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Author:

Feldstein, Hannah

Title:

Effect of Elasticity on Liquid Repellency of Cassie-State Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

superhydrophobic surface
bio-inspired
liquid repellency
pdms
microstructure

File:

Download HannahFeldsteinThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Tak-Sing Wong, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Liu, Qifeng

Title:

SIMULATION STUDY OF THE ONLINE AERODYNAMIC DRAG COEFFICIENT ESTIMATION OF A HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Vehicle Parameter Estimation
Linear Least-Squares Estimation
Recursive Least-Squares Estimation
Aerodynamic Drag Coefficient

File:

Download QL_thesis_Final_v.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Graham, Nathaniel D

Title:

Analog Twins: Development of Wirelessly Communicating Robotic Twins with Multiple Degrees of Freedom

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Digital Twins
Arduino
nrf24l01+
optimization

File:

Download Thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Md Amanul Haque, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Trautman, Jacqueline Lee

Title:

Determining the Thermal Conductivity of Additively Manufactured Materials Constructed Using Stereolithography

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Thermal Conductivity
SLA

File:

Download JTrautman_Thesis_Spring_2019.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Beckman, Daniel

Title:

Optimizing the Swimming Pattern of a Robotic Fish Using Reinforcement Learning

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

reinforcement learning
robotics
fish locomotion
policy gradient

File:

Download Beckman_Daniel_FishSwimming.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Bo Cheng, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Andes, Ryan Christopher

Title:

A LATERAL LINE INSPIRED APPROACH TO UNDERWATER SENSING WITH A PRESSURE SENSOR ARRAY

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Supervised Learning
Neural Networks
sensor array
bioinspired

File:

Download RyanAndes_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Bo Cheng, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mazza, Michael

Title:

Implementation of Virtual Multiscale Method in COMSOL Multiphysics

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

stabilized finite element methods
varaitional multi-scale method
COMSOL Multiphysics®

File:

Download MazzaThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Francesco Costanzo, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Farese, Joseph Jeffrey

Title:

Designing Flexible Current Collectors for Lithium-ion Batteries

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Lithium-ion
Current Collectors
Flexible Batteries

File:

Download Thesis_Joseph_Farese.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Christopher D. Rahn, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mason, Danielle

Title:

EFFECT OF COMBUSTOR GEOMETRY ON THE STABILITY OF SWIRLING FLOWS

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Swirling Flows
Precessing Vortex Core
Gas Turbine
Confinement
Exit Constriction

File:

Download mason_thesis_final_4_10.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Jacqueline Antonia O'Connor, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Cronin, Aidan Stephen

Title:

TURBULENCE MODULATION UNDER LARGE-PARTICLE LOADING: EFFECTS OF SHAPE AND DENSITY

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

turbulence
Mechanical Engineering
design
fluid mechanics

File:

Download HonorsThesis_AidanCroninfinalsubmission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Margaret L. Byron, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor