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Spring 2024

Abohassan, Mohamed

The advent of autonomous vehicles promises to address key challenges faced by the transportation and traffic safety sectors, particularly concerning the high incidence of traffic fatalities and injuries. The full-scale deployment of autonomous vehicle fleets is contingent upon public acceptance,...

Spring 2024

Kim, Jinpyo

Multiple data types should be used simultaneously to improve resource estimation models. The multivariate relationship between the data is required. One common approach involves using decorrelation transformation techniques to simplify complex relationships, but this method relies on having...

Spring 2024

Momenifar, Samaneh

Masonry construction offers a range of benefits as it serves multiple purposes in a single system. It is cost-effective, long-lasting, and provides an aesthetically pleasing appearance. Moreover, its design flexibility and reasonable construction costs make it even more appealing. Masonry wall...

Spring 2024

Guan, Roy Chunsheng

Nitrogen is an important component for our ecosystems, which accounts for 80% of chemical elements in the atmosphere. Ammonia nitrogen is one of the most concerned constituents for the environment. The municipal wastewater contributes the greatest amount of nitrogen into surface water and...

Spring 2024

Pratama, Randy Agra

Steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) has proved to be a technically and commercially successful methodology for recovering heavy-oil in Canada. At present, there are 22 commercial SAGD projects with over 300 pads and 2,700 well pairs, contributing to over 1.5 million bbl/day of production. The...

Spring 2024

Abdelkader, Maged K G

Despite recent advances in automotive research, a fully autonomous system operating in open, unconstrained road environments has not yet been realized. Recently, several types of autonomous vehicle (AV) failures were reported, such as run-of-the-road collisions and failure to stop for occluded...

Fall 2024

Antolinez Jimenez, Juan David

Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods play a pivotal role in the petroleum industry, enabling the extraction of hydrocarbons that would otherwise remain trapped in reservoirs. Among these methods, thermally induced approaches have garnered significant attention, with two prominent techniques being...

Fall 2024

Dotto, Magreth Sungwa

Blasting fragmentation influences the cost and productivity of downstream processes such as loading, hauling, crushing, and milling. Interaction between the rock mass and explosive energy determines blast outcomes. This research aims to enhance the understanding of the blasting process by...

Fall 2024

Pang, Jingya

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) belong to a group of synthetic organic compounds characterized by the substitution of at least one hydrogen atom with fluorine and the presence of other functional groups. Their high thermal and chemical stability makes PFAS resistant to removal and...

Fall 2024

Pei, Chuankang

Frazil ice particles and flocs can adhere to underwater structures causing blockage to water intakes and large accumulation of frazil ice in the channel may cause flooding and property damage. After frazil floc rises to the water surface the resulting surface ice profoundly impacts river...