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About the Collection
This collection contains graduate student theses and dissertations from the UNLV Department of Mechanical Engineering. Records are organized by Year, Author, and Title. To view the entire collection of UNLV theses and dissertations across all programs, visit the UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones collection.
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
The Impact of Electrostatic Correlations on the Electrokinetics, Elaheh Alidoosti
Validation of Novel Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment with Silicone Gel Experimental Models, Dustin Walter Burd
Discrete Vortex Modeling of Aerodynamic Flutter of a Flat Plate with Damped Oscillations, Emma Chao
3D Parametric Hand to Improve Prosthetic Hand Functionality, Maria C. Gerardi
Thermo-Mechanical Modeling and the Application of Coiled Polymer Actuators in Soft Robotics and Biomimetics, Robert Hunt
Material Characterization of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials Under Dynamic Loading Condition, Abu Iqbal
Remote Radiation Sensing using Robotic Platforms, Monia Kazemeini
Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Air-Cooled Condensers, Kaipo Kekaula
3-D Silk Fibroin Porous Particles Created by the Ouzo Effect for Biomedical Applications, Ashley Nicole Lamb
Fast Neutron Assay of Elemental Content of Bulk Samples, Calder Emerson Lane
Simulation of Oxygen Control Technology in Applications of Liquid Lead and Lead– Bismuth Eutectic Systems for Mitigating Materials Corrosion Using the Lattice Boltzmann Method, Emad Pouryazdanpanah Kermani
Minimizing Visual Defects through Augmentation of Computer Aided Diamond Rough Planning, Abhijith Prabhu
Gen-Foam Multiphysics Model Development for Molten Salt Reactors, Jeffrey Stewart
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Microstructural Effects on Photocatalytic Performance in Ag3PO4/Bi2MoO6 Z-Scheme Photocatalyst Systems, Kaleab Mengesha Ayalew
Performance Modeling of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Zigzag-Channel Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers, Katrine Birgitte Bennett
The Development of a Viscoelastic Ellipsoidal Model for use in Measuring Plantar Tissue Material Properties during Walking, Jessica Lee DeBerardinis
Numerical Study of Spacer Grid Geometry in a 5 X 5 Nuclear Fuel Rod Bundle, Wan Chuan Fan
Design of Efficient Carbon-Based Adsorbents for the Removal of Organic and Inorganic Water Contaminants, Sayedeh Soroosh Mortazavian Dehkordi
CFD Simulation Investigating the Effects of Groove Geometry on Heat Transfer for Internally Grooved Tubes, Richard Zaven Saroukhanoff
Cesium Platinum Iodide Perovskite Synthesis, Development and Application in Photovoltaic Devices, Dakota Schwartz
Ambient Temperature Dependence of Air-cooled Condenser Performance and Parameters, Alexander Darr Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Numerical Analysis of an Electrical Transformer with Fins and Horizontal Pins, Sean Ferneyhough
Detector Arrays for Nuclear Security and Safeguards Applications, Jessica Hartman
Morphological and Energy Transport Optimization of Spectrally-Selective Solar Absorber Coatings at Mesoscale, Dale Karas
Design Optimization and Control of a Fully Actuated Hexrotor UAV for Use in Aerial Manipulation Applications, Jameson Yau Sung Lee