Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Acceleration of Non-Equidiffusive Flames in Channels: Computational Simulations and Analytical Studies, Serdar A. Bilgili
Advances in MEMS IMU Cluster Technology for Small Satellite Applications, Drew E. Bittner
Variable Data Collection Rate System for a Wildlife Behavior Monitor, Sheldon Blackshire
Effect of gas compression on mining fire scenario in gaseous and dusty-gaseous environments, Anish Raman Calavay
A Computational Study on the Effects of Dynamic Roughness Application to Separated Transitional Flows Affected by Adverse Pressure Gradient, Gennaro Campitelli
Path Planning and Control of an Autonomous Quadrotor Testbed in a Cluttered Environment, Trevor W. Caplinger
Predictive Scenario for Premixed Methane-Air Flame Spreading and Explosion Triggering in a Mining Passage, Sri Hari Ramakrishna Chalagalla
Mission Design, Guidance, and Navigation of a Callisto-Io-Ganymede Triple Flyby Jovian Capture, Alan M. Didion
The Modeling and Stability Analysis of Humans Balancing an Inverted Pendulum, Yaohui Ding
Study of Periodic Forcing with a Dielectric Barrier Discharge Device for the Control of Flow Separation on a NACA 0012, Joseph P. Dygert
A Bayesian Approach to Reduced Order Modeling in Catalytic Steam Reforming, Evan D. Ford
Study of 3-D Dynamic Roughness Effects on Flow Over a NACA 0012 Airfoil Using Large Eddy Simulations at Low Reynolds Numbers, Venkata Subba Sai Satish Guda
Design of Oxy-Coal Reactors for Calcium Carbide Production Using CFD, Albio Gutierrez
A study of self consolidating concrete for cast in place applications: Current practices, rapid wcm determination, and stability effects of pumping, Jared Hershberger
Biomechanical Evaluation of Surgical Loupes, Marsha Chapman Holcomb
Parametric Flow Visualization of Dynamic Roughness Effects, Vinay Jakkali
Development of a Reference Dataset to Evaluate PEMS Post-Processing Software, Hemanth K. Kappanna
Cloud Implementation of Design Software for Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Member, Sucharitha Koleti
Fault Tolerance Analysis of L1 Adaptive Control System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Kiruthika Krishnamoorthy
Electrode Reaction Pathway in Oxide Anode for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Wenyuan Li
Comparisons of Single Drop Impact Simulations with Experiments, Krishna Teja Medam
Scenario-based estimation model for methane emissions in the heavy-duty transportation sector, Ronald Andrew Mongold
Tribo-Mechanical Investigation of the Functional Components used in Flexible Energy Harvesting Devices, Nicholas J. Morris
Aerodynamic Response of a Pitching Airfoil with Pulsed Circulation Control for Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Applications, Chad C. Panther
Prediction of discretization error using the error transport equation, Don Roscoe Parsons III
Solar Electric Propulsion Triple-Satellite-Aided Capture With Mars Flyby, Sean Patrick
Fundamental Study of Nano-Scale Adhesion and Friction Properties of Graphene in Ambient Air and Liquid Environments, Sai Suvineeth Ramayanam
Control Design and Performance Analysis for Autonomous Formation Flight Experimentss, Caleb Michael Rice
Analysis and Optimization of a Dual Free Piston, Spring Assisted, Linear Engine Generator, Matthew C. Robinson
Theory of Flame Propagation in Open Obstructed Channels, Jad Sadek
Thermodynamics and emission modeling of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanks and fueling stations, Cesar Augusto Sandoval Leon
Spatial and Temporal Investigation of Real World Crosswind Effects on Transient Aerodynamic Drag Losses in Heavy Duty Truck Trailers in the US, Bharadwaj Sathiamoorthy
Pose Performance of LIDAR-Based Relative Navigation for Non-Cooperative Objects, Jordan L. Sell
Design and Development of the WVU Advanced Technology Satellite for Optical Navigation, Miranda Straub
Impacts of various boundary conditions on beam vibrations, Ye Tao
Effect of Boundary Conditions on Propagation and Morphology of Premixed Flames in Narrow Conduits, Orlando J. Ugarte-Almeyda
Continuous Synthesis of Doped Pyrochlore Materials by Spray Pyrolysis for Auto-thermal Reforming Applications, Jonathan Yancey
Rechargeable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries with High Sulfur-Loading Electrodes, Jianhua Yan
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Aircraft Abnormal Conditions Detection, Identification, and Evaluation Using Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems Interaction, Dia Al Azzawi
Numerical Modeling of Inertial Flows in Proppant-Reservoir Rock Interfaces, Abdulla Alkaabi
Analysis and Comparison of Clothoid and Dubins Algorithms for UAV Trajectory Generation, Mohanad Al Nuaimi
Impact of Intelligent Transportation Systems on Parallel Hybrid Electric Heavy Duty Vehicles, Ahmed Shihab Ahmed Al-Samari
A Bayesian Approach to Electrical Conductivity Relaxation and Isotope ExchangeSecondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, Joshua Blair
Influence of Annealing Temperature on the Mechanical Properties of Sol-Gel ZnO Films, Kyle J. Burrows
Tuning the Thermoelectric Performance of Complex Oxides through Multiscale Microstructure Engineering, Paulo Sergio Calvillo-Gonzalez
Method to Develop a Control System for a Stable and Guidable Hybrid Projectile, Joseph Close
Advanced DOC-DPF Model to Predict Soot Accumulation and Pressure Drop in Diesel Particulate Filters, Alessandro Cozzolini
Ventilation airflow around a continuous miner and its effect on methane concentrations at the face, Heather N. Dougherty
Rotating Detonation Combustion: A Computational Study for Stationary Power Generation, Sergio Escobar
Computational Strategies for Faster Combustion Simulations with Detailed Chemistry, Jose A. Escobar-Vargas
Robust Control Design for Non-Linear Loads in AC-DC System, Rehan Fazal
Hygrothermal Analysis and Failure Analysis of Composite Beams under Moving Loads, Moiz Hanif
An experimental investigation on the effects of freestream turbulence intensity on film cooling effectiveness and heat transfer coefficient for an anti-vortex hole, Stephen Andrew Hayes
Optimization of an Optical Thermal Absorber Plasmonic Metamaterial: Understanding the Two Particle Interactions, Anitesh Anand Lal
Investigation of PM Formation and Evolution in Plumes Emitted by Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles: Wind Tunnel Study, Daniele Littera
Electroplating of Cr-Ni Alloy and Ni-Cr/Ni Multilayer Coatings, Liaowang Liu
Modeling and Tuning of Energy Harvesting Device Using Piezoelectric Cantilever Array, Yuejuan Li
Evaluation of Hydrotreated Biofuels for Use in Naval Diesel Engines, Cory J. Morgan
Development of the West Virginia University Small Microgravity Research Facility (WVU SMiRF), Kyle G. Phillips
Vibration Attenuation of Composite Moving Beams using Active Vibration Control Techniques, Gouthami Polina
Investigating the Potential of Waste Heat Recovery as a Pathway for Heavy-Duty Exhaust Aftertreatment Thermal Management, Saroj Pradhan
Characterization of heavy duty engine fuel maps used for model based simulation tools, Nitin Rana
Assessment strategies for mixing in very viscous gas-liquid two-phase flows, Sharad Chand Ravinuthala
Numerical investigation of the influence of elevated turbulence levels on the cooling effectiveness of an anti-vortex hole geometry, Timothy William Repko
Control Design and Performance Analysis for Autonomous Formation Flight Experiments, Caleb M. Rice
Development of a mechanical vapor-compression distiller incorporating concentrated solar power, Garrett Tyler Rinker
Refined computational modeling of SOFCs degradation due to trace impurities in coal syngas, Hayri Sezer
Design, Fabrication, and Control of an Upper Arm Exoskeleton Assistive Robot, Reza Shisheie
Development of a Remote Laboratory with the Integration of Cloud Applications, Jeremy Thompson
Immunity-Based Accommodation of Aircraft Subsystem Failures, Adil Togayev
Developed a Remote Technique to Assess the Effectiveness of Thermal Insulation in Households in West Virginia, Prateek Vaish
Investigation of Emission Characteristics during Low Temperature Combustion using Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines, Mario Velardi
A Force Sensor Array for Space Applications, Timothy L. Weadon
Fault-Tolerant Trajectory Tracking of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Immunity-Based Model Reference Adaptive Control, Brenton K. Wilburn
A Lumped Computational Model for Sodium Sulfur Battery Analysis, Fan Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Folding Solid-Membrane Wing Structure for a Micro Air Vehicle, Joe D. Allen Jr.
Analysis of GPS Abnormal Conditions within Fault Tolerant Control Laws, Gahssan Al-Sinbol
Embedded Nanosensors for defect identification using flexible, optically transparent, deformation responsive wrinkled Single Walled Carbon Nanotube meshes, Pallavi Anipindi
Degradation studies of flexible optoelectronic device electrodes, Theodros S. Bejitual
Tracer Gas Exposure of Human Subjects Doing Simulated Work at a Benchtop Enclosing Hood in a Wind Tunnel, Rolando A. Carreno-Chavez
Towards Direct Fabrication of Functional Patterns on Large-Area Substrates for Flexible Devices, Sean D. Cronin
Analytical and Computational Study of Flame Acceleration in Tubes: Effect of Wall Friction, Berk Demirgok
Experimentally Determined Equivalent Roughness Values For Two Types of Longitudinal Straight Duct Produced by a Small Company, Raphael W. Alwin Dodrill
A Versatile Method of Resolution Enhancement for Tactile Sensor Array Used as Synthetic Skin: Modeling and Implementation, Karen Flores De Jesus
Hybrid Projectile Body Angle Estimation for Selectable Range Increase, Christopher J. Gioia
Numerical and experimental study on the ability of dynamic roughness to alter the development of a leading edge vortex, Christopher D. Griffin
Droplet Impact Sub-cavity Histories and PDPA Spray Experiments for Spray Cooling Modeling, Nicholas Lee Hillen
Wind and Wake Sensing with UAV Formation Flight: System Development and Flight Testing, Trenton Jameson Larrabee
Effect of Thermal Loading on the Performance of Horizontally Curved I-Girder Bridges, Kevyn C. McBride
Experimental flow characterization and computational model development of aqueous film-forming foam (ARFF) firefighting jets, Christopher P. Menchini
Correlation of Photocatalytic Activity with Band Structure of Low-dimensional Semiconductor Nanostructures, Fanke Meng
Composite Multifunctional Lithium Ion Batteries, Joshua Mullenax
Aerodynamics Investigation of Faceted Airfoils at Low Reynolds Number, Zachary G. Napolillo
Corrosion Fatigue Crack Propagation of Oil-Grade Alloy 718 in NaCl Solution, Jared S. Nutter
Characterizing the Variability in Particulate Mass Emissions from Current Model Year Diesel and Natural Gas Engines, Pragalath Thiruvengadam Padmavathy
Sensitivity and stability analysis of nonlinear Kalman filters with application to aircraft attitude estimation, Matthew Brandon Rhudy