Guoqiang Li, Ph.D., Professor Holding John W. Rhea, Jr. Professorship in Engineering

Students Advising

Completed Ph.D. Students:

1.        Manu John (LSU, Ph.D.) (Graduated December 2009).

Dissertation title: “A Self-Healing Smart Syntactic Foam Based Grid Stiffened Sandwich Structure”;

2.        Wei Xu (LSU, Ph.D.) (Graduated December 2010).

Dissertation title: “Modeling and Simulation of Shape Memory Polymer Based Self-healing Syntactic Foam”;

3.        Gefu Ji (LSU, Ph.D.) (Graduated December 2010).

Dissertation title: “Modeling and Testing of Cohesive Law Based Mixed Mode Fracture of Adhesively Bonded Structures”;

4.        Jones Nji (LSU, Ph.D.) (Graduated May 2011).(received the Best            Ph.D. Student Paper Award, Second Place, at the 2011 ASME/           PVP International Conference in Baltimore, Maryland on            07/20/2011).

Dissertation title: “A Biomimetic Self-Healing Shape Memory Polymer Based Syntactic Foam for Smart Structural Composites”.

5.        Amir Shojaei (LSU, Ph.D.) (Graduated May 2012).(received the            2012 Best RA Award in the Department of Mechanical            Engineering at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA            on 04/21/2012).

Dissertation title: “Multi-Scale Viscoplastic-Viscodamage Analysis of Shape Memory Polymer Fibers with Application to Self-Healing Smart Materials”.

 

On-going Ph.D. Students:

 

1. Qianxi Yang (LSU, Ph.D.) (Expected graduation 2015);

2. Pengfei Zhang (LSU, Ph.D.) (Expected graduation 2015);

3. Anqi Wang (LSU, Ph.D.) (Expected graduation 2016);

4. Fariborz Tavangarian (LSU, Ph.D.) (Expected graduation 2014).

 

Completed M.S. Students:

 

1.        Dinesh Maricherla (LSU, MS) (Graduated December, 2005)

Thesis title: “Advanced Grid Stiffened Composite Structures”;

2.        Amanuel Ghebreyesus (SU, MS) (Graduated December, 2005)

Thesis title: “Grid Stiffened FRP Reinforced Concrete Beams”;

3.        Samuel Adeoye (SU, MS), (Graduated July, 2007)

Thesis title: “Fabricating, Testing, and Modeling of FRP Grid Reinforced Concrete Slab”;

4.        Jones Nji (SU, MS), (Graduated July, 2007)

Thesis title: “Development of Rubberized Syntactic Foam”;

5.        Dinesh Venkata Muthyala (LSU, MS), (Graduated December,            2007)

Thesis title: “Composite Sandwich Structure with Grid Stiffened Core”;

6.        Ravi Velamarthy (LSU, MS), (Graduated December, 2007)

Thesis title: “Fabricating, Testing, and Modeling of Advanced Grid Stiffened FRP Tube Confined Concrete Cylinders”;

7.        Venkata Sandeep Chakka (LSU, MS), (Graduated December,            2008)

Thesis title: “Isogrid Stiffened Syntactic Foam Cored Sandwich Structure”;

8.        Gefu Ji (LSU, M.S.) (Graduated December, 2008)

Thesis title: “Nanoclay Reinforced Polymer Composite and Its Application to Hybrid Composite Structures”;

9.        Damon Nettles (LSU, M.S.) (Graduated December, 2009)

           Thesis title: “Thermomechanical Characterization of a Shape            Memory Polymer Based Syntactic Foam”;

10.      Naveen Uppu (SU, M.S.) (Graduated December, 2009)

Thesis title: “3-D Confined Thermomechanical Characterization of a Shape Memory Polymer Based Self-Healing Syntactic Foam”.

11.      Abe King (LSU, M.S.) (Graduated July, 2011)

Thesis title: “Biaxial Thermomechanical Cycle of a Shape Memory Polymer Based Syntactic Foam”.

12.      Jay Kumar Perneedi, (SU, M.S.) (Graduated December, 2011)

Thesis title: “Mixed Mode Programming and Shape Memory Functionality of Thermosetting SMPs”;

13.      Anqi Wang (LSU, M.S.) (Graduated July, 2012)

Thesis title: “High Strain Rate Programming of Shape Memory Polymer”;

14.      Oludayo Ajisafe (SU, M.S.) (Graduated December, 2012)

Thesis title: “Effect of Fiber Pre-strain on the Healing Efficiency of Thermoset Polymers”.

 

Completed M.S. Students (Co-Chair):

 

1.        Gregory Garrick (LSU, MS) (Graduated May, 2004) (co-advise with Dr. D. Jerro)

Thesis title: “Analysis and Testing of Waste Tire Fiber Modified            Concrete”;

2.        Indrani V. Volety (LSU, MS) (Graduated May, 2006) (co-advise with Dr. Y. Ram)

Thesis title: “Modeling of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Confined            Concrete Cylinders”;

3.        Jerry Alan Peck (LSU, MS), (Graduated August, 2006) (co-advise with Dr. S.S. Pang)

Thesis title: “Effect of Light Intensity and Weld Thickness on the Performance of UV-Cured FRP Composite Joints”;

 

On-going M.S. Students:

 

1. Angela Davis (SU, M.S.) (Expected graduation May 2012);

2. Che Tuma (SU, M.S.) (Expected graduation May 2012);

3. Mac Whitmore (SU, M.S.) (Expected graduation May 2012);

4. Darrel Hunter (SU, M.S.) (Expected graduation May 2014);

5. Savyasree Bejgum (SU, M.S.) (Expected graduation May 2013);

6. Zakaria Elhassouni (LSU, M.S.) (Expected graduation May 2013);