Theses/Project Reports from 2014
STUDIES AND RESEARCH REGARDING SOUND REDUCTION MATERIALS WITH THE PURPOSE OF REDUCING SOUND POLLUTION, Timothy G. Hawkins
Vascular Reactivity in Newly-Formed and Mature Arterialized Collateral Capillaries, Sara K. Hellstrom
THE EFFECT OF PRETREATMENT METHODS ON METHANE YIELD AND NUTRIENT SOLUBILIZATION DURING ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF MICROALGAE, Alexander Scott Hill
A PARETO-FRONTIER ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE TRENDS FOR SMALL REGIONAL COVERAGE LEO CONSTELLATION SYSTEMS, Christopher Alan Hinds
Laser Speckle Imaging: A Quantitative Tool for Flow Analysis, Taylor A. Hinsdale
Communicative Design: Transit Architecture for Growing Cities, James Derek Holloway
A spatial analysis of changes in recreational fishing pressure on the central coast of California subsequent to MPA implementation, Morgan Ivens-Duran
Development of a Bicycle Level of Service Methodology for Two-Way Stop-Controlled (TWSC) Intersections, Nathan R. Johnston
THE EFFECT OF ARTERY BIFURCATION ANGLES ON FLUID FLOW AND WALL SHEAR STRESS IN THE MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY, Zachary Ramey Jones
Modification of the Cal Poly Spacecraft Simulator System for Robust Control Law Verification, TOMOYUKI KATO
THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND EXTRACTION TECHNIQUE ON THE BINDING INTERACTIONS AND HYDROLYSIS OF β-LACTOGLOBULIN WITH MILK FAT GLOBULE MEMBRANE (MFGM), Corbin R. Kembel
Public Art: Context & Process in San Luis Obispo, CA, Kristin Ann Kiefer
Addition of a Stanton Gauge to the Boundary Layer Data System, Brittany Reanne Kinkade
An Examination of an Environmental Change in Beverages Available to High School Students in Santa Maria, California on Their Consumption Behavior, Susan Eileen Klucker
EFFECTS OF OVARIECTOMY AND ANATOMICAL POSITION ON THE COMPACT BONE AS SEEN IN THREE MONTH SUMMER OVINE MODEL, Bryan C. Kraft
Adapting Monte Carlo Localization to Utilize Floor and Wall Texture Data, Stephanie Krapil
Element Detection in Japanese Comic Book Panels, Toshihiro Kuboi
ATREngine: An Orientation-Based Algorithm for Automatic Target Recognition, Justin Ting-Jeuan Kuo
Towards an automated weight lifting coach: introducing LIFT, Michael Andrew Lady
DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH PRECISION QUANTUM DOT SYNTHESIS METHOD UTILIZING A MICROFLUIDIC REACTOR AND IN-LINE FLUORESCENCE FLOW CELL, William Henry Lafferty
Addressing Childhood Obesity Through the Built Environment: The Guadalupe Case Sudy, Sophia Y. Lai
Design of Controlled Environment for Tissue Engineering, Malcolm Gerald Lapera
Assessing Rodent Species Counts and Diversity in the Not-Grazed Montana De Oro State Park and the Rotationally Grazed Pecho Ranch, Nancy Marie Lemos
COFFEE: Context Observer For Fast Enthralling Entertainment, Anthony M. Lenz
Experimental Study of Delay of Separation on a NACA 0015 Wing Model Using Synthetic Jet Actuators, Alan M. L'Esperance
Barriers to Adoption of Methane Digester Technology on California Dairies, Desiree Lee Libarle
ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MARKING INK FOR MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRONICS, Liang Li
STUDY THE EFFECTS OF CORE ORIENTATION AND DIFFERENT FACE THICKNESSES ON MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF HONEYCOMB SANDWICH STRUCTURES UNDER THREE POINT BENDING, Joshua m. Lister
Learning About LED Lighting Technology Through Patents, Joe C. Liu
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROPERTIES AND FABRICATION METHODS OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES, Ann E. Livingston-Peters
A Multicultural Nutrition and Culinary Intervention for Middle School Students: Pink and Dude Chefs, Phase 2, Jaime Lynn Lockhart
Characterization of changes in composition and physicochemical properties of casein micelles from raw milk to buttermilk, Melissa Ann Looney
TUNNEL ROAD SAFETY: A LOOK AT OLDER DRIVERS’ PERFORMANCE AND SIGHT IMPAIRMENT, Edith Lopez
Interfacial Interactions between Carbon Nanoparticles and Conjugated Polymers, Yanqi Luo
Smarticles: A Method for Identifying and Correcting Instability and Error Caused by Explicit Integration Techniques in Physically Based Simulations, Susan Aileen Marano
Consumer Evaluation of Cheese: Linking Hedonics, Emotions and Perception of Product Attributes, Kristine Patricia Martinez
The Relationship between Bicycles and Traffic Safety for All Road Users, Jasmine A. Martin
Investigation of Degradation Effects Due to Gate Stress in GaN-on-Si High Electron Mobility Transistors Through Analysis of Low Frequency Noise, Michael Curtis Meyer Masuda
THE IMPACT OF LOCAL ON MEAT PURCHASING DECISIONS, Steven McLennan
A PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR CROWDSOURCING COLOR PERCEPTION EXPERIMENTS, Ryan Nathaniel McLeod
A Study on the Vibrational Performance Characteristics of an E22 Isolator After Outgassing and Bake-out, Alma Melendez
SMART WALL OUTLET DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE DC HOUSE PROJECT, Kevin Roy Mendoza
Real-time 3d person tracking and dense stereo maps using GPU acceleration, Kendall Merriman
DecaFS: A Modular Distributed File System to Facilitate Distributed Systems Education, Halli Elaine Meth
Spatial and temporal comparisons of gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus) life history and condition in south central California, Natasha Leigh Meyers-Cherry
A Comparison of Meat Purchasing Attitudes Across Generations, Jamie M. Mickelson Ms.
Walking Assistant - A Mobile Aid for the Visually-Impaired, Adin T. Miller
AN INVESTIGATION OF POLY(N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE) FOR APPLICATIONS WITH MICROFLUIDIC PAPER-BASED ANALYTICAL DEVICES, Haydn Thomas Mitchell
Flight and Stability of a Laser Inertial Fusion Energy Target in the Drift Region between Injection and the Reaction Chamber with Computational Fluid Dynamics, Tiffany Leilani Mitori
High-Speed Mobile Networks for Modern Farming and Agricultural Systems, Santos Najar
Delineating Wetlands in Serpentinitic Soils, Ariel Nikole Namm
Protective Effects of Milk Phospholipids against UV-induced DNA Damage in Human Skin Cells, Lan-Anh Nguyen
Growth Media and Lipid Determination Comparison of High Rate Algae Ponds, Eric Alexander Nicolai
Pismo Beach Public Art Program, Garrett Tyler Norman
INVESTIGATING PRESENT AND FUTURE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, Michael Nobuhiro Ochi
Improving Hybrid Solar Cells: Overcoming Charge Extraction Issues In Bulk Mixtures of Polythiophenes and Zinc Oxide Nanostructures, Grant T. Olson
Thermal Numerical Analysis of Vertical Heat Extraction Systems in Landfills, Michael Thomas Onnen
WATER FOR SANTA CRUZ COUNTY: NONPROFIT ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY, Matthew Alexander Orbach
Experiment and Simulation of the Acoustic Signature of Fatigued-Cracked Gears in a Two-Stage Gearbox, Matthew James Ostiguy
Comparative Analysis of Two Successive Vintages of Cabernet Sauvignon Must and Pre-Barrel Wine from Two Distinct Soil Types, Jon Garret Page
Variable Precision Tandem Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC), Colton A. Parsons
TSPOONS: Tracking Salience Profiles Of Online News Stories, Kimberly Laurel Paterson Ms
DEFY: A Deniable File System for Flash Memory, Timothy M. Peters
TERRITORIAL BEHAVIOR AND CORTICAL BRAIN PLASTICITY IN ADULT MALE SCELOPORUS OCCIDENTALIS, Daniel R. Pfau
Improving and Expanding the Capabilities of the Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer, David Pignatelli
Field and Greenhouse Studies of Phytoremediation with California Native Plants for Soil Contaminated with Petroleum Hydrocarbons, PAHs, PCBs, Chlorinated Dioxins/Furans, and Heavy Metals, Matthew Robert Poltorak
Gender Identity, Ethnic Identity, and Self-Esteem in Latino Adolescent Males, Miriam Asya Reder
Toward General Purpose 3D User Interfaces: Extending Windowing Systems to Three Dimensions, Forrest freiling Reiling
A Comparison of Image Processing Techniques for Bird Detection, Elsa Reyes
Development and Use of Moisture-Suction Relationships for Geosynthetic Clay Liners, Jacob Law Risken
Development of a Finite Element Model for Predicting the Impact Energy Absorbing Performance of a Composite Structure, Matthew Lowell Roberts
A Frequency-Domain Method for Active Acoustic Cancellation of Known Audio Sources, Ryan D. Rocha
Optimization Based Touchscreen Graphical User Interface Design, Christian D. Royer
Neuromodulation: Action Potential Modeling, Vladimir Ruzov
Vibration Based Planetary Gear Analysis and Damage Detection, Rene Sawatzky
Jester: A Device Abstraction and Data Fusion API for Skeletal Tracking, Kevin Samuel Schapansky
Reduced-Order Reference Models for Adaptive Control of Space Structures, Alexander I. Scherling
INTEGRATING SOLAR ENERGY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESILIENCE PLANNING, Stephan Wayne Schmidt
A STUDY TO DETERMINE STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF THE CAL POL VETERINARY CLINIC, Fallon Bliss Sheridan
TREATMENT OF NITROGEN OXIDES BY CHLORELLA VULGARIS ALGAE IN PHOTOBIOREACTORS, Steven Shihady
BATTERY ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT FEASIBILITY INVESTIGATION INCLUDING A BATTERY-IN-WING CONCEPTUAL DESIGN, Mark H. Shushnar
dCAMP: Distributed Common API for Measuring Performance, Alexander Paul Sideropoulos
PREDICTING MUSIC GENRE PREFERENCES BASED ON ONLINE COMMENTS, Andrew J. Sinclair
Examining the impacts of State Route 101 on wildlife using road kill surveys and remote cameras, Sara Ann Snyder
Grid-Scale Energy Storage: A Proposed Control Algorithm for Sodium Sulfur Batteries, Daniel Spaizman
Recognizing specific errors in human physical exercise performance with Microsoft Kinect, Ryan Staab
A SYSTEM FOR CELL PHONE ANTI-THEFT THROUGH GAIT RECOGNITION, Cameron P. cstearns Stearns
Experimental Investigation of Active Wingtip Vortex Control using Synthetic Jet Actuators, Peter J. Sudak
A NOVEL DUAL MODELING METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING HUMAN NERVE FIBER ACTIVATION, Frank Daniel Sugden
COLD FLOW PERFORMANCE OF A RAMJET ENGINE, Harrison G. Sykes
EVALUATION OF RED ALDER MORTALITY IN THE LITTLE CREEK WATERSHED FOLLOWING THE 2009 LOCKHEED FIRE, Dylan Robert Theobald
Methane Production by a Packed-Bed Anaerobic Digester Fed Dairy Barn Flush Water, Sean Richard Thomson
The Ecological Effects of Cattle Grazing on Reptiles and Small Mammals in a San Joaquin Valley Grassland, Michael William Tom
Hybrid Silicon Mode-Locked Laser with Improved RF Power by Impedance Matching, Bassem M. Tossoun