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

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

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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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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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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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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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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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Efficient Data-Driven Modeling of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems via Metalearning, Shanwu Li and Yongchao Yang

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The potential for fencing to be used as low-cost solar photovoltaic racking, Sudhachandra Masna, Stephen Morse, Koami Soulemane Hayibo, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Static and Kinetic Friction Coefficients for Regolith Delivery into a Molten Regolith Electrolysis Reactor, Jason Bendixen Noe, Paul van Susante, Laurent Sibille, and Jafet Pinto-Reveggino

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Uncertainty quantification in super-resolution guided wave array imaging using a variational Bayesian deep learning approach, Homin Song and Yongchao Yang

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Commissioning and Testing a New Dusty Thermal Vacuum Chamber with Inclusion of Icy Regolith, Benjamin David Wiegand, Marcello Guadagno, and Paul van Susante

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A coupled viscoplastic-damage constitutive model for semicrystalline polymers, Jeffrey Wiersma and Trisha Sain

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Evaluation of light collection from highly scattering media using wavelength-shifting fibers, Andrew S. Wilhelm, Garrett Wendel, Brandon Collins, Doug Cowen, and Igor Jovanovic

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Determination of the single droplet post-impingement pattern on a dry wall: A data-driven approach, Jiachen Zhai and Seong Young Lee

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Deep convolutional generative adversarial network with semi-supervised learning enabled physics elucidation for extended gear fault diagnosis under data limitations, Kai Zhou, Edward Diehl, and Jiong Tang

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A sliding mode control for wave energy converters in presence of unknown noise and nonlinearities, Shangyan Zou, Jiajun Song, and Ossama Abdelkhalik

Works from 2022

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Optimal synthesis of crank-rocker mechanisms with optimum transmission angle for desired stroke and time-ratio using genetic programming, Bahman Ahmadi and Behnam Ahmadi

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An analytical game-based design of crank-rocker mechanisms with optimum stroke, time ratio and transmission angle, Bahman Ahmadi, Behnam Ahmadi, and Saeed Nezamivand

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DEWATERING OF THIN LIQUID-DESICCANT FILMS CONSTRAINED BY A VAPOR VENTING MEMBRANE: ROLE OF SOLUTION AND AIR TRANSPORT CONDITIONS, Behzad Ahmadi, Masoud Ahmadi, and Sajjad Bigham

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Performance Evaluation of hi-k Lung-inspired 3D-printed Polymer Heat Exchangers, Behzad Ahmadi and Sajjad Bigham

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CERAMIC 3D-PRINTED HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE HEAT RECOVERY, Behzad Ahmadi, Joseph Cesarano, Kashif Nawaz, Nikolas Ninos, and Sajjad Bigham

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Wickability-optimized textured liquid-desiccant air dehumidifiers for independent moisture management in energy-efficient buildings, Masoud Ahmadi, Behnam Ahmadi, and Sajjad Bigham

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EFFECT OF SURFACE TEXTURE ON PERFORMANCE OF LIQUID-DESICCANT-BASED AIR DEHUMIDIFIERS, Masoud Ahmadi, Behzad Ahmadi, Sunil Pinnu, and Sajjad Bigham

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Investigation of Using Log-Spectrum Averaging (Cepstral Averaging) for Blind Reconstruction of an Unknown Impact Input Force, Saed Alajlouni, Vijaya Venkata Narasimha Sriram Malladi, and Murat Ambarkutuk

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A study on steady-state traveling waves in one-dimensional non-dispersive finite media, Isil Anakok, Sheyda Davaria, Pablo A. Tarazaga, and Vijaya Venkata Narasimha Sriram Malladi

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Assessment Framework for Electric Power Systems Under Hypothetical Wind Storm Trajectories, Diego A. Aponte-Roa, Chee Wooi Ten, and Wayne Weaver

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Vision-based Learning: A Novel Machine Learning Method based on Convolutional Neural Networks and Spiking Neural Networks, Vahid Azimirad, Saleh Valizadeh Sotubadi, and Ali Nasirlou

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Hitch Angle Estimation for Trailer Backup System – An Object Detection and Tracking Approach, Mojtaba Bahramgiri, Saeid Nooshabadi, Kunle Olutomilayo, and Daniel Fuhrmann

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Force Field Parameterization and Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Epoxy Interaction with Boron Nitride Nanotube Surfaces, Swapnil Bamane, Krishan Kanhaiya, Hendrik Heinz, and Gregory Odegard

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Breaking out of the lecture rut: Using Zoom to build classroom connections, Nancy Barr

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Surge detection for smart grid power distribution using a regression-based signal processing model, S. Baskar, Sunita Dhote, Tejas Dhote, D. Akila, and S. Arunprathap

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A predictive typological content retrieval method for real-time applications using multilingual natural language processing, S. Baskar, Sunita Dhote, Tejas Dhote, Gopalan Jayanandini, Duraisamy Akila, and Srinath Doss

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Closed-Loop Predictive Control of a Multi-mode Engine Including Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition, Partially Premixed Charge Compression Ignition, and Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition Modes, Sadaf Batool, Jeffrey Naber, and Mahdi Shahbakhti

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PERFORMANCE CHARACTERIZATION OF ORDERED POROUS VOLUMETRIC SOLAR RECEIVERS, Rasoul Bayaniahangar and Sajjad Bigham

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Toward extreme high-temperature supercritical CO2 power cycles: Leakage characterization of ceramic 3D-printed heat exchangers, Rasoul Bayaniahangar, Ikechukwu Okoh, Kashif Nawaz, Joseph Cesarano, and Sajjad Bigham

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Data from cryo-neutron phase change experiments with LH2 and LCH4, Kishan Bellur, Ezequiel F. Medici, Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson, Jacob LaManna, Juscelino B. Leao, Julia Scherschligt, James C. Hermanson, Chang K. Choi, and Jeffrey S. Allen

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Results from neutron imaging phase change experiments with LH2 and LCH4, Kishan Bellur, Ezequiel F. Medici, Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson, Jacob LaManna, Juscelino B. Leão, Julia Scherschligt, James C. Hermanson, Chang Kyoung Choi, and Jeffrey S. Allen

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Experimental Studies of Low-Load Limit in a Stoichiometric Micro-Pilot Diesel Natural Gas Engine, Vinicius Bonfochi Vinhaes, Gordon McTaggart-Cowan, Sandeep Munshi, Mahdi Shahbakhti, and Jeffrey Naber

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Multi-Variable Sensitivity Analysis and Ranking of Control Factors Impact in a Stoichiometric Micro-Pilot Natural Gas Engine at Medium Loads, Vinicius Bonfochi Vinhaes, Xuebin Yang, Gordon McTaggart-Cowan, Brian Eggart, Sandeep Munshi, Mahdi Shahbakhti, and Jeffrey Naber

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Development of a medium-duty stoichiometric diesel micro-pilot natural gas engine, Vinicius Bonfochi Vinhaes, Xuebin Yang, Gordon McTaggart-Cowan, Sandeep Munshi, Mahdi Shahbakhti, and Jeffrey Naber

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Dedicated cold-climate field laboratory for photovoltaic system and component studies: the Michigan Regional Test Center as a case study, Laurie Burnham, Daniel Riley, Bruce H. King, Jennifer Braid, Paul Dice, Ana Dyreson, William Snyder, and Christopher Pike

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AIR GAP MEMBRANE DISTILLATION SYSTEMS WITH A TUNED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY, Shiying Cai and Sajjad Bigham

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Collisionless jet expanding into vacuum from a circular aperture, Shiying Cai, Chunpei Cai, Edward Lin, David L. Cooke, and Jun Li

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A reinforcement learning hyper-heuristic in multi-objective optimization with application to structural damage identification, Pei Cao, Yang Zhang, Kai Zhou, and J. Tang

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On the Convective Stability and Pattern Formation of Volumetrically Heated Flows with Asymmetric Boundaries, G. Cartland Glover, S. C. Generalis, and E. C. Aifantis

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Intelligent Control to Reduce Vehicle Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Bo Chen

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Water and Climate Impacts on ERCOT Long-Term Systems Assessment, Stuart Cohen, Ariel Miara, Vincent Tidwell, Sean Turner, Nathalie Voisin, and Ana Dyreson

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Free-Decay Heave Motion of a Spherical Buoy, Jacob K. Colling, Saeed Jafari Kang, Esmaeil Dehdashti, Salman Husain, Hassan Masoud, and Gordon Parker

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Miniature Underwater Robot – An Experimental Case Study, Sheyda Davaria, Manu Krishnan, Vijaya Venkata Narasimha Sriram Malladi, and Pablo A. Tarazaga

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Evaluation of Cylinder Pressure Transducer Performance Including the Influence of Mounting Location and Thermal Protection, Rick Davis, Joel Duncan, Siddharth Gopujkar, and Jeremy Worm

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Designing an Improved Interface in Graphene/Polymer Composites Through Machine Learning, Prathamesh Deshpande, Karen J. Demille, Aowabin Rahman, Susanta Ghosh, Ashley D. Spear, and Gregory Odegard

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Electropolymerized Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Synthesis Guided by an Integrated Data-Driven Framework for Cortisol Detection, Grace Dykstra, Benjamin Reynolds, Riley Smith, Kai Zhou, and Yixin Liu

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The Role of Regional Connections in Planning for Future Power System Operations Under Climate Extremes, Ana Dyreson, N. Devineni, S. W.D. Turner, T. De Silva M, A. Miara, N. Voisin, S. Cohen, and J. Macknick

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IVisit-Collaborate: Online Multiuser Virtual Site Visits Using 360-Degree Panoramas and Virtual Humans, R. Eiris and M. Gheisari

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Recycled Niobium-Aluminium (Nb2Al) Intermetallics Based Composite Design: An Experimental and Numerical Approach for Toughening Mechanism, H. M. Enginsoy, E. Bayraktar, F. Gatamorta, D. Katundi, and I. Miskioglu

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Static and Dynamic Behaviour of Recycled AA7075 Based Composites Reinforced with ZrO2-γ-Al203 Fibre and SiC, H. M. Enginsoy, I. Miskioglu, E. Bayraktar, and D. Katundi

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Evaluation of the Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Mixed Plastic Waste-Based Composites, Lucky I. Ewurum, Daniel Jokic, Ezra Bar Ziv, and Armando G. McDonald

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ENABLING FLOATING SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (FPV) DEPLOYMENT, Sika Gadzanku, Nathan Lee, and Ana Dyreson

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Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Interfacial Interactions between Flattened Carbon Nanotubes and Amorphous Carbon: Implications for Ultra-Lightweight Composites, Prashik Gaikwad, Margaret Kowalik, Benjamin D. Jensen, Adri van Duin, and Gregory Odegard

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Investigation of Interfacial Properties of Flattened Carbon Nanotubes and Amorphous Carbon, Prashik Gaikwad, Margaret Kowalik, Adri C.T. van Duin, and Gregory Odegard

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Computational study of effect of radiation induced crosslinking on the properties of flattened carbon nanotubes, Prashik Gaikwad, Malgorzata Kowalik, Adri van Duin, and Gregory Odegard

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Mechanical Property of Phenolic Resin via Molecular Dynamics Using a Reactive Force Field, Ivan Gallegos, Josh Kemppainen, and Gregory Odegard

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Recycled “Al431 + A1050” Based Composites Reinforced with “TiC” Ceramic Powders for Aeronautical Applications, F. Gatamorta, H. M. Enginsoy, E. Bayraktar, and I. Miskioglu

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Exploring Reciprocity method to measure radiated sound during a standard impact test, Sunit Girdhar, Andrew R. Barnard, Jason Blough, John LoVerde, and Wayland Dong

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Band Gap Estimation of D-LEGO Meta-structures Using FRF-Based Substructuring and Bloch Wave Theory, Hrishikesh S. Gosavi, Phanisri P. Pratapa, and Vijaya V.N.Sriram Malladi

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Testing and Development of the Tethered-Permanently Shadowed Region EXplorer: A Rover Designed to Lay Superconducting Tether into Lunar Permanently Shaded Regions, Marcello C. Guadagno, Travis Wavrunek, Paul van Susante, Austen Goddu, Elijah Cobb, Hunter McGillivray, Collin Miller, Erik Vanhorn, and Ted Gronda

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Testing and Development of the Tethered-Permanently Shadowed Region EXplorer: A Rover Designed to Lay Superconducting Tether into Lunar Permanently Shaded Regions, Marcello C. Guadagno, Travis Wavrunek, Paul van Susante, Austen Goddu, Elijah Cobb, Hunter McGillivray, Collin Miller, Erik Vanhorn, and Ted Gronda

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Important powertrain dynamics for developing models for control of connected and automated electrified vehicles, Sadra Hemmati, Rajeshwar Yadav, Kaushik Surresh, Darrell Robinette, and Mahdi Shahbakhti

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Storage Minimization of Marine Energy Grids Using Polyphase Power, Salman Husain, Gordon Parker, and Wayne W. Weaver

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Input Shaping Control of DC-DC Converters with Nonlinear Coupled Magnetics, Chaitanya Inamdar and Wayne Weaver

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Metastability of Pulse Power Loads with Nonlinear Coupled Magnetics, Chaitanya Inamdar, Wayne Weaver, Rush D. Robinett III, and David G. Wilson

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Liquid-Metal Flows Show Surprising Heat Transport Behavior, Kartik P. Iyer

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Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Cohort Speed Control Optimization via Neuroevolution, Frederic Jacquelin, Jungyun Bae, Bo Chen, Darrell Robinette, Pruthwiraj Santhosh, Joshua Orlando, and Daniel Knopp

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Computer vision-based real-time cable tension estimation algorithm using complexity pursuit from video and its application in Fred-Hartman cable-stayed bridge, Debasish Jana, Satish Nagarajaiah, and Yongchao Yang

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Development of Ni-Al/Nb2Al/ZrO2-Based Composites for Aircraft Engine Applications Produced by a Combined Method: Sintering + Forging, Utku Kaftancıoglu, Georges Zambelis, Fabio Gatamorta, Ibrahim Miskioglu, and Emin Bayraktar

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INTERNAL LENGTH GRADIENT APPROACH TO PYRAMIDAL/SPHERICAL NANOINDENTATION EXPERIMENTS, A. K. Kampouris, A. A. Konstantinidis, R. Yang, Y. Bai, and Elias C. Aifantis

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A new method for interpreting Vickers indentation measurements, Asterios K. Kampouris, Kimon Ioannis Lappas, Avraam A. Konstantinidis, and Elias C. Aifantis

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A Multiscale Approach to Investigate the Effect of Temperature and Crystallinity on the Development of Residual Stresses in Semicrystalline PEEK, Khatereh Kashmari, Prathamesh Deshpande, Sagar Patil, Marianna Maiaru, and Gregory Odegard

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Reactive Molecular Dynamics Mechanical Properties Prediction of Furan Resin, Josh Kemppainen, Ivan Gallegos, Aaron Krieg, and Gregory Odegard

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A Dynamic Method to Analyze Cold-Start First Cycles Engine-Out Emissions at Elevated Cranking Speed Conditions of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Including a Gasoline Direct Injection Engine, Amir Khameneian, Behrouz Khoshbakht Irdmousa, Paul Dice, Mahdi Shahbakhti, Jeffrey Naber, Peter Moilanen, Chad Archer, Chris Glugla, and Garlan Huberts

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A real-time control-oriented discrete nonlinear model development for in-cylinder air charge, residual gas and temperature prediction of a Gasoline Direct Injection engine using cylinder, intake and exhaust pressures, Amir Khameneian, Xin Wang, Paul Dice, Jeffrey D. Naber, Mahdi Shahbakhti, Chad Archer, Peter Moilanen, Chris Glugla, and Garlan Huberts

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Numerical investigation of the spark discharge process in a crossflow, Joohan Kim, Riccardo Scarcelli, Anand Karpatne, Vivek Subramaniam, Douglas Breden, Laxminarayan L. Raja, Jiachen Zhai, and Seong Young Lee

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GRADIENTS AND INTERNAL LENGTHS IN SMALL SCALE PROBLEMS OF MECHANICS, A. Konstantinidis and Elias C. Aifantis

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Leveraging a data-driven approach to simulate and experimentally validate a MIMO multiphysics vibroacoustic system, Manu Krishnan, Vijaya V. N. Sriram Malladi, and Pablo A. Tarazaga

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Phase Field Based Cohesive Zone Fracture Approach to Model Anisotropic Effect and Interface Fracture in Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites, Akash Kumar and Trisha Sain

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Local heating effect on thermal Marangoni flow and heat transfer characteristics of an evaporating droplet, Hyung Ju Lee, Chang Kyoung Choi, and Seong Hyuk Lee

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A hierarchical deep learning framework for combined rolling bearing fault localization and identification with data fusion, Mingxuan Liang and Kai Zhou

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Deep reliability learning with latent adaptation for design optimization under uncertainty, Mingyang Li and Zequn Wang

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LSTM-augmented deep networks for time-variant reliability assessment of dynamic systems, Mingyang Li and Zequn Wang

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Data-Driven Nonlinear Modal Analysis: A Deep Learning Approach, Shanwu Li and Yongchao Yang

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Super-sensitivity incoherent optical methods for full-field displacement measurements, Shanwu Li and Yongchao Yang

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Coupled continuum and network model framework to study catalyst layers of polymer electrolyte fuel cells, Jiangjin Liu, Ezequiel F. Medici, Andrew T. Haug, David A. Cullen, Kazuya Tajiri, Jeffrey S. Allen, and Iryna V. Zenyuk

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Online Characterization of Mixed Plastic Waste Using Machine Learning and Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy, Fei Long, Shengli Jiang, Adeyinka Gbenga Adekunle, Victor M Zavala, and Ezra Bar Ziv

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Experimental and Modeling Study of NO and NO2 Storage and Release Characteristics of a Diesel-Cold Start Catalyst, Boopathi S. Mahadevan, Conor Berndt, John Johnson, and Jeffrey Naber