The title for his doctoral research is Towards the Fabrication of Bioresorbable Constructs with Customized Properties using Additive Manufacturing. Congratulations are in order for Dr. Ravi!

Prashanth’s research was a collaborative effort between UTA and UTSW Medical Center in Dallas. He was advised by Dr. Shiakolas and Dr. Welch (UTSW).

Congratulations to Prashanth for a great job on his research on Additive Manufacturing for bio-related applications with a employing a custom developed setup and characterizing the process for a newly developed bio-polymer towards the fabrication of biomedical scaffolds! Looking forward to your contributions to the research community!

Your considerate and pleasant persona is well respected and recognized. Keep up the good deeds and continue being an inspiration to the MARS Lab group!

Congratulations and we look forward to your continued successes!

Zach’s research was a collaborative effort and he was advised by Dr. Shiakolas and Dr. Aswath of the MAE and MSE departments of UT Arlington respectively, and Dr. Varanasi of Texas A&M School of Dentistry (Dallas, TX).

Congratulations to Zach for a great job on the analysis of ceramic materials for the fabrication of biomedical scaffolds! 

Looking forward to your contributions to the research community!

Congratulations to Samson for a great job on the design and kinematic analysis of a micro-robotic device! 

Looking forward to your contributions to the research community!

Kashish, Ravi and Sudip will work in the area of Robotics – Human Robot Interaction and Parimal in the area of Additive Manufacturing. 
We look forward to their contributions and welcome to the MARS Lab family!

Chirstopher passed his doctoral comprehensive exam, the second major hurdle towards completing his PhD on April 27, 2017!.

Chris proposal is titled “On the Application of Machine Learning on Grasping and Haptic Feedback.

Congratulations and we look forward to your continued successes!

Hasan was offered and accepted a full time employment as a Product Development Engineer at Dentsply Sirona USA (https://www.dentsplysirona.com/en-us).
He started work on April 3, 2017. 

We would like to wish Hasan and his wife all the best on their new adventure! 
The lab will miss the ‘smiling guy’!
Stay in toutch and hopefully we will see them soon!

Prashanth was presented with the Graduate Student Employee of the Year award for 2016-2017 at a ceremony on March 28, 2017

Your considerate and pleasant persona is well respected and recognized. Keep up the good deeds and continue being an inspiration to the MARS Lab group!

Congratulations and we look forward to your continued successes!

Student senior design project yields patent on Smart Bandage
Link to the release at UTA news center: 
http://www.uta.edu/news/releases/2017/03/letia-blanco-patent.php
Link to Todays Medical Developments: 
http://www.todaysmedicaldevelopments.com/article/medical-device-smart-bandage-patent-uta-31017/
Link to ASEE – FIRST BELL: 
http://mailview.bulletinmedia.com/mailview.aspx?m=2017030601asee&r=6106399-4c8f
Link to Science Magazine:
https://scienmag.com/uta-student-senior-design-project-yields-patent-on-smart-bandage/

Long wait (2011 – 2016) but worth the wait! Congratulations to whole team for research well ops exceptionally completed!

Md Abu Hasan and P. S. Shiakolas, Comparative Stress Analysis of Lingualized and Conventional Balanced Occlusion Schemes in a Full-Arch Fixed Implant Prosthesis ussing Finite Element Analysis, JMMB-D-16-00156 – Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, Accepted for Publication March 1, 2017

Congratulations to Hasan – now Md and PhD next to each other! 
Looking forward to your contributions to the research community!