Student Defenses

Author: Tanjebul Alam Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at 9:30 am Location:  Room EGR-2164 Committee Members: Research Professor Vikrant Aute, Mechanical Engineering, Chair/Advisor Professor Bao Yang, Mechanical EngineeringAssociate Professor Damena Agonafer, Mechanical Engineering Title of Thesis:  DEVELOPMENT, VALIDATION AND APPLICATION OF RESISTANCE -CAPACITANCE BASED MODELS (RCM) FOR PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL HEAT EXCHANGERS Abstract: Latent thermal energy storage use […]

Author: Mohammad Rubyet Islam Date: 13th of December 2022, @12:00 PM to 2 PM Location: DeWalt Seminar Room (EGR-2164), Building 088, 2164 Martin Hall Committee Members: Dr. Peter A Sandborn, Advisor and ChairDr. William Regli, Dean’s RepresentativeDr. Mohammad ModarresDr. F. Patrick McCluskeyDr. Abhijit Dasgupta Title of Paper: “DYNAMIC PROGNOSTIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT FOR RESPONSE TIME BASED REMAINING USEFUL LIFE PREDICTION OF SOFTWARE

Author: Abhishek Ram Title: An Application-Specific Approach for Qualification Procedure Development Date & Time: Friday, December 02, 2022 at 9:00 AM Location: EGR-2164 (Martin Hall, DeWALT Seminar Room) Committee Members: Dr. Diganta Das (Chair) ​Dr. Abhijit Dasgupta​ Dr. Peter Sandborn Dr. Michael Azarian Abstract:  Qualification is a process that demonstrates whether a product meets or exceeds specified requirements.

Author: Timothy Kim Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 2:00 pm Location: Martin Hall, Room EGR-4164B (CEEE Meeting Room) Committee Members: Research Professor Yunho Hwang, Chair Professor Bao Yang Professor Jungho Kim Title of Paper: “ENABLING CO2 ISOTHERMAL COMPRESSION USING PISTON AND INTEGRATED GAS COOLER” ​Abstract: New avenues of decreasing environmental impacts and increasing the efficiency of HVAC systems are constantly

Author: Zachary Grant Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 3:30 pm Location: Martin Hall, Room EGR-4164B (CEEE Meeting Room) Committee Members: Research Professor Yunho Hwang, Chair Professor Bao Yang Professor Michael Ohadi Title of Paper:“MODELING OF HVAC CONFIGURATIONS FOR DE-CARBONIZATION IN A MID-SIZE HOSPITAL” Abstract: As the threat of climate change becomes more imminent, there has been increasing emphasis

Author: Rishi Roy Date: Monday, November 7th, 2022 at 10 am. Location: Martin Hall, Room EGR 2164 Committee Members: Professor Ashwani K. Gupta, Chair Professor Stanislav I. Stoliarov Professor Bao Yang Professor Nikhil Chopra Professor Kenneth H. Yu, Dean’s Representative Title of Paper:  “Investigation of Swirl Distributed Combustion with Experimental Diagnostics and Artificial Intelligence Approach”.       

Author: Beihan ZhaoDate: Friday, November 4th, 2022 at 1:00pmLocation: Martin Hall, Room EGR-2162 Committee Members: Professor Siddhartha Das, Chair/AdvisorProfessor Abhijit Dasgupta, Co-Chair/AdvisorProfessor Hugh Alan BruckProfessor Miao YuProfessor Taylor J WoehlProfessor Peter Kofinas, Dean’s Representative Title of Paper: “Explorations of carbon-nanotube-graphene oxide inks: printability, radio-frequency and sensor applications, and reliability”Abstract: Carbon-Nanotube (CNT) is a novel functional material with outstanding electrical

Author: James TancabelDate: Friday, November 4th, 2022 at 1:00pmLocation: Martin Hall, Room EGR-4164B Committee Members: Professor Reinhard Radermacher, Chair/AdvisorProfessor James Baeder, Dean’s RepresentativeAssociate Professor Johan LarssonProfessor Jungho Kim, Professor Jelena SrebricResearch Professor Vikrant Aute Title of Paper: “MULTI-PHYSICS MODELING OF THERMAL-HYDRAULIC AND MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE, AIRFLOW MALDISTRIBUTION, AND DEHUMIDIFCATION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE, REDUCED CHARGE AIR-TO-REFRIGERANT HEAT EXCHANGERS WITH SHAPE-OPTIMIZED TUBES”Abstract: Air-to-fluid Heat eXchangers (HX)

Author: Debapriya BhattacharjeeDate: Friday, November 4th, 2022 at 9:30amLocation: Martin Hall, Room EGR-2164 Committee Members: Dr. Hosam K Fathy, ChairDr. Perinkulam Krishnaprasad, Dean’s Representative Dr. Balakumar BalachandranDr. Christopher VermillionDr. Eleonora Tubaldi Title of Paper: “Direct Nonlinear Trajectory Optimization and State Estimation for a Tethered Underwater Energy Harvesting Kite”Abstract: This dissertation addresses the coupled challenges of state estimation and trajectory

Author: Ghazal ArabidarrehdorDate: Friday, November 4th, 2022 at 12:00pmLocation: Martin Hall, Room EGR-2164 Committee Members: Dr. Jin-Oh Hahn, Associate Professor, ChairDr. Daniel Butts, Associate Professor, Dean’s RepresentativeDr. Nikhil Chopra, ProfessorDr. Hosam Fathy, ProfessorDr. Yancy Mercado-Diaz, Assistant ProfessorDr. Eleonora Tubaldi, Assistant Professor  Title of Paper: “Mathematical Models and Novel Biomarkers toward Optimization of Burn Resuscitation”Abstract: Extensive burn injury is not only devastating