2016 Past PhD Comprehensive Exams

Sipkens, Timothy - Monday, January 4, 2016, Room E5 3006 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Title: Development and Selection of Models in Laser-Induced Incandescence

Supervisor: Kyle Daun


ArminAbedini - Monday, January 11, 2016; Room E5 3006 - 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Title: Elastoplastic Constitutive and Fracture Characterization of an Anisotropic and Asymmetric Alloy

Supervisor: Michael Worswick


Bong Hun Shin - Wednesday, January 20, 2016; Room E5 3006 - 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Title: Elastography for Portable Ultrasound

Supervisors: Hyock Ju Kwon / Soo Jeon


FaeghehGhorbanishohrat - Friday, January 22, 2016; Room E5 3006 - 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Title: Small Wind Turbine Airfoil Study Considering Laminar Separation Bubble Effects

Supervisor: David Johnson


Mustafa Hakan Turhan - Friday, February 12, 2016; Room MC - 2009 - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Title: Dynamic Modelling and Trajectory Correction fro Multi-Axis Machine Tools

Supervisors: Kaan Erkorkmaz / Baris Fidan


Hang Meng - Thursday, March 3, 2016; Room E5 - 3006 - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Title: Elastic Actuator Line Modelling for Wake-Induced Fatigue Analysis of Horizontal Wind Turbine

Supervisor: Fue-Sang Lien


Huangrui Mo - Wednesday, March 9, 2016; Room E5 - 3052 - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Title: Dynamics of Particle Jet Formation Under Explosive Dispersal

Supervisor: Fue-Sang Lien


Ran Peng - Wednesday, March 23, 2016; Room ERC 3012 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Title: Electrokinetic Transport Phenomena in Nanochannels

Supervisor: Dongqing Li


Farzad Liravi - Thursday, March 24, 2016; Room E5 3052 - 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Title: Additive Manufacturing of Soft Polysiloxane-Based Bio-Structures with Heterogeneous Properties

Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani


Di Xu - Thursday, March 31, 2016; Room E5 3052 - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Title: Real Time Resistance Monitoring during Solder Reflow and Reliability Test

Supervisor: Michael Mayer


Nazmul Huda - Wednesday, April 13, 2016; Room E5 3052 - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Title: Study of Martensite Austenite (MA) in X80 Linepipe Materials

Supervisor: Adrian Gerlich


Paola Russo - Thursday, April 14, 2016; Room E5 3052 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Title: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Laser Treated Graphene-Based Nanomaterials

Supervisor: Norman Zhou


Michael Hook - Friday, April 15, 2016; Room E3 4117 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Title: Development of a Process for Forming Reliable Ag Wire Bonds on Al Metallization

Supervisor: Michael Mayer


Omar Alshehri - Tuesday, April 19, 2016; Room QNC 3401 - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Title: Fiber Bragg Gratings in Hollow-Core Photonic  Crystal Fiber

Supervisors: Mustafa Yavuz / Michal Bajcsy


Hassan Askari - Wednesday, April 27, 2016; Room E5 3006 - 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Title: Electromagnetic Self-Powered Multifunctional Sensor for Tire Condition Monitoring Systems

Supervisor: Amir Khajepour / Behrad Khamesee


Yangtao Li - Monday, May 2, 2016; Room E3 - 4117 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Title: Engine Performance Optimization Using Hydraulic-Variable-Valve-Actuation (HVVA) System

Supervisors: Amir Khajepour / Cecile Devaud


Ali Abdul Kadhim - Thursday, May 5, 2016; Room ERC 3012 - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Title: Solid-Particles Deposition Through a Turbulent Impinging Jet Using Lattice Boltzmann Method

Supervisor: Fue-Sang Lien


Osayande Lord-Rufus Ighodaro - Wednesday, May 18, 2016 ; Room E5 3052 - 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Title: Resistance Spot Welding for Enhancement of Mechanical Properties of Dissimilar Advanced High Strength  Steels Assembly

Supervisor: Norman Zhou


Gebreel Abdalrahman - Thursday, June 2, 2016; Room EIT 3142 - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Title: Pitch Angle Control for Small-Scale Darrieus Vertical Axis Wind Turbine with Straight Blades (H-type VAWT)

Supervisors: Fue-Sang Lien / William Melek


Chen Tang - Thursday, June 30, 2016; Room E5 2004 - 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Title: A New Integrated Suspension Tilting System for Urban Vehicles

Supervisor: Amir Khajepour


Yuji Kisaka - Wednesday, July 13, 2016; Room ERC 3012 - 10: 30 AM to 1: 30 PM

Title: A Study on Evaluation of Sulfide Stress Cracking for Pipeline Gas Metal Arc Weld Metals

Supervisor: Adrian Gerlich


Mohammad Mehdi Jalalmaab - Monday; July 18, 2016; Room E5 2007 - 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Title: Model Predictive Control of Highway Emergency Maneuvering and Collision Avoidance

Supervisors: Baris Fidan / Soo Jeon


Hongtao Sui - Wednesday, July 20, 2016; Room ERC - 3012 - 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Energetic Materials

Supervisor: John Z. Wen


Amir Yazdanmehr - Monday; July 25, 2016; Room E5 2007 - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Title: Modelling of Shot Peening on Magnesium Alloys for Maximum Fatigue Life Expectance

Supervisor: Hamid Jahed


Jeffrey McClure - Wednesday, July 27, 2016; Room E5 3052 - 1:00 PM To 4:00 PM

Title: Extracting Time-Resolved Structural Loads on Cylinders in Free Vortex Induced Vibration

Supervisor: Serhiy Yarusevych


Andrew Michael - Thursday, September 15, 2016; Room ERC 3012 - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Title: Modelling of Multiple Memory Shape Memory Alloys

Supervisors: Norman Zhou / Mustafa Yavuz


Alex Axel Navarrete Gonzalez - Thursday, September 22, 2016; Room E3 4117 - 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Title: Accelerated Testing for the Fracture Strength of Thin Films at High Temperatures under the Influence of Creep

Supervisor: Patricia Nieva


Mengqi Li - Thursday, October 27, 2016; Room ERC 3012 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Title: Electrokinetic Motion and Flow Field of Electrically Induced Janus Droplet

Supervisor: Dongqing Li


Jian Zhao - Wednesday, November 2, 2016; Room ERC 3012 - 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Title: Microstructure of the Catalyst Layers of PEM Fuel Cells: Formation and Characterization

Supervisor: Xianguo Li


Adrian Wong - Thursday, November 17, 2016; Room E3 4117 - 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Title: Novel Interconnected Vocational Truck Suspensions with Adaptable Stiffness and Damping

Supervisor: Amir Khajepour


Yuze Huang - Wednesday, November 23, 2016; Room E5 3006 - 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Title: Accelerated Modeling of Laser Powder-bed/fed Additive Manufacturing Processes and the Associated Magnetic Focusing Module

Supervisors: Ehsan Toyserkani / Behrad Khamesee


Mohammadreza Hirmand - Thursday, December 1, 2016; Room E5 3006 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Title: Consistent Penalty Method for the Seamless Analysis of Dynamic Crack Propagation

Supervisors: Katerina Papoulia / Hamid Jahed


Florin Saceleanu - Tuesday, December 6, 2016; Room ERC 3012 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Title: Ignition and Combustion Characteristics of Aluminum Nano-Powders

Supervisor: John Wen


Turker Dagdelen - Tuesday, December 6, 2016; Room E5 3052 - 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Title: Reliability of Wire Bonding

Supervisors: Mustafa Yavuz / Eihab Abdel-Rahman


Abbas Ghasemi - Wednesday, December 14, 2016; Room ERC 3012 - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Title: Interaction of Compressible Subsonic Turbulent Gas Jet with Multi-Plume Sprays

Supervisor: Xianguo Li


Raed Alharbi - Tuesday, December 20, 2016; Room E5 3006 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Title: Gold-Graphene Hybrid Localized Surface Plasmonic Sensor

Supervisor: Mustafa Yavuz