Graduate Theses
Theses by Department
- Comparative Media Studies
- Computation for Design and Optimization
- Computational and Systems Biology
- Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Department of Architecture
- Department of Biological Engineering
- Department of Biology
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
- Department of Economics
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
- Department of Humanities
- Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Department of Ocean Engineering
- Department of Physics
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Urban Studies and Planning
- Engineering Systems Division
- Harvard-MIT Program of Health Sciences and Technology
- Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
- Media Arts & Sciences
- Operations Research Center
- Program in Real Estate Development
- Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies
- Science Writing
- Sloan School of Management
- Supply Chain Management
- System Design & Management
- Technology and Policy Program
Recent Submissions
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Certifiable Cooperative Localization for Underwater Navigation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-09)Accurate underwater positioning remains one of the most significant obstacles to autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) operations. Satellite-based navigation signals are unavailable underwater, so AUVs must dead-reckon using ... -
Characterizing and Mitigating Small-Diameter Tool Wear in Nickel-Based Superalloy Machining
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-09)This thesis investigates tool failure in the micromachining of single-crystalline René N4 turbine blades coated with ceramic thermal barrier layers. The work done in this thesis was promoted through a partnership between ... -
A cross-industry analysis using Q-Methodology for streamlining engineering workflow
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-09)Non-value added times arising from disconnected systems, legacy architecture, repeated iterations, product version mismatch, and manual processes remains one of the most persistent inefficiencies in modern design and ...

