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101. 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, Thesis Honors Advisor

102. USING COMPUTATIONAL NARRATOLOGY TO ADDRESS THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE VALUE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM

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Open Access
Author:
Kennedy, Alayna A
Title:
USING COMPUTATIONAL NARRATOLOGY TO ADDRESS THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE VALUE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Artificial intelligence
AI Safety
value alignment problem
computational narratology
narrative information extraction
narrative analysis
computational linguistics
intelligent narrative technologies
computational models of narrative
emotional arcs
natural language processing
inverse reinforcement learning
File:
Download Thesis_-_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Lucas Jay Passmore, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gary L Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor

104. INVESTIGATING PERFORMANCE LIMITING DEFECTS IN SILICON CARBIDE BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTORS USING ELECTRICALLY DETECTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE

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Open Access
Author:
Carrier, Robert Scott
Title:
INVESTIGATING PERFORMANCE LIMITING DEFECTS IN SILICON CARBIDE BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTORS USING ELECTRICALLY DETECTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
bipolar junction transistor
EDMR
pn junctions
magnetometer
silicon carbide
spin dependent recombination
semiconductor spectroscopy
File:
Download Robert_Carrier_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Patrick M Lenahan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Patrick M Lenahan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Saptarshi Das, Faculty Reader

108. Multilayered Coating Structure for Manipulation of Directed Energy Beams

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Open Access
Author:
Mcpherson, Matthew B
Title:
Multilayered Coating Structure for Manipulation of Directed Energy Beams
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Distributed Bragg Reflector
DBR
Bragg Mirror
Dielectric
Semiconductor
Electron Beam Physical Vapor Deposition
Physical Vapor Deposition
EB-PVD
Optics
Optical Materials
Sandwich
Ellipsometry
Spectroscopy
UV-Vis
Scanning Electron Microscopy
File:
Download MatthewMcPherson-FinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Douglas Edward Wolfe, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gary L Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor

110. Investigating the Effectiveness of Optical Fiber Sensors as a Failure Detection Method For Superconducting Coils

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Open Access
Author:
Kelly, Amanda
Title:
Investigating the Effectiveness of Optical Fiber Sensors as a Failure Detection Method For Superconducting Coils
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
superconducting
superconductors
quench
optical fiber sensors
File:
Download Amanda_Kelly_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Justin Schwartz, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gary L Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor

111. Effects of Variable Amplitude Laser Scanning for Wire-Fed Metals Additive Manufacturing

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Open Access
Author:
Walsh, Christopher
Title:
Effects of Variable Amplitude Laser Scanning for Wire-Fed Metals Additive Manufacturing
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Additive manufacturing
AM
Laser processing
Laser scanning
Scanning
Metals additive manufacturing
Metals AM
Simulation
Laser characterization
Software development
File:
Download Walsh_Christopher_Thesis_Schreyer.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Abdalla Ramadan Nassar, Thesis Supervisor
Lucas Jay Passmore, Thesis Honors Advisor

112. Enhancing EEG Classification by Using Neuromorphic Computing and Artificial Neural Network Analysis

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Open Access
Author:
Pannone, Andrew
Title:
Enhancing EEG Classification by Using Neuromorphic Computing and Artificial Neural Network Analysis
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Neural Network
EEG
Neuromorphic Computing
Handwriting Recognition
File:
Download Pannone_Thesis_Final_Edition_SHC.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Saptarshi Das, Thesis Supervisor
Lucas Jay Passmore, Thesis Honors Advisor

115. Reverse Source Localization for Identification of Overpressure Sources Based on Wearable Blast Gauges

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Open Access
Author:
Katch, Lauren
Title:
Reverse Source Localization for Identification of Overpressure Sources Based on Wearable Blast Gauges
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Blast
explosion
traumatic brain injury
tbi
computational modeling
sensors
overpressures
File:
Download FINAL_THESIS_KATCH.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Reuben H Kraft, Thesis Supervisor
Gary L Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor

116. A Numerical Quantification of Compressor Rotor Performance Losses Due to Damage Caused by Particulate Ingestion

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Open Access
Author:
Barth, Colton
Title:
A Numerical Quantification of Compressor Rotor Performance Losses Due to Damage Caused by Particulate Ingestion
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Turbomachinery
Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFD
Particle Ingestion
Compressor
File:
Download Barth_Colton_A_Numerical_Quantification_of_Compressor_Rotor_Performance_Losses_due_to_Damage_caused_by_Particulate_Ingestion.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Francis Kunz, Thesis Supervisor
Reginald Felix Hamilton, Thesis Honors Advisor

117. Additive Manufacturing of a Magneto-Active Resch Hexaflexagon Origami Pattern

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Open Access
Author:
Bergen, Christian
Title:
Additive Manufacturing of a Magneto-Active Resch Hexaflexagon Origami Pattern
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Origami
3D printing
additive manufacturing
Resch
magneto-active
origami engineering
self folding
hexaflexagon
energy
File:
Download ChristianBergen-Thesis-Schreyer.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Paris R Vonlockette, Thesis Supervisor
Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Thesis Honors Advisor

119. Capabilities for Multiple Choice Question Distractor Generation and Elementary Mathematical Problem Solving by Recurrent Neural Networks

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Open Access
Author:
Bakes, Riley
Title:
Capabilities for Multiple Choice Question Distractor Generation and Elementary Mathematical Problem Solving by Recurrent Neural Networks
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
recurrent neural networks
natural language processing
mathematical language processing
education assistive tools
encoder decoder attentional GRU
encoder decoder LSTM
random forest
machine learning
File:
Download PSU_THESIS_RBAKES.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
C Lee Giles, Thesis Supervisor
Lucas Jay Passmore, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

120. Nonlinear ultrasonic measurements for the characterization of fracture toughness in steel alloys

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Open Access
Author:
Williams, Colin
Title:
Nonlinear ultrasonic measurements for the characterization of fracture toughness in steel alloys
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Ultrasound
Fracture Toughness
Nondestructive Evaluation
Material Characterization
File:
Download Williams_Signature_Page.pdfDownload Williams_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Parisa Shokouhi, Thesis Supervisor
Andrea P. Arguelles, Thesis Honors Advisor

122. The Study of Women’s Perceptions of Performance and Experience in All-Female and Mixed-Gender Engineering Teams

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Open Access
Author:
Kirban, Devyn
Title:
The Study of Women’s Perceptions of Performance and Experience in All-Female and Mixed-Gender Engineering Teams
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
engineering
teams
cohesion
psychological safety
emotions
team
performance
experience
women
all-female
perceptions
STEM
diversity
gender
File:
Download Devyn_Kirban_s_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kathryn Jablokow, Thesis Supervisor
Gary L Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor

128. Informing Process-Structure Linkages of Binder Jet 316L Stainless Steel Using Ultrasound

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Open Access
Author:
Cook, Olivia
Title:
Informing Process-Structure Linkages of Binder Jet 316L Stainless Steel Using Ultrasound
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation
ultrasonic testing
binder jet printing
additive manufacturing
File:
Download Cook_Thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrea P. Arguelles, Thesis Supervisor
Gary L Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor

129. Development of Quality Management and Testing Processes for Design of Locally Manufactured 3D Printed Products

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Open Access
Author:
Campobasso, Magdalia
Title:
Development of Quality Management and Testing Processes for Design of Locally Manufactured 3D Printed Products
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Quality
3D Printing
Manufacturing
Local
Testing
File:
Download Magdalia_Campobasso_-_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Gershenson, Thesis Supervisor
Andrea P. Arguelles, Thesis Honors Advisor

134. Electrical Characterization of Stretchable Zinc Nanoparticle Sensors Sintered on Biodegradable Citrate-Based Substrates

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Open Access
Author:
Greve, Michael
Title:
Electrical Characterization of Stretchable Zinc Nanoparticle Sensors Sintered on Biodegradable Citrate-Based Substrates
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
wearable electronics
dielectrics
elastomers
dielectric elastomers
nanoparticles
polymer substrates
biodegradability
physiological sensors
sintering
stretchable electronics
File:
Download The_Thesis_of_Michael_Greve.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Larry Cheng, Thesis Supervisor
Jacques Riviere, Thesis Honors Advisor

136. Evaluating API-5L Steel of Varying Heat Treatments Through Mechanical and Ultrasonic Testing

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Open Access
Author:
Martin, Jared
Title:
Evaluating API-5L Steel of Varying Heat Treatments Through Mechanical and Ultrasonic Testing
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Fracture Toughness
Mechanical Testing
Tensile Testing
Charpy Impact
Nondestructive Evaluation
Pipeline Steel
Material Characterization
File:
Download Martin_Jared_Evaluating_API-5L_Steel_of_Varying_Heat_Treatments_Through_Mechanical_and_Ultrasonic.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Clifford Jesse Lissenden, III, Thesis Supervisor
Gary L. Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor

138. A Mechanical Model of a Human Arm Making a Shot on Goal in Air Hockey: Error Sensitivity and Goal Equivalence

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Open Access
Author:
Morgen, Zachary
Title:
A Mechanical Model of a Human Arm Making a Shot on Goal in Air Hockey: Error Sensitivity and Goal Equivalence
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
mathematical model
goal equivalence
motor variability
brain lateralization
File:
Download Morgen_Zachary_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Thesis Supervisor
Christian Peco, Thesis Honors Advisor

139. Widening the Frequency Stop-Bandwidth of Metasurfaces for Controlling Lamb Wave Propagation

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Open Access
Author:
Keirn, Jeremy
Title:
Widening the Frequency Stop-Bandwidth of Metasurfaces for Controlling Lamb Wave Propagation
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Lamb waves
locally-resonant metasurfaces
resonator
transmission
bandgap
File:
Download Jeremy_D._Keirn_Undergraduate_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Parisa Shokouhi, Thesis Supervisor
Parisa Shokouhi, Thesis Honors Advisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden, III, Faculty Reader

141. Ultrasonic Shear Wave Evaluation of Cracks in Thin Aluminum Samples Using Finite Elements

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Open Access
Author:
Rollins, Cate
Title:
Ultrasonic Shear Wave Evaluation of Cracks in Thin Aluminum Samples Using Finite Elements
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Ultrasound
Finite Element Analysis
Non-Destructive Evaluation
File:
Download Cate_Rollins_Undergraduate_Thesis_ESM_Final_11-9-22.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrea P. Arguelles, Thesis Supervisor
Andrea P. Arguelles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Christopher Kube, Faculty Reader

142. Designing Net-Shaped Molds to Manufacture Fiber Composite Laminates With Defined Thickness Variation

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Open Access
Author:
Karan, Adam
Title:
Designing Net-Shaped Molds to Manufacture Fiber Composite Laminates With Defined Thickness Variation
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Composite Materials
Manufacturing
3D-Printing
Acoustic Black Holes
File:
Download Thesis_Fall_2022_-_ATK_Edited_Nov_16.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Supervisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Melik C Demirel, Faculty Reader

143. Ethical Salience of Effort and Directness in Perceptions of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Deep Brain Stimulation

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Open Access
Author:
Conner, Coltrane
Title:
Ethical Salience of Effort and Directness in Perceptions of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Deep Brain Stimulation
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Ethics
Deep Brain Stimulation
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Neuroethics
Effort
Directness
File:
Download Conner_Thesis_SHC.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Laura Y. Cabrera, Thesis Supervisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Honors Advisor

145. Design of a Shape-Memory Alloy-Based Vertical Swimming System for a Modular, Robotic Fish

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Open Access
Author:
Wertz, Andrew
Title:
Design of a Shape-Memory Alloy-Based Vertical Swimming System for a Modular, Robotic Fish
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Soft Robotics
Biomimicry
Robotics
Shape-Memory Alloy
Prototyping
Buckling Beam
File:
Download Andrew_Wertz_Undergraduate_Thesis_Final_Draft_Schreyer.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bo Cheng, Thesis Supervisor
Reginald F Hamilton, Thesis Honors Advisor

147. Realization of porous SiO2 nanoparticles for analyte sensing in the brain

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Open Access
Author:
Ascani Orsini, Alessandro
Title:
Realization of porous SiO2 nanoparticles for analyte sensing in the brain
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
nanotechnology
optical probes
fluorescence
spreading depression
epilepsy
silica
nanoparticles
File:
Download AscaniOrsini-Thesis-FinalSchreyer.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bruce Gluckman, Thesis Supervisor
Bruce Gluckman, Thesis Honors Advisor
Mark William Horn, Faculty Reader
James Hansell Adair, Thesis Supervisor

149. Characterization of Novel Magnesium-Doped Citrate Polymer Composites for Injection Molding

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Author:
Venable, Matthew
Title:
Characterization of Novel Magnesium-Doped Citrate Polymer Composites for Injection Molding
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
citric acid
biomaterials
rheology
mechanics
engineering
biomedical engineering
orthopedics
injection molding
implants
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Jian Yang, Thesis Supervisor
Melik C Demirel, Thesis Honors Advisor

151. Quantitative Ultrasonic Characterization of Ti-6Al-4V Components with Surface Roughness

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Author:
Assalita, Sydney
Title:
Quantitative Ultrasonic Characterization of Ti-6Al-4V Components with Surface Roughness
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Ultrasonics
Engineering
Mechanics
Materials
Science
Additive Manufacturing
Roughness
Optical Profilometry
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Andrea P. Arguelles, Thesis Supervisor
Gary L. Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor

154. State Space Structure and Global Stability of Hof Inverted Pendulum Walking Models

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Open Access
Author:
Corvino, William
Title:
State Space Structure and Global Stability of Hof Inverted Pendulum Walking Models
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Inverted Pendulum
Gait
Stability
State Space
File:
Download CorvinoThesis_StateSpaceStructure_GlobalStability_IP.pdfDownload CorvinoThesisSimulationCode.zip
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Thesis Honors Advisor
Lucas Jay Passmore, Faculty Reader

156. Relating the Shape Memory Effect to Size of Additively Manufactured NiTi Alloy by Optimizing Full-Field Strain Analysis

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Open Access
Author:
Schwarz, Jackson
Title:
Relating the Shape Memory Effect to Size of Additively Manufactured NiTi Alloy by Optimizing Full-Field Strain Analysis
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
shape memory alloy
digital image correlation
superelasticity
nitinol
full field strain analysis
NiTi
additive manufacturing
File:
Download Schwarz_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Reginald F Hamilton, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Thesis Honors Advisor

158. Design of a Tensegrity Structure System for a Robotic Hummingbird Wing Transmission

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Author:
Frazier, Peter
Title:
Design of a Tensegrity Structure System for a Robotic Hummingbird Wing Transmission
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Tensegrity
Tensegrity Structure
Hummingbird
Wing Transmission
Bio-Inspired Robot
Tensegrity Robotics
Musculoskeletal Systems
Flying Robots
2-Bar Tensegrity
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Bo Cheng, Thesis Supervisor
Christian Peco, Thesis Honors Advisor

161. Classification and Quantification of Consumer Drink Products Using Solution Gated Graphene Field Effect Transistors

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Author:
Price, Collin
Title:
Classification and Quantification of Consumer Drink Products Using Solution Gated Graphene Field Effect Transistors
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Graphene
ISFET
Sensing
Semiconductors
Nanomaterials
Machine Learning
Consumer Products
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Saptarshi Das, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Thesis Honors Advisor

163. Evaluation of Ultrasonic Attenuation Methods and Surface Roughness of Binder Jet 316L Bronze Infused Stainless Steel

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Open Access
Author:
Starr, Daniel
Title:
Evaluation of Ultrasonic Attenuation Methods and Surface Roughness of Binder Jet 316L Bronze Infused Stainless Steel
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
ultrasound
attenuation
reflection
binder jet
surface roughness
File:
Download Daniel_Starr_UG_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrea P. Arguelles, Thesis Supervisor
Gary L. Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor