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Author:

Walp, Adriana

Title:

Investigating Patterns of Undergraduate Engineering Writing Efficacy and Career Trajectories

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Undergraduate Engineering
Engineering Education
Writing Efficacy
Writing Apprehension
Writing
Career

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Thesis Supervisors:

Catherine G P Berdanier, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Gayoso, Isabella

Title:

Film Cooling Effectiveness on a Turbine Vane in Transonic Conditions

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Film cooling
Turbine Vane
Overall Film Effectiveness
Transonic
High-speed Cascade

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Frain, Theodore

Title:

Real-time Implementation of Lithium Cell Thermal Diagnostic Algorithms in dSpace

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Lithium-ion Battery
dSPACE
Fault Detection

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Satadru Dey, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Kabi, Krish

Title:

Battery-Electric Vehicle Refrigerated Transport

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Refrigerated transport
Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV)
opportunity charging
cold supply chain
environmental impact
sustainable solutions
mileage range
charging infrastructure
operational efficiency.

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor
Alexander S Rattner, Faculty Reader

Author:

Campbell, Jaron

Title:

Tensile Behavior of Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Lattices as Infill for Additively Manufactured Polylactic Acid

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
Infill
TPMS
Triply Periodic Minimal Surface
Fused Filament Fabrication
Anisotropy
Tensile

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Amrita Basak, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Luu, Anthony

Title:

Optimal Design of Additively Manufactured Fin Topology for a Two-Phase Flow Channel Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

fins
topology
optimization
heat transfer
genetic algorithm
two-phase flow
multi-objective optimization
additive manufacturing
mechanical engineering

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Thesis Supervisors:

Matthew J Rau, Thesis Supervisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Honors Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Pagan, Luke

Title:

The Effect of Airline Seat Dimensions on Comfort

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

airplane
anthropometry
comfort
acceptability
design

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Thesis Supervisors:

Matt Parkinson, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Luttringer, Sam

Title:

Characterization and Analysis of Al-Li Composite Solid Fuel Compositions Synthesized Through Field Assisted Sintering Technology (FAST) for Hypersonic Applications 

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Field Assisted Sintering Technology
FAST
Hypersonic
Ramjet
Scramjet

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Thesis Supervisors:

Douglas Edward Wolfe, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor
Md Amanul Haque, Faculty Reader

Author:

Balaratna, Ian

Title:

Evaluation of Design Performance for a Radiative Cooling Vessel Supplemented by Solar Power Generation

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Radiative Cooling
Solar Power
Heat Transfer
Linxiao Zhu
Ian Balaratna

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Thesis Supervisors:

Linxiao Zhu, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bucks, Scout

Title:

Development of an Empirical Correlation for the Manganese Sulfate Bath Neutron Absorption in Manganese Fraction Using the Monte Carlo N-Particle Code

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Manganese Bath
MCNP
252-Cf
241-Am-Be
249-Pu-Be
Manganese Absorption Fraction

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Marek Flaska, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Faculty Reader

Author:

Budzinski, Cynthia

Title:

Application of Video-Based Technology in Tracking Hand Movements for Medical Training Simulations

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Medical Training
Simulation Training
Hand Tracking
Endotracheal Intubation
MediaPipe
Laryngoscope

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Jason Zachary Moore, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Barber, Kaylie

Title:

Designing and Implementing an Origami-Based Steering Mechanism for Controlling the Swimming Direction of a Laminated Compliant Origami Robot

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Origami
Compliant mechanism
Robot
Swimming
Control

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Jared Butler, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Barber, Kylie

Title:

Analyzing the Effect of Additional Compliant Joints on the Swimming Efficiency of a Laminated Origami Robot

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

origami
compliant mechanism
robot
swimming
efficiency

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Mary I Frecker, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Buonomo, Olivia

Title:

Impact of Blood Pressure on Hemodynamics in Cerebral Aneurysms

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Cerebral aneurysms
intracranial aneurysms
blood pressure
Particle Tracking Velocimetry
mock circulatory flow loop
pressure chamber
Shake-the-Box

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Melissa Brindise, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Chekan, Sarah

Title:

Investigation of Triboelectric Charge Generation During Adhesive Peeling

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Triboelectricity
Mechanics
Adhesive Peeling

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor
Xiaoyue Zhao, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Worrall, William

Title:

The Presence of Ultraviolet Patterns in Sarracenia Pitcher Plants

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Sarracenia
Carnivorous Plants
Pitcher Plants
Ultraviolet Patterns
UV Photography
Simulated Vision
Bio-Inspired Engineering
Directional UV-Reflectance

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Thesis Supervisors:

Tak Sing Wong, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Liu, Chun Sen

Title:

Near-Field Electroluminescent Refrigeration Device for Simultaneous High Cooling Power and High Coefficient of Performance

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Electroluminescent cooling
Solid state cooling
Near-field radiative heat transfer

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Linxiao Zhu, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Esparragoza, Andres

Title:

Path-Planning and Optimization of a High-speed 1/5-Scale Off-Road Autonomous Vehicle

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Autonomous Vehicles
Off-Road Vehicles
High-Speed
Teensy 4.1
Driving Simulation
Iterative Learning Control
Steady-State Velocity Profile
Encoders
GPS

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Humberto Cortes Correales, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Nicholson, Riley

Title:

Acceptability, Sufficiency, and Comfort in Modern Airline Seating Based on Bideltoid Breadth

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

R Studio
MATLAB
Airplanes
Engineering Design
Human Anthropometry
Human Subject Testing
Designing for Human Variability

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Matt Parkinson, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Savage, Conor

Title:

Spectroscopy Based In-situ Monitoring of AlSi10Mg Repair of 7000 Series Aluminum

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Laser Directed Energy Depsotion
Spectroscopy
Repair
Aluminum 7075
Process Monitoring

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Edward William Reutzel, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Honors Advisor