelly S. Durst

The effect of demand, tank parameters, and pumping stations on energy use in municipal drinking water distribution systems, Santosh Raj Ghimire

Quantum dot / optical protein bio-nano hybrid system biosensing, Mark H. Griep

Manual pumping test method for characterizing the productivity of drilled wells equipped with rope pumps, Essa L. Gross

Bislug flow in circular and noncircular channels and the role of interface stretching on energy dissipation, Joseph E. Hernandez

Fabrication and characterization of room temperature operating single electron transistors using focused ion beam technologies, Prasanjit Santosh Karre

Development of a direct evaporation bismuth Hall thruster, Dean Richard Massey

High cycle fatigue of AA6082 and AA6063 aluminum extrusions , Nicholas E. Nanninga

Financial decision making about found oil and gas in Ghana : real options vs. traditional methods, Isaac Owusu-Ansah

Critical evaluation of diameter increment modelling in the Great Lakes region, Bharat Pokharel

Early season ozone uptake is important for determining ozone tolerance in two trembling aspen clones, Lisa Jean Rouse

Studies of spatial clustering of inertial particles in turbulence, Ewe Wei Saw

Electronic properties of zig-zag carbon nanotubes : a first-principles study, Pavan Kumar Valavala

Multiscale constitutive modeling of polymer materials, Pavan Kumar Valavala

Land use/cover change using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems : Pic Macaya National Park, Haiti, Jessie A. Vital

Genetic association studies under the population stratification, family pedigree and application to genome-wide association studies, Zhan Ye

Adaptive control of sinusoidal brushless DC motor actuators, Liangtao Zhu

Reports/Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

Hydrologic monitoring of an integrated low impact development (LID) underdrained stormwater management system , Nancy-Jeanne Bachmann

In-situ measurement and characterization of cloud particles using digital in-line holography, Jacob P. Fugal

Non-intrusive pressure measurement in microchannels, Derek Fultz

Development of a high performance parallel computing platform and its use in the study of nanostructures : clusters, sheets and tubes ., S. Gowtham

Game-theoretic view on intermediated exchange, Thomas Grassl

Evolution of the Southern Kenya Rift from Miocene to present with a focus on the Magadi area, Alexandria L. Guth

Regulation issues and prediction of natural estrogen loads for wastewater treatment plants, Michelle E. Jarvie

Effect of segmented anodes on the performance and plume of a hall thruster, Alexander W. Kieckhafer

Invitational rhetoric : alternative rhetorical strategy for transformation of perception and use of energy in the residential built environment from the Keweenaw to Kerala, Merle Niemi Kindred

First-principles studies of boron nanostructures, Kah Chun Lau

Risk assessment for invasive exotic plants using multi-criteria risk models, Lindsey Marie Shartell

Paleoenvironmental reconstructions from cave sediments of the Moravian Karst, Czech Republic / by Pavel Sroubek., Pavel Sroubek

Analysis of atmospheric transport and the effects of seasonal and interannual transport variability on measurements made at the Pico Mountain observatory, Jessica Marie Strane

A Joint data rate - error rate analysis in correlated space-time-wireless channels, Hui Tong

Localized annealing of polysilicon microstructures by inductively heated ferromagnetic films, Melissa L. Trombley

Nitrogen Oxides in the North Atlantic Troposphere: Impacts of Boreal Wildfire and Anthropogenic Emissions, Maria Val Martin