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Author:

Hussain, Saira

Title:

Experimental Study of Ultrasound Transmission Through Rat Skulls

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Transcranial Focused Ultrasound
Attenuation
Defocusing
Transducers
Rat Skulls

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Committee Members:

Jason Zachary Moore, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yun Jing, Committee Member
Mary Frecker, Program Head/Chair
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Committee Member

Author:

Bachman, Ridge

Title:

Assessing the Impact of Electrode Oxidation on Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Performance Through Experimentation and Modeling

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Electrochemistry
Redox Flow Battery
Density Functional Theory
Energy Storage Density
Carbon Electrodes

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Committee Members:

Isaac Gamwo, Special Member
Donghai Wang, Major Field Member
Serguei Lvov, Outside Unit & Field Member
Chris Rahn, Major Field Member
Derek Hall, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Pan, Tan

Title:

Modeling and Design Optimization of Magnetoactive Elastomer Actuator

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Smart material
magnetoactive elastomer
design and optimization
Bayesian Network Classifier
advanced material design
genetic algorithms

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Namiko Yamamoto, Outside Unit & Field Member
Zoubeida Ounaies, Major Field Member
Carolyn Seepersad, Special Member
Jared Butler, Major Field Member
Paris Von Lockette, Special Member
Mary Frecker, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Mohamed, Mohamed

Title:

Development of An Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Model for Gait-Based Classification of Neurodegenerative Disorders (NeuroGaitNet)

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Keywords: Neural Network
Gait Analysis
Neurodegenerative Disorders
Power Spectral Density (PSD)
Data Augmentation
Deep Learning
Huntington's Disease
Clinical Diagnostics
Artificial Intelligence.

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Committee Members:

Rick Ciocci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aldo W Morales, Committee Member
Brian Maicke, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Anilchandra Attaluri, Committee Member

Author:

Dsa, Jonathan

Title:

Design and evaluation of porosity in 3D bone scaffold models-computational insights

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

porosity
3d scaffold designs
finite element analysis

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Committee Members:

Sheikh Fahad Ferdous, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anilchandra Attaluri, Committee Member
Brian Maicke, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Ahm E Rahman, Committee Member

Author:

Kurian, Mathew

Title:

Dimensionality Reduction of Wing Motion for Roll Stabilization in Hummingbird Flight

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Dimensionality Reduction
Hummingbird flight
Aerodynamics
Principal Component Analysis
Canonical Correlation Analysis

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Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Committee Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Huxman, Connor

Title:

Leveraging Mechanical Compliance in the Design of Orthopaedic Fracture Fixation Plates

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

fracture fixation
compliant mechanisms
analytical modeling
finite element analysis
orthopaedic implant design
orthopaedic biomechanics
bone healing
bridge plating

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Committee Members:

April Armstrong, Outside Field Member
Gary F Updegrove, Special Member
Gregory Lewis, Outside Unit Member
Jared Butler, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary Frecker, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Ahmad, Aiman

Title:

INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOFREQUENCY HEATING DEVICE TO TREAT INFECTED METAL FRACTURE FIXATION IMPLANTS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Induction Heating of Metal Implants

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Committee Members:

Rick Ciocci, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Anilchandra Attaluri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew R. Garner, Committee Member
Ma'Moun A. Abu Ayyad, Committee Member
Sheikh Fahad Ferdous, Committee Member

Author:

Jangam, Avesh Avinash

Title:

Treatment Planning for Thermal Therapies to Treat Glioblastoma Multiforme

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

GBM
LITT
magnetic nanoparticles hyperthermia
simulation model
treatment planning
thermal therapies
medical tool
simulation tool

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Committee Members:

Rick Ciocci, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Anilchandra Attaluri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Allen Maicke, Committee Member
Anirudh Sharma, Committee Member

Author:

Mohamed, Ahmed

Title:

Design and Applications of Bio-Molecular Memelements in Neuromorphic Computing

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Memristor
Memcapacitor
Nonlinear Dynamics
Reservoir Computing
Artificial Intelligence
Neuromorphic Computing
Short-term Memory
Machine Learning
Neuristor
Mem-Impedence

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Herschel Pangborn, Major Field Member
Joseph Najem, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Major Field Member
Abhronil Sengupta, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Anderson, Jude

Title:

CONSTRAINED HYPERVOLUME BOUNDARY MESHING TECHNIQUES FOR FOUR-DIMENSIONAL SPACE-TIME APPLICATIONS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Thesis
Dissertation
Surface meshing
Hypersurface meshing
Hypervolume meshing
Boundary recovery
Bistellar flips
Intersection detection
Space time
Four dimensions
Mesh generation
Finite element methods
Thesis
Dissertation
Surface Meshing
Hypersurface Meshing
Hypervolume Meshing
Boundary Recovery
Bistellar Flips
Intersection Detection
Space Time
Four Dimensions
Mesh Generation
Finite Element Methods

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Melissa Brindise, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Major Field Member
David Williams, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kenneth Brentner, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Cummings, Christine

Title:

Using a Gaussian based model to upcycle seaweed waste into bioplastics with tunable mechanical and material properties

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

bioplastic
gaussian process
regression
optimization
seaweed
mechanical property
water absorption
elastic modulus

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Committee Members:

Tak Sing Wong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xiang Yang, Committee Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Perovich, Marcus

Title:

The Environmental Impact on Graphene-Silica Superlubricity: A ReaxFF Study

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Molecular Dynamics Friction
Superlubricity in Graphite
Nanoscale Friction
Reactive (ReaxFF) Simulations

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Committee Members:

Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adri Van Duin, Committee Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Sappa Veena Venkata, Niveditha

Title:

Assessment and Improvement of Flow Quality in a Small Footprint Additively Manufactured Wind Tunnel

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Optimal flow quality
Low-speed wind tunnel
Flow uniformity
Aerodynamic testing
Additive Manufacturing

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Committee Members:

Tamy Guimarães, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member
Mary Frecker, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Rasel, Md Abu

Title:

Synergistic Effects of Radiation and Stress Localization on Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Devices

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

GaN HEMT
Heavy Ion Irradiation
Proton Irradiation
Gamma Irradiation
In situ Irradiation
In situ Heating
TEM
Electron Wind Force Annealing

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Sukwon Choi, Major Field Member
Jing Du, Major Field Member
Md Haque, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Douglas Wolfe, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Mia Jin, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Song, Yiwen

Title:

Thermal Characterization of Modern Microsystem Technologies from Materials to Devices

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

thermal characterization
TDTR
FDTR
thermal management
power electronics
wide bandgap
Ga2O3
AlN
aluminum nitride
scandium aluminum nitride
thermal transport
phonon scattering
thermal property
thermal conductivity

File:

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Committee Members:

Md Haque, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Sukwon Choi, Chair & Co-Dissertation Advisr
Wooram Lee, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Brown, Dailen

Title:

Ultrasound Guided Needle Insertion Simulation Systems for The Training of Central Venous Catheterization Procedures

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Medical Simulation
Catheterization
Ultrasound
Needle Insertion
Computer Vision
Sensors
Feedback
Training
Compliant Mechanisms

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Committee Members:

Jason Moore, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Scarlett Miller, Outside Unit & Field Member
Bo Cheng, Major Field Member
Daniel Cortes Correales, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Siefering, Bryan

Title:

Investigation of a Dilute Flow Particle Reactor for Coupling Thermochemical Energy Storage to Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Brayton Cycles

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

particle heat exchanger
thermochemical energy storage
sCO2 Brayton Cycle
particle to sCO2

File:

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Committee Members:

Alexander Rattner, Major Field Member
Nicholas Meisel, Outside Unit & Field Member
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member
Brian Fronk, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Jalui, Sagar

Title:

AM-driven design innovation: DfAM constraints in adjoint shape optimization for gas turbine applications

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive manufacturing
DfAM
gas turbine
L-PBF
fuel-flexibility
fuel injector
adjoint
shape optimization

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Committee Members:

Edward Reutzel, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jacqueline O'Connor, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Yuan Xuan, Major Field Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Agrawal, Suyash

Title:

Towards reverse engineering the neuromechanical actuation and control of biological flapping flight

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Flapping wing flight
Wing neuromechanics
Flapping wing robot
Flapping wing simulation
Flapping wing energy efficiency
Hummingbird flight
Insect flight
Robotic flight
Flapping wing actuation
Flapping wing control

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Committee Members:

Jean-Michel Mongeau, Major Field Member
Puneet Singla, Outside Unit & Field Member
Chris Rahn, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bo Cheng, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies