RSS 1.0Electronic Dissertations and Theses - Engineering and Architecture
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This collection contains theses and dissertations by students in the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture at Washington State University.
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Chemical Characterization of Biogenic Secondary Organic Aerosol Generated from the Oxidation of Plant and Leaf Litter Emissions
(2014)Atmospheric aerosol impact climate by scattering and absorbing radiation and contributing to cloud formation processes. One of the largest uncertainties in climate change predictions is due to limitations in our understanding ... -
LIPID PRODUCTION, PHOTOSYNTHESIS ADJUSTMENT AND CARBON PARTITIONING OF MICROALGA CHLORELLA SOROKINIANA CULTURED UNDER MIXOTROPHIC AND HETEROTROPHIC CONDITIONS
(2014)Microalgae have attracted growing attention for renewable biofuel production. In this work, microalga Chlorella sorokiniana was explored for its potential for lipid production. The results showed that C. sorokiniana could ... -
Measuring Diesel Exhaust Gas Phase Organics with a Thermal Desorption Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometer
(2013)Photochemical processing of organic compounds from vehicle emissions forms ozone and increases organic particulate matter concentrations through the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA), which is a poorly understood, ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF PYROGENIC PLUME EMISSIONS AND DYNAMICS, ASSOCIATED WITH PRESCRIBED AND WILDLAND FIRES, USING HIGH-RESOLUTION FIELD OBSERVATIONS AND A COUPLED FIRE-ATMOSPHERE MODEL
(2013)Smoke plumes associated with wildland fires are difficult to characterize due to the non-linear behavior of the variables involved. Plume chemistry is largely modeled using emission factors to represent the relative trace ... -
EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS OF NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS AND NOX SOURCES IN URBAN AND RURAL LOCATIONS
(2013)Non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) and NO + NO2 (NOx) are precursors for photochemical smog which includes particulate matter and ozone. NMHCs and NOx have both biogenic and anthropogenic sources. This work characterizes ... -
CONFIGURING AND RECONFIGURING THE USER: HOW DESIGNERS PROCESS USER INFORMATION
(2012)In recent years the design community has explored ways to design for user experiences and to better utilize user information collected via user involvement methods. While the efforts have been extensive, progress toward ... -
Air Quality Impacts of Atmospheric Particles & Trace Gases: Field Studies in Diverse Environments
(2012)Air pollution impacts occur at all scales, meaning that policies and air quality management practices must be implemented and coordinated at the local, regional, national, and global scales. This dissertation is part of a ... -
Development, Implementation, and Analysis of Desktop-scale Model Industrial Equipement and a Critical Thinking Rubric for use in Chemical Engineering Education
(2011)In order to address some of the challenges facing engineering education, namely the demand that students be better prepared to practice professional as well as technical skills, we have developed an intervention consisting ... -
AEROSOL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE SURFACE AND THE ATMOSPHERE: URBAN FLUXES, FOREST CANOPY VERTICAL EXCHANGE, AND WINTERTIME URBAN PATTERNS
(2011)Atmospheric aerosols play a major role in regional atmospheric chemistry and air quality, while on a global scale, aerosol processes continue to represent the largest source of uncertainty related to climate change. An ... -
USING NASA EARTH OBSERVING SATELLITES WITH THE AIRPACT AIR QUALITY FORECAST SYSTEM
(2011)The Air Indicator Report for Public Awareness and Community Tracking (AIRPACT) air quality model simulates EPA criteria pollutants and their precursors, providing quantitative descriptions of regional air quality in the ... -
DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSES
(2010)The research presented in this manuscript was focused on the development of assessments for engineering design outcomes. The primary goal was to support efforts by the Transferrable Integrated Design Engineering Education ...