Mentorship and Supervision

Summary

5 Assistant Professors (3-current), 2 Research Associates, 13 PhD (10-Graduated, 3-current), 26 MS (24-Graduated, 2-Current), 25 Undergraduates (21-Graduated, 4-current), 10 (SPRI) SC Governor's School of Science and Mathematics-Summer Research

PhD Candidates Supervised

• Nicholas Goodman, 2011 (expected), "Predictive Maintenance of Rotating Machinery: A Generic Approach"
• Trevor Roebuck, 2012 (expected), "The Development of an Experimental and Analytical Methodology for the Health Monitoring Systems of Military Aircrafts"
• Hatem Mohamed, 2009, "Health Monitoring Data Storage, Data Security and Data Processing In Diagnosis and Prognosis of Military Aircrafts"
• David Johns, 2007, Design Optimization and Analysis of the QSC Marlin Aftercooler & Support Structure for Marine Applications"
• Oliver Myers, 2000, "The Development of an Intelligent Supervisory Controller of Machining Systems"
• Yun Wang, 2000, "The Development of Icejet Machining Technology"
• Marwan Khraisheh, 1998, "Real Time Characterization of Superplastic Materials in Multidimensional Loading"
• Qufei Xie, 1995, "Mechanics of Metal Cutting through a Solid Mechanics Approach; Adiabatic Shear Banding"
• Nagi K. Taha, 1993, "The Inclusion of Surface and Product Integrity in Modeling Milling and turning Processes"
• Ramesh Joshi, 1992, "A Study of Inhomogeneous Deformation in Sheet Forming Using Digital Image Processing"
• Guven Yucesan, 1992, "Modeling of Cutting Forces in Milling Operations for Intelligent Supervisory controlling"
• Yaning Wang, 1990, "An Advanced Multi-Axial Experimental Testing System with Supporting Numerical Tools"
• Hanan Frank, 1987, "Increasing Productivity in Sheet Metal Forming through a New Computerized Testing Method"

MS Students Supervised

• Nicholas Goodman, 2008 (expected), "Data Warehousing and Mining of Military Aircraft"
• Ronak Shah, 2008 (expected), "Cost Benefits Analysis and Value Engineering of Military Aircraft"
• Andrew Jarvie, 2008, "Condition Indicators Algorithms for Apache Aircraft"
• Trevor Roebuck, 2004, "Investigation of the Dynamic Response of a Segmented Cantilever Beam subjected to Variable Support Stiffness"
• Mohammad Ahmed, 2004, "The Development of an Experimental and Analytical Methodology for the Health Monitoring Systems of Military Aircrafts"
• Gary Sweezy, 2000, "The Development of a Machine Vision System for Superplastic Materials Characterization"
• Richard Michelli, 2000, "A Mechatronics Approach to Control Robotics Arms"
• Truett Thomson, 2000, "Cutting Force Characterization of Air-Abrasive Jet for Dentistry Drilling"
• Charles Grant, 1998, "The Development of Air Abrasion Jet for Dentistry Applications"
• Brian Mellage, 1998, "The Development of a Tool Wear Prediction Algorithm in Cutting Hard Materials"
• E. Sterling Graham, 1996, "The Use of Ultra-High Pressure Waterjet in Assisting Machining Operations of Hard Materials"
• Shekhar Barnwal, 1994, "On the Mechanistic Modeling of Milling: Tool Wear Prediction, Hole Making and Contouring"
• Tom Twigg, 1993, "Characterization of Superplastic Materials using a Computer Controlled Tension-Torsion Testing"
• Tony M. Teitenberg, 1992, "Tool Wear Simulation through an Analytic Mechanistic Model of Milling Processes"
• Jeffrey W. Roedell, 1991, "Study of Delamination Process in the Fiber Composite Materials using Acoustic Emission"
• Qufie Xie, 1989, "Effect of Cutting Tool Wear on Specific Cutting Energy and Surface Integrity of the Machined Component"
• Narendra Kulkarni, 1989, "Calibration of a 5 Degree‑of‑Freedom Cylindrical Flexible Robot"
• Emre Eyup Berk, 1989, "Calibration of a 4 Degree‑of‑Freedom Cylindrical Flexible Robot"
• Rizwan Arshad, 1988, "Temperature Measurement and its Effect on Quality for an End‑milling Cutting Operation"
• Surinder Aggarwal, 1988, "Monitoring Fiber Composite Failure Mechanisms Using Acoustic Emission Sensing"
• Jea Ha, 1988, "An Automated Evaluation of Formability of Al‑Li Alloys and Other Aluminum Alloys Using Digital Image Processing"
• Masood Lodhi, 1988, "Monitoring Delamination/Deponding Activities during Fiber Composite Failure"
• Roy Johnson, 1987, "Effect of Specific Cutting Energy on the Machined Surface Integrity and Power Consumption"
• Delane Hewett, 1986, "An Application of Computer‑Aided Analysis in Studying Stretching in Sheet Metal Forming"
• Tad D. Shupe, 1986, "Development of a Powered Increment Borer for Inspecting Non-conventional Materials"
• Rajpreet Ahluwalia, 1986, "Tool Life and Tool Wear Analysis for Manufacturing Automation and Supervisory Controller"