Theses/Project Reports from 2017
MICROWAVE INTERFEROMETRY DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS FOR MEASUREMENTS OF EXPLOSIVES, Loren A. Kline
Lateral Strength and Ductile Behavior of a Mortise-Tenon Connected Timber Frame, Alexandros Kouromenos
Anaerobic Fermentation of Food Waste and Glycerol to Hydrogen, Eric Robert Krikorian
A METHOD FOR EVALUATING AIRCRAFT ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM SIZING AND FAILURE RESILIENCY, Cory Kenneth Kross
Development and Characterization of Tissue Engineered Blood Vessel Mimics Under "Diabetic" Conditions, Shelby Gabrielle Kunz
OPTIMUM DESIGN OF COMPOSITE WING SPAR SUBJECTED TO FATIGUE LOADINGS, Juan Reuben Lazarin
Characterization of Flexible Hybrid Electronics Using Stretchable Silver Ink and Ultra-Thin Silicon Die, Joshua A. Ledgerwood
A Modified Boost Converter with Reduced Input Current Ripple, Nathan H. Lentz
Design and Analysis of a Novel Multilevel Single Phase Interconnected H-Bridge Inverter, Danny Li
REVALUME: CONFIGURABLE EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS IN THE CLOUD, Terrence Zone Li
Smart DC/DC Wall Plug Design For The DC House Project, Richard Sinclair Liu
Early Empirical Evidence for the Effects of Adaptive Ramp Metering on Measures of Travel Time Reliability, Travis Charles Low
THE EFFECT OF GENDER AND VETERAN STATUS ON THE LEVEL OF PERCEIVED STIGMA SURROUNDING PTSD, Ryan E. Lubock
Normalizer: Augmenting Code Clone Detectors using Source Code Normalization, Kevin Ly
Modeling and Simulation of a Sounding Rocket Active Stabilization System, Steven M. MacLean
Evaluation of PC-Based Virtual Reality as a Tool to Analyze Pedestrian Behavior at Midblock Crossings, Kristina Lynn Mai
An Investigation of Avian Wing Tip Vortex Generation Using a Biomimetic Approach, David Stewart Martin
Indian Sign Language Numbers Recognition using Intel RealSense Camera, Sravani Mudduluru
CubeSat Data Transmission and Storage Throughput Optimization Through the Use of a Zynq SoC Based CubeSat Science Instrument Interface Electronics Board, Caleb Mosby Munsill
A Live Programming Environment for Python, Noah Negrey
IoTA: Internet of Things Assistant, Brandon M. Okumura
Actuator Disk Theory for Compressible Flow, Htet Htet Nwe Oo
Preliminary Investigations into Selective Laser Melting, David Takeo Otsu
On the Impact of Android API Evolution on Education Materials, Kennedy Owen
GPUMap: A Transparently GPU-Accelerated Map Function, Ivan Pachev
COMPUTER-AIDED DIAGNOSES (CAD) SYSTEM: AN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK APPROACH TO MRI ANALYSIS AND DIAGNOSIS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (AD), Berizohar Padilla Cerezo
Wing Deflection Analysis of 3D Printed Wind Tunnel Models, Matthew G. Paul
Influences of Anthropogenic Noise on Flight Initiation Distance, Foraging Behavior, And Feeder Community Structure of Wild Birds, Alissa R. Petrelli
EULERIAN ON LAGRANGIAN CLOTH SIMULATION, Kyle C. Piddington
The Collisional Evolution of Orbital Debris in Geopotential Wells and Disposal Orbits, Benjamin Polzine
Protective Relaying Student Laboratory, Kenan W. Pretzer
MASS ESTIMATION THROUGH FUSION OF ASTROMETRIC AND PHOTOMETRIC DATA COLLECTION WITH APPLICATION TO HIGH AREA-TO-MASS RATIO OBJECTS, Matthew Richardson
Verification of Receiver Equalization by Integrating Dataflow Simulation and Physical Channels, David M. Ritter and Tina Smilkstein Dr.
Manufacturing and Instrumentation of an Open End Compressed Air Shock Tube, Josue O. Ruiz
THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, AND TESTING OF A NOVEL ADHESION SYSTEM FOR A CLIMBING VEHICLE, Michael William Schier
Silent Communication Device, Christopher Wayne Schutter
Complementary Companion Behavior in Video Games, Gavin Scott
RULES BASED ANALYSIS ENGINE FOR APPLICATION LAYER IDS, David Scrobonia
SPACECRAFT TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION SUITE (STOPS): OPTIMIZATION OF LOW-THRUST INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT TRAJECTORIES USING MODERN OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES, Shane P. Sheehan
Removal of Nitrates from Stormwater Using Nanoclays, Rubia Siddiqi
A Data-Driven Approach to Cubesat Health Monitoring, Serbinder Singh
DC-DC Converter Control System for the Energy Harvesting from Exercise Machines System, Alexander Sireci
Automatic Music Transcription with Convolutional Neural Networks using Intuitive Filter Shapes, Jonathan Sleep
“Ye Sons of Mars”: British Representations of the Sudan Campaign in Print Culture, 1884-1899, Crystal E. Smith
Interfacing a Hirudo medicinalis Retzius cell with insulated gate of MOSFET, Rachel M. Smith
UHF RFID Antenna Impedance Matching Techniques, Kamron Sockolov
Thermal-Fluid Dynamic Model of Luge Steels, Brandon Stell
Orbital Determination Feasibility of LEO Nanosatellites Using Small Aperture Telescopes, Michael R. Strange
The Effect of Biocomposite Material In A Composite Structure Under Compression Loading, Benjamin Andrew Sweeney
Quantifying the Impact of Truck Only Lanes on Vehicular Emissions on a Limited-Access Highway, Edward Chee Tang
Using Computer Vision to Build a Predictive Model of Fruit Shelf-life, Nandan G. Thor
Improving Companion AI Behavior in MimicA, Daniel Toy
Potential of Ozone and Hydroxyl Radicals to Degrade Emerging Organic Contaminants, Lisa Elaine Vance
Forest Densification Over 85 Years in a Sierra Nevada Mixed-Conifer Forest Decreases Conifer Regeneration and Limits Survival, Marissa A. Vossmer
FLUID FLOW CHARACTERIZATION AND IN SILICO VALIDATION IN A RAPID PROTOTYPED ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM MODEL, Dean Thomas Wampler
TONGS: TLDR; OPINION NETWORK GUIDE SYSTEM, Andrew Jen Wang
Lip Detection and Adaptive Tracking, Benjamin Wang
A COLLABORATIVE WEB APPLICATION FRAMEWORK FOR LEAST COST CALORIC PATHS WITH CONSTRAINTS ON HIGH RESOLUTION DATA, Audrey Waschura
Plant Compound Pest Control in California Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) Production, Eli Mahanes Weissman
Theses/Project Reports from 2016
Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter Development for Residential DC Electricity, Cassidy Alan Aarstad
Laff-O-Tron: Laugh Prediction in TED Talks, Andrew D. Acosta
The response of a predatory fish, Ophiodon elongatus, to a marine protected area: variation in diet, catch rates, and size composition., Eric S. Anderson
Effects of Curing Cycle and Loading Rates on the Bearing Stress of Double Shear Composite Joints, Mateja Andrejic
MIMICA: A GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR SELF-LEARNING COMPANION AI BEHAVIOR, Travis Angevine
THE INFLUENCE OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING ON GROWTH TRAJECTORY FROM BIRTH TO YEAR 5 IN A WIC COHORT, Lindsey Arevalos
Risk-based Approach to Assessment of Advanced Technologies for Conceptual Design, Adipratnia Asmady
Quantifying Parkinson's Disease Symptoms Using Mobile Devices, Charles R. Aylward
CREATING A COMPARATIVE MAP OF RELATIVE POWER FOR DC ARC FLASH METHODOLOGIES, Andre Azares
Zebra Crosswalk Detection Assisted By Neural Networks, Jason David Banich
Influence of chelating agents on proteolysis of micellar casein slurries, Azucena Becerril Diez
Assessment of Asymmetric Flight on Solar UAS, Eric Belfield
Categorizing Blog Spam, Brandon Bevans
PINK AND DUDE CHEFS: IMPACT OF A NUTRITION AND CULINARY EDUCATION PROGRAM WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AN AFTERSCHOOL SETTING, Jessie R. Bierlich-Wesch
Concatenative Synthesis for Novel Timbral Creation, James Eric Bilous
LAP SPLICE DEVELOPMENT LENGTH OF REBAR IN STABILIZED HOLLOW INTERLOCKING COMPRESSED EARTH BLOCKS, Thomas S. Bowdey
Compounding Fire Disturbance History Encourages Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) Regeneration and Community Dominance, Matthew R. Brousil
A Comparison of Solvent and Water-Borne Alkyd Coatings & The History of VOC Regulations in the United States, Molly Elise Burns
Analysis of Various Algorithmic approaches to Software-Based 1200 Baud Audio Frequency Shift Keying Demodulation for APRS, Robert F. Campbell
THE BOTTLEFLY IOS APPLICATION FOR WINE RECOMMENDATIONS, Carson James Carroll
Enhancing Capacity and Managing Demand to Increase Short-Term Throughput on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Kevin Reid Carstens
The Effectiveness of Periodically-Harvested Closures in Meeting Ecological and Socioeconomic Objectives, Paul G. Carvalho
Development of a Model and Optimal Control Strategy for the Cal Poly Central Plant and Thermal Energy Storage System, Daniel Douglas Castro
Benefits of Advanced Traffic Management Solutions: Before and After Crash Analysis for Deployment of a Variable Advisory Speed Limit System, Alexander Lindsay Chambers
Oceanographic Instrument Simulator, Amy Chen
An Electrolytic Method for Tartrate Stabilization in Chardonnay Wine, Michael Vincent Chen
Removing Oil from Fried Foods via Mechanical Process, Yufay Chow-Yee
The Impacts of Arterial Occlusion, Sex, and Exercise on Arteriogenesis and Functional Vasodilation, Megan Tze-Mei Chu
STRESS ECOLOGY OF THE PACIFIC RATTLESNAKES (CROTALUS OREGANUS AND CROTALUS HELLERI), Natalie Claunch
AUTOMATED VEHICLES: A GUIDE FOR PLANNERS AND POLICYMAKERS, Charlie Coles
Lower Scotts Creek Floodplain and Habitat Enhancement Project, Benjmain O. Cook
REARING TEMPERATURE AFFECTS THE EXPRESSION OF PROTEINS IN THE ADHESIVE OF THE STRIPED ACORN BARNACLE, BALANUS AMPHITRITE, Melissa J. Daugherty
ANEX: Automated Network Exploitation through Penetration Testing, Eric Francis Dazet
Design and Testing of a Top Mask Projection Ceramic Stereolithography System for Ceramic Part Manufacturing, Dylan Robert de Caussin
EFFECT OF LOW VELOCITY IMPACT ON THE VIBRATIONAL BEHAVIOR OF A COMPOSITE WING, Richard M. de Luna
Superalloy Metallurgy a Gleeble Study of Environmental Fracture in Inconel 601, Alan C. Demmons
Procedural Generation and Rendering of Large-Scale Open-World Environments, Ian Thomas Dunn