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  • Recurrent Neural Networks for Robotic Control of a Human-Scale Bipedal Robot

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    Siekmann, Jonah A.
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    Dynamic bipedal locomotion is among the most difficult and yet relevant problems in modern robotics. While a multitude of classical control methods for bipedal locomotion exist, they are often brittle or limited in capability. In recent years, work in applying reinforcement learning to robotics has lead to superior performance across...
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    Bipedal Robot Abstract approved: Alan Fern Dynamic bipedal locomotion is among the most difficult and

  • User Interface and Database for the Intuitive, Developmental And Research Oriented, Easy To Use, Affordable, And Low Volume (IDEAL) Bioreactor

    Creator:
    Litzinger, Jaelyn W.
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    Expensive pricing for laboratory bioreactors proves to be the main barrier-to-entry for lab-scale academic research. Most laboratory bioreactors are priced at $100K+ and require significant training to use, thereby limiting their accessibility. The IDEAL (Intuitive, Developmental And Research Oriented, Easy To Use, Affordable, And Low Volume) Bioreactor aims to solve...
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    :_____________________________________________________ Alan Kadish Expensive pricing for laboratory bioreactors proves to be the main barrier-to-entry

  • Automatically Generating Solutions for Sokoban Maps

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    Greco, Jason Aaron
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    Generating solutions to Sokoban levels is an NP-hard problem that is difficult for even modern day computers to solve due to its complexity. This project explores the creation of a Sokoban solver by eliminating as many potential moves as possible to greatly limit the overall search space. This reduction is...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Alan Fern Generating solutions to Sokoban levels is an NP-hard problem that is

  • Adding value to renewable biodiesel production from the oleaginous yeast Lipomyces starkeyi

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    Brosy, Jack R.
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    Global warming and on-going depletion of fossil fuels have stimulated research to develop renewable sources of energy. Current renewable energy use comprises only 10% of the energy consumed in the US and is focused mostly on generating electricity. The majority of the energy consumed by the US transportation sector is...
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    Abstract approved: Alan T. Bakalinsky Global warming and on-going depletion of fossil fuels have

  • An Approach to Increasing Yields of a Sunscreen Compound in Recombinant Yeast

    Creator:
    Vu, Van Anh
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    The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, commonly used in winemaking, baking, and brewing, also serves as a host for the production of therapeutically valuable pharmaceuticals. Recently, the Bakalinsky laboratory constructed a recombinant yeast strain expressing two zebrafish (Danio rerio) genes in order to produce a UV-protective “sunscreen” compound called gadusol. An antioxidant...
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    . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Alan Bakalinsky The

  • Bioethanol production from lignocellulosicbiomass: assessing genes linked to acetic acid stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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    Montgomery, Tyler P.
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    Lignocellulosic biomass represents a vast and renewable source of fermentable sugar for production of biofuels. However, native lignocellulose—comprised of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin—is refractory to degradation because the crystalline cellulose is not easily hydrolyzed by cellulases. Standard chemical treatments of lignocellulose to reduce the crystallinity of cellulose prior to enzymatic...
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    : _________________________________________________ Alan T. Bakalinsky Lignocellulosic biomass represents a vast and renewable

  • Understanding Drivers of Glacier Length Variability Over the Last Millennium

    Creator:
    Huston, Alan C.
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    Changes in glacier length reflect the integrated response to local fluctuations in temperature and precipitation, but when do such changes indicate forced climate change, and when do they indicate natural variability? In this study, we simulate the past ~1000 years of glacier length variability across the globe using the 3-stage...
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    Over the Last Millennium by Alan Huston A THESIS submitted

  • Metabolic Analysis of Bovine Nucleus Pulposus Cells with Constant and Variable Glucose Supply

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    Rosene, Rees Alan
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    There is no standardized method for culture of intervertebral disc (IVD) cells when monitoring metabolic processes. We hypothesize that the metabolic rates of cells that are crucial to experiment designs depend on the cell culture method used. The glycolytic pathway and the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle are the pathways through...
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    Pulposus Cells with Constant and Variable Glucose Supply by Rees Alan Rosene A THESIS

  • Sonification as a pathway to knowledge

    Creator:
    Fitch, Russell Alan
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    This paper explores the use of sonification, the conversion of data into sound, to convey the significance of SARS-COV-2 and its global impact. It emphasizes sonification as a valuable tool for making complex data accessible, particularly in high school education. Sonification, an interdisciplinary field, leverages the human auditory system's pattern...
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    Sonification as a Pathway to Knowledge by Russell Alan Fitch A THESIS

  • Thermal conductivity measurements of amorphous thin films on silicon via the 3ω method

    Creator:
    Wiedle, River Alan
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    Thermal transport properties of a material are often difficult to measure, especially for thin films, but they are important for materials that have applications in modern devices, such as nano-scale electronics, thermoelectrics, and thermally resistive coatings. In this thesis, we describe an apparatus developed to measure the thermal conductivity of...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF River Alan Wiedle for the