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  • The optical properties of multi-scale plasmonic structures and their applications in optical characterization and imaging

    Creator:
    Kuhta, Nicholas Anthony
    Abstract:
    The optical response of metallic structures is dominated by the dynamics of their free electron plasma. Plasmonics, the area of optics specializing in the electromagnetic behavior of heterogeneous structures with metallic inclusions, is undergoing rapid development, fueled in part by recent progress in experimental fabrication techniques and novel theoretical approaches....
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    Dissertation
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    Optical Characterization and Imaging by Nicholas Anthony Kuhta A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

  • Evaluating a Zonal-mean Hydrologic Model Against a Water Tag-enabled Global Simulation

    Creator:
    Mandovi, Andrew
    Abstract:
    The hydrologic cycle on Earth comprises the transitions among the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of water. Understanding the hydrologic cycle is of course important for climate science, but also for agricultural, drinking water, and disaster preparedness purposes. Improvements in satellite observations and general circulation models (GCMs) have led to...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    2023. Title: Evaluating a Zonal-mean Hydrologic Model Against a Water Tag-enabled Global Simulation

  • Understanding the Impact of Global Warming on Orographic Rain Shadows: Insights from a Pseudo-Global Warming Simulation over the Western United States

    Creator:
    Koszuta, Matthew
    Abstract:
    Some studies using regional climate models (RCMs) suggest a weakening of the climatological rain-shadow along the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains during the western US cool-season. To identify the possible mechanisms of rain-shadow weakening under warming, a new set of 30-year, high-resolution (6 km) pseudo-global warming (PGW) simulations were analyzed...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Shadows: Insights from a Pseudo-Global Warming Simulation over the Western United States AN

  • Systematically evaluating the developmental toxicity of nanomaterials using the zebrafish model

    Creator:
    Edwards, Sabrina R.
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    As engineered nanomaterials (ENM) become more common in consumer products, it is crucial to rapidly assess toxicity of unique ENM. Previous studies rarely focused on standardizing nanotoxicity testing, leading to inconsistent and irreproducible results. This study characterized a variety of ENM of different size, shape, core type, and surface charge...
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    Poster, Undergraduate Thesis, and Presentation
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    nanometers (nm) in size and therefore a high surface to volume ratio Prijic, Sara & Sersa, Gregor. (2011

  • Flesh & blood

    Creator:
    Flores, Carson
    Abstract:
    Flesh & Blood is a 118-page horror-drama screenplay about a single mother struggling to control her cannibalistic urges while caring for her young daughter and evading an increasingly suspicious detective. Two primary themes of this screenplay are control and motherhood. The protagonist of the film, Christine, grapples with controlling her...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Flesh & Blood by Carson Flores A THESIS submitted to

  • Understanding Drivers of Glacier Length Variability Over the Last Millennium

    Creator:
    Huston, Alan C.
    Abstract:
    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...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Over the Last Millennium by Alan Huston A THESIS submitted

  • Solar Thermal Energy System for Renewable Desalination

    Creator:
    McLaughlin, Ryan P.
    Abstract:
    Natural freshwater availability is decreasing as the global population increases. Advances in desalination technologies aim to produce fresh water in an economical way. More sustainable energy sources are desired for these desalination plants to limit the carbon footprint of water production since global carbon dioxide production is exacerbating freshwater scarcity....
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    by Ryan McLaughlin A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University

  • Power Generation via a Thermoelectric Generator Driven by a Reversible Exothermic Reaction

    Creator:
    Bhatt, Renuka J.
    Abstract:
    Solar thermal energy can be stored and later converted to electrical energy using a combination of thermochemical energy storage (TCES) and a thermoelectric generator (TEG). This TEG and TCES combination illustrates a potential route for clean electricity storage from renewable energy. TCES allows for thermal energy from the sun to...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Power Generation via a Thermoelectric Generator Driven by a

  • Particle Movement in a multi-chamber fluidized bed

    Creator:
    Tan, Chuan Hao
    Abstract:
    The goal of this project is to better characterize particle movement in a multi-channel fluidized bed. Fluidized beds are commonly used for heat transfer with the rapid fluidization and homogeneous heat distribution. By characterizing this particle flow, it would allow for an improved understanding of the heat transfer mechanisms within...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Chuan Hao Tan A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors

  • Ultraviolet photolysis of acetaminophen in a 3D printed continuous flow reactor

    Creator:
    Goetze, John M.
    Abstract:
    Finding renewable sources of agricultural fertilizer will be necessary to ensure a stable food supply for future generations. Phosphorus is of particular concern, since mining phosphate rock is the main source and reserves are forecasted to deplete in the next 50 – 200 years. Human urine contains substantial amounts of...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Ultraviolet photolysis of acetaminophen in a 3D