School of Engineering

Robert Edwards

Lecturer in Engineering

Office Location:

Burke 226

Phone:

(814) 898 6137

Email:

rce2@psu.edu

Profile

Biography

Mr. Robert Edwards is a lecturer in engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He has been a faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering Technology department since 1991 when he was first hired as an adjunct. Mr. Edwards received his A.E. in Mechanical Technology from Broome Community College in 1970, his B.S.M.E. in Mechanical Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1973, and the M.S. in Engineering from Gannon University in 1989. He came to Penn State Behrend with over 20 years of industrial experience. He was employed by General Electric, Smith Meter Systems, American Sterilizer Company, LORD Corporation and Finish Thompson.

Mr. Edwards is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME , the American Society of Electrical Engineers ASEE , the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE , the American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM , and its D09 Committee, and the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society IMAPS .

Teaching

Courses for Spring 2012

Applied Electricity
Thermodynamics
Heat Transfer
First-Year Seminar

Courses taught

Intro to Engineering Design
Introduction to Engineering Graphics
Fluid/Thermal Systems
Technical Drawing Fundamentals
Introduction to Computer-Aided Drafting
Spatial Analysis and Computer-Aided Drafting
Statics
Strength of Materials
Dynamics
Heat Transfer Lab
Thermodynamics
Mechanical Measurements and Instrumentation

Research

Research projects completed

Krahe, R. [Principal Investigator], with Warley, R., and Edwards, R., “KDI Ice Maker Project – Phase 2, Applied Energy Research Center for KDI Industries, 2007.

Krahe, R. [Principal Investigator], Warley, R., and Edwards, R., “Ice-Maker Analysis and Design for Improved Efficiencies,” Kold-Draft Industries, Erie, PA, $100,000, December 2006-June 2007.

Edwards, R. C. [Principal Investigator], “Solid Modeling and Drawing for a Gas Turbine,” Usher Machine and Tool, $2,000, 2002.

Research (in progress)

Reckentenwald , G. [Principal Investigator/University of Portland] and Edwards, R. C. [Co-investigator], “Engineering of Everyday Things – Laboratory Exercises in the Thermal and Fluid Sciences,” National Science Foundation, $50,230, January 2007-March 2010.

Nominated, School of Engineering Research Award, 2009.

Publications

Articles published in refereed journals

Dave, V., Blasko, D., Holliday-Darr, K., Trich Kremer, J., Edwards, R., Ford, M., Lendhardt, L., and Hido, B., “Re-enJEANeering STEM Education: Math Options Summer Camp,” Journal of Technology Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 35-45, Spring 2010.

Edwards, R., Recktenwald, G., Kuntz, R. and Michael, R., “An Exercise to Teach the First Law of Thermodynamics for an Open System Using a Simple Hair Dryer,” the Technology Interface Journal, The Electronic Journal for Engineering Technology (http://technologyinterface.nmsu.edu/Spring10/, peer reviewed, on-line journal), ISSN# 1523-9926, vol. 10, no. 3, 20 pp., Spring 2010.

Meckley, J., and Edwards, R., “A study on the design and effectiveness of conformal cooling channels in rapid tooling inserts,” the Technology Interface Journal, The Electronic Journal for Engineering Technology (http://technologyinterface.nmsu.edu/Fall09/, peer reviewed, on-line journal), vol. 10, no. 1, 28 pp., Fall 2009.

Edwards, R. C., “Mechanical engineering technology senior projects-Partnering with industry to enhance the students’ capstone experience,” the Technology Interface, 12 pp., Fall 2006.

Articles published in refereed proceedings

Edwards, R. and Lobaugh, M., “Mini-Projects as Part of a Freshman Seminar For Mechanical Engineering Technology Students,” Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, AC 2011-2118, Vancouver, BC, June 2011.

Lobaugh, M. and Edwards, R, “Mechatronics for Non-Electrical Engineers,” Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, AC 2011-2042, Vancouver, BC, June 2011.

Edwards, R. and Demetrio, T. and Johnson, D., “Resurrecting the Electrolytic Plotting Tank,” Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, AC 2011-1819, Vancouver, BC, June 2011.

Recktenwald, G., and Edwards, R., “Guided Inquiry Laboratory Exercises Designed to Develop Qualitative Reasoning Skills in Undergraduate Engineering Students,” Proceedings, 40th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Washington, DC, October 2010.

Edwards, R. C., and Recktenwald, G., “A Guided Inquiry Approach to Teaching Fan Selection,” Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, Louisville, KY, 2010.

Edwards, R. C., Holliday-Darr, K. and Ford, M., “Undergraduate Involvement in Developing K-12 Hands-On Activities,” Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, Louisville, KY, 2010.

Recktenwald, G., and Edwards, R. C., “Student Attitudes Toward Inquiry-Based Exercises in Undergraduate Lab Courses,” Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, Louisville, KY, 2010.

Recktenwald, G., and Edwards, R. C., “An Inquiry-Based Exercise Involving a Tank of Water with a Hole in its Side,” Proceeding, American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, Louisville, KY, 2010.

Edwards, R. and Recktenwald, G., “Teaching the First Law of Thermodynamics for an Open System Through an Apparent Contradictory Experiment,” Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education St. Lawrence Section Conference, [CD format], Rochester, NY, March 2010.

Recktenwald, G. W., Edwards, R. C., Howe, D., and Faulkner, J., “A Simple Experiment to Expose Misconceptions About the Bernoulli Equation,” Proceedings, IMECE 2009, 2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 10 pp., Lake Buena Vita, FL, November 2009.

Edwards, R. C., "Freehand sketching in the curricula - A view from the outside," Proceedings, 64th EDGD Mid-Year Conference, Erie, PA, 2009.

Edwards, R. C., Recktenwald, G., and Benini, B., “A laboratory exercise to teach the hydrostatic principle as a core concept in fluid mechanics,” Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, AC 2009-251, Austin, TX, 2009.

Edwards, R. C. and Recktenwald, G., “Simple experiments for the thermal and fluid sciences,” Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, AC 2009-712, Austin, TX, 2009.

Recktenwald, G., Edwards, R. C., Howe, D., Faulkner, J., and Hsieh, C., “The engineering of everyday things: Simple experiments in the thermal and fluid sciences,” Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, AC 2009-704, 9 pp., Austin, TX, 2009.

Hsieh, C., Recktenwald, G., and Edwards, R., “Implementing inquiry-based experiments in a fluid science laboratory class,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, AC 2008-1351, 21 pp., 2008.

Edwards, R. C. and Recktenwald, G., “Guided inquiry in an engineering technology classroom,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, AC 2008-293, 9 pp., 2008.

Edwards, R. C., “A homemade 2-dimensional thermal conduction apparatus designed as a student project,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, AC 2008-292, 9 pp., 2008.

Meckley, J., and Edwards, R. C., “A study of the mold thermal characteristics of cooling lines in conventional and rapid tooling,” Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC), pp. 1572-1576, 2008.

Meckley, J. A., and Edwards, R. C., “A study of the effect of conformal cooling on part temperature,” Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC), pp. 483-488, 2008. [best paper award]

Edwards, R., Teaching core concepts in thermal and fluid sciences using devices familiar to the student, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), (http://asee.morrisville.edu/), Session 1-1, 10 pp., 2007.

Rectenwald, G., and Edwards, R. C., Using simple experiments to teach core concepts in the thermal and fluid sciences, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, AC 2007-2294, 2007. [Best Paper Award]

Edwards, R. C., A laboratory exercise to demonstrate how to experimentally determine the operating point for a fan, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, AC 2007-206, 2007.

Edwards, R. C., Using a homemade low speed wind tunnel to illustrate the continuity equation, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, AC 2007-1004, 2007.

Sweeney, S. K., Englund, R. B., and Edwards, R. C., Direct assessment of mechanics of material learning with concept inventory, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, AC 2007-569, 2007.

Edwards, R. C., “Using laboratory experiences to facilitate the teaching of heat transfer to electrical engineering students,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Regional Conference, Ithaca, NY, 7 pp., 2006.

Edwards, R. C., “Mechanical engineering technology senior projects-An industry-education partnership,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Regional Conference, Kansas City, MO, 9 pp., 2006.

Edwards, R. C., “Teaching thermal management to electrical technology students,” American Society for Engineering Education Regional Conference, 6 pp., 2005.

Edwards, R., Dropik, M., and Simoneau, R., “Using available faculty expertise to add relevance to a first course in heat transfer,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Session #2266, 7 pp., 2005.

Edwards, R. C., “A simple hairdryer experiment to demonstrate the first law of thermodynamics,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Session #1348, 9 pp., 2005.

Edwards, R. C., “Improving a fluid and thermal sciences course for Electrical Engineering Technology students,” ASEE Regional Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 2004.

Edwards, R. C., and Forsman, D. R., “A rapid prototyping application in wind tunnel testing-a student project,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Session #3550, 6 pp., 2002.

Service

Organizing conferences, service on conference committees

American Society for Engineering Education

Engineering Design Graphics Division-assisted in planning workshops and acted as contact person/trouble shooter during the conference, October 2009.

Active participation in professional and learned societies

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

D09 Committee, member, 2002-present.

Contributions to the University's programs to enhance equal opportunity and cultural diversity

Math Options, program for 7th and 8th grade girls, conducted sessions, 2002-2006, 2009-present.

Clubs & Organizations:

Women in Engineering

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Edward Evans

Chair of Mechanical Engineering Technology and Senior Lecturer in Engineering

Office Location:

Burke 234

Phone:

(814) 898 6138

Email:

ere100@psu.edu

Profile

Biography

Mr. Edward Evans is a senior lecturer in engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He earned the Associate in Specialized Technology in Drafting and Design Technology, Architectural option, from the Pittsburgh Technical Institute in 1980, the B.A.E., Bachelor of Architectural Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University, in 1990, and the M.S. in Civil Engineering, Structural Design option, from Youngstown State University in 1991. Mr. Evans is a licensed Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Evans has over ten years of industrial experience with Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Schneider Consulting Eignieers, Widmer Engineering, Parfitt/Ling Consulting Engineers, Kurtanich Engineers and Associates and most recently with Lawrie Technology, Inc. He did his graduate teaching assistantship at Youngstown State University in 1990-1991.

Mr. Evans received the Provost Ùs Award for Collaborative Instruction Innovations with K. Holliday-Darr, J. Young, W. Lasher, R. Ford and J. Beaumont, 1995. The project was titled EG 50 Introduction to Engineering Design, A New Paradigm in Freshman Engineering Education. Mr. Evans is presently a member of the American Society for Engineering Education ASEE , and its Mechanics K-12 Engineering Design Graphics and Engineering Technology Divisions. He was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE , and the Structural Engineering Institute from 1991-2004.

Teaching

Courses for Spring 2012

Applied Solids Modeling
Dynamics
Strength of Materials

Courses taught

Statics
Strength of Materials
Technical Drawing Fundamentals
Introduction to Computer-Aided Drafting
Spatial Analysis and Computer-Aided Drafting
Solid Modeling I
Applied Solids Modeling
Advanced Computer-Aided Drafting
Mechanics for Technology: Statics
Strength/Materials Lab
Dynamics
Machine Design
Mechatronics

Research

Research projects completed

Evans, E. [Investigator], ASCE Portable Bridge, Northwest Pennsylvania Branch, American Society of Civil Engineers, $500, March 2002.

Evans, E. [Principal Investigator], Custom Tool and Design Technical Support, Ben Franklin Partnership, $4,500, September 1995-February 1996.

Evans, E., and Holliday-Darr, K. [Co-Principals Investigators], Innovation in EG 50 Instruction (course taught Spring 1992), Engineering Coalition of Schools for Excellence in Education and Leadership (ECSEL), $1,287.50, December 1991.

Grants and contracts awarded for improvements of instruction or for training programs

“Skills Portion - Study Guide.” Contracted to develop a study guide used to improve the graphics portion of ED&G 100, pp 110, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, $5,000, Summer 1998.

“Why Do I Have to Know This???” Handbook of Integrated Activities for Math and Technology/Engineering; Physics and Technology/Engineering, pp. 59, Edinboro University/Penn State Erie Perkins Consortium $5000 (funded by a Perkins Grant) Co-authored with: Jonathan Hall, School of Science, and William Etling and Peter Matthews from Edinboro University, Summer 1995.

Publications

Articles published in refereed proceedings

Evans, E., and Englund, R., “A bridge to high-school girls: A versatile recruiting tool,” 2001 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, Session 3550, 6 pp., June 2001.

Evans, E., Holliday-Darr, K., Young, J., Lasher, W., Beaumont, J., Ford, R., Khalilollahi, A., and Hemminger, T., “An innovative approach to incorporating design into the freshman year,” 1995 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, pp. 2050-2059, June 1995.

Books

Doepker, P.E., Evans, E., MacLellan, P. T., and Plescia, D., Statics – Facilitator Guide, Sinclair Community College, 171 pp., 2004.

Doepker, P.E., Evans, E., MacLellan, P. T., and Plescia, D., Statics – Participant Journal, Sinclair Community College, 133 pp., 2004.

Doepker, P.E., Evans, E., MacLellan, P. T., and Plescia, D., Strength of Materials – Facilitator Guide, Sinclair Community College, 235 pp., 2004.

Doepker, P.E., Evans, E., MacLellan, P. T., and Plescia, D., Strength of Materials – Participant Journal, Sinclair Community College, 197 pp., 2004.

Articles published in nonrefereed journals

Evans, E., “Solid models, virtual inspection and the position tolerance,” ASEE Engineering Design Graphics Division Proceedings 59th Annual Midyear Meeting, pp. 153-158, November 2004.

Evans, E., “The role of descriptive geometry in a mechanical engineering technology curriculum,” ASEE Engineering Design Graphics Division 1997 Mid-Year Conference Proceedings, pp. 123-129, October 1997.

Service

Organizing conferences, service on conference committees

American Society for Engineering Education

Engineering Design Graphics Division, organized mailing list to invite conference attendees for the conference held in Erie, October 2009.

Active participation in professional and learned societies

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Member, ASME Y14, Subcommittee 8: Casting, Forging and Molded Part Drawings, national standards committee for engineering graphics, October 2004-present.

American Society of Civil Engineers, Northwest Pennsylvania Branch (ASCE)

Director, July 2003-December 2005.
Constitution Revision Committee, member, 2001-2003.
President, 1995, 1997-1999, 2001-2003.
District 4 Council, Council member, January-June 1997.
Organizer, “Civil Engineers PE Exam Review,” September 1996-April 1997.
Video Librarian, developed lending policy, 1996.
Vice-President, 1994, 1996, 2000.

American Society for Engineering Education

Standards Chair, Engineering Design Graphics Division, January 2004-present.
Session Moderator, ASEE 2004 Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2004.
Session Moderator, North Central Section Spring Meeting, Erie, PA, April 1999.

Service to professional and industrial associations

ASME Y14, Subcommittee 8 Technical Meeting

Service to educational institutions

Presented, “Bridge in a Bag,” for Jill Weber’s class at Luther Memorial School for twenty-two 4th grade students, November 2009.
Mentored one student from Girard High School in a one-day shadowing program, November 2009.
Presented, “Bridge in a Bag,” at the 21st Century Kids program for middle school students, organized by Michelle Hartman in Continuing Education, June 2009.
Presented, “Bridge in a Bag,” for the Talent Search Program organized by Felicia Williams in Admissions, for two groups of high school students, June 2009.
Presented, “Bridge in a Bag,” at Vernondale Elementary School for two 4th grade classes, June 2009.
Presented, “Bridge in a Bag,” at Rolling Ridge for three 6th grade classes, May 2009.
Presented, modified “Bridge in a Bag,” for many groups of students and adults in an activity organized by Kristin Arendash, Program Coordinator for the Industry Club Expo at Pitt Titusville, May 2009.
Presenter, “Bridge in a Bag,” Greenville High School in Rick Zilla’s class, April 2009.
Mentored two students from Girard High School in a one-day shadowing program, March 2009.
Presenter, “Bridge in a Bag,” at Elk Valley Elementary School, Girard, PA. Talked to the entire 1st grade about what engineers do to make the world a better place. Built the Bridge-in-the-Bag and helped all the kids walk over it June 3, 2008.
Facilitated discussion with the 8th grade Academic Decathlon Team to discuss engineering at Diehl Elementary School, April 11, 2008.
Presenter, “Bridge in a Bag,” at Harding Elementary School, and discussed engineering with one fourth grade and one fifth grade class, February 26, 2008.
Facilitated discussion with a group of 7th and 8th grade students about the engineering design process to help them write an opera about engineering at Harding Elementary School, January 9, 2008.
Presenter, “Bridge in a Bag,” at Harding Elementary School, and discussed engineering with one fourth grade and one fifth grade class, December 6, 2007.
Presenter, “Bridge in a Bag,” at Harding Elementary School, and discussed engineering with one fourth grade and one fifth grade class, November 29, 2007.
Presenter, “Bridge in a Bag,” at Tidioute Community Charter School. Delivered two sessions on bridge building and engineering to middle school kids, May 24, 2007.
Presenter, “Bridges and Engineering,” to two sixth grade pre-algebra classes at Rice Avenue Middle School, Girard, PA, November 28, 2006.
Presented on bridges and engineering to a group of middle school science students at Rice Avenue Middle School, Girard, PA, May 2005.
Presented on bridges and engineering to a group of middle school science students at Elk Valley Middle School, Girard, PA, April 2005.
Presented on bridges to first grade class, took the portable bridge and worked with students to assemble the bridge, then each student test loaded the bridge at Elk Valley Elementary School, Girard, PA, April 2002.

Service to public and private organizations

Girard United Methodist Church, Girard, PA.

Performed a feasibility study for adding an elevator or hydraulic lifts to allow greater access to the facility by older and handicapped church members, 2000.

Judge, Ingenuity Challenge, Technical competition among Junior High School students in Erie County, March 1998.

Judge, Northwest Pennsylvania, Middle School Science Fair, May 1992.

Contributions to the University's programs to enhance equal opportunity and cultural diversity

21st Century Kids

Led two sessions in which I talked about engineering. Did bridge building exercise with each of the classes, October 7, 2008.
Led two sessions in which I talked about engineering. Did bridge building exercise with each of the classes. The students travelled to Behrend from the Corry and Warren school systems, June 18, 2008.
Lead two sessions in which I talked about engineering. Did my bridge building exercise with each of the classes. The students travelled to Behrend from Youngsville Middle School. Interviewed by WICU-TV about my participation in this event. Film at 5, April 8, 2008.
Delivered two sessions on bridge building and engineering to middle school kids visiting campus, June 27, 2007.
Presented for “21st Century Kids” program, two presentations on bridge building and engineering to middle school students visiting campus from Warren/Corry High School Education Council, at Penn State Behrend, Erie, PA. May 2006.
Presented program about bridges for a group of middle school students. The discussion was followed by a hands-on activity building and load testing the portable aluminum bridge at Warren/Forest High School Education Council, Warren, PA. June 2005.
“21st Century Girls,” presentation about bridges to a group of high school girls. The discussion was followed by a hands-on activity building and load testing the portable aluminum bridge, Corry High School Education Council, Corry, PA. June 2001-2005.

Math Options, a program for 7th and 8th grade girls, Penn State Behrend, Erie, PA

Presented “Modeling & Fastener Analysis Program” at the summer camp program, July 2009.
Presented “Bridge in a Bag” for two groups of middle school girls, May 2009.
Presented workshop on finite-element analysis for the week-long Math Options Summer Camp, July 2008.
Presented two workshops, “Bridge-in-a Bag,” 2008.
Advisory Board member, 2006-present.
“Bridge Building 101,” three workshops, May 2005.
“Deflection of Cantilever Beams,” May 2003.
“Build a Bridge,” May 2003.
“Bridge Building 101,” October 2002.
“Break It,” October 2002.
“Analyze It,” October 2002.
“Build a Bridge,” May 2002.
“Structural Behavior of Bridge Structural Elements,” October 2001.
“Structures,” May 2001.
“Structures,” July 2000.

Service to student organizations

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, student chapter

EIT Review Series Presenter, Spring 1998, 2000 - 2007

Clubs & Organizations:

Women in Engineering

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Michael Lobaugh

Lecturer in Engineering

Office Location:

Burke 213B

Phone:

(814) 898 6181

Email:

mjl19@psu.edu

Profile

Biography

Mr. Michael Lobaugh is a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Technology at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He received the B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1986 from the University of Illinois and the M.S. in Engineering Management in 1997 from the University of Massachusetts. Mr. Lobaugh is a member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers SME , the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME , and the American Society of Engineering Educators ASEE .

Mr. Lobaugh came to Penn State Behrend in 2000 with 14 years of experience in industry. He worked at Babcock and Wilcox and for Lord Corporation Ùs Mechanical Products Division in Cambridge Springs, PA. Mr. Lobaugh Ùs specialty interest is in Lean Manufacturing.

Teaching

Courses for Spring 2012

Production Design Laboratory
Mechatronics
MET Senior Projects

Courses taught

Applied Electricity
Solid Modeling I
Manufacturing Materials, Processes, and Laboratory
Production Design
Production Design Laboratory
Strength of Materials
Mechatronics
Lean Manufacturing
Senior Capstone
Senior Individual Projects
First-Year Seminar
Quality Control/Quality Improvement

Courses and workshops taught in support of outreach-based instruction

Lean Manufacturing
Process Mapping
Statistical Process Control Training

Research

Research projects completed

Fisher, K., Parente, D., and Lobaugh, M. [Co-investigators], Research Competency Gaps in Engineering Curriculum, GE Grant, $54,078, Summer 2003.

Publications

Articles published in refereed journals

Fisher, K. J., Lobaugh, M., and Parente, D. H., “An Assessment of Desired ‘Business Knowledge Attributes’ for Engineering Technology Graduates,” Journal of Engineering Technology, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 10-15, Fall 2006.

Fisher, K. J., Lobaugh, M., Michael, R. M., Sweeney, S. K., and Kuvshinikov, P. J., “Development of a Cost Model for Manual Tool Polishing,” The International Journal of Modern Engineering (http://www.ijme.us, an international peer reviewed online journal), Spring/Summer 2006.

Articles published in refereed proceedings

Lobaugh, M., “The Value of Value Stream Mapping to Students,” American Society for Engineering Education, AC-2008-2740, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008. [Presented at conference]

Lobaugh, M., “Lean Manufacturing; A Unique Approach to Educating Students,” American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, CD Index number 3663, 9 pp., Portland, OR, June 2005. [Presented at conference]

Lobaugh, M., “Revving Up Interest in Hands-on Engineering,” American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, Session #3663, CD Index number 2547, 7 pp., Portland, OR, June 2004. [Presented at conference]

Holliday-Darr, K., and Lobaugh, M., “’Sprint’ Your Way Through Pro/E,” 58th Annual Engineering Design Graphics Division of American Society for Engineering Education Conference, 7 pp., Scottsdale, AZ, November 2003. [Co-author, presented at conference by Holliday-Darr]

Holliday-Darr, K., and Lobaugh, M., “Graphic Claymation Visualization Through Sight and Touch,” American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, CD Index number 2077, Nashville, TN, 6 pp., June 2003. [Co-author, presented at conference by Holliday-Darr]

Forsman, D., Holliday-Darr, K., and Lobaugh, J. “Process Education in Computer Graphics,” American Society for Engineering Education National Conference, CD Index number 1338, 14 pp., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 2002. [Co-author, presented at conference]

Service

Service to business and industry

Lean Manufacturing round table meetings, January-December 2005.

Local industry meeting to discuss and share improvement ideas concerning the introduction and use of lean manufacturing. Those involved included Lord Corporation, Dana Brake, American Meter, Paragon Packaging, and many smaller companies. Penn State Behrend is the only educational facility that is represented at these meetings. The lean manufacturing course taught at Behrend has been able to create educational “bridges” between the students and these local companies to work on lean manufacturing projects as part of the course material.

Service to student organizations

Robotics Club

Adviser, 2005.

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Fred Nitterright

Lecturer in Engineering

Office Location:

Burke 227

Phone:

(814) 898 6185

Email:

fxn101@psu.edu

Profile

Biography

Mr. Fred Nitterright is a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Technology at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He received the A. A. S. in Mechanical Drafting and Design in 1989 from Westmoreland County Community College, the B. S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology in 1991 from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and the M. S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 1998. Mr. Nitterright is a senior member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers SME , and a member of the American Society for Engineering Education ASEE .

Fred Nitterright began his career as a machinist at Elliott Support Services in Donora, Pennsylvania in 1986. He was employed as a computer-aided draftsman at Powerex, Inc, a project engineering at Stanko Products, a process engineer at Ami-Doduco, Inc., and a project engineer and team leader at Classic Industries, Inc., in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Mr. Nitterright Ùs employment at Behrend commenced in 1999.

Teaching

Teaching schedule, office hours, and syllabi

Courses for Spring 2012

Introduction to CAD, ECET
Solids Modeling I
Manufacturing Materials, Processes, and Laboratory
Production Design

Courses taught

Introduction to CAD, ECET
Solids Modeling I
Applied Solid Modeling
Manufacturing Materials, Processes, and Laboratory
Production Design
Production Design Laboratory
MET Summer Internships

Publications

Articles published in refereed proceedings

Nitterright, F., Michael, R., Murosky, C., Ragen, M., “Undergraduate Design: Design of a Reusable Stir Friction Welding Tool,” Proceedings, American Society of Engineering Educators, AC 2011-110, Seattle, WA, November 2011. [Principal author]

Nitterright, F., and Krahe, R., “Development of a Solid Modeling Course for Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) Students,” Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education, Electrical & Computer Engineering Division, AC2009-389, Austin, TX, June 2009.

Nitterright, F. A., “Development of a plastic injection molding processing laboratory for freshman mechanical engineering technologists,” American Society for Engineering Education, Manufacturing Division, 2005-1851, December 2004.

Nitterright, F. A., Fisher, K. J., and Roth, D. E., “Internships and program objectives,” American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Engineering Technology Division, Session #1149, Salt Lake City, UT, pp. 1-5, June 2004. [Co-author]

Nitterright, F. A., Roth, J. T., and Weissbach, R. S., “Broadening the scope of a material science course by experimentally testing the effects of electricity on a metallic test specimen’s material properties,” American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Materials Division Session #3264, Salt Lake City, UT, pp. 1-9, June 2004. [Co-author]

Nitterright, F. A., Fisher, K. J., and Roth, D. E., “Implementing and managing summer internships at The Pennsylvania State University, The Behrend College for seniors in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Program,” American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Engineering Technology Division Session #3149, Montreal, Quebec, June 2002. [Co-author]

Nitterright, F. A., and Fisher, K. J., “Design of an automotive fuel tank test fixture,” American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Anaheim, CA, 92-WA/MET 7, pp. 1-5, November 1999. [Co-author]

Service

Service to the University

University-wide Course Chair, IE T 101, IE T 215 and IE T 216, 2004-present

ETCE Committee, member, 2004-present

2-MET Curricular Committee, member, 2004-present

Service to the Mechanical Engineering Technology Program

IE T Lab Coordinator, 2002-present

Material Testing Lab Coordinator, 2006-present

Master's of Manufacturing Systems Engineering (MFGSE), committee member, 2000-2002

Service to student organizations

Behrend Car Club, Faculty Adviser, 2001-present.

Active participation in professional and learned societies

American Foundry Society Chapter, Northwest PA, 2007-present.

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David Loker

Chair (sabbatical) of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology; Associate Professor of Engineering

Office Location:

Burke 171

Phone:

(814) 898 6478

Email:

drl3@psu.edu

Profile

Biography

Mr. David Loker is an associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department and has been a faculty member since 1988. He was appointed chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology in May 2007. His teaching focus is in communications, instrumentation, and measurements. He has published over 30 journal and conference proceedings on his research in communications, instrumentation, and teaching methodologies. Mr. Loker has also been active in student recruiting and served on numerous committees for the School and College.

Mr. Loker received his B.E.E. in Electrical Engineering from Gannon University in 1984 and his M.S.E.E. in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University in 1986. Prior to his teaching career he worked for the Aerospace Electronics Systems Department AESD at General Electric. Mr. Loker is a licensed professional engineering in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE .

Teaching

Courses for Spring 2012

Wireless Communication Systems
ECET Projects

Courses taught

Networking
Electrical Circuits
Electrical Circuits Lab
Linear and Discrete Analysis
Communication Systems
Measurements and Instrumentation
Wireless Communication Systems
Senior Seminar
ECET Design Project

Recipient of teaching awards

Nominated, Penn State Behrend, Council of Fellows Excellence in Teaching Award, 2003.

Research

Research projects completed

Date: July-October 2010
Title: EOC/NAVSEA Radar Systems Project – Phase 1
Funding Source: Penn State Electro-Optic Center (EOC) & Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
Amount: $45,779.00
Role/Contribution: D. Loker [Principal Investigator], with T. Hemminger, R. Sprang, and J. Roth [Co-PI], and G. Schneggenburger [Project Advocate]

Date: January-August 2005
Title: MDEM Modeling
Funding Source: Eriez Magnetics, Applied Research and Design Center
Amount: $13,378
Role/Contribution (of all involved): R. Krahe, D. Loker, and S. Nelatury [Co-Investigators]

Date: October 1999-May 2000
Title: Implementation, Layout, and Prototype Construction of a DSP-Based LVDT Signal Conditioner
Funding Source: LORD Corporation and Penn State Electrical Design Center
Amount: $7,792
Role/Contribution: O. Fucik and D. Loker [Co-Principal Investigators]; R. Weissbach [Secondary Contributor]

Date: May 1999-August 1999
Title: LVDT Signal Conditioner
Funding Source: LORD Corporation and Penn State Electrical Design Center
Amount: $5,432
Role/Contribution: R. Ford, D. Loker, and R. Weissbach [Co-Principal Investigators]

LIST OF GRANTS AND CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OF INSTRUCTION OR FOR TRAINING PROGRAMS WITH AN INDICATION OF THE CANDIDATE'S ROLE IN PREPARING AND ADMINISTERING THE GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

Date: 2008
Title: RFID Course Curriculum Enhancement
Funding Source: RFID Center of Excellence
Amount: $7,301
Role/Contribution (of all involved): D. Loker

LIST OF GRANTS FOR EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, OR OTHER PURPOSES THAT DO NOT PROVIDE SALARY SUPPORT FOR FACULTY MEMBERS OR GRADUATE STUDENTS

Date: 2001
Title: Internet-Enabled Data Acquisition & Control (Equipment Grant)
Funding Source: Microchip Technology Inc.
Amount: $980
Role/Contribution (of all involved): D. Loker and K. Torres [Co-Principal Investigators]

Date: 1998
Title: Active Noise Cancellation System using 21061 SHARC EZ-KIT LITE DSP Board and Visual DSP (Software Grant)
Funding Source: Analog Devices
Amount: $2,000
Role/Contribution: D. Loker

Date: 1997
Title: Active Noise Cancellation System using the 21061 SHARC EZ-KIT LITE DSP board, (Equipment Grant)
Funding Source: Analog Devices
Amount: $1,400
Role/Contribution: D. Loker

Date: July 1, 1992-June 30, 1993
Title: Development of an Automated Measurement and Detection System for an Ultrasonic Periodontal Probe
Funding Source: Behrend Faculty Research Incentive Grant
Amount: $1,500
Role/Contribution (of all involved): D. Loker

New product development

Ultrasonic Periodontal Probe Instrumentation System - used for the diagnosis of periodontal disease. Clinically tested at Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, NY, for nine months.

Publications

Articles published in refereed journals

Ford, R., Weissbach, R., and Loker, D., “A novel DSP-based LVDT signal conditioner,” Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 768-773, 2001. [Co-author]

Loker, D., and Hagenbuch, K., “Ultrasonic periodontal diagnostic instrumentation system with clinical results,” Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, vol. 23, pp.125-129, 1998. [Co-author]

Loker, D., “PC based applications in analog communication system design,” Journal of Computers in Education Division of American Society for Engineering Education, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 6-11, 1993.

Loker, D., “Communication system simulation with tess,” Journal of Computers in Education Division of American Society for Engineering Education, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 74-76, 1992.

Abbas F., and Loker, D., “Digital computer based nonlinear complex control systems,” Journal of Computers in Education Division of American Society for Engineering Education, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 31-33, 1991. [Co-author]

Articles published in refereed proceedings

Loker, D. R., Wu, Y., Voss, M. A., Roth, J. T., and Strom, S. A.,“Wireless Nerve Positional Control of Prosthetic Device,” Proceedings, ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE2011-63891.pdf, 6 pp., Denver, CO, November 2011.

Sowles, R., Suen, D., Loker, D., and Roth, J., “Transmissibility of 802.15.1 - Compliant Radio in Machining Enclosures in Industrial Environments,” Proceedings, ASME 2010 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, SYMP 15, MSEC2010-34192.pdf, 9 pp., Erie, PA, 2010.

Morris, P., Canino, V., Abdalla, A., Budziszewski, K., Loker, D., Wu, Y., Roth, J., and Voss, M., “Nerve Control of Artificial Limb – Feasibility Study,” ASME 2010 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, Erie, PA, October 14, 2010.

Loker, D. “Elevator Control System Project,” Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Session 1559, 847_ELEVATOR_CONTROL_SYSTEM_PROJECT.pdf on CD-ROM, 10 pp., Louisville, KY, 2010.

Wang, W.-L., Loker, D., and Tang, M.-H., "A Swarm Intelligent Sudoku Solver," Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE’09), pp. 269-274, St. Louis, MO, November 3, 2009.

Loker, D., “Wireless sensor networks utilizing the IEEE 802.15.4 standard in an ECET curriculum,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Session 2148 (1311_WIRELESS_SENSOR_NETWORKS_UTILIZING_THE_I.pdf on CD-ROM), 12 pp., Pittsburgh, PA, 2008.

Loker, D. R., and Hemminger, T. L., “Simulation of neural network DTMF decoder,” Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Session 8 – Signal Processing and Intelligent Systems, File 567-133.pdf on CD-ROM, 6 pp., 2007.

Hemminger, T. L., Loker, D. R., and He, S., "A microcontroller-based neural network for DTMF decoding," Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE), vol. 17, pp. 555-560, 2007.

Loker, D. R., and Hemminger, T. L., “A neural network based DTMF decoder,” Proceedings of the Artificial Neural Network in Engineering Conference (ANNIE 2006), vol. 16, pp. 335-340, November 2006.

Hemminger, T. L., Loker, D. R., and Pomalaza-Raez, C. A., “A neural method for identifying transmission source locations,” Proceedings of the 17th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communication (PIMRC’06), Session TA4-4, (published on CD, DOI: 10.1109/PIMRC.2006.254049), 5 pp., 2006.

Hemminger, T. L., Loker, D. R., and Pomalaza-Raez, C. A., “A new method to determine transmitter localization using neural networks,” Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering, vol. 13, 2005.

Loker, D., Frampton, C., McElhaney, T., Mook, J., and Sansone, A., “Remote data acquisition using Bluetooth,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, session 2147, file 2005-114_Final.PDF on CD-ROM, 16 pp., 2005.

Loker, D., Krahe, R., Kirsch, J., Yowonske, T., Cunningham, R., and Petrovich, J., “Remote sensing with GPS sensor and cellular modem,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, session 1649, file 2004-1672_Final.PDF on CD-ROM, 15 pp., 2004.

Loker, D., and Krahe, R., “Visual C++ applications in an EET curriculum,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education, session 2648, file 1224.PDF on CD-ROM, 3 pp., 2003.

Loker, D., and Weissbach, R., “Simulation of DTMF encoder and decoder using LabVIEW,” Proceedings of the International Association of Science and Technology for Development, International Conference on Modeling and Simulation, pp. 362-366, 2002.

Loker, D., “DTMF encoder and decoder using LabVIEW,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education, session 2559, file 1152.PDF on CD-ROM, 10 pp., 2002.

Fucik, O., Zemcik, P., Loker, D., Ford, R., and Weissbach, R., “A flexible DSP hardware platform for LVDT signal conditioning,” Proceedings of the Electromotion 2001 Conference, pp. 183 -188, 2001.

Loker, D., “Remote data acquisition using LabVIEW,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education, session 2259, file 00859.PDF on CD-ROM, 7 pp., 2001.

Torres, K., Loker, D., and Weissbach, R., “Introducing 9-12 grade students to electrical engineering technology through hands-on laboratory experiences,” Proceedings of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Frontiers in Education Annual Conference, session F2E, file 1202.PDF, 5 pp., 2001.

Weissbach, R., Loker, D., and Ford, R., “Test and comparison of LVDT signal conditioner performance,” Proceedings of the 17th Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Baltimore, MD, pp. 1143-1146, 2000.

Ford, R., Weissbach, R., and Loker, D., “A DSP-based modified costas receiver for LVDT position sensors,” Proceedings of the 17th Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, pp. 1448-1452, 2000.

Loker, D., “Performance evaluation of tonal feedback active noise cancellation systems using the filtered-X LMS algorithm,” Proceedings of the International Association of Science and Technology for Development, International Conference on Modeling and Simulation, Pittsburgh, PA, pp. 104-108, 1998.

Loker, D., “Using Simulink as a modeling tool for FM communications,” Proceedings of the International Association of Science and Technology for Development, International Conference on Modeling and Simulation, pp. 359-362, 1997.

Loker, D., and Russell, T., “Analog communications using infrared transmission,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education, reference file 154704.PDF on CD-ROM, 5 pp., 1996.

Loker, D., and Herbold, R., “Active filter design using switched capacitor circuits,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education, pp. 1483-1490, 1995.

Loker, D., and Hagenbuch, K., “Ultrasonic instrumentation system,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Reliability, Quality Control, and Risk Assessment, pp. 101-104, 1994.

Loker, D., “Amplitude limiters,” Proceedings of the International Society for Computers and Their Applications, pp. 85-88, 1993.

Loker, D., “Infrared data communication techniques,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education, pp. 1819-1825, 1993.

Loker, D., “Microstrip circuit design using puff,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education, pp. 1118-1124, 1993.

Loker, D., “Software simulation for mixed analog/digital circuit design,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education, pp. 740-744, 1992.

Loker, D., “PC based applications in analog communication system design,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education, pp. 617-622, 1992. (selected for refereed journal)

Loker, D., “Computer-aided-design of broadband microwave circuits,” Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Recent Advances in Microwave Technology, pp. 78-81, 1991.

Abbas F., and Loker, D., “Digital computer based nonlinear complex control systems,” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education, pp. 961-964, 1990. (selected for refereed journal)

Articles published in non-refereed proceedings

Loker, D., “Electronic temperature controller,” Proceedings of the North Central Section Annual Spring Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education, pp. A1.3-A1.7, 1994.

Loker, D., “Remote data acquisition system,” The Ohio Journal of Science, pp. 26, 1993.

Loker, D., and Krahe, R., “Instrumentation systems with data acquisition boards,” Proceedings of the North Central Section Annual Spring Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education, pp. 2D-18 to 2D-23, 1993.

Loker, D., “Laboratory experiments in a digital communication systems course,” Proceedings of the North Central Section Annual Spring Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education, pp. 1B-11 to 1B-14, 1992.

Loker, D., “Signal detection in the presence of noise with amplitude limiters,” Proceedings of Frontiers in Education, pp. 848, 1992.

Loker, D., and Fadul, F., “Microprocessor based projects in circuit protection and signal detection,” Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Modeling and Simulation, pp. 1157-1163, 1992.

Loker, D., and Krahe, R., “PC usage in a communications systems course,” Proceedings of the North Central Section Annual Spring Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education, pp. 60-64, 1991.

Loker, D., and Abbas, F., “PSpice as a transmission line filter simulator,” Proceedings of the North Central Section Annual Spring Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education, pp. 42-50, 1990.

Loker, D., and Abbas, F., “ACSL versus analog computer based control systems,” Proceedings of the North Central Section Annual Spring Meeting, American Society for Engineering Education, pp. 54-60, 1989.

Service

Journal editor

Area Editor of Part 10, “Measurements and Instrumentation,” Wiley Handbook of Applied Electrical Engineering, IEEE Press, 2003-2004.

Service to government agencies

Ben Franklin Technology Center of Western Pennsylvania, Challenge Fund Proposal Technology Evaluation, Sensor-amplifier Integrated Circuit Development, Proposal #1999W.CC00689R-1, June 1999.

Service to public and private organizations

Participated, Millcreek Township School District, Science Advisory Council, member, 2004.
Participated, Erie County Vo-tech, Electronics Program, member, 2004.
Attended, Erie County Vo-Tech, Electronics Lab Committee meeting to discuss their curriculum, 2001.

Organizing conferences, service on conference committees

Artifical Neural Networks in Engineering Conference

Session Chair, Pattern Recognition IV, St. Louis, MO, November 7, 2006.

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Dr. Sudarshan Nelatury

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Office Location:

Burke 161

Phone:

(814) 898 6472

Email:

srn3@psu.edu

Profile

Biography

Dr. Sudarshan Nelatury is an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He received the B.S. in Electronics and Communications Engineering in 1981 from the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in Hyderabad, AP India. He received both the M.S. and Ph.D. in Electronics and Communications Engineering, in 1985 and 1996 respectively, from Osmania University, Hyderabad, AP India. Dr. Nelatury is a life member of the Institute of Electrical and Tele Communication Engineers IETE , New Delhi, India, and the Indian Society of Technical Education ISTE , Calcutta, India. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE , and its Communication Society, Signal Processing Society, and Antennas and Propagation Society. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers IEE and the American Society for Engineering Education ASEE .

Dr. Nelatury was selected for inclusion in AcademicKey Ùs Who Ùs Who in Engineering Education WWEE in 2005, was chosen as a International Reviewer for Science and Engineering Research Council Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore in 2004, and granted Rs. 500,000 for a project titled, Development of visual electromagnetics++, A pedagogical tool, from the All India Council for Technical Education AICTE in 1999.

Prior to joining the Penn State Behrend faculty, Dr. Nelatury was an associate professor and graduate faculty adviser at Osmania University from 1983-1999 and a visiting assistant professor at Villanova University from 1999-2003.

Teaching

Courses for Spring 2012

On Sabbatical

Courses taught

Introduction to Engineering Design

Circuits and Devices

Electro Magnetic Fields and Waves

Signals and Systems

Electrical Circuit Analysis

EM Fields and Waves

Electro Energy Conversion

Biomedical Signal Analysis

Perspectives and philosophy of teaching

My teaching philosophy is to create in students an enthusiasm and love for learning. Within this broad framework and, regardless of the particular courses I teach, I have two fundamental objectives:

Foster critical thinking in my students
Provide an active learning environment for my students

My course syllabi and teaching techniques are all geared towards achieving these objectives. For instance, students find the core subject of Electromagnetics (EM) very formidable because of the accompanying math and they hate to study EM fields compared to Circuit analysis/Digital systems. However, their interest in EM fields can be whet by simple experiments, such as – visually demonstrating with an oscilloscope the importance of shielding cables. Forthwith, students become inquisitive about field concepts and the nature of electromagnetic interference (EMI). Also, I teach three completely different techniques (theoretical, numerical and experimental) to solve the Laplace’s equation for the same problem geometry. This stimulates the curiosity of students to see if they can get the same results and paves the way for critical thinking.

I also believe that we need to train our students to become active learners. We must create a classroom environment where they can actively process knowledge and formulate their own ideas. I am able to provide such an environment to my students in the engineering laboratory classes where they are exposed to experiential learning techniques. Specifically, I use MATLAB in my Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and Electromagnetics courses. The computer-aided exercises that students solve in these two subject areas reinforce what they have already learned from classroom lectures. I received very encouraging feedback from students for introducing MATLAB. Based on my previous background, I am weak in the latest digital systems but, simulating via a short MATLAB code has been my forte. In addition, I also interact with them during these classes on an individual basis by asking questions to ensure that they understand the material. I have found that my students genuinely enjoy these sessions. Driven by an intense motivation to learn, these students are willing to solve more challenging problems, and are ready to assume greater responsibility for their education.

In teaching certain subjects, like antennas, to the undergraduates, the faculty member must practically demonstrate the basics such as radiation characteristics and motivate the students to design antennas for a given set of specifications. Otherwise, the students get frustrated with complex mathematical steps and begin to despise this important and mature field. Taking definite initiative to render this learning experience is very fruitful. I happened to borrow an antenna trainer kit from Penn State at University Park. This has produced excellent feedback from my students.

In addition to the teaching approaches described above, I have incorporated progressively increasing levels of sophistication to my tentative lesson plans. I have found this approach to be very effective when teaching a diverse class of students with varying talents, background and preparation. I emphasize team efforts in my courses by requiring students to work in teams on certain homework assignments. Such collaborative efforts enable students to learn from their peers, thus enriching their learning experience.

A teacher must maintain clear and open channels of communication with his/her students both in and outside of class. I do it all the time putting their interests first. Students seem perfectly at ease in approaching me for help with the course materials. As a dedicated teacher, I devote considerable time and effort to course preparation, refining teaching approaches and classroom delivery. I have also participated in Teaching Workshops provided by the Center for Teaching Initiatives and also the Essential Teaching Seminars of ASEE with a sincere desire to update my teaching skills and respond to the pressing needs of engineering education in US in the globalizing economy fraught with international competition.

Research

Research awards

Recipient, School of Engineering Research Award, 2008.

Recipient, Council of Fellows Research Award, 2008.

Research projects completed

Krahe, R. [Principal Investigator], Loker, D. [Co-investigator], and Nelatury, S. [Co-investigator], MDEM Modeling, Eriez Magnetics, $13,378, October 2004-November 2005.

Research statement

Every good teacher must engage in some form of research in the discipline that he teaches in order to maintain currency and relevancy. Otherwise, teaching can become a monotonous and dull endeavor. Good teaching and research complement each other in a symbiotic manner.

I strongly believe in team spirit and an amicable collaboration in research. Over the past few years at Penn State Behrend, I have maintained close ties with colleagues in my program and a few friends in other schools. For example, I worked on a small grant from Eriez Magnetics and developed a metal detector program with my senior colleague, Ron Krahe. This is now being used in the industry and is known to provide satisfactory results.

Several research labs and research groups in bigger schools usually focus on highly specialized topics often referred by their sponsors and funding sources. The deliverables are beneficial to industry and defense agencies. I believe that research need not be thought of as solely their cup of tea. I have verified during my years here that the expectations of Penn State University are realistic and wholesome. Since the key deliverables in the teaching profession are students who are audacious enough to think aloud in unconventional terms, every teacher must thus be ready to choose, pursue, and if need be, modify research directions with the objective of helping the students. The research a common professor could do, may be as small as a grain of mustard seed; suffice it would, if it has life in it to produce another seed-bearing tree. Part of it could involve making instructional aids for faculty and students. The solution manual I co-authored for a textbook on Electromagnetics contains almost 797 problems released by Oxford University Press and two book chapters (CRC Press) amply exemplify this.

I also believe that, while it is fairly easy to find solutions to a problem in an emerging field, we need to muster extra boldness to find blank lines among the folded pages of scientific discovery and to extend an idea known for 50-100 years. In digital filter design, the 50 year old impulse invariance technique is known to cause aliasing error and admittedly, hitherto it could never be used for high-pass or band-stop filter design leaving a big hole. Starting with a simple RC circuit, by proposing a pre-warping technique, I have filled this for good – aliasing error in impulse invariance design can be reduced now and unrealizable filters can be realized now! This paper, which broke new ground, appeared in Digital Signal Processing (Elsevier). Overall, the research I have been doing is slightly different from that of sponsored projects. Much of it is based on ideas emanated from my teaching. As such, my publications are in areas as diverse as Signal processing, Global optimization, Power sources, Green’s functions, Electromagnetics, Meta-materials, Plasma Science, Complex media, Optics and Nano-photonics. Many of them have a very familiar theme involving simple apparatus (as may be noted in my publications).

Most importantly, I maintain that one individual may not be able to conduct research alone, but when one gathers help from other resourceful personalities, a significant progress can be made. With this conviction, I seek every form of help from senior faculty from schools far and wide. A definite positive attitude coupled with a strong belief in Penn State’s research standards has thus produced good results for me, with the number of my publications reaching 45.

Publications

Articles published in refereed journals

Nelatury, S. R., Polo, Jr., J. A., and Lakhtakia, A., “On widening the angular existence domain for Dyakonov pockels effect,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 50, no. 9, 2360-2362, September 2008. [Principal author]

Nelatury, S., Polo, J., and Lakhtakia, A., “Electrical control of surface-wave propagation at the planar interface of a linear electro-optic material and an isotropic dielectric material,” Electromagnetics, Special Issue on Surface Wave Propagation, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 162-174, 2008. [Principal author]

Sadiku, M. N. O., Akujuobi, C. M., Musa, S. M., and Nelatury, S. R., “Direct Monte Carlo simulation of time-dependent problems,” the Technology Interface, (http://technologyinterface.nmsu.edu/Fall07/, peer-reviewed, on-line journal), ISSN# 1523-9926, pp.1-9, Fall 2007. [Co-author]

Sadiku, M. N. O., Akujuobi, C. M., Musa, S. M., and Nelatury, S., “Analysis of time-dependent cylindrical problems using MonteCarlo method,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 49, no. 10, pp. 2571-2573, October 2007. [Co-author]

Polo, J., Nelatury, S., and Lakhtakia, A., “Surface waves at a biaxial bicrystalline interface,” JOSA–A, vol. 24, No. 9, pp. 2974-2979, September 2007. [Co-author]

Nelatury, S., Polo, J., and Lakhtakia, A., “Surface waves with simple exponential transverse decay at a biaxial bicrystalline interface: Errata,” Journal of the Optical Society of America A (JOSA-A), vol. 24, no.7, pp. 2102-2102, July 2007. [Principal author]

Nelatury, S. R., “Additional correction to impulse invariant technique for the design of IIR digital filters,” Digital Signal Processing, Elsevier, vol. 17, no.2, pp.530-540, February 2007.

Sadiku, M. N. O., and Nelatury, S., “High definition television in detail,” IEEE Potentials, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 31-35, January/February 2007.

Polo, J., Nelatury, S., and Lakhtakia, A., “Propagation of surface waves at the planar interface of a columnar thin film and an isotropic substrate,” Journal of Nanophotonics, vol. 1, no. 013501, January 2007. [Co-author]

Nelatury, S., Polo, J., and Lakhtakia, A., “Surface waves with simple exponential transverse decay at a biaxial bicrystalline interface,” Journal of the Optical Society of America A (JOSA-A), vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 856-865, March 2007. [Principal author]

Polo, Jr., J. A., Nelatury, S. R., and Lakhtakia, A., “Propagation of surface waves at the planar interface of a columnar thin film and an isotropic substrate,” Journal of Nano-Technology, 11 pp., January/February 2007. [Co-author]

Nelatury, S. R., “Additional correction to the impulse invariance method for the design of IIR digital filters,” Digital Signal Processing, 19 pp. and figures, December 2006.

Polo, Jr., J. A., Nelatury, S. R., and Lakhtakia, A., “Surface electromagnetic wave at a tilted uniaxial bicrystalline interface,” Electromagnetics, vol. 26, no. 8, pp. 629-642, November-December 2006. [Co-author]

Nelatury, S., “Comparing double-negative and double-positive covers around a radiating line current,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters (MOTL), Wiley InterScience, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 250-252, February 2006.

Nelatury, S. R., Hemminger, T. L., and Sadiku, M. N. O., “An equivalent circuit model of a plasma core inductor,” IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 1100-1105, June 2005. [Principal author]

Nelatury, S. R., “Uniqueness of torque-speed characteristics of an induction motor,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol.40, no. 5, pp. 3431-3433, September 2004.

Nelatury, S. R., and Singh, P., “Equivalent circuit parameters of nickel/metal hydride batteries from sparse impedance measurements,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 132, pp. 309-314, May 2004. [Principal author]

Hoorfar, A., Zhu, J., and Nelatury, S., “Electromagnetic optimization using a mixed parameter self-adaptive evolutionary algorithm,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 267-271, November 2003. [Co-author]

Nelatury, S. R., and Mobasseri, B. G., “Synthesis of discrete-time discrete-frequency Wigner distribution,” IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 221-224, August 2003. [Principal author]

Nelatury, S. R., and Hoorfar, A., “Closed form expressions for green’s functions of microstrip structures on a uniaxially anisotropic substrate,” International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer Aided Engineering, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 161-168, March 2003. [Principal author]

Nelatury, S. R., and Singh, P., “Extracting equivalent circuit parameters of lead acid batteries from sparse impedance measurements,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 112, no. 2, pp. 621-625, 2002. [Principal author]

Nelatury, S. R., and Rao, S. S., “Increasing the speed of convergence of constant modulus algorithm for blind channel equalization,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 50, no. 6, pp. 872-876, 2002. [Principal author]

Pasha, I. A., Nelatury, S. R., and Moharir, P. S., “Poly-alphabetic pulse compression radar signal design,” Journal of AMSE, France, A-2001, vol. 74, no. 4, pp. 57, 2001. [Co-author]

Salkind, A., Atwater, T., Singh, P., Nelatury, S. R., Damodar, S., Fennie, Jr., C., and Reisner, D., “Dynamic characterization of small lead acid cells,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 96, no. 1, pp. 151-159, 2001. [Co-author]

Pasha, I. A., Moharir, P. S., and Nelatury, S. R., “Bi-alphabetic pulse compression radar signal design,” Sadhana, Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 481-488, 2000. [Co-author]

Nelatury, S. R., and Moharir, P. S., “Conjunctive descriptions based on non-Fourier representations,” Digital Signal Processing, a review journal,Academic Press, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 1-17, 1999. [Principal author]

Nelatury, S. R., and Moharir, P. S., “A signal dependent evolution kernel for Cohen class time-frequency distributions,” Digital Signal Processing, a review journal, Academic Press, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 158-165, 1998. [Principal author]

Nelatury, S. R., and Moharir, P. S., “Estimating the order of an AR model,” Sadhana, Indian Academy of Sciences, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 749-758, 1995. [Principal author]

Articles published in refereed proceedings

Nelatury, S. R., Onipede, O., and Gray, R., “Effect of Dielectric Layer on the Response Times of Electrostatic MEMS Switches,” Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 8031. 6 pp., Orlando World Center Marriot Resort & Convention Center, Orlando, FL, April 25-29, 2011. [Principal author]

Nelatury, S. R., Onipede, O., and Gray, R., “Estimating the Response Time of Electrostatic MEMS Switches,” Proceedings,16th U.S. National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University Park, PA, 2010.

Nelatury, S. R., Onipede, O., and Gray, R., “An Iterative Method for Estimating the Pull-in Parameters of Electrostatic Actuators,” Proceedings, SPIE Symposium on Defense, Security + Sensing Conference, Orlando, FL, vol. 7318, no. 73180V 1-V8, 2009.

Sadiku, M. N. O., Akujuobi, C. M., Musa, S. M., and Nelatury, S. R., “Analysis of Time-dependent Cylindrical Problems Using the Exodus Method,” IEEE SouthEastCon, March 2009.

Sadiku, M. N. O., Akujuobi, C. M., Musa, S. M., and Nelatury, S. R., “Analysis of time-dependent problems using the exodus method,” Proceedings, IEEE SoutheastCon, pp. 329-333, 2008. [Co-author]

Nelatury, S. R., Polo, Jr., J. A., and Lakhtakia, A., “Review of the role of dielectric anisotrophy in Dyakonov surface-wave propagation,” SPIE Optics and Photonics, 8 pp., August 2008. [Principal author]

Nelatury, S. R., Sadiku, M. N. O., and Devabhaktuni, V. K., “Modeling a transmission interconnect by optimal number of lumped sections,” PIERS Proceedings, pp. 135-138, 2008. [Principal author]

Nelatury, S. R., Sadiku, M. N. O., and Devabhaktuni, V. K., [invited paper] “CAD Models for estimating the capacitance of a microstrip interconnect: Comparison and improvisation,” PIERS Proceedings, Prague, Czech Republic, pp.18-23, 2007. [Principal author]

Sadiku, M. N. O., Akujuobi, C. M., Musa, S. M., and Nelatury, S. R., “Monte Carlo analysis of time-dependent cylindrical problems,” Proceedings, IEEE SouthEastCon 2007 Conference, 1-4244-1029-0-07, pp. 778-782, 2007. [Co-author]

Sadiku, M. N. O., Musa, S. M., and Nelatury, S. R., “Comparison of approximate formulas for the capacitance of microstrip line,” Proceedings, IEEE SouthEastCon 2007 Conference, 1-4244-1029-0-07, pp. 427-432, 2007. [Co-author]

Sadiku, M. N. O., and Nelatury, S. R., “A comparison of models for shadowing functions for random rough surfaces,” IEEE SouthEastCon 2006 Conference, 0-4244-0169-0-06, pp. 11-15, 2006. [Co-author]

Pasha, I. A., Sudarshan Rao, N., Pandharipande, V. M., Renuka Chari, N., “Amplitude-phase keyed equi length poly-alphabetic radar wave form design,” International Radar Symposium India, paper no. 062, 2005. [Contributing author]

Sadiku, M. N. O., Musa, S. M., and Nelatury, S. R., “Comparison of dispersion formulas for microstrip lines,” IEEE SouthEastCon 2004, pp. 378-382, 2004. [Co-author]

Rao, S. S., Muddepal, P., and Nelatury, S. R., “Improving the performance of the error function for fast phase recovery of QAM signals in blind equalizers using variable step size,” SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2 pp., 2003. [Principal author]

Thakallapalli, S. R., Nelatury, S. R., and Rao, S. S., “A new error function for fast phase recovery of QAM signals in CMA blind equalizers,” Proceedings, 2003 IEEE Workshop on SSP, pp. 61-64, 2003. [Co-author]

Nelatury, S. R., and Konduru, S., “Recursive algorithms for the synthesis of discrete Wigner distribution,” Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, vol. TP-7, pp. 99, 2003. [Principal author]

Engheta, N., Nelatury, S. R., and Hoorfar, A., “Omega medium as a metamaterial with negative permittivity and permeability,” IEEE AP-S International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, 2002. [Co-author]

Engheta, N., Nelatury, S. R., and Hoorfar, A., “Role of geometry of inclusions in forming metamaterials with negative permittivity and permeability,” Proceedings, 27th General Assembly of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI-GA) Maastricht 2002, The Netherlands, 2002. [Co- author]

Kalluri, C., Rao, S. S., and Nelatury, S. R., “Using evolutionary programming for reconstruction of an irregular sampled bandlimited sequence,” Proceedings, SPIE, vol. 4479, pp. 177-185, 2001. [Principal author]

Hoorfar, A., Nelatury, S., and Zhu, J., “Electromagnetics optimization using an evolutionary algorithm with a mixed-parameter self-adaptive mutation operator,” Proceedings, IEEE AP-S International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, pp.634-637, 2001. [Co-author]

Nelatury, S. R., and Sadiku, M. N. O., “A method of lines solution of cylindrical problems via radial discretization,” Proceedings, IEEE SouthEastCon Conference, pp. 169-173, 2001. [Principal author]

Nelatury, S. R., and Rao, S. S., “A fast constant modulus algorithm for blind channel equalization,” Proceedings, 34th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, pp. 1010-1013, 2000. [Principal author]

Nelatury, S. R., and Rao, S. S., “Application of evolution programming for blind channel equalization,” Proceedings, 34th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, pp.1014-1018, 2000. [Principal author]

Kalluri, C., Rao, S. S., and Nelatury, S. R., “Blind channel identification using evolution programming,” Proceedings, 34th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, pp.1212-1216, 2000. [Principal author]

Nelatury, S. R., Damodar, S., Singh, P., Fennie, C., Reisner, D., and Salkind, A. J., “A comparative study of time and frequency domain responses of spirally wound lead-acid cells,” Proceedings, Seventh ELBC Poster Session and Abstracts, Dublin, Ireland, 2000. [Principal author]

Nelatury, S. R., “Finite width effects of an image plane in suppressing electromagnetic radiation from a long strip,” Proceedings, International Conference on Electromagnetic Interference & Compatibility, INCEMIC-97, pp. 237-240, 1997.

Nelatury, S. R., and Devender, ^., “Demonstrating the reflection of an electromagnetic pulse from a dielectric slab using FDTD method,” Proceedings, International Conference on Electromagnetic Interference & Compatibility, INCEMIC-97, pp. 347-351, 1997. [Principal author]

Reddy, D. C., and Nelatury, S. R., “Limited data adaptive filtering,” Proceedings, Microwave Integrated Circuits, Communications and Signal Processing -84, pp. A-31-40, 1983. [Principal author]

Books

Sadiku, M. N. O., and Nelatury, S., Solution Manual to accompany Elements of Electromagnetics, 5th edition, New York: Oxford University Press, 2010, ISBN: 978-0-1997-3376-7, 476 pp.

Nelatury, S. R., Solution Manual to accompany Elements of Electromagnetics, 4th edition, New York: Oxford University Press, 461 pp., 2006.

Parts of books

Sadiku, M. N. O., and Nelatury, S. R., “Wave Propagation in Free Space,” chapter 29 in The Electrical Engineering Handbook, RF and Microwaves, (Ed. Mike Golio), New York: CRC Publishers, 2008, pp. 29.1-29.20.

Sadiku, M. N. O., and Nelatury, S. R., “Computational Electromagnetics,” chapter 23 in Electronics, Power Electronics, Optoelectronics, Microwaves, Electromagnetics, and Radar, (R. C. Dorf, ed.) 3rd edition, Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2006, pp. 23.1-23.26.

Articles published in nonrefereed journals

Nelatury, S. R., and Padhari Pande, V. M., “Numerical methods in electromagnetics-lecture notes,” Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, 30 pp., 2004. [Principal author]

Magazine article

Nelatury, S., and Sadiku, M. N. O., “IPTV: An Alternative to Traditional Cable and Satellite Television,” IEEE Potentials Magazine, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 44-46, July 2011. [Co-Author]

Nelatury, S. R., “Gamesman problems and solutions 2, 3, 4, and 5,” IEEE Potentials Magazine, pp. 47, July/August 2007.

Sadiku, M. N. O., and Nelatury, S. R., “High definition television in detail,” IEEE Potentials Magazine, 5 pp., 2006. [Co-author]

Service

Service to professional and industrial associations

Chair, Session TP-7 of the 37th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, March 2003.

Session chair, CISS-03, 2003 Information Sciences and Systems Conference, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, March 2003.

Service statement

I love to do service whenever an opportunity arises. Anonymously, I am on a bigger scale of service as a Senior Member of IEEE and member of several technical affiliations by reviewing journal papers and project proposals and grants. But beginning at home, I served on faculty search committees skimming through the piles of résumés in order to bring to our school the best assets possible. I am on Library Committee and at times helped a minuscule bit in collection development, at least in the research area known to me. I have supervised undergraduate research theses and senior design projects. I plan to contribute to the new laboratories in the Burke Research and Economic Development Center. As a faculty advisor, I provide help to many student advisees in the form of course scheduling and mentoring. I realize that I need to improve the service part of my dossier as it applies to the school. I will seek the advice of my Director for nomination into broader opportunities to actively serve my School, College and the University.

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Dr. Thomas Hemminger

Chair and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Office Location:

Burke 168

Phone:

(814) 898 6479

Email:

tlh5@psu.edu

Profile

Biography

Dr. Thomas Hemminger is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He earned the B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1985 at Cleveland State University, the M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1988 at Clarkson University, and the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1992 at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Hemminger was named chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department in January 2012.

Dr. Hemminger was the recipient of the Penn State Behrend Council of Fellows Faculty Research Award in April 2006. He was recognized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE as the service award recipient for section chair in 2000 and the Outstanding Member Award from the Erie Engineering Societies Council, 1999. He was nominated for the Penn State Behrend Council of Fellows Faculty Research Award in Spring 1996 and Spring 1998. Dr. Hemminger was the second runner-up with Dr. Robert Farrell for the paper, Improving blow molding machine performance with neural networks, at ANNIE Ù97, Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering, November 1997 where they received the Novel Engineering Application Award for this work. He also received the Merl K. Miller Award for the outstanding COED journal paper on Teaching/Instructional Methods, Computers in Education, Division of American Society of Engineering Education in 1993. Dr. Hemminger is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE , Tau Beta Pi, and a past member of the American Society of Engineering Educators ASEE .

Prior to employment at Behrend, Dr. Hemminger was an instructor during 1985-1986 at Lorain County Community College, a teaching assistant from 1986-1989 at Clarkson University, a graduate teaching assistant in 1989 at Case Western Reserve University, and a graduate research assistant from 1990-1992 , also at Case Western.

Teaching

Courses for Spring 2012

Circuits and Devices

Signals and Systems

Courses taught

Introduction to Engineering Design

Digital Design Lab

Circuits and Devices

Electrical Circuit Analysis

Communications Systems I

Engineering Design and Graphics

Engineering Design and Graphics Lab

Signals and Systems

Communication Systems

Signal and Image Processing

Senior Design

Recipient of teaching awards

Nominated, Council of Fellows Excellence in Teaching Award, Spring 1996, Spring 1997, and Spring 2002.

Research

Completed Research Projects

Loker, D. [Principal Investigator], with T. Hemminger, R. Sprang, and J. Roth [Co-PI], and G. Schneggenburger [Project Advocate] "EOC/NAVSEA Radar Systems Project - Phase 1," Penn State Electro-Optic Center (EOC) & Naval Sea Systems Commend (NAVSEA), $45, 779, July-October 2010.

Gray, R., and Hemminger, T. L. [Co-Investigators], “Great Lakes Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) Systems Testing,” Pennsylvania Transportation Institute/Center for Navigation, Communication, and Information Systems (PTI/CNCIS), Center for eBusiness and Advanced IT (eBizITPA), $87,000, October 2004-2006.

Hemminger, T. L. [Principal Investigator], “Investigating alternative methods of testing diamond edged cutting blade integrity and reliability,” Diamond Products Inc., $96,296, July 2002-June 2004.

Hemminger, T. L. [Principal Investigator], Ford, R., and Ahmed, F., “Integration of digital signal processing into the undergraduate curriculum,” NSF Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement, $61,914, July 1, 1998-July 30, 2001.

Hemminger, T. L., and Ford, R. [Co-investigators], “Optical techniques for base inspection of plastic beverage container,” AGR International Corporation, $25,480, August 1999-February 2000.

Hemminger, T. L. [Principal Investigator], “High resolution measurement of liquid parisons by computerized axial tomography,” Blow Molding Consortium, $15,000, April 1996-April 1998.

Honors and Awards for Scholarship or Professional Activity

Nominated, Council of Fellows Faculty Outreach Award, 2007.

Recipient, Council of Fellows Faculty Research Award, April 2006.

Nominated, Council of Fellows Faculty Research Award, 1998.

Nominated, Council of Fellows Faculty Research Award, 1996.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Service award for section chair, 2000.

Outstanding Member Award, Erie Engineering Societies Council, 1999.
Nominated, Council of Fellows Faculty Research Award, Spring 1996 and Spring 1998.

Novel Engineering Application Award, Second Runner-Up, presented to Thomas Hemminger and Robert Farrell for the paper, “Improving blow molding machine performance with neural networks,” ANNIE ’97, Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering, November 1997.

Merl K. Miller Award for the outstanding COED Journal paper on Teaching/Instructional Methods, Computers in Education, Division of American Society of Engineering Education, 1993.

Publications

Articles published in refereed journals

Muhonen, K., Grund, E., Peachey, N., and Hemminger, T. L., “Alternative Method for Electrostatic Discharge Stress Testing of Individual System Components,” IET Science, Measurement, and Technology, vol. 4, iss. 4, pp.220-228, 2010. [Co-author]

Wang, W., and Hemminger, T. L., "A moving average non-homogeneous Poisson process reliability growth model to account for software with repair and system structures," IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol. 56, no. 3, pp. 411-421, 2007.

Wang, W., and Hemminger, T. L., “A user-oriented reliability modeling approach for Web systems,” International Journal of Web Engineering and Technology, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 288-306, 2007.

Wang, W., and Hemminger, T. L., “A moving average modeling approach for computing component-based software reliability growth trends,” INFOCOMP Journal of Computer Science, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 9-18, 2006.

Hemminger, T. L., “Antenna impedance matching with neural networks,” International Journal of Neural Systems, vol.15, no. 5, pp. 1-5, 2005.

Nelatury, S. R., Hemminger, T. L., and Sadiku, M. N. O., “An equivalent circuit model of a plasma core inductor,” IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 1100-1105, 2005.

Hemminger, T. L., Coulston, C., and Pomalaza-Raez, C., “Routing strategies for multicast packet radio networks,” International Journal of Smart Engineering System Design, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 215-223, 2002.

Hemminger, T. L. [invited paper], “Using neural networks and computerized tomography to measure wall thickness of industrial plastics,” International Journal of Smart Engineering System Design, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 273-282, 2000.

Hemminger, T. L., and Farrell, R. E., “High resolution measurement of translucent plastic wall thicknesses by computerized tomography and neural networks,” International Journal of Neural Systems, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 317-324, 1997.

Hemminger, T. L., and Pomalaza-Raez, C. A., “Determination of dependent and independent communication paths using neural networks,” International Journal of Neural Systems, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 247-255, 1996.

Hemminger, T. L., and Pomalaza-Raez, C. A., “Using neural networks to solve the multicast routing problem in packet radio networks,” International Journal of Neural Systems, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 617-626, 1996.

Hemminger, T. L., and Pomalaza-Raez, C. A., “Rotation and scale independent pattern recognition through optimization,” Pattern Recognition Journal, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 487-495, 1996.

Hemminger, T. L., and Pao, Y-H., “Detection and classification of underwater acoustic transients using neural networks,” Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Transactions on Neural Networks, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 712-718, 1994.

Hemminger, T. L., “An illustration of convolution through animation,” Computers in Education Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 65-69, 1993.

Hemminger, T. L., and Pomalaza-Raez, C. A., “Polygonal Representation: A maximum likelihood approach,” Computer Vision, Graphics, and Image Processing, vol. 52, pp. 239-247, 1990.

Articles published in refereed proceedings

Hemminger, T. L., Loker, D. R., and He, S., “A microcontroller-based neural network for DTMF decoding,” Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE), vol. 17, pp. 555-560, November 2007.

Loker, D., and Hemminger, T. L., “Simulation of neural network DTMF decoder”, IASTED International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Montreal, Canada, May 2007.

Loker, D. R., and Hemminger, T. L., “A neural network based DTMF decoder,” Proceedings of the Artificial Neural Network in Engineering Conference (ANNIE 2006), vol. 16, pp. 335-340, November 2006.

Hemminger, T. L., Loker, D. R., and Pomalaza-Raez, C. A., “A neural method for identifying transmission source locations,” Proceedings of the 17th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communication (PIMRC’06), Session TA4-4, (published on CD, DOI: 10.1109/PIMRC.2006. 254049), 5 pp., 2006.

Hemminger, T. L., “Understanding transmission line impedance matching with neural networks and PowerPoint,” Frontiers in Education, Indianapolis, IN, November 2005.

Hemminger, T. L. and Wang, W., “Reliability modeling of software using history dependent Markov models,” Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering, St. Louis, MO, November 2005.

Wang, W., and Hemminger, T. L., “Event driven reliability modeling for distributed systems,” Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering, St. Louis, MO, November 2005.

Hemminger, T. L., Loker, D. L., and Pomalaza-Raez, C.A., “A new method to determine transmitter localization using neural networks,” Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering, St. Louis, MO, November 2005.

Coulston, C., Hemminger, T. L., Scharf, S., Vitolo, T. M., “Modeling the local bending reflex of the leech,” Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE), pp. 803-808, 2004.

Gray, R., and Hemminger, T. L., “A hands-on navigation technology workshop to support the Math Options for girls program,” 60th Annual Institute of Navigation Conference, Dayton, OH, 7 pp., 2004.

Hemminger, T. L., “A neural control method for impedance matching of antenna systems,” Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE), pp. 553-558, 2003.

Hemminger, T. L., and Ford, R. M., “Digital signal processing in the undergraduate curriculum,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 14 pp., 2002.

Hemminger, T. L., and Gray, R., “A neural-based method of determining aircraft landing paths from DTED,” Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE), pp. 995-1000, 2002.

Hemminger, T. L., “Transmission line impedance matching with neural networks,” Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE), pp. 877-882, 2002.

Pomalaza-Raez, C. A., and Hemminger, T. L., “A unified approach to dynamic TDMA slot assignment and to distributed routing for multi-hop packet radio networks,” Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE), pp. 975-980, 2002.

Gray, R., and Hemminger, T. L., “Validating digital terrain elevation with neural networks,” Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE), pp. 673-678, 2001.

Hemminger, T. L., and Lasher, W. C., “Introduction of design concepts in the freshman year,” ASEE 1999 North Central Section Conference, Erie, PA, 1999.

Hemminger, T. L., “Enhanced Dimensional Analysis of Semi-Liquid Plastics Using Neural Networks,” Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering, St. Louis, MO, pp. 791-796, 1998.

Hemminger, T. L., “Signal estimation with neural networks for multipath mobile communications,” IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks, Houston, TX, pp. 138-141, 1997.

Hemminger, T. L., and Farrell, R. E., “Improving Blow Molding Machine Performance With Neural Networks,” Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE), St. Louis, MO, pp. 861-866, 1997.

Hemminger, T. L., and Pomalaza-Raez, C. A., “Two novel approaches for determining the minimum number of transmissions in multicast packet radio networks,” IEEE Fourth International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques & Applications, Mainz, Germany, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 317-324, 1996. [Invited paper]

Hemminger, T. L., and Pomalaza-Raez, C.A., “A neural network solution to the multicast packet radio transmission problem,” Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE), St. Louis, MO, pp. 965-970, 1996.

Hemminger, T. L., Pomalaza-Raez, C. A., and Whitehill, E., “Algorithms for routing in multicast packet radio networks,” Tactical Communications Conference, Fort Wayne, IN, pp. 243-249, 1996.

Hemminger, T. L., and Pomalaza-Raez, C. A., “Determining the minimum number of transmissions in multicast packet radio networks,” IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks, Washington, D.C., vol. 1, pp. 571-576, 1996.

Hemminger, T. L., and Pomalaza-Raez, C. A., “Determining the number of dependent and independent paths through packet radio networks using a Hopfield net,” Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE), St. Louis, MO, vol. 5, pp. 989-994, 1995.

Hemminger, T. L., Holliday-Darr, K., Young, J., Lasher, W., Evans, E., Beaumont, J., Ford, R., and Khalilollahi, A., “An innovative approach to incorporating design into the freshman year,” 1995 Annual ASEE Conference Proceedings, Anaheim, CA, pp. 2055-2059, 1995.

Hemminger, T. L., and Pomalaza-Raez, C. A., “Using a Hopfield network for rotation and scale independent pattern recognition,” Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers World Congress on Computational Intelligence, Orlando, FL, vol. 5, pp. 3003-3008, 1994.

Hemminger, T. L., “Acoustic transient identification using neural networks,” Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE), St. Louis, MO, pp. 769-774, 1993.

Pao, Y-H., and Hemminger, T. L., “Determination of source position in multipath environments using neural networks,” 1992 International Conference on Communications Technology, Tsinghua Campus, Beijing, China, pp. 142-147, 1992.

Hemminger, T. L., and Pao, Y-H., “A real-time neural-net computing approach to the detection and classification of underwater acoustic transients,” The Fifth Conference on Neural Networks and Parallel Distributed Processing, Indiana University/Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN, pp. 193-200, 1992.

Articles published in non-refereed proceedings

Adams, D. J., Clary, S., Pao, Y-H., Hemminger, T. L., and Yip, P. C., “An efficient hierarchical neural network architecture for discriminating time-varying underwater signals,” Proceedings of the Government Neural Network Applications Workshop, pp. 7-11, 1992. (export-controlled paper)

Pao, Y-H., and Hemminger, T. L., “Trains of transients: What to expect and how to measure similarity,” 14th International Congress on Acoustics at the Invited Structured Session on Underwater Sound Signal Processing, Beijing, China, pp. 83-86, 1992.

Service

Organizing conferences, service on conference committees

American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE)

Session Chair, North Central Section Conference, Erie, PA, April 9, 1999.

Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE)

Session Chair, 1996, 1998, 2002, and 2009.

Active participation in professional and learned societies

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Arranged tour for forty people, including 20 Behrend students, of the NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH, March 31, 2006.
Chair, October 2005-present.
Vice-Chair, October 2004-2005.
Coordinated the Region 2 student research paper, hardware competition, and leadership conference held at Penn State Erie. Acquired $1,500 from the EESC and local IEEE to help sponsor the event. Total budget approximately $20,000, primarily from Region 2, April 16-17, 1999.
Chair, Erie Chapter, 1998-2000.
Organized sponsored V.I.P. tour of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, April 26, 1997.
Organized sponsored tour of Behrend plastics center, March 24, 1997.
Organized student paper contest, March 19, 1997.
Organized student paper contests at Behrend College, 1996-present.
Vice-President, Erie Chapter, Spring 1996-1997.
Judge, student paper contest at Gannon University, Erie, PA, March 13, 1996.
Student Branch Counselor, 9/1995-present.

Service to public and private organizations

Judge, Gannon University Student Paper Competition, Spring 2005 and Spring 2006.

United Way volunteer, 2003.

Service to educational institutions

College for Kids, Penn State Behrend, Division of Student Affairs

Presented, "Op-Amp Camp: Introduction to Electronics," each summer, 2006-2009.

Contributions to the University's programs to enhance equal opportunity and cultural diversity

Presented two programs, 21st Century Kids, June 21, 2006.

Presenter, Women in Engineering, September 2006.

Participated, Minority College Experience/Women in Science and Engineering (MCE/WISE), 2003, 2004, and 2005.

Presented GPS demonstrations, Math Options, 2003-present.

Service to student organizations

Tau Beta Nu, co-organizer and advisor, 2008-present.
Attended, Cleveland State Conference, April 23-24, 2004.
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Student Section
Branch counselor, September 1995-present.
Organized, Behrend College, IEEE Student Paper Competition, Logan House, March 16, 2005. First place winner Andrew Sobotka traveled to Rowan University to compete in the Region II event.
Organized the Behrend College IEEE Student Paper Competition, Logan House, March 17, 2004. First place winners, Troy Tancraitor and Mohammed Hoque, traveled to Cleveland State University to compete in the Region II event.
Organized student paper competition, March 5, 2003.
Acquired outside funding for the student robot competition at Penn State Harrisburg, totaling approximately $1000, 2000.
Organized a satellite video conference through NASA and PBS discussing the future of the space station and current research opportunities at NASA, April 11, 1996.
Student Branch Counselor, 1995-present.
Active in fund raising and recruitment, 1995-present.
Presented, “Introduction to image recognition,” October 1993.
Presented, “Multipath target localization using neural networks,” April 1993.
Presented, “Neural computing,” October 1992.

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Stephen Strom

Lecturer in Engineering

Office Location:

Burke 235B

Phone:

(814) 898 6299

Email:

sas83@psu.edu

Profile

Biography

Stephen Strom joined the faculty of Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and the School of Engineering in Fall 2010. He is a lecturer in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department and holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Steve comes to Penn State Behrend with more than thirty years experience in designing and programming embedded systems and has multiple patents for both hardware designs and software algorithms.

Teaching

Courses for Spring 2012

Intro to Engineering Design

Electrical Circuits and Power Distribution

Embedded Systems Design

Digital Design Laboratory

Courses previously taught

Advanced Microprocessors

Software Engineering

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Dr. Ralph Sprang

Lecturer in Engineering

Office Location:

Burke 173

Phone:

(814) 898 6184

Email:

ras61@psu.edu

Profile

Biography

Ralph Sprang joined the faculty of Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and the School of Engineering in August 2009. He is a lecturer in engineering in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology department. Mr. Sprang holds a B.S. in computer engineering from the Ohio State University, an M.S. in electrical engineering from the Johns Hopkins University, and the Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He came to Penn State Behrend with more than twenty years experience in a range of industries that provided him with a strong background in microprocessors, digital electronics, Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), computer architecture, and software.

Teaching

Courses for Spring 2012

CMPET 005 - Engineering Methods in Technology
CMPET 117 - Digital Electronics
CMPET 120 - Digital Electronics Lab
CMPET 333 - Computer Networking

Courses previously taught

CMPET 005 - Engineering Methods in Technology
CMPET 117 - Digital Electronics
CMPET 120 - Digital Electronics Lab
CMPET 211 - Processors and DSP
CMPET 301 - Electrical Systems Programming
CMPET 333 - Computer Networking
CMPET 458 - Digital Signal Processing

Service

Organizing conferences, service on conference committees

IEEE Student Activities Conference

Faculty committee member, assisted in planning the conference with our student membership, October 2010-April 2011.

Active participation in professional and learned societies

IEEE

SAM-IEEE Coordinator, Region 2, 2011-present
Chair, Computer Society, Pittsburgh Section, 2009-present.
Immediate Past Chair, Pittsburgh Section, 2009.
Board Member, Erie Section, 2009-present.

Tau Alpha Pi, Engineering Technology Honor Society

Advisor for reorganized student chapter, 2009-present.

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Roger Kuntz

Instructor in Engineering

Office Location:

Burke 174

Phone:

(814) 898 6341

Email:

nsc@psu.edu

Profile

Biography

Mr. Roger Kuntz is an instructor of engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He received the B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1974 from The Pennsylvania State University. Mr. Kuntz is presently a member of the Society of Professional Engineers, the American Society for Engineering Education ASEE , and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE . He holds the ASE Refrigerant, Recovery & Recycling Certification, and a Pennsylvania Commercial Drivers License. Mr. Kuntz is a registered professional engineering in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a Penn State Alumni Association member.

Prior to teaching at Penn State Behrend, Mr. Kuntz worked at General Electrical Corporation.

Teaching

Courses for Spring 2012

Applied Electricity
Electrical Circuits Laboratory II
Linear Electrical Lab
Introduction to Programmable Logic Controls

Courses taught

Engineering Methods in Engineering Technology
Engineering Technology Orientation
Applied Electricity
Electrical Circuits I
Electrical Circuits Lab I
Electrical Circuits II
Electrical Circuits Laboratory II
Semiconductor Lab
Fundamentals of Semiconductors
Fundamentals Electrical Machines
Fundamentals Electrical Machines/Writing Skills
Electrical Instrumentation
Introduction to Programmable Logic Controls
First-Year Seminar

Courses and workshops taugth in support of outreach-based instruction

Understanding PLC’s

Research

Research projects completed

Student use of DADISP 4.0 Software in a technology lab setting, DSP Corporation, $3,159.00, 1995-1996.

Grants and contracts awarded for improvements of instruction or for training programs

National Science Foundation Grant DUNS #00-340-3953 Interdisciplinary Manufacturing Systems Laboratory, $81,171, 1998.

GE, Charlottesville, VA, granted Behrend the software for programming the GE #90-30-331 Logic Controls which were used in EETBD 297A course and lab, 1998.

General Electric at Charlottesville, VA, granted Behrend the software for programming the GE #90-30-331 Programmable Logic Controls which were used in EETBD 297A course and lab, 1997.

Power Drives, Inc., granted Behrend several pneumatic valves, cylinders and accessories that were used in EETBD 297A Programmable Logic Control course and EETBD Controls course, 1997.

Snap-Tite, Inc. and Autoclave Engineering granted Behrend two programmable logic industrial control panels ($13,500 value) for use in EETBD 297A, 1997.

As chair of the PLC Subcommittee of the EET Industrial Advisory Committee, in concert with Dr. Rob Weissbach, received 6 each Allen Bradley Micro LOGIX 1000 Programmable Logic Controller from the Allen Bradley Company, for use in EETBD 275 and EETBD 497I (retail value approximately $3,000), 1997.

Computer Software for laboratory teaching purposes, DSP Development Corporation Grant value $3,159.00, DADISP 4.0, one full commercial version and 16 student Editions, 1995.

Intel Corporation Grant, for computer hardware for laboratory teaching purposes, value $200.00. One 486 DX2-66 Module for teaching purposes, 1995.

Obtained 25 various GE and Semicron power semi conductors for use in the Power Semiconductor course. Approximate value $1,250.00, 1996.

Other evidences of research or creative accomplishment

Use of optic fibers to transfer audio information. The information was used to construct circuits and optic cables for students to use in lab course. 1995

Ni-Cad Battery Rejuvenator: Invention to rejuvenate Ni-cad batteries. 1994.

Publications

Articles published in refereed journals

Articles published in refereed proceedings

Weissbach, R. S., and Kuntz, R. A., “Teaching Power Electronics in a Technology Classroom,” Proceedings, ASEE North Central Section Spring Conference, pp. 192-196, 1999. [Co-author, presented at conference by Weissbach]

Service

Participation in community affairs

Volunteer, Erie City School Academic Sports League Program, Fall 2001.

Volunteer booster, McDowell High School Marching Band, Fall 2001.

Attended roundtable discussion with local politicians and gave input into local needs related to engineering and technology students, September 2001.

Volunteer, Montessori Charter School Initiative, May 2001.

Elected, local committeeman, 2001.

Active member of the Technology Advisory Committee for the Millcreek Township School District, 2000.

Assisted in collecting and distributing food throughout the year for my church food pantry, 1999.

Served as a judge for the local high school’s academic sports league competitions, 1999.

Active volunteer for McDowell marching band, 1999.

Millcreek Township School District Science & Technology Advisory Council meeting, (2 hours), 1997, January and November 1998 and 1999.

Active volunteer for Erie Youth Symphony Guild, 1998.

Served as judge for Erie School District’s Academic Sports League Competition, 1998.

Participated in Millcreek Township School District Science Advisory Council Meeting, January 1999.

Millcreek Cable TV Commission. Gave technical explanations, observations including fiber optics, multichannel satellite dish, weather station, equipment room layout, (6 hours), 1997.

Millcreek Township School Board Operations Committee. Energy related and infrastructure topics, (2 hours), 1997.

Supplied two color video cameras for the Erie Children’s Museum senior design project, 1995.

Service to governmental agencies at the international, federal, state, and local levels

Millcreek Political party, committeeman, 2001-2005. (Elected Office)

Millcreek political party, Vice-chair, 1998-2000.

Assisted several successful candidates in fund raising and at the poles, 1998-2000.

Attended two education related legislative conferences, 1998.

Attended Pennsylvania School Board’s Association state legislative conference, 1999.

Attended education related legislative functions, 1996-2000.

Service to business and industry

Maintained network ties with GE Engineers, 1997-1998.

Consulted with Hewlett Packard, Cynthia Bennett, Worldwide Y2K Coordinator, 1998-1999.

Voluntary consulting work for local business regarding new installation of styrofoam production machines for Insul-board, Inc., Rich Estock, CEO, 1999.

Service to public and private organizations

Provided logistical support for high school student activities sponsored by Gannon University and Engineering council, 1999.

Worked with the Manufacturer’s Association on a school-to-work program, 1998-1999.

Assisted in collecting and distributing food throughout the year for church food pantry, 1997-1998.

Worked with ExpERIEnce Erie Children’s Museum officials, 1995-1996.

Assisted with the Boy Scouts Engineering Explores Group for high school students, 1995.

Member, Tyrian Lodge F&AM, 1975-present.

Service to several sound systems for Montessori School of Erie County, 1985-1994.

Participated in career day at Montessori School of Erie County, Spring 1992.

Participated in career day at Westlake Middle School, Winter 1992.

Voluntary consultation for Sherwin Williams Corp. on environmental cleanup issues related to technology, 1992.

Service to church on electronics/auto maintenance, 1992-1993.

Service to educational institutions

Central High School, Erie, PA. Electrical Technology Advisory Committee member, October 2006.

Erie County Vo-tech workshop, Erie, PA. November 18, 2004.

Central High School, Erie, PA. Laboratory PLC workshop for high school students and faculty, Fall 2004.

Crawford County Vo-Tech, Erie, PA. Provided laboratory tour and workshop students, Spring 2004.

Attended McDowell High School’s College Recruiting Night, Erie, PA, October 2001.

Participated in Erie Engineer’s Week, Fall 2001.

Participated in Millcreek Township School District Technology Advisory Council Meetings, November 2000.

Volunteered, Building and Grounds Committee of the Montessori School of Erie County, August-December, 2000.

Attended McDowell High School College Night, October 2000.

Provided workshops for the Central High School Tech Prep students, October 2000.

Northwest Tri County Intermediate Unit, Erie, PA. Served as Counselor Retreat Host for event, Fall 2000.

Manufacturer’s Association of Erie and the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Charter School Initiative, volunteer, May 2000.

Tech Prep Career Day presentations for area high school students, March 2000.

McDowell Intermediate High School, Scheduling Night for high school students, November 1999.

McDowell High School, College Night, October 1999.

Walnut Creek Middle School “Super Science Saturday” Erie, PA. Presented a program called “Inside Computers,” with the use of a teaching packet from Intel Corporation and a personal collection of hardware. Program consists of three 45 minute sessions including interactive CD ROM and hands on displays, October 1996, October 1998, October 1999.

McDowell High School, Erie, PA. Participated in High School Career Fair, March 1999.

Ft. LeBoeuf High School, Waterford, PA. Participated in “School to Work” video conference, 1997.

McDowell High School, Erie, PA. Taught a six hour Electricity and Circuits seminar for the Academic Sports League competition, 1996.

Walnut Creek Middle School, Erie, PA. Presented two fifty minute programs at the annual Eighth Grade Career Day, 1996.

Erie area school district. Gave presentations on technology at local high schools with D. Loker, 1995.

Walnut Creek Middle School, Erie, PA. Assisted Jim Zalas of GTE demonstrate microprocessor based metal detectors in the form of a treasure hunt for students. Super Science Saturday, 1995.

McDowell High School, Erie, PA. Offered a one-on-one “shadowing experience” for high school juniors to come and experience a day in technology on campus, 1995.

Service to students

Tested PLC and motors lab computers and loaded new software to them for use in classes for Fall 2005 semester.

Consulted with MET students (working on plastics press research) concerning noise pickup by strain gauge transducers. My analysis: cause is improper writing practice, and unsuppressed voltage transients. Solution: Use twisted and shielded wire, and follow proper grounding procedures, 2002.

Donated A.C. Motor, and consulted on design of control circuits for Behrend Observatory door opener project being done by MET students, 2001.

Consulting on Rotomold machine in Zurn Building for Dave Loker and Rotomold Design team, 1998 and Spring 1999.

Consulted with Rich White on a 3/4 horsepower Resistive Motor Starter Senior Design Project.

Consulting for Dave Loker, relocating soundblaster card and adding data acquisition cards to computers in P-106 lab, 1997.

Consulting Steven Dobler, resolving thermocouple grounding problems for plastics engineering pulse cooling project, 1997.

Consulting and repair of optical encoder for Rotomold senior design project, 1997.

Trouble shot a ground fault in the electrical wiring of the ROTOMOLD senior design project, (1 hour), 1996.

Trouble shot two DC variable sped drivers for the ROTOMOLD senior design project, (2 hours), 1996.

Consulted with senior design students of the operating table leveling switch project on a problem generated by gearbox backlash, shaft bearing binding, (2 hours) 1996.

ExpERIEnce Children’s Museum. Follow up of a senior design project Racing Heart, made modifications, 1997.

Consulting for students John Wojcicki and Don Largent. Measuring power and current from PWM sinusoidal AC drive to three phase induction motor vibratory conveyor, 1997.

Service to student organizations

EET host representative at the Behrend Opportunities Fair sponsored by Behrend Student Government, 1995.

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