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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:

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:

Download Rodman_Claire_Dissertation_Final.pdf

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:

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:

Download Wildgoose_Dissertation.pdf

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

File:

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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:

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:

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:

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:

Download Karmarkar_Dissertation_Document_FINAL.pdf

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:

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

File:

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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:

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

File:

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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