EE Thesis and Project Presentations - 2005 - 2006


Summer 2006


Chamila S. Siyambalapitiya for the MSES Degree
and a Master's in Physics Degree (joint degree program)
July 12, 2006
"Growth and Physical Properties of Magnetite Thin Films"
Co-Major Professors Srikanth Hariharan, Ph.D., Sarath Witanachchi, Ph.D.
Committee: Myung K. Kim, Ph.D., Andrew M. Hoff, Ph.D., Don Morel, Ph.D.

Leonard Guerra
IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN Sensor System and Antenna Design
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006
Major Professor: Dr. Thomas Weller
Committee: Dr. Larry Dunleavy, Dr. Huseyin Arslan

Karim Souccar
"Transmission Power Control for Wireless Sensors Networks"
July 11th, 2006
Major Professor: Dr. Wilfrido Moreno
Committee: Dr. Miguel Labrador, Dr. James Leffew

Spring 2006


Quenton Bonds: Master's Project Presentation
"Ultra-Wideband Antenna Characterization for Wireless Sensor Networks"
April 18, 2006
Co-Major Professors: Dr. Huseyin Arslan and Dr. Thomas Weller
Committee members: Dr. Shekar Bhansali and Dr. Ashanti Pyrtle

R. Jason Boh: Master's Project Presentation
Characterization and Design of MMIC Receivers and Low Noise Amplifiers
April 17, 2006
Major Professor: Dr. Larry Dunleavy
Committee members: Dr. Tom Weller and Dr. S. Saddow

John Norstrom: Master's Project Presentation
"DSP Course Curriculum Development"
April 4, 2006
Major Professor: Dr. Ravi Sankar
Committee members: Dr. Paris Wiley and Dr. Wilfrido Moreno

Sai Kiran Rupanagudi
"A Platform for Research on Localization and Tracking Using Wireless Sensor Networks"
March 28, 2006
Major Professor: Dr. Wilfrido Moreno
Committee: Dr. Miguel Labrador, Dr. James Leffew

Kevin Luongo
"Palladium Doped Nano Porous Silicon to Enhance Hydrogen Sensing"
March 24, 2006
Major Professor: Dr. Shekhar Bhansali
Committee: Dr. Sang Chae Kim, Dr. Yogi Goswami

Simone Ghirlanda
"Prototype and Testing of a MEMS Microcooler Based on Magnetocaloric Effect"
March 24, 2006
Major Professor: Dr. Shekhar Bhansali
Committee: Dr. Muhammad Rahman, Dr. Sang Chae Kim, Dr. Elias (Lee) Stefanakos

Geralynn Burke: Master's Project Presentation
"UWB Channel Characterization of Steel Reinforced Concrete Rubble"
March 21, 2006
Major Professor: Dr. Huseyin Arslan
Committee members: Dr. Steve Saddow and Dr. Tom Weller

Mustafa Emin Sahin
"Towards the Realization of Cognitive Radio:
Coexistence of Ultrawideband and Narrowband Systems"
March 20, 2006
Major Professor: Dr. Huseyin Arslan
Committee members: Dr. Vijay K. Jain and Dr. Tom Weller

Fall 2005


John Daniel
"Development of Enhanced Two Port Network Analyzer Calibrations
That Implement Non-Ideal Standards for Use in Multiport Applications"
November 4, 2005
Major Professor: Dr. Lawrence Dunleavy
Committee Members: Dr. Thomas Weller, Dr. Stephen Saddow

Yohan Prevot
"Arterial Perfusion Detection Method by Synchronous Detection"
November 4, 2005
Major Professor: Dr. Wilfrido Moreno
Committee Members: Dr. Paris Wiley, Dr. Jim Leffew, Prof. Horace Gordon, Dr. Harrow, M.D.

Nhat Nguyen
"Development and Implementation of a DSP Based Air Detector System to Prevent Embolism During Hemodialysis Therapy"
November 4, 2005
Major Professor: Dr. W. Moreno
Committee: Dr. Paris Wiley, Dr. James Leffew

Bharath Bethala Kishanlal Premchand
"Bulk Silicon Based Temperature Sensor"
October 31, 2005
Major Professor: Shekhar Bhansali, Ph.D.
Committee members: Larry Langebrake, P.E., Kenneth Buckle, Ph.D. Sang Chae Kim, Ph.D.

Roy Gargagliano
Characterization of L-cysteine Thin Films via Photoemission Spectroscopy
October 28, 2005
Major Professor: Dr. Rudy Schlaf
Committee: Dr. John T. Wolan, Dr. Francis Moussy

Shreyas Bhat
"Salinity (Conductivity) Sensor Based on Parallel Plate Capacitors"
October 27, 2005
Major Professor: Shekhar Bhansali, Ph.D.
Committee members: Larry Langebrake, P.E., Rudy Schlaf, Ph.D., Babu Joseph, Ph.D.

Vinodh Chandrasekaran
"Effect of Heat Treatments and Reduced Absorber Layer Thickness on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Film Solar Cells"
October 27, 2005
Major Professor: Don L. Morel, Ph.D.
Committee Members: Christos S. Ferekides, Ph.D., Yun. L. Chiou, Ph.D.

Gokul Muthuswamy
Numerical modeling of CdS/CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell using MEDIC
October 26, 2005
Major Professor: Christos S. Ferekides, Ph.D.
Committee Members: Don L. Morel, Ph.D., Yun. L. Chiou, Ph.D.

Krishnan Srinivasan
"NANOMATERIAL SENSING LAYER BASED SURFACEACOUSTIC WAVE HYDROGEN SENSORS"
October 13, 2005
Co-Major Professor: Dr. Venkat R. Bhethanabotla
Co-Major Professor: Dr. Paris H Wiley
Committee: Dr Thomas Weller, Dr. Babu Joseph