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McKelvey School of Engineering Graduate Student Theses & Dissertations

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Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Segmentation and Strain Mapping of a Beating Heart, Kenna Middleton

Application of Wray-Agarwal Model to Turbulent Flow in a 2D Lid-Driven Cavity and a 3D Lid-Driven Box, Hakop J. Nagapetyan

Understanding the Nano- and Macroscale Processes Impacting Arsenic Mobilization during Managed Aquifer Recharge using Reclaimed Wastewater, Chelsea Wren Neil

Synthesis of Clickable Poly(ethylene glycol) Derivatives for Fabrication of Modular Microsphere-Based Scaffolds to Promote Vascularization, Peter Nguyen

Spontaneous Firing of Sensory Neurons Modulates the Gain in the Downstream Circuit of a Simple Olfactory System, Matthew O'Neill

Molecularly Targeted Nanoparticles for Modulation of Inflammatory Mediators in Atherosclerosis, Rohun Udatta Palekar

Photonic Molecules Formed by Ultra High Quality Factor Microresonator for Light Control, Bo Peng

Effects of Biomass Moisture Content on Volatile Flame Length During Cofiring With Coal, Matthew Pollard

Interfacial Reactions of Natural and Engineered Nanoparticles and Colloids in Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems, Jessica Ray

Growth Factor Gradient Formation and Release from PEG Microspheres for Nerve Regeneration., Jacob Roam

Numerical Simulation and Optimization of Carbon Dioxide Utilization for Enhanced Oil Recovery from Depleted Reservoirs, Razi Safi

Light Controlling at Subwavelength Scales in Nanophotonic Systems: Physics and Applications, Yuecheng Shen

Optimization of Looped Airfoil Wind Turbine (LAWT) and Looped Airfoil Hydro-Turbine (LAHT) Design Parameters for Maximum Power Generation, Binhe Song

CFD SIMULATION AND SHAPE OPTIMIZATION OF SUPERSONIC EJECTORS FOR REFRIGERATION AND DESALINATION APPLICATIONS, Liju Su

Integration of Alignment and Phylogeny in the Whole-Genome Era, Hongtao Sun

Optimal Battery Operations and Design Considering Capacity Fade Mechanisms, Bharatkumar Suthar

Discrete and Continuous Sparse Recovery Methods and Their Applications, Zhao Tan

Shape Optimization of Busemann-Type Biplane Airfoil for Drag Reduction under Nonlifting and Lifting Conditions Using Genetic Algorithms, Yi Tian

Automating Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning by using Hierarchical Optimization, Paras Babu Tiwari

Interfacial Chemistry of Trace Elements at Mineral Surfaces in Engineered Water Systems, Lin Wang

System integration and performance study of MicroInsert-II PET system, Shouyi Wei

Sustained Dual Drug Delivery of Anti-Inhibitory Molecules for Spinal Cord Injury Treatment, Thomas Wilems

Probing Mechanical Forces in Flagella by Manipulation of Media Viscosity and Axonemal Structure, Kate Wilson

Application-Specific Memory Subsystems, Joseph George Wingbermuehle

Copper and Zinc Oxide Composite Nanostructures for Solar Energy Harvesting, Fei Wu