Browsing Graduate Theses by Title
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Early Plume Development and NOx Chemistry in LOx/H₂ and LOx/CH₄ Liquid Rocket Engines
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-02)Projected rocket launch demand in the next 10 years predicts an order-of-magnitude increase in CO₂-equivalent gasses. Despite this expected increase in launch frequency, the on-Earth environmental impacts of off-Earth ... -
Early pragmatic language development for an infant robot
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002) -
Early proterozoic (1.9 Ga) thrombolites of the Rocknest formation, Northwest Territories, Canada
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990) -
Early Stage Embodied and Operational Analysis for Guiding Sustainable Architectural Design Decisions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)Buildings account for a significant portion of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Simulating building performance in the early design stage allows architects and engineers to adjust design decisions ... -
Early stage innovation ; matching opportunities with inventions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)What makes innovation happen in reality? The challenges companies have faced in building their competitive advantage have been shifting over the last decade, away from operational excellence and global footprint and towards ... -
Early transfers of contaminated military property to local redevelopment authorities : implications for base redevelopment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998) -
Early warning of patient deterioration in the inpatient setting
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)Early signs of patient deterioration have been documented in the medical literature. Recognition of such signs offers the possibility of treatment with sufficient lead time to prevent irreversible organ damage and death. ... -
Early-stage engineering design : the designer, the object of design, and design context
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Much of design research has been focused on developing prescriptive design processes, however, proper description of the designer, the object of design, and the context may be lacking (Dorst, 2007). The present research ... -
Early-stage technology ventures in India : opportunities and issues
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)High-technology Entrepreneurship has been a key driver of innovation and economic growth in the US. Aided by factors such as the success in IT and IT-enabled services industries and a booming economy, India has seen a sharp ... -
Early-visual features as determinants of perceived texture similarity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996) -
An earth image simulation and tracking system for the Mars Laser Communication Demonstration
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)In this thesis I created an Earth-image simulation and investigated Earth-tracking algorithms for the Mars Laser Communication Demonstration (MLCD). The MLCD mission will demonstrate the feasibility of high-data-rate laser ... -
Earth Mission Control: A Virtual Reality Platform for Bridging the Climate Science Communication Gap
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2024-02)Data visualizations are incredibly powerful tools for engaging users with increasingly complex and unfamiliar information about the Earth’s changing climate, yet scientists often use only one tool or modality to communicate ... -
Earth observation technology applied to environmental management : a case study in Benin
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)Coastal ecosystems provide habitats for a wide variety of plant and animal species. They also provide many benefits to humans in the form of transportation, subsistence, and economic opportunity. These benefits are at risk ... -
Earth pressure balance (EPB) tunneling induced settlements in the Tren Urbano Project, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Underground construction of the Rio Piedras section of the Tren Urbano project involved the construction of twin tunnels (6.3m diameter) with Earth Pressure Balance machines in weathered alluvial soil. The depth of the ... -
Earth to Earth : reconciling earthen dwellings with eroding loess landform : the case of Loess Plateau in China
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Ten percent of the earth's land surface area is covered with loess deposits, a type of highly erodible soil consisting of less than 20% clay. Loess soil has topped eroding hills and valleys and supported an earthen ... -
Earthlings : humanity's essential relationship with gravity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)A realm of serious scientific questions about gravity's role in biology is being researched in labs around the world, from NASA's Dryden Research Laboratories in the Mohave Desert, to Japan's Radioisotope Center at the ... -
Earthly Forces: Rethinking the Potential Energies of the Episodic, Dispersed, and Unpredictable
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-02)The Earth is active. Mountains are violent, rivers relentless, and even the slightest movement of matter—drops of rain or grains of sand, when compounded can have exponential ramifications. Geology has a long history of ... -
Earthquake location using a 3D velocity model : an example in Sichuan Province, China
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)We investigate the benefits of applying three-dimensional velocity models to seismic event location. We develop a technique for three-dimensional seismic event location, utilizing a finite difference method for travel time ... -
Earthquake locations and three-dimensional seismic structure of Southern Peru
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984) -
Earthquake loss estimation including transportation network damage
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)Large earthquakes have the potential of causing extensive damage and enormous economic losses. These losses are primarily attributable to the reduction in functionality of various facilities in the affected region and the ...
