The College of Engineering Dissertations and Theses Series is comprised of dissertations and theses authored by Marquette University's College of Engineering doctoral and master's students.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Automated Shaped Charge Design: Applying Dakota Optimization to CTH Kinetic Energy Results, Sebastian Arcangelo Konewko

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Kinetic Analysis of Biosolid Pyrolysis, William Regan Kreutter

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A Continuous and Static Water Contaminant Detection System Using RF Microwave Principles, Rafee Mahbub

Investigation of Surface Topology Effects on Metal Flow of Aluminum and Steel During Hot Compression, Andrew Richard Matcha

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Effects of Radiation and EGR on Pollutant Formation in High-Pressure Constant Volume Spray Combustion, Khaled Mosharraf Mosharraf Mukut

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Lumped Parameter Modeling and Parameter Investigation of An Electrohydraulic Crimping Hand Tool, Eric Norquist

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Initial Development of Advanced, High-Rate Treatment Process for Wet Weather Flows, Paige Elyse Peters

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Pedaling Asymmetry During Lower Limb Pedaling After Stroke, Benjamin Rappaport

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Passive Compliance Control of Redundant Serial Manipulators, Jacob J. Rice

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Effect of Low Reactivity Fuel on Reaction Wave Growth of Dual-Fuel Stratified Mixtures in a Rapid Compression Machine, David J. Roulo

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Electrocoagulation-Electrooxidation for Mitigating Trace Organic Compounds in Model Source Waters, Donald R. Ryan

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Multi-Scale Traction Dynamics in Obliquely Impacted Polymer-Metal Targets, Peter Anthony Sable

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Improved Reliability of Stormwater Detention Basin Performance Through Water Quality Data-Informed Real-Time Control, Sazzad Sharior

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High Fidelity Dynamic Modeling and Nonlinear Control of Fluidic Artificial Muscles, Jonathon Earl Slightam

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Analysis of BJT Colpitts Oscillators - Empirical and Mathematical Methods for Predicting Behavior, Nicholas Jon Stave

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Detecting Invasive Insects Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Brian Stumph

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Sensor Intrusion Detection in Control Systems Using Estimation Theory, Jiayi Su

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Ergonomics Study of a Helmet-Mounted Augmented Reality System for Coal Power Plant Workers, Ashley M. Toll

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Detection and Characterization of Actuator Attacks Using Kalman Filter Estimation, Yuqin Weng

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Bayesian Estimation of Transient Engine Exhaust Composition from Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Measurements, David Hilton Wilson

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Parametric Study of Hypoplasticity Constitutive Model for Granular Media via the Discrete Element Method, Yufei Zhou

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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A Study of Rubberfatigue Life and Cure Parameters, Jack Alberts

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Search Methods for Mobile Manipulator Performance Measurement, Samuel Nana Yaw Amoako-Frimpong

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Pharmacokinetic Modeling of 99mTc-HMPAO Images of Isolated Perfused Rat Lungs, Katherine C. Barry

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A Study of the Diffusion Characteristics of Tungsten Bar Stock and Tungsten Produced via Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS), Jonathan Robert Bruss

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The Kinematic Synthesis of a Planar Mechanism with Variable Topology Based on a Qualitative Survey, Anthony John Buchta

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Hybrid Sensorless Field Oriented and Direct Torque Control for Variable Speed Brushless DC Motors, Kellen Carey

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Characterization and Evaluation of Cordless Nailer Performance for Liquid and Gaseous Fuels, Mark Carioscio

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Computational Methods for Modeling Multicomponent Droplet Vaporization, Alanna Y. Cooney

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Investigation of Reactive Oxygen Species Production in the Rat Lung Using Optical Imaging, Nina Friedly

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Effect of Low Aeration and Heat Drying on Anaerobic Digester Performance and Microbial Community, Dylan Thomas Friss

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Dynamic Lifetime Reliability and Energy Management for Network-on-Chip based Chip Multiprocessors, Milad Ghorbani Moghaddam

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Uncertainty Aware Mapping of Embedded Systems for Reliability, Performance, and Energy, Wenkai Guan

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Design Day Analysis - Forecasting Extreme Daily Natural Gas Demand, David Joseph Kaftan

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Control Design and Implementation of an Active Transtibial Prosthesis, Joseph Klein

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Dynamic Behavior of Granular Earth Materials Subjected to Pressure-Shear Loading, Jeff Wilson LaJeunesse

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An Unsupervised Cluster: Learning Water Customer Behavior Using Variation of Information on a Reconstructed Phase Space, Michele Rae Bizub Malinowski

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Parallel Implementation of Facial Detection Using Graphics Processing Units, Russell Marineau

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Investigation of the Effects of Prosthetic Knee Condition on Novice Transfemoral Amputee Runners, Natalie Nelson

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Comparative Study of Different Sensor Array Designs Involving Plasticized Polymer Coatings for BTEX Detection in Water, Nicholas Post

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Hierarchical Bayesian Data Fusion Using Autoencoders, Yevgeniy Vladimirovich Reznichenko

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Automating the Analysis of Uncertainties in Multi-Body Dynamic Systems Using Polynomial Chaos Theory, Paul Ryan

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Analysis of Sensor Signals for Online Detection of Hydrocarbons in Liquids in the Presence of Interferents, Karthick Sothivelr

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A Biomechanical Simulation of Musculoskeletal Kinematics During Ambulation, Alex Thomas

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Changes in Cortical Activity in Stroke Survivors Undergoing Botulinum Toxin Therapy for Treatment of Focal Spasticity, Kelsey Dianne Tynes

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Immersive Visualization in Biomedical Computational Fluid Dynamics and Didactic Teaching and Learning, John Thomas Venn

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Evaluating Wall Shear Stress Indices to Uncover Stimuli for Restenosis and Malapposition in Stented Coronary Arteries, Ali A. Aleiou

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Network-on-Chip Based H.264 Video Decoder on a Field Programmable Gate Array, Ian Barge

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Adaptive Control of Joystick Steering in Recreational Boats, John Bayless

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A Parametric Investigation and Optimization of a Cylindrical Explosive Charge, Logan Ellsworth Beaver

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An Analysis of Testing Variables in Rapid Compression Machine Experiments, Jenna Ezzell

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Design of a Passive Ankle Prosthesis with Energy Return That Increases with Increasing Walking Velocity, Alexander J. Folz

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Pore Resolved Simulations of Char Particle Gasification, Greg Hingwah Fong

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The Effects of a Reduced Force Aerial Bucket Control on Upper Extremity Muscular Demands as Assessed with Surface Electromyography, Casey D. Garces

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Collapsible Silicone Tubes: An in Vitro Model for Tracheal Traction, Kevin D. Garman

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Performance Analysis of Constant Speed Local Abstacle Avoidance Controller Using a MPC Algorithym on Granular Terrain, Nicholas Haraus

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Construction and Characterization of a Single Stage Dual Diaphragm Gas Gun, Nathaniel Steven Helminiak

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An Improved Method of Arsenic (III) Removal By Reverse Osmosis Membrane, Yizhi Hou

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Development of Kinematic Templates for Automatic Pronunciation Assessment Using Acoustic-to-Articulatory Inversion, Deriq K. Jones

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X-Ray Tube Anode Balance Analysis and Vacuum Balancer Parameter Optimization, Matthew Malak

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Deep Neural Networks As Time Series Forecasters of Energy Demand, Gregory Merkel

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Evaluating the Bond Behavior Between FRP and Grooved Concrete Specimens Using Single Shear Pull Out Test, John Omboko

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Development of an Optimal Controller and Validation Test Stand for Fuel Efficient Engine Operation, Jack G. Rehn III

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Quantifying Forecast Uncertainty in the Energy Domain, Mohammad Saber

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Characterization of the Shock Wave Structure in Water, Emilie Teitz

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Effects of Random Oscillations on Balance Control in Healthy Young Adults, Jacob Van Dehy

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Speaker-Specific Adaptation of Maeda Synthesis Parameters for Auditory Feedback, Joseph Vonderhaar

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Elucidating the Mechanical, Structural, Functional, and Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Irreversible Vascular Changes in Aortic Coarctation, Brandon Wegter

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Plasticized Polymer Coatings for SH-SAW Sensors for High Sensitivity and Long-Term Monitoring of BTEX Analytes in Liquid Phase, Pintu Adhikari

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Investigation of the Use of a Plasticizer-Polymer Sensor Coating with Improved Long-Term Stability in the Liquid Phase, Laura Jeanne Alderson

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Performance-Robust Dynamic Feedback Control of Lipschitz Nonlinear Systems, Winston Baker

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Novel Convergence Results in Nonlinear Filtering, Jennifer Lynn Bonniwell

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Thermal Microfluidic Devices; Design, Fabrication and Applications, Benyamin Davaji

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Analysis of Fatigue Crack Propagation in Welded Steels, Roberto Angelo DeMarte

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Data Fusion for Vision-Based Robotic Platform Navigation, Andrés F. Echeverri

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Design Optimization of Permanent Magnet Machines Over a Target Operating Cycle Using Computationally Efficient Techniques, Alireza Fatemi

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Robust and Resilient Control Design and Performance Analysis for Uncertain Systems with Finite Energy Disturbances, Fan Feng

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Modeling and Investigation of Refrigeration System Performance with Two-Phase Fluid Injection in a Scroll Compressor, Rui Gu

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An Interactive Likelihood for the Multi-Bernoulli Filter, Anthony B. Hoak

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Evaluation of an Actuated Wrist Orthosis for Use in Assistive Upper Extremity Rehabilitation, Devon Holley

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Improving Gas Demand Forecast During Extreme Cold Events, Babatunde Isaac Ishola

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Evaluating the Gasday Security Policy Through Penetration Testing and Application of the Nist Cybersecurity Framework, Andrew Nicholas Kirkham

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Cyclic Behavior of a Hybrid Light Gauge and HSS Mezzanine Structural System, Michael John Kren

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Engineering Synthetic Feedback to Promote Recovery of Self-Feeding Skills in People with Sensory Deficits Due to Stroke, Alexis Krueger

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Modeling Pyrolysis of Large Coal Particles with Many Species, Jianqing Li

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Characterization of Histological Changes in the Microvasculature of Rat Skeletal Muscle After Spinal Cord Injury, Sally Lin

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Analysis and Synthesis of a Planar Reconfigurable Mechanism with a Variable Joint, Peter William Malak

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Functional Comparison of Conventional AFOs with the Dynamic Response AFO, Mitchell Ruble

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Ramifications of Projectile Velocity on the Ballistic Dart Penetration of Sand, Peter Anthony Sable

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A Principal Component Analysis Investigation of Drop Landings for Defining Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk Factors, Emily Schaefer

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Predicting Multiple Target Tracking Performance for Applications on Video Sequences, Juan Esteban Tapiero Bernal

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Analysis of Interference between Electromagnetic Articulography and Electroglottograph Systems, Kelly Vonderhaar

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Application of a Multi-Zone Model for the Prediction of Species Concentrations in Rapid Compression Machine Experiments, David Wilson

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Least-Squares Mapping from Kinematic Data to Acoustic Synthesis Parameters for Rehabilitative Acoustic Learning, Xiangyu Zhou

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Flight Control and Hardware Design of Multi-Rotor Systems, Nathan M. Zimmerman

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Data Cleaning in the Energy Domain, Hermine Nathalie Akouemo Kengmo Kenfack

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Bidirectional AC-DC Converter for Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Applications, Arjun Raj Prabu Andhra Sridhar

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Municipal Wastewater Anaerobic Treatment with Enhanced Clarification, Kevin Berg

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Characterization of Plasticizer-Polymer Coatings for the Detection of Benzene in Water Using Sh-Saw Devices, Jude Coompson

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Mechatronics Design Process with Energy Optimization for Industrial Machines, Aderiano Medeiros da Silva