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Fall 2022

Di Lullo, Giovanni Roberto

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is becoming a popular tool to quantify environmental impacts including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Because of the high number of assumptions and low quality of available data, the results of LCA are often viewed with skepticism. It is common for studies to provide...

Fall 2024

Friesen, Ivy O

The objective of this work was to create a Graphical Processing Unit (GPU)-based Real-Time Particle Image Velocimetry (RT-PIV) system for use in Active Flow Control (AFC) of a Turbulent Boundary Layer (TBL), and to evaluate the effect of effect of the flow control on the boundary layer. The...

Spring 2021

Wells, Eric

Despite advancements in myoelectric prostheses, a high percentage of prosthesis users continue to abandon their devices. A commonly cited reason for abandonment is lack of grip force sensory feedback. Researchers have attempted to restore grip force sensory feedback by stimulating the residual...

Spring 2014

Bschaden, Benjamin Simon

This work provides a guideline for gecko inspired dry adhesive design and simulation. Mechanical property testing for several polymers commonly used in gecko adhesives (Kraton G1657 thermoplastic elastomer, ST-1060, and ST-1087 polyurethane elastomers) allowed hyperelastic and viscoelastic...

Fall 2022

Gao, Mingze

Sand separators are commonly equipped inline in the oil and gas production to separate produced sand from the extracted fluids, usually a mixture of oil, water and gas. To ensure the equipment can satisfy the work conditions, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is widely used. However, the...

Fall 2014

Handford, Daniel I

Transportation emissions constitute a significant portion of overall emissions inventories, and contribute to air quality health concerns. Reductions in transportation emissions can be achieved through efficient design of infrastructure, effective policy and regulation, and informed planning...

Fall 2018

Ogle, Megan K.

Sport activities account for over half of all injuries in youths and young adults, with head injuries consistently ranked in the top five most common injury types. Despite mandated helmet use, contact sports, such as hockey and football, expose the players to a greater risk of suffering head and...

Fall 2020

Nagarajan, Balakrishnan

Additive manufacturing enables the production of complex parts with less tooling and minimum material wastage. Polymer composites with magnetic functionality are promising for many applications like sensors, non-contact actuators and permanent magnets for electromechanical devices. The primary...

Fall 2024

Beaudry, Eric C

Osseointegrated transfemoral implants are a promising alternative for individuals who are unable to use a socket prosthesis; it is generally accepted that bone-anchored prostheses can improve patient quality of life. Osseointegration is the long-term process of implant anchorage in bone, caused...

Spring 2016

Evans, Katherine R.

Myoelectric prostheses have recently undergone extensive developments in their complexity and movement patterns, yet controlling these devices can be difficult as they lack the sensory feedback provided by traditional body powered prostheses. With targeted sensory reinnervation surgery, sensory...