Mark Sheplak's Research Group

Dissertation Defense: Austin Vera

Submitted by Alexander Reilly on Mon, 04/01/2024 - 10:25am
Event date: 
Wed, 04/03/2024 - 9:00am to 10:00am

Austin Vera will defend his dissertation titled: "A Sapphire MEMS-Based Optical Pressure Sensor for High-Temperature Applications" on Wednesday, April 3rd at 9:00 AM in LAR 234. Light breakfast items and refreshments will be provided. The defense will also be hosted on Zoom via the following link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94641987272?pwd=cTBZbW14WVJGS3UvVkhHdEE0Zy9SZz09

IMG Members Giving 4 Oral and 2 Poster Presentations at IEEE MEMS 2024 Conference!

Submitted by Roozbeh Tabrizian on Thu, 01/11/2024 - 12:37pm

IMG will have a strong presence at this year's IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (IEEE MEMS 2024) from January 21st to January 25th.

If you find yourself at the conference, please try to stop by their works. A big congratulations to all the authors below!

Oral

Proposal Defense - Brittney Freeman

Submitted by Brittney Freeman on Mon, 05/01/2023 - 11:43am
Event date: 
Wed, 05/03/2023 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

Brittney Freeman will defend her PhD proposal titled "A Flat-Packaged Optical Shear Stress Sensor Using Moiré Transduction for Harsh Environments" in Larsen 234. The presentation will also be available via zoom: 

https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92022269505?pwd=NVlMQ1FKWmVYQWJURWU2eXBCOVhnQT09

Meeting ID: 920 2226 9505
Passcode: 473774

 

Alexander Reilly wins 1st Place at AIAA Region II Student Conference

Submitted by Austin Vera on Wed, 04/13/2022 - 2:33pm

Congratulations to IMG undergraduate student Alexander Reilly on winning 1st place in the undergraduate category at the AIAA Region II Student Conference hosted on April 4-5, 2022 at the Georgia Institute of Technology! Alexander gave a presentation titled, "Development and Fabrication of an Ultrasonic MEMS Anemometer for Use in Low-Pressure Environments". Great job Alexander! 

A Flat-Packaged Optical Shear Stress Sensor Using Moiré Transduction for Harsh Environments

As the field of hypersonic vehicle design develops, having shear stress data can aid in the minimization of 
drag source effects and verify results from computational fluid dynamics simulations. Transducer size, 
placement, and narrow bandwidth currently limit accurate shear stress measurements due to the small 
length and time scales seen in turbulent fluid motion and the issue of flow disruption. Shock wave and 
boundary layer effects also produce large thermal loads in hypersonic flows. The proposed research plan 

Proposal Defense: Austin Vera

Submitted by Austin Vera on Tue, 10/05/2021 - 12:09pm
Event date: 
Fri, 10/08/2021 - 9:00am to 10:00am

Austin Vera will defend his proposal titled: "A Flat-Packaged MEMS-Based Optical Pressure Sensor for Harsh Environments" on Friday, October 8th at 9:00 AM. 

Please use the zoom link below to join the meeting room!

https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94017770201?pwd=Z0pJcDFCZWNiak5EbVg4TjYwZXhWdz09

The meeting ID and passcode are also provided below in case there are any issues with using the link.

Meeting ID: 940 1777 0201

Passcode: 025318

A High-Bandwidth Heat Flux Sensor for Measurements in Hypersonic Flows

Understanding the character and dynamics of hypersonic boundary layers poses a considerable challenge to the design of hypersonic vehicles.  Specifically, being able to predict the location of laminar-to-turbulent transition is of critical concern as it affects heating rates, aerodynamic loading, and skin-friction drag, therefore impacting the design of the thermal protection system and thus the overall weight and performance of the vehicle.

Haocheng Zhou Dissertation Defense

Submitted by Brett Freidkes on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 2:00pm
Event date: 
Mon, 06/01/2020 - 10:30am to 11:30am

Haocheng Zhou will defend his dissertation titled "A MEMS-based Five-Hole Probe with Optical Pressure Transducers" on Monday, June 1st, at 10:30 AM. 

The presentation will be held online through Zoom. See below for details. 

 

Time: Jun 1, 2020 10:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

 

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https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95824120398

Meeting ID: 958 2412 0398

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