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Impact of emerging water scenarios on performance of urban water networks
(2018-05-04)Concerns over the impacts of urban growth have prompted the development and adoption of water-demand management strategies. Water and energy savings from increasingly efficient technologies, diversified water sources, and ... -
Dynamic routing and information sharing for connected and autonomous vehicles
(2018-06-25)This thesis models dynamic routing behaviors for connected and autonomous vehicles under stochastic situation of receiving incident information. Markov decision process for a single CAV and related model assumptions are ... -
Engineering ground motion characteristics and site characterization for earthquakes in Texas
(2018-06-25)The level of induced seismicity has been on an increase since 2009 in the states of Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. Understanding the engineering characteristics of the ground motions from induced earthquakes in Central and ... -
Analyses of temporary, semi-permanent, and permanent construction standards on expeditionary US air bases
(2018-06-13)Temporary, semi-permanent, and permanent military assets are constructed for intended lifetimes to support personnel operating at bases around the world. The prolonged use and repurposing of assets leads to physical, social, ... -
Long-term reliability analysis of wave energy converters
(2017-12-08)Due to the highly stochastic nature of the ocean environment, offshore structures need to be designed to withstand widely varying forces without compromising performance. In particular, wave energy converters (WECs) are ... -
Defining structurally acceptable mechanical properties of high-strength reinforcing steel bars through low-cycle fatigue testing
(2017-12-11)Low-cycle fatigue tests were performed on high-strength reinforcing bars currently being developed in the United States, to quantify mechanical properties and fatigue life under simulated seismic conditions. Reinforcing ... -
Corporate productivity program : purpose and characterization
(2018-07-11)Productivity improvement within the construction industry is a critical aspect of successful project implementation. Specific productivity practices have demonstrated improvements at the activity, trade, and project levels. ... -
Project Controls and Management Systems : current practice and how it has changed over the past decade
(2017-12-06)Project Controls and Management System (PCMS) refers to an ecosystem of processes, tools and personnel required for the proper planning and execution of capital projects throughout the different phases of design, procurement, ... -
Evaluation of mudcake buildup and its mechanical properties
The use of drilling fluids while drilling for oil and gas is critical for successful drilling. The mud pressure is usually maintained higher than the formation’s pore pressure to stabilize the wellbore and prevent kicks. ... -
Development of reference materials for cement paste and mortar : calibration of rheological measurements
This thesis presents the results of five interrelated projects conducted to advance the progress of studies in concrete workability. Specifically, work conducted towards the development and certification of Standard Reference ... -
Design, synthesis, and thermodynamic evaluation of peptidomimetic ligands binding to the Src SH2 domain
(2018-05-03)The ability to predict protein-ligand binding affinities is a difficult and elusive goal in the field of molecular recognition. Models exist to predict binding energetics; however, they are not always capable of considering ... -
Monomer screening for sequence defined polymerization in a genetically modified ribosome
(2018-06-19)Sequence defined polymers, or polymers of a pre-determined length and sequence, are the “Holy Grail” of polymer synthesis. As the physical properties of polymers are highly dependent upon their chemical composition, the ... -
Ultraviolet photodissociation techniques for selective activation of derivatized peptides and characterization of disulfide bonds in proteins
(2018-05-03)Bottom-up strategies have been the most widely utilized workflow for proteomics and have typically relied on collisional activation methods to generate highly diagnostic fragmentation patterns for thousands of peptides. ... -
New developments in texaphyrin chemistry
Dr. Sessler et al. first synthesized Texaphyrin in the 1980s. Since then, this expanded porphyrin has been at the forefront of the Sessler group’s research. Although decades worth of effort has been devoted to exploring ... -
Optimized synthesis of PdAu bimetallic nanoparticles using microwave irradiation as heterogeneous catalysts for compositional dependent hydrogenation reaction
(2016-05-19)Synthesis of atom-efficient, cost-effective, and recyclable catalysts is quintessential for large scale production of chemicals of strategic importance. Expertise of Humphrey research group in microwave assisted synthesis ... -
Characterization of proteins and peptides via enhanced 266 nm ultraviolet photodissociation mass spectrometry utilizing a selenium based chromophore
Mass spectrometry and chemical derivatization have been used as tools for the identification of proteins in both top-down and bottom-up studies. Cysteine is the rarest and most nucleophilic amino acid thus making it a ... -
Determining the molecular underpinnings of extracellular matrix breakdown during choroid fissure closure
(2016-05-20)Proper closure of the choroid fissure (CF), a transient structure present during early eye development, is critical for eye organogenesis. Choroid fissure closure (CFC) is a dynamic process that requires morphogenetic ... -
Advancements in direct-push seismic testing
(2018-05-04)Invasive seismic testing methods are used to evaluate the in-situ small-strain stiffness of soil and rock for geotechnical earthquake engineering analysis and design. These methods provide localized measurements of the ... -
Applications of enantioselective halolactonization reactions, synthesis of photocaged compounds for identifying neurons based on function, and progress towards the total synthesis of alstoscholarisine E
Recently the Martin group developed a bifunctional organic catalyst that promotes highly efficient enantioselective halolactonization reactions for olefinic acids. Using the BINOL-amidine catalyst we invented, our group ... -
Development and applications of microwave impedance microscopy for imaging emergent properties in quantum materials
Near-field scanning microwave microscopy (NSMM) detects local physical properties of materials through electromagnetic interaction between the tip and the sample at a length scale much smaller than the freespace wavelength ...
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