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Author:

Rocca Bejar, Daniela

Title:

Heating Response Study of Aluminum Nanoparticles with Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

reaxff
Energetic materials
Molecular dynamics
Nanoparticle combustion

File:

Download DRB_MS_thesis_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Michael Mcintyre, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member

Author:

Mohamed, Mohand

Title:

Numerical Simulation of Fluid flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics in Dimpled Jackets

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Heat transfer
Fluid flow
Dimpled Jacket
CFD
Nusselt Number
Friction Factor

File:

Download Mohand_Mohamed_May2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Anilchandra Attaluri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Allen Maicke, Committee Member
Issam Abu-Mahfouz, Program Head/Chair
Richard Christopher Ciocci, Committee Member

Author:

Patidar, Lalit

Title:

Thermal decomposition and combustion of RDX and HMX: Thermolysis experiments and molecular modeling

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Energetic Materials
Thermal Decomposition
Combustion
Quantum mechanics

File:

Download Dissertation_LalitPatidar_eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

Stefan Thynell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stefan Thynell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Shabnam, Sharmin

Title:

ReaxFF reactive force field investigations in combustion and nascent soot formation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

ReaxFF
Combustion
Soot Formation
Pyrolysis and Oxidation
Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Inert Dilution
Nickel
Fuel Mixtures

File:

Download Dissertation_Sharmin_MAY2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Adrianus C Van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Randy Lee Vander Wal, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Outside Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Rezwan, Aashique Alam

Title:

Multi-scale simulation of advanced reactor fuel and cladding concepts

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

multi-scale simulation
MOOSE
BISON
phase-field
fracture
composite cladding
light water reactor
nuclear fuel performance
anisotropic thermal expansion
alpha-uranium
mesoscale modeling
irradiation growth

File:

Download Dissertation_Rezwan_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Reuben H Kraft, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Jing Du, Committee Member
Arthur Thompson Motta, Outside Member
Michael R Tonks, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Yu, Feiyan

Title:

Improvements to Turbulence Models for Better Simulations of Film Cooling Flow Field and Heat Transfer

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Gas Turbine
Film Cooling
Heat Transfer
Turbulent Flow
Detached Eddy Simulation

File:

Download Feiyan_Thesis_Writing_Mar_04_r1.pdf

Committee Members:

Savas Yavuzkurt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Outside Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zhang, Wei

Title:

Finite Element Analysis and A Two-Stage Design Optimization Procedure of Multifield Origami-Inspired Structures

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

finite element analysis
design optimization
multifield origami
smart materials

File:

Download Dissertation_Wei_Zhang_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Zoubeida Ounaies, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paris R von Lockette, Committee Member
Timothy W. Simpson, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Outside Member
Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Fu, Yiwei

Title:

Modeling, Prediction and Control of Engineering Systems with Long Short-Term Memory

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Artificial Intelligence
Deep Learning
Robotics
Representation Learning
Autonomous Systems
Time Series

File:

Download YiweiFu-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Minghui Zhu, Outside Member
Shashi Phoha, Outside Member
Thomas Wettergren, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Saltzman, David

Title:

An experimental investigation of the heat transfer and fluid mechanics of metal additively manufactured compact heat exchanger fins

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Metal additive manufacturing
heat exchanger
offset strip fin
LDV

File:

Download Dissertation_Saltzman_Revised_FormatReviewed_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen P Lynch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Timothy W. Simpson, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kazmouz, Samuel

Title:

Large-Eddy Simulations of Motored Flow and Combustion in a Stratified-Charge Direct-Injection Spark-Ignition Engine

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Internal Combustion Engines
Large-Eddy Simulation
Cycle-to-Cycle Variations
Stratified-Charge Combustion
Gasoline-Direct-Injection Engine

File:

Download SamuelJKazmouz-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Yuan Xuan, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Outside Member
Stephen R Turns, Special Member
Robert John Santoro, Special Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Knol, Isaac

Title:

Simulation of Surface Instabilities in Liquefying Hybrid Rocket Fuels

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

rockets
hybrid rockets
kelvin-helmholtz
paraffin wax fuels

File:

Download Isaac_Knol_Final_Thesis__2_.pdf

Committee Members:

Brian Allen Maicke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Christopher Ciocci, Committee Member
Anilchandra Attaluri, Committee Member
Issam Abu-Mahfouz, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Strollo, John

Title:

The Effects of Hydrogen on Steady-State and Transient Combustion Characteristics

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

thermoacoustic instability
transient operation
hydrogen enrichment
thermo-acoustic instability
transient operation
hydrogen enrichment

File:

Download John_Strollo_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Huelsmann, Nathan

Title:

Effects of Jet Impingement on Convective Heat Transfer and Discharge Coefficients in Effusion Holes

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Gas Turbine
Combustor Liner
Effusion
Impingement
Convective Heat Transfer

File:

Download Nathan_Huelsmann_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Nelson, Jacob

Title:

An Automated Data Collection System to Capture the Co-evolution of Physical Prototypes and Designer Knowledge

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

prototyping
engineering design
design data collection
prototypes

File:

Download thesis_Nelson_JT_final_v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Carson Mccomb, Committee Member
Jessica Dolores Menold, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Gruning, Veronica

Title:

Maximization of Traversal Speeds for Off-Road Mobility by Modification of Point-to-Point Paths

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

robotics
path planning

File:

Download Gruning_MS_FA20.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair
Karl Martin Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member

Author:

Ryan, Lauren

Title:

Utilization of Lattice Structures for Increased Interface Strength in Overmolded Silicone and Additively Manufactured Parts

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

additive manufacturing
3D printing
material extrusion
silicone
overmolded silicone
lattice
gyroid
octet
body-centered cubic
interface design
tensile testing
mechanical bond

File:

Download LaurenRyan_Thesis_Lattice_Interfaces_for_Silicone_Overmolded_AM_Parts.pdf

Committee Members:

Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nicholas Alexander Meisel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Wassel, Cody

Title:

An Investigation of the Short-Term Hot Hardness Performance of Aerospace Case-Hardening Bearing and Gear Steels

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

hardness
steel
gears
bearings
high temperature
loss of lubrication
empirical model

File:

Download Wassel_Masters_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Lee Campbell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Michael Mcintyre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aaron Craig Isaacson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair
Guha Manogharan, Special Signatory

Author:

Wu, Songlin

Title:

Class B Vehicle Packaging: Designing Bus Cab Layout for U.S. Bus Drivers

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

anthropometry
body dimension
human variability
vehicle packaging
Class-B vehicle
bus
steering wheel
H point
seat
eye
vision
comfort
Cascade Model
Manikin
Population Model
Hybrid Model
VFT
posture
accommodation

File:

Download WU_MS_THESIS_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair
Elizabeth Marie Starkey, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Committee Member

Author:

Kidd, James

Title:

Low Temperature Post-Processing of Additively Manufactured 316 Stainless Steel

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Electrical Annealing
Additive Manufacturing
Processing
Low Temperature
Stainless Steel
Electron Wind Force
Strain induced
grain growth
Current Density

File:

Download Kidd_Thesis_05.pdf

Committee Members:

Aman Haque, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hanks, Bradley Wright

Title:

Design Optimization of Compliant Structures for Radiofrequency Ablation and Additive Manufacturing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

design optimization
compliant mechanism
additive manufacturing
lattice structures
radiofrequency ablation

File:

Download Hanks_-_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary I Frecker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
Jason Zachary Moore, Committee Member
Edward William Reutzel, Outside Member
Timothy W. Simpson, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Foster, Garett

Title:

Burning Velocity and Temperature Field Measurements of Aluminum-Air Flames at Elevated Pressure

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Metal combustion
Aluminum combustion
Aluminum particles
Burning velocity
Pressurized combustion
Aluminum flame
Dust flame

File:

Download GarettF_Thesis_full_formated_revE2.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hahn, Seung Ho

Title:

Atomistic-simulations of Silicate Glasses: Surface Water Reaction and Mechanochemical Wear Process

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

ReaxFF
Molecular Dynamics
Silicate Glass
Glass Surface
Mechanochemical Wear
Water Reaction

File:

Download PhD-Dissertation_Final_SeungHoHAHN.pdf

Committee Members:

Adri C.T. van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adri C.T. van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Seong H. Kim, Committee Member
M. Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Susan B. Sinnott, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Gong, Xi

Title:

Machining Behavior and Material Properties in Additive Manufacturing of Ti-6Al-4V Parts

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Ti-6Al-4V
PSP Linkages
Machine Learning
Microstructure

File:

Download Xi_Gong_Dissertation_Draft_0707v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward Demeter, Committee Member
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Member
Saurabh Basu, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Burke, Christopher

Title:

Development of a High-Density Initiation Mechanism for Supercritical Nitromethane Decomposition

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

High pressure
high density
nitromethane
decomposition
initiation
mechanism
chris burke
christopher burke
hydrogen abstraction

File:

Download Thesis_BurkeCN_FormatReviewed.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard A Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adrianus C Van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Islam, Md Zahabul

Title:

Multi-stimuli Effects on Thin Films and Devices

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Structure-property
External stimuli
Nanoscale
Micro Electro-Mechanical System
Additive manufacturing
Electron wind force
Two-dimensional materials
Crystallinity
In-situ transmission electron microscope
Advanced manufacturing

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_Zahabul_Islam.pdf

Committee Members:

Md Amanul Haque, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Daudi Rigenda Waryoba, Committee Member
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Outside Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Mondal, Sudeepta

Title:

Probabilistic Machine Learning for Advanced Engineering Design Optimization and Diagnostics

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Machine learning
Combustion
Additive Manufacturing
Multi-Fidelity Modeling
Anomaly Detection

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_Sudeepta.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Amrita Basak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Member
Achintya Mukhopadhyay, Special Member
Shashi Phoha, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Amrita Basak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Member

Author:

Hendrick, Christopher

Title:

Applications of Pilot Modelling to Rotorcraft Flight Simulation Development

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Pilot Model
Motion Cueing
Rotorcraft

File:

Download Hendrick_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Francis Horn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Alkandari, Abdulaziz

Title:

Computational Investigation of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Slot Jet Impingement Heat Transfer

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Large Eddy Simulation
Jet Impingement Heat Transfer

File:

Download ABDULAZIZ_ALKANDARI_MASTERS_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Malviya, Manoj

Title:

Characterizing Implicit Cognitive Process in Engineering Design Across Contexts using Machine Learning Methods

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Engineering
Design
Machine Learning
Education
Design Thinking

File:

Download MANOJ_THESIS_FINAL_.pdf

Committee Members:

Catherine G P Berdanier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Carson Mccomb, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Adhikari, Sanjay

Title:

A Study on Heat Transfer in Dropwise Condensation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

heat transfer
dropwise condensation
high heat flux
experiment
surface temperature measurements
simulation
contact angle hysteresis
drop

File:

Download AdhikariSanjay_Dissertation_Submit3.pdf

Committee Members:

Alexander S Rattner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexander S Rattner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan-Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Tak Sing Wong, Committee Member
Kristen Fichthorn, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Williams, Daniel

Title:

Investigating How the Double Support Period Affects Fall Risk in Bipedal Gait

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

bipedal gait
double support period
fall risk
gait simulation
hybrid zero dynamics
gait optimization

File:

Download Williams_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Anne Elizabeth Martin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Subramani, Adhitya Vikraman

Title:

Modeling of Human Spinal Injury Under Extreme Loading Conditions With Emphasis on Military Loading Scenarios – a Computational Fatigue Damage Model and Finite Element Study

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Computational biomechanics
Human spine
Intervertebral disc annulus
Disc degeneration
Multiaxial fatigue
Finite element analysis
Military loading scenarios

File:

Download Dissertation_Subramani_v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Reuben H Kraft, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Committee Member
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Member
Spencer Szczesny, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Walters, Gage

Title:

Application of Generalized Polynomial Chaos to Flow-Induced Vibration and Sound

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

uncertainty quantification
generalized polynomial chaos
probability transformation
numerical integration
turbulence ingestion
boundary layer forced structure

File:

Download PhD_Thesis_Gage_Walters.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Lee Campbell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Lee Campbell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David M Williams, Committee Member
Sheri Lynn Martinelli, Committee Member
Konstantinos Papakonstantinou, Outside Member
Andrew S Wixom, Special Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zafar, Suhaib

Title:

MULT-SCALE MODELLING AND COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALSYIS OF TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE (TMD) GROWTH IN AN MOCVD CHAMBER

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

CFD
2D materials
TMDs
MOCVD
Growth Kinetics

File:

Download MS_thesis_Suhaib.pdf

Committee Members:

Yuan Xuan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Abbasi, Shahzaib

Title:

Integrated Absorption Refrigeration and Thermoelectric Based Cascaded Waste Heat Recovery

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Thermoelectric
Absorption Refrigeration
Refrigeration
Energy Harvesting
Waste Heat Recover
Organic Rankine Cycle
Cascaded Waste Heat Recovery
WHR
ARS
TEG

File:

Download AbbasiShahzaib_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Alexander S Rattner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexander S Rattner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Matthew J Rau, Committee Member
James Freihaut, Outside Member
Bed Poudel, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ng, Matthew

Title:

Optimization of Central Pattern Generator Parameters in a Simulated Undulatory Fish Robot

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

central pattern generation
reinforcement learning
physical simulator
optimization

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Cory, Trevor

Title:

Dust Feed and Weave Topology Effects in Gas Turbine Cooling

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

gas turbine
deposition
ceramic matrix composite
internal flow
heat transfer
weave surface
dust feed
effusion flow

File:

Download Cory_Thesis_Dec_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Creer, Riley

Title:

Impact of Dilution Jets on Combustor Liner Static Pressure and Effusion Cooling

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Combustor liner
Dilution jet
Effusion Cooling

File:

Download Creer_MSThesis_2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member

Author:

Burke, Patrick

Title:

HARDWARE DESIGN OF A MODULAR UNDULATORY ROBOTIC FISH WITH LINEAR ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATORS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Robotics
Biorobotrics
Fish
Locomotion

File:

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Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Patki, Priyanka Abhay

Title:

Mixture theory based poroelasticity for biopolymer degradation and fluid transport in brain

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Finite Element Method
Poroelasticity
Mixture theory
Fluid-structure interactions

File:

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Committee Members:

Francesco Costanzo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anil Kamalakant Kulkarni, Committee Member
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
Jian Yang, Outside Member
Bruce Gluckman, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Chen, Xi

Title:

Mixed finite elements for solving the time-dependent incompressible Navier–Stokes equation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

incompressible Navier-Stokes equation
mixed finite element
pressure robustness
implicit Runge-Kutta methods
energy stability
structure preserving

File:

Download Dissertation_Xi_Chen.pdf

Committee Members:

John Michael Cimbala, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Michael Cimbala, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Committee Member
Alexander S Rattner, Committee Member
Anna L Mazzucato, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Alattar, Bader

Title:

Investigating Biologically Inspired Inverted Landing Strategies in a Nano-Quadcopter

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Biologically Inspired
Quadcopter
Crazyflie
Control
Reinforcement Learning
Blue Bottle Flies
Inverted Landing
Visual Cues
Optical Flow

File:

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Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xiang Yang, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Tilton, Maryam

Title:

MULTI-OBJECTIVE DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS AND META-BIOMATERIALS FABRICATED VIA ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive manufacturing
Biomechanics
Mechanical behavior
Fracture fixation implants
Large bone defects
metamaterials

File:

Download MaryamTilton_Dissertation_08-13-2020.pdf

Committee Members:

Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory Stephen Lewis, Committee Member
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
April D Armstrong, Outside Member
Michael W. Hast, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Osedeme, Janose

Title:

Computational Mechanics Study of A Kinematically Constrained Wrist Arthroplasty Implant

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Total Wrist Arthroplasty
Wrist Kinematics
Biomechanics
Wrist Implant

File:

Download Janose_s_Final_Thesis_Document_Sunday_08-03-20.pdf

Committee Members:

Anilchandra Attaluri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory Stephen Lewis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amit Banerjee, Committee Member
Richard Christopher Ciocci, Program Head/Chair
Hwa Bok Wee, Committee Member

Author:

Velez, Chris

Title:

Quench Detection Logic for High Temperature Superconducting Magnets Based on Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

high temperature superconductors
optical fiber sensors
distributed sensing
Rayleigh-scattering interrogated optical fibers
Magnet quench detection
structural health monitoring
superconducting magnets
incipient fault detection
Monotonic
time-validation
data analysis

File:

Download Velez_Thesis_CV.pdf

Committee Members:

Justin Schwartz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Member

Author:

Zhou, Yuxiao

Title:

3D Full-field Bone Biomechanics Study: Effects of Diseases and Treatments

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Biomechanics
Atomic Force Microscopy
Digital Volume Correlation
Dental implant
Glenohumeral joint
Rheumatoid arthritis

File:

Download Dissertation_Yuxiao_Zhou.pdf

Committee Members:

Jing Du, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jing Du, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
April D Armstrong, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Torab, Peter

Title:

Collective Invasion In Heterogeneous Bladder Cancer Tumors: A Biomanufacturing Approach

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

bladder
cancer
heterogeneity
invasion
heterogeneous
biomanufacturing
biosensor
biomanufactured
biomanufacture
3D
extracellular matrix
leader cells
collective invasion
invasion assay
in vitro

File:

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Committee Members:

Pak Kin Wong, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Pak Kin Wong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jing Du, Committee Member
Tak Sing Wong, Committee Member
William O Hancock, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Chatterjee, Bikramjit

Title:

Electro-thermal Investigation of Next Generation Wide Bandgap Electronics

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Thermography
Thermal Management
Raman
Thermoreflectance
Infrared
GaN
Gallium Oxide
HEMT
MODFET
Optical Metrology
Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Devices
Field Effect Transistors
AlGaN
Schottky Barrier Diode
Power Electronics
Thermal Transport
Irradiation

File:

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Committee Members:

Sukwon Choi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sukwon Choi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Stephen P Lynch, Committee Member
Joan Marie Redwing, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair