Office of Graduate and Professional Studies
The Office of Graduate and Professional Studies (OGAPS) maintains official records for each Texas A&M University graduate student. OGAPS serves as the primary administrative body, and overarching source of information, for graduate education.
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Efficient Decoupling of Multiphysics Systems for Uncertainty Propagation
(2019-05-02)Uncertainty propagation through coupled multiphysics systems is often intractable due to computational expense. In this work, we present a novel methodology to enable uncertainty analysis of expensive coupled systems. The ... -
Emotional Silence: Are 3D Animated Female Characters' Emotive Expressions Designed to Fit Stereotypes?
(2019-04-04)In this thesis, I analyzed the depictions and emotive expressions of female characters by con-ducting a content analysis in two popular contemporary 3D animations. I studied the design of feminine coded appearance and ... -
The Potential Influence of the Antecedent Topography on the Northern Bay Shoreline of Galveston Island
(2019-04-18)The objective of this study was to determine if the antecedent Pleistocene topography influenced the geomorphic features and evolution of Galveston Island and West Galveston Bay (WGB). Antecedent Pleistocene topographic ... -
The Pirate Queen
(2019-03-29)This thesis contains the critical introduction and the full text of my original science fiction novel, The Pirate Queen. The critical introduction details the literary, theoretical, and historical influences that led to ... -
Economic Effects of Farm Program Payment Limitations
(2019-04-16)The objective of this thesis is to quantify the effects of alternative farm program payment limitations policies on the efficiency and viability of farms in the U.S. This objective will be achieved by identifying the payment ... -
Geo Sensitive Word Discovery
(2019-04-02)Among geolocation related information, in particular, the geo-sensitive word is one of the most critical components. A geo-sensitive word can be a word or phrase for a landmark in the city or county name, abbreviation ... -
Effects of Product Removal Using Ion-exchange Resin and Sodium Hydroxide Pretreatment in Mixed-culture Fermentation
(2019-04-12)In mixed-culture fermentations of lignocellulosic biomass, periodical product removal has proven to reduce product inhibition and thereby increase biomass digestion. Previously, ion-exchange resin (Amberlite IRA-67) was ... -
Fuel for Wildfire: Controls on the Distribution of Wildfire in the Southeastern United States
(2019-04-05)Ecologists and wildlife managers alike have explored the role of fire as an ecosystem disturbance for decades and, yet, the role of scale remains poorly understood in pyrogeography. Understanding how wildfire occurs on the ... -
"I Knew Who I was This Morning" The Hosts' Journey of Self-Discovery and Self-Reflection in the Midst of Volunteer Tourism
(2019-04-04)In recent years, volunteer tourism has emerged as not only a meaningful way to spend a vacation, but also as an intriguing area of empirical inquiry. This phenomenon, which began as wealthy westerners sought to give a ... -
Economic Analysis of Residential Solar Photovoltaics in the Continental United States by Climate Region
(2019-04-09)Solar energy is a growing and largely untapped market for residential renewable energy. Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems can have the potential to offer homeowners reduced electricity bills and a chance to lower their ... -
Factors Affecting Water Usage From Texas' Colorado River
(2019-04-05)Rapidly increasing population along with episodes of drought puts a substantial strain on water resources in parts of the state of Texas. Thus, sustainable and long-term management of the future of water supply has become ... -
Radio Altimeter Tolerance of Wireless Avionics Intra-Communications Systems
(2019-04-09)Avionics in modern aircraft have multiple redundant wiring paths in case of failure. The aerospace industry acquired spectrum for wireless avionics which would reduce the amount of necessary wiring, but must prove compatibility ... -
Precambrian Felsic and Mafic Dikes Along the Northwestern Margin of the Wyoming Province: Tectonic Constraints from the Southern Highland Mountains, Madison County, Montana
(2019-04-24)The Precambrian rocks of the southern Highland Mountains in Montana record the geologic history of the northwestern Wyoming craton. Multiple generations of mafic and felsic dikes cut the Archean gneissic fabric and are ... -
Assessment of the Reliability of Reserves Estimates of Public Companies in the U.S. and Canada.
(2019-04-10)Estimation of reserves is a process used to quantify the volumes of hydrocarbon fluids that can be recovered economically from a reservoir, field, area or region, from a given date forward. A considerable level of uncertainty ... -
The Voice of Ukraine: Mediating Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism
(2019-04-18)Popular culture and content of TV broadcasts are strongly related to national identity, and local audiences expectations and tastes. Franchised TV talent shows, such as The Voice, are a significant part of the global TV ... -
A Tool for Creating Expressive Control Over Fur and Feathers
(2019-04-23)The depiction of body fur and feathers has received relatively abundant focus within the animation production environment and continues to pose significant computational challenges. Tools to control fur and feathers as ... -
Through the Lens of Grunge: Distortion of Subcultures in Gentrified Seattle
(2019-04-12)This thesis examines the effects of gentrification on subcultures in Seattle using grunge as an interpretive lens. Distortion is theorized as both an artistic/aesthetic practice and a translator of social/subcultural ... -
Application of the Laplace Transform to Discrete Time-Rate Data for the Analysis and Forecasting of Well Performance Behavior in Unconventional Reservoirs
(2019-04-09)The numerical Laplace transformation of discrete data has been discussed extensively in the petroleum literature in applications related to well-test analysis. This approach has been shown to be a useful tool for the ... -
Economic Analysis of Residential Solar Photovoltaics in the Continental United States by Climate Region
(2019-04-09)Solar energy is a growing and largely untapped market for residential renewable energy. Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems can have the potential to offer homeowners reduced electricity bills and a chance to lower their ... -
Heavy Vehicle Barrier Design with Structurally Independent Foundation
(2019-04-05)The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Bridge Design Manual (BDM) requires that bridge columns that are placed near a roadway to be designed or shielded for impact. Many of them were built years before the Bridge ...
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