Below are theses and dissertations completed by graduates of the University of Nevada Las Vegas Howard H. Hughes College of Engineering.
For the entire collection of UNLV theses and dissertations, visit UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
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
Modeling, Optimization, and Flow Visualization of Chemical Etching Process in Niobium Cavities, Sathish K. Subramanian
Design and Simulation of an Induction Skull Melting System, Taide Tan
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Chemical Kinetics and Thermal Hydraulics of Lead Bismuth Flow Loops, Kanthi Kiran Dasika
Development of a Systems Engineering Model for Chemical Separation Process, Lijian Sun
Study of Geometric Effects on Local Corrosion Rates for LBE Loop, Chao Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Design and Analysis for Melt Casting Metallic Fuel Pins Incorporating Volatile Actinides, Xiaolong Wu
Modeling and Simulation of the Chemical Etching Process in Niobium Cavities, Qin Xue