Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Development and application of a mechanistic model to predict juvenile salmon swim paths, Antonio Arenas Amado
A multiscale investigation of the role of variability in cross-sectional properties and side tributaries on flood routing, Jared Wendell Barr
Comparison of experimental results of horizontal kaplan turbine with computational fluid dynamics, Vijaya Bijukchhe
Assessing the effects of native freshwater mussels on aquatic nitrogen dynamics, Jeremy Scott Bril
Multibody dynamics of mechanism with secondary system, Jun Hyeak Choi
Exploring the benefits of satellite remote sensing for flood prediction across scales, Luciana Kindl da Cunha
Performance evaluation of a network of polarimetric X-Band radars used for rainfall estimation, Piotr Domaszczynski
Impacts of WMA additives on rutting resistance and moisture susceptibility, Thomas Glueckert
Comparative removal of pharmaceuticals and antimicrobials in conventional and constructed wetland wastewater treatment in cold climate, Emily Kristine Gorsalitz
Vinyl chloride biodegradation by methane-oxidizing bacteria and ethene-oxidizing bacteria in the presence of methane and ethene, Meng-Chen Lee
Rhizosphere biotransformation of selected polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners by switchgrass and poplar, Richard Edward Meggo
Simulating and explaining passive air sampling rates and analyte air concentrations for semi-volatile compounds on polyurethane foam disks, Nicholas Thomas Petrich
Nitrogen removal from wastewater by an aerated subsurface flow constructed wetland, Eric Redmond
Flood risk analysis for the Iowa Statewide Floodplain Mapping Project, Benjamin Samuel Reith
Localization of vibration-based damage detection method in structural applications, Charles Joseph Schallhorn
Comparison of PCBs in East Chicago, Indiana and Columbus Junction, Iowa in indoor and outdoor air, Timothy J. Schulz
Fractionation of recycled asphalt pavement materials: improvement of volumetric mix design driteria for High-RAP content surface mixtures, Cory Patrick Shannon
Understanding travelers' route choice behavior under uncertainty, Nikhil Sikka
A redesigned instrument and new data analysis method used to measure the size and velocity of hydrometeors, Bryson Evan Winsky
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Engineering and legal aspects of a distributed storage flood mitigation system in Iowa, Travis Baxter
Phytoremediation of airborne polychlorinated biphenyls, Alexandrea Beebe
Hydrologic and biogeochemical signatures in intensively managed catchments: data synthesis and development of a passive surfacewater quality sampler, Samuel James Boland
Phosphorus runoff to Clear Creek, Kyla Dean
Assessment of methanotroph presence and activity in dilute vinyl chloride contaminated groundwater, Meredith Lynn Dobson
Phytoremediation for the treatment of energetic material releases on testing and training ranges at Eglin Air Force Base, Matthew Brian Flannigan
Understanding the partitioning of rainfall by the maize canopy through computational modelling and physical measurements, Renato Prata de Moraes Frasson
Impact of the 2008 Midwestern flood on Gulf of Mexico hypoxia, Aaron L. Gwinnup
Image based computational fluid dynamics modeling to simulate fluid flow around a moving fish, Justin Wayne Hannon
Panel data analysis of fuel price elasticities to vehicle-miles traveled for first year participants of the national evaluation of a mileage-based road user charge study, Charles Nicholas Hatz II
Microbial ecology of a managed aquifer near the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (Middletown, Ia), Joshua Adam Livermore
Assessing and augmenting emergency response: a study of the current methods and potential changes to flood response in the state of Iowa, Timothy James Middlemis-Brown
Development of a high-resolution 1D/2D coupled flood simulation of Charles City, Iowa, Matthew Roger Moore
Design of wind turbine tower and foundation systems: optimization approach, John Corbett Nicholson
Computational fluid dynamics applications for the Lake Washington Ship Canal, Adam C. Nielsen
Use Of Cuencas hydrological model in simulating the effects of land use change on the 2008 flooding event in the Turkey River Watershed, Maria Fernanda Perez Gonzalez
Air entrainment relationship with water discharge of vortex drop structures, Cody N. Pump
Simulation of spatial and temporal trends in hydrodynamic conditions of Upper Mississippi River Pool 8, Thomas Jess II Smith
Standard methods for the Iowa statewide floodplain mapping program, Nicholas Wayne Thomas
Evaluation of curing criteria for cold in-place recycling of asphalt, Adam Michael Woods
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Bioremediation and biocatalysis with Polaromonas sstrain JS666, Anne Kathryn Alexander
Phytoremediation of energetic compounds at Eglin Air Force Base, Travis Jake Anderson
Assessing diurnal and seasonal nitrate behavior in large rivers using Nitratax in-situ sensors, Candice Lynn Bark
Fluvial erosion measurements of streambank using Photo-Electronic Erosion Pins (PEEP), Fabienne Bertrand
Arsenic speciation in the presence of anoxic mixed valent iron systems, Angela Meagan Brown
Predictions of saturated hydraulic conductivity dynamics in a midwestern agricultural watershed, Iowa, Yi-Jia Chang
Lidar measurement of boundary layer evolution to determine values of the entrainment coefficient A, Heather Amanda Cross
Sediment budget closure during runoff-generated high flow events in the South Amana sub-watershed, Ia, Kevin Daniel Denn
Polychlorinated biphenyls in Cedar Rapids soil, Paul Michael Eastling
Investigation of the effect of phosphate on iron(ii) sorption to iron oxides, Cristina Paola Fernández-Baca
Ecotoxicogenomic evaluation of hybrid poplar tree phytoremediation of nitro-substituted explosives, Brittany Renee Flokstra
Application of numerical models for improvement of flood preparedness, Daniel William Gilles
Investigation of unsteady and non-uniform flow and sediment transport characteristics at culvert sites, Hao-Che Ho
Vibration-based damage detection with new operational response and waveform analysis methodology, Kyle D. Hudson
Review and analysis of the National Weather Service river forecasts for the June 2008 eastern Iowa floods, Toby John Hunemuller
A geochemical investigation of heterogeneous redox reactions between Fe(II), Fe(III), and uranium, Drew Eric Latta
Low cost passive dampers for highway traffic signs, Lea Ljumanovic
Release of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners in a contaminated harbor and canal, Andres Jose Martinez Araneda
Novel pathways for the formation of iodinated disinfection by-products, John Blake McAskill
Spatial and seasonal trends of atmospheric PCBs in urban areas captured by passive sampling, Carolyn Lee Persoon
Development of a high-resolution two-dimensional urban/rural flood simulation, Jesse Alex Piotrowski
Using high frequency data collection to study nitrate on clear creek during high flow events, Maclaine Kenneth Putney
Sediment-size analysis, nitrate monitoring, bathymetric mapping and construction of a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model of a backwater region of the Upper Mississippi River System 2008-2009, Nathan Anderson Quarderer
Spectroscopic evidence for interfacial Fe(II)-Fe(III) electron transfer in clay minerals, Michael Vernon Schaefer
Towards a better representation of radar-rainfall: filling gaps in understanding uncertainties, Bong Chul Seo
Nonlinear analysis of pile driving and ground vibrations in saturated cohesive soils using the finite element method, Mehmet Serdar Serdaroglu
Evaluation of selected warm mix asphalt additives, Nishant Mukeshkumar Sheth
A LES study on gravity currents propagating over roughness elements, Talia Ekin Tokyay
Mechanical and optical methods for breast cancer imaging, Zhiguo Wang
Measuring and modeling the anisotropic, nonlinear and hysteretic behavior of woven fabrics, Robert W. Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Proteomic investigations of vinyl chloride-assimilating bacteria: from pure cultures to the environment, Adina Shiang Chuang
Redox behavior of magnetite in the environment: moving towards a semiconductor model, Christopher Aaron Gorski
Still oxides run deep: studying redox transformations involving Fe and Mn oxides using selective isotope techniques, Robert Michael Handler
High-frequency sensing of Clear Creek water quality: mechanisms of dissolved oxygen and turbidity dynamics, and nutrient transport, John Vincent Loperfido
Role of rainfall variability in the statistical structure of peak flows, Pradeep Mandapaka Venkata
Computational fluid dynamics applications for nitrate removal in an upper Mississippi River backwater, Michael Andrew Schubert
Plant-assisted bioremediation of perchlorate and the effect of plants on redox conditions and biodiversity in low and high organic carbon soil, Garrett Cletus Struckhoff
A multidimensional Eulerian-Lagrangian model to predict organism distribution, Yushi Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Work domain modeling to support winter road maintenance operations, Ju Qiu
Performance measurement for highway winter maintenance operations, Lin Qiu
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Optimal recovery of regional CO2 surface fluxes by data assimilation of anthropogenic and biogenic tracers, Elliott Campbell
Level-set finite element simulation of free-surface flow, Haegyun Lee
The effect of sulfide inhibition and organic shock loading on anaerobic biofilm reactors treating a low-temperature, high-sulfate wastewater, Heather Brown McDonald
Improving emissions inventories in North America through systematic analysis of model performance during ICARRT and MILAGRO, Marcelo Andrés Mena
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Numerical investigations using LES: exploring flow physics and mass exchange processes near groynes, Andrew William McCoy
High resolution numerical simulations of lock-exchange gravity-driven flows, Seng Keat Ooi