Dissertations from 2017
Investigating the Role of Induced Acinar Specific Transcription Factors in Pancreatic Tumor Cells and their Target Gene Effects on Tumorgenic Development, Brad L. Jakubison
Development of Biosensor Materials for Sensitive Detection of Viral RNA and Foodborne Pathogen, Seon-Ah Jin
Investigating the Conversations that Occur During Undergraduate Research Experiences: A Case Study, Sara L. Johnson
Developing and Testing A K-12 Engineering Epistemic Frame to Uncover Engineering in the Interactions of a High School Summer Session, Tamecia Raishuan Jones
Household Decision Making Under Stress: Three Essays on Agricultural Production in Southern Africa, Anna Leigh Josephson
Exploring Transformative Learning Pedagogies to Teach Human-Centered Design: A Collaborative Action Research Approach, Cole Hatfield Joslyn
Multifaceted Inorganic Chemistry: Metal Oxide Materials for Use in Oxidation Catalysis & the Synthesis and Photophysics of Macrocyclic Transition Metal-Alkynyl Complexes, Eileen Caroline Judkins
Storage, Adverse Selection, and Buffer Stock Releases in Benin's Rural Maize Markets, Kadjo Didier Kadjo
Investigating the crystallization propensity of structurally similar organic molecules from amorphous state, Arjun Kalra
A Study of Singularities in Drops and Bubbles Under the Influence of Non- Newtonian Surface and Bulk Rheology, Pritish M. Kamat
Cyclic Nano-indentation Investigation of Plasticity in Case Hardened Bearing Steels, Thomas Kanaby
Experimental Study on an Unsteady Pressure Gain Combustion Hypergolic Rocket Engine Concept, Brandon K. Kan
Equalization Techniques for CMOS Optical Receivers with Integrated Silicon Photodiode, Bong Chan Kim
Battery Management Systems for Firefighting Robots Using Simulation Modeling, Jeongwan Kim
Hyperspectral image reconstruction from RGB data and its biomedical applications, Tae Hoon Kim
Reciprocal Relationships between Parental Psychological Aggression and Adolescent Behavioral Problems, Yoonyoung Kwak
Exploring the genomic basis of traits relevant to evolution and ecology of chestnuts (Castanea) using high-throughput DNA sequencing and bioinformatics., Nicholas R. LaBonte
Design of Microstructured Conducting Polymer Films for Enhanced Trace Explosives Detection, Jennifer S. Laster
Imaging cholesterol metabolism and trafficking by stimulated Raman scattering microscopy, Hyeon Jeong Lee
Probabilistic-Based Modeling of Human Perceptual-Motor Behaviors with Application to Wheelchair Targeting Locomotion, Chih-Wei Li
Remote Sensing of Soil moisture with Signals of Opportunity (SoOp), Yao-Cheng Lin
Global Optimization of Large-Scale Complex Nonlinear Systems: Algorithms and Applications, Jianfeng Liu
Hydrophobic Hydration and Aggregation in Aqueous Solutions, Joshua A. Long
Engineering steep transistors towards ultra low supply voltage, Pengyu Long
Radical Manifest Destiny: Mapping Power over Urban Green Space in the Age of Protest, 1968-1988, Kera N. Lovell
Energy Reduction Techniques to Increase Battery Life for Electronic Sensor Nodes, John K. Lynch
Investigation of pore formation in lipid bilayer by antimicrobial peptides, Yuan Lyu
Data Classification for L-Diversity, Koray Mancuhan
Exploring the Relationship between Childhood Maltreatment and Adolescent Substance Use: Mediating Effects of Family and Peer Relationships, Alexandra C. Marin
An investigation of the neural circuitry of cued alcohol behaviors in P and Wistar rats., Aqilah Maryam McCane
Layout Evaluation by Simulation Protocol for Identifying Potential Inefficiencies Created by Medical Building Configuration, Timothy Brian McClure
WaveTDA: Bayesian Statistics, Wavelets and Topological Data Analysis to title Assess Statistical Shape, Patrick S. Medina
From replication to assembly, a thesis on the fate of the alphavirus RNA genome during infection, Adriano Mendes
Exploiting Science: Enhancing the Safety Training of Pilots to Reduce the Risk of Bird Strikes, Flavio A.C. Mendonca
It was a Time of Confusion: Managing Uncertainty in a New, Competency-based Polytechnic Program, Kurtis D. Miller
Geophysical Signatures of Fracture Mechanisms, Anahita Modiriasari
Measurement of Airport Operations Using a Low-Cost Transponder Data Receiver and Collection Unit, John H. Mott
Teachers' Perceptions of the Impact of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy on the Student Learning Outcomes of African American Male Students., Dennisha M. Murff
Experimental Demonstration of Engineered Dipole-Dipole Interactions in Nanophotonic Environments, Ward D. Newman
Development of a Direct-Contact Triculture Model of the Human Blood Brain Barrier and Potential Applications as a Preclinical Drug Screening Tool, Aimable Ngendahimana
Structure-Based Design and Synthesis of Novel Inhibitors of HIV-1 Protease and Beta-Site Amyloid Precursor Protein Cleaving Enzyme 1, Heather L. Osswald
Effect of Feed Additive Enzymes on Growth Performance and Immunological Response in Growing Pigs and Poultry, Emily R. Otto-Tice
The Effects of Air-Cooled Blast Furnace SLAG (ACBFS) Aggregate on the Chemistry of Pore Solution and the Interfacial Transition Zone, Parth Panchmatia
Biophysics of DNA based Nanosystems Probed by Optical Nanoscopy, Jing Pan
Carbon Taxes, Forest Carbon Sequestration, Climate Induced Land Yield Changes, and their Interactions, Luis Moisés Peña-Lévano
Process Intensification through Spherical Crystallization: Novel Experimental and Modeling Approaches, Ramon Peña
Mechanisms Regulating DNA Methyltransferases, Christopher James Petell
Quality by Design in Twin Screw Granulation, Shankali U. Pradhan
Active Learning for Designing Detectors for Infrequently Occurring Objects in Wide-Area Satellite Imagery, Tanmay Prakash
Engineering Novel 3D Tumor-Stroma Models to Bridge the Gap Between Preclinical Drug Development and Human Clinical Outcomes, Theodore J. Puls
ERP system post-implementation success factors in a higher education institution., Lin Qian
Anisotropic electron-electron interactions in topological insulators, Marius A. Radu
Laser-assisted processing of multilayer films for inexpensive and flexible biomedical microsystems, Rahim Rahimi
Electrochemical Synthesis of Thin Films for Use as Water and Biofuel Electrocatalysts, Morrisa Regis
Bone Manganese as a Potential Biomarker of Cumulative Manganese Exposure and Predictor of Neurological Decline, Danielle A. Rolle-McFarland
Novel Strategies for the Multi-Level, Online Optimization and Control of Batch Operations Under Uncertainty, Francesco Rossi
A general probabilistic framework combining experiments and simulations to identify the small crack driving force, Andrea Rovinelli
Infinite Free Resolutions and Blowup Algebras, Alessio Sammartano
Generalized Plot Matrices, Automatic Cognostics, and Efficient Data Exploration, Barret Schloerke
Micromechanics Based Failure Analysis of Heterogeneous Materials, Hamsasew M. Sertse
Using Gifted Student Perceptions of Motivational Techniques to Inform Teacher Reflection, Kristen K. Seward
New Multi-Harmonic Techniques for Sensing Tip-Sample Interactions and Nanomechanical Material Property Mapping in Dynamic Atomic Force Microscopy, Nurul Huda Shaik
Prone to Drone: Unmanned Aircraft Systems' Effects on Public Support for the Use of Military Force, William Shelby
A Closer Look: How High School Principals' Perceptions About Teacher Mindset Impact Instructional Coaching, Heather T. Short
Scalable Redundant Proxy Execution for Low-Latency Web Over Cellular Networks, Ashiwan Sivakumar
A Closer Look: How Middle School Principals' Perceptions About Teacher Mindset Impact Instructional Coaching, Jayson P. Snyder
Epoxide Bonded Phases for Chromatography and Immunoprecipitation, Nicholas J. Sortedahl
Automated Patch Point Placement Capability For Hybrid Trajectory Targeting, Christopher M. Spreen
Experimental Study of High-Pressure Rotating Detonation Combustion in Rocket Environments, David P. Stechmann
An Assessment of the Subseasonal Predictability of Severe Thunderstorm title Environments and Activity using the Climate Forecast System Version 2, Adam J. Stepanek
Capturing CSR Words and CSR Actions: The Constructive and Constitutive Potential of Employee Communication in Corporate Social Responsibility, Neva Štumberger
Two Mathematics Teachers' Personal Practical Knowledge: Experiences Making Curriculum within the 3D Inquiry Space, Elizabeth Suazo Flores
Advancing Microsimulation for Operationa, Economic and Safety Analysis of Transportation Facilities-the Case of Diamond Interchanges, Most Afia Sultana
Coherent Radiation in Atomic Systems, Robert Tyler Sutherland
Fundamental studies of the Silicon Carbide MOS interface, Steven Swandono
The Political Economy of Tobacco in the Seventeenth Century English Atlantic, Ruth Savidge Turpin
Global Optimization Approach to the Labeling of Airborne Lidar Point Clouds, Serkan Ural
Computational and theoretical study of the physical constraints on chemotaxis, Julien Varennes
Skeletal Biomechanics and Response to Mechanical Load: A Comparative Approach in the Mouse and Chukar Partridge, Kari A. Verner
Electrophysiological, Behavioral, and Histological Assessment of the Thalamocortical Network as a Stimulation Target for Central Auditory Neuroprostheses, Ryan Scott Verner
Associative learning of the generalist predator Podisus maculiventris to herbivore- induced plant volatiles, Ulianova Vidal-Gómez
From Crypt Depths to Carbon Dioxide Equivalents: Characterizing the Interactions between Swine Nutrition, Health and the Environment, Caitlin Vonderohe
Autonomous Guidance Strategy for Spacecraft Formations and Reconfiguration Maneuvers, Theodore P. Wahl
Investigations of Material Response to Fatigue Phenomena in Contacting Bodies, Aditya Walvekar
Modulation of BCR Signaling by the Induced Dimerization of Receptor- Associated SYK, Mark L. Westbroek
Investigation of Interaction Between Peptide and Lipid Bilayer by Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Ning Xiang
Roles of Time Perception and Expected Action Effects in Selecting Delayed Outcomes from Description and Experience, Aiping Xiong
Clustering and Segmentation with Application in Document Image Processing, Haitao Xue
Optimization, Control and Operation Strategies for Distributed Energy Systems, Jie Xue
Towards High Performance Two Dimensional Transistors: Doping, Contacts, and Gate Dielectric, Lingming Yang
Augmented Matrix Solvers for Dynamic Linear Systems of Equations, Yu Hong Yeung
A New Transduction Mechanism for Detecting Biological Radiation Damage using Metabolic Response of Yeast as a Surrogate Marker, Chang Keun Yoon
Designing Hand-Driven Input with Novel Sensing Techniques for Natural Interactions in Tangible and Soft Interfaces, Sang Ho Yoon