RSS FeedE SC Seniors Prepare for Comprehensive Oral Exams
Category: Student Accomplishments
Posted by: sxc1
on Mar 14, 2006
Engineering Science seniors are wrapping up their research and putting the final touches on their presentations in preparation for this spring's Comprehensive Oral Exams which will be presented March 24 - 31, 2006, in 216 EES.
During the senior year, all students select a focus area of study, complete a capstone project, and write a thesis that integrates the scientific principles of research, design, and analysis and applies them to engineering. Each student works with a thesis reserch supervisor as well as their departmental honors advisor.
The presentations are open to the public. A listing of the students and their thesis titles follows below.
Anderson, Arthur
“A Study in the Effects of Stress-Induced Gate Oxide Degradation in U-Shaped Trench MOSFET Devices”
Thesis Supervisor: Osama. O. Awadelkarim
Honors Advisor: Joseph P. Cusumano
Blickley, Elizabeth
“An Innovative Piezoelectric Force Sensor to Determine the Integrity of Electrical Sockets”
Thesis Supervisor: Bernhard R. Tittmann
Honors Advisor: Barbara A. Shaw
Bohenick, Mark A.
“Acoustic Characterization of Laser Interaction with Materials”
Thesis Supervisor: Bernhard R. Tittmann
Honors Advisor: S. Ashok
Clair, Shaun
“Testing and Analysis Methodology of a Loudspeaker”
Thesis Supervisor: Christopher Barber, Acoustics Department
Honors Advisor: Christine B. Masters
Downey, Brian P.
“Electrical Characterization of Noble-Gas Implant-Induced Silicon Dioxide”
Thesis Supervisor: S. Ashok
Honors Advisor: Francesco Costanzo
Fina, Thomas
“Flaw Sizing Through Surface Wave EMAT Parallel Scanning and Image Processing”
Thesis Supervisor: Joseph L. Rose
Honors Advisor: Charles E. Bakis
Fontana, Christopher
“Conceptual Development and Design of Ultrasonic Flowmeter for Measuring Coolant Flow in Reactor”
Thesis Supervisor: Bernhard R. Tittmann
Honors Advisor: Lawrence H. Friedman
Gueci, Steven A.
“Near Fields and Fluorescence Associated with Metal Nanoparticles”
Thesis Supervisor: Stephen J. Fonash
Honors Advisor: Osama O. Awadelkarim
Hollinger, Adam S.
“Evaluation of Heat Transfer in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells”
Thesis Supervisor: Stefan Thynell, Mechanical Engineering
Honors Advisor: Patrick Lenahan
Honors Advisor: Domenic A. Santavicca, Mechanical Engineering
Horning, Peter
“The Fundamental Physical Limits in Flash Memory Devices”
Thesis Supervisor: Patrick Lenahan
Honors Advisor: Lawrence Friedman
Lau, Kent
“Mimicking the Calls of Male Mediterranean Fruit Flies Using an Amplitude Modulated Thermoacoustic Sound Source”
Thesis Supervisor: Steven Garrett, Acoustics
Honors Advisor: Bernhard R. Tittmann
Lewellen, Matthew F.
“Design, Fabrication and Testing of Cellular Cores for Flexible Skins of Morphing Aircraft Structures”
Thesis Supervisor: Farhan Gandhi, Aerospace Engineering
Honors Advisor: Osama O. Awadelkarim
Lucas, Ian B.
“Air Coupled Ultrasound Techniques and Applications”
Thesis Supervisor: Bernhard R. Tittmann
Honors Advisor: Bernhard R. Tittmann
McVey, Ryan W.
“The Simulation of Energy Transfer During the Laser Deposition Process”
Thesis Supervisor: Richard P. Martukanitz, Laser Processing Division, ARL
Thesis Supervisor: Shawn M. Kelly, Laser Processing Division, ARL
Honors Advisor: Patrick M. Lenahan
Petrilli, John D.
“Pulsed DC Sputtering of Vanadium Oxide Thin Films”
Thesis Supervisor: Mark Horn
Honors Advisor: Melik Demirel
Ross, Benjamin M.
“Nano-Engineered Elliptical Polarization Filter”
Thesis Supervisor: Akhlesh Lakhtakia
Honors Advisor: Francesco Costanzo
Royal, Matthew W.
“Arbitrary Femtosecond Optical Pulse Shaping with a Liquid Crystal Spatial Light Modulator”
Thesis Supervisor: Mohsen Kavehrad, Electrical Engineering Department
Honors Advisor: Mark W. Horn
Honors Advisor: Sven G. Bilen, Electrical Engineering Department
Shah, Kedar G.
“Development of Combined Electrical and Mechanical Nanoindentation”
Thesis Supervisor: Lawrence H. Friedman
Honors Advisor: Barbara A. Shaw
Shah, Monish
“Non-Destructive Evaluation of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics”
Thesis Supervisor: Bernhard R. Tittmann
Honors Advisor: Bernhard R. Tittmann
During the senior year, all students select a focus area of study, complete a capstone project, and write a thesis that integrates the scientific principles of research, design, and analysis and applies them to engineering. Each student works with a thesis reserch supervisor as well as their departmental honors advisor.
The presentations are open to the public. A listing of the students and their thesis titles follows below.
Anderson, Arthur
“A Study in the Effects of Stress-Induced Gate Oxide Degradation in U-Shaped Trench MOSFET Devices”
Thesis Supervisor: Osama. O. Awadelkarim
Honors Advisor: Joseph P. Cusumano
Blickley, Elizabeth
“An Innovative Piezoelectric Force Sensor to Determine the Integrity of Electrical Sockets”
Thesis Supervisor: Bernhard R. Tittmann
Honors Advisor: Barbara A. Shaw
Bohenick, Mark A.
“Acoustic Characterization of Laser Interaction with Materials”
Thesis Supervisor: Bernhard R. Tittmann
Honors Advisor: S. Ashok
Clair, Shaun
“Testing and Analysis Methodology of a Loudspeaker”
Thesis Supervisor: Christopher Barber, Acoustics Department
Honors Advisor: Christine B. Masters
Downey, Brian P.
“Electrical Characterization of Noble-Gas Implant-Induced Silicon Dioxide”
Thesis Supervisor: S. Ashok
Honors Advisor: Francesco Costanzo
Fina, Thomas
“Flaw Sizing Through Surface Wave EMAT Parallel Scanning and Image Processing”
Thesis Supervisor: Joseph L. Rose
Honors Advisor: Charles E. Bakis
Fontana, Christopher
“Conceptual Development and Design of Ultrasonic Flowmeter for Measuring Coolant Flow in Reactor”
Thesis Supervisor: Bernhard R. Tittmann
Honors Advisor: Lawrence H. Friedman
Gueci, Steven A.
“Near Fields and Fluorescence Associated with Metal Nanoparticles”
Thesis Supervisor: Stephen J. Fonash
Honors Advisor: Osama O. Awadelkarim
Hollinger, Adam S.
“Evaluation of Heat Transfer in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells”
Thesis Supervisor: Stefan Thynell, Mechanical Engineering
Honors Advisor: Patrick Lenahan
Honors Advisor: Domenic A. Santavicca, Mechanical Engineering
Horning, Peter
“The Fundamental Physical Limits in Flash Memory Devices”
Thesis Supervisor: Patrick Lenahan
Honors Advisor: Lawrence Friedman
Lau, Kent
“Mimicking the Calls of Male Mediterranean Fruit Flies Using an Amplitude Modulated Thermoacoustic Sound Source”
Thesis Supervisor: Steven Garrett, Acoustics
Honors Advisor: Bernhard R. Tittmann
Lewellen, Matthew F.
“Design, Fabrication and Testing of Cellular Cores for Flexible Skins of Morphing Aircraft Structures”
Thesis Supervisor: Farhan Gandhi, Aerospace Engineering
Honors Advisor: Osama O. Awadelkarim
Lucas, Ian B.
“Air Coupled Ultrasound Techniques and Applications”
Thesis Supervisor: Bernhard R. Tittmann
Honors Advisor: Bernhard R. Tittmann
McVey, Ryan W.
“The Simulation of Energy Transfer During the Laser Deposition Process”
Thesis Supervisor: Richard P. Martukanitz, Laser Processing Division, ARL
Thesis Supervisor: Shawn M. Kelly, Laser Processing Division, ARL
Honors Advisor: Patrick M. Lenahan
Petrilli, John D.
“Pulsed DC Sputtering of Vanadium Oxide Thin Films”
Thesis Supervisor: Mark Horn
Honors Advisor: Melik Demirel
Ross, Benjamin M.
“Nano-Engineered Elliptical Polarization Filter”
Thesis Supervisor: Akhlesh Lakhtakia
Honors Advisor: Francesco Costanzo
Royal, Matthew W.
“Arbitrary Femtosecond Optical Pulse Shaping with a Liquid Crystal Spatial Light Modulator”
Thesis Supervisor: Mohsen Kavehrad, Electrical Engineering Department
Honors Advisor: Mark W. Horn
Honors Advisor: Sven G. Bilen, Electrical Engineering Department
Shah, Kedar G.
“Development of Combined Electrical and Mechanical Nanoindentation”
Thesis Supervisor: Lawrence H. Friedman
Honors Advisor: Barbara A. Shaw
Shah, Monish
“Non-Destructive Evaluation of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics”
Thesis Supervisor: Bernhard R. Tittmann
Honors Advisor: Bernhard R. Tittmann