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Tracing and Quantifying Contributions of Proximal, Regional, and Global Sources to Primary Particulate Matter in an Urban Atmosphere Using Radiogenic Isotopes, Platinum Group Metals, and other Trace and Major Elements
(2022-03-22)
This research focuses on rare earths, platinum group metals, and Sr, Nd, and Hf isotopes along with a wide spectrum of other trace and major elements to accurately trace and quantify contributions of various source categories ...
Essays on the Economics of Crime
(2022-05-04)
In this work, I present three essays on the economics of crime. The first paper (joint with Jennifer Doleac, David Pritchard, and Adam Roberts) replicates and extends the analyses of data from three randomized controlled ...
Mira and Cepheid Variables as Extragalactic Distance Indicators in the Optical and the Near-Infrared
(2022-04-20)
Local measurements of the Hubble constant rely on extragalactic distance measurements, which are made using observations of Type Ia supernovae and certain variable stars. This dissertation focuses on two classes of variable ...
Essays in Applied Microeconomics
(2022-04-19)
This research consists of three separate essays each focused on information, how it affects human preferences and decision-making, and its effects on marginalized groups.
In the first essay, I test a common hypothesis for ...
Accuracy of 3D Printed Implant Surgical Guides: A Comparison of Stereolithographic and Digital Light Processing Technologies
(2022-04-25)
Digital implant dentistry and dental applications of in-office 3D printing are rapidly becoming more prevalent in everyday practice. The way implant surgical guides are fabricated and fit in the mouth directly impact implant ...
Multi-Objective Optimization of a Building's Embodied Energy, Operational Energy, and Embodied Water
(2022-05-03)
Buildings account for approximately 40% of annual energy consumption and 16% of annual water withdrawals globally over their life cycle. Moreover, most building designs consider only the operational energy use of buildings ...
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 ...