Developing the optimal conditions for chemical reactions that are common in fine chemical and pharmaceutics is a difficult and expensive task. Because syntheses in these fields have multiple reaction pathways, a significant ...

The focus of this thesis was the design, implementation, and evaluation of a set of automated algorithms to detect nasal consonants from the speech waveform in a distinctive feature-based speech recognition system. The ...

Inspired by the connections between social behavior and intelligence, I have developed a trainable system to phenotype mouse social behavior. This system is of immediate interest to researchers studying mouse models of ...

A major source of energy savings occurs on the thermal envelop of buildings, which amounts to approximately 10% of annual energy usage in the United States. To pursue these savings, energy auditors use closed loop energy ...

Chemical kinetic modeling plays an important role in the study of reactive chemical systems. Thus, an automated means of constructing chemical kinetic models forms a useful tool in the engineering and science surrounding ...

The development of computational fluid dynamics algorithms and increased computational resources have led to the ability to perform complex aerodynamic simulations. Obstacles remain which prevent autonomous and reliable ...

Cell-surface carbohydrates are markers of specific cell types. These oligosaccharides are involved in recognition, adhesion, and signal transduction events. Advances in molecular glycobiology rely heavily on straightforward ...