Current Students

Doctor of Philosophy

Stevens Institute of Technology

Mahmoud Ayyad

Alaa Abdullah

Virginia Tech

Saeed Alnuaimi

Hesham Shehata

Eric Hammack

Alumni

Doctor of Philosophy

Virginia Tech

Ahmed Hussein, Engineering Mechanics, 2018
Dissertation Title: Dynamical System Representation and Analysis of Unsteady Flow and Fluid-Structure Interactions.


Jamal Alrowaijeh, Engineering Mechanics, 2018
Dissertation Title: Fluidic Energy Harvesting and Sensing Systems.


Abdelmohsen Al-Othman, Engineering Mechanics, 2016
Dissertation Title: Modeling and Applications of Thermoelectric Generators.


Mohamed Al-Haik, Engineering Mechanics, 2016
Dissertation Title: Nanoparticle-based Organic Energy Storage with Harvesting Systems.


Mohamed Zakaria, Engineering Mechanics, 2016
Dissertation Title: Unsteady Nonlinear Aerodynamic Modeling and Applications.


Zhimiao Yan, Engineering Mechanics, 2014
Dissertation Title: Modeling of Nonlinear Unsteady Aerodynamics, Dynamics and Fluid Structure Interactions.


Youssef Bichiou, Engineering Mechanics, 2014
Dissertation Title: Modeling Analysis and Control of Nonlinear Aeroelastic Systems.


Haithem Taha, Engineering Mechanics, 2013
Dissertation Title: Mechanics of Flapping Flight: Analytical Formulations of Unsteady Aerodynamics, Kinematic Optimization, Flight Dynamics and Control.


Arshad Mehmood, Engineering Mechanics, 2013
Dissertation Title: Active/Passive Controls and Energy Harvesting from Vortex-Induced Vibrations.


Samah Ben Ayed, Engineering Mechanics, 2013
Dissertation Title: Analysis, Simulation and Control of Peak Pressure Loads on Low-Rise Structures.


Abdessattar Abdelkefi, Engineering Mechanics, 2012
Dissertation Title: Global Nonlinear Analysis of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting from Ambient and Aeroelastic Vibrations.


Mehdi Ghommem, Engineering Mechanics, 2011
Dissertation Title: Modeling and Analysis of Unsteady Aeroelastic Systems.


Giovanni Sansavini, Engineering Mechanics, 2010
Dissertation Title: Network Modeling: Stochastic and Deterministic Approaches.


Andrea Mola, Engineering Mechanics, 2010
Dissertation Title: Multi-physics and Multilevel Fidelity Modeling and Analysis of Olympic Rowing Boat Dynamics.


Giancarlo Bordonaro, Engineering Mechanics, 2009
Dissertation Title: Damage Detection in Structures through Nonlinear Excitation and System Identification.


Christopher Chabalko, Engineering Mechanics, 2007
Dissertation Title: Identification of Transient Nonlinear Aeroelastic Phenomena.


Mohamed A. K. El-Sayed, Engineering Mechanics, 2005
Dissertation Title: Large Eddy Simulation and Wavelet Analysis of the Flow Field around a Surface-Mounted Prism.


Yasser M. El-Okda, Engineering Mechanics, 2005
Dissertation Title: Experimental and Numerical Investigations of the Effects of Incident Turbulence on the Flow over a Surface-Mounted Prism.


Zhongfu Ge, Engineering Mechanics, 2004
Dissertation Title: Analysis of Surface Pressure and Velocity Fluctuations in the Flow over Surface-Mounted Prisms.


Lihai Qin, Engineering Mechanics, 2004
Dissertation Title: Development of Reduced-Order Models for the Lift and Drag Coefficients on an Oscillating Circular Cylinder with Higher-Order Spectral Moments.


Baha M. Suleiman, Engineering Mechanics, 2000
Dissertation Title: Identification of Finite-Degree-of-Freedom Models for Ship Motions.


Dimitrios G. Stamos, Engineering Mechanics, 2000
Dissertation Title: Experimental Analysis of the Interaction of Water Waves with Flexible Structures.


Isam M. Janajreh, Engineering Mechanics, 1998
Dissertation Title: Wavelet Analysis of Extreme Wind Loads on Low-rise Structures.


Master of Science

Vamsi Chandra Meesala, Engineering Mechanics, 2018
Thesis Title: Nonlinear Dynamics and Applications of a Cantilever Beam Mass System.


Nilma Barsallo Pacheco, Engineering Mechanics, 2014
Thesis Title: Material and Damping Characterization of Discretized Adhesive Tapes in Cantilever Beans undergoing Free and Forced Vibrations.


Nathan L. Maines, Engineering Mechanics, 2005
Thesis Title: Modeling Wind Loads on Structures with the Discrete Vortex Method.


Chris Chabalko, Engineering Mechanics, 2001
Thesis Title: Comparison of Paul and Morlet Wavelets for Measuring the Characteristic Scale of Peak Pressure Events on Low-Rise Structures.


Lihai Qin, Engineering Mechanics, 2001
Thesis Title: Vorticity Modeling for the Flow over Surface-Mounted Prisms.


Lin Tian, Engineering Mechanics, 1999
Thesis Title: Analysis of Time-varying Characteristics of Simulated Turbulence in Wind Tunnels.


Craig Lusk, Engineering Mechanics, 1999
Thesis Title: Wavelet Analysis and its Application to Modulation Characterization.


Jimmy Fung, Engineering Mechanics, 1998
Thesis Title: Parameter Identification of Nonlinear Systems Using Perturbation Methods and Higher-order Statistics.


Isam Janajreh, Engineering Mechanics, 1994
Thesis Title: Quantification of Linear and Nonlinear Energy Transfer Processes in a Plane Wake.


Visiting Students

Rui M. G. Vasconcellos - Laboratory of Aeroelasticity, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, Brazil, 2010-2011

Xiaojuan Song- Beijing Institute of Technology, China, 2012-2013

Daniel de Almeida Pereira - Laboratory of Aeroelasticity, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, Brazil, 2014

Carlos Renan dos Santos- Laboratory of Aeroelasticity, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, Brazil, 2015-2016