Theses/Project Reports from 2018
Effects of Using Clay Nanoparticles as a Soil Amendment to Remove Nitrate from Stormwater, Megan P. Abutin
OPTIMIZING THE DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGY SOIL VEGETATION MODEL FOR UNCERTAINTY ASSESSMENT WITH SERIAL, MULTICORE AND DISTRIBUTED ACCELERATIONS, Andrew Adriance
Analyzing Global Cyber Attack Correlates Through an Open Database, Brady Benjamin Aiello
Automated Pruning of Greenhouse Indeterminate Tomato Plants, Joey M. Angeja and Joey M. Angeja
Towards a Strawberry Harvest Prediction System Using Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Andreas M. Apitz
Study of the Effect of BiOWiSH Aqua on Simultaneous Nitrification and Denitrification in a Membrane Aerated Bioreactor, Joelle Arakaki
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL METRICS ON PREDICTING HEAT STRESS RELATED EVENTS, McKenzie Lee Barlow
SoK: A Practical Cost Comparison Among Provable Data Possession Schemes, Alex Michael Bartlett
The Potential Effects of Exercise-Induced Cortisol Release on Executive Functioning in Preadolescents, Kory Matthew Bettencourt
An Empirical Study of CSS Code Smells in Web Frameworks, Tobias Paul Bleisch
Design and Verification of a LabVIEW Automated Antenna Radiation Pattern Measurement System, Dylan C. Bloom
Effects of Raceway Pond Water and Nutrient Recycling on Microalgae Production and Harvesting, Christian A. Bowen
PREDICTING THE VOTE USING LEGISLATIVE SPEECH, Aditya Budhwar
Design, Simulation, and Hardware Construction of a 600 W Solid State DC Circuit Breaker for the DC House Project, Calin Matthew Bukur and Calin Matthew Bukur
Showing Programmers that they Already Know How to Write Well, Alanna Buss
MANUFACTURE OF COMPLEX GEOMETRY COMPONENT FOR ADVANCED MATERIAL STIFFNESS, David Russell Bydalek
Coaching Styles and the Basic Psychological Need Fulfillment of College Athletes, Kelsey Louise Byrd
Leave the Features: Take the Cannoli, Jonathan Joseph Catanio
Prediction of the Degradation of Emerging Contaminants During Oxidative Treatment via Analysis of Reaction Rate Constants, Kellie Cochran
Assessment of the Potential of Proposed Stations of the California High-Speed Rail as Major Hubs for Physical and Economic Development, Seitu Akira Coleman
Characterization of Botrytis cinerea resistance to fungicides in California strawberry production, Scott D. Cosseboom
Exploring the Concept of a Deep Space Solar-Powered Small Spacecraft, Kian Guillaume Crowley
ZINC SUNSCREENS AFFECT DEVELOPMENT OF STRONGYLOCENTROTUS PURPURATUS EMBRYOS, Brittany E. Cunningham and Nikki L. Adams
Real-Time Object Removal in Augmented Reality, Tyler Dahl
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BODY COMPOSITION AND REFERENCE VALUES OF VISCERAL ADIPOSE TISSUES IN VARIOUS AMERICAN COLLEGIATE SPORTS, Eshan M. Dandekar
Investigating Forward Flight Multirotor Wind Tunnel Testing in a 3-by 4-foot Wind Tunnel, Reed Danis
Single Camera Photogrammetry MATLAB Solver Developed for Automation of the Oil Interferometry Process, Hunter Michael Dunn
The Modified-Multiphase Boost Converter: Combined Inductors and Capacitors Topology, Zachary L. Eldredge
Hydrologic Response to Conifer Removal and Upslope Harvest in an Encroached Montane Meadow, Noël C. Fie and Noël C. Fie
DEVELOPING, EVALUATING, AND DEMONSTRATING AN OPEN SOURCE GATEWAY AND MOBILE APPLICATION FOR THE SMARTFARM DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM, Caleb D. Fink and Caleb D. Fink
POLYCOMMIT: BUILDING BETTER HABITS THROUGH GAMIFICATION, Elliot Fiske
Software Requirements Classification Using Word Embeddings and Convolutional Neural Networks, Vivian Lin Fong
Defect Detection in Selective Laser Melting, Moira Foster
Logging and Analysis of Internet of Things (IoT) Device Network Traffic and Power Consumption, Ryan Joseph Frawley
Tessellated Voxelization for Global Illumination using Voxel Cone Tracing, Sam Thomas Freed
Assessment of Maternal and Infant Outcomes of Moderately Malnourished Pregnant Adolescents in Malawi, Alyssa Marie Friebert
Preparation of Supramolecular Amphiphilic Cyclodextrin Bilayer Vesicles for Pharmaceutical Applications, Kate E. Frischkorn
ORBITAL CONSTELLATION DESIGN AND ANALYSIS USING SPHERICAL TRIGONOMETRY AND GENETIC ALGORITHMS: A MISSION LEVEL DESIGN TOOL FOR SINGLE POINT COVERAGE ON ANY PLANET, Joseph R. Gagliano
USING GAZE TRACKING TO TACKLE DUPLICATE QUESTIONS ON COMMUNITY BASED QUESTION ANSWERING WEBSITES: A CASE STUDY OF IFIXIT, Pankti Gandhi
UTILIZING PERMANENT ON-BOARD WATER STORAGE FOR EFFICIENT DEEP SPACE RADIATION SHIELDING, Nathan Ryan Gehrke
STRATEGIC SELECTION OF TRAINING DATA FOR DOMAIN-SPECIFIC SPEECH RECOGNITION, Daniel Girerd
Differential Power Analysis In-Practice for Hardware Implementations of the Keccak Sponge Function, Nathaniel Graff
Modeling and Analysis of Cal Poly Microgrid, Matthew A. Guevara
Characterization and Removal Efficiency Comparison of Bioretention Soil Media Mixtures, Nathan T. Hanson
Evaluating recruitment seasonality of red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) to inform fisheries management and conservation policy, Leslie Christine Hart
MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SELECTIVELY LASER MELTED 316L STAINLESS STEEL BODY CENTERED CUBIC UNIT CELLS AND LATTICE OF VARYING NODE RADII AND STRUT ANGLE, Christopher James Hornbeak
ADAPTATION OF VT-DBR LASERS FOR LIDAR, Luke Horowitz
The Analysis and Study of Power System Designs for Same Polytechnic College in Tanzania, Kevin Lum Hua
Improving Swarm Performance by Applying Machine Learning to a New Dynamic Survey, John Taylor Jackson
Crossing Corridors: Wildlife use of jumpouts and undercrossings along a highway with wildlife exclusion fencing, Alex J. Jensen and Alex Joseph Jensen
The Design and Implementation of a Supersonic Indraft Tube Wind Tunnel for the Demonstration of Supersonic Flows, Daniel Kenneth Johnson
Bird Abundance at Bird Feeders in Response to Temperature, Wind Speed and Precipitation During the Winter Season, Siddhant Kahal
Effect of Bioaugmentation Product BiOWiSH® AQUA™ on Nitrogen Removal in Wastewater, Patrick Cassidy Kalvass
ASSESSING THE PHOTOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF FLUORESCENT SPHINGOMYELIN AGAINST UVB INDUCED DNA DAMAGE IN HUMAN KERATINOCYTES, Rebecca Marie Kandell
Finite-Difference Modeling of the Batch Process Smoldering Combustion of Wastewater, Laura H. Kawashiri
N-SLOPE: A One-Class Classification Ensemble For Nuclear Forensics, Justin Kehl
"The Gods Have Taken Thought for Them": Syncretic Animal Symbolism in Medieval European Magic, Solange Nicole Kiehlbauch
A Comparative Study of Feature Detection Methods for AUV Localization, Andrew Y. Kim
Electrode Geometry Effects in an Electrothermal Plasma Microthruster, Harrison Raymond King
Applying Neural Networks for Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems, Alex Kost
Human Knee FEA Model for Transtibial Amputee Tibial Cartilage Pressure in Gait and Cycling, Gregory Lane
Determining Feasibility of a Propulsionless Microsatellite Formation Flight Mission, Aaron Levis
EVALUATION OF ELECTROCHEMICAL AND LASER POLISHING OF SELECTIVELY LASER MELTED 316L STAINLESS STEEL, Julian R. Lohser
THE DESIGN, BUILDING, AND TESTING OF A CONSTANT ON DISCREET JAMMER FOR THE IEEE 802.15.4/ZIGBEE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL, Alexandre J. Marette
AN OVERVIEW OF BODY ARMOR AND SINGLE PLATE IMPACT DYNAMICS, Thomas Matzinger
A Comparison of the Usability of Security Mechanisms Provided by iOS and Android, David E. Maulick
Modifying the mineral profile of crickets (Acheta domesticus) using a supplemented diet, Rhianne Morgan Le Maxwell
Improvement of chilling efficiency and product quality of broiler carcasses using sub-zero saline solutions for chilling, Morgan Metheny
PROTECTION AGAINST UNGROUNDED SINGLE PHASE OPEN CIRCUIT FAULTS IN 3-PHASE DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS, Higinio Ariel Montoya
Use of Manifolds in the Insertion of Ballistic Cycler Trajectories, Oliver K. Morrison
ACCELERATION OF JACCARD’S INDEX ALGORITHM FOR TRAINING TO TAG DAMAGE ON POST-EARTHQUAKE IMAGES, Kyle John Mulligan
ROTORDYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF THEORETICAL MODELS AND EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEMS, Cameron R. Naugle and Cameron Rex Naugle
Funqual: User-Defined, Statically-Checked Call Graph Constraints in C++, Andrew P. Nelson
Artificial Neural Network-Based Robotic Control, Justin Ng
Corridor Navigation for Monocular Vision Mobile Robots, Matthew James Ng
A MULTIPHASE MODIFIED BOOST CONVERTER WITH REDUCED INPUT CURRENT RIPPLE: COMBINED CAPACITORS, Omri Nissan
Protection, Automation, and Frequency Stability Analysis of a Laboratory Microgrid System, Christopher Eric Osborn
EFFECTS OF POLYDATIN ON IN VITRO BOVINE EMBRYO DEVELOPMENTAL COMPETENCE, METABOLISM, AND CRYOPRESERVATION, Corie Marie Owen
SysML Output Interface and System-Level Requirement Analyzer for the Horizon Simulation Framework, Viren Kishor Patel
Detection Method of Subclinical Atherosclerosis of the Carotid Artery with a Hemodynamics Modeling Approach, Marisa Peressini
Detecting a Probiotic Product Within the Gut of Broiler Chickens, Anneka Pisula
Modeling Adversarial Insider Vehicles in Mix Zones, Nicholas Plewtong
Field Investigation of Stream-Aquifer Interactions: A Case Study in Coastal California, Devin Pritchard-Peterson
Mobile Security Education with Android Labs, Siavash Rezaie
Interplanetary Transfer Trajectories Using the Invariant Manifolds of Halo Orbits, Megan S. Rund
Improving Introductory Computer Science Education with DRaCO, Mike Dongyub Ryu
Towards Autonomous Localization of an Underwater Drone, Nathan Sfard
The Roles of Tid1, Ndj1, and Spo16 in Distributive Segregation During Saccharomyces cerevisiae Meiosis, Ethan Atticus Shaw
The Impacts of Sex and Myogenic Cell Transplantation on Collateral Capillary Arteriogenesis, Padon Mary Sivesind
Knee Angles and Axes Crosstalk Correction In Gait, Cycling, and Elliptical Training Exercises, Jordan M. Skaro
Design and Analysis of a Parabolic Trough Solar Concentrator, George N. Skouras
"For All Such, a Country is Provided": Choctaw Removal, Slave Trading, and Law in Southwestern Mississippi, 1800-1841, Anthony Albey Soliman
Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation for Verification of CubeSat Attitude Determination and Control Subsystem, Andrew Richard Sorensen
Extended-Use ECG Monitor, Daniel Aaron Soski
Evaluation of Endothelial Cell Responses to Elevated Glucose, Gabriella Sugerman
The effect of destoning and enzymatic pretreatments on the biofuel production from olive cake, Patrick Tai