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Theses/Dissertations from 2003
An Evaluation of Public Construction Contracting Methods for the Public Building Sector in Oregon using Data Envelopment Analysis, Gerald Herman Williams Jr.
Alternative Fuels for Transportation, Clark Wilson, Hung Nguyen, Pascal Gieschke, Kittinan Boonserm, and David Angel
Alternative Fuels for Transportation: PowerPoint Presentation, Clark Wilson, Hung Nguyen, Pascal Gieschke, Kittinan Boonserm, and David Angel
Who is the Greatest NFL Running Back of All Time? Use of DEA to Analyze Running Back Performance, Michael Wright
Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Michael Wright, Mike Adams, Quinn Collett, and Tobiah Halter
Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Managing a High Tech Innovation, Michael Wright, Mike Adams, Quinn Collett, and Tobiah Halter
Decision Support System for Project Selection, Tolga Yakar, John Dang, and Gokhan Ciftci
Revenue Estimate for Portland's Baseball Team, Tolga Yakar and Ulas Karasu
Strategic Planning Proposal-Rockwell Collins Flight, D. Yates and Jod Oudom
Motorola, Inc., Ho Ying-Tz, DeMita Jones, Aroonrat Auysakul, Bill Baker, and Ulas Karusu
La chanson d'Yde et Olive: A Parable of a Medieval Self-Made Man, Noémie Young-Studer
Submissions from 2002
Telecommunication Industry: Strategic and Policy Issues, Priya Ajgaonkar, Waled Bashir, Joachim Jaus, Samantha Munoz, Dean Nguyen, and Abitzen Xavier
Wireless and Standardization, Priya Ajgaonkar, Waled Bashir, Joachim Jaus, Samantha Munoz, Dean Nguyen, and Abitzen Xavier
Portland General Broadband: Vendor Evaluation Project, Mubarak Al-Khaili, Roda Batarseh, Wendy Christensen, Diane Keil, Sulaiman Magboul, and Khanh Nguyen
The Simon Benson House Moving Project, Mubarak Al-Khaili, Roda Batarseh, Gary Ficek, Gokul Huggahalli, Faheem Jan, Naveen Mundanda, Venugopal Puli, and Mehmet Vurkaç
Cross-Cultural Teams and Projects: Issues and Trends, Chudamani Ambalam, Hashir Kidwai, Dale Rook, and Chaya Subramanyam
The Response of Mice to Infection by the Parasitic Nematode Trichinella: A Comparison of Trichinella Spiralis and Trichinella Pseudospiralis, Barry Clayton Anderson
Sterling Custom Engineering, David Angel, Brian Bluelake, Danny Duran, Ashish Gupta, and Ryan Jefferis
In Situ Hydraulic Testing and Water Quality Sampling in the Hyporheic Zone of the Columbia River, Hanford Reach, Washington, Evan V. Arntzen
Development of CD Recordable, Dionne Auyeung, Ali Serdar Bayram, Seyhun Hepdogan, Diane Keil, Jim Kenney, Sulaiman Magboul, and Dale Rook
Scheduling Process for the Computer Labs in PSU, Aroonrat Auysakul, Heshan Jayasuriya, Seiji Shinriki, Peerawut Kantawat, Ho Ying-Tz, and Wut Charoenpongpool
Project Management Process in the Customer Care Department of Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc., Bill Baker, Hakan Cete, Pierre Gohier, Sarka Dluhosova, and Tuhinanshu
Estimation of Body Mass Index, Arun Kumar Balakrishnan and Dinesh Kumar Janapa
New Project Management at Epson Portland Inc.: The Phoenix Project, Balbinder Banga, Bindu Chilka, Bob Wang, Hilary Andreas, and Serin Hudson
Bridal Veil Mill Site: A Plan for Restoration, Bruce Barnett, Richard Friday, Elizabeth Freeston, Raef Porter, and Laurie Shiels