Members.

"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success."  - Henry Ford

Graduate Students.

Khalid Abdelaziz - Ph.D. Student
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Research Topic: Morphing buildings for wind-induced vibration mitigation

​Bio: Khalid Abdelaziz is a graduate of Cairo University, where he earned his B.Sc. as well as M.Sc. degrees in Mechanical Design and Production Engineering. His past research focused on the design optimization of solar water desalination systems as well as truss and frame structures. He has been involved in mechanical design and manufacturing projects for the Automotive Wiring Harness industry through his employment at IDACO Egypt.
Tyler Albright - Ph.D. Student

​Research Topic: Minimally invasive distributed sensing for structural health monitoring in composites 

​Bio: Tyler Albright is a graduate of Kansas State University, where he earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2017. During undergrad, Tyler gained experience working in the aerospace industry through multiple internships with Spirit Aerosystems. At Spirit, Tyler designed, and performed stress analysis on primary aircraft structures.

Visiting Scholars.

Martin Frys - ICAM (France)

​Research Topic: Impact simulation and testing on composite plates for energy harvesting and structural health monitoring

​Bio: Martin Frys is a visiting student from ICAM Lille in northern France where he is in his final year of study in General and Mechanical Engineering. As a part of ICAM Lille's five year engineering curriculum, Martin is spending the fall semester at K-State to experience work in a research environment. Following his semester abroad, Martin will be looking for an internship to fulfill his degree requirements.

Past Researchers.

T-Ying Lin - Mechanical Engineering Student, K-State
​Research Topic: Designing a drop weight rig for low-velocity impact testing ​