Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Probing the Effects of Substrate Stiffness on Astrocytes Mechanics, Ariege Bizanti
Investigation into the Feasibility of Adding Turbulators to Rocket Combustion Chamber Cooling Channels Using a Conjugate Heat Transfer Analysis, Tyler Buchanan
Thermodynamic Modeling and Transient Simulation of a Low-Pressure Heat Recovery Steam Generator Using Siemens T3000, Andres Caesar
Adiabatic Film Cooling Effectiveness of a Transpiration-Cooled Leading Edge Fabricated by Laser Additive Manufacturing, Luisana Calderon
Electrospray and Superlens Effect of Microdroplets for Laser-Assisted Nanomanufacturing, Eduardo Castillo Orozco
Characterization of Fast Flames for Turbulence-Induced Deflagration to Detonation Transition, Jessica Chambers
Bio-Inspired Visual Servo Control of a Picking Mechanism in an Agricultural Ground Robot, Sinem Gozde Defterli
Energy-optimal Guidance of an AUV Under Flow Uncertainty and Fluid-Particle Interaction, Demuni Singith De Zoysa Abeysiriwardena
Analysis of Heat Transfer on Turbulence Generating Ribs using Dynamic Mode Decomposition, Michael Elmore
Navigation of an Autonomous Differential Drive Robot for Field Scouting in Semi-structured Environments, Douglas Freese
Turbulent Flame-Vortex Dynamics of Bluff-Body Premixed Flames, Marissa Geikie
Numerical Study of Interfacial Flow using Algebraic Coupled Level Set-Volume of Fluid (A-CLSVOF) Method, Majid Haghshenas
A Localized Blended RBF Collocation Method for Effective Shock Capturing, Michael Harris
Fluid Dynamics Modeling and Sound Analysis of a Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valve, Fardin Khalili
Biomechanical Models of Human Upper and Tracheal Airway Functionality, Don Nadun Kuruppumullage
Mechanisms of Flame Extinction for Bluff Body Stabilized Flames with Influences of Pressure Gradient Tailoring, Anthony Morales
Theoretical Paschen's Law Model for Aerospace Vehicles: Validation Experiment, Jaysen Mulligan Aroche
The Study of an Impinging Unsteady Jet - Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer Analysis, Andrea Osorio
Characterization of Acoustic Modes in Aeroengines, Michelle Otero
Structured Light-Field Focusing 3D Density Measurements of A Supersonic Cone, Ryonosuke Ozawa
Investigation of Oxy-fuel Combustion Behind Reflected Shockwaves, Owen Pryor
A Modeling Framework of Brittle and Ductile Fractures Coexistence in Composites, Yangyang Qiao
Characterization of Anisotropic Mechanical Performance of As-Built Additively Manufactured Metals, Sanna Siddiqui
Compressible Turbulent Flame Speed of Highly Turbulent Standing Flames, Jonathan Sosa
Large Scale Cryogenic Storage With Active Refrigeration, Adam Swanger
Characterization, Classification, and Genesis of Seismocardiographic Signals, Amirtaha Taebi
Influence of Transverse Slot Jet on Premixed Flame Acceleration, Dylan Tarrant
Pressure Image Based Attitude Controller for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Kenneth Thompson
Flutter Stability of Shrouded Turbomachinery Cascades with Nonlinear Frictional Damping, Alex Torkaman
A Framework for Miniaturized Mechanical Characterization of Tensile, Creep, and Fatigue Properties of SLM Alloys, Jonathan Torres-Caceres
The Effect of Martensite-Fractions Assumptions In Shape Memory Alloy Springs, Christian Vazquez
Nondestructive Testing Methods Aided Via Numerical Computation Models for Various Critical Aerospace Power Generation Systems, Peter Warren
Mechanism Design of a Compact 4-DOF Robotic Needle Guide for MRI-Guided Prostate Intervention, Shihao Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
A Study On The Plasticity And Fracture Behaviors Of Inconel 718 Under Multiaxial Stress And Extremely Low Cycle Fatigue Loadings, Mohammed Algarni
Implementation of Optical Interferometry and Spectral Reflectometry for High Fidelity Thin Film Measurements, Armando Arends-Rodriguez
Design and Modeling of a Heat Exchanger for Porous Combustor Powered Steam Generators in Automotive Industry, Apratim Dasgupta
Application of Multiaxial Cyclic Loading for Constitutive Model and Parameter Determination of Steels, Bassem Felemban
Statistical Analysis of Multi-Row Film Cooling Flowfields, Craig Fernandes
Spatial and Temporal Compressive Sensing for Vibration-based Monitoring: Fundamental Studies with Beam Vibrations, Vaahini Ganesan
Chaotification as a Means of Broadband Vibration Energy Harvesting with Piezoelectric Materials, Daniel Geiyer
Investigation of Heat Transfer Enhancement Within a Concentric Annulus, Alexander Hanhold
A Flexible Physics-Based Lifing Method for Metals Under Creep and Thermomechanical Fatigue, Firat Irmak
Continuous Oscillation: Vibrational Effects and Acceptable Frequency Ranges of Small Bore Piping in Field Applications, Marie Kasprzyk
Academic Blade Geometries for Baseline Comparisons of Forced Vibration Response Predictions, James Little
Combustion of 1,3-Butadiene behind Reflected Shocks, Joseph Lopez
Timoshenko Beam Viscous Damping Model for Spacecraft Cabling Dynamics, Brandi McPherson
Local Transient Characterization of Thermofluid Heat Transfer Coefficient at Solid-liquid Nano-interfaces, Mehrdad Mehrvand
Ellipsometric Measurements of Alternative Fuels, Leigh Nash
Multi-axial Thermomechanical Characterization of Shape Memory Alloys for Improved Stability, Douglas Nicholson
Computational Fluid Dynamics Proof of Concept and Analysis of a Self-Powered Fontan Circulation, Marcus Ni
Characteristics of Hydrogel-Wetted Thin Films, James Owens
Tensile-Compressive Asymmetry and Anisotropy of Fused Deposition Modeling PLA under Monotonic Conditions, Casey Perkowski
Six Degree of Freedom Dynamic Modeling of a High Altitude Airship and Its Trajectory Optimization Using Direct Collocation Method, Pradens Pierre-Louis
Development and Implementation of a Streamlined Process for the Creation and Mechanization of Negative Poisson's Ratio Meso-Scale Patterns, Matthew Shuler
Modeling of flow generated sound in a constricted duct at low Mach number flow, Peshala Thibbotuwawa Gamage
Heat Transfer, Friction, and Turbulent Analysis on Single Ribbed-Wall Square Channel, Christopher Vergos
Mid-Infrared Absorption Spectrometer for Multi-Species Detection Using LEDs for Space Applications: Development and Flight Testing, Michael Villar
Hydrodynamic Measurements of the Flow Structure Emanating From A Multi-Row Film Cooling Configuration, Michael Voet
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Forced Convection Cooling of Electric Motors Using Enhanced Surfaces, Mohammed Almaghrabi
Investigation of Real Gas Effects on Centrifugal Compressor Analytical Methods for Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles, Lauren Blanchette
Aeroelastic Investigation of a Circumferentially Varying Tip Gap in an Axial Compressor Rotor, Ornan David Canon
Transient CFD analysis of autorotation using hybrid LES and adaptive mesh morphing techniques, Patricia Coronado Domenge
Kinematical Modelling and Its Analytical Inverse Kinematic Solution for the Handling Mechanism of an Agricultural Robot, Sinem Gozde Defterli
Characterization of SLM-Manufactured Turbine Blade Microfeatures from Superalloy Powders, Brandon Ealy
Geolocation of Diseased Leaves in Strawberry Orchards for a Custom-Designed Octorotor, Christian Garcia
Heat Transfer and Pressure Measurements from Jet Array Impingement onto a Large Radius Curved Surface, John Harrington
Fundamental Understanding of Interactions Among Flow, Turbulence, and Heat Transfer in Jet Impingement Cooling, Md. Jahed Hossain
Study On Anisotropic Plasticity And Fracture Of Lightweight Metal Sheets, Yueqian Jia
Optimal Switch Timing for Piezoelectric-Based Semi-Active Vibration Reduction Techniques, Christopher Kelley
Shock Tube and Mid-infrared Laser Absorption Measurements of Ignition Delay Times and Species Time-histories, Batikan Koroglu
Dynamic Modeling of Autorotation for Simultaneous Lift and Wind Energy Extraction, Sadaf Mackertich
High Temperature Mechanics of Aerospace Ceramic Composites via Synchrotron Radiation, Albert Manero II
Approximated Control Affine Dynamics Mode For an Agricultural Field Robot Considering Wheel Terrain Interaction, Pablo Menendez-Aponte
High Temperature Shock Tube Ignition Studies of CO2 Diluted Mixtures, Owen Pryor
The Effect of Vibrations on Cryogens Boil Off During Launch, Transfer and Transport, Erin Schlichenmaier
The Mechanical Response and Parametric Optimization of Ankle-Foot Devices, Kevin Smith
Catalytically Enhanced Heterogeneous Combustion of methane, Anthony Terracciano
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Combustion Kinetics of Advanced Biofuels, Ghazal Barari
Droplet impact on liquid pools: secondary droplets formation from Rayleigh jet break-up and crown splash, Eduardo Castillo Orozco
Theoretical And Experimental Investigation Of The Cascading Nature Of Pressure-Swirl Atomization, Pretam Choudhury
Thermally induced motion, collision and mixing of levitated droplets, Ashkan Davanlou
Evaporative Vapor Deposition for Depositing 2D Materials, Kevin Gleason
A Full Coverage Film Cooling Study: The Effect of an Alternating Compound Angle, Justin Hodges
Energy Harvesting toward the Vibration Reduction of Turbomachinery Blades via Resonance Frequency Detuning, Taylor Hynds
Determination of Frequency-Based Switch Triggers for Optimal Vibration Reduction via Resonance Frequency Detuning, Garrett Lopp
Experimental and Numerical Study of Endwall Film Cooling, Srikrishna Mahadevan
Thermodynamic Analysis and Optimization of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Brayton Cycles, Mahmood Mohagheghi
Multi-Row Film Cooling Boundary Layers, Greg Natsui