PhD Comprehensive Examination
(Attendance is at the discretion of the supervisor and student who hold the exam)
JaeEun Shin - Wednesday, February 26, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 4:00PM E3 - 4117
Title: Studying Privacy Risks in Human-Robot Interactions:Toward Privacy-Safe Domestic Social Robots
Supervisors: Yue Hu / Leah Zhang-Kennedy
Ali Mohammadnejad - Tuesday, March 4, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM E3 - 4117
Title: Additive Manufacturing of Tungsten and TiAl alloys: Investigating Printability and Experimental and Modeling Analysis
Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani
Hossein Rajabzadeh - Friday, March 14, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM online
Title: Efficient Learning in Foundation Models
Supervisor: Hyock Ju Kwon
Li-Hsin Chen - Friday, April 4, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM online
Title: Advancing Aircraft Icing Research: Integrating Experiments, Computational Modeling, and Machine Learning for Improved Prediction and Scaling
Supervisors: Fue-Sang Lien
PhD Defense
Kaiping Zhang - Thursday, February 27, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM E3-4117 in person
Title: Microstructure control and property enhancement of NiTi-stainless steel dissimilar joint
Supervisors: Peng Peng / Norman Zhou
Manyou Sun - Tuesday, March 11, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM E5 - 3052 Hybrid
Title: Development of Novel Surface Finishing Processes for Additively Manufactured Metal Parts
Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani
Fatima Suleiman - Friday, April 4, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM E3 - 4117 Hybrid
Title: Improving Pyrometry of Advanced High Strength Steels during Intercritical Annealing
Supervisor: Kyle Daun
Nadia Azizi - Monday, April 7, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Online
Title: Laser powder bed fusion of copper alloys: From process parameter optimization to oxidation analysis
Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani
Sahar Toorandaz Kenari - Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 9 AM to 12:00 PM E5 - 3052 Hybrid
Title: Novel Machine Learning-Driven Platforms for In-Situ Prediction of Vertical and Top Surface Roughness in Laser Powder-Bed Fusion
Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani
Maziar ShafieiDarabi - Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM online
Title: Development of Microwave-Microfluidic Sensors for Plastic Detection in Environmental Samples
Supervisor: Carolyn Ren
Zuolong Chen - Friday, April 18, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Online
Title: Model Materials and Reactor Systems for Artificial Leaves in Solar Energy Conversion Applications
Supervisor: Yimin Wu