3 Minute Thesis Competition: Heat 1

Alexander Baker

MS Student in Civil & Environmental Engineering

Email: ambaker@mtu.edu

Area of focus: Structural Engineering

Presentation: “Seismic fragility of a buckling restrained braced steel rocking frame” 

Koami Hayibo 

MS Student in Electrical & Computer Engineering

Email: khayibo@mtu.edu

Area of focus: Solar PV Energy – Water Nexus

Presentation: “Water Conservation Potential of Foam-Based Flexible Floatovoltaics” 

Komal Chillar

PhD Student in Chemistry

Email: kchillar@mtu.edu

Area of focus: N/A

Presentation: “Electrophilic oligodeoxynucleotide synthesis using dM-Dmoc for amino protection” 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3mkHsuI3KM

Masoud Ahmadi

PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Mechanics

Email: masoudah@mtu.edu

Area of focus: Energy Efficiency Boost

Presentation: “Next-Generation Drying Technology” 

Nikhil Mittal

PhD Student in Biomedical Engineering

Email: nmittal@mtu.edu

Area of focus: Mechanobiology, Stiffness Sensing

Presentation: “Myosin-independent mechanotransmission for sensing stiffness of extracellular matrix” 

Sadaf Batool

PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Mechanics

Email: batool@mtu.edu

Area of focus: Control Systems

Presentation: “Dynamic Modelling and Predictive Control of Multi-Mode Combustion Engine” 

Shashank Pathrudkar

PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Mechanics

Email: sspathru@mtu.edu

Area of focus: 2D materials, Machine Learning

Presentation: “Machine learning approach for deformation of Carbon Nanotubes”