Student Defenses

Author: Zhiyu Liu Date/Time: October 30th, 2024 at 9am EST Location: EGR-1131B, Glenn L. Martin Hall Committee members: Professor Peter W. Chung, Chair Professor Avik DuttProfessor Bao YangProfessor Damena AgonaferDr. Edward F. C. Byrd Professor Yifei Mo, Dean’s Representative Title of dissertation: Phonon transport and nonequilibrium kinetics with stimulation modeling in molecular crystals Abstract: attached

Author: Arka Bera Date/time: October 29th, 2024 at 1pm EST Location: Rm. 2162, Glenn L. Martin Hall | Zoom Link (Mtg ID: 972 9887 5267Code:111111) Committee members: Dr. Siddhartha Das, Chair Dr. Amir Riaz Dr. Eleonora Tubaldi Title of Thesis: Impact of Polymeric Drops on Drops and Films of a Different but Miscible Polymer Abstract: attached

Author: Qiuyi Chen Date/time: October 18th, 2024 at 3pm EST Location: Rm. 2164, Glenn L. Martin Hall | Zoom Link Committee members: Dr. Mark Fuge, Advisor and Chair Dr. Shapour Azarm Dr. Deep Ray Dr. Boyu Zhang Dr. Thomas Goldstein (Dean’s Representative) Title of Dissertation: Analyzing Inverse Design Problems from a Topological Perspective

Author: Jian Zhou Title: VOLUMETRIC SOLAR ABSORBING FLUIDS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN TWO-PHASE THERMOSYPHON Date/time: May 22nd at 1:00pm EST Location: 2164 DeWALT Seminar Room, Glenn L. Martin Hall. Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/3656005874?omn=94830805862) Committee members: Dr. Bao Yang, Advisor and ChairDr. Peter B. SunderlandDr. Amir RiazDr. Yunho HwangDr. Chunsheng Wang, Dean’s Representative Abstract: A two-phase thermosyphon is a passive system

Author: Edwin Fishman Title: The Natural Response of Uniform in Air and Partially Submerged in a Quiescent Water Body Date/time: April 24th at 10:00am Location: 3179K Aerospace Engineering Conference Room, Glenn L. Martin Hall. Committee members:Professor James Duncan, Advisor & ChairProfessor Miao YuProfessor Kenneth Kiger Abstract: The free vibration of three aluminum plates (.4 m wide, 1.08 m

Author: Zahra Nozarijouybari Title: Optimal Probing of Battery Cycles for Machine Learning-Based Model Development  Date/time: April 29th at 2:00pm Location: 2162 DeWALT Conference Room, Glenn L. Martin Hall. Committee members:Professor Hosam Fathy, Advisor & ChairProfessor Mark FugeProfessor Steven A. GabrielProfessor Teng LiProfessor Chunsheng Wang, Dean’s Representative Abstract:

Author: Matthew Keeler Title: DESIGN NOVELTY EVALUATION THROUGH ORDINAL EMBEDDING: COMPARISON OF NOVELTY AND TRIPLET ERRORS Date/time: April 19th at 12:00pm Location: 2164 DeWALT Seminar Room, Glenn L. Martin Hall. Committee members:Professor Mark D. Fuge, Chair/AdvisorProfessor Shapour AzarmProfessor Nikhil Chopra Abstract:A practical and well-studied method for computing the novelty of a design is to construct

Author: Cashen Diniz Title: Denoising the Design Space: Diffusion Models for Accelerated Airfoil Shape Optimization Date/time: April 16th at 9:30am Location: 2164 DeWALT Seminar Room, Glenn L. Martin Hall. Committee members:Professor Mark D. Fuge, Chair/AdvisorProfessor James BaederProfessor Michael Otte Abstract: Generative models offer the possibility to accelerate and potentially substitute parts of the often expensive

Author: Anthony Fabbri Title of dissertation: Second Wave Mechanics Date/time: April 16th, 2024 at 2:00pm Location: 2162 DeWALT Conference Room, Glenn L. Martin Hall. Committee members: Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic experienced very well-documented “waves” of the virus’ progression, which can be analyzed to predict future wavebehavior. Common wave shape patterns can be identified in real-timedata, to predict the pattern

Author: Matthew Weiner Title of dissertation: A Framework For Remaining Useful Life Prediction and Optimization For Complex Engineering Systems Date/time: April 15th, 2024 at 10:00am Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/6365088363 Location: 2164 DeWALT Conference Room, Glenn L. Martin Hall. Committee members: Abstract: