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.

	Dhruvin Jasoliya Virginia Tech: Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D Student Project: Characterization and Modeling of Different Snow Attributes for Tire Performance Simulation This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Mohit Nitin Shenvi Virginia Tech: Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D Student Project: Snow Measurements and Characterization for Traction Prediction This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

	Hakan Aras University of Akron: Department of Polymer Science Ph.D: TBD Project: How Heterogeneous Filler Dynamics Impact Macroscopic Properties of Filled SBR Rubber This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Brennan Crawford University of Akron: School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering Ph.D Student Project: Carbon Negative Butadiene CO2Polymers: Material Synthesis and Property Evaluation This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Arman Farahat University of Akron: Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D student Project: Modeling Nanoscale Tire-Road Interface: Adhesion and Sliding Friction This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Hyunsang Lee University of Akron: Department of Polymer Engineering Ph.D Student Project: Surface Migration of 6-PPD and Design of a Novel Sustainable Antiozonants and Antioxidants for Rubber Formulations This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Samara Islam Nishi University of Akron: Department of Polymer Engineering Ph.D Student Project: Surface Migration of 6-PPD and Design of a Novel Sustainable Antiozonants and Antioxidants for Rubber Formulations This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Akshay Kumar Pakala University of Akron: Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D Student Project: Tire Cord Properties for FEA Modal and Steady State Dynamic Analyses This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Mehdi Sahami University of Akron: Department of Mechanical Engineering Ph.D Student Project: Flexoelectric Polyelectrolyte Elastomer (FPE) for Tire Sensors and Tire Energy Harvesters This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

University Students

Virginia Tech

University of Akron