Theses and dissertations produced by graduate students affiliated with Mississippi State University's James Worth Bagley College of Engineering.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The development of authentic virtual reality scenarios to measure individuals’ level of systems thinking skills and learning abilities, Vidanelage L. Dayarathna
Additive Manufacturing of Cork, a Cold Spray Technology, Kimberly Kay Dickey
An investigation of the feasibility of Markov chain-based predictive maintenance models in integrated vehicle health management of military ground fleets, Bouteina Driouche
Catalytic light alkanes selective conversion through ammonia-assisted reforming, Siavash Fadaeerayeni
A dual perspective towards building resilience in manufacturing organizations, Steven A. Fazio
Unmanned ground vehicle system to collect soil moisture data, Austin Edward Flynt
Thermal experimentation of PA6 and PA66 thermoplastic through transmission laser welding, Sarajane Hill
A longitudinal analysis of pathways to computing careers: Defining broadening participation in computing (BPC) success with a rearview lens, Mercy Jaiyeola
Creation of the Data Analysis Tool for Ship Simulation (DATSS), Morgan M. Johnston
The development of an immersive virtual exploratory engine (IVEE) for immersive analytics, Sofia Karam
Testing of methods for reducing motivational bias in multi - criteria decision analysis problems, Chadwick Samuel Kerr
3D shape estimation of negative obstacles using LiDAR point cloud data, Viswadeep Lebakula
Compact Stress Waveguides in Solid Mechanics, Richard Young Leonard III
Effects of the inclusion of rice hull derived bio-oil on wood pellet production, Tyler E. Lowe
Evaluation of the effects of rotational speed on microstructural and mechanical properties of additive friction stir deposited aluminum 6061, Emily Margaret McCabe
Using a systemic skills model to build an effective 21st century workforce: factors that impact the ability to navigate complex systems, Morteza Nagahi
Predictive computational materials Modeling with machine learning: creating the next generation of atomistic potential using neural networks, Mashroor Shafat Nitol
Development and evaluation of ground and aerial robotic systems in commercial poultry houses, Pratik Parajuli
Pain and inflammation due to whole-body vibration in a rat model, Folly Martha Dzan Patterson
The development of a finite element model for ballistic impact predictions, Richard Allen Perkins
Automated Design of 3D CAD platforms, William Fernando Quintero Restrepo
Using sentiment analysis to craft a narrative of the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of social media, Taylor Breanna Ray
Verification of acoustic dissipation in two-phase dilute dispersed flow models in computational fluid dynamics, Brennan Reeder
Modeling the ballistic limit of fragment simulating projectiles impacting A36 mild steel spaced armor configurations, Daniel H. Rios-Estremera
Hydrology and water quality analysis in the Big Black River watershed, Mississippi, Moniba Shabbir
Methods for inference and analysis of gene networks from RNA sequencing data, Himangi Srivastava
Mixing temperature, binder content, and dust content effects on stone matrix asphalt, Abhinash Subedi
Design of plastic contaminant eliminator in seed cotton, Joshua H. Tandio
Detecting malware in memory with memory object relationships, DeMarcus M. Thomas Sr.
Development of a three degree-of-freedom control simulation for a group 3 large unmanned aircraft system, Majka Anna Wilczynski
Study of alloy and process modifications to design hydrogen resilient high hardness steels, William R. Williams
Deep multi-modal U-net fusion methodology of infrared and ultrasonic images for porosity detection in additive manufacturing, Christian E. Zamiela
Experimental study of laminar burning speed and plasma-stabilized flame, Saeid Zare
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Molecular dynamics simulations of nano-scale impact icing on graphene substrates, Amir Afshar
Design and characterization of an accelerated aging humidity chamber for aging nuclear grade HEPA filter media, Taylor Burch
Towards Generation of Creative Software Requirements, Quoc Anh Do Jr
Organizational culture in the United States automotive industry, Matthew Doude
Traversability analysis in unstructured forested terrains for off-road autonomy using LIDAR data, Morteza Foroutan
Enhancing continuous improvement projects with the Blythe S-curve and multivariate control charts, William Kelly
A Multiphysics Internal State Variable (ISV) Magneto Thermo-Visco-Plastic Model, Mounia Malki
Assessment of mental fatigue for enhancing occupational safety and health in construction, Behnam Moshkini Tehrani
Assessment of nutrient sources at watershed scale in agro-ecosystem of Mississippi, Avay Risal
Development of a model correlating axial high efficiency particulate air filter performance between elevated and standard conditions, Michael Joseph Williston
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Capturing Individual or Combined Environmental Effects from Longer Term Field Aging of Asphalt Mixtures, Rabeea Waheed Bazuhair
On the role of environment assertions in requirements engineering and testing, Surendra Chekuri
The Reference Autonomous Mobility Model a Framework for Predicting Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle Performance, Phillip J. Durst
Investigating the impact of stereotype threat on undergraduate engineering students, Carla Grimes
Durability characteristics of asphalt mixtures containing bioditives, Amanda Hufft
A systematic approach for waste management in the semiconductor industry, Vivian Hui
Predicting vulnerability for requirements: A data-driven approach, Sayem Mohammad Imtiaz
Baseline free structural health monitoring using modified time reversal method and wavelet spectral finite element models, Nimesh Jayakody
Analysis of open test section flow in a closed return wind tunnel, Salma Mfaddel
Determinants of holistic thinking in college demographics, Erin Stirgus
Characterizing the effects of build interruptions on the microstructure and mechanical properties of powder bed fusion processed Al-Si-10Mg, Ryan Mitchell Stokes
Evaluation of APEX for Simulating the Effects of Tillage Practices in tropical soils, Laura Wilson
Queue Streaming Model Theory, Algorithms, and Implementation, Anup D. Zope
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Data-Driven Process Optimization of Additive Manufacturing Systems, Amirmassoud Aboutaleb
Botnet Detection Using Graph Based Feature Clustering, Ravi Kiran Akula
Exploratory Simulations of Multiscale Effects of Deformation Twinning on the Mechanical Behavior of FCC and HCPMetals, Robert Allen
Determination of Salient Design Elements Through Eye Movements, Aesthetics, and Usability, Bryan C. Asuncion
Material Characterization using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, Chet Raj Bhatt
Drone Routing and Optimization for Post-Disaster Inspection, Sudipta Chowdhury
Data Mining the Effects of Storage Conditions, Testing Conditions, and Specimen Properties on Brain Biomechanics, Folly Martha Dzan Crawford
Examining the Effects of Directional Wave Spectra on a Nearshore Wave Model, Sally Catherine Davis Dillon
Effects of Nb Additions and Accompanying Heat Treatments on Material and Mechanical Properties of Armor Steels Manufactured in Small Scale, Cody Nathanual Dyar
Fracture Criterion for Surface Cracks in Plates under Remote Tension Loading, Taoufik El Mountassir
An Assessment of State Equations of Air for Modeling a Blast Load Simulator, Gustavo Emmanuelli
Fatigue Life and Crack Growth Predictions of Irradiated Stainless Steels, Robert William Fuller
Experimental and Numerical Studies of Lightning Strike Induced Damage to Carbon Fiber Epoxy Composites, Pedram Gharghabi
Generalized DOA and Source Number Estimation Techniques for Acoustics and Radar, Emily Erin Gorman
Automatic Conversion of the Mathworks' Stateflow Models to C++, Melissa Katherine Hannis
A Real-Time Predictive Vehicular Collision Avoidance System on an Embedded General-Purpose GPU, Andrew Hegman
Development and Verification of a Finite Element Model of a Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial System for Airborne Collision Severity Evaluation, Kalyan Raj Kota
Fatigue and Crack-Growth Behavior in a Titanium Alloy under Constant-Amplitude and Spectrum Loading, Kalyan Raj Kota
An Experimental Method for Testing Materials at the Intermediate Strain Rate with Closed Loop Control, Cory N. Krivanec
Human Systems Integration of an Extravehicular Activity Space Suit Augmented Reality Display System, Paromita Mitra
Concatenated Decision Paths Classification for Time Series Shapelets - A New Approach for One Dimensional Data Classification and its Application, Ivan Stefanov Mitzev
Fatigue Crack Growth Tests and Analyses on a Ti-6Al-4V (STOA) Alloy using the Proposed ASTM Procedures for Threshold Testing, Aniket Chandrakant Mote
Development of a Nanofluid Simulation Platform, Jabrane Nachit
Fusion of Evolution Constructed Features for Computer Vision, Stanton Robert Price
Contributions to Jet Noise Prediction and Characterisation by Means of Hybrid Acoustic Analogy Techniques, Vasileios Sassanis
Phasor-based Study of Electromagnetic Scattering by Small Particles, Jehan Amila Seneviratne
Detailed Beta-Decay Studies of Neutron-Rich 74-77Ga Isotopes, Umesh Silwal
Do People Change their Behavior when the Handler is next to the Robot?, Yu-Wei Sun
Temperature Prediction of Bioinspired Leaves-On-Branchlet Carbon Nanostructure Based Electric Double Layer Capacitors under Constant Current, Karnpiwat Tantratian
An Elastic Constitutive Model of Spacetime and its Applications, Tichomir G. Tenev
Fusion for Object Detection, Pan Wei
Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations to Understand Speciation and Solvation Structure of Common Herbicides, Zachary W. Windom
Measurement of Compton Scattering Cross Section at a few GeV Electron Energy, Li Ye
Development of a 2U CubeSat for Imaging the 2017 Solar Eclipse, Sepehr Zangeneh
Distributed Predictive Control for MVDC Shipboard Power System Management, Nasibeh Zohrabi
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Analysis of Near-Surface Relative Humidity in a Wind Turbine Array Boundary Layer Using an Instrumented Unmanned Aerial System and Large-Eddy Simulation, Kevin Allan Adkins
