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2008-09 Engineering Back

Ahmetovic, Elvis
Assistant Professor, Department for Process Engineering, University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Research: Energy and Water Optimization of Bioprocess Systems
Carnegie Mellon University, Center for Advanced Process Decision-Making, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA, c/o Prof. Ignacio Grossmann
September 2008 - September 2009

Al Hinai, Amer
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Research: Control and Operation of Electric Power Distributed Generators
West Virginia University, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, Advanced Power and Electricity Research Center, Morgantown, WV, c/o Dr. Ali Feliachi
July 2008 - September 2008

Al-Thyabat, Salah
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Mining and Environmental Engineering, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma'an, Jordan
Research: The Effect of Some Operating Parameters on Jordanian Phosphate Column Flotation
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, College of Engineering, Center for Advanced Separation Technologies, Blacksburg, VA, c/o Dr. Roe-Hoan Yoon
October 2008 - January 2009

Alfano, Marco
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Calabria, Arcavata di Rende, Italy
Research: A Cohesive Zone Model to Simulate Adhesive/Cohesive Failure: An Integrated Experimental/Computational Approach
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Champaign, IL, c/o Prof. Glaucio H. Paulino
April 2009 - October 2009

Boegle, Annette
Assistant Professor, Institute of Conceptual and Structural Design, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Research: The Role of Creativity as an Essential Key Element in Engineering Design in U.S. and European Structural Engineering
Princeton University, School of Architecture, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton, NJ, c/o Prof. Guy Nordenson
September 2008 - November 2008

Boutiouta, Seddik
Professor, Department of Radio Communication, Institute of Telecommunications, Oran, Algeria
Research: Global Navigation Satellites System in Space Weather and Forecast the Atmospheric Water Vapor
Ohio State University--Columbus, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, Columbus, OH, c/o Dr. Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska
September 2008 - May 2009

Carolus, Thomas
Professor, Institute for Fluid and Thermodynamics, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany
Research: Aero-Acoustic Noise Prediction and Its Application to Axial Turbo Machinery
Pennsylvania State University--University Park, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University Park, PA, c/o Prof. George A. Lesieutre
July 2009 - December 2009

Cech, Vladimir
Professor, Institute of Material Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
Research: Deposition and Characterization of Functionally Nanostrucured Thin Films for the Development of Smart Material
Michigan State University, College of Engineering, Composite Materials and Structures Center, East Lansing, MI, c/o Dr. Lawrence T. Drzal
January 2009 - July 2009

Danpinid, Asawinee
Doctoral Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Research: The Stress-Strain Relation of Abdominal Aortic Wall
Columbia University, Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, New York, NY, c/o Dr. Elisa Konofagou
August 2008 - August 2009

Deidda, Roberto
Associate Professor, Department of Territorial Engineering, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Research: Innovative Approaches for Ordinary and Extreme Rainfall Regime Characterization
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cambridge, MA, c/o Prof. Veneziano Daniele
March 2009 - August 2009

El-Demellawy, Mona Adel Mohamed
Assistant Professor, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute, Mubarak City for Scientific Research and Technology Applications, Alexandria, Egypt
Research: Welding of Advanced and Special Application Materials
University of Alabama--Tuscaloosa, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tuscaloosa, AL, c/o Dr. Viola L. Acoff
May 2009 - February 2010

Folly, Komla
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Lecturing and Research: Computational Intelligence Applied to Power Systems: Applications of Evolutionary Algorithms to Power System Controller Design
University of Missouri--Rolla, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Rolla, MO, c/o Dr. Ganesh Kumar Venayagamoorthy
January 2009 - January 2010

Frappe, Antoine
Research Associate, National Center for Scientific Research--Lille, Lille, France
Research: Baseband Architectures for 60Ghz Communications Systems
University of California--Berkeley, College of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Berkeley, CA, c/o Prof. Elad Alon
September 2008 - August 2009

Gadallah, Hanaa
Researcher, Department of Chemical Engineering and Pilot Plant, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
Research: Hydrogen Generation From Electrolysis
Illinois Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chicago, IL, c/o Dr. Fouad Teymour
August 2008 - June 2009

Garcia Alvarez, Jose
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Del Valle University, Cali, Colombia
Research: Implementation of Constitutive Equations for Articular Cartilage
Colorado State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Fort Collins, CO, c/o Dr. Christian M. Puttlitz
September 2008 - July 2009

Garcia Mireles Jr., Jose
Research Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Cuidad Juarez, Mexico
Research: Development of Microsystems Packaging Research in the El Paso del Norte Region
University of Texas--El Paso, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, El Paso, TX, c/o Dr. David Zubia
July 2008 - June 2009

Ghanim, Abdulnour
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Thamar University, Dhamar, Yemen
Research: Flood Hazard Mapping Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System Technologies: A Case for a Low-Lying Area of Mabar Town, Yemen
Purdue University, School of Civil Engineering, West Lafayette, IN, c/o Dr. Venkatesh Merwade
October 2008 - June 2009

Gouveia-Filho, Oscar
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil
Research: Design Techniques for CMOS Voltage Controlled Oscilators
Cornell University, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. Alyssa Apsel
September 2008 - January 2009

Hobbs, David
Senior Rehabilitation Engineer, Novita Tech: The Technology Division, Novita Children’s Services, Regency Park, Australia
Research: Protocol for Optimal Functional Electrical Therapy (FET) for Children With Cerebral Palsy
Cleveland FES Center, Cleveland, OH, c/o Mr. Kevin Kilgore
Philadelphia Shriners Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA, c/o Dr. Brian Smith
August 2008 - December 2008

Hojamberdiev, Mirabbos
Research Assistant, Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Research: Fabrication of Porous Glass Ceramic Materials With Modified Surface Properties
Alfred University, Inamori School of Engineering, Center for Glass Research, Alfred, NY, c/o Dr. Harrie J. Stevens
January 2009 - January 2010

Hsu, Kun-Jung
Assistant Professor, Department of Construction Technology, Leader University, Tainan, Taiwan
Research: Investment Opportunity, Investment Timing and Optimal Delivery Time Under Uncertainty
University of Nebraska--Lincoln, Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, Lincoln, NE, c/o Dr. Jonathan Shi
August 2008 - August 2009

Irfan, Mohammad Abdul Aziz
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwest Frontier Province University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan
Research: Effect of Die Casting Parameters on Fracture of Die Castings Under Impact Loading Conditions
Case Western Reserve University, Case School of Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cleveland, OH, c/o Dr. David Schwam
September 2008 - August 2009

Ismail, Zubaidah Binti
Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Research: Development of Novel Methoda and Technologies for Damage Detection in Structures and Dynamic Systems
Wayne State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Detroit, MI, c/o Dr. Wen Li
April 2009 - August 2009

Karsaj, Igor
Senior Assistant, Institute of Applied Mechanics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Research: Computational Biomechanics of the Arterial Tissue
Texas A&M University--College Station, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College Station, TX, c/o Dr. J.D. Humphrey
September 2008 - June 2009

Kennedy, Oran
Research Fellow, Department of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Research: The Role of Osteocytes as Mechanotransducers
CUNY--City College, Grove School of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, New York, NY, c/o Dr. Mitchell B. Schaffler
November 2008 - November 2009

Kiselychnyk, Oleh
Associate Professor, Chair of Automation of Electromechanical Systems and Electrical Drive, Electrical Power Engineering, National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv, Ukraine
Research: Interactive Sensorless Energy Saving Control of Water Supply Pump
University of Utah, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Salt Lake City, UT, c/o Dr. Marc Bodson
January 2009 - October 2009

Lav, Abdullah Hilmi
Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
Research: Utilization of Waste Foundry Sand in Highway Construction
University of Wisconsin--Madison, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Madison, WI, c/o Prof. Tuncer Edil
July 2008 - June 2009

Leon, Paula
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Research: Gellan Gum edible Films Carrying L+ Ascorbic Acid as Packaging for Extending Shelf-Life of Vegetables and Fruits
Cornell University--Geneva Campus, Department of Food Sciences and Technology, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. Olga Padilla-Zakour
November 2008 - April 2009

Lewis, Elfed
Associate Professor, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Research: Miniature Optical Fiber Pressure Sensor for Biomedical Applications
University of Central Florida, College of Optics and Photonics, Optical Diagnostics and Applications Laboratory, Orlando, FL, c/o Prof. Jannick Rolland
July 2008 - November 2008

Martin Martin, Mariano
Engineer, Department of Modeling and Simulation, Procter and Gamble--New Castle Technical Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Research: Synthesis and Optimization of Biofuels Production Processes
Carnegie Mellon University, College of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA, c/o Prof. Ignacio E. Grossman
May 2009 - April 2011

Mirjat, Muhammad Saffar
Professor, Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Pakistan
Research: Desalinization by Zone Leaching Under Subsurface Drainage Systems
University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, Tucson, AZ, c/o Dr. Markus Tuller
September 2008 - July 2009

Nedeltchev, Stoyan
Research Associate, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
Research: Prediction of Both Gas Holdup and Mass Transfer Coefficients Measured in Two-Phase and Three-Phase Bubble Columns Operated With Various Organic Liquids and Solids
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA, c/o Dr. Badie I. Morsi
March 2009 - August 2009

Nguyen, Khoa
Researcher, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
Research: Assessment and Online Monitoring a Satellite's Structure Using Vibration Data Processing
University of Texas--Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Austin, TX, c/o Dr. Robert Bishop
September 2008 - May 2009

Nowlan, Niamh
Research Fellow, Department of Zoology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Research: Forcing Bone: Interplay Between Mechanics and Molecules During Bone Formation
Boston University, College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston, MA, c/o Prof. Elise Morgan
February 2009 - July 2009

Pacella, Massimo
Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
Research: Wavelets-Based Models and Methods for Quality Monitoring
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI, c/o Prof. Jionghua Jin
March 2009 - September 2009

Pantos, Milos
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Laboratory of Power Systems, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Research: Ancillary Service Pricing
Illinois Institute of Technology, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Chicago, IL, c/o Dr. Mohammad Shahidehpour
March 2009 - August 2009

Rodrigues, Christiane
Professor, Department of Accurate Sciences and the Land, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Research: Heterogeneous Photocatalysis With Novel Cell and Photocatalyst Designs for Environmental Remediation
University of Texas--Arlington, College of Science, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arlington, TX, c/o Dr. Krishnan Rajeshwar
October 2008 - February 2009

Sebastian Cabeza, Victor
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Research: Development of Micro-Systems Technology for Nanoparticles and Energy Applications
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cambridge, MA, c/o Dr. Klavs F. Jensen
May 2009 - April 2011

Slowik, Bernd Volker
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Applied Sciences--Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Research: Modeling and Simulation of Early-Age Cracking in Concrete Structures
University of California--Los Angeles, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, c/o Dr. Jiann-Wen Woody Ju
August 2008 - December 2008

Soliman, Akram
Assistant Professor, Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt
Research: New Technique Solving Erosion Problems Along Alexandria's Coastline in Egypt
Texas A&M University--College Station, Department of Civil Engineering, College Station, TX, c/o Prof. Patrick Lynett
October 2008 - July 2009

Ten, Viktor
Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics and Information Technologies, Eurasia University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Research: Models and Methods of Design of Non-Linear Robust Control Systems
Cornell University, Department of Theoretical and Applied Mathematics, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. Steven H. Strogatz
September 2008 - June 2009