Faculty and Staff Scholarly Accomplishments
Research, Publications and Professional Activities 2007-08
Dr. Ahad Ali
Scholarly Publications
Ali, A., Chen, Z., and Lee, J., Web-enabled platform for distributed and dynamic decision making systems, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, August 2007.
Ali, A., Seifoddini, H., and Lee, J., Global logistics intelligent decision system of medical Equipment manufacturing, Research and Practical Issues of Enterprise Information Systems II, vol. 1, IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, vol. 254, pp. 111-124. Springer, Dec. 2007.
Chen, X., Ali, A., Yang, Z., Lee, J., and Ni, J., System level simulation and optimization on manufacturing factory, IIE Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Vancouver, Canada, May 17-21, 2008.
Ali, A., Haider, I., and Abdul-Kader, W., Label printing simulation for cycle time reduction, IIE Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Vancouver, Canada, May 17-21, 2008.
Haider, I., Ali, A., Oriet, L.P., and Nooks, J.A., Lean manufacturing strategy for auto assembly, IIE Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Vancouver, Canada, May 17-21, 2008.
Ali, A., Seifoddini, H., and Lee, J., Decision support optimization based on distributed simulation and uncertainty representation, Industrial Engineering Research Conf., Vancouver, Canada, May 17-21, 2008.
Ali, A., Carlo, H. J., and Cesani, V., Intelligent decision support system for battlefield operations, Midwest Decision Science Institute (DSI) Annual Conference, Erie, PA, April 17-19, 2008.
Ali, A., and de Souza, R., Modeling and simulation of Hard Disk Dive final assembly using a HDD Template, Winter Simulation Conference, pp. 1641-1650, Washington DC, Dec. 9-12, 2007.
Haider, I., Ali, A., Oriet, L.P., and Nooks, J.A., Redesign auto door using modularization and ultra light steel auto body structure, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Seattle, Nov. 2007.
Ali, A., Seifoddini, H., and Lee, J., Global logistics decision system for medical equipment manufacturing, International Symposium and Workshop on Global Supply Chain, Intermodal Transportation and Logistics, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 25-26, 2007.
Santini, N., and Ali, A., Design of electronic kanban system, IIE/ASQ Lean and Quality Conference and Expo, Atlanta, GA, Sep. 24 - 27, 2007.
Research Proposals
Observational ethnographic statistical analysis and experimental evaluation on the effects of aging on driver performance, NineSigma, Ahad Ali, PI and V. Fernandez, Co-PI, Nov. 28, 2007.
Design and manufacture of biomass palletizing (Biomass Briquette) equipment, NineSigma, Dec. 14, 2007.
Condition Based Monitoring (CBM) and Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) facilities, Chrysler Foundation, Ahad Ali, PI, March 21, 2008.
Condition based monitoring and prediction algorithm for automotive maintenance system, NineSigma, Ahad Ali, PI, March 31, 2008.
Professional Activities
SME Annual Conference, Detroit, MI, May 30 - June 2, 2008.
Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, May 17-21, 2008.
NSF I/URC on Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS) - IAB Meeting, Peoria, IL, April 29, 2008.
Workshop on Imbedded Health Management System for Automotive, organized by NSF Industry University Cooperative Research Center on Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS), Peoria, IL, April 28, 2008.
Hands-on machinery diagnostics measurements: NI sound & vibration assistant, Peoria, IL, April 28, 2008.
North American Material Handling Show, Cleveland, OH, April 22, 2008.
Decision Science Institute (DSI) Midwest Conference, Erie, PA, April 17-19, 2008.
Scholarship of Teaching, Assessment, and Learning (SoTAL) Poster Session, LTU, April 15, 2008.
Problem Based Learning (PBL) Workshop, Deborah E. Allen, Univ. of Delaware, LTU, March 28, 2008.
Winter simulation conference, Washington DC, Dec. 9 - 12, 2007.
NSF I/UCRC on Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS) - IAB Meeting, Chrysler, MI, Oct. 29 - 30, 2007.
Michigan Simulation User Group (MSUG) Conference, Troy, MI, Sep. 26, 2007.
IIE/ASQ Lean and Quality Conference, Atlanta, GA, Sep. 24 - 25, 2007.
IIE Detroit Professional Chapter Workshops, Harbour Report Presentation, Warren, MI, Sep. 14, 2007.
Advisor: SME Annual Meeting & Interactive "Unconference", Detroit, MI, May 31 - June 3, 2008.
Chair: IIE Lean Student Technical Paper Competition 2008, Director: IIE Lean Division.
Invited Session Chair: Problems with Multiple Product, IERC, Vancouver, Canada, May 17 -21, 2008.
Session Chair: Lean Student Paper Competition, IERC, Vancouver, Canada, May 17 -21, 2008.
Program Committee / Publicity Chair: The IFIP TC8 International Conference on Research and Practical Issues of Enterprise Information Systems, Beijing, China, Oct. 14-16, 2007.
Technical Committee: Semiconductor Manufacturing Automation, IEEE Robotics & Automation Society.
VP Public Relations: IIE Detroit Professional Chapter.
Judge: IIE Detroit Professional Chapter Student Paper Competition, University of Oakland, Jan. 26, 2008.
Manuscript Reviewer for: DSI 2009 Meeting. EJOR, IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, IERC 2008, International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, International Journal of Production Research, IEEE Transactions on SMCC, and IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE)
Dr. Daw Alwerfalli
Current Research
Actively engaged in research in the areas of Lean Manufacturing, Value Engineering, Agile Manufacturing Facilities in solving logistics, and Solar Technologies in the auto industry.
Doctoral Dissertations Advised
Cost reduction and quality improvement through innovative steering gear yoke setting process, Ali Jammoul, 2007.
Determination of significantly influential variables impacting front end alignment warranty costs, Rob Navaroli, 2008.
Dr. Lisa Anneberg
Scholarly Publications
Means, J.K., Anneberg, L., Snyder, C., and Feng, J., Work in Progress - Multidisciplinary laboratory for development, design and consumer testing of marketable residential LED luminaries, 37th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, pp. F2C-13 - F2C-14, Milwaukee, WI, Oct. 10-13, 2007.
Grants
Anneberg, L., Arch, D., Feng, J., Means, J.K., and Snyder, C., Development, design and consumer testing of marketable residential LED light luminaries, EPA Lighting Lab Grant, $9535, August 2007 - July 2008.
Awards
MSPE Award: Engineer of the year, Academia, 2007.
Professional Activities
Chair of IEEE-SEM [Southeast Michigan] Trident Chapter, speaker/presentation, November 2007.
OCCRA Women's Robotics Judge, December 2007.
Michigan Metro Girl Scout Council presentations, Aerospace achievement patch [April 2008], Computer achievement Patch [October, 2007 and March 2008], Math fun achievement patch [January 2008].
Coordinator: Dearborn Area Mathcounts Competition, February 2008 Judge, Michigan State Mathcounts Competition, April, 2008.
Detroit Area Boy Scout Council Career Day Presentations, October 2007 and February 2008 ASEE Campus Representative Theta Tau Campus Chapter Advisor Tau Beta Pi Campus Co-Advisor ABET accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012, Telephone: (410) 347-7700 Electrical and Computer Engineering program Evaluator, Evaluation visit in November 2007.
Sample Exam Contributor:
- Fundamentals of Engineering, FE/EIT Exam Preparation, 18th edition
Kaplan AEC Education Publisher, Inc, ISBN 1427761191
Doctoral Dissertation Committee
Ytterbium fiber laser weld bonding of aluminum alloy 6013-T6, S. Munro.
Oil gallery hole drilling of B319 aluminum alloy cylinder block using Minimum Quantity Lubricant (MQL) Method, I. Hussain.
Applied Research
US Army Tank Automotive Command - Design of Experiements and Ice Detection Apparatus, with G. Gerhart and T. Meitzler, 2007.
Dr. Suresh Bansal
Proposals
Research on hybrid electric vehicles, TARDEC, $184,000.
Research on vehicle thermal management system development and performance/fuel economy model verification and development, TARDEC, $629,096. Phase-I funding $250,000 (approval stage).
Professional Activities
Academic partnership with Johnson Controls (JCI) for research on Batteries for Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Short Course AEI-PD-2 Vehicle System Dynamics-1 at TARDEC, Nov.-Dec. 2007.
Short Course AEI-PD-10 Vehicle Thermal Management System at TARDEC, Aug.-Sep. 2008.
Short Course AEI-PD-9 Hybrid Electric Vehicles at Continental Corporation, Sep.-Oct.2008.
Dr. S. R. Bhonsle
Scholarly Publications
Revised the textbook "Numerical Methods for Engineers" (Matlab Integrated) text .This text is being used by LTU students copy and the proceeds go to department account.
Completed 3 chapters for the text book "Finite Element Methods for Engineers" (with Matlab)
Dr. Donald Carpenter
Scholarly Publications
Mayhew, M.J., Hubbard, S.M., Finelli, C.J., Harding, T.S., and Carpenter, D.D., Using structural equations modeling to validate the theory of planned behavior as a model for predicting student cheating with implications for researchers interested in transitional versus consolidated phases of moral reasoning development, Research in Higher Education, Nov. 2008.
Harding, T.S., Mayhew, M.M., Finelli, C.J., and Carpenter, D.D., The theory of planned behavior as a model of academic dishonesty in humanities and engineering undergraduates. Ethics and Behavior, 17(3), 255-279, Sep. 2007.
Sutkus, J.A., Carpenter, D.D., Finelli, C.J., and Harding, T.S., Work in Progress: Building the Survey of Engineering Ethical Development (SEED) instrument, Proceeding of the 38th Frontiers in Education Conference, Saratoga, NY, Oct. 2008.
Carpenter, D.D., A case study on the use of LEED, LID and stormwater BMPs in the redevelopment of a Midwestern urban campus, Proceedings National LID Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, Nov. 2008.
Hallam, L., and Carpenter, D.D., A Comparison of Engineered Soil Mixtures on Bioretention Cell Performance, Proceedings of the 2008 National LID Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, Nov. 2008.
Carpenter, D.D., and Hallam, L., An investigation of rain garden planting mixture performance and the implications for design, Proceedings National LID Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, Nov. 2008.
Gerhart, A., and Carpenter, D.D., Creative Problem Solving, Proceedings ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2008.
Carpenter, D.D., Rain garden feasibility study for Lathrup Village Sites on Roseland and San Rosa Blvd, A report to City of Lathrup Village and Southeast Oakland County Water Authority, Sep. 2008.
Finelli, C.J., Sutkus, J.A., Carpenter, D.D., and Harding, T.S., A longitudinal study of the ethical development of engineering and non-engineering students at a national research university, Research in Engineering Education Symposium, Davos, Switzerland, July 2008.
Carpenter, D.D., Finelli, C.J., and Harding, T.S., Investigating the linkages between unethical professional behaviors and engineering undergraduate cheating, Research in Engineering Education Symposium, Davos, Switzerland, July 2008.
Mayhew, M.J., Hubbard, S., Harding, T.S., Finelli, C.J., and Carpenter, D.D., Using structural equation modeling to validate the Theory of Planned Behavior as a model for predicting student cheating, Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, NY, March 2008.
Harding, T.S., Finelli, C.J., Carpenter, D.D., and Mayhew, M.J., Factors influencing moral development in professional education, Roundtable Discussion at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Association for Moral Education, NY, Nov. 2007.
Finelli, C.J., Harding, T.S., Carpenter, D.D., and Sutkus, J.A., Academic integrity among engineering undergraduates: Seven years of research by the E3 Team, Poster presented for the NSF Engineering Education Awardees Conference, Arlington, VA, Sep. 2007.
Keynote Presentations and Workshops
Harding, T.S., Finelli, C.J., and Carpenter, D.D., Ethics education or ethical development: What is the best goal for engineering education? ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2008.
Carpenter, D.D., Ethics and professional issues, Workshop for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) Program, Bethesda, July 2008.
Carpenter, D.D., Academic Integrity and Professional Ethics, A journey to becoming an ethical professional begins now, Invited Speaker, Annual Porth Lecture Series, Missouri Univ. Science & Tech., Sep. 2008.
Carpenter, D.D., Teaching Ethics or Developing Ethical Professionals, Invited Speaker for Annual Porth Lecture Series at Missouri University of Science & Technology, Sep. 2008.
Carpenter, D.D., Rain Gardens in Lathrup Village, An invited presentation for Southeast Oakland County Water Authority, Sep. 2008.
Carpenter, D.D., Lawrence Technological University Rain Garden Education and Demonstration Project Tour, A presentation and tour of LTU facilities in fulfillment of a Wayne County DOE Grant, Sep. 2008.
Carpenter, D.D., An Investigation of Rain Garden Planting Mixtures, A presentation at the annual Michigan Water Environment Association, June 2008.
Carpenter, D.D., Lawrence Technological University Green Roof Performance Evaluation Project, An invited presentation at the Hillsborough County Green Roof Symposium, June 2008.
Carpenter, D.D., Rain Garden Design and Maintenance, West Bloomfield Citizens Meeting, Nov. 2007.
Carpenter, D.D., LID stormwater practices on the campus of Lawrence Technological University, An invited presentation at the Michigan State University Low Impact Development Conference, March 2008.
Dr. Michael Cloud
Scholarly Publications: Books
Moore, R.E., and Cloud, M.J., Computational Functional Analysis, Ellis Horwood Series in Mathematics and Its Applications, Paperback, 2008.
Rothwell, E.J., and Cloud, M.J., Electromagnetics, 2nd Ed., Electrical Engineering Textbook Series, 2008.
Prof. Ken Cook
Awards
Awarded the George Schneider Manufacturing Technology Education Award in 2008 from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).
Professional Activities
Invited presentation to the Manufacturing Technology Academy in Traverse City, Michigan on engineering technology and careers related to the field.
Prof. Jerry Cuper
Scholarly Publications
Paper on Engineering Technology to be presented at the 2009 ASEE Conference (Coauthors are Ken Cook, William White and Sabah Abro)
Dr. Vernon Fernandez
Research contribution to auto industry
Development of a "Self Calibrating Hall Sensor System" to measure current in spot welding applications
Development of a 90 degree tip alignment sensor for spot welding applications
Development of a "Force Stepper for servo Controlled Spot Welding Guns"
Development of a "Water Saver/Flow Measuring System for Robotic Applications"
Development of an "Optimal Energy Delivery System for resistance spot welding"
Dr. Rob Fletcher
Scholarly Publications
Fletcher, R.W., Utilizing undergraduate engineering student research assistants in fuel cell durability and reliability testing; assessing their feasibility, benefits, value and contributions, ASEE National Conference proceedings, (ASEE Energy Conversion Division Best Paper of the Division award 2008), June 24, 2008.
Fletcher, R.W., Bacyinsky, R.A., and Knudsen, R.D., DTE Energy Hydrogen Technology Power Park creates groundwork for the future, Technology Century Journal of the ESD, August - Sep. 2007.
Fletcher, R.W., Using State or Federal Department of Energy Demonstration Grant Funds as Hands-on educational opportunities for engineering students, ASEE National Conference proceedings, June 2007.
Presentations
Using State or Federal Department of Energy Demonstration Grant Funds as Hands-on Educational Opportunities for Engineering Students, ASEE National Conference, June 2007.
Power Use, Inventory and Logistical Management Evaluation of Robotics Platform, 2nd TARDEC Robotics Quarterly Workshop, Jan. 7, 2008.
Using an externally funded fuel cell research program to enrich the education of undergraduate engineering students, LTU Center for Teaching and Learning and the Research Support Services Committee Scholarship of Teaching, Assessment, and Learning (SoTAL) Poster Session, April 15, 2008.
Utilizing undergraduate engineering student research assistants in fuel cell durability and reliability testing; assessing their feasibility, benefits, value and contributions, ASEE Conference, June 24, 2008.
PEM fuel cell long term durability testing, performance assessment at various temperature conditions and response dynamics when coupled to other energy storage devices, NextEnergy Connect and Collaborate Conference, Oct. 10, 2008.
Alternative energy technologies: Common challenges and common opportunities, IEEE Southeast Michigan Conference, Nov. 14, 2008.
Grants and Contracts
Biofuels lab equipment, Daimler Chrysler Foundation, $22,000, 2007.
Continuation of fuel cell testing, TACOM/TARDEC, $38,000, 2008.
Fuel cell robotics and battery research, TACOM/TARDEC, $170,000, 2008.
Fuel cell powered Element One racing vehicle, Chrysler Foundation, $25,000, 2008.
Fuel cell powered Element One racing vehicle, DENSO, $30,000, 2008.
Professional Activates
Short Course: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen, TRADEC, July 2008 - Nov. 2008.
Dr. Andrew Gerhardt
Scholarly Publications
Gerhart, A.L., and Carpenter, D.D., Creative Problem Solving Course - Student perceptions of creativity and comparisons of creative problem solving methodologies, ASEE Annual Conf., Pittsburgh, PA, June 2008.
Gerhart, A.L., Gerhart, P.M., Fletcher, R.W., Comparison of differing credit hour allotments for thermodynamics and fluid mechanics courses, ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2008.
Presentations and Awards
Gerhart, A.L., and Carpenter, D.D., Creative Problem Solving Course - Student perceptions of creativity and comparisons of creative problem solving methodologies, Lawrence Technological University Scholarship of Teaching, Assessment, and Learning Poster Session, Southfield, MI, April 2008. External Peer Review - Awarded 2nd Place.
Gerhart, A.L., K-12 Summer Engineering Outreach Programs - Curriculum comparisons between ages, minorities, and genders, Lawrence Technological University Scholarship of Teaching, Assessment, and Learning Poster Session, Southfield, MI, April 2008, 2005. External Peer Review - Awarded 3rd Place.
Textbook Problems Storyboarded/Authored
Young, D.F., Muson, B.R., Okiishi, T.H, and Huebsch, W.W., A Brief Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 4th Ed., Wiley Plus Interactive Tutorials, Wiley, 2007.
Fox, R.W., McDonald, A.T., and Pritchard, P.J., Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 7th Ed., Wiley Plus Interactive Tutorials, Wiley, 2008.
Grants
Sophomore-level creative problem solving course development, KEEN, $2500, 6/2006 - 12/2007.
Wind tunnel instrumentation and diagnostics, Chrysler Foundation, $30,000, 8/2007 - 6/2008.
Professional Activities
Panel Member/Presenter, Graduate School Colloquium, sponsored by LTU Student Chapter of Society of Physics, 2008.
2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June, Pittsburgh, PA.
2008 Scholarship of Teaching, Assessment, and Learning Poster Session, LTU CTL, April 15, 2008.
Introduction to Problem Based Learning Workshop, LTU CTL, March 28, 2008, Southfield, MI.
I2V - Invention to Venture LTU Michigan, Oct. 13, 2007, Southfield, MI.
Nominating Committee Chair and Board of Directors, Center for Sustainability.
Chair, Engineering Society of Detroit Young Engineer and Student Award Selection Committee.
Member, Engineering Society of Detroit, Young E.
Reviewer: Journal of Fluids Engineering (2007-2008), ASEE 2008 National Conference, ME Division
Moderator: ASEE Conference Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II Session, ME Division, 2008.
Dr. Nabil Grace
Scholarly Publications
Rohelder, W.J., Tang, B., Doe, T.A., Grace, N.F., and Burgess, C.J., CFRP strands application on Penobscot Narrow Cable Stayed Bridge, Transportation Research Board Journal, Jan. 2008.
Grace, N.F., Enomoto, T., Abdel-Mohti, A., Tokal, Y., and Purayankara, S., Behavior of concrete box beam bridge prestressed with carbon fiber composite cables, PCI Journal, July, 2008.
Grace, N.F., Jensen, E., Soliman, E., Matsagar, V., and Hanson, J., Transverse diaphragms and unbonded CFRP transverse post-tensioning in side-by-side box-beam bridges, ACI Structural Journal, Sub. 2008.
Grace, N.F., Jensen, E., and Bebawy, M.R., Effect of shear key depth on the performance of the shear key connection, ACI Structural Journal, submitted 2008.
Grace, N.F., Jensen, E., Till, R., and Bebawy, M.R., Optimal transverse post-tensioning arrangement for side-by-side box beam bridges, Part-I & Part-II, ACI Structural Journal, submitted 2008.
Grace, N.F., 5-years monitoring of first CFRP prestressed concrete 3-span bridge in US, Structural Faults & Repair, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, June 10 - 12, 2008 (Keynote Paper).
Grace, N.F., Use of CFRP strands in a cable-stayed bridge in USA, 5th Middle East Symposium on Structural Composites for Infrastructure Applications, Hurghada, Egypt, May 23 - 25, 2008.
Awards
Emerging Leader Finalist, Automation Alley
Recent Research Grants
US Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center TARDEC, $800.000, 2008-2011.
US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center TARDEC, $850,530, 2008-2010.
Michigan Economic Development Corporation, $900,000, 2006-2009.
US-Department of Transportation, $1,100,000, 2006-2011.
Michigan Department of Transportation, $168,000, 2006-2008.
US-Army Research Laboratory-ARL, $11,196,300, 2005-2010.
Mitsui/Tokyo Rope Manufacturer, Inc., Japan, $200,000, 2007-2011.
National Science Foundation, $315,000, 2004-2008.
Patents
U.S. Patent No. US 7,296,317 B2was awarded for the Box Beam Highway Bridge, Nov. 2007.
U.S. Patent No. US 6,790,518 B2 was awarded for the Hybrid Ductile Fabric, Sep. 2004.
Patent application filed for Composite Armor Structure for Military Tanks, August 2008.
Patent application filed for New Bridge System. August 2008.
Dedications
Dedication of the Center for Innovative Materials Research May 2, 2008.
In The News
Several Newspapers and TV interviews activities are given below:
http://www.ltu.edu/nabil_grace/press_stategrant06.asp
http://www.ltu.edu/cm/attach/420EC066-55F5-4A06-B2C1-3DD12232D609/grace.crain_12.31.07.pdf
http://www.ltu.edu/nabil_grace/defense_testing.asp
http://www.ltu.edu/nabil_grace/process_innovators.asp
http://www.ltu.edu/cm/attach/4C71E63A-EB5B-4DA4-994A-776DC2A3D86D/newsletter_business_news.pdf
http://www.ltu.edu/cm/attach/77D5D499-CB7D-45DC-AFD8-218156EE0EE3/bridge_article_web.pdf
http://blog.mlive.com/oak_business_review/2007/03/lawrence_tech_professor_takes.html
http://www.ltu.edu/cm/attach/77D5D499-CB7D-45DC-AFD8-218156EE0EE3/Southfield_Eccentric_article.pdf
http://www.ltu.edu/cm/attach/4C71E63A-EB5B-4DA4-994A-776DC2A3D86D/FOCUS_ON_FUTURE.pdf
http://www.ltu.edu/cm/attach/4C71E63A-EB5B-4DA4-994A-776DC2A3D86D/GRANTS_BOLSTER.pdf
Video
http://www.ltu.edu/nabil_grace/cimr.asp
http://www.ltu.edu/nabil_grace/miller_ammendment.asp
Modern Marvels Show
Dr. Grace was interviewed on Modern Marvels and it was broadcasted in Oct. 2008.
Discovery Channel
Dr. Grace was interviewed on the Discovery Channel and it will be broadcasted in 2009.
Federal and State Scientific Panels
Dr. Grace served on various panels for NSF, FHWA, MDOT, MEDC,
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Grace delivered several keynote presentations in the US, Japan, Scotland, and Egypt.
Dr. Hiroshan Hettiarachchi
Scholarly Publications
Hettiarachchi, H., and Ge, L., Use of geogrids to enhance stability of slope in bioreactor landfills: A conceptual method, International Foundation Congress & Equipment Expo, Orlando, March 2009.
Reddy, K.R., Hettiarachchi, H., Gangathulasi, J., and Bogner, J., Geotechnical properties of synthetic municipal solid waste, International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Accepted in Sep. 2008.
Hettiarachchi, H., Meegoda, J., and Hettiaratchi, P., A model to predict settlements and landfill gas generation in bioreactor landfills coupled with gas generation and moisture distribution, Waste Management Journal, Elsevier Publication, 2008.
Reddy, K.R., Hettiarachchi, H., Gangathulasi, J., and Bogner, J., Geotechnical properties of fresh municipal solid waste at Orchard Hills Landfill, Waste Management Journal, Elsevier, In Press, August 2008.
Reddy, K.R., Hettiarachchi, H., Gangathulasi, J., and Bogner, J., Compressibility and shear strength of landfillled municipal solid waste at Orchard Hills Landfill, Waste Management & Research, August 2008.
Reddy, K.R., Hettiarachchi, H., Parakalla, N., Gangathulasi, P.J., and Bogner, J., Hydraulic conductivity of municipal solid waste in landfills, ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, Accepted; July 2008.
Hettiarachchi, H., and Brown, T., Use of SPT blow counts to estimate shear strength properties of soils: An energy balance approach, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Eng., Accepted, June 2008.
Brown, T., and Hettiarachchi, H., Estimating shear strength properties of soils using SPT blow counts: An energy balance approach, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 179, 2008.
Reddy, K.R., Gangathulasi, J., Hettiarachchi, H., and Bogner, J., Geotechnical properties of municipal solid waste subjected to leachate recirculation, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 177, 2008.
Proposals
Shear strength properties of municipal solid waste (MSW) in bioreactor landfills: Variation with biodegradation and composition - RUI Research proposal submitted to the (NSF), Feb. 2008.
Stability analysis of bioreactor landfills: Development of an innovative method to enhance slope stability using geosynthetics - Collaborative research proposal submitted to the NSF, Oct. 2007.
Current Research
Geotechnical properties of municipal solid waste (MSW): Collaboration with University of Illinois at Chicago to conduct research on the variation of geotechnical properties of MSW with age and moisture.
Stability analysis of bioreactor landfills: Collaborative research proposal was submitted to NSF in October 2007 with Missouri University of Science & Technology as the collaborating institution.
Settlement mechanics of bioreactor landfills: Continue to collaborate with New Jersey Institute of Technology and the University of Calgary, Calgary.
Scouring at bridge piers: Continue to collaborative with Wayne State University, Michigan DOT program.
Shear Strength Properties of soils: An energy balance based new methodology was developed to estimate shear strength properties soils using SPT blow counts.
Professional Activities
Invited Chair, Session on soil scour and erosion, International Foundation Congress & Equipment Expo 2009, March, 2009, Orlando, FL.
Member: ASCE Geo-Institute technical committee on Geotechnics of Soil Erosion (Jan. 2008 - date)
Member: ASCE Geo-Institute technical committee on Geo-environmental Engineering (Jan. 2008 - date)
Invited Presentation: Settlement Mechanics of Bioreactor Landfills, Geotechnical Engineering Graduate Seminar, Civil Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Nov. 15, 2007.
Invited reviewer: ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Waste Management, International Foundation Congress 2009, Orlando FL, GeoHunan 2009 International Conf., Hunan, China.
Graduate Thesis/Project Advising/Committee
Advisor - Master Thesis by Matt McClarren, in progress.
Committee Member - Graduate Project by Oley Cypley, Completed in July 2008.
Dr. Badih Jawad
Scholarly Publications
Gebara, N., Jawad, B., and Szymanski, P., Minimizing cost of material variances in printed circuit board assembly, SAE International Congress and Exposition Meeting, Detroit, MI, SAE Transactions Journal of Passenger Cars - Electronic and Electrical Systems, Section 7, pp. 247 - 254, March 2007.
Nasser, M., and Jawad, B., Design of experiments as effective design tools, ASME International Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, MA, Oct. 31 - Nov. 6, 2008.
Nasser, M., and Jawad, B., Developing a transfer function for vehicle ride performance, SAE International Congress and Exposition Meeting, Detroit, Michigan, March, 2008.
Sobolak, S., and Jawad, B., Shrinkage analysis of a constrained thin walled injection molded component using a traditional flatbed scanner and photometric techniques, SAE International Congress and Exposition Meeting, Detroit, Michigan, March 2008.
Gebara, N.E., and Jawad, B.A., Reducing material waste using Six Sigma in printed circuit board assembly, ASME International Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, WA, Nov. 11-15, 2007.
Sobolak, S.J., and Jawad, B.A., Anistropy study of a constrained thin walled component using a range of processing control factors, ASME International Engineering Congress, Seattle, WA, Nov. 11-15, 2007.
Sobolak, S.J., and Jawad, B.A., Warpage reduction through robust engineering of a thin-walled injection molded component, ASME International Engineering Congress and Expo, Seattle, Nov. 11-15, 2007.
Jawad, B.A. and Riedel, C.H., Analysis of Sauter Mean Diameter (SMD) for fuel sprays, ASME - JSME Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting, San Diego, California, July 30 - August 2, 2007.
Sobolak, S.J., and Jawad, B., Dimensional stability and warpage reduction in conventional injection molding through process changes, Modelling and Simulation, (IASTED), pp. 567-078, 538-543, 2007.
Dr. Elin Jensen
Scholarly Publications
Grace, N., Jensen, E.A., Till, R., and Bebawy, M.R.E., Optimal transverse post-tensioning arrangement for side-by-side box beam bridges (Part I), ACI Structural Journal, Submitted Feb. 2008.
Grace, N., Jensen, E.A., Till, R., and Bebawy, M.R.E., Optimal transverse post-tensioning arrangement for side-by-side box beam bridges (Part II), ACI Structural Journal, Submitted Feb. 2008.
Grace, N., Jensen, E.A., Till, R.D., Matsagar, V.A., Soliman, E.M., and Hanson, J.Q., Transverse diaphragms and unbonded CFRP post-tensioning in box-beam bridges. PCI Journal, Submitted April 2008.
Jensen, E., Grace N., Van Horn, J., and Bebawy, M., Experimental considerations using new fire chamber for structural testing, 9th IAFSS Symposium, Sep. 2008, Karlsruhe, Germany, Poster presentation.
Jensen, K.A, Jensen, E., and Grace, N., Feasibility study of Carbon Nanotube Doped Portland Cement: Compression strength and particle-emissions during failure. Abstract accepted for presentation at 3rd International Conference on Surfaces, Coatings and Nanostructured Materials, Oct. 24-28, 2008.
Grace, N., and Jensen, E., Use of unbonded CFCC for transverse post-tensioning of side-by-side box-beam bridges, Michigan DOT, Construction and Technology Division, RC-1909, Technical Research Report.
Co-author: ACI 231 early-age cracking: Causes, measurement, and mitigation, Technical Document, Submitted for final TAC approval Nov. 2008.
Research Awards/Grants
CAREER: Effect of Fire Loads on the Performance of Structural Concrete, National Science Foundation, $400,002, PI: Elin Jensen, April 2008 - March 2013.
Advanced material technology and design for innovative box-beam highway bridges in Michigan, Michigan Economical Development Corporation, $900,000, PIs: N. Grace and E. Jensen, Jan. 2006 - Dec. 2009.
Innovative corrosion-free CFRP prestressed concrete highway bridge systems, US Department of Transportation, $1,100,000, PIs: Nabil Grace and Elin Jensen, July 2006 - June 2011.
Proposals
NEESR-II: Assessment of punching shear vulnerability and seismic retrofit of slab-column connections with headed reinforcement, National Science Foundation, $375,000, PIs: Gustavo Parra-Montesinos (U of Michigan), Carol Shield (U of Minnesota) and Elin Jensen, Duration: 3 years, Status: Submitted 03/18/08, Recommended for funding by panel - 08/26/08 not funded.
Life-cycle cost analysis of carbon fiber reinforced polymer bridges in USA, National Science Foundation, $49,500, PIs: Nabil Grace and Elin Jensen, Duration: 1 year, Status: To be submitted 10/10/08.
Professional Activities
9th International Conference on Concrete Pavements, San Francisco, CA, (Chair of Student Poster Competition - B.F. McCullough Award).
Dr. Harold Josephs
Scholarly Publications: Books
Huston, R., and Josephs, H., Practical Stress Analysis in Engineering Design, 3rd Edition, CRC Press, 2008.
Dr. Yawen Li
Scholarly Publications
Park, J., Li, Y., Berthiaume, F., Toner, M., Yarmush, M., and Tilles, A., Radial flow hepatocyte bioreactor using stacked microfabricated grooved substrates, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 99, 455-467, 2008.
Vu, H., Li, Y., Casali, M., Irimia, D., Megeed, Z., and Yarmush, M., A Microfluidic bioreactor for increased active retrovirus output, Lab on a Chip, 8, 75-80, 2008.
Park, J., Cho, C., Parashurama, N., Li, Y., Berthiaume, F., Toner, M., Tilles, A., and Yarmush, M., Microfabrication-based modulation of embryonic stem cell differentiation, 7, 1018-1028, 2007.
Li, Y., Tissue engineering, NIBIB-NSF Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer Institutes (BBSI) Program in Bioengineering and Health Informatics, Invited Seminar, Oakland University, May 2007.
Dr. Richard Marburger
Awards
Harold Slaight Ellington Leadership Award, Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD), 2008.
Dr. Chris Riedel
Scholarly Publications
Brusoe, M., Pensar, Z., and Riedel, C., Improvement of an LS-DYNA fuel delivery module crash simulation, Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) World Congress and Exhibition, Detroit, MI, April 2008.
Kang, B., and Riedel, C., Wave motion in a planar curved beam, 15th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV15), Daejeon, Korea, July 6-10, 2008.
Jawad, B.A., and Riedel, C.H., Analysis of Sauter Mean Diameter (SMD) for fuel sprays, ASME - JSME Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting, San Diego, California, July 30 - August 2, 2007.
Dr. Anca Stefan
Collaborative Projects
Design investigation of MRI coil in collaboration with MR Imaging Division at Beaumont Hospital, MI.
Research on imaging in collaboration with Fetal Imaging Division at Beaumont Hospital, MI.
Research on modeling the dynamics of blood cells in collaboration with the BME program research at Ohio State University.
Dr. Khalil Taraman
Scholarly Publications
Effect of operational testing and trim manufacturing process variation on head injury criterion in FMVSS 291 tests, SAE World Congress, 2008.
Experimental study to analyze the workpiece surface temperature in deep hole drilling of aluminum alloy (B319) engine blocks using minimum quantity lubricant (MQL) technology, 9th Global Congress on Manufacturing and Management GCMM Conference, Brisbane, Australia, Nov. 12-14, 2008.
Doctoral Dissertations
Ytterbium fiber laser weld bonding of aluminum alloy 6013-T6, S. Munro.
Oil gallery hole drilling of B319 aluminum alloy cylinder block using Minimum Quantity Lubricant (MQL) Method, I. Hussain.
Simulation based finite capacity scheduling system, A. Jarrahzadeh.
Applied Research (Chrysler)
Optimization of flexible body shop system, by Mr. El Khalil
Experimental efficiency analysis of automotive axle applications, by Mr. Khanfar.
Optimization of annulus gears machining system, by Mr. Savasky
Casting of thin sections, by Mr. S. Taylor.
Design and optimization of a two-stage polymer over-molding process for automotive electronic assembly, by Mr. N. Murray.
Dr. Vladimir Vantsevich
Scholarly Publications
Vantsevich, V.V., Power losses and energy efficiency of multi-wheel drive vehicles: A method for evaluation, Journal of Terramechanics, vol. 45, Issue 3, pp. 89-101, 2008.
Vantsevich, V.V., and Shyrokau, B.N., Autonomously operated power-dividing unit for driveline modeling and AWD vehicle dynamics control, 1st Annual ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Oct. 20 - 22, 2008.
Shyrokau, B.N., Happawana, G.S., and Vantsevich, V.V., Generalized model and computational algorithm for modeling passive driveline systems of AWD automobiles, ASME Congress, Boston, MA, Oct. 31 - Nov. 6, 2008.
Vantsevich, V.V., Chapter "Mechatronics Education" in book "Mechatronics in Action", Springer, Editors: D. Bradley, University of Abertay Dundee and D. Russell, Penn State University, Great Valley, PA.
Andreev, A.F., Kabanau, V.I., and Vantsevich, V.V., Driveline of ground vehicles: Theory and design, Vantsevich, V.V., Scientific and Engineering Editor, Accepted for publication.
Vantsevich, V.V., and Henke, S., Modeling and simulation of direct/inverse dynamics of a wheel, 11th Mechatronics Forum-Conference, IMechE and University of Limerick, Ireland, June 23-25, 2008.
Vantsevich, V.V., Inverse vehicle dynamics principles, International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 22nd Int. Congress Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Adelaide, Australia, 24-30 Aug. 2008.
Vantsevich, V.V., and Stuart, Ch., All wheel drive energy efficiency, SAE 2008 All Wheel Drive Symposium, August 20-21, 2008, (presented and posted at SAE web-site), July - Dec. 2007.
Vantsevich, V.V., Multi-wheel drive vehicle energy/fuel efficiency and traction performance: Objective function analysis, Journal of Terramechanics, vol. 44, Issue 3, pp. 239-353, July 2007.
Vantsevich, V.V., Heavy-Duty Truck: Inverse Dynamics and Performance Control, IMECE2007-42659, ASME Congress, Seattle, Washington, Nov. 10-16, 2007.
Vantsevich, V.V., and Stuart, Ch., Probabilistic interaction between vehicle and surroundings: Modelling for control, IMECE2007-44071, ASME Congress, Seattle, Washington, Nov. 10-16, 2007.
Vantsevich, V.V., Multi-wheel drive vehicles: Generalized parameters for dynamics analysis, 20th Int. Symposium: Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks, Berkeley, CA, pp. 182-184, August 13-17, 2007.
Vantsevich, V.V., Inverse vehicle dynamics for all-wheel drive systems design, Vehicle Dynamics Expo in North America, Detroit, Oct. 24-26, 2007.
Vantsevich, V.V., AWD vehicles: Wheel power management and performance optimization, Allrad/AWD Conference, Car Training Institute, Nurtingen, Germany, Oct. 22-23, 2007.
Kabanau, V.I., Strigunov, S.I., and Vantsevich, V.V., Power loss, energy and fuel efficiency of 4x4 vehicles: Role of kinematic discrepancy, Journal of Terramechanics, Submitted in Nov. 2007.
Submitted a manuscript of a technical book on driveline system design to the publisher in Jan. 2008.
Book M chapter: A Mechatronics Education, Book: "Mechatronics in Action", April 2008.
Grants and Donations
Kistler Instrument Corp., Sensor Plate and BioWare software, BOSCH and Chrysler, $15,000, 2008.
Professional Activities
Elected as a Fellow ASME at the ASME Congress in Seattle, Nov. 2007.
ASME Congress - presented two papers, Seattle, Nov. 11-15, 2007.
Invited key-note speaker, International Conference on AWD in Germany.
Vehicle Dynamics Expo (an invited presentation on Inverse Dynamics) - presented, Oct. 26, 2007.
Testing Expo, visited and participated, Wheel Sensor Experts Symposium, Kistler, Oct. 25, 2007.
Conference on Education, San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 2008.
ASME International Forum on Future of Mechanical Engineering, Washington DC, April 2008.
SAE Congress 2008.
International Symposium on Mechatronics Conference, University of Limerick, Ireland, June 2008.
Daimler AG, Troy, MI - invited presentation "Wheel Power Distribution and Optimization: Potential for Hybrid-Electric Vehicles", June 30, 2008.
National Defense Industry Association Conference on Robotics, Troy, MI, August 12-13, 2008.
SAE AWD Vehicles Symposium, invited presentation "AWD Energy Efficiency" together with Ch. Stuart, AAM and DEMS student, August 20-21, 2008.
Prof. William White
Awards
Awarded the George Schneider Manufacturing Technology Education Award in 2008 from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).
Professional Activities
Served as a judge for the Plastics in Automotive Division, continuously since 1991, for the international contest sponsored by the Society of Plastic Engineers.
Dr. Kingman Yee
Research & Publications
Yee, K.E., A study of resistance spot weld microstructures in advanced high strength steels: their relationship to weld parameters and their effect on joint strength, Part 1, 2T Stack Ups. Internal Report, Chrysler, August 12, 2008 (46 pages).
Yee, K.E. 3T (Thick-Thick-Thin) resistance spot weld study, Internal Report, Chrysler, August 21, 2008 (22 pages).
Participant in Chrysler's Summer Professor Intern Program
Professional Activities
Company Representative (at LTU) for SAE Detroit Section.
Faculty Advisor, LTU Student Branch of SAE.
Member: 2007 Formula SAE Workshop Planning Committee. LTU, October 20, 2007.
Hosted SAE Detroit Section's High School Poster Competition, Lawrence Tech University, April 3, 2008.
SAE World Congress Meeting, Detroit, MI, April 24, 2008.
Doctoral Dissertations Committee
Laser weld bonding of Aluminum Alloy 6013-T6, Susan Okray Munro.
Cost reduction and quality improvement through innovative steering gear yoke setting process, Ali Jammoul.
Optimization of flexible body shop system, Raed El-Khalil.
Engineering die structures for stamping advanced high strength steel parts, Michael Pape.
Dr. Ed Yuen
Awards
Chrysler Environmental Leadership Award 2007.
SAE Environmental Excellence in Transportation (E2T) Award 2008.