Faculty Position: Nuclear Engineering Program Posted 5/1/2007 Seminar: National ANS Chair Idaho National Laboratory Posted 9/15/2006 Thesis Defense: Development and Analysis of a Conceptual Design for a Thermally Efficient Hybrid Sulfur Hydrogen Production Process Posted 9/15/2006 Seminar:  Structural Health Monitoring for Aircraft and Hi-Tec Structures Posted 1/30/2006 Seminar:  Experimental Mechanics for Civil Aircraft Posted 1/30/2006 Seminar:  One-dimensional Semiconducting and Piezoelectric Oxide Nanostructures - Synthesis, growth mechanisms and potential applications Posted 1/13/2006 Thesis Defense: Design of a Dual Piezoelectric Controlled Electrohydraulic Actuator Posted 11/22/2005 Thesis Defense: Environmental Radionuclide Detection Posted 11/10/2005 Thesis Defense: Development of a solid state welding process for joining dissimilar materials: Friction Hydro Pillar Processing Posted 11/1/2005 Thesis Defense: Design of a Detector Array for Neutron Residual Stress Measurements at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's High Flux Isotope Reactor Posted 10/27/2005 Seminar: Study of elastic wave propagation for NDT and health monitoring applications Posted 10/25/2005 Thesis Defense: PWAS Tuning on Thick Structures and the Ability of PWAS to Detect Crack Growth on a Thin Fatiguing Plate Posted 10/24/2005 Dissertation Defense:  Dynamic Stresses during Structural Impacts and Water Hammer Posted 10/24/2005 Comprehensive Exam:  Micromechatronics of Structure Health Monitoring with Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors and Actuators Posted 10/19/2005 Dissertation Defense:  A Friction Stir Welding Process Model Based on Computational Fluid Dynamics Posted 10/11/2005 Comprehensive Exam: Fundamental Study of Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors for Structure Health Monitoring Posted 9/12/2005 Seminar: Laboratory Safety Training Posted 8/29/2005 Comprehensive Exam: Study of Mixed-mode I/III Fracture in Ductile Solids Posted 8/26/2005 Thesis Defense: Design and Optimization of a PCM Heat Sink for Transient Thermal Management of Portable Electronic Devices Posted 8/22/2005 Seminar: Mechanics and Materials Challenges in Electronic Packaging Posted 8/9/2005 Comprehensive Exam: Reliability-Centered Maintenance in High Seasonal Demand Plant with Multiple Layouts to Improve Productivity and Overall Equipment Effectiveness Posted 8/2/2005 Thesis Defense: Thermal Design and Optimization of AlGaN Based Deep UV Light Emitting Diodes Posted 8/2/2005 Comprehensive Exam: An Interactive GIS Based Model for Active Transportation in the Built Environment Posted 8/2/2005 Comprehensive Exam: Effects of Laser Peening on Friction Stir Welding Posted 7/22/2005 Thesis Defense: Computational Thermal Hydraulics Investigation on 5x5 Freon Loop Posted 7/8/2005 Comprehensive Exam: Nondestructive Evaluation of Adhesively Bonded Joints using Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors Posted 7/1/2005 Comprehensive Exam: Nanomechanical Characterization and Nanomachining of One Dimensional Micro/Nanostructured Materials Posted 6/21/2005 Thesis Defense: Correlations of FSW Process Variables and Responses in AA6061-T651 Posted 6/21/2005 Seminar: Leadership Experiences Posted 5/17/2005 Thesis Defense: Strain Measurements of Fibroblast-Populated Collagen Gel Contraction Using Digital Image Correlation Posted 5/12/2005 Comprehensive Exam: Integrated Structural Health Monitoring System Posted 5/5/2005 Comprehensive Exam: Mechanical Characterization of Polymer-based Nanocomposites Posted 5/5/2005 Thesis Defense: Modeling Balance of Plant Components for a PEM Fuel Cell Posted 4/20/2005 Faculty Forum in Scientific Computing: Simulation of Crack Growth in Solids Posted 4/13/2005 Thesis Defense: Effect of Monolith Channel Distribution on Catalytic Converter Performance Posted 3/31/2005 Thesis Defense: Enhanced Thermal Conductivity for Light Water Reactor fuel: The Composite Oxide Fuel Approach Posted 3/29/2005 Mechanical Engineering mourns the loss of one of their professors, Dr. Elmer Schwartz Posted 3/21/2005 Dr. Jeff Darabi named recipient of 2005-2006 ASHRAE Investigator Award Posted 3/16/2005 Radio Broadcast:  Westinghouse Teen Forum:  Nuclear Energy Posted 2/11/2005 Seminar: Conceptual Design for a Hybrid Sulfur Thermochemical Hydrogen Production Process Posted 2/4/2005 Seminar: Medical Radioisotope Production Research at the University of South Carolina Posted 2/2/2005 Seminar: Signal Processing Techniques for Structural Health Monitoring Posted 2/2/2005 Engineering college broadens medical research interests with new faculty Posted 12/15/2004 Dissertation Defense: Thermo-mechanical Modeling of Friction Stir Welding Posted 11/29/2004 Comprehensive Exam: Modeling and Simulation of a Truck Tire Flat Tread Molding Posted 11/29/2004 Thesis Defense: Compatibilization of Immiscible Polymers by Cryogenic Milling Posted 11/17/2004 Comprehensive Exam: Integration of Complex Systems Study in Engineering Education Posted 11/9/2004 Thesis Defense: Behavior of Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors under Large Strain and Fatigue Loading Conditions Posted 11/2/2004 Thesis Defense: Nanoscale Structural and Mechanical Characterization of Nanomaterials and Nanostructures Posted 11/1/2004 Thesis Defense: The Dielectrophoretic Manipulation of DNA in Micro-Fluidic Devices Posted 11/1/2004 Dissertation Defense: Development of a Smart Tire Curing Process Posted 11/1/2004 Seminar: Structural Adaptation in Vascular Cell Signaling and Mechanics Posted 10/21/2004 Nuclear Engineering Graduate Program Now Accepting Applications Posted 6/24/2003 New Graduate Program in Nuclear Engineering Posted 1/24/2003