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 2017
Control of Görtler Vortices in High-Speed Boundary Layers, Radwa Alaziz
Bayesian Network Analysis for Diagnostics and Prognostics of Engineering Systems, Marc D. Banghart
Dry Reforming of Methane to Produce Syngas over Ni-Based Bimodal Pore Catalysts, Zhenghong Bao
Lightning Damage Resistance of a Full-Scale Flat PRSEUS Panel, Dounia Boushab
Compressive Strength Variation Due to Cement Source Change, Jared Lee Brown
Energy Efficient Clustering Algorithms for Homogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks, John Robert Corn
Gray Transceiver: A Multi-Robot Communication Interface and Protocol, William G. Davis
Bayesian Uncertainty Modeling in Decomposed Multilevel Optimization, Ian Daniel Dettwiller
An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Polymer Based Materials for Radiation Shielding of Flight Vehicles, Bouteina Driouche
Characterization And Possible Thermal Applications Of Additively-Manufactured Inconel 718, Evan Samuel Handler
Capturing Aggregate and Binder Interaction Effects on Aging Via Mixture Testing for Single Aggregate Source Asphalt Mixtures, Bradley Scott Hansen
Fracture Study on 2014-T6 (LT) Aluminum Alloy Sheet using Critical-Crack-Tip-Opening Angle Criterion, Sara Himmiche
Best Longitudinal Adjustment of Satellite Trajectories for the Observation of Forest Fires (Blastoff): A Stochastic Programming Approach to Satellite System Design, Aaron Bradley Hoskins
Development and Analysis of System and Human Architectures for Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessment, Johnathon Deon Huff
Design Configurations and Operating Limitations of an Oscillating Heat Pipe, Omar Talal Ibrahim
Evaluating the Validity of Latency Effects in Robotics Simulation, Leif T. Jensen
Fatigue Behavior and Microstructure of Direct Laser Deposited Inconel 718 Alloy, Alexander Scott Johnson
Global Operation of Integrated Decentralized Power Systems, Mojtaba Khanabadi Ghehi
Experimental Studies and Finite Element Modeling Of Lightning Damage to Carbon/Epoxy Laminated and Stitched Composites, Juhyeong Lee
Hypervelocity Impact of Spherical Aluminum 2017-T4 Projectiles on Aluminum 6061-T6 Multi-Layered Sheets, Michael Deivi Marroquin Salvador
Distributed Optical Sensing in Adhesively Bonded Joints and Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates, Leeanna Meadows
First Principles Study of Electronic and Thermodynamic Properties of Two-Dimensional Electrides, Chandani Nilanthika Nandadasa
Design and Optimization of a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Powertrain for Reduced Energy Consumption, Jared Tyler Oakley
Water quality monitoring and modeling studies of onarm water storage systems in a Mississippi Delta agricultural watershed, Juan David Perez-Gutierrez
Grid Fault Ride-through Capability of Voltage-Controlled Inverters for Distributed Generation Applications, Prasanna Piya
On the Calculation of Time-Domain Impulse-Response of Systems from Band-Limited Scattering-Parameters using Wavelet Transform, Maryam Rahmani
Application of Order-Reduction Techniques in the Multiscale Analysis of Composites, Trenton Mitchell Ricks
Beneficial Tensile Mean Strain Effects on the Fatigue Behavior of Superelastic NiTi, Benjamin Andrew Rutherford
Evaluation Of A Test Stand To Assess The Performance Of A Range Of Ceramic Media Filter Elements, Andrew L. Schemmel
Deterministic and Random Isogeometric Analysis of Fluid Flow in Unsaturated Soils, Shahriar Shahrokhabadi
Automated Vulnerability Assessment of Mobile Device Vulnerabilities, Stephen M. Shambra
Characterizing Short and Long Term Mixture Aging of a Full-Scale and Non-Trafficked Asphalt Test Section, Braden T. Smith
Fusion of RGB and Thermal Data for Improved Scene Understanding, Ryan Elliott Smith
Economic, Environmental, and Energetic Performance Analysis of a Solar Powered Organi Rankine Cycle (ORC), Emily Diane Spayde
Assessment of Nitinol-Based Arch Wedge Support through Finite Element Analysis, Tyler Nicholas Stranburg
Experimental Evaluation Of A Precast Concrete Beam-To-Column Prototype Design Under A Column Removal Scenario, Jorge Omar Torres Alamo
Design, Evaluation, and Particle Size Characterization of an In-Duct Flat Media Particle Loading Test System for Nuclear-Grade Asme Ag-1 Hepa Filters, Matthew Christopher Wong
A Simulation of LFM Pulse-Doppler Radar and an Application of Cohen-Daubechies-Feauveau Wavelets in CFAR Detection, Aaron Joshua Wright
Finite Element Study on the Influence of Bone-Implant Interface Condition on Femoral Fracture after Cementless Total Hip Replacement, Caleb Onuh Yenusah
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Conversion of Industrial Waste and Wastewaters into Lipids Suitable for Biodiesel Production, Marta AmirSadeghi
An Empirical Model of Collaboration Capability and Absorptive Capacity in Virtual Teams: a Multi-Dimensional Investigation using Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Fadi Salameh Batarseh
Geotechnical Properties of Very High Moisture Content Dredged Soil Lightly Cemented with Ordinary or Portland-Limestone Cement, Mohammed Bazne
Droplet Impact on Dry, Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Micro-Scale Roughness Elements, Nadine Boufous
An Investigation of the Formability of ZEK100 Mg Alloy Using Pneumatic Bulge Formability Testing Methods, John Briou Bourgeois
Cardiac Extracellular Matrix: Structure, Biomechanics in Myocardial Infarction, and Heart Regeneration, Bryn Brazile
Fatigue Behavior of Ti-6Al-4V ELI including Mean Stress Effects, Patricio E. Carrion
An Investigation into Friction Stir Welding of Copper Niobium Nanolamellar Composites, Josef Benjamin Cobb
Assessing the Impacts of Climate and Land Use Changes on Water Quantity and Quality in Mississippi, Abdullah Oda Dakhlalla
Computational Investigation and Parametric Study of Lateral Impact Behavior of Pressurized Pipelines, Yangqing Dou
A Study of Wheat Flour Tortillas, Combustion, Selected Gaseous and Nuclear Surrogate Samples Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), Charles Tarshi Ghany
Engineered Cartilage on Chitosan Calcium Phosphate Scaffolds for Osteochondral Defects, Anuhya Gottipati
Methodology to Predict Daily Groundwater Levels by the Implementation of Machine Learning and Crop Models, Sandra Milena Guzman Gutierrez
Evaluation of Unstructured and Overset Grid Methods for Blast Analysis using Loci/BLAST with Emphasis on Urban Environments, Mark Anthony Hunt
From Horns to Helmets: Multi-Objective Design Optimization Considerations to Protect the Brain, Kyle Leslie Johnson
Environmental Management System Optimization Focusing on the Waste Environmental Media in the Chemical Industry, Mesha Jones
Experimental Characterization of Compaction and Sintering of Nanocrystalline Copper Steel Powder, Olalekan Rilwan Junaid
Experimental-Computational Analysis of Woodpeckers' Beaks/Hyoid Apparatus for Damping of Stress Waves, Na Yeon Lee
Characterization of Hydrodynamic Properties of a Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor through Cold Flow Model Experimentation, Richard Dennis Lusk Jr
Development of Oscillating Heat Pipe for Waste Heat Recovery, Govinda Mahajan
Dimensionality Reduction of Hyperspectral Imagery Using Random Projections, Vineetha Menon
Evaluation and Comparison of Project Scheduling Methods and Software Used in the Construction Industry, Mehmet Parlak
Effect of Microstructure on the Fatigue Behavior of Type 304L Stainless Steel including Mean Strain and Cyclic Rate Effects, Jonathan W. Pegues
Driver Acceptance of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Semi-Autonomous Driving Systems, Md Mahmudur Mahmudur Rahman
Hybrid Electric Aircraft, Hajar Righi
Comparison of Touchscreen and Physical Keyboard with Nomadic Text Entry, Michael Tyler Ross
Design of an American Football Helmet Liner for Concussion Mitigation, Gustavus Alston Rush
Fatigue Crack-Growth and Crack Closure Behavior of Aluminum Alloy 7050 and 9310 Steel over a Wide Range in Load Ratios using Compression Pre-Cracking Test Methods, Talal Mehdi Senhaji
Fatigue Behavior and Modeling of Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK) under Constant and Variable Amplitude Loadings, Rakish Shrestha
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Hybrid Fuel with Radially Azimuthally Partitioned Paraffin Cells, Joseph F. St Columbia
Control of Gortler Vortices by Means of Wall Deformations and Blowing/Suction, Lamiae Taoudi
Optical and Laser Spectroscopic Study of Microwave Plasma-Assisted Combustion, Wei Wu
Effect of Small Steps on the Receptivity and Transition in High Speed Boundary Layer, Sofia Yassir
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Event and Intrusion Detection Systems for Cyber-Physical Power Systems, Uttam Adhikari
Construction Bidding and the Winner'S Curse, Muaz Osman Elubeir Ahmed
Characterization and Implementation of Ground Tire Rubber as Post-Consumer Polymers for Asphalt Concrete, Gaylon L. Baumgardner
Examination of the Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on the In Vitro Calcification of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells, Kevin Andrew Bennett
Development and Analysis of a Computational Model for Blast Effects on the Human Lower Extremity, Robbin Elizabeth Bertucci
Effect of Crude Protein Levels and Metaphylaxis on Health, Growth, and Performance of Newly Received Stocker Calves and Subsequent Feedlot and Carcass Performance, Tyler John Braud
Exploring Feedback Mode Redundancy in Handheld Scanning Tasks, Elizabeth Copeland
Cold In-Place Recycling Characterization Framework for Single or Multiple Component Binder Systems, Ben C. Cox
Earthen levee slide detection via automated analysis of synthetic aperture radar imagery, Lalitha Dabbiru
Assessing Software Defects using Nano-Patterns Detection, Ajay Kumar Deo
First Principles Investigation Of Substituted Strontium Hexaferrite, Vivek Dixit
Holistic Analysis of Emerging Contaminant Removal using Advanced Oxidation Processes, Sara Ann Fast
Full-Scale Instrumented Evaluations of Multiple Airfield Matting Systems on Soft Soil to Characterize Permanent Deformation, Lyan Ivonne García Beltrán
Automating Malware Detection in Windows Memory Images using Machine Learning, Dae Glendowne
Development of Manufacturing Systems for Nanocrystalline and Ultraine Grain Materials Employing Indexing Equal Channel Angular Pressing, Michael Wayne Hester
A Software Development Model for Building Security into Applications for the Android Platform, Christopher Patrick Ivancic
Analysis of Settlement-Induced Bending Moments in Battered Piles within a Levee Embankment, Jehu Brick Johnson
An Analysis of Vulnerabilities Presented by Android Malware and Ios Jailbreaks, Charles Matthew Jones
Energy Cost Optimization for Strongly Stable Multi-Hop Green Cellular Networks, Weixian Liao
Calculating Malware Severity Rating using Threat Tree Analysis, Asheer Malhotra
Effects of Homogenization on Structure Property Relations of an Indirect Extruded Ze20 Mg Alloy, Zackery Bryan McClelland
Determination of Electron Beam Polarization using Electron Detector in Compton Polarimeter with Less than 1% Statistical and Systematic Uncertainty, Amrendra Narayan
Ethernet Over Plastic Optical Fiber for Use in the Control System Network for Automotive Applications, Ryan Nicholas Nazaretian
Advanced Feature Learning and Representation in Image Processing for Anomaly Detection, Stanton Robert Price
