University Students
The students involved in the CenTiRe funded projects are a vital part of the Center. They gain valuable experience in carrying out the research work as a part of their graduate school program, interacting with the industry mentors in the monthly project updates, and presenting to the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) members at the bi-annual meetings. Many of our students have moved on to full time employment with our industry members after graduation or participated in internships at member locations during their studies.
Virginia Tech
Dhruvin Jasoliya Virginia Tech: Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D: TBD Project: Rubber lifetime performance: Coupling effects of dynamic aging and wear |
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Bin Ji Virginia Tech: Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Ph.D: TBD Project: Recovery of ZnO and Heavy Metals from End-of-Life Tires for Enhanced and Effective Waste Material Utilization |
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Alekh Kurup Virginia Tech: Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D: TBD Project: 1 - Rubber lifetime performance: Coupling effects of dynamic aging and wear; 2 - Characterization and Modeling of Deformable Soils for Tire Performance Simulation |
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Shiyu Li Virginia Tech: Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Ph.D: TBD Project: Recovery of ZnO and Heavy Metals from End-of-Life Tires for Enhanced and Effective Waste Material Utilization |
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Amir Meshkati Virginia Tech: Department of Aerospace & Ocean Engineering Ph.D: TBD Project: Automated Vibration Mode Shape Characterization of Radial Tire using Zernike Moment Descriptor and Machine Learning |
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Sudharsan Parthasarathy Virginia Tech: Department of Aerospace & Ocean Engineering Ph.D: TBD Project: Automated Vibration Mode Shape Characterization of Radial Tire using Zernike Moment Descriptor and Machine Learning |
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Shubham Rath Virginia Tech: Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D: TBD Project: Characterization and Modeling of Deformable Soils for Tire Performance Simulation |
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Junhyeon Seo Virginia Tech: Department of Aerospace & Ocean Engineering Ph.D: TBD Project: Automated Vibration Mode Shape Characterization of Radial Tire using Zernike Moment Descriptor and Machine Learning |
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Mohit Nitin Shenvi Virginia Tech: Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D: TBD Project: 1 - Rubber lifetime performance: Coupling effects of dynamic aging and wear; 2 - Snow Measurements and Characterization for Traction Prediction |
I.S. Sivaraman Virginia Tech: Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D: TBD Project: Multi-length scale modeling and testing of wet traction |
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Yogesh Surkutwar
Virginia Tech: Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D: TBD Project: 1 - Rubber lifetime performance: Coupling effects of dynamic aging and wear; 2 - Characterization and Modeling of Deformable Soils for Tire Performance Simulation; - Snow Measurements and Characterization for Traction Prediction |
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Thien Tran Virginia Tech: Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Ph.D: TBD Project: Recovery of ZnO and Heavy Metals from End-of-Life Tires for Enhanced and Effective Waste Material Utilization |
University of Akron
Hakan Aras University of Akron: Department of Polymer Science Ph.D: TBD Project: How Heterogeneous Filler Dynamics Impact Macroscopic Properties of Filled SBR Rubber |
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Mandar Golvaskar
University of Akron: Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D: TBD Project: Evaluating rubber aging on tire durability: A combined modeling and experimental approach |
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Xufeng Guo
University of Akron: Department of Polymer Science Ph.D: TBD Project: Evaluating rubber aging on tire durability: A combined modeling and experimental approach |
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Dillon Presto University of Akron: Department of Polymer Science Ph.D: TBD Project: How Heterogeneous Filler Dynamics Impact Macroscopic Properties of Filled SBR Rubber |