College of Computer, Mathematical & Natural Sciences: Recent submissions
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Alphas and Surface Backgrounds in Liquid Argon Dark Matter Detectors
(2017)Current observations from astrophysics indicate the presence of dark matter, an invisible form of matter that makes up a large part of the mass of the universe. One of the leading theories for dark matter is that it is ... -
POPULATION DYNAMICS OF EASTERN OYSTERS (CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA) IN THE CHOPTANK RIVER COMPLEX, MARYLAND, DURING 1989 - 2015
(2017)The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) fishery in the Choptank River Complex (CRC) supports a large fraction of Maryland’s harvest. The CRC is also host to some of the largest oyster restoration projects in the world. ... -
Discourse-Level Language Understanding with Deep Learning
(2017)Designing computational models that can understand language at a human level is a foundational goal in the field of natural language processing (NLP). Given a sentence, machines are capable of translating it into many ... -
Investigation of Graphene and other Low Dimensional Materials
(2017)This thesis describes experiments to characterize defects in two-dimensional materials and understand their effect on electrical conductivity. Defects limit the electrical conductivity through a material by scattering ... -
IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF Aeromonas caviae ISOLATED FROM CLINICAL SAMPLES COLLECTED DURING THE 2010 HAITIAN CHOLERA OUTBREAK
(2017)Diarrheal disease is a leading cause of child mortality worldwide. Bacteria belonging to the genus Aeromonas have been debated as one of the causative agents of gastroenteritis. During the 2010 Haitian cholera outbreak, ...