Dissertations from 2024
Unveiling the mechanisms of bromate formation and NOM treatment in drinking water via plasmon-enhanced catalytic ozonation, Amir Ahmadi Zahrani
A framework for identifying transit deserts in rural areas with demand-response transit services, Agnes L. Barnwell
Microstructure control through the use of gas tungsten arc welding based additive manufacturing, Benjamin M. Beeker
Nuclear fission rovers for Martian exploration, Alexander Constantine Bendoyro
Development of a continuum damage constitutive model and simulation for brittle materials in space infrastructure application, Luis Eduardo Deganis
Characterization of size effects in additively manufactured GRCop-42 and their influence on mechanical response, Gabriel Demeneghi
Context-aware machine learning for low-burden brain-computer interfaces, T. Warren de Wit
Shocks and cold fronts in merging galaxy clusters, Purva Diwanji
Design, modeling, and experimental realization of tunable Fabry-Perot nanocavities for broadband and narrow-band applications, Kirtankumar Pravin Dixit
Online learning for adaptive control : stable learning and control for aerospace and robotics, Jacob G. Elkins
Thermal processing of Al-Zn-Cu-Mg-Zr laser powder bed fusion material for increased ductility, Jeffrey S. Gaddes
The zero forcing number of graphs with prescribed girth, Paige Gant
An empirical study of the relationship between automation and aircrew accident performance in high performance aircraft operating in the U.S. naval shipboard, Richard Matthew Gensley
Understanding battery degradation and failure with impedance and imaging techniques, Megan F. Gober
Benefits of quadratically tapered flexures for MEMS resonators and gyroscopes, Brian Grantham
Adaptive discrete time sliding mode control for n-th order flapping-wing micro air vehicles with unknown parameters, Joshua Hill
The structural basis of inflammation : computational characterization of molecular mechanisms, Sara W. Jackson
Nonlinear dynamics of acoustic fluctuations in one-dimensional ducts with and without unsteady combustion, Swarnalatha Kathalagiri Vasantha kumar
Mitigation of inflammation in early post-traumatic osteoarthritis through low-intensity ultrasound, Shahid Khan
Enabling outer planet exploration : performance and feasibility of nuclear thermal propulsion for rendezvous missions, Saroj Kumar
A computational investigation of firebrand dispersion and deposition in areas with cubic structures, Aditya Prakash Mankame
A new, intuitive method for the design and analysis of multi-pass cavities, Adam S. Mansor
Quantitative characterization of non-bonded interactions in proteins affecting human health and disease, Maher Mansur
How the extraction of free ligands from nanoparticle dispersions affects their Langmuir films, Jimmie Mitchell
Application of a new scale-resolving turbulence model to supersonic retropropulsion flows with chemistry, Gabriel C. Nastac
Transition-aged youth perspectives on social media use behaviors and mental health: a qualitative study, Lauren L. Niles
Modeling on-demand meal delivery with multi-modal couriers: considering both certain and uncertain orders, Zohre Noormohamadzade
The role of surface processes in modulating land-sea breeze circulation : an observational and numerical modeling study in Java, Georgios Priftis
Developing geopolymer-based adsorptive materials for nutrient removal from agricultural runoff and drainage, Gabrielle Jacquelle Savoir
A large-sample X-ray absorption line analysis in search of the missing baryons in the hot WHIM, David Spence
Exploring the impact of ionizing radiation on security and reliability in modern semiconductor memories, Umeshwarnath Surendranathan
Liner implosion of magneto-inertial fusion plasmas across the periodic table, Brian Dale Taylor
Simulation of atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharges at low driving frequencies, Shanti K. Thagunna
Experimental investigation of steady and unsteady effects of a circulation control wing with spanwise segmented blowing, Tulasi Ram Vechalapu
Assembly and analysis of space biofilm-forming bacterial model organisms towards the treatment of water system biofilms, Yo-Ann Vélez Justiniano
Land-atmosphere interactions over cities : urban effects on tree canopy temperature and local cloud patterns, Thuy Trang Vo
Analysis of a magnetically enhanced microwave powered split-ring resonator plasma source for micropropulsion, Andrew Walsten
Evaluating the susceptibility of the LEW.1WR1 rat to glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, and MASLD : is FAT10 the key?, Quiana Claudette Wilkerson Vidal
Dissertations from 2023
Molecular interactions in engineering: peptide-driven T Cell activation and accelerated drug discovery applications, Armin Ahmadi
Airborne passive microwave geophysical retrievals and applications in assessing environmental and aerosol impacts on maritime convection, Corey G. Amiot
Analytical and computational study of linear and nonlinear acoustics in quasi-1-D and 2-D gaseous and biphasic media, Sattik Basu
Extending machine learning of cyberattack strategies with continuous transition rates, Edwin Michael Bearss
Speleogenomics of cave life in North America, Joseph B. Benito
Design and synthesis of earth abundant transition metal catalysts for selective oxidation of light alkanes and olefins, Muntaseer Bunian
Self-powered sensor systems for space applications, Saininad Chandrakant Naik
Modeling and simulation of cyberattacks to aid systems security engineers and cyber-physical designs to aid systems engineers, Christopher Daniel Colvett
Eye tracking technologies to analyze and visualize the behavior of secure coders, Daniel Kyle Davis
Spectral and radiometric calibration and atmospheric modeling for sounding rockets, Nicolas Gene Donders
Analysis of cryptic variation affecting splicing in early-onset Mendelian disease, Stephanie A. Felker
Community-based early dementia advance care planning in the United States, Christine Noelle Flaherty
Gamma-ray mission and instrumentation design for CubeSats, Jared E. Fuchs
Understanding the sequence specificity of ribosome arresting peptides, Heather Nicole Gentle
Propagation of Laguerre-Gaussian laser beams through heat-induced optical turbulence, Samantha Jo Gregory
Microphysical examination of electrified snowfall events using GOES ABI/GLM and NU-WRF, Sebastian S. Harkema
Measurements of terrestrial gamma-ray flashes, gamma-ray glows, and a direct lightning strike from eight flights of the High Energy Lightning Emission Network (HELEN), Christopher Helmerich
Identification of satellite observed lightning and precipitation markers throughout tropical cyclone evolution, Lena V. Heuscher
An empirical evaluation of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program framework using applicant data, Jonathan B. Hill
Exploring reliability issues in non-volatile memories using numerical simulation, Sijay Huang
Interaction between autonomous vehicles and other road users : a simulation study, Irtiza Rafid Khan
An assessment of actual evapotranspiration and soil moisture functions based on local-scale data in Alabama, Lisa Lugo Kuzy
Bioimpedance-based real-time wearable physiological monitoring, Robert Joseph Mathews
Exploring moral distress among nurse leaders, Preston H. Miller
Improving undergraduate student engagement in STEM through bioinformatics research, Michele C. Morris
Bayesian methods for time-delay interferometry in space-based detection of gravitational waves, Jessica Page
The influence of irrigation on Great Plains diurnal circulations and boundary layer convective rolls, Christopher E. Phillips
Shallow subsurface seismic velocity and event location at the Apollo 17 landing site, Deanna Phillips
Modeling freely flying insects using a strongly coupled high fidelity numerical framework, Jeremy A. Pohly
Fermi-GBM : the 10 year spectral catalog and exploring physically-motivated models to fit gamma-ray burst spectra, Suraj Poolakkil
A comprehensive study of deep learning frameworks for UAVs-centric land remote sensing data analysis applications, Bishwas Praveen
Design of secure, low-power Internet of Medical Things with precise time synchronization, Steven C. Puckett
Reliable and energy-efficient 3D NAND flash storage system design using run-time device and system interaction, Md Raquibuzzaman
Novel approaches to the analysis of gene regulation data, Brian S. Roberts
Semantic deduplication of redundant and non-conformant data in temporal domains, Jon C. Rogers
Model-free control methods for gait and standing push recovery in bipedal humanoid robots, Jerry Sweafford Jr.
Joint sonar and communication (SonComm) system using solvable chaos, Tamseel Mahmood Syed
Energy transfer from fluid to kinetic scales in the solar wind, Michael Terres
Atmospheric new particle formation in biogenic and urban environments, Lee Tiszenkel
Application of machine learning techniques for traffic state estimation, pattern recognition, and crash detection, Muhammad Usama
Modeling energetic particle acceleration by dynamic small-scale flux ropes in the inner heliosphere, Keaton Thomas Van Eck
Hyperinsulinemic LEW.1WR1 rats develop insulin resistance and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, Madushika M. Wimalarathne
Regulation of rare genetic variation in human disease, Carter Wright
A high-speed simulation and cybersecurity regression testing platform for industrial control systems, Shelton Wright
Ultrafast photoelectron transportation in GaAs and GaAs-based devices, Rui Zhou
Dissertations from 2022
Exploring the utility of geostationary satellite observations in air quality studies, Peiyang Cheng
Reuse considerations for successful complex systems integration, Logan Grumbach
Constraining intrinsic properties of gamma-ray bursts from core-collapse supernovae and neutron star mergers, Rachel Hamburg
Accuracy improvement of dynamic sensors measured input reconstruction using sliding mode observers, Rajesh Rayala Jayasheelareddy
Development of aerospace sliding mode control toolbox : relative degree approach with resource prospector lander and launch vehicle case studies, Sai Susheel Praneeth Kode
The case for alternate media requirement expressions in systems engineering, Jason Kolligs
A metal-cutting-inspired analytical framework for predicting operating parameters in friction stir welding, Benjamin Robert Lund
Selecting and composing cyberattack component models, Katia P. Maxwell
Adaptive element spacing synthesis technique in phased array antennas, Tanzeela Mitha
Adaptive sliding mode control of small satellites in formation for distributed beamforming applications, Mason Earl Nixon
The universality of solubility divergence effects in multicomponent liquid mixtures, Pauline R. Norris
Nanomaterials in theranostics : therapeutics and diagnosis against infectious diseases, Unnatiben S. Patel