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2. Conductivity and Permeability of Ion Conductive Membranes for Copper Chloride Electrolysis

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Open Access
Author:
Kandt, Arwen Ruth
Title:
Conductivity and Permeability of Ion Conductive Membranes for Copper Chloride Electrolysis
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
electrolysis
membranes
nafion
electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
conductivity
permeability
File:
Download Kandt_Arwen_ConductivityAndPermeabilityOfMembranes.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Serguei Lvov, Thesis Supervisor
Serguei Lvov, Thesis Supervisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Honors Advisor

3. Implantable Microelectronic Devices for Measuring In vivo Corrosion Rates

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Open Access
Author:
Bimber, Beth Anna
Title:
Implantable Microelectronic Devices for Measuring In vivo Corrosion Rates
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
corrosion
magnesium
microelectronic device
implant
File:
Download Bimber_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Barbara A. Shaw, Thesis Supervisor
Barbara A. Shaw, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Charles E. Bakis, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader
Elizabeth Sikora, Faculty Reader

4. A COMPARISON OF MEASUREMENT AND SIMULATION TECHNIQUES FOR FINDING REVERBERATION TIME AT DIVERSE LOCATIONS IN A PERFORMANCE VENUE

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Open Access
Author:
Russo, Benjamin Marc
Title:
A COMPARISON OF MEASUREMENT AND SIMULATION TECHNIQUES FOR FINDING REVERBERATION TIME AT DIVERSE LOCATIONS IN A PERFORMANCE VENUE
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
reverberation time
acoustics
architectural acoustics
File:
Download Undergraduate_Thesis_Ben_Russo.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
D Christopher Barber, Thesis Supervisor
D Christopher Barber, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

6. DESIGNING AND ANALYZING THE TURBOCHARGING OF A HYDROGEN-FUELED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IN A HYBRID VEHICLE

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Open Access
Author:
Klodowski, Daniel
Title:
DESIGNING AND ANALYZING THE TURBOCHARGING OF A HYDROGEN-FUELED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IN A HYBRID VEHICLE
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
hydrogen fuel
internal combustion engine
engine analysis
File:
Download Schreyer_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Supervisor
Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

8. ASSESSMENT OF SURFACE DAMAGE OF SILICON UNDER LASER PROCESSING FOR USE IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

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Open Access
Author:
Heinrichs, Holly E
Title:
ASSESSMENT OF SURFACE DAMAGE OF SILICON UNDER LASER PROCESSING FOR USE IN PHOTOVOLTAICS
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Laser Processing
Photovoltaics
Silicon
Schottky barrier height modifications
File:
Download ASD_Honors_Copy.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
S Ashok, Thesis Supervisor
S Ashok, Thesis Supervisor
Jun Huang, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

9. Attenuation Measurements In Concrete By Means Of Rayleigh Surface Waves

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Open Access
Author:
Howells, Jonathan Eugene
Title:
Attenuation Measurements In Concrete By Means Of Rayleigh Surface Waves
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Rayleigh
Attenuation
Ultrasonic
Concrete
File:
Download Jonathan_Howells_Final_Thesis_Schreyer_Revision.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Thesis Supervisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Charles E. Bakis, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

10. Magnesium Alloys for use in Bioabsorbable Cardiac Stents

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Open Access
Author:
Van Pelt, Jacqueline Gale
Title:
Magnesium Alloys for use in Bioabsorbable Cardiac Stents
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Magnesium alloys
bioabsorbable
cardiac stents
electron vapor deposition
AZ
corrosion
File:
Download Van_Pelt_Thesis_FINAL_30Nov09_rev3.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Barbara A. Shaw, Thesis Supervisor
Barbara A. Shaw, Thesis Supervisor
Christine Masters, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

11. DEVELOPMENT OF A USER INTERFACE IN MATLAB TO ASSIST PRECISION ULTRASONIC THICKNESS MAPPING

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Open Access
Author:
Woolridge, Jillian J
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF A USER INTERFACE IN MATLAB TO ASSIST PRECISION ULTRASONIC THICKNESS MAPPING
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Matlab
graphical user interface
ultrasonic thickness mapping
File:
Download Thesis_binding_margins.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kevin L Koudela, Thesis Supervisor
Kevin L Koudela, Thesis Supervisor
Christine Masters, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

13. Design of a Tri-Phasic Biomechanical Model Describing Healthy and Cancerous Tissue

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Open Access
Author:
Barber, Kathryn Irene
Title:
Design of a Tri-Phasic Biomechanical Model Describing Healthy and Cancerous Tissue
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
computational modeling
tri-phasic model
cancer
brain tissue
magnetic resonance elastography
non-invasive diagnostic procedures
File:
Download Kathryn_Barber_Final_Senior_Thesis_2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Thesis Supervisor
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Thesis Supervisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Honors Advisor
Patrick James Drew, Faculty Reader

14. EVALUATION OF THE CRITERIA FOR CRACK PROPAGATION IN THE PRESENCE OF HIGH SURFACE STRESSES

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Open Access
Author:
Smith, Katelyn J
Title:
EVALUATION OF THE CRITERIA FOR CRACK PROPAGATION IN THE PRESENCE OF HIGH SURFACE STRESSES
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
stress intensity factor
critical crack criteria
residual stress
finite element analysis
File:
Download KatelynSmith_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Albert Eliot Segall, Thesis Supervisor
Albert Eliot Segall, Thesis Supervisor
Christine Masters, Honors Advisor

15. Understanding and Improving Defects in Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Devices

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Open Access
Author:
Storey, Matthew Joseph
Title:
Understanding and Improving Defects in Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Devices
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
SiC
defect density
semiconductor
silicon carbide
electrical measurement
File:
Download Storey_Matthew_SiC_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Patrick M Lenahan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Patrick M Lenahan, Thesis Supervisor
Bernhard R Tittmann, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

18. CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION AND ITS AFFECT ON BASE LOAD POWER GENERATION ECONOMICS

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Open Access
Author:
Bugos, Nicholas Charles
Title:
CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION AND ITS AFFECT ON BASE LOAD POWER GENERATION ECONOMICS
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Climate Change
Electric Generation
Power Generation
Nuclear Power
File:
Download NBUGOS_Thesis4.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Darryl Farber, Thesis Supervisor
Darryl Farber, Thesis Supervisor
Mark William Horn, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

20. STABILITY ANALYSIS OF A SIMPLE CPG-BASED WALKING MODEL

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Open Access
Author:
Devlin, Patrick Joseph
Title:
STABILITY ANALYSIS OF A SIMPLE CPG-BASED WALKING MODEL
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
locomotion
stability analysis
delay reconstruction
Central Pattern Generator
File:
Download Honors_College_Final_Copy.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Thesis Supervisor
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

21. Accelerated Sleep: Automatic State of Vigilance Detection for Implantable Neural Devices

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Open Access
Author:
Nohar, Ravendra Mavlankar
Title:
Accelerated Sleep: Automatic State of Vigilance Detection for Implantable Neural Devices
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
epilepsy
seizure
acceleration
EEG
sleep
linear discriminant analysis
state of vigilance
File:
Download Nohar_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bruce Gluckman, Thesis Supervisor
Bruce Gluckman, Thesis Supervisor
Patrick James Drew, Faculty Reader
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

24. Self-folding PDMS polymer films in response to capillary forces

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Open Access
Author:
Stokes, Sean M
Title:
Self-folding PDMS polymer films in response to capillary forces
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
PDMS
self-folding
capillary forces
PPX
microfabrication
thin films
polymer films
directional folding
anisotropic folding
File:
Download Self-folding_PDMS_Polymer_Films_In_Response_to_Capillary_Forces_Schreyer.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melik C Demirel, Thesis Supervisor
Melik C Demirel, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gary L Gray, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

25. DESIGN OF AN UNSTEADY AERODYNAMIC FORCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

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Open Access
Author:
Lani, Shane William
Title:
DESIGN OF AN UNSTEADY AERODYNAMIC FORCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Aeroacoustic Source
Force Transfer System
Fricative
Unvoiced Speech Sound Production
File:
Download Shane_Thesis_4-21-2010.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael H Krane, Thesis Supervisor
Michael H Krane, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Patrick M Lenahan, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

27. ANALYSIS OF THE REMOVAL CAPABILITIES OF INTERMITTENTLY AND CONTINUOUSLY RUN SLOW SAND FILTERS

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Open Access
Author:
Byrne, Timothy Michael
Title:
ANALYSIS OF THE REMOVAL CAPABILITIES OF INTERMITTENTLY AND CONTINUOUSLY RUN SLOW SAND FILTERS
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
slow sand filtration
biosand filter
intermittent
organic fractionation
removal
File:
Download Timothy_Byrne_Undergraduate_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Brian A. Dempsey, Thesis Supervisor
Brian A. Dempsey, Thesis Supervisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

28. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FOR A HYDROGEN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IN A HYBRID VEHICLE

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Open Access
Author:
McCorkel, Wade
Title:
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FOR A HYDROGEN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IN A HYBRID VEHICLE
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
hydrogen internal combustion
electronic fuel injection
megasquirt
vehicle
File:
Download FINAL_THESIS_submitted.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Supervisor
Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Supervisor
Christine Masters, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

29. Preliminary Exploration of Diamond Formation at Atmospheric Pressure Using Laser Sustained Plasmas

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Open Access
Author:
Githens, Alan Stover
Title:
Preliminary Exploration of Diamond Formation at Atmospheric Pressure Using Laser Sustained Plasmas
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
diamond
chemical
vapor
deposition
laser
sustained
plasma
File:
Download Githens_Alan_preliminaryexplorationofdiamond.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Judith A Todd Copley, Thesis Supervisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Honors Advisor
Dr. Vladimir Semak, Faculty Reader

30. An Investigation of the Electron Transport Mechanisms in Silicon Carbide for use as a Low-k Dielectric

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Open Access
Author:
Ebersole, Chad Martin
Title:
An Investigation of the Electron Transport Mechanisms in Silicon Carbide for use as a Low-k Dielectric
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
low-k
dielectric
semiconductor
electron transport
SiC
silicon carbide
File:
Download Chad_Ebersole_-_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Patrick M Lenahan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Patrick M Lenahan, Honors Advisor
Christine Masters, Faculty Reader

31. Exploratory Study of Hafnium Nitride and Zirconium Nitride Formation Using Laser-sustained Plasma

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Open Access
Author:
Strait, Timmy Lee
Title:
Exploratory Study of Hafnium Nitride and Zirconium Nitride Formation Using Laser-sustained Plasma
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
hafnium nitride
zirconium nitride
laser-sustained plasma
laser plasma
nitride coatings
File:
Download Strait_Timmy_ExploratoryStudyofHafniumandZirconium.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Judith A Todd Copley, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Honors Advisor
Dr. Vladimir Semak, Faculty Reader

33. The Effect of Added Carbon Dioxide on the Relationship between Chemiluminescence and Flame Heat Release in Premixed Natural Gas Combustion Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Mulvaney, Kathleen Mara
Title:
The Effect of Added Carbon Dioxide on the Relationship between Chemiluminescence and Flame Heat Release in Premixed Natural Gas Combustion Systems
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
combustion
natural gas
chemiluminescence
stationary gas turbines
exhaust gas recirculation
laminar premixed combustion
File:
Download mulvaney_senior_thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Thesis Supervisor
Barbara A. Shaw, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

35. Instrumentation for Spatially Resolved Measurements of Optical Emission from Fluorescent Materials

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Open Access
Author:
Miller, Amy E
Title:
Instrumentation for Spatially Resolved Measurements of Optical Emission from Fluorescent Materials
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
alq3
fluorescence
angular emission
non-planar substrates
File:
Download Miller_Amy_Thesis2012.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Thesis Supervisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

37. Simulation of hydrocephalus based on mathematical modeling and technological advancements

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Open Access
Author:
Kauffman, Justin Allen
Title:
Simulation of hydrocephalus based on mathematical modeling and technological advancements
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Hydrocephalus
mathematical modeling
simulation
File:
Download Kauffman_Justin_Final_Hydrocephalus.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Thesis Supervisor
Samia A Suliman, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

38. POST-INFECTIOUS HYDROCEPHALUS IN UGANDAN INFANTS: MICROBIAL ORIGINS OF INFECTION AND THE ROLE OF CLIMATE IN DISEASE DISTRIBUTION

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Open Access
Author:
Ranjeva, Sylvia Lise
Title:
POST-INFECTIOUS HYDROCEPHALUS IN UGANDAN INFANTS: MICROBIAL ORIGINS OF INFECTION AND THE ROLE OF CLIMATE IN DISEASE DISTRIBUTION
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
post-infectious hydrocephalus
engineering
File:
Download sranjeva.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Steven Schiff, Thesis Supervisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Honors Advisor
Christine Masters, Faculty Reader

39. Development of Magnesium EBPVD Magnesium Anode Material for use in a 'Green' Battery

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Open Access
Author:
Gresh, Robert William
Title:
Development of Magnesium EBPVD Magnesium Anode Material for use in a 'Green' Battery
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
battery
electron beam
physical vapor deposition
magnesium
thin films
corrosion
electrochemical
structure
anode
File:
Download Gresh_Robert_DevelopmentOfEBPVDMagnesium.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark William Horn, Thesis Supervisor
Barbara A. Shaw, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

41. Grand Challenges of Controlling Dioxin Emissions from Residential Waste Burning

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Open Access
Author:
Nalevanko, Nathan Ross
Title:
Grand Challenges of Controlling Dioxin Emissions from Residential Waste Burning
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Dioxin
Backyard Burning
Open Burning
Municipal Waste
System Dynamics
Causal Loop Analysis
Environmental Engineering
File:
Download Nalevanko_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Brian A. Dempsey, Thesis Supervisor
Wendy Pearson, Thesis Supervisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

44. Development, Characterization, and Testing of Anode Components for a Biodegradable Seawater Battery

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Open Access
Author:
Naccarelli, Anthony James
Title:
Development, Characterization, and Testing of Anode Components for a Biodegradable Seawater Battery
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
corrosion
battery
biodegradable
seawater
magnesium
anode
electrochemistry
physical vapor deposition
electron beam
File:
Download Naccarelli_Anthony_developmentseawaterbattery.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Barbara A. Shaw, Thesis Supervisor
Barbara A. Shaw, Honors Advisor
Elizabeth Sikora, Faculty Reader

47. Spin and orbital angular momentums of multiple trains of same-color surface plasmon-polaritons guided by the planar interface of a metal and a sculptured nematic thin film

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Open Access
Author:
Xiao, Xuerong
Title:
Spin and orbital angular momentums of multiple trains of same-color surface plasmon-polaritons guided by the planar interface of a metal and a sculptured nematic thin film
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
angular momentum
rugate filter
sculptured nematic thin film
surface multiplasmonics
surface plasmon-polariton wave
File:
Download Xiao_Xuerong_angularmomentumsofspp.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Patrick M Lenahan, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

48. Electrolyte Evaluation for Use in Green Batteries

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Open Access
Author:
Steiner, Jonathan Michael
Title:
Electrolyte Evaluation for Use in Green Batteries
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
green batteries
electrolyte
solution
environmentally friendly
voltage discharge
discharge experiments
corrosion
power
File:
Download Jonathan_Steiner_Schreyer_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Barbara A. Shaw, Thesis Supervisor
Sulin Zhang, Honors Advisor
Elzbieta Sikora, Faculty Reader
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

49. Advanced Lead Selenide Quantum Dot Solar Cells Utilizing the Light and Carrier Collection Management Architecture

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Open Access
Author:
Forgie, Kevin Douglas
Title:
Advanced Lead Selenide Quantum Dot Solar Cells Utilizing the Light and Carrier Collection Management Architecture
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Solar cells
Photovoltaics
Thin-films
Quantum dots
Computer modeling
Photonics
Light management
Lead selenide
File:
Download KDF_Thesis_-_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen Joseph Fonash, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph Lawrence Rose, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

50. The Chemical Exfoliation of Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Radiation Sensing

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Open Access
Author:
Kelly, Michael Andrew
Title:
The Chemical Exfoliation of Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Radiation Sensing
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
boron nitride
chemical exfoliation
sonication
centrifugation
dynamic light scattering
scanning electron microscopy
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joshua Alexander Robinson, Thesis Supervisor
Barbara A. Shaw, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

57. Development of a Relational Heat Transfer Model for Additive Manufacturing

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Open Access
Author:
Park, Joshua Zane
Title:
Development of a Relational Heat Transfer Model for Additive Manufacturing
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
Directed Energy Deposition
Calorimetry
Thermal Response
Energy Balance
Energy Absorption
File:
Download JZP-Thesis_revised_APA_references_ESM_submitted.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Richard Martukanitz, Thesis Supervisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Honors Advisor
Albert Eliot Segall, Faculty Reader

58. Feasibility of Tellurium-oxygen Ion Exchange in Tungsten Oxide Thin Films for Synthesis of Tungsten Telluride Crystals

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Open Access
Author:
Bersch, Brian M
Title:
Feasibility of Tellurium-oxygen Ion Exchange in Tungsten Oxide Thin Films for Synthesis of Tungsten Telluride Crystals
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
tungten telluride
WTe2
tungsten oxide
WO3
tellurization
transition metal dichalcogenides
two dimensional materials
File:
Download WTe2_Undergraduate_Thesis__final_draft_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joshua Alexander Robinson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Reginald Felix Hamilton, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

59. Development of a low field electrically detected magnetic resonance system to observe performance limiting defects in CdTe/CdS solar cells

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Open Access
Author:
Shaw, Erik Thomas
Title:
Development of a low field electrically detected magnetic resonance system to observe performance limiting defects in CdTe/CdS solar cells
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
EDMR
EPR
CdTe
CdS
solar cell
PV
resonance
low field
File:
Download 1-Erik_Shaw_-_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Patrick M Lenahan, Thesis Supervisor
Barbara A. Shaw, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

60. The effect of weight percent on the properties of ultrasonic transducers fabricated though a sol-gel deposition process

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Open Access
Author:
Sinding, Kyle Matthew
Title:
The effect of weight percent on the properties of ultrasonic transducers fabricated though a sol-gel deposition process
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Composite Transducers
PZT-Bismuth Titanate
Composite Ferroelectric Modeling
Sol-gel Spray-on Deposition
Ceramic
File:
Download Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bernhard R Tittmann, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Robert Allen Kimel, Honors Advisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Faculty Reader
Dr. Reginald Felix Hamilton, Honors Advisor
Clive A Randall, Thesis Supervisor

61. A Study of Cadmium Telluride Solar Cell Architecture Optimization and Fabrication Using Highly Order Nano-dome Arrays

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Open Access
Author:
Waggoner, Shawn Allen
Title:
A Study of Cadmium Telluride Solar Cell Architecture Optimization and Fabrication Using Highly Order Nano-dome Arrays
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
solar cell architecture
solar
LCCM
CdTe
cadmium
telluride
numerical modeling
engineering
engineering science
File:
Download saw5357_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Wook Jun Nam, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gary L Gray, Honors Advisor

63. Defect Detection In Carbon Fiber Composites by Partially Embedded Magnetostrictive Transducers

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Open Access
Author:
Dickerson, Clayton Joseph
Title:
Defect Detection In Carbon Fiber Composites by Partially Embedded Magnetostrictive Transducers
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Carbon Fiber
Composites
Magnetostrictive
Transducers
File:
Download Dickerson_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gary L Gray, Honors Advisor
Thomas David Juska, Thesis Supervisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

64. Localized Temperature Field Measurements in Brain via Thin-Film Vertically Integrated Vanadium Oxide Thermistor Arrays

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Open Access
Author:
Billard, Myles William
Title:
Localized Temperature Field Measurements in Brain via Thin-Film Vertically Integrated Vanadium Oxide Thermistor Arrays
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Vanadium Oxide
Thermistor
Thin-film
Sensor
TCR
Seizure
PSU-EEG 8
Epilepsy
Temperature
Brain
File:
Download BillardMyles-UndergraduateThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bruce Gluckman, Thesis Supervisor
Bruce Gluckman, Honors Advisor
Mark William Horn, Faculty Reader

65. Secondary Mineralization of Ferrihydrite Under Reducing Redox Conditions: An Electrochemical Study

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Open Access
Author:
Griffin, Aron M
Title:
Secondary Mineralization of Ferrihydrite Under Reducing Redox Conditions: An Electrochemical Study
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
iron oxides
iron
groundwater
remediation
electrochemistry
redox
aquatic chemistry
environmental engineering
File:
Download griffinaronschreyerthesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Christopher Aaron Gorski, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

66. Design and Thermal Analysis of Lithium-ion Battery Pack for Automotive Application

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Open Access
Author:
Landis, Benjamin S
Title:
Design and Thermal Analysis of Lithium-ion Battery Pack for Automotive Application
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
lithium-ion battery
battery pack design
thermal finite element analysis
File:
Download landis_benjamin_designandthermalanalysisoflithiumionbatterypackforautomotiveapplication.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Supervisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Honors Advisor

68. SPRAY-ON COMB TRANSDUCERS FOR HEALTH MONITORING OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE STRUCTURES

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Open Access
Author:
Malarich, Nathan Albert
Title:
SPRAY-ON COMB TRANSDUCERS FOR HEALTH MONITORING OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE STRUCTURES
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
structural health monitoring
SHM
comb transducer
spray-on
guided waves
nonlinear
File:
Download 2-Malarich_SchreyerThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bernhard R Tittmann, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Charles E. Bakis, Honors Advisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Faculty Reader

69. Incorporating Online User-feedback into Design of the iPhone: From Sentiment Analysis to Feature Definition

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Open Access
Author:
Cornell, Brennan Frederick
Title:
Incorporating Online User-feedback into Design of the iPhone: From Sentiment Analysis to Feature Definition
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Multiple-Generation Products
Web-Based Review
Emotion
Sentiment Analysis
Text Mining
Forum Mining
File:
Download SHC_Thesis_Final_Draft_ForDemirel.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Gul Kremer, Thesis Supervisor
Melik C Demirel, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

71. Steam Turbine Performance Modeling Via MATLAB Simulation Programming with Emphasis on Low Exhaust Pressure Conditions

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Meyer, Zechariah Daniel
Title:
Steam Turbine Performance Modeling Via MATLAB Simulation Programming with Emphasis on Low Exhaust Pressure Conditions
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Rankine
Turbine
MATLAB
Modeling
File:
Download MEYER_ZECHARIAH_STEAMTURBINEPERFORMANCEMODELINGVIAMATLABSIMULATIONPROGRAMMINGWITHEMPHASISONLOWEXHAUSTPRESSURECONDITIONS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric Robert White, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gary L Gray, Honors Advisor

72. Investigation of Magnetostrictive Comb Transducers for Guided Wave Pipe Inspection

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Waller, Matthew David
Title:
Investigation of Magnetostrictive Comb Transducers for Guided Wave Pipe Inspection
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
magnetostrictive
guided wave
nondestructive evaluation
File:
Download MattWaller_Thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph Lawrence Rose, Thesis Supervisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Honors Advisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Faculty Reader
Bernhard R Tittmann, Faculty Reader

75. Understanding the effects and capabilities of multi-agent crowd modelling when designing for human variability

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Krupski, Adi Atar
Title:
Understanding the effects and capabilities of multi-agent crowd modelling when designing for human variability
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Netlogo
Human variability
Waist Size
Crowd modelling
Agent-based modelling
MATLAB
CapSim
Aircraft egress simulation
File:
Download Krupski_Adi_CrowdModelling.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Supervisor
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

77. Precipitation Heat Treatment of Laser Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufactured Ti-Rich NiTi Shape Memory Alloys

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Open Access
Author:
Spoll, Jessica Macauley
Title:
Precipitation Heat Treatment of Laser Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufactured Ti-Rich NiTi Shape Memory Alloys
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Shape memory alloys
NiTi
Precipitation heat treatment
File:
Download Jessica_Spoll_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Reginald Felix Hamilton, Thesis Supervisor
Bruce Gluckman, Honors Advisor

78. Material Characterization of Additive Manufactured Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Haluza, Rudy
Title:
Material Characterization of Additive Manufactured Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Carbon
Fiber
3D
Printing
Additive
Whisker
Material
Tensile
Elastic
Modulus
Finite
Element
FEA
SEM
TGA
Cox
Halpin
Microscopy
File:
Download Haluza_Rudy_materialcharacterization.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Charles E. Bakis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Charles E. Bakis, Honors Advisor
Alicyn Marie Rhoades, Faculty Reader

80. SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT IN ULTRA-THIN NICKEL TITANIUM ALLOY FILMS DEPOSITED BY BIASED TARGET ION BEAM DEPOSITION

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Open Access
Author:
Tang, Yuan
Title:
SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT IN ULTRA-THIN NICKEL TITANIUM ALLOY FILMS DEPOSITED BY BIASED TARGET ION BEAM DEPOSITION
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
niti
nickeltitanium
btibd
biased target ion beam deposition
thin film
fast actuation
mems
shape memory alloys
File:
Download thesis_yuan.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark William Horn, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Honors Advisor

81. Evaluation of Different Zinc Rich Primer Coatings for Enhancing the Corrosion Resistance of Pipeline Steel to Internal Corrosion

open_access
Open Access
Author:
He, Jingyang
Title:
Evaluation of Different Zinc Rich Primer Coatings for Enhancing the Corrosion Resistance of Pipeline Steel to Internal Corrosion
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
corrosion
electrochemical
pipeline
coating
File:
Download He_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Barbara A. Shaw, Thesis Supervisor
Patrick James Drew, Honors Advisor

82. DESIGN OF HIGH CYCLE BIAXIAL FATIGUE SAMPLE NEAR RESONANCE USING FINITE ELEMENT MODELING

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Sorna, Matthew Anthony
Title:
DESIGN OF HIGH CYCLE BIAXIAL FATIGUE SAMPLE NEAR RESONANCE USING FINITE ELEMENT MODELING
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
fatigue
finite element
COMSOL
natural frequency
vibration
biaxial
high cycle
high cycle fatigue
MATLAB
resonance
File:
Download matthew_sorna_thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Manton Guers, Thesis Supervisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Honors Advisor

83. BIO-MECHANICAL EVALUATION OF COLLAGEN TYPE-I SCAFFOLDS FOR BONE TISSUE REGENERATION

open_access
Open Access
Author:
McFadden, Ryan B
Title:
BIO-MECHANICAL EVALUATION OF COLLAGEN TYPE-I SCAFFOLDS FOR BONE TISSUE REGENERATION
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
bio-mechanics
stress-strain
compressive evaluation
collagen-nHA scaffold
bone tissue regeneration
File:
Download McFadden_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Ibrahim Tarik Ozbolat, Thesis Supervisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Honors Advisor
Dr. Lucas Jay Passmore, Faculty Reader

84. Investigation of amorphous thin films using electrically detected magnetic resonance

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Mclemore, Charles Armand
Title:
Investigation of amorphous thin films using electrically detected magnetic resonance
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
thin film
magnetic resonance
zero-field
magnetoresistance
amorphous
variable range hopping
spin dependent
trap assisted tunneling
electrically detected magnetic resonance
File:
Download McLemore_Charles_AmorphousFilmEDMR.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Patrick M Lenahan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Patrick M Lenahan, Honors Advisor
Dr. Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Faculty Reader

85. Electrospun Protein-based Photonic Waveguides

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Shreiner, Robert Todd
Title:
Electrospun Protein-based Photonic Waveguides
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Materials
Materials science
Photonics
Bio-photonics
Bio-mimetics
Proteins
Squid
SRT
Integrated photonics
Flexible
Tunable
Fiber
Waveguide
Optical
File:
Download PSU_Undergrad_Thesis_Shreiner.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melik C Demirel, Thesis Supervisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

88. ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES ON USER DESIGN PERFORMANCE USING QUADCOPTERS IMPLEMENTING STRUCTURAL BATTERIES

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Open Access
Author:
Nolff, Andrew James
Title:
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES ON USER DESIGN PERFORMANCE USING QUADCOPTERS IMPLEMENTING STRUCTURAL BATTERIES
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
structural batteries
quadcopters
optimization
graphical user interfaces
energy storage
dynamics
aerodynamics
File:
Download Nolff_Andrew_QuadDesignTool.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph Lawrence Rose, Honors Advisor

91. PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELING OF PHONON CONFINEMENT IN TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE QUANTUM DOTS

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Open Access
Author:
Fang, Lu
Title:
PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELING OF PHONON CONFINEMENT IN TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE QUANTUM DOTS
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELING
PHONON CONFINEMENT
TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE
QUANTUM DOTS
layered materials
TMD
TMDs
phonon dispersion
Raman
layer effect
phonon effect
File:
Download Lu_Fang.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kofi W Adu, Thesis Supervisor
S Ashok, Honors Advisor

93. Multi-Sensor Investigations of Optical Emissions and their relations to Directed Energy Deposition processes and quality

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Open Access
Author:
Stutzman, Christopher B
Title:
Multi-Sensor Investigations of Optical Emissions and their relations to Directed Energy Deposition processes and quality
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Directed Energy Deposition
Metal Additive Manufacturing
Flaw Detection
Optical Emission Spectroscopy
File:
Download STUTZMAN_CB_THESIS_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Abdalla Ramadan Nassar, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Honors Advisor
Edward William Reutzel, Thesis Supervisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

94. Reducing Peak Battery Currents in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Using an Ultracapacitor as a Secondary Energy Storage System

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Jadwin, Michael Seving
Title:
Reducing Peak Battery Currents in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Using an Ultracapacitor as a Secondary Energy Storage System
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
battery
hybrid
electric vehicle
ultracapacitor
battery degradation
simulink
stateflow
simulation
File:
Download thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael T Lanagan, Thesis Supervisor
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Honors Advisor

97. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF 5 DEGREE OF FREEDOM BIOPRINTING MOTION STAGE, CONTROL SOFTWARE AND TOOLPATH GENERATION ALGORITHMS.

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Open Access
Author:
Povilianskas, Adomas
Title:
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF 5 DEGREE OF FREEDOM BIOPRINTING MOTION STAGE, CONTROL SOFTWARE AND TOOLPATH GENERATION ALGORITHMS.
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
bioprinting
5dof
motion stage
3D printing
File:
Download FormatedThesisOzbolatSubmissionFinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Ibrahim Tarik Ozbolat, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gary L Gray, Honors Advisor

100. LOW TEMPERATUER AND PRESSURE ELASTOMER AIDED WELDING OF GOLD CONTACTS FOR INCREASED ELECTRONIC DEVICE MODULARITY

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Open Access
Author:
Dexheimer, Michael Gregory
Title:
LOW TEMPERATUER AND PRESSURE ELASTOMER AIDED WELDING OF GOLD CONTACTS FOR INCREASED ELECTRONIC DEVICE MODULARITY
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Flexible Electronics
Welding
Cold Welding
Gold
Elastomer
Modularity
File:
Download Undergrad_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Huanyu Cheng, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Charles E. Bakis, Honors Advisor