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Saturday Nov 7, 2009
13 New Theses & Dissertations in the NCSU Colleges of Engineering & Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Chemistry
Chemistry.
BEREMAN, MICHAEL SETH.
The Development of Desorption Electrospray Ionization and Nano Flow Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometric Methods for Glycan Analysis: Applications for Biomarker Discovery in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer.
(Under the direction of Dr. David C. Muddiman.)


Computer Science
Computer Science.
RAMACHANDRAN, KARTHIK.
Visualizing and Comparing Multivariate Scalar Data over a Geographic Map.
(Under the direction of Dr. Christopher G.Healey).


Electrical and Computer Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering.
AJEET.
Using the ADI-FDTD Method to Compute Currents Induced in the Human Body by HEMI Devices at Low Frequencies.
(Under the direction of Dr. Gianluca Lazzi).

MAZZARO, GREGORY J.
Time-Frequency Effects in Wireless Communication Systems.
(Under the direction of Professor Michael B. Steer).

PAL, POULOMI.
Scheduling to Consolidate Idle Periods for Energy Efficiency in Multicore Systems.
(Under the direction of Dr. Gregory T. Byrd.)


Food Science
Food Science.
KELLY, MALLORY ANNE.
Determining the Role of the Astringency Mechanism of Whey Protein at Acidic pHs.
(Under the direction of Dr. E. Allen Foegeding.)

RUILOVA-DUVAL,
MARIA. Factors Affecting Water Holding Capacity and Texture in Cooked Albacore Tuna (Thunnus alalunga).
(Under the direction of Dr. Tyre Lanier).

WHITNEY, BROOKE MEREDITH.
Investigating the Ecology of Naturally‐Occurring Pathogenic Vibrio Species in Gulf Coast Oysters Through the use of Molecular Sub‐ Typing Techniques.
(Under the direction of Dr. Lee‐Ann Jaykus).


Materials Science & Engineering
Materials Science & Engineering
GRENKO, JUDITH ANN.
Characterization of Homoepitaxially-Grown AlGaN/GaN Heterostructures.
(Under the direction of Dr. Mark A. L. Johnson).

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
BOLES, JOHN A.
Hybrid Large-Eddy Simulation/Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Methods and Predictions for Various High-Speed Flows.
(Under the direction of Professor Jack R. Edwards).

ZHENG, FEI.
Computational Investigation of High Speed Pulsjets.
(Under the direction of Dr. William L. Roberts).


Physics
Physics.
ANDREWS, KATIE MARIE.
Organizational and Interfacial Examination of Adenine Films on Ag(111): Self-Assembly and Shockley State Modification.
(Under the direction of Thomas P. Pearl.)


Statistics
Statistics.
DICASOLI, CARLMATTHEW.
Bayesian Regression Methods for Crossing Survival Curves.
(Under the direction of Dr. Sujit Ghosh and Dr. Subhashis Ghosal.)


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Friday Oct 9, 2009
32 Reference Works from Springer of Interest to Engineers Now Online @ NCSU Libraries
Handbook of Nanophase and Nanostructured MaterialsRobust Electronic Design Reference Book Springer Handbook of Mechanical EngineeringComputer Science and Communications DictionaryComputational Methods in Biophysics, Biomaterials, Biotechnology and Medical Systems Magnetism Concise Encyclopedia of Supersymmetry Polymer Blends HandbookRiegel's Handbook of Industrial Chemistry Dictionary of Gems and Gemology Directory of Microbicides for the Protection of Materials Encyclopedia of BiometricsEncyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science Encyclopedia of Database SystemsEncyclopedia of Hydrology and Lakes Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science Encyclopedia of Optimization 2d edEncyclopedia of OptimizationEncyclopedia of Production and Manufacturing ManagementPrebiotics and Probiotics Science and TechnologyHandbook of Coherent Domain Optical MethodsHandbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology: Neural Signaling MechanismsHandbook of Nuclear ChemistryHandbook of Number Theory IIHistorical Encyclopedia of Natural and Mathematical Sciences International Tables for Crystallography Volume A: Space-group symmetryInternational Tables for Crystallography Volume A1: Symmetry relations between space groupsInternational Tables for Crystallography Volume B: Reciprocal spaceInternational Tables for Crystallography Volume C: Mathematical, physical and chemical tablesInternational Tables for Crystallography Volume D: Physical properties of crystals International Tables for Crystallography Volume E: Subperiodic groups International Tables for Crystallography Volume F: Crystallography of biological macromolecules
 
Monday Aug 24, 2009
22 New Theses & Dissertations in the Colleges of Engineering & Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Biological & Agricultural Engineering.
CAO, ZIHAN.
Determination of Particle Size Distribution of Particulate Matter Emitted from a Layer Operation in Southeastern U.S.
(Under the direction of Lingjuan Wang.)

YAO, HAIYAN.
Ammonia Emission from Stored Broiler Cake.
(Under the direction of Dr. Sanjay B. Shah).


Chemistry
Chemistry.
ROVIRA TRUITT, ROSIMAR.
Synthesis and Characterization of Biopolymer Composites and their Inorganic Hosts.
(Under the direction of Jeffery L. White.)

SANTAGATA, NANCY MARIE.
Stereochemical Effects on the Organizational and Electronic Structure of the Tartaric Acid/Ag(111) System.
(Under the direction of Thomas P. Pearl and Christopher B. Gorman.)


Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering.
HOU, TIAN.
Fatigue Performance Prediction of North Carolina Mixtures Using Simplified Viscoelastic Continuum Damage Model.
(Under the direction of Dr. Y. Richard Kim.)

LIM, CHEMIN.
Low Cycle Fatigue Life Prediction of Four Bolt Extended Unstiffened End Plate Moment Connections.
(Under the direction of Emmett A Sumner.)

STALEY, BRYAN FLEET.
Environmental and Spatial Factors Affecting Microbial Ecology and Metabolic Activity during the Initiation of Methanogenesis in Solid Waste.
(Under the direction of Morton A. Barlaz and Francis L. de los Reyes III.)

WELLBORN, LAUREN SUSAN.
Drinking Water Quality Assessment and Analysis of Centralized and Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems in the Philippines.
(Under the direction of Francis de los Reyes III.)


Computer Science
Computer Science.
AGARWAL, AVESH K.
Performance Evaluation and Protection Management for Wireless Networks.
(Under the direction of Professor Wenye Wang).


Electrical and Computer Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering.
CHOUDHARY, NIKET KUMAR.
A Synthesizable HDL Model for Out-of-Order Superscalar Processors.
(Under the direction of Associate Professor Eric Rotenberg).

HU, JIANCHEN.
Transaction-level Modeling for a Network-on-chip Router in Multiprocessor Systems.
(Under the direction of Prof. William Rhett Davis.)

JUNG, JAE SUNG.
Branch Current State Estimation Method for Power Distribution Systems.
(Under the direction of. Mesut E Baran).

KULSHRESTHA, PREETIKA.
An Intelligent Energy Management System for Charging of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles at a Municipal Parking Deck.
(Under the direction of Dr. Mo-Yuen Chow.)

OJHA, UNNATI.
Delay Tolerant Behavior Control based Adaptive Bandwidth Allocation for Unmanned Ground Vehicles in a Network Control System.
(Under the direction of Dr. Mo-Yuen Chow)


Mathematics
Mathematics
WILSON, HEATHER L.
Model Development for Nanotube-Infused Polyimides.
(Under the direction of Professor Ralph C. Smith).


Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear Engineering.
SPEAKER, DANIEL.
Monte Carlo Application for the use of Detector Response Function on Scintillation Detector Spectra.
(Under the direction of Dr. Robin P. Gardner).


Operations Research
Operations Research.
ZHE LIU.
The Nearest Point Problem in a Polyhedral Cone and Its Extensions.
(Under the direction of Dr. Yahya Fathi.)


Physics
Physics.
CLARK III, BEVERLY A.
Split-tip Scanning Capacitance Microscopy (SSCM): Special Techniques in Surface Characterization and Measurements.
(Under the direction of Professor
Hans Hallen).

MEYER, ARIC P.
Optical and Electrical Enhancement of Organic Solar Cells.
(Under the direction of Harald Ade).

STEVENS, DERRICK RYAN.
Molecular Dynamics in Self-assembled Monolayers and Polymers studied via sensitive Dielectric Spectroscopy.
(Under the direction of Dr. Laura Clarke).


Statistics
Statistics.
STANISLAV, STEPHEN JOSEPH.
Developments and Applications of a Closed Capture-Recapture Robust Design Model to Avian Point Count Data.
(Under the direction of Kenneth H. Pollock.)

SUPPLE, MEGAN A.
Probabilistic Allele Calling to Improve Population Size Estimates from Non-Invasive Genetic Mark{Recapture Analysis.
(Under the direction of Dr. Kenneth H. Pollock).


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Friday Aug 21, 2009
11 New Theses & Dissertations in the NCSU Colleges of Engineering & Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering.

ZHOU, QIAN.
Thermophysical Properties of Ionic Liquid–LiX Mixtures.
(Under the direction of Wesley A. Henderson.)


Chemistry
Chemistry.

SAMPSON, JASON SCOTT.
Development and Characterization of an Atmospheric Pressure Ionization Source Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Electrospray Ionization Coupled to Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry for Analysis of Biological Macromolecules.
(Under the direction of David Charles Muddiman).


Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering.

COTE, BENJAMIN MICHAEL.
Performance Comparison of Mechanical and Chemical Stabilization of Undercut Subgrades.
(Under the direction of Professor Mohammed A. Gabr and Professor Roy H. Borden).

TAYLOR, ELLIOTT McDONALD.
Two-way Behavior and Fatigue Performance of 3-D GFRP Sandwich Panels.


Electrical and Computer Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering.

KOMANDURI, RAVI K.
Ultra-efficient Liquid Crystal Projection Displays: Polarizer-free Displays Using Continuous Polarization Gratings.
(Under the direction of Dr. Michael J. Escuti).


Food Science
Food Science.

LIU, ALISON ANN.
Comparative Compositional and Biological Properties of Muscadine and Cabernet franc Grape Skins.
(Under the direction of Leon C. Boyd).


Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

GIRISAN, VIVEK.
Flow Modeling through an Electro-statically Charged Nano-Particle Filter.
(Under the direction of Dr. Andrey Kuznetsov).

ZDANOWICZ, ERIK MARK.
Design of a Fast Long Range Actuator – FLORA II.
(Under the direction of Jeffrey W. Eischen.)


Physics
Physics.

DUBOSE, FRANKLIN H.
Development of Two Components for the Neutron Electric Dipole Moment Experiment.
(Under the direction of Dr. P. Huffman).

STRENG, DIANA ELISABETH.
The Nanofluidic Analysis of Chromatin.
(Under the direction of Dr. Robert Riehn.)


Statistics
Statistics.

SHOWS, JUSTIN HALL.
Sparse Estimation and Inference for Censored Median Regression.
(Under the direction of Drs. Wenbin Lu and Hao Helen Zhang).


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Friday May 8, 2009
26 New Theses & Dissertations in the Colleges of Engineering & Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering.
O’NEILL, ADRIAN THOMAS.
A Microfluidic Platform for Human Epidermal Keratinocyte Cytotoxicity Assays.
(Under the direction of Glenn M. Walker).

QUAN, ENZHUO.
Imaging Properties of a Rotation-Free, Arrayed-Source Micro-Computed Tomography System.
(Under the direction of Professor David S. Lalush.)


Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering.
STAMM, LINDSEY BROOKS JERRIM.
Meniscus-Directed Assembly of Biologically Active Coatings of Cells, Microparticles, and Nanoparticles.
(Under the direction of Dr. Orlin D. Velev.)

SUN, XIAO‐YU.
Concurrent and Sequential Surface Modification of Electrospun Polymer Micro/Nano‐Fibers.
(Under the direction of Prof. Richard J. Spontak.)


Chemistry
Chemistry.
BURNS, VIRGINIA ABIGAIL.
Evolution of Cyclic Peptide Scaffolds to Target Nucleic Acids.
(Under the direction of Dr. Christian Melander)


Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering.
KEILSON, DAVID PAUL.
U.S. International Container Trade: Trends, Air Quality Effects, and Best Practices for Mitigation.
(Under the direction of Dr. Billy M. Williams.)

KRISHNA, SHREE.
Unified Constitutive Modeling for Proportional and Nonproportional Cyclic Plasticity Responses.
(Under the supervision of Dr. Tasnim Hassan.)

LEE, JAE JUN.
Quantifying the Benefits of Improved Rolling of Chip Seals.
(Under the direction of Dr. Y. Richard Kim).

PIKE, CALEB ALEXANDER.
A Preliminary Investigation of Fiber Reinforced Concrete under Quasi-Static and Dynamic Loads.
(Under the direction of Dr. Abhinav Gupta and Dr. Vernon Matzen.)

TADINADA, SASHI KANTH.
Consideration of Uncertainties in Seismic Analysis of Non-classically Damped Coupled Systems.
(Under the Direction of Dr. Abhinav Gupta and Dr. Vernon Matzen.)


Computer Science
Computer Science.
BREAUX, TRAVIS DURAND.
Legal Requirements Acquisition for the Specification of Legally Compliant Information Systems.
(Under the direction of Ana Isabel Ant´on.)

CHOPRA, PANKAJ.
Data Mining Techniques to Enable Large-scale Exploratory Analysis of Heterogeneous Scientific Data.
(Under the direction of Dr Jaewoo Kang, Dr Donald Bitzer & Dr Steffen Heber.)

HAYWARD, LAUREN JANECE.
Students‘ Perceptions of Distributed Pair Programming in an Upper-Level Undergraduate Software Engineering Course.
(Under the direction of Dr. Laurie Williams).


Food Science
Food Science.
BJORNSDOTTIR, KRISTIN.
Detection and Control of Histamine-Producing Bacteria in Fish.
(Under the direction of Dr. David P. Green and Dr. Lee-Ann Jaykus).


Industrial Engineering
Industrial Engineering.
PURSER, MOLLY FERRIS.
Development and Experimental Evaluation of a Novel Annuloplasty Ring with a Shape Memory Alloy Core.
(Under the direction of Dr. Denis Cormier and Dr. Gregory Buckner).


Materials Science & Engineering
Materials Science & Engineering
AYGÜN, SEYMEN MURAT.
Processing Science of Barium Titanate.
(Under the direction of Jon-Paul Maria.)


Mathematics
Mathematics
BEIER, JULIE CATHERINE.
Crystals for Demazure Modules of Special Linear Quantum Affine Algebras.
(Under the direction of Kailash C. Misra.)

KALHORN, REBECCA ISABEL BURTON
On the Solvability of Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems on Time Scales.
(Under the direction of Dr. Jesus Rodriguez.)


Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
ANGELL, BRANDON JAMES.
Stress Analysis of the nEDM Central Volume Container.
(Under the direction of Dr. Jeffrey W. Eischen).

BACHMEYER, PAUL.
Simulation-Based Design Strategies for Component Optimization in Steer-by-Wire Applications.
(Under the direction of Dr. Gregory D. Buckner.)

CASSIDY, DANIEL.
Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Mixed Convection in Solid- Liquid Flow for MicroPCM Applications.
(Under the direction of Richard D. Gould.)

FURST, STEPHEN JOSEPH.
Automatic Handling Technology for Precision Turning of Two-Sided Parts.
(Under the direction of Dr. Thomas A. Dow.)

VEERAMANI, ARUN SHANKAR.
A Transformative Tool for Minimally Invasive Procedures: Design, Modeling and Real-Time Control of a Polycrystalline Shape Memory Alloy Actuated Robotic Catheter.
(Under the direction of Dr. Gregory D. Buckner).


Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear Engineering.
OTTINGER, KEITH EVERETTE.
A Radioactive Waste Cleanup Decision Making Framework.
(Under the direction of Dr. Man-Sung Yim.)


Physics
Physics.
CHADWICK, CHRISTOPHER T.
Resonance Raman Spectroscopy Utilizing Tunable Deep Ultraviolet Excitation for Materials Characterization.
(Under the direction of Dr. Hans D. Hallen).

VLADIMIROV, ANDREY.
Modeling Magnetic Field Amplification in Nonlinear Diffusive Shock Acceleration.
(Under the direction of Dr. Donald C. Ellison.)

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