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Spring 2024

Luo, Hao

Airborne pathogen transmissions have played critical roles in the previous COVID-19 pandemic and various respiratory epidemics, such as influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), etc. Inhaling airborne pathogens can cause adverse health effects, resulting in respiratory infections,...

Spring 2024

Subramanian, Arya

Orthodontics is the dental specialization focused on correcting tooth and jaw misalignments. The treatment is known to have positive effects on the quality of life of the public by improving personal aesthetics and oral health. A common fixed treatment option is orthodontic braces, composed of...

Spring 2024

Clark, Garrett T

Global warming caused by anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is leading to measurable environmental impacts that threaten to disrupt societies globally. Food and water security, human health, and economies are expected to be adversely affected. Therefore, as the world strives to reduce...

Spring 2024

Ahmed, Abrar

The burgeoning demand for advancements in space technology and the relentless pursuit of exploring uncharted celestial frontiers necessitate a comprehensive grasp of the multifaceted aspects underpinning the sustainability of space missions. In this context, additive manufacturing (AM) has...

Spring 2024

Ead, Ahmed Samir

Due to their tailorable mechanical and physical properties, 2D tubular braided composites (TBCs) have many potential applications in fields including aerospace, construction and medicine. Over the past 70 years, many studies have thoroughly investigated several aspects of braided composites...

Spring 2024

Beaulieu, Eric J.

In order to store large quantities of intermittent renewable energy, proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWE) can be used to produce hydrogen which can then be used in a fuel cells to retrieve the energy. One limitation of PEMWE is that the catalysts used, commonly platinum and...

Spring 2024

McNally, Jakub T

Hydrogen as a fuel has the potential to reduce tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions of vehicles to near-zero, while also allowing for the generation of a hydrogen-based economy and lowering humanity's dependence upon oil. Hydrogen-diesel dual fuel combustion, where hydrogen and diesel are combusted...

Spring 2024

Arora, Piyush

Direct rapid investment casting integrates additive manufacturing (AM) technology into conventional investment casting. This approach addresses the challenges of high lead time and cost but is effective only on a small scale (up to a cube of 0.3 m side). It utilizes thermoplastics such as...

Spring 2024

Philip, Anish Abraham

The thesis details the design and development of a method to additively manufacture continuous carbon fiber in a polyether ether ketone (PEEK) polymer matrix at a large scale. The majority of the additive manufacturing techniques are limited by size and printing time. Furthermore, the mechanical...

Spring 2024

Jelani Batcha, Mohamed Rizwan

Helix-25 is a screw-propelled mobile robot designed by Copperstone Technologies® to survey hazardous ponds and fields. Currently this robot is manually operated, which may not be feasible during various circumstances. The control strategies for screw propelled robots have been limited, with a...