Infrastructure and Environmental Systems
SUPPORTING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: HOW THE BREWING INDUSTRY OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA CAN SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC STRATEGY
Doctoral Candidate Name: Heather Hendren Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: November 8, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: EPIC 3224 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jy Wu Committee Members: Dr. Peter Schwarz, Dr. James Amburgey, Dr. Isabelle Nilsson, Dr. John Diemer Abstract: This research investigates beer production in Mecklenburg County and its […]
SUPPORTING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: HOW THE BREWING INDUSTRY OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA CAN SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC STRATEGY
Doctoral Candidate Name: Heather Hendren Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: November 8, 2022 – 10:15 AM Defense Location: EPIC 3224 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jy Wu Committee Members: Dr. Peter Schwarz, Dr. James Amburgey, Dr. Isabelle Nilsson, Dr. John Diemer Abstract: This research investigates beer production in Mecklenburg County and its […]
Short-term Ex-ante Load Forecasting
Doctoral Candidate Name: Yike Li Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: October 6, 2022 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: EPIC 1332 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Tao Hong Committee Members: Dr. Pu Wang, Dr. Badrul Chowdhury, Dr. Jy Wu Abstract: Short-term load forecasting (STLF) is a conventional process at power companies to serve […]
A Contactless Non-Intrusive Approach for Machine Learning-Based Personalized Thermal Comfort Prediction
Doctoral Candidate Name: Roshanak Ashrafi Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: July 29, 2022 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Contact student for Zoom link Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Mona Azarbayjani, Dr. Hamed Tabkhi Committee Members: Dr. Ahmed Ari, Dr. Mark DeHaven, Dr. Yaorong Ge, Dr. Min Shin, Dr. Stefano Schiovan Abstract: Indoor […]
Investigating the Determinants of Autonomous Vehicles and Their Potential Impacts on Travel Behaviors and Land-use Distribution
Doctoral Candidate Name: Md. Mokhlesur Rahman Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: July 27, 2022 – 3:00 PM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/93444722684?pwd=ZHBNcmlEbC8vOHpDWm93Y29mTFBCUT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jean-Claude Thill Committee Members: Dr. Harrison Campbell, Dr. Srinivas Pulugurtha, Dr. Isabelle Nilsson, and Dr. Suzanne Leland Abstract: Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are imminent and they are not […]
Modeling and Evaluating the Safety Effectiveness of Mini-Roundabouts
Doctoral Candidate Name: Raunak Mishra Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: July 26, 2022 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: EPIC 3344 Zoom Meeting Link https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/92945670928?pwd=Kzh2S1F1bzQyVFZPcDlaU2JCcTJuQT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Srinivas S. Pulugurtha Committee Members: Dr. Rajaram Janardhanam, Dr. Martin R. Kane, Dr. Patricia A. Malinowski, Dr. Ertunga Ozelkan Abstract: Mini-roundabouts are a […]
Efficacy of whole-watershed stream restoration for hydrologic retention, nitrogen, and suspended solids in a Piedmont urban forest watershed
Doctoral Candidate Name: Destini N. Petitt Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: July 19, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: McEniry 201 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. David S. Vinson Committee Members: Dr, Sandra Clinton, Dr. Craig Allan, Dr. Sean Collins, Dr. Rice-Boayue Abstract: The quality and quantity of water in degraded watersheds […]
Management of distancing and adjacency specifications in facility layout problems
Doctoral Candidate Name: Richard Alaimo Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: June 14, 2022 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Cameron 154 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Churlzu Lim Committee Members: Dr. Simon Hsiang, Dr. Linquan Bai, Dr. Kyoung-Hee Kim Abstract: Facility layout planning can be addressed from several perspectives, such as operational excellence […]
Impacts of connected and autonomous vehicles on deep reinforcement learning controlled intersection systems
Doctoral Candidate Name: Li Song Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: May 16, 2022 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: EPIC 3344 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Wei Fan Committee Members: Dr. Jay Wu, Dr. Martin Kane, Dr. David Weggel Abstract: Connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies could significantly change the car-following behaviors and […]
The impact of connected and autonomous vehicles on the superstreets
Doctoral Candidate Name: Shaojie Liu Program: Infrastructure and Environmental Systems Defense Date and Time: May 18, 2022 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: EPIC Room 3344 Committee chair’s Name: Prof. Wei Fan Committee Members: Prof. Jay Wu, Prof. John Diemer, Prof. Dave Weggel, and Prof. Martin Kane Abstract: Connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) are a type […]