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  • Predicting Properties of Bio-jet Fuels using Machine Learning and ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy

    Creator:
    Mayer, Morgan A.
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    High-potential molecules derived from biomass sources may suitably replace or supplement traditional nonrenewable hydrocarbon fuels to reduce pollution and fuel processing costs. Due to expensive and time-consuming property testing, models that predict key properties from optical data would initially vet potential additives before investment and bench-scale testing. Attenuated Total Reflection...
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    Masters Thesis
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    freezing point than 1,3-dimethylbenzene (m-xylene) due to molecular symmetry. p-xylene o-xylene m-xylene

  • Model Predictive Control of a Phase Change Process for Wastewater Purification Application

    Creator:
    Anderson, Kyle S.
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    In the United States, the oil and gas extraction industry produces large amounts of highly contaminated wastewater that is seldom treated for reuse in other applications. Current wastewater storage and disposal strategies lead to contamination of valuable freshwater resources that can have negative effects on both human communities and the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Dr. Cory Simon who ensured all aspects of the authors studies were both meaningful in the

  • Development and Testing of an Integrated Sensor Suite for Cookstove Monitoring and Evaluation

    Creator:
    Miller, Heather M.
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    The health and environmental impacts associated with traditional methods of household cooking and heating have driven the development and dissemination of many types of improved cookstoves and fuels. However, adoption rates, household cooking practices, and even household ventilation can directly influence the magnitude of real-world impacts. Given the highly contextual...
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    Masters Thesis
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    evaluation (M&E) methods regarding stove adoption and performance within their context of use are needed

  • Automated Synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks using Graph Grammars and Monte Carlo Tree Search

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    Zhang, Hongyang
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    In this work, a fully automated approach to synthesis Metal-Organic Frameworks is presented. We use graph to represent the structure of Metal-organic Frameworks and use graph grammars which are backbone rules and functional group rules to generate metal-organic framework. For a given parameter value of the user defined metal-organic framework,...
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    would like to thank Professor Cory Simon. Thank you for introducing the fundamental machine learning

  • Probabilistic Wind Power Forecasting for Hybrid Systems

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    Irmas, Cameron
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    Wind power forecasting provides valuable insights for demand response, energy market operation, and plant control optimization. Probabilistic approaches—which capture uncertainty in these complex systems by representing predictions as probability distributions—represent a growing area of research in wind energy science. However, their applications for wind-based hybrid systems, particularly those focused on...
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    Masters Thesis
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    distributions of forecasted wind 9 speeds [34]. 2.2 Power Curve Prediction 0 5 10 15 20 25 Wind Speed (m/s

  • Student Club Analysis: The Effects of Organizational Structuring on Competition Performance

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    Chandler, Jacob J.
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    This thesis aims to explore the effects of organizational and management principles within the context of a student club – an international Formula Student team. Research on the effects of organizational structuring on student club performance tends to be qualitative in nature. While considering the inherent complexity of the human...
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    times according to William M Feld [48]. For organizational structuring, a designer who minimizes the

  • Race Car Monocoque Design? A Loaded Question Suspension Kinematics, Loads & Sandwich Panel Optimization Methodologies

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    Gray, Gabriel M.
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    As designers continue to develop the ability to improve a component or system design relative to any number of metrics, priorities and objectives, the need for advanced methodologies which focus efforts and steer design decisions to best meet the needs of the organization becomes increasingly important. This work develops such...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Gabriel M. Gray for the degree of Master of Science in Mechanical

  • Characterizing Linkages Between the Climate, Cryosphere, and Impacts on Run-of-River Hydropower in Data-Sparse Mountain Environments

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    Mosier, Thomas M.
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    In many regions of the world, a significant portion of the surface water originates in mountain headwaters where the timing and magnitude of streamflow is largely dictated by the seasonal storage of precipitation as snowpack and long-term storage as glaciers. Accumulation, persistence, and melt of snow and ice are functions...
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    Dissertation
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    DISSERTATION OF Thomas M. Mosier for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering and Water

  • From running birds to walking robots : optimization as a unifying framework for dynamic bipedal locomotion

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    Hubicki, Christian M.
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    Bipedal locomotion is a complex phenomenon to understand and control, making it difficult for legged robots to achieve the speed, agility, efficiency, and robustness of their animal counterparts. This thesis argues for the use of numerical optimization to investigate and implement bipedal control as it applies to biology, dynamical models,...
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    Dissertation
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    Unifying Framework for Dynamic Bipedal Locomotion AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Christian M. Hubicki

  • Engineering design knowledge management and capture using a process overview document

    Creator:
    Zarins, Andis M.
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    An experiment was conducted to examine the possible impact of an engineering design and problem solving process overview document on knowledge management and capture. A process overview document was first created. Next, two multi-disciplinary design teams worked over a two-week span to develop concepts to address a problematic opportunity. One...
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    2 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Andis M. Zarins for the degree of Master of Science in