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All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

This collection compiles theses and dissertations from all schools and departments at Washington University in St. Louis. Public access policies vary by school.

Theses/Dissertations from 2025 2025

Trustworthy Autonomy Through Robust Control and Alignment, Junlin Wu

New Activators and Mechanistic Insights into SARM1 in Neurodegeneration, Tong Wu

System Security Foundations for AI-Enabled Systems, Yuhao Wu

Landscape For The Lost, Qiushi Xiang

Learning from Images and Text (Clinical) Data: Toward Putting AI in Radiology Workflows, Pan Xiao

Harnessing Metabolic Modeling and Artificial Intelligence for Next-Generation Bioproduction, Zhengyang Xiao

Titanium-Cerium Redox Flow Batteries for Grid-Scale Electrical Energy Storage, Jing Xie

Functional Devices Based on Freestanding 2D Materials, Shijue Xu

Applications of Flexible and Bioresorbable Materials for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration, Yameng Xu

Integrating Large Language Models and Single-Cell Omics Analysis for Target Discovery in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Zixi Xu

Mass Spectrometry-Based Probing of Nucleic Acid and Protein Higher-Order Structures: From UV-Induced G-Quadruplex Crosslinking to mRNA Footprinting and ApoE4 Footprinting, Hsin-Chieh Yang

The Development of Deep-Learning-Based Automatic Multi-Organ Segmentation Models from CT Images and their Clinical Evaluation, Jin Yang

Electrochemically Assisted Wastewater Treatment towards Water Reuse: Mechanism, Performance, and Application, Kaichao Yang

Relationships between Household Economic Distress and Child Mental Health: Determinants, Mechanisms, and Interventions, Yuanyuan Yang

Training Safety Control Filters Using High-dimensional and Un-labeled Data, Yuxuan Yang

Scaling Quantum Systems: Quantum Networks, Distributed Quantum Computing, and Security, Zebo Yang

Senescent Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Mediate Immunosuppression and Promote Breast Cancer Progression, Jiayu Ye

Computational Dead Time Correction in Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM), Yidan Yin

Selenium Removal by Iron Electrocoagulation: Effects of Water Chemistry, Operating Conditions, and Post-treatment Processes, Yihang Yuan

Untimely Epics: The Tradition of Changqing-style Poetry in Late Qing and Republican China (1870s–1920s), Huanyu Yue

Simplicity from complexity: Sensing high-dimensional fluctuations via regulatory network, optimality in allocating cellular resources, and recovering functional groups via data-driven methods, Fang Yu

Expansion Limits of Meshed Split-Thickness Skin Grafts, Haomin Yu

Cyber-Physical Security Through the Lens of AI-Enabled Systems, Zhiyuan Yu

Analyzing Sleep Staging and Cognitive Transitions Using fMRl Time Series Analysis, Qingwen Zeng

Advances in Simulating Global Fine-Scale Ambient Air Pollutants and Source Contributions, Dandan Zhang

Advances in Simulating Global Fine-Scale Ambient Air Pollutants and Source Contributions, Dandan Zhang

Functional Characterization of ABCC8 Mutations Potentially Linked to the Transition from Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia to Diabetes, Hao Zhang

Learning-based MRI Reconstruction Method with Coil Sensitivity Estimation and Prior Adaptation, Haoyu Zhang

Resilient Safe Control of Autonomous Systems, Hongchao Zhang

Leveraging arginine catabolism to treat metabolic complications, Yiming Zhang

Investigating the Genetics and Genomics of Vein of Galen Malformations, Shujuan Zhao

Supporting Programmers Answering the Hard-To-Answer Questions Through the Use of Large Language Models, Haixin Zhou

The Witten Deformation and Proper Cocompact Lie Group Actions, Hao Zhuang

Understanding the Relationship Between PM2.5 and Aerosol Optical Depth, Haihui Zhu

Monitoring and Understanding Momentary Affect Intensity from Smartphone Sensors: Investigating the Role of Time Resolutions and Semantic Locations, Yiqin Zhu

Epithelial Collective Response to Immune Cells, Matrix Proteins, and Mechanical Cues, Hannah Maria Zmuda

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

Application of Machine Learning for Multi-omics Data Integration, Dhoha Abid

Optimization and Applications of Whispering Gallery Mode Microbubble Resonator, Maxwell Adolphson

The Instrument of Ecstasy, Temperance Aghamohammadi

Agencia económica, valorización y pedagogía material en la espiritualidad afrocaribeña de Cuba, Puerto Rico y República Dominicana, Karla Patricia Aguilar Velasquez

Exploring the role of tissue-resident T cells in neurotropic viral infections and opioid-induced immune disorders during exposure and withdrawal, Shenjian Ai

The validity and challenges of third-party funding in the Saudi arbitration framework, Ahmed Alanazi

Limited liability and piercing the corporate veil: a comparative evaluation of U.S. and Saudi laws, Abdullah Alassaf

The Balancing Act of Justice: Juggling Affects in the Pursuit of Fairness, Andrea Allen

Numerical Simulations of Supersonic/ Hypersonic Flows in Compression Corners and a Hypersonic Flow Study of Atmospheric Entry of Mars Science Laboratory Capsule, Dexter Allen

A scholarly analysis of inside trading as unethical behavior within securities law: a comparative study of the United States and Saudi Arabia, Mamdouh Mohammed Alotaibi

Electronic arbitration in disputes and the extent to which the Saudi arbitration law applies its elements, Mohammad Alqaydi

Listen Up: Children’s and Adults’ Listening Effort for Intelligible L1 and L2 Speech, Ruth Altmiller

Cellular and Molecular Basis of CD4+ T Cell Help at the Effector Phase During Immunotherapy of MHC-II Negative Tumors, Samuel Oche Ameh

Essays on Intellectual Property Strategy, Byung Uk (Charlie) An