Theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, Old Dominion University since Fall 2016 are available in this collection. Backfiles of all dissertations (and some theses) have also been added.
In late Fall 2025, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Thesis: Impact of Airline Business Models on Fuel Efficiency of Aircraft Operations in the National Airspace System (NAS), Trisha R. Khetia
Thesis: Process Study for the Design of Small-Scale 2 Kelvin Refrigeration Systems, Peter N. Knudsen
Dissertation: Experimental Investigation of Active Control of Bluff Body Vortex Shedding, Ilteris Koc
Thesis: Disassembly Planning and Costing Through Petri Net Approach, ChunHsi Lei
Thesis: Adaptive Control of Large Amplitude Nonlinear Free Vibrations of Composite Shallow Shells Using System Identification and Self-Sensing Piezoelectric Actuators, Minseock Park
Thesis: Failure Repair Model for a Device Using Minor and Major Maintenance Strategies, Hrishikesh Raman Phadke
Thesis: Study of Multibody Dynamics Using MATLAB, Kalyani Soman
Thesis: Experimental Study of the Frequency Response of a Hot Film Anemometer, Ashish Tamhane
Thesis: Multivariable Flight Control Design Tool Incorporating Gain and Phase Root Locus, Yong Ki Yoon
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Thesis: Old Dominion University Space Systems Engineering Competency Development to Accommodate Orbital Flight Projects, Ersin Ancel
Dissertation: Assessment of Preliminary Design Approaches for Metallic Stiffened Cylindrical Shell Instability Problems, Vicki Owen Britt
Dissertation: Propulsion Enhancement Contributions to the Performance of Space Launch Vehicles, Russell H. Edwards
Thesis: Simulation and Thermo-Economic Analysis of a Solar-Assisted Heat Pump System for Domestic Water Heating Application, Vaibhav D. Gagrani
Dissertation: Shaken Baby Syndrome: Retinal Hemorrhaging. A Biomechanical Approach to Understanding the Mechanism of Causation, Steven Alex Hans
Thesis: Aerodynamic and Acoustic Investigations of an Advanced Over-The-Wing Nacelle Transport Aircraft Configuration, Geoffrey A. Hill
Dissertation: Sonic Boom Focusing Prediction and Delta Wing Shape Optimization for Boom Mitigation Studies, Nitin Khasdeo
Thesis: Active Control of Nonlinear Panel Flutter at Supersonic Speed Using Aeroelastic Modes and Self-Sensing Piezoelectric Actuators Under Yawed Flow Angle, Myounghee Kim
Dissertation: Micro Synthetic Jets as Effective Actuator, Mehti Koklu
Dissertation: Development of a Coupled Fluid/Structure Aeroelastic Solver with Applications to Vortex Breakdown-Induced Twin Tail Buffeting, Steven J. Massey
Thesis: Linear and Nonlinear Responses of Isotropic Beams Under Concentrated Random Loads Unsynchronized in Time, Ravi Putrevu
Thesis: Numerical Modeling of Gas Flows in Micronozzles, Orner San
Thesis: Stochastic Optimization Formulations for Structure Design, Shivanandini Tanuku
Thesis: Development of an Acoustic Measurement Capability for Automobile Testing in Open-Jet Wind Tunnels, Brianne Y. Williams
Thesis: A Design of Experiments Approach to Deck Flow Characterization on an Aircraft Carrier, Yugapriya Sivanesan Wing
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Thesis: Energy Based Method for Generation of Optimum Flight Paths, Michael Jon Acheson
Thesis: Flow Control of Airfoil at Post-Stall Conditions by Multiple Frequency Applied SAADO Jets, A. Şamil Demirsöz
Dissertation: Micron-Level Actuator for Thermal-Fluid Control in Microchannels, Nurhak Erbas
Thesis: Global Modeling of Pitch Damping from Flight Data, Noah M. Favaregh
Thesis: Spacecraft Trajectory Design for Short Duration Near Earth Asteroid Missions, Synthia Mirlin Findlay
Dissertation: Mechanical Properties and Durability of a Composite Material at Cryogenic Temperatures, Ray Walton Grenoble
Thesis: Load Characteristics for an Aluminum Alloy Friction Stir Weld, Lewis T. Henderson
Thesis: Fixture Design for Load Measurement in Friction Stir Welding, Shekhar S. Kulkarni
Thesis: Unsteady Numerical Analysis of a 2-Dimensional, Hydrogen Fueled, Air-Breathing Dual Mode Scramjet Engine, Nathan John Luetke
Dissertation: Boundary Interference Assessment and Correction for Open Jet Wind Tunnels Using Panel Methods, Wael Ahmed Mokhtar
Thesis: Statistical Interpretation of Mohr-Coulomb Theory as Applied to Fracture in Brittle Materials Containing Cracks, Mudit J. Monsi
Thesis: Life Cycle Impact Assessment Method for Early Design Phase of Industrial Products, Harpreet Singh Multani
Dissertation: Robustness and Control of a Magnetically Levitated Transportation System, Grzegorz Oleszczuk
Thesis: Intelligent System Applications Based on Genetic Algorithms, Yasin Volkan Pehlivanoglu
Dissertation: Passive and Active Nonlinear Control of Ship Roll Motions Using U-Tube Tanks, Thongchai Phairoh
Dissertation: Development of a Nonlinear Estimator-Based Model of Pilot Performance During Brownout Conditions, Karl Ulrich Schultz
Thesis: Process and Product Optimization Techniques - A Comparative Analysis Using Optimization of Surface Roughness, Amol Suresh Sonje
Thesis: A Study Correlating Entropy Generation to Parameters Characterizing Thermal Comfort in A Conditioned Room, Sai Shrinivas Sreedharan
Thesis: Most Probable Point-Based Design Optimization, Akhil R. Tipnis
Thesis: Computational Aerodynamics Study of Ahmed Body Car Model, Rajat Trehan
Thesis: Strategy for Product Reusability Based on Technical and Economic Model, Srikanth Uppuluri
Thesis: Processing and Characterization of High Performance Structural Nanocomposites, Dennis C. Working
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Dissertation: Nonlinear Flutter of Curved Panels Under Yawed Supersonic Flow Using Finite Elements, Mohamed Salim Azzouz
Thesis: Gauss-Hermite Integration for Reliability Calculation and Sensitivity Analysis, Nilesh K. Borade
Dissertation: p-Version Time-Discontinuous Galerkin's Method for Nonlinear Transient Heat transfer Analysis and Sensitivity Analysis, Ta-Cheng Chien
Thesis: Design and Fabrication of A Prototype Fabry-Perot Cavity for the Compton Polarimeter Upgrade at Jefferson Lab, Deepa Deepa
Thesis: Static and Modal Analysis of the Magnetic Levitation Vehicle, Santosh Kumar Desetty
Dissertation: Shape Memory Alloy Applications on Control of Thermal Buckling, Panel Flutter and Random Vibration of Composite Panels, Xinyun Guo
Thesis: Conjugate Gradient Method for Solving System of Nonlinear Equations, Abhijit Prakash Honrao
Thesis: Contemporary-Classical Sequential Loop Design with Parameter Uncertainty, Donghyuk Jeong
Thesis: An Analysis of a Finite Element Human Brain in Low Speed Rear Impact Automobile Collision Comparison, Model Development and Study Using TNO Rear Impact Dummy, Mangesh S. Kadam
Thesis: Computational Sensing and Closed-Loop Active Flow Control of Airfoil at Post-Stall Conditions, Volkan Kamaci
Thesis: Active Control of Large Amplitude Nonlinear Free Vibrations and Nonlinear Supersonic Panel Flutter of Beams and Composite Plates Using Piezoelectric Self-Sensing Actuators, Qinqin Li
Thesis: Validation of Finite Element Beam Models, Pavan R. Madhineni
Thesis: Shape and Size Sensitivity Analysis of Geometrically Nonlinear Laminated Composite Plates, Nitin R. Mane
Thesis: Complexity Measure of a Product or Process by Application of Fuzzy Multi-Attribute Utility Theory, Shrikant Chandrakant Nagpure
Thesis: Sonic Boom Prediction Using Euler/Full Potential Methodology, Isik Ali Ozcer
Thesis: Numerical Integration Strategy for Generating Root Migration Diagrams, Deepak H. Panduranga
Thesis: Investigation and Applications of Latin Hypercube Sampling Methods, Prashant K. Patel
Thesis: New Methodology for Robust Control System Design and Analysis for Single Parameter Uncertain Systems, Charles J. Player
Thesis: Computational Analysis and Validation of the HANS Head and Neck Support, Kapil Tyagi
Dissertation: Modeling Multilevel Supply Chain Systems to Optimize Order Quantities and Order Points Through Mathematical Models, Discrete Event simulation and Physical Simulations, Alok K. Verma
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Dissertation: Analysis of Human Thermal Comfort Using a Coupled Model for Predicting Human Body-Environment Heat and Mass Exchange, Ahmed M. Al-Mogbel
Thesis: Prediction of Rigid Body Aircraft Acceleration Response Due to Atmospheric Disturbances, Billy Keith Buck
Thesis: Numerical Study of Combustion of Hydrogen and Ethylene in a Two-Dimensional Dual-Mode Scramjet Combustor, Robert A. Carson
Thesis: Distal Placement of an End-To-Side Bypass Graft Anastomosis A 3-D Computational Study, John Robert Di Cicco
Thesis: Computational Sensing and Active Flow Control of Airfoil at Stall Conditions, Ersin Gercek
Thesis: Effects of Track Irregularities on Dynamic Responses of a Moving Maglev Train, Aravind M. Hanasoge
Dissertation: Computation of Shock Induced Noise in Imperfectly Expanded Supersonic Jets, Bulent Imamoglu
Thesis: Modal Analysis and Validation of a Gasoline Fuel Injector Using Ansys and Laser Vibrometer, Ravi Kiran Kothamasa
Dissertation: Uncertainty Propagation and Robust Design in CFD Using Sensitivity Derivatives, Michele M. Putko
Thesis: Effects of Initial Seated Position on Whiplash in Low Speed Rear-End Impacts Comparison and Study Using the TNO Rear Impact Dummy (TRID) Model, Manjunath P. Venkataramana
Thesis: Swing-Up and Balancing Nonlinear Control for a Rotational Inverted Pendulum, Jiang Wang
Dissertation: Field Effect Control of Electrokinetic Transport Phenomena in Nanofluidics, Song Xue
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Dissertation: Optimization-Based Architecture for Managing Complex Integrated Product Development Projects, Hisham Mohamed El-Sayed AbdelSalam
Dissertation: Numerical Studies on Supersonic Mixing and Combustion Phenomena, Tarek M. Abdel-Salam
Dissertation: Generalized Predictive Control of Ship Coupling Motions Using Active Flume Tanks, Abdulkarim Mohammed Alotaiwi
Dissertation: Optimal Feedback Control for Ship Roll Motion Under Sea States, Anusit Anmanatarkul
Thesis: Numerical Study of Two-Dimensional Secondary Injection Into a Mach 3.5 Freestream, Stephen C. Coghill
Thesis: Diode Laser Crystallization of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Thin Films for Solar Cell Applications, Brian A. Eaton
Dissertation: Two Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Highly-Strained Hydrogen-Air Opposed Jet Laminar Diffusion Flames, Kyu C. Hwang
Dissertation: New Approaches to Gortler and Tollmien-Schlichting Boundary-Layer Instabilities, Vijay Kalburgi
Thesis: An Experimental Study of Automotive Wakes for Drag Breakdown, Ilteris Koc
Thesis: Piezoelectric Sensor in the Application of Rolling Bearing Health Monitoring, Yinyin Liu
Thesis: Analytical Model of a Thermomechanical Hot Channel Coupled to a Friction Stir Welding Process, Saptarshi Mandal
Thesis: A Numerical Analysis of a Non-Porous, Flexible Upper Airfoil Surface, Asao Omura
Dissertation: Implementation and Testing of Unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes and Detached Eddy Simulation Using an Implicit Unstructured Multigrid Scheme, Juan A. Palaez
Dissertation: Nonlinear Response and Fatigue Estimation of Aerospace Curved Surface Panels to Acoustic and Thermal Loads, Adam Przekop
Dissertation: An Experimental Study of Flow Control Techniques on a Multi-Element Airfoil, Ira James Walker
Dissertation: Life-Extending Control for a Highly Maneuverable Flight Vehicle, Si-bok Yu
Dissertation: Hypersonic Boundary-Layer Stability Across a Compression Corner, Hongwu Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Dissertation: External Aerodynamics of Heavy Ground Vehicles: Computations and Wind Tunnel Testing, Ilhan Bayraktar
Dissertation: Investigation of Port Fuel Injector Spray Mass Distribution by Laser Induced Fluorescence, Tuba Bayraktar
Dissertation: Modeling Aspects of Magnetic Actuators and Magnetic Suspension Systems, V. Dale Bloodgood Jr.
Dissertation: Finite Element Modal Formulation for Panel Flutter at Hypersonic Speeds and Elevated Temperatures, Guangfeng Cheng
Thesis: Analysis of a Direct Expansion Solar-Assisted Heat Pump Using Different Refrigerants, Francis Benjamin Gorozabel Chata