PhD Comprehensive ExaminationÂ
(Attendance is at the discretion of the supervisor and student who hold the exam)
JaeEun Shin - Wednesday, February 26, 2025 from  1:00 PM to 4:00PM E3 - 4117
Title:Â Studying Privacy Risks in Human-Robot Interactions:Toward Privacy-Safe Domestic Social Robots
Supervisors: Yue Hu / Leah Zhang-Kennedy
Ali Mohammadnejad - Tuesday, March 4, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM E3 - 4117
Title:Â Additive Manufacturing of Tungsten and TiAl alloys: Investigating Printability and Experimental and Modeling Analysis
Supervisor:Â Ehsan Toyserkani
Hossein Rajabzadeh - Friday, March 14, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM  online
Title:Â Efficient Learning in Foundation Models
Supervisor:Â Hyock Ju Kwon
Cheong Kenneth - Wednesday, April 2, 2025  from :9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EC4-1104 in person
Title:Â Kinematic Hardening Characterization and Springback Prediction of 6xxx-series Aluminum Alloys
Supervisor:Â Cliff Butcher
Jialin Wang -Â Thursday, April 3, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Online
Title:Â Riblet Design and Turbulence Modeling for Efficient Drag Reduction in Aviation
Supervisors:Â Fue-Sang Lien / Eugene Yee
Li-Hsin Chen - Friday, April 4, 2025  from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM online
Title:Â Advancing Aircraft Icing Research: Integrating Experiments, Computational Modeling, and Machine Learning for Improved Prediction and Scaling
Supervisors:Â Fue-Sang Lien
Dogu  Ozyigit - Monday, April 14, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM EC4-1104 Hybrid
Title:Â Advanced Metal-Insulator-Metal Diodes for Terahertz Applications and Graphene FET Fabrication for Biosensing Applications
Supervisors: Mustafa Yavuz  / Michael Bajcsy
Connor Jacob MacRobbie - Monday, April 14, 2025  from 11:00 AM to 2:00PM E5 - 3052 in-person
Title:Â Combustion of Lunar and Martian Regolith Simulant for Sustainable Space Infrastructure Development
Supervisors:Â John Wen / Jean-Pierre Hickey
Zohreh Mohammadi - Wednesday, April 23, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM in EC4-1104
Title:Â Characterizing and modelling the temperature-dependent nonlinear friction behaviour of unidirectional non-crimp fabrics to support the development of a high-fidelity macroscopic forming simulation model
Supervisor:Â John Montesano
Xing Xing -Â Thursday, April 24, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 4 PM Â on-line
Supervisors: William Melek  / Wilson WangÂ
Title:Â A Smart Monitoring System for EV Motor Fault Diagnosis
Shiyuan Song - Tuesday, May 6, 2025  from  9:00 AM -12 PM E5 - 3052
Supervisor:Â Elliot Biro
Title:Â Forming Behavior of Laser Welded Advanced High Strength Steels
Shengfeng Xue -Â Monday, May 5, 2025 from 9:00 AM Â - 12:00 PM online
Supervisor: Xianguo Li
Title: A Green Synthesis of Catalysts for Water Electrolysis and Fuel Cells
Lanyu Li -Â Â Friday, Â June 6, 2025 Â from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM E5 - 3052
Supervisor: Zhao Pan
Title:Â An AOT-based Data Assimilation for Lagrangian Flow Field Reconstruction
Ali  Rezaei - Wednesday, June 18th, 9:30 AM -12:30 PM E5 - 3052
Title:Â Laser Powder Bed Fusion of High-Strength Aluminum Alloys: Printability, Microstructure Control, and Property Enhancement
Supervisor:Â Mihaela VlaseaÂ
PhD Defense
Kaiping Zhang - Thursday, February 27, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM E3-4117 in person
Title: Microstructure control and property enhancement of  NiTi-stainless steel dissimilar joint
Supervisors: Peng Peng / Norman Zhou
Manyou Sun - Tuesday, March 11, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM  E5 - 3052 Hybrid
Title:Â Development of Novel Surface Finishing Processes for Additively Manufactured Metal Parts
Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani
Fatima Suleiman - Friday, April 4, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM E5-2004 Hybrid
Title:Â Improving Pyrometry of Advanced High Strength Steels during Intercritical AnnealingÂ
Supervisor: Kyle Daun
Nadia Azizi - Monday, April 7, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Online
Title:Â Laser powder bed fusion of copper alloys: From process parameter optimization to oxidation analysis Â
Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani
Sahar Toorandaz Kenari - Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 9 AM to 12:00 PM  E5 - 3052 Hybrid
Title:Â Novel Machine Learning-Driven Platforms for In-Situ Prediction of Vertical and Top Surface Roughness in Laser Powder-Bed Fusion
Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani
Maziar ShafieiDarabi - Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM online
Title:Â Development of Microwave-Microfluidic Sensors for Plastic Detection in Environmental Samples
Supervisor: Carolyn Ren
Zuolong Chen - Friday, April 18, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Online
Title:Â Model Materials and Reactor Systems for Artificial Leaves in Solar Energy Conversion Applications
Supervisor: Yimin Wu
Sante DiCecco - Tuesday, April 22, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EC4 - 1104 Hybrid
Title:Â Elevated Temperature Formability of Precipitation Hardenable Sheet Aluminum Alloy
Supervisors:Â Mike Worswick / Cliff Butcher
Shima  Akbarian - Wednesday, April 30, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM  E5 - 3052 in person
Title:Â Advance Laser Weld Brazing of Zinc-Coated Automotive Steels: Process Optimization of AI-Enhanced Inspection, Tailored Intermetallic Formation, and the Evolution of Mechanical Behaviour
Supervisor:Â Elliot Biro
Ahmed Saieed - Thursday, May 1, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM E5 - 3052  Hybrid
Title:Â Kinematic and Thermodynamic Effects on Particle Clustering in Turbulent Flows
Supervisor:Â Â Jean-Pierre Hickey
Matheus Correia -Â Thursday, June 19, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EC4 - 1104 in person
Title:Â Investigation of Neck Posture and Muscle Activity on Cervical Spine Impact Kinematics Using a Finite Element Human Body Model
Supervisors:Â Duane Cronin / Stewart McLachlin
Niloofar Eftekhari - Friday June 20, 2025 from  9:00 AM to 12:00 PM E5 -3052Â
Title:Â Effect of Feedstock Powder, Processing Parameters, and Post-Heat Treatment on Additively Manufactured Low-Pressure Cold-Spray Cu Alloys: Development of Heterogeneous material for Enhanced Strength and Ductility
Supervisor: Hamid Jahed
Qiaoyun Chen - Thursday, August 14, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM E5 - 3052 Hybrid
Title:Â Interface engineering and additive engineering toward high-performance perovskite solar cells
Supervisors:Â Kevin Musselman / Bo Song