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Al-Ghazawi, Ziad
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Research: Sludge Reduction and Enhanced Digestion Technologies
University of California--Irvine, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Urban Water Research Center, Irvine, CA, c/o Dr. William Cooper
August 2009 - May 2010

Albu, Mihaela
Professor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Bucharest Polytechnic University, Bucharest, Romania
Research: Active Distribution Grids: Measurement, Communication and Control
Arizona State University, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tempe, AZ, c/o Dr. Gerald T. Heydt
February 2010 - July 2010

Alqadi, Ibraheem
Assistant Professor, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Research: Numerical Investigation of Shock-Turbulence Interaction Mechanism in Jet Flow
Stanford University, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford, CA, c/o Dr. Sanjiva K. Lele
February 2010 - September 2010

Avalos, Martina
Research Assistant, Physics Institute of Rosario, National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), Santa Fe, Argentina
Research: Characterization of the Microstructural Evolution of the Martensite Structures Under Fatigue by SEM-EBSD Technique
Carnegie Mellon University, College of Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA, c/o Dr. Anthony Rollett
January 2010 - April 2010

Bellamine, Mohamed
Assistant Professor, National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, Tunis, Tunisia
Lecturing and Research: Definition, Modeling and Integration Of New Influencing Factors Towards a High Social Acceptability of Human
Georgia Institute of Technology, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare Robotics Lab, Atlanta, GA, c/o Dr. Charles Kemp
March 2010 - January 2011

Ben Cheikh, Ridha
Professor, Industrial Engineering Department, National Engineering School of Tunis, Tunis-Belvedere, Tunisia
Research: Elaboration and Characterization of Fully Biodegradable Composites Based on Natural Fibers
Stanford University, Department of Civil Environmental Engineering, Stanford, CA, c/o Dr. Sarah Billington
November 2009 - July 2010

Bogoni, Antonella
Head of Research, Photonics Networks National Laboratory, National Interuniversity Consortium for Telecommunications, Pisa, Italy
Research: Design and Implementation of a 640 Gb/s OTDM System
University of Southern California, Department of Electrical Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, c/o Dr. Alan E. Willner
December 2009 - June 2010

Borsato, Milton
Associate Professor, Department of Information Technology, Federal Technological University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil
Research: Information Models for Sustainable Manufacturing
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Design and Process Group, Manufacturing Systems Integration Division, Gaithersburg, MD, c/o Dr. Ram D. Sriram
November 2009 - February 2010

Corona Chavez, Alonso
Professor and Researcher, National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics, National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics, Puebla, Mexico
Research: High Performance Metamaterial Filters for Communications
University of California--Los Angeles, Electrical Engineering Department, Los Angeles, CA, c/o Dr. Tatsuo Itoh
August 2009 - July 2010

Duma, Virgil
Professor, Department of Product Design, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Arad, Romania
Research: Scanning in Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography
University of Rochester, The Institute of Optics, Rochester, NY, c/o Prof. Jannick Rolland
October 2009 - May 2010

Elias, Jan
Doctoral Candidate, Institute of Structural Mechanics, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
Research: Microplane Model for Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Northwestern University, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Evanston, IL, c/o Dr. Zdenek Bazant
August 2009 - June 2010

Francisco, Alexandre
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Fluminense, Niteroi, Brazil
Research: FIT Extensions for Solving Contaminant Transport Problems
University of Wyoming, Department of Mathematics and School of Energy Resources, Laramie, WY, c/o Dr. Felipe Pereira
January 2010 - June 2010

Gadaev, Abror
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Crisis Management, Samarkand State Architectural and Civil Engineering Institute, Samarkand State University, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Lecturing: Uzbekistan and the United States: The Comparative Analysis of Groundwater Usage, Well Failure and Aquifer Depletion and Remedial Responses
Ramapo College of New Jersey, School of Social Sciences and Human Services, Mahwah, NJ, c/o Dr. Samuel J. Rosenberg
August 2009 - August 2010
(Scholar-in-Residence Program)

Hammad, Amin
Associate Professor, Concordia Institute for Information System Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Research: Collaborative Emergency Management of Canada-U.S. Border Crossings
Arizona State University, North American Center for Transborder Studies, Tempe, AZ, c/o Dr. Rick Van Schoik
September 2009 - May 2010

Hosany, Mussawir
Senior Lecturer, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius
Research: Robust and Scalable Video Coding Algorithms for Wireless Networks
San Diego State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, San Diego, CA, c/o Dr. Sunil Kumar
September 2009 - May 2010

Kapuria, Santosh
Professor, Department of Applied Mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
Research: Free-Edge Stresses and Delamination Failure of Smart Composite Laminates
Stanford University, Division of Mechanics and Computation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford, CA, c/o Dr. Charles R. Steele
December 2009 - July 2010

Kelly, Daniel
Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Research: A Constitutive Framework to Investigate the Role of Mechanical Forces on Protein Synthesis and Organization
Columbia University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, New York, NY, c/o Dr. Christopher Jacobs
August 2009 - June 2010

Kotulska, Malgorzata
Assistant Professor, Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
Research: Functioning of Mutated Ryanodine Receptor Based Upon Predicted Channel Structure
Yale University, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Interdepartmental Doctoral Program, New Haven, CT, c/o Prof. Mark Gerstein
September 2009 - March 2010

Lukas, David
Professor, Faculty of Textile Engineering, Technical University of Liberec, Liberec, Czech Republic
Research: Electrospinning Technology for Tissue Engineering
Clemson University, College of Engineering and Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson, SC, c/o Dr. Konstantin G. Kornev
September 2009 - March 2010

Macii, David
Researcher, Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
Research: Integrated Synchronization Circuits for Distributed Wireless Electronic Systems
University of California--Berkeley, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Berkeley, CA, c/o Prof. Jan Rabaey
September 2009 - March 2010

Matos Ferreira, Guilherme Nuno
Professor, IBB-Institute of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
Research: NanoSensors Applied to Cell Biology
University of California--Santa Barbara, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Santa Barbara, CA, c/o Dr. Dennis Clegg
August 2009 - August 2010

Mohammed, Falah
Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Electronic Enginnering, Najah National University, Nablus, West Bank
Research: Nonlinear Characteristics of Schottky Varactor Diodes for Inter Symbol Interference Reduction
University of Alabama--Tuscaloosa, Center for Materials for Information Technology, Tuscaloosa, AL, c/o Prof. Bruce Kim
September 2009 - July 2010

Mulone, Vincenzo
Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Research: Measurement and Modelling of Particle Filtration in Diesel Engine Particulate Filters
West Virginia University, Research and Economic Develoment, Morgantown, WV, c/o Dr. Mridul Gautam
December 2009 - May 2010

Raghuwanshi, Narendra
Professor, Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
Research: Automation of Surface Irrigation System to Protect Environment and Enhance Efficiency and Productivity
University of California--Davis, Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, Davis, CA, c/o Dr. Shrini K. Upadhyaya
August 2009 - June 2010

Romero Hernandez, Omar
Professor and Researcher, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations, Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Research: Exploring Sustainability Implications of Biofuels Through Life Cycle Assessment Applications
University of California--Berkeley, College of Engineering, Laboratory for Manufacturing and Sustainability, Berkeley, CA, c/o Prof. David Dornfeld
August 2009 - August 2010

Sebera, Vaclav
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Wood Science, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic
Research: Wood and Wood-Based Composites: Materials for Sustainable Future; Numerical Modeling and Optimization
Oregon State University, Department of Wood Science and Engineering, Corvallis, OR, c/o Dr. Lech Muszynski
October 2009 - August 2010

Segura, Marcelo
Researcher, Department of Electronics and Automatics, School of Engineering, National University of San Juan, San Juan, Argentina
Research: Evaluation and Validation Algorithms for an Accurate Localization and Communication System With Ultra Wideband Wireless Sensor Networks
University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering Systems, Los Angeles, CA, c/o Dr. Robert Scholtz
December 2009 - May 2010

Sevtsenko, Eduard
Researcher, Department of Machinery, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
Research: Knowledge Discovery for Decision Making in the Collaborative Network
Georgia Institute of Technology, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, GA, c/o Dr. Yan Wang
August 2009 - March 2010

Simav, Osman
Manager, Turkish Education Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey
Research: Improvement of Acceleration Capabilities of Electric Vehicles and Extending the Lifetime of Batteries
Wayne State University, College of Engineering, Detroit, MI, c/o Dr. Mumtaz Usmen
January 2010 - July 2010

Singh, Pradeep
Associate Professor, Department of Soil and Water Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, India
Lecturing: Study of Land Degradation of Wakal River Basin Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System
Florida International University, Department of Earth and Environment, Miami, FL, c/o Dr. Assefa Melesse
September 2009 - January 2010

Tessaro, Isabel
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Research: Monitoring Techniques for Biofouling and Biofilm Phenomena in Reverse Osmosis
Yale University, Department of Chemical Engineering, New Haven, CT, c/o Dr. Menachem Elimelech
January 2010 - March 2010

Thiaw, Lamine
Lecturer/Researcher, Department of Electronic Engineering, Superior Polytechnic School of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
Research: Connecting Photovoltaic Power Systems to Senegalese Electricity Grid: Technical Constraints and Economical Impacts
North Carolina State University, College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Raleigh, NC, c/o Dr. Alex Q. Huang
September 2009 - March 2010

Tropina, Albina
Associate Professor, Department of Theoretical Mechanics and Hydraulics, Kharkov National Automobile and Highway University, Kharkov, Ukraine
Research: Combustion Process Control in Engines for Vehicles' Toxic Emissions Reduction
Princeton University, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton, NJ, c/o Prof. Yiguang Ju
September 2009 - March 2010

Vallejos, Maria
Research Assistant, Pulp and Paper Program, National University of Misiones, Obera, Argentina
Research: Electrospun Nanocomposites From Matrices Loaded With Cellulose Nanowhiskers
North Carolina State University, Department of Wood and Paper Science, Raleigh, NC, c/o Dr. Orlando J. Rojas
October 2009 - December 2009

Van Geem, Kevin
Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical Technology Laboratory, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
Research: Production of Base Chemicals and Energy for a Sustainable Society
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cambridge, MA, c/o Dr. William H. Green
September 2009 - December 2009

Vavra, Jiri
Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
Research: Experimental Research of New Combustion Concepts
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI, c/o Dr. Dennis Assanis
February 2010 - December 2010

Vazquez, Felipe
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Research: Numerical Study of Rainfall-Induced Landslides in Spatially Variable Soils
University of Southern California, The Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, c/o Dr. Dongxiao Zhang
January 2010 - October 2010

Vignolo, Gustavo
Doctoral Student, Department of Engineering, National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Research: Dynamic Behavior of Tilting Pad Bearings
Texas A&M University--College Station, The Turbomachinery Laboratory, College Station, TX, c/o Dr. Dara Childs
January 2010 - May 2010

Wicks, Byron
Research Engineer, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, NICTA--Victoria Research Laboratory, Melbourne, Australia
Research: Research, Development and Commercialization of Victorian Information and Communication Technologies
University of California--Berkeley, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Berkeley, CA, c/o Prof. Ali Niknejad
July 2009 - June 2010

Yedidsion, Liron
Lecturer, Industrial Engineering and Management, TECHNION--Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Research: Deterministic Inventory Optimization
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, MA, c/o Prof. Retsef Levi
August 2009 - July 2010

Zigangirova, Yelena
Associate Professor, Energy Power Department, Innovative University of Eurasia--Pavlodar, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
Research: New Approaches to Curriculum Development in Renewable Energy Technologies for Bachelor Course
Tennessee Technological University, Manufacturing Research Center, Cookeville, TN, c/o Dr. Kenneth Currie
October 2009 - August 2010