Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Improving Predictions of Vapor Pressure, Liquid Heat Capacity, and Heat of Vaporization in Associating Fluids, Joseph C. Bloxham
The Effect of Soot Models in Oxy-Coal Combustion Simulations, Kamron Groves Brinkerhoff
Fundamentally Based Investigation and Mathematical Modeling of the Delay Observed in the Early Stages of E-coat Deposition, Fardin Padash
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Combined Trajectory, Propulsion and Battery Mass Optimization for Solar-Regenerative High-Altitude Long-Endurance Aircraft, Nathaniel Spencer Gates
Engineering Cell-Free Protein Expression Systems for Biotherapeutics and Biosensing, John Porter Hunt
Investigation of Lithium-Ion Battery Electrode Fabrication Through a Predictive Particle-Scale Model Validated by Experiments, Mojdeh Nikpour
Improving Understanding of Liquid Viscosity Through Experiments and Prediction, Jeremy W. Passey
Assessment and Expansion of Laboratory-Based Testing of Biomass Cookstoves, Cameron M. Quist
Coal Pyrolysis Models for Use in Massively Parallel Oxyfuel-Fired Boiler Simulations, Andrew Perry Richards
Molecular Dynamic Simulation of Protein Devices and the Parameterization of Azides and Alkynes for Use in Unnatural Amino Acid Models, Addison Kyle Smith
Designing Cell-Free Protein Synthesis Systems for Improved Biocatalysis and On-Demand, Cost-Effective Biosensors, Mehran Soltani Najafabadi
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Use of Viologens in Mediated Glucose Fuel Cells and in Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries to Improve Performance, Meisam Bahari
Co-Milling and Cofiring of Woody Biomass with Coal in Utility Boilers: Enabling Technology Through Experiments and Modelling, Seyedhassan Fakourian
Understanding the Relationships between Ion Transport, Electrode Heterogeneity, and Li-Ion Cell Degradation Through Modeling and Experiment, Fezzeh Pouraghajansarhamami
Experimental and Modeling of Biomass Char Gasification, Ruochen Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Improving and Modeling Bacteria Recovery in Hollow Disk System, Clifton Anderson
Replacement Rates of Initially Hydrocarbon-Filled Microscopic Cavities with Water, Hans Christian Larson
Investigation of Electrocoating Mechanisms, Tyler James Marlar
Carbon Capture and Synergistic Energy Storage: Performance and Uncertainty Quantification, Christopher Stephen Russell
Proactive Energy Optimization in Residential Buildings with Weather and Market Forecasts, Cody Ryan Simmons
Correlating Pressure, Fluidization Gas Velocities, andSolids Mass Flowrates in a High-PressureFluidized Bed Coal Feed System, Jacob Talailetalalelei Tuia
Development of a Novel Bioprinting System:Bioprinter, Bioink, Characterizationand Optimization, Chandler Alan Warr
The Development of a Multi-Objective Optimization and Preference Tool to Improve the Design Process of Nuclear Power Plant Systems, Paul Richard Wilding
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Rapid Separation of Bacteria from Blood for Sepsis Diagnosis, Mahsa Alizadeh
Fundamental Investigation of Magnesium Corrosion Using Experiments and Simulation, Dila Ram Banjade
Large-Scale Non-Linear Dynamic Optimization For Combining Applications of Optimal Scheduling and Control, Logan Daniel Beal
Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass: Detailed Gasification and Near-Burner Co-Firing Measurements, Jacob B. Beutler
Homogeneous Reaction Kinetics of Carbohydrates with Viologen Catalysts for Biofuel Cell Applications, Hilary Bingham
Simulation and Experiments to Understand the Manufacturing Process, Microstructure and Transport Properties of Porous Electrodes, Mohammad Mehdi Forouzan
Smart Technologies for Oil Production with Rod Pumping, Brigham Wheeler Hansen
Modeling Soot Formation Derived from Solid Fuels, Alexander Jon Josephson
Optimization-Based Spatial Positioning and Energy Management for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Ronald Abraham Martin
Repopulation and Stimulation of Porcine Cardiac Extracellular Matrix to Create Engineered Heart Patches, Silvia Juliana Moncada Diaz
Camera View Planning for Structure from Motion: Achieving Targeted Inspection Through More Intelligent View Planning Methods, Trent James Okeson
Camera View Planning for Structure from Motion: Achieving Targeted Inspection Through More Intelligent View Planning Methods, Trent James Okeson
Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for a Managed Pressure Drilling with High-Fidelity Drilling Simulators, Junho Park
Characterization of Pyrolysis Products from Fast Pyrolysis of Live and Dead Vegetation, Mohammad Saeed Safdari
Suitability of the Kalina Cycle for Power Conversion from Pressurized Water Reactors, Jack Ryan Webster
Engineering Cell-Free Biosystems for On-Site Production and Rapid Design of Next-Generation Therapeutics, Kristen Michelle Wilding
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Multi-Fidelity Model Predictive Control of Upstream Energy Production Processes, Ammon Nephi Eaton
Improving Thermodynamic Consistency Among Vapor Pressure, Heat of Vaporization, and Liquid and Ideal Gas Heat Capacities, Joseph Wallace Hogge
A Comprehensive Coal Conversion Model Extended to Oxy-Coal Conditions, Troy Michael Holland
Particle Deposition Behavior from Coal-Derived Syngas in Gas Turbines at Modern Turbine Inlet Temperatures, Robert Laycock
Decellularization and Recellularization Processes for Whole Porcine Kidneys, Nafiseh Poornejad
Engineering Cell-free Protein Synthesis Technology for Codon Reassignment, Biotherapeutics Production using Just-add-Water System, and Biosensing Endocrine Disrupting Compounds, Sayed Mohammad Salehi
Cell-Free Synthesis of Proteins with Unnatural Amino Acids: Exploring Fitness Landscapes, Engineering Membrane Proteins and Expanding the Genetic Code, Song Min Schinn
Metallization of Self-Assembled DNA Templates for Electronic Circuit Fabrication, Bibek Uprety
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Mitigating Transients and Azeotropes During Natural Gas Processing, Edris Ebrahimzadeh
Dynamic Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Processing with Energy Storage Applications, Farhad Fazlollahi
The Influence of Season, Heating Mode and Slope Angle on Wildland Fire Behavior, Jonathan R. Gallacher
Effects of Tethering Placement and Linker Variations on Antibody Stability on Surfaces, Rebecca Ellen Grawe
Thermal and Convective Loading Methods for Releasing Hydrophobic Therapeutics from Contact Lenses, Ryan Ruben Horne
How a Systematic Approach to Uncertainty Quantification Renders Molecular Simulation a Quantitative Tool in Predicting the Critical Constants for Large n-Alkanes, Richard Alma Messerly
Extracellular Matrix from Whole Porcine Heart Decellularization for Cardiac Tissue Engineering, Nima Momtahan
Developing Modeling, Optimization, and Advanced Process Control Frameworks for Improving the Performance of Transient Energy-Intensive Applications, Seyed Mostafa Safdarnejad
Nanoemulsions Within Liposomes for Cytosolic Drug Delivery to Multidrug-Resistant Cancer Cells, Jacob Brian Williams
Nerve Regeneration Using Lysophosphatidylcholine and Nerve Growth Factor, Ryan LaVar Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Nonlinear Estimation and Control with Application to Upstream Processes, Reza Asgharzadeh Shishavan
Galvanic Corrosion of Magnesium Coupled to Steel at High Cathode-to-Anode Area Ratios, Dila Ram Banjade
An Improved Dynamic Particle Packing Model for Prediction of the Microstructure in Porous Electrodes, Chien-Wei Chao
The Performance of Structured High-Capacity Si Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries, Jui Chin Fan
Energy Process Enabled by Cryogenic Carbon Capture, Mark Jensen
The Effect of Microstructure On Transport Properties of Porous Electrodes, Serena Wen Peterson
Stochastic Simulation of Lagrangian Particle Transport in Turbulent Flows, Guangyuan Sun
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Preparation of Active, Stable Supported Iron Catalysts and Deactivation by Carbon of Cobalt Catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis, Kamyar Keyvanloo
Gasification of Biomass, Coal, and Petroleum Coke at High Heating Rates and Elevated Pressure, Aaron D. Lewis
Enhancement of Mass Transfer and Electron Usage for Syngas Fermentation, James J. Orgill
Measurement and Modeling of Fire Behavior in Leaves and Sparse Shrubs, Dallan R. Prince
Optimized Photogrammetric Network Design with Flight Path Planner for UAV-based Terrain Surveillance, Ivan Yair Rojas
Engineering Cell-Free Systems for Vaccine Development, Self-Assembling Nanoparticles and Codon Reassignment Applications, Mark T. Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Aqueous Henry's Law Constants, Infinite Dilution Activity Coefficients, and Water Solubility: Critically Evaluated Database, Experimental Analysis, and Prediction Methods, Sarah Ann Brockbank
A Kinetic Study of Aqueous Calcium Carbonate, Derek Daniel Harris
Foundational Work in Bioelectrochemical Anaerobic Reactor Design with Electron Mediators, Christopher D. Hoeger
Novel Liposomes for Targeted Delivery of Drugs and Plasmids, Marjan Javadi
A Dynamic Optimization Framework with Model Predictive Control Elements for Long Term Planning of Capacity Investments in a District Energy System, Jose Luis Mojica Velazquez
The Effect of Carbon Additives on the Microstructure and Performance of Alkaline Battery Cathodes, Douglas Robert Nevers
Cryogenic Carbon Capture using a Desublimating Spray Tower, Bradley J. Nielson
Immobilized Viologen Polymer for Use in Direct Carbohydrate Fuel Cells, Yining Pan
Application of One Dimensional Turbulence (ODT) to Model Fire Spread Through Biomass Fuel Bed, Abinash Paudel
The Effects of Mismatches and Probe Tethering Configurations on the Stability of DNA Duplexes on Surfaces, Kyle Evan Pratt
Molecular Modeling of DNA for a Mechanistic Understanding of Hybridization, Terry Jacob Schmitt
Comfort and Compatibility of Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses, Ngai Keung Tam
Protein-Surface Interactions with Coarse-Grain Simulation Methods, Shuai Wei
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Multi-Processor Computation of Thrombus Growth and Embolization in a Model of Blood-Biomaterial Interaction Based on Fluid Dynamics, Brandon Thomas Andersen
Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium of Biodiesel Components, Joseph C. Bell
UV Visible Spectra Analysis of High Temperature Water Gas Shift Catalysts Made from Iron, Lanthanum, Copper, and Chromium Oxides, Jared C. Brown
Novel Iron Catalyst and Fixed-Bed Reactor Model for the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis, Kyle Martin Brunner
Thermodynamic Kinetics and Efficiency Analysis of Methyl Viologen, Chang Chen
Understanding Noble Metal Addition in Cobalt Fischer Tropsch Catalysts, Kari Marie Cook
Homogeneous Viologens for Use as Catalysts in Direct Carbohydrate Fuel Cells, Dane C. Hansen
Ultrasound-Induced Phase Change of Emulsion Droplets for Targeted Gene and Drug Delivery, James R. Lattin
Simulations of Controlled Fires Using the One-Dimensional Turbulence Model with Application to Fire Spread in Wildland Fires, Elizabeth Ida Monson