Faculty research from the Mechanical Engineering department.
Submissions from 2020
Prediction of Flow Maldistribution in Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger, Ting Ma, Pan Zhang, Haoning Shi, Yi-tung Chen, and Qiuwang Wang
Identification of the Mechanical Characteristics of 3D Printed Ninjaflex, Patrick Messimer, Brendan O’Toole, and Mohamed Trabia
How Do Student Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering as a Career Relate to Their Self-Efficacy, Career Expectations, and Grittiness?, Melissa Lynn Morris, Joseph Dygert, and Robin A. Hensel
Repair of Light Rail Track Through Restoration of the Worn Part of the Railhead Using Submerged Arc Welding Process, Ershad Mortazavian, Zhiyong Wang, and Hualiang Teng
Thermal-Kinetic-Mechanical Modeling of Laser Powder Deposition Process for Rail Repair, Ershad Mortazavian, Zhiyong Wang, and Hualiang Teng
Repair of Light Rail Track Through Restoration of the Worn Part of the Railhead Using Submerged Arc Welding Process, Ershad Mortazavian, Zhiyoung Wang, and Hualiang Teng
Quantifying Large Lattice Relaxations in Photovoltaic Devices, Marco Nardone, Yasas Patikiridge, Kyoung E. Kweon, Curtis Walkons, Theresa Magorian Friedlmeier, Joel B. Varley, Vincenzo Lordi, and Shubhra Bansal
CIGS Device Models with Variations of Buffer Layer, Alkali Content, and Oxidation, Marco Nardone, Curtis Walkons, Stefan Paetel, Theresa M. Friedlmeier, Kyoung E. Kweon, Vincenzo Lordi, and Shubhra Bansal
Design, Fabrication, and Partial Characterization of a Solar Receiver and Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger for a Concentrated Solar Power Supercritical CO2 Testbed, Danielle Nobles-Lookingbill, Aaron Sahm, Rick Hurt, and Robert Boehm
Developing Next Generation Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Materials: Perspectives For Enabling Robotics and Biomimetics, Zakai J. Olsen, Kwang J. Kim, and Il-Kwon Oh
Partnership for Equity: Engaging with Faculty to Cultivate Inclusive Professional Identities for Engineers and Computer Scientists, Seoyeon Park, Rebecca A. Atadero, Anne Marie Aramati Casper, Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, Jody Paul, Melissa Lynn Morris, Christopher Douglas Griffin, Ronald R. DeLyser, Christina Paguyo, and Scott T. Leutenegger
A Comparison Between FEM and FVM via the Method of Weighted Residuals, Darrell W. Pepper, S. Pirbastami, and David B. Carrington
A Two-Dimensional Finite Element Recursion Relation for the Transport Equation Using Nine-Diagonal Solvers, Sogol Pirbastami and Darrell W. Pepper
Fabrication of Hard–Soft Microfluidic Devices Using Hybrid 3D Printing, Carlos Ruiz, Karteek Kadimisetty, Kun Yin, Michael G. Mauk, Hui Zhao, and Changchun Liu
The Effects of Exhaust Air Vent Location on Thermal Comfort Inside a Residential Building Equipped With an Evaporative Cooling System, Armin Saraei and Samir Farid Moujaes
Air Stable, High‐Efficiency, Pt‐Based Halide Perovskite Solar Cells with Long Carrier Lifetimes, Dakota Schwartz, Rubaiya Murshed, Harry Larson, Benedikt Usprung, Sina Soltanmohamad, Ramesh Pandey, Edward S. Barnard, Angus Rockett, Thomas Hartmann, Ivano E. Castelli, and Shubhra Bansal
Basic Design of a Biomimetic Underwater Soft Robot With Switchable Swimming Modes and Programmable Artificial Muscles, Qi Shen, Zakai Olsen, Tyler Stalbaum, Sarah Trabia, Jameson Lee, Robert Hunt, Kwang Kim, Jaehwan Kim, and Il-Kwon Oh
Material Model Characterization of a Ti/SiC Metal Matrix Nanocomposite Coating Subjected to Hypervelocity Impact, Pouya Shojaei, Riccardo Scazzosi, Mohamed Trabia, Brendan Otoole, Marco Giglio, Xing Zhang, Yiliang Liao, and Andrea Manes
Effect of Bolted Joints on Shock Propagation Across Structures Under Medium Impact Loading, Pouya Shojaei, Mohamed Trabia, and Brendan O'Toole
An Approach for Modeling Shock Propagation through a Bolted Joint Structure, Pouya Shojaei, Mohamed Trabia, Brendan Otoole, and Jed Higdon
Enhancing Hypervelocity Impact Resistance of Titanium Substrate Using Ti/SiC Metal Matrix Nanocomposite Coating, Pouya Shojaei, Mohamed Trabia, Brendan O'Toole, Richard Jennings, Xing Zhang, and Yiliang Liao
Material Handling by Humanoid Robot while Pushing Carts Using a Walking Pattern Based on Capture Point, Jean Chagas Vaz and Paul Oh
Model-Based Suppression Control for Liquid Vessels Carried by a Humanoid Robot while Stair-Climbing, Jean Chagas Vaz and Paul Oh
Expanding Humanoid's Material-Handling Capabilities using Capture Point Walking, Jean Chagas Vaz and Paul Y. Oh
Service Robot Navigation and Computer Vision Application in a Banquet Hall Setting, Fausto Vega, Eric Hwang, Luke Park, Brandon Chan, and Paul Oh