College of Engineering

With the rise of Industry 4.0, it is critical to manufacturers from all different sectors to begin integrating the new paradigms that come with it. However, SMEs are at a[...]

During the industrial pecan cracking and shelling process, kernels are often damaged. To address this problem, a study is conducted to experimentally determine the effect[...]

We investigated the dependence of emissions of elemental carbon and organic carbon and formation of secondary organic carbon in wildland fires on combustion conditions us[...]

Riverine wetlands are critical habitats for migrating waterfowl, as they provide food, cover from harsh conditions, and provide stopovers during their fall migration. In [...]

The application of pesticides with unmanned aerial application systems (UAAS) have increased rapidly in recent years due to their potential benefits such as spot-spray he[...]

Defining system requirements in engineering design has always been challenging and complex. This research explores the potential for Large Language Models to support and [...]

Structural health monitoring and biometric security are critical domains benefiting from AI andcomputer vision. This thesis tackles two challenges: generating synthetic d[...]

Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (known as CyanoHABs) are a type of phytoplankton species that have increased in frequency around the world. Their proliferation in rec[...]

Engineering Problems have long been used in the classroom for educational purposes. The process ofgenerating said problems has not changed significantly in decades. Howev[...]

A soil classification scheme for fine-grained subgrade soils was developed using resilient modulus data extracted from the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) database.[...]

Plastic pollution has reached an undeniable level of global impact. The transition towards circular systems that rethink the design and use of plastic products and elimin[...]

Modern microscopy makes many modalities available to the biological investigator, but selection of the appropriate techniques is important. Light microscopy such as phase[...]

In the rapidly urbanizing regions of South and Southeast Asia, the intricate balance between developing cities, informal economies, and mounting plastic pollution present[...]

In today’s rapidly digitalizing world, the integration of diverse sensors has become increasingly prevalent. Within the transportation sector, state Departments of Transp[...]

In biological research and biomedical imaging, detailed visualization of cellular structures is essen- tial for advancing scientific discoveries. Traditional fluorescence[...]

The history of bacteriophage (phage) use in the biomedical field is a checkered one. A century ago, phages were given to humans to fight an array of infections, but the i[...]

Medical-grade polymers have revolutionized the medical device industry but have also introduced significant concerns, particularly regarding infection risks. Infections a[...]

Over the past decades, 3D optical measurement techniques, including passive and active approaches, have been extensively studied across diverse fields. Among these, fring[...]

In 2019, energy consumption by the residential sector and commercial sector was about 21 quadrillion Btus and is equal to 28% of total U.S. end-use energy consumption in [...]

In an evaluation of other LED retrofit programs an average return on investment (ROI) of 3.3 years was found for interior lighting and average of 6 years for exterior lig[...]

Electric Vehicles (EVs) are becoming popular in the United States, driven by the government for both federal and state incentives [1] and by the automotive industry to pr[...]

This study has been carried out to determine how the 3D microenvironment affects the complex functionality of the cells growing in it. The effect has been quantified in t[...]

Regulatory environmental permits governing wastewater disposal have become stricter for poultry processing plants that discharge effluent directly into the environment or[...]

In the present dissertation, a team-based coverage control is proposed that aims at deploying groups of agents to an environment with a probability distribution function [...]