MASc seminars
Hajar Sharif - January 14th, 2010
Topic: Development of a Novel Porogen Insertion System Used in Solid Freeform Fabriction of Porous Biodegradable Scaffolds with Heterogeneous Internal Architectures
Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani
Saman Hosseini - January 20th, 2010
Topic: Design, Fabrication and Control of Magnetic Capsule Robot for the Human Esophagus
Supervisor: B. Khamesee
Jeff Gorniak - January 20th, 2010
Topic: Design and Metrology of a Precision XY Planar Stage
Supervisor: Kaan Erkorkmaz
Michael Bishop- January 27, 2010
Topic: Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Wall Adaption on Flow Over a Cylinder in a Modernized Adaptive-Wall Wind Tunnel.
Supervisor: S. Yarusevych
Tyson Josey - March 19, 2010
Topic: Investigation of Blast Load Characteristics on Lung Injury
Supervisor: Duane Cronin
Erik Skensved - March 25, 2010
Topic: Air Jets for Lift Control in Low Reynolds Number Flow
Supervisor: David Johnson
David Effa - Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 at 10:00 am, E3-4117
Topic: Electro-Thermal Mechanical Modeling of Microbolometers for Reliability Study.
Supervisor: Patricia Nieva
Billy Tam - Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 at 3:00 pm, E2-2354F
Topic: Micro-welding of Nitinol Shape Memory Alloy.
Supervisor: Norman Zhou
Seyed Aliakbar Hosseini - Thursday, April 15th, 2010, 10:00 am
Topic: Assessment of the Crack in Corrosion Defects in Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines
Supervisors: Allan Plumtree and Duane Cronin
Dayna Chan - Monday, April 19th, 2010 at 10:00 am, E2-2354F
Topic: Development of a Flatbed Inkjet Printing and Cutting System.
Supervisor:Kaan Erkorkmaz
Chris Best - Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 at 1:00pm, PRC 3012
Topic: Measurement of Fuel Regression Rate of a Pool Fire in Crosswind With and Without a Large Downwind Blocking Object.
Supervisor: Beth Weckman
Gerardo Salas Bolanos - Thursday, April 22nd at 1:30pm, E3-4117
Topic: Optimization of Three-Axis Vertical Milling of Sculputed Surfaces
Supervisor: Sanjeev Bedi
Jonathan McKinley - Friday, April 23rd at 9:00am, E3-4117
Topic:Warm Forming of Aluminum Brazing Sheet Experiments and Numerical Simulations
Supervisor: Mike Worswick
Michael McCracken - Monday, April 26th, 2010 at 10:00 am, PRC 3012
Topic: Assessing Au-Al Wire Bond Reliability Using Integrated Stress Sensors
Supervisor: Michael Mayer
Sebastien Brideau - May 10th, 2010 at 1:30pm, PRC 3012
Title: Predictive Model for PV/Thermal Impinging Jet Solar Collector
Supervisor: Michael Collins
Kandarp Patel - June 15th, 2010 at 5:00pm, E3-4117
Title: Web Based Automatic Tool Path Planning Strategy for Complex Sculptured Surfaces
Supervisor: Sanjeev Bedi
Gary Chen - Friday, June 25th at 10:00am, ERC 3012
Title: Analysis of Semi-Rigid Connections Subject to Fire Loads in a Steel Framework
Supervisor: Beth Weckman
Badr Bedairi - Wednesday, July 7th at 10:00am, ERC 3012
Title: Numerical Failure Pressure Prediction of Crack in Corrosion Defect in Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines.
Supervisor: Duane Cronin
Yagun Li - Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 11:00 am, ERC 3012
Thesis Title: Multi-phase Multi-dimensional Analysis of PEMFuel Cells with Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Oxygen Bleeding.
Supervisor: Xianguo Li
James Rigsby - Monday, July 19, 2010, 1:00pm, E2-2354F
Thesis Title: Machining Speed Gains in a 3 Axis CNC Lathe Mill
Supervisor: Sanjeev Bedi
Badr Bedairi - Monday, July 26th, 2010, 1:00pm, E2-2354F
Thesis Title: Assessment of Crack in Corrosion Defects in Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines
Supervisor: Duane Cronin and Allan Plumtree
Huilong Ma - Tuesday,July 27th, 2010, 2:00pm, E2-2354
Thesis Title: Thermal Modeling of Shape Memory Alloy Actuators for Automotive Applications
Supervisor: Rick Culham and Rob Gorbet
Adam Horsman - Friday, July 30th, 2010, 1:00pm, ERC 3012
Thesis Title: Design Optimization of a Porous Radiant Burner
Supervisor: Kyle Daun
Mohammad-Mehdi Mirzazadeh
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010, 10:30am, E3-4117
Thesis Title: The Effect of Shot-peening on the Fatigue Limits of Four Connecting RodSteels
Supervisor: Alan Plumtree
Dan Gordon - Tuesday, August 10th, 2010, 2:00pm, ERC 3012
Thesis Title: Precision Control of High Speed Drives Using Active Vibration Damping
Supervisor: Kaan Erkorkmaz
Bo Yang Yu - Tuesday, August 10th, 2010, 1:00pm, E3-4117
Thesis Title: Microfluidic Large Scale Intergation and its Application in Image Based Microflow Cytometry
Supervisor: Jan Huissoon and Carolyn Ren
Dan Hasenpouth - Wednesday, August 18th, 2010, 8:30am, E2-2354F
Thesis Title: High Strain Rate Behavior of AZ31B Magnesium Alloy Sheet
Supervisor: Michael Worswick
Jennifer Li - Wednesday, August 18th, 2010, 9:30am, E3-3119
Thesis Title: The Effect of Weld Design on the Formability of AHSS.
Supervisor: Norman Zhou
MD Aminul (Rana) Islam - Wednesday, August 18th, 2010, 11:00am, E3-4117
Thesis Title: Corrosion of Alternative Grades of Reinformcing Steel in Concrete
Supervisor: Carolyn Hansson
Mohammadreza Saeedi - Thursday, August 19, 2010, 10:00 am, ERC 3012
Thesis Title: A Mean Value Internal Combustion Engine in MapleSim
Supervisor: Roydon Fraser and John McPhee
Phil Lockhart - Thursday, August 19th, 2010, 1:00pm, E3-4117
Thesis Title: Primary Blast Injury to the Head: Numerical Prediction and Evaluation of Protection
Supervisor: Duane Cronin
Chris Morton - Monday, August 23rd, 2010, 10:00am, DWE 2536
Thesis Title: Experimental and Numerical Investigations of the Flow Development over Cylinders with Stepwise Discontinuities
Supervisor: Serhiy Yarusevych
Elena Bassiachvili - Tuesday, August 24th, 2010, 10:00am, E3-4117
Thesis Title:Effect of Heavy Phosphorus Doping on the Young?s Modulus and Residual Stress of Polysilicon Thin Films
Supervisor: Patricia Nieva
Michael Wahlstrom - Thursday, August 26th, 1:30pm, E3-4117
Thesis Title: Design of a Battery State Estimator Using a Dual Extended Kalman Filter
Supervisor: Roydon Fraser
Karl Mikkelsen - Friday, September 10, 2:00pm, E3-4117
Thesis Title: Design & Evaluation of Hybrid Energy Storage Systems for Electric Powertrains
Supervisor: Steve Lambert
Reno Genest - Monday, September 20th, 1:30pm, OPT 350
Thesis Title: Finite Element Model of the Chick Eye and its Application to Myopia
Supervisor: Naveen Chandrashekar and Elizabeth Irving
Murtasim Syed - Tuesday, September 21st, 9:30am, E3-2119
Thesis Title: Auotmation of Electrospark Deposition of TiCp/Ni on RSW Copper Electrodes
Supervisor - Jan Huissoon
Andrew Marsten - Tuesday, September 21st, 1:30pm, ERC 3012
Thesis Title: Geometric Optimization of Solar Concentrating Collectors using Quasi-Monte Carlo Simulation
Supervisor- Michael Collins and Kyle Daun
Zhenhao Li - Thursday, September 23rd, 10:30am, ERC 3012
Thesis Title: Tooling Ball Detecting Method Design for ABB Welding Robot in Automatic TIG Welding Process.
Supervisor: Jan Huissoon
Sasan Asiaei - Tuesday, January 18th, 2011, 2:00 p.m., E3-4117
Thesis Proposal Title: Microfluidic-based in-situ functualization for the detection of HSP70 in Proteomic bio-MEMS sensor platform
Supervisor: Patricia Nieva
Amir Hadadzadeh - Wednesday, January 19th, 2011, 10:00 a.m., E3-4117
Thesis Proposal Title: Mathematical Modeling of the Twin Roll Casting Process for AZ31 Magnesium Alloy
Supervisor: Mary Wells
Stephen Orlando - Wednesday, February 16th, 2011, 1:30 p.m., E3 4117
Thesis Title: Laser Doppler Anemometry and Acoustic Measurements of a S822 Airfoil at Low Reynolds Numbers
Supervisor: David Johnson
Soheil Barakat - Wednesday, April 6th, 2011, 3:00 p.m., E3 4117
Thesis Title: The effects of low temperature and vaccuum on the fracture behaviour of organosilicate thin films
Supervisors: Pearl Sullivan and Ting Tsui
Ryan George - Friday, April 15, 2011, 10:00 a.m., E5 3006
Thesis Title: Hot Forming of Boron Steels with Tailored Mechanical Properties: Experiments and Numerical Simulations
Supervisor: Mike Worswick
Drew Gertz - Monday, April 18, 2011, 1:30 p.m., ERC 3012
Thesis Title: An Evaluation Testbed for Alternative Wind Turbine Blade Tip designs
Supervisor: David Johnson
Carlos Wang - Thursday, April 21, 2011, 1:00 p.m., E3 4117
Thesis Title: Monocular Vision-Based Obstacle Detection for Unmanned Systems
Supervisor: Steve Waslander
Adam Bale - Tuesday, April 26th, 2011, 1:00 p.m., E3 4117
Thesis Title:The Application of MEMS Microphone Arrays to Aeroacoustic Measurements
Supervisor: David Johnson
Matthew Obach - Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 1:00 p.m., E5 3006
Thesis Title:Effects of Initial Fire Attack Suppression Tactics on the Firefighter and Compartment Environment
Supervisor: Elizabeth Weckman
Bonnie Yue- Wednesday, June 1st, 2011, 2:00 p.m., E3 4117
Thesis Title: Hardware-in-the-loop test platform for planetary rovers
Supervisor: Amir Khajepour
Theodore Vasilopoulos - Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, 10:00 a.m., E3 4117
Thesis Title: High Productivity Milling of Calcium Polyphosphate
Supervisor(s): Kaan Erkorkmaz
Melinda Hurd - Thursday, April 19th, 2012, 11:30a.m., E5 3052
Thesis Title: Quantitative Design Decision Method: Performance-Based Design Utilizing A Risk Analysis Framework
Supervisor(s): Elizabeth Weckman
Tom Sheehan - Wednesday April 3rd, 2013 – 11:00 a.m. E5 3006
Thesis Title: Royal Canadian Navy Evaluation of Handheld Aerosol Extinguishers
Supervisor: Elizabeth Weckman
Ahmet Camlica – Tuesday April 9th, 2013 – 10:30 a.m. E5 2007
Thesis Title: Least-Squares Based Adaptive Source Localization with Biomedical Applications
Supervisor(s): Baris Fidan, Mustafa Yavuz
Arun Das - Tuesday April 9th, 2013 - 2:30 p.m. E3 4117
Thesis Title: Scan Registration Using the Normal Distributions Transform and Point Cloud Clustering Techniques
Supervisor: Steven Waslander
Jeff Wang – Thursday April 11th, 2013 – 10:00 a.m.- E5 3006
Thesis Title: Multiple Memory Material Processing for Augmentation of Local Pseudoelasticity and Corrosion Resistance of NiTi-based Shape Memory Alloys
Supervisor: Norman Zhou
Olabanjo Ogunlowore – Friday April 12th, 2013 – 10:00 a.m. E5 2007
Thesis Title: Realtime Motion Planning for Manipulator Robots Under Dynamic Environments:An Optimal Control Approach
Supervisor(s): Soo Jeon
M. Saleh Lavaee - Tuesday April 16th, 2013 – 2:30 p.m. - E5 3052
Thesis Title: Waste to Energy (WTE): Conventional and Plasma-assisted Gasification Technologies - Experimental and Modelling Studies
Supervisor(s): Prof. Wen and Prof. Nathwani
Turker Dagdelen – Thursday April 18th, 2013 – 2:00 p.m.- E5 3006
Thesis Title: Failure Analysis of Thick Wire Bonds
Supervisor: Prof. Yavuz and Prof. Abdel-Rahman
Mohammed Alusail - Friday April 19th, 2013 – 2:00 p.m. - E5 3052
Thesis Title: Residual Stress In Circular Thin Plates Using Two Dimensional X-Ray Diffraction and Finite Element Analysis
Supervisor(s): Prof. Yavuz and Prof. Abdel-Rahman
Steven Grant- Wednesday April 24th, 2013 – 1:30 p.m. - E5 3052
Thesis Title:Methodology for the Performance Evaluation of Ceiling Recessions for Vertical Floor Opening Protection
Supervisor(s): Prof. EJ Weckman
Bohiouli-Zanjani, Golnaz- Friday May 17th, 2013 – 11:30 p.m. - E5-2103
Thesis Title: Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Nanothermites for Joining
Supervisor(s): Prof. Zhou and Prof. Wen
Gerald Shuck – Tuesday May 28th, 2013 – 10:00 a.m. - E5-2007
Thesis Title: Double-Sided Arc Welding of AZ31B Magnesium Alloy Sheet
Supervisor: Prof. David Weckman
Derek Hartman – Wednesday May 29th, 2013 – 2:00 p.m.- E5 3006
Thesis Title:Robust Model for Fatigue Life Estimation from Monotonic Properties Data for Steels
Supervisor: Prof. Glinka
Dan Westerbaan – Tuesday July 9th , 2013 – 9:30 a.m.- E5 3052
Thesis Title: Fiber Laser Welding of Advanced High Strength Steels
Supervisor: Norman Zhou
Seyed Ali Madani Tonekaboni – Friday July 12th , 2013 – 11:00 a.m.- E5 - 3052
Thesis Title: Modeling and Analysis of the Buckling Phenomena in the Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Biomembranes
Supervisor: Mikko Karttunen and Kyle Daun
Yusuke Koda – Friday July 19th , 2013 – 01:00 p.m.- ERC 3012
Thesis Title: Lattice Boltzmann Method for Simulating Turbulent Flows
Supervisor: Fue-Sang Lien
Matthew Twynstra – Monday July 22nd, 2013 – 2:30 p.m. - ERC 3012
Thesis Title:Laser Absorption Chemical Species Tomography
Supervisor: Kyle Daun
Bryn Jones – Tuesday July 23rd, 2013 – 2:00 p.m. - E5 3052
Thesis Title: A Technique for Fire Gas Analysis of Rigid Foams
Supervisor: Beth Weckman
Pavlo Penner – Tuesday July 30th , 2013 – 9:30 a.m.- E5 3052
Thesis Title: Resistance Spot Welding of Al to Mg with Different Interlayers
Supervisor: Norman Zhou and Adrian Gerlich
Kang Pan - Tuesday August 6th, 2013 - 10:30 a.m. - E5 3052
Thesis Title: Experimental studies on iron-based catalytic combustion of natural gas
Supervisor: John Wen
Kamal Joshi - Wednesday August 8th, 2013 - 10:00 a.m. - E3 4117
Thesis Title: Braking Availability Tester (BAT) for Winter Runway
Supervisor: Soo Jeon
Arwa Saud Abbas - Monday August 12th, 2013 - 10:00 a.m. - E5 2007
Thesis Title: Nanofabrication Using Electron Beam Lithography
Supervisor(s): Mustafa Yavuz and Bo Cui
Hyunsung Jung - Monday August 12th, 2013 - 2:30 p.m. - E5 2007
Thesis Title: Thermal and Structure Analysis of the Blow Moulded Air Duct
Supervisor: Hyock Ju Kwon
Kaiwei Chen - Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 2:00 p.m. - ERC 3012
Heat Generation Measurements of Prismatic Lithium-ion Batteries
Supervisor: Xianguo Li
Ankur Agrawal - Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 12:00 p.m. - E3 4117
Thesis Title: Performance Improvement of Automotive Suspension Systems using Inerters and an Adaptive
Controller
Supervisor: Amir Khajepour
Ferhat Aydinoglu, October 1, 2013 - 2:00 P.M. Room E5 3052
Title: Design and Fabrication of MIM Diodes with Single and Multi-Insulator Layer
Supervisor: Professor Mustafa Yavuz
PhD comprehensive exams
Chekema Prince - Wednesday, February 9th, 2011, 2:00 p.m., ERC 3012
Thesis Proposal Title:The Investigation of the Impact of Wavy Walls on Flow Modalities in Curved Vessels
Supervisor(s): Sean Peterson and Gord Stubley
Yassin Hosseinkhani - January 26th, 2010
Proposal Title: Virtual Prototyping of CNC Machine Tools.
Supervisor: Kaan Erkorkmaz
David Adeosun - January 26th, 2010
Proposal Title: Analysis of Smoke and Fire Gases in Flame Retarded Rigid Polyurethane Foams.
Supervisors: Beth Weckman and Bill Epling
Alexander Bardelcik - January 29th, 2010
Proposal Title: High Strain Rate Behaviour of Hot Formed Boron Steel with Tailored Properties
Supervisors: Mike Worswick and Mary Wells
Mohammad Pournazeri - February 25th, 2010
Proposal Title: New Variable Control Valves for High Performance Engines
Supervisor: Amir Khajepour
Soroosh Hassanpour- March 17th, 2010
Proposal Title: Dyanmics of Gyroelastic Continua
Supervisor: Glenn Heppler
Amir Ahmadzadegan - Monday, April 26th, 2010 at 9:30am, E2-2354F
Proposal Title: Molecular simulation of chemically reacting flows in microchannels and nanochannels.
Supervisor: Metin Renksizbulut
Ayhan Ince - Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 at 1:00 pm, E3-4117
Proposal Title: A Multiaxial Fatigue Model for A High Strength Steel Material
Supervisors: Greg Glinka and Hamid Jahed
Peter S. Won - Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 at 10:30 am, E3-4117
Topic: Intelligent Fastening Tool Tracking System Using a Hybrid Remote Sensing Technologies.
Supervisors: William Melek and Farid Golnaraghi
Kuimars Jalali - Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 at1:30 pm, E3-4117
Topic: Stability Control Through Integration of Advanced Torque Vectoring and Active Steering for Electric Vehicles with Four Direct-Drive In-Wheel Motors.
Supervisor: Steve Lambert and John McPhee
Neda Darivandi Shoushtari
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 at 1:00 pm, ERC 3012
Proposed Title: Shape Control of Flexible Structures Using Optimal Actuator Placement and Control
Supervisor: Amir Khajepour and Kirsten Morris
Roozbeh Parviz - Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Proposed Title: Nanostructured Complex Light Metal Hydrides Based on Li, Na, B, N and AL for Solid State Hydrogen Storage
Supervisor: Robert Varin
Jose Imbert-Boyd - Tuesday, September 21st, 1:30pm, CPH 2371
Thesis Title: Hybrid Electromagnetic Forming of Aluminum Alloy Sheet
Supervisor: Michael Worswick
Victor Hugo Baltazar Hernandez - Friday, September 24th, 9:30am, ERC 3012
Thesis Title: Effects of Martensite Tempering on Haz-Softening and Tensile Properties of Resistance Spot Welded Dual-Phase Steels
Supervisor: Norman Zhou
Reza Bagheriasl - Monday, April 25th, 2011, 10:00 a.m., E5 3006
Thesis Proposal Title: Formability of 3000 series aluminum alloy sheet at elevated temperatures
Supervisor: Mike Worswick
Moein Mehrtash - Tuesday, April 26th, 2011, 10:00 a.m., ERC 3012
Thesis Proposal Title: Bilateral Macro-Micro Teleoperation Using Magnetic Actuation Mechanism
Supervisor: Behrad Khamesee
Sepideh Afshar - Wednesday, April 27th, 2011, 9:00 a.m., E5 3006
Thesis Proposal Title: Modeling and Control of a Magnetic Based Drug Delivery System Using a Ferromagnetic Particle as Carrier
Supervisors: Behrad Khamesee and Amir Khajepour
Heshang Yu - Wednesday, May 4th, 2011, 1:00 p.m., ERC 3012
Thesis Proposal Title: Gas-liquid two-phase flow in a cascade bubble column
Supervisor: Zhongchao Tan
Brian Langelier - Wednesday, July 6th, 2011, 2:00 p.m., E3 4117
Thesis Proposal Title: Design and characterization of precipitation-hardening magnesium alloys
Supervisor: Shahrzad Esmaeili
Seyed Ehsan Samadani - Wednesday, April 11th, 2012, 11:00 a.m., E5 3052
Thesis Proposal Title: Life Cycle Modeling of Li-ion Battery in Electric Vehicle Based on Real Life Drive Cycles
Supervisor(s): Roydon Fraser
Kaushik Saha - Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, 9:30 a.m., ERC 3012
Thesis Proposal Title: Modeling of Cavitation in Diesel Injector
Supervisor(s): Xianguo Li
Dezhi Li - Tuesday April 9th, 2013 - 10:00 a.m. E3 4117
Thesis Proposal Title: An Intelligent System for Monitoring Induction Motor Health Condition
Supervisor: Fathy Ismail and Wilson Wang
Raheleh Givehchi - Thursday April 18th, 2013 - 1:00 p.m. - E5 3052
Thesis Proposal Title: Airborne Nanoparticle Filtration and Exposure
Supervisor: Zhongchao Tan
Matt DiDomizio- Friday April 26th, 2013 – 12:30 p.m. - E5 3052
Thesis Title:Potential Use of Small Scale Fire Tests for Screening Steiner Tunnel Results for Spray Foam Insulation
Supervisor(s): Prof. EJ Weckman
Abtin Athari- Tuesday May 7, 2013 – 12:00 p.m. - E3 4117
Thesis Title: Driver Command Interpreter for Electric Vehicles: Development and Experiments
Supervisor(s): Prof. Khajepour
Azam Javed – Friday May 10th, 2013 – 12:15 p.m.- E5 3052
Thesis Title: A State Estimation Approach for a Skid-Steered Off-Road Mobile Robot
Supervisor(s): Prof. Owen and Prof. Melek
Panchal - Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 - 2:30 p.m. - E5 3052
Thesis Proposal Title: The Impact of Vehicle Charge and Discharge Cycles on the Thermal Characteristics of Li-ion Batteries
Supervisor: Roydon Fraser
Jonathan Rossiter - Friday, May 10th, 2013 - 2:00 p.m. - E3 4117
Thesis Proposal Title: Numerical Modeling of the Origins of Instabilities and Localized Deformation Phenomena in FCC Polycrystals
Supervisor: Kaan Inal
Chenguang Li - Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 - 1:00 p.m. - ERC 3012
Thesis Proposal Title: Numerical Simulation of Multiphase Fluid-Structure Interaction in a Dynamic Valve
Supervisor(s): Fue-Sang Lien and Eugene Yee
Tirdad Niknejad - Friday, May 24th, 2013 - 2:00 p.m. - E5 3006
Thesis Proposal Title: A Process-Structure-Property Study of Resistance Spot Welding of AZ Magnesium Alloys
Supervisor(s): Norman Zhou and Shahrzad Esmaeili
Sergey Bogdanov - Monday, May 27th,2012 - 1:00 p.m. - E5 3006
Thesis Proposal Title: Combination of Fatigue Life Prediction and Monte Carlo Simulation for Simultaneous Estimation of the Fatigue Durability and the Reliability Level
Supervisor: Greg Glinka
Yauheni Staraselsky - Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 - 10:00 a.m. - E5 2004
Thesis Proposal Title: Microstructure Guided Optimal Alloy Design
Supervisor: Kaan Inal
Evdokia Popova - Wednesday, June 26th, 2013 - 2:00 p.m. - E5 3052
Thesis Proposal Title: Crystal Plasticity Based Numerical Modeling of Dynamic Recrystallization in Magnesium Alloys
Supervisor: Kaan Inal
Iman Fadakar - Thursday, June 27th, 2013 - 9:00 a.m. - E3 4117
Thesis Proposal Title: Spatial Formation Coordination and Control
Supervisor: Baris Fidan
Niknejad - Friday, July 5th, 2013 - 2:00 p.m. - E5 3052
Thesis Proposal Title: A Process-Structure-Property Study of Resistance Spot Welding of AZ Magnesium Alloys
Supervisor(s): Norman Zhou and Shahrzad Esmaeili
Reza Zarringhalam - Monday, July 8th, 2013 - 1:00 a.m. - E3 4117
Thesis Proposal Title: Sensor Fault Detection and Fault-Tolerant Estimation of Vehicle States
Supervisor(s): Amir Khajepour and William Melek
Geoffrey Rivers - Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 - 1:00 p.m. - E3 4117
Thesis Proposal Title: Effects of Dispersed Silver Nanobelts on Cure and Glass Transition of an Epoxy-Based Nanocomposite
Supervisor(s): Pearl Sullivan and Boxin Zhao
Laaleh Durali - Friday, July 26th, 2013 - 1:00 p.m. - E3 4117
Thesis Proposal Title: A new individual wheel actuated braking system to improve reliability and vehicle stability
Supervisor(s): Amir Khajepour and Soo Jeon
Saeid Khosravani - Friday September 6, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. - E3 4117
Thesis Title: Development of Vehicle Control Systems With Driver in the Loop
Supervisor: Amir Khajepour and Baris fidan
PhD defence
Hamidreza Alemohammad - March 1, 2010
Topic: Development of Optical Fiber Based Sensing Devices using Laser Microfabrication Methods
Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani
Robert Ripley - March 18, 2010
Topic:Acceleration and heating of Metal Particles in Condensed Matter Detonation
Supervisors: Fue-Sang Lien and Fan Zhang
Aashih Satish Shah - Thursday, April 15th, 2010 at 9:00 am, E3-4117
Topic: Mechanical and Tribological Aspects of Microelectronics Wire Bonding.
Supervisors: Michael Mayer and Norman Zhou
Peter S. Won - Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 at 10:30 am, E3-4117
Topic: Intelligent Fastening Tool Tracking System Using a Hybrid Remote Sensing Technologies.
Supervisors: William Melek and Farid Golnaraghi
Kuimars Jalali - Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 at1:30 pm, E3-4117
Topic: Stability Control Through Integration of Advanced Torque Vectoring and Active Steering for Electric Vehicles with Four Direct-Drive In-Wheel Motors.
Supervisor: Steve Lambert and John McPhee
Prodip Das - Friday, June 11th, 2010 at 9:30 am, PRC 3012
Topic: Transport Phenomena in Cathode Catalyst Layer of PEM Fuel Cells
Supervisor:Xianguo Li
Mohammad Biglarbegian - Friday, July 9th, 2010 at 2:00 pm, E2-1307G
Topic: Systematic Design of a Type 2 Fuzzy Logic Systems with Applications to Modeling and Control of Robot Manipulators.
Supervisor: William Melek
Adel Izadbakhsh - Monday, August 30th, 10:00am - ERC 3012
Thesis Title: Crystal Plasticity Modelling of Large Strain Deformation in Single Crystals of Magnesium
Supervisor - Kaan Inal and Sanjeev Bedi
Fahad Al-Sulaiman - Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 2:00 pm, ERC-3012
Thesis Title: Thermodynamic Modeling and Thermoeconomic Optimization of Integrated
Trigeneration Plants Using Organic Rankine Cycles
Supervisors: Feridun Hamdullahpur and Ibrahim Dincer
Mohammad Ibraheem Khan - Friday January 21, 2011, 9:00 a.m., E5 3006
Thesis Title: Pulsed Nd: YAG Laser Welding of Nitinol
Supervisor: Norman Zhou
Mohsen Shahini - Friday January 21, 2011, 9:00 a.m., E2 1307G
Thesis Title: Automated micro-sized Object Micromanipulation
Supervisors: William Melek and John Yeow
Isaac Keeheon Ye - Friday January 21, 2011, 11:00 a.m., ERC 3012
Thesis Title: Investigation of the scalar variance and scalar dissipation rate in URANS and LES
Supervisors: Fue-Sang Lien and Eddy Chui
Chris Salisbury - Thursday, April 14th, 2011, 1:00 p.m., ERC 3012
Thesis Title: On the Deformation Mechanics of Hyperelastic Porous Materials
Supervisors: Duane Cronin and Fue-Sang Lien
Hossein Ahari - Monday, May 2nd, 2011, 1:00 p.m., E3 4117
Thesis Title: Minimization of Surface Jaggedness in Laminated Tooling Fabrication
Supervisors: Amir Khajepour and Sanjeev Bedi
Jian Jun Zhu - Monday, May 9th, 2011, 1:00 p.m., E3 4117
Thesis Title: Study Vehicle Dynamics with Planar Suspension Systems (PSS)
Supervisors: Amir Khajepour and Ebrahim Esmailzadeh
Amir Fazeli - Monday, July 18th, 2011, 1:00 p.m., E5 3006
Thesis Title: Study Vehicle Dynamics with Planar Suspension Systems (PSS)
Supervisors: Amir Khajepour and Ebrahim Esmailzadeh
Ahyan Ince - Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 1:00 pm in E5 3052
Thesis Title: Development of Computational Multiaxial Fatique Modeling for Notched Components
Supervisor(s): Greg Glinka and Hamid Jahed
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Seminars and talks
Dr. Changqing Liu (Loughborough University, U.K)
Friday, April 16th,1:30 pm in RCH 308.
will be giving a talk “Materials and Processes to Enable Multifunctional Miniaturisation”
Dr. Erik P. Wassen, TU-Berlin
Numerical Simulation of Active Separation Control
Thursday, July 8th, 1:30-2:30 PM, DWE 2536
Active flow control has been investigated extensively in recent years in order to improve the performance or reduce the losses in engineering systems. One important area of flow control applications is flow separation. Separation can be induced either by an adverse pressure gradient or by sudden changes in the geometry, such as sharp edges. Two examples of active separation control applications will be shown. The first one uses periodic blowing and suction (synthetic jet and pulsed blowing) to control the pressure-induced separation on the trailing edge flap of a high-lift system. The second approach uses steady blowing, steady suction or synthetic jet actuation in order to control the wake and reduce the drag of a road vehicle model.