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Author:

Sha, Congzhou

Title:

Manifold Learning in Structural Biology: Docking, Folding, and Simulation

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

differentiable programming
machine learning
neural networks
structural biology
Lie group
statistical mechanics
molecular dynamics
RNA structure
differential geometry

File:

Download Sha_dissertation-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Elizabeth Proctor, Major Field Member
Mehrdad Mahdavi, Outside Field Member
Nikolay Dokholyan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Raymond Hohl, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Gao, Linying

Title:

Microphysical Mechanisms Behind the Nonlinear Elastic Response of Granular Media

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

Nonlinear acoustics
granular media
ultrasonics
DAET
geophysics
relative humidity
grain shape

File:

Download Dissertation_Gao_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Chris Marone, Outside Unit & Field Member
Parisa Shokouhi, Major Field Member
Clifford Lissenden, Major Field Member
Jacques Riviere, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Li, Xinyi

Title:

Application of sSNOM and Multidimensional Characterization to Reveal Nanoscale Properties of 2D Materials and Their van der Waals Heterostructures

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

sSNOM
multidimensional imaging
2D materials
van der Waals Heterostructures
polaritons

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Committee Members:

Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Michael Lanagan, Major Field Member
Slava Rotkin, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Saptarshi Das, Major Field Member
Tetyana Ignatova, Special Member
Joan Redwing, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Alioglu, Mecit Altan

Title:

Utilization of embedded printing for fabrication of 3D complex-shaped microfluidic devices in hydrogels and silicone composites

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

3D Printing
Bioprinting
Cancer-on-a-chip
Embedded Printing
Microfluidics
Silicone composite
Photocrosslinkable silicone
Organ Model Printing

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Committee Members:

Jing Du, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ibrahim Ozbolat, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Todd Palmer, Major Field Member
Larry Cheng, Major Field Member
Francesco Costanzo, Major Field Member
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kumar, Pavan

Title:

SEMI-ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR SINGLE-PHASE THERMAL CONDUCTION AND STRESS PROBLEMS OF FINITE-DOMAIN SLAB AND CYLINDER WITH A GROWING OR RECEDING BOUNDARY

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

Moving Boundary Problem
Thermal Conduction
Semi-Analytical Solution
Finite Element Analysis
Laplace Transform
Inverse Problems
Additive Manufacturing

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Committee Members:

Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Corina Drapaca, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Christopher Kube, Major Field Member
Albert Segall, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Alok Sinha, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Jayachandran, Darsith

Title:

Optoelectronic Applications using Two-Dimensional (2D) Semiconductors

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

Two-dimensional materials
Optoelectronics
semiconductors
sensors

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Committee Members:

Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Mark Horn, Major Field Member
Saptarshi Das, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Larry Cheng, Major Field Member
Joan Redwing, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Roy, Anubhav

Title:

Elastic Wave Propagation and Scattering in Polycrystals

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

scattering
elastodynamics

File:

Download Anubhav_Roy_Dissertation_FA23_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Jacob Bourjaily, Outside Unit & Field Member
Christopher Kube, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Andrea Arguelles, Major Field Member
Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Major Field Member

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

File:

Download PhD_thesis_Thomas_Hannah_final_version.pdf

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:

Snow, Zackary K

Title:

Flaws in Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing: Formation Mechanisms, Detection Methods, and Effect on Fatigue

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

additive manufacturing
qualification
process monitoring
fatigue
titanium
machine learning

File:

Download Dissertation_-_final_07232021.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward Reutzel, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jayme Keist, Outside Field Member
Timothy Simpson, Outside Unit Member
Abdalla Nassar, Major Field Member
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Venkataraman, Karthik Srinivas

Title:

FRICTION AND WEAR MICRO-MECHANICS OF EPOXY REINFORCED BY GRAPHENE BASED FILLERS

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

Graphene
Epoxy
Friction
Wear
Ball on disk testing

File:

Download Karthik_Venkataraman_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Seong Kim, Outside Unit & Field Member
Andrea Arguelles, Major Field Member
Albert Segall, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jacques Riviere, Major Field Member
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair