Supply Chain Management Thesis Internship - CourtAvenue

An internship is a crucial way for students to gain real-world experiences in school. I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to intern with a digital marketing start-up called CourtAvenue in the summer of 2022. I learned many things about myself, and how businesses operate, and I had the opportunity to lean more into my creative side

Supply Chain Management Thesis Internship - CourtAvenue

An internship is a crucial way for students to gain real-world experiences in school. I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to intern with a digital marketing start-up called CourtAvenue in the summer of 2022. I learned many things about myself, and how businesses operate, and I had the opportunity to lean more into my creative side

Infrastructure in-between: reprogramming urban infrastructure

This thesis proposes that highways and other infrastructure be looked at in a different manner. Though typically divisive in the urban context, it doesn\u27t have to be so. Just as transportation systems connect across the country, so it can connect at a local level. The proposition is not anti-thetical place or community, but neither is it subjected and held hostage to them. It is both rooted and free, reflecting American culture itself. The site is located under and adjacent to a short section of Interstate 40 in Knoxville, Tennessee, home of what has been the largest socio-infrastructural effort in the country\u27s history, and 40 miles from Oak Ridge, where development of the Atomic bomb changed the perception, scale, and impact of our common arsenal. The site also adjoins very real and valuable communities. The eclectic residential neighborhood of 4th & Gill borders to the north, and the entertainment and retail district known as the Old City to the south. Between the two districts the landscape is deteriorated, though some valuable manufacturing defines the zone, and provides some larger scale massing in an otherwise lower scale of context. Each community that occupies or engages the ground-plane of the site is local and particular to the history of the city of Knoxville. Another, very different community uses the site in a very different way, and a different elevation. That is, the linear community of the highway. The infrastructure here has acted to the detriment of the city and those who pass through it. Recognizing the current, changed nature of the site requires that the modern place of the highway be recognized, designed for, and integrated. Essentially, the intent is not only to reconnect severed districts, but also connect them to the element that disconnects them. The goal is to integrate the exclusive communities by providing for common programmatic needs. The primary program is providing the city and Interstate with an intermodal transportation center; though, additional programs are integrated to engage both the visitor and resident. Everyday needs of people who live the various lifestyles are surprisingly similar. Each need markets, restaurants, laundries, Post offices, places for recreation and exercise, etc. That given, there are other needs that are addressed in particular ways. Travelers are provided with places for rest and relief that are typical of travel centers. City residents are accommodated with evene�paces, a learning center, clinic, etcetera. Though these programs are understood to be directive, they remain non-exclusive and would certainly allow for situations of contact and engagement across boundaries that are currently impassable. Transforming boundaries into thre�holds is the architectural and social directive explored here. It is achieved through simple observation, realization of overlapping opportunities and needs, and a design that recognizes scale, connectivity, identity, and experience

Gates to Gregg High Voltage Transmission Line Study

The usefulness of LANDSAT data in the planning of transmission line routes was assessed. LANDSAT digital data and image processing techniques, specifically a multi-date supervised classification aproach, were used to develop a land cover map for an agricultural area near Fresno, California. Twenty-six land cover classes were identified, of which twenty classes were agricultural crops. High classification accuracies (greater than 80%) were attained for several classes, including cotton, grain, and vineyards. The primary products generated were 1:24,000, 1:100,000 and 1:250,000 scale maps of the classification and acreage summaries for all land cover classes within four alternate transmission line routes

Lunar base CELSS: A bioregenerative approach

During the twenty-first century, human habitation of a self-sustaining lunar base could become a reality. To achieve this goal, the occupants will have to have food, water, and an adequate atmosphere within a carefully designed environment. Advanced technology will be employed to support terrestrial life-sustaining processes on the Moon. One approach to a life support system based on food production, waste management and utilization, and product synthesis is outlined. Inputs include an atmosphere, water, plants, biodegradable substrates, and manufacutured materials such as fiberglass containment vessels from lunar resources. Outputs include purification of air and water, food, and hydrogen (H2) generated from methane (CH4). Important criteria are as follows: (1) minimize resupply from Earth; and (2) recycle as efficiently as possible

Racial Stressors and the Black College Experience at Predominately White Institutions

African American students attending predominately white institutions (PWIs) face a different climate than their white counterparts. This is due to their unique experiences shaped by the multifaceted issues of racism that often go unnoticed by the broader campus. Racism produces race-related stress, which has been linked with psychological and health issues, such as low self-esteem, concentration issues, anxiety, and depression. Noting the complex context in which Black students exist at PWIs, racial-stressors and their effects, this thesis explores what happens to Black students after experiencing a high-profile racial incident. Using the University of Missouri as a focal point, it aims to understand the experiences of Black students and how major racial events affect their academic goals. It also examines the roles campus protests play in alleviating or exacerbating racial-stressors and the feeling of being “unwelcomed” at institutions

Fast Response Vibration Interlock of High Pressure Reciprocating Compressor

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(WP 2011-01) It Takes Two: The Incidence and Effectiveness of co-CEOs

This study examines the phenomenon of co-CEOs within publicly traded firms. Although shared executive leadership is not widespread, it occurs within some very prominent firms. We find that co-CEOs generally complement each other in terms of educational background or executive responsibilities. Our results show that firms most likely to appoint co-CEOs have lower leverage, a more limited firm focus, less independent board structure, fewer advising directors, lower institutional ownership and greater levels of merger activity. The governance structure of co-CEO firms suggest that co-CEOships can serve as an alternative governance mechanism, with co-CEO mutual monitoring substituting for board or external monitoring and co-CEO complementary skills substituting for board advising. An event study indicates that the market reacts positively to appointments of co-CEOs while a propensity score analysis shows that the presence of co-CEOs increases firm valuation