New Theses and Dissertations Available

The Graduate School is pleased to announce new theses and dissertations are now available in the J.R. van Pelt and Opie Library from the following programs:

  • Applied Ecology
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
  • Rhetoric and Technical Communication

Thomas Daunais
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Paul L Bergstrom
Thesis title: Characterization of OE-414x Siloxanes Through Ellipsometry

Katrina Farren
Doctor of Philosophy in Rhetoric and Technical Communication
Advisor: Heidi L Bostic
Dissertation title: Narrative Identity in Paul Ricoeur and Luce Irigaray: The Circularity Between Self and Other

Moe Folk
Doctor of Philosophy in Rhetoric and Technical Communication
Co-Advisors: Marilyn M Cooper and Erin Marie Smith
Dissertation title: Then a Miracle Occurs: Digital Composition Pedagogy, Expertise, and Style

Mark Romanski
Master of Science in Applied Ecology
Advisor: John Andrew Vucetich
Thesis title: Estimates of Abundance and Predation – The Population Ecology of Beaver in Isle Royale National Park

Kang Xie
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Advisor: Jaime Andres Camelio
Dissertation title: Analysis, Prediction and Control of Variation Propagation in Non-Linear Sheet Metal Assembly Processes