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Arturo Leon
-School of Civil & Const. Engin.- arturo.leon@oregonstate.edu/(541) 737-2606 /213 Owen Hall
Thesis Topic Ideas/Opportunities
- Intelligent systems for flood control
- How to prevent geysers- Operation of reservoirs
Teaching
- Unsteady Flows in Rivers and Pipe Networks
- Stormwater Management- Hydraulic Engineering
Research
- Technologies for flood control - Geysers in stormwater and
combined sewer systems- Real-time control of river-
reservoir systems
David S. HurwitzAssistant ProfessorSchool of Civil & Construction EngineeringDirector OSU Driving & Bicycling Research LabOwen 305541-737-9242david.hurwitz@oregonstate.edu
Thesis Topic Ideas/OpportunitiesTraffic Control Devices:
- Determine the effectiveness of innovative signs, signals, pavement markings
Transportation User Behavior: - Assess glance patterns, perception
reaction times, and comprehension of drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists
Safety:- Determine the contributing causes of a
particular crash type (i.e. right hook crashes at signalized intersections)
Engineering Education:- Identify commonly held misconceptions
regarding an aspect of transportation engineering (i.e. signalized intersection design)
Driving Simulator Bicycle Simulator
Vehicle Trajectory Object Rendering
Eye Tracking in the field and lab
Jay KruzicSchool of Mechanical, Industrial,and Manufacturing Engineering
Dearborn 303C541-737-7027
jamie.kruzic@oregonstate.edu
Thesis Topic Ideas/Opportunities- Experimental studies of the mechanical properties of
a material - Computational modeling of mechanical behavior of
materials- Design, construction, and testing of custom
laboratory experiments and apparatus
Teaching
- Strength of Materials- Mechanical Properties of
Materials- Fracture of Materials- Fatigue of Materials- Dislocations, Deformation
and Creep
ResearchImproving our ability to predict and prevent
material failures
New material development and implementation
Engineering Failure Analysis
Metals, ceramics, composites, biomaterials
(We Break Things!)
Dr. Brian Fronk
School of MIMERogers 324
Brian.Fronk@oregonstate.edu
Thesis Topic Ideas/Opportunities• Energy recovery in small scale
brewing operations• Three-phase flow in oil & gas
production
Teaching• Thermodynamics• Heat Transfer
Research• Thermal energy systems• Waste heat recovery• Multiphase flow
• Heat and mass transfer
Thesis Topic Ideas/Opportunities• Build a Kerr magnetic microscope• Model and design magnets• High speed video of particle motion• Measure properties of new magnetic
materials
Eugene ZhangAssociate Professor
zhange@eecs.oregonstate.edu
http://web.engr.orst.edu/~zhange/publications.html
Thesis Topic Ideas/Opportunities
Tensor field visualizationSymmetry design on surfaces
Fluid simulationVideo matting
Teaching
CS 551 Computer GraphicsCS 552 Computer AnimationCS554 Geometric Modeling
CS519 Visualization
Research
Javier Calvo-AmodioAssistant Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringJavier Calvo@oregonstate.edu
Thesis Topic Ideas/Opportunities• Development of user interface for Lean
decision making tool (CX Tool)• Use of social media generated information
to manage emergency response and relief efforts
• Augmented decision making tools• Augmented methodologies to model
archetypical dynamic structures
TeachingIE 498-498 Capstone
IE 599 Systems Thinking Theory and Practice
Research• Change and Reliable Systems
Engineering and Management Sustainable manufacturing Holistic costing methods Analysis of organizational
dynamic behavior Engineering education
Bob PaaschSchool of Mechanical, Industrial,
and Manufacturing Engineering; Rogers 414
541-737-7019paasch@engr.orst.edu
Thesis Topic Ideas/Opportunities- Aerodynamic development/analysis/testing
for the FormulaSAE vehicle- Vehicle dynamics simulation and testing- Carbon-fiber chassis analysis/testing- Torque vectoring control for a two-motor
electric powertrain- Design of global engineering organizations
Teaching- Engineering Design- Capstone Design- Faculty Advisor: OSU SAE
ResearchMarine Renewable Energy: design of wave
energy systems, system modeling and control, and analysis of reliability and survivability.
Motorsports Engineering: design, analysis and testing of carbon-fiber chassis, suspensions,
aerodynamics, combustion and electric powertrains, globally distributed design and
manufacturing.
Dr. Chinweike I. EseonuAssistant Professor
chinweike.eseonu@oregonstate.eduresearch.engr.oregonstate.edu/pigroup
541-737-0024
Thesis Topic Ideas/Opportunities1. Factors that influence patient
experience scores at a rural hospital
2. Analysis of Electronic Health record-induced workflow
3. Social Entrepreneurship: Analysis of Technology diffusion
Teaching1. Lean Manufacturing Systems 2. Management Systems
Engineering3. Technology Policy Management
ResearchSocio-technical process improvement1. Healthcare2. Technical and Social
Entrepreneurship (Humanitarian Engineering)
Tyler S. RadnieckiSchool of Chemical, Biological,
and Environmental Engineering; Merryfield 203
541-737-7265tyler.radniecki@oregonstate.edu
Thesis Topic Ideas/Opportunities- Examining the toxicity of nanoparticles to
model wastewater bacteria
- Characterizing the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria exposure to environmental concentrations of antibiotics
- Enhancing methane production in anaerobic digesters through the co-digestion of fats, oils and greases (FOG)
Teaching- Water & Wastewater Characterization
- Environmental Engineering Lab
- Microbial Processes in Environmental Engineering
- Intro. to Environmental Engineering
ResearchWorld energy and water supplies are under immense
pressure from increasing global populations, economies and climate change. My work helps develop robust and
sustainable wastewater treatment strategies that will provide clean and safe water for reuse purposes.
Interested in exploring all aspects of sustainable water
reuse strategies including risks to wastewater treatment processes from emerging contaminants, risks in reusing
treated wastewater and converting wastewater treatment plants from energy consumers into net energy producers.
John S. Selker .
Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering
541-737-6304John.Selker@Oregonstate.edu
Thesis Topic Ideas/Opportunities
Improve African meteorological data by cross-comparison between stations
Fiber Optic Sensors to improve understanding of environmental processes
Evaluate effectiveness of river restoration in the John Day river system (field and modeling)
Unmanned vehicles for environmental sensing
Teaching- Hydrology- Instrumentation- Stochastic processes- Senior design
Research• Hydrological processes - John Day River• African Hydrology - install 20,000
weather stations• Chilean Hydrology
Runoff processes• Instrument development
10,000x better resolution• Laboratory Visualization
Nano particles and non-Newtonian fluids
Dead Sea
O. Burkan IsgorAssociate Professor
Civil and Construction EngineeringOwen 302
Burkan.Isgor@oregonstate.eduhttp://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/
~isgorb/
Thesis Topic Ideas/OpportunitiesThere are many thesis
opportunities/projects that are related to my research interests. Please contact
me for more information.
TeachingMaterials Science, Condition
Assessment of Structures, Corrosion, Durability of Structures, Reinforced concrete, Finite Element
Method
ResearchReinforced concrete, condition
assessment of structures, corrosion, durability of structures, use of
recycled construction materials in engineering application
Thesis Topic Ideas- Dilatational interfacial viscosity- Biofilm characterization- Magnetic bead microrheology- Recycled plastics (insulation)- Surface decontamination
(concrete)- Chocolate 3D printer- Fibrin formation
Teaching• CBEE 102: Engineering and
Problem Solving Fundamentals• CHE 507: Seminar• CHE 514: Fluid Flow• CHE 599: Colloids & Interfaces
ResearchI am a transport engineer, who develops both
theoretical and experimental methods to study complex fluids, soft solids, miscible fluid
interactions, and biological systems. I am interested in multiphase systems and
mechanics of materials.
My ultimate goal is to provide detailed insight into the macroscopic characteristics of
materials and processes through an in-depth understanding of the fundamental physics
found at a molecular level.
Travis WalkerAssistant Professor of CBEEFaculty of Material Science
web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~walkert2
travis.walker@oregonstate.edu
Dr. Yue ZhangAssistant Professor (Sr Res)
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• Develop a stress-tensor visualization interface to predict natural disasters
• Implement a finite element modeling of wood swelling
• Customize a digital image correlation tool to detect neutral axis of wood beams
• Modeling and Simulation• Data Field Visualization• Image Processing
Skip RochefortSchool of Chemical, Biological,
and Environmental EngineeringGleeson 205
541-737-2408skip.rochefort@oregonstate.edu
Thesis Topic Ideas/Opportunities- Plastics Recycling - Building Insulation in Third
World Countries and Green Building- Plastics Recycling – 3D printing filaments - Equine Synovial Fluid Characterization for
treatment of Lameness in Horses (with VetMed)- Hydrogels for Spinal Disc Replacement- Biodegradeable agricultural films from waste
biomass for organic farming …or anything that might interest You and Me!
Teaching- Introduction to CBEE- Polymer Science and
Engineering- Transport Phenomena- UHC Colloquia – Plastics
for Poets and Energy IQ
ResearchAnything related to POLYMERS!
BiomaterialsEnvironmental Sustainability
Engineering EducationK-12 Outreach
Ean H. NgEngineering Management
Program CoordinatorEan.Ng@oregonstate.edu
Rogers 404
Thesis Topic Ideas/OpportunitiesPredict project failure using engineering
economic modelMeasure safety culture of manufacturing
firm, roadway users, public health etc.Evaluate the decision making process and
tools available for small businesses
TeachingIndustrial Engineering
IE 471: Project Management (PM)ENGR 390: Engr EconomicsENGR 390: PM & Engr Eco
IE 583: Adv. Engr EcoMIME101: Intro to MIME
ResearchEngineering economic analysis
High reliability organizationRisk management
Organization behavior and performance measurement
Advanced Manufacturing Processes LabRajiv Malhotra, PhD
School of MIME; Dearborn 307A, Rajiv.Malhotra@oregonstate.edu
Research Thrusts• Examine manufacturing process physics to reduce
cost, enhance throughput & capabilities.
• Novel process innovation on micro- to macro-length scales for emerging products.
Incremental Forming: Low-cost, low-volume production of sheet parts without using any part-shape-specific dies.
Projects & Thesis TopicsTop tool
Bottom tool
Sheet
Photonic Sintering: Low-cost 2D- and 3D-printing by photonic sintering of nanoparticles. (with
two industries & National Science Foundation)
Thesis topics:• Examining process limits & part properties in
incremental forming of polymer composites.
• Design, fabrication & dynamics analysis of an advanced incremental forming machine.
Projects & Thesis Topics
Thesis topics:• Multiphysical computational analysis of coupled
nanoscale optical-thermal effects.
• Exploring photonic sintering of non-metallic NPs for flexible 2D devices and sensor-integrated 3D structures.
Projects & Thesis Topics
Electric-Hot-Machining:Passing current through tool-workpiece contact zone to reduce cutting forces. (with
Boeing, Blount, Benchmade)
Thesis topics:• Design and fabrication of industrially viable EHM
machine.
• Optimizing EHM process parameters to reduce cutting forces while retaining desired part properties.
Dr. David HacklemanSchool of Chemical, Biological, and
Environmental Engineering; KEC 1099
541-737-8988David.Hackleman@oregonstate.edu
(Also: www.OilExTech.com )
Thesis Topic Ideas/Opportunities- BioDiesel :
- Winterization, outreach, feedstocks- Landfill Wastewater:
- Mining for metals, bio oils, algae- Biodegradable polymer synthesis/applications- Wearable digital communications devices - Essential Oil Extraction using Microwaves :
- Industrial scale (100KW)- Lab/Home – 1KW “normal” Microwave
- Fundamental properties of solutions- Example: Raoult’s law and Fullerines
Teaching- Inventing 101 (UHC Seminar)- 1:1 and group interactive
topics if interest prevails
Research
Sustainable Engineering
Biofuels
Thermodynamics /Statistical Mechanics (Theory & Lab)
Electronic Wireless Communications Devices:
Devlin MontfortSchool of Chemical, Biological
and Environmental Engineering; Merryfield 203A
541-737-7247devlin.montfort@oregonstate.edu
Thesis Topic Ideas/Opportunities- Mapping student understanding of
engineering concepts (structural, chemical, transportation, electrical, sustainability)
- Analyzing how student, professor, and engineer talk and writing reveals their thinking
- Development and testing of materials to help students learn concepts deeply
Teaching- Fundamentals of
Environmental Engineering- Learning Science in
Engineering
ResearchHow people learn to be engineers - what actually
happens in someone’s mind when they change the way they think, or learn how something works?
Engineering ways of thinking – what’s different
about how engineers think about things compared to students or other scientists?
Robotics @ OSUNew PhD, moving to new space (Graf),Research experience for undergrads,History of Honor’s college student involvement
Who are we? Mechanical, Electrical, Computer science, Oceanography…
RaviBalasubramanian
BelindaBatten
CindyGrimm
RossHatton
GeoffHollinger
JonathanHurst
YigitMenguc
BillSmart
Kagan Tumer
Robotics &Human Control
Systems
Graphics Interfaces
Robotics & Applied Mechanics
Robotic Decision Making
Legged Locomotion and Actuators
Soft Robotics & Bio-inspired Structures
Human-Robot Interaction
Multiagent Learning,
Coordination
Computational models, marine
energy
AlanFern
Automated Planning and
Control
TomDietterich
Machine learning, intelligent systems
XiaoliFern
Machine Learning, Data Mining
CarlosJensen
Open Source Software, ROS,
privacy & security
RavivRaich
Adaptive Sensing, Manifold Learning
PrasadTadepalli
Machine Learning, Planning
SinisaTodorovich
Computer vision, object recognition
Weng-KeenWong
Human-in-the-loop learning
Undergraduate involvement
Building things:
• Jonathan Hurst, legged robotics
• Ross Hatton, casting robots
• Ravi Balasubramanian, tendons for hands
• Cindy Grimm, bat ears for robots
Robot-human interaction:
• Cindy Grimm/Bill Smart, privacy and robots
Ravi Balasubramanian/Cindy Grimm/Weng-Keen
Wong, grasping
• Bill Smart, automatic wheel chair control
Exploration of the world:
• Geoff Hollinger, underwater and aerial
• Kagan Tumer, many, many agents
Undergraduate involvement
Building things:
• Jonathan Hurst, legged robotics
• Ross Hatton, casting robots
• Ravi Balasubramanian, tendons for hands
• Cindy Grimm, bat ears for robots
Robot-human interaction:
• Cindy Grimm/Bill Smart, privacy and robots
Ravi Balasubramanian/Cindy Grimm/Weng-Keen
Wong, grasping
• Bill Smart, automatic wheel chair control
Exploration of the world:
• Geoff Hollinger, underwater and aerial
• Kagan Tumer, many, many agents
Undergraduate involvement
Building things:
• Jonathan Hurst, legged robotics
• Ross Hatton, casting robots
• Ravi Balasubramanian, tendons for hands
• Cindy Grimm, bat ears for robots
Robot-human interaction:
• Cindy Grimm/Bill Smart, privacy and robots
Ravi Balasubramanian/Cindy Grimm/Weng-Keen
Wong, grasping
• Bill Smart, automatic wheel chair control
Exploration of the world:
• Geoff Hollinger, underwater and aerial
• Kagan Tumer, many, many agents
Skill set(s)
• Computer science
- Machine learning
- Graphics/visualization
- Human-computer interaction
- Optimization
• Electrical engineering
- Designing circuits
- Building motors/actuators
• Mechanical engineering
Cindy GrimmSchool of Mechanical, Industrial,
and Manufacturing Engineering; Dearborn 218
541-737-4914Cindy.Grimm@oregonstate.edu
Thesis Topic Ideas/Opportunities- Tool design for robots- Privacy interfaces for robots- Understanding how humans segment 3D
image data (VolumeViewer)
Teaching- Programming for ME/IE/ID- (Visualization)- Art and Engineering- (Human-robot interaction)
Existing projects• 3D sketching• Understanding heart development• Bat ears for robots• Privacy for remote-operated robots• Human input for grasps
Thesis Opportunities
Teaching
Jonathan HurstDirector, DRL
jonathan.hurst@oregonstate.edumime.oregonstate.edu/research/drl/
- Electronics and Software Development
- Mechanical Design- Robot Components- Support Devices
- Component Modeling- Simulation- Control System Design
Dynamic Robotics Laboratory- Legged Locomotion- Robotic Actuation and Control
- ENGR 421 Applied Robotics- ME536 Actuator Dynamics- ME451 Instr. and Measurement
Ph.D. Student Christian HubickiPlease talk to this person after the
presentation!
SmartSmart
Bill SmartSchool of Mechanical, Industrial,
and Manufacturing Engineering; Dearborn 219A
http://oregonstate.edu/~smartwbill.smart@oregonstate.edu
Thesis Topic Ideas/Opportunities- Invisible-in-use interfaces to mobile
manipulation robots.- “Big data” problems in robotics.- Privacy-preserving interfaces for robot
teleoperation.- A ton of other stuff.
Teaching- Dynamics & Controls- Measurements & Sensors- Intelligent Robotics
ResearchUsing sophisticated mobile manipulation robots to
help persons with severe motor disabilities.
Long-term autonomy for mobile robots.
Human-robot interaction.
Machine learning applied to robots.
Geoffrey A. HollingerSchool of Mechanical, Industrial,
and Manufacturing Engineering; Dearborn 216
904-993-1584geoff.hollinger@oregonstate.edu
Thesis Topic Ideas/Opportunities- Design of low cost marine and aerial vehicles- Multi-robot coordination techniques for
collaborative exploration- Machine learning to improve robotic sensing- Human-robot interaction techniques for robots
operating in the field
Teaching- Dynamics & Control- Sequential Decision Making- Marine Robotics- Algorithmic Robotics
ResearchThe development of planning, decision making, and
learning techniques for autonomous robotic systems operating in the physical world.
• Marine and underwater robotics• Unmanned aerial vehicles• Machine learning for robotics• Multi-robot coordination• Robot motion planning
Ross HattonAssistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering Ross.Hatton@oregonstate.edu
Thesis Topic Ideas andOpportunities
TeachingDynamics and Controls
ResearchSnakes, Spiders, and Ropes
Roberto AlbertaniRogers 412Aeroelasticity and Fiber Composites
Thesis Topic Ideas/Opportunities
TeachingME420/520 Applied Stress Analysis
MFGE438/538 Composite MFGEME 583 Composite DesignME 499 MAV Engineering
ME 499 Aerospace Engineering
Research
-Compact intelligent sensors system for detection of wildlife interaction with wind turbines- Dynamic flight of butterflies-Airborne Wind Energy System (AWES) Design for Lower-Cost-Of-Energy (LCOE) and Minimum Ground-Footprint Usage-Novel manufacturing process with thermoplastics composites
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