The Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program Committee has awarded 17 student research achievement awards that recognize scholarly contributions, including publishing research findings in reputable journals and presenting at conferences in the field. “We congratulate each of you on this well-deserved achievement,” said Professor and department chair Habib Rahman. “This award represents your dedication, hard work, and commitment to excellence in graduate research.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The top five students, based on the number of journal and conference publications over the past year, gave short presentations of their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hamza Alnawafah Abul Borkot Md Rafiqul Hasan<\/strong> Kada Kada Omar Shaker Mohamed Ibrahim Abdelmaksoud Youssef<\/strong> Twelve other students in the department also were recognized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program Committee has awarded 17 student research achievement awards that recognize scholarly contributions, including publishing research findings in reputable journals and presenting at conferences in the field. “We congratulate each of you on this well-deserved achievement,” …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":836,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[169,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mechanical-engineering","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
<\/strong>Development of a photovoltaic-powered PEM electrolyzer integrated with modern power systems to address hydrogen generation efficiency and instability under fluctuating solar conditions, enabling liable and sustainable green hydrogen production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Development of data-driven porous media transport models to address coupled heat, liquid, and contaminant transport challenges in engineered and natural porous systems. This will enable improved thermal management, groundwater remediation, and advanced material design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Optimizing hydropower efficiency by tackling captivation, the formation and violent collapse of vapor bubbles that damage turbine blades. This is done by integrating high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics simulations with physical experimental validation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Development of new methodology to design wind turbines that address energy loss due to varying tip speed ratio for small-sized horizontal access wind turbines. This enables a greater amount of energy harnessed at non-optimal wind speeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Optimizing helical vertical-axis wind turbine blade aerodynamics to address inefficient urban wind energy harvesting. The goal is to enable rooftop residential turbines to achieve greater power output through winglets tubercles and vortex generators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Development and optimization of sustainable energy and thermal management systems using solar energy, artificial intelligence, nanofluids, and advanced cooling technologies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Development of an optimization tool to address the frosting and defrosting behavior of air-sourced heat pumps and investigate of the potential of a defrosting hybrid system to improve efficiently during winter in cold climates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Development of a portable and bed-attachable, smart exoskeleton for a lower-limb rehabilitation robot. This addresses the lack of consistent and accessible three-stage therapy for bedridden patients recovering from immobilizing conditions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Optimizing the co-pyrolysis of waste blends to maximize energy recovery and minimize waste volume. Leveraging synergistic thermo-mechanical effects can increase fuel yield and quality, ultimately reducing fossil fuel dependency.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Development of an intelligent desktop-mounted neurorehabilitation system integrated with AI-driven, dynamically adaptive games to enhance motor recovery outcomes, while addressing low engagement with conventional upper-limb physical therapy among stroke survivors. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
Optimized helical diverter geometries for passive cooling within gas turbine blade channels. The aim is to improve the cooling efficacy, thereby increasing cycle efficiency and extending the lifespan of critical aerospace components.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Optimizing the process of converting waste to energy using the thermochemical conversion process. This will help to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and overcoming the dependency on fossil fuels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Development of a dielectrophoresis-based microfluidic platform to address the lack of rapid, label-free methods for detecting and separating micro- and nanoscale particles for biomedical and environmental applications. This will enable more efficient viral detection and particle characterization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Development of intelligent liquid and porous media cooling technologies to address overheating and energy inefficiencies in next-generation data centers. The aim is to enhance thermal performance and reduce energy consumption.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Development of a new sensor-aided, tool changer system for multifunctional assistive and collaborative robots that will help the disabled and those who use powered wheelchairs to operate robotic arms to perform activities of daily living.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Design of a vascular network to be embedded into materials, allowing for autonomous healing mechanisms to fill in micro-cracks that occur in engineering applications.
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