Curriculum Vitae Thenkurussi (Kesh) Kesavadas - Mechanical and ...

ACADEMIC COURSES
Course Number Title Year
*MAE 501 Simulation in Medicine Fall „07
*MAE 574 Virtual Reality Research and Applications Spring ‟99, ‟00, ‟01
'02, ‟03, ‟05
**MAE 477-577 CAD Applications Fall ‟96, „97, „98, „99
*MAE 564-464 Manufacturing Automation Spring ‟97, ‟98, ‟99
‟00, ‟01, ‟02, ‟03, ‟05
MAE 459 Design Capstone Course Spring, '98, '99, '01
MAE 501 Individual Problems (various topics) ‟98, ‟99, ‟00, „01
MAE 499-599 Independent Studies (various programs) ‟97 - present
*MAE 364 Manufacturing Processes Spring, ‟02, ‟03,‟05,
**MAE 377 Product Development in the CAD Fall, „00
ME 322 Manufacturing Systems (at ISU) Fall, ‟95, Spring „96
*New Course Developed/ **Major Course Revision Note: 4xx and below are
undergraduate courses, and 5xx are graduate courses. 4xx/5xx signifies cross-listed
courses for undergraduates/graduates.
GRADUATE STUDENTS ADVISED
Ph.D. Thesis
1. Art Machuca: Starting in Fall 2006
2. G Sreemathveeravalli: (Mechanical Engineering)
In progress (Expected 2008)
(partially funded by NIMA/TA)
3. Ravishanker Chitayala: October 2007 (Mechanical Engineering) Co-advisor with
lead advisor Dr. Kenneth Hoffmann.
Thesis: “Region of Interest Cone Beam Computed Tomography”
Position: Scientist, University of Minnesota Supercomputing Center
4. Amrita Chanda: Fall 2007 (Computer Science)
Thesis: “Bag-of-Fluid: An Interactive Visualization Method for Soft Objects”
(funded through NSF grant)
Position: Research Assistant, VR Lab
5. Young-Seok Kim: December 2005 (Mechanical Engineering)
Thesis: “Fingertip Digitizer: A Real-time, Finger Mounted Haptic Sensor System
for Active, Dynamic, and Visco-elastic Touch”.
Position: Scientist, Tactus Technologies, NY
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