Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Student Progress: Exams, Papers, Special Events, Job Opportunities

Joshua Solberg completes M.S. exam

July19

Candidate:  Joshua Solberg

Candidate’s Field:  Mechanical Engineering

Committee:  Gregory Bewley (Chair), Mark Campbell

Time and Place:  Thursday, July 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m., 431 Upson Hall

Dissertation Title:  Susceptibility of Quadcopter Flight to Turbulence

Robert Carson completes oral defense of Ph.D. thesis

July17

Candidate: Robert Carson

Candidate’s Field: Mechanical Engineering

Committee: Paul Dawson (chair), Matthew Miller, Derek Warner

Time and Place: Tuesday, July 10, 2018, 10:00 a.m., 106 Upson Hall

Dissertation Title:  Characterization of Deformation Heterogeneity during Cyclic Loading of Polycrystalline Materials using Crystal Plasticity

Reece Kearney completed admission to Ph.D. candidacy

July5

Candidate:  Reece Kearney

Candidate’s Field:  Aerospace Engineering

Committee:  Gregory Bewley (Chair), Lance Collins, Edwin Cowen

Time and Place:  Thursday, June 28, 2018, 1:00 p.m., 431 Upson Hall

Title:  Measuring Cloud Droplet Dynamics in Turbulence

Samalis Santini De Leon completes M.S. exam

July5

Candidate:  Samalis Santini De Leon

Candidate’s Field:  Aerospace Engineering

Committee:  Daniel Selva (Chair), Mason Peck

Time and Place:  Tuesday, June 26, 2018, 12:00 p.m., 331 Upson Hall

Dissertation Title:  Intelligent Data Understanding Technologies for Entry Descent and Landing: Applications for Future Missions to Mars

Pau Garcia Buzzi completes M.S. exam

July5

Candidate:  Pau Garcia Buzzi

Candidate’s Field:  Aerospace Engineering

Committee:  Daniel Selva (Chair), Mason Peck

Time and Place:  Tuesday, June 26, 2018, 9:00 a.m., 331 Upson Hall

Dissertation Title:  Assessment of Constellation Designs for Earth Observation: Application to the TROPICS Mission

Antione Robin completes M.S. exam

June26

Candidate:  Antione Robin

Candidate’s Field:  Mechanical Engineering

Committee:  Abraham Stroock (Chair), Robert Thorne, Fernando Escobedo

Time and Place: Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 1:00 p.m., 246 Olin Hall

Dissertation Title:  Coexistence of Solid and Supercooled Liquid. Thermodynamic Equilibrium and Dynamic

Min Zheng completes M.S. exam

June25

Candidate:  Min Zheng

Candidate’s Field:  Mechanical Engineering

Committee:  Silvia Ferrari (Chair), Ross Knepper

Time and Place:  Monday, June 18, 2018, 10:00 a.m., 531 Upson Hall

Dissertation Title:  A Probabilistic Path Planning Approach for Directional Mobile Sensors

Jonathan Daudelin completes oral defense of Ph.D. thesis

June25

Candidate: Jonathan Daudelin

Candidate’s Field: Mechanical Engineering

Committee: Mark Campbell (chair), Hadas Kress-Gazit, Silvia Ferrari

Time and Place: Monday, June 18, 2018, 12:30 p.m., 431 Upson Hall

Dissertation Title:  Active Perception and Planning for Modular Self-Reconfigurable Robots

Kartikay Gupta completes M.S. exam

June21

Candidate:  Kartikay Gupta

Candidate’s Field:  Mechanical Engineering

Committee:  Max Zhang (Chair), Jefferson Tester

Time and Place:  Thursday, June 14, 2018, 10:00 a.m., 2159 Snee Hall

Dissertation Title:  Predictive Control of Heat Pump and Thermal Energy Storage for Flexible Heating

Marysol Luna completed admission to Ph.D. candidacy

June20

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

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