Theses and Dissertations — 2020
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Tara Marwan Iskandar Bisharat | Dr. Olga Bannova | MAERAL: Scalable, Versatile & Intelligent Swarm Robotic Concept for Mars Surface Operations [Link] |
| Timothy Kyle Bishop | Dr. Olga Bannova | Attainable Artificial Gravity And Space Radiation Protection Solutions For Interplanetary Spaceships [Link] |
| Sylvester S. Hampton | Dr. Larry Bell | Conditions for Making Lunar In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Valuable for a Mars-Forward Future |
| Ahmed Nawaz Nawaz Janjua | Dr. Rodolfo Monico | Flow Instabilities in Flute-like Instruments [Link] |
| Shweta Karnik | Dr. Ralph Metcalfe | Development of a Blood Shear Stress Device using Numerical and Experimental methods [Link] |
| Savanah Michelle Lea | Dr. Olga Bannova | Lessons Learned from Antarctica Applied to the Phased Development of a Long-term Martian Station Design [Link] |
| Kai-Chun Lin | Dr. Olga Bannova | An Orbital Debris Active Protection System for Space Stations in Low Earth Orbit [Link] |
| Javier Lopez | Dr. Olga Bannova | Single-Person Lunar Element [Link] |
| Harsa Mitra | Dr. Rodolfo Monico, Dr. Kamran Alba | Biorheology (Part I) & Numerical Investigation of Flow-Induced Vibration (Part II) [Link] |
| Mahsa Moghimi Moghimi Esfandabadi | Dr. Olga Bannova | Utilizing the Pressure Gradients of The Greenhouse on Mars [Link] |
| Kosar Mozaffari | Dr. Pradeep Sharma | Flexoelectricity and the Entropic Force between Fluctuating Fluid Membranes [Link] |
| Shubham Patel | Dr. Cunjiang Yu | Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of Rubbery Stretchable Transistors [Link] |
| Suryansh Prakhar | Dr. Andrea Prosperetti | Linear Theory of Particulate Rayleigh-Bénard Stability [Link] |
| Loren Chane Sladek | Dr. Ralph Metcalfe | Chaotic Dynamics of Two-Dimensional Rayleigh-Bénard Convection Near the Transition to Turbulence |
| Shahin Tasoujian | Dr. Karolos Grigoriadis, Dr. Matthew Franchek | Gain-Scheduling Control of Air-Fuel Ratio in Spark Ignition Engines with Time-Delay Effects [Link] |
| Sebastian E. Yazigi | Dr. Li Sun | Numerical Modeling of Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) Swelling and Dissolution in Water [Link] |
| Student | Advisor(s) | Thesis/Dissertation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Aderyani | Dr. Haleh Ardebili | Computational Modeling of Structural Energy Storage [Link] |
| Yu Deng | Dr. Dong Liu | Multiphysics-based Fluidic Manipulation of Particles: An Experimental and Numerical Study [Link] |
| Bahareh Eslami | Dr. Hadi Ghasemi | Role of Nanoconofinement on Thin Film Evaporation [Link] |
| Parham Jafari | Dr. Hadi Ghasemi | On Physics of Evaporation Through AI-Models, Boltzmann Transport Simulations, and Experiments for Extreme Thermal Management of Electronics/Photonics [Link] |
| Jinwei Jiang | Dr. Gangbing Song | A Comprehensive Integrity Monitoring System for Bolted Flange Connections [Link] |
| Mehdi Kochat | Dr. Venkat Selvamanickam | Study of Flux Pinning in Thick Film REBCO Coated Conductors Over a Wide Range of Magnetic Fields and Temperatures [Link] |
| Meng Li | Dr. Di Yang | Wave-Resolving Numerical Simulation of Langmuir Circulations [Link] |
| Mojdeh Nazari | Dr. Hadi Ghasemi | On the Physics of Fluid Transport and Phase Change in Nanoconfinements [Link] |
| Dajla Neffati | Dr. Yashashree Kulkarni | Role of Pre-Existing Stacking Faults in the Mechanical Response of Metallic Materials: A Molecular Dynamics Study [Link] |
| Saeed Salavati | Dr. Karolos Grigoriadis | Robust Control of Input-Delay Linear Parameter-Varying (LPV) Systems |
| Shahin Tasoujian | Dr. Karolos Grigoriadis, Dr. Matthew Franchek | Linear Parameter Varying Control of Uncertain Time-Delay Systems with Applications to Automated Blood Pressure Regulation [Link] |
| Anish Thukral | Dr. Cunjiang Yu | One-Dimensional Nanostructured Materials and Manufacturing of Deformable Electronics for Healthcare and Soft Robotics |
| Anh Vu | Dr. Haleh Ardebili | On High Energy All-Solid Flexible Lithium-Ion Polymer Batteries |
| Furui Wang | Dr. Gangbing Song | Intelligent Detection of Bolt Looseness Using Structural Health Monitoring Methods and Percussion Approach [Link] |
| Shuolin Xiao | Dr. Di Yang | Numerical Simulations of Oil Spills and Wind Turbine Flows for Applications in Offshore Environmental Sustainability [Link] |