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.
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
A Parametric Study of Cohesive Zone Modeling Applied to Interfaces Under High Impact Velocity Collisions, Tamanna Tasnim
Investigation of Optimization Targets for Predictive Simulation of Human Gait with Model Predictive Control, Jessica Brianne Thayer
Multiscale Analysis of Soil-Strap Interactions in Mechanically Stabilized Earth Retaining Walls, Max Willingham
Analysis of Bristle-Tip Impact Crater for Wire Impact Tool, Jian Zhang
Speeding Up Particle Filter Algorithm for Tracking Multiple Targets Using CUDA Programming, Jinhua Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Magnetic Gears and Magnetically Geared Electrical Machines with Reduced Rare-Earth Materials, Ali Hussain Al-Qarni
State Estimation for Various Systems with Partially Unknown Dynamics, Abdulelah Rajeh Alshareef
Low-Cost, Water Pressure Sensing and Leakage Detection Using Micromachined Membranes, Farhana Anwar
Design and Evaluation of a Novel Ankle Joint for an Ankle Foot Orthosis for Individuals with Drop-Foot, Eileen Maya Baker
Pathologically-Validated Tumor Prediction Maps in MRI, Alex Barrington
A Comparison of Model Reduction Techniques for Multi-Zone Building Thermal Models, John Burroughs
Profile Synthesis of Prismatic-Prismatic Variable Joints for Use In Reconfigurable Mechanisms, Ryan Daniel Callahan
Quantification of Mitochondrial Membrane Potential in the Isloated Rat Lung Using R6G, Anthony Cammarata
Liquid Flowmeter Using Thermal Measurement; Design and Application, Woojae Chung
Registration of Total Hip Replacement Implants from Subjects Imaged with 1.5 and 3 Tesla MRI Scanners Using Mavric, Theodore Lawrence DeGroot
Disaggregation: Inferring Daily Gas Flow from Billing Cycle Data, Maral Fakoor
Development of a Quasi-Monte Carlo Method for Thermal Radiation, Joseph Farmer
Optimal Conditions for Measuring Ignition Quality in Non-Engine Tests, Ashley Hatzenbihler
Computational Characterization of the Cellular Origins of Electroencephalography, Shane Hesprich
Correlations Between Shoulder Rotational Motion, Strength Measures and Throwing Biomechanics in Collegiate Baseball Pitchers, Austin William Higgins
Power Divider Miniaturization with a Variable Load, Amanda Jensen
Shock Compaction of Graphene Doped Yttria Stabilized Zirconia: An Experimental and Computational Study, Christopher Rueben Johnson
The Characterization of Char Particle Morphology and Its Effects on Combustion, Scott Jorgensen
Local Density Parameters with respect to Powder Metal Sintering Process, Jungu Kang
Advanced Silicon Carbide Based Fault-Tolerant Multilevel Converters, Ramin Katebi
Chemical Pretreatment and Dewaterability of Aanaerobically Digested Bio-P Biosolids, Eileen Margaret Kennedy
Automated Shaped Charge Design: Applying Dakota Optimization to CTH Kinetic Energy Results, Sebastian Arcangelo Konewko
Kinetic Analysis of Biosolid Pyrolysis, William Regan Kreutter
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
Effects of Radiation and EGR on Pollutant Formation in High-Pressure Constant Volume Spray Combustion, Khaled Mosharraf Mosharraf Mukut
Lumped Parameter Modeling and Parameter Investigation of An Electrohydraulic Crimping Hand Tool, Eric Norquist
Initial Development of Advanced, High-Rate Treatment Process for Wet Weather Flows, Paige Elyse Peters
Pedaling Asymmetry During Lower Limb Pedaling After Stroke, Benjamin Rappaport
Passive Compliance Control of Redundant Serial Manipulators, Jacob J. Rice
Effect of Low Reactivity Fuel on Reaction Wave Growth of Dual-Fuel Stratified Mixtures in a Rapid Compression Machine, David J. Roulo
Electrocoagulation-Electrooxidation for Mitigating Trace Organic Compounds in Model Source Waters, Donald R. Ryan
Multi-Scale Traction Dynamics in Obliquely Impacted Polymer-Metal Targets, Peter Anthony Sable
Improved Reliability of Stormwater Detention Basin Performance Through Water Quality Data-Informed Real-Time Control, Sazzad Sharior
High Fidelity Dynamic Modeling and Nonlinear Control of Fluidic Artificial Muscles, Jonathon Earl Slightam
Analysis of BJT Colpitts Oscillators - Empirical and Mathematical Methods for Predicting Behavior, Nicholas Jon Stave
Detecting Invasive Insects Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Brian Stumph
Sensor Intrusion Detection in Control Systems Using Estimation Theory, Jiayi Su
Ergonomics Study of a Helmet-Mounted Augmented Reality System for Coal Power Plant Workers, Ashley M. Toll
Detection and Characterization of Actuator Attacks Using Kalman Filter Estimation, Yuqin Weng
Bayesian Estimation of Transient Engine Exhaust Composition from Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Measurements, David Hilton Wilson
Parametric Study of Hypoplasticity Constitutive Model for Granular Media via the Discrete Element Method, Yufei Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
A Study of Rubberfatigue Life and Cure Parameters, Jack Alberts
Search Methods for Mobile Manipulator Performance Measurement, Samuel Nana Yaw Amoako-Frimpong
Pharmacokinetic Modeling of 99mTc-HMPAO Images of Isolated Perfused Rat Lungs, Katherine C. Barry
A Study of the Diffusion Characteristics of Tungsten Bar Stock and Tungsten Produced via Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS), Jonathan Robert Bruss
The Kinematic Synthesis of a Planar Mechanism with Variable Topology Based on a Qualitative Survey, Anthony John Buchta
Hybrid Sensorless Field Oriented and Direct Torque Control for Variable Speed Brushless DC Motors, Kellen Carey
Characterization and Evaluation of Cordless Nailer Performance for Liquid and Gaseous Fuels, Mark Carioscio
Computational Methods for Modeling Multicomponent Droplet Vaporization, Alanna Y. Cooney
Investigation of Reactive Oxygen Species Production in the Rat Lung Using Optical Imaging, Nina Friedly
Effect of Low Aeration and Heat Drying on Anaerobic Digester Performance and Microbial Community, Dylan Thomas Friss
Dynamic Lifetime Reliability and Energy Management for Network-on-Chip based Chip Multiprocessors, Milad Ghorbani Moghaddam
Uncertainty Aware Mapping of Embedded Systems for Reliability, Performance, and Energy, Wenkai Guan
Design Day Analysis - Forecasting Extreme Daily Natural Gas Demand, David Joseph Kaftan
Control Design and Implementation of an Active Transtibial Prosthesis, Joseph Klein
Dynamic Behavior of Granular Earth Materials Subjected to Pressure-Shear Loading, Jeff Wilson LaJeunesse
An Unsupervised Cluster: Learning Water Customer Behavior Using Variation of Information on a Reconstructed Phase Space, Michele Rae Bizub Malinowski
Parallel Implementation of Facial Detection Using Graphics Processing Units, Russell Marineau
Investigation of the Effects of Prosthetic Knee Condition on Novice Transfemoral Amputee Runners, Natalie Nelson
Comparative Study of Different Sensor Array Designs Involving Plasticized Polymer Coatings for BTEX Detection in Water, Nicholas Post
Hierarchical Bayesian Data Fusion Using Autoencoders, Yevgeniy Vladimirovich Reznichenko
Automating the Analysis of Uncertainties in Multi-Body Dynamic Systems Using Polynomial Chaos Theory, Paul Ryan
Analysis of Sensor Signals for Online Detection of Hydrocarbons in Liquids in the Presence of Interferents, Karthick Sothivelr
A Biomechanical Simulation of Musculoskeletal Kinematics During Ambulation, Alex Thomas
Changes in Cortical Activity in Stroke Survivors Undergoing Botulinum Toxin Therapy for Treatment of Focal Spasticity, Kelsey Dianne Tynes
Immersive Visualization in Biomedical Computational Fluid Dynamics and Didactic Teaching and Learning, John Thomas Venn
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Evaluating Wall Shear Stress Indices to Uncover Stimuli for Restenosis and Malapposition in Stented Coronary Arteries, Ali A. Aleiou
Network-on-Chip Based H.264 Video Decoder on a Field Programmable Gate Array, Ian Barge
Adaptive Control of Joystick Steering in Recreational Boats, John Bayless
A Parametric Investigation and Optimization of a Cylindrical Explosive Charge, Logan Ellsworth Beaver
An Analysis of Testing Variables in Rapid Compression Machine Experiments, Jenna Ezzell
Design of a Passive Ankle Prosthesis with Energy Return That Increases with Increasing Walking Velocity, Alexander J. Folz
Pore Resolved Simulations of Char Particle Gasification, Greg Hingwah Fong
The Effects of a Reduced Force Aerial Bucket Control on Upper Extremity Muscular Demands as Assessed with Surface Electromyography, Casey D. Garces
Collapsible Silicone Tubes: An in Vitro Model for Tracheal Traction, Kevin D. Garman
Performance Analysis of Constant Speed Local Abstacle Avoidance Controller Using a MPC Algorithym on Granular Terrain, Nicholas Haraus
Construction and Characterization of a Single Stage Dual Diaphragm Gas Gun, Nathaniel Steven Helminiak
An Improved Method of Arsenic (III) Removal By Reverse Osmosis Membrane, Yizhi Hou
Development of Kinematic Templates for Automatic Pronunciation Assessment Using Acoustic-to-Articulatory Inversion, Deriq K. Jones
X-Ray Tube Anode Balance Analysis and Vacuum Balancer Parameter Optimization, Matthew Malak
Deep Neural Networks As Time Series Forecasters of Energy Demand, Gregory Merkel
Evaluating the Bond Behavior Between FRP and Grooved Concrete Specimens Using Single Shear Pull Out Test, John Omboko
Development of an Optimal Controller and Validation Test Stand for Fuel Efficient Engine Operation, Jack G. Rehn III
Quantifying Forecast Uncertainty in the Energy Domain, Mohammad Saber
Characterization of the Shock Wave Structure in Water, Emilie Teitz
Effects of Random Oscillations on Balance Control in Healthy Young Adults, Jacob Van Dehy
Speaker-Specific Adaptation of Maeda Synthesis Parameters for Auditory Feedback, Joseph Vonderhaar
Elucidating the Mechanical, Structural, Functional, and Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Irreversible Vascular Changes in Aortic Coarctation, Brandon Wegter
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Plasticized Polymer Coatings for SH-SAW Sensors for High Sensitivity and Long-Term Monitoring of BTEX Analytes in Liquid Phase, Pintu Adhikari
Investigation of the Use of a Plasticizer-Polymer Sensor Coating with Improved Long-Term Stability in the Liquid Phase, Laura Jeanne Alderson
Performance-Robust Dynamic Feedback Control of Lipschitz Nonlinear Systems, Winston Baker
Novel Convergence Results in Nonlinear Filtering, Jennifer Lynn Bonniwell
Thermal Microfluidic Devices; Design, Fabrication and Applications, Benyamin Davaji
Analysis of Fatigue Crack Propagation in Welded Steels, Roberto Angelo DeMarte