Candidate: Marysol Luna
Candidate’s Field: Mechanical Engineering
Committee: Christopher Hernandez (Chair), Marjolein van der Meulen, Ilana Brito
Time and Place: Wednesday, June 13, 2018, 1:00 p.m., 331 Upson Hall
Title: The Influence of the Gut Microbiome on Bone and Joint Disease
Candidate: Gabriel Soto
Candidate’s Field: Aerospace Engineering
Committee: Dmitry Savransky (Chair), Philip Nicholson, Daniel Selva
Time and Place: Monday, May 7, 2018, 1:00 p.m., 531 Upson Hall
Title: Orbital Design and Scheduling Techniques for Space Science and Exoplanet-Finding Missions
Candidate: Erik Taylor
Candidate’s Field: Mechanical Engineering
Committee: Eve Donnelly (Chair), Lara Estroff, Christopher Hernandez
Time and Place: Monday, May 7, 2018, 9:30 p.m., 201 Thurston Hall
Title: Validation and Implementation of FTIR and Raman Bone Mineral Outcomes to Characterize Bone Disease
Candidate: Taylor Clawson
Candidate’s Field: Aerospace Engineering
Committee: Silvia Ferrari (Chair), Andy Ruina, Jane Wang
Time and Place: Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 2:00 p.m., 431 Upson Hall
Title: Neuromorphic Sensing and Control of Autonomous Micro-Aerial Vehicles
Candidate: D. Sawyer Elliot
Candidate’s Field: Aerospace Engineering
Committee: Mason Peck (Chair), Ross Knepper, Silvia Ferrari
Time and Place: Monday, April 9, 2018, 1:00 p.m., 106 Upson Hall
Title: Momentum Control of Robotic Systems
Candidate: Vighnesh Vatsal
Candidate’s Field: Mechanical Engineering
Committee: Guy Hoffman (Chair), Ross Knepper, Hadas Kress-Gazit
Time and Place: Wednesday, April 4, 2018, 2:30 p.m., 106 Upson Hall
Title: Human-Robot Collaboration with a Wearable Robotic Forearm
Candidate: Melanie Li Sing How
Candidate’s Field: Mechanical Engineering
Committee: Lance Collins (Chair), Gregory Bewley, Donald Koch
Time and Place: Thursday, February 22, 2018, 9:30 a.m., 106 Upson Hall
Title: Direct Numerical Simulation of Coalescing Droplets in Turbulence
Candidate: Nate Rogers
Candidate’s Field: Mechanical Engineering
Committee: Shefford Baker (Chair), Michael Thompson, Derek Warner
Time and Place: Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 10:00 a.m., 245 Bard Hall
Title: Growth Nanotwins in FCC Thin Metal Films
Candidate: Ryan Elandt
Candidate’s Field: Mechanical Engineering
Committee: Andy Ruina (Chair), Mark Campbell, John Guckenheimer
Time and Place: Wednesday, December 20, 2017, 1:30 p.m., 531 Upson Hall
Title: Simple and Robust Bipedal Walking
Candidate: David Kemmenoe
Candidate’s Field: Mechanical Engineering
Committee: Shefford Baker (Chair), Alan Zehnder, Paul Steen
Time and Place: Friday, December 15, 2017, 9:30 a.m., 106 Upson Hall
Title: Mechanical Properties of Corrosion-Resistant Braze Joints made from Metallic Glass Foils