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V. Das, "Analysis of
Interface Cracks in Composite Structures," May 1990 (MS). Employed by
Intergraph, AL
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A. Selvarathinam, "Comparison of Interphase Models in a Fracture
Problem in Fiber Reinforced Composites," August 1991 (MS). Continued for
Ph.D. at Clemson University; Postdoctoral work at University of Tennessee;
Knoxville; Research Engineer, University of Houston, Texas; Research
Scientist at Exxon Research.
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G. Sudhakar, "Mechanics of Multiple Cracks in Fiber Reinforced
Brittle Matrix Composites," August 1992 (MS). Posthumously awarded Ph. D.
from Clemson University.
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J. Dorula, "Effect of Debonding of Fiber-Matrix Interface on
Transverse Stiffness of Composites," May 1993 (MS).
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V. Bechel, "Effect of Nonhomogeneous Interphases and Global Fiber
Volume Fraction on Mechanical Behavior of Composites," August 1993 (MS).
Received USF Graduate Fellowship; Received Sigma XI Master’s Thesis Award;
Continued Ph.D. at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with
Palace-Knight Scholarship; Currently
Materials Research Engineer at AFRL, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
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D. Jadhav, "Analytical Modeling of a Fiber Crack in Fiber Reinforced
Composites," December 1993 (MS).
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S. Chidambaranathan, "Fracture Mechanics of Brittle Matrix
Composites with Transversely Isotropic Fibers," December 1993 (MS).
Currently Lecturer in Chidambara University, India.
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J. Ye, "Comparison of Fracture Mechanics Models with Axisymmetric
and Planar Assumptions," May 1994 (MS). Received USF Graduate Fellowship
Received ME Graduate Studies Award Completed Ph.D. at USF under my
guidance. Currently employed by Verizon, Tampa.
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S. Kunchithapatham, "Fracture Mechanics of Ceramic Matrix Composites
with Imperfect Interfaces," May 1994 (MS).
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K. Gangakhedkar, "Effect of Fiber/ Matrix Cluster Breaks in
Fracture Mechanics of Composites,” December 1995 (MS). Received USF
Graduate Fellowship Currently employed by Phoenix Industries, CA.
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P. Krishnan, “Finite Element Simulation of a Slice Compression
Test,” May 1997, (MS). Currently employed by SDRI, Ohio
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J. Ye, "Local Interaction Effects on Fracture Mechanics of Brittle
Matrix Composites,” December 1998, (PhD)Currently employed by Verizon, Tampa.
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M. Deepak, “A Computer-Aided Design Model for Fiber-Reinforced
Pressure Vessels”, May 1999(MS). Software Engineer blackbaud.com
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M. Denninger, “A Computer Aided Design Tool for Bascule Bridge
Trunnion Assembly”, December 2000 (MS). Received USF Graduate Fellowship;
Currently in Design Engineering, Busch Gardens, Tampa.
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B. Ratnam, “Analysis of Trunnion Assembly Failures in Bascule
Bridges”, December 2000 (MS). Received USF Graduate Fellowship; Employed
by GE Welch Center, Bangalore, India.
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S. Nichani, “Experimental Investigation of Failure of
Trunnion-Hub-Girder Assemblies in Bascule Bridges”, August 2001 (MS)
Received USF Graduate Fellowship; Employed by Schlumberger.
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N. Collier, “Benefits of Staged Cooling of Composite Cylinders”,
May 2004 (MS). Received Outstanding Masters’ Thesis Award 2004; currently
working on FDOT and NSF projects at USF, and pursuing PhD in Civil Engineering
at USF.
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J. Paul, “Sensitivity Analysis of Trunnion-Hub Girder Assembly
Procedure”, Received USF Graduate
Fellowship; May 2005 (MS). Employed by Johnson & Johnson.
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T. Wasik, “Effect of Fiber Volume
Fraction on Fracture Mechanics of Composite Materials”, May 2005 (MS).
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P. Chalasani, "Nanoindentation of Layered Materials",
May 2006 (MS). Employed by Wells Fargo.
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C. Nguyen, "A Design of Experiments Study of Procedure for
Assembling Bascule Bridge Fulcrum", May 2006 (MS). Pursuing
PhD at University of Central Florida.
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J. Daly, "Load vs Displacement Input for Nanoindentation Tests",
May 2007 (MS).
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S. Johnson, "Optimization of
Thermal Expansion of a Circular Hole in a Girder", expected May 2008
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S. Garapati, "Nanoindentation
Tests: Synergizing Experimental, Analytical and Numerical Results",
expected December 2008
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L. Snyder, "Sensitivity Analysis of
Alternative Assembly Procedure in Fulcrums of Bascule Bridges", expected
May 2009.
