Thusitha Wijewardhana Rathnayake
Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (PhD)
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| Name | Academic Unit(s) | Research Interests | 
|---|---|---|
| Yadav, Vikramaditya | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering | Bioactive Molecules; Biocatalysis; Bioinformatics; Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms; Biomass (Energy); Biomaterials; Bioprocess engineering; Bioremediation; Biotechnology; drug delivery; Drug discovery & development; Medical biotechnology; Metabolic engineering; Structural Tissue Engineering / Biomaterials; Synthetic biology; Technoeconomics; Tissue Engineering; Vaccines; Bioactive Molecules, Biocatalysis, Bioinformatics, Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms, Biomass (Energy), Biomaterials, Bioprocess engineering, Bioremediation, Biotechnology, Drug delivery, Drug discovery & development, Medical biotechnology, Metabolic engineering, Structural Tissue Engineering / Biomaterials, Synthetic biology, Technoeconomics, Tissue engineering, Vaccines | 
| Yang, Tony | Department of Civil Engineering | Seismic behavior and design of steel, concrete and composite structures, seismic behavior and design of tall buildings, develop performance-based evaluation methodology and code design procedures for new and existing structures, using innovative structural component and systems to improve structural performance, including the use of innovative active, semi-active and passive energy dissipation systems, develop accurate and cost effective experimental methods to analyze structural response under extreme loading conditions. | 
| Yao, Yuan | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Biomaterial manufacturing and engineering; Nano/microfabrication and 3D bioprinting; Tissue engineering and organ regeneration; Therapeutic strategies for cardiovascular disease; Biomaterial manufacturing and engineering, Nano/microfabrication and 3D bioprinting, Tissue engineering and organ regeneration, Therapeutic strategies for cardiovascular disease | 
| Yedlin, Matthew | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | earthquakes, nuclear non-proliferation, nuclear weapons, flipped classroom pedagogy, geophysics, digital signal processing, electroencephalography | 
| Zhang, Justin | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | energy systems; Power electronics; power systems; High-voltage DC (HVDC); Microgrids; Cyber-physical security; Energy systems, Power electronics, Power systems, High-voltage DC (HVDC), Microgrids, Cyber-physical security | 
| Ziels, Ryan | Department of Civil Engineering | Anaerobic digestion; Biological nutrient removal; Environmental engineering; Environmental Systems Engineering; Microbial biotechnology; Microbial ecology; Multi-omics; Resource recovery; Sustainable biological wastewater treatment; Anaerobic digestion, Biological nutrient removal, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Systems Engineering, Microbial biotechnology, Microbial ecology, Multi-omics, Resource recovery, Sustainable biological wastewater treatment | 
| Zimmerman, Naomi | Department of Mechanical Engineering | development and application of real-world-based tools to quickly and quantitatively assess the impact of our policy and technology decisions on air pollution and climate outcomes, and to use the knowledge gained to support better environmental policy planning; air quality |