FACULTY
Assistant Professor, Lab Director and PI
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2015
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2005
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Ohio Northern University, 2003
Phone: (937) 229-5334 Email: robert.lowe@udayton.eduKevin Lawson
M.S. Student (exp. graduation Aug. 2022)
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, 2020
Exploration of Data Clustering within a Novel Multi-Scale Topology Optimization Framework
Brent Johnson
M.S. Student (exp. graduation Dec. 2023)
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, 2022
Thermo-Mechanical Characterization of High-Temperature Elastomers
Eddie Meixner
M.S. Student (exp. graduation Aug. 2024)
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, 2022
Application of a Novel Multi-Scale Topology Optimization Framework to Multi-Material, Multi-Physics Aero-Structural Mechanics Problems
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Aimable Kazintwari
B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton
A.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Sinclair CC
Measurement of Stretch-Dependent Permittivity in Dielectric Elastomers
Rebekah Revadelo
B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton
Development of Modular, Reconfigurable Soft Robots Using Self-Healing, DLP-3D-Printed Elastomers
Reed Shay
B.S. Student, Mathematics, University of Dayton
Fitting Hyperelastic Constitutive Models to Mechanical Test Data Using Nonlinear Least-Squares Optimization: Challenges and Best Practices
Joseph Beckett
Student Research Assistant, UES, Inc.
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, 2022
Investigating the Mechanics of a Novel Rapidly Self-Healing Photo-Curable Elastomer
Hunter Baylon
B.S./M.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton
Development of Dielectric Elastomer Stack Actuators
Jeremy Ahner
Systems Safety Engineer, USAF
M.S. Student
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), 2020
Development and Validation of a Stereo Digital Image Correlation System for Large Deformation Soft Materials Testing
Braeden Windham
Associate Additive Manufacturing Engineer, UDRI
M.S. Student
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, 2021
Mechanical Test Fixture Design for Ultra-Stretchable Soft Materials
Nate Maleski
Research Associate, UDRI
M.S. Student
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Wright State University, 2019
Mechanical Test Fixture Design for Ultra-Stretchable Soft Materials
Peter Fabe
M.S. Student
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, 2021
Influence of Reuse on the Polymer Physics and Mechanical Properties of Postconsumer Thermoplastics Used in Additive Manufacturing
ALUMNI (MS Thesis and PhD)
Kevin Lawson
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2022
B.S., Mechanical Engineering (with Honors), 2020
Thesis Title: Exploration of Data Clustering within a Novel Multi-Scale Topology Optimization Framework
Subsequent Placement: Life Methods & Mission Analysis Engineer, GE Aviation, West Chester, Ohio
Asma Ul Hosna Meem
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2021
Thesis Title: On the Mechanics and Dynamics of Soft UV-Cured Materials with Extreme Stretchability for DLP Additive Manufacturing
Subsequent Placement: Ph.D. Student and Walter P. Murphy Fellow, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Luke Hoover
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2021
Thesis Title: Large Strain Plastic Deformation of Traditionally Processed and Additively Manufactured Aerospace Metals
Subsequent Placement: CAE Project Engineer, DYNAMore Corp., Dublin, Ohio
Chris Negri
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2021
Thesis Title: Ductile Fracture of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V
Subsequent Placement: CAE Project Engineer, DYNAMore Corp., Dublin, Ohio
ALUMNI (UG Honors)
Joseph Beckett
B.S., Mechanical Engineering (with Honors), 2022
Honors Thesis Title: Development and Validation of a Stereo Digital Image Correlation System for Large Deformation Soft Materials Testing
Subsequent Placement: Ph.D. Student and NDSEG Fellow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Peter Fabe
B.S., Mechanical Engineering (with Honors), 2021
Honors Thesis Title: Viability of Postconsumer Thermoplastics in Consumer Grade Additive Manufacturing
Subsequent Placement: M.S. Student, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio