2017 Past MAsc Seminars

Pingcheng Zhang - Thursday December 21, 2017, Room: EC4 1139, 11:00am.

Title: Crystal Plasticity based TRIP FLD Modelling

Supervisor:  Kaan Inal


Mohamed Yassin - Thursday December 21, 2017, Room E5 3006, 1:30pm

Title: Design of Ultrasonic Processing Device for Aluminum Surfaces

Supervisor: Hyock Ju Kwon


Cameron O'Keeffee - Tuesday, December 12, 2017, EC4 1139, 10:00am

Title:  Investigation of resistance spot weld failure in tailor hot stamped assemblies

Supervisor:  Professor: Michael Worswick


Gregory Seviora - Monday December 11, 2017, CPH 3679, 10:30am

Title:  Optimal Material Selection for Transducer Devices

Supervisor:  Professor Mustafa Yavuz


Ben Tan - Monday December 4, 2017, E5 3052, 10:00am

Title:  Laboratory Evaluation of Low to Medium Cost Particle Sensors

Supervisor:  Professor  Zhongchao Tan


Rhyse Maryniuk - Thursday November 30, 2017, E3 4117, 1:30pm

Title:  Development of a Modular Urban Electric Vehicle

Supervisor:  Amir Khajepour


Garrett Gauthier - Friday, November 24, 2017, ERC 3012, 10:00am

Title:  Experimental and modeling investigation of thermal behaviour and performance of lithium ion prismatic cells at cold-start temperatures

Supervisor:  Xianguo Li 


Kyu Bin Han - Friday November 17th, EC4 1139, 1:30PM

Title:  A Component-Level Study on Effect of Warm Forming on Formability and Springback of Aluminum Alloy Brazing Sheet

Supervisor:  Professor Michael Worswick


Simon Lee - Monday November 13, 2017, E5 3006, 12:00

Title:  A Fire Protection Framework Using Fire Risk Assessment with Fire Risk Indexing for Developing and Evaluating Alternative Solutions for Canadian Heritage Rehabilitation Projects

Supervisor:  Beth Weckman


Christina Chen - Thursday November 9th, 11:00 AM, E5 3006

Title: Time-Optimal Feedrate Planning for Freeform Toolpaths for Manufacturing Applications

Supervisor: Kaan Erkorkmaz


Supun Pieris - October 31st, 2017 at 9:30 AM-10:30 AM, E5 2007

Title:  Experimental Investigation of a Normally Impinging Slot Jet

Supervisors: Serhiy Yarusevych & Sean D. Peterson

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Pedro Cordero, Wednesday October 18, 2017, E5 3006, 2:30-4:30pm

TITLE: Study of a MEMS fiber-optic pressure sensor based on Optical Interferometry

Professor: Patricia Nieva

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Chris Chasse, Thursday September 21, 2017,E5 3006, 1:30pmTITLE:  Evaluation of a Series-Configuration Solar-Assisted Heat Pump with Performance-Predictive Controls

Professor:  Michael Collins

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Depayne Athia, Wednesday September 6, 2017, ERC 3012, 2:00 pm

TITLE: Experimental and Numerical Thermal Analysis for Advanced Flip Chip Thermo-Compression Bonding via CMOS Microsensor Arrays and Finite Element Modelling

Professor:  Michael Mayer

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Tasneem Mahzabeen, Tuesday September 19, 2017, E5 3006, 2:30pm

TITLE: An investigation of manganese macro segregation in the as-cast structure of Dual Phase steels using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy

Professor: Mary Wells

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Kaela Shea, Tuesday August 15, 2017, E5 3052, 2:00 pm

TITLE: EEG as a fall prevention tool for the Geriatric Population

Professor James Tung

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Andre Bodo , Wednesday August 2, 2017, E3 4117, 2:30pm

TITLE:  Design of an in-situ Spinal Rod Cutter for Orthopaedic Surgeons

Professor:  John Medley

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Dongwoon Huh, Wednesday August 16, 2017,E3 4117, 3:00pm

TITLE: Electrode Life and Weldability Improvement in Resistance Spot Welding of DP600

Professor: Norman Zhou

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Mark Istvan, Monday August 21, 2017, E5 3006, 9:30am

TITLE:  Effects of free-stream turbulence intensity on laminar separation bubbles

Professor: Serhiy Yarusevych

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Connor Fry Sykora, Wednesday August 9, 2017, E3 4117, 10:00am

TITLE: Sway Control of Tractor-Trailers Using an Active Hitch

Professor:  Amir Khajepour

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Nan Wei, Tuesday August 8, 2017, E5 3006, 3:00pm

TITLE:  Path Following for Robot Manipulators Using Gyroscopic Forces

Professor: Soo Jeon

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Ali Akbar Shokati, Thursday, Aug 3, 2017, E5 3006, 3:00pm

TITLE: Dissimilar joining of Carbon/Carbon composites to Ti6Al4V and copper by reactive resistance spot welding

Professors: John Wen And Norman Zhou

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Teresa Sung, Wednesday July 26, E5 3006, 10:00 am.

TITLE: Oil Adsorption Performance and Efficiency Study on a Novel Silane Functionalized Graphene Polyurethane Sponge

Professor:  Zhongchao Tan

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Gitanjali Shanbhag, Monday July 31, 2017, E5 3006, 10:30 am.

TITLE:  Fabrication and Evaluation of Multiple Memory Nitinol Stents for Biomedical Applications

Professor:  Norman Zhou 

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Abdullah Alshehri

TITLE:  Advanced Atomic Layer Deposition Techniques for Metal-Insulator-Metal Diodes

Professors:  Prof. Yavuz and Prof.Musselman

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Amir Zhumagulov - Monday April 24, 1:00 - 2:00 pm, EC4

TITLE: Crashworthiness and Material Characterization of Multi-Cellular AA6063 Aluminum Extrusions

Professor:  Michael Worswick 

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Andrew Katz - Monday April 17th, 1:00 - 2:00pm, EC4 1017.

TITLE:  Cutting Mechanics of the Gear Shaping Process

Professor:   Kaan Erkorkmaz 

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Cemalettin Kaplan  - Thursday April 13, 10:00 - 11:00am, E5 3006

TITLE:  Insole Energy Harvesting

Professor:  Mustafa Yavuz 

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Nicholas Tam - Wednesday April 5, 2017, 1:00 - 2:00pm, E5 3052

TITLE:  An Aeroacoustic Study of Airfoil Self-Noise for Wind Turbine Applications

Professor:  David Johnson

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Natalie Field - Monday, March 27th, 11AM – 1PM, E5 3006

TITLE:  Austenitization of Ultra High Strength Steel by Direct Contact Heating for Hot Forming Die Quenching

Professor Kyle Daun

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Emanuel dos Santos - March 30, 2017, 10:00 - 11:00am, E5 3052

TITLE:  Influence of current pulse profile on metal transfer in pulsed gas metal arc welding

Professor:  Adrian Gerlich

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Siavash Borhan Dayani-E3-4117, 3:00pm - 4:00pm  13th March, 2017

TITLE:  Improvement of fatigue and corrosion-fatigue resistance of AZ31B cast alloy by cold spray coating and top coating

Professor: Hamid Jahed

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Sahil Mahey- March 10th 2017 from 1:30pm - 3:30pm, in E5 2007

TITLE:  Flow Induced vibrations of foreign objects inside steam generator's tube bundle

Professor:   Serhiy Yarusevych

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Roger Tsang - Friday February 3, 2017, 1:30 - 2:30 pm in E5 3052.

TITLE:  Development and Characterization of Infrared Broadband Open-Path Hydrocarbon Detectors for Chemical Species Tomography

Professor:  Kyle Daun

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Tyler Gallant - Friday January 20, 2017,10:00 - 11:00 am in E5 3052.

TITLE: Quantitative Measurement Techniques for Wind Turbine Blade Aerodynamic Performance.

Professor:  David Johnson