Doctoral Degree Recipients

Anne Marie Adamczyk

S., Johns Hopkins University;
S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Physics— “Electromagnetic Nucleus—Nucleus Cross Sections Using Energy Dependent Branching Ratios”
Advisor: Padmanabhan Aravind

Salimgerey Adilov

S., Bogazici University, Turkey
Chemistry— “Design of Porphyrin Solids: Zn•••NO2 Recognition, Multi-Step Single Crystal to Single Crystal Transformations and Cofacial Dimers”
Advisor: Venkat Thalladi
Awarded: October 2, 2008

Katie Ann Bush

S., University of Rochester
Biomedical Engineering/Medical Physics— “Designing Bioengineered Skin Substitutes Containing Microfabricated Basal Lamina Analogs to Enhance Skin Regeneration”
Advisor: George Pins Awarded: February 26, 2009

Bao-Liang Chen

M.S., MBA, University of Hartford;
M.S., Polytechnic University
Civil Engineering— “Capture Solar Energy and Reduce Heat-Island Effect from Asphalt Pavement” Advisors: Rajib Mallick, Tahar El-Korchi, Mingjiang Tao
Awarded: February 26, 2009

Marta Dabros

S., M.S., Krakow Polytechnic, Poland
Chemistry— “Pharmaceutical Polymorphs, Cocrystals, and Solid Solutions” Advisor: Venkat Thalladi
Awarded: February 26, 2009

Brian Albert Dewhirst

S., M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Materials Science and Engineering— “Castability Control in Metal Casting via Fluidity Measures: Application of Error Analysis to Variations in Fluidity Testing”
Advisor: Diran Apelian
Awarded: February 26, 2009

Margo Tilley Frey

S., Louisiana State University;
Eng., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Biomedical Engineering/Medical Physics— “Development of a Substrate with Photo-modulatable Rigidity for Probing Spatial and Temporal Responses of Cells to Mechanical Signals”
Advisor: Kristen Billiar
Awarded: October 2, 2008

Hamid R. Ghadyani

S., Sharif University of Technology, Iran;
S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Mechanical Engineering— “Tetrahedral Meshes in Biomedical Applications: Generation, Boundary Recovery, and Quality Enhancements”
Advisor: John Sullivan

Mohammad Heidari

S., Sharif Institute of Technology;
S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Electrical and Computer Engineering— “Identification and Modeling of the Dynamic Behavior of the Direct Path Component in To A-Based Indoor Localization Systems”
Advisor: Kaveh Pahlavan
Awarded: October 2, 2008

Xueying Huang

S., Beijing Normal University, China
Mathematical Sciences— “In Vivo MRI-Based Three-Dimensional Fluid-Structure Interaction Models and Mechanical Image Analysis for Human Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques”
Advisor: Dalin Tang

Cao Liang

B.S., University of Electronic Science and Technology of China;
M.S., University of New Orleans
Electrical and Computer Engineering— “SmartCell: An Energy Efficient Reconfigurable Architecture for Stream Processing”
Advisor: Xin-Ming Huang

Yatao Liu

S., M.S., East China University of Science and Technology, China
Chemical Engineering— “Fundamental Investigation of Biological Interactions for Applications in Infection Prevention and Biomaterial Development”
Advisor: Terri A. Camesano
Awarded: October 2, 2008

Ryan Thomas Marinis

S., Ohio University;
S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Mechanical Engineering— “Development and Implementation of Automated Interferometric Microscope for Study of MEMS Inertial Sensors”
Advisor: Ryszard Pryputniewicz

Hala Nabil Mokbel

B.S. Cairo University, Egypt;
M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Civil Engineering— “A Formal Model for Measuring the Different Levels of IT-Based Design and Construction Integration (ITDCI) in Colleges and Universities”
Advisor: Guillermo Salazar

Aghogho A. Obi

B.S., University of Benin, Nigeria;
M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Electrical and Computer Engineering— “A Method of Moments Approach for the Design of RF Coils for MRI”
Advisor: Reinhold Ludwig
Awarded: October 2, 2008

Erdînç Öztürk

M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Electrical and Computer Engineering— “Efficient and Tamper-Resilient Architectures for Pairing Based Cryptography"
Advisor: Berk Sunar
Awarded: February 26, 2009

James Michael Partridge

B.S., M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Mechanical Engineering— “Development and Implementation of Diagnostics for Unsteady Small-scale Plasma Plumes
Advisor: Nikolaos Gatsonis
Awarded: February 26, 2009

Radhakrishnan Purushothaman

B.S., Bharthiyar University;
M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Manufacturing Engineering— “Evaluation and Improvement of Heat Treat Furnace Model”
Advisor: Yiming Rong
Awarded: October 2, 2008

Murali Murugavel Manjakkattuvalasu Swathanthira Kumar

B.E., Univeristy of Madras, India;
M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Mechanical Engineering— “Magnetic Resonance Image Segmentation Using Pulse Coupled Neural Networks”
Advisor: John Sullivan

Kimon Symeonidis

B.S., National Technical University, Greece
Mechanical Engineering— “The Controlled Diffusion Solidification Process: Fundamentals and Principles”
Advisor: Diran Apelian

Siju Thomas

B.E., University of Mumbai, India;
M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Mechanical Engineering— “Multiscale Modeling of Thin Films in Direct Numerical Simulations of Multiphase Flows”
Advisor: Grétar Tryggavson

Yubing Wang

B.S., M.S., University of Science and Technology, China
Computer Science— “Modeling and Evaluating Feedback-Based Error Control for Video Transfer”
Advisors: Mark Claypool, Robert Kinicki, Daniel Dougherty
Awarded: February 26, 2009

Virendra Sitaram Warke

B.E., Govt. College of Engineering, India;
M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Materials Science and Engineering— “Predicting the Response of Powder Metallurgy Steel Components to Heat Treatment”
Advisor: Makhlouf Makhlouf
Awarded: October 2, 2008

Fan Wu

B.S., M.S., Nanjing University, China
Computer Science— “Ubiquitous Scalable Graphics: An End-to-End Framework using Wavelets”
Advisor: Emmanuel Agu
Awarded: February 26, 2009

Kai Zeng

B.E., M.E., Huazhong University of Science
and Technology, China
Electrical and Computer Engineering— “Opportunistic Routing in Multihop Wireless Networks: Capacity, Energy Efficiency, and Security”
Advisor: Wenjing Lou
Awarded: October 2, 2008