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Alumni
Name Degree Date Thesis Title
James Treacy      
Demetrios Telionis      
Karthick Chandraseker PhD January 2009 Atomistic-Continuum Mechanical Models for Deformations of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Venkat Krishnan PhD January 2009 Numerical Solutions for Finite Strain Crack Tip Fields in Soft Incompressible Solids
Lulin Shen PhD January 2009 Experiments and Theory on a Bio-inspired Film-terminated Micro-fiber adhesive
Arun Subbiah PhD August 2008 Coupling Effects in Modeling Compressive Failure in Unidirectional Fiber Composites
Kevin Rompala PhD August 2008 Modeling the Avian Circadian System with Coupled Nonlinear Oscillators
Hui Chen PhD August 2008 Electrostatic Analysis of Micro and Nano Ectro-Mechanical Systems
Tuhin Sahai PhD January 2008 Modeling and Dynamics of Micromechanical Oscillators
Guang (Dennis) Yang PhD January 2008 Continuation of Invariant Manifolds
Jing Shi PhD January 2008 Stress Fields Near Holes or Cut-Outs in a Unidirectional Fiber Reinforced Composite Lamina
Peeyush Bhargava PhD August 2007 High Temperature Properties of HFPE - II - 52 Polyimide Resin and Composites
Sovan Lal Das PhD May 2007 Studies of Axisymmetric Lipid Bilayer Vesicles: Parameter Estimation, Micropipette Aspiration, and Phase Transition
Anne Gutmann M.S. May 2007 Constrained Optimization in Human Running
Tuncay Alan PhD January 2007 Improving Fracture Properties of MEMS Components by Surface Control
Carlos Torre MS January 2007 Compressive Failure of Single Fiber Composites
Pankaj Porwal PhD January 2007 Statistical and Impact Strengths of Fibrous Structures: Monte Carlo Simulation and Analytical Modeling
Andrew Dressel M.S. January 2007 The Benchmarked Linearized Equations of Motion for an Idealized Bicycle (Implemented in Software and Distributed via the Internet)
Daniel Abrams PhD August 2006 Two Coupled-Oscillator Models: The Millennium Bridge and the Chimera State
David Cabrera PhD May 2006 A Modeling/Optimization Approach to Understanding Rowing Mechanics
Pritam Ganguly PhD May 2006 Spacial Convergence of Finite Element Cohesive Interface Networks
Tina Morrison PhD May 2006 Three Problems in Nonlinear Dynamics with 2:1 Parametric Excitation
Sam Walcott PhD May 2006 Understanding Movement: A Molecular Perspective
Kook-Young David Yoon PhD May 2006 Segregation of a Binary Mixture of Granular Particles
Jeffrey Wong M.Eng. May 2006  
Vijayanand Muralidharan PhD January 2006 Micromechanics of Cavity Stability in Soft Materials and the Role of Cavities in Steam Induced Delamination of Composites
John Antonakakis MS August 2005 Linear Viscoelastic Properties of HFPE - II - 52 Polyimide
Tian Tang PhD August 2005 Mechanics of Adhesion from Micron to Nano Scales
Matthew Earl PhD January 2005 Optimization Techniques for Multi-Vehicle Cooperative Control
Mario Gomes PhD January 2005 Collisionless Rigid Body Locomotion Models and Physically Based Homotopy Methods for Finding Periodic Motions in High Degree of Freedom Models
Zhongping Bao PhD August 2004 Study of Static and Dynamic Deformation of Structures with Applications in Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
Nicholas Glassmaker PhD May 2004 Mechanics of Adhesion in Sub-Micron Deformable Bodies
Richard Casey PdD January 2004  
Michael Stubna PhD August 2003 Nonlinear Dynamics of Coupled Oscillators in Three Problems
Charles Tempest M.Eng. May 2003 Analysis of FRP Bridge Decks and Various Wearing Surfaces With the Use of The TAM Full Scale Tire Tester
Cyril Youinou MS January 2003 Oil Price Dynamics and Volatility
John Gibson PhD August 2002 Dynamical Systems Models of Wall-Bounded, Shear-Flow Turbulence
Erich Schneider PhD August 2002 A Physical and Economic Model of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Ying Wang MS October 2001 Finite Element Analysis of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Problems
Kanwaljeet Bawa-Bhalla PhD August 2001 Thermomechanics of Crack Growth: Closing the Loop Between Experiments and Simulation
Aditya Bhandari MS August 2001 Application of Response Theory to Capital Budgeting Models
Jaime Ballester M. Eng. August 2001 Recycled Rubber Epoxy Composite Material for Railroad Crossties
Rajashree Baskaran MS May 2001 Electrostatically Coupled Torsional MEM Oscillators
Duncan Callaway PhD May 2001 From Virus Populations to Epidemics: Five Mathematical Models of Disease
Wei Zou PhD May 2001 Line-Focus Acoustic Microscopy and Its Applications in Characterizing Mechanical Properties of Materials
Zeyu Zheng MS May 2001 Analytical Study of the Effect of Multiple Fiber Defects Upon the Compressive Strength of Unidirectional Fiber Composites
Yogesh Potdar PhD May 2001 Measurements and Simulations of Temperature and Deformation Fields in Orthogonal Metal Cutting
Juho Chong M. Eng. January 2001 Infrared Detector System by Using the Pyroelectric Detector
Florin Bobaru PhD January 2001 Meshless Methods in Shape Optimization of Linear Elastic and Thermoelastic Solids
Deepak Ramani PhD January 2001 The Nonlinear Dynamics of Towed Array Lifting Devices
James Baney PhD May 2000 Applications of Contact and Fracture Mechanics to Studies of Polymer Adhesion
Yan Yevmenenko M. Eng. May 2000 Powered Straight-Legged Walker with Circular Feet
Xiaohu Wang MS March 2000 Bilayer Modeling and Measurements of Adhesion of Copper Thin Films to Glass
Mandar Chati PhD August 1999 Meshless Standard and Hypersinglular Boundary Node Methods-Applications in Three-Dimensional Potential Theory and Linear Elasticity
Birgir Arnarson PhD August 1999 Two Phase Flows of Granular Materials
Julian Graindorge M. Eng. May 1999 Dynamic Behavior of a Vehicle Cornering at Constant Speed
Man Kit Stephen Yeung PhD May 1999 Time Delay in the Kuramoto Model of Coupled Phase Oscillators
Mariano Garcia PhD January 1999 Stability, Scaling, and Chaos in Passive-Dynamic Gait Models
Shujun Tang PhD January 1999 Investigation of the Fracture Toughness of the Nickel-Alumina System Interface
Manivannan Thothadri PhD January 1999 Nonlinear System Identification and Control of Fluid-Elastic Vibrations of a Cylinder Row using Bifurcation Theory
Anna Vainchtein PhD May 1998 Static and Dynamic One-Dimensional Continuum Models of Martensitic Phase Transitions
Michael Coleman PhD February 1998 A Stability Study of a Three-Dimensional Passive-Dynamic Model of Human Gait
Wenjing Ye PhD January 1998 Optimal Design and Fabrication of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Structures - with Applications to Comb Drives
John Weisenfeld MS August 1997 Simulations and Analysis of Arrays and Rings; of Josephson Junctions
Duncan Watts PhD August 1997 The Structure and Dynamics of Small-World Systems
Irene Beyerlein PdD May 1997 Failure of Fibrous Composites: Elastic and Time-dependent Stress Analyses, Monte Carlo Simulation, and Probability Modeling
Anindya Chatterjee PhD January 1997 Rigid Body Collisions: Some General Considerations, New Collision Laws, and Some Experimental Data
Mark Viz PhD August 1996 Fatigue Fracture of 2024-T3 Aluminum Plates under In-Plane Symmetric and Out-of-Plane Antisymmetric Mixed-Mode Deformations
Erin Catto PhD May 1996 Modeling and Control of a Cable Actuated Elastica Manipulator
Alloise Blackowiak MS January 1996 The Dynamics of the Celt with Second Order Averaging and Computer Algebra
Jevne Cunningham M.Eng. August 1994 Torsional Studies of Graphite/Epoxy Driveshafts
Mark Thurston PhD May 1994 Influence of Residual Stresses on Ceramic-Metal Interfacial Toughness
Kevin Duprey MS January 1994 Attenuation Recovery in a Viscoelastic Plate Including the Effect of a Finite Aperture Transducer
Fei Xiao PhD January 1994 Fracture Toughness of Polymer/Polymer Bimaterial Interface Reinforced with Block Copolymers
Timothy Whalen PhD August 1993 On the Existence of Periodic Solutions to Nonlinear Elastodynamic Systems with Symmetry
Chao Zhang PhD August 1993 Kinetic Theory for Rapid Granular Flows
Brett Zombro PhD January 1993 Relative Equilibria in Rotationally Symmetric Hamiltonian Systems
Yungchen Wang PhD August 1992 Interface Fracture in Composite Materials
Daben Xu PhD May 1992 Models of Crack Growth Along Polymer Interfaces
Christopher Hall PhD January 1992 An Investigation of Spinup Dynamics of Axial Gyrostats Using Elliptic Integrals and the Method of Averaging
Qing Zhang PhD August 1991 Shape Design Sensitivity Analysis by the Boundary Element Method
Howard Susskind PhD August 1991 A Stability Analysis of the Mathieu Equation with Order-One Damping
Andrew Szeri PhD August 1988 Nonlinear Stability of Axisymmetric Swirling Flow
Tsung-Tsong Wu PhD August 1987 Theory of Acousto-Blasticity and Ultrasonic Measurements of Residual Stresses
Nicholas Zabaras PhD May 1987 Development of Some Numerical Models for Casting and Quenching Processes
Jean Paul Thomsin MS May 1987 Two Tests to Determine the Bond Strength Between Two Layers of Different Materials
Jan Johan Pieter Veerman PhD August 1986 On Resonance Widths in Dynamical Systems
Richard Yiu-Hang Tam PhD August 1986 Complex Kinetics in Combustion Modeling
Mary Williams MS August 1985 On the Time Decay of Droplet Combustion
Kuang-Chong Wu PhD June 1985 Analysis of Steady State Crack Propagation in Ductile Materials
Duane Storti PhD January 1984 Coupled Relaxation Oscillators: Stability of Phase-Locked Modes
Mark Toda MS January 1983 Contact Stresses in Metal Backed Acetabular Cups
Steven Duane Woods PhD August 1982 Retinal Cell Dynamics
William VanArsdale PhD August 1980 A Phenomenological Theory for Elastic Fluids
David Thornton MS January 1980 The Structural Analysis of a Wire-Wound Plate Module
Karen Viglione MS May 1979 A Computer Analysis of a New Model for Non-Newtonian Flow of Polymeric Fluids
Koichi Yamagishi PhD May 1978 Contact Problems for the Radial Tire
Yen Chung Waung PhD May 1977 Creep Bending of Beams and Plates Using a State-Variable Approach
Raymond Vito PhD June 1971 Nonlinear Vibrations of Certain Conservative Systems with Two Degrees of Freedom
Thomas Weaver MS May 1971 Shear Traction Solutions for a Single Fiber Composite Model
Chau-Shioung Yeh PhD January 1971 Linear Theory of Magnetoelasticity for Soft Ferromagnetic Materials and Magnetoelastic Buckling
John Walker PhD September 1970 Three-Dimensional Magnetohydrodynamic Flow in Diverging Rectangular Ducts Under Strong Transverse Magnetic Fields
John Tawresey MS June 1968 Extension of Interative Method to Solutions of Circular Cylinders in the Elastic Plastic Range
Gary Verfuss MS January 1968 Dual Linear Programming Solutions for the Plastic Analysis of Annular Plate
Daniel Watt PhD August 1967 Three Problems of Small Elastic Deformations Superimposed in the Finite Elastic Deformation of a Circular Cylinder
Daniel Yannitell   June 1967 Super-Alfvenic Aligned-Field Airfoils or the Flow of the Solar Wind Past an Angel's Wing
Edward Earle PhD August 1966 Large Amplitude Oscillations of Anally Symmetric Bodies
Stephen Thau PhD February 1966 Diffraction of Elastic Waves by a Parabolic Cylinder
John Weese MS February 1958 Simply Supported Circular Plated of Linearly Varying Thickness Subjected to Uniform Pressure
Wilson Witten MS September 1950 Heat Dissipation from Annular Fins of Non-Uniform Cross Section
Edwin Gallacher MS February 1950 Theoretical Investigation of a Boundary Layer and Heat Transfer in a Supersonic Nozzle

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