Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Thesis: Characterization and Optimization of a Propeller Test Stand, Colin Bruce Leighton Benjamin
Dissertation: Endogenous Force Transmission Between Epithelial Cells and a Role for α-Catenin, Sandeep Dumbali
Thesis: Design and Manufacture of an Inertial Cascade Impactor for Industrial Hygiene Purposes, Hector Joel Gortaire
Thesis: Off Axis Compressive Response of Ice-Templated Ceramics, Rahul Kumar Jujjavarapu
Thesis: Unsupervised-Learning Assisted Artificial Neural Network for Optimization, Varun Kote
Dissertation: Numerical Simulation of Viscoelastic Flow in Micro/Nanochannels, Lanju Mei
Thesis: Comparison of Support Methods for Static Aerodynamic Testing and Validation of a Magnetic Suspension and Balance System, Cameron K. Neill
Dissertation: Computational Analysis and Design Optimization of Convective PCR Devices, Jung Il Shu
Dissertation: Estimation of Arterial Wall Parameters Via Model-Based Analysis of Noninvasively Measured Arterial Pulse Signals, Dan Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Thesis: Offshore Wind Energy: Simulating Local Offshore Wind Turbine, Ian P. Aquino
Dissertation: Epithelial Sheet Response to External Stimuli, Yashar Bashirzadeh
Thesis: Anthropomorphically Inspired Design of a Tendon-Driven Robotic Prosthesis for Hand Impairments, Manali Bapurao Bhadugale
Thesis: Aerothermodynamic Analysis of a Mars Sample Return Earth-Entry Vehicle, Daniel A. Boyd
Thesis: Volterra Series Approximation for Multi-Degree of Freedom, Multi-Input, Multi-Output, Aircraft Dynamics, Alexander J. Chen
Dissertation: Simplified, Alternative Formulation of Numerical Simulation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell, Russell L. Edwards
Thesis: Distributed Sensing and System Identification of Cantilever Beams and Plates in the Presence of Weak Nonlinearities, Patrick Sean Heaney
Thesis: Dynamic Response Modeling of High Speed Planing Craft with Enforced Acceleration, Brian K. Johnson
Dissertation: Identification and Optimal Linear Tracking Control of ODU Autonomous Surface Vehicle, Nadeem Khan
Dissertation: Design and Implementation of an Artificial Neural Network Controller for Quadrotor Flight in Confined Environment, Ahmed Mekky
Thesis: Gust Alleviation System for General Aviation Aircraft, Lucas Coleman Mills
Thesis: Human-Robot Collaborative Force-Controlled Micro-Drilling for Advanced Manufacturing and Medical Applications, Parimal Mahesh Prajapati
Thesis: A Cost Effective Design for a Propeller Thrust/Torque Balance, Nicholas Barrett Sadowski
Dissertation: Understanding the Mechanical Behavior of Costal Cartilage at Their Curved Exterior Surface Via a Tactile Sensor with a Built-In Probe for Distributed-Deflection Detection, Jiayue Shen
Thesis: A Scientific Approach to Understanding the Head Trauma Endured by a Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, John William Michael Sorbello
Thesis: Robocatch: Design and Making of a Hand-Held Spillage-Free Specimen Retrieval Robot for Laparoscopic Surgery, Farid Tavakkolmoghaddam
Thesis: Effects of Automated Fiber Placement on High Strain Rate Compressive Response of Advanced Composites, Alexander Trochez
Thesis: A Monolithic Internal Strain-Gage Balance Design Based on Design for Manufacturability, Thomas Ladson Webb III
Dissertation: A Stepwise Compression-Relaxation Testing Method for Tissue Characterization and Tumor Detection Via a Two-Dimensional Tactile Sensor, Yichao Yang
Dissertation: Investigation of Microfluidic Kelvin Water Dropper and Its Applications in Contact and Contactless Electrowetting, Elias Yazdanshenas
Dissertation: Solid Oxide Electrochemical Cells for High Temperature Hydrogen Production: Theory, Fabrication and Characterization, Can Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Dissertation: Multi-Mode Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Using Differential Evolution Algorithm, Faisal Manour Altarazi
Thesis: An Investigation into the Potential Benefits of Distributed Electric Propulsion on Small UAVS at Low Reynolds Numbers, Engin Baris
Thesis: Development of the Compact Jet Engine Simulator From Concept to Useful Test Rig, Henry H. Haskin
Thesis: A Low Cost Inflatable CubeSat Drag Brake Utilizing Sublimation, Adam Charles Horn
Thesis: Investigation, Modeling And Validation Of Digital Bridge For A New Generation Hot-Wire Anemometer, Karthik Kamalakar Joshi
Thesis: The Effect of Bone and Ligament Morphology of Ankle Joint Loading in the Neutral Position, Jinhyuk Kim
Dissertation: Using Optimality Theory and Reference Points to Improve the Diversity and Convergence of a Fuzzy-Adaptive Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimizer, Amit A. Kulkarni
Thesis: Development of a Data Acquisition System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) System Identification, Donald Joseph Lear
Dissertation: Optimal Ship Maintenance Scheduling Under Restricted Conditions and Constrained Resources, Vi Hong Nguyen
Dissertation: Computational Methods for Nonlinear Systems Analysis With Applications in Mathematics and Engineering, Geoffrey Kenneth Rose
Dissertation: Development of an Analysis and Design Optimization Framework for Marine Propellers, Ashish C. Tamhane
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Dissertation: Thin Film Studies Toward Improving the Performance of Accelerator Electron Sources, Md Abdullah Al Mamun
Thesis: Parametric Investigation of a Laboratory Drop Test to Simulate Base Acceleration Induced By Wave Impacts of High Speed Planing Craft, John D. Barber
Dissertation: Secondary Electron Emission from Plasma Processed Accelerating Cavity Grade Niobium, Miloš Bašović
Thesis: Carbon Deposition During Oxygen Production Using High Temperature Electrolysis and Mitigation Methods, Timothy Adam Bernadowski
Thesis: Long-Term Quantitative Study of Wind-Tunnel Balance Calibrations Across Multiple Calibration Systems, Ryan James Callahan
Thesis: A Comparison of Microstructure and Uniaxial Compressive Response of Ice-Templated Porous Alumina Scaffolds Fabricated from Two Different Particle Sizes, Nikhil D. Dhavale
Thesis: Development and Implementation of a Propeller Test Capability for Gl-10 "Greased Lightning" Propeller Design, Brian Edward Duvall
Thesis: Detecting and Resolving Air Traffic Conflicts Using a Point of Closest Approach Method, Marc S. Easton
Thesis: Experimental Investigation of Turbulent Structures and Non-Equilibrium Effects in Axial Wake Vortices Via Particle Image Velocimetry, Jeffry William Ely
Dissertation: Concurrent Spatial Mapping of the Viscoelastic Behavior of Heterogeneous Soft Materials Via a Polymer-Based Microfluidic Device, Wenting Gu
Thesis: Development of the Compact Jet Engine Simulator from Concept to Useful Test Rig, Henry H. Haskin
Dissertation: Testing and Analysis of an Exergetically Efficient 4 K to 2 K Helium Heat Exchanger, Peter N. Knudsen
Dissertation: Development of a DSM-Based Model for Managing the Design of Complex Systems Considering the Impact of Technological Obsolescence, Gershom Kwaku Obeng
Dissertation: Design of Experiments Enhanced Statistical Process Control for Wind Tunnel Check Standard Testing, Ben D. Phillips
Thesis: A Hybrid Position Feedback Controller for Bistable Structures, Mehmet R. Simsek
Thesis: Modeling Shock Waves Using Exponential Interpolation Functions with the Least-Squares Finite Element Method, Bradford Scott Smith Jr.
Dissertation: An Examination of the Indentation Size Effect In FCC Metals and Alloys from a Kinetics Based Perspective Using Nanoindentation, David Earl Stegall
Thesis: Experimental Analysis of Turbulent Structures and the Effects of Non-Equilibrium on an Axial Vortex, Michael P. Thompson
Dissertation: Nonlinear Flight Control Design Using Backstepping Methodology, Thanh Trung Tran
Thesis: Thermo-Mechanical System Identification of a Shape Memory Alloy Actuated Mechanism, Cody Alexander Wright
Dissertation: Constrained-Energy Cross-Well Actuation of Bistable Structures, Masoud Zarepoor
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Dissertation: Flight Dynamics Nonlinearity Assessment Across a New Aerodynamic Attitude Flight Envelope, Ayman Muhammad Abdallah
Dissertation: Nano Scale Mechanical Analysis of Biomaterials Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Diganta Dutta
Dissertation: Dynamic Project Time and Cost Evaluation Under the Combined Influence of Contract, Quality, and Uncontrollable Change, Thomas V. Hammock
Dissertation: Isogeometric Analysis for Electromagnetism, Tahsin Khajah
Dissertation: Constrained Discrete Phase Control of a Heaving Wave Energy Converter in Irregular Seas Using Reinforcement Learning, Praveen D. Malali
Dissertation: Uncertainty Estimates and Prediction Interval Development for Internal Strain Gage Balance Calibration Systems, Kenneth G. Toro
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Dissertation: State Variable Model for Unsteady Two Dimensional Axial Vortex Flow with Pressure Relaxation, Mazin Mohammed Elbakri Abuharaz
Dissertation: Role of Surface Chemistry in Nanoscale Electrokinetic Transport, Secuk Atalay
Dissertation: Fluid-Structure Interaction Modeling of A F/A-18 Twin-Tail Buffet Using Non-linear Eddy Viscosity Models, Ahmed M. Nagib M. Elmekawy
Dissertation: Implementation of Analytical Fatigue Models Into Opensim to Predict the Effects of Fatigue on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Loading, Michael A. Samann
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Dissertation: Field Emission Studies Toward Improving the Performance of DC High Voltage Photoelectron Guns, Mahzad BastaniNejad
Dissertation: A Polymer-Based Microfluidic Device with Electrolyte-Enabled Distributed Transducers (EEDT) for Distributed Load Detection, Peng Cheng
Dissertation: Use of a Rolling Road System in Crosswind Conditions, Mau-Kuo Chen
Dissertation: Subtalar Joint Instability: Diagnosis and Conservative Treatment, Julie Choisne
Dissertation: Computational Dynamics for the Flexible Multi-Body System, Yu Liu
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Dissertation: Numerical Study of the Performance of a Model Scramjet Engine, Ayad Alhumadi
Dissertation: Molecular Dynamics Studies on Nanoscale Gas Transport, Murat Barisik
Dissertation: Large-Eddy Simulation of Axially-Rotating, Turbulent Pipe and Particle-laden Swirling Jet Flows, Nicolas D. Castro
Dissertation: Measurement System Characterization in the Presence of Measurement Errors, Sean A. Como
Thesis: Modeling, Identification, Validation and Control of a Hybrid Maglev Ball System, Ahmed Elhussein E. Mekky
Dissertation: A Unified Enterprise-Wide Cost Modeling Framework for Engineering Applications Based on Systems Engineering Principles, Yousuf S. Mohammed
Dissertation: Modeling Martian Planetary Entry Descent and Landing Using Monte Carlo Driven Response Surface Methodology, Narcrisha S. Norman
Dissertation: Dynamics and Control of Satellite Relative Motion in Proximity Operations, Mohamed Elsayed Aly Abd Elaziz Okasha
Dissertation: Evaluation of Autonomous Robotic Milling Methodology for Natural Tooth-Shaped Implants Based on SKO Optimization, Yongki Yoon
Dissertation: The Influence of Non-Equilibrium Pressure on Rotating Flows, Irfan Rashid Zardadkhan
Dissertation: Electrokinetic Transport Phenomena in Nanofluidic Devices, Mingkan Zhang
Thesis: Design and Implementation of a Z-Axis MEMS Gyroscope with a Symmetric Multiple-Mass Mechanical Structure, Yujie Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Dissertation: Direct Current Electrokinetic Particle Transport in Micro/Nano-Fluidics, Ye Ai
Thesis: A Pilot Model for Investigating Biodynamic Coupling Due to Aeroservoelastic Accelerations, Brandon Cowen
Dissertation: A Wind Tunnel Technique for the Identification of Ship Airwake/Rotor Downwash Coupling, Stargel R. Doane
Thesis: Balloon Borne Mars Research Platforms, Sean Michael Hancock
Dissertation: A Variable Acceleration Calibration System, Thomas H. Johnson
Dissertation: A Microfluidic Device for Impedance Spectroscopy, Ahmet Can Sabuncu
Dissertation: Interface Circuit for a Multiple-Beam Tuning-Fork Gyroscope with High Quality Factors, Ren Wang
Dissertation: Manipulating Particles for Micro- and Nano-Fluidics Via Floating Electrodes and Diffusiophoresis, Sinan Eren Yalcin
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Dissertation: Analytic Construction of Periodic Orbits in the Restricted Three-Body Problem, Mohammed A. Ghazy
Dissertation: Methodology to Quantify Vertical Accelerations of Planing Craft in Irregular Waves, Jennifer Suzanne Grimsley
Dissertation: Analysis of Helicopter Downwash/Frigate Airwake Interaction Using Statistically Designed Experiments, Yavuz Nacakli