ETDs: Virginia Tech Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Browse by
Virginia Tech has been a world leader in electronic theses and dissertation initiatives for more than 20 years. On January 1, 1997, Virginia Tech was the first university to require electronic submission of theses and dissertations (ETDs). Ever since then, Virginia Tech graduate students have been able to prepare, submit, review, and publish their theses and dissertations online and to append digital media such as images, data, audio, and video.
University Libraries staff are currently digitizing thousands of pre-1997 theses and dissertations and loading them into VTechWorks. Most of these theses and dissertations are fully available to the public, but we will, in general, honor requests by the item's author to restrict access to Virginia Tech only. See our process for Requesting that Material be Amended or Removed.
To search all Virginia Tech print and digital theses and dissertations, use the University Libraries ETD resource guide.
Materials that are restricted to Virginia Tech only may be requested via your own university or public library's Interlibrary Loan program or through the VTechWorks request form that appears when you try to access the item. You might also be able to obtain a copy of the work through ProQuest's database of theses and dissertations. If you are on a Virginia Tech campus but are unable to find the pre-1997 thesis or dissertation you are seeking in VTechWorks, you may also be able to order a physical copy from library storage. Please check the library catalog at http://www.lib.vt.edu/ for physical copies.
The guidelines that apply to Virginia Tech's graduate students as ETD authors can be found at http://guides.lib.vt.edu/ETDguide.
New! - Help video: Searching for Electronic Theses and Dissertations in VTechWorks
Collections in this community
-
Doctoral Dissertations [15098]
-
Masters Theses [19838]
-
Undergraduate Theses [29]
-
Virginia Tech ETD Resources [14]
Documentation about creating and formatting Virginia Tech ETDs
Recent Submissions
-
Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts: A Historical Case Study on the Development of the First Elementary Charter School in Virginia
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-25)Prior to 1998 charter schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia were non-existent. Students who wanted to be educated in ways alternative to public education would need to seek out private schools or homeschooling. The Patrick ... -
Artists for Humanity's Sake: An Ameliorative Project Concerning Artists and the Existentialist Struggle Against the Dominant Narrative
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-25)Existentialist ethics tell us that we as individuals cannot be truly liberated until all are. This means that we must pursue a more just world for all. Interestingly enough, as we look at the evidences of the ways in which ... -
Professionalism in Policing: Do Increased Education Requirements Improve Police Performance and Procedural Justice?
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-25)With the increased attention to police brutality against people of color in recent years, the credibility of police departments is being called into question. Prior research suggests that a police force can improve their ... -
Does Social Competence in Preschoolers Predict Psychopathology Symptoms in Childhood and Adolescence?
(Virginia Tech, 2021-05-12)A large body of research has examined if early psychopathology symptoms predict continued social difficulties into adolescence; however, few studies have examined whether early social competence predict which children will ... -
Beyond LiDAR for Unmanned Aerial Event-Based Localization in GPS Denied Environments
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-23)Finding lost persons, collecting information in disturbed communities, efficiently traversing urban areas after a blast or similar catastrophic events have motivated researchers to develop intelligent sensor frameworks to ... -
Effectiveness of the Provisional Teaching License Route in Virginia for Preparing Business and Information Technology and Marketing Education Teachers
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-24)The goal of this research was to assess the Virginia three-year provisional teaching license preparation path for earning a teaching license with an endorsement in Business and Information Technology (BIT) and Marketing ... -
Light Harvesting and Energy Transfer in Metal-Organic Frameworks
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-24)A key component of natural photosynthesis are the antenna chromophores (chlorophylls and carotenoids) that capture solar energy and direct it towards the reaction centers of photosystems I and II. Highlighted by highly-ordered ... -
Save the Babies: Progressive Women and the Fight for Child Welfare in the United States, 1912-1929
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-24)This project examines two organizations--the Better Babies Bureau and the Children's Bureau--created by Progessive women in the early twentieth century to combat high infant mortality rates, improve prenatal and postnatal ... -
A Physically Informed Data-Driven Approach to Analyze Human Induced Vibration in Civil Structures
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-24)With the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart buildings, new algorithms are being developed to understand how occupants are interacting with buildings via structural vibration measurements. These vibration-based ... -
Heat and Mass Transfer Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Novel Freeze Desalination Process
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-24)Freeze concentration is a thermal separation process that is used to purify aqueous solutions. One application of recent interest is seawater desalination. For freeze concentration to be an effective desalination method, ... -
The Great Appalachian Flood of 1977: Prisoners, Labor, and Community Perceptions in Wise, Virginia
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-24)The Great Appalachian Flood of 1977 was a historic flood that killed over 100 people, damaged nearly 1,500 homes, and displaced almost 30,000 Appalachian residents. The flood lasted from April 2nd to April 5th, 1977 ... -
Rolling Shear Strength and Modulus for Various Southeastern US Wood Species using the Two-Plate Shear Test
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-24)Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) is an engineered wood product made by laminating dimensional or structural composite lumber in alternating orthogonal layers. Compared to Canada and Europe, CLT is a novel product to the US. ... -
Development and Initial Validation of the African American Workplace Authenticity Scale
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-24)Workplace authenticity for African Americans has received much attention in recent years, both in various research domains and in popular media. However, empirical research is scarce regarding what drives Blacks' decisions ... -
Primary User Obfuscation in an Incumbent Informed Spectrum Access System
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-24)With a growing demand for spectrum availability, spectrum sharing has become a high-profile solution to overcrowding. In order to enable spectrum sharing between incumbent/primary and secondary users, incumbents must have ... -
Mathematical Modeling of Therapies for MCF7 Breast Cancer Cells
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-22)Estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer is responsive to a number of targeted therapies used clinically. Unfortunately, the continuous application of any targeted therapy often results in resistance to the therapy. ... -
How the News Covers History: A Thematic Analysis of the New York Times and Wall Street's Journal's Coverage of Kamala Harris's 2020 Vice Presidential Campaign
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-22)Kamala Harris made history on November 7, 2020, when she was elected as the first female Vice President of the United States. In addition to being the first woman, she became the first African-American and Indian-American ... -
An Historical Analysis of Fiscal Equity in the Commonwealth of Virginia: 2004-2018
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-22)This research examines the horizontal and vertical equity of public school funding in the Commonwealth of Virginia from 2004 to 2018. This study analyzed and measured the horizontal and vertical equity funding allocations ... -
Demonstrating an Equivalent Level of Safety for sUAS in Shielded Environments
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-22)The current proposed unmanned aircraft system (UAS) detect and avoid standards require the same safety metrics, even when in close proximity to the ground or structures. This requirement has the potential to hinder low ... -
Factors to Consider for Implementing Blended Learning in Saudi Higher Education Institutions: An Integrative Literature Review
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-22)Blended/hybrid learning, a combination of face to face and online learning to deliver instruction, is growing in popularity at institutions of higher education, and may lead to many benefits for students, faculty, and ... -
Reading, Writing, Rhetoric: A Rhetorically Emplaced Study of Writing Education in an Appalachian Region
(Virginia Tech, 2021-06-22)This dissertation, Reading, Writing, Rhetoric: A Rhetorically Emplaced Study of an Appalachian Region, explores the themes of ideology, stereotypes, and rhetorical emplacement through a study of education in Southwest ...
RSS 1.0