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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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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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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Title: THERMODYNAMIC AND INFORMATION ENTROPY-BASED PREDICTION AND DETECTION OF FATIGUE FAILURES IN METALLIC AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS USING ACOUSTIC EMISSION AND DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION Author: Seyed Fouad Karimian Date: Thursday, May 6th, 2:00 – 4:00 PM. Zoom Link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/9968970907 Examining Committee: Professor Mohammad Modarres, Advisor and Chair Professor Hugh Bruck, Co-Advisor Professor Aris Christou Professor Abhijit Dasgupta Professor Katrina Groth Professor Norman
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Title: ASSESSMENT OF THE FIDES RELIABILITY PREDICTION METHODOLOGY Author: Aishwarya Prashant Gaonkar Advisory Committee:Professor Michael G. Pecht Professor Peter SandbornProfessor Patrick McCluskeyProfessor Diganta Das Date/Time: Wednesday, April 21 9:00-11:00AM Abstract: The FIDES Guide is a reliability prediction handbook published by a group of European defense and aerospace manufacturers under the supervision of the French Ministry of
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Title: INVESTIGATING FLUIDIC ENHANCEMENTS FOR SOFT ROBOTIC APPLICATIONS Author: Ruben Acevedo List of Committee Members:Professor Ryan D. Sochol, Chair/ AdvisorProfessor Hugh A. BruckProfessor Miao YuProfessor Don DeVoeProfessor Peter Kofinas, Dean’s Representative Day/Time: Wednesday April 14 @ 1:00 pm Abstract: Over the past decade, the field of soft robotics has established itself as uniquely suited for applications that
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Title: The Effects of Gravity on Flow Boiling Heat Transfer Author: Caleb Hammer Day/Time: Thursday, April 15th, 2021 | 10:00-11:30AM Zoom Link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/91747518263 Committee Members:Professor Jungho Kim, ChairProfessor Christopher Cadou, Dean’s RepresentativeProfessor Kenneth KigerProfessor Reinhard RadermacherProfessor Amir Riaz Abstract: Flow boiling is a method of phase change heat transfer used widely in electronics cooling, refrigeration,
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Title: Data Requirements to Enable PHM for Liquid Hydrogen Storage Systems from a Risk Assessment Perspective Author: Camila Correa Jullian Day/Time: April 15, 2021 | 1:00pm (Eastern) Zoom Link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/7492613806 Examining Committee Dr. Katrina M. Groth, ChairDr. Mohammad ModarresDr. Reinhard RadermacherDr. William Buttner, Special Member Abstract: Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) provides tools to aid the development
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Title: Investigation into Pyrolysis and Gasification of Solid Waste Components and Their Mixtures Author: Kiran Raj Goud Burra Date/Time: March 29th, 2021 | 11:00 AM Dissertation Committee:Professor Ashwani K. Gupta, ChairProfessor Nam Sun WangProfessor Bao YangProfessor Gary A. PertmerProfessor Dongxia Liu, Dean’s Representative Abstract:Carbon neutral sources such as abundant biomass reserves and landfill-destined high energy density wastes
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TItle: Atomistic and theoretical description of liquid flows in polyelectrolyte-brush-grafted nanochannels Author: Harnoor Singh Sachar Date/Time: March 30, 2021 (Tuesday), 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT Zoom Link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/9765159282 List of Committee MembersDr. Siddhartha Das (Chair)Dr. Amir RiazDr. Peter W. ChungDr. Don DeVoeDr. Silvina Matysiak (Dean’s Representative) AbstractPolyelectrolyte (PE) chains grafted in close proximity stretch out
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