• When: May 21, 2013 at 3:05pm
• Who: Students defending in the summer or fall; faculty and staff who assist students with submission
• Where: Please register online for the event and receive the location. The seminar will be available online as well as on campus.

Once you register, you will receive a confirmation with the location and a reminder of the date and time.

If you are unable to join us, this seminar will be taped and available online.

Significant changes were introduced in the fall based on revisions approved by the University Senate.  Join us to learn about the changes and have your questions answered.

Evan Anderson, Michigan Tech's MAGS nominee

Three other graduate students were also nominated for consideration.  Jean DeClerck was nominated by her advisors, Dr. M. Ann Brady and Dr. Wendy Anderson of Humanities, and committee member Dr. Victoria Bergvall of Humanities.  Nathan Kelley-Hoskins was nominated by his advisor, Dr. Petra Hüntemeyer of Physics.  Andrew Orthober was nominated by his advisor, Dr. Carol MacLennan of Social Sciences.  All of the nominations were noteworthy for their scholarship, and the evaluation panel had a difficult task in selecting one nominee to represent Michigan Tech.

The Dean’s Advisory Panel, representing each college or school at Michigan Tech, evaluated the nominees.  The faculty on this panel represent a broad range of graduate programs:  J. Gierke (Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences), S. Martin (Social Sciences), D. Flaspohler (School of Forestry Resources & Environmental Science), X. Wang (School of Technology) and G. Campbell (School of Business and Economics).  Next year’s competition will consider applicants who have completed their degrees between October 1, 2012 and September 30, 2013.  An application consists of an abstract of the thesis, recommendation letter from the advisor, and an electronic copy of the thesis.  Please consider nominating your master’s students next year.

• Civil Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Forest Ecology and Management
• Forest Science
• Forestry
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mathematical Sciences
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics

Yilin Dai
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Sciences
Co-advisors: Jianping Dong and Renfang Jiang
Dissertation title: Statistical Methods for Multi-Marker Testing in Genetic Association Studies

Shu Wei Goh
Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering
Advisor: Zhanping You
Dissertation title: Development and Improvement of Warm-Mix Asphalt Technology

Sheng Hu
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Engineering
Advisor: Jindong Tan
Dissertation title: A Body Sensor Network for In-home Personal Healthcare

Rocio Jimenez Vazquez
Master of Science in Forest Ecology and Management
Co-advisors: Linda Marie Nagel and Rodney A Chimner
Thesis title: Assessing Success of Forest Restoration Efforts in Degraded Montane Cloud Forests in Southern Mexico

Raymond Molzon
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Sciences
Advisor: Iosif Pinelis
Dissertation title: Berry-Esseen Bounds for Nonlinear Statistics, and Asymptotic Relative Efficiency Between Correlation Statistics

Anne Pond
Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Science
Advisor: Robert Edgar Froese
Dissertation title: Evaluating Northern Hardwood Management Using Retrospective Analysis and Diameter Distributions

Katie Preston
Master of Science in Forestry
Advisor: Thomas Grant Pypker
Thesis title: Fuelwood Collection and Consumption: A Case Study in Lupeta, Tanzania

Andrew Rice
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Amitabh Narain
Thesis title: Assessments and Computational Simulations in Support of a Time-Varying Mass Flow Rate Measurement Technique for Pulsatile Gas Flow

James Sevik
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Scott Andrew Miers
Thesis title: Exhaust Emissions of Low Level Blend Alcohol Fuels from Two-Stroke and Four-Stroke Marine Engines

Shangzhao Shi
Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering
Advisor: Jiann-Yang Hwang
Dissertation title: Microwave-Assisted Wet Chemical (MAWC) Synthesis of Lithium Iron Phosphate

Alessia Uboni
Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Science
Advisor: John Andrew Vucetich
Dissertation title: Wolf Habitat Selection at the Territory Level: Seasonal and Interannual Variation and Influence on Reproductive Success

Robert Washeleski
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Advisor: Lyon Bradley King
Dissertation title: Laser Thomson Scattering Measurements of Electron Temperature and Density in a Hall-Effect Plasma

• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Forest Science
• Geology
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
• Physics

Sigridur Bjarnadottir
Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering
Co-Advisors: Yue Li and Mark G. Stewart
Dissertation title: Probabilistic-Based Hurricane Risk Assessment and Mitigation Considering the Potential Impacts of Climate Change

Jeremy Bos
Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Michael C Roggemann
Dissertation title: Robustness of Speckle Imaging Techniques Applied to Horizontal Imaging Scenarios

Ahmed Gad El Sayed Gad
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Advisor: Ossama Omar Abdelkhalik
Dissertation title: Space Trajectories Optimization Using Variable-Chromosome-Length Genetic Algorithms

Shu Ting Goh
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Co-Advisors: Seyed Alireza Zekavat and Ossama Omar Abdelkhalik
Dissertation title: Algorithms for Spacecraft Formation Flying Navigation Based on Wireless Positioning System Measurements

Azad Henareh Khalyani
Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Science
Advisor: Audrey Lorraine Mayer
Dissertation title: Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Land Cover and Landscape Structure Change in Zagros Forests

Lorna Henney
Doctor of Philosophy in Geology
Advisor: Iain Matthew Watson
Dissertation title: Remote Sensing of Volcanic Plumes Using the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER)

Qiaoyu Lu
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering
Advisor: Michael E Mullins
Dissertation title: Synthesis of PDMS-Metal Oxide Hybrid Nanocomposites Using an In Situ Sol-Gel Route

Saikat Mukhopadhyay
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics
Co-Advisors: Ravindra Pandey and Shashi Ranjan Prasad Karna
Dissertation title: Quantum Modeling of Bioconjugated Nanomaterials

Kenny Ng
Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering
Advisor: Qingli Dai
Dissertation title: Integration of Computational Models and Experimental Characterization to Study Internal Frost Damage in Cementitious Materials

Zhiwei Peng
Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering
Advisor: Jiann-Yang Hwang
Dissertation title: Heat Transfer in Microwave Heating

Amber Roth
Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Science
Co-Advisors: David James Flaspohler and Christopher Raymond Webster
Dissertation title: Retention of Canopy Trees as Biological Legacies for Balancing Woody Biomass Production and Biodiversity in Managed Aspen Forests of the Great Lakes Region

Robert Smith
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Advisor: Edward Lumsdaine
Dissertation title: Computational Fluids Domain Reduction to a Simplified Fluid Network

Lakshman Kumar Vanga
Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Paul L Bergstrom
Dissertation title: Implementation of Porous Silicon Technology for a Fluidic Flow-Through Optical Sensor for pH Measurements

Chad Walber
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Advisor: Jason R Blough
Dissertation title: Torque Converter Turbine Noise and Cavitation Noise Over Varying Speed Ratio

Zezhou Wang
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Advisor: Sarah A Green
Dissertation title: Soft Lewis Acid Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Oxo-Alkynes and Enynes

Zhiyong Zhang
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering
Advisor: Wenzhen Li
Dissertation title: Advanced Nanostructured Electro-Catalysts for Electricity Generation and Biorenewable Alcohol Conversion

• Biological Sciences
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Environmental Policy
• Geology
• Industrial Archaeology
• Mathematical Sciences
• Mechanical Engineering
• Rhetoric and Technical Communication

John Baeten
Master of Science in Industrial Archaeology
Advisor: Patrick E Martin
Thesis title: The Technology, Mining Methods and Landscapes of a Placer Mining District in Fairbanks, Alaska, 1900-1930

Bingyu Bai
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Advisor: Caryn L Heldt
Thesis title: Electrospun Chitosan Nanofibers for Virus Removal

Andrew Chapp
Master of Science in Chemistry
Advisor: Lanrong Bi
Thesis title: Indole Based Antioxidants for the Treatment of Ischemia Reperfusion Injury

Jean DeClerck
Master of Science in Rhetoric and Technical Communication
Co-Advisors: M Ann Brady and Wendy K Z Anderson
Thesis title: Exigencies for Engaging Undergraduates in Rhetorical Problem Solving: Insights from Engineering Managers and A3Report Analyses

Elise Desplas
Master of Science in Geology
Advisor: Aleksey Victorovich Smirnov
Thesis title: Comparison of Magnetic Properties and Petrography between Dykes and Lava Flows from La Cienega, New Mexico and Thunder Bay Area, Canada

Nathan Fettinger
Master of Science in Computer Engineering
Co-Advisors: Chee-Wooi Ten and Chunxiao Chigan
Thesis title: Minimizing Residential Distribution System Operating Costs through Intelligently Scheduled Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Charging

Sarah Gray
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Seth W Donahue
Thesis title: Treatment of Osteoporosis in a Mouse Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy using Black Bear Parathyroid Hormone

Kristine Guzak
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Kurtis G Paterson
Thesis title: Engineering Design Motivations: A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of University Students

Eric Kreiger
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Advisor: Theresa Marie Ahlborn
Thesis title: A Model to Describe the Mode I Fracture of Steel Fiber Reinforced Ultra-High Performance Concrete

Huihui Lin
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering
Advisor: David W Watkins
Thesis title: Analysis of Spring Break-up and Its Effects on a Biomass Feedstock Supply Chain in Northern Michigan

Patrick Manzoni
Master of Science in Geology
Co-Advisors: Thomas Oommen and Alessandro Tibaldi
Thesis title: Slope Stability Analysis of the Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala, Using Limit Equilibrium and Finite Element Method

Hilary Morgan
Master of Science in Geology
Advisor: Simon Anthony Carn
Thesis title: Lava Discharge Rate Estimates from Thermal Infrared Satellite Data at Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala

Andrew Orthober
Master of Science in Environmental Policy
Advisor: Carol A MacLennan
Thesis title: Public Participation in Michigan Mining Policy: The Kennecott Eagle Project Case

Bhairavi Pandya
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Chee-Wooi Ten
Thesis title: Online Distribution Management Framework by Incorporating Wind Generation

Parichehr Saranjampour
Master of Science in Chemistry
Advisor: Lynn Rebecca Mazzoleni
Thesis title: Characterization of Water-Soluble Organic Compounds in Ambient Aerosol Using Ultrahigh-Resolution Electrospray Ionization Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry

Sarah Stream
Master of Science in Biological Sciences
Advisor: Jason Robert Carter
Thesis title: Acute Alcohol Ingestion and Sympathetic Neural Responses During Orthostatic Stress in Humans

Zhitong Zhao
Master of Science in Mathematical Sciences
Advisor: Iosif Pinelis
Thesis title: Modeling Spontaneous Three-Dimensional Polymerization

• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Electrical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Mathematical Sciences
• Rhetoric and Technical Communication

Muhammad Ali
Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering
Co-Advisors: Bruce Mork and Leonard J Bohmann
Dissertation title: Development of System Separation Strategy Using Synchrophasor Data

Mohammad Al-Jamal
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Sciences
Advisor: Mark S Gockenbach
Dissertation title: Numerical Solutions of Elliptic Inverse Problems via the Equation Error Method

Ning Chen
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Advisor: Patricia A Heiden
Dissertation title: Biological Materials: Part A. Tuning LCST of RAFT Copolymers and Gold/Copolymer Hybrid Nanoparticles and Part B. Biobased Nanomaterials

Aly Farahat
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science
Advisor: Ali Ebnenasir
Dissertation title: Automated Design of Self-Stabilization

Nathaniel Gbessagee
Doctor of Philosophy in Rhetoric and Technical Communication
Advisor: R Craig Waddell
Dissertation title: Adapting Health-Risk Communication to the Specific Cultural Contexts of Diverse Populations: An Assessment of Malaria-Treatment Programs in Liberia

Kevin Hodur
Doctor of Philosophy in Rhetoric and Technical Communication
Advisor: M Ann Brady
Dissertation title: Life-Patterns on the Periphery: A Humanities Base for Development Imperatives and their Application in the Chicago City-Region

Rui Liao
Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Zhijun Zhao
Dissertation title: Fading pdf of Free-Space Optical Communication System with Pointing Error

Michael Via
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering
Advisor: Julia Ann King
Dissertation title: Investigation into the Enhancement of Polycarbonate with Conductive Nanomaterials

Zheng Zhang
Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Jiann-Yang Hwang
Dissertation title: Effect of External Electric Field on Hydrogen Adsorption over Activated Carbon Separated by Dielectric Materials

Xinying Zheng
Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering
Co-Advisors: Jindong Tan and Yu Cai
Dissertation title: Managing Server Energy and Reducing Operational Cost for Online Service Providers

• Biological Sciences
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering Science
• Forestry
• Geological Engineering
• Geology
• Geophysics
• Industrial Archaeology
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Physics

Carla Alonso Contes
Master of Science in Geology
Advisor: John S Gierke
Thesis title: Lineament Mapping for Groundwater Exploration Using Remotely Sensed Imagery in a Karst Terrain: Rio Tanami and Rio de Arecibo Basins in the Northern Karst of Puerto Rico

Ryan Banas
Master of Science in Geophysics
Advisor: Wayne D Pennington
Thesis title: A Geophysical and Geological Analysis of the Collingwood Member of the Trenton Formation

Miguel Angel Carbonell Munoz
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Advisor: Devin K Harris
Thesis title: Compatibility of Ultra High Performance Concrete as Repair Material: Bond Characterization with Concrete Under Different Loading Scenarios

Aaron Dayton
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering Science
Advisor: Martin T Auer
Thesis title: Cladophora, Mass Transport, and the Nearshore Phosphorus Shunt

Zekeriya Dereli
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Wayne W Weaver
Thesis title: Optimal Current Control for Sub-Unity Power Factor Correction

Jonathan Ebel
Master of Science in Biological Sciences
Advisor: Amy Marie Marcarelli
Thesis title: Biofilm Responses to Salmon Carcass Analog Addition in Central Idaho Streams

Paul Francis
Master of Science in Forestry
Advisor: Blair D Orr
Thesis title: Small-Scale Timber Stand Management Techniques: A Case Study of Woodlots in Isangati, Tanzania

Meghan Haycock
Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
Advisor: Paul George Sanders
Thesis title: Effects of Silicon Content and Cooling Rate on Mechanical Properties of Heavy Section Ductile Cast Iron

Nathan Kelley-Hoskins
Master of Science in Physics
Advisor: Petra Heike Huentemeyer
Thesis title: Calibration of the HAWC Gamma-Ray Observatory

Susan Larson
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering Science
Advisor: Martin T Auer
Thesis title: Development of a Conceptual Model and Parameterization of a Mathematical Model for Sediment Phosphorus Diagenesis, Sorption and Release from Onondaga Lake Syracuse, New York

Jeffrey LeClair
Master of Science in Chemistry
Advisor: Lynn Rebecca Mazzoleni
Thesis title: Structural Characterization of Water-Soluble Atmospheric Organic Matter by Ultrahigh-Resolution Mass Spectrometry

Celine Mandon
Master of Science in Geology
Advisor: Simon Anthony Carn
Thesis title: Comparing Satellite and Ground-Based Observations of Paroxysmal Degassing Events at Etna Volcano, Italy

Natiffany Mathews
Master of Science in Industrial Archaeology
Advisor: Susan R Martin
Thesis title: Public Values and Perceptions of Industrial Heritage in the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan

Anieri Morales Rivera
Master of Science in Geology
Advisor: Simon Anthony Carn
Thesis title: Comparisons Between OMI SO2 Data and Ground-BasedSO2 Measurements at Turrialba Volcano

Poowanart Poramapojana
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Bo Chen
Thesis title: Predictive Control of Hybrid Vehicle Powertrain for Intelligent Energy Management

James Rudkin
Master of Science in Industrial Archaeology
Advisor: Susan R Martin
Thesis title: ‘A Cold Blizzard was Raging, but the Light Shone Brightly’: Social Networks Presented in Stained Glassan Industrial Community

Puneet Soman
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Gregory M Odegard
Thesis title: Mechanical Modeling of Intraneural Ganglion Cyst

Brett Spigarelli
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Advisor: Surendra K Kawatra
Thesis title: An Approach to Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage at Ambient Conditions

Jordan Stank
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Scott Andrew Miers
Thesis title: Analysis of In-Cylinder Pressure Transducer Data Quality Utilizing a SIDI Turbocharged Engine

Katelyn Watson
Master of Science in Geological Engineering
Advisor: Alex S Mayer
Thesis title: A Regional Assessment of Groundwater Availability as Constrained by Local Hydrogeology and Environmental Limits to Streamflow Depletion

• When: January 30th at 4:05pm
• Who: Students defending in the spring or summer; faculty and staff who assist students with submission
• Where: Please register online for the event and receive the location. The seminar will be available online as well as on campus.

Once you register, you will receive a confirmation with the location and a reminder of the date and time.

If you are unable to join us, this seminar will be taped and available online.

Significant changes were introduced in the fall based on revisions approved by the University Senate.  Join us to learn about the changes and have your questions answered.

Because this Guide makes the submission process similar for all documents, and the formatting requirements are much simpler, the new requirements will be applied retroactively to all pending submissions and to all new submissions.

The web site has been updated to reflect changes for dissertations, theses, and reports.  Highlights are below:

New Deadlines

• Deadlines to complete a degree have changed. The deadline to submit a final dissertation, thesis, or report to complete a degree in fall 2012 is December 17, 2012.
  • Students defending in fall 2012 may request an extension of this deadline in writing to Dr. Debra Charlesworth (dissertations or theses) or Ms. Nancy Byers Sprague (reports). Requests must be made prior to December 17, 2012.
  • There is no deadline to conduct a final oral examination (defense). Students are recommended to defend well in advance of the deadline to submit a final document to allow sufficient time to incorporate the technical changes required by their committee.

New Formatting Requirements

• Formatting requirements are much simpler with the new Guide.
• A new template for formatting title and approval pages is available.
• The changes are summarized in the sample Review of a Dissertation, Thesis, or Report form.

New Forms

New forms have been released, and only the new versions will be accepted.  A summary of the important changes is below:

• Pre-defense form
  • This form now only asks for the defense time & date along with committee information.
  • Students who have already submitted a Pre-defense form do not need to re-submit this form.
  • Beginning immediately, if an old Pre-defense form is submitted, the Publishing agreement that was in this form will be discarded.
• Report on final oral examination form
  • New form for students completing a dissertation, thesis, or report.
  • Students who have already submitted a Verification of final degree requirements form do not need to submit this form.
  • Contains check-boxes for each member of the committee to provide examination results to the Graduate School.
• Verification of final degree requirements form
  • This form will now only be required for coursework Master’s students and Master of Engineering students.
• Approval of a final dissertation, thesis, or report
  • New form for students completing a dissertation, thesis, or report.m
  • Replaces the “signature page” in the dissertation, thesis, or report
  • Due before the final document is submitted to Canvas, but may not arrive earlier than one week before the final submission.
  • As the Graduate School works toward automating processes, this form will be replaced by an electronic approval process.
• Degree completion form
  • It updates the required number of bound copies for the Library (1 for dissertations, none for Master’s students)
  • Contains the Publishing agreement which was previously part of the Pre-defense form

• Applied Natural Resource Economics
• Biological Sciences
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Environmental Policy
• Forest Ecology and Management
• Forestry
• Mechanical Engineering

Evan Anderson
Master of Science in Forestry
Advisor: Blair D Orr
Thesis title: The Impact of Balsamo (Myroxylon balsamum L. Harms) on Coffee Yield and Household Income in El Balsamar, El Salvador

Gerald Anzalone
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Advisor: Lawrence L Sutter
Thesis title: Expansion of Mortar Bars in the Presence of Potassium Acetate Deicer

Ellen Brenna
Master of Science in Environmental Policy
Advisor: Kathleen E Halvorsen
Thesis title: Perceptions of Water Conditions and Management in the Sonora River Basin, Sonora, Mexico

Claire Doskey
Master of Science in Biological Sciences
Co-Advisors: Rupali Datta and Ramakrishna Wusirika
Thesis title: Uptake and Fate of Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine by Chrysopogonzizanioides

Ryan Duman
Master of Science in Applied Natural Resource Economics
Advisor: Mark C Roberts
Thesis title: Economic Viability of Shale Gas Production in the Marcellus Shale; Indicated by Production Rates, Costs and Current Natural Gas Prices

Casey Fritsch
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Advisor: Veronica Webster Griffis
Thesis title: Evaluation of Flood Risk in Response to Climate Variability

Ryan Hoensheid
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Advisor: Theresa Marie Ahlborn
Thesis title: An Evaluation of Surface Defect Detection in Reinforced Concrete Bridge Decks Using Terrestrial LiDAR

Renn Lambert
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Martin T Auer
Thesis title: Great Lakes Tributary Phosphorus Bioavailability

Zhihao Li
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Advisor: Tomas B Co
Thesis title: The Control of Recycle Processes using Neural Networks Combined with PID Controller

Edwin Maleche
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Advisor: David R Shonnard
Thesis title: Carbon Foot Print Life Cycle Assessment Analysis of the New IH2 Biofuel Production Process for Diverse Feedstocks

John Moyer
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Co-Advisors: Tammy Lynn Haut Donahue and Gregory M Odegard
Thesis title: Regional Comparisons of Nano-Mechanical Properties of the Human Meniscus; Structure and Function

Sarah Shann
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Advisor: Devin K Harris
Thesis title: Application of Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) as a Thin-Bonded Overlay for Concrete Bridge Decks

Kenneth Shiel
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Co-Advisors: John H Johnson and Jeffrey Donald Naber
Thesis title: A Study of the Effect of Biodiesel Fuel on Passive Oxidation in a Catalyzed Particulate Filter

Elizabeth Tahtinen
Master of Science in Forest Ecology and Management
Advisor: Catherine Sophia Tarasoff
Thesis title: Influence of White-Tailed Deer on Nitrogen Cycling and Vegetative Community Change in Canopy Gaps in a Hemlock-Northern Hardwood Forest

Kara Vogel
Master of Science in Biological Sciences
Advisor: Kenneth Michael Gibson
Thesis title: Inhibition of L-Type Amino Acid Transport with Non-Physiological Amino Acids in the Pahenu2 Mouse Model of Phenylketonuria

Jinjin Wang
Master of Science in Chemistry
Advisor: Bahne C Cornilsen
Thesis title: Performance Evaluation and Characterization of Symmetric Capacitors with Carbon Black, and Asymmetric Capacitors Using a Carbon Foam Supported Nickel Electrode

James Weber
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Scott Andrew Miers
Thesis title: Impact of E22 on Two-Stroke and Four-Stroke Snowmobiles