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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Synthesis of Dimeric Pyridinium Phenolate Dyes and Investigation of their Photophysical Properties, Derick Adu
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Divergent Synthesis of Carbon–extended Bile Acids via Regioselective Mitsunobu Reaction, Stephen Blay
Genetic Diversity of Paxistima canbyi A. Gray: Conserving A Rare Plant Species Endemic to the Eastern United States, Isaac Buabeng
Modular Solution Functionalization of Silica Surfaces to Control Heterogeneous Nucleation of Acetaminophen, Benjamin T. Clegg
Transient Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy for Measuring Collisional Quenching Rates of CO and its Potential for Studying H2O, Jordan M. Polvere
Contribution of environment and diet on the physiology and immunity of the common Eastern Firefly, Photinus pyralis, Edith Simpson
Energy Harvesting for Residential Microgrid Distributed Sensor Systems, Devin C. Whalen
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Pneumatic Latched Demultiplexer Circuit for Controlling Multi-Actuator Soft Robots, Arsh Noor Amin
A Microfluidic Channel for Detecting Respiratory Pathogens in Young Children, Maliheh Azimi Roueini
Temperature-Dependent Diffusion in Block Copolymer Organogels, Ridwana Bashar
Unusual Chromosome Configurations: Evaluation of Sex Univalent and Trivalent Chromosome Models, Ashley B. Borseth
Covalent Functionalization of Silica Surfaces for Heterogenous Nucleation of Acetaminophen, Emily E. Byers
Development of a Concise Stereospecific Synthesis of Iso Bile Acids, Yongxin Chen
Developing Methods for Building More Robust Sparsity in Multi-Dimensional NMR, Lucy Cullen
Effects of Social Context on Salivary Cortisol and Attention in Tufted Capuchins (Cebus [Sapajus] apella), Andrew DeSana
Campus Sexual Violence in the Time of COVID-l9, Hannah Holt
Genetic Substrates of the Initial Subjective Rewarding Effects of Alcohol in Mice, Holly Jones
Visualizing The Permanent Lie: An Examination of Dystopian Literature Using Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s Model, Anthony Mitchell
Evaluation of Reach and Catchment Level Effects of Riparian Buffers on Fish Communities in Agricultural Streams, Sierra Rider
Characterizing Variability in the Transient Storage Zones of Miller Run in Lewisburg, PA, Sabrina Savidge
Students’ Attitudes Towards Family-Work Benefits When Professors Act as a Third Party Influence, Crystal Dawn Snyder
Exploration Of Robotics Need In The Medical Field And Robotic Arm Operation Via Glove Control, Aditi Vijayvergia
Solid-State Shear Pulverization: A Comprehensive Study on Polymer Processing Technology from a Systematic Innovation Perspective, Tyler A. Will
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Importance of Instream Habitat to Recruitment and Community Structure of Aquatic Invertebrates, Catherine R. Billé
STUDY OF THE MECHANlSM OF FLOW-INDUCED VIBRATIONS OF A CYLINDER IN PROXIMITY TO A WALL, Jonathan M. Chambers
A Synthesis of an Anthracene-Based Zwitterion, Andrew Thomas Champlin
Vibrational Relaxation of CO(v=1) and CO(v=2) by CO, Cole J. Hediger
Effects of Affiliative Social Relationships on Call Response in Brown Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus [Sapajus] apella), Stephanie Hills
Combining Host-Guest Complexation with Two-Dimensional Polymerization, Brittany T. Keller
Existential Reactions to Modernity: An Analysis of Lovecraft's Nihilistic Cosmicism & Dostoevsky's Christian Existentialism, Olivia Maikisch
Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Arylgold and Heteroarylgold Compounds, Carly Masonheimer
Fantastical Worlds and the Act of Reading in Peter and Wendy, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Harry Potter, Grace Monroe
Establishing Independent Tunability of the Mechanical and Transport Properties of Polymer Gels, Lucas Rankin
Complementary Techniques to Study the Behavior of Water and the Effect on Diffusion and Degradation in Hydrogels, Paige Rockwell
Enter Invisible: Atavistic Dualism in Shakespeare, Donne, and Milton, Andrew Scott
Developmental Influences on the Initial Subjective Rewarding Effects of EtOH, Madison Waldron
Writing the Womb, Writing the Wound: The Function of Vulnerability in Autotheory, Madison Weaver
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Using FTIR-ATR to Predict Saccharification from Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Physically Pretreated Lignocellulosic Biomass, Rajasri Alaparthi
Frustration and Inspiration: a Model for Working Class Identity Development, Travis Arment
Problems with Adherence and Social Stigma in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes, Lauralee Davis
Landscape, Gender, and the Politics of Belonging in Thomas Hardy’s The Woodlanders and Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Sarah Dickerson
Disrupting An(Other): Sexuality as Political Resistance, Emma C. Downey
Perspectives on Lynching in William Faulkner's Fiction and Nonfiction, Tabitha Fisher
First-Generation Etc: Agency, Inequality, Practice, Habitus, and Reflection, Jon Hunsberger
Borderline Traits in Mothers and Their Adolescent Daughters: Associations Between Emotion Regulation, Relationship Quality, and Social Cognition, Tina Krolikowski
The Hygroscopicity of Atmospherically Relevant Water-Soluble Sugars and Secondary Organic Aerosols, Kotiba Malek
Baptisia australis var. australis in Pennsylvania: A Survey of Granivory and Population Genomics in a Threatened Species, Cheyenne Moore
Development of a Process for Thermal and Mechanical Modelling of Screw-Driven Pellets Extrusion, Kaixiang Shi
Shape, Space and Typeface: Mapping Black Subjectivity through Caribbean Aesthetics, Samantha Stephens
Structural Studies of Bile Salt Micelle Formation and Chiral Selectivity by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Shelby Danielle Valent
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Organic Carbon and Sediment Formation Analysis of Abandoned Mine Drainage (AMD) in the Shamokin Creek Basin of Pennsylvania, Kelly Ambruso
The Relationship Between Variation in Social Complexity and Cognitive Performance in Brown Capuchins (Cebus [Sapajus] apella), Juliana F. Berhane
Solar Powered Atmospheric Water Generation, Ben Conser
Analysis of colloids and flume simulations of abandoned mine drainage, Nathan T. Fretz
Testing and Validation Framework for Closed-Loop Physiology Management Systems for Critical and Perioperative Care, Farooq M. Gessa
Analysis and Control of Fiber-Reinforced Elastomeric Enclosures (FREEs), Soheil Habibian
An Environmental DNA based Analysis of the Life History of Eastern Hellbender Populations in the Susquehanna River Basin, Emma Hundermark
Development of Physics Based Machine Learning Algorithms, Rob Jennings
Minority Student Engagement Through the Lens of Campus Activities and Events, Jake Reiman
Population Structure and Connectivity of a Groundwater Crustacean Across Northwestern Montana Aquifers, Megan N. Ritter
Self-Control Abilities in Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri sciureus), Renee Russell
Optical and Electrical Analysis of ZnO/ZnTe Micropillar Solar Cells, Sadia Binte Sohid
Dual Self-Assembly of a Selectively Solvated ABA Triblock Copolymer Network Loaded with Reverse Micelles, William Walker
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Experimental Study of Hydraulic Conductivity of a Soil-bentonite Cutoff Wall, Landon Crawford Barlow
Stability of Bimetallic Clusters in Protein Model Systems, Sean Hartnett
Probing of Head-first Substrate Binding to the Phe557Val Mutant of Soybean Lipoxygenase-1 with 11(S)-Deuterated Linoleic Acid, Dillon J. Hershelman
Empire of the Imagination: Imperialism and the Child Reader of Victorian and Neo-Victorian Children's Literature, Megan Hicks
Ideology in Literature and Literature as Ideology: Totalitarian and Reactionary Appropriation of Resistant Texts, Huntley Hughes
Biochemical Analysis of Pollen Grains From Dioecious and Andromonoecious Solanum Species, Jackie Raissa Ndem
Effects Of Air-Fuel Ratio And Operating Conditions On Particle Emissions From A Small Diesel Engine, Odinmma John-Paul Ofili
Social Relationships and Self-Directed Behavior in Hamadryas Baboons (Papio hamadryas hamadryas), Melissa C. Painter
NMR Metabolomics of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Emma Robinson
Components of Auditory Imagery in Healthy Aging, Arley K. Schenker
DYNAMICS OF A CIRCULAR CYLINDER IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A WALL, Yargo Teixeira Gomes de Melo
Stability of Amorphous Particles Formed via Monodisperse Droplet Evaporation, Kurt R. Vostal
Nature as Theophany: Exploring Coleridge's Scientific and Theological Inquiries into the Imagination, Adam Walker
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
When Things Aren't the Things that We Think: Misreadings, Impostors, and the Object(s) of Criticism in the Fiction of Percival Everett, Steven A. Belskie
Vehicle Stabilization during Critical Cornering Scenarios Using Sliding Surface Control, Christina Elyse Boyd
"External Ghost / Than Its interior Confronting": Gardens, Ghosts, and Fractals in the Poetry of Emily Dickinson and Cole Swensen, Margaret Rose Brown
Some Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus apella) Behave Prosocially More Often With Strong Affiliative Partners During a Food-sharing Task,, Sara Marie Faiad
The Will to Remember: Manifestations of Holocaust "Fatigue" and "Exhaustion" in Representations of the Holocaust, Bethany Sarah Grandy
Oxytocin Mitigates the Negative Consequences of Chronic Social Isolation in Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster), Elyse Kathleen McMahon
Should I Poach?: How a Couple's Attractiveness and Relationship Duration Impact Short-term Poaching Behavior, James Brian Moran
Sex Differences in Binge-Like Alcohol Consumption in Mice: Involvement of Beta-endorphin and the Stress Axis, Todd B. Nentwig
Quantitative Evaluation of Residential Virtual Energy Storage in Comparison to Battery Energy Storage: A Cyber-Physical Systems, Chiedozie Franklin Ononuju
Cross-Coupling Reactions of Functionalized Organozinc Reagents for the Synthesis of β,β-Disubstituted α,β-Unsaturated Ketones, Heather R. Rensch
A Passive Brace for the Treatment of Scoliosis Utilizing Compliant Mechanisms, JB Ring
High Flux Solar Simulators: Improved Optical Modeling for Use in Designing Reduced Cost Simulators, Jeffrey Pleecdo Roba
A Process for Extracting Knowledge in Design for the Developing World, Paden Michael Troxell
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Probing Bile Salt Micelle Aggregation and Chiral Guest-Host Binding Using Isothermal Titration Calorimetry, Shauna Lynn Anderson
In-Stream Leaf Decomposition as an Indicator of Marcellus Shale Impairment Across a Land Use Gradient, Jordan Alan Barton