Theses/Dissertations from 2018
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
Combustion Analysis Of An Off-Road Spark Ignition Gaseous Fuel Engine, Allan Yao
First Principle Study of Nitrogen Fixation on Molybdenum Containing Semiconductor Surface with a Developed Machine Learning Approach, Alhassan S Yasin
Plasmon-Enhanced Optical Sensing by Engineering Metallic Nanostructures, Peng Zheng
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Synthesis of Bismuth Ferrite for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, Fagr Albagle
Impacts of Boundary Conditions on Premixed Combustion in Obstructed Conduits: A Computational Analysis, Rawan Ibrahim Alkandari
Monitoring and Control Framework for Advanced Power Plant Systems Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques, Ghassan Khalil Ismaeel Al-Sinbol
Electrical Percolation Threshold of Magnetostrictive Inclusions in Piezo-Electric Matrix Composite as a Function of Relative Particle Size, Antoine Joseph Bedard Jr.
Optical Aberrations and their Effect on the Centroid Location of Unresolved Objects, Lylia Benhacine
Enhancing the Thermoelectric Performance of Calcium Cobaltite through Cation Substitution and Non-Stoichiometric Addition, Cullen Boyle
Design and Development of a Novel Nanoparticle Aerosol Generation System for Research Applications, Justin R. Chambers
Analysis of Model-Aided Navigation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Stephane D'Urso
Design and Development of a Vacuum Chamber for Testing of an Advanced Plasma Ignition System, Zachary Tyler Eichelberger
Investigation of Rope Formation in Gas-Solid Flows using Flow Visualization and CFD Simulations, Venkata Subba Sai Satish Guda
Synthesis of ZnSe@ZnS core-shell quantum dots (QDs) for bioimaging applications, Yang He
Investigation of Energy Consumption and Characteristics of a Battery Electric Vehicle, Jacob Hill
Effect of Non-Equidiffusivity on Premixed Flame Propagation in Obstructed Channels, Gbolahan Idowu
Evaluation of Energy Efficiency Performance of Heated Windows, Hari Swarup Jammulamadaka
Corticospinal Excitability During Locomotion in Humans, Lisa Kogan
Non-Equilibrium Green's Function Based Calculations of Spin Voltage in Cobalt Based Spinel Oxides, Anveeksh Koneru
Investigation of a Neural Network Approach in Modeling and Diagnostics of an Engine-out NOx Sensor, Zackery S. Layhew
A characterization of laminar and turbulent boundary layers for use in an investigation of boundary layer state effects on turbine blade film colling schemes, Christopher Michael Nestor
Development of a Spherical Micro-Indentation Test Methodology for Creep Analysis and On-set of Tertiary Creep for Solder Alloys, Dumbi Azubuike Otunyo
Dual-layered Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms (D-MOGA): A Robust Solution for Modern Engine Development and Calibrations, Pragalath Thiruvengadam Padmavathy
Finite Element Simulation of Large-Scale Confined Inflatable Structures, Iole Pecora
Effects of Boundary Parameters on the Work-Based Window (WBW) and Not-to-Exceed (NTE) In-Use Emissions Quantification Methods, Rasik Pondicherry
Development of an Ammonia Reduction After-Treatment Systems for Stoichiometric Natural Gas Engines, Saroj Pradhan
Comparison of In-use Emissions Measurement using PEMS, FTIR and Full-scale Dilution Method, Satya Ravi
Effect of Thermal Boundary Conditions on Propagation of Non-Equidiffusive Flames in Pipes, Swathi Reddy Shetty
Investigation of Plasma Exhaust Profile Manipulation Using Magnetic Fields, Bryan A. Shambaugh
Modeling of Wind Phenomena and Analysis of Their Effects on UAV Trajectory Tracking Performance, Jessica Cristine Da Costa Siqueira
Characterization and Flight Test of a Multi-Antenna Gnss, Multi-Sensor Attitude Determination Algorithm, Nathan Tehrani
Redox Stable Anode Materials for SOFC Application, Tony Thomas
Flexible Polymer-Ceramic Composite Materials for High Sensitive Pressure Sensing Applications in Harsh Environments, Kavin Sivaneri Varadharajan Idhaiam
Precise Point Positioning Inertial Navigation Integration for Kinematic Airborne Applications, Ryan Watson
Preparation of SiCNFs Composite Anode by Electrophoretic Deposition (EPD), Meng Yao
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Analysis of curved composite beam, Manish Aggarwal
Modeling and Simulation of a Free-Piston Engine with Electrical Generator Using HCCI Combustion, Mohammad Alrbai
Developing a Smart Proxy for Fluidized Bed Using Machine Learning, Amir Ansari
A computational model for thermal management of battery storage systems, Mehmet Aygun
In-line, Real-time Particulate Matter Sensors for OBD and Exhaust After-treatment System Control Applications, Marc Cyrill Besch
An integrated lateral flow device for flow control and blood separation, Veronica Betancur Calle
A Study of the Energy Consumption of a Battery Cooling System by Different Cooling Strategies, Justin A. Brumley
Determination of material properties for progressive damage analysis in carbon epoxy laminates using Abaqus, Javier Cabrera Barbero
Evaluation of Concavity Compression Mechanism as a Possible Predictor of Shoulder Muscle Fatigue, Suman Kanti Chowdhury
Comparative Analysis of Uninhibited and Constrained Avian Wing Aerodynamics, Jordan A. Cox
A Parametric Study on the Effects of Ignition Timing, Spark Plug Type, and Exhaust Gas Recirculation on a Legacy 2-Stroke Lean Burn Natural Gas Engine, Nathaniel P. Fowler
A geometric hashing technique for star pattern recognition, Joshua Gerhard
Manual Optical Attitude Re-initialization of a Crew Vehicle in Space Using Bias Corrected Gyro Data, Christopher J. Gioia
Concept and Operation of Robotic Nondestructive Testing Systems for Space Exploration Objectives, Drew M. Goodman
Oxygen Reduction Kinetics of La2-xSrxNiO 4+delta Electrodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Bo Guan
Sensitivity analysis of a relative navigation solution for unmanned aerial vehicles in a GNSS-denied environment, Jeremy Hardy
Development of Engine Activity Cycles for the Prime-Movers of Unconventional Well Completion, Robert S. Heltzel
In-Cylinder Diagnostics Using Feedback from Resonant Cavity Ignition Sources, James F. Hunsucker III
Design and Development of a Twisted String Exoskeleton Robot for the Upper Limb, Lei Jiang
Characterization of NOx emissions from Light-Duty Diesel Vehicles during off-cycle operation, Ranjith Reddy Kalluri
Large deflection analysis of composite beams, Sai Manohari Kancharla
Development of a Computational Platform for Methane-Induced Vented Explosions, Francis R. Kronz III
Covariance expressions for eigenvalue and eigenvector problems, Andrew J. Liounis
Uncertainty quantification through bayesian analysis for a fixed bed experiment of carbon capture using polyethylenimine (PEI) solid sorbents, Brian T. Logsdon
Investigation of Particulate Matter Size, Concentration and Mass Emissions from Small Handheld 2-Stroke Spark Ignition Engines, Yashwanth Chowdary Maddineni
Real-Time Monitoring and Prediction of the Pilot Vehicle System (PVS) Closed-Loop Stability, Tanmay Kumar Mandal
Multiphysics Modelling of Sodium Sulfur Battery, Jerry Hunter Mason
An Experimental Comparison of the Performance of Two Impulse Micro-Hydro Turbine Impellers, Joshua A. Matheny
Controller Synthesis of Multi-Axial Robotic System Used for Wearable Devices, Qian Mou
Modeling of magnetoelectric composite structures, Tomas Ignacio Muchenik Cena
Characteristics of bubble behavior in microgravity conditions, Thilanka Munasinghe
Investigation of Combustion Phenomena in a Single-Cylinder Spark-Ignited Natural Gas Engine with Optical Access, Vishnu Padmanaban
Heat Transfer Prediction for Single Droplet Impacts on a wetted Surface, Venkata Giriteja Punnamaraju
Design, Construction, and Qualificataion of the West Virginia University Environmental Wind Tunnel, Stephen N. Rotruck
Investigation of High Reactivity Fuel Property Effects on Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition Combustion, Ross H. Ryskamp
Determination of Material Parameters of E-GlassEpoxy Laminated Composites in ANSYS, Mehdi Shahbazi
Experimental investigation for characterizing and improving inlet designs in rotating detonation engines, Andrew T. Sisler
Cooperative maneuver enabled UAV relative localization, Jared Strader
Fabrication of Nanoelectrode Arrays for Dopamine Detection, Savan Suri
Design of composite sandwich panels for lightweigh applications in air cargo containers, Mariana M. William
Performance Improvement Study on High Horsepower Compression Ignition Diesel Engines in Mining Haul Trucks at High Altitude, Michael S. Wise
Study of the Inorganic Substitution in a Functionalized UiO-66 Metal-Organic Framework, Alhassan Salman Yasin
Enhancing the ionic conductivity of solid state electrolytes by oxide glass doping, Yue Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Direct Writing of Aluminum Doped Zinc Oxide for Optoelectronic and Energy Device Applications, Olatunde Ayodeji Abidakun
Mechanical and Microstructure Study of Nickel-Based ODS Alloys Processed by Mechano-Chemical Bonding and Ball Milling, Belachew N. Amare
Evaporative Techniques for Stormwater Runoff Alleviation, Allison M. Arnold