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Feasibility of Using Liquid Chemicals vs. Solid Chemicals in the Drilling Fluids, Mousa Alharbi, Aparna Balasubramanian, Mohamed Burgan, Zakariya Khalifa, Emad Razzaghi, Rajasree Talla, and Rajesh Talla
Diamond Nanoprobe Tips Demonstrate Succcess in Nanomanufacturing, Mousa R. Alharbi
Marketing Plan: Garmin HUD Accessory, Shahin Alijany, Chris Imondi, Matt Trippel, and Mouhamad Zaher
Trigo, Shahin Alijany, Jon Mcannis, and Mouhamad Zaher
How Workspace Design Affects Communication Rate: A Case Study, Yasser Alizadeh, Mouhamad Zaher, Shahin Alijany, and Valesca Walesko
High Mobility Group Protein 1 (HMGB1) And Its Role As A Global Transcription Regulator In Response To Temperature Fluctuations In The Annual Killifish Austrofundulus limnaeus, Victoria Martin Alla
Leveraging Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) Data to Estimate Link-Based Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions, Heba Naguib Alwakiel
Qatar to Invest $50B Hosting FIFA World Cup 2022 – A Cost or Benefit?, Badr Alyamani, Dave Demchak, Parisa Ghafoori, Shawn Jiang, and Tom Shott
A Self-Configurable Architecture on an Irregular Reconfigurable Fabric, Avinash Amarnath
Development Log - Wavestrip, Jared Ames, Matthew Letts, Sevket Can Nuhisi, Yasser Alizadeh, and Yulianto Suharto
Project Management of Empathic Design Process Compared to Other Design Processes, Mitra Amini, Manar Al Mallak, Mohamed Burgan, and Thanaporn Ngarmnil
Energy Conservation Measures for Buildings:A Replacement Analysis, Mitra Amini, Larry Ball, Fredy Gomez, Bahareh Saatchi, and Michael Uffelman
Solar Energy: New Thin-Film Technology vs. Low Cost Chips for Traditional Technology, Mitra Amini, Daria Spatar, Tina Swenson, and Corey White
Conceptual Modeling of Data with Provenance, David William Archer
Conditions for Progress: Scholarly Music Outside the University, c. 1265-1404, Jeffrey A. Arnsdorf
Robust Circuit & Architecture Design in the Nanoscale Regime, Rehman Ashraf
Emergence of China – Nano Technology Industry, Aparna Balasubramanian, Apisit Charoensupyanan, Jorge Garcia, and Patrick Pai
Benchmarking Project Management Methods, Aparna Balasubramanian, Judith Estep, Dong-Joon Lim, and Mehdi Toobaei
PNNL Technology Transfer, Aparna Balasubramanian, Judith Estep, and Duygu Ucar
Use of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for Selection of 3PL Providers, Aparna Balasubramanian and Andreas Udbye
Selecting an Engineering Manager Using a Hierarchical Decision Model, Larry Ball, Judith Estep, and Dong-Joon Lim
HVAC Optimization for Data Centers, Larry Ball, Dave Heineck, and Michael Uffelman
A Comprehensive Strategic Model for the Commercialization of New Product Development Technologies, Angie Baltz, Adam Bobek, Trevor Combs, Chris Imondi, Dinesh Soysa, and Matt Trippel
Riding the Performance Curve: The Evolution of Team #1 Teamwork and Communication, Angie Baltz, Adam Bobek, Chris Imondi, Patrick Pai, Charles Tsai, and Matt Trippel
Patent Analysis of Wind Energy Technology using the Patent Alert System, Elvan Bayraktaroglu, Ibrahim Iskin, Xin Li, and Casey Zielsdorff