Final Research Reports

At the end of the program each student was responsible for writing a final paper in a journal format that described their research and results from the summer. The following is a list of each student and their final paper title. To view the papers, just click on the title. (They are all in .pdf format.)

Adam Niksch:
Aerodynamics of a Morphing Airfoil

Brad J. Tribley:
Mode- I Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Carbon Fiber Composites

Catherine Dierksen:
Optimization of High Temperature VARTM Process

Jake Ryan Lockett:
Comparison of Global Strain of Carbon Nanocomposite to the Local Strain of Carbon Nano Tubes

William Grant Whittington:
Analysis of Bending of Micro Beams

Erin T Lee:
The Effects of Aligning Carbon Nanofibers on the Electrical Properties of Epoxy

John Wright:
Tailoring Percolation Threshold by altering Glass Transition Temperature

Jonathan O’Reilly:
Epoxy/Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites and Thin Films

Justin E. George:
Piezoelectric Sensing Capabilities of Polyvinylidene Fluoride: Application to a Fluid Flow through a Compliant Tube

Justin Green :
Fatigue of IM7-EPON 862 Composite Material -Influence of Compression on Cyclic Life-

Kevin Maxwell:
Characterization of Interfacial Normal Tensile Strength in Composite Materials Using Cruciform Specimens

Nicolas Obando:
Evaporative Moisture Surface Cooling of Composite Epoxy Plates

Sarah C. Jeffords:
Development of a Multianalyte Biosensor on a Single Chip to Monitor pH and Dissolved Oxygen

Will Carter , Amine Benzerga :
An Investigation to the Cyclic Response of Micro-Sized Crystalline Materials using Discrete Dislocation Dynamics

Ryan Sager , Daniel Ayewah:
Short Beam Testing of Composite Laminates with and without SWCNTs