Graduate Defenses 2018-19

"Point Defects and Impurities Adapted Phonon Thermal Properties of Zirconium Diboride: Its Influence on Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Expansion and Specific Heat," by Jude O. Ighere, candidate for Ph.D. in Materials Science. Major Professor(s): Dr. Liney Arnadottir and Dr. P. Alex Greaney. Apr. 11 | 12 p.m. | Rogers 226
"Bi-criteria Scheduling in an Assembly Flow Shop with Limited Buffer Storage and Shift Production," by Ayush Raj Aryal, candidate for Master of Science in Industrial Engineering. Major Professor: Dr. R. Logen Logendran. Feb. 18 | 10:30 a.m. | Valley Library Room 3622
"Microfluidic Investigations of Capillary Flow and Surface Phenomena in Porous Polymer Media for 3D Printing," by Katrina J. Donovan, candidate for Ph.D. in Materials Science. Major Professor: Dr. Willie “Skip” Rochefort. Feb. 5 | 9 a.m. | Gleeson 306
"Investigation of Thermal Degradation in Structural Alloys for Nuclear Power Systems," by Fei Teng, candidate for Ph.D. in Materials Science. Major Professor: Dr. Julie Tucker. Dec. 7 | 2 p.m. | Rogers 226
"Planning Energy-Efficient Trajectories in Strong Disturbances," by Dylan Jones, candidate for Master of Science in Robotics. Major Professor: Dr. Geoff Hollinger. Dec. 6 | 2 p.m. | Graf Conference Room
"Energy Harvesting Performance of a Flapping Airfoil with Leading Edge Motion," by Michael Prier, candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Major Professor: Dr. James Liburdy. Dec. 6 | 12 p.m. | Valley Library Room 2035
"Dancer in the Wind: Automated Eagle Monitoring and Deterrence," by William G Maurer, candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Major Professor: Dr. Roberto Albertani. Dec. 6 | 9 a.m. | Rogers 237
"Ground Gen Airborne Wind Energy Conversion Systems: Tools for Conceptual Design and Rapid Prototyping," by Alexander Muschler, candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Major Professor: Dr. Roberto Albertani. Dec. 5 | 1 p.m. | Valley Library 1420
"Numerical Investigation of Unsteady Inertial and Turbulent Flows through Porous Media: Pore-scale DNS, Flow Analyses and Upscaling," by Xiaoliang (Bryan) He, candidate for Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. Major Professor: Dr. Sourabh Apte. Dec. 4 | 1 p.m. | Rogers 226
"Finite Element Modelling of the Human Intervertebral Disc," by Dilushka P.F. Balapiti Modarage, candidate for Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Major Professor: Dr. Brian Bay. Dec. 3 | 9 a.m. | Valley Library, Willamette West Seminar Room 3622

"Geometric Motion Planning for Inertial Systems," by Hossein Faraji, candidate for Ph.D. in Robotics\Mechanical Engineering. Major Professor: Dr. Ross Hatton. Nov. 28 | 10 a.m. | Valley Library, Willamette West Seminar Room
"A Text-based Simulation Framework for the Automated Simulation and Analysis of Manufacturing Assembly Systems," by Benjamin Fields, candidate for Master of Science in Industrial Engineering. Major Professor: Dr. David Porter. Nov. 20 | 4 p.m. | Rogers 226
"Privacy-Sensitive Robotics," by Matthew Rueben, candidate for Ph.D. in Robotics. Major Professor: Dr. Bill Smart. Nov. 20 | 10 a.m. | Rogers 226

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