Doctoral Student Profiles

I am working with Dr. Nandram on applications of Bayesian statistics to survey methodology and small area estimation, nonparametric statistics, and Bayesian computation.

I am a first year PhD student in mathematics. I am interested in applied math, particularly Numerical methods in Linear algebra and PDE. In addition, I like teaching work and hope to work in academia.

My research focuses on mathematics of fracture in materials. This includes studying well-posedness of sharp interface models of fracture and consistency of phase-field models through Gamma-convergence. Currently, my advisor, Chris Larsen, and I are studying existence of solution and balance of energy for quasi-static fracture with boundary loads.

I'm a PhD student in Mathematical Sciences, my research is about Numerical Analysis, Domain Decomposition, Finite Element Methods. I'm also interested in other very interesting pure math problems. 

Wisawat has background in Mechanical Engineering (mechanics, thermal sciences and fluid engineering). He received B.Eng in 2009 from Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University (Thailand). He obtained a M.S. in 2012 from University of New Haven (West Haven, CT USA). In 2013, he has started his Ph.D. program also in Mechanical Engineering at WPI, and, joined the Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Laboratory a year after.

Nanotechology has shown its impact on important aspects of modern life including biology, electronics, energy, and agriculture. I am an expert in characterization and fabrication of new materials and composites in different length scale using nano and micro structures. As an example, I have worked on high aspect ratio scanning probe microscopy, artificial muscles which are electroactive polymers and light weight composites.

K. (Koohyar) Pooladvand received both his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tehran, Iran, with his B.Sc. and M.Sc. thesis focused on the design optimization of hydraulic ram pump and inverse thermal boundary problems, respectively. He is currently a Ph.D. student in mechanical department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and working as a researcher in the CHSLT (Center for Holographic Studies ad Laser micro-mechaTronics). His current research interests include additive manufacturing, optical metrology, residual stress estimation and evaluation, ...

Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute, (WPI), Worcester, MA Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (May 2013) Worcester Polytechnic Institute, (WPI), Worcester, MA Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (July 2006) Bachelor of Science in Business Harbin Engineering University, (HEU), Harbin, China

Lei Yang received the B.S. degree in process equipment and control engineering from Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China in 2009, and the M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA in 2011. He is currently working toward his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. His research interests include flow distribution control and liquid film flow boiling enhancement via electrohydrodynamic (EHD) conduction pumping.