Mechanical Engineering
The Determination of Temperature-Dependent CPA Diffusion Properties in Feline Testicular Tissue
Doctoral Candidate Name: Kaitlyn Kirkland Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: August 15, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: TBA Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Gloria Elliott Committee Members: Dr. Harish Cherukuri, Dr. Edward Morse, Dr. Russell Keanini, Dr. Ahmed El-Ghannam, Dr. Didier Dreau Abstract: Fertility preservation would benefit young males who must undergo treatments […]
Towards Explainable Robots: Developing Consensus Reaching Mechanisms for Co-Robots in Haptic Shared Control Paradigms
Doctoral Candidate Name: Vahid Izadi Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 8, 2022 – 4:00 PM Defense Location: Duke 324 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Amirhossein Ghasemi Committee Members: Dr. Stuart T. Smith, Dr. Scott David Kelly, Dr. Artur Wolek, Dr. Srinivas Akellarinivas Akella Abstract: Human-automation teaming (HAT) is gaining importance in military and […]
Feature-Based Automated Tool Path Planning for Discrete Geometry
Doctoral Candidate Name: Fei Shen Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 6, 2022 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Duke Hall, Room 308 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Joshua Tarbutton, Dr. Edward Morse Committee Members: Dr. Angela Allen, Dr. Harish Cherukuri, Dr. Yuri Godin Abstract: CNC machining is a critical manufacturing technology in effectively all […]
Constitutive Modeling and Dynamic Impact Analysis of Bighorn Sheep Horn
Doctoral Candidate Name: Zheng Li Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: March 30, 2022 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: DUKE 308 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Howie Fang Committee Members: Dr. Alireza Tabarraei, Dr. David Weggel, Dr. Naiquan Zheng, Dr. Matthew Whelan Abstract: Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) is known for its giant spiral horns that […]
Multiphysics nature of Lithium-ion Battery safety issues
Doctoral Candidate Name: Yikai Jia Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: April 1, 2022 – 1:30 PM Defense Location: Duke 324 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jun Xu Committee Members: Dr. Jun Xu, Dr. Qiuming Wei, Dr. Robert Cox, Dr. Mesbah Uddin, Dr. Tao Hong Abstract: Safety issues of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are usually initiated […]
Characterization of Surfaces by X-Ray Reflectometry
Doctoral Candidate Name: Jacob Cole Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: March 31, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Duke 106A, Zoom https://uncc.zoom.us/j/95090807593?pwd=blQxaXNJUFVTY2NIQzVGR1VBVExEZz09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Stuart Smith Committee Members: Dr. Chris Evans, Dr. Greg Gbur, Dr. Jimmie Miller, Dr. Greg Snyder Abstract: X-ray reflectometry (XRR) is a highly used tool for the […]
NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS ON FACTORS INFLUENCING LIMIT LOADING FOR TRANSONIC TURBINE AIRFOILS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Spencer Owen Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: November 12, 2021 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Duke 324 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Mesbah Uddin Committee Members: Dr. Badrul Chowdhury, Dr. Amirhossein Ghasemi, Dr. Russell Keanini Abstract: To stay competitive within the gas turbine community, turbine aero designers strive to maximize the […]
Numerical Simulations and Low-Order Models of the Two-Way Interaction between Ocean Current Turbines and the Background Flow
Doctoral Candidate Name: Peyman Razi Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: November 15, 2021 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/95188333283 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Praveen Ramaprabhu Committee Members: Dr. Mike Muglia, Dr. Russell Keanini, Dr. Matthew Whelan Abstract: Ocean Current Turbines (OCTs), which function similarly to wind and tidal turbines, represent a promising technology […]
Stress wave propagation and tunability in 1D granular systems
Doctoral Candidate Name: Wen Zhang Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: November 3, 2021 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/7690604878?pwd=M0FnakcyNmVCVkJsYXhwQ1RCSFpDQT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jun Xu Committee Members: Dr. Jun Xu, Dr. Terry Xu, Dr. Nigel Zheng, Dr. Mesbah Uddin, Dr. Shen-En Chen Abstract: Stress wave propagation in granular materials subjected to dynamic […]
Vehicle Velocity Trajectory Optimization in Non-deterministic Environments
Doctoral Candidate Name: John Borek Jr. Program: Mechanical Engineering Defense Date and Time: October 4, 2021 – 12:00 AM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/99047599972?pwd=ZTJzelBPYXVRVU95NllyMnhrNEthdz09 Committee chair’s Name: Chris Vermillion Committee Members: Scott Kelly, Srinivas Pulugurtha, Amirhossein Ghasemi, Jim Conrad Abstract: Optimally modulating a vehicle’s speed profile through highway, urban, and suburban environments can result in pronounced fuel […]