Publications

2025

Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering

• Davis, S. M., Lawrence, T., Andreu, I., Davies, A. J., Maynard-Dean, R., Kincaid, C., McMahon, K. W., Preziosi, B., & Suckling, C. C. (2025). Comparing field-based microplastic observations with ocean circulation model outputs in estuarine surface waters along a human population gradient. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 218, 118224.
• Freeman, M. T., Parvaresh-Rizi, A., & Meenach, S. A. (2025). Enhanced macrophage uptake of spray-dried phosphatidylserine-loaded microparticles for pulmonary drug delivery applications. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 104, 106535.
• Gong, L., Pan, A., Matsuo, T., Kanniyappan, H., Andreu, I., Rothman, A., Bothun, G. D., Mathew, M., & Lin, Y. (2025). Effects of weathering and simulated gastric fluid exposure on cellular responses to polystyrene particles. Environmental Science: Nano, 12(1), 528-547.
• Gong, L., Varela, B., Eskandari, E., Lombana, J. Z., Biswas, P., Ma, L., Andreu, I., & Lin, Y. (2025). Machine learning-driven optical microfiltration device for improved nanoplastic sampling and detection in water systems. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 138472.
• Keane, D. P., Nikoumanesh, E., Kamani, K. M., Rogers, S. A., & Poling-Skutvik, R. (2025). Universal relationship between linear viscoelasticity and nonlinear yielding in soft materials. Physical Review Letters, 134(20), 208202.
• Küster, T., & Bothun, G. D. (2025). Self-Assembled Cysteamine Reporter Ligands for SERS Nitrate Detection in Continuous Flow. Langmuir.
• Shirjandi, M., Andreu, I., Biswas, P., Erb, A., & Forrest, C. (2025). Polymer-Engineered Magnetic Nanoparticles at the Biofilm Interface: A Soft Matter Approach to Magnetic Hyperthermia. MIT Polymer Day.

Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Abbas, A., Aimar, M., Cox, B. R., & Foti, S. (2025). A frequency-domain beamforming procedure for extracting Rayleigh wave attenuation coefficients and small-strain damping ratio from 2D ambient noise array measurements. Earthquake Spectra, 87552930241304914.
• Figueira, S. A., Amini, M., Cox, D. T., & Barbosa, A. R. (2025). Methodology for Virtual Damage Assessment and First-Floor Elevation Estimation: Application to Fort Myers Beach, Florida and Hurricane Ian (2022). Natural Hazards Review, 26(2), 04025012.
• Kahbasi, A., Tran, K. T., Cox, B. R., & Abbas, A. (2025). Deep site characterization with full-waveform inversion of SH-and Love-waves induced by large mobile shaker. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 235, 105657.
• muthuramalingam Thangavelu, R., da Silva, W., Hernandez-Viezcas, J. A., Oyanedel-Craver, V., Gardea-Torresdey, J. L., Dimkpa, C. O., White, J. C., & Mena, N. Z. (2025). A multi-nutrient nanocomposite enhances UV stress tolerance and modulates nutrient accumulation in lettuce. Environmental Science: Nano.
• Pavlicevic, M., Vaidya, S., Arsenault, T., Bharadwaj, A., Musante, C., Yu, Y., Shabtai, I., Liquori, J., Hernandez-Viezcas, J. A., & Oyanedel-Craver, V. (2025). Upcycling plant waste: iron nanoparticles synthesized from Cannabis sativa enhance biomass and antioxidative properties in soybean (Glycine max). Environmental Science: Nano. 
• Pavlicevic, M., Zhou, J., Ammirata, M. A., Arsenault, T., Cahill, M. S., Hernandez-Viezcas, J. A., Oyanedel-Craver, V., Gardea-Torresdey, J. L., Dimkpa, C. O., & White, J. C. (2025). Manganese nanoparticles synthesized from hemp biomass waste modulate metabolic responses in soybean. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 109992. 

Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering

• Bell, C. J., Adhikari, K., & Brown, A. (2025). Convolutional Neural Networks for Direction of Arrival Estimation Compared to Classical Estimators and Bounds. IEEE Access.
• Chatragadda, L., Fletcher, A., Zhong, S., Vargas, F. A., Bhagat, N., Mankodiya, K., Delmonico, M. J., & Solanki, D. (2025). Development and Assessment of a Soft Wearable for sEMG-Based Hand Grip Detection and Control of a Virtual Environment. Sensors, 25(8), 2431.
• Guo, E., Jia, W., Ding, X., & Shan, J. (2025). Optimizing Task Scheduling in Cloud VMs with Accurate vCPU Abstraction. Proceedings of the Twentieth European Conference on Computer Systems
• Jandaghi, E., Zhou, M., Stegagno, P., & Yuan, C. (2025). Adaptive formation learning control for cooperative AUVs under complete uncertainty. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 11, 1491907.
• Kay, S., Adhikari, K., & Tang, B. (2025). A Nonparametric Data-driven Classifier Based on the Cumulant Generating Function. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing.
• Margolis, S. A., Prieto, S., Goldstein, A., Kaden, S., Castillo, E., Sadhu, S., Solanki, D., Larracey, E. T., Tremont, G., & Mankodiya, K. (2025). Feasibility and acceptability of an online epilepsy stigma self-management program. Epilepsy & Behavior, 165, 110331.
• Natraj, N., Seko, S., Abiri, R., Miao, R., Yan, H., Graham, Y., Tu-Chan, A., Chang, E. F., & Ganguly, K. (2025). Sampling representational plasticity of simple imagined movements across days enables long-term neuroprosthetic control. Cell, 188(5), 1208-1225. e1232.
• Rabiee, A., Ghafoori, S., Cetera, A., Norouzi, M., Besio, W., & Abiri, R. (2025). A comparative study of conventional and tripolar eeg for high-performance reach- to-grasp bci systems. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.
• Rabiee, A., Ghafoori, S., Farhadi, M., Beyer, R., Bai, X., Lin, D. J., Ostadabbas, S., & Abiri, R. (2025). Learning Multimodal AI Algorithms for Amplifying Limited User Input into High-dimensional Control Space. arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.11366.
• Zhang, J., Kim, J., Alverti, C., Liu, P., Jia, W., & Xu, T. (2025). Rethinking Tiered Storage: Talk to File Systems, Not Device Drivers. Proceedings of the 2025 Workshop on Hot Topics in Operating Systems,
• Venkatasubramanian, K., Appleton, J., Ranalli, T.-M., Mankodiya, K., Solanki, D., & Carreiro, S. (2025). Leveraging Trauma Informed Care for Digital Health Intervention Development in Opioid Use Disorder. Journal of Medical Toxicology, 21(1), 60-68.

Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering

• Asako, Y., Hong, C., Yamaguchi, Y., Faghri, M., Tan, L. K., & Sidik, N. A. C. (2025). Physically Realistic Inlet-Velocity Profiles in Duct Flows. Heat Transfer Engineering, 46(3), 240-251.
• Chen, L., Liu, F., Wang, Y., Wang, Q., Yuan, C., & Zeng, W. (2025). Automatic detection of obstructive sleep apnea through nonlinear dynamics of single-lead ECG signals. Applied Intelligence, 55(2), 1-29.
• Chu, T., Pandey, A., Fontaine, D., Matos, H., & Shukla, A. (2025). Projectile impact behavior of drop-stitch inflatables. European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, 112, 105644.
• Clark, A., & Jouaneh, M. K. (2025). A System for Robotic Extraction of Fasteners. Applied Sciences, 15(2), 618.
• Fry, M., & Macht, G. A. (2025). The Impact of Accessible Voting Technology on the 2024 Presidential Election. XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students, 31(3), 18-23.
• Ghaznavi, A., Alavi, S., Lin, Y., Hara, S. A., Gemeinhart, R. A., & Xu, J. (2025). 3D Printed Hollow Microneedles for Dermal and Transdermal Drug Delivery: Design, Fabrication, Application, and Perspective. Molecular Pharmaceutics.
• Gong, L., Pan, A., Matsuo, T., Kanniyappan, H., Andreu, I., Rothman, A., Bothun, G. D., Mathew, M., & Lin, Y. (2025). Effects of weathering and simulated gastric fluid exposure on cellular responses to polystyrene particles. Environmental Science: Nano, 12(1), 528-547.
• Gong, L., Varela, B., Eskandari, E., Lombana, J. Z., Biswas, P., Ma, L., Andreu, I., & Lin, Y. (2025). Machine learning-driven optical microfiltration device for improved nanoplastic sampling and detection in water systems. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 138472.
• Guzas, E., Casper, B., Babina, M., Chenwi, I., & Shukla, A. (2025). Experiments and Computational Modeling of a Sealed Open Cell Foam in an Underwater Shock Tube. Experimental Mechanics, 1-19.
• Herchen, M., Dionne, C., Tricarico, S., Ma, A., Bose, A., & Giri, A. (2025). Solventless Electrodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries Fabricated through Additive Manufacturing. 247th ECS Meeting (May 18-22, 2025),
• Jain, S., Pandey, A., Matos, H., & Shukla, A. (2025). Curved sandwich composite panels subjected to a near-field underwater explosion. Composite Structures, 119357.
• Jain, S., Pandey, A., & Shukla, A. (2025). Strategy to Enhance the Collapse Capacity of Composite Cylindrical Tubes: Experiments and Simulations. Materials, 18(7), 1458.
• Jandaghi, E., Zhou, M., Stegagno, P., & Yuan, C. (2025). Adaptive formation learning control for cooperative AUVs under complete uncertainty. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 11, 1491907.
• Jonas, T., Okele, O., & Macht, G. A. (2025). Rural vs. Urban: How Urbanicity Shapes Electric Vehicle Charging Behavior in Rhode Island. World Electric Vehicle Journal, 16(1), 21.
• Karna, P., & Giri, A. (2025). Pressure-tuning the spatial extension of polarons and charge mobilities in polar insulators. Physical Review Materials, 9(3), 034604.
• Lincon, M. I., Chaudhary, B., Matos, H., Chalivendra, V., & Shukla, A. (2025). Failure Analysis and Piezo-resistance Response of Intralaminar Glass/Carbon Hybrid Composites Under Blast Loading Conditions. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, 147(1).
• Manion, A., Bryant, L. A., Kimball, D. C., Macht, G. A., Romero, M., & Stein, R. M. (2025). Ballots and Booths: Best Practices for In-Person Voting. Journal of Election Administration, Research & Practice, 22.
• Ngwa, A. N., Chaudhary, B., Matos, H., & Shukla, A. (2025). Design Optimization for Hydrostatic Pressure in Hybrid Composite Cylinders. Applied Composite Materials, 32(2), 373-394.
• Norouzi, M., Zhou, M., & Yuan, C. (2025). Cooperative Deterministic Learning-Based Formation Control for a Group of Nonlinear Mechanical Systems Under Complete Uncertainty. arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.13688.
• Pandey, A., Fontaine, D., & Shukla, A. (2025). Collapse Behavior of Cylindrical Shells with Anticlastic Curvature Sections. Experimental Mechanics, 1-15.
• Pandey, A., Wanchoo, P., Matos, H., LeBlanc, J., & Shukla, A. (2025). Near-field underwater explosion and its interaction with a sandwich composite plate. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 196, 105155.
• Pandey, A., Wanchoo, P., & Shukla, A. (2025). Shear Constitutive Behavior of Closed-Cell PVC Foams at Varied Loading Rates. Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials, 1-12.
• Reddy M, V., Matos, H., Shukla, A., & Rousseau, C.-E. (2025). Energy distribution in 1D chains of foam disks subjected to low-velocity impact at different temperatures. Journal of Cellular Plastics, 61(1), 61-78.
• Stein, D. L., & Chelidze, D. (2025a). Characteristic value decomposition: a unifying paradigm for data-driven modal analysis. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 222, 111769. 
• Stein, D. L., & Chelidze, D. (2025b). Continuation of nonlinear normal modes using reduced-order models based on generalized characteristic value decomposition. Nonlinear Dynamics, 113(1), 25-45.
• Thakur, S., & Giri, A. (2025a). Impact of carbon dioxide loading on the thermal conductivity of metal organic frameworks. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 162(15). 
• Thakur, S., & Giri, A. (2025b). Two-dimensional local correlations of octahedral tilts dictate thermal transport in three-dimensional metal halide perovskites. Physical Review B, 111(13), 134303. 
• Treacy, C., Stein, D., & Chelidze, D. (2025). Multifaceted vibration absorption of a rotating magnetic nonlinear energy sink. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 224, 112122.
• Wadowski, G. M., Bernardo Jr, N. D., King, B. A., & Macht, G. A. (2025). A Comparative Study of Electronic and Paper Ballot Systems in Modern US Elections. Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy, 24(1), 74-96.
• Zeng, W., Shan, L., Wang, Q., Liu, F., Wang, Y., Yuan, C., & Du, S. (2025). Artificial intelligence for accurate classification of respiratory abnormality levels using image-based features and interpretable insights. Applied Soft Computing, 170, 112678.
• Zhang, J., Yuan, C., Wu, F., Wang, C., & Cheng, H. (2025). Deterministic Learning-Based Tracking Control for Parabolic PDE Systems With Infinite-Dimensional Nonlinear Uncertain Dynamics. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 

Ocean Engineering

• Alkarem, Y., Huguenard, K., Kimball, R., & Grilli, S. (2025). Uncertainty-Guided Prediction Limits of Phase-Resolved Ocean Wave Forecasting under Data Sparsity: Experimental and Numerical Evaluation. 
• Alkarem, Y. R., Ammerman, I., Huguenard, K., Kimball, R. W., Hejrati, B., Verma, A., Nejad, A. R., Hashemi, R., & Grilli, S. (2025). Investigating Lab-scaled Offshore Wind Aerodynamic Testing Failure and Developing Solutions for Early Anomaly Detections. Wind Energy Science Discussions, 2025, 1-15. 
• Benit, S., Lin, Y.-T., Barnard, A. R., Brown, D. C., & Miller, J. H. (2025). Stochastic Sound Speed Profile and Transmission Loss Models for the New England Shelf. Journal of Theoretical and Computational Acoustics. 
• Breusing, C., Hauer, M. A., Hughes, I. V., Becker, J. S., Casagrande, D., Phillips, B. T., Girguis, P. R., & Beinart, R. A. (2025). Contrasting genomic responses of hydrothermal vent animals and their symbionts to population decline after the Hunga volcanic eruption. bioRxiv, 2025.2002. 2024.639855. 
• Chang, C., Van Loo, A. F., Hung, C.-C., Zhou, Y., Gnandt, C., Tamate, S., & Nakamura, Y. (2025). Josephson traveling-wave parametric amplifier based on low-intrinsic-loss coplanar lumped-element waveguide. arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.07559. 
• Cong, S., James Hu, S.-L., & Li, H.-J. (2025). An efficient Laplace domain deconvolution method for dynamic systems. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 481(2311), 20240499. 
• Giordano, B., Amaral, J., Guan, S., Lin, Y., Miller, J., Mohajerin, T., Popper, A., Potty, G., & Vigness-Raposa, K. (2025). Sediment-borne wave disturbances and propagation and potential effects on benthic fauna. Sterling (VA): US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. 60 p. Report No.: OCS Study BOEM 2025-028. In: i.
• Grilli, S. T., Schambach, L., Mohammadpour, M., Grilli, A. R., Kirby, J. T., Fratto, E. S., & Shi, F. (2025). Tsunami hazard assessment along the US East Coast from extreme sources in the North Atlantic Ocean: a limited probabilistic analysis. Natural Hazards, 1-63. 
• Harrington, D. J., Walsh, J. P., Grilli, A. R., Ginis, I., Crowley, D., Grilli, S. T., Damon, C., Duhaime, R., Stempel, P., & Rubinoff, P. (2025). Past and Future Storm-Driven Changes to a Dynamic Sandy Barrier System: Outer Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Water, 17(2), 245. 
• Hulin, F., Prevosto, M., Tassin, A., Filipot, J.-f., Jacques, N., & Grilli, S. (2025). Breaking onset and breaking strength of focused wave packets: Linear prediction model and nonlinear numerical simulations. Coastal Engineering, 197, 104660. 
• Keogh, M., McTighe, J., Dahl, J., & Bilal, O. R. (2025). Experimental observation of flow instability control by metamaterial subsurfaces. arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.02053. 
• Knight, B. G., Mohammadi, Y., Urban, D., Park, J., Liao, Y., Mangano, M., Martins, J. R., Pan, Y., & Maki, K. J. (2025). Multifidelity CFD analysis for ducted hydrokinetic turbine design. Renewable Energy, 123307. 
• Mori, N., Chang, C.-W., Ono, K., Noguchi, H., Baba, S., Yanagisawa, H., Miyagi, T., Tsuruta, N., Suzuki, K., & Yamagata, S. (2025). Field experiment study to assess critical wave conditions leading to failure of mangrove Rhizophora stylosa. Coastal Engineering, 199, 104749. 
• Naik, K., Mangano, M., Knight, B. G., Seraj, S., Liao, Y., Park, J., Pan, Y., Martins, J. R., Maki, K. J., & Sun, J. (2025). Experimental performance comparison of Ducted and Freestream hydrokinetic turbines. Renewable Energy, 123308. 
• Salazar, I. B., Velázquez, L. O. P., Webster, S. E., & Van Uffelen, L. J. (2025). Constraining Acoustic Positioning with Vehicle Measurements from an Underwater Glider. 2025 IEEE Underwater Technology (UT), 
• Sun, C., Sun, J., & Hu, S.-L. J. (2025). A pole–residue method for computing the transient hydroelastic responses of VLFSs. Applied Ocean Research, 156, 104483. 
• Sun, J., Hu, S.-L. J., & Li, H. (2025). A Laplace domain method for estimating wave elevation from the transient motion responses of floating structures. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 137, 104338. 
• Tucker, J., Wage, K. E., Buck, J. R., & Van Uffelen, L. J. (2025). Performance weighted blended spectrogram. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 157(3), 2106-2116. 
• Wang, S., & Chang, C.-W. (2025). SPH simulations to investigate the influence of realistic mangroves in reducing breaking wave forces on coastal structures. Ocean Engineering, 316, 120014. 

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Patents

2025

Issued Patents

• O. Gregory; A. Rossi; P. Ricci, Trace Detection of Chemical Compounds via Catalytic Decomposition and Redox Reactions, 2019-020-03, US
• O. Gregory; G. Fischer; T. Wei; M. Periyasamy; Z. Zinzel; C. Quartapella; E. Sassano; N. Burke, Smart Seals for Monitoring and Analysis of Seal Properties Useful in Semiconductor Valves, 2019-038-09, US
• A. Shukla; D. Fontaine, Structures and Methods for Mitigating Implosion Pressure Spikes, 2020-010-03, US

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Dissertations

2025

Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering

• Keane, Daniel, Telechelic Polymers as High-Performance Rheological Modifiers in Biomimetic Polymer-Linked Emulsions, Advisor: Poling-Skutvik, Ryan
• Nadeem, Aceer, Nanotube Spectral Fingerprinting and Machine Learning for Optimized Bioimaging/Sensing Applications, Advisor: Roxbury, Daniel

Civil and Environmental

• Alotaibi, Mohammed, Understanding Groundwater Depletion and Water Security Challenges in the Transboundary Aquifer Systems of the Middle East and North Africa Region, Advisor: Akanda, Ali S
• Paswan, Rakesh, Enhancing Freeze-thaw Durability of Cementitious Composites Through Innovative Materials Design, Advisor: Das, Sumanta
• Babaee, Amir, Monotonic Constant Normal Stiffness Tests for Improving the Skin Friction Resistance Prediction of Drilled Piles in Sand, Advisor: Baxter, Christopher
• Sheerin, Andrew, Data-Driven Approach to Reducing Stormwater Pollution through Enhanced Street Sweeping, Advisor: Oyandedel-Craver, Vinka

Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical

• Vincelli, Jay, Development and Evaluation of Novel Electrode Designs and Gels for Use in Electroencephalography, Advisor: Shahriari, Yalda
• McLinden, John Patrick, Electro-Vascular Dynamics During Auditory Processing: Variation Along the Schizotypy Continuum, Advisor: Shahriari, Yalda

Mechanical, Industrial and Systems

• Madhirala, Vikranth, 1D Granular Chains of Closed-Cell PVC Foams under Low and Medium Velocity Impacts, Advisor: Rousseau, Carl-Ernst
• Chaudhary, Birendra, Performance of Multifunctional Composite Structures In Static and Dynamic Conditions, Advisor:  Matos, Helio
• Pandey, Akash, Characterization and Dynamic Response of Composite and Metallic Structures under Extreme Loading Environments, Advisor: Shukla, Arun; Matos, Helio
• Chu,Tyler, Mechanical Response of Drop-Stitch Inflatable Structures to Shock and Impact Loading, Advisor: Shukla, Arun
• Dionne, Connor Jaymes, Comprehensively Understanding and Manipulating the Heat Transfer Mechanisms in Next-generation Battery Materials, Advisor: Giri, Ashutosh
• Gong, Liyuan, Microplastics Detection, Characterization, and Cytotoxicity Evaluation Via Lab-On-Chip, Advisor: Lin, Yang

Ocean Engineering

• Sapiie, Rendhy, Insights into The Effects of Artificial Light and Sound From Robotic Platforms on Pelagic Animal Surveys Using Active Acoustics and Low-Light Imaging Techniques, Advisor: Phillips, Brennan
• Zhao, Lin, Multi-Sensor Fusion for UUV Localization at the Ice-Water Interface, Advisor:  Zhou, Mingxi; Shukla, Arun
• Sondergeld, Alexei, Exploration of Overactuated AUV Control: Investigation of Frequency Based Control Allocation for Hovering Operation and Cross Body Thruster Dynamics for Variable Forward Speed Operation, Advisor: Licht, Stephen
• Motsenbocker, Breanna Elizabeth, Democratizing Deep-sea Technology Development Using Rapid Prototyping Techniques, Advisor: Phillips, Brennan
• Becker, Johann Sebastian, Development and Deployment of In-Situ Fiber Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing Systems and Data Processing Workflows for Oceanographic Observatories in Coastal and Deep-sea Environments, Advisor: Phillips, Brennan

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Theses

2025

Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials

• Chowdhury, Devleena, Developing Smart Textiles Encapsulated with Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Biomedical Applications, Advisor: Roxbury, Daniel
• Rainone, Lauren, The Development of Rechargeable Magnesium Batteries with Carbon Based Cathode Materials, Advisor: Bose, Arijit

Civil and Environmental

• Prien, Marlene, Life Cycle Assessment of Bricks Containing Plastic Waste in the Northern Part of Germany, Advisor: Vaccaro, Richard
• Tharmrasan, Arthiha, Cross-laminated Timber for Sustainable Construction – Long-term Performance and Environmental Impacts, Advisor: Tsiatas, George
• Nguyen, Thanh, Evaluating the Protective Efficiency of Auxetic Double-Arrow-Head Shields on Composite Cylinders Subjected to Near-Field Underwater Explosions, Advisor: Das, Sumanta
• Ellis, Carrie, Electrochemical Regeneration of Manganese Oxide (MnOx)-Coated Media, Advisor: Goodwill, Joseph ; Potty, Gopu
• Kaht, Allison, Identification of the Unconfined Compressive Strength of Rock from a Pressuremeter Test, Advisor: Bradshaw, Aaron
• Kamau, Lucy N, The Impact of Urbanization on Water Scarcity and Waterborne Diseases in Eastern Africa: A Case Study of Nairobi, Advisor: Akanda, Ali

Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical

• Neistat, Ray, Observability-Aware Path Planning for Autonomous Navigation, Advisor: Stegagno, Paolo; Chabot, Eugene
• Hicking, Friederike, Comparative Analysis of Smartwatch Data in Children with ADHD and Non-ADHD, Advisor: Solanki, Dhaval ; Mankodiya, Kunal
• Tadvin, Sayeb Mohammad, HELICSAUTO: Automating the Development of Cyber-Physical Co-Simulation Framework for Smart Grids, Advisor: Lin, Hui
• Seo, Sungyoun, A Compact Frequency Comb Generator for Large-Format Superconducting Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors, Advisor: Kim, Sungho; Shukla, Arun

Mechanical, Industrial and Systems

• Fry, Malinda Paige, The State of Accessible Voting Equipment: A Review from 2000 to 2024, Advisor: Macht, Gretchen 
• Nunes, Sara, Spatial Requirements for the Long-Term Storage of Voter-Verified Paper Ballots, Advisor: Macht, Gretchen

• Vad, Nicolas, Total Hydrogen Emissions of the U.S. Hydrogen Supply Chain: Current Inventory and Future Projections, Advisor: Marchese, Anthony
• Herbst, Adelina, Conceptualizing a Safe, Manual Disassembly Line for Rechargeable Consumer Electronics Batteries, Advisor: Rousseau, Carl-Ernst
• Schnegas, Max, Design, Simulation, and Testing of a Physical Therapy Device, Advisor: Jouaneh, Musa
• Palazzo, Ludovica, Heat Transfer Mechanisms in Gold Nanoparticles Studied Via Pump-Probe Measurements, Advisor: Giri, Ashutosh
• Vaillancourt, Robert, Response of Fluid Filled Double Hull Structures Subjected to Underwater Explosive Loading, Advisor: Shukla, Arun
• Winters, Keevan, Quantification of the Effects of Irradiation on the Dynamic Compressive Properties and Fracture Toughness of Naval Materials, Advisor: Rousseau, Carl-Ernst
• Trivisonno, Jacob, Tracking Control of a String Actuated Soft Trunk Robot Using State-Space Modeling, Advisor: Yuan, Chengzhi 

• Vallaro, Michael, Markerless Motion Capture for Dual-Handed Teleportation of Industrial Robots, Advisor: Sodhi, Manbir
• King, Aaron, Analysis of Performance Deterioration During Prolonged Wakefulness, Advisor: Maier-Speredelozzi, Valerie
• Wadowski, Gianna M, A Comparative Study of Electronic and Paper Ballot Systems in Modern US Elections, Advisor: Macht, Gretchen; Jung, Jaewoong

Ocean Engineering

• King, Brendan, Impacts of Seafloor Characteristics on Sound Propagation in a Seamount Environment, Advisor: Miller, James
• McTighe, Jensen, Control of Flow Instabilities with Acoustic Metamaterials, Advisor: Dahl, Jason
• Millen, Luke, Developing a Cross-platform Remotely Operated Toolset for In-Situ Deep Sea Coral Propagation, Advisor: Phillips, Brennan
• Jacob, Tony, Active Sonar-Driven Iceberg Wall Following Path Planner for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Advisor: Zhou, Mingxi
• Gimple, Megan, Lidar Sensing Systems: A Viable Approach to Near-Field Wave Elevation Measurements, Advisor: Dahl, Jason
• Wood, Joshua Francis, Design and Deployment of a Compact ROV for Deep-Sea Research and Exploration, Advisor: Licht, Stephen 
• Giordano, Brendan Joseph, Finite Element Modeling of Offshore Wind Monopile Impact Pile Driving in Comsol Multiphysics, Advisor: Miller, James
• Costa, Kyle B, Evaluating Monopile Foundation Stiffness at Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Farm, Advisor: Bradshaw, Aaron 

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