Beginning in 2009 (for degrees awarded in August, 2009) all theses and dissertations completed at Washington University were required to be submitted in electronic form. Print submissions are no longer accepted. Dissertations are submitted directly in electronic form to UMI / Proquest Dissertation Services. Master’s theses are locally submitted in electronic form directly into the Washington University Open Scholarship Repository. Please contact your academic department document for information on the preparation and formatting requirements of the thesis itself.
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Characterizing Brain and Skull Mechanics in the Minipig using Magnetic Resonance Elastography, Shuaihu Wang
Utilization of Sodium Flame Synthesis for the Formation and Deposition of Pure Metal Materials for Applications in Additive Manufacturing, Zachariah Wargel
Novel bioinformatics tools for biomarker discovery in prostate cancer, Jace Webster
Trans-Electronic Music, Syd Westley
Identification and Characterization of UBE3A Gain of Function Variants as a Driver of Neurodevelopmental Disease, Kellan Phoebe Weston
Integrating DNA Methylation and 3D-genome Architecture to Identify Functional Regulatory Sequences in IDH-mutant AML, Elisabeth Wilson
Low Impedance, Durable, Self-Adhesive Hydrogel Epidermal Electrodes for Electrophysiology Recording, Naiyan Wu
Functions of cDC1 in Mediating CD4+ Help for CD8+ T cells, Renee Wu
Medicine on the March: Military Institutions, Medical Networks, and the Qing Empire, 1644-1800, Chang Xu
Exploring Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Water and Wastewater Management Systems, Yanran Xu
Enhancing Ammonium and Bicarbonate Tolerance in Chlorella sorokiniana Through EMS-Induced Mutagenesis, Wentao Yang
Essays on Censorship and Public Opinion in Authoritarian Regimes, Zirui Yang
Neuroepigenetic Mechanisms of Brain Development: From Technology to Biological Insights, Allen Yen
Lineage tracing of twins and families using massively parallel sequencing, Christopher Jongsoo Yoon
Design and characterization of 3D-printed hydrogel lattices with consistent structural and mechanical anisotropy, Daniel Yoon
Designing Behavior-Aware AI Systems to Influence Human Decision-Making, Guanghui Yu
Inferring Mind Wandering from Perceptual Decision Making, Cathy Zhang
Mechanisms of Electrical Substrate Reprogramming after Cardiac Radiotherapy, David Meng Zhang
Likelihood Ratio Test for Markov Switching Parameters, Li Zhang
Topics in Financial Accounting, Xin (Sheryl) Zhang
Flavor Equilibration in Neutron Star Mergers, Ziyuan Zhang
Soft Electronics and Systems for Display and Healthcare Applications, Junyi Zhao
Investigating the Role of Circular RNAs in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Progression, Sidi Zhao
Legitimacy and integrity of the DPA regime: a new perspective on the US from the UK, Yuan Zhou
Deconstructing China's family law for LGBTQ non-traditional families through a comparative lens of sexuality, Tiantian Zhu
Engineering Mussel Foot Protein 5 (MFP5) for Enhanced Adhesive Performance in Tendon and Bone Repair, Ziyue Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
The Forest and the Factory: Debt, Development, and Community in the Amazon Delta, Matthew Abel
Investigation of Metabolic and Molecular Pathways that Promote Gastric Parietal Cell Regeneration, Mahliyah Lenore Adkins-Threats
Grasping Type Affects Configural Encoding in Visual Working Memory, Shinhae Ahn
Rethinking Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reforms, Saad Abdulaziz Alotaibi
Will New Regulations Enhance The Mediation Process And The Work Of Mediators In Saudi Arabia?, Abdullah Ahmad Alshallali
Combining Simulations and Single Molecule Spectroscopy To Understand SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein-RNA Interactions, Jhullian Jamille Alston
The New Bankruptcy law of Saudi Arabia: An Overview and a Comparative Study of Approaches to Small Businesses Bankruptcy, Rasha Alsugair
Plutarch on Marriage for Its Own Sake: What Makes Marriage Good and What Marriage is Good for in the Coniugalia Praecepta, Patrick Andrews
Modeling X-Linked Dystonia Parkinsonism (XDP) in Patient-Derived Medium Spiny Neurons, Shivani Aryal
Prevalence, Sociocultural Risks and Protective Factors of Suicidal Behaviors: A Cross Sectional Study of Middle School Students in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, Enoch Kordjo Azasu
Commercial adsorbents for CO2 Removal for Biogas Upgradation: An Experimental Study, Aakriti Bagla
Data-driven Platform and Digital Operations, Bing Bai
The Efficacy of a Regime-Switching Asset Pricing Model Conditioned on Market Volatility, David Baines
A Thesis on Phosphatidylserine as a Key Signaling Moiety During Adipocyte Differentiation, Brady Jeffrey Barron
The “Dread Sex Cases:” Community, Citizenship, and the Regulation of Adult Theaters in the 1970s, Erin Barry
The Dark House and its Inhabitants, Emily Bielski
Three Models of Border Stability and Integrity, Afiq bin Oslan
Investigating the role of DciA during the cell cycle in Mycobacterium, Helen Catherine Blaine
Antibiotic Resistance at Sequence, Population, and Global Scales, Kevin Blake
Roles of Type I Interferon Signaling in Drug Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection, Suhas Bobba