{"id":131,"date":"2015-01-01T20:30:07","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T02:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cae.tntech.edu\/santon\/?page_id=131"},"modified":"2025-12-05T17:14:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:14:17","slug":"students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.tntech.edu\/dssl\/students\/","title":{"rendered":"Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ryan<\/p>\n

DSSL Group Photo, February, 2016<\/p>\n

Graduate Students<\/h1>\n
\n

Eric Nolan<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Eric
\necnolan42@students.tntech.edu<\/a>
\nGraduate Research Assistant
\nMechanical Engineering, M.S. Student
\nResearch Topic: Real-Time State Detection in Highly Dynamic Environments<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Nathan Ghattas<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Nathan
\nnwghattas42@students.tntech.edu<\/a>
\nGraduate Research Assistant
\nMechanical Engineering, M.S. Student
\nResearch Topic: Smart Orthopedic Sensors Systems<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Brandon Miller<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Unknown\"
\nbamiller43@students.tntech.edu<\/a>
\nGraduate Research Assistant
\nMechanical Engineering, M.S. Student
\nResearch Topic: Smart Orthopedic Sensors Systems<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Andrew FREAKING Gothard<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

atgothard42@tntech.edu <\/a><\/p>\n

Graduate Research Assistant<\/p>\n

Major<\/p>\n

Undergraduate Students<\/h1>\n
\n

Devin Roland<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Devin
\nNSF REU Student – Summer 2019
\nResearch Topic: 3D Printed Flexible Force Sensors<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Alumni\/Former Students<\/h1>\n

Graduate Students<\/h2>\n
\n

Mohsen Safaei<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Mohsen
\nPh.D. in Mechanical Engineering, May, 2019
\nDissertation: “A Piezoelectric Instrumented Total Knee Replacement for Sensing and Energy Harvesting”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Robert Ponder<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Robert
\nM.S. in Mechanical Engineering, May, 2019
\nThesis: “Replication of Force Sensing Bearings and Feasibility of Structural Health Monitoring in Total Knee Replacements”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Austin Scheyer<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Austin
\nM.S. in Mechanical Engineering, June, 2018
\nThesis: “An Investigation into the Feasibility of Embedding Piezoelectric Sensors in Additive Manufactured Structures for Impedance Based Structural Health Monitoring”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Ekramul Ehite<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Ekramul
\nM.S. in Mechanical Engineering, April, 2018
\nThesis: “Experimental Investigation of Electromechanical Impedance-Based Structural Health Monitoring in Highly Dynamic Environments”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

<\/h3>\n

Ryan Kettle<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Ryan
\nM.S. in Mechanical Engineering, March, 2018
\nThesis: “Electromechanical Impedance Based Microsecond State Detection”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Edward Tefft<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Edward
\nM.S. in Mechanical Engineering, February, 2018
\nThesis: “A Coupled Electromechanical Model of Piezoelectret Foam in a Multi-layer Stack Configuration”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

<\/h3>\n

Brooke Wilson<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Brooke
\nM.S. in Mechanical Engineering, May, 2015
\nThesis: “Modeling and Experimentation for Evaluation of Piezoelectric Sensors for In-Vivo Monitoring”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Chase Ray<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Chase
\nM.S. in Mechanical Engineering, May, 2015
\nThesis: “Piezoelectret Foam in a Multilayer Stack Configuration for Vibration Energy Harvesting”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n

Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\n
\n

Sam Worley<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Sam
\nUndergraduate Researcher – Spring 2019
\nResearch Topic: Analysis of Force Transmissibility through Augmented Embedded Sensors in 3D Printed Materials<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Nathan Ghattas<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Nathan
\nUndergraduate Researcher – Fall 2018
\nResearch Topic: Investigation of Mechanical Boundary Conditions on Impedance-Based Structural Health Monitoring in a Biomedical Environment<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Heather Roberts<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Unknown\"
\nNSF REU Student – Summer 2018
\nResearch Topic: Embedded Sensors in Flexible, 3D Printed Media<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Justin Carlson<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Justin
\nUndergraduate Researcher – Spring 2018
\nResearch Topic: Analysis of Six Piezoelectric Sensors in 3D Printed Knee Replacement Bearing<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Zach Tiberi<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Unknown\"
\nUndergraduate Researcher – Spring 2018
\nResearch Topic: Analysis of Six Piezoelectric Sensors in 3D Printed Knee Replacement Bearing<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Sylvain Dupre<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Sylvain
\nVisiting French Undergraduate Researcher – Fall 2017
\nResearch Topic: Design, Analysis and Fabrication of an Updated Piezoelectric Force Plate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Robert Ponder<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Robert
\nUndergraduate Researcher – Spring 2017
\nResearch Topic: Modeling and Prototyping of Artificial Knee Joint for Embedded Piezoelectric Transducers<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Elias Hoummadi<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Elias
\nVisiting French Undergraduate Researcher – Fall 2016
\nResearch Topic: Design, Analysis, and Fabrication of a Piezoelectric Force Plate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Bastien Poissenot<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Bastien
\nVisiting French Undergraduate Researcher – Fall 2016
\nResearch Topic: Determination of Orthotropic Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed Parts for Structural Health Monitoring<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Rielly Newton<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Rielly
\nUndergraduate Researcher – Fall 2015
\nResearch Topic: Parametric Study of Piezoelectret Foam<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

April Parkison<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"April
\nUndergraduate Researcher – Spring & Fall 2015
\nResearch Topic: Feasibility Analysis of Piezoelectric Materials in Knee Replacements<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Cesar Contreras<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Cesar
\nUndergraduate Researcher – Spring 2015
\nResearch Topic: Feasibility Analysis of Piezoelectric Materials in Knee Replacements<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Nick Mabe<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Nick
\nUndergraduate Researcher – Spring 2014
\nResearch Topic: Gait Analysis for Injury Detection using Cell Phone Accelerometer<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 … <\/p>\n

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