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Works from 2018

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Novel approach to integration of turbocompounding, electrification and supercharging through use of planetary gear system, Satyum Joshi, Mufaddel Dahodwala, Erik Koehler, Michael Franke, Dean Tomazic, and Jeffrey D. Naber

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Controls development and vehicle drive cycle analysis of Integrated Turbocompounding, Electrification and Supercharging system (ITES), Satyum Joshu, Erik Koehler, Mufaddel Dahodwala, Michael Franke, and Jeffrey D. Naber

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Alternative composite design from recycled aluminum chips for mechanical pin-joint (knuckle) applications, D. Katundi, Alaeddin Burak Irez, and Ibrahim Miskioglu

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Tactile pressure sensors to measure ground pressure from tractor tire loads, A. E. Kenarsari, Stanley Vitton, and John Beard

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Effects of variable thickness circular plates on frequency response functions and shock response spectrum, William Larsen, Jason R. Blough, James Declerck, Charles Van Karsen, David Soine, and Richard J. Jones

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Initial modal results and operating data acquisition of shock/vibration fixture, William Larsen, Jason R. Blough, James Declerck, Charles Van Karsen, David Soine, and Richard J. Jones

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Inverse force estimation for resonant shock plate application, William Larsen, Jason R. Blough, James Declerck, Charles Van Karsen, David Soine, and Richard J. Jones

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Droplet impingement and evaporation on a solid surface, Seong-Young Lee and Le Zhao

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Multi-robot mission planning with static energy replenishment, Bingxi Li, Barzin Moridian, Anurag Kamal, Sharvil Patankar, and Nina Mahmoudian

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Time-variant reliability-based design optimization using sequential kriging modeling, Mingyang Li, Guangxing Bai, and Zequn Wang

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A wearable system for situational awareness estimation in underground mines, Xian Li, Ye Sun, Zhen Liu, and Matthew Portfleet

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Time-optimal input-shaping control of a saturating inductor DC-DC converter, John T. Lukowski, Wayne Weaver, and Rush D. Robinett III

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Modeling the effective mechanical properties of “fuzzy fiber” composites across scales length, S. A. Lurie, D. B. Volkov-Bogorodskiy, O. Menshykov, Y. Solyаev, and E. C. Aifantis

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Using a DNS framework to test a splashed mass sub-model for lagrangian spray simulations, David P. Markt, Roberto Torelli, Ashish Pathak, Mehdi Raessi, Sibendu Som, Riccardo Scarcelli, Seong-Young Lee, and Jeffrey D. Naber

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Hamiltonian methods of modeling and control of AC microgrids with spinning machines and inverters, Ronald C. Matthews, Wayne Weaver, Rush D. Robinett III, and David G. Wilson

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Observation of a mixed regime for an impinging droplet on a sessile droplet, Joo Hyun Moon, Chang Kyoung Choi, Jeffrey S. Allen, and Seong Hyuk Lee

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Modeling of the evaporation rate of liquid droplets on anodized heated surfaces, Joo Hyun Moon, Sang Min Lee, Chang Kyoung Choi, and Seong Hyuk Lee

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The role of electron irradiation history in liquid cell transmission electron microscopy., Trevor H Moser, Hardeep Mehta, Chiwoo Park, Ryan T Kelly, Tolou Shokuhfar, and James E Evans

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Internal annular flow condensation and flow boiling: Context, results, and recommendations, Amitabh Narain, Hrishikesh Prasad Ranga Prasad, and Aliihsan Koca

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Computational multiscale modeling - Nanoscale to macroscale, Gregory Odegard

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Special issue on carbon nanotube composites, Gregory M. Odegard, Richard Liang, and Kristopher E. Wise

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Exergy analysis of ship power systems, Gordon Parker, Eddy Trinklein, Rush D. Robinett III, and Timothy J. McCoy

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Multi-modal and short-range transmission loss in thin, ice-covered, near-shore Arctic waters, Miles B. Penhale, Andrew Barnard, and Robert Shuchman

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Multiscale modeling of carbon fiber/carbon nanotube/epoxy hybrid composites: Comparison of epoxy matrices, Matthew Radue and Gregory M. Odegard

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An experimental investigation into the effect of NO2 and temperature on the passive oxidation and active regeneration of particulate matter in a diesel particulate filter, Krishnan Raghavan, John Johnson, and Jeffrey D. Naber

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Dynamic modeling and model predictive control of an RCCI engine, A. A. Raut, B. K. Irdmousa, and M. Shahbakhti

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A thermo–chemo–mechanically coupled constitutive model for curing of glassy polymers, Trisha Sain, Kaspar Loeffel, and Shawn Chester

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Development of a hybrid Lagrangian-Eulerian model to describe spark-ignition processes at engine-like turbulent flow conditions, Riccardo Scarcelli, Anqi Zhang, Thomas Wallner, Sibendu Som, Jing Huang, Sameera Wijeyakulasuriya, Yijin Mao, Xiucheng Zhu, and Seong-Young Lee

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DC microgrid stabilization through fuzzy control of interleaved heterogeneous storage elements, R. D. Smith, John T. Lukowski, and Wayne Weaver

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Analytical and Numerical Bifurcation Analysis of Dislocation Pattern Formation of the Walgraef–Aifantis Model, Konstantinos G. Spiliotis, Lucia Russo, Constantinos Siettos, and Elias C. Aifantis

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Influence of exhaust residuals on combustion phases, exhaust toxic emission and fuel consumption from a natural gas fueled spark-ignition engine, Stanislaw Szwaja, Ehsan Ansari, Sandesh Rao, Magdalena Szwaja, Karol Grab-Rogalinski, Jeffrey D. Naber, and Michal Pyrc

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Experimental study of oxygen transport mechanisms in PEMFC interdigitated flow field, Kazuya Tajiri, Jash Karani, and Udit N. Shrivastava

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Development of a transient spray cone angle correlation for CFD simulations at diesel engine conditions, Meng Tang, Yuanjiang Pei, Yu Zhang, Tom Tzanetakis, Michael Traver, David Cleary, Shaoping Quan, Jeffrey D. Naber, and Seong-Young Lee

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Accelerated hygrothermal aging of Talc/Cycloaliphatic epoxy composites, Julie Tomasi, Aaron Krieg, Nicholas J. Jensen, Ibrahim Miskioglu, Julia A. King, and Gregory M. Odegard

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A DQ droop control strategy for fixed frequency VSI-based AC microgrids, Mohamed Toub, Wayne Weaver, Rush D. Robinett III, Mohamed Maaroufi, and Ghassane Aniba

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Gradient elasticity effects on the two-phase lithiation of lib anodes, Ioannis Tsagrakis and Elias C. Aifantis

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Gypsum and other evaporites as a potential source for water extraction on Mars: Experimental update, Paul van Susante, Jeffrey S. Allen, Timothy C. Eisele, Ezequiel F. Medici, and Kris Zacny

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Minerals from space: Terrestrial and extra-Terrestrial perspectives, Paul van Susant and Leslie Gertsch

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Robotic mars and lunar landing pad construction using in situ rocks, Paul van Susant, Kris Zacny, Magnus Hedlund, Jared Atkinson, Nathan Gelino, and Robert Mueller

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Novel approach for tension testing micro tubes, Scott W. Wagner, William J. Emblom, Kevin Johnson, Kahaan P. Shah, Navrose Handa, and Nihal Kapare

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Reinforcement learning-based multi-AUV adaptive trajectory planning for under-ice field estimation, Chaofeng Wang, Li Wei, Zhaohui Wang, Min Song, and Nina Mahmoudian

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Investigation of flow conditions and tumble near the spark plug in a DI optical engine at ignition, Yanyu Wang, Jiongxun Zhang, Zhuyong Yang, Xin Wang, Paul Dice, Mahdi Shahbakhti, Jeffrey D. Naber, Michael Czekala, Qiuping Qu, and Garlan Huberts

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Modeling skeletal muscle stress and intramuscular pressure: A whole muscle active-passive approach, Benjamin B Wheatley, Gregory M. Odegard, Kenton R Kaufman, and Tammy L Haut Donahue

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Nonlinear characterization of a machine tool energy absorber, Steven Whitican, Charles Van Karsen, and Jason R. Blough

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Towards the development of a model for nonlinear elements in machine tools, Steven Whitican, Charles Van Karsen, and Jason R. Blough

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WEC array electro-mechanical drivetrain networked microgrid control design and energy storage system analysis, David Wilson, Wayne Weaver, Giorgio Bacelli, and Christopher J. Robinette

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Properties of torrefied U.S. waste blends, Zhou Xu, Stas Zinchik, Shreyas Kolapkar, Ezra Bar Ziv, Ted Hansen, Dennis Conn, and Armando G. McDonald

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Mitigation of flow maldistribution in parallel microchannel heat sink, Vikas Yadav, Ritunesh Kumar, and Amitabh Narain

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Investigation of combustion knock distribution in a boosted methane-gasoline blended fueled SI engine, Zhuyong Yang, Sandesh Rao, Yanyu Wang, Jaldeep Harsulkar, Ehsan Ansari, Niranjan Miganakallu, Paul Dice, Jeffrey D. Naber, Yashodeep Lonari, and Stanislaw Szwaja

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Real-Time Optimal Control of Power Management in a Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Vehicle: A Comparative Analysis, Arya Yazdani and Mehran Bidarvatan

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Manufacturing of copper based composites reinforced with ceramics and hard intermetallics for applications of electric repair parts, G. Zambelis, E. Bayraktar, D. Katundi, and Ibrahim Miskioglu

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Splashing Criterion and Topological Features of a Single Droplet Impinging on the Flat Plate, Le Zhao, Nitisha Ahuja, Xiucheng Zhu, Zhihao Zhao, and Seong Young Lee

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Evaluation of diesel spray-wall interaction and morphology around impingement location, Le Zhao, Roberto Torelli, Xiucheng Zhu, Jeffrey D. Naber, Seong-Young Lee, Sibendu Som, Riccardo Scarelli, and Mehdi Raessi

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High pressure impinging spray film formation characteristics, Le Zhao, Zhihao Zhao, Xiucheng Zhu, Nitisha Ahuja, Jeffrey D. Naber, and Seong-Young Lee

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Non-invasive gaze direction estimation from head orientation for human-machine interaction, Zhi Zheng, Yuguang Wang, Jaclyn Barnes, Xingliang Li, Chung Hyuk Park, and Myounghoon Jeon

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Effective Turning Motion Control of Internally Actuated Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Saeedeh Ziaeefard, Brian R. Page, Anthony Pinar, and Nina Mahmoudian

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Control of wave energy converters with discrete displacement hydraulic power take-off units, Shangyan Zou and Ossama Abdelkhalik

Works from 2017

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Experimental study of flame stretch under engine-like conditions, Behdad Afkhami, Yanyu Wang, Scott Miers, and Jeffrey D. Naber

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Bridging the gap between designed and implemented controllers via adaptive robust discrete sliding mode control, M. R. Amini, M. Shahbakhti, S. Pan, and J. K. Hedrick

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Real-Time Closed-Loop Control of a Light-Duty RCCI Engine during Transient Operations, Jayant Kumar Arora and Mahdi Shahbakhti

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Multi-Physics Simulation of Ultra-Lightweight Carbon Nanotube Speakers, Mahsa Asgarisabet and Andrew Barnard

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Starting from scratch: Incorporating communication instruction in a revised Mechanical Engineering curriculum, Nancy Barr

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Facile Synthesis of Nanosilver-Incorporated Titanium Nanotube for Antibacterial Surfaces, Sachin Bhosle and Craig R. Friedrich

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Wetting Behavior and Chemistry of Titanium Nanotubular Orthopedic Surfaces: Effect of Aging and Thermal Annealing, Sachin Bhosle and Craig R. Friedrich

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Method to predict the shock response spectrum shape from frequency response functions, Jason Blough, James Declerck, Charles D. Vankarsen, and David E. Soine

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Continued Drive Signal Development for the Carbon Nanotube Thermoacoustic Loudspeaker Using Techniques Derived from the Hearing Aid Industry, Troy Bouman, Andrew Barnard, and Joshua Alexander

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A new gaskinetic model to analyze background flow effects on weak gaseous jet flows from electric propulsion devices, Chunpei Cai

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An improved electron pre-sheath model for TSS-1R current enhancement computations, Chunpei Cai

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Comprehensive Studies on Rarefied Jet and Jet Impingement Flows with Gaskinetic Methods, Chunpei Cai, Xin He, and Kai Zhang

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Rarefication effects on jet impingement loads, Shiying Cai, Chunpei Cai, Kai Zhang, and Jun Li

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Real-time modeling to enable hardware-in-the-loop simulation of plug-in electric vehicle-grid interaction, Chong Cao, Luting Wang, Bo Chen, Jason Harper, Theodore Bohn, Daniel Dobrzynski, and Keith Hardy

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The influence of BMSs on the characterization and modeling of series and parallel Li-ion packs, Sandra Castano-Solis, Daniel Serrano-Jimenez, Lucia Gauchia, and Javier Sanz

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Connected vehicles and powertrain optimization, Bo Chen, Darrell L. Robinette, Mahdi Shahbakhti, Kuilin Zhang, Jeffrey D. Naber, Jeremy Worm, Christopber Pinnow, and Christopher Morgan

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The model integration and hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) simulation design for the analysis of a power-split hybrid electric vehicle with electrochemical battery model, Ming Cheng and Bo Chen

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A Comparison of Control Strategies for Wave Energy Converters, Ryan G. Coe, Giorgio Bacelli, David G. Wilson, Ossama Abdelkhalik, Umesh A. Korde, and Rush Robinett

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Decentralized Mode-Adaptive Guidance and Control for DC Microgrid, Michael D. Cook, Gordon Parker, Rush D. Robinett III, and Wayne Weaver

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Estimating the multivariable human ankle impedance in dorsi-plantarflexion and inversion-eversion directions using EMG signals and artificial neural networks, Houman Dallali, Lauren Knop, Leslie Castelino, Evandro Ficanha, and Mo Rastgaar

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Studying Effect of CO2 Laser Cutting Parameters of Titanium Alloy on Heat Affected Zone and Kerf Width Using the Taguchi Method, B. El Aoud, M. Boujelbene, E. Bayraktar, S. Ben Salem, and I. Miskioglu

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Optimization of Laser Cutting Parameters for Tailored Behaviour of Scrap (Ti6242 + Ti) Based Composites Through Semisolid Sintering, Sonia Ezeddini, Emin Bayraktar, I. Miskioglu, and D. Katundi

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Laser Cutting of the TiN +Al < inf> 2 O < inf> 3 Reinforced Aluminium Matrix Composites Through Semisolid Sintering, Sonia Ezeddini, D. Katundi, Emin Bayraktar, and I. Miskioglu

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Experimental Study of Laser Cutting Process of Titanium Aluminium (Ti-Al) Based Composites Designed Through Combined Method of Powder Metallurgy and Thixoforming, S. Ezeddini, G. Zambelis, E. Bayraktar, I. Miskioglu, and D. Katundi

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Torsional Vibration Analysis of Six Speed MT Transmission and Driveline from Road to Lab, Jon Furlich, Jason Blough, and Darrell Robinette

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Design of Low Composites from Recycled Copper + Aluminium Chips for Tribological Applications, F. Gatamorta, E. Bayraktar, I. Miskioglu, D. Katundi, and M. H. Robert

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A novel technique to obtain analytical direct correlation functions for use in classical density functional theory, Susanta Ghosh

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Heat and mass transfer: Forced convection: External flows, Anoop K. Gupta, Raj P. Chhabra, and N. V. Suryanarayana

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Heat and mass transfer: Forced convection: Internal flows, Anoop K. Gupta, Raj P. Chhabra, and N. V. Suryanarayana

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A NOVEL ARCHITECTURED POLYMER COMPOSITE FOR NEAR ISOTROPIC CHARACTERISTICS AND IMPROVED COMBINED STIFFNESS€”DAMPING PROPERTIES, Sandip Haldar, Trisha Sain, and Susanta Ghosh

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A novel high symmetry interlocking micro-architecture design for polymer composites with improved mechanical properties, Sandip Haldar, Trisha Sain, and Susanta Ghosh

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Near Continuum Velocity and Temperature Coupled Compressible Boundary Layer Flow over a Flat Plate, Xin He and Chunpei Cai

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Mechanical Characterization of Epoxy – Scrap Rubber Based Composites Reinforced with Alumina Fibers, A. B. Irez, E. Bayraktar, and I. Miskioglu

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Scrap-Rubber Based Composites Reinforced with Boron and Alumina, A. B. Irez, Jennifer Hay, I. Miskioglu, and Emin Bayraktar

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Mechanical Characterization of Epoxy – Scrap Rubber Based Composites Reinforced with Nano Graphene, A. B. Irez, I. Miskioglu, and E. Bayraktar

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Mechanical Characterization of Epoxy: Scrap Rubber Based Composites Reinforced with Nanoparticles, A. B. Irez, I. Miskioglu, and E. Bayraktar

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3D printing implications for STEM education, John L. Irwin

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Optimal Power Management of Vehicle Sourced Military Outposts, Robert Jane, Gordon G. Parker, Wayne Weaver, Ronald Matthews, Denise Rizzo, and Michael Cook

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A fiber Bragg grating sensor for radial artery pulse waveform measurement, Dagong Jia, Jing Chao, Shuai Li, Hongxia Zhang, Yingzhan Yan, Ye Sun, and et. al.

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Design of Magnetic Aluminium (A356) Based Composites through Combined 2 Method of Sinter + Forging 3, D. Katundi, L. P. Ferreira, E. Bayraktar, I. Miskioglu, and M. H. Robert

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Hydrodynamic Considerations in Near-Optimal Control of a Small Wave Energy Converter for Ocean Measurement Applications, Umesh A. Korde, Jiajun Song, Rush D. Robinett, and Ossama O. Abdelkhalik

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Turbulent Spray Combustion, Seong Young Lee, Ahmed Abdul Moiz, and Khanh D. Cung

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Sequential Kriging optimization for time-variant reliability-based design involving stochastic processes, Mingyang Li and Zequn Wang