Since the Ph.D. In Engineering program began accepting students in 1997, we have awarded 39 doctoral degrees. We are very proud of our alumni and the body of scholarly work they have created.
Below is a listing of all our graduates and their dissertation topics. We are currently working to compile current lists of their publications. You can access the lists as they become available by clicking on the appropriate link.
| 2007 | ||
|---|---|---|
Arif S. Malik |
Focus Area: Computational Design & Optimization |
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| Sasanka V. Prabhala Winter 2007 |
Focus Area: Industrial and Human Systems |
Designing Computer Agents with Personality to Improve Human-Machine Collaboration in Complex Systems | 2006 |
| Phani Adduri Fall 2006 |
Focus Area: Computational Design & Optimization |
Robust Estimation of Reliability in the Presence of Multiple Failure Modes |
| Fawaz K. Al-Karaeen Fall 2006 |
Focus Area: Industrial and Human Systems |
Characterizing Battlefield Human Decision Making with Value Focused Thinking and Reliability Modeling |
| Mark Haney Fall 2006 |
Focus Area: Computational Design & Optimization |
Topology Optimization of Engine Exhaust-Washed Structures |
| Srikanth Bontha Summer 2006 |
Focus Area: Computational Design & Optimization |
The Effect of Process Variables on Microstructure in Laser Deposited Materials |
| Jalaja Repalle Summer 2006 |
Focus Area: Computational Design & Optimization |
Robust Shape Design Techniques for Steady-State Metal Forming Processes |
| Edward Alyanak Spring 2006 |
Focus Area: Computational Design & Optimization |
Reliable Design of Department of Defense Weapon Systems Using Evidence Theory |
Govind Bharwani |
Focus Area: Humans in Complex Systems |
Application of Quantitative Information Theory to the Modeling & Simulation of Industrial Workplace Tasks |
Seung-Kyum Choi |
Focus Area: Computational Design & Optimization |
Propagation of Uncertainty in Complex Structural Systems Using Stochastic Approach |
Jeremy Daily |
Focus Area: Computational Design & Optimization |
Dissipated Energy at a Bimaterial Crack Tip under Cyclic Loading |
Subhashini Ganapathy |
Focus Area: Humans in Complex Systems |
Decision Aiding to Support Human Reasoning in Dynamic, Time-Critical Scenarios |
Amanda Muller |
Focus Area: Humans in Complex Systems |
Cognitively-Engineered Multisensor Data Fusion System for Military Applications |
| 2005 | ||
| Donald J. Kessler Fall 2005 |
Focus Area: Electronics and Microwave |
Power Loss and Efficiency Analysis of the Class-E Amplifier at Any Duty Ratio |
Rajasekhar Venkata Pulikollu |
Focus Area: Processing and Properties of Materials |
Nano-coating on Carbon Structures for Interfacial Modification |
Shunguang Wu |
Focus Area: Sensor Signal and Image Processing |
Rigid-Body Object Motion and Structure Estimation with HRR/GMTI measurements |
Richard Kleismit |
Focus Area: Electronics and Microwave |
Local Complex Dermittivity Characterization of Materials Using Evanescent Microwave Microscopy |
Joseph Anderson |
Focus Area: Sensor Signal and Image Processing |
Comprehensive Sensor Resource Management Driven By Priorities and Threat Projection |
Xeudong Zhou |
Focus Area: Computational Design and Optimization |
Turbomachinery Investigation With Fluid/Structure Interaction |
| 2004 | ||
Ha-Rok Bae |
Focus Area: Computational Design and Optimization |
Uncertainty Quantification and Optimization of Structural Response Using Evidence Theory |
Brian Beachkofski |
Focus Area: Computational Design and Optimization |
Minimization of Probabilistic Analysis Confidence Interval Through a Novel Experimental Design Process |
Brad Bryant |
Focus Area: Electronics and Microwave |
Boost PWM DC-DC Converter With Current-Mode Control |
Pratik Joshi |
Focus Area: Processing and Properties of Materials |
Study of Growth and Characterization of Nano-Coatings on Solids For Surface Modification |
Brian Joyce |
Focus Area: Processing and Properties of Materials |
Deformation and Recrystallization Behavior of Coarse Grain Beta Titanium |
Michael Patzek |
Focus Area: Humans in Complex Systems |
The Effects of Automation Levels on Human Supervisory Awareness and Judgment of Simulated Robotics Activities |
William Roberts |
Focus Area: Humans in Complex Systems |
Predicting Cybersickness in Human Virtual Environment Interaction |
Mostafa El-Ashry
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Focus Area: Processing and Properties of Materials |
Evaluation of Carbon Nanotube and Buckyball Behavior Under High Pressures: A Micro-Raman Study |
James Adams |
Focus Area: Controls and Robotics |
Optimal Rule Reduction of Multi-Stage Fuzzy Logic Control for a Multi-Link Robot |
Karl Gudmundssonn |
Focus Area: Electronics and Microwave |
Multi Dimensional Tracking, Classification and Training Using Phase Only Filter Pattern Classifier |
| 2003 | ||
Michael Stephens |
Focus Area: Humans in Complex Systems |
Elecroneurophysiologic Diagnosis of Aircraft Pilot Spatial Disorientation |
Amy Neidhard-Doll |
Focus Area: Humans in Complex Systems |
Biomimetic Phenomenological Modeling of Mammalian Skeletal Muscle Isometric Force Twitch and Its Application to a Pneumatic Muscle force Control System |
Hong Zhang |
Focus Area: Controls and Robotics |
Lobing Control of Shoe Centerless Grinding |
| 2002 | ||
Michael Bryant |
Focus Area: Sensor Signal and Image Processing |
Manifold Recognition |
Shi Shen |
Focus Area: Senor Signal and Image Processing |
A Multisensor-Based Collision Prediction System |
Ravi Penmetsa |
Focus Area: Computational Design and Optimization |
Uncertainty Analysis Techniques Suing Approximatiion Concepts in Multidisciplinary Structural Design Environment |
Zhichao Li |
Focus Area: Computational Design and Optimization |
Optimum Design of Gas Quenching Process by Using Response Surface Method |
| 2001 | ||
Nathan Brannon |
Focus Area: Humans in Complex Systems |
Knowledge Degradation |
| 2000 | ||
Kristen Liggett |
Focus Area: Humans in Complex Systems |
The Effect of Helmet-Mounted Display Symbology on the Opto-Kinetic Cervical Reflex, Frame of Reference, and Pilot Performance |
Khalid Abed |
Focus Area: Electronics and Microwave |
VLSI Implementations of Logarithm and Anti-Logarithm Converters and Their Use in Multiplication and Division |
Guosong Li |
Focus Area: Computational Design and Optimization |
Accuracy and Efficiency Improvement of Response Surface Models for Multidisciplinary Optimization |
| 1999 | ||
Erik Blasch |
Focus Area: Sensor Signal Image Processing |
Derivation of a Relief Filter for High Range Resolution Radar Simultaneous Target Tracking and Identification |
