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Quantitative Models and Framework for Evaluating Community Resilience Accounting for Its Interdependent Systems
(2022-01-10)
The main objective of this dissertation is to advance the models and methods utilized to model a community as a system of systems (SoS) accounting for their interdependencies. In line with this objective, this dissertation ...
Investigation of the Properties of Formamidinate Bridged Photoactive Dirhodium (II,II) Complexes
(2022-05-23)
Dirhodium (II,II) molecules are an extensively studied class of metal-metal bonded compounds. The population of a long-lived triplet excited state (3ES) allows for these complexes to be used as photosensitizers for ...
Essays on Energy Operations
(2022-04-11)
The global energy landscape is going through major shifts triggered by consumer preferences, regulations, and technological development. My dissertation develops optimization models to de-rive insights into strategic ...
Integrating Numerical Simulations, Machine Learning and Bayesian Inversion in Investigations of Hydraulic Fracturing and Wastewater Disposal Operations, and Associated Seismic Activity
(2022-01-07)
The “shale revolution” which started in the United States in the mid-2000s significantly increases in the hydrocarbon production from unconventional reservoirs. As a result, wastewater disposal and hydraulic fracturing has ...
Investigations of the Low-Frequency Distributed Acoustic Sensing Response to a Propagating Fracture
(2022-03-19)
Low-frequency distributed acoustic sensing has emerged as a significant diagnostic tool for characterizing unconventional completions. The distributed sensor is deployed on a monitor well and provides measurements of ...
Responses of Coastal Wetland Vegetation to a Large-Scale Tidal Restoration on the Texas Upper Coast
(2022-04-22)
Coastal wetlands are often modified by climate- and human-driven events of various frequency, intensity, and duration. These alterations may result in substantial changes to ecosystem structure and function. For example, ...
Applying Statistical Methods in Clustered Educational Data
(2022-03-22)
As technologies have been used in education, data have been generated within technologies or collected outside. How educators can utilize data has become a challenge. Therefore, a systematic literature review was conducted ...
Investigation of Ventricular Assist Device Inflow Cannula Configurations within Single Ventricle Hearts
(2022-04-13)
Ventricular assist devices (VADs) are life-saving devices that provide cardiac support to failing hearts. However, over half of VADs are malpositioned which can lead to serious complications such as thrombus formation, ...
Reactivity, Morphology, and Solvation Phenomena Over Electrode Interfaces in Battery Systems
(2022-04-19)
The global shift towards renewable energy resources and electric vehicles has generated an unprecedented demand for robust energy storage technology. Lithium-ion batteries with graphitic anodes are the current standard of ...
Vision-Based Stair Detection and Terrain Classification Algorithms for Multi-Terrain Mobile Robots
(2022-04-19)
This thesis presents vision-based stair detection and environment classification algorithms for mobile robots capable of traversing staircases and different types of terrains. These algorithms are developed for a specific ...