ESM Dept. E SCI Class of 2004
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Back row: Lisa Witkin, Nick Strandwitz, Jeremy Kemmerer, Peter Vigna, Jeremy Thoryk, Lars Voss, Chris O'Brien, Jim Seliga, Georgios Maillis
Front Row: Suzanne Edwards, Adam Dinardo, Kara Oliver, Jesse Hecht, Christina Gallo, Keri Jay, Bradley Bond, George Sterbinsky, Dr. Judith Todd, P.B. Breneman Department Head
Engineering Science and Mechanics held a Senior Tea on Friday, May 14th.
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event . . .
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Senior Class Printed Brochure - PDF 22.5MB
Graduating Seniors for Summer 2003, Fall 2003, and Spring 2004 unless indicated otherwise
Seth A. Brechbill – SU03
Hometown: Chambersburg, PA
Minor: Engineering Mechanics
Ultrasonic Guided Wave Inspection of Green Parts
Thesis supervised by Dr. Joseph L. Rose
Bradley N. Bond
Hometown: Brentwood, TN
Development of a Universal Solid-State Spin-Based Controlled-NOT Gate for Quantum Computing
Thesis supervised by Dr. Patrick M. Lenahan
Plans: Graduate School in Electrical Engineering
Adam V. Dinardo
Hometown: Monroeville, PA
Studies on Thermal Gate Oxides on U-Trench Sidewalls for Vertical MOSFETs
Thesis supervised by Dr. Osama Awadelkarim
Plans: Working for Bates White, an economic consulting firm in Washington DC
Derek M. Doroski
Hometown: Wyncote, PA
Minor: Bioengineering
Study of Biomedical Specimens with SAM
Thesis supervised by Dr. Bernhard R. Tittmann
Plans: Pursue a PhD degree in Bioengineering at Georgia Tech
Suzanne E. Edwards
Hometown: York, PA
Minor: Engineering Mechanics
Study of the Effectiveness of Corrosion Resistance of Transmission Fluid as Compared to CarwellTM and Control
Thesis supervised by Dr. Barbara A. Shaw
Plans: Oil Field Engineer for Schlumberger Technical Services
Christina M. Gallo
Hometown: West Caldwell, NJ
The Direct Oxidation of Sulfur Containing Fuels in a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Thesis supervised by Dr. Serguei Lvov – Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering
Plans: Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems & Sensors, Baltimore, MD
Gary M. Glick
Hometown: Lancaster, PA
Duel Degree: Engineering Science and Civil Engineering
Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened in Shear with FRP
Thesis supervised by Dr. Maria Lopez – Civil Engineering
Plans: Finish degree in Civil Engineering; employment with a construction management firm in Dover, DE
Jesse R. Hecht
Hometown: Moorestown, NJ
Minor: ELD
Optimal Orbit Capture of a Satellite about an Asteroid Using the Genetic Algorithm
Thesis supervised by Dr. Robert Melton – Aerospace Engineering
Plans: Graduate School at University of Southern California to pursue MS degree in Aerospace Engineering/Astronautics
Keri A. Jay
Hometown: Wexford, PA
Minors: Bioengineering and Engineering Mechanics
Noninvasive Insulin Delivery
Thesis supervised by Dr. Nadine Smith - Bioengineering
Plans: To find a job in industry
Jeremy P. Kemmerer
Hometown: Allentown, PA
Minor: Spanish
A Generic Bluetooth Wireless Interface for Short Range Sensing
Thesis supervised by Dr. Vasu V. Varadan
Plans: Job at MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Georgios Maillis
Hometown: Boston, MA
Minors: Engineering Mechanics and Philosophy
Spin Lattice Relaxation Time Determination Using Acoustical Waves
Thesis supervised by Dr. Bernhard R. Tittmann
Plans: Technical Consultant at HPTi in Washington DC
Mandy A. Murphy – SU03
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Minor: Engineering Mechanics
Corrosion Evaluation of Sacrificial Zinc Coating Systems
Thesis supervised by Dr. Barbara A. Shaw
Greggor T. Nallo – FA03
Hometown: Sinking Spring, PA
Quantum Computing in Solid State Devices
Thesis supervised by Dr. Patrick M. Lenahan
Christopher J. O’Brien
Hometown: Murrysville, PA
A Void-Columnar Porous Silicon Thin-Film Humidity Sensor for Breath Detection of Neonatal Infants
Thesis supervised by Dr. Stephen J. Fonash
Plans: Pursue a PhD degree in Materials Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Kara A. Oliver
Hometown: Greencastle, PA
IUG: BS in Engineering Science and MS in Engineering Mechanics
Design of a High Temperature Transducer for Surface Warping Detection
Thesis supervised by Dr. Bernhard R. Tittmann
Plans: Finish MS degree in Engineering Science, then pursue work in ultrasound and medical applications
Matthew D. Pickett
Hometown: Doylestown, PA
Minor: Electronic and Photonic Materials
A Model of the Spectral Response Exhibited by Gyrotropic Chiral Sculptured Thin Films Excited by Obliquely Incident Planewaves
Thesis supervised by Dr. Akhlesh Lakhtakia
Plans: Graduate School – Materials Science and Engineering at University of California/Berkeley
Amber L. Romasco – FA03
Hometown: Moon Township, PA
Minor: Engineering Mechanics
Strength Characteristics of Aluminum Oxide after Dual Laser Machining
Thesis supervised by Dr. Albert E. Segall
James L. Seliga
Hometown: Ebensburg, PA
Minor: PRODR
Miniaturized High-Temperature Transducers for Ultrasonic Corrosion Monitoring in a Hostile Environment
Thesis supervised by Dr. Bernhard R. Tittmann
Plans: Graduate School at the University of Florida
Nathan R. Smith – SU03
Hometown: King of Prussia, PA
Efficient Analysis of Periodic Systems
Thesis supervised by Dr. Gary L. Gray
Bradley C. Smithling
Hometown: Beaver Falls, NY
Electro Kinetic Studies of Silicon High Temperature Aqueous Solutions
Thesis supervised by Dr. Serguei Lvov – Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering
Plans: Seek full-time industrial employment in fuel cell engineering
George E. Sterbinsky
Hometown: Wilkes Barre, PA
Minor: Electronic and Photonic Materials
High Relative Permittivity Materials for Use in Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Devices
Thesis supervised by Dr. Patrick M. Lenahan
Plans: Pursue a PhD degree in Materials Science at Northwestern University
Nicholas C. Strandwitz
Hometown: Fairview, PA
Minor: Engineering Mechanics
Design and Fabrication of a Capacitive Micro-Machined Ultrasonic Transducer (cMUT)
Thesis supervised by Dr. Joseph L. Rose
Plans: Graduate School for Materials Science at University of California at Santa Barbara
Joseph J. Talarico – FA03
Hometown: Plymouth Meeting, PA
Minor: Engineering Mechanics
Corrosion Evaluation of Sacrificial Zinc Coatings for Army Trucks
Thesis supervised by Dr. Barbara A. Shaw
Jeremy S. Thoryk
Hometown: Norristown, PA
Minor: Engineering Mechanics
Time Dependent Deformation of Strength Differential Metallic Alloys
Thesis supervised by Dr. Clifford J. Lissenden
Plans: Seek full-time employment
Jason K. Van Velsor
Hometown: Bethlehem, PA
Minor: Engineering Mechanics
Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Vaulting Poles Using Ultrasonic Guided Wave Analysis
Thesis supervised by Dr. Joseph L. Rose
Peter J. Vigna
Hometown: Blue Bell, PA
Minor: Engineering Mechanics
EAP Assistance in Prosthetics
Thesis supervised by Dr. Christopher Rahn – Mechanical Engineering
Lars F. Voss
Hometown: Erie, PA
Minor: Electronic and Photonic Materials
Hysterisis in HfO2 MOS Devices
Thesis supervised by Dr. Patrick M. Lenahan
Plans: Four-year fellowship at the University of Florida for Materials Science and Engineering
Thomas J. Walsh – SU03
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Minor: Engineering Mechanics
An Evaluation of Localized Corrosion and Stress Corrosion Cracking of Nanostructured Aluminum Magnesium 5083 Alloys
Thesis supervised by Drs. Barbara A. Shaw and Mala Sharma-Judd
Lisa R. Witkin
Hometown: Huntingdon Valley, PA
Minor: Bioengineering
Wavelet Analysis of Heart Rate Variability
Thesis supervised by Dr. Mirna Urquidi-Macdonald
Plans: Attend University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine