Fall (December) 1997

Abdulhamid Al-Abduljabbar
Effects of Pressure Sensitivity on Notch-Tip Fields in Plastics.
Chair: J. Pan.

Dong-Woon Bai
Identification of Scuffing Process-Surface Plastic Deformation
and Fracture.
Chair: K.C. Ludema.

Walid Emile Habib
Constraint Propagation for Reason-ing and Communicating About Sets of Design Possibilities.
Chair: A.C. Ward.

Yu-Ching Hou
Fatigue and Fracture Analyses of Automotive and Welded Structures. Chair: J. Pan.

Joosang Kim
Effect of Plastic Deformation on the Oxidation Rate of Steel.
Chair: K.C. Ludema.

Sigurd A. Nelson II
Optimal Hierarchical System
Design via Sequentially Decom-posed Programming.
Chair: P.Y. Papalambros.

George Christos Papageorgakis
Turbulence Modeling of Gaseous Injection and Mixing in DI Engines. Chair: D.N. Assanis.

Jaeil Suh
A Study of Gas Phase Fire Suppres-sion Mechanisms in Laminar Counterflow Diffusion Flames.
Chair: A. Atreya.

Derek Michael Yip-Hoi
Methodologies for Computer-Aided Process Planning for Parallel Machining.
Chair: D. Dutta.

Winter (May) 1998

Laurine Leep Apoiloni
Computations of Unsteady Pressure in Fluid Flows for Acoustic Analyses.
Chair: D.R. Dowling.

Edward Paul Becker
An Empirical Model of Cylinder Bore Wear Developed by Simulation.
Chair: K.C. Ludema.

Sun-Wen Cheng
Cavitation and Hysteresis Phenome-na in Oil Flow through a Rotating Shaft with Radial Exit Branches.
Chair: W.-J. Yang.

Hanbum Cho
Dynamic Stability of Frictional Slip. Chair: J.R. Barber.

Jaehoon Han
Numerical Studies of Drop Motion in Axisymmetric Geometry.
Co-Chairs: S.L. Ceccio, G. Tryggvason.

Tze-On Shawn Hui
Application of Multivariate Statistical Methodologies to Body-in-White Assembly Process.
Co-Chairs: G.D. Herrin, R.A. Scott.

Prashant M. Kulkarni
Process Planning for the Layer Domain of Layered Manufacturing.
Chair: D. Dutta.

M. J. Leamy
Influence of Dry Friction in the Dynamic Response of Accessory Belt Drive System.
Co-Chairs: J.R. Barber, N.C. Perkins.

Chuan Li
Thermoelastic Contact Stability Analysis.
Co-Chairs: J.R. Barber, M.M. Chen.

Hsing-Sheng Liang
Nucleate Pool Boiling on Micro-Graphite-Fiber Composite Surfaces with Applications in Microelectronic Cooling.
Chair: W.-J. Yang.

Arnaldo Joe Mazzei, Jr.
Dynamic Stability of a Flexible Spring Mounted Shaft Driven through a Universal Joint.
Co-Chairs: A. Argento, R.A. Scott.

Peter Joseph Schihl
Development of Global Mixing, Combustion, and Ignition Models for Quiescent Chamber Direct-Injection Diesel Engines.
Chair: A. Atreya.

Jongmin Shin
A Numerical Study on Turbulent Flow and Heat Transfer in Flow Networks.
Chair: W.-J. Yang.

Fuu-Ren Tsai
Vision Sensing, Modeling, and Control of Laser Weld Pool Geometry.
Chair: E. Kannatey-Asibu, Jr.

Yenkai Wang
Mixed-Mode Fracture in Ductile Materials and Low-Cycle Multiaxial Fatigue Theory.
Chair: J. Pan.

Jun Zhang
Constitutive Modeling and Optimal Design of Polymeric Foams for Crashworthiness.
Co-Chairs: N. Kikuchi, V.C. Li.

Spring/Summer (August) 1998

Apoorva Agarwal
Multi-Dimensional Modeling of Natural Gas Ignition, Combustion and Pollutant Formation in Direct Injection Engines.
Chair: D.N. Assanis.

E-June Chen
Analysis of Crescent Former Paper Manufacturing.
Co-Chairs: N.C. Perkins, W.W. Schultz.

Han-Kyoo Kim
A Study of NO_x Production in Sooty Radiating Counterflow Diffusion Flames.
Chair: A. Atreya.

Shyue-Yuh Leu
A Finite-Element Limit Analysis for Materials with Pressure Dependent Yield Behavior.
Chair: W.-H. Yang.

Wen-Hou Ma
Worst-Case Evaluation Methods for Vehicles and Vehicle Control Systems.
Chair: H. Peng.

Jairam Manjunathaiah
Analysis and a New Model for the Orthogonal Machining Process in the Presence of Edge-Radiused (Non-Sharp) Tools.
Chair: W.J. Endres.

Shinji Nishiwaki
Optimum Structural Topology Design Considering Flexibility.
Co-Chairs: N. Kikuchi, P.Y. Papalambros.

Amir Antonio Martins Oliveira
Effect of Particle- and Specimen-Level Transport on Product State in Compacted-Powder Combustion Synthesis and Thermal Debinding of Polymers from Molded Powders.
Chair: M. Kaviany .

Emilio Carlos Silva
Design of Piezocomposite Materials and Piezoelectric Transducers Using Topology Optimization.
Chair: N. Kikuchi.