Theses from 2026
Real time temperature measurement of weld nugget during friction stir welding operation using ultrasonic thermometry, Daniel Tyler Aiken
Design and characterization of a low-power bulk-driven two-stage OTA in 65nm, 90nm, and 130nm CMOS technologies for 0.4V-0.6V biomedical applications, Raihan Khan Akash
Modeling and identification of thermal interactions in lithium-ion battery modules, Saima Alam
Mapping cave vulnerability and priority areas for biospeleological conservation, C. Lael Anderson
Embedding compression for dense retrieval : a controlled comparison of post-hoc, training-time, and stacked methods, Sajil Awale
Transformation of public Earth datasets for 3D narrative visualization of disaster events, Connor Bleisch
Heat transfer and friction factors of millimeter-scale channels with surface roughness within AM HR-1 alloy material, Zachary Blowers
INFLEX : A scalable framework for malware analysis, correlation, and steganography detection, Luke Bower
System-level analysis and experimental testing of a rotating detonation rocket engine with water electrolysis propellants, Justin M. Byers
Characterization of krypton ion sputtering of spacecraft materials using electric propulsion, Ethan Cummins
The impact of stereotype threat and grit on the experience of imposter syndrome, Lindsey C. Davis
Pod security misconfigurations in the cloud : a comparative study of exploitability in EKS and AKS, Kiran Dawadi
Impact of oxidative stress on MAPK signaling in human pancreatic ductal cell line, Alexis Fink
Modeling and characterization of pond and fresh ash leaching in citric acid, Christina Fleming
Mitigating reconstruction loss in neural compression for downstream tasks using weight-decomposed low-rank adaptation, Ashish Gautam
Exploring interpenetrating networks derived from compostable polymers in separations, Hailey Holshouser
Drift aware continual finetuning of encoder-only text classifiers under temporal distribution shift, Simran KC
What correctness and faithfulness cannot tell you : counterfactual behavioral diagnosis of RAG systems, Saif Raza Khan
Experimental characterization of gas-injected bubble dynamics in various fluids and injector arrays for centrifugal nuclear propulsion applications, Julia Kondrat'yev
Cuts & cages, Hannah Lansdell-Lussi
Observations of internal boundary layers and near-surface wind estimation during the landfalls of Hurricanes Ida (2021), Zeta (2020), and Laura (2020), Zebulon W. Leffler
Modelling novel planar nozzle geometries for a z-pinch fusion propulsion system, Stephanie Manasterski
Surya: Foundation model for the sun, Kshitiz Mandal
The influence of defendant mental illness characteristics on prosecutorial decision making, Claire Elise Martin
Identification and analysis of transverse cirrus bands in tropical cyclones using a U-Net model, John Mark Mayhall
Performance comparison of a 25 mm rotating detonation rocket engine using multi-ring injection, Nathan C. Mead
Optical turbulence estimation from numerical weather prediction models: methods and error analysis, Richard Minor
Intercomparison of remote sensing methods for calculating Cn² profiles, Isaiah Joseph Montgomery
A complex systems integration analysis approach, Tamia Neal
Spatially-distributed IMU array navigation : virtual IMU and federated approaches with applications to uncrewed aerial systems, Jackson Neese
Agentic framework for storage cost optimization for AWS, Shrey Niraula
The impact of pre-trial attitudes and educational jury instructions : juror decision-making in mens rea cases involving mental illness, Victoria E. O'Connell
Analysis of surrogate models at multiple levels for neural acceleration of HPC applications, Bibek Panthi
Average heat flux measurements in a 25 mm rotating detonation rocket engine, Yash Patel
Methods for inter-sensor radiometric harmonization of PlanetScope SuperDove constellation, Biraj Bikram Pathak
Heat transfer and friction factor characteristics of millimeter-scale channels within additively manufactured HR-1 alloy material, Connor Porthouse
Interactions of compound angle film cooling arrangements on a transonic turbine blade tip with correlated characteristics, Daniel Prado
Impacts of vertical wind shear and coastal friction on the pre-landfall rapid intensification of Hurricane Nicholas (2021), Ethan O. Prunty
Metadata extraction from satellite data using small language models, Ram Sharan Rimal
Evaluating drivers' response to dynamic message signs using real-time traffic data, Sidnie Ross
NANDWorks : a low-cost testbed for interfacing ONFI-compatible NAND flash memory devices, Mark Scheidker
Urban effects on cloud formation, boundary layer circulation, and rainfall over Miami, Aaron A. Serre
Down the rabbit hole : a journey of writing and liberation, McKenzie Sharp
Thermal performance comparisons of shaped and cylindrical film cooling holes on the upper pressure side of a transonic turbine blade tip, Harrison Smith
High strain rate behavior of soft polymeric materials : polymer-bonded explosive simulants and polyimide aerogels, Benjamin Jeffrey Solomon
Deep joint source-channel coding for semantic-aware adaptive wireless image transmission, Sudipto Das Suvro
Effects of energetic state on male mating preferences in Poeciliid fishes with differing mating strategies, Katherine E. Taylor
Application of a scale-resolving turbulence model to supersonic retropropulsion flows in Earth and Martian atmospheres, Rebecca Thompson
The impacts of land use land cover change and urbanization on precipitation in the Kentucky–Ohio River Valley, Madison Wallner
Influences of charge structure and storm microphysics on the relationship between optical and VHF lightning observations, Kaitlyn Wheeler
Theses from 2025
A comparative study of classical and deep feature learning methods for prediction of user request patterns for cloud resources, Swaroopa Ammenadka
Development of a constitutive model free method to determine full-field stresses based upon fundamental physics principles, Joel David Barnes
Generation of true random numbers with actively stabilized, low dimensional chaos, Aidan Barton
A study on the nocturnal evolution during PERiLS 2023 IOP3’s supercells to QLCS development, Meredith Bean
A deep learning multi-channel framework for indoor image retrieval, Vidhi M. Bhatia
Effects of Band-K reordering on sparse tensor formats for parallel architectures, Shae Nicolas Bolt
Liposomes as a platform for CD40 ligand presentation for the purpose of feeder-free B cell activation, Sydney Bone
Utilization of artificial intelligence to predict surface energy budget, Joseph Bonucchi
Sidelobe reductions in linear and circular phased array antennas based on hybrid synthesis techniques, Eli C. Brothers
Comparing role differences among systems architects, systems designers, and systems engineers, Kelly X. Campo
Near-field analysis of horn antennas for electromagnetic compatibility testing, Landon Riley Carroll
Simplified soil-based approach for maximum pressure prediction in horizontal directional drilling operations, India Clark
Determination of material deformation at truly constant strain rates utilizing full-field stress and strain measurements, Derryk Lee Daignault
Application of machine learning to predict ultrasound wave propagation in biphasic fluid–solid media, Jahnavi Dandamudi
Improving satellite needs working group assessment process through automation and process consolidation, Raj Dangol
Exploration of various in-space fuels with differing characteristic timescales for small-scale rotating detonation rocket engines, Raj Tejas Dave
Subterranean drought classification and ecological risk in karst systems, Shaelyn Deal
Modifying the L-tryptophan affinity of the ribosomal arrest peptide TnaC, Alexis Orlando Delgado Castillo
Deep learning time series prediction strategies for efficiently emulating Noah Land Surface Model soil moisture dynamics, Mitchell T. Dodson
Performance comparison of variable center body configurations for a 25 mm rotating detonation rocket engine, Kaito Jonathan Durkee
Factors affecting freshwater fish communities in two North Alabama counties, Joshua Fitts
Bloomer, August Floyd
Why believe an unreliable jailhouse informant? : the role of prosecutorial vouching in juror decision-making, Libbi A. Geoghagan
Evaluation of strain-rate sensitivity of 3K70PW/INF114 woven fiber-reinforced composite material, Elias James Gerstein
Particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements of flow characteristics of an unsteady oblique shock wave train, Andrew Girgis
Analyzing code generation by AI models: an ANOVA-based study of quality, consistency, and composite ranking, Rajavi Gontiya
The effects of color, framing, and system certainty information on human-machine teaming, Bryanna S. Hamblin
Experimental evaluation of recent theoretical real-time signal higher-order sliding mode differentiators on noisy sensors, Jessica Hamer
170 Years of San Francisco Sea Level Pressure, Brendan Heaven
Sensor fusion for enhancing motion capture : integrating optical and inertial motion capture systems, Hailey Hicks
Analysis of interbacterial competition amongst lactobacilli isolated from the human urinary tract, Kaylie Hintze
Investigation into floral structure traits in Miscanthus, Wren Jenkins
Characterizing features of Escherichia coli UTI89 inhibition by urinary Lactobacillus gasseri 5006-2, Layla Marie Jeries
Sliding mode control design using generalized relative degree approach : aerospace application, Robert J. Jesionowski
AI enabled scrabble scoring system : design and implementation, Aditya Narayan Jha
Evaluating sequential inference via Poisson and change-point frameworks, Samuel Johnson
Multiscale finite element analysis of cylindrical jellyroll based energy storage devices, Wesley James Knee
Design, development, and analysis of a pulsed power system using a thyristor to fire a coaxial plasma gun, Neil P. Laya
In situ diagnosis of internal short circuit caused thermal runaway, Madeline Liu
Efficient lossless compression of malaria infected image datasets using vision transformers and deep autoencoders, Md Firoz Mahmud
Average heat flux measurements in an additively manufactured rotating detonation rocket engine calorimeter, Matthew Aaron Maybee
An evaluation of the IDM car-following model : simulation and a dynamical systems perspective, Trevor McClain
Chaos-based thumbnail-preserving image encryption, Sara Mog
Multi-factor mathematical optimization for healthcare referral and facility placement, Mitchell Moody