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.

Mathieu Rudloff - ICAM (France)

​Research Topic: Low-power impact detection in composites

​Bio: Mathieu Rudloff is a visiting scholar from ICAM (France, Toulouse) where he is studying general and mechanical engineering. To complete his five year curriculum, Mathieu is spending his last semester at K-State University in order to experience work in a research environment. Following his semester abroad, Mathieu will head back to France for graduation.

Undergraduate Researchers.

Josiah Satzler - Mechanical Engineering Student, K-State

​Research Topic: Nanocomposite strain and fatigue sensor fabrication 

​Bio: Josiah Satzler is an undergraduate pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering at Kansas State University where he will graduate with a Bachelor’s in May 2020. Josiah gained an interest for structural and materials engineering through his experience as a stress analysis intern at Spirit AeroSystems and as an undergraduate researcher at MSL.

Past Researchers.

Martin Frys - ICAM (France)
​Research Topic: Impact simulation and testing on composite plates for energy harvesting and structural health monitoring
T-Ying Lin - Mechanical Engineering Student, K-State
​Research Topic: Designing a drop weight rig for low-velocity impact testing ​