Academics
A Transformative Graduate Education
Our programs help you reach across disciplinary boundaries to change the way we think about graduate education.
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Anson Trapani (MS, EE)
Anson Marco Trapani (MS, EE)
3/24/25 3:00 PM
Frequency Domain Authentication Using Piezoelectric PZT Disks as Hardware IDs
@ 453 Durham Hall -
Mohammed El Kihal (MS, ME)
Mohammed El Kihal (MS, ME)
3/25/25 11:00 AM
Mechanical Object as a Leaning Aid: Uncovering Students' Mental Models Solving Thermodynamics Problems
@ 340 Goodwin Hall -
Lars Koehn (PHD, GEOS)
Lars W. Koehn (PHD, GEOS)
3/27/25 2:00 PM
Expanding the Geographical Footprint of CO2 Storage through Numerical Investigations of Industrial-Scale Carbon Sequestration
@ 4069 Derring Hall -
Maya Keely (MS, ME)
Maya Nicole Keely (MS, ME)
3/31/25 12:00 PM
Using Rigid and Soft Grippers for Assistive Robotic Tasks
@ 440 Goodwin Hall -
Ashley Faaborg (EDD, ELPS)
Ashley Hart Faaborg (EDD, ELPS)
4/1/25 9:00 AM
ETHICAL LEADERSHIP IN THE AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: PRINCIPALS' PERCEPTIONS OF ETHICAL SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY
@ GENERAL Educational Media Co at V -
Sara Evers (PHD, EDCI)
Sara Louise Evers (PHD, EDCI)
4/1/25 1:00 PM
Knowing History: A Study of the Construction and Implementation of Historical Knowledge from Theory to Practice
@ GENERAL CRC -
Sharon Bradley (PHD, EDP)
Sharon Eileen Bradley (PHD, EDP)
4/24/25 10:00 AM
The Landscape of Impact: Creating a New Design Framework for Targeted Project Outcomes Through a Practice Based Approach to Research
@ 001 Burchard Hall -
Asenath Kwagalakwe (PHD, GEOS)
Asenath Kwagalakwe (PHD, GEOS)
5/2/25 12:00 PM
Investigating the Kinematics and Dynamics of Strain Localization in the Northern Western Branch of the East African Rift System
@ 1 Derring Hall
The latest theses and dissertations by our students
Explore the latest theses and dissertations showcasing graduate students' research and scholarship. Read award-winning work by our students.
Theses and Dissertations
Virginia Tech Library Systems maintains a collection of our graduate students' award-winning theses and dissertations