Theses from 2024
TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION ON BRAKE PEDAL FOR ADDITIVEMANUFACTURING, Harshith Boppana
Enhancing Resilience and Sustainability for Small Manufacturing Enterprises in Southern Illinois, Raman Budhathoki
Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of Additively Manufactured TPMS Sandwich Structures, Md Mosharrof Hossain
FORMULATION OF ADVANCED FRICTION MATERIALS FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, Bipin K C
IMPACT OF HEAT TREATMENT ON MICROSTRUCTURE & FRICTION PERFORMANCE OF NASA AL 398 ALLOY ROTORS, Manjith Srinivas Koganti
Theses from 2023
Metal Halide Perovskite: X-ray Applications, Dalton James Banach
The Impact of Additive Manufacturing Constraints and Design Objectives on Structural Topology Optimization, Babin Dangal
Spherical Shell for Low Altitude UAV Operations: an Impact Analysis, Eric Hettel
STUDY OF ADVANCED FRICTION MATERIAL FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, Manisha Upreti
Modeling of Temperature and Wear for Scaled-Down Friction Testing of Automotive Brake Materials, Vinaya babu Yerneni
Theses from 2022
AUTONOMOUS UAV HEALTH MONITORING AND FAILURE DETECTION BASED ON VIBRATION SIGNALS, James Cabahug
Finite Element Analysis of Rail Base Defect Detection by Line Scan Thermography, Guilherme Caselato Gandia
Process Anomaly Detection Within IN-SITU Optical Tomography of Additive Manufacturing, Merrill Dennison
PERFORMANCE OF AUTOMOTIVE FRICTION MATERIALS AT HIGH HUMIDITY, Shanthan Reddy Mandadi
AUTONOMOUS SAFE LANDING ZONE DETECTION FOR UAVs UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING, Upesh Nepal
LINE SCANNING THERMOGRAPHY FOR DETECTION OF RAIL BASE AND INTERNAL DEFECTS: A FEASIBILITY STUDY, Jackson Winn
Theses from 2021
DETECTION AND SEGMENTATION OF DEFECTS IN X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE SLICES OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED COMPONENT USING DEEP LEARNING, Pradip Acharya
Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of Porous Microsphere Filled Epoxy Composites, Rojer Chitrakar
SHEAR BAND MANIPULATION IN POLYMERIC HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES USING RELIEF HOLES AND DIC ANALYSIS, Gustavo Felicio Felicio Perruci
FABRICATION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SANDWICH PANELS PRINTED BY VAT PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION, Shukantu Dev Nath
Laser Speckle Patterns with Digital Image Correlation, Shawn Newberry
ESTIMATING THE POWER PRODUCED BY A ROOF MOUNTED WIND TURBINE IN AN URBAN SETTING, Kyle Reed Ozier
IN-SITU MONITORING OF THE SELECTIVE LASER MELTING PROCESS VIA OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY, Connor Seavers
Impact of Gray Cast Iron Microstructure on Brake Pad Stiction, Jiaming Tang
Theses from 2020
EFFECT OF DENSITY ON FRICTION AND WEAR PERFORMANCE OF CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIALS, Christoph Michael Goettler
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY OF TITANIUM BASED ORGANIC-INORGANIC HALIDE PEROVSKITES, Kyle Jeffrey Heller
A CFD Investigation on the Thermal Conductivity of Liquids with Nanoparticle Suspension (Nanofluids), Joshua Daniel Jordan
ON SCALING OF BRAKE TEST SAE J2522, David Sean McKavanagh
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF CORROSION OF COATED CAST IRON ROTORS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, Prabin Parajuli
Impact of stiffness and damping capacity using two different rubbers on friction coefficient and noise levels of brake materials, Harshitha Punna
Defect Detection on Rail Base Area Using Infrared Thermography, Survesh Bahadur Shrestha
CHEMICAL LOOPING MATERIALS FOR CO2 DRIVEN OXIDATION OF METHANE, Michelle Marie Smithenry
Advancements of Gas Turbine Engines and Materials, Benjamin John Temple
Theses from 2019
ASSESS MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE USING COMBINED NDT METHODS, Abhishek Chitti
Development of a procedure for the certification of canopies for underground mining equipment using finite element analysis software., James Fietsam
MARKERLESS TRACKING OF THE BIOMECHANICS OF A PITCHER’S ARM USING DEEP LEARNING, Ryan Netemeyer
A FEEDBACK CONTROL OF ACTIVE OMNIDIRECTIONAL TREADMILL SYSTEM FOR DROSOPHILA, Pikam Pun
Comparison of Friction measured in Linear and Rotational motion, Gurunathan Sundaram
Performance Evaluation of PCM-in-Walls of Residential Buildings for Energy Conservation, Jared Wesley Wagoner
Theses from 2018
AN INVESTIGATION ON THE PHYSICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF DUAL DOPED CERIA, Bal Krishna Adhikari
EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON A SOLAR POWERED WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM WITH PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL ENERGY STORAGE, Wayne Aydt
An Energetic and Exergetic Analysis of a Mid-Sized, Coal Fired Power Plant in the Midwestern United States, Joshua Dewaine Clay
CURVED AND TIGHT RADIUS INSPECTION OF CARBON FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS WITH ACOUSTOGRAPHY, Daniel Cleary
Effect of Humidity and testing strategy on Friction Performance of model brake pads containing Nano-additives, SaiKrishna Kancharla
EFFECT OF HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE ON FRICTION PERFORMANCE OF CARBON-CARBON AIRCRAFT BRAKE MATERIALS, Michelle Jo Anne Lim
EMBEDDED SPECKLE BONDLINE DEFECT DETECTION USING ULTRASONIC DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION (UT-DIC), WeiChiang Eric Lim
AN ADVANCED APPROACH VERIFICATION TO DIGITAL LASER SPECKLE IMAGE CORRELATION, ALBERT Anthony LYLES
OPTIMIZATION OF BRAKE PAD GEOMETRY TO PROMOTE GREATER CONVECTIVE COOLING TO INCREASE HEAT DISSIPATION RATE, Daryl Premkumar
Machine-Insect Interface: Spatial Navigation of a Mobile Robot by a Drosophila, Suddarsun Shivakumar
Theses from 2017
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NON-TOXIC METAL-ORGANIC HALIDE PHOTOSENSITIZER FOR SOLAR CELL APPLICATIONS, Asia Abobaker
EFFECT OF HUMIDITY ON FRICTION PERFORMANCE OF AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE MATERIALS CONTAINING SOLID LUBRICANTS, Mohammed Gamal Saleh Ali
EXTRACTION OF OXYGEN FROM CO2 IN CHEMICAL LOOPING USING DOPED CERIA, Azadeh Amiri
EFFECT OF NANOADDITIVES AND HUMIDITY ON FRICTION PERFORMANCE OF AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE MATERIALS, Kai-Tse Cheng
INVESTIGATION OF (La1-X,CaX)(Ni0.25Fe0.25Cr0.25Co0.25)O3 FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS CATHODE MATERIALS, Sai Ram Gajjala
Development of Comparative Wear Test of ASTM G75 Standard, Rohit Jogineedi
CHARACTERIZATION AND TRIBOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE OF AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE PADS WITH DIFFERENT RAW MATERIALS, Amir Asyraf Mohamed Iqbal
INVESTIGATION OF THE MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF CERIUM OXIDE WITH DOPANTS FOR AN OXYGEN TRANSPORT MEMBRANE, James Morrow
Digital Laser Speckle Image Correlation, Mahshad Mosayebi
Electrodeposition of CuGaS2 from Aqueous and Non-aqueous Electrolyte Mixtures, Shirin Movaghgharnezhad
Simulating Heat Recovery of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell using EES, Eric Nicolas Rogier
3-D MODELING OF MICRO-SHEAR FLOW BASED RAPID ISOLATION OF TUMORIGENIC CANCER CELLS, Tasnim Shireen
Porosity Evaluation in Carbon Fiber Polymer Laminates using Acoustography, Ryan J. Spencer
DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF AND POWER HARVESTED BY ROTATING PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATION ENERGY HARVESTERS THAT EXPERIENCE GYROSCOPIC EFFECTS, Thang Quang Tran
Theses from 2016
FISCHER-TROPCH SYNTHESIS ON COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE CARBON NANOTUBES, Praveenkumar Alagiri
IMPACT OF SOLID LUBRICANTS ON FRICTION PERFORMANCE OF ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE MATERIALS, Amir Reza Daei
REPLACEMENT OF STEEL PARTS WITH EXTRUDED ALUMINUM ALLOYS IN AN AUTOMOBILE, Manikantha Reddy Daggula
STANDARDIZED SUB-SCALE DYNAMOMETER SCALING METHOD FOR TRANSIT AND FREIGHT TRAIN APPLICATIONS, John Bennett Goodloe
IMPACT RESISTANCE AND ENERGIES OF INTERMETALLIC BONDED DIAMOND COMPOSITES AND POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPACTS AND THEIR COMPARISON, Sai prasanth Gorla
Evaluation of Adhesive Joints with Ultrasonic Digital Image Correlation, Seyed Fouad Karimian
DEVELOPMENT OF INTERCONNECT AND CATHODE MATERIALS FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS, Abhigna Kolisetty
SINTERING PROPERTIES OF TiC-Ni-Mo CERMET USING NANOSIZED TiC POWDERS, Jia Huey Kong
Frictional Properties of Carbon-Carbon Composites and Their Relation to Fiber Architecture and Microstructure, Wei Jun Lim
REDESIGNING HVAC SYSTEM OF A LABORATORY - EDUCATIONAL BUILDING, Navya Tejaswi Madineedi
IMPACT OF HUMIDITY ON WEAR AND CREEP GROAN OF AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE FRICTION MATERIALS, Saereh Mirzababaei
Thermo-gravimetric Analysis of Corrosion Kinetics of Ti and Zr Coated P91 Steel., Pooja Muralidas
IMPACT OF FRICTION TEST SCALE ON BRAKE FRICTION PERFORMANCE, ROHITH REDDA BOYNA
Theses from 2015
RECOVERY OF EXHAUST WASTE HEAT FOR A HYBRID CAR USING STEAM TURBINE, Yasser Ababatin
FRICTION PERFORMANCE OF CARBON-CARBON CLUTCH MATERIALS, Haytham Gadkarim Arabi
INVESTIGATION OF YTTRIUM TITANATE IN A LEAD IODIDE PEROVSKITE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL TO ENHANCE EFFICIENCY, Matthew Behnke
Impact of Mild Oxidation on Carbon/Carbon (C/C) Friction Properties, Eshraga Mohamed Elhassan Elgizoli
NON-CATALYTIC TRANSFER HYDROGENATION IN SUPERCRITICAL CO2 FOR COAL LIQUEFACTION AND GRAPHENE EXTRACTION, Tanvir Hasan
DEVELOPMENT OF SILLICON BASED OVERCOAT FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE OXIDATION PROTECTION OF CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITES AIRCRAFT BRAKE, Mike Imbayan
NUMERICAL EVALUATION OF ADHESIVE JOINTS IN COMPOSITE STRUCTURES USING FEA, Caleb McGee
THIN FILM ELECTRO DEPOSITION OF MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE FOR ENERGY STORAGE, Tharun Mittapalli
Energy Efficiency of the HVAC System of a Power Plant, Chigozie Ethelvivian Opara
THERMAL STABILITY OF PHENOLIC BASED BINDERS AND FRICTIONAL PERFORMANCE OF BRAKE COMPOSITE MATERIALS, Madhuri Pudhota
Computer Simulations Of Triboelectrification Of Particles And Their Trajectories In DC Electric Field, Srivathsa Puliyala
INVESTIGATION OF THERMAL SPRAY COATINGS ON AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL SUBSTRATE TO ENHANCE CORROSION PROTECTION, Daniel Michael Rogers
THE MODELING OF PETROLEUM COKE GASIFICATION USING ASPEN PLUS SOFTWARE, Saif Yoseif Salih
Evaluation of Composite Adhesive Bonds Using Digital Image Correlation, Shashi Shekhar Shrestha
DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE SOLD OXIDE FUEL CELLS WITH A HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE; OPERATION, RESEARCH, AND OPPORTUNITIES, Sean Dakota Stout
PROCESSING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANO-SIZE TiC-Cu-Ni COMPOSITES, Ryan C. Wood
Theses from 2014
THE EFFECT OF JATROPHA TORRIFIED BIOMASS AND COAL PREPARATION ON STEAM CO-GASIFICATION IN A FIXED BED REACTOR, Mashal Mohammed Aloqaili
STUDYING THE MAGNETIC SEPARATION OF OXYGEN CARRIER IN COAL DIRECT CHEMICAL LOOPING, Amin Bagheri
NON- CATALYTIC TRANSFER HYDROGENATION IN SUPERCRITICAL CO2 FOR COAL LIQUEFACTION, HUSSIEN Eldod ELHUSSIEN
IMPROVING THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF A MID-SIZE POWER PLANT BY REDUCTION IN AUXILIARY POWER AND IMPROVED HEAT TRANSFER, Jeffrey Andrew Green
Design and Characterization of a Compact Heat Exchanger for use with Nanofluids, Daniel Ray Grohmann
A Simplified Multibody Model for Vehicle Dynamic Response, Brian Hanson