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Home » Graduate defenses 2017-18 academic year

Graduate defenses 2017-18 academic year

  • "Perception System for a Formula SAE Driverless Car" by Taylor Courier, candidate for Masters of Science in Robotics. Major Professor: Dr. Cindy Grimm. Sept. 19 | 2 p.m. | Rogers 226
  • "Geometric Stability Index for Milling and Modeling of Chip Pulling Effect" by Mukhtar Maulimov, candidate for Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Major Professor: Dr. Burak Sencer. Sept. 14 | 11 a.m. | Rogers 226
  • "AI Decomposition of Complex Parts for Manufacturing with Advanced Joining Processes" by Brandon Massoni, candidate for PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Major Professor: Dr. Campbell. Sept. 6 | 9 a.m. | Rogers 226
  • "A Manufacturing Process Design for Producing an Adhesive-Bonded Membranebased Energy Recovery Ventilator with High Aspect Ratio Support Ribs" by Steven Kawula, candidate for Master of Science in Materials Science. Major Professor: Dr. Brian Paul. Sept. 5 | 9 a.m. | Rogers 226
  • "Using Conceptual Change to Improve Lean Implementation Quality" by Waleed Mirdad, candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering. Major Professor: Dr. Chinweike I. Eseonu. Aug. 28 | 11 a.m. | Rogers 226
  • "Gathering Information Rich Customer Needs for Inclusive Product Design" by Jessica Armstrong,  candidate for PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Design). Major Professor: Dr. Rob Stone. July 31 | 3 p.m. | Rogers 226
  • "Influences of Replacing Cr with Mo in Fe25Co25Ni25Cr25-XMoX HEA Series on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties"  by Yifan Xu, candidate for Master of Science in Materials Science. Major Professor: Dr. Donghua Xu. July 26 | 10 a.m. | Rogers 226
  • "Automated Rapid Manufacturing Feedback for Design Considering Advanced Joining Processes"  by Rothanak Chan, candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Major Professors: Dr. Karl Haapala & Dr. Matthew Campbell. July 19 | 10 a.m. | Rogers 304
  • "Process Optimization of Lead-Free Piezoelectric Thin Films Derived via Chemical Solution Deposition," by Madeline Bahmer, candidate for Master of Science in materials science. Major Professor: Dr. Brady J. Gibbons. June 12 | 1 p.m. | Valley Library Room 1420

  • "Swept time-space domain decomposition on GPUs and heterogeneous computing systems," by Daniel J. Magee, candidate for Master of Science in mechanical engineering. Major Professor: Dr. Kyle Niemeyer. June 8 | 9 a.m. | Rogers 226

  • "Advancing Wind Systems Design through Optimization and Improved Modeling," by Annalise Miller , candidate for Master of Science in mechanical engineering. Major Professor: Dr. Bryony DuPont. June 8 | 11 a.m. | Rogers 226

  • "The Use of Various Morphologies of Nanocellulose as Life Long Anodes of Sodium Ion Batteries," by Jenna Schardt , candidate for Master of Science in materials science. Major Professor: Dr. John Simonsen. June 8 | 12:45 p.m. | Valley Library, Room 2035

  • "Investigation of Destratification in Warehouses," by Michael Polander, candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Major professor: Brian Fronk. May 30 | 2 p.m. | Rogers 226

  • "Designing for Robustness: the Role of Bridging Nodes," by Hannah Walsh, Candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Major professor: Irem Tumer. May 17 | 10 a.m. | Rogers 226

  • "Characterization and development of Ni-based superalloys for supercritical Carbon Dioxide applications," by Benjamin Adam, Candidate for PhD in Materials Science. Major Professor: Dr. Julie D. Tucker. May 11 | 2 p.m. | Rogers 226

  • "Expansion of the Design Process for an Accessible Passenger Rail Sleeper Compartment," by Kamolnat Tabattanon, candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Major Professor: Dr. Onan Demirel. May 4 | 10 a.m. | Rogers 237

  • "Multi-objective Record-to-Record Travel (MRRT) Algorithm for solving Multi-objective Optimization Problems," by Ji She, candidate for Master of Science in Industrial Engineering. Major Professor: Dr. Hector Vergara.May 1 | 3 p.m. | Rogers 226

  • "Mechanical Design for Robot Locomotion," by Andy Abate , Candidate for PhD in Robotics. Major Professors: Dr. Jonathan Hurst, Dr. Ross Hatton. April 11| 2 p.m. | Graf Conference Room

  • "Sequencing Using Surrogate Values on Paced Assembly Lines," by Faisal S. Alfaiz , Candidate for Master of Science in Industrial Engineering. Major Professors: Dr. David S. Kim and Dr. Hector A. Vergara. March 16 | 4:30 p.m. | Valley Library 1420

  • "Adhesive Properties Subject to Variation in Temperature, Thickness, and Working Time," by Nicholas Steven Jude Aerne, candidate for master of science in mechanical engineering. Major Professor: Dr. John Parmigiani. Feb. 27 | 4 p.m. | Vallley Library, Room 3633

  • "Design for Complex Engineered Systems in the Early Design Phase, " by Elham Keshavarzi, Candidate for PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Major Professor: Dr. Christopher Hoyle. Jan. 4, 2018 | 1 p.m. | Rogers Hall, Room 226

  • "Applying Multi-Objective Evaluation to Automated Assembly Planning in Early CAD Design Stage Title, " by Weifeng Huang , Candidate for Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. Major Professor: Dr. Christopher Hoyle. Dec. 14, 2017 | Rogers 226

  • "Experimental Validation of the Hydrodynamic Coefficients for an Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter," by Marine Bentivoglio, Candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Major Professor: Dr. Belinda Batten. Dec. 8, 2017 | 1 p.m. | Rogers 237

  • "Characterization of Low Temperature Crystallization Growth of the Phase Change Materials: Ge1Sb6Te1 and Ga15Sb85," by Mark M Winseck, Candidate for Master of Science in Materials Science. Major Professor: Dr. Melissa Santala. Dec. 14, 2017 | 10 a.m. | Valley Library, Room 1420

  • "Potential of Genetic Algorithms for Design of Additively Manufactured Liquid Cooled Heat Sinks," by Connor Dokken , Candidate for Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Major Professor: Dr. Brian Fronk. Nov. 28, 2017 | 1 p.m. | Gilkey 104

  • "Numerical and Experimental Evaluation of Membrane Based Energy Recovery Ventilator Performance with an Internal Support Structure," by Paul D. Armatis, Candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Major Professor: Dr. Fronk. Nov. 28, 2017 | 8:00 a.m. | Rogers 226

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