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Author:

Helm, Kevin C

Title:

Investigation of the Impacts of Cognitive Style and Teamwork on Ideation Effectiveness

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Engineering Design
Ideation
Cognitive Style
Brainstorming
Teamwork
Concept Generation
Creativity
Idea Assessment

File:

Download KevinHelmThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Kathryn Jablokow, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Matthew Parkinson, Committee Member
Dr. Karen Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Arneson, Henry

Title:

FORCE CHARACTERIZATION OF MICRO GRINDING IN ZIRCONIA

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

zirconia
grinding force
force characterization
micro grinding

File:

Download hdadoc1.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric R. Marsh, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jones, Justin Adam

Title:

COMPLIANT MEDICAL TOOL DESIGN FOR SOFT TISSUE CUTTING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Compliant Mechanism
Soft Tissue Cutting
Needle Design
Finite Element Method

File:

Download Jones_Justin_Masters_Thesis_revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Jason Z. Moore, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kumru, Hanife Tugba

Title:

EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL STUDY OF PARAMETRIC EFFECTS ON THE TRANSITION BOILING REGIME FOR FLOW BOILING IN A ROD BUNDLE UNDER LOSS OF COOLANT CONDITIONS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

minimum film boiling temperature
transition boiling regime
RBHT
spacer grid
heat transfer

File:

Download Hanife_Tugba_Kumru_MSc_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Fan-Bill Cheung, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Pradeep Kumar, Arjun

Title:

EFFICIENT COMPUTATION OF FREQUENCY RESPONSE OF MULTI-DEGREE OF FREEDOM NON-LINEAR VIBRATIONAL SYSTEM

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

frequency sweep
interpolation
Padé’s interpolation technique
nonlinear systems
structural acoustics
structural dynamics
finite element method

File:

Download Thesis_ARJUN_PradeepKumar.pdf

Committee Members:

Alok Sinha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qian Wang, Committee Member
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Garg, Mayank

Title:

SAFE TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE AND LONG LIFE

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

​Lithium-ion battery
Battery management system Battery pack capacity Mismatch Hybrid electric vehicle
Battery aging model Battery pack current distribution
Lithium-ion battery
Battery management system
Battery pack capacity mismatch
Hybrid electric vehicle
Battery aging model
Battery pack current distribution

File:

Download Mayank_-_Dissertation_ME_PhD_updated.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher D. Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher D. Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Hosam Fathy, Committee Member
Srinivas Tadigadapa, Outside Member

Author:

Ahmed, Saad

Title:

ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER-BASED MATERIALS FOR RESPONSIVE ORIGAMI-INSPIRED STRUCTURES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Electroactive polymer
Origami-inspired engineering
Self-clearing
Electrode
Dielectric breakdown
Actuators
P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE)

File:

Download Dissertation__Post_-Defense_Ahmed_Saad_final_version.pdf

Committee Members:

Zoubeida Ounaies, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Paris R Vonlockette, Committee Member
Michael T Lanagan, Outside Member
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Member

Author:

Li, Jianyi

Title:

ANALYTICAL PROCESS MODELING AND NONLINEAR CONTROL OF MELT-POOL HEIGHT AND TEMPERATURE IN DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Modeling
Control
Additive Manufacturing
Directed Energy Deposition

File:

Download Jianyi_Li_-_PhD_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Qian Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qian Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Member
Bo Cheng, Committee Member
Ted Reutzel, Outside Member

Author:

Li, Yubai

Title:

Modeling Pt and Catalyst Layer Degradation in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
Durability
Catalyst Degradation

File:

Download Yubai_Dissertation_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao-Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao-Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Donghai Wang, Committee Member
Adrianus C Van Duin, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Outside Member

Author:

Papavizas, Nicholas Carroll

Title:

Modeling Dynamic Instability of Off-Highway Mining Dump Trucks

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Haul Trucks
Off-Highway Vehicles
Vibrations
Dynamic Instability
Mining Trucks
Vehicle Dynamics
Stability
Power Hop
OHVs

File:

Download Papavizas_Thesis_2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Committee Member