Graduate Student Supervision

Master's thesis/project completed: 60 

Ph.D. Dissertations Completed: 1

Currently advising: 12 (Graduate - 7 and Ph.D. - 5 students)

    1. Mr. Ravi Soni (1993) - Biomolecular Modeling, Simulation and Secondary Structure Prediction using Statistical Techniques.
    2. Mr. Vij Lokesh (1993) - Computer Aided Modeling of Proteins and Prediction of Their 3-D Structure using Fuzzy ARTmap.
    3. Mr. Jayesh Patel (1993) - Computer Aided Modeling and Analysis of the Human Skull for Varied Impact Loads.
    4. Mr. Ranganatha Rao Mulabagula (1994) - 3-D Modeling and Dynamic Analysis of the Human Skull.  
    5. Mr. Udayan Damany (1994) - Design and Manufacturing of Part Shear - Part Streamlined Complex Extrusion dies.  
    6. Mr. Sunil Padture (1994) - Experimental and Analytical Study of the Knee Prosthesis. 
    7. Mr. Gautom Thakuria (1994) - Design and Analysis of Power Law Fluids in Extrusion Dies. 
    8. Mr. Zuwei Yu (1994) - Finite Element Analysis of Polymer Flows in Streamlined Extrusion Dies.
    9. Mr. Sailesh Rajani (1995) - Computer Aided Modeling and Analysis of the Human Tibia.
    10. Mr. Vikram Matta (1995) - Protein Secondary Structure Prediction Using PNN and A Parametric Study of other available Neural Network Techniques.
    11. Mr. Zheng Huang (1995) - Computer-aided Modeling and Simulation of Molecular Systems and Protein (WT-bGH, first alpha helix) Structure Minimization.
    12. Mr. Gautam Sinha (1995) - Computer Aided Modeling and Analysis of the Human Femur.
    13. Mr. Weirong Wang (1995) - Design of Shaped Extrusion Dies Using GUI and FE Analysis of Polymer Flows Through these Dies.
    14. Mr. Partha Roy - (1996) Energy minimization and artificial neural networks for modeling and prediction of protein structure.
    15. Mr. Nitin Wani (1995) - Simulation of Vaccum ARC Remelting Process
    16. Mr. Rajam Shyam (1996) Design and Analysis of Round to Round and Round to Hexagonal Broaches.
    17. Mr. Lakir Patel (1996) Design Optimization of Thermal Stresses and Die Fill in the Mold and Plunger  for Glass Making (Bowl).
    18. Mr. Emble Edgardo (1996) Design Optimization of Thermal Stresses and Die Fill in the Mold and Plunger  for Glass Making (Cup).
    19. Mr. Hamza Ghulman (MS-1998) Upper bound solution technique for 2-D streamlined extrusion dies.
    20. Mr. Prasant Gosavi (1996) Design of Part Streamlined Part Shear Dies & Autocad,  Visual Basic Interface
    21. Mr. Nikhil Singh (1995) Design Optimization of the Plunger for Manufacturing Glass Dish
    22. Mr. Shr-Hung Chen (MS-1998) Design and Analysis of High Pressure Storage tanks for  Natural Gas.
    23. Mr. Amit Adlakha (1997) CFD of Multiphase flow (Gasoline, Air, Vapor)  in fuel pipes.
    24. Mr. Saleem Mohammad (1999) Virtual Manufacturing – Rolling using VB
    25. Mr. Kitti Rattandip (1997) CFD of Multiphase flow in gas tanks (Exit section)
    26. Mr. Gollapudi Gopinath (1998) Vibrational Analysis of the Collar for the fuel pump
    27. Mr. Vijay Rao (2001) Design and Analysis of Virtual Systems for Manufacturing
    28. Mr. Sonram (1997) Analysis of Multiphase flow in gas tanks (Entry section)
    29. Mr. Marut Pimmarat (1998) Analysis of HDPE Pipe Fitting into another Plastic pipe.
    30. Mr. Samar Supoche (1997) Vibrational Analysis and optimization of the Support System for a Fuel Pump.
    31. Mr. Ram Kumar Reddy (1998) CFD of Gasoline Vapor flows in Pipes with Convolutes and Bends
    32. Mr. Sripada Shivananda  (1998) Virtual Manufacturing for Extrusion Die Design on the WWW.
    33. Mr. Venkatramana Bandaru (1999) Design of Virtual Systems for Manufacturing (Drawing)
    34. Mr. Narendra Telele (1999) Design Optimization and Material Selection for a Flange/Collar
    35. Mr. Aligu Kaliyappan (2001) Pre Processor for ATB 3 software used for Crash Modeling.
    36. Mr. Venkatesh Subramanium (1999) Novel Design of the Knee Implant
    37. Mr. Sreedhara Konduru (2001) Virtual Material Processing – Forging Process/Dies
    38. Mr. C. C. Wang (1998) Design and Analysis of Arbitrary Shaped Natural Gas Storage Tanks for Automobiles.
    39. Mr. Saleh Al-Awairdy (MS-1999) Design, Analysis and Manuf. of Shaped Dies for Solid State Extrusion of Polymer-Wood Composite.
    40. Mr. Liang Zhang (2000) Statics on the WEB—Vectors, Rotation
    41. Mr. Ming Wang (2000) Statics on the WEB--Beams
    42. Mr. Amit Jain (2000) Virtual Material Processing: Extrusion Process
    43. Mr. Prashanth Nekkalapudi (2000) Drawing Die Design on the PC
    44. Mr. Ibrahim Al-Zkeri (1999) Analysis of Metal Flows in Shaped and Shear Dies, and Design of Feeder Plate.
    45. Mr. Fadag Hassan (2000) Development/Formulation of Rolling Models using Upper-Bound Elemental Technique.
    46. Mr. Abdulaziz Al-Aboodi (2000) Development of Forging Models Using Upper Bound Elemental Technique.
    47. Mr. Calin Druma (MS-1999) Formulation of Boundary Element Technique for Potential Flow Problems
    48. Mr. Srikath Patlu (Expected 2000) Crash Dynamics—Seat Belts
    49. Mr. Rajneesh Banga (1999) Virtual Material Processing on the WEB: Rolling Process
    50. Mr. Ujwal Shetty (2001) Virtual Material Processing on the WEB: Interactive Machine/Extrusion
    51. Mr. Corey Raub (2000) Virtual Material Processing: Extrusion using AML
    52. Mr. Adel Al-Zenedy (2000) Web based toolkit for Numerical, Statistical and Graphical techniques
    53. Mr. Prasad Petkar (2001) Crash Modeling – Seat Design
    54. Mr. Ahmad Khalil (2000) Virtual Reality Applications in Design.
    55. Mr. Srikanth Bheemava (2001) Java Beans Tool-kit for Numerical, Statistical and Graphical Applications in Engineering
    56. Mr. Jagadish Nagajjapa, (Expected 2001) Material Modeling and Database for Web-Based VMP.
    57. Ms. Ruxandra Marinescu (Expected 2001) Modeling of the Human Skull using CT Scan and Microscribe.
    58. Mr. Satish Duttalavenkata (Expected 2001) Virtual Material Processing: AI based Process Selection
    59. Mr. John Rankin, (Expected 2002) Cost Estimation of Forgings and Casting
    60. Mr. Apurva Kapadia (Expected 2001) Adaptive and Auto Remeshing in Analysis of flows in Extrusion Dies  (Lagrangian  Formulation.
    61. Mr. Robert Setlock (expected 2003)- Currently working on biomolecular modeling, dynamics of proteins and energy minimization.
    62. Mr. Russell Griffith (expected 2003) 3-D Computer aided design and analysis of the tibial component of the knee implant using contact conditions.
    63. Mr. Sudin Devarachetty (Expected 2002) Sloshing in gas tanks – Baffle plates
    64. Mr. Mahmoud Shaltout (Expected 2002) Forging Die design and optimization of a Handle for Queen City forging
    65. Mr. Lee Wilson (Expected 2002) Virtual Design and Assembly
    66. Mr. Hussain Tammem (Expected 2002) Vocal Tract Modeling
    67. Mr. Steve Fening (Expected 2002) Human Knee/Implant Modeling
    68. Mr. Nathan Gilders (Expected 2002) Human Knee 3D Modeling
    69. Ms. Tiffani Singleton (Expected 2002) Interdisciplinary program involving School of Medicine, Engineering and Business -Skull Modeling.
    70. Mr. Harshil Parikh (Expected 2003) Fuel Cells -System Optimization

Ph.D. Students (Currently advising – 5)

  1. Shr-Hung Chen (Expected 2002) Crash Modeling of Dummy/Restraint Coupled Models
  2. Hamza Ghulman (2001) Modified Upper Bound Formulation for 3-D Streamlined Extrusion Dies
  3. Saleh Al-Awairdy (Expected 2002) Wood-Polymer Composite Analysis and Manufacture using Solid State Extrusion
  4. Calin Druma (Expected 2002) Combination of Boundary Element and Upper Bound Elemental Techniques for Forming
  5. Liang Zhang (Expected 2003) Interactive Problem Solvers for Dynamics
  6. Ruxandra Marinescu  (Expected 2003) Biomaterials and Biomedical Applications
  7. Nishantha Dissanayake (Expected 2004) Fuel Cells - Membranes
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