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
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Forest Ecology and Management
- Forest Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology
- Geology
- Mathematical Sciences
- Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Adam Airoldi
Master of Science in Forest Ecology and Management
Advisor: Andrew J Burton
Thesis title: Forest-Limit Fluctuation in Response to Land Use and Climate Variability: A History of the Alpine Forest Regions Around Røros, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway and the Social and Ecological Impacts of Past Industrialization
Marcel Dijkstra
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Martin T Auer
Thesis title: Mechanisms Contributing to the Deep Chlorophyll Maximum in Lake Superior
Lara Kapelanczyk
Master of Science in Geology
Advisor: William I Rose
Thesis title: An Eruptive History of Maderas Volcano Using New40Ar/39Ar Ages and Geochemical Analyses
Yang Li
Master of Science in Forest Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology
Advisor: Hairong Wei
Thesis title: Cloning and Characterization of the Genes Involved in Cambial Growth in Response to Elevated [CO2]
Chang Liu
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Sciences
Advisor: Mark S Gockenbach
Dissertation title: Problems in the Classical Calculus of Variations
Seyyed Hessam Mir Shah Ghassemi
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Co-Advisors: Reza Shahbazian Yassar and Yoke Khin Yap
Dissertation title: In-Situ Electrical, Mechanical and Electrochemical Characterizations of One-Dimensional Nanostructures
Duane Morrow
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Co-Advisors: Tammy Lynn Haut Donahue and Gregory M Odegard
Dissertation title: Development of a Continuum Mechanics Model of Passive Skeletal Muscle
Patricia Nadeau
Doctor of Philosophy in Geology
Co-Advisors: Gregory Phillip Waite and Simon Anthony Carn
Dissertation title: Ultraviolet Digital Imaging of Volcanic Plumes: Implementation and Application to Magmatic Processes at Basaltic Volcanoes
Anthony Oxley
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Advisor: Stanley J Vitton
Thesis title: Comparison of Three Methods for Driven Pile Capacity
Anahita Pakzad
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Advisor: Reza Shahbazian Yassar
Dissertation title: Nanomechanics of Cellulose Crystals and Cellulose-Based Polymer Composites
Louis Pignotti
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Co-Advisors: Eugenijus Urnezius and Rudy L Luck
Dissertation title: Multimetallic Complexes Based on Phosphine- and Phosphine Oxide- Appended p-Hydroquinones
Jayanth Ramamurthy
Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Bruce Mork
Dissertation title: Wind Plant Interaction with Series-Compensated Power Systems
Julio Rivera
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Advisor: John W Sutherland
Dissertation title: A Sustainability Study of Nanomaterials Including Societal and Occupational Implications
Christopher Schwartz
Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences
Advisor: Jason Robert Carter
Dissertation title: Omega-3 Fatty Acids and the Neurovascular Responses to Mental Stress in Humans
Matthew VanGrinsven
Master of Science in Geology
Advisor: Alex S Mayer
Thesis title: Estimation of Vertical Groundwater Fluxes into a Streambed through Continuous Temperature Profile Monitoring and the Relationship of Groundwater Fluxes to Coaster Brook Trout Spawning Habitat
Singaravelu Velayudham
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Advisor: Haiying Liu
Dissertation title: Conjugated Polymers and their Composite Material for Sensing Applications
Gregory Vosters
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Wayne W Weaver
Thesis title: Energy and Conductance State Modeling of Power Electronic Converters for DC Microgrids
Wenge Wei
Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering
Advisor: David W Watkins
Dissertation title: Use of Hydroclimatic Forecasts for Improved Water Management in Central Texas
Kassidy Yatso
Master of Science in Applied Ecology
Co-Advisors: Catherine Sophia Tarasoff and Pekka Olavi Nygren
Thesis title: Planting and Production of Switchgrass (Panicumvirgatum L.) as a Bioenergy Crop in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula