Recent Theses and Dissertations

  1. 2004-2005
  2.  2005-2006
  3.  2006-2007

Doctor of Philosophy Graduates 2006/07

Defense Date Name Dissertation Title
08/02/2006 Colton, Mark Bryan Reality-Based Modeling of Nonlinear Passive Devices for Haptic Simulations
11/01/2006 Zhu, Xiaorui Dynamic Motion Control for Compliant Framed Wheeled Modular Mobile Robots
04/18/2006 Jayal, Anshu Dhar An Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Cutting Fluid Application on Machining Performance
11/30/2006 States, David Nile Optimizing Adhesive Joint Design by Elicudating the Effects of Subtle Geometric Changes
05/02/2006 Kingston, David O. Drag on Nonspherical, Nonisometric Fuel Particles in Stoker Fired Boilers
01/16/2006 Lee, Sung Kyu Development of a Microinjection Molding Test Bed (MIMTB) to Study the Thermo Transport Behavior of Polymer in Micro-Scale
05/01/2007 Leelavanichkul, Seubpong Helicoidal Morphology in Engineering Structures

Master of Science Graduates 2006/07

Defense Date Name Dissertation Title
07/19/2006 Grow, David Isaac Harness Design for Two-Axis Torso Haptics
09/03/2005 Pol, Suhas U. Sensitivity of Urban Street Canyon Flow Characters to Upper-Level Wind Conditions
03/24/2006 Srinath, Vinay Composite Crack Growth and Rubber Elasticity in Material Point Method
5/03/2006 Whiteside, Michelle Lee Design of a Frame Mounted Gearbox for Bicycles
12/17/2004 Gharpure, Siddarth S. Failure Mechanisms of Stitched Sandwich Composited Under Interlaminar Loading
5/09/2006 Butterfield, Jared Michael Damage Tolerance of Stitched Carbon Composite Sandwich Structures
03/10/2006 Rodriguez, Juan Carlos Efficacy of the Utah Ergo Analyzer at Various Frame Rates
05/12/2006 Burst, Nicholas E. Investigating the Thin-Film Versus Bulk Material Properties of Structural Adhesives
08/21/2006 Nielsen, Matthew K. Evaluation of the V-Notched Rail Shear Test For Use With Course Textile Composites
08/21/2006 Storer, Micah Failure Analysis of a Composite Cylinder Dome Interface
01/06/2006 Vuong, Muoi (Ten) V. J-Integral Characterization of Linear Viscoelastic Particulate Composite Materials
05/26/2006 Omer, Thomas B. Low Chord Reynolds Number Propeller-Influenced Aerodynamics
11/13/2006 Fershtut, Ari B. On the Reynolds Number Dependence of Passive Contaminant Motions in the Viscous Sublayer
05/01/2006 Joshi, Ruchika U. A Data Management and Analysis Webservice for Experimental Fluid Dynamics
04/26/2006 Goodro, Robert M. Independent Effects of Mach Number and Reynolds Number on Impingement Heat Transfer
05/01/2006 Hellstrand, K. Andreas Development of a High-Capacity Dual Feed Drum Magazine for 0.499 Caliber Ammunition for M-4 and M-16 Rifles
11/20/2006 Bhawalkar, Anup Satish The Mechnical Threshold Stress Plasticity Model for 6061-T6 Aluminum Alloy and its Numerical Validation
01/11/2006 Vongole, Ravi Narasimha Rao Parametric Study of the Thermal Effects Associated with the Liga Exposure Process
03/02/2007 Kim, Jongwon Stability Analysis of Quadruped Trotting Robots
01/24/2007 Webb, Nicholas Jason An Initial Mechanical and Environmental Assessment of Multifunctional Sandwich Composites for Space Applications
12/09/2006 Yarger, Cody B. An Initial Assessment of Multifunctional Sandwich Composite Concepts for Spacecraft Applications
08/23/2005 Gupta, Ashutosh Kumar Development of a Low-Cost Three-Dimensional Digital Scanner
12/01/2006 Pohlman, Paul M. Design and Testing of a Labview ™ Based Controller for a Full-Sized Prototype of a Self-Balancing Wheelchair
04/26/2007 Duangmuan, Passakorn Development of a Nanopositioning System

Doctor of Philosophy Graduates 2005/06

Defense Date Name Dissertation Title
01/05/2006 Desam, Padmabhushana R. Subgrid Scale Model Development and Validation for Thermal Nitric Oxide Prediction in Glass Furnaces
03/06/2006 Nelson, Matthew Aaron The Effects of Anistropy and Inhomogeneity on Turbulence in Urban Areas
5/11/2005 Xia, Yi Computational Modeling for Large Deformation Fluid Structure Interaction Problems

Master of Science Graduates 2005/06

Defense Date Name Dissertation Title
09/30/2005 Arriscorreta Cabello, Carlos A. A Statistical Factorial Predictive Model for the Corrosion Fatigue of Aluminum Alloy 7075-T6 Under Acidic Conditions
11/30/2001 Bharvirkar, Manish Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of Fused Deposition Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Parts
03/10/2006 Cooley, Daniel C. Identification of Three-Dimensional Specific Absorption Rate and Blood Perfusion for Modeling and Control of Thermal Therapies
05/13/2005 Merrell, Clinton Roy Instrumentation and Algorithms for Posture Estimation in Compliant Framed Modular Mobile Robotic Systems
12/20/2005 Miner, Heidi The Effect of Atmospheric Stability and Local Source Conditions on Ground Level Plume Dispersion Through a Compact Barrel Array
03/08/2006 Quist, Steven Matthew Methodology for Designing a Compliant Ceramic to Metal Seal
02/01/2006 Reading, Matthew An Estimate of Percent Maximum Effort Using Handgrip Strength and Perceived Exertion
11/30/2005 Singh, Vaneet Coefficient of Friction Measurement for Hip Prostheses Loaded During Stance and Swing Phases of Gait
12/17/2004 Vader, Mark Henry Fixation Strength of Augmented Unicortical Anterior Vertebral Body Screws
12/17/2004 Merrell, Clinton Roy Coefficient of Friction Measurement for Hip Prostheses Loaded During Stance and Swing Phases of Gait

Doctor of Philosophy Graduates 2004/2005 Academic Year

Defense Date Name Dissertation Title
4/7/2004 Cann, Michael T. Effect of Part-Tool Interaction on Cure Distortion of Flat Composite Laminates
10/14/2004 Devashish Development and Evaluation of Tissue Convective Energy Balance Equation
12/10/2004 Cheng, Kung-Shan Fundamentals of Treatment Strategy and Treatment Time Minimization for Thermal Treatment of Tumors
12/10/2004 Cheng, Kung-Shan Fundamentals of Treatment Strategy and Treatment Time Minimization for Thermal Treatment of Tumors
3/22/2005 Chang-Yen, David Multiphysical Microsensor Design
3/22/2005 Oktem, Sinan The Effect of Boundary Conditions on the Response of Laminated Thick Composite Plates and Shells
4/1/2005 Shinde, Sachin R. A Study of Fretting Fatigue Damage Transition to Cracking in 7075-T6 Aluminum Alloy
5/3/2005 Kantak, Ameya Sudhir Microscale Cyclical Electrical Field Flow Fractionation
5/26/2005 Blanchard, Daniel Model Based Control Of Magnetic Resonance-Guided Thermal Treatments: Theory And Experimental Evaluation
6/23/2005 Arora, Dhiraj Model Based Control Of Magnetic Resonance-Guided Thermal Treatments: Theory And Experimental Evaluation
10/19/2005 Christensen, Robert  Speckle Reduction for Ultrahigh Resolution Laser Projectors

Master of Science Graduates 2004/2005 Academic Year

Defense Date Name Dissertation Title
1/20/2004 Wait, Jonathon B. On the Downstream Evolution of Laminar Initial Conditions Shear-Wake Flows
5/3/2004 Miles, Scott Aaron Characterization of Flow Phenomena Associated with the Cold Restart of a Pipeline Filled with Gelled Waxy Oil
12/2/2004 Singh, Parampal Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Performance of Angle-Stitched Sandwich Structures
12/3/2004 Arnim, Nathan Measurements of High Reynolds Number Boundary Layer Turbulence Perturbed by an Intermediate Scale Hemisphere Wake
12/10/2004 Huilgol, Naveen Ultrasonic Microforging for Production of Microscale Parts
12/14/2004 Subramanian, Rajesh Integration of Coordinate Measuring Machine and Vision System for Automated Datum Alignment
12/18/2004 Costaschuk, Daniel Pressure Measurements in Rectangular Microchannels
12/23/2004 Singh, Balwinder Testing and Development of a Fast Response Lagrangian Dispersion Models
1/5/2005 Perry, Trent Use of Magnetic Resonance Thermometry for Focused Ultrasound Specific Absorption Rate Estimation
2/8/2005 Chacon, Adrian Non Thesis
2/23/2005 Oktem, Mehmet Pit Morphology an Effect of Prior Pitting Corrosion on Fatigue Life in 7075-T6 and 7075-T6 Extruded Aluminum Alloys
3/24/2005 Ellerbeck, Nickolas S. Characterization of Sandwich Composites for Automotive Applications
4/25/2005 Cowley, Jason Analysis of Adhesive Degradation Due to Repeated Repair Cures at Elevated Temperatures
4/25/2005 Hoskere, Shreyas P. Conceptual Machine Design Simplification Modeler for Rapid Machine Design
5/2/2005 Zhang, Qiang Aerodynamic Performance of Transonic and Subsonic Airfoils: Effects of Surface Roughness, Turbulence Intensity, Mach Number, and Streamline Curvature-Airfoil Shape
5/3/2005 Lin, Yu-Chiang Project
5/9/2005 Hansen, Bradley Non Thesis
5/12/2005 Rapp, Vi Reinstatement and Validation of a Supersonic Wind Tunnel
5/13/2005 Parker, Craig Energetic and Biomechanical Comparisons of Treadmill Slope Display Using Tilt Versus Torso Forces
5/16/2005 Van Otten, Austin Energy Absorption Characteristics of Automotive Composite Sandwich Structures
5/24/2005 Merrill, Robert Non Thesis
6/13/2005 Sandberg, Donald L. Influence of Mach Number and Freestream Turbulence Intensity on the Aerodynamic Losses of a Turbine Vane
6/29/2005 Whitman, Zachary Improvement in Energy Absorption Through Use of Bistable Structures
6/29/2005 Whitman, Zachary Layne Improvement in Energy Absorption Through Use of Bistable Structures
7/6/2005 Sorensen, Christopher Non Thesis
7/15/2005 Ramamurthy, Prathap Spatial & Temporal Variability of Turbulence in An Urban Street Canyon
8/2/2005 Challa, Dhanalakshmi On the Downstream Evolution of Turbulent Inflow Shear Wake Flows
8/4/2005 Badardeen, Aju Optical Sensing of Gaseous Oxygen Using Fluorescence Quenching of an Electrostatically Assembled, Oxygen Sensitive Dye
8/16/2005 Rich, Jason Kenneth In-Situ Stitch Stiffness of Delaminated Composite Materials
8/23/2005 Xiao, Nian Microtube Heat Transfer with Second-Order Slip Flow and Temperature Jump Boundary Conditions
9/1/2005 Bowers, Trebor Adem Momentum and Heat Transfer of Surfaces with Three-Dimensional, Irregular Roughness at Low Roughness Reynolds Numbers
10/14/2005 Bagal, Nilesh L. Development and Testing of Empirical Parameterization for Quic Urban and Industrial Complex Model
11/1/2005 Sachidanandam, Ambalavanan Multimaterial Heat Conduction Using Direct and Subgrid Models
11/14/2005 Richins, Mark Simmons Ultrasonic, Nondestructive Evaluation of Microscopic Scratches
12/8/2005 Young, Nathaniel Design of a Universal Belay Device
12/14/2005 Rakwal, Dinesh R. Theory, Analysis and Design of Sperical Aerostatic Bearings
n/a Srivastava, Gautam Project