{"id":124,"date":"2019-05-24T13:16:58","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T17:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/?page_id=124"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:31:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:31:47","slug":"defences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/defences\/","title":{"rendered":"Defences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Defences\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Upcoming Defences:<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">May 19, 2026<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/04\/Notice-of-Defence-Xavier-Walls.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/04\/Notice-of-Defence-Xavier-Walls.pdf\">Experimental Demonstration of Metallic Aluminum Production from a Lunar Highland Simulant and Its Utilization as Feedstock for Lunar Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing<\/a> &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Xavier Walls Perez ( Ph.D.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">May<\/strong> <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">8, 2026 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/04\/Notice-of-Defence-Mcsporran-1.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/04\/Notice-of-Defence-Mcsporran-1.pdf\">Slosh Mitigation in Varying Gravity Environment using a Validated Fluid Model <\/a>&#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Eleanor Mcsporran (Ph.D. Comprehensive)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">May 1, 2026 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/04\/Notice-of-Defence-Scharf.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/04\/Notice-of-Defence-Scharf.pdf\">Hygrothermal Performance Testing of Magnesium Oxide Structural Insulated Sheathing Panels in Canada <\/a>&#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Nick Scharf (M.A.Sc.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">May 1, 2026<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/Notice-of-Defence-Adhikari-1.pdf\" type=\"attachment\" id=\"8150\">Thermodynamically Constrained Multiphase Fluid Dynamics in Reduced Gravity<\/a> &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Sandesh Adhikari (Ph.D. Comprehensive)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">April 29, 2026<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/04\/Notice-of-Defence-Komaragiri.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/04\/Notice-of-Defence-Komaragiri.pdf\">Advanced State Estimation For Robotics Systems Using Dual Quaternion Unscented Kalman Filter<\/a> &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Mohamed Khalifa (M.A.Sc.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">April 29, 2026<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/Notice-of-Defence-Komaragiri.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/Notice-of-Defence-Komaragiri.pdf\">Metal 3D Printing in Space Through Freeze Casting <\/a>&#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Ganesh Komaragiri (Ph.D. Comprehensive)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">April 22, 2026 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/Notice-of-Defence-Matthew-Newport.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/Notice-of-Defence-Matthew-Newport.pdf\">Design and numerical analysis of a small-scale Scheffler solar concentrator system for off-grid residential heating applications <\/a>&#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Matthew Newport<\/strong> <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">( M.A.Sc. Sustainable Energy)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">April 21, 2026 <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/Max-Ning-Notice-of-Defence.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/Max-Ning-Notice-of-Defence.pdf\">Numerical Analysis of the Influence of DBD Plasma Actuator on Supersonic Inlet Flow near Inlet Tip for Unstart Mitigation<\/a> &#8211;<strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Max Ning (M.A.Sc.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">April 17, 2026<\/strong> &#8211; &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/Wu-Notice-of-Defence.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/Wu-Notice-of-Defence.pdf\">Experimental and Computational Studies of Cobalt-Containing High-Entropy Alloys for Wear-Resistance Application<\/a> &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Xueyao Wu (Ph.D.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">April 9, 2026<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/Notice-of-Defence-Fatemeh-Mohammad-Zamani.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/Notice-of-Defence-Fatemeh-Mohammad-Zamani.pdf\">Output Observer-Based Lyapunov MPC for Attitude Tracking of UAVs using Prescribed Performance Approach<\/a> &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Fatemeh Mohammad Zamani (Ph.D. Comprehensive)<\/strong><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Recent Defences:<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">March 24, 2026 <\/strong>&#8211; Omnisoot: a process design package for gas-phase synthesis of carbonaceous nanoparticles<a href=\"Omnisoot: a process design package for gas-phase synthesis of carbonaceous nanoparticles \"><\/a>&#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Mo Adib (Ph.D.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">January 20, 2026<\/strong> &#8211; Vibration and Sound Exposure During Neonatal Patient Transport &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Keely Gibb (Ph.D.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">January 16, 2026<\/strong> &#8211; A Study of Microwave Assisted Aluminum Particle Oxidation in Carbon Dioxide Environments&nbsp;&#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Evangelina Schonfeldt (MASc.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">January 16, 2026 <\/strong>&#8211; Sensor Integration to Create a Digital Twin Framework of a Snowblower Robot &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Sherry Ghandali (MASc.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">January 12, 2026<\/strong> &#8211; Laser Direct Energy Deposition of CoCrFeNiTi High-Entropy Alloy: Optimization of Parameters and Evaluation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Saber Goodarzi<\/strong> <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">(MASc.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">January 9, 2026<\/strong> &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2025\/11\/Notice-of-Defence-Rughani.pdf\"> <\/a>Fabrication and Characterization of High-Strength Digital Dentures Using Dual-Material PEEK System &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Rohan Rughani (MASc.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">January 9, 2026<\/strong> &#8211; Calibration of Hygrothermal Models for In-Situ Modelling and Monitoring for Scalable Retrofit Solution &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Jordan McNally (Ph.D.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">January 8, 2026 <\/strong>&#8211; Influence of TiO\u2082 Nanoparticles on Direct Energy Deposition of Ti-6Al-4V: Process Optimization, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Shamaita Shabnam (MASc.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">January 8, 2026<\/strong> &#8211; Off-Grid Solar Utilization and Optimization Study for a Low Energy Residential Building in a Cold Climate &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Matthew Domsy (M.A.Sc.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">January 7, 2026<\/strong> &#8211; The Effect of Neck Stiffness on Headform Response and Intracranial Strain &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Ashley Yip (MASc.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">January 6, 2026 <\/strong>&#8211; Integrating Hybrid Models and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems for Engineering Last-Mile Delivery Logistics &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Armin Mahmoodi (Ph.D. )<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">December 18, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Electrothermal State Estimation of Lithium-Ion Cells for Cold-Climate Battery Management &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Shane Hu (MASc.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">December 17, 2025 <\/strong>&#8211; Novel Aeroservoelastic Analysis Framework Using the Lagrange Multipliers Method within MSC.Nastran &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Hugo Truong (MASc.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">December 16, 2025 <\/strong>&#8211; Investigation of Bubble Sizes in Naturally-Aspirated Venturi Flows &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Chintan Prajapati (MASc.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">December 16, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Pose Estimation of Unstructured Resident Space Objects with Actor-Critic Deep Feature Detection and Matching<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2025\/12\/Csekey-Notice-of-Defence.pdf\"> <\/a>&#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Isaac Csekey (MASc.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">December 15, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Development of a Computational Multibody Biodynamic Passive Pilot Model for Investigating Aircraft-Pilot-Coupling<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2025\/11\/Nelson-Notice-of-Defence.pdf\"> <\/a>&#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Daniel Nelson (MASc.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">December 15, 2025 <\/strong>&#8211; Virtual Testing of Aerospace Composite Laminates: Impact and Fatigue &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Peyman Shabani (Ph.D.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">November 27, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Stiffness-Tailored Digital Materials for Additively Manufactured Prosthetic Sockets &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Joshua Bertram (MASc)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">November 25, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Numerical Investigation of a sub-1 kN Turbojet Combustor: Quantification and Reduction of the Combustor Pressure Loss &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Jedidiah Nevo (MASc.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">November 14, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Koopman Expectation-Based Optimization for Offline Spacecraft Rendezvous Guidance Under Parametric Uncertainties &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Lakshay Arora (Ph.D.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">September 18, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Dynamic Routing Strategies for Hybrid RPAS\u2013Public Transit Delivery Networks &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Seyedehleila Hasheminoudehi<\/strong> <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">(PhD Comprehensive) <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">September 12, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Calibration and Performance of Residential Deep Energy Retrofits Under Future Climate Projections Using Building Energy and Hygrothermal Models &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Myles Zagar (MASc) <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">September 11, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Multiphase flow behavior in Venturi aspirator systems &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Anshuman Vyas (MASc)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">September 11, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; The Development of High Fidelity Experimental Reduced-Order Hybrid Stick Model for Aerospace Applications &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Jackson Reid (MASc) <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">September 8, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Driving Accident Risk Assessment and Reduction Through Machine Learning, Optimal Planning and Shared Control &#8211;<strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\"> Arash Abarghooei (PhD)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 28, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Computational Prediction of Total Fatigue Life with An Integrated Approach \u2013 <strong>Siqi Li (PhD)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">August 26, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Deep Reinforcement Learning for Adaptive Control: Robotic Motion Planning and Assistive Tasks &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Masoud Karimi (PhD) <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">August 19, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Advanced Plasma Simulations for Propulsion &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Katrina Mullane (PhD Comprehensive) <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">August 18, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Path Planning for Space-based Robotic Manipulators via Admissible Subspace Trajectory Optimization &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Andrew Kiefte (MASc) <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">August 8, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Implementing a Sapient Airfoil Design System for Optimum Aeroacoustic and Aerodynamic Performance &#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Behzad Amirsalari (PhD Comprehensive) <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 29, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Sparse Point Cloud Generation of Unknown Spacecraft using a Neuromorphic Camera \u2013 <strong>Alex Crain (PhD Comprehensive)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 10, 2025 \u2013 <\/strong>Modelling and Optimization of Scalable Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems for Aviation \u2013 <strong>Adam Sherwood (MASc)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 19, 2025 \u2013 <\/strong>Investigation of Transient Dynamic Behaviour of Small-scale Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines \u2013 <strong>Saeid Fadaei Naeini (PhD)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 18 , 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Studies of Anisotropic Ductile Fracture Behaviour in Pipeline Steels \u2013 <strong>Arnav Rana (PhD)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 16, 2025 \u2013 <\/strong>Untethered Ferromagnetic Soft Robotics with Shape-Morphing Shell Structure \u2013 <strong>Mohammadjavad Javadi Sigaroudi (PhD)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 2, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Optimizing the Integration of Direct Air Capture of Carbon Dioxide into the Canadian Energy System \u2013 <strong>Erick Arwa (PhD)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 21, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Autonomous Guidance, Navigation, and Control of Spacecraft Rendezvous and Formation Flying on Perturbed Highly Elliptical Orbits \u2013 <strong>Yazan Chihabi (PhD)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>May 6, 2025 \u2013 <\/strong>Whirl Flutter Investigation for Rotor Discs and Two-Bladed Systems \u2013 <strong>Nikoo Etemadi (MASc)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 6, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Unifying Impedance and Admittance Control for Improved Robot Interaction \u2013 <strong>Nicholas Berezny (PhD)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 5, 2025 \u2013 <\/strong>Aeroacoustic Investigation on Self-noise of Porous Samples for Noise Reduction in Acoustic Wind Tunnels \u2013 <strong>Nicholas Cunnington-Bourbonniere (MASc)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&nbsp;May 5, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Design and Validation of BVLOS RPAS Flight Corridor in Low-Level Airways \u2013 <strong>Nishkarsh Chavda (MASc)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>April 28, 2025&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 TSO-DSO Integration in Modern Power Grids \u2013<strong> Luis Lopez Diaz<\/strong> <strong>(Ph.D Comprehensive)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 25, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 From Slip Estimation to Collaborative Localization of Multi-Robot Systems Using Multi-Sensor Networks \u2013 &nbsp;<strong>Mahboubeh Jalalabadi Zarei (PhD)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>April 24, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Damage Identification and Mitigation in Multi-Legged Robotic Systems \u2013&nbsp; <strong>Sahand Farghdani (PhD)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 24, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Black Carbon Emissions from Turbulent Buoyant Non-Premixed Flames<br>Representative of Flares in The Upstream Oil and Gas Sector and The Effects<br>of Crosswind \u2013 <strong>Alexis Tanner (Ph.D Comprehensive)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>April 8, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Methodologies for Using Neural Networks to Facilitate an Aerial Vehicle\u2019s Fully Automated and Uncrewed Landing on a Moving Ship \u2013<strong> Kameron Palmer (MASc)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 28, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Multiscale Design Optimization of Heatsinks Employing Functionally Graded Lattice Materials for Enhanced Thermal Management in Aerospace Systems \u2013 <strong>Ossama Hafeez (Ph.D. Comprehensive)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 27, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Artificial Intelligence for Fatigue-Life Prediction of Additively Manufactured Lattice Materials: A Machine Learning Approach \u2013 <strong>Qasim Amin (Ph.D. Comprehensive)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 20, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Optimization of Building Integrated Phase Change Materials Using Experiments and Simulation \u2013 <strong>Nathan Hay (MASc)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 19, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Development of a residential-scale PV\/T driven combined cooling, heating, and power system \u2013 <strong>Cem Kalkan (PhD)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>February 3, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Sheng Xu (Ph.D. Comprehensive)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>January 24, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Integrating Hybrid Models and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems for Enhancing Last-Mile Delivery Logistics \u2013<strong> 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