2014 PhD Comprehensive

Boyd Panton - Monday, December 15, 2014; Room E5 3006 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Title: Thermomechanical Fatigue of Laser Processed Shape Memory Alloys
Supervisor: Norman Zhou

Pegah Pezeshkpour - Thursday, December 11, 2014; Room E5 3052 - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Title: Development and Application of an Improved Model for Microfluidic Transport in Protein and DNA Separation
Supervisors: Gerry Schneider / Carolyn Ten

Hyunki Bae - Friday, December 5, 2014; Room E5 3052 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Title: Multi-Modal Sensory Integration for Dynamic Dexterous Manipulation
Supervisors: Soo Jeon / Jan Huissoon

Seyed S. Mohaddes Foroushani - Friday, December 5, 2014; Room ERC 3012 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Title: A new Technique for Characterizing Multi - Temperature Convection with Applications in Building Energy Simulation
Supervisors: John Wright / Michael Collins

Nima Mohajerin - Friday, December 5, 2014; Room E3 4117 - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Title: System Modelling and Control for a Quadrocopter Vehicle Using Recurrent Neural Networks
Supervisor: Steven Waslander

David Effa - Wednesday, November 26, 2014; Room ERC 3012 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Title: Design, Fabrication and Characterization of MEMS Gyroscopes based on Frequency Modulation
Supervisors: Mustafa Yavuz / Eihab Abdel-Rahman

Yadollah Rasekhipour - Thursday, October 30, 2014; Room E3 4117 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Title: Development of a Reconfigurable Vehicle Dynamics Control System for Manual and Autonomous Vehicles
Supervisor: Amir Khajepour

Ahmet Okyay - Wednesday, October 29, 2014; Room E5 3052 - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Title: Development of a Long-Stroke Nano-Positioning Stage
Supervisors: Kaan Erkorkmaz / Behrad Khamesee

Jingyi Wang - Friday, October 17, 2014; Room EIT 3145 - 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Title: Exploring Catalyst Layer Patterning with Micro-Metric Resolution  for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane      Fuel Cells

Supervisor: Xianguo Li

Milad Khazraee - Friday, October 17, 2014; Room E3 4117 - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Title: Optimal Anti-Idling Systems for Service Vehicles
Supervisor: Amir Khajepour

Samet Guler - Thursday, October 2, 2014; Room E5 3006 - 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Title: Adaptive Formation Control of Cooperative Multi-Vehicle Systems
Supervisor: Baris Fidan

Feyyaz Emre Sancar - Wednesday, October 1, 2014; Room ERC - 3012 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Title: Robust Adaptive and Cooperative Highway Platooning
Supervisors: Baris Fidan / Jan Huissoon

Dulal Chandra Saha - Tuesday, September  23, 2014; Room E5 3006 - 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Title:  Kinetics of Carbide Precipitation during Laser Beam Welding of Martensitic Steels
Supervisors: Norman Zhou / Adrian Gerlich

Ehsan Marzbanrad - Thursday, September 18, 2014; Room E3 4117 - 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Title: Joining of Silver Nanoparticles: Computer Simulations and Experimental Observations
Supervisors: Norman Zhou / Baxin Zhao

Blake Martin - Friday, September 12, 2014; Room E5 3052 -2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Title: Continuum Modelling and Vibration Analysis of String - Harnessed Structures
Supervisor: Armaghan Salehian

David Effa - Tuesday, September 9, 2014; Room E5 3006 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Title: Design, Fabrication and Characterization of MEMS Gyroscopes Based on Frequency Modulation
Supervisors: Mustafa Yavuz / Eihab Abdel-Rahman

Usman Ali - Thursday, September 4, 2014; Room E5 3052 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Title: Numerical Modeling of Large Strain Phenomenon in FCC Polycrystals Using Crystal Plasticity Based Element Free Galerkin Methods
Supervisor: Kaan Inal

Noah Ryder - Thursday, September 4, 2014; Room ERC 3012 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Title: The Use of Non-Fire Sensors for Early Fire Detection and Fire State Determination
Supervisor: Elizabeth Weckman

Gurkan Yesiloz - Tuesday, August 19, 2014; Room E3X 4117 - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Title: Microwave Sensing and Heating in Droplet-Based Microfluidic Systems
Supervisor: Carolyn Ren

Ning Qin - Wednesday, August 13, 2014; Room E3X 4117 - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Title: High-Pressure Supercritical Microfluidics Based Carbon Dioxide Management
Supervisor: Carolyn Ren

Yinqi Shen - Wednesday, August 13, 2014; Room ERC 3012 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Title: Mechanical Deformation of Proton Exchange Membrance Fuel Cell
Supervisor: Xianguo Li

Abhishek Raj - Tuesday, August 12, 2014; Room E5 3006 - 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Title: Analysis of Catalytic Combustion of Biofuels
Supervisors: John Wen / Eric Croiset

Matthew DiDomizio - Monday, August 11, 2014; Room E5 3006 - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Title: An Investigation of the Thermal Degradation Mechanisms of Wood-Framed Construction Assemblies in Fires
Supervisor: Elizabeth Weckman

Shi Cheng - Thursday, August 7, 2014; Room ERC 3012 - 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Title: Heat Transfer for SIDI Fuel Spray Impingement on Heated Surfaces
Supervisor: Xianguo Li

Ali Roostaei - Thursday, July 31, 2014; Room E5 3052 - 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Title: Cyclic Plasticity Modelling of Wrought Magnesium Alloys
Supervisor: Hamid Jahed

Noel Chester -Wednesday, July 30, 2014; Room E5 3052 - 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Title: Modeling And Optimization of Roller Hearth Furnace Operations Used In Hot-Forming Die-Quenching Processes
Supervisors: Kyle Daun / Mary Wells

Amirreza Shirani Bidabadi  - Wednesday, July 30, 2014; Room ERC 3012 - 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Title: Nano-Structured Hydride Systems for Gaseous Hudrogen Storage
Supervisor: Robert Varin

Ehsan Hashemi - Friday, July 25, 2014; Room E5-3006 - 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Title: Full Vehicle State Estimation Using a Corner-Based Approach
Supervisor: Amir Khajepour

Reza Mir Miri - Tuesday, July 22, 2014; Room ERC-3012 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Title: Effect of Manganese (Mn) Content and Homogenization Treatment on Hot Deformation of AA3xxx Aluminum Alloys
Supervisor: Mary Wells

Ehsan Asadi - Monday, July 21, 2014; Room E3 4117 - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Title: Regenerative Hybrid-Electromagnetic Vibration Isolation Systems
Supervisors: Behrad Khamesee / Amir Khajepour

Qiulan Zeng - Friday, July 18, 2014; Room E5 4106-4128 - 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Title: Extensions of Implicit Ausm-Family Schemes to Compressible Two-Phase Flow on Staggered Grids
Supervisor: Fue-Sang Lien

Milad Jalaliyazdi - Friday, May 23, 2014; Room E3 4117 - 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Title: Integrated Vehicle Stability Control and Energy Management Using Model Predictive Control
Supervisor: Amir Khajepour

Yanjun Huang - Thursday, May 22, 2014; Room E3 4117 - 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Title: Development of Power Management Control Strategies for Anti-Idling Systems in Service Vehicles
Supervisor: Amir Khajepour

Ned Yao-Te Huang - Wednesday, May 21, 2014; Room ERC 3012 - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Title: Development of Solar Optical Models for Energy Performance Analysis of Draperies in Complex Fenestration Systems
Supervisors: Michael Collins / John Wright

Hong Huang - Monday, May 5, 2014; Room E5 3006 -  9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Title: Plasmonic Joining of Silver Nanoparticles by Femtosecond Laser Irridation
Supervisors: Norman Zhou / Walter Duley

Amir Azhari - Wednesday, April 2, 2014; Room E3 4117 - 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Title: Additive Manufacturing of Graphene Based Structures
Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani

Soheil Mohagheghi Fard - Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at 9:30 AM in E3 4117
Title: Independent Identification of Drive and Service Cycles in Vehicles
Supervisor: Amir Khajepour