Ninety-Third Annual Commencement - CaltechCampusPubs ...

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - COlltilllled
Ramarathnam Karasimha n (Applied Mcc!l(w ics) B.Tech., Indian Institute of
Technology, "-lad ras 1982 ; M.5., California Institute o f Technology 198}.
Thesis: Mode L Plane Stress Crack Initiation and Growth in Elastic-Plastic Solids:
A finite Element Analysis.
Timothy J. O'Hern (!vleci," Ilica l EligilleerillS) B.5., University of California, Santa
Barbara 1981 ; M.5 .. California Institute of Technology 1982.
Thesis: Cavitation Inception Scale Effects : I. Nuclei Distributions in Natural \I\laters.
II. Cavitation Incept ion in a Turbulent Shear F)o\,,',
Dimitri Papamoschou (Aero lTallficsj B.S. , Syracuse University 1981 ; ?\1.5.,
California Institute of Technology 1982.
Thesis: Experimental Investigation of Heterogeneous Compressible Shear Layers.
Leonidas Paparizos (Civil Engilucringj Diploma, National Technical niversity
1982; M.5., Ca lifornia Institute of Technology 198}.
Thesis: Some Observation on the Random Response of Hysteretic Systems.
George Anthony Rakuljic (Elect rical Ellgilleering) B.5., University of California,
Los Angeles 1982; M.5., California Institute of Technology 198j.
Thesis: Photorefractive Propert ies and Applications of Barium Titanate and Tungsten
Bronze Ferroelectrics.
Leonid lakov Rud in (Compl/ter Science) M.5., Odessa University 1976; M.5.,
California Institute of Technology 1981.
Thesis: Images, Numerical Analysis of Singularities and Shock Fil ters.
Paul Russell Schatzle (Aeroll"l/tics) B.5. , Texas AaM University "974; M.S ., :1976.
Thesis: An Experimental Study of Fusion of Vortex Rings.
James Eric Skjelbreia (C ivil Engilleering) B.5 .. Uni versity of Washington '979.
Thesis: Observations of Breaking IVa"es on Beaches by Use of Laser Doppler
Velocimetry.
Thomas Henry Sobota (lvlee/umical Engineering) B.5., Polytech niC Institute of
New York "98"; M.5., California Institute of Technology 1982.
Thesis: An Experi mental and Numerica l Investigation of Swirling Flows in a
Rectangular Nozzle.
James David Sterling (Mechanical Engilleering) B.5. , Texas A&:vI University 198} ;
:vI.5., California Institute of Technology 1984.
Thesis: l ongitudinal Mode Combustion Instabilities in Air Breathing Engines.
Stephen James Toner (Mee/wnical Engilleering) B.5. , California Institute of
Technology "979 ; M.5 .. University of California, Los Angeles 1982.
Thesis: Entrainme nt, Chem istry, and Struc ture of Fi re Plumes.
Santosh Subramanyam Venkatesh (Electrical Engineerillg) B.Tcch., Indian Institute
of Technology, Bombay "981; M.5., California Institute of Technology "982.
Thesis : Linear Maps \vith Point Rules : Applications to Pattern Classification and
Associative Memory.
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