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Anderson, James Rodney (1977) The Polymetamorphic Sequence in the Paleozoic Rocks of Northern Vermont: A New Approach Using Metamorphic Veins as Petrologic and Structural Markers. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/smdr-at29. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11012006-140440

Aristoff, Paul Adrian (1977) An Approach to the Total Synthesis of Aphidicolin. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/rerp-ya50. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10152025-061722008

Attar, Amir (1977) The Chemistry of Selective Oxidation of Sulfur Compounds and its Relation to Fuel Desulfurization. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5923-b957. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10172025-215430915

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Bachovchin, William Walter (1977) The Mechanism of Action of Adenosylcobalamin: I. 3-Fluoro-1, 2-Propanediol Dehydrase - Mechanistic Implications. II. Glycerol and Other Substrate Analogues as Substrates and Inactivators for Propanediol Dehydrase. Kinetics, Stereospecificity and Mechanism. III. The Involvement of a 5'-Deoxyadenosine Intermediate Containing Three Equivalent Hydrogens in the Mechanism of Glycerol Inactivation of Propanediol Dehydrase Holoenzyme. IV. Hydrogen Transfer from Enzyme-Bound Adenosylcobalamin as a Partial Rate Limiting Step in Catalysis. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8fy8-dk59. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09262025-201250378

Baker, Gregory Richard (1977) Studies in Vortex Motion. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4yv1-7109. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03252013-131037625

Barnes, Frank Edward (Ted) (1977) Quarks, Gluons, Bags, and Hadrons. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/SQ87-MC86. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09142007-135116

Bedrosian, Gary (1977) The Invariant Imbedding Solution for Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Periodic, Almost Homogeneous, and Almost Periodic Media. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/fqjc-b947. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11182025-162334808

Berg, Dale Evan (1977) Surface Roughness Effects on the Hypersonic Turbulent Boundary Layer. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/2S44-JV38. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11142006-154140

Berg, Jacqueline O. (1977) Theory of Radiationless Transitions, Light Scattering and Fluorescence. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/2f9g-4260. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12042025-194142166

Bloom, John Roll (1977) On the Invariants of some Zℓ-Extensions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/s74r-gx65. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11102025-193024391

Burdick, Lawrence James (1977) Broad-Band Seismic Studies of Body Waves. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/zt3a-vh80. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12042020-183920934

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Cadena-Cepeda, Fernando (1977) Temperature Effects on the Activity Coefficient of the Bicarbonate Ion. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/DX7Y-8N64. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04292014-085219405

Chambers, John L. (1977) Inhibited Bovine Trypsin, and Bovine Trypsinogen : the Refined Structure and Mechanism of a Not-Too-Serene Protease. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/69pr-0q16. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12022025-193957018

Chen, Martin Yu-Wen (1977) Luminescence Properties of Electron-Hale-Droplets in Pure and Doped Germanium. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9WCK-2W46. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07172014-143816928

Corderman, Reed Roeder (1977) Ion Cyclotron Resonance Studies of Inorganic Molecules in the Gas Phase: I. Organotransition Metal Complexes. II. Chain Reactions Involving Ionic Intermediates. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/RYFA-1T76. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09202007-075658

Craig, James Eldon (1977) Weak Shocks in Open-Ended Ducts with Complex Geometry. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/QAFR-PS29. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11302006-133224

Curtright, Thomas Lynn (1977) Stability and Supersymmetry. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/X6XZ-AX26. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12092004-161650

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Davis, James Hubbard (1977) Theoretical Studies of Organic Diradicals and the Thermal Rearrangement of Bicyclopropenyls. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KZ6K-7P42. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04242012-160948000

Denkin, Nathan Myron (1977) Stopping Power of Gases for Heavy Ions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/VJE3-5696. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03312015-083123567

Dymek, Robert F. (1977) Mineralogic and Petrologic Studies of Archaean Metamorphic Rocks from West Greenland, Lunar Samples, and the Meteorite Kapoeta. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/wht4-n543. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12042020-191103512

Dzurisin, Daniel (1977) 1. Scarps, Ridges, Troughs, and Other Lineaments on Mercury. 2. Geologic Significance of Photometric Variations on Mercury. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4c38-xp93. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09052018-080305029

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Edwards, Dean Barton (1977) Time Domain Analysis of Switching Regulators. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/GRRM-FG16. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09302005-112610

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Fischer, Elliot (1977) Exact Solutions and Transformation Properties of Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations from General Relativity. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/PXKA-1861. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03212013-145828508

Fischer, Ernst Peter (1977) Serine Proteases, their Inhibitors and Chitin Synthetase in Phycomyces. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4T38-3H24. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08042006-131928

Foutch, Douglas Allen (1977) A Study of the Vibrational Characteristics of Two Multistory Buildings. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/X944-SG43. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03312017-102214623

Freiser, Ben Sherman (1977) Photochemical Investigations of Ions in the Gas Phase Utilizing Ion Cyclotron Resonance Spectroscopy. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/HMVE-Q508. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02242009-110155

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Garrott, W. Riley (1977) Transient Response of Two-Dimensional Cantilevered Semi-Infinite and Finite Elastic Plates, Subjected to Base Motions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/e3aq-9d16. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11182025-210824229

Gates, Edward Maurice (1977) The Influence of Freestream Turbulence, Freestream Nuclei Populations and a Drag-Reducing Polymer on Cavitation Inception on Two Axisymmetric Bodies. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/GH1H-3780. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08122014-083534353

Gates, Nathan Craig (1977) The Earthquake Response of Deteriorating Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/E3AQ-B348. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04212017-094508970

Geller, Robert James (1977) Part I. Earthquake Source Models, Magnitudes and Scaling Relations. Part II. Amplitudes of Rotationally Split Normal Modes for the 1960 Chilean and 1964 Alaskan Earthquakes. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9ABM-QM05. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09022011-110356908

Goldman, Don Steven (1977) Crystal-Field and Mössbauer Applications to the Study of Site Distribution and Electronic Properties of Ferrous Iron in Minerals with Emphasis on Calcic Amphiboles, Orthopyoxene and Cordierite. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ha25-qf72. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12072020-163044493

Green, Richard Frederick (1977) A Complete Sample of White Dwarfs, Hot Subdwarfs, and Quasars. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8Q1N-ZW17. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09252008-085810

Gregg, Ron (1977) Sputtering of Uranium. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/RQYH-V370. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07182014-082315611

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Hall, David Howard (1977) The Posterior Nervous System of the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/sx21-x768. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12092025-220135147

Hart, Robert Stuart (1977) The Distribution of Seismic Velocities and Attenuation in the Earth. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/s3wh-ep64. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10182024-224317663

Hesselink, Lambertus (1977) An Experimental Investigation on Propagation of Weak Shock Waves in a Random Medium. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/XKHF-VD55. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01042006-154703

Higuchi, Hiroshi (1977) Experimental Investigation on Axisymmetric Turbulent Wakes with Zero Momentum Defect. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/121B-VN50. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11282006-111227

Hill, Christopher Thaddeus (1977) Higgs Scalars and the Nonleptonic Weak Interactions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/D7MH-GT60. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11112004-110424

Huchra, John Peter (1977) The Nature of Markarian Galaxies and Studies of Star Formation In Blue Galaxies. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/F34C-J170. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09242008-110419

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Isenberg, David Saul (1977) Attention Demands of Processing Phonetic Information in the Perception of Dichotic Speech. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/n8v9-6765. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11192025-155757648

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Jackson, Darrell Richard (1977) Light-Cone Behavior of Hadronic Wavefunctions in QCD and Experimental Consequences. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8M81-CQ96. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-02022005-104310

Jaggard, Dwight L. (1977) Bragg Interactions in Periodic Media. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/6ctw-8m32. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11142025-203411358

Johnson, Carl Douglas (1977) Multiple Molecular Forms of Cholinesterase from Elongated Animals. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/x6s3-4159. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12152025-215621387

Johnson, Robert Edward (1977) Slender-Body Theory for Stokes Flow and Flagellar Hydrodynamics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/HYMQ-AH77. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04212004-114339

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Keenan, Donald Eugene (1977) Subsets of a Finite Set that Intersect Each Other in at Most One Element. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/xcak-ax60. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11102025-182244505

Koblasz, Arthur Joseph (1977) Nonlinear Analysis of the Human Electroretinogram. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/dn67-1t75. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11142025-160635865

Konrad, John Harrison (1977) An Experimental Investigation of Mixing in Two-Dimensional Turbulent Shear Flows with Applications to Diffusion-Limited Chemical Reactions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ZE81-ZM79. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10132005-105700

Kovács, Sándor János, Jr. (1977) The Generation of Gravitational Waves. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/VHQW-W277. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08252017-093756825

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Laird, Jo (1977) Phase Equilibria in Mafic Schist and the Polymetamorphic History of Vermont. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/nd16-8e08. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10312023-155456278

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Mann, Kent Robert (1977) An Investigation of the Photochemical and Spectroscopic Properties of Chromium, Molybdenum, Tungsten, and Rhodium Isocyanide Complexes. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/s9tb-gr40. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08132024-203836380

Marshall, Francis E. (1977) The Streaming of 1.3-2.3 MeV Cosmic-Ray Protons During Periods Between Prompt Solar Particle Events. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/X1Z0-0M25. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10072014-104228753

McMillen, Thomas Joe (1977) The Thermal Constitutive Behavior of Suspensions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/0KW1-H250. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04092004-154630

Melnick, Jorge (1977) The Structure of Giant Extragalactic HII Regions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/H0TV-1A14. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09082008-145630

Merritt, Frank Smith (1977) The Structure of the Neutral Current Coupling in High Energy Neutrino-Nucleon Interactions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/rtyt-zq54. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11182025-232600471

Mosher, James Marshall (1977) The Magnetic History of Solar Active Regions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ZPPR-4490. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08292008-105155

Murphy, Milton Keith (1977) Gas Phase Investigations of the Lewis Acid Properties of Electron Deficient Compounds of Boron, Carbon and Silicon. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/wxyg-3z40. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12042025-164936251

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Olowolafe, Johnson Olufemi (1977) Silicide Formation and the Interaction of Metals with Polycrystalline Si. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/JZBN-0V57. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07212014-113955709

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Pearson, William Raymond (1977) Studies on the Arrangement of Repeated Sequences in DNA. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5v4r-gs82. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12072025-095838407

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Ready, Donald Furner (1977) Development of the Drosophila Retina. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/2n5e-5q95. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11242025-222023123

Redondo-Muiño, Antonio (1977) Theoretical Studies of Silicon Surfaces Using Finite Clusters. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8M08-WC34. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11182009-101146638

Rosales, Rodolfo Rubén (1977) I. Exact Solution of Some Nonlinear Evolution Equations. II. The Similarity Solution for the Korteweg-De Vries Equation and the Related Painlevé Transcendent. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5vas-ge83. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03262013-081944588

Rosenfeld, Leo C. (1977) The Diffractive Dissociation Process at π⁻ p → π⁻ (π⁻π⁺p) at 14 GeV/c. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/R3K6-AZ62. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05192017-142437230

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Shah, Piyush Chimanlal (1977) Estimation of Properties in Petroleum Reservoirs. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7DC3-EX92. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12042006-081055

Sovero-Ternoche, Emilio Andres (1977) Application of Microwave Diagnostics to Copper Chloride and Carbon Dioxide Lasers. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8EH0-TH11. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02182014-152349321

Spanos, Polihronis Thomas Dimitrios (1977) Linearization Techniques for Non-Linear Dynamical Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/bxg5-0375. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10282024-225753505

Srinivas, Sankaran (1977) Error Recovery in Robot Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/P7QY-KN31. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09102018-150127337

Stoll, Michael Edward (1977) Spin Dynamics of Pulsed Nuclear Magnetic Double Resonance in Solids. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3A2F-RM03. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07212014-160352901

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Udupa, Shriram Mahabal (1977) Collision Detection and Avoidance in Computer Controlled Manipulators. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/2E18-0E29. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09212018-113534426

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van der Kogel, Hans (1977) Wave Propagation in Saturated Porous Media. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5REP-HK49. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03052010-152258919

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Walch, Stephen Perry (1977) Theoretical Studies of Chemisorption. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/TDQT-V666. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11092009-084139276

Ward, Gerald Wayne (1977) Strain Induced Changes in the Permeability of Water Swollen Segmented Polyurethane Elastomers. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8SMH-RQ14. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-07162004-144020

Weiner, Stephen (1977) Aspects of the Biochemistry of the Organic Matrix of Extant and Fossil Mollusks. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Q5CV-RC94. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11112019-161331927

Wojcik, Gregory Lynn (1977) Self-Similar Elastodynamic Solutions for the Plane Wedge. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/E1D3-0T11. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11132006-080224

Wright, Steven Jay (1977) Effects of Ambient Crossflows and Density Stratification of the Characteristic Behavior of Round, Turbulent Buoyant Jets. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/424v-vn63. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03032025-161925415

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Yen, Huan-chun (1977) A Study of a New Electromechanical Energy Conversion Process Using Superconducting Frequency Modulated Resonators. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/VY1S-9971. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07212014-085741427

Yogi, Tadashi (1977) Radio Frequency Studies of Surface Resistance and Critical Magnetic Field of Type I and Type II Superconductors. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/p14g-5751. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07312014-142921170

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Ćuk, Slobodan M. (1977) Modelling, Analysis, and Design of Switching Converters. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/SNGW-0660. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-03262008-110336