2013 PhD Defense

Lihua Liao - November 12, 2013 at 1:30 P.M. Room E5 3052
Title:  The Precipitation Hardening and Annealing Behaviour of a Laminated Al Alloy System
Supervisor: Professor Shahrzad Esmaeili

Hai Jiang - November 7, 2013 at 9:30 A.M Room ERC 3012
Title: Dual-Wavelength Fluorescent Detection of Particles/Cells in a Novel Microfluidic Chip
Supervisor: Professor Dongqing Li

Ali Mohamad Nasiri - October 10, 2013 at 2:30 P.M. Room E2 2323
Title:  Brazing of Magnesium to Steel Sheet
Supervisors: Professor David Weckman and Professor Norman Zhou

Yahya Mahmoodkhani - Friday September 13th, 2013 - 1:00 p.m. - E5 3052
Thesis Title:  Mathematical Modeling of Microstructure Evolution During the Extrusion of AA3xxx Aluminum Alloys
Supervisor:  Mary Wells

Masoud Ansari - Thursday September 12th, 2013 - 10:00 a.m. - E3 4117
Thesis Title:  Optimal Vibration Control in Structures Using Level Set Technique
Supervisor(s):  Amir Khajepour and Ebrahim Esmailzadeh (Adjunct)

Kobra Gharali - Monday August 12th, 2013 - 9:30 a.m. - E5 3006
Thesis Title:  Pitching Airfoil Study and Freestream Effects for Wind Turbine Applications
Supervisor:  David Johnson

Amir Ahmadzadegan - Monday, August 12th, 2013 - 1:30 p.m. - E3 4117
Thesis Title:  Molecular Simulation of Chemically Reacting Flows Inside Micro/Nano-Channels
Supervisor(s):  Metin Renksizbulut and John Wen

Moein Mehrtash - Tuesday, August 6th, 2013 - 9:00 a.m. - E5 2004
Thesis Title:  Bilateral Macro-Micro Tele Operation Using Magnetic Actuation Mechanism
Supervisor:  Behrad Khamesee

Samuel Lochner - Tuesday, August 6th, 2013 - 1:00 p.m. - E5 3006
Thesis Title:  Computer Aided Engineering Advancements in the Foot Orthosis Development Process
Supervisor(s):  Sanjeev Bedi and Jan Huissoon

Brian Langelier - Tuesday, July 16th, 2013 - 2:30 p.m. - E5 3052
Thesis Title:  Effect of Ca and Ce on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Mg-Zn Alloys
Supervisor:  Shahrzad Esmaeili

Seyed Mostafa Shameli - Monday, July 8th, 2013 - 1:30 p.m. - E5 3052
Thesis Title:  Development of Microfluidic Chips for High Performance Electrophoresis Separations for Biochemical Applications
Supervisor:  Carolyn Ren

Behzad Behravesh - Monday, June 24th, 2013 - 9:00 a.m. - E5 3052
Thesis Title:  Fatigue of Magnesium Spot-Welds
Supervisor(s):  Hamid Jahed, Steve Lambert and Greg Glinka

Roozbeh Parviz - Friday, June 14th, 2013 - 1:30 p.m. - ERC 3012
Thesis Title:  Nanostructured Light Metal Hydrides Based on Li, Al, Na, B and N for Solid State Hydrogen Storage
Supervisor:  Robert Varin