Below are theses and dissertations completed by graduates of the University of Nevada Las Vegas Howard H. Hughes College of Engineering.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Performance of Nevada’s aggregates in alkali-aggregate reactivity of Portland cement concrete, Mohammad Shahidul Islam
Energy efficient LED displays, John Mani Kumar Jupalli
Data routing in multicore processors using dimension increment method, Arpita H. Kadakia
A Comparative study on text categorization, Aditya Chainulu Karamcheti
A Secure on-line credit card transaction method based on Kerberos Authentication protocol, Jung Eun Kim
High school student interests in architecture, construction, and engineering education, Krishna P. Kisi
Study of stemming algorithms, Savitha Kodimala
Detours admitting short paths, Reshma Koganti
Statistical modeling and analysis of injury severity sustained by occupants of passenger vehicles involved in crashes with large trucks, Ahmad Koupaenejad
An Exploratory study on energy consumption of Energy Star and non-Energy Star homes, Prajakta Kulkarni
Improving ensemble streamflow prediction using interdecadal/interannual climate variability, Kenneth W. Lamb
Classification algorithms for genomic microarray, Rakesh Choudary Malepati
Analysis and evaluation of safety impacts of median types and midblock left turn treatments for urban arterials, Timur Mauga
Pattern extraction from the world wide web, Praveena Mettu
Effect of spatial and temporal variability of antecedent moisture content on model-generated runoff from an arid watershed, William J. Meyer
Assessment of impacts to hydroclimatology and river operations due to climate change over the Colorado River Basin, William Paul Miller
Flow rate measurement in a high temperature, radioactive, and corrosive environment, Taleb Moazzeni
Experimental and numerical analysis of structures with bolted joints subjected to impact load, Kumarswamy K. Nakalswamy
Computational analysis for improved design of an SAE BAJA frame structure, Nagurbabu Noorbhasha
Ion-exchange (IX): arsenic and chromium removal from brines and removal of inorganic contaminants by specialty resins, Behrang Pakzadeh
Automated procedures for quantification of rhizosphere physical properties in micro CT images, Natarajan S. Pillai
Self-stabilizing leader election in dynamic networks, Hema Piniganti
Wind flow modeling for wind energy analysis of the Nellis Dunes area in Nevada, Upendra Rangegowda
Conservation based uncertainty propagation in dynamic systems, Lillian J. Ratliff
A Visualization approach for message passing in parallel computing systems, Arunkumar Sadasivan
Analyzing the impact of reactive transport on the repository performance of TRISO fuel, Gregory Schmidt
Investigation of potential pathways and multi-cycle bioregeneration of ion-exchange resin laden with perchlorate, Mohamadali Sharbatmaleki
Evaluating the energy and carbon footprint of water conveyance system and future water supply options for Las Vegas, Nevada, Eleeja Shrestha
Impact investigation of reactor fuel operating parameters on reactivity for use in burnup credit applications, Tanya N. Sloma
Dynamic indexing, Viswada Sripathi
Self-stabilizing group membership protocol, Mahesh Subedi
Parameterizable network-on-chip emulation framework, Jaya Suseela
Optimal design of vehicle with internal space frame structure subjected to high impact load, Jagadeep Thota
Field measurement & verification of residential duct leakage methods and CFD analysis of HVAC mixing box, Uday Vadlamani
Cloud storage and online bin packing, Swathi Venigella
Development of hydrogen direct injection for conversion of internal combustion engines, Maxwell A. Wilson
Evaluation of safety impact of access management in urban areas, Xuecai Xu
Development of software to estimate pressures on the residual limbs of amputees by means of a pylon mounted transducer, Malli K. Yalamanchili
Synthesis, characterization and simulation of optical and Raman properties of metal nanoparticles, Sriteja Yamparala
Processor allocator for chip multiprocessors, Dawid Maksymilian Zydek
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Evaluation of rapid electric battery charging techniques, Ronald Baroody
The Influence of Carbon Source Types and Nitrate on the Performance of the Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Systems, Shamim Ara Begum
Analysis and design of low power CMOS ultra wideband receiver, Abdul Bhuiyan
Hierarchical routing in MANETs using simple clustering, Adam Carnine
Design and fabrication of a small prototype airframe structure, Kimberly Lynn Clark
Experimental and numerical study of a proton exchange membrane electrolyzer for hydrogen production, Sachin S. Deshmukh
Magnetic sensors for biodetection, Pranjali Vineet Sneha Deshpande
Update to ANSI/ANS-6.4.3-1991 for low-Z and compound materials and review of particle transport theory, Luis Durani
Parametric study of efficiency measures for home energy conservation in Las Vegas, Nevada, Todd M. France
Modulated nanopores using pulse anodization on thin aluminum, Mahesh Babu Gunukula
Individual copper nanowire decorated by gold nanoparticles for Surface enhanced Raman scattering, Roshan Guttikonda
An On-sun parametric study of solar hydrogen production using WO3 photoanodes, Christopher K. Halford
Effects of mechanical and metallurgical variables on creep, fracture toughness and crack growth behavior of Alloy 617, Muhammad Hasibul Hasan
Optimal design of discrete-time delta sigma modulators, Matthew Edward Jackson
Optimization of channel geometry in a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell, Jephanya Kasukurthi
A study of relevance feedback in vector space model, Deepthi Katta
Two-tank indirect thermal storage designs for solar parabolic trough power plants, Joseph E. Kopp
System architecture for an intelligent implantable bio-telemetry device, Karthik Kumar Nattamai Kumaresan
Design and characterization of a shock and vibration mitigation seat system, George Samaan Ladkany
Text Categorization Based on Apriori Algorithm's Frequent Itemsets, Prathima Madadi
Experimental evaluation and modeling of engine driven heat pump, Isaac Y. Mahderekal
On-board three-dimensional object tracking: Software and hardware solutions, Ajay Kumar Mandava
Extents and limits of radioscopic detection of nuclear materials in cargo containers with two megavoltage energy barriers, Vijay Kumar Mandava
Spectral analysis of pathological acoustic speech waveforms, Priyanka Medida
Efficient clustering techniques for managing large datasets, Vasanth Nemala
Tensile strength and failure criterion of analog lithophysal rock, James A. Nott
Effect of mechanical vibrations on light emitting diode luminaires, Jayalakshmi Paladugu
Fracture toughness, crack-growth-rate and creep studies of alloy 276, Joydepp Pal
Quantity-based cost forecasting system for street construction projects, Nipesh Pradhananga
Optimization of solid oxide fuel cell interconnect design, Krishna C. Pulagam
Soil moisture and water stage estimation using precipitation radar, Sumit Puri
Biology-Inspired Adaptive and Nonlinear Robust Control of BAUV Using Pectoral-Like Fins, Subramanian Ramasamy
Design of a "Figure-8" Spherical Motion Flapping Wing for Miniature UAV's, Zohaib Parvaiz Rehmat
Turn Constrained Path Planning Problems, Victor M. Roman
Low power FFT processor design considerations for OFDM communications, David Layne Rushforth
Seismic Evaluation Of Clark County Critical Bridges Using Nonlinear Static Procedures, Ahmad Said Saad
Studying the impacts of primary incidents on freeways to identify secondary incidents, Rohit Reddy Saddi
Metal induced crystallization of silicon thin films, Sandeep Kumar Raju Sangaraju
A Survey of Monge Properties, Swetha Sethumadhavan
Parametric study of stimulus-response behavior incorporating vehicle heterogeneity in car-following models, Saidi Siuhi
Oxidation modeling by means of molecular dynamics, Chaiyod Soontrapa
Analysis of a caliche stiffened pile foundation, Richard C. Stone Jr.
Mitigation of impact vibrations using impedance mismatch in cylindrical structures, Sachiko Sueki
Human identification using pyroelectric infrared sensors, Aron E. Suppes
Anti-islanding schemes for machine-based distributed generation, Temesgen Tadegegn
Effects of similarity metrics on document clustering, Rushikesh Veni
Investigation of feasibility and potential mechanisms for the bioregeneration of perchlorate laden gel-type anion exchange resin, Arjun Krishna Venkatesan
Islanded operation of a distribution feeder with distributed generation, Chandu Venu
Novel techniques in iris recognition, David Walker
Criticality studies of actinides within fissures, Trevor Wilcox
Performance evaluation of network-on-chip interconnect architectures, Xinan Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Study of Secondary Electron Emission from Niobium at Cryogenic Temperatures, Anoop George
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
CFD Analysis of 3-D Thermalhydraulics Flow Effects on Wall Concentration Gradient Profiles for LBE Loop Fittings, Narain Armbya
Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance of Martensitic Stainless Steels for Transmutation Applications, Phani P. Gudipati
Stress Corrosion Cracking and Hydrogen Embrittlement of Martensitic Alloy EP-823, Mohammad K. Hossain
Environment-Induced Degradations in a Target Structural Material for Transmutation Applications, Ramprashad Prabhakaran
Embrittlement and Localized Corrosion in Alloy HT-9, Sudheer Sama
Environment Assisted Cracking of Target Structural Materials Under Different Loading Conditions, Venkataramakrishnan Selvaraj