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Hydrogen for Heat: Utilizing Hydrogen for Long-Term Energy Storage in Northern Climates

Creator:: Villaverde, Gertrude
Abstract:: A long-term energy storage technology is necessary to utilize Oregon’s curtailed renewable energy, an issue the state faces, even with a low percentage of renewable energy in the energy mix. This report proposes a system design that details how hydrogen power-to-gas technology can be used in conjunction with the existing...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: state faces, even with a low percentage of renewable energy in the energy mix. This report proposes a

Rocks and reactors : an atomic interpretation of human rights, 1941-1979

Creator:: Richards, Linda Marie
Abstract:: The atomic age was enacted by many scientists as a way to realize health and human rights. Human rights were conceived in this context as rights to economic development, science education, and nuclear medicine. The United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) acted hand in hand with UN agencies and educators...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: influenced by the needs of the United States security state.19 Health and human rights claims of both

Dixy Lee Ray, marine biology, and the public understanding of science in the United States (1930-1970)

Creator:: Ellis, Erik
Abstract:: This dissertation focuses on the life of Dixy Lee Ray as it examines important developments in marine biology and biological oceanography during the mid twentieth century. In addition, Ray's key involvement in the public understanding of science movement of the 1950s and 1960s provides a larger social and cultural context...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Marine Biology, and the Public Understanding of Science in the United States (1930-1970) Abstract

Science, service, and specialized agriculture : the re-invention of the maraschino cherry

Creator:: Jolly, J. Christopher
Abstract:: From 1925 to 1930, Ernest H. Wiegand, a professor of Horticultural Products at Oregon State Agricultural College, developed an improved brining process for cherries. Brined cherries are used in the production of maraschino and glacé cherries, which already had a sizable market in the United States by the 1920s. This...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of maraschino and glacé cherries, which already had a sizable market in the United States by the

Effects of State Policies and County Characteristics on Wind Energy Siting in the Western United States

Creator:: Golya, Tamas
Abstract:: In order to mitigate climate change and increase sustainability, many states and nations have introduced policies intended to support the growth of renewable energy sources. Among these sources, wind energy has risen most prominently in the 21st century. However, its rise has been accompanied by various constraints and by local...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Department of Defense DSIRE Database for State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency EFSC Energy

A sea of troubles? Evaluating user conflicts in the development of ocean energy

Creator:: de Groot, Jiska, Campbell, Maria, Reilly, Kieran, Colton, John, and Conway, Flaxen D. L.
Abstract:: As an emerging industry, ocean energy (OE) is expected to play a major contributory role to reach long-term global emissions reductions targets. The offshore environment has become the new frontier for renewable energy production with many high-capacity wind parks and other technologies such as tidal and wave energy being increasingly...
Resource Type:: Part of Book

Geneticist L.C. Dunn : politics, activism, and community

Creator:: Gormley, Melinda (Melinda Brooke)
Abstract:: L. C. Dunn (1893-1974) spent most of his scientific career conducting research in developmental genetics as a member of the Zoology Department at Columbia University in the City of New York. He had an accomplished scientific career researching mutations in mice, which earned him respect from other geneticists and scientists....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: citizens inside and outside of the United States. Guiding Dunn were his beliefs in socialism, democracy

The effects of oil price shocks on U.S. inflation

Creator:: Kilfoil, Natasha M.
Abstract:: During the 1970’s the United States experienced several periods of high inflation that have been at least partially attributed to positive oil price shocks. The effectiveness of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries at controlling the price of oil has varied over time, as well as the responsiveness of U.S....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: intensity of energy use in the U.S. economy. Fieleke (1990) found that in the United States, Japan, and West

It's not about the school : a societal shift regarding higher education

Creator:: Schnell, Kristina N.
Abstract:: The idea of college needs to shift from being about going to a “good school” for any degree to "getting the right education” for what you want to do. I want to investigate why we should be giving access to career assessment and preferred learning tests at the middle school...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: of Science in Energy Systems Engineering and Honors Baccalaureate of Arts in Spanish presented on

Microgrids and the Transition Toward Decentralized Energy Systems in the United States: A Multi-Level Perspective

Creator:: Ajaz, Warda
Abstract:: The last decade has seen a drastic interest in microgrids throughout the world. Even though this trend might seem to be just another technological solution in the energy sector, it is a part of a greater transition from a centralized energy system to a more decentralized one. However, unlike most...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the Transition Toward Decentralized Energy Systems in the United States: A Multi-Level Perspective

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Hydrogen for Heat: Utilizing Hydrogen for Long-Term Energy Storage in Northern Climates

Rocks and reactors : an atomic interpretation of human rights, 1941-1979

Dixy Lee Ray, marine biology, and the public understanding of science in the United States (1930-1970)

Science, service, and specialized agriculture : the re-invention of the maraschino cherry

Effects of State Policies and County Characteristics on Wind Energy Siting in the Western United States

A sea of troubles? Evaluating user conflicts in the development of ocean energy

Geneticist L.C. Dunn : politics, activism, and community

The effects of oil price shocks on U.S. inflation

It's not about the school : a societal shift regarding higher education

Microgrids and the Transition Toward Decentralized Energy Systems in the United States: A Multi-Level Perspective

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