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Name: Kit Pan Wong Title of dissertation: Distributed fiber-optic sensors for pressure and strain measurements during slamming of a flexible plate Date & location: July 25th, 2022 10am EST, Martin Hall 2164 https://umd.zoom.us/j/3669032774?pwd=WG9IalhCK1lZTWozM1VXUlhQM1Z4UT09Meeting ID: 366 903 2774Passcode: 2021088 Committee members: Professor Miao Yu, ChairProfessor James DuncanProfessor Kenneth KigerProfessor Nikhil ChopraProfessor Stuart Laurence (Dean’s Representative) Abstract:The investigation of […]

Name: Connor Quigley Date & Time: July 25th, 2022 at 10am in EGR-2162  Zoom Meeting: https://umd.zoom.us/j/2010401689 | Meeting ID: 201 040 1689 Thesis Title: Developments in Carbon Rod Analysis for Sporting Goods Applications Advisory Committee: Professor Peter Chung, Chair/Advisor Professor Abhijit Dasgupta Professor Jeffery Herrmann Abstract: In sporting goods manufacturing, such as in fishing rod

Name: Keshav Rajasekaran Title: Bio-Inspired flow sensors and their application in Unmanned Air Vehicles Date: 07/22/2022 Time: 9AM – 11AM Location: EGR 2164 Committee members: Professor Miao Yu, Chair Professor Sarah Bergbreiter, Co-Chair Professor Don Devoe Professor Nikhil Chopra  Professor Ryan Sochol Professor Pamela Abshire (Dean’s Representative) Abstract: Small-scale unmanned air vehicles require lightweight, compact, and

Name: Lena Johnson Title: Evaluating Flight Time in a Flapping-Wing UAV Through Intermittent Gliding and Flapping Time: July, 22 4:00-6:00pm EGR-2162 DeWalt Meeting Room Committee Members:  – Dr. Hugh Bruck: Committee Chair – Dr. Derek Paley: Dean’s Representative – Dr. Miao Yu – Dr. Yancy Diaz-Mercado – Dr. Nikhil Chopra Abstract: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly

Name: Gyeong Sung Kim Title of dissertation: Heat and mass transfer analysis and performance improvement study for air gap membrane distillation Defense Date: 7/21/2022 at 10am Location: Rm. 4164B, Glenn L. Martin Hall Zoom link : https://umd.zoom.us/j/3218334573?pwd=TkJFbkozbllBTi9qQlNpOFJGVG12QT09 Committee members:  Professor Reinhard K. Radermacher, ChairProfessor Kenneth Yu, Dean’s RepresentativeProfessor Jungho KimProfessor Peter SandbornProfessor Bao YangResearch Professor Yunho Hwang

Name: Bahram Parvinian Defense Date: July 7th, 2022 at 10am Location: Glenn L. Martin Hall, EGR-2162 Committee Members: Professor Jin-Oh Hahn, Advisor/Chair Professor Yang Tao, Dean’s Representative Professor Balakumar Balachandran Professor Yancy Diaz-Mercado Professor Monifa Vaughn-Cooke Professor Pras Pathmanathan Title: A FRAMEWORK FOR CREDIBILITY ASSESSMENT OF SUBJECT-SPECIFIC PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS  Abstract: Physiological closed-loop controllers and decision support systems are medical

Name: Azin Sadat Mousavi Defense Date: July 5th, 2022 at 2 pm Location: Glenn L. Martin Hall, EGR-2164 Committee Members: Associate Professor Jin-Oh Hahn, Advisor/Chair Professor Alison Flatau, Dean’s Representative Professor Balakumar Balachandran Professor Hosam Fathy Professor Miao Yu Title: Ballistocardiography: Mathematical Modeling, Analysis, and Application to Cardiovascular Health Monitoring Abstract: The main goal of