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.

	Chuang Su Virginia Tech: Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D: Spring 2018 Project: Multiscale modeling of tire wear This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Sunish Vadakkeveetil Virginia Tech: Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D: Spring 2019 Project: Multiscale modeling of tire wear This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Emilio Jimenez Virginia Tech: Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D: May 2018 Project: Tire-ice model validation and comparative analysis of tractive performance of tires on ice This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Christopher (Cody) Dickinson Virginia Tech: Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science Ph.D: Project: Modulating silica-rubber interface by biorenewable urushiol-derived silanes This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 804-445-4328
	Sterling McBride Granda Virginia Tech: Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D: August 2019 Projects: 1. Tire-pavement noise modeling and correlation with experiments 2. A wave propagation approach for prediction of tire-pavement interaction noise (TPIN) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Anahita Emami Virginia Tech: Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics Ph.D : Spring 2018 Projects: 1. Multiscale modeling of tire wear 2. Comprehensive multi-scale modeling of tire abrasion This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Dr. Mohammad Albakri Virginia Tech: Department of Mechanical Engineering Post-Doc Project: Static and operational characterization of tires modal vibration with novel non-contact techniques This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Aamir Khan Virginia Tech: Department of Mechanical Engineering M.S.: Fall 2017 Project: Tire-ice model validation and comparative analysis of tractive performance of tires on ice This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Nischal Karthik Mapakshi Virginia Tech: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D: May 2022 Project: Comprehensive multi-scale modeling of tire abrasion This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

	Roja Esmaeeli University of Akron: Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D: Fall 2019 Project: Very high frequency testing of tire tread compounds for improved prediction of wet traction performance This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Xuesong Yan University of Akron: Department of Polymer Science Ph.D: Spring 2019 Project: Modulating silica-rubber interface by biorenewable urushiol-derived silanes This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Scott Smith University of Akron: Department of Polymer Engineering Ph.D: August 2018 Project: Modeling strain-energy distributions and failure properties for idealized particle dispersions and interfaces in filled elastomers This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Hamad Albehaijan University of Akron: Department of Polymer Engineering M.S. Project: Crosslinking combinations involving benzocyclobutene chemistry This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Akshata Kulkarni University of Akron: Department of Polymer Engineering Ph.D: Fall 2021 Project: Crosslinking combinations involving benzocyclobutene chemistry This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

University Students

Virginia Tech

University of Akron