SPRING AND SUMMER 2003 SEMINARS

Each semester, the Department of Mechanical Engineering holds research seminars which are open to all faculty and graduate students. The department invites speakers from the department as well as outside on research topics of interest to the faculty and graduate students. These seminars are held on Thursdays 11:00 - 12:00 pm, in room SL 165, unless otherwise stated. In the following, you will find the schedule for this semester's seminars along with the speaker and abstract information. Please check this page regularly for updated information. For more information, contact Dr. Andrew Hsu at anhsu@iupui.edu. Schedules of previous semesters may be accessed from the News and Events main page.

1) January 16, 2003, "State of the Art of Gas Turbine Combustor Simulations," Dr. M.S. ANAND, Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN. Click here for ABSTRACT.

2) January 30, 2003, "2D and 3D Steady and Transient Thermal Analysis for Integrated Circuit (IC) Package," ASIF FAYYAZ, Product Design Engineer, IC Packaging Delphi-Delco Electronics, Kokomo, IN. Click here for ABSTRACT.

3) January 30, 2003, "Extension of The IEEE Standard Loading Guide to a Three-Phase, Three-Winding Power Transformer," CHAD BUCHANAN, Service Engineer, Cinergy/PSI, Plainfield, IN. Click here for ABSTRACT.

4) February 20, 2003, "Using Just-in-Time Teaching to Enhance Student Engagement," Dr. ANDREW GAVRIN, Department of Physics, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN. Click here for ABSTRACT.

5) February 28, 2003, "Prediction of Dimensional Accuracy in CNC Milling Using Computational Intelligence Techniques," ZAKIR DUGLA, Master's Candidate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IUPUI. Click here for ABSTRACT.

6) March 13, 2003, "Computational Fluid Dynamics Developments at Rolls-Royce Corporation," Dr. ROBERT DELANEY, Rolls-Royce Engineering Fellow and Chief, Design Methods and Technology, Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN. Click here for ABSTRACT.

7) March 26, 2003, "Finite Element Simulations of Smooth Muscle Tissue Behavior Under Vibratory Loads," NANDHINI DHANARAJ, Master's Thesis Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IUPUI (currently a Ph.D. student at Carnegie Mellon University). Click here for ABSTRACT.

8) March 27, 2003, "Using SmartSpaces Technologies in Informal Learning Environments," Dr. PAULINE BAKER, Distinguished Scientist and Director, Visualization and Interactive Spaces Lab, Indiana University (IUPUI), Indianapolis, IN. Click here for ABSTRACT.

9) April 14, 2003, "Design of F-135 Strike Fighter," ANDREW COPELAND, Senior Design Engineer, Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN. Click here for ABSTRACT.

10) April 17, 2003, "Parallel Processing Techniques for the Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Structures," Dr. ELISA D. SOTELINO, Associate Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN. Click here for ABSTRACT.

11) June 6, 2003, "Application of Statistical Methods in Industry for Quality Engineering," GANG BAI, Master's Candidate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IUPUI. Click here for ABSTRACT.

12) July 25, 2003, "Improving the Efficiency of an Explicit Scheme for the Solution of Convection-Diffusion Problem," KEMAL ARICAN, Master's Candidate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IUPUI. Click here for ABSTRACT.

13) August 7, 2003, "Grid Generation and Partitioning for Grid-free Solvers," NICOLAS ETHEVENIN and CHRISTOPHE STRAGIER, Summer Interns at CFD Lab, Department of Computer Engineering, Ecole Superieure d’Ingenieurs de Luminy (ESIL), Marseille-France. Click here for ABSTRACT.

14) August 11, 2003, "Challenges and Opportunities in Fuel Cells Development: From Materials to Devices," Dr. JIAN XIE, Electronic and Electrochemical Materials and Devices Group, Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM. Click here for ABSTRACT.

15) August 14, 2003, "A Generic Approach for Integrated Modeling and Optimization of 2½-Axis End Milling Using Solid Modeling and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Techniques," HAIYAN DENG, Master's Candidate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN. Click here for ABSTRACT.