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2009-10 Engineering Back

Aswath, Pranesh Belgod
Professor and Chair, Department of Materials Science and Department of Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineeri, College of Engineering, University of Texas--Arlington, Arlington, TX
Junior Lecturing: From Tribology to Drug Delivery, Innovative Methods to Create and Deliver Knowledge
University of Trento, Trento, Italy
January 2010 - July 2010

Bachnak, Rafic A.
Professor and Chair, Department of Mathematics and Physical Science, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX
Lecturing and Research: Microprocessors and Microcontrollers, Project Management, and Engineering Economics; Utilizing Gyroscopes to Add Three-dimensional Capabilities to an Eddy Current Inspection System.
Notre Dame University, Keserouan, Lebanon
September 2009 - July 2010

Barber, Suzanne Michelle
Graduate Student, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, College of Engineering, University of California--Davis, Davis, CA
Research: Effects of Membrane Properties on an in Vitro Bacterial Heme Acquisition System
Louis Pasteur University (Strasbourg I), Strasbourg, France
January 2010 - December 2010

Billiar, Kristen L.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Lecturing and Research: Probing the Mechanics of Nanoscale Scaffolds for Tissue Eengineering
National University of Ireland--Galway, Galway, Ireland
September 2009 - June 2010

Bon, Thomas Allen
Senior Lecturer, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, College of Engineering and Architecture, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
Lecturing: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Courses With Application to the Development of Future Faculty at Two Uzbekistan Universities
Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
February 2010 - July 2010

Bowen, David Mark
Associate Professor, Department of Engineering, California State University--East Bay, Hayward, CA
Lecturing and Research: Teams in Engineering Education and Practice
Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
August 2009 - January 2010

Cairncross, Richard Allan
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Lecturing: Sustainable Engineering: A Multidisciplinary Curriculum for Training Engineers-of-the-Future
University of El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador
March 2010 - July 2010

Dixon, David John
Chair and Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD
Lecturing and Research: Presentation of Technical Educational Topics Including Organization of a National and World ChemCar Competition; Application of Microextraction Technology to Clean Fractionation of Biomass.
Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
September 2009 - July 2010

Engel, Richard Alan
Senior Research Engineer, Department of Environmental Resources Engineering, College of Natural Resources and Sciences, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
Lecturing: Curriculum and Program Development in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Don Bosco University, San Salvador, El Salvador
January 2010 - June 2010

Fidan, Ismail
Professor, Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Technology, College of Engineering, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
Lecturing: Faculty and Student Development in Collaborative Design and Rapid Manufacturing
Nigde University, Nigde, Turkey
December 2009 - July 2010

Ida, Nathan
Distinguished Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH
Research: Surface Impedance Boundary Conditions Based Finite Element Models for Electromagnetic Nondestructive Testing of Materials
University of Science and Technology of Lille-Flandres-Artois (Lille I), Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
November 2009 - August 2010

Jonchhe, Yogendra B.
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, School of Management and Engineering Technology, SUNY--Alfred State College, Alfred, NY
Lecturing and Research: Applied Thermodynamics-Heat, Power, IC Engines; Automotive Emissions Study and Curriculum Development
Kathmandu University, Kathmandu, Nepal
August 2009 - January 2010

Kalu, Peter N.
Professor and Director, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, FL
Lecturing and Research: Materials Science; The Development of Low-Cost Surface Hardening Steel Processing Techniques Utilizing Indigenous Raw Materials
University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria
September 2009 - July 2010

Lakeou, Samuel
Professor and Chair, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC
Lecturing and Research: International Recognition of Engineering Curricula; Low-cost Renewable Energy Power System
Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
September 2009 - July 2010

O'Connell, Robert Michael
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Missouri--Columbia, Columbia, MO
Lecturing and Research: Educating the 21st Century Engineer: An Investigation of Content and Delivery Methods
Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland
September 2009 - June 2010

Plumb, Ovid Augustus
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Lecturing and Research: Utilization of Coal in Ways that Constrain Release of Carbon Dioxide
University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
February 2010 - June 2010

Pottie, Gregory Joseph
Professor and Associate Dean, Electrical Engineering Department, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California--Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Research: Cooperation, Mobility, and Utility in Sensor Networks
University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
June 2009 - November 2009

Ramirez-Angulo, Jaime
Professor, Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Lecturing and Research: Collaboration between the Microelectronics VLSI Program at New Mexico State University (NMSU) and the MEMs design group at the Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez (UACJ)
Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Cuidad Juarez, Mexico
August 2009 - April 2010

Raquet, John Foster
Associate Professor and Director, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH
Lecturing and Research: Advanced Navigation Technology
Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland
January 2009 - June 2010

Regan, John Michael
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Pennsylvania State University--University Park, University Park, PA
Lecturing and Research: Environmental Biotechnology; Modeling of Microbial Fuel Cell Biofilm Ecology and System Performance for Sustainable Waste Treatment and Bioenergy Production
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
August 2009 - January 2010

Roesler, Jeffery Raphael
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Lecturing and Research: Advances in Concrete Pavement Design, Analysis and Materials; Design, Modeling and Material Requirements for Thin Concrete Pavements
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
August 2009 - December 2009

Schexnayder, Clifford Joseph Jr.
Eminent Scholar Emeritus, Del E. Webb School of Construction, Arizona State University, Chandler, AZ
Lecturing and Research: Economic Construction of Transportation Facilities
University of Piura, Lima, Peru
August 2009 - December 2009

Shapiro, Benjamin
Associate Professor, Department of Bio-Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Maryland--College Park, College Park, MD
Lecturing and Research: Targeted Chemotherapy: A Collaboration Between Cancer Treatment in Germany and Engineering to Best Target That Treatment in the United States
Medical Center for Health, Bad Lippspringe, Germany
September 2009 - June 2010

Shih, Albert J.
Professor and Director, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Michigan--Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI
Lecturing and Research: Innovative Global Biomedical Devices
National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
September 2009 - December 2009

Showalter, William Eric
Lecturer, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO
Lecturing: Curriculum and E-Course Development in English
Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
December 2009 - July 2010

Slack, Donald Carl
Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Lecturing and Research: Soil and Water Conservation Engineering and Hydrology and Water Resources; Improving Understanding of the Hydrology of Small Watersheds in Northeast Thailand
Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
June 2009 - December 2009

Steward, Brian Lynn
Associate Professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, College of Agricultural and Life Science and College of Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Lecturing and Research: Developing a Physical Modeling Framework for Bioenergy Systems
Federal University of Vicosa, Vicosa, Brazil
November 2009 - February 2010

Tang, Walter Zhonghong
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing, Florida International University, Miami, FL
Lecturing and Research: Implementation of ABET Curriculum in Environmental Engineering; Environmental Applications of Aquatic, Organic, Catalytic and Colloidal Chemistry
Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
October 2009 - June 2010

Walker, Sharon Louise
John Babbage Chair in Environmental Engineering, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California--Riverside, Riverside, CA
Lecturing and Research: Fate and Virulence of Bacterial Pathogens in Groundwater
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
September 2009 - June 2010