Theses/Project Reports from 2012
CHARACTERIZATION OF MIXING IN A T-STYLE MICROFLUIDIC CHIP, Brian Eric Harley
Polar Field Oriented Control with 3rd Harmonic Injection, Martin Todd Hess
Automatic Document Classification in Small Environments, Jonathan David McElroy
EFFECTS OF SILVICULTURAL MANAGEMENT ON COAST REDWOOD FOREST COMPOSITION, DENSITY AND STRUCTURE IN SANTA CRUZ AND SAN MATEO COUNTIES, Michael J. Papa
MONETARY FACTORS and the U.S. RETAIL FOOD PRICE LEVEL, Andrew L. Pulford
DETERMINATION OF THE MODAL PARAMETERS OF A FIVE STORY REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURE USING ULTRA-LOW LEVEL EXCITATION AND COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS, Adam Russell Rendon
Theses/Project Reports from 2011
Development of a CubeSat Instrument for Microgravity Particle Damper Performance Analysis, John Trevor Abel
PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF MILK PHOSPHOLIPIDS AGAINST UV PHOTODAMAGE IN HUMAN SKIN EQUIVALENTS, Zyra Achay
The City of Lake Charles Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, Anthony Adams
Influence of Vineyard Floor Management Practices on Soil Aggregate Stability, Total Soil Carbon and Grapevine Yield, Kimberly Ellen Adams
'Better Make It a Double': Perceived Relatedness Increases Reported Attractiveness, Benjamin R. Ainley
An Investigative Study of Gurney Flaps on a NACA 0036 Airfoil, Gregory F. Altmann
Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of a Thin-Film Nickel-Titanium Shape Memory Alloy Diaphragm for Use in Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems, Brian Joel Alvarez
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CdSe-ZnS CORE-SHELL QUANTUM DOTS FOR INCREASED QUANTUM YIELD, Joshua James Angell
EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT IMPLEMENTATION OF DEMYELINATED HUMAN NEURON IN SPICE, Nathan A. Angel
The Zook Commission:Reassessing World War II Veterans’ Influence on Higher Education, Jeffrey Scott Aranguena
Measuring the Nanoindentation Properties of Alendronate-Time Treated Canine Cortical, Folorunso Ashaolu
ASCE 7-05 DESIGN RULE FOR RELATIVE STRENGTH IN A TALL BUCKLING-RESTRAINED BRACED FRAME DUAL SYSTEM, Lisa J. Aukeman
CITY OF MCFARLAND LAND USE ELEMENT UPDATE, Jeffrey James Ballantine
LASER ETCHED PMMA MICROFLUIDIC CHIP DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE WITH APPLICATIONS IN CAPILLARY ZONE ELECTROPHORESIS, Evan Allen Barbre
Synthesis and Characterization of Linear and Branched Polylactic Acid for Use in Food Packaging Applications, Kyle C. Bentz
AN AUTOMATED TEST STATION DESIGN USED TO VERIFY AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS, Joshua Berrian
EXPLORING TRADE-OFFS IN AUV CONTROLLER DESIGN FOR SHARK TRACKING, Louis James Bertsch IV
Structure Climbing Monkey Robot, Paul Bessent
Bridgeless Active Power Factor Correction Using a Current Fed Push Pull Converter, Jeramie Seth Bianchi
In-Plane Cyclic Shear Performance of Interlocking Compressed Earth Block Walls, David William Bland
A Computational Study of Engine Deflection Using a Circulation Control Wing, Bryan Holly Blessing
Reducing Moisture Damage in Asphalt Mixes Using Recycled Waste Additives, Anthony John Boyes
HYDROLOGIC ALTERATION AND SEDIMENTATION IN THE UPPER HENRY’S FORK WATERSHED, Amelie J. Breault-Charnaux
INVESTIGATION OF MICROALGAE GROWTH KINETICS USING COAL-FIRED FLUE GAS AS A CARBON SOURCE, Bryan Daniel Brooker
DEVELOPMENT AND EXTRAPOLATION OF AN UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORY EXPERIMENT TO AN ELASTOMERIC SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY BRACE, Richard Sterling Brose
A SPACE BASED PARTICLE DAMPER DEMONSTRATOR, John Brown
GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION OF MGA-DSM PROBLEMS USING THE INTERPLANETARY GRAVITY ASSIST TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZER (IGATO), Jason M. Bryan
Impact of Collateral Enlargement on Smooth Muscle Phenotype, Alexander Jerome Bynum
Seasonal and Anatomical Variation in Compact Bone Remodeling in the Adult Sheep, Joseph Calcagno
PERFORMANCE OF THE CRACK, SEAT, AND OVERLAY REHABILITATION TECHNIQUE FOR CONCRETE PAVEMENTS IN CALIFORNIA, Reed Calkins
A Novel Exercise Device for Users in Wheelchairs: A Study of Abdominal Muscle Activation, Rebecca Jo Campbell
Creating software libraries to improve medical device testing of the Pacing System Analyzer (PSA) at St. Jude Medical, Joel Canlas
An Exploratory Biomechanical Analysis of the Side-to-Side Swing Patterns of Three Skilled Switch Hitters, Francesca Marie Castellucci
PCR Primers for The Detection of Propane and Butane-Oxidizing Microorganisms, Brian Jeremy Chan
A STUDY OF OSTEOCYTE APOPTOSIS BY REGION AND QUADRANT IN MURINE CORTICAL BONE, Jessica Kristen Chan
Small Wind Turbine Blade Sensor for Condition Based Maintenance, Chun Kau Cheung
Automated SG-DBR Tunable Laser Calibration Optimized for Optical Coherence Tomography Applications, Christopher Louis Chiccone
Integration of Aeroservoelastic Properties into the NASA Dryden F/A-18 Simulator Using Flight Data from the Active Aeroelastic Wing Program, Alexander Wong Chin
Analysis of Contrast Enhancement Methods for Infrared Images, Sprinkle Christian
The Development of an Online Interactive Resource for Enhancing Motivation in Swimmers, Richard Judson Clark
The development of a novel technique to evaluate binding between probiotic bacteria and phospholipids, and the creation of a dairy-based food product rich in milk bioactives, Megan Ann Cleveland
Dynamic Inversion and Backstepping Controller Robustness Analysis for a Reusable Launch Vehicle, Janet M. Coakley
COMET: CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION OF MULTIPLE-DIMENSIONS FOR EFFICIENT TRAJECTORIES, Michael Curt Conrad
Effects of Season, Size and Parasitism by the Acanthocephalan, Profilicollis altmani, on the Carotenoid Concentration and Composition of the Pacific Mole Crab, Emerita analoga, Lauren F. Constancio
Residential Water Conservation: A Cross Comparative Analysis, Jeffrey M. Cook
The Influence of Chilling and Heat Accumulation on Bloom Timing, Bloom Length and Crop Yield in Almonds (Prunus dulcis (Mill.)), Melanie M. Covert
Onboard Video Stabilization for Unmanned Air Vehicles, Nicholas Stewart Cross
Design and Modeling of the Cal Poly DC House Power Distribution System, Joseph J. Crowfoot
Mammary Epithelial Cell Growth on a Three-Dimensional Scaffold in an Operating Bioreactor, Melissa Marie DaValle
The Effects of a Damage Arrestment Device on the Mechanical Behavior of Sandwich Composite Beams Under Four-Point Bending, Richard Anthony Davis
SIMULATION AND VALIDATION OF TWO-COMPONENT FLOW IN A VOID RECIRCULATION SYSTEM, Oscar Eduardo Daza
THE STATE OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MATURITY AND LICENSURE, Travis Lawrence Dean
Artificial Neural Networking as a Decision Tool for Natural Gas Investment, Micah D. Denecour
The Preparation of Functional Surfaces, Philip Thomas Dirlam
Photovoltaic Emulator Adaptable to Irradiance, Temperature and Panel Specific I-V Curves, Joseph Gamos Durago
Supporting Introductory Test-Driven Labs with WebIDE, Thomas C. Dvornik
A CASE OF RECLAMING RUIN: BEYOND THE HYPE & HYPERBOLE OF NEW YORK’S HIGH LINE, Bryan D. Eck
Effects of Milk Processing on the Milk Fat Globule Membrane Constituents, Xiomara E. Elías-Argote
ENHANCEMENT OF LIGHT ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY Of SOLAR CELL USING DUAL, Ashton Ellaboudy
EVALUATION OF VACUUM PACKAGING ON THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES, SOLUBILITY, AND STORAGE SPACE OF DAIRY POWDERS, Hadi Eshpari
Take Me Back: A Study of the Back Button in the Modern Internet, Bryan G. Estrada
Impact of Exercise on Brain Responses to Visual Food Cues: An fMRI Study, Nero Erezi Evero
Interoperation for Lazy and Eager Evaluation, William Jeffrey Faught
OPTIMIZATION AND MODELING TOOLS FOR TELESCOPE HEXAPOD STRUCTURES, Michael Edward Feeney
Modeling and Analysis of the Effects of PCB Parasitics on Integrated DC-DC Converters, Darwin Domingo Fernandez
CLUSTER THINNING EFFECTS ON METHOXYPYRAZINE, RESVERATROL AND BERRY CHEMISTRY IN VITIS VINIFERA CV. CABERNET SAUVIGNON, Thomas Jerome Fertel
Conformal Microstrip GPS Antenna for Missile Application, Andrew Cassidy Fischer
Conceptual Requirement Validation for Architecture Design Systems, Gregory M. Flanagan
IMPEDANCE-BASED DETECTION OF TISSUE USING A MULTI-ELECTRODE DEVICE, Shane Killian Fleshman
LOSING THE COLONIES: HOW DIFFERING INTERPRETATIONS OF THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION CAUSED THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, Brian M. Flint
State Estimation for Tracking of Tagged Sharks with an AUV, Christina Forney
Development of an Open Source Prosthetic Hand Platform, Scott James Garrett
Point-Based Color Bleeding With Volumes, Christopher J. Gibson
Molecular Analysis Reveals Unique Microbiome in Ileal Pouch During Pouchitis Compared to Healthy Pouches in Ulcerative Colitis and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Tiffany Wallingford Glavan
The Effect of Processing Parameters and Methylcellulose on Texture and Consumer Acceptability of a Non-Melting Dairy Protein Gel, Joshua Goldman
Low Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Concrete with Recycled Concrete Aggregates, Paul Mark Gordon
Vascular and Mechanical Changes in Bone in Response to Chronic Ischemia and Mechanical Loading, Michael Govea
Designing the Human-Powered Helicopter: A New Perspective, Gregory Hamilton Gradwell
The Education Reform of TAP and Value-Added Assessment: Teacher Merit Pay that Reinvigorates Standardized Testing and Detracts from 21st Century Learning Skills, Shawn Scharer Greenelsh
An Efficient Primer Selection Process Combining Progressive and Iterative Multiple Sequence Alignment Strategies: ClustalW and HMMER, Michael C. Green
EFFECTS OF COLUMN STIFFNESS ON SEISMIC BEHAVIOR OF STEEL PLATE SHEAR WALLS, XuHua Guo
Structural Analyses of Wind Turbine Tower for 3 kW Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine, Tae gyun (Tom) Gwon
EFFECTS OF WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE FUEL TREATMENTS ON POTENTIAL FIRE BEHAVIOR AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN THE CENTRAL SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA, Christopher C. Hamma
Effects of Disinfectants and Anti-Browning Agents on the Shelf-Life of Cauliflower Florets, Joel David Harris
Expanding Planning Public Participation Outreach Through Social Networking, Wesley Brian David Harris
Evaluation of Stain Blocking Primer Coatings with Low Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Content and Effects of Drying Conditions on the Properties of Water Reducible Coatings for Polypropylene, Megan Alexandra Hart
Recommendations for Economic Development in Guadalupe, CA, Larissa Requa Heeren
Characterization of the equine spermadhesin HSP-7 found on stallion spermatozoa as it relates to stallion fertility and sperm capacitation, Melodee Kathleen Heidmiller
WATER AND AIR QUALITY PERFORMANCE OF A RECIPROCATING BIOFILTER TREATING DAIRY WASTEWATER, Seppi Matthew Henneman
STUDYING MILK COAGULATION KINETICS WITH LASER SCANNING CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY, IMAGE PROCESSING, AND COMPUTATIONAL MODELING, Richard Joseph Hennessy
Optimization of Point-of-Use Water Treatment Device for Disaster Relief, Margaret June Herzog