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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On Thursday, April 29, the Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Office hosted an online event celebrating the many achievements and successes of M.S. and Ph.D. students in mechanical and reliability engineering. 2021 GRADUATE AWARD RECIPIENTS Ruben AcevedoOutstanding Student Paper Award, IEEE Conference on Micro-electronics Mechanical Systems Etha AnkitOutstanding Graduate Assistant (GA) & Clark School Future
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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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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Division of Applied Mechanics (DAM) in the Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories (OSEL) is seeking a graduate Material, Mechanical, and/or Biomedical Engineering student (Masters level or above) for a paid research opportunity. The student will work with the Additive Manufacturing (AM) Program team. Research will focus on
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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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The Philadelphia Section of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) is offering graduate students the opportunity to apply for a scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year. While preference will be given to those students studying or doing research related to tribology, the applications are open to any student pursuing a Graduate degree in
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