Dissertations and Theses

Developing High-Performance Polyamide Bonded Magnet for Magnetic Field Assisted Additive Manufacturing (MFAAM) Process
Oluwasola Arigbabowo
Ph.D. Material Science, Engineering, and Commercialization
Expected Graduation Spring 2025

High-temperature 3D Printer for Magnetic Field-Assisted Additive Manufacturing (MFAAM) of Bonded Magnets
Pratik Karkhanis
MS in Engineering- Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Expected Graduated Spring 2025

Development of a Low Thermal Expansion Nanocomposite Resin for SLA 3D Printer
MS in Engineering- Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Expected Graduation Spring 2025

Performance Evaluation of 2.5D Needle-punched Composites
Esmer Trevino
MS in Engineering- Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Expected Graduation Spring 2025

Improving Mechanical and Magnetic Properties of Strontium Ferrite filled Polyamide 12 Composites by Surface Treatment
kiran Poudel
MS in Engineering- Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Fall 2024

Deposition and Curing of Thermoset Mixtures for Thermal Protection
Kyle Johnson
MS in Engineering- Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Fall 2024

Development of Polymer-Bonded Magnetic Composite Using Magnetic-Assisted Additive Manufacturing (MFAAM)
Mandesh Khadka
MS in Engineering- Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Graduated Fall 2023.

Additive Manufacturing of High-Temperature Thermoset Composites Cured Using High-frequency Inductive Heating of Fillers
Liam Michael Omer
MS in Engineering- Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
2022

Dual-Layer Fiber-Reinforced Polysiloxane Composite with Ablative Nanocomposites Layer and Glass Support Layer
William P. Fahy
MS in Engineering- Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
2022

Optimization of SLA Photopolymers for Nickel Plating Applications
Connor Hammond
MS in Engineering- Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
2022

Dissertation: Penetration Behavior of Composite Structures Modified with Surface Treated Nanoparticles
Harishsaiprasad Kallagunta
Ph.D. Material Science, Engineering, and Commercialization
2020

Ablative Performance of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Cyanate Ester Composites Filled with Nano-Ceramics
Aziza Gul Nahar
MS in Engineering- Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
2021

Development of Strontium Ferrite/Polyamide 12 Composites for Magnetic Devices Using Additive Manufacturing
M. Camila Belduque
MS in Engineering- Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
2021

Thesis: Developing an Electrostatic Discharge Polyamide 6 Nanocomposite for 3D Printing.
Oluwasola Arigbabowo
MS in Engineering- Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
2020

Thesis: 3D Printing of High-Temperature Thermoplastics Composites using Commercial Off-the-shelf Printer.
Robert Brushaber
MS in Engineering - Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
2020

Thesis: Feasibility Study of High-Temperature Hybrid Thermoset Composites for Thermal Protection System.
William Schneider
MS in Engineering - Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
2019

Thesis: Fatigue Characterization of Glass Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Composites.
Swayam Shree
MS in Engineering - Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
2019

Thesis: Development Thermoplastic Nanocomposites for ESD/EMI Applications Using Additive Manufacturing.
Sagar Navle
MS in Engineering - Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
2018

Thesis: Exploration of A New Affordable Thermal Protection System Utilizing Needle-Punched (2.5D) Fabric Composites
Ryan McDermott
MS in Engineering - Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
2018

Thesis: Mechanical and Fatigue Characterization of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Containing Rubber Microparticles
Dinesh Kumar Kannabiran Vasudevan
MS in Technology
2016

Thesis: Effects of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes on Electrical, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of Carbon-reinforced Cyanate Ester Composites
Andres Alvarez
MS in Technology
2014

Thesis: Carbon/Phenolic NanoComposites for Ablative Applications
Dmitri Kabakov
MS in Technology
Fall 2010

Thesis: Fatigue-Resistant Reinforced NanoComposites for Wind Turbine Blades
Adekunle Akinola
MS in Technology
2010

Thesis: Mechanical and Thermal Characterization of Bio-based Composites
Srujan Konga
MS in Industrial Technology
2008