ETDs: Virginia Tech Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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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.
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Practice and Efficacy of Peer Writing Feedback in a Large First-Year Engineering Course
(Virginia Tech, 2018-05-23)Engineering educators and industry professionals recognize the need for graduates to be effective communicators, yet the effective teaching of communication remains a persistent contemporary issue, with studies continuing ... -
Appalachian Language in the Two-Year College Composition Classroom
(Virginia Tech, 2019-11-13)This dissertation discusses the intersection of first-year composition instructors and Appalachian language and culture at the two-year college level. Very little of the existing literature discusses pedagogy as it pertains ... -
Plasticene
(Virginia Tech, 2019-11-13)Plasticene is an alternative term for Anthropocene, the proposed epoch that follows the Holocene and designates the beginning of significant human impact on Earth. While this moniker carries numerous implications across a ... -
Optimization of Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion Systems through Mixed Analysis Methods
(Virginia Tech, 2019-11-12)Accurate flow path modeling of scramjet engines is a key step in the development of an airframe integrated engine for hypersonic vehicles. A scramjet system model architecture is proposed and implemented using three different ... -
Designing for Reflection: Utilizing slow technology to create tangible interactive designs for reducing technostress
(Virginia Tech, 2019-11-12)Technostress is an emerging and significant psychological phenomenon associated with the use of technology. It impacts human behavior and distracts from living a healthy and meaningful life. As humans increasingly encounter ... -
Genomic Reconstruction of the Domestication History of Sinningia speciosa (Lodd.) Hiern, and the Development of a Novel Genotyping Approach
(Virginia Tech, 2019-11-12)Most staple food crops were domesticated thousands of years ago through independent processes across different regions of the world. Studies of the history of such crops have been essential to our understanding of plant ... -
A Modern House for a New England Main Street
(Virginia Tech, 2019-11-12)Almost every New England town with colonial roots has a manicured Main Street, or some thoroughfare that is meticulously cared for in attempt to preserve and display its history through its architecture. Buildings range ... -
Linking Stream Restoration Success with Watershed, Practice and Design Characteristics
(Virginia Tech, 2019-11-11)In the United States, stream restoration is currently a billion-dollar industry. Though it is commonly used as a method for stream impact mitigation, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) crediting, and stormwater management, ... -
A Qualitative Study of College Cadet Women's Leadership Identity Development in a Military Training Environment
(Virginia Tech, 2019-11-11)In December 2015, the United States' Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter, issued a directive that each branch of military avail every position to women (Pellerin, 2015). Given this and the dearth of literature on women's ... -
Impact of Inert-electrode on the Performance and Electro-thermal Reliability of ReRAM Memory Array
(Virginia Tech, 2019-11-11)While the scaling of conventional memories based on floating gate MOSFETs is getting increasingly difficult, novel type of non-volatile memories, such as resistive switching memories, have lately found increased attention ... -
Hydrocyclone Implementation at Two Wastewater Treatment Facilities To Promote Overall Settling Improvement
(Virginia Tech, 2019-11-11)Hydrocyclone density-driven particle separation may offer up improved settling performance for wastewater treatment facilities experiencing poor settleability. Hydrocyclones are fed mixed liquor through the feed inlet and ... -
Fun House: Stories
(Virginia Tech, 2014-05-19)Fun House: Stories is a collection of eight short stories. -
Power-Performance-Predictability: Managing the Three Cornerstones of Resource Constrained Real-Time System Design
(Virginia Tech, 2019-11-08)This dissertation explores several challenges that plague the hardware-software co-design of popular resource constrained real-time embedded systems. We specifically tackle existing real-world problems, and address them ... -
Integration of Geospatial Technologies in Monitoring Drought Events in a Coastal Area of Vietnam (Case study: Binh Thuan Province)
(Virginia Tech, 2019-11-08)Drought is a climatic event regarding prolonged "drier than normal" conditions. Precipitation deficits, crop-moisture stress, soil-water unbalance, sudden stream flow cut-offs and low carrying capacity of ecosystems are ... -
Lateral Spreading Mechanics of Column-Supported Embankments
(Virginia Tech, 2019-11-07)Column-supported embankments (CSE) enable accelerated construction on soft soils, high performance, and protection of adjacent facilities. The foundation columns transfer embankment and service loading to a competent stratum ... -
System Identification of a Nonlinear Flight Dynamics Model for a Small, Fixed-Wing UAV
(Virginia Tech, 2018-05-16)This thesis describes the development of a nonlinear flight dynamics model for a small, fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Models developed for UAVs can be used for many applications including risk analysis, controls ... -
Macrophage-mediated regulation of joint homeostasis
(Virginia Tech, 2019-11-06)Osteoarthritis (OA) is the leading cause of musculoskeletal disability in people and horses, and is characterized by progressive joint degeneration. There is a critical need for a better understanding of disease processes ... -
MMV008138 and analogs: potential novel antimalarial agents for P. falciparum
(Virginia Tech, 2018-05-15)Malaria is a severe and deadly mosquito-borne disease. Although treatable, the continuous emergence of multi-drug resistant parasite strains urgently calls for the development of novel antimalarial agents. P. falciparum ... -
Leveraging Processor-diversity For Improved Performance In Heterogeneous-ISA Systems
(Virginia Tech, 2019-11-05)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the effectiveness of executing High Performance Computing (HPC) workloads on multiprocessors with heterogeneous Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) cores. ISA-heterogeneity in ... -
Investigations of Hypervelocity Impact Physics
(Virginia Tech, 2014-09-17)Spacecraft and satellites in orbit are under an increasing threat of impact from orbital debris and naturally occurring meteoroids. While objects larger than 10 cm are routinely tracked and avoided, collisions inevitably ...
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