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Department of Statistics – Academic Commons Link to Recent Ph.D. Dissertations (2011 – present)

2022 Ph.D. Dissertations

Andrew Davison

Statistical Perspectives on Modern Network Embedding Methods

Sponsor: Tian Zheng

Nabarun Deb

Blessing of Dependence and Distribution-Freeness in Statistical Hypothesis Testing

Sponsor: Bodhisattva Sen / Co-Sponsor: Sumit Mukherjee

Elliot Gordon Rodriguez

Advances in Machine Learning for Compositional Data

Sponsor: John Cunningham

Charles Christopher Margossian

Modernizing Markov Chains Monte Carlo for Scientific and Bayesian Modeling

Sponsor: Andrew Gelman

Alejandra Quintos Lima

Dissertation TBA

Sponsor: Philip Protter

Bridgette Lynn Ratcliffe

Statistical approach to tagging stellar birth groups in the Milky Way

Sponsor: Bodhisattva Sen

Chengliang Tang

Latent Variable Models for Events on Social Networks

On Recovering the Best Rank-? Approximation from Few Entries

Sponsor: Ming Yuan

Sponsor: Sumit Mukherjee

2021 Ph.D. Dissertations

On the Construction of Minimax Optimal Nonparametric Tests with Kernel Embedding Methods

Sponsor: Liam Paninski

Advances in Statistical Machine Learning Methods for Neural Data Science

Milad Bakhshizadeh

Phase retrieval in the high-dimensional regime

Chi Wing Chu

Semiparametric Inference of Censored Data with Time-dependent Covariates

Miguel Angel Garrido Garcia

Characterization of the Fluctuations in a Symmetric Ensemble of Rank-Based Interacting Particles

Sponsor: Ioannis Karatzas

Rishabh Dudeja

High-dimensional Asymptotics for Phase Retrieval with Structured Sensing Matrices

Sponsor: Arian Maleki

Statistical Learning for Process Data

Sponsor: Jingchen Liu

Toward a scalable Bayesian workflow

2020 Ph.D. Dissertations

Jonathan Auerbach

Some Statistical Models for Prediction

Sponsor: Shaw-Hwa Lo

Adji Bousso Dieng

Deep Probabilistic Graphical Modeling

Sponsor: David Blei

Guanhua Fang

Latent Variable Models in Measurement: Theory and Application

Sponsor: Zhiliang Ying

Promit Ghosal

Time Evolution of the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang Equation

Sponsor: Ivan Corwin

Partition-based Model Representation Learning

Sihan Huang

Community Detection in Social Networks: Multilayer Networks and Pairwise Covariates

Peter JinHyung Lee

Spike Sorting for Large-scale Multi-electrode Array Recordings in Primate Retina

Statistical Analysis of Complex Data in Survival and Event History Analysis

Multiple Causal Inference with Bayesian Factor Models

New perspectives in cross-validation

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Collection overview, columbia university doctoral dissertations, 1872-2020, summary information.

Ph.D. dissertations are cataloged individually and can be found in the Columbia University library catalog, CLIO. Archival copies should be used only if there is no General Collections or electronic copy of this dissertation available. The exact number of dissertation in existence is not known. They usually have a call number that begins with COY, CWO CXO, CZO or LD1237.Another way to search for dissertation titles and authors is to consult a set of publications printed by the University listing authors alphabetically and arranging dissertations by department for a particular year. List of theses submitted by candidates for the degree of doctor of philosophy in Columbia University, available from Hathitrust: 1872-1910 - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t3mw2mj11 1971-1974 - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4187471 1974-1976 - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4187472 1976-1977 - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4187473 1977-1981 - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4187474 1981-1987 - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4187475 The University Archives paper copies of the List of Theses can be requested via the following different CLIO records: Master's Essays and Doctoral Dissertations from 1951/1952 through 1956/1957 (call number CW4 C724, https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/1998118) Master's Essays and Doctoral Dissertations from 1957/58 through 1970/1971 (call number CW4 C724, https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/1998119 ); Doctoral Dissertations from 1971/1972 through 1987/1988 (call number CW4 C725, https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/400172). After 1987/1988 you can find annual lists of Doctoral Dissertations in Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) Convocation Programs which can be accessed via our Commencement Collection (https://findingaids.library.columbia.edu/ead/nnc-ua/ldpd_6386066)

At a Glance

Columbia University Archives Research Guide to Master's Essays and Dissertations https://guides.library.columbia.edu/uarchives/thesis

All books in this collection are cataloged, and should be requested individually in CLIO. This record is for informational purposes only.

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Existence and Location of Copies

Full text copies of dissertations published since 1997 (and some earlier dates) are available to Columbia UNI holders via ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global database (https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/2554991). Non-Columbia patrons may order copies via ProQuest Dissertation Express. Various formats and fees apply. If a dissertation is not available via Proquest, you may request a copy from the University Archives.

Academic Commons (https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/explore/doctoraltheses) holds the full text of doctoral theses written since 2011 at Columbia and of theses written for a Doctorate of Education at Teachers College since mid 2018. A selection of dissertations from Union Theological Seminary, and from Columbia before 2011, are also available.

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Historical Note

Starting in 1950 and until 1960/61 two copies Columbia University doctoral dissertations were submitted to Special Collections. The first (archival) copy classed for Columbiana was not to be used, and the second copy was classed in "B" for use in case the departmental reading copy was missing. Theses for Teachers College and Union Theological Seminary were submitted in one copy only.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO , the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID , a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Recent Dissertations

Dissertations written by doctoral candidates in Applied Linguistics and TESOL are listed in reverse chronological order. Dissertations can be obtained from  ProQuest  by purchase or with a subscription. Columbia affiliates can access ProQuest  here .

Diversity in the adult ESL classroom  by Nadja Tadic, Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, 2020. 

Managing multiple demands in the adult ESL classroom  by Elizabeth Reddington, Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, 2020.

Working on understanding in the adult ESL classroom: A collaborative endeavor  by Nancy Boblett, Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, 2020.

Han, Z-H. (2020). Usage-based instruction, systems thinking, and the role of Language Mining in second language development.  Language Teaching,  1-16. FirstView, doi:10.1017/S0261444820000282

Han, Qie (Chelsea). (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics). (2020).  Investigating the Combined Effects of Rater Expertise, Working Memory Capacity, and Cognitive Functionality on the Scoring of Second Language Speaking Performance.

Getman, Edward. (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics). (2020).  Age, task characteristics, and acoustic indicators of engagement: Investigations into the validity of a technology-enhanced speaking test for young language learners.

A conversation analytic study on participation practices in the American graduate classroom: East Asian students vs. L1 English-speaking students  by Junko Takahashi, Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, 2019.

Person reference in Korean  by Gahye Song, Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, 2019.

Han, Z-H. (2019). Researching CDST: Promises and pitfalls. In Han, Z-H. (ed.)  Profiling l earner language as a dynamic system . Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. 

Han, Z-H. & Liu, J. (2019). Profiling learner language from a complex dynamic system perspective: An introduction. In Han, Z-H. (ed.) Profiling learner language as a dynamic system. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. 

Han, Z-H. (2019). Special issue. Thirty-five years of instructed second language acquisition.  Language Teaching Research, 23( 4) .

Liu Banerjee, Han-Ting (Heidi). (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics). (2019).  Investigating the Construct of Topical Knowledge in a Scenario-Based Assessment Designed to Simulate Real-Life Second Language Use.

Chen, Chen-Ling (Alice) (Ed.D. in TESOL).  The Effects of Second-Language Repeated Reading on Reading Comprehension and Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition . (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

Le, Rong Rong (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  The Pragmatic-Discursive Structure of Chinese Compliments in Naturally-Occurring Conversation . (Sponsor: Hansun Waring)

Oh, Saerhim (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Investigating Test-Takers' Use of Linguistic Tools in Second Language Academic Writing Assessment . (Sponsor: Jim Purpura)

Box,   Catherine (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Navigating Competing Demands in Pre-Service TESOL Supervision . (Sponsor: Hansun Waring)

Kang, EunYoung (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  The Effects of Narrow Reading on L2 Text Comprehension and Vocabulary Acquisition . (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

Sok, Sarah (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Incidental and Intentional L2 Vocabulary Acquisition . (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

Creider, Sarah (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Encouraging Student Participation in a French-Immersion Kindergarten Class: A Multimodal Conversation Analytic Study.   (Sponsor: Hansung Waring)

Hall, Timothy (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Learning Chunks in Second Language Acquisition.   (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

DelPrete, Domenica (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Mother-Adolescent Daughter Interaction: How Maternal Roles Affect Discursive Outcomes.  (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe)

Choong, Kun-Wang Philip (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  The Effects of Task Complexity on Written Production in L2 English.  (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

Fagan, Drew (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Managing Learner Contributions in the Adult ESL Classroom: A Conversation Analytic and Ethnographic Examination of Teacher Practices and Cognition.  (Sponsor: Hansun Waring)

Wai, June (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  School Science or Disciplinary Science? Discourse Encountered and Practiced by English Language Learners in Two International High School Science Classroms.  (Sponsor: Michael Kieffer)

Cheon, Heesook (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Linguistic Affordances of Korean-English Tandem Learning . (Sponsor: Carolin Fuchs)

Di Gennaro, Kristen K. (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  An Exploration into the Writing Ability of Generation 1.5 and International Second Language Writers.   (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Johnson, Rebekah Joanne (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Discursive Practices in Family Discourse: Co-Constructing the Identity of Adult Children.   (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe)

Kim, Ah Young (Alicia) (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Examining Second Language Reading Components in Relation to Reading Test Performance for Diagnostic Purposes: A Fusion Model Approach.   (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Kim, Hyun Jung (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Investigating Raters' Development of Rating Ability on a Second Language Speaking Assessment.   (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Dakin, Jee Wha (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Investigating the Simultaneous Growth of and Relationship between Grammatical Knowledge and Civics Content Knowledge of Low-Proficiency Adult ESL Learner s. (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Ekiert, Monika (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Investigating Articles as Expressions of Definiteness in English as a Second Language.   (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

Perrone, Michael (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  The Impact of the First Certificate of English (FCE) on the EFL Classroom: A Washback Study.   (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Purdy, John D. (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Unaccusativity and Neurocognitive Indices of Second Language Acquisition: An ERP Study.   (Sponsor: Karen Froud)

Ameriks, Yoko (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Investigating Validity Across Two Test Forms of the Examination of Proficiency in English (ECPE): Multi-group Structural Equation Modeling Approach.   (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Grabowski, Kirby (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Investigating the Construct Validity of a Test Designed to Measure Grammatical and Pragmatic Knowledge in the Context of Speaking.   (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Jacknick, Christine M. (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  A Conversation-Analytic Account of Student-Initiated Participation in an ESL Classroom.   (Sponsor: Leslie M. Beebe)

Jung, Ji-Young (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Discourse Markers in Contrast: But, Actually and Well in Native-Nonnative English Conversations Between Friends.   (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe)

Kim, Hyunjoo (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Investigating the Effects of Context and Language Speaking Ability.  (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Liao, Yen-Fen (Alick) (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Construct Validation Study of the GEPT Reading and Listening Sections: Re-examining the Models of L2 Reading and Listening Abilities and Their Relations to Lexico-grammatical Knowledge.   (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Song, Sunhee (Ed.D. in TESOL).  Recasts, Grammatical Morphemes, and L2 Learning: A Longitudinal Case study of Korean L2 Learners.   (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

Year, Jungeun (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Korean Speakers' Acquisition of the English Ditransitive Construction: The Role of Input Frequency and Distribution.   (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

Wagner, Santoi (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Disputants' Talk in Mediation: A Single Case Study.   (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe)

Kim, Ji Hyun (Ed.D. in TESOL).  Focus on Form in Communicative EFL Classrooms: A Study of Learner Recognition of Recasts.   (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

Kwon, Eun-Young (Ed.D. in TESOL).  Cross-linguistic Influence and "universal" developmental patterns in child second language acquisition: A longitudinal study.   (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han)

Wiseman, Cynthia (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Examining Rater Effects and Process of Using a Holistic and Analytic Rubric.   (Sponsor: James E. Purpura)

Krohn, Nitza (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  An Examination of the Hebrew Language Needs of Students in the Jewish Theological Seminary  (Sponsor: James E. Purpura).

Yeu-Ting (Ed.D. in TESOL).  Phonological Recoding in Sentence-Level Chinese character recognition by advanced adult L2 Chinese learners  (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han).

Park, Taejoon (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Investigating the Construct Validity of the Community Language Program English Writing Test  (Sponsor: James E. Purpura).

Park, Eun Sung (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Learner-Generated Noticing of L2 Input: An Exploratory Study  (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han).

Revesz, Andrea (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Focus on Form in Task-Based Language Teaching: Recasts, Task Complexity, and L2 Learning  (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han).

Seol, Heekyung (Ed.D. in TESOL).  The Impact of Age and L1 Influence of L2 Ultimate Attainment  (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han).

Suzuki, Mikiko (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Learner Uptake and Second Language Learning  (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han).

Seol, Hee-Kyung (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  The Impact of Age and L1 Influence on L2 Ultimate Attainment  (Sponsor: ZhaoHong Han).

Wagner, Mathew (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Utilizing the Visual Channel: An Investigation of the Use of Videotexts on Tests of Second Language Listening Ability  (Sponsor: James E. Purpura).

Suh, Joowon (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Other-Initiated Repair in English Lingua Franca Business Negotiation (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe).

Chang, Jaehak (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Examining Models of Second Language Knowledge with Specific Reference to Relative Clauses: A Model-Comparison Approach  (Sponsor: James E. Purpura) .

Tsai, Constance (Ed.D. in TESOL).  Investigating the Relationships between ESL Learners' Writing Strategy Use and Writing Ability  (Sponsor: James E. Purpura).

Beaumont, John (Ed.D. in TESOL).  Passing as a Teacher: An Ethnographic Account of Entering the TESOL Profession (Sponsor: Herve Varenne).

Cho, Yunkyoung (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  An Examination of Epistemic Markers in Korean  (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe).

Dimitrova, Evelina. (Ed.D. in TESOL).  A Discourse Analysis of the Paired Interview in the University of Cambridge First Certificate of English Proficiency Exam  (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe).

Korsko, Paula (Ed.D. in TESOL).  The Narrative Shape of a Two-Party Complaint: A Discourse Analytic Study of European Portuguese  (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe).

Nottono, Miharu (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Japanese Hedging in Friend-Friend Discourse  (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe).

Fen, Ho-Ping (Ed.D. in TESOL).  An Analysis of the Relationships between Source Material and EFL Writing Ability (Sponsor: James E. Purpura).

Fujita, Naomi (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Investigating Japanese Politeness Strategies in School Meetings  (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe).

Mori, Reiko (Ed.D. in TESOL).  Two Post-Secondary ESL Teachers' Beliefs about Classroom Instruction and How their Beliefs are Reflected in their Classroom   Practice  (Sponsor: James E. Purpura).

Waring, Hansun Zhang (Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics).  Conversational Analysis of Academic Discussion Skills  (Sponsor: Leslie Beebe).

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A thesis is a requirement for graduation in the Historic Preservation Program. It is original and independent work, designed to showcase a capacity to research, analyze, and present material on a topic relevant to the discipline.

Theses produced in recent years by graduates of the Historic Preservation Program are listed below. Theses produced prior to 2012 include the title and abstract for each thesis; these titles are housed in Special Collections, Avery Library, and may be requested through Avery Library. Theses produced since 2012 are available digitally through Columbia University Academic Commons , the University’s digital research repository. Graduating students have the option of deferring the publication of their thesis on Academic Commons for up to two years and therefore not all theses from the past two years may be available.

Alumni who are interested in posting their thesis to the online repository, Academic Commons, should submit a completed Author Rights Agreement form, and a digital version of their thesis following the Digital Thesis Guidelines to the Historic Preservation Office at [email protected] .

• *denotes a thesis awarded a prize at graduation
• **awarded the James Marston Fitch Thesis prize by Preservation Alumni

Andrés Alvarez Davila

Modern Technology and James Marston Fitch’s Turn to Preservation

Preme Chaiyatham

And There Was Light: the Use of Projection Mapping for Historic Preservation

Jonathan Clemente

Leaf-Induced Damage to Finishes for Outdoor Bronze Sculpture

Christine Hotz

Preserving Places of Hip-Hop in the Bronx, 1973 to 1983

Jesse Kling

Solid Brick Homes: The Continuing Row House Tradition of Postwar Brooklyn and Queens

Steph LeBlanc

Landmark Designation in Major League Baseball and the Continued Efforts to Preserve America’s Pastime

A Critical Analysis of the Yin Yu Tang Project and the Preservation of Huizhou-Style Vernacular Dwellings in China

Lindsay Papke

Interrogating the Olfactory Landscape: Means and Methods for Analyzing Changing Smellscapes as a Character-Defining Feature of Place

Valerie Smith

The Small House Movement of the 1920s: Preserving Small “Better” Houses

Meghan Vonden Steinen

Effects of Fire-Related Heat Damage on Interior Architectural Paint Finishes

Ziming Wang

Living Above the Street: Flood Retrofitting and Adaptive Streetscape of New York City’s Historic Districts

Jianing Wei

East Meets West in Cheeloo University: A Hybrid Architecture in China and its Preservation

Bruno Elias

Towards Best Practices For Historic Retrofits: Tradeoffs For Historic Buildings’ Operating Energy Retrofits

Rachel Ericksen

Assessing the Decolonization of Cultural Heritage Policy in Belize through the Analysis of Narratives Presented at Colonial Sites

Katlyn M. Foster

Redlining History: The Geographies of Historic Preservation in Urban America

* **Emily Kahn

Beyond Memorialization: Washington Heights as Case Study for Commemorating Holocaust Refugees

Video Game as an Immersive Interactive Virtual Interpretation of Historic Heritages, Taking Assassin’s Creed as an Example

William McCallum

New York City Housing Authority Postwar Projects: if new buildings are necessary, how can they support the sites’ significance?

Caroline Peters

Life Among the Dead: Case Studies of Public Outreach at Green-Wood and Laurel Hill Cemeteries

Thomas Rice

The Preservation of Early Reinforced Concrete Arch Bridges in the United States

*Tucker M. Simmons

Testing Protective Coatings and their Removal for Outdoor Bronze Statuary

Madison Story

Strategies for Heritage Valuation on Adaptively Reused Transportation Corridors: An Examination of Rail Trails in Central Indiana

Mariana Ávila Flynn

Recovering the Ideals of a Former Paradise: Preservation Approaches for Modern Acapulco

Drew Barnhart

The Many Faces of Preservation Funding: An Examination of Private American Organizations Supporting Preservation Abroad

Claire Cancilla

William L. Pereira’s Modern Architecture in Los Angeles: History and Preservation Challenges

Sreya Chakraborty

Branding the Power Center: Toponymy as a Tool for Assertion of Political Prowess

Huanlun Cheng

Understanding Preservation Methods at the Memorial Cemetery for Heroes of the Revolution in Nanjing by Henry K. Murphy: A Study on Adaptations and Preservation Strategies for the Future at Republican-era Heritage

*James Churchill

Decorative Monel: Historical Intent, Weathering and Analysis

“The Power of Storytelling”: Case Studies on How the Community of Manhattan’s Chinatown Consciously Preserved the Chinese American Women’s History

Allison Fricke

Beyond Aesthetics: Evaluating Social Outcomes of Adaptive Reuse

Caitlin Rudin Gardenhire

Spatializing the Influence of Free Women of Color in the Vieux Carré

Laura O. C. Garnier

Consideration of Sound in Historic Sites and the Emergence of Binaural Technology as an Experimental Interpretation Strategy

Shreya M. Ghoshal

Urban Juxtaposition: Balancing Heritage and Development through Transfer of Development Rights in New York City Special Districts

*Scott Goodwin

Red Listing’ Heritage: Endangerment as Policy and Collective Action

Emily Junker

Preservation Through The Self-Help Housing Movement

From Brand Village to Living Heritage: Tong-il-chon in the Area of Korean Demilitarized Zone

The Buildings and Practices of Fukien Construction Bureau 1916-1949: a Study of Western Missionary Architecture in China and the Preservation of Its Contemporary Legacy

Kathleen Maloney Lo

Documentation of Built Heritage and Disaster Preparedness Plans

Erin Murphy

[De]constructing Guastavino Vaulting

Comparative Laboratory Evaluation of Natural Hydraulic Lime Mortars for Conservation  

**Sarah Caryl Sargent

Reclaiming the Fugitive Dust: Preserving and Interpreting America’s Forgotten History of Nuclear Contamination

The influence of local film on the preservation of Hong Kong Tong lau from 1950 to the present

Gwen Stricker

Industrial Decay: Environmental Value of Industrial Heritage Sites

Micah Tichenor

Ruin Recovery: Emergence of Incompleteness as a Preservation Aesthetic Three Museums at the Turn of the 21st Century

Unfolding Layered Cultures: Preservation of German Colonial Architecture in Qingdao, China, 1897-1914

Yasong Zhou

The Global Burial Network of the Early Generation of Chinese Migrant Laborers: Adaptation of Chinese Funerary Traditions in the US in the Late 19th and Mid 20th Centuries

Valentina Angelucci

Art and Literature of Johannesburg: The Telling of Tailings

Whitney Bayers

Neighborhood Rezoning and Historic Preservation in New York City

Madeline Berry

U.S. Route 1: Catalyst of Maine Corridor Community Planning & Preservation

What Should We Interpret First in an Archaeological Site: A Value-based Identification of Character-defining Features in First Qin Emperor’s Mausoleum

Gabriela Figuereo

Mortar Analysis for Archaeological Stratigraphy: The Stadt Huys Block and Seven Hanover Square Sites

**Shivali Gaikwad

Living With Water: Adaptation Processes, Heritage Conservation, and Conflicting Values

*Aura Maria Jaramillo

Politics & Aesthetics of Ripristino: A Select Study of the Preservation Work of Antonio Muñoz in Rome

Robert Kesack

Analyzing Digital Photogrammetry for Heritage Preservation

Janine Lang

“Riot” Heritage of the Civil Rights Era

Victoria Pardo

Food Interpretation At House Museums And Historic Sites: The Characteristics Of Successful Food Programs

Ariane Prache

Move it or Lose it? Heritage and Community Relocation in an Era of Coastal Sea Level Rise

Gwendolyn Stegall

A Spatial History of Lesbian Bars in New York City

Zhaolin Wang

On Neighborhood Banks and Their Continued Relevance in the Urban Landscape, Brooklyn 1900-1935

Maura Whang

Sites of Contention— Now What? Towards Inclusive Practices and New Forms of Collective Memory at Confederate Monuments

A Room of Her Own: Housing for New York’s Working Women, 1875-1930

Daniella Zamora

Building a new identity through architecture: The Case of Colombia and Government Buildings Constructed During the Term of the Liberal Republic (1930-1946) and the Case for their Preservation  

A Preservation Revolution: Resurrecting Franklin Court for the Bicentennial

Renhang Zhang

Interpreting Historical Experience as a Prelude to Preservation: The Special Case of the Department Store

Zhiyue Zhang

Preservation in the Dark: Current Trends and Future Prospects for Son et Lumiere in China

*Allison Arlotta

Locating Heritage Value in the Reciprocal Relationship Between Preservation and Waste Management

Ethan Boote

Evaluating the Effect of Local Historic Preservation and Climate Change Action Policy on the Promotion of Operating Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings

Justin Clevenger

Putting Smell in Its Place: The Categorization of Odor Preservation Projects

Melissa Doherty

The Further Potential of the Federal Historic Tax Credit and Critical Analysis of its Roadblocks

Gilda Gross

Concrete Heritage Conservation and the Viability of Migrating Corrosion Inhibitors

Andre Jauregui

Heritage Reproduction in the Age of High-Resolution Scanning:A Critical Evaluation of Digital Infilling Methods for Historic Preservation

Documentary Films for Preservation: Representation Techniques for the Field

Etsegenet Kebede

Cultural Heritage Sites and Urban growth: The case of Neakutoleab, Lalibela

*Travis Kennedy

Here the Great Flaw in the Man: A Prolegomena to Ruskin’s Marginalia in Viollet-le-Duc’s Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle for Contemporary Historic Preservation

Preserving A Fragile Cultural Heritage Destination: Decoding and Encoding the MoGao Caves

Adam Lubitz

Off the Map: Spatializing Access to Memory in Beitunia, Palestine

Sara Menegus

Finding Enclosure: Uncovering the Aesthetic Role of the Birdcage Elevator in Skyscraper Interiors, 1890-1900

Nilika Mistry

The Walled City of Ahmedabad: Proposing a New Framework for the Conservation and Maintenance of Pol Houses Through Analysis of the Roles of Different Stakeholders

Morgan O'Hara

Redressing the Likeness of Power: Locating the Pursuit of Justice in the Space of Contested Commemoration

Overlapping Historic Preservation and Affordable Housing: Successful Outcomes in New York City and San Francisco

David Peterson

US Embassies of the Cold War: Emerging Private Market Preservation Alternatives

*Halley Ramos

Mixed Reality for Historic Preservation

*Erik Sandell

New Materials for the Coating of Outdoor Bronze

Katherine Taylor-Hasty

(Re)Interpreting the Confederacy: Interpretive Options for Preservation

Armon White

DEFINING APPROPRIATENESS: An analysis of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards on Additions to Historic Structures and its Impact on the Practice of Architecture, Development and Preservation

Xuechun Zhang

Enhancing the Interpretation of Sites on the Silk Roads: A Study of Shaanxi Province

Yuanyi Zhang

An Analysis of Current Preservation Strategies for Hunan Academies and Recommendations for Their Future

*Tania Alam

The Evolution of American “Historic Color Palettes"

*Jessica Betz

The Influence Of Glass Transition Temperature On The Performance Of Acrylic Thermoplastic Adhesives

Elizabeth Canon

English Antecedents of the Queen Anne in America: A Study of Anglo-American Domestic Architecture

Kimberly DeMuro

The Colors of Culture: A Finishes Study of the Dutch-American Stone Houses of Bergen County, New Jersey

*Mayssa Jallad

Beirut’s Civil War Hotel District: Preserving the World’s First High-Rise Urban Battlefield

*Nicholas Kazmierski

The Draft Riots Reconsidered: Interpreting New York’s Sites of Racial Conflict

**Cheng Liao

Rethinking the Vernacular in China: Understanding the Dynamics of Social Transformation and the Evolution of Rural Architecture

Nicole Mezydlo

Digital Photogrammetry for Long-Term Monitoring

Reinterpreting Pioneer Deep Space Station

Sarah Reddan

Evaluating the Success of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Cameron Robertson

Arts & Cultural Districts and Preservation Policy: A Neighborhood Analysis of the River North (RiNo) Art District

Allison Semrad

Preservation, Management, and Stabilization Approaches at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin: An Analysis of the Evolution of Intervention Strategies

Andrea Sforza

Bertrand Goldberg: Preserving a Vision of Concrete

An Effective Framework of Public-Private Partnerships: Creating An Economically Viable Plan for Conserving and Managing Beijing’s Urban Heritage Sites

Stacy Tomczyk

Visualizing Value: A Geospatial Look at Comparative Approaches to Local Valuation of Cultural Heritage

Katrina Virbitsky

Inherently Flawed: Carbonation-Induced Cracking in Reinforced Concrete Structures

*Laura Weinstein

The Progression of Historic Preservation in Miami Beach and the Challenges of Sea Level Rise

URBAN PRESERVATION IN CHINA: The Survival of an Idea Despite Political Repression, 1950–1982

Raudhah Borhanuddin

Shrinkage in Lime Stucco: Does “Banking” Mortar Help Mitigate Shrinkage?

Pui Yu Chan

Community Participation in Heritage Management: A Case in Macao

*Maria de la Torre

Installation Method: A Tool for Community Engagement in Historic Preservation

Alexander Ford

Anagrapheia and the Architecture of the New Grave

Nicholas Gervasi

Architectural Palimpsest: A New Design for St. Martin’s Episcopal Church

Charles Hovanic

Stronger than the Storm? Promoting the Post-Sandy Resilience of Historic Resources in New Jersey’s Coastal Communities

*Cherie-Nicole Leo

“When I’m Dead, Demolish It”: Contradictions and Compromises in Preserving Values at Lee Kuan Yew’s Oxley Road Home, Singapore

Makenzie Simpson Leukart

Managing Transparency in Post-War Modern Architecture

Zaw Lin Myat

Heritage in the Myanmar Frontier: Shan State, Haws, and Conditions for Public Participation

Caroline Raftery

The Bungalow Courts of Hollywood, California: Hollywood Bungalow Court Survey, Preservation Analysis and Recommendations

Barrett Reiter

Post Offices in a Foggy World: Understanding the Value of the New Deal Post Office and its Public Art in the National Landscape

William Ross

Preserving Jamestown, Rhode Island

* **Alberto Sanchez-Sanchez

“Behind the Ecce Homo,” Rural Development Policy and the Effects of Depopulation on the Preservation of Spanish Heritage

*Andrea Antoinette Tonc

Museums of Buildings: Historic Preservation and the American Open-Air Museum

Angela Wheeler

Socialist in Form, National in Content: preserving late Soviet culture at Tbilisi Palace of Rituals

Sarah Sojung Yoon

Cladding the Mid-Century Modern: Thin Stone Veneer-Faced Precast Concrete

Diana Araujo

Local and International Dynamics in Historic Cities: Understanding the Influence of UNESCO World Heritage Designation on Urban Development in Quito, Ecuador

Prashant Banerjee

Finding workable solutions to the issues adversely affecting the preservation of built cultural heritage in India

Manqing Cao

A Comparative Study of Traditional Jointing Techniques of Vernacular Timber Framings in New England, America and Jiangnan, China and Some Applications Conservation Practice

*Alexander Corey

Third Sector Acquisition of Surplus Federal Heritage Buildings in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities

Lindsay Dobrovolny

Current Trends In Spectral Reflectance Imaging Techniques: A Qualitative Approach to the Investigation and Documentation of Building Materials

Corinne Engelbert

A Contradiction in Terms: New York City’s No-Style Buildings

*Elizabeth Fagan

Building Walls of Light: The Development of Glass Block and Its Influence on American Architecture in the 1930s

Angel Castillo Garcia

Derivative Design: A New Approach for an Organic Growth of Historic Usonian Houses

Kathryn Gardner

A Bitter Truth: Astringent Persimmon as a Bio‐alternative to Standard Wood Preservation Treatments

Suki Gershenhorn

History and Materiality of Rustic Ferrocement Sculptures

Laura Groves

Is There a Role for Preservation Planning in a Favela?

Rachel Levy

Contextual Zoning as a Preservation Planning Tool in New York City

*Olimpia Lira

Contemporary Reconstruction: Celebrating Destruction in the Basilica of El Salvador

*Corey Manchenton

Pigment Identification of Early Commercial Architectural Paint in Trade Catalogues, 1870 To 1914

Michael Middleton

Influence and Contributions of Speculative Row House Developers on the Architecture and Urban Design of New York City’s Upper West Side: 1879-1908

Erica Mollon

Measuring the Social Impacts of Preservation on Disadvantaged Communities

Michael Munro

Preservation Without Policy: Maintaining Manhattan’s Community Murals

Kate Reggev

What Lies Beneath: “Windows to the Past” in Preservation Design

Andre Stiles

Michelangelo and the Baths of Diocletian: An Analysis of his Re-use of the Ruin for the Church of Santa Maria Degli Angeli E Dei Martiri

Santiago Suarez

Grand Central Terminal’s Original Lighting: Its Significance, Its Relationship with the Current Scheme, and Recommendations for Alternate Considerations

Sloane Taliaferro

Documentation and Testing 19th Century Limewash Recipes in the United States

Sarah Vonesh

New York State Historic Tax Credit Program and Preserving Buffalo, New York: An Examination of the Program’s Use and Impact in Buffalo

Architecture of Academic Innovation: Progressive Pedagogy, Modernist Design, and Perkins and Will’s Heathcote Elementary in Post-War America

Marena Wisniewski

Supporting Players: External Support Repairs for Cemetery Markers

Sound Advice: The Development and Use of Early 20th Century Acoustical Wall and Ceiling Materials

*Jee Eun Ahn

Cities on the Edge: Significance and Preservation of Hillside Squatter Settlements in Korea

Making a Case for Change: Finding Workable Solutions to the Issues Adversely Affecting the Built Cultural Heritage in India

*Emily Barr

In-Kind Terra Cotta Replacement in the 21st Century

The Historic American Buildings Survey & Interpretive Drawing: Using Digital Tools to Facilitate Comprehensive Heritage Documentation

Chelsea Brandt

Discarded Treasures of an Infelicitous Past

Alyssa Grieco

What’s On the Surface Does Matter: The Conservation of Applied Surface Decoration of Historic Stained Glass Windows

Leah Lanier

In God We Trust? Preserving Historic Church Interiors

Julia Lewis

Measuring the Impact of Historic District Designation on Real Estate in New York City

Beth Miller

Adapting the Architectural Avant-Garde: A design proposal for Paul Rudolph’s Orange County Government Center

Talene Montgomery

A Seismic Retrofit To Rehabilitate The Long Beach Civic Center

William Morache

William Sumner Appleton & The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities: Professionalism & Labor

Jennifer Pont

The Comparative Analysis of Biological Growth and Common Cleaners Based on Organism Identification and Biological Mechanisms

Lindsay Riddell

Preserving Vernacular: Toronto’s Bay and Gable Houses

Beata Sasińska

Fire-Damaged Stone: The Effects of Heat, Flame and Quenching

Karen Stone

Sheet Scaling: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Present in Mogegan Granite

Melissa Swanson

The Performance of Two Alkoxysilane Consolidants on Three Berea Sandstones Through Controlled Environmental Stress Cycling

Yojana Vazquez

A Case Study To Determine Significance And Establish Evaluative Criteria For The Adaptive Reuse Of The Seamen’s YMCA House

Jessica Vermillion

The California Coastal Act and Historic Preservation

*Vincent Wilcke

Extracting the Exhibited Interior: Historic Preservation and the American Period Room

*Tianchi Yang

Perceiving the Spirit of Manhattan’s Chinatown: A Study of the Evolution and Preservation of the Signage Designed for Historic Chinese Association Buildings

*Max Yeston

Neighborhood Conservation Districts: An Assessment of Typologies, Effectiveness, and Community Response

Alafia Akhtar

One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure: The Transition of Clinker Bricks From Disposable to Decorative

Nicole Ambrose

Building a Better Future on the Foundations of the Past: Incorporating Historic Districts into Ecocities

Anna Broverman

Regional Architecture as an Expression of State Identity: Early State Government Buildings in the Honolulu Civic Center

Jason Crowley

A Critical Assessment of the Preservation of Charleston Cottages in Charleston, South Carolina

Kate Gilmore

A Process Evaluation of New York City’s 74-79 Zoning Resolution: Why is it Being Used so Infrequently?

Hilary Grossman

Manhattan Parking Garages 1897 - 1930: Significance and Preservation

Lauren Perez Hoogkamer

Assessing and Managing Cruise Ship Tourism in Historic Port Cities: Case Study Charleston, South Carolina

Konstandena Kefallinos

Wire Glass: History of Technology and Development

Rebecca Kinsley

Mission 66: Where Are We Now? The Preservation and Re-Use of Mission 66 Visitor Centers

Alexandra Kirby

Reassessing the Public Spaces of Isamu Noguchi

Julie Kroon

A Steel Mill Reforged: A Design Proposal for a New Technology Center in Harrison, NJ

*Richard Lowry

In Defense of Natural Cement: A Critical Examination of the Evolution of Concrete Technology at Fort Totten, New York

Amanda Mullens

Interpreting Disability Through Architecture at FDR’s Hyde Park Estate

Dianne Pierce O'Brien

Measuring the Full Economic Impacts of Historic District Designation

Mary Soo Park

Reusing Brick: Properties of Brick to Mortar Bond Strength

Mayank Patel

Impact of Mineralogy, Texture, and Fabric of Sandstone Quarried in Canada on Deterioration of Central Park Structures

*Emily Rinaldi

Threatened By History: The Problems in Preserving the Postbellum Commemorative Landscape

Angela Serratore

A Preservationist’s Guide to the Harems, Seraglios and Houses of Love of Manhattan: The 19th Century New York Brothel in Two Neighborhoods

Chad Shores

Threatened on Earth: Preserving America’s Historic Launch Vehicles on Outdoor Display

Emily Sinitski

Polychlorinated Biphenyls: A New Hazard for Historic Buildings

Fernanda Sotelo

Beyond the Ephemeral: Preserving the Existing Built Environment with Temporary Urban Interventions

Lisa Swyers

Demolition by Neglect of New York City Individual and Historic District Landmarks

*Jonathan Taylor

Tapestry Brick Dwellings: The Emergence Of A Residential Type In Brooklyn

Charles Thompson

Deformation and Disintegration of North American Marbles as a result of Thermal Stressing

Indicators of Success for Contentious Preservation Campaigns

*Jennifer Whisenhunt

Memories in Transition: Churches, War and Reconstruction

Brooke Young

Does Size Matter? Comparing the Alpha-P and the Hyperion for FTIR Paint Analysis

Anthony Baragona

Neo-traditional, volcanic pozzolan-lime mortars for the repair of historic structures

Kelly Carroll (Dual UP)

Preserving North Carolina’s Last Textile Landscape: The Case for Henry River Mill Village

Alison Chiu

The Evolution of the Weep-Hole

*Jorgen Cleemann

The Kiln in the Garden: Damariscotta River Brick Making and the Traces of Maine’s Agro-Industrial Past

Peter Harper

On Never Mistaking Culture For An End: The Influence Of Cultural Aesthetics In Architectural Conservation

Heather Hartshorn

Dolomitic Lime Mortars: Carbonation Complications and Susceptibility to Acidic Sulfates

Matthew Kuhnert

Building Community in Kleindeutschland: The Role of German Immigration in Shaping New York City’s Seventeenth Ward

Alison LaFever

Rethinking Industrial Heritage: A Discussion of the Preservation of Compromised and Contested Cultural Landscapes in Butte, Montana

Kayla Loveman

In Situ Deacidification of Vernacular Wallpaper

Emma Marconi

American Decorative Stenciling: 1840 to 1940

*Elyse Marks

The World War II Defense Housing Community of Aero Acres: Case Study for the Future Preservation of Historic Planned Suburban Communities

Michael Marsh

Reconfiguring Montcalm Farm: A Prototype for a New Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Preserving Rural Architecture

Andrew Maziarski

A City, Asleep: Revisiting and Reevaluation History and Interpretation at Mesa Verde National Park

Esther Mittelman

The Old World, the New World, and the World to Come: Interpreting Bayside Cemetery

Kett Murphy

Form / Counter(re)Form : Additions to Mid-Century Modern Buildings in New York

Lauren Ortega

The Rise of the Mall

Asuka Ogawa

Sister City as a Preservation Strategy

Emily Piper

Navigating the Post-Disaster Landscape: Historic Preservation and Recovery in Three New Orleans Neighborhoods

*Adam Poole

The Patrimonialization of Old Montreal or, Preserving a Monument, a Cultural Resource, and a Heritage Space for the Modern Metropolis

Susie Ranney

Beyond Boutiques and Cast Iron: The Significance, Legacy, and Preservation of the Pioneering Artist Community’s Cultural Heritage

Lauren Racusin (Dual UP)

Locked In: the Silent Siege of Dubrovnik by the Tourism Industry

Sarah Ripple

The Evolution of Modern Thin Stone Veneer Systems: 1950-1980

*Julie Rosen

Early Twentieth Century “Face Brick” as a National Industry

Sarah Rosenblatt

The History of Terra-Cotta Glaze-Fit Testing and Artificial Weathering Methodologies and a Comparative Testing Program of their Impact on Glaze Failure

Preserving Postmodern Architecture and The Legacy of Charles W. Moore

*Rebecca Saldago

Rebuilding the Network: Interpretation of World War II Prisoner-Of-War Camps in the United States

Wireless Corrosion Monitoring for Reinforced Concrete Structures and Concrete Repair

Michelle Taylor

The Commuter’s Cathedral: An Examination of the George Washington Bridge Bus Station

Tatum Taylor

Concealed Certainty and Undeniable Conjecture: Interpreting Marginalized Heritage

*Peter Watson

Picturesque Transformations: A.J. Davis in the Hudson Valley and Beyond

Kerensa Wood (Dual UP)

Architecture of Compromise: A History and Evaluation of Facadism in Washington, DC

Ashley Albahary

The Work of a New York City Vernacular Architect: Horace Ginsbern’s Apartment Houses in the West Bronx and Upper Manhattan, 1930-1940

Roadside Architecture as Innovation in Concrete Technology

*David Ault

Remembering the Newark Riot: Preserving the Sites of an Urban Rebellion

Angela Curmi

Non-Destructive Investigation Of Concealed Gilding In Architecture

Emilie C. Evans

Historic Preservation in Shrinking Cities: Neighborhood Strategies for Buffalo and Cleveland

*Lauren Wallis Hall

The Manhattan Taxpayer Building: Symbol of Decline and Catalyst for Change

Brandi Hayes

Determining the Suitability of a Replacement Savannah Grey Brick

Zachary Robinson Lifton

Community Engagement as Preservation Strategy: Establishing a Future for the Stewart Park Carousel in Ithaca, New York

Katherine Malishewsky

When Tomorrow Becomes Yesterday: Redesigning for Epcot’s ‘Living blueprint for the Future’

*Sarah Modiano

Magical Mosaics: Preserving Isaiah Zagar’s Philadelphia Art Environment

Mary Nastasi

You Can’t Fight City Hall: Recontexualizing and Reinterpreting Boston’s Modern Concrete Heritage

Jessie Noda

Roman Catholic Architecture in Queens, NY.

Lorena Perez Leighton

Houses Like Fords: Preserving Metal Fabricated Mass-Produced Houses

Interpreting America’s First Residential Garages: A Case Study of Frank Lloyd Wright House Museums

*Sarah Sher

Marcel Breuer’s “Patina”: the Aging-Value of Anticipated Soiling on Brutalist Concrete

The Toxicology of Copper and Its Implications for Preservation

*Christina Varvi

What Lies Beneath?: Non-Destructive Investigation of Hidden Finishes Using Infrared Technologies

S. Caitlin von Hedemann

Cleaning Biological Growth On Stone: A Study Of Current Cleaners

Neela Wickremesinghe

Smith College, Preservation and Interpretation of Gendered Space

*Ioannis Avramides

Whitney Warren, Preservationist at War: How the Great War Shaped the Origins of Private International Preservation

*Benjamin Baccash

Enforcement and the New York City Landmarks Law: Past, Present, and Future

Gillian Connell

Preserving Early 20th Century Lakefront Communities: Impetus and Strategy

*Justin P. Greenawalt

Pittsburgh’s East Liberty Project: Preserving the Artifacts of the Urban Renewal Era

Katherine Husband

Modernism for the Middle Class: The Significance of the Manhattan White Brick Apartment Buildings: 1950 to 1966

*Allison Lyons

The Preservation of Trinity Churchyard

Laura Michela

Fatigue Behavior of Adhesives for the Repair of Marble

Lisa Michela

In Pursuit of the Monumental: An Adaptive Reuse Proposal for Michigan Central Station

Dong Min Park

Learning from Sedgwick Houses: The Significance of the Unremembered Postwar Public Housing Project in New York City

Thomas E. Rinaldi

A Strategy to Preserve the S.S. United States

Cultural Landscape in Hawai'i

Catherine L. Smith

Lasers and Conservation In The United States: An Exploration of The Limited Use Of Laser Technology For Cleaning Stone

Barbara Zay

The Preservation of a Turn-of-the-Century Waterfront Enclave: Byram Shore, Connecticut

Catherine M. Albert

Original Wooden Double-Hung Sash Windows On Historic New York City Residential Buildings

*Brett Dorfman

Architecture and Urban Education Reform: The Significance of Harlem Public Schools, 1954-1970

Xsusha Carlyann Flandro

Glazed And Confused: Exposing The Mysteries Of Glazed Architectural Terra Cotta

**Christine Huh

The Bush Terminal Model Lofts And Early Reinforced Concrete Buildings On Brooklyn’s Waterfront: Their Significance As Industrial Heritage

*Negin Maleki

A Future For Shotor Galoo: Conservation Planning For Historic Royal Gardens, Parks And Pavilions In Iran

Lindsay McCook

Modernism In New Orleans: The Architecture Of Albert Ledner

Julie Hunter Palmer

Public Parks, Private Power: A Critical Analysis Of Public-Private Partnerships In New York City

Tara Rasheed

From Bridge To Building: Development Of Steel Cable Roof Structures

William F.P. Raynolds

Finding A Needle In A Very Large Park: Reconsidering The Significance Of The New York Obelisk

Marianne Sarango

Archaeological Site Management In Peru: The Case Of Choquequirao

*Jennifer Schork

Evaluation Of The Physical And Chemical Properties Of Dolomitic Lime Mortar

*Caroline Stephenson

Preserving The First New Town-In Town: A Case For Ralph Rapson’s Cedar-Riverside

Janine Wilkosz

Preserving Early Chicago Public Housing: Julia C. Lathrop Homes And Leclaire Courts

Andrea Buono

Adhesives For Marble And Their Creep Behavior

Lacey Bubnash

Dalle De Verre / Faceted Glass: New Approaches To A Modern Material

Amanda Crawley

America’s Aging Shopping Centers As Potential Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Projects: An Evaluation Of And Financial Project Feasibility

A History And Analysis Of Ralph Adams Cram’s Seminal Spanish Gothic Masterwork

Richard G. Handler

Federal Policies Toward Reconstructions Of Vanished Properties

Amanda Kainer

Preservation Easements: A Legal Mechanism For Protecting Modern Residential Interior Architecture

Allyson Mehley

Preserving The North Light: Boston’s Early Artist Studio Buildings

*Erica Morasset

Cleaning Historic Building Interiors: The Question Of Residue Using Arte Mundit Cleaning Paste And The Historic Precedent For Adaptive Use

Christina Muir

Evaluation Of Pinning Materials For Marble Repair

*Elizabeth Ann Olson

Timeless Preservation: Incorporating The Recent Past Into The Future Of Historic Preservation

*Cristiana Pena

From The Ground Up: Oral History And The Interpretation Of Le Havre, France

*Faisal Ali Rajpur

Watering The Thirsty: Preserving The Sabils Of Historic Cairo

*Aliza Ross

Dormant Smokestacks And Silent Turbines: The Adaptive Reuse Of Early To Mid-Twentieth Century Power Stations

Polly Seddon

Farm To Table: Developing A New Historic Preservation Paradigm For Working Farmsteads

Carlos Huber Suchowiecky

The Framing Of Patronage In Mexico City’s Historic Center: Project For The Centro Historico Foundation In The Ex-Royal Convent Of Jesus Maria

Sara Jean Taylor

Underground Stations Od The New York City Subway System: Recommendations For Preservation And Maintenance

Pepper Watkins

The Historic Access Corridors Of Virginia: Assessing A Hybrid Tool And Its Relationship With Preservation

Peter Anderson

The Architecture Of Interpretation: Louise Kahn’s Trenton Bathhouse

Avigail Appelbaum Charnov

Dust To Dust: A Comparative Look At The Methods Used To Preserve Then Earthen Sites In The United States And Mexico

*Christopher Brazee

Preservation On Island: How Historic Preservation Can Promote The Vitality Of Maine’s Island Communities

Laura Elizabeth Brown

Allison walton chambers.

Reviving Historic Architecture Through Redevelopment: An Adaptive Reuse Proposal For The Former Childs Restaurant Building On Coney Island, New York

Diane Defazio

Like Blood To The Veins: Escalators, Their History, And The Making Of The Modern World

*Toni DiMaggio

Preserving Public Housing In Post-Katrina New Orleans

Abbie Hurlbut

The Catalyst For Revitalization: A Study Of The Adaptive Reuse Of Railroad Depots In Iowa

*Mersedeh Jorjani

An Evaluation Of Adhesives Used For Marble Repair

*Iris Kashman

Protecting The “Enemy’s” Heritage: How Can The Bayarat Houses Of Jaffa Be Preserved?

*Olivia Taylor Klose

Putting Colleges And Universities To The Test: Preserving Postwar Dormitories In Contemporary Context

Chian-Ju Ku

Re-Powering The Working Waterfront: A Design Strategy For Hastings-On-Hudson, New York

Cleary Larkin

Connecting The Edge: A Study Of Tribeca’s Upland Patterns As Preservation In Waterfront Development

Katherine Longfield

In The Name Of Wilderness: The Preservation Polemic In Federally Designated Wilderness Areas

Lurita McIntosh

Ethyl Silicate As An Alternative Binder For Grout And Mortar For Use With American Sandstones

Kathryn Maureen McLaughlin

What We Do And Who We Are: Impacts Of The Tribal Historic Preservation Program

Marissa Marvelli

Preservation On 125Th Street: Culture, Economics, And Politics

Lindsay Miller

Whose Park Is It Anyway? The Evolution Of Preservation Advocacy . Case Study: Washington Square Park

*Lisa Jean Mroszczyk

The Case For Coalwood, WV: Historic Preservation And Economic Development In Appalachian Coal Mining Towns

Ana Beatriz del Rosario Linares Munoz

Ruin Revival In Antigua, Guatemala: The Interpretation, Integration And Adaptive Reuse Of A Fallen Eighteenth Century Masterpiece

Caroline Pasion

Preserving The Beachside Bungalows In Far Rockaway

Justine Posluszny

Modern Appropriation Of An Historic Material: How Decorative Plaster Did And Did Not Change, 1870-1930

Megan Rispoli

Preserving The ‘Diocese Of Immigrants’: Strategies for the Continued Use of Brooklyn’s Historic Catholic Churches

*Lindsey A. Schweinberg

Low Memorial Library: An Argument For The Restitution Of Lived Experience

*Pat Seeumpornroj

Preservation Of The Inner City Waterfront: The Future Of The Gowanus Canal

Amanda Stauffer

Assessing The Viability Of A Salvage Program For New Orleans In The Wake Of Hurricane Katrina

*Sara Elizabeth Adams

Physical And Intangible Palimpsest: Making A Case For Graffiti Preservation

Katherine Allen

The Kirkbride Plan For Mental Health Care And Architecture: Historical Review With Case Studies Of Adaptive Reuse

Lincrusta-Walton: History Of A Versatile Embossed Wallcovering

Karyntha Cadogan

Traditional Building Crafts Education: A Plan In Progress

Julie J. Cridland

Frank Lloyd Wright And The Cantilever: Preserving Significance Of An Architect, His Innovation, And Achieving The Organic

*Amanda Davis

Bottom Of The Ninth For Yankee Stadium: How Historic Preservation Failed To Fight For Baseball’s Most Hallowed Ground

Heidi Anne Druckemiller

Can Asmara Be Preserved? Questions And Challenges Facing The Future Of Modern Italian Colonial Architecture In The Capital Of Eritrea

*Manami Kamikawa

Historic Preservation In Urban Ethnic Enclaves: Four Chinatown Case Studies

Tellina Liu

Creating Form From Structure In The Adaptive Reuse And Addition To Paul Rudolph’s Orange County Government Center

*Benjamin Luke Marcus

Last One In: Community, Conflict And The Preservation Of Mccarren Park Pool

Shirley Morillo

Historic Preservation And The Changing Face Of Large-Scale Redevelopment Projects In New York City: An Analysis Of The Brooklyn Atlantic Yards Project

Margaret C. Oldfather

Sustainable Preservation: Leading Beyond Leedtm

*Craig Oleszewski

Calcium Bicarbonate As A Consolidation Material For Calcareous Stone

Vincent Paul Ortiz

Evolution Of Cultural Heritage Conservation In The United States And The Conservation Of Traditional Cultural Significance At An Ethnic Living Heritage Site In Northern New Mexico: El Santuario De Chimay

*Sabine van Riel

Brazilian Modernism, National Identity, And The Santos Dumont Airport: Preserving And Early Aviation Gem

*Jessica Williams

Interpreting The Production Facilities Of The Manhattan Project

Jessica Breitbach

A Home Away From Home: Telling The Story Of The Trucking Industry Through The Preservation Of 1960S Truck Stops

*Erika Carlson

Authenticity And Adaptation Of Historic Movable Bridges For Contemporary Use

Sandy Chung

The Development Of Solid Steel Windows In The United States

Gloria Colom

Design Proposal For The Estate Of Anna’s Hope In St. Croix, Usvi

Joselito Corpus

Proprietary Alkoxysilane Systems And Their Efficacy On Fine Grained Marble

Rama Dadarkar

Bombay’s “Lesser” Architecture: Making A Case For Preservation

Debora DeBarros

The Electrical Resistance Moisture Meter And Infrared Thermography: Assessing The Effectiveness Of Two Non-Destructive Techniques For Moisture Diagnosis In Structures Contaminated By Hygroscopic

Sarah Devan

Adaptive Use Of The Joseph Lemaire Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Tombeek, Belgium As A Wellness Center

Jenny Fields

Homogenization Versus Innovation: A Critical Analysis Of The National Main Street Program At Twenty-Five Years Through Two Case Studies

Lewis Gleason

Preservation At The Edge: An Adaptive Reuse Project For The New York Central And Hudson River Railroad Kingsbridge Substation

Allison Greenberg

Preliminary Investigation Into Interpretation, Display And Conservation Possibilities For The World Trade Center Artifacts Housed At Jfk International Airport

The Interpretations Of Sites Of Shameful History Through A Focus On Individual Stories: A Case Study Of The Interpretations At The Japanese American Relocation Camps

Jacqui Hogans

An Assessment Of Graffiti Removal Methods For Artifically Patinated Weathering Steel

Susie Jackson

Natural Extractives As Wood Preservatives: The Potential Of Phytochemicals In Preservation

*George Jaramillo

Barnscapes: Mapping Rural Cultural Landscapes

Jennifer Kearney

Painting By Numbers: Depression Era Interior Paint Finishes And An Evaluation Of Manufacturers’ Catalogs As Primary Sources

Jennifer Ko

An Argument For Reconstruction In Oceania’s Indigenous Cultures: The Case Of Moku'ula

*Jennifer Most

Neighborhood Conservation Policies: Protecting Communities From Teardowns And Other Threats To Neighborhood Conservation

Amy Peterson

The Kansas City Park And Boulevard Plan: Design: Proposals For Additions To A Historic Network

Tara Phelps

Post-War Housing In Warsaw: Integral Part Of The City’s Future?

Evaluating The National Trust Main Street Model: A Matched Pairs Comparison

Robert Garland Thomson

Modeling Mostar: Evaluating The Mostar 2004 Program In The Context Of Present And Future Trends In Historic Preservation Education

Mikel Travisano

The Impact Of Security From Terrorism Of Postwar Modernist Architecture

Jae Seok Ahn

Sleeping With The Enemy: Planning A New Cooper Union Dormitory: A Preservation Approach For Multi-Lot Development

Britton Alexander Baine

The Domino Effect: An Adaptive Re-Use Proposal For The Havemeyer And Elder/Domino Sugar Refinery

Lisa Ann Casertano

Unfinished Architecture

Historic Preservation And Community Development Corporations In Los Angeles: Current Connections For Future Partnership

Rachel Elizabeth Consolloy

Let Them Grow: Climbing Vines Do Not Have To Be Removed From Buildings

Borates As A Wood Preservative

Pilar Davila

Los Caminos Del Rio: An Assessment Of A Preservation Program Along The Texas-Mexico Borderlands.

*Rebecca Birch Dowling

Asbury Park Rising: Overcoming The Limitations Of Public Policy To Protect Historic Resources At The Local Level

Catherine Elizabeth Gavin

The Havana Coppelia Ice Cream Pavilion And Park: The Cuban Revolution Frozen In Time

Tania Elaine Goffee

The Architecture Of Nazi Political Centers Preservation Issues In Berlin, Munich And Nuremberg

*Fritz Harding

Saving Corporate Modernism From The Inside Out: Interior Design As A Strategy For Adapting The Mid-Century International Style Headquarters

Andrea Lee Kaiser

The Development Of Lock-Strip Neoprene Gaskets At The General Motors Technical Center

*Leslie Suzanne Klein

Philip Johnson’s Glass House: Framing Interpretation

Hillary Lyn Krell

Historic Preservation In A Changing Landscape: The Outer Banks Of North Carolina

*Elizabeth McEnaney

Architectural Fragments: The Lacunae Of Historic Preservation, A Case Study Of The Chicago Stock Exchange

Mark McMillan

Under Fire: A Reexamination Of The Fireproof Building Under Modern Stresses

Andrea Leigh Ruedy

Integration Of Modern Ruins Into Contemporary Urban Development: Memory, Imagination, Sense Of Place, And Process In The Preservation And Reanimation Of Asbury Park’s Casino Complex Ruin

*Becky Walldroff

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The M.S. Thesis Track

The MS Thesis track is for students who want to concentrate on research in some sub-field of Computer Science.  You are required to arrange for a Computer Science Faculty member who agrees to advise the thesis and the rest of your course selection prior to selecting the track.

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS

• Complete a total of  30 points  (Courses must be at the 4000 level or above)
• Maintain at least a  2.7  overall GPA. (No more than 1 D is permitted).
• Complete the  Columbia Engineering Professional Development & Leadership (PDL)  requirement
• Satisfy  breadth requirements
• Take at least  6 points  of technical courses at the 6000 level
• At most, up to 3 points  of your degree can be Non-CS/Non-track If they are deemed relevant to your track and sufficiently technical in nature. Submit the  Non-CS/NonTrack form  and the course syllabus to your CS Faculty Advisor for review

1. BREADTH REQUIREMENT

Visit the breadth requirement page for more information.

2. REQUIRED TRACK COURSES (9 credits)

Students must take 9 credits of COMS E6902 Thesis. The points are typically spread over multiple semesters, e.g., 3 points each for 3 semesters or 4.5 points each for 2 semesters. No more than 9 points of E6902 may be taken. Sign up for the section number of E6902 associated with your thesis advisor.

3. ELECTIVE TRACK COURSES

Students are required to complete 9 elective credits of graduate courses (4000-level or above) selected from Computer Science and/or related areas together with your faculty thesis advisor. These would normally be strongly related to your thesis topic.

Up to 3 of these points may be in COMS E6901 Projects in Computer Science.

Please note:

The  degree progress checklist should be used to keep track of your requirements. if you have questions for your track advisor or cs advising, you should have an updated checklist prepared, due to a significant overlap in course material, ms students not in the machine learning track can only take 1 of the following courses – coms 4771, coms 4721, elen 4903, ieor 4525, stat 4240, stat 4400/4241/5241 – as part of their degree requirements, the elective track courses cannot be imported from another institution., 4. general electives.

Students must complete the remaining credits of General Elective Courses at the 4000 level or above. At least three of these points must be chosen from either the Track Electives listed above or from the CS department at the 4000 level or higher.

Students may also request to use at most 3 points of Non-CS/Non-Track coursework if approved by the process listed below.

5. THESIS DEFENSE

A thesis proposal is presented to your thesis committee at least three months before your defense. Your thesis committee should have three members. Two of them must be internal, but one can be an outsider. Please bring the thesis defense form to your defense. Once completed, please submit the form to CS Advising via email: [email protected].

The thesis cannot be imported from another institution.

A publication-quality thesis document is also published as a CS department technical report. Once completed, please upload your thesis into MICE.

PROGRAM PLANNING

Please visit  the Directory of Classes  to get the updated course listings. Please also note that not all courses are offered every semester or even every year. A few courses are offered only once every two or three years or even less frequently.

Updated: 3/26/2024

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In the News

Press mentions, dean boyce's statement on amicus brief filed by president bollinger.

President Bollinger announced that Columbia University along with many other academic institutions (sixteen, including all Ivy League universities) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York challenging the Executive Order regarding immigrants from seven designated countries and refugees. Among other things, the brief asserts that “safety and security concerns can be addressed in a manner that is consistent with the values America has always stood for, including the free flow of ideas and people across borders and the welcoming of immigrants to our universities.”

This recent action provides a moment for us to collectively reflect on our community within Columbia Engineering and the importance of our commitment to maintaining an open and welcoming community for all students, faculty, researchers and administrative staff. As a School of Engineering and Applied Science, we are fortunate to attract students and faculty from diverse backgrounds, from across the country, and from around the world. It is a great benefit to be able to gather engineers and scientists of so many different perspectives and talents – all with a commitment to learning, a focus on pushing the frontiers of knowledge and discovery, and with a passion for translating our work to impact humanity.

I am proud of our community, and wish to take this opportunity to reinforce our collective commitment to maintaining an open and collegial environment. We are fortunate to have the privilege to learn from one another, and to study, work, and live together in such a dynamic and vibrant place as Columbia.

Mary C. Boyce Dean of Engineering Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor

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