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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

Lau, Ho Chun

Integrating gravity into the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics presents a chal- lenge in formulating a unified theory of all interactions. Quantum gravity inherits a principle from quantum field theories. Here, gravity is interpreted as a field. This conceptualization leads to the...

Spring 2024

Roda, Weston

This thesis is based on four main studies. The first two studies present a detailed methodology for completing dynamical system parameter estimation using Bayesian inference. The next two studies are about using this methodology to investigate critical human immunodeficiency virus-1 therapeutic...

Spring 2024

Kazoun, Tamara

Microalloyed steels are high strength steels with low alloying additions of Ti, Nb, and V. These microalloying elements form carbonitride precipitates during thermomechanical controlled processing (TMCP), which enhance the mechanical properties of steel. TiN is one of the first precipitates to...

Spring 2024

Atsegbua, Joshua

In the construction industry, safety standards are not only a priority but a necessity due to the dynamic nature of the field. Workplace safety is a complex issue influenced by a variety of factors that are constantly evolving. Each incident has the potential to impact the industry's intricate...

Spring 2024

Shuzhi, Xu

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a transformative method in industrial manufacturing, facilitating the creation of lighter, stronger, and smarter parts and systems. Both plastic and metal AM technologies are extensively employed in various fields, including medical, automotive, and aeronautical...

Spring 2024

Beaulieu, Eric J.

In order to store large quantities of intermittent renewable energy, proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWE) can be used to produce hydrogen which can then be used in a fuel cells to retrieve the energy. One limitation of PEMWE is that the catalysts used, commonly platinum and...

Spring 2024

Zou, Shihao

Human pose estimation and shape modeling serve as critical elements in a wide range of computer vision applications. While most existing research employs RGB cameras for their accessibility and cost-effectiveness, emerging camera technologies and imaging modalities are relatively underexplored....

Spring 2024

Smith, Lee

Moral distress arises when a person is aware of a moral problem, acknowledges a moral responsibility to act, yet is constrained from following a course of action congruent with their own moral judgement (Nathaniel, 2006; Jameton, 1984). Being hindered from doing what one believes to be morally...

Spring 2024

Brown, Drew

Neoichnological studies in carbonate-dominated tropical latitudes are sparse. Moreso, the coupling of diagenetic research utilizing ichnology has been largely limited to ancient successions. This thesis combines geochemical analyses with modern ichnological observations to better understand the...