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STRUCTURAL & MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTIMIZATION GROUP

$Description: \\128.227.42.51\mdo\Students_files\SANGJUNE_BAE.jpg$	Sangjune Bae. Sangjune Bae is a doctoral student involved with research in Uncertainty Quantification. He has previously worked in Samsung SDI as a structural engineer for 3 years. His work included safety tests of a lithium-ion battery, structural analysis of a battery cell, and electro-chemical simulation. He received his Master of Science degree from the University of Iowa in 2012 and has worked as a Research Assistant at Center for Computer Aided Design (CCAD). His research was focused on the variable screening in Reliability-Based Design Optimization (RBDO). He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Seoul National University (Seoul, South Korea) in 2011. Email \| Homepage \| Publications
$Description: \\128.227.42.51\mdo\Students_files\Charles_Jekel.PNG$	Charles F. Jekel, Jr. Characterizing material parameters for non-linear finite element (FE) models with inverse analyses that take advantage of surrogate models and optimization. Works with high performance computing (HPC) and full field displacement data from digital image correlation (DIC) to find representative FE models. Research interest include regression models, classification models, multidiscipline optimization, and inflatable structures. Email \| Homepage \| Publications
$Description: \\128.227.42.51\mdo\Students_files\Kyle_Hughes.JPG$	Kyle Hughes Kyle Hughes is pursuing his doctorate under the direction of Professor Nam-Ho Kim and Professor Raphael Haftka. His current research focus is uncertainty quantification of experiments performed at Eglin AFB for the purpose of validation of simulations performed by the Center for Compressible Multiphase Turbulence. The current problem of interest is the explosive dispersal of metal particles. Kyle focuses on detailed understanding of the experimental details, empirical measurement of uncertain inputs and metrics, surrogate construction, propagation of uncertainty through the simulations, and construction of validation metrics. The subsequent reduction of uncertainty in the simulation allows for identification of model error. Email \| Homepage \| Publications
$Description: \\128.227.42.51\mdo\Students_files\Yiming_Zhang_Picture.PNG$	Yiming Zhang He is a doctoral student under Dr. Raphael T. Haftka and Dr. Nam-Ho Kim as a part of the Structural & Multidisciplinary Optimization Group. His research focuses on development and application of innovative machine learning techniques to approximate mechanical systems. He is a research assistant responsible to develop surrogate models for approximating and assessing workhorse CFD simulations for the Center for Compressible Multiphase Turbulence. Besides, he is also working on strength prediction if composite laminate by combining experiments and simulations. Before joining the PhD study, he received Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UF with research on methods to avoid numerical instabilities in topology optimization in 2014. Email \| Homepage \| Publications
$Description: \\128.227.42.51\mdo\Students_files\Giselle_Fernadnez.jpg$	M. Giselle Fernández-Godino M. Giselle Fernández-Godino is a P.hD. candidate working for the Center for Compressible Multiphase Turbulence in the Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization group for the PSAAP II project. She is under the supervision of Dr. Raphael Haftka, Dr. Sivaramakrishnan ('Bala') Balachandar and Dr. Nam-Ho Kim. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering degree from Balseiro Institute, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina in 2014 and a Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree from University of Florida, Gainesville in 2016. Her main research topics are verification, validation and uncertainty quantification using multi-fidelity models and optimization as tools to explore the physics in 1D, 2D and 3D simulations of explosive dispersal of solids particles. Email \| Homepage \| Publications
$Description: \\128.227.42.51\mdo\Students_files\Shirly_Spath.jpg$	Shirly Spath. Shirly Spath is an undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor degree in nuclear engineering. She is currently involved in the uncertainty quantification and validation of explosively driven particles as well as post processing of x-ray data, pressure histories, and high speed photography under the direction of Dr. Raphael Haftka, Dr. Sivaramakrishnan Balachandar and Dr. Nam-Ho Kim. She will be graduating in May 2018 and plans on pursuing a master degree. Email \| Homepage \| Publications
$Description: \\128.227.42.51\mdo\Students_files\ShuShang.jpg$	Shu Shang Shu Shang is currently enrolled as a PhD student in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China in 2011. He earned his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from University of Florida in 2013 with his thesis entitled Integration of Multi-scale Modeling of Composites under High Strain Rate Impact with Surrogate. His current research interest includes Multi-scale Modeling of Composites using surrogate and Uncertainty Analysis. Email \| Homepage \| Publications
$Description: \\128.227.42.51\mdo\Students_files\GCW.jpg$	Garrett Waycaster Garrett Waycaster received his BS and MS degrees from the University of Alabama in 2009 and 2010, respectively. He spent one year working at Hewlett-Packard in Vancouver, WA as an R&D Mechanical Engineer working on the design of retail photo printers. He is currently seeking his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Florida. His current research is focused on the intersection between engineering design optimization and economics; specifically how designers can model and account for the uncertainty caused by complex relationships between multiple stakeholders, such as customers, competitors, and regulators. Email \| Homepage \| Publications
$Description: \\128.227.42.51\mdo\Students_files\image008.jpg$	Kanwardeep Bhachu Kanwardeep Singh Bhachu is a doctoral student involved with research in Reliability Based Design Optimization (RBDO) using Surrogate Models”. He has previously worked with Cessna Aircraft (Bangalore, India) as a Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Engineer for 2 years. His work included New Product Development (NPD), Aircraft Production Support (Sustaining) and Aging Aircraft Program support. He received his MSME degree from the University of Oklahoma (Norman) in 2009 and has worked as a Research Assistant at the Dynamic Structural Sensing & Control Center. His research was focused on the development of a method for vehicle identification and classification for bridge response monitoring. He received his Bachelor of Technology degree from the Punjab Technical University (Jalandhar, Punjab) in 2006. Email \| Homepage
$Description: \\128.227.42.51\mdo\Students_files\image013.jpg$	Anirban Chaudhuri Anirban Chaudhuri received his Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering degree from Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India in 2008. He earned his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from University of Florida in 2010 with research on uncertainty analysis of spur gear response and life cycle of a spur gear based on wear propagation. He is currently enrolled as a Doctoral student at University of Florida. His current research topic is “Surrogate based Global Optimization”. His research interests include computational stress and wear modeling, reliability analysis and numerical optimization. Email \| Homepage \| Publications
$Description: \\128.227.42.51\mdo\Students_files\image014.jpg$	Jinsang Chung Jinsang Chung received B.S. in Civil Engineering from Han-Yang University and M.S. in Civil Engineering from KAIST, Korea in 1994 and 1996, respectively. He has been working for the MIDASIT, a FEM software development company, as a developer for 13 years. He has experience in structural analysis relating linear static and dynamic, construction stage, and several applications for design. He is enrolled for the doctoral program in the MAE at UF and his research interests include Fatigue of Hyper-elastic materials and nonlinear behavior of structures. . Email \| Homepage
$Description: \\128.227.42.51\mdo\Students_files\image015.jpg$	Taiki Matsumura Taiki Matsumura received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Nagoya University, Japan in 1996 and 1998, respectively. He was working at Japanese national space agency (JAXA) as a rocket engineer over ten years. His was charged in system design, system integration and project management of several launch vehicle projects. Currently he is enrolled for the doctoral program in the MAE department at UF. His current research topic is "Modeling uncertainty reduction in structural probability of failure through lifecycle of aircraft". Email \| Homepage \| Publications
	Chanyoung Park Chanyoung Park received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering from Seoul National University, South Korea in 2004 and 2006, respectively. Currently he is enrolled for the doctoral program in the MAE department at UF. His current research topic is "Modeling uncertainty reduction of future tests in structural probability of failure". Email \| Homepage \| Publications
$Description: \\128.227.42.51\mdo\Students_files\image017.jpg$	Diane Villanueva Diane Villanueva received her Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Florida in 2008. She is currently enrolled as a doctoral student at the University of Florida. Her current research topic is “Risk allocation by probabilistic design optimization of an integrated thermal protection system.” Email \| Homepage \| Publications