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