Theses from 2025
EMBEDDED SENSOR DESIGN FOR NON-ROBUST DELAY TESTING, Presh Jayawardana Manannaidelage
LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF COVER CROPS AND TILLAGE ON NUTRIENT LOSS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CORN-SOYBEAN ROTATIONS, Noah L. Mardian
The Weight of Water, IVY MARIE REITZ
AN ASSESSMENT OF WILD POLLINATOR POPULATIONS AND POLLINATION DEFICITS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS PUMPKIN FIELDS, Amma G. Maya
BEYOND THE HEADSTONES: A GEOPHYSICAL STUDY OF THE GARRISSON HILL CEMETERY REALOCATION., Paulo Vitor Mendes Da Cunha
FARMERS’ PERCEPTIONS ON THE DRIVERS OF LAND USE CHANGE AND THEIR IMPACTS ON LIVELIHOODS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: A CASE STUDY OF THE CENTRAL GONJA DISTRICT OF GHANA, Adizatu Mohammed
Elliptic Curves and Their Applications in Cryptography, Mercedes Danange Moll
UNDERSTANDING THE REGULATION OF TBX2 IN RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, Aloleca Mukherjee
NATURAL LANGUAGE INTERFACE WITH MOBILE ROBOTS., Karthika Mullangi
DETERMINANTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN THE LEADING PRODUCING COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE, Seidu Musah
REIMAGINING ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION: MULTIMODAL RHETORIC AND THE VOICES OF MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, Sadatun Nesa
INVESTIGATION OF CHARGE TRANSFER OF MOS2 MODIFIED ELECTRODE IN THE ABSENCE AND PRESENCE OF MONOVALENT (Na⁺) AND DIVALENT (Mg²⁺) CATIONS, Mahmudun Noby
SOCIAL DISPARITY PROBLEMS FOR ABORTION LAWS AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Yetunde Justina Oni
USING EQUIVALENCE-BASED INSTRUCTION AND BEHAVIORAL SKILLS TRAINING TO TEACH SOCIAL SKILLS, Alexander Orzeck
CRYSTALLIZATION OF PYRITE FROM ACIDIC HYDROTHERMAL SOLUTIONS, Junior Osei Agyemang
IN/DIGNITY, Ashish Kumar Padma Rao
Mixed Methods Meta-Synthesis of Nutrition Education Programs For The Autism Spectrum Disorders’ Community, Nina Yain Palmer
AI Medical Document Generation, Maniteja Parchuri
AUTHENTICATION FOR IOT DEVICES TO ACCESS SATELLITE NETWORKS, Dharani Parvathaneni
Drawer Fever, Nine Personal Essays, Sarvin Parviz
AUSLYN: THE 22nd EPOSIL, Andrew Primous
Mechanobiological Regulation of NF-κB in Innate Immunity, Sazid Noor Rabi
OPTIMIZED MULTI-PATH ROUTING FOR IOT CONNECTIVITY IN LEO SATELLITE NETWORKS: A LOAD-BALANCED APPROACH NETWORKS, Jatin K. Rai
STUDY ON SCHNEIDER-TEITELBAUM DUALITY FOR COMPACT p-ADIC LIE GROUP AND INTRODUCTION TO ITS MOD-p REDUCTION., Kasun Sandeepa Rathnayaka Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage
Evaluating the Accuracy of Traction Force Estimations in Traction Microscopy via Deep Learning, Sunimali Jayamini Rathnayake
Between My Body and the Cadaver Inside, Teya Reed
Real-Time Fault Detection and Classification in Radial Power Distribution Network using DNNs, Nimmi Regmi
Masters Thesis: The Development Of Southwest Yorkshire English: Open Syllable Lengthening And Peripherality, Jack Paul Ryan
SULFUR SCAVENGING BY THE ANOXYGENIC PHOTOTROPH HELIOPHILUM FASCIATUM, Sophia Antonietta Sanguedolce
SURVIVORSHIP IN VIRGINIA OPOSSUMS AND THE MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS FOR BURMESE PYTHONS IN KEY LARGO, FLORIDA, Arya J. Sanjar
EXPLORING THE ADOPTION OF QUALITY 4.0: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF INDUSTRY PRACTICES AND BARRIERS, Tama Rani Sarker
DENSITY ESTIMATES, INTERACTIONS, AND HABITAT USE OF TWO ENDEMIC ENDANGERED RODENTS IN RESPONSE TO INVASIVE SPECIES IN THE FLORIDA KEYS, USA, Shauna Marie Sayers
EFFICACY OF PREDATOR CONTROL AS A MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR NORTHERN ILLINOIS RACCOONS, Jennifer R. Schultze
EFFECT OF WATER-DEFICIT STRESS ON CANNABIS SATIVA PRODUCTION AND SECONDARY METABOLITE LEVELS, Shiksha Sharma
STUDY OF STRENGTH, DURABILITY AND MICROSTRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF FLY ASH AND GGBS BASED GEOPOLYMER STABILIZED HIGH PLASTIC CLAY, Sudarshan Shrestha
FLOOD SUSCEPTIBILITY ASSESSMENT THROUGH GIS INTEGRATED ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS AND MACHINE LEARNING MODELS, Sujan Shrestha
Isosteric Heats of Adsorption of Carbon Dioxide on Commercially Available Biochar Samples, Nathanial Smith
WATER QUALITY EXAMINATION OF ALTERNATIVE POND-BASED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR REARING LARGEMOUTH BASS (Micropterus nigricans), Asyeh Sohrabifar
HYBRID TRANSFORMERS AND CLASSIFIERS FOR MALICIOUS URL DETECTION, Sukeerthi Sri Ram
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SEMI-AQUATIC MAMMAL OCCUPANCY AND PARTICULATE CARBON, NITROGEN, AND PHOSPHORUS DYNAMICS IN FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Madison H. Stokoski
No Night So Dark, Brock William Storey
STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE BEHAVIOR OF HIGHLY PLASTIC CLAY STABILIZED WITH SODIUM ALGINATE, Kevin Tamang
QUANTIFYING THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF MANAGED RETREAT: INSIGHTS FROM VALMEYER’S GAINS AND GREATER OLIVE BRANCH’S LOSSES, Rajee Tamrakar
SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEM APPROACHES TO UNDERSTAND SMART DIVIDE AND BROADBAND RESILIENCE: INSIGHTS FROM SOUTHERN ILLINOIS COMMUNITIES, Sabah Tajin Tarique
When Spring Comes, Tracy Tran
THE IMPACT OF FOREIGN AID ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND ITS RIPPLE EFFECTS THROUGH THE EXCHANGE RATES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES – A CASE STUDY IN WEST AFRICA, PATRICK BARIMA TWUM
Robot Intention Recognition for Near Future Collision Avoidance., Naga Sai Rishik Reddy Vaka
IMPROVING DETECTION OF SOYBEAN SCN INFESTATION USING MULTI-SCALE REMOTE SENSING AND A NOVEL VEGETATION INDEX, Yuhua Wang
DEBATING EMPIRE: THE YUCATAN CRISIS AND THE POLITICAL AFTERMATH OF THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR, Colton Matthew Warnes
Beyond the Mozart Effect: How Musical Experience and Emotional Response Shape Individual Differences in Spatial Reasoning, Connor Watkinson
Drivers for and Barriers to the Implementation of Sustainability Initiatives at Small Colleges in the Midwestern United States, Hannah Weber
OCCUPANCY AND ECOLOGICAL INFLUENCE OF SEMI-AQUATIC MAMMALS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Derek Whipkey
Smile! Like You Mean It., Andrew Glenn Yepsen
Theses from 2024
REINFORCEMENT LEARNING-BASED POST DISASTER RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE, Sandeep Acharya
THE COMPETITIVE RESPONSE OF HEMP (CANNABIS SATIVA L.) WITH DIFFERENT AGRICULTURAL WEED SPECIES, Shahim Ahmed
Porosity Prediction and Estimation in Metal Additive Manufactured Parts: A Deep Learning Approach, Manoj Aluri
IMPACT OF FOREIGN AID TO AGRICULTURE IN REDUCING POVERTY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES., Richard Amoako
CHARACTERIZATION OF RAFFINOSE AND STACHYOSE SYNTHASE GENES BY USING TILLING BY SEQUENCING+, Erdem Anil
EFFECT OF INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT ON CONSUMPTION OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES IN USA BY STATES (2012-2021), Olamide Awomoyi
EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF LAND USE AND CLIMATE CHANGE ON REGIONAL HYDROLOGY BY UTILIZING LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES., Mandip Banjara
The March Funeral, Alexis Barrett
OBTAINING EMPLOYMENT WITH A CRIMINAL CONVICTION, McKenna Shea Bennett
STUDY OF RESILIENT MODULUS AND GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMER STABILIZED HIGH PLASTICITY CLAY, Sushanta Bhattarai
Effect of Damping, Duration, and Signal-to-Noise Ratio on the Accuracy of Data-Driven Stochastic Subspace Identification, Upama Bhusal
EFFECT OF STRATEGIC BLENDING OF FOOD INDUSTRY BY-PRODUCTS WITH PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTS ON PERFORMANCE OF GROWING AND FINISHING BEEF CATTLE, Richard Augustine Atedi Bien
COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO FLOODS IN THE CACHE RIVER WATERSHED OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: APPLICATION OF A PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING GENERAL AND SPECIFIED COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, Raymond Albert Bieri III
Investigating Native Bamboo Practices for Reservoir Conservation and Habitat Restoration, Taryn Elizabeth Ann Bieri
PHOSPHORUS-ALTERED PARASITE-HOST INTERACTIONS EXAMINED AT MULTIPLE SCALES, Scott William Binger
IDENTIFYING THE GEOGRAPHICAL RELATIONSHIP OF CLIMATE CHANGE PERCEPTIONS IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, Max R. Blessman
Consensus for creating light weight blockchain for IoT, Niharika Reddy Bommireddy
TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION ON BRAKE PEDAL FOR ADDITIVEMANUFACTURING, Harshith Boppana
Distribution Dynamics of Swamp Rabbits (Sylvilagus aquaticus) in Missouri, Kylie Bosch
AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF AN INNOVATIVE CLUSTERING APPROACH TOWARDS EFFICIENT BIG DATA ANALYSIS, Jacob Robert Bowers
Changes in benthic productivity and community composition following silver carp die offs: a mesocosm approach, Jacob Bowman
A TD Named Chynna, Chynna Bradford
ADVANCED PATHOGEN DIAGNOSIS BY A MICROFLUIDIC DROPLET DEVICE AND A REAL-TIME IMAGING SYSTEM, Langdon Boyd Briles
Enhancing Resilience and Sustainability for Small Manufacturing Enterprises in Southern Illinois, Raman Budhathoki
Comparison of Conventional Methods to Multiwell Microfluidic Device for Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing, Hope AnnMarie Budny-Clymer
SEPTIN MEDIATED SPORE CELL WALL ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTES TO HOST IMMUNE EVASION IN ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS, Anna Makenzie Bullard
A JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE ASTHENOSPHERE: A NUMERICAL EXPLORATION OF MAGMA PRODUCTION BENEATH MID OCEAN RIDGE AND SUBDUCTION ZONE SYSTEMS, Francesca C. Burkett
Effect of Micronized Rubber Powder on High Plastic Clay Stabilized with Cement Kiln Dust, Sanjan Bussu
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF MORAL FOUNDATIONS THEORY IN THE ADOPTION OF MIXED SPECIES GRAZING IN OKLAHOMA RANCHERS, Zachary William Carter
ADVANCEMENTS AND CHALLENGES IN THE INTERSECTION OF MACHINE LEARNING AND IOT SECURITY, Suryapunith Chithaluri
A COMPARISON OF FEEDBACK DELIVERY TIMES FOR SKILL ACQUISITION IN PRACTITIONERS, Jacqueline Cikowski
COMPARING PROCEDURES WITHIN MATRIX TRAINING: A SYSTEMATIC REPLICATION, Kennedy Cloe
PARENTING AND MATH PERFORMANCE IN CHILDREN WITH ADHD, Kayla Anne Cooper
Effects of Urban Borders on Synanthropic Mesopredator Movement and Risk of Toxoplasma Gondii Infection in the Protected Lands of Key Largo, Florida USA, Kelly A. Crandall
REVOLUTIONIZING URBAN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT USING DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING, Tanvi Reddy Dasaripally
ENHANCING AUTONOMOUS FOOD DELIVERY WITH IOTA BLOCKCHAIN, Shalini Donthireddy
THE IMPACT OF VEHICULAR NOISE ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ACOUSTIC INDICES, Rebecca Ducay
USING ADVANCED DEEP LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO IDENTIFY DRAINAGE CROSSING FEATURES, Michael Isaiah Edidem
OCCUPANCY DYNAMICS OF WILDLIFE IN A BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FOREST, Jessica L. Esposito
RECRUITMENT SOURCES OF GRASS CARP (CTENOPHARYNGODON IDELLA) IN THE GREAT LAKES, Nicholas Steven Etter