Current Doctoral Students:

  Amin Bibo - Joined in Fall 2010
  "Aeroelastic Energy Harvesting"

  Gregory Batt - Joined in Fall 2007
  "Nonlinear Vibration Response of Expanded Polymer Foam"
  Involves modeling the nonlinear, viscoelastic vibration response of cushion
  foam. System identification will involve numerical and experimental simulation
  of a single degree of freedom system exposed to a linear unidirectional
  harmonic motion. The desired output is a reduced order model and a
                          technique for evaluating such materials.

  Yuhaow Wang- Joined in Fall 2011
  "Understanding the macroscopic dynamics of ultrasonic consolidation"
  Research is focused on identifying and mitigating the mechanisms
  responsible for bonding degradation in the ultrasonic consolidation
  manufacturing process

                

Current Masters Students:

  Qifan He- Joined in Spring 2012
  "Nonlinear Energy Harvesters in Stochastic Environments"

  Matthew Evans- Joined in Fall 2011
  "Modal Analysis to Minimize Gearbox-Induced Noise in GE Wind Turbines"
  The project involves performing analysis to identify resonant frequencies
  in a wind turbine gearbox, device a method to shift the frequencies to prevent
  internal resonances and minimize noise

  Xiyuan Liu- Joined in Spring 2010
  "Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting System Designing for Self-Power
  Electronic Devices"

Past Students:

 Yousef Qaroush, Ph.D., May 2011
  "Implementation of delayed-feedback controllers on continuous systems and
  analysis of their response under primary resonance excitations"
  Currently working at Corning Inc. in New York

   Chris Stabler, M.S., May 2010
 "On Utilizing Parametric Instabilities for Vibratory Energy Harvesting
  under Harmonic, Time-Varying Frequency, and Random Environmental
  Excitations"
  Currently working at Exxon Mobil in Houston, TX

  Thiago Seuaciuc-Osório, M.S., August 2009
  "Nonlinear Modeling and Optimization of Magnetostrictive Energy Harvesters"
  Currently working at Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in Charlotte, NC

     Ben Greer , Undergraduate Honors.
    "Magnetostrictive Alternator"
    Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Clemson
    University

Current Undergraduate Honor Students:

    Michael Lacour - Joined in Fall 2011
   "Energy Harvesting Trekking Pole."
    Investigating methods to implement piezoelectric energy harvesting from the
   compression of the trekking pole due to hikers' inputs.