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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