Application of the Finite Element Method and Non-Linear Dynamic Modeling and Simulation to Engineering Design Problems. Developed with three other Professors. Students compete in NASA's Annual Great Moonbuggy Race. Developed with one other professor. The Tennessee Governor's School for the Sciences is a four-week summer program for gifted high school students.
Engineering is one of the specialty areas of study.
Three projects are completed during the four-week program. All projects are design, build, and test. All projects are done in groups with an emphasis on teamwork as well as oral and written communication. M.S. Thada Somphone Non-thesis option, December, 1999. In Progress M.S. Pasquale Rinaldi Expected graduation December, 2002.