Theses/Dissertations from 2017
On the Assessment of Air Pollution and Behavior within a Cookstove Intervention Study in Northern Ghana and Development of Improved Measurement Techniques, Ricardo Antonio Piedrahita
Stabilized Conservative Level Set Method with Adaptive Wavelet-Based Mesh Refinement, Navid Shervani-Tabar
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Modeling Pumped Thermal Energy Storage with Waste Heat Harvesting, Miles Lindsey Abarr
Adaptive Wavelet-Based Turbulence Modeling for Compressible Flows in Complex Geometry, Eric James Brown-Dymkoski
Effects of Right Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction on Coherent Flow Structures in the Human Right Atrium and Right Ventricle, James R. Browning
Shape Memorization and Reconfiguration of Polymer Particles, Lewis Michael Cox
Four Dimensional Variational Inversion of Atmospheric Chemical Sources in WRFDA, Jonathan J. Guerrette
A Comparison of Spring Stiffness Profiles for Use in a Passive-Elastic Leg Exoskeleton, John Kearns III
Adhesion Characterization of a Biologically Inspired Micro-Patterned Synthetic Material, Madalyn Diane Kern
Learning and Optimization for Turbulent Flows, Ryan Nicholas King
Constraining Climate and Health Impacts of Atmospheric Aerosols Using Adjoint Modeling, Forrest Gerhart Lacey
Towards Defining Healthy Buildings: Investigating the Effect of Building Characteristics and Interventions on Indoor Air Microbial Exposures and Energy Efficiency, Julia Cristina Luongo
Design, Modeling and Control of a Soft SMA-Actuated Biomimetic Robot with Functional Skin, Joan Ortega Alcaide
Sensorimotor Adaptation in Whole-Body Postural Control, Alison Pienciak-Siewert
Microbubble size and dose effects on sonoporation in vitro and in vivo, Kang-Ho Song
Topology Optimization Using the Level Set and eXtended Finite Element Methods: Theory and Applications, Carlos Hernán Villanueva Pérez
Smart Surface Wrinkling Enabled by Shape Memory Polymers, Yu Wang
Design and Materials Innovations in Emergent Solid Batteries, Justin Michael Whiteley
Roll-To-Roll Atomic Layer Deposition of Ultrabarriers, Alexander Yersak
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Separation challenges and optimizations of sustainable algae and lignocellulose based biofuels, Birendra Adhikari
Ultra-thin Materials from Atomic Layer Deposition for Microbolometers, Nathan Thomas Eigenfeld
Room Temperature Ionic Liquid Electrolytes for Advanced Lithium-ion Batteries, Tyler Evans
Engineering Complex Microenvironments for Directed Stem Cell Differentiation, Michael Louis Floren
Simulations and Experiments for Fouling Mitigation on Patterned Nano-Imprint Lithography Ultra Filtration Membranes, John Mersch IV
Molecular Thermodynamics of Superheated Lipid-Coated Fluorocarbon Nanoemulsions, Paul A. C. Mountford
Uncertainty Quantification via Sparse Polynomial Chaos Expansion, Ji Peng
A study on Flash Sintering and Related Phenomena in Titania and its Composites with Alumina, Fnu Shikhar
Experimental Analysis and Modeling of Robot-Tissue Contact Mechanics for In Vivo Mobility, Levin John Sliker
Osteochondral Tissue Modeling of Damage, Poroelastcity, and Remodeling in Osteoarthritis, Michael Eric Stender
Enhancement of Heat Transfer in Pool and Spray Boiling with Microporous Coatings, Suraj Joottu Thiagarajan
Actor-Networks of Sophomore Engineering: Durability and Change in Required Mathematics Courses, Janet Yi-Jen Tsai
Aerosol Health Impact Source Attribution Studies with the CMAQ Adjoint Air Quality Model, Matthew Douglas Turner
Electrowetting Variable Optics for Visible and Infrared Applications, Alexander Maxwell Watson
Capillary Instability in Lithographic Polymer Patterns, Zheng Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Computational Modeling of Unsteady Loads in Tidal Boundary Layers, Spencer R. Alexander
Adhesion Mechanics of Graphene, Narasimha Boddeti
Mechanical Failure of Chorioamnion and Cervical Tissue: Contributions to Preterm and Term Birth, Brandi Nicole Briggs
Designing the Design Experience: Identifying Factors of Student Motivation in Project-based Learning and Project-Based Service-learning, Lauren Anne Cooper
Optically Active Plasmonic Microbubbles, Jacob Dove
From Material Design to Device: Structural and Thermodynamic Considerations for Solid-Phase Lithium-Ion Electrolytes, Brian E. Francisco
Flow Field Investigation of Hyperthermal MicroTubular Reactor Using CFD and DSMC Methods, Qi Guan
Enhancing Phase-Change Heat Transfer with Copper Nanowire-Structured Surfaces, Qian li
Nanomechanical Systems from 2D Materials, Xinghui Liu
Topology Optimization of Transport Problems Modeled by the Boltzmann Equation, David Makhija
Surface Patterning of Polymeric Separation Membranes and its Influence on the Filtration Performance, Sajjad Hossain Maruf
Nanoscale Architectures of Silicon Anodes for Advanced Lithium-ion Batteries, Daniela Molina Piper
Designing Transition Metal Surfaces for Their Adsorption Properties and Chemical Reactivity, Matthew M. Montemore
On the generalization of decision-making preferences in movement under risk, Megan Kathleen O'Brien
Development and Validation of a Postural Controller for Advanced Myoelectric Prosthetic Hands, Jacob Lionel Segil
Processing, Structure and High Temperature Oxidation Properties of Polymer-Derived and Hafnium Oxide Based Ceramic Systems, Kalvis Terauds
Nanowire Arrays and 3D Porous Conducting Networks for Li-Ion Battery Electrodes, Miao Tian
A Molecular Picture of Biofuel Decomposition: Pyrolysis of Furan and Select Furanics, Kimberly Noelle Urness
Mechanics and Gas Transport of Ultrathin Membranes, Luda Wang
Advancing Microscope and Probe Design for Near-Field Scanning Microwave Microscopy, Joel C. Weber
Enhancement of Li+ ion Tranport in High Energy Solid State Li-ion Batteries, Jae Ha Woo
Transition To Sustainability With Natural Gas From Fracking, Kangqian Wu
Constraining Ammonia in Air Quality Models with Remote Sensing Observations and Inverse Modeling, Liye Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Thermal Tissue Fusion of Arteries: Methods, Mechanisms, & Mechanics, James David Cezo
The CCRUSH Study: Characterization of Coarse and Fine Particulate Matter in Northeastern Colorado, Nicholas Steven Clements
Bone Morphology and Mechanical Properties in Murine Models of Chronic Kidney Disease, Andrew C. Cureton
Migrating Motor Complex Force Sensor: Design, Fabrication, and Clinical In vivo Measurements, Matthew Michael Francisco
A Study on The Phenomena of Flash Sintering with Tetragonal Zirconia, John Stanley Curtis Francis
Very High Frequency Thermal-Piezoresistive Resonators and Self-Sustained Oscillators, Harris Joseph Hall
Design, Development, and Verification of an Automated Pain Measurement Device, Morgan L. Hill
Ultrasound Assisted Cavitation around Pulsed Laser Illuminated Nanoparticles, Hengyi Ju
Graphene Membranes: Mechanics, Adhesion, and Gas Separations, Steven Paul Koenig
Thermal Transport in Nanostructured Polymers, Jun Liu
On the Chemical Synthesis and Physical Properties of Iron Pyrite, Especially the (100) Surface, Hector Alexander Macpherson
A Buoyancy-Decoupling Approach to Cookstove Modeling and Quantification Methods for Metal Oxide Type Pollutant Sensors, Nicholas Bantle Masson
Microscale Material Properties of Bone and the Mineralized Tissues of the Intervertebral Disc-Vertebral Body Interface, Rachel Catherine Paietta
Adaptive Wavelet-Based Direct Numerical Simulations of Rayleigh-Taylor Instability, Scott James Reckinger
Alumina as diffusion barrier to intermetallic formation in thermal interface materials Made from indium and copper, Ibrahim Khalifa Saleh
Electrochemical Effects of Atomic Layer Deposition on Cathode Materials for Lithium Batteries, Isaac David Scott
Demixing of Polymers under Nanoimprinting Process, Zhen Wang
The Effects of Matrix Elasticity, Composition, and Exogenous Growth Factors on the Vascular Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Kathryn Anne Wingate
Microfluidic Devices for Membrane Protein Nanoparticle Formation, Hsin-Jui Wu
Solid-State Electrode Engineering and Material Processing for Bulk All-Solid-State Lithium and Lithium-Ion Batteries, Thomas Alexander Yersak
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Biomechanics and Ultrastructure of the Ocular Lens, Christopher Joseph Bay
Computational Methodology for Aeroacoustic Simulation Using a Volume Penalization Method and CAD Generated Geometry, Eric James Brown-Dymkoski
Growth and Characterization of Gallium Nitride Nanowire LEDs for Application as On-Chip Optical Interconnects, Matt Brubaker
Fetal arterial mechanics in health and disease: Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) and Preeclampsia (PE) biomechanical changes in vascular development, Reuben Blair Dodson
Thermomechanics of Shape Memory Polymers and Composites, Qi Ge
Experimental and Modeling Studies on Solder Self-alignment for Optoelectronic Packaging, Ming Kong
Fluid Flow Effects on Micro Cryogenic Coolers with Mixed Refrigerant, Ryan John Lewis
GMR Fringe-Field Trapping and Detection of Magnetic Nanoparticles, Charles A. E. Little
Phonon Transport across Dissimilar Material Interfaces and in Nanostructured Materials, Xiaobo Li
Evaluation of Small Bowel Lumen Friction Forces for Applications in In vivo Robotic Capsule Endoscopy, Allison B. Lyle
A Parametric Analysis of Residential Water Heaters, Jeffrey Brad Maguire
Mechanics of Interaction between Cell Membrane and a Rigid Substrate, Feng Miao
Hierarchical Multiscale Adaptive Variable Fidelity Wavelet-based Turbulence Modeling with Lagrangian Spatially Variable Thresholding, Alireza Nejadmalayeri
Development, Fabrication, and Experimental Study of Flat Polymer Micro Heat Pipes, Christopher James Oshman
An Optical Characterization Technique for Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors Using Images of the Absorber Reflection, Jeanmarie Kathleen Owkes
Predictive Modeling of Hydrogen Assisted Fatigue Crack Growth in Pipeline Steel, Neha Rustagi
Controlled Deformation of Light Activated Polymers, Jennifer Ryu