MEAM Annual Report 1995­1996

Doctoral Degrees Conferred
Fall 1995
Nicolas Boivin Non-Linear Modal Analysis of Nonlinear Structural Systems Using Invariant Manifolds;
Co-Chairs: C. Pierre & S. Shaw
Tzyy-Shuh Chang Conceptual Robustness in Distributed Concurrent Engineering and Design-In Modularity;
Chair: A. Ward
Randall S. Gemmen Mass Transport From a Flat Plate and Cylinder in a Strong; High Temperature, Oscillating
Flow Field; Co-Chairs: J. Keller & V. Arpaci
Heng-Chu Han Spectral Element Methods for the Stability of Journal Bearing; Co-Cha irs: W. Schultz & J. Boyd
Christopher Koh Tonnage Signature Analysis for Stamping Process Fault Detection and Isolation;
Co-Chairs: J. Ni & J. Shi
Chin-Yang Li Interaction of Traveling Bubbles with the Boundary Layer and Attached Cavitation;
Chair: S. Ceccio
Yu-Ning Lui Thermal Analysis of Multiple Beam Laser Welding; Chair: E. Kannatey-Asibu, Jr.
Yutaka Nagase Three Dimensional Microscopic Asperity Deformation Analysis for Studying Apparent Friction Behavior in Metal Forming; Chair: N. Kikuchi
Paul Turnbull Analysis of a Paper Forming Process; Co-Chairs: W. Schultz & ; N. Perkins
Po-Wen Yu Experimental and Numerical Examination of Cavitating Flows; Chair: S. Ceccio
Winter 1996
Wenjia Cai Optimal Fixture Configuration Design for Deformable Sheet Metal Part Assembly;
Chair: S.J. Hu
Roy Johanson Topology Optimization of Multicomponent Structural Systems; Co-Chairs: P. Papalambros
& N. Kikuchi
Young-Ho Kwon The Removal Mechanisms of Tin Coated Steels in Scratch Tes t; Chair: K. Ludema
Amy Lerner Influence of Mechanical Stresses on Normal Bone Growth in the Developing Femur;
Co-Chairs: S. Goldstein & L. Kuhn
Arnold Lumsdaine Optimal Design of Damped Laminated Structures; Chair: R . Scott
Jeffery Morgan Dynamic Analysis of Coupled Substructures Using Experimentally-Based Component Mode
Synthesis; Co-Chair: C. Pierre & G. Hulbert
Kristofor Norman Investigation and Design of an Alternative Exhaus t System for Minimum Noise, Power Loss, and Pollutant Emissions--A Theoretical, Computational, and Experimental Approach;
Chair: A. Selamet
Jun-Shiou Ou Integrated Optimal Structural and Vibration Control Design; Chair: N. Kikuchi
Wen-Hwa Shyu Quasi-Static Mode Compensation for Component Mode Synthesis of Dynamical Systems;
Chair: G. Hulbert
Kenjiro Terada Global-Local Modeling for Composites by the Homogenization Method; Chair: N. Kikuchi
Seung-Han Yang Real Time Compensation for Geometric, Thermal, and Cutting Force Induced Errors in Machine Tools; Co-Chairs: J. Ni & S. Wu
Summer 1996
Mazen Hammoud Effects of Turbulence on F lame Initiation and Combustion Cyclic Variation in Spark Ignition Engines; Chair: V. Arpaci
Sun gchul Jee Fuzzy Logic Controls for CNC Machine Tools; Chair: Y. Koren
Tao Jiang Topology Optimization of Structural System s Using Convex Approximation Methods;
Chair: P. Papalambros
Damir Juric Co mputations of Phase Change; Chair: G. Tryggvason
Sangmo Kang Spectral Domain Decomposition Methods for LES of Turbulence in Wall-Bounded Flows;
Chair: R. Akhavan
Jinkoo Lee Set-Based Design Systems for Stampings and Flexible Fixture Workspace; Co-Chairs: A. Ward
& S.J. Hu
Dirk Wassink Friction Dynamics in Low Speed Lubricated Sliding of Rubber: A Case Study of the Lip Seal;
Chair: K. Ludema

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