May 2021

R&D ENGINEER POSITION – INTEL Corp.

Job Description: Assembly and Test Technology Development (ATTD) Experimental Mechanics Lab deals with thermo-mechanical challenges in the development of advanced packaging technologies. The personnel in this R&D lab use a variety of tools to study the behavior of electronic packages and their material constituents under different mechanical and/or thermal loading conditions: like dynamic warpage of packages […]

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Dissertation Defense – Qian Jiang

Anisotropic Multi-scale Modeling for Steady-state Creep Behavior of Polycrystalline Coarse-grain SnAgCu (SAC) Solder Joints Author: Qian Jiang Day/Time: June 10, 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm List of committee membersProfessor Abhijit Dasgupta, ChairProfessor Hugh Alan BruckProfessor Teng LiProfessor Patrick McCluskeyProfessor Lourdes G. Salamanca-Riba, Dean Representative Abstract:Heterogeneous integration is leading to unprecedented miniaturization of solder joints. The overall size of solder

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Dissertation Defense – Benjamin Knisely

Title: Integrating Human Performance Models into Early Design Stages to Support Accessibility  Author: Benjamin Knisely Day/Time: June 8th, 1-3 pm List of committee membersAssistant Professor Monifa Vaughn-Cooke, ChairAssistant Professor Mark FugeProfessor Jeffrey HerrmannAssistant Professor John DickersonProfessor Michel Wedel, Dean Representative Day/Time: June 8th, 1-3 pm Abstract:Humans have heterogeneous physical and cognitive capabilities. Engineers must cater to

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AKATECH – STEM Career Opportunities

AustriaPREMIUM Professor in Geoenergy Production EngineeringMontanuniversität Leoben – Leoben PREMIUM Full Professor in Electrochemical Energy ConversionMontanuniversität Leoben – LeobenBelgiumInstructor position Photo-electrochemical catalysis & sensingUniversity of Antwerp – AntwerpenPostdoctoral researcher ‘In vivo Cellular and Molecular imaging’KU Leuven – BrusselsTenure Track Lecturer Mathematics/Continuous techniques in Data ScienceVrije Universiteit Brussel – IxellesPhD Researcher in Linguistics and Artificial IntelligenceKU Leuven –

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Thesis Defense – Harsha Bharadwaj

TITLE: Morphology evolution of droplets in a polymer based extensional flow. Date/Time: Friday, May 28 – 2PM-4PM Committee Members: Dr. David Bigio (Advisor)Dr. James DuncanDr. Ryan Sochol Zoom Link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/93032464600 Abstract: Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) is one of the most widely used Additive Manufacturing (AM) methods to bring products to life. This thesis examines the incorporation of

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CRESST II Graduate Student Project Opportunities at NASA/GSFC

Graduate student projects are available in the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)  Astrophysics Science and Solar System Exploration Division through the Center for Research  and Exploration in Space Science and Technology II (CRESST II) (https://cresst2.umd.edu/). Three NASA sponsors are looking for six graduate students in the fields of astronomy,  astrophysics, physics, and engineering to work

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Thesis Defense – Haafiz Husker

Title: INFLATABLE ACOUSTIC METAMATERIAL Author: Haafiz Husker Committee Members:Dr. Amr Baz (Adviser – Chair)Dr. Balakumar BalachandranDr. Hosam Fathy Exam Time:  May 20, 2021 (Thursday) at 9:30AM Abstract: Acoustic metamaterials thus far have been either passive or employed stacking to produce wide range of results. With the advent of advanced additive manufacturing techniques, the ability to

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Thesis Defense – Hyun Seop Lee

Title: Temperature Dependent Characterization of Polymers for Accurate Prediction of Stresses in Electronic Packages Author: Hyun Seop Lee Date/Time : May 18, 1~3 pm Committee members:Prof. Bongtae Han (Chair)Prof. Abhijit DasguptaProf. Patrick McCluskeyProf. Peter SandbornProf. Sung W. Lee (Dean’s representative) Abstract: Epoxy molding compound (EMC) is a thermosetting polymer filled with inorganic fillers such as

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Faculty Vacancies at PolyTechnic Universities

It gives me great pleasure to present you the next issue of our academic newsletter which includes open faculty and research positions in engineering and technology, ranging from senior executive roles through to academic posts and research related positions, from polytechnic universities worldwide. You can view the full listings on PolytechnicPositions.com Associate/Assistant Professor of Cyber Security/Electronic

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Dissertation Defense – Jonathan Kordell

Title: Parametric Design and Experimental Validation of Conjugate Stress Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring Author: Jonathan Kordell Date/Time: Date/Time – May 13, 2021 at 10am EDT Examining Committee:Dr. Abhijit DasguptaDr. Miao YuDr. Bongtae HanDr. Amr BazDr. Hugh BruckDr. Inderjit Chopra Abstract:In this dissertation, conjugate stress (CS) sensing is advanced through a parametric evaluation of a

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