2010 PhD Defense

Fahad Al-Sulaiman - Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 2:00 pm, ERC-3012
Thesis Title: Thermodynamic Modeling and Thermoeconomic Optimization of Integrated Trigeneration Plants Using Organic Rankine Cycles
Supervisors: Feridun Hamdullahpur and Ibrahim Dincer

Adel Izadbakhsh - Monday, August 30th, 10:00am - ERC 3012
Thesis Title: Crystal Plasticity Modelling of Large Strain Deformation in Single Crystals of Magnesium
Supervisor - Kaan Inal and Sanjeev Bedi

Mohammad Biglarbegian - Friday, July 9th, 2010 at 2:00 pm, E2-1307G 
Topic: Systematic Design of a Type 2 Fuzzy Logic Systems with Applications to Modeling and Control of Robot Manipulators. 
Supervisor: William Melek

Prodip Das - Friday, June 11th, 2010 at 9:30 am, PRC 3012
Topic: Transport Phenomena in Cathode Catalyst Layer of PEM Fuel Cells
Supervisor:Xianguo Li

Kuimars Jalali - Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 at1:30 pm, E3-4117 
Topic: Stability Control Through Integration of Advanced Torque Vectoring and Active Steering for Electric Vehicles with Four Direct-Drive In-Wheel Motors. 
Supervisor: Steve Lambert and John McPhee

Peter S. Won - Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 at 10:30 am, E3-4117 
Topic: Intelligent Fastening Tool Tracking System Using a Hybrid Remote Sensing Technologies. 
Supervisors: William Melek and Farid Golnaraghi

Aashih Satish Shah - Thursday, April 15th, 2010 at 9:00 am, E3-4117 
Topic: Mechanical and Tribological Aspects of Microelectronics Wire Bonding. 
Supervisors: Michael Mayer and Norman Zhou

Robert Ripley - March 18, 2010
Topic:Acceleration and heating of Metal Particles in Condensed Matter Detonation
Supervisors: Fue-Sang Lien and Fan Zhang

Hamidreza Alemohammad - March 1, 2010
Topic: Development of Optical Fiber Based Sensing Devices using Laser Microfabrication Methods
Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani