Student Defenses

Name: Varun KhemaniTitle: Prognostics and Secure Health Management of Analog CircuitsCommittee Members:Professor Michael G. Pecht, ChairDr. Michael H. Azarian, Co-ChairProfessor Peter SandbornProfessor Abhijit DasguptaProfessor Mark FugeProfessor Pamela Abshire, Dean’s Representative Date: Friday, May 13th, 2022 Time: 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)Location: EGR-2164 (ENGR)Zoom Link:https://umd.zoom.us/j/96565970442?pwd=MU1xMWJyZUJEbS9zS1Zla21EN3hLdz09Meeting ID: 965 6597 0442Passcode: 4VrtYb Abstract:Analog circuits are a critical part of industrial circuits and systems. Estimates […]

Author: Nehemiah Emaikwu Committee Members: Professor Reinhard Radermacher, ChairProfessor Ichiro Takeuchi, Co-ChairProfessor Yunho HwangProfessor Amr BazProfessor Bao YangProfessor Peter B. Sunderland Date: Friday, April 15th, 2022 Time: 1:30 PM Location: EGR-2164 (DeWALT Conference Room) Abstract: Elastocaloric solid-state refrigerants rival conventional refrigerants in lower environmental impact, but require significant advancements to gain widespread implementation. Two barriers which prevent adoption are

Author: Satwik KommulaDate: Friday, April 15th, 2022 Time: 2-4pm Location: 088-2162 DeWALT Committee Members: Dr. Michael H. Azarian, ChairProfessor Peter SandbornProfessor Patrick McCluskey Title: Impact of Ripple Current on MLCCs Abstract: The trend toward miniaturization along with the availability of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) in a wide range of voltage ratings and capacitances, makes MLCCs a viable option to be used in applications

Author:  Han Zhou Date: Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 at 4:00pm Location: Glenn L. Martin Hall, Room EGR-2164 Committee Members: Professor Amr Baz, ChairProfessor Bala BalachandranProfessor Nikhil ChopraProfessor Abhijit DasguptaProfessor Sherif Aggour, Dean’s Representative Title: ACTIVE NON-RECIPROCAL ACOUSTIC METAMATERIALS Abstract: This dissertation presents different configurations of active Acoustic MetaMaterials (AMM) which are proposed in order to control the flow of vibration and

Author: Michael Dawson Committee Members: Professor Jeffrey Herrmann- Assistant Professor Yancy Diaz-Mercado Mark Fuge Title: Metareasoning Approaches to Thermal Management During Image Processing Date: Friday, April 15th, 2022 Time: 10:00 AM Location: EGR-2164 (DeWALT Conference Room) Abstract: Resource-constrained electronic systems are present in many semi- and fully-autonomous systems and are tasked with computationally heavy tasks such as image processing. Without sufficient cooling,

Author:  Sergio Manuel Ignacio Cofre Martel  Date: Friday, April 8th, 2022 at 1:00PM Location: Glenn L. Martin Hall, Room EGR-2164 Committee Members: Professor Dr. Mohammad Modarres, Chair + Dr. Enrique Lopez Droguett, Co-ChairProfessor Mark FugeProfessor Katrina GrothProfessor Balakumar BalachandranProfessor Gregory Baecher, Dean’s Representative Title: A Physics-Informed Neural Network Framework for Big Machinery Data in Prognostics and Health Management for Complex Engineering

Author:  Walter Arias-Ramírez. Date: Friday, April 8th, 2022 at 11:00AM Location: Glenn L. Martin Hall, Room EGR-2164 Committee Members: Professor Dr. Johan Larsson, ChairProfessor Dr. Amir RiazProfessor James DuncanProfessor Kenneth KigerProfessor Dr. James D. Baeder,Representative Title: A multi-fidelity approach to sensitivity estimation in large eddy simulation. Abstract:  An approach to compute approximate sensitivities in a large eddy simulation (LES) is proposed and

Author: Amirhossein Yazdkhasti Date: Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 at 12:00PM Location: Glenn L. Martin Hall, Room EGR-0159 Committee Members: Professor Miao Yu, Chair/AdvisorProfessor Amir BazProfessor Balakumar BalachandranProfessor Nikhil ChopraProfessor Timothy Horiuchi, Dean’s Representative Title: PASSIVE AND ACTIVE GRADED-INDEX ACOUSTIC METAMATERIALS: SPATIAL AND FREQUENCY DOMAIN MULTIPLEXING Abstract: Acoustic metamaterials, similar to their electromagnetic counterparts, are artificial subwavelength materials designed to manipulate sound waves.