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  • Numerical Simulation of a Thouless Pump

    Creator:
    Wall, Bryce
    Abstract:
    At the macroscopic scale, we have pumps that use the classical laws of physics to move liquids at a well defined rate. In the microscopic world, physicists are exploring pumps that make use of quantum mechanical behavior to build analogous pumps for quantum particles. The importance of such “quantum pumps”...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    , representing Physics Vrushali Bokil, Committee Member, representing Mathematics Elizabeth Gire, Committee

  • Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Undergraduate Engineering Students: Perspectives, Resiliency, and Suggestions for Improving Engineering Education

    Creator:
    Haverkamp, Andrea E.
    Abstract:
    Gender has been the subject of study in engineering education and science social research for decades. However, little attention has been given to transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) experiences or perspectives. The role of cisgender or gender conforming status has not been investigated nor considered in prevailing frameworks of gender...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Music Generation and Evaluation Using R

    Creator:
    Lanz, Andrea L.
    Abstract:
    The main goal of this project is to implement an algorithmic music composition procedure and present all procedures and results in a reproducible fashion by creating a web application produced by R. To approach the implementation of the algorithmic composition of music, we start by exploring various models, but ultimately...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    APPROVED: Charlotte Wickham, Mentor, representing Statistics Vrushali Bokil, Committee Member

  • Polynomial Chaos Expansions for Random Ordinary Differential Equations

    Creator:
    McKenzie, Brian
    Abstract:
    We consider numerical methods for finding approximate solutions to Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs) with parameters distributed with some probability by the Generalized Polynomial Chaos (GPC) approach. In particular, we consider those with forcing functions that have a random parameter in both the scalar and vector case. We then consider linear...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    greatly. I also wish to express my gratitude to my committee members Dr. Vrushali Bokil and Dr. Malgorzata

  • Characterizing Microplastic Ingestion in Black Rockfish (Sebastes melanops) along the Oregon Coast

    Creator:
    Lasdin, Katherine S.
    Abstract:
    Microplastics (<5mm diameter) are present in a considerable number of marine and aquatic species. Understanding which species, the global spatial distribution, and what quantities of microplastics are present is extremely important for understanding the potential impacts they could have on recreationally important organisms and for the assessment of risk. We...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    to thank my co- advisor, Scott Heppell, and my committee members, Dr. Stacey Harper, Dr. Vrushali

  • Modeling the Dynamics of Vector–host Interactions in Avian Communities: Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus as a Model System

    Creator:
    Muller, Timothy
    Abstract:
    Understanding the dynamics of seasonal epizootics of vector-borne pathogens infecting multiple host species presents several challenges. The transmission potential of competent hosts depends on factors influencing the contact rate between hosts and vectors. Feeding preferences of vectors can determine which host species drive the prevalence of infection throughout the overall...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    committee: Dr. Anna Jolles, Dr. Vrushali Bokil, and Dr. Patrick De Leenheer, for their insightful comments

  • A Ross-Macdonald Model with Vector Demography

    Creator:
    Reyes Grimaldo, Ricardo Noe Gerardo
    Abstract:
    Malaria is a vector-borne disease that has affected humans and other animals for a long time and which has shown high prevalence among different populations. During the beginning of the 20th century, Sir Ronald Ross and George Macdonald developed a model that represents the spread of malaria through the interaction...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    thank the members of my thesis committee, Dr. Vrushali A. Bokil, Dr. Yevgeniy Kovchegov, and Dr. Mark

  • Modeling of Power Efficiency in a Magnetohydrodynamic Generator

    Creator:
    Redle, Michael T.
    Abstract:
    The introduction of an Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generator in coal or natural gas energy plants could significantly increase the efficiency by converting kinetic and thermal energy of the combustion exhaust to electrical energy by the generation of a Faraday and Hall current. The traditional MHD system was transformed into a simplified...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    , Mentor, representing the Department of Mathematics Vrushali A. Bokil, Committee Member, representing the

  • Simulator for optimizing performance and power of embedded multicore processors

    Creator:
    Goska, Benjamin J.
    Abstract:
    This work presents improvements to a multi-core performance/power simulator. The improvements which include updated power models, voltage scaling aware models, and an application specific benchmark, are done to increase the accuracy of power models under voltage and frequency scaling. Improvements to the simulator enable more accurate design space exploration for...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    committee: Roger Traylor and Dr. Vrushali Bokil. CONTRIBUTION OF AUTHORS Ryan Albright and Thomas

  • Optimization under Uncertainty of a Magnetohydrodynamics Generator

    Creator:
    Rajbhandari, Evan
    Abstract:
    Within this dissertation, we develop tools and techniques to demonstrate the feasibility of real-time optimization of a magnetohydrodynamics generator. To ease computational complexity, we work on the kinematic magnetohydrodynamic system, prescribing the fluid-flow and model the material response of the system through an updated Generalized Ohm’s law. We focus on...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation