April 29 - May 5
MS Civil Engineering
TIMOTHY BATES
Tom VanDam, Advisor
Tuesday, April 29 10am
DOW 875
Effects of Potassium Acetate Deicer on Portland Cement Concrete Runways (abstract)
MS Industrial Archaeology
ALESSANDRA BRIGNOLA
Susan Martin, Advisor
Tuesday, April 29 9am
Chem Sci 102
World Heritage and Local Reality - a Walking Visitor Tour for the City of Houghton (abstract)
MS Forest Ecology & Management
JANET FREDERICK
Andrew Storer, Advisor
Friday, May 2 2pm
Forestry G002
Ash Resources Threatened by the Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) in Recreational Areas throughout Michigan (abstract)
PhD Engineering-Environmental
SANTOSH GHIMIRE
Brian Barkdoll, Advisor
Friday May 2 2pm
DOW 875
The Effect of Demand, Tank Parameters, and Pumping Stations on Energy Use in Municipal Drinking Water Distribution Systems (abstract)
MS Geology
ESSA GROSS
John Gierke, Advisor
Wednesday, April 30 9am
DOW 610
A Manual Pumping Test Method for Characterizing the Productivity of Drilled Wells Equipped with Rope Pumps (abstract)
MS Mechanical Engineering
KAREN HAUCH
Tammy Haut Donahue, Advisor
Thursday May 1 3pm
MEEM 208
Time Dependent, Failure, and Nanomechanical Properties of Human Meniscal Attachments (abstract)
PhD Physics
LIN PAN
Donald Beck, Advisor
Tuesday, April 29 2pm
Fisher 130
Ab Initio RCI Calculations of Atomic Properties of Selected Transition Metal Ions (abstract)
MS Civil Engineering
ANNE PEAIRS
Tom VanDam, Advisor
Wednesday, April 30 2pm
DOW 873
Full Depth Reclamation with Industrial Byproducts for the Stabilization of the Road Base (abstract)
MS Mechanical Engineering
AMANDA ALTAN (SMITH)
Gopal Jayaraman, Advisor
Wednesday, April 30 10am
MEEM 908
An Impact Experiment Study on Biomechanical Surrogate Human Femur to Identify Impact Mechanisms for Clinically Observed Hip Fractures Due to Falls (abstract)
MS Civil Engineering
JESSE SHAPIRO
James Mihelcic, Advisor
Wednesday, April 30 1pm
DOW 875
An Incentive-based Beneficiary Compensation Scheme for the Construction of Rural Water and Sanitation Systems in East Timor (abstract)
MS Industrial Archaeology
DANIEL TREPAL
Pat Martin, Advisor
Friday, May 2 9am
Academic Offices 201
Evolution in Iron: The West Point Foundry Casting House 1817 - 1912 (abstract)
PhD Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
LIANGTAO ZHU
Gordon Parker, Advisor
Friday, May 2 1pm
MEEM 908
Adaptive Control of Sinusoidal Brushless DC Motor Actuators (abstract)
May 6 - 12
MS Environmental Engineering
JAMES DUMPERT
Kurt Paterson, Advisor
Friday, May 9 10am
DOW 875
Performance Evaluation of VIP Latrines in the Upper West Region of Ghana (abstract)
MS Biological Sciences
DANIELLE DUSOLD
Don Lueking, Advisor
Thursday, May 8 2pm
DOW 743
Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by the Organisms of the Genus Pseudomonas (abstract)
MS Environmental Engineering
CARLY DUSSEAU
Noel Urban, Advisor
Thursday, May 8 9am
DOW 875
Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Sediment Inputs in Schoharie Reservoir, New York State (abstract)
MS Mechanical Engineering
ROBERT HADDEN
Jason Blough, Advisor
Tuesday, May 6 2pm
MEEM 908
Study of Flow Optimization in Truck Exhaust Systems (abstract)