Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Regulation and Disruption of Microtubule Cytoskeleton Dynamics in Peripheral Sensory Neuropathy, Simone Evans
A Genetic Investigation into Host Pathways Driving Orthobunyavirus Mediated Cell Death, Lisa M. Francomacaro
Variability on M-dwarf Stars And Its Effect on Exoplanet Detection, Aylin Garcia Soto
Climate and Environmental Controls on Forest Soil Organic Matter Cycling, Genevieve Goebel
A Multiomic Investigation of the Cellular and Molecular Landscapes in Early Systemic Sclerosis Skin, Helen C. Jarnagin
HIGH TEMPERATURE CREEP DEFORMATION MECHANISM OF Fe28.2Ni18.8Mn32.9Al14.1Cr6 HIGH ENTROPY ALLOY AND ITS MODIFIED ALLOYS, Edwin S. Jiang and I. Baker
MATERNAL IMMUNIZATION AND PROGRAMMING OF THE INFANT IMMUNE SYSTEM, Dhvanir Nikunj Kansara
Immune Suppression and Epigenetic Reprogramming in Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, Hanxu Lu
The Forest Through the Trees: Applying Lineage Tracing to Unravel Cancer Models, Abigail Catherine Marshall
In Situ Observations of Thermal Ions in Perturbed Ionospheres: Techniques and Results, Magdalina Louise Moses
Structural and Magnetic Characterization of a Magnetite Nanoparticle-Based Aggregation Assay and its Application to In Vitro Cytokine Monitoring, Gabrielle Rose Moss
GENOMIC DETERMINANTS OF APPETITE REGULATION AND THEIR ROLE IN OBESITY RISK, Timothy J. Renier
A Genetic and Biochemical Examination of Phosphorylation Regulation of Temperature Compensation and Feedback-Loop Closure of the Circadian Clock, Elizabeth-Lauren Stevenson
Basis Design for Electronic Structure and Beyond, Weishi Wang
Methods for Radiation-Sparing Navigation in Endovascular and Spine Surgery, William Ross Warner
Biofilm architecture determines proliferation of phages and plasmids, James B. Winans
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Incorporating Visual Information into Natural Language Processing, Maxwell Mbabilla Aladago
First-principles studies of electrical polarization effects in ferroelectrics, antiferroelectrics and defects, Louis Alaerts
APPLICATIONS OF LANGUAGE-THEORETIC SECURITY TOWARDS SYSTEM SECURITY, Sameed Ali
Beyond Diagnostic Thresholds: Measures of the Maternal Cardiometabolic Health Continuum and their Association with Placental Function, Elizabeth Cook Anderson
Biochemical and molecular analysis of Anr-dependent microoxic fitness factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Stacie E. Balsam
Mitochondrial Network Expansion and Loss During Oligodendrocyte Life and Death, Xhoela Bame
Modeling the Cystic Fibrosis Intestinal Environment to Study Microbial Interactions, Kaitlyn Emma Barrack
Advances Toward Prion Therapeutics Using Genome-Wide Discovery, Kathryn Schneider Beauchemin
Framework Material-Based Chemiresistive Arrays for the Detection and Differentiation of Toxic Gases, Georganna Christ Benedetto
Intrasample Os-isotope disequilibrium in young volcanic rocks, Siddhartha Bharadwaj
THE ROLE OF CHOLINERGIC VENTRAL PALLIDUM CELLS IN EFFORTFUL MOTIVATION, Elizabeth A. Bien
POTSDAM: Pareto Optimization Targeting Security, Data, and Mediation, J Peter Brady
Progress towards the asymmetric de novo synthesis of tetracyclic triterpenoids: cucurbitanes, lanostanes, and cardiotonic steroids, Andrea Rachel Bucknam
Of Mice and Men: The Regulation of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Latency in Mouse and Human Neurons, Paige N. Canova
DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF CONDUCTIVE METAL–ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS FOR THE DETECTION AND UPTAKE OF TOXIC POLLUTANTS, Priyanshu Chandra
Phospho-regulation of cytokinetic proteins in fission yeast, Madeline L. Chrupcala
Optical Methods for Time-Resolved Dosimetry and Oximetry of Ultra-High Dose Rate Radiation Therapy, Megan A. Clark
Synthesis and Integration of Conductive Framework Materials within Chemiresistive Devices, Evan Louis Cline
Understanding oncology physician movement and its implications on cancer care teams and patients, Sarah L. Cornelius
SECURE AND TRUSTWORTHY AI/ML, SAYANTON DIBBO
Deep Learning for Fine-Grained Digital Histopathology Image Analysis, Joseph DiPalma
AN ACTIVE ELECTRODE ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY PROBE FOR INTRAOPERATIVE SURGICAL MARGIN ASSESSMENT IN ROBOTIC-ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMIES, Allaire Doussan
A Virus of the Mind: The Neurological Impact of Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection, Abigail Jeanne Dutton
Investigating the mechanisms of microbial interactions using a model cystic fibrosis polymicrobial community, Bassam El Hafi
Simplicial Decomposition and Realization, Matthew Ellison
Equilibration of Alluvial River Channel Geometry to Unsteady Boundary Conditions, Christian Erikson
C4 grasslands and hominin paleoecology: comparative, functional, and evolutionary perspectives, Luke D. Fannin
REPRESENTATION, DYNAMICS AND OPTIMIZATION OF PHYSICAL STRUCTURES, Fan Feng
Computational Modeling and Structural Generation of Piano Music in the Classical Style, Yijing Feng
Bridging Bench to Bedside: Developing Sup2-IL-33 armored CAR T cells for translational immunotherapy, Shannon Lynn Ferry
Characterization of the Erv41-Erv46 complex as a retrograde receptor for misfolded secretory proteins, John Andrew Fuesler
Hydrazone-Based Switches: Communication, Recognition, Transport, and Environmental Effects, Heyifei Fu
Advances Towards a Robotic Management Vehicle Suited to Nurse Row Crops to More Efficient Outcomes, Adam MK Gronewold
CHARACTERIZING THE PRODUCTION OF LIPID AND ISOTOPE BIOSIGNATURES BY EXTREMOPHILIC ARCHAEA IN LAB EXPERIMENTS AND TERRESTRIAL HOT SPRINGS, Carolynn Harris
Antibody and protein engineering for cancer immunotherapy: advancing targeted and immune modulation therapies, Colin J. Hartman
Neural patterns reflect semantic representation in novice sign language learners, Megan E. Hillis
Basal autophagy promotes accurate chromosome segregation in Drosophila oocytes and declines during oocyte aging, Diana C. Hilpert
Modal Building Blocks Across Species and Development, Catherine Holland
Understanding firn dynamics: modeling and microstructure from East Antarctica, Ilyse Horlings
MULTIMODAL MACHINE LEARNING TO ENHANCE PATIENT PROGNOSIS & MANAGEMENT IN CANCER CARE, Peiying Hua PhD
Determinants of reactive oxygen species-induced conidial cell death in Aspergillus fumigatus, Matthew Robert James
A Comprehensive Pipeline for Autonomous Surface Vehicle Navigation in Challenging Aquatic Environments, Mingi Jeong
Novel combination therapies for estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer driven by rational molecular mechanisms, Anneka Lila Johnson
Quantum Control and Simulation Using Hamiltonian Engineering in Solid-State NMR, Linta Joseph
OBSERVATIONS OF SEA ICE THERMAL STRAIN AND MOTION AT GEOPHYSICALLY RELEVANT SCALES, Larson M. Kaidel
INVESTIGATING THE HUMAN FACE PROCESSING NETWORK: INSIGHTS FROM ACQUIRED PROSOPAGNOSIA AND HYPERFAMILIARITY FOR FACES, Marie-Luise Kieseler
The Role of Polo-like Kinase in Polarizing Germline Determinants in the C. elegans Zygote, Amelia J. Kim
Optimal Hypergraph Connectivity with CUT Queries, Hang Liao
Property Testing AI: An Efficient Frontier, Paul Sopher Lintilhac
Macrophage Heterogeneity and Function in the Lung, Xin Li
Pseudo-Soft-Switching Switched-Capacitor Drive Circuits for Small-Scale Dielectric Actuators, Yanqiao Li
A Realizability Approach to Constructing Higher Types via Classifiers, Benjamin Carrick Logsdon
Hybrid DC-DC Converters for Soft Charging Capacitive Actuators: Modeling, Analysis and Design, Bahlakoana Mabetha
Proteomic-based strategies to determine aberrant signaling in cancer, Natasha Chipman Mariano
Single-Cell Transcriptomics Reveal the Heterogeneous Landscape of Epithelial Identity During Zebrafish Pancreatic Tumorigenesis, Somer Mary Matar
Ecology of Ixodes scapularis Say: Experimental and Observational Studies with Social Perspectives on Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, Kaitlin M. McDonald
PROTEOMIC APPROACHES TO INVESTIGATE PP2A-B55 SUBSTRATES AND CELLULAR FUNCTION, Brennan C. McEwan
From Trauma to Treatment: Chronic Neurobehavioral Consequences and Emerging Treatments, Moriah E. McGuier
MECHANISMS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO AGE-DEPENDENT SEGREGATION ERRORS IN DROSOPHILA OOCYTES, Zihan Meng
Functional Morphology of the Primate Knee and its Implications for Hominin Bipedal Mechanics, Catherine K. Miller
Evolutionary Dynamics of Artificial Agents: Exploration and Learning in Games, Brian Mintz
Viability and Generalizability of Canonical Oscillation-based Theories in the Rodent Ventral Striatum and Hippocampus, Manish Mohapatra
Mechanisms of Macrophage Metabolic Activation and Paracrine WNT Signaling in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Sclerosis, Emily Ann Morris
Biochemical and Structural Insights into the Yersinia Effector YopM and its Negative Regulation of the Pyrin Inflammasome, Bethany Wairimu Mwaura
The LC3-interacting region of NBR1 is a protein interaction hub enabling optimal flux, Brian Joseph North
BEHAVIORAL AND NEURAL EFFECTS OF DISTRIBUTING VISUAL ATTENTION ACROSS LOCATION AND FEATURE SPACE, Mert Özkan
Engineering the Microenvironment of the Human Heart to Mature Human Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes, Ji Yoon Park
Old, Flat, and Slow: Interior Greenland Snow and Ice Dynamics Revealed with GNSS, Derek James Pickell
Leveraging epigenomics and transcriptomics to develop high-dimensional biomarkers of neuroinflammation, Steven C. Pike
Advances in Indole Chemistry: Regiodivergent Annulations and Bridged Azacycle Synthesis, Zachary Tihomir Protich
DESIGNING FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS INTEGRATING LIQUID METALS AND LIQUID-METAL DERIVED SURFACE OXIDES, Md Saifur Rahman
How’s it growing? Tools for observing snow and sea ice in a changing Arctic Ocean, Ian Alexander Raphael
Data-driven Dynamic Decision-making Using Discrete Optimization and Supervised Machine Learning, Navid Rashedi
Multi-spectral paired-agent imaging for dynamic visualization and quantification of the PDL1 axis, Divya Ravi
Role of Axial Ligation in the Conformational and Redox Properties of Cytochromes, Morgan Elisabeth Reik
Neutrophil Inflammatory Death Regulation by Bacterial Type III Secreted Effectors, Arianna D. Reuven
ENTANGLEMENT-ASSISTED METROLOGY UNDER SPATIOTEMPORALLY CORRELATED QUANTUM NOISE, Francisco U. Riberi
