Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2021
PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS AND THEIR EFFECT ON ICE CLOUD FORMATION, Nurun Nahar Lata
HIGHLY EFFICIENT AND STABLE NI-BASED CATALYSTS FOR DRY REFORMING OF METHANE, Meijia Li
Prediction of coincident peak days in electricity system: a case study for classification on imbalanced data, Jinxiang Liu
Deterministic and statistical methods for inverse problems with partial data, Yanfang Liu
Assembling Dietary Access: Digital Rhetorics of Food as Tactical Technical Communication, Emma Lozon
A METHODOLOGY FOR THE CREATION OF VOLCANIC GAS HAZARD MAPS USING SATELLITE-DERIVED SULFUR DIOXIDE, Sanna J. Mairet
INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF ONLINE HUMAN COLLABORATION IN EXPLANATION OF AI SYSTEMS, Tauseef Ibne Mamun
Phase field fracture modeling for chemically strengthened glass and Machine Learning for Reaction-- diffusion equations, Revanth Mattey
EFFECTS OF MICROPOROUS STRUCTURE ON THE ENZYMATIC CONVERSION OF BIOMASS USING A MULTISCALE MODEL, Saketh Merugu
BASE-LABILE PROTECTING GROUPS FOR STEPWISE PEG SYNTHESIS, Logan D. Mikesell
DETERMINATION OF MOLECULAR MARKERS OF VACCINIUM BERRY STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIALS THROUGH DIFFERENTIAL ANALYSIS WITH ULTRAHIGH RESOLUTION LC/MS, Abby Mikolitis
ROLE OF ETA PHASE EVOLUTION ON CREEP PROPERTIES OF NICKEL BASE SUPERALLOYS USED IN ADVANCED ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION PLANTS, Ninad Mohale
THERMOMECHANICAL MECHANISMS THAT CAUSE ADHESION OF ALUMINUM HIGH PRESSURE DIE CASTINGS TO THE DIE, Alex Monroe
PREDICTORS OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: THE ROLES OF SELF-COMPASSION, COPING, MENTAL TOUGHNESS, GRIT, AND SELF-REPORTED STRESSORS ON PHYSICS FINAL EXAM PERFORMANCE, Darnishia L. Morris
Structural Analysis and Interpretation of Deformation Along the Keweenaw Fault System West of Lake Gratiot, Keweenaw County, Michigan, Sophie A. Mueller
Reverse Engineering of Short Circuit Analyses, Anurag Nagpure
ORIGIN AND DISTRIBUTION OF DIFFUSE SOIL CO2 GAS EMISSIONS ACROSS TURRIALBA AND IRAZÚ VOLCANOES, COSTA RICA, Katie Nelson
DENITRIFICATION AND NITROGEN FIXATION COMMONLY CO-OCCUR BUT RATES VARY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS, Kevin Nevorski
COBALT, MOLYBDENUM, AND NICKEL COMPLEXES, NATURAL ZEOLITES, EPOXIDATION, AND FREE RADICAL REACTIONS, Nicholas K. Newberry
Atomistic continuum simulations for nano-indentation and compression of multi-layer graphene, Ashwini Nikumbh
Open-Source TIG-Based Metal 3D-Printing, Shane Oberloier
Specifically Adsorbed Ions in Hematite Flotation, Natalia Parra Alvarez
The Social Dimensions of a Technological Innovation: Agrivoltaics in the U.S., Alexis S. Pascaris
DEFORMATION MANIFOLD LEARNING MODEL FOR MULTI WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES, Shashank S. Pathrudkar
Metagenomic Identification and Classification of the Mercury-Methylating Gene hgcA in Response to Water Table and Plant Functional Group Manipulations in Peat Soil, Madeline Peterson
COMPARING SCOOP3D AND GIS-TISSA MODELS FOR SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS IN IDUKKI, KERALA, INDIA, Stepan Pikul
THE INFLUENCE OF DECREASED AMBIENT LIGHTING ON REACTIVE BALANCE MECHANISMS IN YOUNG ADULTS, Jessica Pitts
HYDROLOGIC INVESTIGATION OF THE CHIWAUKEE PRAIRIE (WISCONSIN) RESTORATION, Nick Potter
WHEN DARKNESS DESCENDS: A NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF MATERNAL RESILIENCE FOLLOWING HURRICANE MARIA, Sara Potter
Development of a Method to Model an Enclosed, Coaxial Carbon Nanotube Speaker with Experimental Validation, Suraj Prabhu
An Exploration of the Practice of Engineering as Experienced Through the Capstone Course, Mary Raber
To Examine the Effects of Exercise & Instructional Based Interventions on Executive Functioning, Motor Learning & Emotional Intelligence Abilities Among Older Adults, Lavanya Rajesh Kumar
SEISMOTECTONIC INTERPRETATION OF AN EXPANSIVE SET OF EARTHQUAKE FOCAL MECHANISMS FROM FIRST MOTIONS AND AMPLITUDE RATIOS ON THE YELLOWSTONE PLATEAU, Cristhian Salas Pazmiño
THE APPLICATION OF LEAKY WAVE ANTENNAS FOR MEDICAL HYPERTHERMIA TREATMENT AND BEAMFORMER IN FMCW AUTOMOTIVE RADAR SYSTEMS, Masoud Sarabi
CONTROLS ON AUTOTROPHIC RESPIRATION, HETEROTROPHIC RESPIRATION, AND DECOMPOSITION IN NORTHERN FORESTED RIVERS, Renn Schipper
TOWARDS SYSTEMS ON CLOTH: THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURING, AND VALIDATION OF OPEN-SOURCE EMBROIDERED RESISTORS, Somerset Schrock
Impacts of forest tax programs on property tax rates in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin, Elsa Schwartz
IMPROVING THE TEMPORAL ACCURACY OF TURBULENCE MODELS AND RESOLVING THE IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES OF FLUID FLOW MODELING, Kyle J. Schwiebert
REGIONAL IMPACTS OF INVASIVE SPECIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE ON BLACK ASH WETLANDS, Joseph Shannon
Anaerobic Reductive Bioleaching of Manganese Ores, Neha Sharma
ACTIVATION SCAVENGING OF AEROSOL : EFFECT OF TURBULENCE AND AEROSOL-COMPOSITION, Abu Sayeed Md Shawon
The Motivation To Volunteer: Understanding Volunteer Motivation at United States Industrial Heritage Museums and Organizations, Cooper Sheldon
FUNCTIONAL GENETIC APPROACHES TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE FOR THE ROLE OF TOOLKIT GENES IN THE EVOLUTION OF COMPLEX COLOR PATTERNS IN DROSOPHILA GUTTIFERA, Mujeeb Olushola Shittu
Volcan de Fuego: A Machine Learning Approach in Understanding the Eruptive Cycles Using Precursory Tilt Signals, Kay Sivaraj
TUNING LONGITUDINAL BANDGAPS USING COMPLIANT BISTABLE METASTRUCTURAL DESIGNS, Akshay Soma
A Resolution of Grain Boundary Strengthening Mechanisms by Nanoindentation Induced Local Mechanical Response, Prasad Pramod Soman
Autonomous Vehicle Obstacle Avoidance Maneuvers: Analytical and Experimental Development of Friction Surface Dependent Path Planning and Control, Nathan D. Spike
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN OXIDATION CATALYST FOR A SPARK IGNITED TWO STROKE SNOWMOBILE ENGINE, Noah Squires
THE EFFECT OF NUTRITION ON LONGEVITY AND FERTILITY IN DIVERSE DROSOPHILA: A TOR-MEDIATED PROCESS, Tessa E. Steenwinkel
IMPACT OF HEMODYNAMIC VORTEX SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL CHARACTERISTICS ON ANALYSIS OF INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSMS, Kevin W. Sunderland
Advancement of full-vector variable-temperature magnetometry for rock-magnetic and paleointensity applications, Leonid Surovitskii
APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING FOR PERMAFROST MONITORING IN ALASKA, Iuliia V. Tcibulnikova
Evening And Overnight Cardiovascular and Arterial Stiffness Responses To Simulated Binge Drinking, Grant Thivierge
Modeling and Numerical Simulations Of The Michigan Tech Convection Cloud Chamber, Subin Thomas
ANALYZING VARIATION IN DISPERSOID FORMATION IN ALUMINUM ALLOYS BY MINOR CHANGES IN HOMOGENIZATION TEMPERATURE, Brendan Treanore
INVESTIGATING REDOX CHEMISTRY OF GRAPHITE, IRON OXIDE & IRON SURFACES, Mikhail Trought
ELUCIDATING PEATLAND DISTURBANCE ECOLOGY AND CARBON DYNAMICS THROUGH THE LENS OF SOIL USING INFRARED SPECTROMETRY, Dominic Uhelski
Hydrodynamics of Vibrating Perforated Plates, Muhammad Usman
CARBON CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION, Sriram Valluri
ANALYTICAL ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT COMPLEXITY: A GUIDE TO MANAGING PROJECTS THROUGH REDUCTION OF COMPLEXITY, Christopher VanArsdale
REGENERATION PATTERNS IN SILVICULTURAL OPENINGS OF WESTERN GREAT LAKES NORTHERN HARDWOOD FORESTS 15-24 YEARS POST-HARVEST, Matthew S. VanderMolen
GAS AND HEAT FLUXES DURING MULTIPLE EFFUSIVE ERUPTIONS OF PITON DE LA FOURNAISE (RÉUNION) AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR MAGMATIC PROCESSES, Pauline Verdurme
Integer Partitions Under Certain Finiteness Conditions, Tim Wagner
CHINESE WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, Hua Wang
HIGH PERFORMANCE SPECTRAL METHODS FOR GRAPH-BASED MACHINE LEARNING, Yongyu Wang
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEAR-INFRARED FLUORESCENT PROBES FOR SENSING pH, HYPOXIA AND PEROXYNITRITE, Shulin Wan
ACTIVE GRAVITY OFFLOADING SYSTEM WITH INFRARED TRACKING FOR ROVER TESTING, Travis Wavrunek
Novel Methods in Computational Imaging with Applications in Remote Sensing, Adam Webb
NOVEL NEW MODELING PROCEDURE FOR INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY WITH NONLINEAR CONNECTIONS, Steven Whitican
TORREFACTION OF MIXED SOLID WASTE, Zhuo Xu
Efficient Modeling of Random Sampling-Based LRU Cache, Junyao Yang
Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Using Mineral Processing Methods, Ruiting Zhan
HIGH INJECTION PRESSURE IMPINGING DIESEL SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS AND SUBSEQUENT SOOT FORMATION IN REACTING CONDITIONS, Zhihao Zhao
ELECTRICAL POWER TAKE-OFF SYSTEM DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR POINT ABSORBER WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER, Xiang Zhou
DISCRETE ELEMENT SIMULATION OF ASPHALT MIXTURE FROM MODELING TO APPLICATION, Xiaodong Zhou
Theses/Dissertations/Reports from 2020
Life History Variation in Migratory Salmonid Populations, Christopher Adams
INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF EXPLANATION ON REPAIRING TRUST IN AI DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS FOR RE-DIAGNOSIS, Lamia Alam
DYNAMIC TESTING: AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH TO DEFECT IDENTIFICATION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED PARTS, Aimee Allen
MULTISCALE MODELING OF CARBON FIBERS/GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETS/EPOXY HYBRID COMPOSITES FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS, Hashim Al Mahmud
EFFECT OF COBALT IN THIN WALL DUCTILE IRON AND SOLID SOLUTION STRENGTHENED FERRITIC DUCTILE IRON, Alejandra I. Almanza
LIPEMIA LEVELS ANALYSIS FROM HUMAN BLOOD SAMPLES, Zainab Ibrahim Alshoug
INNOVATIVE SUSTAINABLE WOOD PRESERVATIVES FROM PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY BYPRODUCT, Raisa Carmen Andeme Ela
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS FOR SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF BIOGAS AND BIO-CH4 PRODUCTION FROM FOOD WASTE AND DAIRY MANURE MIXTURES IN THE US, Sharath Kumar Ankathi
Dynamic Dependency Collapsing, Görkem Aşılıoğlu
Sub-Sampled Matrix Approximations, Joy Azzam
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CREATE WINDFALL OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT OF MIXED NORTHERN HARDWOODS, Elizabeth Montgomery Barnes
3D PRINTING OF IRON OXIDE INCORPORATED POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE SOFT MAGNETIC ACTUATOR, Rasoul Bayaniahangar
EXPLORING SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY OF FRUCTOSE TRANSPORTERS EN ROUTE TO GLUT SPECIFIC PROBES FOR BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS, Vagarshak Vigenovich Begoyan
TECHNO-ECONOMIC AND LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF INNOVATIVE ROUTES TO CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, Kaled Bentaher
The Stained Glass of Knowledge: On Understanding Novice Mental Models of Computing, Briana Christina Bettin
LIFE CYCLE INFORMATION MODELS WITH PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS TO FACILITATE THE USE OF LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT OUTCOMES IN PAVEMENT DESIGN DECISION-MAKING, Chaitanya Ganesh Bhat