Graduate Theses: Recent submissions

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    • Minimizing Cost of Intra-Yard Finished Vehicle Logistics Through Automation and Optimization 

      Garber, Jeremy (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-05)
      This thesis analyzes and validates autonomous Finished Vehicle Logistics (FVLa) operations, at the plant of an automative Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), through the development of a Vehicle-Plug-In (VPI) system ...

    • Decarbonized Cement Manufacturing via Advanced Production Technologies 

      Norwalk, Michael (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-05)
      Cement production is the second-largest source of industrial carbon dioxide emissions world-wide. Due to the chemical reactions inherent in its production and the temperatures required to drive those reactions, cement is ...

    • Single-Polarity Ion Electrospray Propulsion 

      Shaik, Saba Zareen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)
      Electrospray thrusters are highly efficient spacecraft propulsion devices that accelerate ions sourced from ionic liquid propellants to produce thrust. Typically, electrosprays are fired in a dual-polarity configuration ...