The CDI Lab congratulates Alex Jessee on the successful completion of his MS degree in aerospace engineering. Alex joined us in the Fall of 2017, after having previously worked as a mechanical engineer at Eaton, where he designed clutches for commercial vehicle applications. Alex wrote his master’s thesis on Simultaneous Packing and Routing Optimization of […]
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Anurag and Troy present their research at WCCM 2018 in NYC
On Thursday, July 26, Anurag Bhattacharyya and Ziliang “Troy” Kang each presented their latest research on structural topology optimization of self-actuating mechanisms containing active materials. The talks were presented at the 13th World Congress on Computational Mechanics in New York, NY. Both talks were part of the mini-symposium “Computational Materials Design: Emerging Multiscale, Optimization and […]
Prof. James Wins NSF CAREER Award!
(Originally published on March 13th, 2018 at https://aerospace.illinois.edu) When designing mechanisms that move and work together, the variables may seem unlimited. But in fact, there is likely a design that optimizes the efficiency of the mechanism, like finding the sweet spot for the fulcrum on a pair of plyers to get maximum force. Kai James, professor […]
Ziliang (Troy) Kang Wins Prestigious Yee Fellowship
Troy Kang, a second-year PhD student in the CDI Lab, has been awarded the prestigious Yee Fellowship for the 2018-2019 academic year. The Yee Fellowship is awarded annually to engineering graduate students who are Chinese Nationals and who demonstrate excellence in research and teaching. Troy’s research focuses on the area of structural topology optimization of shape […]
Prof. James Presents Research at University of Michigan Graduate Seminar Series
Prof. Kai James was invited to be a speaker in the Graduate Seminar Series of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He presented his talk entitled “Computational Synthesis and Design of Structures Using Structural Topology Optimization” on December 8th, 2017. In addition to giving his talk, Prof. James […]
Prof. Kai James Named AIAA 2017 Teacher of the Year
Originally published at http://aerospace.illinois.edu/news/ Written by Susan Mumm, Media Specialist 2017-06-16 Aerospace Engineering at Illinois Assistant Prof. Kai James has received the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Illinois Chapter’s 2017 Teacher of the Year Award. A member of Aerospace Engineering at Illinois faculty since Fall 2015, James taught AE 321 Mechanics of Aerospace Structures […]
Congratulations Cian and Anurag!
The CDI Lab extends sincere and enthusiastic congratulations to Cian Conlan-Smith and Anurag Bhattacharyya, who became the first students to graduate from the lab with their master’s degrees in aerospace engineering. Cian spend a very successful two years with the CDI Lab from 2015 to 2017. During that time he developed original topology optimization algorithms for the […]
CDI Lab Welcomes New Student Alex Jessee
The CDI Lab is pleased to welcome our newest student, Alex Jessee. Alex graduated from the University of Iowa in 2013, and then went on to work as a mechanical engineer at Eaton, where he designed clutches for medium and heavy duty commercial vehicle applications. Alex will be starting his Master’s degree in the Fall […]