Current theses and dissertations from Rowan University graduate programs are submitted electronically to Rowan University's Office of Graduate Research Services and are usually available in this institutional repository within a few weeks of submission. Theses and dissertations submitted between 2010 and 2015 have been migrated from the library’s previous digital archives and are available here.
As of 9/29/16, theses and dissertations produced between 1996 and 2010 have been scanned and uploaded. If you are the author of a Rowan University (or Glassboro State College) thesis or dissertation produced before 2010, and you do not want your document to be publicly available in Rowan Digital Works, you must complete and submit this form to request its removal from the repository.
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Examining global perspectives of engineering students: Determining educational impact, Brian R. Moore
Synthesis and evaluation of catalytic application of porous resin, Mahboubeh Nabavinia
Novel injectable PLGA-PEG-PLGA self-assembled hydrogels for the extended and controlled release of DNA nanocarriers to prevent secondary cataracts, Laura L. Osorno
Fabrication of vascularized scaffolds for the treatment of spinal cord injury, Paul P. Partyka
Bioprinted in vitro model of human glioblastoma, Rachel Lauren Schwartz
Evaluating cracking performance of polymer enhanced and fiber reinforced microsurface mixtures using asphalt laboratory testing, George Joseph Shackil
The effects of movement breaks in the classroom on reading, Kelly A. Simon
Epoxy-functional thermoplastic copolymers and their incorporation into thermosetting resins, Kayla Rose Sweet
Remediation of desiccation cracking in clayey soils through bio-cementation and bottom ash, Mark Vail
Toward precision medicine with nanopore technology, Trang Andrea Vu
Synthesis and characterization of novel silicone hydrogel biomaterials with advanced properties for ocular drug delivery, Liana D. Wuchte
Designing silk protein-based composite materials with tunable heat transfer and magnetic properties, Ye Xue
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Bio-Based Thiol-ene Polymer Electrolytes, Elyse Antonia Baroncini
Initial development of a prototype sensor testbed for fetal monitoring, Christian Beauvais
Applying Internet of Things principles to spacecraft, Brian K. Dixon
A study of catalytic microcombustion for a portable power supply device, Bhanuprakash Reddy Guggilla
Fabrication of enhanced carbon based biocompatible and biodegradable microelectronic materials derived from lignocellulosic biomass, Harrison Thomas Hawkins
Mobile ad hoc networks in transportation data collection and dissemination, Kardigue Konte
Functional porous polydimethlysiloxane as piezoresistive and piezoelectric materials, Taissa Rose Michel
Evaluation of the cracking performance of geogrid-reinforced hot-mix asphalt for airfield applications, Daniel Offenbacker
Inverted cone convolutional neural network for deboning MRIs, Oliver John Palumbo
Laboratory evaluation of cold in-place recycling asphalt mixtures using a balanced mix design, Ahmed Saidi
Exploring intercultural wonderment as a mediator for global perspective development in engineering students, John A. Schneider
Emotion recognition using facial feature extraction, Demiyan Smirnov
The impact of patient-specific vascular structure on localized cooling in the human heart, Nathan Paul Spangenberg
Implementation and analysis of the ISO/IEC/IEEE P21451-1 draft standard for a smart transducer interface common network services and its applications in the Internet of Things, Russell Henry Albert Trafford
Long-term performance of sustainable pavements using ternary blended concrete with recycled aggregates, Seth M. Wagner
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Efficacy of eluted antibiotics in 3D printed orthopaedic implants, Mohammed Mehdi Benmassaoud
Thermal fluid models of a hydrogel delivery system for pancreatic cancer treatment, Nesrine Bouhrira
The creation, validation, and implementation of the Engineering Process Safety Research Instrument, Brittany Lynn Butler
Risk analysis of autonomous vehicle and its safety impact on mixed traffic stream, Plaban Das
Stealth transmission in free space optical communication systems using amplified spontaneous emission noise, Youness Ergaibi
Kinematic analysis of spinal cord injury animals treated with a neurotrophin-infused scaffold and body weight supported treadmill training, Alexander Herman
Perovskite solar cells fabricated via scalable dip coating methods, Joseph F. Iannello
Design and characterization of polymer nanocomposites for engineering applications, Joseph Richard Nalbach
A detailed hydrodynamic study to help community based resiliency planning under extreme climatic and weather events, Md. Golam Rabbani Fahad
Development of a subsurface landfill fire risk-index, Samain Sabrin
An investigation of the cortical learning algorithm, Anthony C. Samaritano
Process intervention for water recovery in food manufacture, Christian Michael Wisniewski
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Development of an algorithm for satellite remote sensing of sea and lake ice, Peter Dorofy
Using Gaussian Mixture Model and Partial Least Squares regression classifiers for robust speaker verification with various enhancement methods, Joshua Scott Edwards
Evaluating the impact of different types of stabilized bases on the overall performance of flexible pavements, Andrae Anthony Francois
High throughput analysis of the penetration of iron oxide/polyethylene glycol nanoparticles into multicellular breast cancer tumor spheroids, Jonathan Robert Gabriel
Effects of passive and active training paradigms on bone and muscle recovery after spinal cord injury, Brittany Lynn King
Synthesis of novel, highly bio-based monomeric materials derived from lignocellulosic biomass and their respective epoxy resins, polycarbonates, and polyesters, Joseph Randall Mauck
The significance of a high resolution 2D hydraulic model including green infrastructure for assessment of coastal community vulnerability and resilience, Katie M. Miller
Heterogeneous anisotropy index and scaling in multiphase random polycrystals, Muhammad Ridwan Murshed
Structural strength evaluation and retrofitting of Hangar Q At Millville Airport, Harshdutta Indradutta Pandya
Automatic analysis of surface electromyography of reflexes for central nervous system inhibition during pregnancy, Neda Parvin
Learning extreme verification latency quickly with importance weighting: FAST COMPOSE & LEVEL_IW, Muhammad Umer
Analysis of aggregate mineralogy using LIBS, Bless Ann Varghese
Effects of bioengineering scaffolds releasing neurotrophins and body weight supported treadmill training on H-reflex after spinal cord injury, Jaclyn Ann Witko
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Determination of non-nuclear alternative to the nuclear density gauge through laboratory and field testing, Janine Abyad
Sensitivity studies on the shear lag parameter β using analytical and numerical techniques, George Thomas Avery
Assessment of force coordination and neuromuscular quickness in healthy adults, Karen L. Haberland
Effect of plug in hybrid electric vehicle adoption on gas tax revenue, local pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions, Neil McCall
Relaxation in bolted assemblies, Samuel Augustus Moeller
Robust speaker recognition in the presence of speech coding distortion, Robert Walter Mudrosky
Design maps for fracture resistant functionally graded materials, Muhammad Ridwan Murshed
Landfill elevated internal temperature detection and landfill fire index assessment for fire monitoring, Aurora Musilli
Sustainable P2 design for batch-based specialty chemical manufacture, Brigitte Pastore
Modeling atypical building use with commercially available building simulation software, Sarah E. Schanck
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Laser scanning aggregates for real-time property identification, Andrew Branin
Level set segmentation using non-negative matrix factorization with application to brain MRI, Dimah Dera
Particle filtering for EEG source localization and constrained state spaces, Bradley Ebinger
A mathematical model of a control systems hypothesis of N-methyl-D-aspartate-receptor-mediated ethanol dependence and withdrawal dynamics, Carlos Gutierrez
Synthesis and characterization of vanillyl alcohol based thermosetting epoxy resins, Eric Hernandez
A markerless augmented reality system using one-shot structured light, Bingyao Huang
Minimizing average handling time in contact centers by introducing a new process: Rowan Support Desk case study, Niusha Jafari
Multiple detector wireless FNIRS sensor to detect hemodynamic activity, Sivaram Karra
Verification of the dissipated energy based fatigue model using field data, Thomas Redles
Lignin-derived thermosetting vinyl ester resins for high performance applications, Daniel Rogers
EHAWK: UAV - remote launch of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Kite Based System, Matthew R. Rossett
Integrating the curriculum using a small-scale hybrid power train, Mariaeugenia Salas Acosta
Event-based hydrologic model calibration using NEXRAD in a data-poor region of southern New Jersey, Christopher Siegel
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Optimization algorithms for inference and classification of genetic profiles from undersampled measurements, Belhassen Bayar
Development of an integrated network visualization and graph analysis tool for biological networks, David Carbonetta
A new software tool to environmentally and economically evaluate solvent recovery in the pharmaceutical industry, Eduardo Cavanagh
Developing pavement preservation and mitigation strategies using Pavement ME design guide for Rhode Island DOT, Sean Coffey
Impact of structure, material properties, temperature curling, and trafficking on load transfer efficiency, Charles Cunliffe
Correlation between multiple stress creep recovery (MSCR) results and polymer modification of binder, Eric DuBois
Optimizing operation of a campus energy system for economic and environmental considerations, John Imperatore III
Investigation of compaction characteristics of subbase material using the superpave gyratory compactor, Craig Kumpel
Use of blood oxygenator membrane units in teaching mass balances, friction factor and mass transfer analysis, Keith McIver
Development of experiments involving pharmaceutical manufacturing principles, Alexander Struck Jannini
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Influence of moving load, structure, temperature gradient, and wheel configuration on load transfer efficiency, Akshay Joshi
Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide)-based scaffolds for tissue engineering applications, Pamela Kubinski
Life cycle assessment of dewatering routes for algae-derived biodiesel processes, Daniel O'Connell
An investigation of the potential for and application of life cycle analysis in the pharmaceutical industry, Michael Raymond
Self-assembling biomimetic hydrogels with bioadhesive properties for tissue engineering applications, Craig Wiltsey
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Platinum nanocatalytic combustion of methanol-air mixture, James Applegate
Hydrogen silsesquioxane (HSQ) for use in nano imprint lithography, Nathaniel Clark
Evaluation of the degree of blending of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) binder for warm mix asphalt, Luis Gaitan
Carbon dioxide transfer through hollow fiber membranes, Pavlo Kostetskyy
High Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement in hot mix asphalt, Alan Norton Jr
Magneto-elastic behavior in hard- and soft-MRE's including demagnetizing effects, Juan Roche