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Abdel Jabbar, Nabil
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Research: Large-Scale Model Predictive Control of Chemical Processes
University of Wisconsin--Madison, School of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Madison, WI, c/o Dr. James B. Rawlings
February 2003 - September 2003

Albu, Mihaela
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Politechnical University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Research: Embedding Time-Frequency Techniques in Power Quality Assessments
Arizona State University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tempe, AZ, c/o Dr. Gerald Heydt
August 2002 - January 2003

Boeri, Roberto
Professor and Researcher, Institute for Material Science and Technology Research, School of Engineering, National University of Mar Del Plata, Mar Del Plata, Argentina
Research: Austempered Thin-Wall Ductile Iron and Compacted Graphite Iron Castings Produced Through Early Shake-Out
University of Alabama--Tuscaloosa, College of Engineering, Department of Metals and Metallurgical Engineering, Tuscaloosa, AL, c/o Dr. Doru M. Stefanescu
April 2003 - July 2003

Chien, Chen-Fu
Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Research: Semiconductor Fabrication Facility Performance Evaluation and Productivity Management
University of California--Berkeley, College of Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Berkeley, CA, c/o Dr. Robert C. Leachman
July 2002 - February 2003

Correia, Roberta
Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture, Center of Technology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal/RN, Brazil
Research: Solid Substrate Fermentation of Fruit Residues Inoculated by Yeasts
University of Massachusetts--Amherst, Department of Food Science, Amherst, MA, c/o Dr. Kalidas Shetty
February 2003 - November 2003

Diaz, Maria
Associate Professor, Pilot Plant of Chemical Engineering (PLAPQUI), National Research Council (CONICET), Bahia Blanca, Argentina
Research: Dynamic Modeling and Optimization of Large-Scale Cryogenic Separation Processes
Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA, c/o Dr. Lorenz T. Biegler
March 2003 - June 2003

Ekechukwu, Onyemaechi
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
Research: Optimisation of Passive Solar Energy Dryers for Tropical Rural Applications
University of Wisconsin--Madison, Solar Energy Laboratory, Madison, WI, c/o Dr. William A. Beckman
November 2002 - October 2003

Elfick, Alistair
Professor, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
Research: Enhancing Boundary Lubrication to Increase Artificial Joint Life
University of California--Berkeley, Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Berkeley, CA, c/o Dr. Lisa Pruitt
January 2003 - January 2004

Eswaran, Vinayak
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology--Kanpur, Kanpur, India
Lecturing and Research: Testing a Theory of Modern Human Origins Against Genetic Data
University of Utah, Department of Anthropology, Salt Lake City, UT, c/o Dr. Henry Harpending
September 2002 - December 2002

Fabbricino, Massimiliano
Research Fellow, Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples, Naples, Italy
Research: The Formation of Disinfection By-Products in Water Systems
University of Washington, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seattle, WA, c/o Prof. Gregory Korshin
October 2002 - May 2003

Fortier, Richard
Associate Professor, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Laval University, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
Research: Temperature Data in Permafrost and Study of the Contemporary Climate Change in North America
United States Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO, c/o Dr. Roger Morin
August 2002 - May 2003

Fullana, Andres
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
Research: The Catalytic Effect of Ashes in the Formation and Destruction of Pollutants
University of Dayton Research Institute, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dayton, OH, c/o Dr. Sukh S. Sidhu
October 2002 - September 2004

Gaaloul, Noureddine
Researcher, National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry, Ariana, Tunisia
Lecturing and Research: Integrated Surface Groundwater and Saltwater Models: Methods of Analysis, Modeling and Application
University of Mississippi, School of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, University, MS, c/o Dr. Alexander H.D. Cheng
January 2003 - July 2003

Gul, Mehmet
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
Research: Development and Testing of a Two-Time Scale Turbulence Model and Its Performance in IC Engines
Ohio State University--Columbus, Center for Automotive Research, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbus, OH, c/o Prof. Ahmet Selamet
August 2002 - August 2003

Hassan, Ashraf
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Benha Higher Institute of Technology, Benha, Egypt
Research: A New Large Deformation Finite Element Model of Abrasive Waterjet Machining
Southern Methodist University, Research Center for Advanced Manufacturing, Dallas, TX, c/o Dr. Radovan Kovacevic
April 2003 - January 2004

Haverinen, Ulla
Researcher, Department of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, Kuopio, Finland
Research: Exposure Assessment and Indoor Air Quality
Illinois Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Chicago, IL, c/o Dr. Demetrios Moschandreas
September 2002 - September 2003

Kogut, Lior
Doctoral Candidate and Instructor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, TECHNION -- Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Research: Tribological Behavior of Nano-/Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems (NEMS/MEMS): Modeling and Testing
University of California--Berkeley, Surface Mechanics and Tribology Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Berkeley, CA, c/o Dr. Kyriakos Komvopoulos
September 2002 - September 2003

Kozinska, Dorota
Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Center for Mathematical and Computational Modeling, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Research: The Integration of Brain Multimodality
Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Center for Neurological Imaging, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. Charles Guttman
January 2003 - September 2003

Krasnikovs, Andrejs
Associate Professor, Institute of Mechanics, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia
Research: Mechanical Behavior Investigation of Advanced, Low-Cost, Short-Term Fiber Composites
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Blacksburg, VA, c/o Prof. K. Reifsnider
June 2002 - December 2002

Larabi, Abdelkader
Professor, Mohammadia School of Engineers, Rabat, Morocco
Research: Integrated Approach to Sustainable Water Management in Coastal Aquifers: Monitoring Recharge Assessment Modeling
University of Mississippi, School of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, University, MS, c/o Dr. Alexander H.-D. Cheng
August 2003 - November 2003

Lattanzi, Riccardo
Researcher, Laboratory of Medical Technology, Orthopedic Institute Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
Research: Validation of Image-Guided Surgery in Total Hip Replacement
Carnegie Mellon University, The Robotics Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, c/o Dr. Branislav Jaramaz
September 2002 - March 2003

Lim, Chee
Lecturer, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Science University of Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia
Research: Development of an Intelligent Decision Support System for Medical Diagnosis
University of California--Berkeley, College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Berkeley, CA, c/o Dr. Alice M. Agogino
August 2002 - December 2002

Lopes da Silva, Emidio
Professor, Mining Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Agostino Neto University, Luanda, Angola
Lecturing and Research: Establishment of a New Discipline of Geostatistics for an Optional Course of Petroleum Engineering Running in the Mining Engineering Department
Stanford University, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Stanford, CA, c/o Dr. Andre G. Journel
September 2002 - March 2003

Lopez-Esteban, Sonia
Postdoctoral Researcher, Materials Science Division, Polytechnical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Research: New Functionally-Graded Coatings for Orthopedic Implants
University of California--Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Materials Science Division, Berkeley, CA, c/o Mr. Antoni P. Tomsia
June 2002 - April 2004

Mannor, Shie
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Electrical Engineering, TECHNION -- Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Research: Adaptive Algorithms, Consistency and Luck in Machine Learning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems, Cambridge, MA, c/o Prof. John Tsitsiklis
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Computer and Information Science, Philadelphia, PA, c/o Prof. Michael Kearns
August 2002 - August 2003

Minich, Christian
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Engineering, University of Metz, Metz, France
Research: Using Design Space in Computer-Supported Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University, College of Engineering, Institute for Complex Engineered Systems, Pittsburgh, PA, c/o Prof. Cristina H. Amon
July 2002 - September 2002

Mishra, Barada
Professor, Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India
Research: Parallelization Code Development for Tumbling Mills
University of Utah, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Salt Lake City, UT, c/o Dr. R.K. Rajamani
May 2002 - August 2002

Morcos, Maged
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management Sciences, Modern Sciences and Arts University, Cairo, Egypt
Lecturing and Research: Measuring Performances of Organization and Projects in the Construction Industry Using a Quantitative Probabilistic Risk and Reliability Assessment (QUPRA) Methodology
University of Maryland--College Park, Civil Engineering Department, College Park, MD, c/o Dr. Bilal Ayyub
August 2002 - July 2003

Niven, Robert
Lecturer, School of Civil Engineering, University College, The University of New South Wales at the Australian Defense Force Academy, Canberra, Australia
Research: Scale-Up of Microscopic Interfacial Tension Effects in Oil-Contaminated Soils
Clarkson University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Potsdam, NY, c/o Dr. Susan E. Powers
Rice University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Houston, TX, c/o Dr. George J. Hirasaki
Colorado School of Mines, Environmental Science and Engineering Division, Golden, CO, c/o Dr. Tissa H. Illangasekare
January 2003 - May 2003

Ouammou, Mohamed
Professor, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Hassan II University, Mohammadia, Morocco
Research: Preparation and Characterization of Membranes for Base of Moroccan Natural Products for Industrial Waste Water Purification
University of Colorado--Boulder, Membrane Applied Science and Technology Center, Department of Chemical Engineering, Boulder, CO, c/o Dr. Richard D. Noble
June 2002 - September 2002

Pham, Chinh
Senior Researcher, Institute of Mechanics, National Center for Natural Sciences and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
Research: Macroscopic Properties of Inhomogeneous Materials
Princeton University, Department of Chemistry and Princeton Materials Institute, Princeton, NJ, c/o Dr. Salvatore Torquato
September 2002 - May 2003

Pinarbasi, Ahmet
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey
Research: Shear-Layer Along a Perforated Surface: Large- and Small-Scale Instabilities
Lehigh University, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Bethlehem, PA, c/o Dr. Donald Rockwell
July 2002 - July 2003

Rico-Martinez, Ramiro
Research Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technological Institute of Celaya, Celaya, Mexico
Research: Non-Linear Characterization of Molecular/Stochastic Processes
Princeton University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton, NJ, c/o Dr. Yannis G. Kevrekidis
August 2002 - July 2003

Rus Carlborg, Guillermo
Assistant Professor, Department of Structural Mechanics, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Research: The Boundary Element Method and the Non-Destructive Identification of Cavities
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cambridge, MA, c/o Prof. Shi-Chang Wooh
August 2002 - July 2003

Sabry, Tarek
Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Research: Drain Protection Against Domestic Sewage Contamination Using the Anaerobic Treatment Technology
Iowa State University, College of Engineering, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Ames, IA, c/o Dr. Shihwu Sung
February 2003 - October 2003

Sanchez Sarmiento, Gustavo
Professor, Department of Physics, School of Engineering, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Research: Prediction of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Heat-Treated Steels by Computer Simulation
Illinois Institute of Technology, Armour College of Science and Engineering, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering Department, Chicago, IL, c/o Dr. Philip Nash
May 2003 - August 2003

Shaheen, Hafez
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, An-Najah National University, Nablus, West Bank
Lecturing and Research: Hydraulic and Sediment Transport Characteristics of Intermittent (Ephemeral) Streams
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, College of Engineering, Department of Civil Environmental Engineering, Blacksburg, VA, c/o Dr. Panos Diplas
September 2002 - July 2003

Soman, Shreevardhan
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai, Bombay, India
Research: Computational Issues in the Application of Krylov Subspace Methods for Large-Scale Power System Analysis
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign, Department of Electrical Engineering, Champaign, IL, c/o Dr. M.A. Pai
June 2002 - July 2002

Soric, Jurica
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, School of Applied Mechanics, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Lecturing and Research: Large Strain Elastoplastic Shell Analysis by a Meshless Approach
University of California--Irvine, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Irvine, CA, c/o Dr. Satya N. Atluri
March 2003 - November 2003

Tambouratzis, Tatiana
Researcher, Radiation Protection Division, Institute of Nuclear Technology, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Athens, Greece
Research: Monitoring Loose Parts in Nuclear Power Plants Employing Wavelets and Soft Computing Techniques
North Carolina State University, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Raleigh, NC, c/o Dr. Charles W. Mayo
July 2002 - September 2002

Teran Gilmore, Amador
Professor, Department of Materials, Autonomous Metropolitan University, Mexico City, Mexico
Research: Required Modifications to the Technical Requirements for Seismic Design of the Mexican Building Code for Low-Cycle Fatigue
University of Texas--Austin, Department of Civil Engineering, CMC C1700, Austin, TX, c/o Dr. James O. Jirsa
August 2002 - August 2003

Zemmouri, Noureddine
Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, University of Biskra, Biskra, Algeria
Research: Daylight Availability Under Specific Sky Conditions: Case Study of Algeria
University of Southern California, School of Architecture, Los Angeles, CA, c/o Dr. Marc Schiler
October 2002 - February 2003

Zeroug, Houcine
Lecturer/Researcher, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Houari Boumediene University of Science and Technology, Algiers, Algeria
Lecturing and Research: Sensorless Control of Permanent Magnet Drives for Industrial Applications
Texas A&M University, Electrical Engineering Department, College Station, TX, c/o Dr. H.A. Toliyat
October 2002 - March 2003

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