Research Group

FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS

21. Chang Liu, PhD Student at Case Western Reserve University, Graduated in 2025

20. Regis Rugerinyange, Engineer at Honda Motor Company, Graduated in 2024

19. Nabin Bastola, PhD student at University of Florida, Graduated in 2024

18. Joshua Adjei-Yeboah, PhD student at Tennessee State University, Graduated in 2024

17. Sk. Md Alimuzzaman, Engineer at Schreiber Foods, Graduated in 2024

16. Muhammad Abdun Nafi, PhD student at Purdue University, Graduated in 2023

15. Mahmud Anjir Karim, Engineer at The Schaefer Group, Graduated in 2023

14. David Orisekeh, PhD student at University of North Texas, Graduated in 2023

13. Md Mahmudul Hassan, PhD student at University of Wisconsin Madison, Graduated in 2021

12. Asif Rashid, PhD student at Georgia Tech, Graduated in 2020

11. Nick Cococcetta, Engineer at General Motors (GM), Graduated in 2020

10. Rashef Mahbub, PhD student in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Graduate in 2019

9. Roan Kirwin, Product Development Engineer, M K Morse Company, Ohio, Graduated in 2019

8. Erica Whaley (Co-advised, Main advisor: Dr. James Moller) (Engineer at Parker-Hannifin), Graduated in 2019

7. Ashutosh Khatri, Miami University, (Design Engineer, Uchiyama Marketing & Development America LLC, Novi, MI), Graduated in 2018

6. Farshid Alavi, WKU, Lead Auditor, SGS North America Inc., Graduated in 2016

5. Abdulhameed Alaa Dawood, Dawood, WKU (Manufacturing Engineer, Pittsburgh), Graduated in 2016

4. Pegah Kakavand, WKU (Quality Engineer, Star Manufacturing Inc.), Graduated in 2015

3. Sam Ellsworth, WKU (System Director for Process Engineering, Houston Methodist), Graduated in 2015

2. Troy Robertson, WKU (Manufacturing Specialist, Engineering department, WKU), Graduated in 2015

1. Mychal-Drew Moses, WKU (Manufacturing Engineer, Caterpillar, Inc.), Graduated in 2015

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

26. Bruce Hardman, Undergraduate student, Miami University, Graduated in 2024

25. Nikita Subin, Undergraduate student, Miami University, Graduated in 2023

24. Collin Butler, Undergraduate student, Miami University, Graduated in 2023

23. Conor McGarry, Undergraduate student, Miami University, Graduated in 2022

22. Greg Fetter, Undergraduate student, Miami University, Graduated in 2022 

21. Mark Gueli, Undergraduate student, Miami University, Graduated in 2021 

20. Christina Praprost, Undergraduate student, Miami University, Graduated in 2021

19. Adam Shaffer, Undergraduate student, Miami University, Graduated in 2021 

18. Stephen Vogelmeier, Undergraduate student, Miami University, Graduated in 2021 

17. Oliver Miller, Undergraduate student, Miami University

16. Landon Kovach, Miami University, StandardAero in Cincinnati, OH as a Production Engineer, Graduated in 2019

15. Chong Liu, Miami University, Graduate student at Columbia University, New York, Graduated in 2019

14. Craig Hanson, Miami University, Project Manager at Quest Industrial, Monroe, Wisconsin, Graduated in 2019

13. Ann Rumsey, Miami University, Ethicon, Engineer, Johnson & Johnson, Graduated in 2019

12. Taylor Daniel, Miami University, Graduated in 2019

11. Aakash Niraula, Miami University, Graduated in 2019

10. Junyu Mou, Miami University, Graduated in 2018

9. Zhi Ge, Miami University, Currently a graduate student at Washington University at Saint Louis, Graduated in 2018

8. Roan Kirwin, Miami University, Currently a graduate student at Miami University, Graduated in 2019

7. Lijian Li, Miami University, Currently a graduate student at University College London (UCL), Graduated in 2018, 

6. Fahad Alanazi, WKU, Graduated in 2016

5. Brandon D. Staves, WKU (Delta Faucet Company), Graduated in 2013

3. Daniel T. Puckett, WKU, 2013

3. Michael Harruff, WKU, Graduated in 2015

2. Bradley Logsdon, WKU, Graduated in 2015

1. Wassom, Jack, S, WKU (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology), Graduated in 2015

FORMER GRADUATE STUDENT WORKERS (non-thesis research)

6. Md. Sharifuzzaman, Miami, Project: Micro-EDM of Silicon, 2023

5. Mark Gueli, Miami, Project; Sustainable machining of Inconel Alloy, 2021

4. Nwosu, Azuakolam, WKU, Project: Literature review on sustainable machining of aerospace materials, 2015

3. Mehrabi, Arezoo, WKU, Project: Literature review on minimum quantity lubrication machining of aerospace materials, 2015

2. Farshid, Alavi, WKU, Project: Micro-EDM of aerospace and biomedical materials, 2016

1. Md. Iqbal Parveg, WKU Project: Office ergonomics for faculty and staff, Application of ergonomics in health care, 2016

FORMER VISITING RESEARCHERS/POSTDOCS

2. Azat Bilal, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan (Summer/Fall 2019)

1. Dr. Asma Perveen, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Nazarvayeb University (WKU, Summer, 2016)

HONORS AND AWARDS RECEIVED BY RESEARCH GROUP MEMBERS

• • Collin Butler, NASA OSGC Scholarship, 2022-23

  • Greg Fetter, NASA OSGC Scholarship, 2021-22

  • Asif Rashid, "Graduate Student Achievement (GSA) Award", Graduate School, Miami University, June 2020

  • Christina Praprost, NASA OSGC Scholarship, 2020-21

  • Adam Shaffer, USS grant, Summer 2020

  • Oliver Miller, Miami University, Undergraduate Summer Scholar grant, Summer 2019

  • Rashef Mahbub, one of the "Top three best oral presentation" award, Miami University Graduate Research Symposium, 2018

  • Chong Liu, Best Overall Presentation Award' at the "Undergraduate Research Competition" at the ASME Dayton Engineering Sciences Symposium, 2018

  • Craig Hanson, Best Presentation Award' at the ASME Dayton Engineering Sciences Symposium, 2017

  • Zhi Ge, Undergraduate Research Award, Miami University, 2018

  • Roan Kirwin, NASA/OSGC Graduate Fellowship, 2018

  • Roan Kirwin, NSF-Sponsored Travel Grant, ASME/SME conference, 2018

  • Ashutosh Khatri, NSF-Sponsored Travel Grant, ASME/SME conference, 2018

  • Chong Liu, Undergraduate Summer Scholarship, Miami University, Summer 2018

  • Ashutosh Khatri, Honorable Mention, Graduate Research Poster Competition, 6th International Forum on Sustainable Manufacturing, December 2017 

  • Ann Rumsey, Undergraduate Research Award, Miami University, 2017

  • Ann Rumsey, Honors Research Grant, Miami University, 2017

  • Craig Hanson, Undergraduate Research Award, Miami University, 2017

  • Lijian Li, Undergraduate Research Award, Miami University, 2017

  • Ann Rumsey, Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Scholarship, For year 2017-18 (to conduct research with Dr. Jahan)

  • Roan Kirwin, Undergraduate Summer Scholarship, Miami University, Summer 2017 (to conduct research with Dr. Jahan)

• • Farshid Alavi, WKU, Outstanding Graduate Student of the AMS department, 2016

  • Farshid Alavi, WKU, Department nominee for "Ogden College Outstanding Graduate Student Award", 2016

  • Farshid Alavi, WKU, Department nominee for “John D. Minton Graduate Student Award”, WKU, Spring 2016 

  • Bradley Logsdon, WKU, Outstanding Undergraduate Student for Advanced Manufacturing Program, 2016

  • Farshid Alavi, WKU, Winner of Graduate Research Session, WKU Research Conference, 2016

  • Fahad Alanazi, FUSE grant, 2016

  • Bradley Logsdon, FUSE grant, 2015

  • Pegah Kakavand, WKU, Department nominee for "Ogden College Outstanding Graduate Student Award", 2015

  • Pegah Kakavand, WKU, Department nominee for “John D. Minton Graduate Student Award”, WKU, Spring 2015 

  • Pegah Kakavand, WKU, Travel Award, ASME MSEC 2015 conference 

  • Michael Harruff, FUSE grant, 2014

  • Jack Wassom, FUSE grant, 2014

  • Jack Wassom, Gatton Academy Summer Research Grant, 2015

  • Jack Wassom, WKU, 1st prize: Undergraduate Research Competition (oral presentation), Engineering Division, Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) annual meeting 2014

  • Pegah Kakavand, WKU, 1st prize: Graduate Research Competition (oral presentation), Engineering Division, Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) annual meeting 2014

  • Abdulhameed Dawood, WKU, 3rd prize, Graduate Research Competition (oral presentation), Engineering Division, Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) annual meeting 2014

  • Mychal-Drew Moses, WKU, 3rd prize, Graduate Research Competition (oral presentation), Engineering Division, Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) annual meeting 2013

  • Brandon Staves, FUSE grant, 2013