Browsing RPI Theses Open Access by Title
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Tablet PC sponsorship networks: a study of expectations, uses, practices, and pushback
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Tailings reclamation through biomineralization : into the wasteland
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2013-05)The proposal represents an architecture which seeks to take advantage of the extreme and unnatural conditions at the mine site. The proposed building site is at the mine tailings pond, an enormous (50 square kilometer) ... -
Tailoring the kinetics of the photoinitiated cationic polymerization of polyoctahedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS)-containing epoxy monomers
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2016-08)The effect of low-viscosity reactive diluents on the UV-curing kinetics of the photoinitiated cationic polymerization of a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane molecule having 8 glycidyl substituents (glycidyl POSS) was ... -
Target selection algorithm for multiple-capture orbital debris remediation spacecraft missions
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2021-05)One major obstacle to successful orbital debris remediation is the determination of which pieces of debris are the most viable targets for capture and de-orbit. The viability of a target is determined by some combination ... -
Task analysis for rigid scope natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) cholecystectomy
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Teleseismic waveform modeling in 2.5 dimensions
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Template-free protein structure prediction by coarse-grained hierarchical folding
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Testing of a combined Savonius-Darrieus wind turbine
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The archivist
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2016-08)An exploration of nostalgia, memory, and how we place our existence in the world within the context of what has come before us. In an act of self-exploration, artist Ryan Jenkins allows himself to be overcome with his ... -
The ascent
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The autoignition of tetralin, an endothermic fuel
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2013-05)The history of the evolution of jet fuel, starting with JP-1 in the early 1950s and resulting in JP-8-100 is presented. The importance of fuel properties from a perspective of balancing availability, cost, and performance ... -
The building blocks of expertise : examining extreme experts in the video game “Tetris”
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2017-08)I present three related studies which examine the features and theoretical structures associated with extreme expertise in the complex, real-time cognitive task of Tetris. To facilitate this research, I developed a platform ... -
The circadian regulation of macrophage physiology : a multi-omics approach
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2020-08)Nearly all forms of life have evolved intricate and extensive mechanisms to synchronize inner physiology with predictable daily environmental changes. These mechanisms are known as circadian rhythms and are generated at ... -
The constrained vapor bubble heat pipe - on earth and in space
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The Contemporary Conflict Institute
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The cooling and lubrication performance of graphene platelets in micro-machining environments
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2016-05)The research presented in this thesis is aimed at investigating the use of graphene platelets (GPL) to address the challenges of excessive tool wear, reduced part quality, and high specific power consumption encountered ... -
The cultural politics of constructionist computing : STS approaches to the critique and design of educational technology
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2017-08)This dissertation aims to fill in this gap by asking: what education research opportunities open up in STS once the loop between STS and CLT is acknowledged? I introduce three ways to approach STS educational research by ... -
The effect of gold nanoparticle structure on the conformation and function of adsorbed proteins
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The effect of head movement on perceived listener envelopment and apparent source width
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The effect of heat treatment on secondary phase formation in dissimilar metal welds
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2017-12)Ferrite numbers (FN) of the welds were measured and compared to the values predicted by the WRC-1992 diagram, revealing that the diagram over-predicted the FN for the 308L and 2209 welds. Electron-probe microanalysis (EPMA) ...