New Theses and Dissertations Available in Library

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
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Environmental Policy
  • Forestry
  • Geology
  • Mechanical Engineering


Jodhbir Singh
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Zhi Tian
Thesis title: A Compressed Sensing Approach to Ultra-Wideband Receiver Design

Kristina Denison
Master of Science in Forestry
Advisor: Blair D Orr
Thesis title: Farmer Land Allocation for Maize, Groundnut and Cotton Production in Chipata District, Eastern Province, Zambia

Courtney Goss
Master of Science in Environmental Policy
Advisor: Barry D Solomon
Thesis title: U.S. Utilities’ Experiences with the Implementation of Energy Efficiency Programs

Julie Herrick
Master of Science in Geology
Advisor: William I Rose
Thesis title: Recurrent Voluminous Sector Collapses at Volcán Barú, Panama

Ronald Kemker
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Michael C Roggemann
Thesis title: The Plenoptic Camera: Theory and Experimental Results

Cho Hui Lim
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering
Advisor: Michael E Mullins
Dissertation title: Production of Liquid Core-Polymer Shell Microcapsules

Munsif Ahmed Madni
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Gopal Jayaraman
Thesis title: A Finite Element Study on Fracture Patterns in Human Scaphoid Wrist Bone Due to Free Fall

Andrew Morello
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Jason R Blough
Thesis title: Remote Combustion Sensing of a 9-Liter Diesel

Jillian Schubert
Master of Science in Environmental Policy
Advisor: Audrey Lorraine Mayer
Thesis title: Peer Influence in NIPF Landowner Decision Making in the Western Upper Peninsula, Michigan

Suryabh Sharma
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Zhi Tian
Thesis title: Resource Management in Location Aware Cognitive Radio Networks

Ee Lim Tan
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
Advisor: Keat Ghee Ong
Dissertation title: A Wireless and Passive Pressure Sensor System Based on the Magnetic Higher-Order Harmonic Field

Shawna Welsh
Master of Science in Applied Ecology
Co-Advisors: Thomas Grant Pypker and Harri Tapani Vasander
Thesis title: Hydrological and Ecological Assessment of the Impacts of the Walsh Ditch Drainage Plugs