Supervised Ph.D. Dissertations:
| Dissertation: |
Integrated Control in Tokamaks using Nonlinear Robust Techniques and Actuator Sharing Strategies
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| Author (Year): |
Andres Pajares-Martinez (2019)
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| Placement: |
(Researcher) DIII-D National Fusion Facility (General Atomics), San Diego, CA, USA
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| Dissertation: |
Model-based Control of the Current Density Profile in the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST)
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| Author (Year): |
Hexiang Wang (2019)
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| Placement: |
(Researcher) Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP)
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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| Dissertation: |
Strategies for Optimal Control of the Current and Rotation Profiles in the DIII-D Tokamak
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| Author (Year): |
William P. Wehner (2017)
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| Placement: |
(Researcher) DIII-D National Fusion Facility (General Atomics), San Diego, CA, USA
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| Dissertation: |
Model-based Optimization and Feedback Control of the Current Density Profile Evolution in NSTX-U
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| Author (Year): |
Zeki O. Ilhan (2016)
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| Placement: |
(Professor) U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut
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| Dissertation: |
Physics-model-based Optimization and Feedback Control of the Current Profile Dynamics in Fusion Tokamak Reactors
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| Author (Year): |
Justin E. Barton (2014)
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| Placement: |
(Researcher) General Electric, Global Research, Schenectady, NY, USA
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| Dissertation: |
Nonlinear Burn Condition and Kinetic Profile Control in Tokamak Fusion Reactors
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| Author (Year): |
Mark D. Boyer (2013)
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| Placement: |
(Researcher) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, USA
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| Dissertation: |
Plasma Shape and Current Density Profile Control in Advanced Tokamak Operating Scenarios
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| Author (Year): |
Wenyu Shi (2013)
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| Placement: |
(Researcher) Corning Inc., Plasma Laboratory, Corning, NY, USA
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| Dissertation: |
Optimal Control of a Class of Nonlinear Parabolic PDE Systems Arising in Fusion Plasma Current Profile Dynamics
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| Author (Year): |
Yongsheng Ou (2010)
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| Placement: |
(Professor) Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT)
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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| Dissertation: |
Control of Distributed Parameter Systems Arising In Magnetic Confinement Fusion
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| Author (Year): |
Chao Xu (2010)
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| Placement: |
(Professor) Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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| Dissertation: |
Numerical Simulation and Active Boundary Control of Magnetohydrodynamic Channel Flows
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| Author (Year): |
Lixiang Luo (2010)
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| Placement: |
(Researcher) North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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Supervised M.Sc. Theses:
| Thesis: |
Graphical User Interface for Robust Control Education Based on 3DOF Helicopter System
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| Author (Year): |
Shuai Yue (2017)
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| Placement: |
Independent Java Developer
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| Thesis: |
Design of Quad Tiltrotor Attitude Control Experiment for Control System Education
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| Author (Year): |
Zhuogang Peng (2017)
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| Placement: |
PhD Student, University of Notre Dame
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| Thesis: |
Numerical Solution to the Electron Heat Transport Equation and the Generation of a Physics-based Model for the Heat Conductivity
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| Author (Year): |
Zachary Pelli (2016)
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| Placement: |
(CEO/Owner) PSO Consulting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Thesis: |
Design and Performance Analysis of Vision-Based Robot Localization System
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| Author (Year): |
Yufei Qi (2012)
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| Placement: |
SAIC Motor, Shanghai, China
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| Thesis: |
Model Predictive Control of Thermal Dynamics in Building
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| Author (Year): |
Fa Wang (2012)
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| Placement: |
PhD student, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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| Thesis: |
Extremum-Seeking Stabilization of Neoclassical Tearing Modes in Tokamak Fusion Plasmas
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| Author (Year): |
William Wehner (2009)
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| Placement: |
PhD student, Lehigh University, Bethelehem, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Thesis: |
Simultaneous Control of Electron Density and Effective Atomic Number in Tokamak Plasmas
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| Author (Year): |
Patrick Boyle (2009)
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| Placement: |
N-Tech Systems, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Thesis: |
Model Validation and Robust Stabilization Strategies for Tokamak Resistive Wall Modes
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| Author (Year): |
Shuowei Yang (2009)
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| Placement: |
PhD student, NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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| Thesis: |
Model for Current Drive Stabilization of Neoclassical Tearing Modes
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| Author (Year): |
Jennifer Woodby (2008)
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| Placement: |
Lockheed Martin, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Thesis: |
Robust Stabilization of Resistive Wall Modes in Tokamak Plasmas via μ-synthesis
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| Author (Year): |
Joseph Dalessio (2007)
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| Placement: |
Agilent Technologies, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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| Thesis: |
A Strategy for Controlled Micromanipulation Using an Atomic Force Microscope Probe
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| Author (Year): |
Nicholas Lynch (2007)
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| Placement: |
Communications Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC), U.S. Army, Department of Defense, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
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| Thesis: |
Comparison of Potential Approaches for Resistive Wall Mode Stabilization in Fusion Reactors Based on a Plasma Eigenmode Model
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| Author (Year): |
Joseph Blair (2006)
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| Placement: |
Ingersoll Rand, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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| Thesis: |
Dynamic Optimization of an Irregular Swarm of Robots Using Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) and Other Methods
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| Author (Year): |
Miles Pekala (2006)
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| Placement: |
Vehicle Technology Directorate (VTD), U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA
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| Thesis: |
Rollover Recoverability of a Hexapod Walker
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| Author (Year): |
Graham Schill (2006)
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| Placement: |
General Dynamics Robotic Systems, Westminster, Maryland, USA
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| Thesis: |
Direct Numerical Simulation of Mixing Control by Boundary Feedback in 2D Magnetohydrodynamic Channel Flow
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| Author (Year): |
Lixiang Luo (2006)
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| Placement: |
PhD student, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
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