DSSL Group Photo, February, 2016
Graduate Students
Eric Nolan
ecnolan42@students.tntech.edu
Graduate Research Assistant
Mechanical Engineering, M.S. Student
Research Topic: Real-Time State Detection in Highly Dynamic Environments
Nathan Ghattas
nwghattas42@students.tntech.edu
Graduate Research Assistant
Mechanical Engineering, M.S. Student
Research Topic: Smart Orthopedic Sensors Systems
Brandon Miller
bamiller43@students.tntech.edu
Graduate Research Assistant
Mechanical Engineering, M.S. Student
Research Topic: Smart Orthopedic Sensors Systems
Andrew FREAKING Gothard
Graduate Research Assistant
Major
Undergraduate Students
Devin Roland
NSF REU Student – Summer 2019
Research Topic: 3D Printed Flexible Force Sensors
Alumni/Former Students
Graduate Students
Mohsen Safaei
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, May, 2019
Dissertation: “A Piezoelectric Instrumented Total Knee Replacement for Sensing and Energy Harvesting”
Robert Ponder
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, May, 2019
Thesis: “Replication of Force Sensing Bearings and Feasibility of Structural Health Monitoring in Total Knee Replacements”
Austin Scheyer
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, June, 2018
Thesis: “An Investigation into the Feasibility of Embedding Piezoelectric Sensors in Additive Manufactured Structures for Impedance Based Structural Health Monitoring”
Ekramul Ehite
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, April, 2018
Thesis: “Experimental Investigation of Electromechanical Impedance-Based Structural Health Monitoring in Highly Dynamic Environments”
Ryan Kettle
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, March, 2018
Thesis: “Electromechanical Impedance Based Microsecond State Detection”
Edward Tefft
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, February, 2018
Thesis: “A Coupled Electromechanical Model of Piezoelectret Foam in a Multi-layer Stack Configuration”
Brooke Wilson
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, May, 2015
Thesis: “Modeling and Experimentation for Evaluation of Piezoelectric Sensors for In-Vivo Monitoring”
Chase Ray
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, May, 2015
Thesis: “Piezoelectret Foam in a Multilayer Stack Configuration for Vibration Energy Harvesting”
Undergraduate Students
Sam Worley
Undergraduate Researcher – Spring 2019
Research Topic: Analysis of Force Transmissibility through Augmented Embedded Sensors in 3D Printed Materials
Nathan Ghattas
Undergraduate Researcher – Fall 2018
Research Topic: Investigation of Mechanical Boundary Conditions on Impedance-Based Structural Health Monitoring in a Biomedical Environment
Heather Roberts
NSF REU Student – Summer 2018
Research Topic: Embedded Sensors in Flexible, 3D Printed Media
Justin Carlson
Undergraduate Researcher – Spring 2018
Research Topic: Analysis of Six Piezoelectric Sensors in 3D Printed Knee Replacement Bearing
Zach Tiberi
Undergraduate Researcher – Spring 2018
Research Topic: Analysis of Six Piezoelectric Sensors in 3D Printed Knee Replacement Bearing
Sylvain Dupre
Visiting French Undergraduate Researcher – Fall 2017
Research Topic: Design, Analysis and Fabrication of an Updated Piezoelectric Force Plate
Robert Ponder
Undergraduate Researcher – Spring 2017
Research Topic: Modeling and Prototyping of Artificial Knee Joint for Embedded Piezoelectric Transducers
Elias Hoummadi
Visiting French Undergraduate Researcher – Fall 2016
Research Topic: Design, Analysis, and Fabrication of a Piezoelectric Force Plate
Bastien Poissenot
Visiting French Undergraduate Researcher – Fall 2016
Research Topic: Determination of Orthotropic Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed Parts for Structural Health Monitoring
Rielly Newton
Undergraduate Researcher – Fall 2015
Research Topic: Parametric Study of Piezoelectret Foam
April Parkison
Undergraduate Researcher – Spring & Fall 2015
Research Topic: Feasibility Analysis of Piezoelectric Materials in Knee Replacements
Cesar Contreras
Undergraduate Researcher – Spring 2015
Research Topic: Feasibility Analysis of Piezoelectric Materials in Knee Replacements
Nick Mabe
Undergraduate Researcher – Spring 2014
Research Topic: Gait Analysis for Injury Detection using Cell Phone Accelerometer