Author name: Segen Sara A. Habte

Author: Eesh Kamrah Date: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023, at 11:00 am Location: EGR-2164 Committee Members: Title of Thesis: EFFECTS OF DIVERSE INITIALIZATION ON BAYESIAN OPTIMIZERS. Abstract: Design researchers have struggled to produce quantitative predictions for exactly why and when diversity might help or hinder design search efforts. This thesis addresses that problem by studying one ubiquitously used search strategy – Bayesian Optimization […]

Author: Harsimranjit Singh Date/Time/Location of defense: 07/20/2023, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, Rm. 2164 in Martin HallZoom link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/4473163587?pwd=ZDN6aDhQZGlWalJncDlsSEJIc1dxUT09 Committee Members: -Dr. Michael Ohadi, Chair -Dr. Bao Yang -Dr. Patrick McCluskey -Dr. Amir Riaz -Dr. Ratnesh Tiwari -Dr. Christopher Cadou, Dean’s Representative Title: THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF HIGH-HEAT FLUX ELECTRONICS WITH INTERLACED FILM EVAPORATION AND ENHANCED FLUID

Author: Changsu Kim Date/Time/Location of Defense: 7/21/2023 at 12:00 pm in EGR-2162 Committee: -Professor Bongtae Han (Chair) -Professor Patrick McCluskey -Professor Peter Sandborn -Professor Michael Osterman -Professor Sung W. Lee (Dean’s Representative) Title: Measurements of Effective Cure Shrinkage of Epoxy Molding Compound and Induced In-line Warpage during Molding Process Abstract: Cure shrinkage accumulated only after the

Author: Lingxi Kong Defense date/time/location: July 18th, 2023 at 2:30pm in EGR-2164 Committee Members: -Prof. Michael G. Pecht (Chair) -Prof. Lourdes G. Salamanca-Riba (Dean’s Representative) -Prof. Hosam K. Fathy -Prof. F. Patrick McCluskey -Prof. Stanislav I. Stoliarov -Prof. Michael H. Azarian Title of Dissertation: “In-situ Investigation of Lithium Dendrite Growth and Its Interactions with a

Author: Pattanun Chanpiwat Date, time, & location: Committee members: Title: Three Essays on Optimization, Machine Learning, and Game Theory in Energy Abstract: This dissertation comprises three main essays that share a common theme: developing methods to promote sustainable and renewable energy from both the supply and demand sides, from an application perspective. The first essay (Chapter 2)

Author: Lingzhe WangDate and time: June 23th, 2023, at 2:00 PM Location: EGR-2162, DeWALT meetingZoom link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/2731945012Zoom meeting ID: 273 194 5012 Committee: Professor Jelena Srebric, Chair/Advisor Professor Hosam Fathy Professor Jin-Oh Hahn Professor Bao Yang Professor Donald Milton, Dean’s Representative Title: Occupant-oriented Indoor Environmental Controls in Public Spaces Abstract: The indoor environment has significant impacts on the health and comfort of

Author: Mohamed Mohsen Ahmed Title: Development of a Lagrangian-Eulerian Modeling Framework to Describe Thermal Degradation of Porous Fuel Particles in Simulations of Wildland Fire Behavior at Flame Scale Date and time: May 26, 2023, at 9:00 AM Location: Fire and Risk Alliance Conference Room, 3106 J.M. Patterson Building Zoom link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/7685207098 Zoom meeting ID: 768 520