Research Area:
Analysis of thermo-mechanical behavior of solidifying steel in continuous casting funnel molds
Education:
| Bachelors |
Mechanical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude
The University of Texas at Tyler
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2006 |
Positions Held:
June 2007-present
Research Assistant to Professor Brian Thomas
Dept. of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Awards:
| 2007-2008 |
Eugene and Lina Abraham Endowed PhD Supplemental Fellowship, UIUC Dept. of Mechanical Science and Engineering |
| 2006-2007 |
Marjorie Roy Rothermel Scholarship, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Auxiliary |
| 2005-2006 |
Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Senior, The University of Texas at Tyler |
Selected Publications:
Santillana, B., Thomas, B.G., Hamoen, A., Hibbeler, L.C., Kamperman, A., and van der Knoop, W., 2007. "Investigating Mold Heat Transfer in Thin Slab Casting with CON1D," Proceedings of AISTech 2007, Indianapolis, IN.
Presentations:
Santillana, B. and Hibbeler, L.C., 7-9 May 2007. "Investigating Mold Heat Transfer in Thin Slab Casting with CON1D," AISTech 2007, Indianapolis, IN.
Koric, S., Hibbeler, L., and Thomas, B.G., 23-26 September 2007. "Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of Steel Solidification Processes," Pacific Rim Application and Grid Middleware Assembly (PRAGMA) 13, Urbana, IL.
Projects:
Thermo-mechanical work with Dr. Koric
CON1D offset method
Mini-Projects:
Mold distortion of CC molds
* Corus thin-slab funnel mold
* Steel Dynamics, Inc. beam blank mold
Developing a finite element post-processor
* 2D/3D shell thickness calculations
* Stress transformations appropriate for CC molds
* Smart/meaningful contour plots
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