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Fall 2023

Eitzen, Jasper

This work was concerned with the construction and testing of anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE) cells to study the effect of electrolyte feed method. Each cell used a catalyst-coated membrane (CCM) fabricated in-house by inkjet printing catalyst layers onto Aemion+ membranes using...

Fall 2023

Hajiparvaneh, Erfan

Ambient exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3) is associated with severe health problems and health-related economic burdens. The levels of NO2 concentration in the province of Alberta show that they will exceed the updated Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS) in Edmonton and...

Fall 2023

Islam, Suprabha

In recent days, hyperelastic composites (i.e., elastomeric composites reinforced with fibers) have shown promising outcomes in various engineering applications involving tissue engineering, shape-morphing structures, microfluidics, wearable devices, biomechanics, and soft robotics. Typically,...

Spring 2023

Azadi, Reza

Steam-assisted gravity drainage is a common method for oil production in Alberta, Canada. Production wells are equipped with inflow control devices to improve production efficiency. These devices utilize nozzle-type constrictions to enhance oil production by hindering water and gas breakthroughs....

Spring 2023

Verma, Suyash

This dissertation numerically evaluates the wake dynamics of oscillating foils with combined heaving and pitching motion. Spatio-temporal evolution of vortical structures and associated instabilities contributed to transitions in the wake topology. This also coincided with changes in the foil's...

Spring 2023

Samadi, Nasim

COVID-19 is one of the high-level infections that have caused considerable damage to the lives of millions of people worldwide. Many studies confirm that indoor environments are the hotspots for the transmission of COVID-19 infectious. Thus, improving indoor air quality in enclosed areas is an...

Spring 2023

Pal, Sanhita

High entropy alloys (HEAs) are a new class of advanced metallic materials that have received significant attention in recent years due to their stable microstructures and promising properties. They are characterized by their peculiar mixing of five or more principal elements in equimolar...

Spring 2023

Ahmad, Shaheen

Sensing and monitoring using the conventional microwave, optical, and waveguide methods have been the focus of many researchers for the past two decades. However, the limitations imposed by these techniques such as power inefficiency and the use of complex readout circuitries are the important...

Spring 2023

Shojaee, Seyedamir

In this dissertation, a machine-learning method is utilized to enhance the accuracy of wake parameters calculated by Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) k-ω SST model of flow on and around wall-mounted rectangular cylinders. Using high-quality results from Large Eddy Simulation (LES), this...

Spring 2023

Agnew, Lindsey D

Concussions are one of the most common injuries in sport and can result in detrimental long-term health effects. To reduce the severity of concussion and head injury, protective headgear has been implemented and is continually evaluated to minimize head kinematics after impact. For investigation...