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Joshua Benjamin

Joshua Benjamin, Ph.D.  
2021 Environmental Engineering  
Major Professors: Mauricio Arias, Ph.D.,  Qiong Zhang, Ph.D. 
Dissertation: “Pressure Retarded Osmosis: A Potential Technology for Seawater Desalination Energy Recovery and Concentrate Management” 
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Sabrina Rosa Ortiz

Sabrina Rosa Ortiz, Ph.D.  
2021 Electrical Engineering 
Major Professor: Arash Takshi, Ph.D. 
Dissertation: ”Copper Electrodeposition Assisted by Hydrogen Evolution for Wearable Electronics: Interconnections and Fiber Metallization" 
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Troi Williams

Troi Williams, Ph.D. 
2021 Computer Science and Engineering 
Major Professor: Yu Sun , Ph.D.
Dissertation: “Learning State-Dependent Measurement Models to Improve Robot Localization” 
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Kiesha Pierre

Kiesha Pierre, Ph.D.
2021 Environmental EngineeringMajor Professor: Andres Martinez-Tejada-Martinez, Ph.D.
Dissertation: "Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis of the Hydraulic Performance and Bio-kinetics in a Full-scale Oxidation Ditch" 
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William Serrano Garcia

William Serrano Garcia , Ph.D.
2021 Electrical Engineering 
Major Professor: Sylvia W. Thomas, Ph.D. 
Dissertation: "Advanced Organic Polymers for the Nanoscale Fabrication of Fiber-based Electronics Using the Electrospinning Technique" 
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Francesca Toledo Cossu, M.S.
2021 Geosciences (MS) 
Major Professor: Ping Wang, Ph.D. LinkedIn Profile

 

 

Nicole Febles

Nicole Febles, Ph.D.  
2021 Biomedical Engineering 
Major Professors:  Dr. Robert Frisina, Dr. Nathan Gallant 
Dissertation: "Alternative Approaches to Protect Sensory Inner Ear Tissue Against Cisplatin-induced Ototoxicity"  
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Andrea Wright

Andrea Wright, Ph.D.
2020 Electrical Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Nasir Ghani
Dissertation: "Analysis of Denial of Service Attacks in Emerging Software Defined Network Infrastructures"

Michelle Guitard

Michelle Guitard, Ph.D.
2020 Marine Sciences
Major Professor: Dr. Amelia E. Shevenell
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Maya Carasquillo

Maya Carrasquillo, Ph.D.
2020 Environmental Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Maya Trotz
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Shamaria Engram

Shamaria Engram, Ph.D
2020 Computer Science and Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Jay Liggati
Dissertation: "Unifying Security Policy Enforcement: Theory and Practice"
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Ufuomaroghene Ikoba

Ufuomaroghene Ikoba, Ph.D.
2020 Biomedical Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Ryan Toomey, Dr. Nathan Gallant
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Anthony Windmon

Anthony Windmon, Ph.D.
2020 Computer Science and Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Sriram Chellapan
Dissertation:  "Detecting Symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
and Congestive Heart Failure via Cough and Wheezing SoundsUsing Smart-Phones and Machine Learning"
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Jorge Calabria, Ph.D.

Jorge Calabria, Ph.D.
2019 Environmental Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Daniel H. Yeh
Dissertation: "Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor for Wastewater Nitrogen Recovery"
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Dinorah Chacin, Ph.D.

Dinorah Chacin, Ph.D.
2019 Marine Sciences
Major Professor: Dr. Christopher Stallings
Dissertation: "Investigation of seascape heterogeneity and ecological responses in tropical and subtropical systems"
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Emma Lopez-Ponnada, Ph.D.

Emma Lopez-Ponnada, Ph.D.
2019 Environmental Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Sarina Ergas, Dr. James Mihelcic
Dissertation: "Innovating Green Stormwater Infrastructure for Nutrient Management: Long-Term Field and Modeling Studies of Conventional and Modified Denitrifying Bioretention Systems"
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Lorena Sanchez-Vivas, Ph.D.

Lorena Sanchez-Vivas, Ph.D.
2019 Environmental Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. James Mihlecic
Dissertation: "Bamboo as a Sustainable Engineering Material: Mechanical Properties, Safety Factors, and Experimental Testing Properties, Safety Factors, and Experimental Testing"
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Evans Bernardin, Ph.D.

Evans Bernardin, Ph.D.
2018 Biomedical Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Stephen E. Saddow
Dissertation: "Demonstration of Monolithic-Silicon Carbide (SiC) Neural Devices"
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Shamara Collins, Ph.D.

Shamara Collins, Ph.D.
2018 Electrical Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Chris Ferekides
Dissertation: "The Effect of Processing Conditions on the Energetic Diagram of CdTe Thin Films Studied by Photoluminescence"
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Pacia Diaz, Ph.D.

Pacia Diaz, Ph.D.
2018 Environmental Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Daniel Yeh
Dissertation: "Pursuing Resilience of Coastal Communities Through Sustainable and Integrated Urban Water Management"
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Ileana Freytes-Ortiz, Ph.D.

Ileana Freytes-Ortiz, Ph.D.
2018 Marine Sciences
Major Professor: Dr. Chris Stallings
Dissertation: "An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Predator-Prey Relationships in a Changing Ocean: From System Design to Education"
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Tamina Johnson Jeffers, Ph.D.

Tamina Johnson Jeffers, Ph.D.
2018 Engineering Science
Major Professor: Dr. Piyush Koria
Dissertation: "Elastin-Like Polypeptide Fusion Tag as a Protein-Dependent Solubility Enhancer of Cysteine-Knot Growth Factors"
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Abdiel Laureano-Rosario, Ph.D.

Abdiel Laureano-Rosario, Ph.D.
2018 Marine Biology and Biological
Major Professor: Dr. Frank E. Muller-Karger
Dissertation: "Evaluating Beach Water Quality and Dengue Fever Risk Factors by Satellite Remote Sensing and Artificial Neural Networks"
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Darline Lott, Ph.D.

Darline Lott, Ph.D.
2018 Geology / Hydrogeology
Major Professors: Dr. Mark Rains, Dr. Mark Stewart
Dissertation: "The Utility of the Conductivity Mass-Balance Method for Base Flow Separation in Rivers and Streams"
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Samuel Perez, Ph.D.

Samuel Perez, Ph.D.
2018 Electrical Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Sylvia Thomas
Dissertation: "Integration and Cross-Coupling of a Notched-Turbine Symbiotic Power Source for Implantable Medical Devices"
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Michael Grady, Ph.D.

Michael Grady, Ph.D.
2017 Electrical Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Thomas Weller
Dissertation: "A High Accuracy Microwave Radiometric Thermometer to Measure Internal Body Temperature"
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Amine Hafsi, Ph.D.

Amine Hafsi, Ph.D.
2017 Civil Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Andres Tejada-Martinez
Dissertation: "DNS and LES of Scalar Transfer Across an Air-water Interface During Inception and Growth of Langumir Circulation"
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Adonis McQueen, Ph.D.

Adonis McQueen, Ph.D.
2017 Molecuar Medicine
Major Professor: Dr. Dennis E. Kyle
Dissertation: "Synthesis, in vitro Characterization and Applications of Novel 8-Aminoquinoline Fluorescent Probes"
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Rafael Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Rafael Rodriguez, Ph.D.
2017 Mechanical Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Rasim Guldiken
Dissertation: "Experimental Evaluation of Cooling Effectiveness and Water Conservation in a Poultry House Using Flow Blurring® Atomizers"
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Laura Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Ph.D.

Laura Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Ph.D.
2017 Environmental Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Sarina Ergas
Dissertation: "Advanced Treatment Technologies for Mitigation of Nitrogen and Off-flavor Compounds in Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Recirculating Aquaculture Systems"
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Cristina Subt, Ph.D.

Cristina Subt, Ph.D.
2017 Marine Sciences
Major Professor: Dr. Brad E. Rosenheim
Dissertation: "Resolving chronological and temperature constraints on Antarctic deglacial evolution through improved dating methodology"
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Dagmara Urena Monfort, Ph.D.

Dagmara Urena Monfort, Ph.D.
2017 Engineering Science
Major Professor: Dr. Piyush Koria
Dissertation: "Recombinant Elastin Based Nanoparticles for Targeted Gene Therapy"
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Michael Cross, Ph.D.

Michael Cross, Ph.D.
2016 Applied Physics: Biophysics
Major Professors: Dr. W. Garrett Matthews, Dr. Nathan Gallant, Dr. Ryan Toomey
Dissertation: "Biophysical Characterization and Theoretical Analysis of Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Cell Interactions with Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Hydrogels"
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Michael Martinez-Colon, Ph.D.

Michael Martinez-Colon, Ph.D.
2016 Biogeochemical Oceanography
Major Professors: Dr. Pamela Hallock Muler, Dr. Carlos Green-Ruíz
Dissertation: "Pollutants and Foraminiferal Assemblages in Torrecillas Lagoon: An Environmental Micropaleontology Approach"
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Natasha Mendez-Ferrer, Ph.D.

Natasha Mendez-Ferrer, Ph.D.
2016 Biological Oceanography
Major Professor: Dr. Pamela Hallock Muller
Dissertation: "Photic Stress in Symbiont-Bearing Organisms: Analyses of Photosynthetic Performance"
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Maria Vega-Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Maria Vega-Rodriguez, Ph.D.
2016, Marine Resource Assessment
Major Professor: Dr. Frank Muller-Karger
Dissertation: "Influence of Water Quality on Stony Coral Diversity and Net Community Productivity in the Florida Keys"
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Olukemi Akintewe, Ph.D.

Olukemi Akintewe, Ph.D.
2015 Chemical Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Ryan Toomey, Dr. Nathan Gallant
Dissertation: "Fabrication of Tissue Precursors Induced by Shape-changing Hydrogels"
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Veronica Aponte, Ph.D.

Veronica Aponte, Ph.D.
2015 Engineering Science
Major Professor: Dr. Sarina Ergas
Dissertation: "Ammonium Removal from High Strength Wastewater Using a Hybrid Ion Exchange Biological Process"
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Edikan Ogunnaike Archibong, Ph.D.

Edikan Ogunnaike Archibong, Ph.D.
2015 Engineering Science
Major Professor: Dr. Anna Pyayt
Disseration: "Optofluidic Spectroscopy Platform for Detection of Hemolysis"
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Pablo Cornejo Warner, Ph.D.

Pablo Cornejo Warner, Ph.D.
2015 Environmental Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Qiong Zhang, Dr. James Mihelcic
Dissertation: "Environmental Sustainability of Wastewater Treatment Plants Integrated with Resource Recovery: The Impact of Context and Scale"
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Mutsaim Elsheikh, Ph.D.

Mutsaim Elsheikh, Ph.D.
2015 Mechanical Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Jose L. Porteiro, Dr. Steven T. Weber
Dissertation: "A Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Flow Induced Noise In Hydraulic Counterbalance Valves"
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Maritza Muniz-Maisonet, Ph.D.

Maritza Muniz-Maisonet, Ph.D.
2015 Chemical Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Ryan G. Toomey, Dr. Nathan D. Gallant
Dissertation: "Topographical Enhancement of Cell Adhesion on Poorly Adhesive Materials"
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Alisha Peterson, Ph.D.

Alisha Peterson, Ph.D.
2015 Engineering Science
Major Professor: Dr. Vinay K. Gupta
Dissertation: "Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Nanomaterials: Gold Nanoshells with Organic- Inorganic Hybrid Cores"
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Mandek Richardson, Ph.D.

Mandek Richardson, Ph.D.
2015 Biomedical Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Venkat Bhethanabotla, Dr. Patricia Kruk
Dissertation: "Theoretical and Experimental Investigations to Improve the Performance of Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Biosensors"
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Mark Santana, Ph.D.

Mark Santana, Ph.D.
2015 Environmental Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Qiong Zhang, Dr. James Mihelcic
Dissertation: "The Effect of Urbanization on the Embodied Energy of Drinking Water in Tampa, Florida"
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Eric Tridas, Ph.D.

Eric Tridas, Ph.D.
2015 Mechanical Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Rudy Schlaf
Dissertation: "Experimental and Numerical Investigation of an Electrospray RF Ion Funnel"
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Innocent Udom, Ph.D.

Innocent Udom, Ph.D.
2015 Chemical Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Yogi Goswami
Dissertation: "Investigation of Enhanced Titanium and Zinc Oxide Semiconductors for the Photodegradation of Aqueous Organic Compounds"
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Tarah Word, Ph.D.

Tarah Word, Ph.D.
2015 Biophysical Chemistry
Major Professor: Dr. Randy W. Larsen
Dissertation: "Photoacoustic Calorimetry Studies of the Earliest Events in Horse Heart Cytochrome-c Folding"
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Frank Alexander, Jr., Ph.D.

Frank Alexander, Jr., Ph.D.
2014 Electrical Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Andrew Hoff, Dr. Shekhar Bhansali
Dissertation: "RTEMIS: Real-Time Tumoroid and Environment Monitoring Using Impedance Spectroscopy and pH Sensing"
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Sennai Habtes, Ph.D.

Sennai Habtes, Ph.D.
2014 Marine Sciences
Major Professor: Dr. Frank E. Müller-Karger
Dissertation: "Variability in the Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Larval Scombrid Abundance in the Gulf of Mexico"
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Shara Pantry, Ph.D.

Shara Pantry, Ph.D.
2014 Biological Sciences
Major Professor: Dr. Peter G. Medveczky
Dissertation: "Persistent Infection with Human Herpesvirus-6 in Patients with an Inherited Form of the Virus: A Newly Described Disease"
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Issa Ramirez, Ph.D.

Issa Ramirez, Ph.D.
2014 Mechanical Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Craig P. Lusk, Dr. Fernando Burgos
Dissertation: "Pseudo-Rigid-Body Models for Approximating Spatial Compliant Mechanisms of Rectangular Cross Section"
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Ana Arellano, Ph.D.

Ana Arellano, Ph.D.
2013 Marine Sciences
Major Professor: Dr. Paula G. Coble
Dissertation: "Investigation of Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) Optical Properties, Nutrients, and Salinity in Coastal Florida: Springshed to Estuaries"
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David Cure, Ph.D.

David Cure, Ph.D.
2013 Electrical Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Thomas Weller
Dissertation: "Reconfigurable Low Profile Antennas Using Tunable High Impedance Surfaces"
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Regina Easley, Ph.D.

Regina Easley, Ph.D.
2013 Marine Sciences
Major Professor: Dr. Robert H. Byrne
Dissertation: "The Spectrophotometric Analysis of Lead Carbonate Complexation and Carbonate Saturation States in Seawater"
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Yvonne Girard-Davis, Ph.D.

Yvonne Girard-Davis, Ph.D.
2013 Medical sciences
Major Professor: Dr. Subhra Mohapatra
Dissertation: "A Three Dimensional Scaffold for Anticancer Drug Development"
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Eloy Martinez-Rivera, Ph.D.

Eloy Martinez-Rivera, Ph.D.
2013 Marine Sciences
Major Professor: Dr. Jose Torres
Dissertation: "Biochemical Aspects of the Thermal Sensitivity and Energy Balance of Polar, Tropical and Subtropical Teleosts"
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Luis Miranda, Ph.D.

Luis Miranda, Ph.D.
2013 Chemical Oceanography
Major Professor: Dr. Robert H. Byrne
Dissertation: "Development of novel nano-composite membranes as introduction systems for mass spectrometers: Contrasting nano-composite membranes and conventional inlet systems"
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Brandon Richard, Ph.D.

Brandon Richard, Ph.D.
2013 Electrical Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Sylvia W. Thomas
Dissertation: "Thermal Infrared Reflective Metal Oxide Sol-Gel Coatings for Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Structures"
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Candice Simmons, Ph.D.

Candice Simmons, Ph.D.
2013 Marine Sciences
Major Professors: Dr. Edward S. Van Vleet, Dr. Foday M. Jaward
Dissertation: "Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Sediments within the Hillsborough Bay Watershed"

 

Inia Soto-Ramos, Ph.D.

Inia Soto-Ramos, Ph.D.
2013 Marine Biology and Biological
Major Professor: Dr. Frank E. Muller-Karger
Dissertation: "Harmful Algal Blooms of the West Florida Shelf and Campeche Bank: Visualization and Quantification using Remote Sensing Methods"
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Monica Wilson, Ph.D.

Monica Wilson, Ph.D.
2013 Marine Sciences
Major Professor: Dr. Mark E. Luther
Dissertation: "Synoptic to interannual variability in volumetric flushing in Tampa Bay, FL using observational data and a numerical model"
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Kathryn Bailey, Ph.D.

Kathryn Bailey, Ph.D.
2012 Engineering Science
Major Professor: Dr. Sarina Ergas
Dissertation: "Assessing the Microbial Consequences of Remediation: Surrogate Microbial Screening and Native Metabolic Signatures in Tc(VII) Contaminated Sediments"
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Timetria Bonds, Ph.D.

Timetria Bonds, Ph.D.
2012 Medical Sciences
Major Professor: Dr. Javier Cuevas
Dissertation: "Store-Operated Calcium Channels in the Function of Intracardiac Neurons"
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Prony Bonnaire Fils, Ph.D.

Prony Bonnaire Fils, Ph.D.
2012 Civil Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Jian John Lu, Dr. Pei-Sung Lin
Dissertation: "Modeling Travel Time and Reliability on Urban Arterials for Recurrent Conditions"
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Natasha Cover Samuels, Ph.D.

Natasha Cover Samuels, Ph.D.
2012 Biomedical Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Susana K. Lai-Yuen, Dr. Anna K. Parsons
Dissertation: "A Novel Device and Nanoparticle-Based Approach for Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of pelvic Inflammatory Disease"
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Dayna Martinez-Torres.Ph.D.

Dayna Martinez-Torres.Ph.D.
2012 Industrial Systems
Major Professors: Dr. Tapas Das, Dr. Alex Savachkin
Dissertation: "Non-pharmaceutical Intervention Strategies for Pandemic Influenza Outbreaks"
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Elisa Parker-Athill, Ph.D.

Elisa Parker-Athill, Ph.D.
2012 Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology
Major Professor: Dr. Jun Tan
Dissertation: "Maternal Immune Dysregulation in the Pathogenesis of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Interleukin-6 as a Central Mechanism and Therapeutic Target of Flavonoids"
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Dorielle Price, Ph.D.

Dorielle Price, Ph.D.
2012 Electrical Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Shekhar Bhansali
Dissertation: "Optimization of Bio-Impedance Sensor for Enhanced Detection and Characterization of Adherent Cells"
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Tony Price, Ph.D.

Tony Price, Ph.D.
2012 Electrical Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Thomas M. Weller
Dissertation: "Nonlinear Properties of Nanoscale Barium Strontium Titanate Microwave Varactors"
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Justin Boone, M.S. (USF), Ph.D. (FIU)

Justin Boone, M.S. (USF), Ph.D. (FIU)
2011 Electrical Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Shekhar Bhansali, Dr. Scott Samson
Dissertation: "Through Wafer 3D Vertical Micro-Coaxial Probe for High Frequency Material Characterization and Millimeter Wave Packaging Systems"
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Camille Daniels, Ph.D.

Camille Daniels, Ph.D.
2011 Biological Oceanography
Major Professor: Dr. Mya Breitbart
Dissertation: "Microbial Landscapes of Corals and Ctenophores"
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Enrique Gonzalez-Velez, Ph.D.

Enrique Gonzalez-Velez, Ph.D.
2011 Civil Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Jian John Lu
Dissertation: "Safety Evaluation of Roadway Lighting Illuminance Levels and its Relationship with Nighttime Crash Injury Severity for West Central Florida Region"
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Eric Huey, M.S.

Eric Huey, M.S.
2011 Electrical Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Shekhar Bhansali, Dr. Scott Samson
Dissertation: "Site Specifc Growth of Metal Catalyzed Silica Nanowires for Biological and Chemical Sensing"
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Ransford Hyman, Jr., Ph.D.

Ransford Hyman, Jr., Ph.D.
2011 Computer Science and Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Nagarajan Ranganathan
Dissertation: "Techniques for Enhancing Reliability in VLSI Circuits"
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Erlande Omisca, Ph.D.

Erlande Omisca, Ph.D.
2011 Civil Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Maya A. Trotz
Dissertation: "Environmental Health in the Latin American and Caribbean Region: Use of Water Storage Containers, Water Quality, and Community Perception"
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Jose Rey, Ph.D.

Jose Rey, Ph.D.
2011 Engineering Science
Major Professor: Dr. Richard Gilbert
Dissertation: "Guiding Electric Fields for Electroporation Applications"
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Andrea Rocha, Ph.D.

Andrea Rocha, Ph.D.
2011 Engineering Science
Major Professor: Dr. James Mihelcic
Dissertation: "Computational Discovery of Phenotype Related Biochemical Processes for Engineering"
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Al-Aakhir Rogers, Ph.D.

Al-Aakhir Rogers, Ph.D.
2011 Electrical Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Shekhar Bhansali, Dr. Scott Samson
Dissertation: "Evanescent Wave Coupling Using Different Subwavelength Gratings for a MEMS Accelerometer"
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John Shelton, Ph.D.

John Shelton, Ph.D.
2011 Mechanical Engineering
Major Professor: Frank Pyrtle, III
Dissertation: "Thermophysical Characterization of Nanofluids Through Molecular Dynamic Simulations"
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Quenton Bonds, Ph.D.

Quenton Bonds, Ph.D.
2010 Electrical Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Thomas Weller
Dissertation: "A Microwave Radiometer for Close Proximity Core Body Temperature Monitoring: Design, Development, and Experimentation"
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Joseph Bonivel, Jr., Ph.D.

Joseph Bonivel, Jr., Ph.D.
2010 Engineering Science
Major Professor: Dr. Ashok Kumar
Dissertation: "Consumable Process Development for Chemical Mechanical Planarization of Bit Patterned Media for Magnetic Storage Fabrication"
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Joniqua Howard, Ph.D.

Joniqua Howard, Ph.D.
2010 Civil Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Maya Trotz, Dr. Fenda Akiwumi
Dissertation: "Mercury in the Environment: Field Studies from Tampa, Bolivia, And Guyana"

Warner Ithier-Guzman, Ph.D.

Warner Ithier-Guzman, Ph.D.
2010 Chemical Oceanography
Major Professors: Dr. Ashanti Johnson, Dr. Robert Byrne
Dissertation: "Assessing the Ability of Soils and Sediment to Adsorb and Retain Cs-137 in Puerto Rico"
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Ophir Ortiz, Ph.D.

Ophir Ortiz, Ph.D.
2010 Electrical Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Ryan Toomey, Dr. Jing Wang
Dissertation: "Active surface topographies in constrained hydrogel films for biomedical applications"
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Javier Pulecio, Ph.D.

Javier Pulecio, Ph.D.
2010 Electrical Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Sanjukta Bhanja, Dr. Shekar Bhansali
Dissertation: "Field-Coupled Nano-Magnetic Logic Systems"
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Jeffy Rey Jimenez, Ph.D.

Jeffy Rey Jimenez, Ph.D.
2010 Chemical Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Norma Alcantar
Dissertation: "Effects of Monoclonal Anti-Abeta Antibodies on the Amyloid Beta Peptide Fibrillogenesis and their Involvement in the Clearance of Alzheimer's Disease Plaques"
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Karyana Rosario-Cora, Ph.D.

Karyana Rosario-Cora, Ph.D.
2010 Marine Sceinces
Major Professor: Dr. Mya Breitbart
Dissertation: "Enhancing Virus Surveillance through Metagenomics: Water Quality and Public Health Applications"
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Nekesha Williams, Ph.D.

Nekesha Williams, Ph.D.
2010 Marine Science
Major Professors: Dr. Ashanti Johnson, Dr. Barnali Dixon
Dissertation: "Linking Soil Loss to Sediment Delivery in Two Estuaries in Puerto Rico"
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Joshua Candamo, Ph.D.

Joshua Candamo, Ph.D.
2009 Computer Science and Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Rangachar Kasturi, Dr. Dmitry Goldgof
Dissertation: "Boundary profile representation for objects and their surroundings in outdoor videos"
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Deidra Hodges, Ph.D.

Deidra Hodges, Ph.D.
2009 Electrical Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Christos S. Ferekides
Dissertation: "Development of CdTe thin film solar cells on flexible foil substrates"
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William Mondy, Ph.D.

William Mondy, Ph.D.
2009 Biomedical Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Les A. Piegl
Dissertation: "Data acquisition for modeling and visualization of vascular tree"
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Roland Okwen, Ph.D.

Roland Okwen, Ph.D.
2009 Civil Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Jeffrey A. Cunningham, Dr. Alexander Domijan, Jr
Dissertation: "Enhanced CO2 Storage in Confined Geologic Formations"
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LaTia Scott Etheredge, Ph.D.

LaTia Scott Etheredge, Ph.D.
2009 Pathology and Celle Biology
Major Professor: Dr. John R. Hassell
Dissertation: "The Effect of Growth Factors on the Corneal Stroma Extracellular Matrix Production by Keratocytes"
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Helen Thomas Benjamin, Ph.D.

Helen Thomas Benjamin, Ph.D.
2009 Electrical Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Andrew M. Hoff
Dissertation: "Non-Contact Characterization of Dielectric Conduction on 4H-SiC"
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Jonathan Mbah, Ph.D.

Jonathan Mbah, Ph.D.
2008 Chemical Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. John T. Wolan
Dissertation: "Endurance materials for hydrogen sulfide splitting in electrolytic cell"
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Meralys Reyes-Natal, Ph.D.

Meralys Reyes-Natal, Ph.D.
2008 Chemical Engineering
Major Professors: Dr. Stephen E. Saddow, Dr. John T. Wolan
Dissertation: "Modeling and growth of the 3C-SiC heteroepitaxial system via chloride chemistry"
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Eduardo Veras-Jorge, Ph.D.

Eduardo Veras-Jorge, Ph.D.
2008 Mechanical Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Rajiv Dubey
Dissertation: "Design and implementation of a hard real-time telerobotic control system using sensor-based assist functions"
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Auristela Mueses-Perez, Ph.D.

Auristela Mueses-Perez, Ph.D.
2006 Civil Engineering
Major Professor: Dr. Mark Ross
Dissertation: "Generalized non-dimensional depth-discharge rating curves tested on Florida streamflow"