Undergraduate Research Projects

Undergraduate Research Students Funded Projects Supervised

  • 2020, Jeffrey Kangas “Mechanical Properties of Carbon Fiber Laminate in Elevated Temperatures” UMD Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP), $1800

  • 2020, Jaydon Johnson “Non-Destructive Evaluation of Coconut Quality: Comparative Evaluation of Techniques” UMD Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP), $1800

  • 2019, Paulson, Aaron, “Modeling the Response in the Fatigue of an Elemental Carbon Fiber Laminate Due to a Harmonic Dynamical Load, ” UMD Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP), $1800

  • 2019, Manley-Spain, Godfree, “Numerical Modeling and Evaluation of Ultrasound in Nonhomogeneous Boundaries, UMD UROP $1800

  • 2014, Bharndari, Pranav, “Development and Evaluation of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting System,” UMD UROP, $1700

  • 2014, Sunjung, Kim, “Engineering Sustainability of Carbon Fiber Composite Materials: Comparative Analysis,” UMD UROP $1700

  • 2014, Scott, Benjamin, “Development and Evaluation of a Support System for Selection of Additive Manufacturing Process,” UMD UROP, $1700

  • 2013, Wagner, Karl S., “Development and Evaluation of Composite Materials for 3D-Printing,” UMD UROP, $1700

  • 2013, Aylward, Michael, “Life Cycle Analysis of Lithium-Ion Electric Vehicle Battery,” UMD UROP, $1700

  • 2012, Guo, Sicong, “Exploration of Sustainable Approach to Construction of Constant Life Diagrams: Titanium Alloy (Ti-6AL-4V),” UMD UROP $1700

  • 2012, Vechirko, Vadim, “Development and Characterization of Glass Fiber Reinforced Multifunctional CNT/Epoxy Composite Structures,” UMD UROP $1700

  • 2011, Gustafon, Chris, “Design & Development of Motorized Bicycle with Integrated Safety Lighting Composite Frame,” UMD UROP, $1700

  • 2012, Hensel, Bradley, “Development of Flexible Machine Center for CNC Milling and 3D Printing,” UMD UROP, $1700

  • 2011, Schmdberger, Alex, “Development of Advanced Composites for use in Military Armor,” UMD UROP, $1680

  • 2010, Rau, Jeremiah, “Development of Multifunctional CNT/Epoxy Composite,” UMD UROP, $1700

  • 2007, Vohra, Muhammad H., “Comprehensive Evaluation of Photovoltaic cells Design, Choice of Materials, and Production Methods,” UMD UROP $1700

  • 2006, Seide, Mike, “Design, Fabrication, and Implementation of a Submersible

  • Ultrasonic Scanning Inspection System,” UMD UROP $1700

  • 2004, Otto, Cory, “Using Acousto-Ultrasonics to Monitor and Detect Delamination in Advanced Composite Materials,” UMD UROP. $1700