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Jelana Russeau
Francisca E. Sanchez
Jeffrey D. Simpson
Rachel D. Smith
Whitney Rakeisha Thomas
Orenda Rochell Thompson
Amanda Lynn Vonganakasame
(C)
Thu Thi Vy
Tomeika Michele Walker
Jordan Alexander Williams
Meagan Nicole Wilson
Courtney Ashlyn Zink (S)
COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING
DOCTORAL DEGREES
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Eric M. Braun
M.S., UT Arlington, 2008
B.S.E., Case Western Reserve
University, 2006
Dissertation Title: New
Detonation Concepts for
Propulsion and Power Generation
Supervising Professor: Frank Lu
Je Hyeon Lee
M.S., Sejong University, 2005
B.S., Ajou University, 2001
Dissertation Title: Estimation of
Aircraft States and
Wind Exposure in Aerial
Refueling
Supervising Professor: Atilla
Dogan
Prashaanth Ravindran
M.S., UT Arlington, 2005
B.E., University of Madras, 2002
Dissertation Title: Investigation
of Instabilities
Affecting Detonation Waves:
Improving the Resolution
Using Block-Structured Adaptive
Mesh Refinement
Supervising Professor: Luca
Massa
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Salim Abdallah Salim
Abdisalaam
M.S., Texas State University,
2004
B.S., University of Dar es Salaam,
1996
Dissertation Title: Application of
Scanning
Correlation Spectroscopy
Techniques to Quantify DNA
Double Strand Break Repair
Kinetics in the Living
Cell after Exposure to I-Rays and
(S) Summa Cum Laude | (M) Magna Cum Laude | (C) Cum Laude | # McNair Scholar | * Honors College | † Goolsby Scholar
Radiomimetic
Chemicals
Supervising Professor: George
Alexandrakis
Sajal Chirvi
M.S., UT Arlington, 2008
B.E., University of Mumbai, 2004
Dissertation Title: Label-Free
Detection of
Biomolecules Using Low
Coherence Phase Sensitive
Interferometer
Supervising Professor: Digant
Dave
James O. Nyagilo
M.S., UT Arlington, 2008
B.S., Jomo Kenyatta University of
Agriculture
and Technology, 2005
Dissertation Title: Surface-
Enhanced Raman-Based
Nanoprobes for Biomedical
Applications
Supervising Professor: Digant
Dave
Yuan Wan
M.S., Southeast University, 2007
M.D., Southeast University, 2004
Dissertation Title: Micro-Device
for Selective
Isolation and Cytology of Cancer
Cells
Supervising Professor: Samir
Iqbal
Eleanor F. Wehner
B.S., Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology, 2005
Dissertation Title: Biliary Tract
Differentiation
Through Use of Visible to NIR
Hyperspectral
Reflectance
Supervising Professors: Edward
Livingston,
Digant Dave
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN CIVIL
ENGINEERING
Isaac F. Joskowicz
M.S., University of Houston, 1986
B.S., University of Houston, 1981
Dissertation Title: Dynamic Bus
Lane
Supervising Professor: James
Williams
Richa V. Karanjekar
M.E., University of Mumbai,
2004
B.E., University of Pune, 2002
Dissertation Title: An Improved
Model for
Estimating Gas Emissions from
Landfills Based
on Waste Composition, Rainfall,
and Ambient
Temperature
Supervising Professors: Melanie
Sattler, Sahadat
Hossain
Netra Bahadur Karki
M.S., Tribhuvan University,
Nepal, 1998
B.E., University of Roorkee,
India, 1986
Dissertation Title: Flexural
Behavior of Steel Fiber
Reinforced Prestressed Concrete
Beams and Double
Punch Test for FRC
Supervising Professor: Shih-Ho
Chao
Ketwalee Kositkanawuth
M.E., UT Arlington, 2007
B.E., Chulalongkorn University,
2005
Dissertation Title: Investigation
of Pyrolysis Products
from Macroalgae and Polystyrene
Supervising Professors: Melanie
L. Sattler, Brian
Dennis
Prince Albert Nfodzo
M.S., University of Leeds, 2004
B.S., University of Science and
Technology, 1990
Dissertation Title: Triclosan
Degradation by Sulfate
Radicals Generated by Metal-
Mediated Activation of
Oxidants
Supervising Professor: Hyeok
Choi
Yeonho Park
M.S., Texas A&M University,
2008
M.S., Kyunghee Unversity, 2004
B.S., Kyunghee University, 2002
Dissertation Title: Long-Term
Performance of
Reinforced Concrete Beams with
GFRP Bars After
Accelerated Aging
Supervising Professor: Ali
Abolmaali
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN
COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Ranjan Dash
M.S., UT Arlington, 2001
M.E., National Institute of
Technology, 1988
B.S., Sambalpur University, 1986
Dissertation Title: Improving
Quality of Service in
XML Data Stream Processing
Using Load Shedding
Supervising Professor: Leonidas
Fegaras
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Fawaz Bokhari
M.S., Lahore University of
Management
Sciences, 2007
B.S., University of Central
Punjab, 2003
Dissertation Title: Routing and
Channel Assignment
Schemes for Interference
Avoidance in Wireless Mesh
Networks
Supervising Professor: Gergely
Zaruba
Na Li
B.S., Nan Kai University, 2005
Dissertation Title: Effective and
Secure Use of
Human Relation Networks
Supervising Professor: Sajal Das
Anthony Okorodudu
M.S., University of Houston Clear
Lake, 2003
B.B.A., Texas A&M, 2000
Dissertation Title: An Extensible
Self-Adapting
Dissemination Framework for
High-Speed Continuous
XML Streaming Data
Supervising Professors: Leonidas
Fegaras, David
Levine
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Waseem Asghar
B.S., University of Engineering
and Technology,
Lahore Pakistan, 2007
Dissertation Title: Solid-State
Devices for Detection of
DNA, Protein Biomarkers, and
Cells
Supervising Professor: Samir
Iqbal
Hung Cao
M.S., UT Arlington, 2007
B.E., Hanoi University of
Technology, 2003
Dissertation Title: Fabrication
and Modification of
Implantable Micro-Probes for
Neuro-Studies
Supervising Professors: J.-C.
Chiao, Yuan-Bo
Peng
Eithar Nashawati
M.S., UT Arlington, 2004
B.S., University of Damascus,
1999
Dissertation Title: Dynamic
System Reduction and
Fault Location Identification
Using Synchrophasors
Supervising Professor: Wei-Jen
Lee
Tapas Kumar Saha
M.E.T.E, Jadavpur University,
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2007
B.E., Bengal Engineering and
Science University,
2005
Dissertation Title: Multi-
Directional Light Coupling
Structures for Nanomembrane
Photonic Integration
Supervising Professors: Weidong
Zhou,
Mingyu Lu
Young-Sik Seo
M.S., UT Arlington, 2005
B.S., UT Arlington, 2003
Dissertation Title: IC Design for
Wireless Multi
Sensing Platform
Supervising Professor: Jung-Chih
Chiao
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Andrea M. Graham
M.S., Stevens Institute of
Technology, 2004
B.S., Tuskegee University, 1995
Dissertation Title: Using AHP
and ANP Models in
Freight Transport Networks
Selection
Supervising Professor: Jaime
Rogers
Goh Saito
M.S., Columbia University, 1998
B.S., Columbia University, 1996
Dissertation Title: Constraint
Optimal Selection
Techniques for Linear
Programming
Supervising Professors: H.W.
Corley, J.M.
Rosenberger
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING
Mehmet Eray Erkan
M.S., Yildiz Technical University,
2005
B.S., Yildiz Technical University,
2002
Dissertation Title: Effect of
Sodium on Electrical
Properties of Grain Boundaries in
CuInSe2
Supervising Professor: Michael
Jin
Jie He
M.S., Tianjin University, 2007
B.S., Tianjin University, 2005
Dissertation Title: Growth
Mechanism and Interface
Effects on Microstructure of
Perovskite-Type Barium
Titanate-Based Epitaxial Films
Supervising Professors: Efstathios
Meletis,