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Summer 2007 Doctoral Dissertations and Recitals

May 17 Wei Hong, Computer Science
Computer Aided Diagnosis for Virtual Endoscopy
May 22 Stephanie Denise Shaw, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Characterization of the Mechanistic Differences in Splicing of SF2/ASF RS Domain-Independent and RS Domain-Dependent Pre-mRNAs
May 22 Elvin L. Garcia, Genetics
A Novel Mouse Model for Human EEC Syndrome
May 28 Carlos de Cuba, Linguistics
On (Non)Factivity, Clasual Complementation and the CP-Field
May 29 Hwa Ji Shin, Sociology
Trajectories of Nation: Remaking Citizenship, Immigration and National Self Image in Japan
May 29 Tomoko Kawamura, Linguistics
Some Interactions of Focus and Focus-Sensitive Elements
May 30 Dolores Cannella, Social/Health Psychology
Correlates of Physical Activity in Pregnant Women
May 30 Josephine Connolly-Schoonen, Sociology
Food Availability and Pediatric Overweight: Fields of Influence and Bounded Rationality
June 1  Ming Ma, Electrical Engineering
Self-Adaptive, Scalable and Energy-Efficient Algorithms for Unattended Sensor Networks
June 6 Hong Liu, Economics
Imperfect Information and Consumer Behavior in the Health Care Sector
June 6 Partha Bhattacharyya, Economics
Essays on Demand and Supply Side of the Health Care Market
June 7 Martin Barron, Sociology
Speculative Bubbles and the Dot Com-Era
June 7 Calion B. Lockridge Jr, Experimental Psychology
Impact of Working Memory Span on Referring in Conversation
June 8 Charles David Martin, Geosciences
Structure and Elasticity of NaMgF3 and CaIro3 at High Pressures and Temperatures - the Perovskite and Post-Perovskite Structure Model of MgSiO3 Investigated with Rietveld Structure Refinement and Ultrasonic Interferometry
June 12 Yajie Liu, Mechanical Engineering
Processing - Structure - Properties of Thermal Sprayed Coatings
June 13 Jeffrey Vincent Yule, Ecology and Evolution
Modeling Biotic Causes of Extinction: Vertebrate Case Studies at the Intersection of Evolutionary Ecology, Paleontology, and Conservation Biology
June 19 Luciane Paula Pereira-Pasarin, Experimental Psychology
Divided Attention and Repetition at Encoding: The Role of Individual Subjective Organization in Group Recall
June 21 Guan Wang, Materials Science and Engineering
Organic/Inorganic Nanocomposite Materials by Electrospinning and Their Properties
June 22 Justin A. Sipla, Anatomical Sciences
The Semicircular Canals of Birds and Non-avian Theropod Dinosaurs
June 25 Nicole Kruh, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Protein-Protein Interactions in the FAS-II Pathway of M. tuberculosis
June 25 Ganna Tsupryk
Job Match Quality: Measurement and Applications
June 27 Joseph Michael Prete, Computer Science
Aircraft Routing in the Presence of Hazardous Weather
June 28 Sankalp S. Kallakuri, Electrical and Computer Engineering
A Control Framework for Continuous Time Adaptation in Modern Day Embedded Systems
June 28 Courtney Elizabeth Bolger, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Proinflammatory Components of Francisella tularensis
June 29 Fuxiang Yu, Computer Science
On the Complexity of Real and Complex Functions Defined on the Two-dimensional Plane
June 29 Vasudevan Srinivasan, Materials Science and Engineering
A Critical Assessment of the In-Flight Particle State during Plasma Spraying of YSZ and its Implications on Coating Properties and Process Reliability
June 29 Norris Z. Muth, Ecology and Evolution
Comparative analysis of phenotypes, phenotypic plasticity, and phenotypic integration of variably invasive Centaurea and Crepis introductions to North America.
July 3 Mara Ladd, Clinical Psychology
Mitigate and Cope: A Context-Based Approach to Intervention for Problem Behavior in Home and Community Settings
July 6 Lin Tung, Statistics
The impact of genotype misclassification errors on the power to detect a genetic association and gene-environment interaction with Cox proportional hazards modeling
July 6 Bin Tang, Computer Science
Data Caching in Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
July 9 Zhixin Chen, Biochemistry and Structural Biology
Structure-Function Studies of Mitochondrial DNA Polymerase
July 9 Vishnu Navda, Computer Science
Cross-layer Design for Interference Mitigation and Mobility Support in Wireless Access Networks
July 9 Vincent Graziano, Mathematics
On G-equivariant Fusion Categories and Extended Verlinde Formulae
July 10 Andrew Sidman, Political Science
Distributive Benefits and American House Elections: Outcomes and Voter Heterogeneity
July 11 Douglous Paul Gladue, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Regulation of G Protein-Coupled Receptor Signaling in Yeast
July 13 Bryan Jones, Psychology
Social Discounting
July 13 Sachin Ranade, Neuroscience
Response profiles of neurons of the rat serotonergic dorsal raphe nucleus during goal directed behavior
July 17 Jun Jiang, Materials Science and Engineering
Rheology and Structure of Thermoreversible Hydrogels
July 19 Ivan Shun Ho, Genetics
Dissection of Neurofibromatosis type 1-regulated pathways and its role in distinct phases of memory
July 20 Zhen Liu, Economics
Essays on Unawareness and Its Applications
July 20 Hsien-hung Chiu, Economics
Essays on Contracting with Liquidity-Constrained Agents
July 20 Deng Pan, Computer Science
Scheduling Algorithms for High Performance Packet Switches
July 20 Lidija Staresincic, HBH
Coordination of Dual Incision and Repair Synthesis in Human Nucleotide Excision Repair
July 20 Zheng Xu, Linguistics
Inflectional Morphology in Optimality Theory
July 23 Shweta Jain, Computer Science
Efficient Medium Access Protocols for Wireless and RFID Networks
July 23 Anna Tverskoy, MA, Clinical Psychology
The Quality of Close Adolescent Friendships: Roles of Attachment,
Adjustment, and Problem-Solving Ability
July 23 Mustafa Kalafat, Mathematics
Self-Dual Metrics on 4-Manifolds
July 24 Özgür Türel, Physics and Astronomy
Devices and Circuits for Nanoelectronic Implementation of Artificial Neural Networks
July 24 Bin Tang, Computer Science
Data Caching in Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
July 25 Satyaki Dutta, Mathematics
Rigidity of Conformally Compact Manifolds
July 25 Kiyoung Lee, Physics and Astronomy
Covariant quantization of the superstring
July 25 Dimitrios Papamichail, Computer Science
Analysis and Design of Genomic Sequences
July 25 Chi Ma, Computer Science
Battery-Aware Energy-Efficient Algorithms for Wireless Networks
July 26 Thomas M. Olino, Clinical Psychology
Associations Between Parental Psychopathology and Personality and Offspring
Temperament: Implications for the Conceptualization of Temperament
July 26 Karen L. Langsam, Social Psychology
Level of Construal and the Ideal Self: Implications for Attraction and Support Provision
July 26 Yujen Shu, Mathematics
Compact complex surfaces and constant scalar curvature Kaehler metrics
July 26 Peng Cheng, Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Modeling sediment transport in estuarine environment: effects of tidal asymmetry, lateral circulation and sediment-induced stratification
July 26 Sarah Ketay, Social/Health Psychology
Effect of Experimentally Generated Closeness on Self and Other Neural Processing: A functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
July 26 Matthew C. F. Wander, Geosciences
Environmental Redox Reactions of Iron
July 26 Mahesh Vemula, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Monte Carlo Methods for Signal Processing in Wireless Sensor Networks
July 27 Je-Wei Chen, Mathematics
Neighborly Properties of Simple Convex Polytopes
July 27 Yi-Chun Maria Chen, Molecular and Cell Biology
Live Cell Dynamics of PML Nuclear Bodies Upon Entry into and Exit from Mitosis
July 27 Windsor E. Aguirre, Ecology and Evolution
The Pattern and Process of Evolutionary Diversification:
Lessons from a Threespine Stickleback Adaptive Radiation
July 27 Emiko Dupont, Mathematics
A Synplectic Isotopy of a Dehn Twist on CPn X CPn+1
July 31 Kathryn L. Krycka, Physics
Understanding Thickness-Dependent Magnetic Damping in Ultra-Thin Transition Metal Films
July 31 Jaechan Lim, Electrical & Computer Engineering.
Tracking Variable Number of Targets in Sensor Networks based on RSS measurement
August 1 John L. Palumbo, Chemistry
17O and 71Ga MAS NMR Studies of Structure and Motion in Disordered Metal Oxides
August 1 Luisa Ramirez, Psychology
Dual Intergroup Meanings of Essentialism: Implications for Understanding Prejudice toward African Americans and Gay Men
August 2 Quizhe Xie, Chemistry
I. Asymmetric Synthesis of Anti-, Anti-Stereotriad Building Blocks for Polypropionate Natural Products II. Synthesis Study towards C9-C14 moiety of (+)-Discodermolide III. One-Pot Asymmetric Synthesis of Secondary Propargyl Alcohols
August 2 Jennifer Matey, Philosophy
Constancy and Completion in the Intentional Character of Visual Experience
August 2 Brian R. McFarland, Clinical Psychology
Emotional Reactivity to Reward, Punishment, Nonreward and Avoidance: Relationship to the Structure of BAS/BIS and Effects of Current and Past Depressive Episodes
August 3 Nicolas J. Tosca III, Geosciences
The Formation and Stability of Saline Minerals at the Martian Surface
August 3 Hagos Kifle, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Lattice Boltzmann Simulation of Immiscible Two-Phase Flow in Three Dimensional Porous Media
August 3 Yuan Hua Li, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Enhanced 3D Front Tracking Method with Locally Grid Based Interface Tracking
August 3 Ana L. Zevallos Nuñez, Social/Health Psychology
Mentoring: Perspectives from Attachment Theory
August 3 Xin Chen, Physics and Astronomy
Molecular Dynamics Modeling of a Biotoxin in Various Temperature and pH Environments and Another Protein Interacting with Small Molecules
August 3 Xiaojun Chen, Mathematics
On a General Chain Model of the Free Loop Space And String Topology
August 3 Akshay Athalye, Electrical Engineering
Design and Implementation of Reconfigurable Hardware for Real Time Particle Filters
August 6 Xiaoke Zhou, BSB
Biochemical and Structural Characterization of Interactions Mediated by the N and Cterminal Domains of Mouse PNGase and p97
August 6 Westley B. Nolin, Molecular and Cellular Biology
The role of the tPA/plasmin proteolytic cascade after spinal cord injury
August 6 Katie L. Mickle, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Effects of checkpoint mutation on DNA replication and re-replication within fission
August 6 Gabrielle Rosina Chiaramonte, Clinical/Health Psychology
Physicians' Gender Bias in the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Interpretation of Coronary Heart Disease Symptoms
August 7 Chen Ji, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Joint Analysis of Gene and Protein Data
August 7 Daniel J. Nolan, Genetics
Derivation of the lineage and function in tumor angiogenesis of bone marrow-derived endothelial cells
August 7 Heather Alice Mann, Chemistry
Vibronic Spectroscopy of the Cations of Substituted Benzenes and Time-of-Flight Mass- Spectrometry of Binary Metal Clusters Produced via Laser Ablation
August 7 Xueqing Liu, Physics
Electron Transport through AlOx Tunnel Barriers and OPE-Based Molecular Junctions
August 8 Lei Wang, ECE
The Cayley Graph Implementation in TinyOS for Dense, Self-organized, Energy-efficient Wireless Sensor Networks
August 8 Shuqiang Wang, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Solving Elliptic Interface Problem Using Mixed Finite Element Method
August 9 Tae-Jin Park, Chemistry
Multifunctional Iron-Based Metal Oxide Nanostructures: Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties
August 9 Yue Zhang, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Path Analysis of Multivariate Time Series Data with Subject-level Covariates
August 9 Jae-Hyuk Her, Physics
Ab initio structure determination from powder diffraction and Maximum entropy image reconstruction
August 9 Imsang Lee, BSB
Insights into ubiquitin activation and transfer to E2 from the structure of the Uba1-ubiquitin complex
August 9 Margaret Jane Luk-Paszyc, Physiology and Biophysics
Structural Insights into Translesion Synthesis Catalyzed by Mouse Polymerase kappa
August 10 Yang Tan, Mechanical Engineering
Thermal Design and Microstructure-based Property Assessment for
Thermal Spray Coating Systems
August 10 Sung Won Kim, Chemistry
Synthesis and Positron Emission Tomography Studies of Radioligands Targeting α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in the Central Nervous System
August 13 Nicolas E. Leon Ruiz, Philosophy
Heraclitus and the Work of Awakening
August 13 Hengyao Niu, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Mek1 regulates partner choice during meiotic recombination in yeast
August 13 Philip Colosimo, Physics
A Study of Wavelength Scaling in Strong-field Optical Ionization
August 14 Lin Chen, Chemistry
The catalysis of cholesterol oxidase is gated by Asn485 and can be controlled by a hydrophobic tunnel that allows the access of molecular oxygen to the active site
August 14 Melissa Jane Fazzari, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Classification Ensembles with Applications to Genomics
August 14 Wei Zhou, Physics
Laughlin quasiparticle interferometer in the quantum Hall regime
August 14 Anna Aleksandra Bruzzese, Sociology
The Social and Personal Implications of the Process of Identity Revision: the Case of Separated and Divorced Catholics.
August 15 Radu A. Ionas, Physics and Astronomy
GRAVITONS AND PONCELET POLYGONS
August 15 Tao Li, Mathematics
A monotonicity conjecture for the entropy of Hubbard trees
August 15 Arieh Sclar, History
“A Sport At Which Jews Excel”: The Rise and Fall of American Jewish Basketball
August 15 Noha Lim, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Classification by Ensembles from Random Partitions using Logistic Regression Models
August 15 You Kyoung Chung, Chemistry
Studies of Solvation of Large Solutes in Moderately Polar Solvents
August 16 Hui Tang, Chemistry
Orientation of Cholesterol Oxidase on Model Membranes
August 16 Janet Braunstein, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Analysis of Task Mapping for Parallel Supercomputers
August 16 Inés Patricia Vassos, English
Hybridizing History, Spirituality and Genre in the Works of Lucha Corpi, Julia Alvarez
August 17 Nefta A. Mitchell, Biopsychology
Physical Exercise Increases Hippocampal Cell Loss in a Model of Epilepsy
August 17 Michael C. Boecherer, English
Staging the Supernatural
August 17 John Rapaglia, Marine and Atmospheric
Using Direct Measurments of Submarine Groundwater Discharge to Investigate the Coupling Between Surface and Pore Waters

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