Auburn University Graduate School: Recent submissions
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Structure-Property Relationships in Crosslinked Polymer Membranes: Understanding Methanol-Carboxylate Co-Transport
(2025-12-09)
Ion exchange membranes (IEMs) are essential components in numerous devices that require selective transport. Fuel cell devices such as photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction cells (PECCRC) require membranes that suppress product ...
First Year Engineering Student Persistence Through Key Academic and Non-Academic Indicators
(2025-12-09)
This dissertation investigates the persistence of first-year engineering students at a
large Southeastern research university, focusing on the interplay of academic and nonacademic
indicators that predict retention and ...
Exact, Approximate, and Metaheuristic Techniques for Discrete Search Problems
(2025-12-09)
This work analyzes three search problems. The first study is the Path-Constrained Trail-Based Moving Target Problem (PCTBMT), a new variant of the moving target problem where the objective is to detect a target that leaves ...
Laboratory and Life Cycle Assessment of Bio-Based Rejuvenator for Cold Central Plant Recycled Asphalt Mixtures
(2025-12-09)
Cold Central Plant Recycling (CCPR) is method of road rehabilitation that uses 100% reclaimed asphalt pavement and a stabilizing agent to create a stronger base to the surface mix to reduce the quantity of new materials ...
Cutting Edge Technologies: Assessing ROI and Safety of Autonomous Mowers
(2025-12-08)
Landscape services in the United States is an expansive industry, producing upwards of
$221.89B in economic output over more than 100,000 landscape companies (Hall et al., 2020).
Despite this economic strength, the ...
Multiscale Physical Model on Internal Erosion in Unsaturated Slope
(2025-12-08)
Soil piping is the gradual and progressive erosion of soil grains, causing a void (open pipe) to form as water flows through the soil. In dam engineering, this type of internal erosion is often referred to as concentrated ...
Building Sustainability and Profitability in Vegetable Production through Plastic Mulch Management
(2025-12-08)
Plastic mulch films are widely implemented in horticultural production systems around the world due to the films facilitating increased yields. Due to their common use, concerns have begun to arise about the long-term ...
Multi-Modal Computer Vision System for Red Light Running Detection
(2025-12-08)
Ensuring safety at urban intersections remains a critical challenge, where collisions can result in severe injuries and fatalities. A primary contributor to these incidents is vehicles running red signals. Current automated ...
Comparative growth, body composition, and allometric development of modern and heritage broiler genotypes
(2025-12-08)
Efficient growth and nutrient utilization are central goals in poultry production, yet intensive genetic selection has profoundly altered the developmental patterns of modern broilers. Understanding how organ and skeletal ...
A Combined Study of Autonomous and Nonautonomous Systems for Zoonotic Diseases
(2025-12-08)
Zoonotic diseases transmitted naturally between humans and animals pose a major and persistent threat to global health security. Recent outbreaks such as avian influenza, Ebola, SARS, and COVID-19 have highlighted the ...
Closing the Gap in Electronics Manufacturing Education
(2025-12-08)
Abstract
The U.S. electronics manufacturing sector faces an urgent workforce shortage, particularly in integrated circuit (IC) packaging, printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication, and PCB assembly. While the CHIPS and ...
Understanding drivers and predictors of thermal tolerance in marine fishes
(2025-12-07)
Understanding how species and ecosystems will respond to thermal stress under future warming scenarios is critical for conservation, management, and ecology of aquatic organisms. Most aquatic species are ectotherms, and ...
Three Essays on Time Series Econometrics with Applications to Banking, Fiscal Policy, and Housing Price Dynamics
(2025-12-07)
This dissertation investigates three dimensions of price dynamics in banking, fiscal pol icy, and housing markets using time series econometric approaches.
Chapter One examines whether charge-off rates (CORs) from the ...
Supporting Families During Adolescents' Transition from Acute Psychiatric Care to Home and School Environment
(2025-12-07)
The transition from acute psychiatric hospitalization to home is a challenging period for adolescents and their families, with approximately one in four adolescents requiring readmission within a year (Edgcomb et al., 2020) ...
Evaluating Agronomic Practices’ Impacts on Barley Production and Economic Outcomes in Alabama
(2025-12-07)
This research explored the practicality of winter barley production in Alabama. With the growth of craft breweries and increasing demand for locally sourced grain, further investigation into barley cultivation across the ...
Spray Performance of Drones for Fungicide Applications in Corn and Peanut
(2025-12-07)
Spray drone technology is gaining popularity in the United States as an alternative option to traditional manned aircraft and ground sprayer for pesticide applications. However, limited research exists on their performance ...
Public Service Motivation Among Frontline Public Employees: An Empirical Study of Election Officials, Public Librarians, and Wildland Firefighters in Alabama
(2025-12-07)
Public Service Motivation (PSM) is critical to understanding frontline public employees’ motivation and job satisfaction. This dissertation examines PSM among three distinct public service professionals in Alabama: election ...
Mechanical Reliability of Lead-Free Solder Paste Alloys in Surface Mount Applications with Different Surface Finishes
(2025-12-07)
It has been a little more than 23 years since the European Parliament released the lead-free
directives that piloted the electronics manufacturing industry to adopt lead-free solder alloys.
During this time, there still ...
Autoethnography of Alpha Sennon: The Development of WHYFARM- Engaging Children and Youth in Agriculture via Agriedutainment to Contribute Towards Food and Nutrition Security
(2025-12-07)
This study examines the professional and personal journey of Alpha Sennon, Founder and Executive Director of WHYFARM (We Help You-th Farm), who has been recognized globally as a youth development specialist in agriculture. ...
Survey of Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase and Glutamine Synthetase Resistance In Alabama Amaranthus Populations
(2025-12-06)
Amaranthus species, particularly A. palmeri and A. tuberculatus, are among the most common and troublesome weeds nationally. In Alabama, statewide screenings have not been conducted since 2016, but producers have still ...