Dissertations from 2014
Heterotrophic Culture of Microalgae Using Biodiesel Derived Glycerol, Karthik Gopalakrishnan
Building Envelope Failure Assessment of Residential Developments Subjected to Hurricane Wind Hazards, James Grayson
Composite Films with Magnetic Nanorods: Fundamentals, Processing and Applications, Yu Gu
Understanding Public Perceptions About Beach Nesting Shorebirds And Habitat Management On Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Marla Hamilton
Essays on the Political Geography of The United States of America, Wesley Harris
Synthesis, Design, and Environmental Fate of Metallic Nanoparticles, Ashley E. Hart
Socioeconomic Indicators of Family Forest Owner Use Of Federal Income Tax Provisions, John Hatcher
AN INTEGRATED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING METHODOLOGY FOR DESIGN OF VEHICLE HANDLING DYNAMICS, Mandar Hazare
MONTE CARLO MODELING BASED PATIENT DOSE OPTIMIZATION IN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY, Wenjun He
Novel Light Emissive Yttrium-Based Nanoparticles and Composites, Laura Hill
BIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF THE BED BUG CIMEX LECTULARIUS L., Kevin Hinson
UNUSUALLY LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN THE ARGYRODITE Ag8GeTe6 ATTRIBUTED TO STRONG ANHARMONICITY, Dale Hitchcock
Spatial distribution and genetic variability of reniform and lance nematodes in cotton agroecosystems, Claudia Holguin
Elastically Mismatched Interfaces as Related to Glass-to-Metal Seals, William Horton
ESTIMATING FIELD AT-REST LATERAL STRESS COEFFICIENT AND LIQUEFACTION RESISTANCE OF AGED SANDS, MD Hossian
Optical Forces in Nanophotonic Structures, Chenguang Huang
EFFECTS OF TEACHER TRAINING ON PRESERVICE TEACHERS' KNOWLEDGE, PERSONAL BELIEFS, AND ATTITUDES, Sloan Smith Huckabee
Pretreatment Development of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks for the Production of Bioproducts, Arpan Jain
An Approximation Algorithm for the Stable Marriagae Problem with Ties and Incomplete Lists, Rommel Jalasutram
The Emotional Impact of Teaching in a High Poverty School on First-Year, Early Childhood Teachers in Rural South Carolina: A Photo Elicitation Study, Kimberly Jedlicka
Nonequilibrium transport of ionic liquids in electrified nanosystems, Xikai Jiang
Workability-Integrated Mixture Proportioning Method for Pervious Concrete, Betiglu Eshete Jimma
Involutive Translation Surfaces and Panov Planes, Charles Johnson
Thermo-Mechanical Characterization of Glass and its effect on Predictions of Stress State, Birefringence and Fracture in Precision Glass Molded Lenses, Dhananjay Joshi
EVALUATION OF A MYCORRHIZAL-LIKE FUNGUS, PIRIFORMOSPORA INDICA, ON FLORICULTURE CROPS, Allison Justice
PASSIVATION AND FUNCTIONALIZATION OF CONJUGATED POLYMER NANOPARTICLES WITH HEAD GROUP MODIFIED PHOSPHOLIPIDS AND PROTEINS, Prakash Kandel
Level stripping of genus 2 Siegel modular forms, Rodney Keaton
Thermally Responsive Polymer Electrolytes for Inherently Safe Electrochemical Energy Storage, Jesse Kelly
Demonstrating Reflection: A Content Analysis of Reflection that English Teacher Candidates Demonstrate in Writing, William Kerns
Zinc Oxide Nanostructures for Flexible and Transparent Electronics, Do Yeob Kim
The Influences of Engineering Student Motivation on Short-Term Tasks and Long-Term Goals, Adam N. Kirn
Understanding and Improving Pedagogical Aspects of a General Education EPortfolio, Nathan D. Klein
CNT Welding Through Ar Bombardment Using Airebo Potential and Optimization of an Extensionded Aireo Potential for F Atom to Simulate Hydrofluorocarbons, Mustafa Kucukkal
Rebuilding Social Organization in Low-income Neighborhoods: The Influence of Habitat for Humanity, John Lattimore
Contributions of the Human SSB Complex and MEI5-SWI5 Complex to Homologous Recombination, LeAnna L. Ledford
Applied Statistics in Environmental Monitoring: Case Studies and Analysis for the Michigan Bald Eagle Biosentinel Program, Katherine Leith
MECHANISMS AND REVERSAL OF ELASTIN SPECIFIC MEDIAL ARTERIAL CALCIFICATION, Yang Lei
ELECTROSTATIC AND ELECTRICAL TRANSPORT ANALYSIS OF NANOMATERIALS AND NUMERICAL METHODS DEVELOPMENT, Hua Li
Projections of Future US Design Wind Speeds Due to Climate Change for Estimating Hurricane Losses, Fangqian Liu
INVESTIGATION OF SUBGRID-SCALE MIXING IN TURBULENT PLANE JETS AND TURBULENT JET FLAMES, Shuaishuai Liu
Clinical, Kinematic, and Kinetic Analysis of Knee Arthrodesis in Support of the Design of a Novel Treatment Alternative, Eric Montgomery Lucas
Processing-Structure-Property Relationships of Meat and Bone Meal Derived Bioplastics, Sam Lukubira
Gender and Ethnicity Classification Using Partial Face in Biometric Applications, Jamie Lyle
Modeling Supply Chain Acquisitions, Mariah S. Magagnotti
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF WAGE DIFFERENTIALS USING NONPARAMETRIC METHODS, Eric Makela
Numerical decoding, Johnson-Lindenstrauss transforms, and linear codes, Yue Mao
Phylogenomics and Historical Biogeography of the Gooseneck Barnacle Pollicipes elegans, Sergio Andres Marchant Rojas
Designing for Understanding: Helping Older Adults Understand Over-the-Counter Medication Information, Aqueasha Martin
Growing Pains: Exploring the Transition from a Community College into a Four-Year Comprehensive College, Edna Martinez
Integrated Models and Algorithms for Automotive Supply Chain Optimization, Sherif A. Masoud
A Comparison of Adolescents' Digital and Print Reading Experiences: Does Mode Matter?, Heather J. McCrea-Andrews
Design and Analysis of Electromagnetic Interference Filters and Shields, Andrew McDowell
An Examination of the Role that Academic, Athletic, and Social Integration Play in the First-Year Freshman Student Athlete Experience, Adam McFarlane
A Spectroscopic Study of Anomalous Stellar Populations in M67, Courtney McGahee
The Effects of Applied Hydrostatic Pressure on Osteogenic Differentiation of Mouse Mesenchymal Stem Cells in an In Vitro 3D Culture, Brittany McGowan
Towards Image-Guided Pediatric Atrial Septal Defect Repair, Fuad Mefleh
An Experimental Investigation Towards Improvement of Thermoelectric Properties of Strontium Titanate Ceramics, Arash Mehdizadeh Dehkordi
Advanced Bulk Processing of Lightweight Materials for Utilization in the Transportation Sector, Justin Milner
Materials Science of Electrochemical Formation of Tungsten Nanosharp Probes, Maryana I. Nave
Essays in Public and Corporate Finance, Joseph Newhard
Discovery of Variants Underlying Simple and Complex Traits through Genome-Wide Association Study and Whole-Genome Resequencing, Rooksana Elizabeth Noorai
THE PERCEPTIONS OF INCREASED STUDENT LOAN DEBT ON THE COLLEGE CHOICE AND ENROLLMENT OF RURAL LOW-INCOME STUDENTS, Chinasa Ordu
NEUTRON STUDY OF STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF RIGID POLYMERS, Naresh Osti
Incorporating Physics-Based Patterns into Geophysical and Geostatistical Estimation Algorithms, Erasmus Kofi Oware
The Potential of Exogenous Fatty Acids in Breast Tissue Engineering, Richard Thomas Pace
Modeling Dengue Transmission and Vaccination, Abhishek Pandey
Influence of Periostin on Bone Marrow-Derived Cell Contribution to Dermal Wound Repair, Suzanne Parks
MICROFLUIDIC PARTICLE AND CELL MANIPULATION USING RESERVOIR-BASED DIELECTROPHORESIS, Saurin Patel
University Response to the Dear Colleague Letter on Sexual Violence: A Case Study, Kimberly Poole
ESSAYS ON ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE, Margarita Portnykh
TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE BASED GUIDELINES FOR USING PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS IN LIGHTWEIGHT BUILDINGS, Niraj Poudel
Using Hidden Markov Models to Segment and Classify Wrist Motions Related to Eating Activities, Raul Ramos Garcia
Particle scavenging by water drops in an ultrasonic standing wave field, Weiyu Ran
The Role of the Senior Student Affairs Officer in Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Assessment: A Case Study, Lindsey Ridgeway
Genetic Dissection of Neuromuscular Diseases Affecting Domestic Dogs, Caitlin Rinz
The Effects of Secondary Trapping Mechanisms on Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide, Catherine Ruprecht
NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF ONE-DIMENSIONAL SHALLOW WATER FLOW AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MODEL USING DISCONTINOUOUS GALERKIN METHOD, Farzam Safarzadeh Maleki
DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF CARBON-BASED QUANTUM DOTS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE PHOTOCONVERSION, Sushant Sahu
Mechanical Properties of Low Dimensional Materials, Deepika Saini
SURFACE MODIFICATIONS OF CAPILLARY-CHANNELED POLYMER (C-CP) FIBER STATIONARY PHASES: IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF HIGHLY SELECTIVE ANALYTE SEPARATIONS, Abby Schadock-Hewitt
Assimilation of foreigners in Germany, Jan Schiebler
DEVELOPMENT OF A TRANSLATIONAL, TISSUE-ENGINEERED APPROACH TO REPLACEMENT OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCT SCAR TISSUE, Jason Schulte
Chasing Polys: Interdisciplinary Affinity and its Connection to Physics Identity, Tyler Scott
Impact and Management of Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae), Nicholas Seiter
THE EFFECTS OF AMINE STRUCTURE, CHLORAMINE SPECIES AND OXIDATION STRATEGIES ON THE FORMATION OF N-NITROSODIMETHYLAMINE, MERIC SELBES