2018 Past PhD Defences

Armin Abedini, Monday, January 15, 2018; Room E5 3006 - 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Title: Constitutive Characterization of An Anisotropic and Asymmetric Alloy Sheet

Supervisors: Michael Worswick / Cliff Butcher


Nikky Pathak, Friday, January 19, 2018; Room EC4 - 1139 - 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Title: Characterization and Modelling of Sheared Edge Failure in Advanced High Strength Steel

Supervisors: Michael Worswick / Cliff Butcher


Ned Yao-Te Huang, Wednesday, January 31, 2018; Room E5 - 3052 - 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Title: Development of Solar-Optical Models for Energy Performance Analysis of Draperies in Complex Fenestration Systems

Supervisors: Michael Collins / John Wright


Farzad Liravi, Monday, March 12, 2018; 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


Abdelbaset Midawi, Tuesday, March 27, 2018; Room E5-3006 - 10:00 am to 1:00 PM

Title: Evaluation of Mechanical Properties in Pipeline Girth Welds Using Instrumented Indentation

Supervisor: Adrian Gerlich


Ran Peng, Monday, March 26, 2018; Room E5 - 3052 - 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Title: Electrokinetic Transport Phenomena in Nanochannels and Applications of Nanochannel-Based Devices in Nanoparticle Detection and Molecule Sensing

Supervisor: Dongqing Li


Yangtao Li, Wednesday, April 4, 2018; Room E5 - 3052 - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Title: Power and Fuel Economy Optimization of Unthrottled Spark-ignition Engines Using Highly Flexible Hydraulic Variable Valve Actuation System

Supervisor: Amir Khajepour / Cecile Devaud


Andrew Michael, Monday, April 9, 2018; Room E5-3052, 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Title: Laser Processing and Modelling of Multiple Memory Shape Memory Alloys

Supervisor: Norman Zhou


Hamed Jamshidifar, Thursday, April 26, 2018; Room E3-4117, 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Title: Integrated Trajectory-Tracking and Vibratin Control of Kinematically-Constrained Warehousing Cable Robots

Supervisors: Amir Khajepour / Baris Fidan


Trevor Sabiston, Thursday, May 24, 2018; Room EC4-1139, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Title: Micromechanics Based Model for Long Fibre Polymer Matrix Composite Materials Using a Functionally Graded Interphase

Supervisor: Kaan Inal


Arun Das, Friday, July 6, 2018; Room E5-3052, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Title: Informed Data Selection for Dynamic Multi-Camera Clusters

Supervisor: Steven  Waslander


Pegah Pezeshkpour, Tuesday, July 10, 2018; Room E5-3006; 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Title: Development and Application of An Improved Model for Microfluidic Transport in Protein and DAN Separation

Supervisors: Gerry Schneider / Carolyn Ren


Michael Benoit, Thursday, August 23, 2018; Room E6 - 4022; 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Title: Effect of Warm Forming on Brazing and Corrosion Performance of Aluminum Brazing Sheet

Supervisors: Mary Wells / Carolyn Hansson


Michael Hook, Tuesday, September 4, 2018; Room E5 - 3052; 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Title: Statistical Techniques and Non-Destructive Testing Methods for Copper Wire Bond Reliability Investigation

Supervisor: Michael Mayer


Nazmul Huda, Thursday, September 6, 2018; Room E5 - 3052; 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Title: Study of Martensite Austenite (MA) Formation and its Effect in Linepipe Materials

Supervisor: Adrian Gerlich


Adeel Akhtar, Wednesday, September 12, 2018; Room E5 - 3006; 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Title: Nonlinear and Geometric Controllers for a Class of Robotic Vehicles

Supervisor: Steve Waslander


Hang Meng, Thursday, September 20, 2018; Room E5 - 3052; 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Title: Elastic Actuator Line Modeling for the Wake Induced Fatigue Analysis of Horizontal Wind Turbine

Supervisor: Fue-Sang Lien


Chen Tang: Tuesday, November 13, 2018; Room E3 - 4117; 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Title: A New Integrated Suspension Tilting System for Urban Vehicles

Supervisor: Amir Khajepour


Mengqi Li, Thursday, November 22, 2018; Room E3 - 4117; 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Title: Electrokinetic Phenomena of Electrically Induced Janus Droplets and Their Applications

Supervisor: Dongqing Li


Huangrui Mo, Wednesday, December 12, 2018; Room E5 - 3052; 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Title: Mesoscale Modelling and Direct Simulation of Explosively Dispersed Granular Materials

Supervisors: Fue-Sang Lien / Duane Cronin