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1 Hayati, Arash NematiA computation study of momentum and scalar transport in urban areasdissertation
2 He, XiangModeling and control of in-ground-effect on rotorcraft unmanned aerial vehicles2020dissertation
3 Hamian, SinaSubcontinuum thermal transport in tip-based thermal engineeringBallistic Diffusive Thermal Transport; Full Spectrum Heated Cantilever Characterization; Nanoscale Heat Transfer; Near-Field Force Gradient; Near-Field Thermal Radiation; Scanning Thermal Microscopy (SThM)2017dissertation
4 Hamian, SinaSubcontinuum thermal transport in tip-based thermal engineeringBallistic Diffusive Thermal Transport; Full Spectrum Heated Cantilever Characterization; Nanoscale Heat Transfer; Near-Field Force Gradient; Near-Field Thermal Radiation; Scanning Thermal Microscopy (SThM)2017dissertation
5 Ghashami, MohammadExperimental investigation of nanoscale radiative transfer for energy applications2019dissertation
6 Sanders, Anthony PaulSurrogate theory for Hertzian contact pairs: application to simplify wear testing of ceramic hip prosthesis materialsCeramic; Edge loading; Hip; Prosthesis; Squeaking; Wear2012-12dissertation
7 Bernardi, Michael P.Numerical and experimental techniques for enhanced power generation in a nanoscale-gap thermophotovoltaic deviceMechanical Engineering; Blackbody Limit; Fluctuational Electrodynamics; Nanoscale-Gap Thermophotovoitaic Device; Near-Field Radiation; Power Generation2016dissertation
8 Rahman, AowabinApplications of machine learning, deep learning and reduced-order models in building energy simulationMechanical engineering; Computer science2018dissertation
9 Jensen, DevonFundamental studies of engineered electron interactions in micro/nanoscale optical and thermionic devices2019dissertation
10 Tran, Tho DinhA Framework for evaluating the potential of renewable power generation systems under techno-economic uncertaintiesEnergy2018dissertation
11 Addepalli, BhagirathFlow and dispersion in urban areas: experimental investigation, event reconstruction, and form optimizationgenetic algorithms; inverse problems; PIV; source inversion; street canyon; urban optimization2016dissertation
12 Singh, BalwinderDevelopment of a fast response dispersion model for virtual urban environmentsGPU-plume; Parallel simulation; QUIC-plume; QUIC-URB; Urban dispersion modeling; Virtual reality2012-05dissertation
13 Hansen, Nathan D.Electrical conductivity of nickel nanostrand polymer compositesComposites; Conductive; Electrical conductivity; Nanostrand; Nickel; Nanotechnology; Materials science2012-08dissertation
14 Holmes, Heather AInvestigation of chemical properties and transport phenomena associated with pollutants in the atmospheric boundary layerAir pollution; Atmospheric boundary layer; Atmospheric mercury; Deposition; Dispersion; Particulate matter; Transport phenomena2010-12dissertation
15 Fallahi, ZahraModeling and optimization framework for reducing emissions based on location and timing of electricity use in commercial buildings2019dissertation
16 DeSutter, JohnThermophotovoltaic energy conversion: emitter optimization, near-field radiative recombination and near-field radiative heat transfer devices2019dissertation
17 Wang, YueDesign of a soft robotic smart shoe for haptic terrain rendering in Virtual reality and its application in Parkinson's disease gait rehabilitation2018dissertation
18 Liu, XinOptical systems to evaluate volume of medical samples in opaque test tubesLaser diode; Liquid level sensors; Meniscus model; Optics; Optoelectronics; Volume measurement; Medical samples2011-08dissertation
19 Mason, Matthew ScottAerothermoelastic modeling and simulation of aerospace vehicles using particle-based methodsComputational Fluid Dynamics; Hypersonic; Material Point Method; Particle-Based Methods2015dissertation
20 Doxon, Andrew JohnImproving combined tactile-kinesthetic haptic feedback through haptic shading algorithms and mechanical design constraintsDevice design; Haptics; Psycophysical2014-05dissertation
21 Edalatpour, SheilaNumerical modeling of near-field thermal radiation in complex, three-dimensional and multiscale geometriesThermal discrete dipole approximation (T-DDA) - Research; Radiative Heat Transfer2016dissertation
22 Gunawardena, NipunDistributed sensor stations and statistical algorithms in Boundary layer meteorology2019dissertation
23 Lee, SangjuAn experimental study of wire electrical discharge machining for high pesistivity semiconductors through local and temporal enhancement of electrical conductivity2018dissertation
24 Jayamohan, HarikrishnanNanomaterial based detection and degradation of biological and chemical contaminants in a microfluidic systemBiosensors; Electrochemical Detection; Lab-on-a-chip; Microfluidics; Nanotechnology; Pathogen2015-08dissertation
25 Marin, Gerard CortinaLarge-eddy simulations of wind farms under different atmospheric stratification conditionsEnergy; Sustainability; Engineering2018dissertation
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