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Illinois State University Salaries Fy2025 Update, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Salaries

Includes two sections: administrative professional and civil service salaries, and non-tenure track, tenure track, and faculty associate salaries.

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Sequence Conservation Of Suppressor Of Ikk Epsilon Phosphorylation Sites, Kaydence M. Isaacs

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Suppressor of IKK epsilon (SIKE) is a protein that is implicated in immune response signaling pathways. SIKE interaction networks suggest roles in cell motility and macromolecular complexes mediating kinase/phosphatase activity. In this project, we aim to better understand the function of SIKE by analyzing amino acid sequences across different species. In human SIKE, viral infection leads to phosphorylation of SIKE at defined serine residues. Comparing SIKE sequences, and specifically these phosphorylation sites, allows us to discover its ancestral connections to innate immune function. This has particular applications in bridging the evolutionary gap between fungi and metazoa SIKE sequences. Multiple sequence …

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Decarbonized Shipping: Is It The Best Sustainable Shipping Solution?, Olivia Akers

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

In the era of globalization and the fourth industrial revolution, the maritime shipping industry has grown exponentially in the twenty-first century. In fact, 90% of today’s goods travel across the ocean before reaching the end consumer, meaning that ocean transportation of goods contributes significantly to overall environmental impacts on the ocean. Awareness of this impact has increased as humans strive to eliminate unsustainable practices in an effort to protect the long term health of our planet. Decarbonized shipping has been proposed as a possible solution for unsustainable shipping practices, and the goal of this chapter is to evaluate this solution …

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Illuminating The Iceberg: Brain Science And Punitive Damages In Libel Cases, Catherine J. Cameron

Tulsa Law Review

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Ukraine-Russia Armed Conflict: Holding The U.N. Security Council Veto-Wielding And Nuclear-Armed Russia Accountable And Upholding International Rule Of Law, Joseph M. Isanga

Tulsa Law Review

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Knowledge And Punishment: The Prison-Industrial Complex And Epistemic Oppression, Lark Mulligan

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

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We, “The People,” Deserve A Second Chance, Meghan Monahan

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

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An Artificial Neural Network-Based Battery Management System For Lifepo4 Batteries, Roger Painter, Ranganathan Parthasarathy, Lin Li, Irucka Embry, Lonnie Sharpe, S. Keith Hargrove

Civil and Architectural Engineering Faculty Research

We present a reduced-order battery management system (BMS) for lithium-ion cells in electric and hybrid vehicles that couples a physics-based single-particle model (SPM) derived from the Cahn–Hilliard phase-field formulation with a lumped heat-transfer model. A three-dimensional COMSOL® 5.0 simulation of a LiFePO4 particle produced voltage and temperature data across ambient temperatures (253–298 K) and discharge rates (1 C–20.5 C). Principal component analysis (PCA) reduced this dataset to five latent variables, which we then mapped to experimental voltage–temperature profiles of an A123 Systems 26650 2.3 Ah cell using a self-normalizing neural network (SNN). The resulting ROM achieves real-time prediction accuracy comparable …

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Integrating Community Assets, Place-Based Learning, And Career Development Through Project-Based Learning In Rural Settings, Denae Kizys, Christine Lotter Ph.D., Lucas Perez, Rachel Gilreath, Dodie Limberg

Faculty Publications

Our study investigates the first year of a two-year place-based education (PBE) professional development model that focuses on career development in rural middle schools through project-based learning (PBL) units. Rural science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educators face unique challenges, including geographic isolation, limited resources, and reduced access to professional development opportunities, which can hinder the effective integration of career-oriented learning in the classroom. We addressed these challenges by implementing professional development in which school counselors and teachers collaborate to design PBL units aligned with rural community local needs and STEM careers. Using a descriptive multiple-case study methodology to document …

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Design Of Auger Pyrolizer For Biochar Production Through Slow Pyrolysis, José-Daniel García, Farid Chejne, Juan-Carlos Maya, Diana Giraldo, Michell Ortiz

Bio-Char IV

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Artificial Intelligence Applications In Decision-Making For Disease Management A Scoping Review, Mohammadhiwa Abdekhoda, Fatemeh Ranjbaran Madiseh

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Artificial intelligence (AI) has several potential applications in medicine, creating opportunities for reliable and evidence-based decision-making in disease management. To explore the practical aspects of AI in decision-making, this scoping review was conducted to identify AI applications in disease management using the PRISMA-ScR checklist. Data collection involved searching relevant keywords in Web of Science and Scopus databases in May 2023. Eligibility criteria for study inclusion and exclusion were established, and the review process adhered to the PRISMA-ScR checklist. A total of 80 extracted sub-themes were identified and categorised into 6 main themes: data processing and management, characterisation and analysis, prediction …

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Human Endogenous Retroviruses (Hervs) Associated With Glioblastoma Risk And Prognosis, Harun Mazumder, Hui Yi Lin, Melody Baddoo, Wojciech Gałan, Diana Polania-Villanueva, Chindo Hicks, David Otohinoyi, Francesca Peruzzi, Zbigniew Madeja, Victoria P. Belancio, Erik K. Flemington, Krzysztof Reiss, Monika Rak

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

Emerging evidence suggests expression from human endogenous retrovirus (HERV) loci likely contributes to, or is a biomarker of, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) disease progression. However, the relationship between HERV expression and GBM malignant phenotype is unclear. Applying several in silico analyses based on data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), we derived a locus-specific HERV transcriptome for glioma that revealed 211 HERVs significantly dysregulated in the comparisons of GBM vs. normal brain (NB), GBM vs. low-grade glioma (LGG), and LGG vs. NB. Our analysis supported development of a unique HERV scoring algorithm that segregated GBM, LGG, and NB. Interestingly, lower HERV …

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Perianal Infections Update, Boris Garber, Jonathan Glauser

Faculty Scholarship

Purpose of Review We describe the evaluation, treatment, and disposition of patients presenting with perianal and rectal complaints, specifically focusing on identifying and treating various infectious diseases affecting this area. Risk factors and preventative strategies are also discussed where known. Recent Findings Several professional medical associations, namely the World Society of Emergency Surgery and the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, recently promulgated new guidelines concerning the diagnosis and management of common infectious rectal disorders [1]. The American College of Radiology also published its criteria for choosing appropriate imaging modalities for anorectal disease [2]. Additionally, new meta-analyses have been …

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Then They Came For Me: Is The Asylum Process Prepared?, Maxwell R. Massey

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

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Engaging Undergraduate Students In Critical Visual Reflections Using Their Visual Journals, Madeleine A. Barney-Gibbs

Undergraduate Honors Theses

This qualitative, arts-based study examines how undergraduate students engage with visual journaling to construct and articulate knowledge in a social science course centering issues of diversity, inclusion, and social justice. Drawing on Freirian critical pedagogy and critical visual reflection, this research centers students’ voices and creative processes. Through one-time, audio-recorded interviews, participants share insights about their journaling experiences, reflect on memorable pages, and articulate both the significance and intended future use of their visual journals. The collaboration between researchers and student participants involves shared reflective practices, flattening hierarchies, and emphasizing embodied expression, including nonverbal and vocal cues. This approach builds …

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Programming A More Efficient Onboarding Process For New Employees, Long H. Pham

Undergraduate Honors Theses

The current onboarding process for new hires in the University of San Diego’s Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering is inefficient. There is no central location where new hires and administrators can track onboarding progress. Both parties have to manage multiple email chains and write their own reminders to keep track of everything. This leads to delays, missing deadlines, and confusion for both parties. A web-based onboarding application has been developed recently to address these issues and streamline the onboarding process for new hires. However, this application contains several accessibility issues and does not follow all of the standards for effective employee …

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Introduction: Mother Tongue As Global Politics, Jessica Chandras, Joshua Babcock

UNF Faculty Research and Scholarship

For racialized speakers living in the wake of colonial modernity, “mother tongues” persist as perilous, precarious terrain. Far from being a straightforward linguistic resource or a totalizing, self-evident identity marker, “mother tongue” is always positioned, partial, and political. As a category, “mother tongue” encompasses projects across disparate sites, histories, and interactional grounds beyond South Asia, where the concept has been most extensively elaborated. Articles in this collection trace the links among collective national identities, individuated personhood, and the denotational codes that get made to refract language-community attentions—not just a group's language, but more essentially, their “mother tongue.” What transformations, investments, …

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25 Conference Program - Alkali Activated Materials And Geopolymers: High-End Technical Applications, Cristina Leonelli, W.M. Kriven, John L. Provis, Arie Van Riessen, Juho Yliniemi

Alkali Activated Materials and Geopolymers: High-end technical applications [2025]

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Extreme Bandgap Polarization Doped Algan Layers On Bulk Aln For Pn-Diodes With An 8.5 Mv Cm−1 Breakdown Field And Forward Current Density Exceeding 20 Ka Cm−2, Tariq Jamil, Abdullah Al Mamun Mazumder, Muhammad Ali, Mafruda Rahman, Kenneth Stephenson, Grigory Simin, Asif Khan

Faculty Publications

In this paper we present a study of distribution polarization doped Al_xGa_1−xN layers and their use in quasi-vertical configuration pn-diodes which exhibited a high breakdown field of ∼8.5 MV cm⁻¹ and a large forward current density (∼23 kA cm⁻²). We also establish their potential use in UVC light emitters by studying the optical emission from a quantum well inserted at the distribution polarization doped pn-junction interface.

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Re: Comment Letter For The Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Insufficiently Reclaimed Sites Bres No. 158 – Waste Rock Dump Remedial Action Work Plan (Rawp) (Dated March 28, 2025), Molly Roby

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

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The Effect Of Bio And Nano Fertilizer On Growth And Yield Of Basil Plant And Its Content Of Active Ingredients, Radhiyah Ali Hasan Ahmad, Hayder Abdulmunem A. Turk, Suha Dhia Abid Ali Twaij

Baghdad Science Journal

A factorial experiment was conducted at the College of Education for Pure Sciences Ibn al-Haitham/University of Baghdad for the 2023 growing season to study the effect of the biofertilizer represented by the mycorrhizae vaccine and the NPK Nano fertilizer on some indicators of vegetative and root growth, yield, and volatile oil production of the basil plant, Ocimum basilicum L., the experiment included two factors. The first factor was mycorrhizae inoculum at 2 levels: 0 (no addition) and an addition of 25 g plant^–1, as the seeds were inoculated upon planting. The second factor was spraying the plant’s shoots …

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Application Of Bioinformatic Tools To Tuberculosis Surveillance At The Arkansas Department Of Health, Brian Scott Delavan

Theses and Dissertations

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health threat in Arkansas. Great strides have been made over the past fifty years to reduce the number of TB cases in Arkansas. However, the rate of TB cases has remained steady since 2010. According to the Arkansas Department of Health, from 2012 through 2023 the TB Case rate per 100,00 population was between 2.0 and 3.1. To continue Arkansas’ drive towards elimination of TB in Arkansas, defined as one TB case per million residents, new data analysis tools are needed. This project employs multiple bioinformatic tools to analyze TB cases and latent tuberculosis infections …

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Approach To The Patient: From Endocrinopathy To The Diagnosis Of A Histiocytic Disorder, Eli L Diamond, Carl E Allen, Kenneth L Mcclain, Jithma P Abeykoon, Ronald S Go, Krishmita Siwakoti, Houman Sotoudeh, Aishwarya Ravindran, Lucinda M Gruber, Gaurav Goyal

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Endocrinopathies are frequently the initial presentation of histiocytic neoplasms, which are rare hematologic disorders affecting multiple organ systems. Langerhans cell histiocytosis and Erdheim-Chester disease are 2 such disorders known to infiltrate the hypothalamus and/or pituitary gland, leading to arginine vasopressin deficiency (AVP-D) and anterior pituitary dysfunction (APD) in 20% to 30% of cases, often as the first manifestation. Conversely, histiocytic disorders account for a notable proportion (10-15%) of all pituitary stalk lesions. The diagnosis of histiocytoses is often delayed in such cases due to the nonspecific presentation of endocrinopathies and pituitary involvement. Consequently, endocrinologists are at the frontline and uniquely …

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The Effects Of Family Cohesion On The Relationship Between Trauma And State-Level Social Policy Provision In The United States, Brandon Kendall Ross Fielding

Dissertations and Theses

This dissertation examines how childhood trauma and family cohesion interact to shape state-level social policy generosity in the United States. The study begins with a multilevel quantitative analysis using data from the National Survey of Children’s Health and the State Safety-Net Generosity Index to assess how individual-level experiences of trauma and family support relate to state-level welfare generosity. Two trauma indices--one focused on adverse childhood experiences and bullying, and the other on food-related hardship--are used to explore how trauma influences attitudes toward public assistance, and whether family cohesion moderates this relationship. Results from marginal effects analyses indicate that family cohesion, …

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Using Mini-Datasets To Build Quantitative Research Skills, Julio Montanez

Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository

This resource provides a gentle introduction to undergraduate students on the intricacies of creating quantitative datasets.

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Hydrogen Peroxide Photoformation In Particulate Matter And Its Contribution To S(Iv) Oxidation During Winter In Fairbanks, Alaska, Michael Oluwatoyin Sunday, Laura Marie Dahler Heinlein, Junwei He, Allison Moon, Sukriti Kapur, Ting Fang, Kasey C. Edwards, Fangzhou Guo, Jack E. Dibb, James H. Flynn Iii, Becky Alexander, Manabu Shiraiwa, Cort Anastasio

Faculty Publications

The high levels of sulfate in wintertime particles in Fairbanks, Alaska, are a subject of keen research interest and regulatory concern. Recent results from the 2022 Alaska Layered Pollution And Chemical Analysis (ALPACA) field campaign indicate that roughly 40 % of wintertime sulfate in Fairbanks is secondary, with hydrogen peroxide (HOOH) the dominant oxidant. Since formation of HOOH in the gas phase should be negligible during ALPACA because of high levels of NOx, we examined whether reactions within particles could be a significant source of HOOH. To test this, we collected particulate matter (PM) samples during the ALPACA campaign, extracted …

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Bubble Image Velocimetry Application To Flow Characterization For Incipient Overtopping Events@ Challenges And Opportunities, Corrado Altomare, Xuexue Chen, Alison Raby, Xavier Gironella, Tomohiro Suzuki

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

This study employs the Bubble Image Velocimetry (BIV) technique to characterise the flow velocity of individual extreme waves that overtop sea dikes. Physical experiments were conducted in the small-scale wave flume at the Marine Engineering Laboratory (LIM) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya –BarcelonaTech (UPC). The objective of the experimental campaign was to develop methods to enhance predictive models for wave overtopping volumes of structures with emergent toes. Focused wave groups were used to simulate extreme individual wave overtopping under realistic random sea states. In addition, the campaign prioritized the development of non-intrusive measurement techniques to quantify overtopping volumes and …

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An Efficient Nsga-Ii-Based Algorithm For Multi-Robot Coverage Path Planning, Ashley Foster, Mario Gianni, Amir Aly, Hooman Samani

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

This work presents an algorithm based on the Nondominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II) to solve multi-objective offline Multi-Robot Coverage Path Planning (MCPP) problems. The proposed algorithm embeds a donation-mutation operator and a multiple-parent crossover that gener-ates solutions which maintain the longest path while minimizing the average path length. The algorithm also uses a library of elitism-selected high-fitness robot paths, and tournament-selected high min-max fitness paths, to construct high multi-objective fitness offspring. We evaluate the performance of our proposed algorithm against the state-of-the-art NSGA-II extended with an improved Heuristic Genetic Algorithm Crossover, and we demonstrate that for different instances of …

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Re: Approval Letter For The Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Revised Draft Final Insufficiently Reclaimed Sites Bres No. 158 Site Evaluation Summary Report (Dated February 24, 2025), Molly Roby

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

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Bounding Case Requirements For Power Grid Protection Against High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulses, Connor A. Lehman, Darrell Robinette, Wayne Weaver, David G. Wilson

Michigan Tech Publications

Securing the power grid is of extreme concern to many nations as power infrastructure has become integral to modern life and society. A high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) is generated by a nuclear detonation high in the atmosphere, producing a powerful electromagnetic field that can damage or destroy electronic devices over a wide area. Protecting against HEMP attacks (insults) requires knowledge of the problem’s bounds before the problem can be appropriately solved. This paper presents a collection of analyses to determine the basic requirements for controller placements on a power grid. Two primary analyses are conducted. The first is an inverted …

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Illinois State University Salaries Fy2025 Update, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Salaries

Sequence Conservation Of Suppressor Of Ikk Epsilon Phosphorylation Sites, Kaydence M. Isaacs

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Decarbonized Shipping: Is It The Best Sustainable Shipping Solution?, Olivia Akers

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Illuminating The Iceberg: Brain Science And Punitive Damages In Libel Cases, Catherine J. Cameron

Tulsa Law Review

Ukraine-Russia Armed Conflict: Holding The U.N. Security Council Veto-Wielding And Nuclear-Armed Russia Accountable And Upholding International Rule Of Law, Joseph M. Isanga

Tulsa Law Review

Knowledge And Punishment: The Prison-Industrial Complex And Epistemic Oppression, Lark Mulligan

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

We, “The People,” Deserve A Second Chance, Meghan Monahan

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

An Artificial Neural Network-Based Battery Management System For Lifepo4 Batteries, Roger Painter, Ranganathan Parthasarathy, Lin Li, Irucka Embry, Lonnie Sharpe, S. Keith Hargrove

Civil and Architectural Engineering Faculty Research

Integrating Community Assets, Place-Based Learning, And Career Development Through Project-Based Learning In Rural Settings, Denae Kizys, Christine Lotter Ph.D., Lucas Perez, Rachel Gilreath, Dodie Limberg

Faculty Publications

Design Of Auger Pyrolizer For Biochar Production Through Slow Pyrolysis, José-Daniel García, Farid Chejne, Juan-Carlos Maya, Diana Giraldo, Michell Ortiz

Bio-Char IV

Artificial Intelligence Applications In Decision-Making For Disease Management A Scoping Review, Mohammadhiwa Abdekhoda, Fatemeh Ranjbaran Madiseh

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

Perianal Infections Update, Boris Garber, Jonathan Glauser

Faculty Scholarship

Then They Came For Me: Is The Asylum Process Prepared?, Maxwell R. Massey

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Engaging Undergraduate Students In Critical Visual Reflections Using Their Visual Journals, Madeleine A. Barney-Gibbs

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Programming A More Efficient Onboarding Process For New Employees, Long H. Pham

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Introduction: Mother Tongue As Global Politics, Jessica Chandras, Joshua Babcock

UNF Faculty Research and Scholarship

25 Conference Program - Alkali Activated Materials And Geopolymers: High-End Technical Applications, Cristina Leonelli, W.M. Kriven, John L. Provis, Arie Van Riessen, Juho Yliniemi

Alkali Activated Materials and Geopolymers: High-end technical applications [2025]

Extreme Bandgap Polarization Doped Algan Layers On Bulk Aln For Pn-Diodes With An 8.5 Mv Cm−1 Breakdown Field And Forward Current Density Exceeding 20 Ka Cm−2, Tariq Jamil, Abdullah Al Mamun Mazumder, Muhammad Ali, Mafruda Rahman, Kenneth Stephenson, Grigory Simin, Asif Khan

Faculty Publications

Re: Comment Letter For The Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Insufficiently Reclaimed Sites Bres No. 158 – Waste Rock Dump Remedial Action Work Plan (Rawp) (Dated March 28, 2025), Molly Roby

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

The Effect Of Bio And Nano Fertilizer On Growth And Yield Of Basil Plant And Its Content Of Active Ingredients, Radhiyah Ali Hasan Ahmad, Hayder Abdulmunem A. Turk, Suha Dhia Abid Ali Twaij

Baghdad Science Journal

Application Of Bioinformatic Tools To Tuberculosis Surveillance At The Arkansas Department Of Health, Brian Scott Delavan

Theses and Dissertations

Approach To The Patient: From Endocrinopathy To The Diagnosis Of A Histiocytic Disorder, Eli L Diamond, Carl E Allen, Kenneth L Mcclain, Jithma P Abeykoon, Ronald S Go, Krishmita Siwakoti, Houman Sotoudeh, Aishwarya Ravindran, Lucinda M Gruber, Gaurav Goyal

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

The Effects Of Family Cohesion On The Relationship Between Trauma And State-Level Social Policy Provision In The United States, Brandon Kendall Ross Fielding

Dissertations and Theses

Using Mini-Datasets To Build Quantitative Research Skills, Julio Montanez

Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository

Faculty Publications

Bubble Image Velocimetry Application To Flow Characterization For Incipient Overtopping Events@ Challenges And Opportunities, Corrado Altomare, Xuexue Chen, Alison Raby, Xavier Gironella, Tomohiro Suzuki

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

An Efficient Nsga-Ii-Based Algorithm For Multi-Robot Coverage Path Planning, Ashley Foster, Mario Gianni, Amir Aly, Hooman Samani

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Re: Approval Letter For The Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Revised Draft Final Insufficiently Reclaimed Sites Bres No. 158 Site Evaluation Summary Report (Dated February 24, 2025), Molly Roby

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

Bounding Case Requirements For Power Grid Protection Against High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulses, Connor A. Lehman, Darrell Robinette, Wayne Weaver, David G. Wilson

Michigan Tech Publications