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Previous M.S. Students

NameYear AwardedRelated Articles
Wei Che2002A Study on the Material Detachment Mechanisms in CMP Process.
Antonia Antoniou2003Experimental crack tip characterization for closed cell aluminum foam
Chunyu Yang2003Measurements of interface thickness of two dissimilar materials : numerical and experimental verification
Sunil D. Gouda2004
Sivaraman Kadavasal (Kumar)2005Yield improvement in chemical mechanical planarization via material removal variation on a surface 
Jiayi Wu (Ivy)
2005
Deify Law2005Analytical and experimental analysis of long wavelength waviness generated by wire lateral deflection on the wire-sawn ductile material surface for semiconductor application
Shakti Singh Chauhan2005A new tensile testing methodology for stable mechanical characterization of free-standing films 
Xiaoping Wang2006Multi-scale models for wafer surface evolution in chemical mechanical planarization
Chia-Yung Chao2007
Khiam-How Low2008Characterization of conductive surface printing via electric field induced ion transport
Mohamed Allam2008
Dibyadeep Paul2010

and

2011

Focussed electric field induced ion transport: A novel nano-patterning process
David Asplund2011Chemical Mechanical Paired Grinding
Ben Burke2011
William Lai2011Characteristics of dielectric elastomers and fabrication of dielectric elastomer actuators for artificial muscle applications
Cheng Deng2011
Zihou Zhang 2013Experimental study of ultra-thin films mechanical integrity by combined nano-indentation and nano-acoustic emission
Kaustubh Kulkarni2021

Previous Ph.D. Students

NameYear AwardedRelated Article
Wei Che2004Synergy between chemical dissolution and mechanical abrasion during chemical mechanical polishing of copper
Antonia M. Antoniou2006Experimental observations of shear band nucleation and propagation in a bulk metallic glass using wedge-like cylindrical indentation
Egemen Teomete 2008Mechanics of wire saw machining process experimental analyses and modeling
Shakti Chauhan2008An experimental assessment of the size effects on the strength and ductility of freestanding copper films under macroscopically homogenous deformation
Hui Wang2010Experimental study of inhomogeneous deformation in bulk metallic glass and their composite during wedge-like cylindrical indentation
Xu Shang2013Role of contamination on the bondline integrity of composite structures
William Lai2015Characterization, fabrication, and analysis of soft dielectric elastomer actuators capable of complex 3D deformation
Tianyu Yu
2016Material removal modeling and life expectancy of electroplated CBN grinding wheel and paired polishing
Pavan Poosarla2017Development and Modelling of a Novel Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Assisted Precision Polishing Platform
Denizhan Yavas2018Interfacial degradation mechanisms with applications to polymer-matrix composites and intergranular stress corrosion cracking of steels
Zhuo Ma2018Fracture and deformation of soft materials and structures
Xiangchao Feng2019Fracture and toughening of soft elastic composites
Bishoy Dawood2021Application of Fracture Mechanics to Interfacial Ice Adhesion and Forensic Physical Match Analysis

 

Current M.S. Students

NameDissertation Title
Kaustubh KulkarniAnalysis of interactive threats in pipeline design.

Current Ph.D. Students

NameDissertation Title
Christopher GiuffreMechanics of Ice Adhesion
Amir AbdelmawlaAmorphous – Crystalline Nano-composites.
HyeokJae LeeDevelopment of New Optical Interferometer for In Situ Measurements of Residual Stress Distribution.