User Presentations

User Talks


Thursday, October 8

Multiphysics I
Optimization and Inverse Methods
Semiconductors & MEMS
Transport Phenomena I

Friday, October 9

Electromagnetics I
Numerical Methods & Education
Fluid Dynamics
Structural Mechanics & Acoustics
Electromagnetics II
Batteries and Fuel Cells
Bioengineering
Heat Transfer
Multiphysics II
EM Heating
Transport Phenomena II
Optics & Photonics

Poster Session


User Talks

Thursday, October 8
Multiphysics I
Thursday, October 8, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Moderator: Glenn Gomes, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.
Importance of Assembly Discontinuity Factors In Simulating Reactor Cores Containing Highly Heterogeneous Fuel Assemblies
G. Gomes1
1Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Mississuaga, Ontario, Canada
Multi-Scale Modelling of Catalytic Microreactors
C. Theodoropoulos1, and B. Hari1
1The University of Manchester, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, Manchester, UK
Two-dimensional Analysis of Triple Coupled Physics of Structural Mechanics, Diffusion and Heat Transfer in a Gas Pipe
P. Lee-Sullivan1, and M. Haghighi-Yazdi1
1Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo,Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Magneto-hydrodynamic Flow in Electrolyte Solutions
M. Qin1, and H. Bau1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
The Role of COMSOL Toward a Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel Design for the High Flux Isotope Reactor
J.D. Freels1
1Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
Expanding Your Materials Horizons
R. Pryor1
1Pryor Knowledge Systems, Inc. (COMSOL Certified Consultant), Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA
Optimization and Inverse Methods
Thursday, October 8, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Moderator: Robert Spilker, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute
Multiphysics Topology Optimization of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Systems
E. Dede1
1Toyota Research Institute of North America, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Design and Optimization of an All Optically Driven Phase Correction MEMS Deformable Mirror Device using Finite Element Analysis
V. Mathur1, K. Anglin1, V.S. Prasher1, K. Termkoa1, S.R. Vangala1, X. Qian1, J. Sherwood1, W.D. Goodhue1, B. Haji-Saeed2, and J. Khoury2
1Photonics Center, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
2Air Force Research Laboratory/Sensors Directorate, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, USA
Optimization of Carbon Nanotube Field Emission Arrays
B. L. Crossley1, M. Kossler1, P.J. Collins1, R. A. Coutu, Jr.1, and L. A. Starman1
1Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA
Modeling of Shrinkage Behavior in Cement Paste Using Thermal-structural Interaction
Tzu-Chau Chen1, and P.G. Ifju1
1University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Estimation of Boundary Properties Using Stochastic Differential Equations and COMSOL
A. Atalla1, and A. Jeremic1
1McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Semiconductors & MEMS
Thursday, October 8, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Moderator: Casey Ladtkow, Covidien
A Study of Lubricating Flows in MEMS Bearings
E. Gutierrez-Miravete1, and J. Streeter2
1Department of Engineering and Science, Rensselaer at Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
2Optiwind, Torrington, Connecticut, USA
Three-Dimensional Simulation of Signal Generation in Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Radiation Detectors
J. E. Toney1
1Pennsylvania State University Electro-Optics Center, Freeport, Pennsylvania, USA
The Fabrication of a New Actuator Based on the Flexoelectric Effect
S. Baskaran1, S. Thiruvannamalai1, N. Ramachandran1, F.M. Sebastian1, and J.Y. Fu1
1State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
Multiphysics Simulation of the Effect of Sensing and Spacer Layers on SAW Velocity
P. Zheng1,4, D.W. Greve2,4, and I.J. Oppenheim3,4
1Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Quasi-TEM Analysis of Multiconductor Transmission Lines Embedded in Layered Dielectric Region
S.M. Musa1, and M.N.O. Sadiku1
1Prairie View A&M University Networking Academy, Prairie View, Texas, USA
Transport Phenomena I
Thursday, October 8, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Moderator: Daniel Burns, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Multiphase, Dual Polymer Injection Molding and Cooling of an Open Cavity to Form both Distinct and Graduated Material Properties within a Complex Three-Dimensional Body
M.S. Yeoman1
1Continuum Blue Ltd, Forest Row, United Kingdom
Model-Based Calibration System for Direct Thermal Printing
W. Vetterling1, and Z. Peng1
1Zink Imaging, Inc., Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
COMSOL Multiphysics for Efficient Solution of a Transient Reaction-Diffusion System with Fast Reaction
M.K. Gobbert1, A. Churchill1, G. Wang1, and T.I. Seidman1
1Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
A Moisture Transfer Model for Drying of Grain
K. Lund1
1Kurt Lund Consulting, Del Mar, California, USA
Study of Hydrogen Release from a Metal Hydride Bed
K. Song1, and H. Knickle1
1Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston Rhode Island, USA
Modeling the chloride-induced corrosion initiation of steel rebar in concrete
P. Ghods1, K. Karadakis1, O. B. Isgor1, and G. McRae1
1Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Friday, October 9
Electromagnetics I
Friday, October 9, 8:30am - 10:00am
Moderator: John Blottman, Naval Undersea Warfare Center
MultiPhysics Analysis of Trapped Field in Multi-Layer YBCO Plates
P. Masson1, and R. Meinke1
1Advanced Magnet Lab, Palm Bay, Florida, USA
Numerical Study of the Electrical Properties of Insulating Thin Films Deposited on a Conductive Substrate
R.A.Gerhardt1, and S. Kumar1
1School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Analysis of Transient Electromagnetic Dipole
J.C. Crompton1, K.C. Koppenhoefer1, and S.Y. Yushanov1
1AltaSim Technologies, LLC, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Wireless Interaction of Neighboring Two Arm Archimedes Spiral Coils in the RF Electromagnet Range
A. Kalinowski1
1Naval Undersea Warfare Center/ Division Newport, Newport, RI, USA
Effect of Antennae Polarization Relative to Tunnel Orientation on Electromagnetic Wave Scattering due to Underground Tunnels
A. Farid1, and T. Raza1
1Civil Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA
Development of an On-Line Wall-Fouling Sensor for Pipeline Transportation of Heavy Oil-Water Mixtures
S. Rushd1, and R.S. Sanders1
1Chemical & Materials Engineering Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Numerical Methods & Education
Friday, October 9, 8:30am - 10:00am
Moderator: William P. Winfree, NASA Langley Research Center
Parallel Performance Studies for COMSOL Multiphysics Using Scripting and Batch Processing
N. Petra1, and M.K. Gobbert1
1Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Benchmark Comparison of Natural Convection in a Tall Cavity
H. Dillon1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
COMSOL in the Academic Environment at USNA
K. Mcilhany1, and R. Malek-Madani2
1Department of Physics U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, USA
2 Department of Mathematics, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, USA
Design of Graphical User Interfaces for Teaching Microchemical Systems Modeling Principles to Chemical Engineering Students
P.L. Mills1, S. Seelam1, and A. Nagaraj2
1Department of Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas, USA
2Department of Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas, USA
Finite Element Analysis of Molecular Rydberg States
M.G. Levy1, X. Liang1, R.M. Stratt1, and P.M. Weber1
1Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Modeling the Bacterial Clearance in Capillary Network Using Coupled Stochastic-Differential and Navier-Stokes Equations
A. Atalla1, and A. Jeremic1
1McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Fluid Dynamics
Friday, October 9, 8:30am - 10:00am
Moderator: Ranjith Divigalpitiya, 3M Canada Company
Collection efficiency of particles on a ribbon in a turbulent air flow
R. Divigalpitiya1
13M Canada Company, London, Ontario, Canada
An Analysis of Skimboard Hydrodynamics
N.D. Barnett1, and E. Gutirrez-Miravete2
1General Dynamics-Electric Boat, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA
2Rensselaer at Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mixing Layer Analysis in Variable Density Turbulent Flow
A.E. Alshayji1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Petroleum, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
Flow and Mixing in the Liquid between Bubbles
B. Finlayson1
1Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Simulation of the Turbulent Flow in HEV Static Mixers : Mixing of Ethanol with Gasoline
A. Eissa1
1Department of Chemical Engineering, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
Structural Mechanics & Acoustics
Friday, October 9, 8:30am - 10:00am
Moderator: Julie Slaughter, Etrema Products, Inc.
Coupled Structural and Magnetic Models: Linear Magnetostriction in COMSOL
J. Slaughter1
1Etrema Products, Inc., Ames, Iowa, USA
Computing Surface Acoustic Wave Dispersion and Band Gaps
R. Westafer1, S. Mohammadi1, A. Adibi1, and W. Hunt1
1School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Analysis of the Acoustic Response of a Railroad Bridge
K. Koppenhoefer1, S.Yushanov1, and M.H. McKenna2
1AltaSim Technologies, LLC, Columbus, Ohio, USA
2U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center
Coupled Models of Lithospheric Flexure and Magma Chamber Pressurization at Large Volcanoes on Venus
G. Galgana1, P. McGovern2, and E. Grosfils2
1Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
2Pomona College, Claremont, California, USA
Modeling the response of photoacoustic gas sensors
S.L. Firebaugh1, F. Roignant2, and E.A. Terray3
1United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, USA
2Polytechnique Nantes, Nantes, France
3Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA
The Origin of Mass-change Sensitivity within Multi-layered, Non-uniform, Piezoelectrically-actuated Millimeter-sized Cantilever (PEMC) Biosensors: Vibrational Analysis through Experiment and Finite Element Modeling (FEM)
B.N. Johnson1, and R. Mutharasan1
1Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Electromagnetics II
Friday, October 9, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Moderator: Giorgio Bonmassar, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
Designing Polymer Thick Film Intracranial Electrodes for use in Intra-Operative MRI Setting.
G. Bonmassar1, and A. Golby2
1AA. Martinos Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
2Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Analysis of Forces acting on Superparamagnetic beads in fluid medium in Gradient Magnetic Fields
U. Veeramachaneni1, and R.L. Carroll1
1Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Designing a Current Injection Tool for Logging While Drilling
B. Oetiker1, B. Friedman1, and H.E. Hall Jr.1
1Department of Physics, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, USA
Finite Element Modeling of Transient Eddy Currents in Multilayer Aluminum Structures
V. Babbar1, and T. Krause1
1Department of Physics, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Fast Computation of Capacitance Matrix and Potential Distribution for Multiconductor in Non-Homogenous Multilayered Dielectric Media
S.M. Musa1, and M.N.O. Sadiku1
1Prairie View A&M University Networking Academy, Prairie View, Texas, USA
Modeling a 3D Eddy Current Problem Using the Weak Formulation of the Convective A-phi Steady State Method
J. Bird1
1University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Batteries and Fuel Cells
Friday, October 9, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Moderator: Ralph White, University of South Carolina
Mathematical Modeling of a Lithium Ion Battery
R. E. White1, and Long Cai2
1R.E. White & Associates LLC, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
2Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Numerical and Experimental Study of Flow, Heat Transfer and Concentration in a Scaled-up Fuel Cell Anode Channel Model
J. C. Torchia-Nüñez1, and J.G. Cervantes-de-Gortari1
1Department of Thermal Engineering, National University of Mexico, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico
Modeling Hydrogen Permeation through a Thin TiO2 Film Deposited on Pd
Z. Qin1, Y. Zeng1, and D.W. Shoesmith1
1The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Numerical Study of Microfluidic Fuel Cell Performance
A. E. Khabbazi1, A.J. Richards1, and M. Hoorfar1
1School of Engineering, UBC Okanagan, Kelowna, BC Canada, Canada
Finite Element Analysis of an Enzymatic Biofuel Cell: The Orientations of a chip inside a blood artery
C. Wang1, Y. Parikh1, Y. Song1, and J. Yang1
1Mechanical & Materials Science Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
Bioengineering
Friday, October 9, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Moderator: Ed Furlani, University at Buffalo
Full-Wave Simulation of an Optofluidic Transmission-Mode Biosensor
E. P. Furlani1, N. M. Litchinitse2, and R. Biswas2
1The Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
2Department of Electrical Engineering, The State University of New York at Buffalo,Buffalo, New York, USA
An Efficient Finite Element Analysis on an RF Structure Used to Evaluate the Effect of Microwave Radiation on Uveal Melanoma Cells
A. Dulipovici1, D. Roman2, I. Stiharu2, and V. Nerguizian1
1École de technologie supérieure, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Bending of a Stented Atherosclerotic Artery
H.C. Wong1, K.N. Cho1, and W.C. Tang1
1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
Image-based Simulation of Electrical Impedance Techniques Applied on the Human Thorax for Cardio-pulmonary Applications
A. Harkara1, R.M. Heethaar2, R.T. Cotton1, and F.K. Hermans2
1Simpleware Ltd., Exeter, UK
2VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Simulation of Convection in Water Phantom Induced by Periodic Radiation Heating
H. Chen-Mayer1, and R. Tosh1
1Ionizing Radiation Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
Finite Element Modeling a Redox-Enzyme-Based Electrochemical Biosensor
Y. Huang1, and A. Mason1
1Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Heat Transfer
Friday, October 9, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Moderator: Thomas Dreeben, Osram Sylvania
Nanoscale Heat Transfer using Phonon Boltzmann Transport Equation
S. Sihn1,2, and A.K. Roy2
1Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, USA
2University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Boundary conditions in multiphase, porous media, transport models of thermal processes with rapid evaporation
A. Datta1, and A. Halder1
1Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Drying of Corn Kernels: From Experimental Images to Multiscale Multiphysics Modeling
P. Takhar1, and S. Zhang2
1Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
2Visualization Sciences Group Inc., Burlington Massachusetts, USA
Solid-Liquid Phase Change Simulation Applied to a Cylindrical Latent Heat Energy Storage System
D. Groulx1, and W. Ogoh1
1Mechanical Engineering Department, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Wall Effects in Convective Heat Transfer from a Sphere to Power Law Fluids in Tubes
D. Song1, R. Gupta1, and Chhabra2
1West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
2Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
Modeling Contact Line Dynamics in Evaporating Menisci
J. Plawsky1, A. Chatterjee1, and P.C. Wayner, Jr.1
1Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA
Multiphysics II
Friday, October 9, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Moderator: Oliver Myers, Mississippi State University
Modeling Flow of Magnetorheological Fluid through a Micro-channel
N.M. Bruno1, C. Ciocanel1 and Allison Kipple2
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
2Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Multiphysics Simulation of Isoelectric Point Separation of Proteins Using Non-Gel Microfluidic System
A. Contractor1, N. Xue2, J.B. Lee2, and A. Balasubramanian1, Gareth Hughes1
1Lynntech, Inc., College Station, Texas, USA
2Micro Nano Devices and Systems (MiNDS) Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Texas, USA
Electro Magnetic Wave Simulation in Fusion Plasmas
O. Meneghini1, and S. Shiraiwa1
1Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Multiphysics Simulation of a Packed Bed Reactor
A.E. Varela1, and J.C. García1
1University of Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela
COMSOL in a New Tensorial Formulation of Non-Isothermal Poroelasticity
A. Mario-Cesar Suarez1, V. Fernando Samaniego2
1Faculty of Sciences, Michoacan University, Morelia, Mich., Mexico
2Faculty of Engineering, National University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Periodic Near-field Enhancement on Metal-Dielectric Interfacial Gratings at Optimized Azimuthal Orientation
M. Csete1,2, X. Hu1, A. Sipos2, A. Szalai2, A. Mathesz2, and K. Berggren1
1Research Laboratory of Electronics, Nanostructures Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, USA
2Department of Optics and Quantum Electronics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
EM Heating
Friday, October 9, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Moderator: Daniel W. Wilson, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Modeling of Drying of Cellular Ceramic Structures: Coupled Electromagnetic and Multiphase Porous Media Model
A. Dhall1, G. Peng2, G. Squier2, M. Geremew3, L. Bogaczyk2, J. George3, W.A. Wood3, and A.K. Datta1
1Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
2Manufacturing Technology & Engineering, Corning Inc., Sullivan Park, Corning, New York, USA
3Corporate Research, Corning Inc., Sullivan Park, Corning, New York, USA
MultiPhysics Simulation of Direct Double Helix Magnets for Charged Particle Applications
P. J. Masson1, and R. B. Meinke1
1Advanced Magnet Lab, Palm Bay, Florida, USA
Two-Dimensional COMSOL Simulation of Heavy-Oil Recovery by Electromagnetic Heating
M. Carrizales1, and L.W. Lake1
1The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Austin, Texas, USA
Experimental Observation and Numerical Prediction of Induction Heating in a Graphite Test Article
T.A. Jankowski1, D.P. Johnson1, J.D. Jurney1, J.E. Freer1, L.M. Dougherty1, and S.A. Stout1
1Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
Analysis of On-Chip Heat Distribution in the Design of RF Power Detectors and RF Transistor Arrays for MMIC Power Amplifiers
D. Roman1, A.Dulipovici2, and A. Allazam1, I. Stiharu1, V. Nerguizian2, and N. Constantin2
1Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2École de technologie supérieure, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Transport Phenomena II
Friday, October 9, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Moderator: Jozef Brcka, Tokyo Electron U.S. Holdings, Inc.
Model of a Filament Assisted CVD Reactor
J. Brcka1
1TEL US Holdings, Inc., Technology Development Center, Albany, New York, USA
An Analysis of Heat Conduction with Change of Phase with Application to the Solidification of Copper
J. Michalski1, and E. Gutirrez-Miravete2
1Hamilton-Sundstrand
2Rensselaer at Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Coupled Heat and Mass Transfer Processes in Enclosed Environments
J.L.Wilson1, and R. Dwivedi1
1New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico, USA
Validation of Radiation Computations using Viewfactors and Hemicube Approaches
A. F. Emery1, R. Cochran2, H. Dillon1, and A. Mescher1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
2Applied CHT, Seattle, Washington, USA
Simulations of Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy Experiments in Pure Negative and Positive Feedback Mode with Ring Microelectrodes
J. Mauzeroll1, M. Mayoral1, and D. Fabre1
1Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
COMSOL Derived Universal Scaling Model For Low Reynolds Number Viscous Flow Through Microfabricated Pillars – Applications to Heat Pipe Technology
N. Srivastava1, and C.D. Meinhart1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara California, USA
Optics & Photonics
Friday, October 9, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Moderator: Ming-Jun Li, Corning, Inc.
Implementation of a Paraxial Optical Propagation Method for Large Photonic Devices
J.E. Toney1
1Pennsylvania State University Electro-Optics Center, Freeport, Pennsylvania, USA
"Rapid Prototyping" of Biosensing Surface Plasmon Resonance Devices using COMSOL & Matlab software
J.J. Dubowski1, and D.Carrier1
1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Modeling Optical Nanoantenna Arrays with COMSOL Multiphysics
Z. Liu1, X. Ni1, and A. Kildishev1
1School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
FE Modeling of Surfaces with Realistic 3D Roughness: Roughness Effects in Optics of Plasmonic Nanoantennas
J. Borneman1, A. Kildishev1, K. Chen1, and V. Drachev1
1School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
TM Wave Propagation in Optical Nanostructures with a Third-Order Nonlinear Response: Modeling and Validation with COMSOL
A. Kildishev1, E. E. Narimanov1
1Birck Nanotechnology Center, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Measuring the Spectra of Metamaterials at an Oblique Incidence
X. Ni1,2, Z. Liu1,2, and A.V. Kildishev1,2
1School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
2Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Poster Session

2D Extraction of Open-Circuit Impedances of Three-Phase Transformers
R. Escarela-Perez1, E.A. Gutierrez-Rodriguez2, J.C. Olivares-Galvan1, M.S. Esparza-González, and E. Campero-Littlewood1
1Departamento de Energia, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana - Azcapotzalco, Mexico D.F., Mexico
2Instituto Tecnologico de Aguscalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico
A Non-isothermal Modeling of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell
H. Shin1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Calculation of the Magnetic Field Intensity in a Rectangular Conductor Carrying Current inElectromagnetism Introductory Courses
J.C. Olivares-Galvan1, I. Hernandez2 , P.S. Georgilakis3, and L.E. Campero1
1Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Azcapotzalco, Mexico, D.F.
2Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
3School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Computational Modeling of Magnetorheological Elastomers Using Soft and Hard Magnetic Particles
J. Biggs1, P. VonLockette1, and S. Lofland1
1Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey
Computing Surface Acoustic Wave Dispersion and Band Gaps
R. Westafer1, S. Mohammadi1, A. Adibi1, and W. Hunt1
1School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
COMSOL Implementation of Valet-Fert Model for CPP GMR devices
T. Xu1, C.K.A. Mewes1, S. Gupta2, and W.H. Butler1
1Department of Physics and Astronomy and Center for Materials for Information Technology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
2Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and Center for Materials for Information Technology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
COMSOL Multiphysics Modeling of Rotational Resonant MEMS Sensors with Electrothermal Drive
S. Nelson1, and M. Guvench1
1University of Southern Maine, Gorham, Maine, USA
Control of Preheating Process of Casting Die as Distributed Parameter System
C. Belavý1, G. Hulkó1, K. Ondrejkovi?1, and P. Zají?ek1
1Institute of Automation, Measurement and Applied Informatics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Deep Desulfurization of Diesel Using a Single-Phase Micro-Reactor
G. Jovonavic1, J. Jones1, and A. Yokochi1
1School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Design Simulations of a General Purpose Research Micro Reactor for Methane Conversion to Syngas.
C. Bouchot1, and M.A. Valenzuela1
1Instituto Politécnico Nacional-ESIQIE, México D.F, México
Designing B-field Coils from the Inside-Out
C.B. Crawford1, Y. Shin1, and G. Porter1
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Effect of S-p Relation Model on DNAPL Migration Simulation Result
H. Ishimori1, and K. Endo1
1National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Electro Magnetic Wave Simulation in Fusion Plasmas
O. Meneghini1, and S. Shiraiwa1
1Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, USA
Error Analysis in Estimating Temperature-Dependent Thermal Diffusivity and Kinetic Parameters using Heat Penetration Data
K.D. Dolan1,2, A.R. Sommerlot1, and D.K. Mishra1
1Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
2Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Expanding Your Materials Horizons
R.W. Pryor1
1Pryor Knowledge Systems, Inc., Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA
Experimentally Matched Finite Element Modeling of Thermally Actuated SOI MEMS Micro-Grippers Using COMSOL Multiphysics
M. Guvench1, and J. Crosby1
1University of Southern Maine, Gorham, Maine, USA
Finite element analysis approach for optimization of enzyme activity for enzymatic bio-fuel cell
C. Wang1, Y. Song1, Y. Parikh1, and J.H. Yang1
1Department of Mechanical & Materials Science Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
Finite Element Analysis of Microscale Luminescent Glucose Sensors in the Skin Dermis
S. Ali1, and M. McShane2
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University-College Station, Texas, USA
Fluid Dynamics of Blood Flow during Reperfusion and Post-conditioning
T. Merrill1, A. La Barck1, and J. Docimo2
1Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA
2FocalCool, LLC, Mullica Hill, New Jersey, USA
Linear Convection and Conduction in Cylinders of Water Exposed to Periodic Thermal Stimuli
R.E. Tosh1, and H.H. Chen-Mayer1
1National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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