FORMER STUDENTS
The following is a list CMR research staff who graduated with PhD or Master's Degrees from BYU.
Todd Nelson
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
Graduated May 2018
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toddgn@gmail.com
Art to Engineering: Curved Folding and Developable Surfaces in Mechanism and Deployable Structure Design
Regis David
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
regisdavid@gmail.com
Graduated April 2010
Modeling and Testing of DNA Motion for Nanoinjection
Peter Halverson
M.S. & Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
halverson@byu.edu
Graduated October 2012
Modeling, Design, and Testing of Contact-Aided Compliant Mechanisms in Spinal Arthroplasty
Alisa Millar Henrie
M.S. & Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
henriea@gmail.com
Graduated December 1997
Variable Compliance Via Magneto-Rheological Materials
Craig Lusk
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
clusk2@eng.usf.edu
Graduated August 2005
Ortho-planar Mechanisms for Microelectromechanical Systems
Scott Lyon
M.S. & Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
Scott.M.Lyon@L-3com.com
Graduated August 2003
The Pseudo-rigid-body Model for Dynamic Predictions of Macro and Micro Compliant Mechanisms
Ezekiel Merriam
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
ezekieltovarish@gmail.com
Graduated April 2016
Stiffness Reduction Strategies for Additively Manufactured Compliant Mechanisms
Kimberly Jensen Nielson
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
kimryann@gmail.com
Graduated August 2003
Analysis and Design of Surface Micromachined Micromanipulators for Out-of-plane Micropositioning
Gregory Roach
M.S. & Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
gregoryroach@gmail.com
Graduated August 1998
An Investigation of Compliant Over-running Ratchet and Pawl Clutches
Jonathan Wittwer
M.S. & Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
jonwittwer@gmail.com
Graduated April 2012
Simulation-based Design Under Uncertainty for Compliant Microelectromechanical Systems
Rob Messenger
M.S. & Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
robert.messenger@hp.com
Graduated December 2007
Integrated Piezoresistive Sensing for Feedback Control of Compliant MEMS
Quentin Aten
M.S. & Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
quentinaten@yahoo.com
Graduated October 2012
Devices and Methods for Electro-Physical Transport of DNA Across Cell Membranes
Former Master's Degree Students
Nathan Albrechtsen
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
nathanalbrechtsen@gmail.com
Graduated April 2010
Identifying Potential Applications for Lamina Emergent Mechanisms and Evaluating Their Suitability for Credit-Card-Sized Product
Jason Allen
M.S./M.B.A. Mechanical Engineering
jasontylerallen@gmail.com
Graduated April 2017
Selecting Surrogate Folds for Use in Origami-Based Mechanisms and Products
Timothy Allred
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
timothy.allred@hill.af.mil
Graduated August 2003
Compliant Mechanisms Suspensions
Cameron Andersen
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
cameron.andersen@gmail.com
Graduated December 2007
Principles, Functions and Concepts for Compliant Mechanically Reactive Armor Elements
Jeffrey Anderson
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
jeffanderson@byu.edu
Graduated December 2005
Piezoresistive Sensing of Bistable Micro Mechanism State
Michael Baker
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
msbaker@sandia.gov
Graduated April 2002
On-Chip Actuation of Compliant Bistable Micro-Mechanisms
Justin Black
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
justinblack@byu.net
Graduated June 2012
Evaluation and Development of Actuators for Lamina Emergent Mechanisms with Emphasis on Flat Solenoids
Cameron Boyle
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
Cameron_L_Boyle@ratheon.com
Graduated August 2001
A Closed-Form Dynamic Model of the Compliant Constant-Force Mechanism Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model
Scott Brooks
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
shbrook@sandia.gov
Graduated August 2003
Design of Compliant Mechanisms for Grasping with Application to Mechanical Disc Brakes
Ben Cannon
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
bennion_cannon@hotmail.com
Graduated December 2003
Design and Analysis of End-Effector Systems for Scribing on Silicon
Jesse Cannon
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
jessecannon38@aol.com
Graduated December 2004
Compliant Mechanisms to Perform Bearing and Spring Functions in High Precision Applications
Daniel Carroll
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
dan_carroll@byu.edu
Graduated December 2002
Metamorphic Process for Compliant Ortho-planar Mechanism Design
Rob Chase
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
rpc6@byu.net
Graduated December 2006
Large 3-D Deflection and Force Analysis of Lateral Torsional Buckled Beams
Brian Cherry
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
bbcherr@gmail.com
Graduated April 2008
Characterizing the Three-dimensional Behavior of Bistable Micromechanisms
Rebecca Cragun
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
Rebecca.Cragun@eaglepicher.com
Graduated August 1999
Thermal Microactuators for Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
Nathan Crane
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
nbcrane@eng.usf.edu
Graduated December 1999
Compliant Centrifugal Clutches Design Analysis and Testing
Jason Dearden
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
byujason@gmail.com
Graduated April 2016
Design and Analysis of Two Compliant Mechanism Designs for Use in Minimally Invasive Surgical Instruments
Isaac Delimont
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
isaacdelimont@gmail.com
Graduated December 2014
Compliant Joints Suitable for Use as Surrogate Folds
James Derderian
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
jmderderian@micron.com
Graduated April 1996
The Pseudo-Rigid-Body-Model Concept and its Application to Micro Compliant Mechanisms
Mike Diehl
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
msdiehl@gmail.com
Graduated December 2007
Design and Fabrication of Out-of-Plane Silicon Microneedles with Integrated Hydrophobic Microchannels
Eric Dodgen
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
erdodgen@gmail.com
Graduated October 2012
Spinal Implant with Customized and Non-Linear Stiffness
Brian Edwards
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
brian.edwards@mscsoftware.com
Graduated December 1996
Functionally Binary Pinned-Pinned Segments
Thomas Evans
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
Thomasevans011@gmail.com
Graduated April 2015
Deployable and Foldable Arrays of Spatial Mechanisms
Walter Fazio
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
faziow@et.byu.edu
Graduated June 2012
Mechanical Properties and MEMS Applications of Carbon-Infiltrated Carbon Nanotube Forests
Janette Fernelius
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
jviolin27@gmail.com
Graduated June 2018
Augmented Design Capabilities for Origami Tessellations
Devin Ferrell
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
devin.ferrell@gmail.com
Graduated December 2009
Development of Criteria for Lamina Emergent Mechanism Flexures with Specific Application to Metals
Robert Fowler
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
robertmfowler@gmail.com
Graduated August 2012
Investigation of Compliant Space Mechanisms with Applications to the Design of a Large-Displacement Monolithic Compliant Rotat.
Paul Gollnick
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
paulgollnick@gmail.com
Graduated April 2010
Design Principles and Preliminary Actuation Approaches for Novel Multiple-Layer Lamina Emergent Mechanisms
Troy Gomm
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
erdodgen@gmail.com
Graduated October 2012
Spinal Implant with Customized and Non-Linear Stiffness