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Author:: Sampsell, Nicholas
Title:: Transient Analysis of Rocket Propulsion in Converge
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: CONVERGE
Nozzle
Transient
CFD
File:: Download ME_600_Final_Thesis_Nicholas_Sampsell_Final_3-28-25.pdf
Committee Members:: Brian Allen Maicke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anilchandra Attaluri, Committee Member
Brian Maicke, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Ma'Moun Abdel Abu-Ayyad, Committee Member

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Author:: Sabatino, Vincent
Title:: Design of a Low Cost Vitiated Air Heater for Hypersonic Vehicle Ground Testing
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Vitiated Air Heater
SCRAMJET
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Committee Members:: Brian Allen Maicke, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anilchandra Attaluri, Committee Member
Brian Maicke, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Amit Banerjee, Committee Member

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Author:: Armendarez, Nicholas
Title:: Brain-Inspired Physical Reservoir Computing Architectures Using Biomolecular Memristors
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
Reservoir Computing
Memristors
File:: Download Nicholas_Armendarez_Final_With_Revision.pdf
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

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Author:: Habas, Bryan
Title:: Dynamic Perching of Quadrotors: A Bio-Inspired Approach Leveraging Reinforcement Learning and Landing Gear Design
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Quadrotors
Quadcopters
Perching
Landing
Machine Learning
Deep Reinforcement Landing
File:: Download PhD_Dissertation-2.pdf
Committee Members:: Herschel Pangborn, Major Field Member
Jacob Langelaan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Bo Cheng, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Katie Fitzsimons, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

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Author:: Rozman, Maria
Title:: Characterizing the Impact of Cooling Flows on Single Stage Turbine Performance
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: gas turbines
gas turbine engine
turbomachinery
turbine cooling
cavity and leakage flows
measurement techniques
File:: Download Rozman_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Daniel Brown, Outside Unit & Field Member
Reid Berdanier, Co-Chair of Committee
Tamy Guimaraes, Major Field Member
Karen Thole, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Wolfgang Balzer, Special Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

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Author:: Cho, Changik
Title:: Active Vibration Control Using Electric Rotor Torques In eVTOL Aircraft
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: EVTOL
Active Vibration Control
Structural Dynamics
Electric Motor Torque
File:: Download PhD_Dissertation_ChangikCho_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Satadru Dey, Major Field Member
Edward Smith, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Joseph Cusumano, Outside Unit & Field Member
Chris Rahn, Chair & Co-Dissertation Advisr

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Author:: Mc Ferran, Kyle
Title:: Novel Designs to Mitigate the Negative Impacts of Dirt Deposition in Combustor Walls
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Double-Walled Combustor Liners
Triple-Walled Combustor Liners
Combustor Liners
Dirt Deposition
Dirt Blockage
Impingement/Effusion Cooling
Heat Transfer
Dirt Mitigation
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Committee Members:: Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Reid A Berdanier, Committee Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Choi, Jinsol
Title:: Morphogenesis and nanomanufacturing of synthetic brochosomes and their applications
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Leafhopper
Brochosomes
Synthetic Brochosomes
Microfluidics
Nanomanufacturing
Bioinspired Materials
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Committee Members:: Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Pak Kin Wong, Outside Field Member
Tak Sing Wong, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Xiang Yang, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Outside Unit Member

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Author:: Hargrove, Brianne
Title:: Analysis and Synthesis of Nonlinear-Elastic Compliant Mechanisms
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Compliant mechanisms
Material nonlinearity
Large deformations
Analytical model
Superelasticity
Synthesis
Optimization
Additive manufacturing
File:: Download Brianne_Hargrove_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Zoubeida Ounaies, Major Field Member
Paris von Lockette, Special Member
Mary Frecker, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Reginald Hamilton, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jared Butler, Major Field Member
Jovana Jovanova, Special Member

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Author:: Schmidt, Matthew
Title:: A Generalized Enrichment Procedure for Finite Element Methods with Applications to Compressible Flows
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: enrichment
compressible Navier-Stokes
finite element methods
velocity
temperature
XFEM
File:: Download MatthewSchmidtThesisFinal.pdf
Committee Members:: David M Williams, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xiang Yang, Committee Member
Mary Frecker, Program Head/Chair

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