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1. Use of Simulation Modeling to Investigate the Urgicare Operation during Phase I Transition

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Open Access
Author:
Gaudelli, Allen
Title:
Use of Simulation Modeling to Investigate the Urgicare Operation during Phase I Transition
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
simulation
health care
File:
Download Gaudelli_Urgicare_HonorsThesis_Final_4.13.11.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Deborah Jean Medeiros, Thesis Supervisor
Deborah Jean Medeiros, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Paul M Griffin, Thesis Honors Advisor

2. HOW TO MAKE PRODUCT FAMILY SIZE DECISIONS: A PROPOSED APPROACH & THE VIPER STAND CASE STUDY

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Open Access
Author:
Sotos, Cassandra
Title:
HOW TO MAKE PRODUCT FAMILY SIZE DECISIONS: A PROPOSED APPROACH & THE VIPER STAND CASE STUDY
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
quality function deployment
QFD
product family
clustering
violin stand
variants
product design
Viper
Electric Violin
File:
Download C_Sotos_SHC_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Gul Kremer, Thesis Supervisor
Gul Kremer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Paul M Griffin, Thesis Honors Advisor

4. An Investigation of Sustainability Metrics in Industry to Aid Product Design, Production, and Distribution Processes

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Open Access
Author:
Shelton, Jordan D.
Title:
An Investigation of Sustainability Metrics in Industry to Aid Product Design, Production, and Distribution Processes
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Sustainability
Manufacturing
Supply Chain
Distribution
Metrics
File:
Download Final_SHC_Thesis_-_Jordan_Shelton.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Gul Kremer, Thesis Supervisor
Gul Kremer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Paul M Griffin, Thesis Honors Advisor

5. MODELING THE EFFECTS OF HEAT TREATMENT ON MICRO-SEGREGATION IN ULTRAHIGH-STRENGTH CAST STEEL

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Open Access
Author:
Paret, Kyle Edward
Title:
MODELING THE EFFECTS OF HEAT TREATMENT ON MICRO-SEGREGATION IN ULTRAHIGH-STRENGTH CAST STEEL
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Diffusion Modeling
Micro-Segregation
UHS Cast Steel
Tungsten
File:
Download Paret_K_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Bob Voigt, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Carl Voigt, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Paul M Griffin, Thesis Honors Advisor

6. Sensor Placement for Acquiring Submerged Contacts

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Open Access
Author:
Katic, Megan Christine
Title:
Sensor Placement for Acquiring Submerged Contacts
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Pareto Analysis
Sensors
Distributed Sensor Networks
Coverage Functions
Acquisition
File:
Download HonorsThesis-Katic.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Soundar Rajan Tirupatikumara, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Soundar Rajan Tirupatikumara, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Paul M Griffin, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jeffrey J Weinschenk, Thesis Supervisor

7. A Simulation Optimization Technique for Optimal Resource Allocation During Job Shop Ramp-Up

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Open Access
Author:
Kluthe, Nicholas Arthur
Title:
A Simulation Optimization Technique for Optimal Resource Allocation During Job Shop Ramp-Up
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
resource allocation
job shop
optimization
simulation
ramp-up
File:
Download Kluthe_Thesis_2011.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Deborah Jean Medeiros, Thesis Supervisor
Deborah Jean Medeiros, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Paul M Griffin, Thesis Honors Advisor

16. Cost Effectiveness in Screening Policies for Breast Cancer in the Presence of Over-diagnosis

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Open Access
Author:
Chawaranggoon, Chanyakan
Title:
Cost Effectiveness in Screening Policies for Breast Cancer in the Presence of Over-diagnosis
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
breast cancer screening
over-diagnosis
cost effectiveness
QALY
TreeAge Pro
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Chawaranggoon.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Paul M Griffin, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Paul M Griffin, Thesis Honors Advisor
M Jeya Chandra, Faculty Reader

19. A Systems Approach for Re-engineering Hospital Operating Room Scheduling Policies

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Open Access
Author:
Foolad, Faranak
Title:
A Systems Approach for Re-engineering Hospital Operating Room Scheduling Policies
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
computer simulation
hospital
operating room
matlab
File:
Download Foolad_Fara_Reengineering_Hospital_OR_Scheduling_Policies_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Paul M Griffin, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Paul M Griffin, Thesis Honors Advisor
M Jeya Chandra, Faculty Reader

20. Modeling Student Satisfaction and Implementation of the I-C-D Method to Improve the Industrial Engineering Undergraduate Course Experience

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Open Access
Author:
Bober, Cynthia A
Title:
Modeling Student Satisfaction and Implementation of the I-C-D Method to Improve the Industrial Engineering Undergraduate Course Experience
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Engineering Education
Industrial Engineering
Student Satisfaction
I-C-D Method
Statistical Modeling
File:
Download Bober_Cynthia_IEStudentSatisfactionICD.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Paul Carl Lynch, Thesis Supervisor
M Jeya Chandra, Faculty Reader
Harriet Black Nembhard, Thesis Honors Advisor

22. Best in Class Use of Point of Sale Data to Drive Demand Planning and Forecasting

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Open Access
Author:
Sweeney, Jamie Alison
Title:
Best in Class Use of Point of Sale Data to Drive Demand Planning and Forecasting
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Point of Sale Data
Forecasting
Demand Planning
Customer Data
Supply Chain
Third Party Data Provider
File:
Download 1-JSweeney_April_15.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Harriet Black Nembhard, Thesis Honors Advisor

23. An Application of Simulation Modeling for Scheduling in a Manufacturing Environment

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Open Access
Author:
Imel, Kaitlyn Sirois
Title:
An Application of Simulation Modeling for Scheduling in a Manufacturing Environment
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Simulation
Linear Programming
Simio
Gams
Manufacturing
Scheduling
File:
Download Imel_Kaitlyn_AN_APPLICATION_OF_SIMULATION_MODELING_FOR_SCHEDULING_IN_A_MANUFACTURING_ENVIRONMENT.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
M Jeya Chandra, Thesis Supervisor
Harriet Black Nembhard, Thesis Honors Advisor

24. Healthcare Failure Mode Effect Analysis of the Patient Flow in Victoria Hospital

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Open Access
Author:
Gagnon, Kelly Patricia
Title:
Healthcare Failure Mode Effect Analysis of the Patient Flow in Victoria Hospital
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Industrial Engineering
Health Care
South Africa
Process Improvement
Patient Flow
File:
Download Gagnon_ThesisFinalFormat.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Harriet Black Nembhard, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

28. THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL RECONSTRUCTION FROM IMAGES USING POSITION TRACKING AND STRUCTURE FROM MOTION

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Author:
Sattler, Benjamin Jacques
Title:
THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL RECONSTRUCTION FROM IMAGES USING POSITION TRACKING AND STRUCTURE FROM MOTION
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
photogrammetry
image processing
computer vision
image reconstruction
Structure from Motion
File:
Download Sattler_Benjamin_3D_Model_Reconstruction_from_Images.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Saurabh Basu, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

30. HOW TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IMPACT ENGINEERING DESIGN LEARNING: A CASE STUDY IN PRODUCT DISSECTION

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Author:
Spencer, Cailyn E
Title:
HOW TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IMPACT ENGINEERING DESIGN LEARNING: A CASE STUDY IN PRODUCT DISSECTION
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Technology
Education
Learning
Virtual Reality
CAD/Features
File:
Download SpencerCailynThesis2017_2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Scarlett Rae Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

32. Analysis of the Impact of Simulation Based Training from the Perspective of Process Control

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Author:
Leight, Emily Taylor
Title:
Analysis of the Impact of Simulation Based Training from the Perspective of Process Control
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Hydrocracker
OTS
Operator Training Simulator
Refinery Training
Control Charts
Refinery Process Control
File:
Download Leight_Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ling Rothrock, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

33. DOES FIXATION LEAD TO PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS IN MEDICAL EDUCATION? AN INVESTIGATION OF A PERSONALIZED LEARNING INTERFACE IN CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION

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Author:
Bhide, Rucha Ravindra
Title:
DOES FIXATION LEAD TO PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS IN MEDICAL EDUCATION? AN INVESTIGATION OF A PERSONALIZED LEARNING INTERFACE IN CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
learning curves
central venous catheterization
human factors
eye tracking
medical education
Hershey Medical Center
graphical user interface
user interface design
File:
Download Bhide_thesis_FINAL_edit.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Scarlett Rae Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

36. COGNITIVE RETENTION DURING ACTIVE EXERCISE WHILE USING UNDER DESK EXERCISE EQUIPMENT

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Author:
Mathur, Apoorva
Title:
COGNITIVE RETENTION DURING ACTIVE EXERCISE WHILE USING UNDER DESK EXERCISE EQUIPMENT
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Ergonomics
Cognitive Retention
Exercise
Human Factors
Memory
Under Desk Machines
ANOVA
File:
Download Mathur_Apoorva_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andris Freivalds, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

37. Discrete Element Method (DEM) Model Calibration Techniques for Additive Manufacturing

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Author:
Meihofer, Kristen Nicole
Title:
Discrete Element Method (DEM) Model Calibration Techniques for Additive Manufacturing
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Powder Bed Fusion
Calibration
Discrete Element Method
DEM
Design of Experiments
Angle of Repose
Shear Modulus
Scaling
File:
Download Meihofer_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sanjay Joshi, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

41. Do Students Want to Dissect? A Survey of Student Opinions on the Use of Product Dissection in the Classroom

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Author:
Riegel, Carolyn
Title:
Do Students Want to Dissect? A Survey of Student Opinions on the Use of Product Dissection in the Classroom
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
product dissection
engineering education
motivation in education
idea generation
modules in education
File:
Download CarolynRiegelThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Scarlett Rae Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

42. Individual Differences and Creativity in the Engineering Design Process

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Open Access
Author:
Heininger, Katie Julia
Title:
Individual Differences and Creativity in the Engineering Design Process
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Engineering Design
Creativity
Industrial Engineering
EDSGN 100
PCS
KAI
Kirton Adaption-Innovation
Preferences for Creativity
Individual Differences
Cognitive Style
File:
Download Heininger_SchreyerFinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Scarlett Rae Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

43. SOCCER ANALYTICS: AN EXAMINATION OF CURRENT APPROACHES FOR GAME OUTCOME PREDICTION AND THE POTENTIAL OF DEEP LEARNING WITH ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS

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Author:
Gomez Lorente, Juan
Title:
SOCCER ANALYTICS: AN EXAMINATION OF CURRENT APPROACHES FOR GAME OUTCOME PREDICTION AND THE POTENTIAL OF DEEP LEARNING WITH ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Neural Networks
Artificial Neural Networks
Poisson Regression
Soccer
Sports Analytics
Betting
Predictive Modelling
Moneyball Analytics
SoftMax Classifier
Regression
effects encoding
feed-forward networks
backpropagation
gradient descent
resilient backpropagation
Newton's Method
Taylor Series expansion
Manhattan Rule
Broyden–Fletcher–Goldfarb–Shanno algorithm
BFGS
Quasi-Newton Methods
File:
Download Juan_GomezLorente.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Hui Yang, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

46. Comparing Inertial Measurement Unit and Galvanic Skin Response Sensors Regarding Their Respective Abilities to Analyze Postural Instability

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Open Access
Author:
Qazi, Gabrael
Title:
Comparing Inertial Measurement Unit and Galvanic Skin Response Sensors Regarding Their Respective Abilities to Analyze Postural Instability
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Healthcare
Ergonomics
Human Factors
IMU
GSR
Postural Instability
File:
Download Gabrael_Qazi_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andris Freivalds, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

48. An Analysis of the Flow of Customers at Beaver Stadium Concession Stands using Queuing Theory and Simulation Modeling

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Open Access
Author:
Rose, Andrew
Title:
An Analysis of the Flow of Customers at Beaver Stadium Concession Stands using Queuing Theory and Simulation Modeling
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Queuing Theory
Jackson Network
Beaver Stadium
File:
Download Andrew_Rose_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Vittaldas V Prabhu, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

49. PREDICTIVE MODELING AND ANALYTICS FOR PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL: AN ANALYSIS OF INJURIES, PLAYER PERFORMANCE, AND MEDICAL STAFF OPTIMIZATION

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Open Access
Author:
Scheri, Patrick
Title:
PREDICTIVE MODELING AND ANALYTICS FOR PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL: AN ANALYSIS OF INJURIES, PLAYER PERFORMANCE, AND MEDICAL STAFF OPTIMIZATION
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Predicting Future Injury
Medical Staff Modeling
Professional Baseball
File:
Download Patrick_Scheri_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Guodong Pang, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

50. The Trajectory of Psychological Safety in Engineering Teams: A Longitudinal Exploration in Engineering Design Education

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Open Access
Author:
Gong, Zibing
Title:
The Trajectory of Psychological Safety in Engineering Teams: A Longitudinal Exploration in Engineering Design Education
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Engineering
Education
Engineering Design
Psychological Safety
Trajactory
Reliability
File:
Download ZibingGong_Thesis_May4.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Scarlett Rae Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

53. An Optimization Approach to Fantasy Football Draft and Roster Management

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Open Access
Author:
Stauffer, Daniel
Title:
An Optimization Approach to Fantasy Football Draft and Roster Management
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Fantasy sports
Fantasy football
Multi-criteria optimization
Linear programming
Optimization
Mean-Variance
File:
Download AN_OPTIMIZATION_APPROACH_TO_FANTASY_FOOTBALL_DRAFT_AND_ROSTER_MANAGEMENT.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Guodong Pang, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

56. Leveraging Additive Manufacturing and Engineering Design Methods to Improve Ballet Pointe Shoes

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Open Access
Author:
Nicolich, Keri
Title:
Leveraging Additive Manufacturing and Engineering Design Methods to Improve Ballet Pointe Shoes
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Pointe shoes
Additive Manufacturing
Prototyping
Human-Centered Design
3D printing
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Compliant Mechanism
Ballet
Engineering Design
File:
Download Nicolich_Keri_Leveraging_Additive_Manufacturing_and_Engineering_Design_Methods_to_Improve_Ballet_Pointe_Shoes__.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis Supervisor
Sanjay Joshi, Thesis Honors Advisor

58. Statistical Analysis of Spatial Networking Characteristics in Relation to COVID-19 Transmission Risks in U.S. Counties

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Open Access
Author:
Yang, Sihan
Title:
Statistical Analysis of Spatial Networking Characteristics in Relation to COVID-19 Transmission Risks in U.S. Counties
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
COVID-19
disease
lasso regression
modeling
K means clustering
File:
Download Thesis_Sihan_Yang0414.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Hui Yang, Thesis Supervisor
Sanjay Joshi, Thesis Honors Advisor

61. Can I Get a Word In? The Impact of Turn-Taking and Gender Engineering Design Students' Psychological Safety

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Open Access
Author:
O'Connell, Abby
Title:
Can I Get a Word In? The Impact of Turn-Taking and Gender Engineering Design Students' Psychological Safety
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
psychological safety
design teams
design theory
creativity and concept generation decision theory
File:
Download SchreyerThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Scarlett Rae Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Sanjay Joshi, Thesis Honors Advisor

62. Learning from Failure: A Case Study of Human Driven Risk Assessment in Medical Simulator Design

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Open Access
Author:
Bartuska, Rachel
Title:
Learning from Failure: A Case Study of Human Driven Risk Assessment in Medical Simulator Design
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Human factors
usability
risk assessment
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
Multiple Criteria Decision Making
mixed-reality
medical simulation
File:
Download Bartuska-Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Scarlett Rae Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Andris Freivalds, Thesis Honors Advisor

63. Let’s Role Play! The Impact of Video Frequency and Role Playing on the Utility of a Psychological Safety Team Intervention

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Open Access
Author:
Drum, Ava
Title:
Let’s Role Play! The Impact of Video Frequency and Role Playing on the Utility of a Psychological Safety Team Intervention
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
design theory and methodology
design
design theory and methodology
design methodology
design education
design education
design methodology
File:
Download AvaDrum_Thesis_IE_Spring2022.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Scarlett Rae Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Andris Freivalds, Thesis Honors Advisor

65. Smartphone Usage and Sleep Disturbance and Their Link to Mental Health in College Students

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Open Access
Author:
Feuer, Brady
Title:
Smartphone Usage and Sleep Disturbance and Their Link to Mental Health in College Students
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Smartphone
Sleep
Mental Health
Depression
Anxiety
File:
Download Feuer_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Soundar Kumara, Thesis Supervisor
Andris Freivalds, Thesis Honors Advisor
Kristin Elizabeth King Sznajder, Thesis Supervisor

67. Multi-agent Network Modeling for Rapid Response Against Public Emergency in Communities

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Open Access
Author:
Shi, Xiaoru
Title:
Multi-agent Network Modeling for Rapid Response Against Public Emergency in Communities
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Community network model
decision-making
evacuation simulation
multi-agent modeling
pedestrian flow.
Community Network Model
Decision-Making
Rapid Response Simulation
Multi-Agent Modeling
Pedestrian Flow
File:
Download Xiaoru_Shi_Thesis_2023_Final_Draft__Redacted.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Hui Yang, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

68. An Analysis of Drone Technology's Realistic Impact on the United States Supply Chain

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Author:
Wozniak, Matthew
Title:
An Analysis of Drone Technology's Realistic Impact on the United States Supply Chain
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
drone
technology
supply
chain
opioid
epidemic
health
care
naloxone
west
virginia
united
states
consulting
analysis
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Thesis Supervisors:
Paul Griffin, Thesis Supervisor
Andris Freivalds, Thesis Honors Advisor

69. How the COVID-19 Pandemic impacted Breast Cancer Screening in the United States: Results from Real-World Health Records Data

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Author:
Chung, Andrew
Title:
How the COVID-19 Pandemic impacted Breast Cancer Screening in the United States: Results from Real-World Health Records Data
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Breast Cancer Screening
COVID-19
TriNetX
Logistic Regression
Informatics
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Qiushi Chen, Thesis Supervisor
Jingjing Li, Thesis Honors Advisor