Group

Osama (Sam) Mukdadi

Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

304-293-3110

smmukdadi@mail.wvu.edu

Iole Pecora

Ph.D. Dissertation in Mechanical Engineering
2022-Current

Dissertation Title: Dynamic Load Identification using Optimal Sensor Placement and Dynamic Condensation Methods: Application in Finite Element Analysis.

Egon Mamboleo

Undergraduate Reseacher
Completed Research Apprenticeship Program

Thesis Topic: Orthodontic Biomechanics

DoBin Choi

M.S. Thesis in Orthodontics
2016-2017

Thesis Title: Effect of Micro-Osteoperforations on Orthodontic Tooth Movement with Clear Aligner Treatment

Ahmed Sayed

Ph.D. Dissertation in Mechanical Engineering
2010-2013

Dissertation Title: A Novel 3D Nonlinear Elastography Imaging of Breast Cancer in vivo

Veronica Betancur Calle

Undergraduate Honor Thesis
2013

Thesis Title: Nano-indentation of Biological Materials

Nithin Jose

M.S. Thesis in Mechanical Engineering,
2010-2012

Thesis Title: Design and Fabrication of High-Frequency Ultrasound Transducers

Ahmed Mahmoud

Post-doctoral Fellow (2009-2011)
Ph.D. Dissertation in Mechanical Engineering (2006-2009)

Dissertation Title: Novel Biomedical Ultrasound Techniques for Tissue Imaging and Characterization

Cesar Sandoval

M.S. Thesis in Mechanical Engineering
2010-2011

Thesis Title: High-Resolution 3D Ultrasound Imaging of Atherosclerosis in Mice

Daniel Cortes

Ph.D. Dissertation in Mechanical Engineering
2006-2009

Dissertation Title: Elastic Guided Wave Dispersion in Layered Piezoelectric Plates: Application to Ultrasound Transducers and Acoustic Sensors

Hussein Ammar

M.S. Thesis in Mechanical Engineering
2008-2010

Thesis Title: Patient-Specific 3D Finite-Element Analysis of Miniscrew Implants during Orthodontic Treatment

Kevin Sivaneri

Undergraduate Honor Thesis
2007-2008

Thesis Title: Broadband Ultrasound Transducer Design for Bone Tissue Imaging