Theses/Project Reports from 2014
The Effect of Clay, Cement and Fibers on the Strength and Durability of Compressed Earth Blocks, Wyatt Adair Banker-Hix
City of Los Angeles Arts District Form-Based Code, Ryan Jupiter Banuelos
Sensitivity of Stormwater Management Solutions to Spatial Scale, Jeffrey Michael Barich
Effect of Adaptive Tabs on Drag of a Square-Base Bluff Body, Brian W. Barker
AC Power Combining Strategy with Application to Efficient Linear Power Amplifiers, Rudi Matthew Bendig
MICROCOSM STUDY OF NATURAL ATTENUATION, BIOSTIMULATION, AND BIOAUGMENTATION OF SOILS CONTAMINATED WITH PCBS, DIOXINS, PAHS, AND PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS, Mackenzie L. Billings
CLASSIFICATION OF PLOT-LEVEL FIRE-CAUSED TREE MORTALITY IN A REDWOOD FOREST USING DIGITAL ORTHOPHOTOGRAPHY AND LIDAR, Brian David Bishop
Optimization of Growth Parameters for Algal Regrowth Potential Experiments, Chadwick D. Boggess
Development of Novel Anti-Microbial Plant Essential-Oil Treatments to Reduce the Postharvest Incidence of Botrytis cinerea of Strawberries, Ryan C. Brantley
Oceano Community Health Plan, Eugene Phillip Brennan
Modeling and Simulation of Parallel D-STATCOMs with Full-Wave Rectifiers, Jason Brinsfield
JUICINESS IN CITIZEN SCIENCE COMPUTER GAMES: ANALYSIS OF A PROTOTYPICAL GAME, Eric D. ebucktha Buckthal
A Set Union Based Formulation for Course Scheduling and Timetabling, Jesse Paul Bukenberger
Synthesis and Characterization of CdSe/ZnS Core/Shell Quantum Dot Sensitized PCPDTBT-P3HT:PCBM Organic Photovoltaics, Buddy J. Bump
Photobioreactor Design for Improved Energy Efficiency of Microalgae Production, Alexander Burns
BEEF EXPORT PRICE RESPONSE TO SANITARY STATUS AND TRACEABILITY SYSTEMS: IMPLICATIONS FOR PARAGUAY, Silvana Careaga
Effects of Low Velocity Impact on the Flexural Strength of Composite Sandwich Structures, Jeffrey Scott Carter
A Comparison of Fatigue during Cardiocerebral Resuscitation with Different Compression Rates Among Layperson and Professional Rescuers, Christopher Cassidy
Design, Implementation, and Test of a Micro Force Displacement System, Evan Derek Cate
Draft Environmental Impact Report: City of Clearlake General Plan Update, Hannah Cha
Investigation of Dairy Wastewater Using Biowish, Ada Mingwah Chan
Water and Nutrient Recycling in High Rate Algae Ponds Fed in Primary Treated Municipal Wastewater, Michael Field Chang
Stabilization of Horseradish Peroxidase Using Epoxy Novolac Resins for Applications with Microfluidic Paper-Based Analytical Devices, Cory A. Chaplan
Flight Testing Small UAVs for Aerodynamic Parameter Estimation, Adam Thomas Chase
FACTORS AFFECTING THE THAI NATURAL RUBBER MARKET EQUILIBRIUM: DEMAND AND SUPPLY RESPONSE ANALYSIS USING TWO-STAGE LEAST SQUARES APPROACH, Chadapa Chawananon
Development of Safety Standards for CubeSat Propulsion Systems, Liam Jon Cheney
The Role of Sirtuin Inhibitors on the Proteomic Responses of the Mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis and Mytilus trossulus to Menadione Induced Oxidative Stress, Hayley C. Chilton
OPTIMIZING LEMPEL-ZIV FACTORIZATION FOR THE GPU ARCHITECTURE, Bryan Ching
Stereo Vision System Module for Low-Cost FPGAs for Autonomous Mobile Robots, Connor Citron
Avoided Water Cost of Electricity Generation for Solar PV and Wind Technologies in Southern California, Matthew Cohen
Proteomic Analysis of Mammary Epithelial Cell Development, Alyssa Kay Conly
Evaluating five years of soil hydrologic response following the 2009 Lockheed Fire in the coastal Santa Cruz Mountains of California, Mary Theresa Crable
Assessment of Microbial Biodegradation of Mixed Soil Contaminants at the Santa Susan Field Laboratory Using TRFLP, qPCR, and Culturing, Kenny William Croyle
Control of a Spacecraft Using Mixed Momentum Exchange Devices, Blake J. Currie
Data Chunking in Quasi-Synchronous DS-CDMA, Trevor Dalke
Development of a Digital Controller for Motor Control Experiments in the EE472 Lab, Jeffrey David D'Amelio
Applied Mass Properties Identification Method to the Cal Poly's Spacecraft Simulator, Long H. Dam
Vegetable Production Concentration in Northwest Mexico, Desiree Michelle Danel
Autonomous Close Formation Flight of Small UAVs Using Vision-Based Localization, Michael B. Darling
A Rubric for Electrochemical Testing of Metallic Biomaterials, Frederick G. De La Fuente
A CASE STUDY ON THE APPLE HILL GROWER'S ASSOCIATION: AN AGRITOURISM AREA IN CAMINO, CA, Christine J. Delfino
EFFECT OF LIQUID CONTAMINATION ON HERMETICITY AND SEAL STRENGTH OF FLEXIBLE POUCHES WITH LLDPE SEALANT, Francesca Delle Cese
A Multi-GPU Compute Solution for Optimized Genomic Selection Analysis, Trevor DeVore
COOPERATIVE CONSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA, John Mauck Donley
A PERFORMANCE STUDY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A SINGLE USE PHARMACEUTICAL VIBRATIONAL MIXER USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS, Michael C. Eichermueller
NEIGHBORHOODS, PROXIMITY TO DAILY NEEDS, & WALKABILITY IN FORM-BASED CODES, Evan Evangelopoulos
Examining Ambiguities in the Automatic Packet Reporting System, Kenneth W. Finnegan Mr
The Role of Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase 4 in Flower Color of the Allopolyploid Brassica napus, Leanne Denice Fogg
Cayucos Community Health Plan, Jennifer Joyce Franich
On the Growth Rate of Turbulent Mixing Layers: A New Parametric Model, Jeffrey L. Freeman
Climate Planning in Politically Conservative Cities: A Case Study of Seven Climate Action Plans, Coleman Moore Frick
Photosynthetic thermal tolerance and recovery to short duration temperature stress in desert and montane plants: A comparative study, David William Gallagher
Investigation of chromosome size effect on the rate of crossovers in the meiotic yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Lanie Maria Galland
Twill: A Hybrid Microcontroller-FPGA Framework for Parallelizing Single- Threaded C Programs, Douglas S. Gallatin
Influence of Grain Size and Widmanstätten Colonies on Variability of Tensile Properties of Forged Ti-6Al-4V, Blake T. Gaspar
Structural Damage Detection Utilizing Experimental Mode Shapes, Evan Jamison Gerbo
Quantifying the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Hazards: Incorporating Disaster Mitigation Strategies in Climate Action Plans, Michael Germeraad
City of Merced Bellevue Community Plan, Patrick Gary Gilster
A Study of Shock Analysis Using the Finite Element Method Verified with Euler-Bernoulli Beam Theory; Mechanical Effects Due to Pulse Width Variation of Shock Inputs; and Evaluation of Shock Response of a Mixed Flow Fan, David Jonathan Gonzalez Campos
LATINO RHYTHMS IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES: A CASE STUDY OF THE SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF “LA BROADWAY”, Ulises Antonio Gonzalez
THE USE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY IN PROFESSIONAL PLANNING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PRACTICE, Kayla Gordon
DEVELOPMENT OF A SILICON NANOWIRE MASK USING SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY, Ross Gregoriev
Multi-Criteria Decision Modeling for Best Value Selections in Target Value Design Integrated Project Delivery, Brent Patrick Griffis
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) tree preference and intersite movement at California overwintering sites, Jessica Lynn Griffiths
DEVELOPENT OF A PHOSPHOLIPID ENCAPSULATION PROCESS FOR QUANTUM DOTS TO BE USED IN BIOLOGIC APPLICATIONS, Logan Grimes
Historic Preservation Approaches for the City of Arroyo Grande, Rachel Elizabeth Grothe
ARTS and CRAFTS: Predictive Scaling for Request-based Services in the Cloud, Andrew Guenther
The Effects of Atomic Oxygen on the Outgassing Properties of Spacecraft Materials, Eli Z. Gurnee
Integrated Senior Housing, Kyungok Ha
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