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1. BIOMECHANICAL MODELLING OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUES: IMPORTANCE TO TUMOR CLASSISIFICATION

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Open Access
Author:
Palocaren, Antony J
Title:
BIOMECHANICAL MODELLING OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUES: IMPORTANCE TO TUMOR CLASSISIFICATION
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Tumor Classification
File:
Download final_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Thesis Supervisor
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph Lawrence Rose, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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

23. STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS OF FILAMENT WOUND FLEXIBLE MATRIX COMPOSITE TUBES

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Open Access
Author:
Smith, Stephen Daniel
Title:
STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS OF FILAMENT WOUND FLEXIBLE MATRIX COMPOSITE TUBES
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
composite
carbon
stress
strain
File:
Download SDSmith_BS_Thesis_Schreyer_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Charles E. Bakis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Charles E. Bakis, Thesis Supervisor
Christine Masters, Thesis Honors Advisor
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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Vladimir Semak, Faculty Reader

32. Improved Reaction Force Isolation Motor Simulation and Design

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Open Access
Author:
Gavin, Robert Edward
Title:
Improved Reaction Force Isolation Motor Simulation and Design
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
wire bonder
isolation system
MATLAB
simulation
Kulicke and Soffa
File:
Download Gavin_Robert_Thesis_FinalDraft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric Russell Marsh, Thesis Supervisor
Barbara A. Shaw, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

40. Durability of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composites for Driveshafts

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Open Access
Author:
Trella, Ryan Matthew
Title:
Durability of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composites for Driveshafts
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Composites
Carbon Fiber
FMC
polyurethane
driveshaft
environmental conditioning
fatigue
File:
Download Trella_Ryan_DurabilityofComposites.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Charles E. Bakis, Thesis Supervisor
Osama O Awadelkarim, Thesis 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, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

42. Hydrogen Generation with Nanotextured Cobalt Catalyst

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Open Access
Author:
Yau, Allison
Title:
Hydrogen Generation with Nanotextured Cobalt Catalyst
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
hydrogen generation
cobalt
nanotextured catalyst
polycarbonate
nanoPPX
PEM fuel cell
NaBH4
File:
Download Yau_Allison_HydrogenGenerationWithNanotexturedCobaltCatalyst.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melik C Demirel, Thesis Supervisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Thesis 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, Thesis Honors Advisor
Elizabeth Sikora, Faculty Reader

46. The effects of active area geometry on laminated piezoelectric actuator performance

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Open Access
Author:
Giordano, Joseph Anthony
Title:
The effects of active area geometry on laminated piezoelectric actuator performance
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
laminated
piezoelectric
beam
actuator
haptics
File:
Download Giordano_Joseph_PiezoActuatorPerformance.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gary L Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

54. A Mathematical Model for Brain Tissue

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Open Access
Author:
Lapsansky, Bradford Joseph
Title:
A Mathematical Model for Brain Tissue
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Brain
Triphasic
Model
Continuum
Mixture
Mathematical
Linearized
Linear
File:
Download Lapsansky_Bradford_A_Mathematical_Model_for_Brain_Tissue_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Thesis Supervisor
Francesco Costanzo, Faculty Reader
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Thesis Honors Advisor

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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis 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, Thesis Honors Advisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Faculty Reader
Dr. Reginald Felix Hamilton, Thesis 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, Thesis Honors Advisor

64. 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, Thesis Honors Advisor
Thomas David Juska, Thesis Supervisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

65. 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, Thesis Honors Advisor
Mark William Horn, Faculty Reader

66. 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, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

67. 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, Thesis Honors Advisor

69. 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, Thesis Honors Advisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Faculty Reader

70. 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, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

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

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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, Thesis Honors Advisor

73. 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, Thesis Honors Advisor
Clifford Jesse Lissenden III, Faculty Reader
Bernhard R Tittmann, Faculty Reader

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

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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, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

78. 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, Thesis Honors Advisor

79. Material Characterization of Additive Manufactured Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic

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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, Thesis Honors Advisor
Alicyn Marie Rhoades, Faculty Reader

81. 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, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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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, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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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, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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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, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Lucas Jay Passmore, Faculty Reader

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

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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, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Faculty Reader

86. Electrospun Protein-based Photonic Waveguides

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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, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

89. 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, Thesis Honors Advisor

92. 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, Thesis Honors Advisor

94. 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, Thesis Honors Advisor
Edward William Reutzel, Thesis Supervisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

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

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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, Thesis Honors Advisor

98. 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, Thesis Honors Advisor