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Sevket Yuruker Defense on August 10th, 2017 at 10:00 AM

Title: Thermoelectric Cooling of High-Flux Electronics Date: Thursday, August 10th, 2017 Time: 10am-12pm(noon) Location: Aerospace Engineering Conference Room, 3164 Glenn Martin Hall List of Committee Members: Prof. Bao Yang (Chair) Prof. Avram Bar-Cohen Prof. Patrick McCluskey Prof. Yunho Hwang Abstract: On-Chip Thermoelectric cooling is a promising solution for thermal management of next generation integrated circuits. This thesis focuses on various thermoelectric […]

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Wei Tang Defense on July 14, 2017 at 2:00 PM

Title: Forward Heating in Wind-driven Flames Date: Friday, July 14, 2017 Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Location: FPE Conference Room, 3106 J.M. Patterson Building   List of committee members: Prof. Michael J. Gollner, Chair Prof. Arnaud Trouve Prof. Andre Marshall Prof. Elaine Oran Prof. Peter Sunderland   Abstract: Wildland fires pose a significant threat to the environment and

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Alex Sposito Defense June 15, 2017

Title: THERMOPLASTIC MICROFLUIDIC PCR TECHNOLOGIES FOR NEAR PATIENT DIAGNOSTICS Date: Thursday, June 15 Time: 2:00 PM Location: DeWALT seminar room (Glenn L. Martin Hall) Committee: Dr. Don DeVoe – Chair Dr. Miao Yu Dr Benjamin Shapiro Dr. Sarah Bergbreiter Dr. Ian White – Dean’s Representative Abstract:Microfluidic technologies have great potential to help create portable, scalable, and cost-effective devices

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M.S. Thesis Defense – R. Sridharan

Title: Stress Response of Tall and Heavy Electronic Components Subjected to Multi-axial Vibration Day: February 24, 2017 Time: 10:30am Location: EGR 2164 Committee: Professor Abhijit Dasgupta Professor Miao Yu Professor Amr Baz Abstract: Electronic assemblies often experience multiaxial vibration environments in use and tall, heavy components are more vulnerable to such multiaxial vibration than are shorter,

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Qualifying Exam Preparation

Here are some tips for preparing for the exam: [gview file=”https://wordpress.umd.edu/grad/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/02/Useful-Thoughts-in-Preparing-for-the-Qualifying-Exam-28129.pdf”] Having a plan of attack is important for the QE. Here is an example schedule: [gview file=”https://wordpress.umd.edu/grad/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/02/QE-Schedule.pdf”] A link to the Fall 2016 workshop: A link to the Spring 2017 recorded workshop :  

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Faculty Positions in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

Dear Colleagues, The Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) announces tenure-track and tenured faculty positions in areas encompassed by mechanical and aerospace engineering. Opportunities exist at the Assistant and Associate Professor ranks. The Department’s long term plan for these positions focuses on composite materials, aerospace structures, and additive manufacturing

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