Explore a selection of works produced by faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University.

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Submissions from 2024

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Analysis of Wind Turbine Wake Dynamics by a Gaussian-Core Vortex Lattice Technique, Apurva Baruah and Fernando L. Ponta

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Simulation of the Multi-Wake Evolution of Two Sandia National Labs/National Rotor Testbed Turbines Operating in a Tandem Layout, Apurva Baruah, Fernando L. Ponta, and Alayna Farrell

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Machine learning approaches for identification of heat release shapes in a low temperature combustion engine for control applications, Sadaf Batool, Jeffrey D. Naber, and Mahdi Shahbakhti

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Development of Recycled Alumix431-Based Composites Reinforced with TiB2, TiC, and B4C Fine Ceramic Powders for Aircraft Applications Produced by a Combined Method: Sintering + Forging, Eduardo José Bernardes, Fabio Gatamorta, Isabella Carvalho Lancini, Ibrahim Miskioglu, and Emin Bayraktar

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Enhanced Pre-Sheath Modeling for Tethered Satellite Systems: A Comprehensive Analysis of TSS-1R Electron Current and Experimental Validation, C. Cai, S. Cai, and D. L. Cooke

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Low Shear in Short-Term Impacts Endothelial Cell Traction and Alignment in Long-Term, Mohanish K. Chandurkar, Nikhil Mittal, Shaina P. Royer-Weeden, Steven D. Lehmann, Yeonwoo Rho, and Sangyoon J. Han

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Low Shear in Short-Term Impacts Endothelial Cell Traction and Alignment in Long-Term, Mohanish Chandurkar, Nikhil Mittal, Shaina P. Royer-Weeden, Steven D. Lehmann, Yeonwoo Rho, and Sangyoon J. Han

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Integral representations for the double-diffusivity system on the half-line, Andreas Chatziafratis, Elais C. Aifantis, Anthony Carbery, and Athanassios S. Fokas

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On Barenblatt's pseudoparabolic equation with forcing on the half-line via the Fokas method, Andreas Chatziafratis, Athanassios S. Fokas, and Elias Aifantis

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Atmospheric Science Questions for a Uranian Probe, Emma K. Dahl, Naomi Rowe-Gurney, Glenn S. Orton, Shawn R. Brueshaber, Richard G. Cosentino, Csaba Palotai, Ramanakumar Sankar, and Kunio M. Sayanagi

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Band structure reconfiguration and surface Faraday rotation in Bi-substituted iron garnets, Sushree Dash, Gregory Odegard, and Miguel Levy

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Development of Recycled Aluminium (AA7075 + AA1050)-Based Hybrid Composites Reinforced with Recycled Rice Husk Produced by Sintering + Forging, Fabio Gatamorta, Noé Cheung, Dhurata Katundi, Ibrahim Miskioglu, and Emin Bayraktar

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Design of Recycled “A356-A7075” Matrix Composites Reinforced with “Nb2Al-Zr” Produced by Sinter Forging, Fabio Gatamorta, Dhurata Katundi, Olga Klinkova, Emin Bayraktar, and Ibrahim Miskioglu

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Development of Ni-Al-Based Composites Reinforced with Recycled AA7075 + AA1050 and Ceramics Produced by the Sintering + Forging Process, Fabio Gatamorta, Olga Klinkova, Özgür Aslan, Ibrahim Miskioglu, and Emin Bayraktar

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Radiation Force Modeling for a Wave Energy Converter Array, Salman Husain, Gordon Parker, David Forehand, and Enrico Anderlini

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Torque Converter Dynamic Characterization Using Torque Transmissibility Frequency Response Functions: Locked Clutch Operation, Luke Jurmu, Darrell Robinette, Jason Blough, and Craig Reynolds

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Increasing the Dissolution Rate of Polystyrene Waste in Solvent-Based Recycling, Rita Kol, Ruben Denolf, Gwendoline Bernaert, Dave Manhaeghe, Ezra Bar Ziv, George W. Huber, Norbert Niessner, Michiel Verswyvel, Angeliki Lemonidou, Dimitris S. Achilias, and Steven De Meester

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Modeling the interaction between intra and interlaminar cracking in FRP composites using phase-field regularized interface fracture, Akash Kumar and Trisha Sain

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Phase field-based cohesive zone approach to model delamination in fiber-reinforced polymer composites, Akash Kumar and Trisha Sain

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Robust plastic waste classification using wavelet transform multi-resolution analysis and convolutional neural networks, Fei Long, Shengli Jiang, Ezra Bar Ziv, and Victor M. Zavala

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Tradeoff in interfacial shear strength and elastic properties in functionalized graphene oxide nanocomposites, Hashim Al Mahmud, Sagar Patil, and Gregory Odegard

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Myosin-independent stiffness sensing by fibroblasts is regulated by the viscoelasticity of flowing actin, Nikhil Mittal, Etienne B. Michels, Andrew E. Massey, Yunxiu Qiu, Shaina P. Royer-Weeden, Bryan R. Smith, Alexander X. Cartagena-Rivera, and Sangyoon J. Han

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Polymerizing actin regulates myosin-independent mechanosensing by modulating actin elasticity and flow fluctuation, Nikhil Mittal, Etienne Michels, Kathleen Pakenas, Shaina P. Royer-Weeden, and Sangyoon J. Han

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Development of Autonomous Vehicle Motion Planning and Control Algorithms with D* Planner and Model Predictive Control, Somnath Mondal and Bo Chen

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Experimental investigation of long-term performance of fiber-reinforced epoxy and polyurethane polymer composites, Abdel Hamid I. Mourad, Amir Hussain Idrisi, Asima Zahoor, Muhammad M. Sherif, and Beckry M. Abdel-Magid

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Augmented Reality Interface for Robot-Sensor Coordinate Registration, Vinh Nguyen, Xiaofeng Liu, and Jeremy Marvel

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Gamma-ray irradiation to achieve high tensile performance of unidirectional CNT yarn laminates, Jin Gyu Park, Cecil Evers, Claire Jolowsky, Britannia Vondrasek, Kaylee Thagard, Michael Czabaj, Bailee Ku, Yuezhou Wang, Traian Dumitrică, Gregory Odegard, and Zhiyong Liang

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Influences of backpack loading on recovery from anterior and posterior losses of balance: An exploratory investigation, Jessica Pitts, Vicki Komisar, Kayley Elmblad, Alyssa Smith, Derek Verbrigghe, Carly Siko, Maury A. Nussbaum, and Carolyn A Duncan

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A Micromechanical Study of Interactions of Cyanate Ester Monomer with Graphene or Boron Nitride Monolayer, Geeta Sachdeva, Álvaro Lobato, Ravindra Pandey, and Gregory Odegard

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Knowledge-informed deep networks for robust fault diagnosis of rolling bearings, Yunsheng Su, Luojie Shi, Kai Zhou, Guangxing Bai, and Zequn Wang

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Multi-body hydrodynamic interactions in fish-like swimming, Mitchel L. Timm, Rohit S. Pandhare, and Hassan Masoud

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A multiphase heat transfer model for spreading wall film coupled with solid wall temperature field, Ankith Ullal, Youngchul Ra, Seong Young Lee, and Shiyou Yang

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Development of a Low-Friction Testbed for Model Scale Wave Energy Converter Control System Studies, Mady Van Wieren, Tania Demonte Gonzalez, Houssein Yassin, Niccolo Jeanetta-Wark, Theo Kumpula, John Naglak, and Gordon Parker

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Static and Fatigue Behaviour of Recycled Thin Sheet “Ti-Al-Nb” Based Composites Produced by Hot Forging Diffusion Process, Georges Zambelis, Fabio Gatamorta, Özgür Aslan, Ibrahim Miskioglu, and Emin Bayraktar

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Experimental Study and Analysis of Ultra-Low Temperature Fuel Spray With a Heavy-Duty Injector Under Vaporizing Conditions, Zhihao Zhao, Anqi Zhang, Henry Schmidt, William Atkinson, and Jeffrey Naber

Works from 2023

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A high-performance lung-inspired ceramic 3D-printed heat exchanger for high-temperature energy-efficient systems, Behzad Ahmadi, Joseph Cesarano, Kashif Nawaz, Nikolas Ninos, and Sajjad Bigham

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Pattern Competition for the Sequential Bifurcations Approach (SBA) to Turbulence in the Co-Rotating Taylor–Couette System: Quinary States, T. Akinaga, S. C. Generalis, and E. C. Alfantis

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Pattern Competition in the Sequential Bifurcation Approach to Turbulence in Homogeneously Heated Inclined Fluid and Solid Layers, T. Akinaga, S. C. Generalis, and E. C. Alfantis

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Utilization of Mechanically Recycled Carbon Fibers in Vinyl Ester Composites, Khaled AlHarmoodi, Amir Hussain Idrisi, Abdel Hamid Ismail Mourad, and Basim Abu-Jdayil

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Probing the Influence of Surface Chemical Functionalization on Graphene Nanoplatelets-Epoxy Interfacial Shear Strength Using Molecular Dynamics, Hashim Al Mahmud, Sagar Patil, Matthew Radue, and Gregory Odegard

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Probing the Influence of Surface Chemical Functionalization on Graphene Nanoplatelets-Epoxy Interfacial Shear Strength Using Molecular Dynamics, Hashim Al Muhmud, Sagar U. Patil, Matthew S. Radue, and Gregory M. Odegard

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Life cycle assessment of soil stabilization using cement and waste additives, By Lutf Al-Subari, Adnan Hilal, and Abdullah Ekinci

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Design of Recycled Aluminium (AA 7075+AA1050 Fine Chips)-Based Composites Reinforced with Nano-SiC Whiskers, Fine Carbon Fiber for Aeronautical Applications, Özgür Aslan, Olga Klinkova, Dhurata Katundi, Ibrahim Miskioglu, and Emin Bayraktar

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Conductive 3D nano-biohybrid systems based on densified carbon nanotube forests and living cells, Roya Bagheri, Alicia K. Ball, Masoud Kasraie, Aparna Chandra, Xinqian Chen, Ibrahim Miskioglu, Zhiying Shan, and Parisa Pour Shahid Saeed Abadi

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Prognostics of Lithium-Ion batteries using knowledge-constrained machine learning and Kalman filtering, Guangxing Bai, Yunsheng Su, Maliha Maisha Rahman, and Zequn Wang

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Directed Gaussian process metamodeling with improved firefly algorithm (iFA) for composite manufacturing uncertainty propagation analysis, Amit Kumar Ball, Kai Zhou, Dong Xu, Dianyun Zhang, and Jiong Tang

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Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Force Field Parameterization, Epoxy Interactions, and Comparison with Carbon Nanotubes for High-Performance Composite Materials, Swapnil S. Bamane, Michael B. Jakubinek, Krishan Kanhaiya, Behnam Ashrafi, Hendrik Heinz, and Gregory Odegard

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Quantitative Damage Monitoring of Filament Wound Composites by Using Machine Learning-Based Techniques, Amir Bani Mohammad Ali, Saleh Valizadeh Sotubadi, Sajad Alimirzaei, Mehdi Ahmadi Najafabadi, and Lotfollah Pahlavan

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Closed-loop Control of SI←→RCCI Mode Transitions in a Multi-Mode Combustion Engine, Sadaf Batool, Jeffrey Naber, and Mahdi Shahbakhti

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ACOUSTIC META-STRUCTURE TRANSMISSION LOSS CHARACTERIZATION VIA AN IMPEDANCE TUBE AND THE TRANSFER MATRIX APPROACH, Matthew Beals, Shantanu H. Chavan, and Vijaya V.N.Sriram Malladi

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Using Footpad Sculpturing to Enhance the Maneuverability and Speed of a Robotic Marangoni Surfer, Samuel Bechard, Mitchel L. Timm, Hassan Masoud, and Jonathan P. Rothstein

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Correlated Simulation of Pseudo Transient Torque Converter Clutch Engagement Using Coupled Fluid Structure Interaction, Aniket Vilas Beldar, Darrell Robinette, and Jason Blough

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Modeling liquid–vapor phase change experiments: Cryogenic hydrogen and methane, Kishan Bellur, Ezequiel F. Medici, James C. Hermanson, Chang Kyoung Choi, and Jeffrey S. Allen

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Design and Optimization of Steering Assembly for Baja ATV Vehicle, Vasu Bhardwaj, Ojasvi Chauhan, and Rishabh Arora

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Real-Time Suitable Predictive Control Using SPaT Information from Automated Traffic Lights, Pradeep Bhat and Bo Chen

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Flexible Architecture for Testing Connected Vehicles in Realistic Traffic, William Buller, Richard Chase, Joseph Paki, Ahammad Basha Dudekula, Jeffrey Naber, and Reuben Sarkar

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Module Reliability in Winter: Field Analysis of Deflection and Cell Cracking Across Multiple Module Architectures, Laurie Burnham, Daniel Riley, Bruce King, William Snyder, Kevin Santistevan, and Paul Dice

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On Tethered Satellite System Current Enhancement, C. Cai, S. Cai, and D. L. Cooke

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Modelling and Linear Stability Analysis for Dilute Plasma Jets with Ion-Neutral Collisions, S. Cai, X. He, and C. Cai

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Fundamental Electron and Potential Relations in Dilute Plasma Flows, Shiying Cai, Chunpei Cai, and Xin He

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Damage identification using piezoelectric electromechanical Impedance: A brief review from a numerical framework perspective, Pei Cao, Shengli Zhang, Zequn Wang, Zequn Wang, and Kai Zhou

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Reinforcement Learning approach of switching bi-stable oscillators to adapt bandgaps of 1D-meta-structures, Shantanu H. Chavan, Satya Sarvani Malladi, and Vijaya V. N. Sriram Malladi

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PROGRAMMABLE BANDGAPS IN META-STRUCTURES WITH DYNAMIC VIBRATION RESONATORS, Shantanu H. Chavan and Vijaya V.N.Sriram Malladi

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DYNAMIC MODE DECOMPOSITION APPROACH FOR ESTIMATING THE SHAPE OF A CABLE, Yash Manik Chavan, Vijaya V.N.Sriram Malladi, Jung Yun Bae, Myoungkuk Park, and Manu Krishnan

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Snow Sensing for Photovoltaic Single Axis Tracker Systems, Ayush Chutani, Ana Dyreson, Laurie Burnham, and Kyumin Lee

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Self-sensing active artificial hair cells inspired by the cochlear amplifier, Part II: Experimental validation, Sheyda Davaria, Vijaya Venkata Narasimha Sriram Malladi, and Pablo A. Tarazaga

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Cloud Computing Assisted Mobile Healthcare Systems Using Distributed Data Analytic Model, Sunita Dhote, S. Baskar, P. Mohamed Shakeel, and Tejas Dhote

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Control Strategies for Large Power Transformer HEMP/GMD Protection, Timothy J. Donnelly, David G. Wilson, Rush D. Robinett, and Wayne Weaver

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Dynamic Model of a 20-Bus Power System for HEMP/GMD Controls-based Mitigation Design, Timothy J. Donnelly, David G. Wilson, Rush D. Robinett, and Wayne Weaver

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Top-Down Control Design Strategy for Electric Power Grid EMP (E3) Protection, Timothy J. Donnelly, David G. Wilson, Rush D. Robinett III, and Wayne Weaver

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Automated modal identification by quantification of high-spatial-resolution response measurements, Charles Dorn and Yongchao Yang

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Scalable High Tensile Modulus Composite Laminates Using Continuous Carbon Nanotube Yarns for Aerospace Applications, Cecil E. Evers, Britannia Vondrasek, Claire N. Jolowsky, Jin Gyu Park, Michael W. Czabaj, Bailee E. Ku, Kaylee R. Thagard, Gregory Odegard, and Zhiyong Liang

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Porous-fin microchannel heat sinks for future micro-electronics cooling, Mostafa Fathi, Mohammad Mahdi Heyhat, Mohammad Zabetian Targhi, and Sajjad Bigham

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Establishing Physical and Chemical Mechanisms of Polymerization and Pyrolysis of Phenolic Resins for Carbon-Carbon Composites, Ivan Gallegos, Josh Kemppainen, Jacob R. Gissinger, Malgorzata Kowalik, Adri van Duin, Kristopher E. Wise, S. Gowtham, and Gregory Odegard

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Predicting char yield of high-temperature resins, Jacob R. Gissinger, Scott R. Zavada, Joseph G. Smith, Josh Kemppainen, Ivan Gallegos, Gregory Odegard, Emilie J. Siochi, and Kristopher E. Wise

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Reducing Fuel Consumption on a Heavy-Duty Nonroad Vehicle: Conventional Powertrain Modifications, Bryant Goodenough, Alexander Czarnecki, Darrell Robinette, Jeremy Worm, Phil Latendresse, and John Westman

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DATA-DRIVEN ESTIMATION OF BANDGAP FREQUENCIES IN METASTRUCTURES FOR ELASTIC WAVE ABSORPTION, Hrishikesh S. Gosavi and Vijaya V.N.Sriram Malladi

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Estimation of elastic bandgaps in metastructures: A comparison of physics-based and data-driven approaches, Hrishikesh S. Gosavi and Vijaya V.N.Sriram Malladi

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ESTIMATION OF STRESS STATE IN AN AXIALLY LOADED BEAM USING MODAL DATA, Hrishikesh S. Gosavi and Vijaya V.N.Sriram Malladi

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Reduced Order Model of a Four-Zone Medium-Voltage AC Electric Ship, Carl Greene, Wayne Weaver, David G. Wilson, Rush D. Robinett, Ronald C. Matthews, and Steven Glover

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Testing of a Bucket Ladder Excavation Mechanism for Lunar Applications, Marcello C. Guadagno, Paul J. van Susante, George Johnson, Zach Crook, Isaac Genther, Ted Gronda, Declan King, Emily Ladensack, Tyler Lupinski, Tyler Rahkola, Colin Schaefer, Grace TenBrock, and Erik Vanhorn

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PARAMETRIC-FEEL ALGORITHM: DEVELOPING A PARAMETRIC VECTORFITTING MODEL FOR EVENT LOCALIZATION IN CALIBRATED STRUCTURES, Samikhshak Gupta, Hrishikesh S. Gosavi, and Vijaya V.N.Sriram Malladi

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Development of a Supercharged Octane Number and a Supercharged Octane Index, Alexander Hoth, Christopher P. Kolodziej, Muhammad Waqas, James Szybist, and Scott Miers

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Development of a Supercharged Octane Number and a Supercharged Octane Index, Alexander Hoth, Christopher P. Kolodziej, Muhammad Waqas, James Szybist, and Scott A. Miers

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EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND SEAWATER EXPOSURE ON GLASS/POLYURETHANE COMPOSITE: EXPERIMENTAL AND FAILURE ANALYSIS, Amir Hussain Idrisi and Abdel Hamid Ismail Mourad

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Drying dynamics of sessile-droplet arrays, Azmaine Iqtidar, Joseph J. Kilbride, Fouzia F. Ouali, David J. Fairhurst, Howard A. Stone, and Hassan Masoud

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CFD-based Data-driven Modeling of Reactivity and Stratification Dynamics for RCCI Engine Control, Behrouz Khoshbakht Irdmousa, Jeffrey Naber, and Mahdi Shahbakhti

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DEIB in Engineering Teaching programs in the US, John L. Irwin, Martin E. Gordon, Clay Gloster, Barbara L. Christe, Ronald E. Land, and Lara L. Sharp

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Dependence of the asymptotic energy dissipation on third-order velocity scaling, Kartik P. Iyer

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Neuroevolution Application to Collaborative and Heuristics-Based Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Cohort Simulation at Uncontrolled Intersection, Frederic Jacquelin, Jungyun Bae, Bo Chen, and Darrell Robinette

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The Intertwined Renewable Energy–Water–Environment (REWE) Nexus Challenges and Opportunities: A Case Study of California, Shahryar Jafarinejad, Rebecca R. Hernandez, Sajjad Bigham, and Bryan S. Beckingham

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Predicting Solar Power and Energy Production Over the Course of a Full Day, Robert S. Jane, Morris S. Berman, Gail T. Vaucher, Michael S. Lee, Michael S. D’Arcy, Gordon Parker, and Tom Price

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Volatility effect on internal flow and contact line behavior during evaporation of binary mixture droplets, Kyeong Ho Jang, Seung Ho Yeom, Hyung Ju Lee, Chang Kyoung Choi, and Seong Hyuk Lee

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Base Vibration Effects on Additive Manufactured Part Quality, N. J. Jensen, G. G. Parker, and J. R. Blough

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On-Track Demonstration of Automated Eco-Driving Control for an Electric Vehicle, Jongryeol Jeong, Ahammad Basha Dudekula, Elangovan Kandaswamy, Dominik Karbowski, Jihun Han, and Jeffrey Naber

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The effect of nozzle spacing on the electric field and fiber size distribution in a multi-nozzle electrospinning system, Jinghao Jin, Seung Ho Yeom, Hyung Ju Lee, Chang Kyoung Choi, and Seong Hyuk Lee

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Method for Thermal Modeling and Volatile Measurement of Lunar Regolith, George Johnson, Travis Wavrunek, Anurag Rajan, Paul J. van Susante, Timothy Eisele, and Jeffrey S. Allen

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Design of Recycled Aluminium (AA7075)-Based Composites Reinforced with Nano Filler NiAl Intermetallic and Nano Niobium Powder Produced with Vacuum Arc Melting for Aeronautical Applications, Cagatay Kasar, Özgür Aslan, Fabio Gatamorta, Ibrahim Miskioglu, and Emin Bayraktar

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Multiscale Process Modeling of Semicrystalline PEEK for Tailored Thermomechanical Properties, Khatereh Kashmari, Hashim Al Mahmud, Sagar Patil, William Pisani, William A. Pisani, Marianna Maiaru, and Gregory Odegard

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Evolution of Glassy Carbon Derived from Pyrolysis of Furan Resin, Josh Kemppainen, Ivan Gallegos, Aaron Krieg, Jacob R. Gissinger, Kristopher E. Wise, Margaret Kowalik, Julia A. King, S. Gowtham, Adri van Duin, and Gregory Odegard