Group

Graduate Students

Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering
M.S., Aerospace Engineering: Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2016
B.S., Mechanical Engineering: Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, Iran, 2013
Research Interests: Smart Materials and Structures
Email: ofakharian@unr.edu

Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering
M.S., Mechanical Engineering: Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 2017
B.S., Mechanical Engineering: Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 2014
Research Interests: Experimental Fluid-Structure Interactions
Email: bgulsacan@nevada.unr.edu

Rebecca Histed: M.S. Thesis, 2020: "Advanced Manufacturing of Microengineered Ionic Polymer Metal Composites for Enhanced Sensing Capabilities"
Enver S. Karakas: Ph.D. Dissertation, 2019: "Computational Investigation of Cavitation Performance and Heat Transfer in Cryogenic Centrifugal Pumps with Helical Inducers"
Walid Ghani: M.S. Thesis, 2019: "Hydrodynamically Coupled Shape-Morphing Beams Oscillating in a Viscous Fluid"
Syed Nazmul Ahsan: Ph.D. Dissertation, 2018: "Modulation of Hydrodynamic Forces on Oscillating Submerged Structures in Viscous Fluids"
Bishwash Shrestha: M.S. Thesis, 2016: "Qualitative and Quantitative Study of the Flow Physics in the Vicinity of an Oscillating Plate in Viscous Fluids"
Gregory Ross: M.S. Thesis, 2016: "Ultrasonic Welding of Nafion Ionomers and Aluminum Foils for the Manufacture of Ionic Polymer Metal Composites"
Chris Reede: M.S. Thesis, 2015: "Thrust Bearing Load Observations on Enclosed Lineshaft Geothermal Production Pumps"
Syed Nazmul Ahsan: M.S. Thesis, 2014: "Finite Amplitude Oscillations of Flanged Laminas in Viscous Flows: Vortex-Structure Interactions for Hydrodynamic Damping Control"