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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 2026 2026

Characterization of New Particle Formation and Aerosol In-cloud Scavenging in the Marine Atmosphere, Qian Xiao

Biodegradable and Recyclable PLA-based Polyurethanes with Tunable Crystallinity and Mechanical Properties, Mo Xiaotian

Dynamic Individualized Latent Trait (DILT) Model: Bridging Nomothetic and Idiographic Psychometrics, Muchen Xi

Towards Fully Automated Diagnosis: Deep Learning and Multimodal Fusion for Ultrasound-Guided Diffuse Optical Tomography in Breast Cancer, Minghao Xue

A prefrontal cortex-hypothalamus circuit for heart rate control in non-human primates, Kevin Xu

Aversive Olfactory Conditioning and Locomotive Modulation in Locust, Quanchen Xu

Children of the State: Coming-of-Age Narratives in the Third Reich and the Cultural Revolution, Shinan Xu

Quiet Change, Close Attention, Tianqing Xu

The Role of Perivascular Adipose Tissue Phenotype in Vascular Remodeling, Yujun Xu

Progenitor Response during Zebrafish Spinal Cord Regeneration, Yuxiao Xu

High-Dimensional Data Analysis with Interpretable Low-Dimensional Models, Bahram Yaghooti

Temporal Logic Planning in Semantic Maps of Unknown Environments using TL-RRT, Dongrui Yang

Dissecting Tumor Evolution and Immune Composition in PRC2 Loss (H3K27me3 Loss) vs Retained MPNST, Kuangying Yang

Temperature and environmental implications on Ti_{3C_{2Cl_{2 MXene degradation process}}}, Yang Yang

Towards Understanding Robust Neural Coding Through Representational Geometry, Zeyuan Ye

Narrating Power: How Organizations Can Shape Power Holders’ Perceptions and Behaviors Through Promotion Narratives, Hyun Jung Yoon

Genetic and Mechanistic Dissection of Missing-Self Killing by Natural Killer Cells, Jeesang Yoon

Collagen Remodeling in Depth-sensing and Memory of Epithelial Mechano-response, Hongsheng Yu

Multi-dimensional Theranostic Platform for Precision Cancer Interventions, Haini Zhang

Graph-AI Frameworks for Integrative Multi-Omics Data Analysis, Heming Zhang

Multidimensional MRI Maps Histology-Defined Phosphorylated Tau Burden in Alzheimer’s Disease, Hongyi Zhang

An Uncertainty-Aware Regression Framework for Quantifying Aerosol Impacts on Precipitation, with Application to Giant Cloud Condensation Nuclei and Turbulence Effects, Maiqi Zhang

Transport and Interfacial Dynamics of Electrochemical Formation Processes in Li-Based Batteries, penghao zhang

If life were only as our first encounter, Yixiao Zhang

Data-Driven Decision Making in Digital Platforms, Zhiqi Zhang

Characterization of Ebola Virus VP24-Host Protein Interactions, Junjie Zhao

Study of Complex Biological Systems through AI-Empowered Metabolomic Analysis and Modeling, Runyu Zhao

Multifunctional Self-Healing and Shape-Adaptive Soft Electronics Based on Immiscible Dynamic Polymers, Sirui Zhao

On the Origin of Coherent Gigahertz Two-Level States in Electron-on-Neon Systems, Kaiwen Zheng

Dietary Manipulations of the Undernourished Infant Microbiome, Cyrus Zhou

Efficient Estimation of Volatility in the Presence of Infinite Variation Jumps, Tianwei Zhou

Multiscale Optical Imaging: From Single-Molecule Dynamics to Tissue-Scale Mechanics, Weiyan Zhou

Data-Driven Multimodal MRI Representation Learning for Subtype Discovery and Disease Progression Modeling in Parkinson’s Disease, zihan zhou

Circuit and Cytokine Regulation of Effort Allocation in Acute and Chronic Sickness States, Xiaoyue Zhu

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)-Based Performance Prediction of Transcatheter Microvascular Plugs in Single-Ventricle Patients, Zhuhuan Zou

Theses/Dissertations from 2025 2025

Montane β-diversity: Biodiversity through Space and Time in Earth’s Most Biodiverse Regions, Ethan Ray Abercrombie

Thinking Beyond Association Tests: Using Mathematical Models to Identify Genes Influencing Exceptional Longevity, Sandeep Acharya

Studies in Algebraic Cycles: Hodge Theory of Degenerations, Regulators, and Cluster Varieties, Ricardo Jaime Acuna

Unmeasured, detached, and isolated: The legitimation of a domesticated identity, Eva M. Agüero

A Neuroimmune Circuit Mediates Chemo Brain Pathology, Daniel Ahmadi

Top-down Control and Bottom-up Salience Guide Attention During Visual Search, Christopher Ahn

Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter Regulates ITAM-Dependent Platelet Activation, Jehiel Abigail Ajanel Gomez

Exploring DDR2’s role in CAF extracellular matrix production and tumor progression, Favour Ayomide Akinjiyan

Noninvasive Assessment of the Tumor Using cfDNA, Irfan Alahi

Code Stories for Software Evolution, John Joseph Allen

Defining B cell responses to emerging viral pathogens, Wafaa Al Soussi

Defining B cell responses to emerging viral pathogens, Wafaa Al Soussi

Soft, Adhesive Dry Electrodes for Improved Electrophysiological Signal Acquisition with Motion Tolerance and Long-Term-Recoverability, Ryan Andersen

In the Field of Nothingness, Ameen Animashaun

Staging Suffering: Depictions of the Family Space in German Naturalist Drama, Kimberly Annas