Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dissertations
Dissertations from 2024
Advanced manufacturing of nanomaterials for energy storage and biomedical applications, Hiep Pham
Dissertations from 2023
A PRIMAL TREATISE OF CONSTANT-FORCE COMPLIANT SEGMENT AND MECHANISM DESIGN WITH APPLICATIONS, Vamsi Lodagala
CHARACTERIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF POWDER PROPERTIES THROUGH PLASMA SPHEROIDIZATION FOR USE IN THE LASER POWDER BED FUSION PROCESS, M. Hossein Sehhat
Dissertations from 2022
The utilization and loss of available energy in aerospace systems, Mohammad Abbas
MOBILITY ANALYSIS AND TOPOLOGY SYNTHESIS OF COMPLIANT MECHANISM USING COMPLIANCE NUMBER AND PSEUDO-RIGID-BODY MODEL (PRBM), Pratheek Bagivalu Prasanna
PROCESSING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TINI-BASED ALLOYS FABRICATED BY LASER AIDED MANUFACTURING, Yitao Chen
Advances in Control of Uncertain Dynamical Systems with Optimal and Adaptive Approaches, Meryem Deniz
Theoretical and experimental application of neural networks in spaceflight control systems, Pavel Galchenko
SUSTAINABLE FACE MILLING OF INCONEL 718 USING MQL AND NANOFLUIDS MQL WITH VEGETABLE OIL AS BASE FLUID, Theodore Obumselu Nwoguh
Characterization of high cycle fatigue and laser-aided machining and polishing of additively manufactured materials, Mohammad Masud Parvez
Development of an Interactive Robot for Overground Physical Human-Robot Interaction, Sambad Regmi
Influences of the internal residual on combustion instabilities in the misfire and partial burn regimes of a dilute spark-ignition engine, Rachel Inez Stiffler
Determining thermal properties via parameter estimation of a one-dimensional, analytical model, Lauren B. Tomanek
Fully kinetic particle-in-cell simulations of plasma-surface-dust interactions for lunar exploration, Jianxun Zhao
Dissertations from 2021
Prediction of Battery Health Dynamics, Damola Martins Ajiboye
Novel piezo actuators for surface cleaning, Yezad H. Anklesaria
Cooperative navigation of small satellites in the deep space environment, Jill Christine Davis
Analysis of turbulence model uncertainty for canonical flow problems including shock wave boundary layer interaction simulations, Aaron James Erb
ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED METALLIC CELLULAR STRUCTURES, Okanmisope Aziel Fashanu
Thermomechanical simulation and process optimization for hot rolling of steel, Shouvik Ganguly
Layer-to-Layer Feedback Control for Direct Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing, Michelle Gegel
Dynamic behavior and interactions of ferrofluid droplets under magnetic fields in low Reynolds number flows, Md Rifat Hassan
Fabrication of 304L stainless steel and aluminum parts by laser foil printing and process automation, Chia-Hung Hung
Development of in-situ radiometric inspection methods for quality assurance in laser powder bed fusion, Cody S. Lough
IDENTIFICATION OF NEUROMARKERS USING STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING, Sreevalsan Sanathanan Menon
An investigation of unsteady thermal exchange processes in geothermal heat exchangers, Ganesh Ravi Shanker
Multi-fidelity modeling for aerothermal analysis of deployable planetary entry technologies, Mario J. Santos
Theoretical study of magnetic particles in a shear flow subjected to a uniform magnetic field, Christopher A. Sobecki
Information-based methods and models for particle flow filtering, Kari Catherine Ward
Sources of Quality Uncertainty in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Metal Additive Manufacturing, Zachary Young
Quantum inspired concepts in decision making, Qizi Zhang
Advanced battery modeling for interfacial phenomena and optimal charging, Yaqi Zhu
Dissertations from 2020
Development of horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbine using experimental and numerical approaches, Abdulaziz Abutunis
Effect of turbulence model closure coefficient uncertainty on scramjet flow field analysis, Martin Albert Di Stefano
Hydrokinetic turbine composite blades and sandwich structures: Damage evaluation and numerical simulation, Mokhtar Fal
Observer-based event-triggered and set-theoretic neuro-adaptive controls for constrained uncertain systems, Abdul Ghafoor
Applications of information theory in filtering and sensor management, Matthew James Gualdoni
Trajectory control of a wheeled robot using interaction forces for intuitive overground human-robot interaction, George Leno Holmes Jr.
Combustion and emission characteristics of IC engines fueled by hydrogen and hydrogen/diesel mixtures and multi-objective optimization of operating parameters, Abdulhakim Issa Jabbr
Forming and processing of advanced fiber reinforced polymer composites, Robert Meinders
Generalization of polynomial chaos for estimation of angular random variables, Christine Louise Schmid
A framework for a successful additive repair system, Todd E. Sparks
Characterization and recyclability of 304L stainless steel powder for use in the selective laser melting process, Austin Taylor Sutton
Human behavior understanding for worker-centered intelligent manufacturing, Wenjin Tao
Fabrication and characterization of multifunctional composites, Aditya R. Thakur
Impact of turbulence models and shape parameterization on robust aerodynamic shape optimization, Aslihan Vuruskan
Experimental investigation of ionic liquid mixtures for electrospray propulsion, Mitchell J. Wainwright
Time- and space-dependent uncertainty analysis and its application in lunar plasma environment modeling, Xinpeng Wei
Additive manufacturing of customized lithium-ion batteries: Process fundamentals and applications, Xiaowei Yu
Magnetic control of transport of particles and droplets in low Reynolds number shear flows, Jie Zhang
Dissertations from 2019
A systems and cost analysis of human rated Mars entry, descent, and landing vehicles, Paul Daniel Friz
Characterization of a green electric solid propellant for electric propulsion, Matthew Scott Glascock
Time-dependent reliability methodologies with saddlepoint approximation, Zhangli Hu
Reliability analysis for systems with outsourced components, Zhengwei Hu
Design, fabrication, and characterization of functionally graded materials, Sreekar Karnati
Freeform extrusion fabrication of advanced ceramics and ceramic-based composites, Wenbin Li
Laser welding of metallic glass to crystalline metal in laser-foil-printing additive manufacturing, Yingqi Li
Wavelength-selective metamaterial absorber and emitter, Zhigang Li
Solvent-free additive manufacturing of electrodes for Li-ion batteries, Brandon Joshua Ludwig
Volumetric error compensation for industrial robots and machine tools, Le Ma
Study of optical propulsion concepts and techniques for small-satellites, Jaykob Neil Maser
Active-passive dynamic consensus filters: Theory and applications, John Daniel Peterson
Scaleable nanomanufacturing of metasurfaces using microsphere photolithography, Chuang Qu
Plasmonic metamaterial for structural color printing and spontaneous emission control, Wei Wang
Build strategy investigation of TI-6AL-4V produced via a hybrid additive manufacturing process, Lei Yan
Remanufacturing of precision metal components using additive manufacturing technology, Xinchang Zhang
Improvements in digital image correlation and application in material mechanical test, Yunlu Zhang
Dissertations from 2018
Modeling and control of probe-on-probe dynamics in dual-probe atomic force microscopy, Ayad Al-Ogaidi
High temperature polymer composites using out-of-autoclave processing, Sudharshan Anandan
Laser foil printing and surface polishing processes, Chen Chen
Fabrication and characterization of advanced materials using laser metal deposition from elemental powder mixture, Xueyang Chen
Design for optical metamaterial design for optical metamaterial absorber, Huixu Deng
Soy-based polyurethane foam for insulation and structural applications, Gurjot S. Dhaliwal
Monitoring of hybrid manufacturing using acoustic emission sensor, Haythem Gaja
Modeling and characterization of thermo-oxidative behavior of bismaleimide composites, Rafid Muhammad Hussein
Effects of milling methods, cooling strategies and end-mill coatings on machinability in high speed end-milling of Inconel- 718 using carbide end-mills, Paras Mohan Jasra
Development and management of advanced batteries via additive manufacturing and modeling, Jie Li
Multitarget tracking and terrain-aided navigation using square-root consider filters, James Samuel McCabe
The separation of shear-driven liquid films from a sharp corner, Zahra Sadeghizadeh
Research on additive manufacturing of metallic glass alloy, Yiyu Shen
Investigation of additively manufactured polymer and transparent polymer composites, Gregory Taylor
Direct numerical simulation of pressure fluctuations induced by supersonic turbulent boundary layers, Chao Zhang
Investigation of microstructure and mechanical properties by direct metal deposition, Jingwei Zhang
Dissertations from 2017
Event-triggering architectures for adaptive control of uncertain dynamical systems, Ali Talib Oudah Albattat
Numerical and experimental study of new designs of all-vanadium redox flow batteries for performance improvement, Mohammed Abdulkhabeer Ali Al-yasiri
Reliability prediction in early design stages, Yao Cheng
Volumetric error compensation for 5-axis machine tools, Jennifer Ruth Creamer
Optimal design and freeform extrusion fabrication of functionally gradient smart parts, Amir Ghazanfari
Repair of metallic components using hybrid manufacturing, Renwei Liu
Control of single- and dual-probe atomic force microscopy, Muthukumaran Loganathan
