Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The Impacts Of Climate Change On Precipitation And Hydrology In The Northeastern United States, Justin Guilbert, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Leveraging the information content of process-based models using Differential Evolution and the Extended Kalman Filter, Lucas Howard, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Connecting every bit of knowledge: The Structure of Wikipedia’s first link network, Mark Ibrahim, MS, Mathematics
A Hybrid Approach to Semantic Hashtag Clustering in Social Media, Ali Javed, MS, Computer Science
A Wide Band Adaptive All Digital Phase Locked Loop With Self Jitter Measurement And Calibration, Bo Jiang, PhD, Electrical Engineering
Evolving Spatially Aggregated Features for Regional Modeling and its Application to Satellite Imagery, Sam Kriegman, MS, Statistics
Impact of ACL Injury on Patellar Cartilage Thickness, Ethan Leveillee, MS, Bioengineering
Monomial Characters of Finite Groups, John McHugh, MS, Mathematics
Smart Synthetic Biomaterials for Therapeutic Applications, Tianxin Miao, PhD, Bioengineering
A Framework For Estimating Nutrient And Sediment Loads That Leverages The Temporal Variability Embedded In Water Monitoring Data, Baxter G. Miatke, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Factors Influencing Mode Choice For Intercity Travel From Northern New England To Major Northeastern Cities, Sean Patrick Neely, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Two-Dimensional Numerical Study of Micronozzle Geometry, Jason M. Pearl, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Modeling The Spatiotemporal Dynamics Of Cells In The Lung, Joshua Jeremy Pothen, PhD, Bioengineering
The role of Uncertainty in Categorical Perception Utilizing Statistical Learning in Robots, Nathaniel V. Powell, MS, Statistics
Cascading Failure Risk Estimation and Mitigation in Power Systems, Pooya Rezaei, PhD, Electrical Engineering
Enabling Machine Science through Distributed Human Computing, Mark David Wagy, PhD, Computer Science
Quantifying Cultural Changes Through A Half-Century Of Song Lyrics And Books, Robert Bruce Woodward III, MS, Mathematics
A Genetic Programming Approach to Cost-Sensitive Control in Wireless Sensor Networks, Afsoon Yousefi Zowj, MS, Computer Science
A Drift Eliminated Attitude & Position Estimation Algorithm In 3D, Ruoyu Zhi, MS, Electrical Engineering
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Reverse Engineering the Human Brain: An Evolutionary Computation Approach to the Analysis of fMRI, Nicholas Allgaier, PhD, Mathematical Sciences
Robot Localization Obtained by Using Inertial Measurements, Computer Vision, and Wireless Ranging, William Baker, MS, Electrical Engineering
Predicting Trajectory Paths For Collision Avoidance Systems, Cesar Barrios, PhD, Electrical Engineering
Evaluation of Key Geomechanical Aspects of Shallow and Deep Geothermal Energy, Robert Alexander Caulk, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Burst Pressure Properties and Ex Vivo Analysis of Alginate-Based Hydrogels for Tissue Sealant Applications, Patrick Nelson Charron, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Characterization Of Real-World Particle Number Emissions During Re-Ignition Events From A 2010 Light-Duty Hybrid-Electric Vehicle, Matthew Beach Conger, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Direct Numerical Simulation Of Ablative Boundaries In Turbulent And Laminar Flows, Ryan Campbell Crocker, PhD, Mechanical Engineering
Numerical Simulations of Reacting Flow in an Inductively Coupled Plasma Torch, Maximilian Dougherty, PhD, Mechanical Engineering
Characterization of Fillite as a Planetary Soil Simulant in Support of Rover Mobility Assessment in High-Sinkage/High-Slip Environments, Michael Edwards, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Bayesian Filtering In Nonlinear Structural Systems With Application To Structural Health Monitoring, Kalil Erazo, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
The interaction mechanisms of a screw dislocation with a defective coherent twin boundary in copper, Qiongjiali Fang, MS, Mechanical Engineering
The Effect Of Biodiesel Blends On Particle Number Emissions From A Light Duty Diesel Engine, Tyler Samuel Feralio, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Effect Of Rainfall Events On The Thermal And Moisture Exposure Of Underground Electric Cables, Andrew Fuhrmann, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Gene expression noise in stress response as a survival strategy in fluctuating environments, Javier Garcia-Bernardo, MS, Computer Science
Statistical Analysis of High Sample Rate Time-series Data for Power System Stability Assessment, Goodarz Ghanavati, PhD, Electrical Engineering
Multi-Satellite Formation Trajectory Design with Topological Constraints over a Region of Interest using Differential Evolution, David William Hinckley, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Organic Chemical Characterization Of Primary And Secondary Biodiesel Exhaust Particulate Matter, John Kasumba, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Quantification of the Impact of Intermittent Renewable Penetration Levels on Power Grid Frequency Performance Using Dynamic Modeling, Elizabeth Ann Kirby, MS, Electrical Engineering
Experimental Investigation And Analysis Of High-Enthalpy Nitrogen Flow Over Graphite, Andrew Lutz, PhD, Mechanical Engineering
Ordering and Reordering: Using Heffter Arrays to Biembed Complete Graphs, Amelia Mattern, MS, Mathematics
Spatiotemporally Periodic Driven System with Long-Range Interactions, Owen Dale Myers, PhD, Materials Science
Aero-Thermal Characterization Of Silicon Carbide Flexible Tps Using A 30kw Icp Torch, Walten Owens, PhD, Mechanical Engineering
Exploring the Google Books Corpus: An Information-Theoretic Approach to Linguistic Evolution, Eitan Pechenick, PhD, Mathematical Sciences
Using Empirical Mode Decomposition to Study Periodicity and Trends in Extreme Precipitation, Noah Pfister, MS, Mathematics
Toward an Understanding of the Breakdown of Heat Transfer Modeling in Reciprocating Flows, Ian Pond, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Exchange Mechanisms in Macroscopic Ordered Organic Magnetic Semiconductors, Naveen Rawat, PhD, Materials Science
Teenagers' Mode Choice To And From School And Technology Use For Transportation: Analysis Of Students From Five High Schools In Vermont And California, Paola Rekalde Aizpuru, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Bioinspired Study On The Mechanical Performance Of Helicoidal Fiber Structures, Brian Ribbans, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
RuO2 Nanorods as an Electrocatalyst for Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis, Richard Smith, MS, Electrical Engineering
Geomechanical Characterization of Marcellus Shale, Rafael Villamor Lora, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Lexical mechanics: Partitions, mixtures, and context, Jake Ryland Williams, PhD, Mathematical Sciences
An embodied approach to evolving robust visual classifiers, Karol Zieba, MS, Computer Science
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Causal modeling and prediction over event streams, Saurav Acharya, PhD, Computer Science
Design And Optimization Of Uwb Antenna For Air Coupled Gpr Applications, Amr Ahmed, MS, Electrical Engineering
Meta-Analysis Of Studies Investigation Of The Effect Of Smoking Cessation On Impatience, Miriam Claire Dash, MS, Biostatistics
Segregation of Particles of Variable Size and Density in Falling Suspension Droplets, Melissa Kathleen Faletra, MS, Mechanical Engineering
An Exploratory Statistical Analysis of NASDAQ Provided Trade Data, Michael Foley, MS, Mathematics
Measurement of Fluid and Particle Transport through Narrow Passages, Christopher Ghazi, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Path Integral Quantum Monte Carlo Study of Coupling and Proximity Effects in Superfluid Helium-4, Max Graves, MS, Materials Science
Surface Gas Permeability of Porous Building Materials: Measurement, Analysis and Applications, David Klein Weibust Grover, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Numerical study of particle bed scour by vortices, Daniel S. Hagan, MS, Mechanical Engineering
An Exploratory Analysis of Twitter Keyword-Hashtag Networks and Knowledge Discovery Applications, Ahmed A. Hamed, PhD, Computer Science
Connecting Landscapes to People: Assessing the Distribution of Ecosystem Service Flows Using the SPAN Approach, Gary Wayne Johnson, PhD, Computer Science
Mechanical Optimization Of Poly(vinyl Alcohol) Cryogels To Activate Osteochondral Mechanotransduction Pathways, Meredith Ericson Koch, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Rogue Wave Solutions to Integrable System by Darboux Transformation, Xin Kou, MS, Mathematics
Analysis and Modeling of Quality Improvement on Clinical Fitness Landscapes, Narine Manukyan, PhD, Computer Science
OFDM Coupled Compressive Sensing Algorithm for Stepped Frequency Ground Penetrating Radar, Mohamed Metwally, MS, Electrical Engineering
Graph Pattern Mining Techniques to Identify Potential Model Organisms, Ahmed Ragab Nabhan, PhD, Computer Science
Nonlinear Ball Chain Waveguides For Acoustic Emission And Ultrasound Sensing Of Ablation, Stephen Herbert Pearson, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Understanding and improving microbial biofuel tolerance as a result of efflux pump expression through genetic engineering and mathematical modeling, William James Turner, MS, Mechanical Engineering
An Atomic Force Microscopy Nanoindentation Study of Size Effects in Face-Centered Cubic Metal and Bimetallic Nanowires, Erin Leigh Wood, PhD, Mechanical Engineering
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Development and Characterization of Microfabricated Device for Real-Time Measurement of the Size and Number of Airborne Ultrafine Particles, Terence Barrett, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Multiobjective Design and Innovization of Robust Stormwater Management Plans, Karim Chichakly, PhD, Computer Science
Synthetic Feedback Loop for Increasing Microbial Biofuel Production Using a Biosensor, Mary Harrison, MS, Biomedical Engineering
Analysis of Stochastic Methods for Predicting Particle Dispersion in Turbulent Flows, Kyle Sala, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Investigation of Subsonic and Supersonic Flow Characteristics of an Inductively Coupled Plasma Facility, Silas Smith, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Statistical Analysis of Wind Data and Modeling Regulating Reserves, William Buchanan, MS, Electrical Engineering
Numerical Study of Disperse Monopropellant Microslug Formation at a Cross Junction, Ryan McDevit, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Deconvolving Maps of Intra-Cardiac Elecrical Potential, Keryn Palmer, MS, Biomedical Engineering
Electromagnetic Precursors in Complex Layered Media, Christopher Palombini, PhD, Electrical Engineering
Computational and Experimental Studies of Catalytic Decomposition of H2O2 Monopropellant in MEMS-based Micropropulsion Systems, Stephen Widdis, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Mechanical Behavior of Atomically Thin Graphene Sheets Using Atomic Force Microscopy Nanoindentation, Evan Malina, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Improved Methods for Cluster Identification and Visualization, Narine Manukyan, MS, Computer Science
Assessing Uncertainty Associated with Groundwater and Watershed Problems Using Fuzzy Mathematics and Generalized Regression Neural Networks, Bree R. Mathon, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Applications of Acoustic Techniques to Targeting Drug Delivery and Dust Removal Relevant to NASA Projects, Di Chen, PhD, Materials Science
Investigation of Contaminant Transport in Tidally-Influenced Aquifers: Experiment and Analysis, Hua Chen, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
A Complex Network Approach to Analyzing the Structure and Dynamics of Power Grids, J. Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez, MS, Electrical Engineering
Lung Impedance Measurements Using Tracked Breathing, Daphtary Nirav, MS, Biomedical Engineering
Characterization of Porous Building Materials for Agent Transport Predictions Using Artificial Neural Networks, Cabot Savidge, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
A Bound Vortex Surface Impingement Method for Adhered Dust Particle Removal, Nicholas Vachon, MS, Mechanical Engineering
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Characterization of Unsaturated Soils Using Acoustic Techniques, Lindsay George, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Pilot-Scale Constructed Wetlands Combined with Phosphorus Removing Slag Filters for Treating Dairy Wastewater, Martin Lee, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Interaction Topologies and Information Flow, Joshua Payne, PhD, Computer Science
Popescu's Conjecture in Multiquadratic Extensions, Jason Price, PhD, Mathematics
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Footprint Modeling and Connectivity Analysis for Wireless Sensor Networks, Changfei Chen, MS, Electrical Engineering
Modeling Recruitment/Derecruitment, Massa Christopher, MS, Biomedical Engineering
In Situ Measurement and Emulation of Severe Mulitipath Environments, Stephen DiStasi, MS, Electrical Engineering
The Bias Dependence of CMOS 1/F Noise Statistics, its Modeling and Impact on RF Circuits, Mete Erturk, PhD, Electrical Engineering
Laser Copper Plasma X-Ray Source Debris Characterization, David Hurley, MS, Mechanical Engineering
An Exploration Into Two Combinatorial Problems, Susan Janiszewski, MS, Mathematics
Effects of Compression Loading, Injury, and Age on Intervertebral Disc Mechanics, Biology and Metabolism Using Large Animal Organ and Cell Culture Systems, Casey Korecki, PhD, Mechanical Engineering