Members.

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

Graduate Students.

Khalid Abdelaziz - Ph.D. Candidate
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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. Candidate

​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.
Michael Aldrich - M.S. Student

​Research Topic: Integrated linear generator design for hybrid UAV combustion engines
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​Bio: Michael Aldrich is a graduate of Ottawa University, where he earned his BS in Engineering.​

Visiting Scholars.

Undergraduate Researchers.

Zoey Gothard - Mechanical Engineering Student, K-State
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​Research Topic: Procedures and experiment design for materials testing
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Bio: Zoey Gothard is an undergraduate at Kansas State University pursing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a B.S. in General Physics. Zoey was a member on their highschool's First Robotics Competition team, making it to the world's championship twice during their time with the team.

Past Researchers.

Paul Lebleu - Visiting Scholar - ICAM (France)

​Research Topic: Drop-weight impact tester design and calibration
Timber Hinson - Mechanical Engineering Student, K-State​

​Research Topic: Nanocomposite strain and fatigue sensor fabrication
Jared Medina - Mechanical Engineering Student, K-State
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​Research Topic: Ultra low-power microcontroller programming for peak detection and recording
Mathieu Rudloff - Visiting Scholar - ICAM (France)​
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​Research Topic: Low-power impact detection in composites
Nick Mignano - Mechanical Engineering Student, K-State

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