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Author:

Monge-Concepcion, Ivan

Title:

The Effect of Vane Trailing Edge Flow on Inter-Stage Turbine Sealing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

turbomachinery
turbine
rim seals
hot gas ingestion
experimental
vane trailing edge flow
engine relevant

File:

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Committee Members:

Karen Thole, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member
Douglas Wolfe, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Reid Berdanier, Major Field Member

Author:

Mahan, Tobias

Title:

Design for Inspectability: Investigating the effect of Inspectability Constraints on Designs and Design Strategies

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Inspection
Inspectability
Design for X

File:

Download Tobias_Jacob_Mahan_Design_for_Inspectability_Final_Revision.pdf

Committee Members:

Nicholas Meisel, Major Field Member
Chris McComb, Major Field Member
Hui Yang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Andrea Arguelles, Outside Field Member
Jessica Menold, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zhu, Wenbo

Title:

Atomistic-Level Investigation for Selected Metal-based Catalytic Reactions Utilizing the REAXFF Reactive Force Field

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

ReaxFF
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Energy Production

File:

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Committee Members:

Yuan Xuan, Major Field Member
Adri van Duin, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Richard Yetter, Major Field Member
Chunshan Song, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Lundh, James Spencer

Title:

Thermomechanical analysis of emerging microsystems using Raman spectroscopy

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Raman spectroscopy
temperature
stress
thermal transport
thermal management
wide bandgap semiconductors
ultrawide bandgap semiconductors
gallium nitride
aluminum gallium nitride
aluminum nitride
gallium oxide
diamond
lead zirconate titanate
2D materials
semiconductor devices
HEMT
FET
MODFET
pMUT
MEMS
RF electronics
power electronics
optical metrology
2DRT
nanoparticle Raman
thermoreflectance thermal imaging
infrared thermography

File:

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Committee Members:

Sukwon Choi, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Suzanne Mohney, Outside Unit & Field Member
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member
Md Haque, Major Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Chen, Xiaoling

Title:

Modeling and control of thermoacoustics in a one-dimensional combustor

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Thermoacoustic Modeling
Model Identification
Optimal Control
Robust Control
Optimal Experimental Design

File:

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Committee Members:

Jacqueline O'Connor, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Haworth, Major Field Member
Hosam Fathy, Special Member
Bo Cheng, Major Field Member
Tyler Dare, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Bhattacharya, Chandrachur

Title:

Frontiers in Data-driven Learning via Probabilistic Finite State Automata

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Data-driven
Machine Learning
Time-series analysis
Combustion Instablity
Thermoacoustic Instability
Pattern Recognition
Reduced Order Modeling
Rijke tube
Probabilisitc Finite State Automata
Symbolic Time Series Analysis
Combustion dynamics
Combustion
Hidden Markov Model
LSTM
Projection PFSA
Chaos
Natural Circulation Loop
Crack detection
Online Learning
Transfer Learning
DDDAS
PFSA
STSA

File:

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Committee Members:

Minghui Zhu, Outside Unit Member
Shashi Phoha, Outside Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Major Field Member
Achintya Mukhopadhyay, Special Member
Asok Ray, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Knisely, Brian

Title:

Integration of Infrared Thermography to Measure Part-to-Part Cooling Variations on Turbine Blades

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

infrared
turbine
imaging
cooling
film cooling
instrumentation
blades
turbine blades
infrared imaging
infrared thermography
cooling variations

File:

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Committee Members:

Jacqueline O'Connor, Major Field Member
Reid Berdanier, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Karen Thole, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jose Palacios, Outside Unit & Field Member
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Deshong, Eric

Title:

Fault Characterization and Diagnostics Supporting Condition-Based Operation and Maintenance of Gas Turbine Engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

gas turbine engine
axial turbine
machine learning
condition-based operation and maintenance
predictive maintenance
condition monitoring
efficiency
durability
turbine cooling
blade tip clearance

File:

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Committee Members:

Reid Berdanier, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Karen Thole, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member
Michael Jonson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Doleiden, Daniel Gregory

Title:

Understanding the Limits of Combustion Instability Suppression Mechanisms

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

gas turbine engine
combustion
combustion instability
pilot flame

File:

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Committee Members:

Jacqueline O'Connor, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Sarma Pisupati, Outside Unit & Field Member
Yuan Xuan, Major Field Member
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member
Jim Blust, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Xu, Haosen

Title:

Numerical and Theoretical Study of Wall-bounded Turbulence

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

computational fluid dynamics
wall-bounded turbulence
rough wall turbulent boundary layer
turbulent heat transfer
large eddy simulation
turbulence wall modeling

File:

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Committee Members:

Xiaofeng Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Kunz, Major Field Member
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member
Xiang Yang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Gonzalez, Cody

Title:

Analytical modeling and design optimization of lithium-ion battery smart actuators

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Active materials
Analytical modeling
Multifunctional materials
Bioinspired smart materials
Lithium-ion batteries
Soft robotics
Finite element analysis
Compliant mechanisms

File:

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Committee Members:

Donghai Wang, Major Field Member
Christopher Rahn, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary Frecker, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
George Lesieutre, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Sinha, Swapnil

Title:

Understanding design for embedding considerations for material extrusion additive manufacturing for multifunctional polymer parts

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

3D Printing
Heat Transfer Simulation
Digital Design Automation
Process Insterruption
Polymer Tensile Strength
Design for Additive Manufacturing
Strength Prediction
Voxel
Design Optimization
Polymer Weld Theory
Polymer Rheology
Polymer Reptation

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_Swapnil_2021.pdf

Committee Members:

Nicholas Meisel, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Timothy Simpson, Major Field Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Major Field Member
Michael Hickner, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Siroka, Shawn

Title:

Advanced Heat Flux Gauges Applied to Test Turbines Operating in Steady Facilites

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Heat Flux
Turbomachinery
Sensors
Gas Turbine Engines
Heat Transfer

File:

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Committee Members:

Reid Berdanier, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Brian Foley, Major Field Member
Karen Thole, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member
Joshua Robinson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Lele, Aditya

Title:

STUDY OF REACTION DRIVEN PROCESSES USING MOLECULAR DYNAMICS: APPLICATIONS OF REAXFF FOR COMBUSTION CHEMISTRY AND MATERIAL SYNTHESIS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

ReaxFF
Molecular Dynamics
Combustion
2D-materials
Biofuels
CVD
Material synthesis
hBN
soot
pyrolysis

File:

Download Thesis_aditya_lele.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacqueline O'Connor, Major Field Member
Randy Vander Wal, Outside Unit & Field Member
Yuan Xuan, Major Field Member
Adri van Duin, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Parekh, Mihir

Title:

Flowing Electrolyte Metal Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Dendrite
Solid Electrolyte Interphase
Flowing Electrolyte
Metal anodes
Creeping flow

File:

Download PhD_Thesis_Final_Mihir_Parekh.pdf

Committee Members:

Sukwon Choi, Major Field Member
Christopher Rahn, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Chao-Yang Wang, Major Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Long-Qing Chen, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member

Author:

Bayiz, Yagiz

Title:

Wing Trajectory Optimization and Modelling for Flapping Flight

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Bioinspired Robotics
Aerial Robotics
Locomotion
Flapping Flight
Optimization
Machine Learning

File:

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Committee Members:

Mark Maughmer, Outside Unit & Field Member
Hosam Fathy, Special Member
Bo Cheng, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Xiang Yang, Major Field Member
Asok Ray, Major Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Mokhtari, Kasra

Title:

Incorporating Social Information into An Autonomous Vehicle's Decision-Making Process and Control

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Autonomous Vehicles
Navigation
Pedestrians
Path Planning
Risk-Aware Decision-Making

File:

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Committee Members:

Alok Sinha, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Alan Wagner, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Bo Cheng, Major Field Member
Vikash Gayah, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sean Brennan, Major Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Brennan, Jennifer Bracken

Title:

Manufacturing fixation in design: Measurement and mitigation strategies for its impact on additive manufacturing use

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Design for manufacturing
additive manufacturing
DfAM
Design for additive manufacturing
part identification for additive manufacturing

File:

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Committee Members:

Nicholas Meisel, Outside Unit & Field Member
Timothy Simpson, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Chris McComb, Major Field Member
Kathryn Jablokow, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Nalubwama Kaweesa, Dorcas Vivian

Title:

Predicting and Validating Composite Mechanical Behavior Resulting from Voxel-based Microstructural Design and Macroscopic Interfacial Analysis

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Multi-material Additive Manufacturing
PolyJet process
Material design
Composites
Composite laminates
Functionally Graded Materials
Voxel-based design
voxels
Mechanical properties

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Committee Members:

Nicholas Meisel, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Timothy Simpson, Major Field Member
Allison Beese, Major Field Member
Michael Hickner, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Gao, Yawei

Title:

Atomistic-level Study of Additive Manufacturing Processes and of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Condensed-phase Behavior

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

ReaxFF
Additive Manufacturing
PVDF

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Committee Members:

Zi-Kui Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Major Field Member
Adri van Duin, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Richard Yetter, Major Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

King, Philip

Title:

Bridging the Oldest and Newest Manufacturing Technologies: Additive Manufacturing, Metal Casting, and Internet of Things

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Hybrid Manufacturing
Design for Additive Manufacturing
Metal Casting

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Robert Kunz, Major Field Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Andrea Arguelles, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Voigt, Major Field Member

Author:

Ingram, Peter

Title:

Improvements to Temperature Predictions of Film Cooled Solids Using Iterative Conjugate Heat Transfer and Reduced Order Film Modeling

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

film cooling
ICHT
ROFM

File:

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Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Daniel Haworth, Major Field Member
Anil Kulkarni, Major Field Member
David Hall, Outside Unit & Field Member
Stephen Lynch, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Xiang

Title:

Experimental investigation on multiscale interactions in intermittent flow boiling and a new hybrid VOF-Lagrangian modeling approach

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Multiscale simulation
Intermittent flow boiling
Hybrid VOF-Lagrangian

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Alexander Rattner, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ali Borhan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Fan-Bill Cheung, Major Field Member
Matthew Rau, Major Field Member

Author:

Eichfeld, Devon

Title:

Development of a New Sub-Micron Metrology Technique and Optimization of Thermal Rectifier Design using Novel Materials

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Atomic force microscopy
Thermal Rectification
Metalattice
Optical pump-probe

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Sukwon Choi, Major Field Member
Ismaila Dabo, Outside Unit Member
Joshua Robinson, Outside Field Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Outside Field Member
Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Rodman, Claire

Title:

Predictive Modeling of Human Behavior During Exoskeleton-Assisted Walking

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Human walking
Gait Optimization
Exoskeleton-Assisted Walking

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Major Field Member
Mary Frecker, Major Field Member
Jonathan Dingwell, Outside Unit & Field Member
Anne Martin, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Zhao, Xiaoyue

Title:

On the Effects of Material Properties and Parameters on the Triboelectric Output of Filler-Modified Polymers

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Triboelectric effect
Polymer composite
Mechanical property
Electrical property
PDMS
Carbon nanotube
TENG

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Committee Members:

Michael Lanagan, Outside Field Member
Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, Special Member
Paris Vonlockette, Major Field Member
Zoubeida Ounaies, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ola Rashwan, Outside Unit Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Almudhhi, Turki Khalid

Title:

Boiling Characteristics During Quenching of Metal Rods Under Pool and Flow Boiling Conditions

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Minimum Film Boiling Temperature
Two-Phase Heat Transfer
Rod Bundle
Film boiling heat transfer
Pool Boiling

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Alexander Rattner, Major Field Member
Fan-Bill Cheung, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Elia Merzari, Outside Unit & Field Member
Matthew Rau, Major Field Member
Stephen Bajorek, Special Member

Author:

Perez, Carlos

Title:

Thermal Transport in Materials and Structures Pertinent to Quantum Cascade Lasers

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Quantum cascade laser
Thermal conductivity
Superlattice
Phonons

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Venkatraman Gopalan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sukwon Choi, Major Field Member
Luke Mawst, Special Member
Linxiao Zhu, Major Field Member
Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Veley, Emma

Title:

Evaluation of Additively Manufactured Internal Cooling Channels and Film Cooling Holes for Cooling Effectiveness

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Gas Turbine
Film Cooling
Heat Transfer
Fluids
Infrared Thermography
Additive Manufacturing

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Amrita Basak, Major Field Member
Allison Beese, Outside Unit & Field Member
Karen Thole, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member

Author:

Jain, Naman

Title:

Second Moment Closure Modeling of Stratified Shear Layers and Wakes

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Turbulence Modeling
Second Moment Closure Modeling
RANS
DNS
Stratified Flow
Shear Layers
Mixing Layers
Wake
Anisotropic Turbulence Dissipation Rate
Turbulence Dissipation Modeling

File:

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Committee Members:

Laura Pauley, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Michael Krane, Outside Unit & Field Member
Xiang Yang, Major Field Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Salem, Wael

Title:

Adaptive Control Mechanisms in Fly Flight

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Insect flight
adaptive flight
control theory
Bioinspired

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Committee Members:

Rudolf Schilder, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Qian Wang, Major Field Member
Bo Cheng, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Wildgoose, Alexander

Title:

Exploring Additive Manufacturing for Cooling Designs

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Heat transfer
Cooling
Turbomachinery
Roughness
Direct Metal Laser Sintering

File:

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Committee Members:

Mary Frecker, Program Head/Chair
Edward Reutzel, Major Field Member
Allison Beese, Outside Unit & Field Member
Karen Thole, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member

Author:

Widdowson, Denise

Title:

Computational Optimization of Material Properties via a Multi-Field-Assisted Additive Manufacturing Process

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Multifield Processing
Multiobjective Optimization
Machine Learning
AI
Magnetic Particle Composite
Computational Homogenization
Support Vector Regression
Magnetic Polymer Composites
Magnetoactive Elastomer
Inverse Materials Design Problem
Additive Manufacturing
Electromagnetic
Dielectric
Microarchitecture

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Paris Vonlockette, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Major Field Member
Allison Beese, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mary Frecker, Major Field Member

Author:

El Helou, Charles

Title:

Information Processing in Soft, Conductive Mechanical Materials

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Autonomous Matter
Unconventional Computing
Flexible Electronics
Soft Mechanical Materials
Adaptive Structures

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Committee Members:

Mary Frecker, Program Head/Chair
Joseph Najem, Major Field Member
Mary Frecker, Major Field Member
Michael Hickner, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ryan Harne, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Wilkins, Peter

Title:

Influence of Ceramic Matrix Composite Weave Patterns on Heat Transfer, Film Cooling and Aerodynamic Performance

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Ceramic Matrix Composites
Heat Transfer
Film Cooling

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Alexander Rattner, Major Field Member
Mark Miller, Outside Unit & Field Member
Karen Thole, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephen Lynch, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Young, Jon

Title:

Steady-State Response of Mechanical Power Flow due to Structural Modifications

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Power Flow
Dynamic Substructuring
Structural Modification
Vibrations

File:

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Committee Members:

Reuben Kraft, Major & Minor Field Member
Robert Campbell, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kyle R Myers, Special Member
Mary Frecker, Program Head/Chair
Alok Sinha, Outside Unit Member
Ben Beck, Outside Field Member

Author:

Sammut, Jason

Title:

Investigation of Shock Analysis Techniques for Naval Applications

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Mechanical Shock
Naval Design
Shock Spectrum
Finite Element Analysis

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Matt Lear, Outside Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Allison Beese, Major Field Member
Robert Campbell, Chair of Committee
Dan Russell, Outside Unit Member
Brian Olson, Special Member
Ron Couch, Special Member

Author:

Huang, Xinyi

Title:

Data-driven approach for turbulence modeling in rotating flows and stratified flows

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

computational fluid dynamics
rotation
stratification
turbulence modeling
large-eddy simulation
wall modeling
RANS simulation
data-driven approach
uncertainty quantification

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Major Field Member
Chaopeng Shen, Outside Unit & Field Member
Xiang Yang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Adri van Duin, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Song, Yixuan

Title:

Experimental Characterization of Marine Aggregate Fragmentation Strength through Laboratory and Field Methods

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Marine snow
Fragmentation
Field Measurement
Aggregation
Multiphase flow

File:

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Committee Members:

Raymond Najjar, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Kunz, Major Field Member
Matthew Rau, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Margaret Byron, Major Field Member
Mary Frecker, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Shuvo, Md Moinuddin

Title:

IMPROVING SUSTAINABILITY OF SAND-CASTING PROCESSES VIA NOVEL 3D MOLD DESIGNS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

3D Sand-Printing
Additive Manufacturing
Castings
Riser
Solidification

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Major Field Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Tony Badamo, Special Member
Robert Voigt, Major Field Member
Andrea Arguelles, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Herrera-Amaya, Adrian

Title:

Ctenophore swimming: understanding metachronal rowing at millimeter scales

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Metachronal
swimming
ctenophore
intermediate Reynolds number
maneuverability

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Timothy Jegla, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Kunz, Major Field Member
Bo Cheng, Major Field Member
Margaret Byron, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Dharmadhikari, Susheel

Title:

Data-Driven Strategies for Engineering Design and Diagnostics

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Fatigue Damage Detection
Machine Learning
Surrogate Modeling
Pin Fin Optimization

File:

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Committee Members:

Amrita Basak, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Christopher Kube, Outside Unit & Field Member
Eric Marsh, Major Field Member
Asok Ray, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Smith, Christopher

Title:

Dynamics and Control of Flexible Quadrotor Aircraft

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Quadrotor
Flexible Structure
Optimal Sliding Gaussian
Flight Control
Flight Simulation

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Alok Sinha, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Cimbala, Major Field Member
Simon Miller, Outside Unit & Field Member
Alfred Lewis, Major Field Member

Author:

Chirayath, Emanuel

Title:

CFD Modeling of Particle Ingestion Damage and its impact on Multistage Axial Compressor Performance

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Computational Fluid Dynamics
Turbomachinery
Axial Compressors
Erosion
Multi-phase

File:

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Committee Members:

John Cimbala, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Elia Merzari, Outside Unit & Field Member
Karen Thole, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Erdman, Matt D

Title:

Modeling of Oxygen Mass Transfer Coefficients in an Eulerian-Eulerian Framework

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

CFD
Bubble Column
kla
Volumetric Mass Transfer Coefficient
Short Bubble Column

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Committee Members:

Alexander Rattner, Major Field Member
Michael Krane, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
John Cimbala, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Fan-Bill Cheung, Major Field Member

Author:

Hickox, Lauren

Title:

Mechanisms Underlying Plantarflexor Structure-Function Relationships and Implications for Locomotor Function

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

biomechanics
plantarflexor
achilles tendon moment arm
gait
simulations
gear ratio
musculoskeletal model
ankle
plantarflexion

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Committee Members:

Henry Sommer, Major Field Member
Stephen Piazza, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Meghan Vidt, Outside Unit Member
Jonas Rubenson, Outside Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Shanachilubwa, Kanembe

Title:

The STEM Graduate Student Experience: A Study of Well-Being, Disenchantment, and Socialization

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Well-Being
Socialization
McNair
Disenchantment
Schema
Bourdieu's Theory of Capital

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Paris Vonlockette, Major Field Member
Catherine Berdanier, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Caitlin Grady, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jessica Menold, Major Field Member

Author:

Paniagua Guerra, Luis

Title:

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS INVESTIGATION OF HEAT TRANSFER IN SOLVATED PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Molecular Dynamics
Nanoscale Heat Transfer
Gold Nanoparticles
Self-Assembled Monolayers
Solid-Liquid Interfaces

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Committee Members:

Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Adri van Duin, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Daniel Hayes, Outside Unit & Field Member
Linxiao Zhu, Major Field Member

Author:

Roy, Tanushree

Title:

Towards Safe and Secure Cyber-Physical-Social systems: Theory and Application to Smart City Transportation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

cyberattack
anomaly-resilience
distributed parameter systems
stealthy attack
transportation
smart city
socio-technical system
fault diagnostics
human-centric
Cumulative Prospect Theory
route choice
social data
traffic model

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Daniel Connell Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Amrita Basak, Outside Field Member
Satadru Dey, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Yiqi Zhang, Outside Unit Member
Chris Rahn, Major Field Member
Asok Ray, Major Field Member
Sean Brennan, Major Field Member

Author:

Mekki, Bashir

Title:

TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL THERMAL MANAGAMENT SYSTEMS FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Topology Optimization
Heat Exchangers
Additive Manufacturing
CFD
Machine Learning
Experimental Testing

File:

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Committee Members:

Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Alexander Rattner, Major Field Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Stephen Lynch, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Vikram Shyam, Special Member
Xiang Yang, Major Field Member

Author:

Gao, Liming

Title:

Database-Mediated Preview of Roadway Friction and Model Predictive path Tracking Control for Connected Vehicles

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Connected vehicle simulation
Database
Vehicle dynamics
Vehicle path tracking control
Model predictive control
Road-tire friction

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Committee Members:

Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Minghui Zhu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Bo Cheng, Major Field Member
Sean Brennan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Herschel Pangborn, Major Field Member
Craig Beal, Special Member

Author:

Longchamps, Ryan

Title:

Integrated Actuation and Thermal Management of Lithium Ion Batteries

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Battery
Thermal Management
Lithium-ion
Electric vehicles
Battery safety
Battery actuation
Thermal Modulation
Self-heating

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Committee Members:

Alexander Rattner, Major Field Member
Chris Rahn, Major Field Member
Chao-Yang Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Mehdi Kiani, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Rai, George

Title:

Elastic Network Vibration Isolators

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Vibration Isolation
Vibration Control
Structural Dynamics
Band Gap Isolation

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Committee Members:

Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Stephen Hambric, Outside Unit & Field Member
Joseph Najem, Major Field Member
Chris Rahn, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Edward Smith, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Karmarkar, Ashwini

Title:

Interactions between coherent and turbulent oscillations and their impact on the dynamics of flames and flow fields

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Combustion Instability
hydrodynamic instability
turbulent flames
turbulence

File:

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Committee Members:

Jacqueline O'Connor, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Haworth, Major Field Member
Santosh Hemchandra, Special Member
Margaret Byron, Major Field Member
Jeff Harris, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mary Frecker, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Stearns, Aaron J

Title:

Design of an Active Adaptable Acoustic Metamaterial Perforated Plate for Structural Vibration Reduction

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

acoustic metamaterial
structural acoustics
vibration
piezoelectric
optimization
finite element method
Floquet-Bloch
vibration control
plate
shunted piezoelectric
adaptable
active

File:

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Committee Members:

Alok Sinha, Major Field Member
Stephen Hambric, Outside Field Member
Robert Campbell, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Benjamin Beck, Special Member
George Lesieutre, Outside Unit Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Sattarzadeh, Sara

Title:

Towards Safer Batteries: A System Theoretic Approach

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Lithium-ion Battery
Control
fault detection
Estimation
Sensor Placement
Optimal Charging

File:

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Committee Members:

Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Herschel Pangborn, Major Field Member
Satadru Dey, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Chris Rahn, Major Field Member
Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri, Outside Unit & Field Member
Katie Fitzsimons, Major Field Member

Author:

Kumru, Hanife Tugba

Title:

Numerical and Experimental Methods for the Design of Radiofrequency Ablation Procedures

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

RFA
DNNs
Facet joint pain
bipolar
Temperature-controlled
FEA
MRI

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Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Reuben Kraft, Major Field Member
Daniel Cortes Correales, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Anilchandra Attaluri, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mary Frecker, Major Field Member

Author:

Roh, Byeong Min

Title:

A V-Model Framework to Support Qualification of Metal Additive Manufacturing Parts Made with Laser Powder Bed Fusion

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

V-ModelOntology
Sensors
V-Model
Quality Assurance
Metal Additive Manufacturing
Ontology
Data-Driven Modeling
In-Situ Monitoring
Sensor Selection
Printable Zone
Ontology-Driven Physics-Informed Neural Network
Monitoring and Quality Networks
Complex Systems

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Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Soundar Kumara, Outside Unit & Field Member
Timothy Simpson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Allison Beese, Major Field Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Major Field Member
Paul Witherell, Special Member

Author:

Kim, Dohwan

Title:

Bubble Trapping in Two-Phase Wakes from a Liquid-Gas Flow around a Cylinder

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Two-Phase Flow
Particle Tracking Velocimetry
Particle Image Velocimetry
Bubbly Flow
Bubble Trapping
High-Speed Visualization
Flow around a Cylinder

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Committee Members:

Alexander Rattner, Major Field Member
Ali Borhan, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Fan-Bill Cheung, Major Field Member
Matthew Rau, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Hertel, Zacarie R

Title:

Investigating the Capabilities of a Novel Particle-Based Numerical Method to Capture the Impact Mechanics of Soft Materials

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Material Point Method
Computational Biomechanics
Solid Mechanics
Numerical Methods

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Committee Members:

Jason Moore, Major Field Member
Reuben Kraft, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Campbell, Major Field Member
Francesco Costanzo, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Altland, Samuel

Title:

A Distributed Element Roughness Model Based on the Double Averaged Navier-Stokes Equations

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

DERM
Surface Roughness
CFD
Roughness Modeling

File:

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Committee Members:

Sven Schmitz, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Kunz, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member
Xiang Yang, Major Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Cellini, Benjamin

Title:

The mechanics and control of active vision in fly flight

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Neuromechanics
Sensorimotor control
Drosophila
Active vision
Multisensory integration

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Committee Members:

Rudolf Schilder, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jacob Langelaan, Major Field Member
Bo Cheng, Major Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Williams, Glen

Title:

Towards the Next-Generation of Engineering Design Artificial Intelligence: A Framework for Additive Manufacturing Machine Learning Development

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

additive manufacturing
machine learning
artificial intelligence
design
manufacturing

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Committee Members:

Nicholas Meisel, Major Field Member
Timothy Simpson, Major Field Member
Chris McComb, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
C Lee Giles, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Han, Jun

Title:

CFD Modeling of ignition and soot formation for advanced compression-ignition engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Compression-ignition engine
Transported probability density function (tPDF) method
Engine modeling
Soot modeling
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling

File:

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Committee Members:

Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Jacqueline O'Connor, Major Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Stephen Turns, Major Field Member
Philip Morris, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Martin, Valerie

Title:

Multiscale Modeling Of Fiber Reinforced Material Under Dynamics Loading Using The Embedded Finite Element Method

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Fiber reinforced composite
Multi-scale modeling
Embedded elements
Finite Element Analysis
Impact modeling

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Reuben Kraft, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Parisa Shokouhi, Outside Field Member
Charles Bakis, Outside Unit Member
Francesco Costanzo, Major Field Member

Author:

Zerbe, Ellen

Title:

Investigating the Formation of Engineers and the Future Professoriate: Linking Writing Approaches and Attitudes to Doctoral Thriving, Persistence, and Attrition

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Engineering Education
Graduate Students
Qualitative
Quantititative
Writing
Professional Skills
Thriving

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Committee Members:

Chris McComb, Outside Field Member
Eric Marsh, Major Field Member
Catherine Berdanier, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jessica Menold, Outside Unit Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Liu, Pan

Title:

Rapid maneuvers in insects and hummingbirds and their applications to robots

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

inverted landing
visual mediation
rotational maneuvers
neural delay
biomechanics
bio-inspired robotics
neural delays
biomechanics

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Committee Members:

Rudolf Schilder, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Major Field Member
Qian Wang, Major Field Member
Bo Cheng, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Liu, Teng

Title:

Fast Charging of High-energy Lithium-ion Batteries via Thermal Stimulation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Li-ion battereis
fast charging
numerical model
heat transfer
lithium plating

File:

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Committee Members:

Donghai Wang, Major Field Member
Serguei Lvov, Outside Unit & Field Member
Christopher Rahn, Major Field Member
Chao-Yang Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Hyatt, Lance

Title:

Intelligence in Soft Mechanical Material Systems

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Intelligent Materials
Mechanical Metamaterials
Mechanical Computing
Soft Mechanical Materials

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Zoubeida Ounaies, Major Field Member
Daniel Cortes Correales, Major Field Member
Yun Jing, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jared Butler, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Lundburg, Evan

Title:

Heat Transfer Augmentation in the Entry Region of Circular Channels

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Heat Transfer
Pin Fin
Fin
Turbulator
Entry Region
Circular Channel
Pipe
Inlet
Flow-field
Boundary layer development
Distortion
Inlet distortion
Thermal Performance
Total pressure loss
Infrared thermography
Heat transfer augmentation

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
David Hall, Outside Unit & Field Member
Tamy Guimaraes, Major Field Member
Karen Thole, Major Field Member
Stephen Lynch, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
M Eric Lyall, Special Member

Author:

Mathur, Jayant

Title:

The role of immersive virtual reality in developing design and process intuition for additive manufacturing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

additive manufacturing
virtual reality
immersive user experiences
design for additive manufacturing
engineering education
digital simulation

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Committee Members:

Nicholas Meisel, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Timothy Simpson, Major Field Member
Scarlett Miller, Major Field Member
John Messner, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Siefert, Jacob

Title:

Reachability Analysis of Nonlinear and Hybrid Systems Using Hybrid Zonotopes and Graphs of Functions

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Verification
Control
Set-Theoretic Methods
Reachability Analysis
Estimation
Hybrid Zonotopes

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Committee Members:

Herschel Pangborn, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Constantino Lagoa, Outside Field Member
Jacob Langelaan, Outside Unit Member
Brandon Hencey, Special Member
Sean Brennan, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Prabhu, Rohan

Title:

Encouraging Creativity through Design for Additive Manufacturing: An Investigation in Engineering Design Education

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

additive manufacturing
design for additive manufacturing
creativity
design education
engineering design
design tasks
motivation
complexity

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Committee Members:

Nicholas Meisel, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Timothy Simpson, Outside Field Member
Scarlett Miller, Major Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair
Samuel Hunter, Outside Unit & Minor Member

Author:

Gonzalez-Valle, Carlos

Title:

Implications of the Interface Modelling approach on the Heat Transfer across Solid-Liquid Interfaces and Thin-Film Evaporation

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Solid-liquid interfaces
Nanoscale heat transfer
Molecular dynamics simulations
Surface wettability
Thermal transport

File:

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Committee Members:

Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Scott Milner, Outside Unit & Field Member
Zoubeida Ounaies, Major Field Member
Adri van Duin, Major Field Member
Karen Thole, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ganeshan, Karthik

Title:

Modeling and understanding surface/electrolyte interactions in MXene supercapacitors

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Energy storage
Supercapacitors
ReaxFF
Atomic-scale simulations
Finite Element Method
Boltzmann Transport Equation
Rarefied flow
MXene
Birnessite
Nuclear Quantum Effects
Path-Integral Molecular Dynamics

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Committee Members:

Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Major Field Member
Donghai Wang, Major Field Member
Ismaila Dabo, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
David Williams, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Adri van Duin, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Corbett, Thomas

Title:

Exploration of Internal Cooling Schemes Enabled Through Additive Manufacturing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Heat Transfer
Fluid Dynamics
Internal Cooling
Gas Turbines

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Timothy Simpson, Major Field Member
Allison Beese, Outside Unit & Field Member
Karen Thole, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member

Author:

Bentley, Christopher

Title:

Deployable and Reconfigurable Structures with Multiphysics Integrations

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Deployable Structures
Reconfigurable Structures
Deployment Routines
Origami-inspired Structures
Origami-inspired Acoustic Arrays
Self-Adaptive Reconfigurable Structures

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Michael Roan, Major Field Member
Amanda Hanford, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jared Butler, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary Frecker, Major Field Member

Author:

Ren, Yong

Title:

Model Learning and Predictive Control of Laser Powder Bed Fusion

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Machine Learning
Optimal Control
Finite Difference Method
Melt-Pool Geometry
Temperature Evolution

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Committee Members:

Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Major Field Member
Qian Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Xiang Yang, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Edward Reutzel, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Miller, Edward

Title:

Development of Versatile Mixed Finite Element Methods for the Non-Isothermal Incompressible and Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Finite Element Methods
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Compressible Flow
Incompressible Flow

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Robert Kunz, Major Field Member
James Coder, Outside Unit & Field Member
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member
Xiang Yang, Major Field Member
David Williams, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Hannah, Thomas

Title:

Development of Kolsky Bar Techniques and the Experimental Characterization of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Composites

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Kolsky Bars
High Rate Strain Analysis
Composite Analysis
Miniature Kolsky Bars
Finite Element Analysis
Solid Mechanics
Experimental Design
Composite Failure Analysis
High Resolution Imaging
Orthogonal Arrays

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Committee Members:

Reuben Kraft, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Charles Bakis, Outside Unit Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Major Field Member
Albert Segall, Outside Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Akbarian, Dooman

Title:

Development and application of the ReaxFF reactive force field method to ferroelectrics and crosslinked polyethylene

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

ReaxFF
Molecular Dynamics
Ferroelectrics
Crosslinked polyethylene

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Committee Members:

Michael Lanagan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Reuben Kraft, Minor Field Member
Adri van Duin, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Richard Yetter, Major Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Damirchi, Behzad

Title:

Development and Application of the ReaxFF Reactive Force Field in Carbon Nanotube - Polymer Materials

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

ReaxFF Reactive Force Field
Carbon Nanotube - Polymer Material
Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Flattened Carbon Nanotube
Polyaramid-Carbon Nanotube

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Committee Members:

Michael Lanagan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Major Field Member
Reuben Kraft, Major Field Member
Adri van Duin, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Almadih, Mustafa

Title:

Acoustic Analysis and Detection of the Effects of Vapor-Liquid Interfacial Morphology on Pool-Boiling Heat Transfer for Different Materials

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Pool Boiling
Acoustic Analysis
Digital Signal Processing Tools
Boiling Regimes Identification
Deep Learning

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Committee Members:

Minghui Zhu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Fan-Bill Cheung, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephen M. Bajorek, Special Member
Christopher Rahn, Major Field Member
Daniel Cortes Correales, Major Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hossain, Md Jamil

Title:

Reaxff And eReaxff Reactive Force Field Development And Applications To Energy Storage Interfaces

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

ReaxFF
eReaxFF
Reactive Force Field
Reactive Molecular Dynamics
Computational Chemistry
Energy Storage
Interfaces
Lithium ion Battery
Solid Electrolyte Interphase
Solid Oxide
Electrocatalysis
graphene
Electron Conduction
Accelerated Molecular Dynamics
Parallel Replica Dynamics
Collective Variable Hyperdynamics

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Committee Members:

Donghai Wang, Major Field Member
Chao-Yang Wang, Major Field Member
Michael Janik, Outside Unit & Field Member
Adri van Duin, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Menon, Nandana

Title:

Composition-process-structure linkages in metal additive manufacturing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Metal additive manufacturing
Laser-Directed Energy Deposition
Melt pool modeling
Composition-process-structure linkages
Machine Learning

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Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Amrita Basak, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Saurabh Basu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Zoubeida Ounaies, Major Field Member
Chris Rahn, Major Field Member
Sudeepta Mondal, Special Member