251. Design of Arduino Instrumentation for a Thermal Management Testbed Open Access Author: Glunt, Jonah Title: Design of Arduino Instrumentation for a Thermal Management Testbed Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: ArduinoMATLABSimulinkInstrumentationTestbedThermal ManagementData acquisitionControls File: Download Jonah_Glunt_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Herschel C Pangborn, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
252. Analyzing Head Impact Data and Visualization of Brain Strain Through Removal of Rigid Body Motion Open Access Author: Brown, Bennett Title: Analyzing Head Impact Data and Visualization of Brain Strain Through Removal of Rigid Body Motion Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: BrainConcussionStrain File: Download Thesis__Bennett_Brown__final_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Reuben H Kraft, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
253. Exploring Pathways to Decarbonize Existing Power Plant Technology Open Access Author: Sagi, Nishant Varma Title: Exploring Pathways to Decarbonize Existing Power Plant Technology Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Hydrogen Production – PEM ElectrolyzerGas Turbine Computational ModelsPenn State East Campus Steam Plant Decarbonization Study File: Download NishantSagi_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis SupervisorAnne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor
254. Determination of deployable transducer array dimensions for treating ocular melanomas Open Access Author: Moore, Nicholas Title: Determination of deployable transducer array dimensions for treating ocular melanomas Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Ultrasoundtransducer arrayHIFUMiura-OriOcular Melanomas File: Download Moore_Nicholas_THESISFINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ryan L Harne, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
255. Parameterization, simulation and analysis of electrode-level physics-based battery model Open Access Author: Wojnar, Sara Title: Parameterization, simulation and analysis of electrode-level physics-based battery model Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Li-ionelectrode-levelbattery modelmachine learningaging prediction File: Download Sara_Wojnar_Thesis___final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Satadru Dey, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
256. Visualization of Metal Flow Situation in a 3D Geometry using an Analog Fluid, with Applications in Engineering Education Open Access Author: Sim, Jay Title: Visualization of Metal Flow Situation in a 3D Geometry using an Analog Fluid, with Applications in Engineering Education Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Metal CastingEngineering EducationMetal AnalogCasting Defect File: Download Jay_Sim_SHC_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis SupervisorAnne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor
257. Brain Impact Analysis from Overpressure Sources Through Machine Learning Based on Explosion Simulations and Wearable Blast Gauges Open Access Author: Mackay, Jackson Title: Brain Impact Analysis from Overpressure Sources Through Machine Learning Based on Explosion Simulations and Wearable Blast Gauges Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: OverpressureMachine LearningBlast simulationssoldierpressure gaugelinear regressionridge regressionkeras regressionwarfare scenarios File: Download Thesis_Final_Submission_-_Jackson_Mackay.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Reuben H Kraft, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
258. Revealing Principles of Adaptive Flight Control in Insects using a Virtual Reality Flight Simulator Open Access Author: Jaworski, Eric Title: Revealing Principles of Adaptive Flight Control in Insects using a Virtual Reality Flight Simulator Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: FlightAdaptive ControlDrosophila File: Download Eric_Jaworski_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jean-Michel Mongeau, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
259. Design of a Laboratory Turbulence Tank for the Investigation of Bio-filmed Microplastics Open Access Author: Morales, Luna Title: Design of a Laboratory Turbulence Tank for the Investigation of Bio-filmed Microplastics Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: synthetic jetturbulencemicroplasticsParticle Image Velocimetrydesignactuator File: Download LunaMorales_Final_Thesis_220330_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
260. Development of a Dual Extrusion 3D Printer and Demonstration of the Printer Functionality Using Pancake Mixture-Based Slurry Open Access Author: Gardner, Nathan Title: Development of a Dual Extrusion 3D Printer and Demonstration of the Printer Functionality Using Pancake Mixture-Based Slurry Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Additive Manufacturing3D PrintingPaste ExtrusionPancake MixSlurry PrintingDIWDirect Ink Writing File: Download Gardner_Nathan_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Amrita Basak, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
261. Novel Computer Modeling Approach for Total Knee Replacements Open Access Author: Mannarino, Anthony Raymond Title: Novel Computer Modeling Approach for Total Knee Replacements Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: BiomechanicsComputational ModelMATLABTotal Knee Replacement (TKR)Knee Mechanics File: Download Mannarino_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Stephen Piazza, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
262. Flight Stabilization Under External Perturbation in a Hovering Calliope Hummingbird Open Access Author: Rothermel, Ethan Title: Flight Stabilization Under External Perturbation in a Hovering Calliope Hummingbird Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: HummingbirdsFlight StabilizationFlight KinematicsMicro-air-vehicles File: Download Ethan_Rothermel_Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Bo Cheng, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
263. Characterization of Magnetoactive Elastomers as Actuators of Bi-stable Composites Open Access Author: Iatesta, Ethan Title: Characterization of Magnetoactive Elastomers as Actuators of Bi-stable Composites Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: BistableLaminateCompositemagnetoactiveelastomerMAEActuationResponsiveArchitecturefacadeActive MaterialMagnetic File: Download Iatesta_Final_Thesis_Submission.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors AdvisorJose Pinto Duarte, Thesis Supervisor
264. The use of lattice structures in creating additively manufactured rib fracture implants Open Access Author: Gabriele, Christine Title: The use of lattice structures in creating additively manufactured rib fracture implants Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: BCC latticerib fracture fixationbending testingporosity File: Download Thesis_Christine_Gabriele_Final__1_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
265. Testing of Electroluminescent Cooling with Light Extraction Open Access Author: Raut, Aryan Abhijit Title: Testing of Electroluminescent Cooling with Light Extraction Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: ElectroluminiscentCoolingDiodeLEDTestingLight Extraction File: Download Raut_AryanAbhijit_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Linxiao Zhu, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
266. Comparative Analysis of Engineering and Humanities Writers Employing Eye-Tracking Methods Open Access Author: Fowler, Katherine Title: Comparative Analysis of Engineering and Humanities Writers Employing Eye-Tracking Methods Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Eye-trackingGraduate EngineeringEngineering EducationEngineering WritingWriting Cognition File: Download Fowler_Katherine_Comparative_Analysis_of_Engineering_and_Humanities_Writers_Employing_Eye_Tracking_Methods.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Catherine G P Berdanier, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
267. An Analysis of Lumbar Muscle Load Distribution with and without the Presence of the Multifidus Muscle Open Access Author: Esparragoza, Daniel Title: An Analysis of Lumbar Muscle Load Distribution with and without the Presence of the Multifidus Muscle Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Lumbar MovementSpinal StabilityMultifidus MuscleLumbar MusclesOpenSim File: Download Daniel_Esparragoza_Official_Honors_Thesis1.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors AdvisorAnne Elizabeth Martin, Faculty Reader
268. Feedback Control for Selective Laser Ablation Process Open Access Author: Linkowski, Asher Title: Feedback Control for Selective Laser Ablation Process Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: LaserAblationLaser AblationRoboticsPhotographyLabVIEW File: Download Feedback_Control_For_Selective_Laser_Ablation_Process_Asher_Linkowski.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Stephen W Brown, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors AdvisorEdward William Reutzel, Faculty Reader
269. Defect Identification and Classification of Cellular Glass Open Access Author: Burlovic, Benjamin Title: Defect Identification and Classification of Cellular Glass Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Non Destructive TestingNeural NetworksImage ClassificationMachine Learning File: Download Burlovic_Benjamin_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ryan L Harne, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor
270. Impact of Printing Process on Part Quality in Additive Manufacturing Open Access Author: De Kunder, Ella Title: Impact of Printing Process on Part Quality in Additive Manufacturing Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Additive ManufacturingFDMSLASpur Gear File: Download DeKunder_Thesis_Official.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Amrita Basak, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor
271. The Impact of Visual and Multi-Sensory Haptic Cues on Motion Accuracy Open Access Author: Deitrick, Quinn Title: The Impact of Visual and Multi-Sensory Haptic Cues on Motion Accuracy Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: hapticswearablesmotion accuracyfeedback modality interplay File: Download Quinn_Deitrick_Schreyer_Honors_College_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Katie Fitzsimons, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor
272. Direct Ink Writing of Ethyl Cellulose and Its Composites Open Access Author: Reinert, Tyler Title: Direct Ink Writing of Ethyl Cellulose and Its Composites Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Ethyl CelluloseBiopolymer3D printingbiopolymer printingadditive manufacturingEC File: Download Reinert_Tyler_Schreyer_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors AdvisorAmrita Basak, Thesis Supervisor
273. An Investigation into Complex Systems of Magnetic Particles Exposed to External Fields Open Access Author: Zola, James Title: An Investigation into Complex Systems of Magnetic Particles Exposed to External Fields Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: active particlesmagnetsneuromorphic materialscomplex systemsemergent behavior File: Download SchreyerSeniorThesis_JamesZola.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Paris R Vonlockette, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor
274. Dealing With Loss: How Do Designers' Resilience and Perceptions of Scarcity Affect Perceptions of Design Performance Open Access Author: Sibley, Grace Title: Dealing With Loss: How Do Designers' Resilience and Perceptions of Scarcity Affect Perceptions of Design Performance Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Engineering DesignResilienceResource ScarcityDesign Performance File: Download GraceSibley_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor
275. An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Flow Conditioners in Reducing Turbulent Kinetic Energy in Pulsatile Pipe Flow Open Access Author: Rheinstadter, Justin Title: An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Flow Conditioners in Reducing Turbulent Kinetic Energy in Pulsatile Pipe Flow Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: flow conditioneretoiletube bundlelawsturbulenceturbulent kinetic energy File: Download THESIS-RHEINSTADTER.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Melissa Brindise, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor
276. Development of a Scaled Experimental Testbed for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Open Access Author: Dunford, Carly Title: Development of a Scaled Experimental Testbed for Hybrid Electric Aircraft Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: TestbedMATLABSimulinkSolidWorksHybrid Electric Aircraft File: Download Dunford_Carly_Experimental_Testbed.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Herschel C Pangborn, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor
277. Correlating Local and Global Tensile Deformation Behavior of AlSi10Mg Specimens Fabricated Via Laser Powder Bed Fusion Open Access Author: Fronk, Caleb Title: Correlating Local and Global Tensile Deformation Behavior of AlSi10Mg Specimens Fabricated Via Laser Powder Bed Fusion Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Additive ManufacturingStrain GaugesLaser Powder Bed FusionDamage DetectionStrain File: Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Amrita Basak, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
278. Investigation of the Printability and Curing of Barium Titanate Composites with Direct Ink Writing Open Access Author: Karekatte, Rishabh Title: Investigation of the Printability and Curing of Barium Titanate Composites with Direct Ink Writing Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Barium Titanate3D PrintingDirect Ink WritingPolymer-Ceramic CompositesCeramicsPolymersPrintabilityCurability File: Download Karekatte_Rishabh_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors AdvisorAmrita Basak, Thesis SupervisorAmira Barhoumi Meddeb, Thesis Supervisor
279. Off-Road Autonomous Path Following in an Instrumented Small-Scale Test Vehicle Open Access Author: De Lattre, Micah Title: Off-Road Autonomous Path Following in an Instrumented Small-Scale Test Vehicle Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Path-followingautonomous vehicleoff-roadSimulink File: Download UndergradHonorsThesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Sean N Brennan, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
280. Rupture Risk for Intercranial Aneurysms with Varying Inflow Conditions Open Access Author: Lawler, Evan Title: Rupture Risk for Intercranial Aneurysms with Varying Inflow Conditions Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: particle tracking velocimetryPTVAneurysmHemodynamicsFluids File: Download Lawler_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Melissa Brindise, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor
281. Investigating Patterns of Undergraduate Engineering Writing Efficacy and Career Trajectories Open Access Author: Walp, Adriana Title: Investigating Patterns of Undergraduate Engineering Writing Efficacy and Career Trajectories Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Undergraduate EngineeringEngineering EducationWriting EfficacyWriting ApprehensionWritingCareer File: Download AVW5568_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Catherine G P Berdanier, Thesis SupervisorDaniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
282. Film Cooling Effectiveness on a Turbine Vane in Transonic Conditions Open Access Author: Gayoso, Isabella Title: Film Cooling Effectiveness on a Turbine Vane in Transonic Conditions Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Film coolingTurbine VaneOverall Film EffectivenessTransonicHigh-speed Cascade File: Download Film_Cooling_Effectiveness_on_a_Turbine_Vane_in_Transonic_Conditions.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Stephen P Lynch, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor
283. Real-time Implementation of Lithium Cell Thermal Diagnostic Algorithms in dSpace Open Access Author: Frain, Theodore Title: Real-time Implementation of Lithium Cell Thermal Diagnostic Algorithms in dSpace Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Lithium-ion BatterydSPACEFault Detection File: Download Theodore_Frain_Thesis_2023.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Satadru Dey, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor
284. Battery-Electric Vehicle Refrigerated Transport Open Access Author: Kabi, Krish Title: Battery-Electric Vehicle Refrigerated Transport Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Refrigerated transportBattery Electric Vehicle (BEV)opportunity chargingcold supply chainenvironmental impactsustainable solutionsmileage rangecharging infrastructureoperational efficiency. File: Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Bo Cheng, Thesis SupervisorBo Cheng, Thesis Honors AdvisorAlexander S Rattner, Faculty Reader
285. Tensile Behavior of Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Lattices as Infill for Additively Manufactured Polylactic Acid Open Access Author: Campbell, Jaron Title: Tensile Behavior of Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Lattices as Infill for Additively Manufactured Polylactic Acid Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Additive Manufacturing3D PrintingInfillTPMSTriply Periodic Minimal SurfaceFused Filament FabricationAnisotropyTensile File: Download Campbell_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Amrita Basak, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor
286. Optimal Design of Additively Manufactured Fin Topology for a Two-Phase Flow Channel Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Luu, Anthony Title: Optimal Design of Additively Manufactured Fin Topology for a Two-Phase Flow Channel Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: finstopologyoptimizationheat transfergenetic algorithmtwo-phase flowmulti-objective optimizationadditive manufacturingmechanical engineering File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Matthew J Rau, Thesis SupervisorAnne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors AdvisorMary I Frecker, Thesis Supervisor
287. The Effect of Airline Seat Dimensions on Comfort Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Pagan, Luke Title: The Effect of Airline Seat Dimensions on Comfort Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: airplaneanthropometrycomfortacceptabilitydesign File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Matt Parkinson, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor
288. Characterization and Analysis of Al-Li Composite Solid Fuel Compositions Synthesized Through Field Assisted Sintering Technology (FAST) for Hypersonic Applications Restricted Author: Luttringer, Sam Title: Characterization and Analysis of Al-Li Composite Solid Fuel Compositions Synthesized Through Field Assisted Sintering Technology (FAST) for Hypersonic Applications Area of Honors: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Field Assisted Sintering TechnologyFASTHypersonicRamjetScramjet File: No files available due to restrictions. Thesis Supervisors: Douglas Edward Wolfe, Thesis SupervisorMargaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors AdvisorMd Amanul Haque, Faculty Reader