Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Design and Development of a Multi-Nodal Methane Detection System for Longwall Coal Mining, Amber P. Barr
Environment Search Planning Subject to High Robot Localization Uncertainty, Jared Joseph Beard
Plasmon-Enhanced Optical Probes for Sensing of Drug Metabolite, Jennifer Boryczka
Modulation of Semiconductor Photoconversion with Surface Modification and Plasmon, Joeseph Martin Bright
Paper-Based Point-of-Care Tools for Blood Testing, Xuefei Gao
Doping with Rare Earth Elements and Resultant Nano-inclusions on The Electrical and Thermal Properties of the Mis-fit Layered Thermoelectric Oxide, Geoffroy Gauneau
Aeroelasticity of Composite Plate Wings using HSDT and Higher-Order FEM, Justin A. Haught
Terrain Aware Traverse Planning for Mars Rovers, Gabrielle Hedrick
Low-Cost Skewed Redundant IMU Configuration for State-Space Recovery in a Saturated Environment, Levi S. Hubbard
Towards Large Eddy Simulation of a Staged, Pressurized Oxy-fuel Combustor, Alain Islas Montero
Experimental, Computational and Analytical Studies towards a Predictive Scenario for a Burning Accident, Furkan Kodakoglu
Fast Decision-making under Time and Resource Constraints, Kyle Gabriel Lassak
Comparative Assessment of Different Ultra-Low NOx Measurement Instruments for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines, Diego Bernabe Mejia
An Examination to Pathways Powering Car Using Clean Energy, Marina Miranda
Automated and Standardized Tools for Realistic, Generic Musculoskeletal Model Development, Trevor Rees Moon
Navigation under Obstacle Motion Uncertainty using Markov Decision Processes, Jennifer Quyen Nguyen
Investigation of Particle Measurement in Different Dilution Ratios with Gasoline Direct Injection and Port Fuel Injection, John Adam Phillips
Impact of Particle Injection on Gas Flow at Elevated Pressure: A Numerical Study, Ansan Pokharel
Characterizing premixed syngas combustion in micro-channels, Sunita Pokharel
Development of an Activity-based Windowing Approach to Evaluate Real-World NOx Emissions from Modern Medium and Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks, Rasik Pondicherry
Oxygen Transport Kinetics of Surface Modified Mixed Conductor (La0.60Sr0.40)0.95Co0.20Fe0.80O3-x as Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode, Manuel Serrano Laguna
Exploration of Unknown Environments Using a Tethered Mobile Robot, Danylo Shapovalov
A Study on the Hydrodynamics of a Bench-Scale Top-Fed Bubbling Fluidized Bed Gasifier using Biomass and Coal as Feedstocks, Ali Can Sivri
Modeling and Tuning of CVT Systems for SAE® Baja Vehicles, Sean Sebastian Skinner
Literature Review on Modeling of Density Difference Pumping Strategy for Geothermal Applications, Lucas A. Ware
Design and Optimization of Dynamic System for a One-kW Free Piston Linear Engine Alternator-GENSETS Program, Nima Zamani Meymian
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Propagation and Morphology of Premixed Flames in Obstructed Channels under Atmospheric and Supercritical Conditions, ABDULAFEEZ AKINOLA ADEBIYI
Immunity-Based Framework for Autonomous Flight in GPS-Challenged Environment, Mohanad Al Nuaimi
Comparison Of Drag Area Estimation Using Natural Coast Down And Constant Speed Test Methods, Cem Baki Mr
Scaling Analysis and Experimental Investigation of a Rotating Detonation Engine, David Thomas Billups
Dynamic Discrepancy Reduced Order Modeling for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Over Cobalt-based Catalyst, Jose Miguel Bohorquez
A Biomimetic Approach to Controlling Restorative Robotics, Matthew T. Boots
Evaluating the Approach of Using NOx Control Performance Tracking for On-Board Diagnostics of Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles, Renata Castiglioni
Virtual Morphology as a Method of Robotic Control, Conner Todd Castle
Investigation of Heat Exchanger Effectiveness Using a Surface Coating Technology, Allen Duffy
Improving Solder Joints Formed in Microgravity by Use of Magnetic Soldering Paste Additives, Aaron Dunkle
Reflectivity and photoemission electron microscopy studies of magnetic heterostructures, Chih-Yeh Huang
Scalable and Cost-effective Barrier Layer Coating to Improve Stability and Performance of SOFC Cathode, Shanshan Hu
Design And Implementation Of An Instantaneous Fuel Mass Flow Measurement System For Use In Verification Of Locomotive Emissions, Adam Wayne James
Carbon deposition on Ni/YSZ anode SOFC for direct methane steam reforming, Haiyang Li
In Situ Measurement Of Fatigue Induced Crack Growth In Inconel 718 Using Direct Current Potential Drop Method, Joel C. Lindsay
Artificial Immune System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Abnormal Condition Detection and Identification, Ryan G. McLaughlin
Development of Ni-based Oxide Dispersion Strengthened (ODS) powder particles for Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) Applications, Markova Dion McPherson
Design of experiment and analysis techniques for fuel consumption data using heavy-duty diesel vehicles and on-road testing, Sarah Ann Mills
Investigation of Various Factors Affecting Quantification and Characterization Accuracy of NOx Measurement at Near Zero Level in a CVS Sampling Set-Up, Samuel Abimbola Ogunfuye
Implications of Sampling Methods on Geospatial Mapping of Methane Sources, Dakota Wesley Oliver
Investigation of Pathways to Enhance SCR de-NOx Efficiency in Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle using an Optical Access Visualization Approach, Vishnu Padmanaban
Recovery Of Rare Earth Elements (Rees) From Coal Mine Drainage Sludge Leachate, Panpan Ren
Utilization of Scale in Keypoint Detection and Feature Description, Andrew P. Rhodes
Enhancing the Thermoelectric Performance of Calcium Cobaltite Ca3Co4O9 through Single and Dual Elements Doping, Cesar Octavio Romo de la Cruz
Conceptual Design of MALE UAVs, Vincent Spada
Experimental Measurement of Dielectric Properties of Powdery Materials using a Coaxial Transmission Line, Robert Tempke
Deformation Correlations and Machine Learning: Microstructural inference and crystal plasticity predictions, Michail Tzimas
Computational Design of Staged Pressurized Oxy-Coal Combustion, Gideon Ozioma Udochukwu
Investigation and Development of Exhaust Flow Rate Estimation Methodologies for Heavy-Duty vehicles, Chakradhar Reddy Vardhireddy
Enabling Robust State Estimation through Covariance Adaptation, Ryan Magnum Watson
Experimental and Numerical Study of the Stirling Engine Robust Foil Regenerator, Koji Yanaga
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Investigation of Model Reduction Using Bayesian Calibration and Dynamic Discrepancy, Ahmed Nirjhar Alam
Influence of the Lewis Number and Boundary Conditions on Finger Flame Acceleration, Mohammed Alawi AlKhabbaz
Detecting the Onset of the Bulk Crystal Plasticity Transition in Face Centered Cubic Metals Using Nanoindentation, Ryder Bolin
Thermal-Fatigue and Thermo-Mechanical Equivalence for Transverse Cracking Evolution in Laminated Composites, Javier Cabrera Barbero
Generation And Sensitivity Analysis Of Transmission Shift Schedule For Hybrid-Electric Vehicle, Nicholas Connelly
Implementation Of A State-Of-The-Art Gnss Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring Technique, Shannen Daly
UAV Modeling and Simulation at Normal and Abnormal Conditions, Mofetoluwa Fagbemi
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Torque Split Algorithm For Reduction Of Engine Torque Transients, Derek George
An Experimental Investigation of the Cooling System for a Free Piston Stirling Engine, Akshay Milind Gupte
Instrumentation And Inertial Navigation Systems Design For Tensegrity Robot Implementations, Scott Edward Harper
Vision-Based Road Defect Detection And Classification For Impact Effect Mitigation Using Adaptive Suspensions, Shane M Haught
Calibration of Cameras and LiDAR for Applications in Autonomous Navigation., Jacob J. Hikes
Systematic Characterization and Analysis of Resistance from Conductors and Electrodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Alec Hinerman
Development Of Oxide-Dispersion-Strengthened Nickel-Based Super Alloy Powders For Additive Manufacturing, Sizhe Huang
Engineering the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Through Infiltrating the Porous Electrodes, Bryan Jackson
Effect of Natural Gas Fuel Composition on Gaseous and Particle NumberMass Emissions from a Heavy-duty Natural Gas Engine used in Unconventional Well Development Operations, Sashank Jammalamadaka
Optimization Of Design And Manufacturing Process Of Fusion Filament Fabrication (FFF) 3D Printing, Jaeyoon Kim
Temperature Simulation and Heat Exchange in a Batch Reactor Using Ansys Fluent, Rahul Kooragayala
The Nakahara Effect and Its Influence On Solution-Based 3D Printed Films, Daryl Kwakye-Ackah
Precise Orbit Determination of Cubesats Using Duty Cycled GPS Observations, Sean Lantto
Comparison of emissions measurement between a sensor-based compact emissions meter and a standard PEMS, Jordan Matthew Leatherman
Integrated Sensing Systems for On-Orbit Robotic Satellite Servicing Applications, Eric Loy
Design and Evaluation of Novel Attitude Estimation System Using MEMS Sensors for Indoor UAS, Joshua Bruce Milam
Experimental Analysis of Unsteady Aerodynamic Covert Feather Behavior, Laura J. Ordaz
Design and Optimization of a 1 kW Stirling Engine, Garrett Tyler Rinker
Smart Fluids Using Mechanics: Mechanical Control of Fluid Viscosity Using 3D-printed Functional Particles, Rofiques Salehin
Study of Biomimetic Micro and Macro Structures for Drag Reduction, Justin S. Schrout
Ugv-To-Uav Cooperative Ranging For Robust Navigation In Gnss-Challenged Environments, Victor O Sivaneri
Analysis of Dimensionless Scaling Relationships for Rotating Free Flight Bodies, Shawn A. Smearcheck
Effects of disorder in models of active and inactive systems, Joshua Thibault
A Unified Poisson-Cahn Methodology for Defect Segregation Near Grain Boundaries in Oxygen-Conducting Solid Electrolytes, Xiaorui Tong
Experimental Design, Testing, and Evaluation of Methods to Improve the Efficiency and Reduce Emissions from a Small Two-stroke Natural Gas Engine, Christopher Joseph Ulishney
Design And Development Of Test Rigs To Experimentally Investigate Flow Loss And Heat Transfer In A Stirling Engine Heater Head, Pawan K. Yadav