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Bradley T. Burchett
Areas of Specialization:
- Autonomous vehicles
- Fin stabilized projectiles
- Fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, neural networks
- Kalman filtering
Research Activities:
- Modeling and fault detection for launch vehicles
- Brute force optimization of control systems
Industrial Experience:
- U.S. Air Force; Pilot; 1987-1993, 1998-1999
- Draper Labs; Research assistant; 1993-1995
- P.E., Illinois
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Zachariah Chambers
Areas of Specialization:
- Finite element analysis
- Computational fluid dynamics
Research Activities:
- Educational pedagogy
- Open channel flow
Industrial Experience:
- Rose-Hulman Ventures; Finite element analyst; 2001-present
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Phillip J. Cornwell
Areas of Specialization:
- Structural dynamics
- Structural health monitoring
- Mode localization
Research Activities:
- Structural health monitoring
- Engineering education
Industrial Experience:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory; Visiting faculty member, summers 1997-2002; Long term visiting staff member, July 1995-June 1996
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Patrick J. Cunningham
Areas of Specialization:
- Controls
- Internal combustion engines
- Diagnostics and prognostics
Research Activities:
- Monitoring diesel particulate filters
- Engine governor design
Industrial Experience:
- Cummins, Industrial Controls Engineer, Summer 1997
- Holset Engineering, Manufacturing Engineer, Summer-Fall 1995
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Jerry M. Fine
Areas of Specialization:
- Development & evaluation of algorithms for time dependent problems in computational mechanics
Research Activities:
- Crash simulation with explicit finite element methods
Industrial Experience:
- Mechanics Software Inc; Analyst; 1982-1984
- Delware Machinery (Rose Hulman Ventures); Finite element consultant; 1992-1993
- Cummins Engine Co; Analyst; 2000-2001
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David S. Fisher
Areas of Specialization:
- Biomechanics
- Smart Product Design
- Manufacturing & Machining
Research Activities:
Industrial Experience:
- Cummins Engine Company; Research & Development Engineer; Summer 1997, 1998
- Analytical Engineering Inc; Design & Manufacturing Engineer; Summer 1999
- Nike; Research Consultant; 2001-2005
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J. Darrell Gibson
Areas of Specialization:
- Solid mechanics
- Mechanical design
- Noise and vibration
Research Activities:
- Industrial and environmental noise control
- Design methodologies
Industrial Experience:
- General Dynamics Corp; Senior structures engineer; 1959-1963
- NASA Langley Research Center; Design fellow; 1969-1973
- J.I. Case Co; Test engineer; 1974, 1978
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Research fellow; 1988
- P.E., Indiana, Wyoming
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Fred Haan
Areas of Specialization:
- Fluid Mechanics
- Structural Dynamics
Research Activities:
- Wind Engineering
- Experimental Aerodynamics
- Extreme Wind Simulation
Industrial Experience:
- Sulzer-Burckhardt, Intern, 1992
- Industrial Wind Tunnel Testing, (Consulting), 2001-2008
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Simon W. Jones
Areas of Specialization:
- Dynamics
- Vibrations
- Computational Mechanics
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Daniel T. Kawano
Areas of Specialization:
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Richard Layton
Areas of Specialization:
- Dynamic systems modeling and simulation
- Instrumentation systems
Research Activities:
- Physical systems theory for modeling and simulation of dynamic systems
- Developing methods in active and team-based learning
- Curriculum and lab development in mechanical engineering
Industrial Experience:
- Pratt & Whitney (West Palm Beach, FL); Visiting faculty (bladed-disk design); 1998
- Rocket Reseach Co (Redmond, WA); Propellant systems consultant; 1992-1994
- Gary Walker & Assoc (Simi Valley, CA); Project manager and head of electrical group; 1983-1988
- P.E., Indiana
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Calvin Lui
Areas of Specialization:
- Aeroacoustics
- Compressible turbulence
- Computational Methods
- Parallel Computing
Research Activities:
- Compressible mixing
- Shock noise generation
Industrial Experience:
- Boeing (noise engineering group); 1998-2002
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James E. Mayhew
Areas of Specialization:
- Heat transfer
- Thermodynamics
- Fluid mechanics
- Aerospace engineering
- Uncertainty Analysis
- Instrumentation
Research Activities:
- Heat transfer in gas turbine engines
Industrial Experience:
- U.S. Air Force; Research, development, and logistics on aircraft, engines, and missles;1985-1998
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Andrew R. Mech
Areas of Specialization:
- Thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics
- Thermal systems
- Utility Power Production
Research Activities:
- System simulation
- Gas Turbine/Power Cycle topics
Industrial Experience:
- U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, 1974-1978
- Ralph Henneman and Associates, Consulting Engineers, 1978-1980
- Cinergy, West Combustion Turbine Fleet, June - Oct. 2002
- P.E., Illinois
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Michael S. Moorhead
Areas of Specialization:
Research Activities:
- Micro-scale heat transfer
- Biological fluid mechanics
Industrial Experience:
- Institute for Defense Analyses; Research associate; 1999-2001
- Carrier Corporation; Co-op engineer; Fall 1997, Fall 1998
- GE Industrial Power Systems; Co-op engineer; Spring-Fall 1996
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Sean N. Moseley
Areas of Specialization:
- Fluid/Solid mechanics
- Experimental investigations
Research Activities:
- Mechanics of computer hard disk drives
Industrial Experience:
- Club Car, Inc., Engineering co-op
- Western Digital Corp., Tribology team summer intern
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Lorraine G. Olson
Areas of Specialization:
- Numerical Methods
- Thermal/fluids
Research Activities:
- Nontraditional applications of finite element analysis
- Inverse Problems, especially inverse electrocardiography
Industrial Experience:
- Rosemount Inc, Design Engineer, 1980-1981
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Richard M. Onyancha
Areas of Specialization:
- Manufacturing
- Solid Mechanics
- Metrology
Research Activities:
- Engineering Education
- Micro-manufacturing
- Micro-metrology
Industrial Experience:
- Ministry of Public Works, Housing, and Physical Planning (Government of Kenya, Nairobi); Design Engineer; 1987
- MEACEOM Consultants Ltd (Eldoret, Kenya); Managing Consultant;1996-2000
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Donald E. Richards
Areas of Specialization:
- Fluid Mechanics
- Thermodynamics
- Heat Exchanger Design
Research Activities:
- Second Law Analysis
- Curriculum Design
- Experimental Heat Transfer
Industrial Experience:
- General Atomic Corporation; Engineer; 1974-1976
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Wayne Sanders
Areas of Specialization:
- Heat transfer
- Gas turbines
- Propulsion
Research Activities:
- Gas turbines for propulsion and power generation
Industrial Experience:
- U.S. Patent Office; Patent examiner; 1961-1962
- B.F. Goodrich; Design engineer; 1962-1965
- Boeing; Systems engineer; 1965-1966
- Army & Air Force Exchange Service; Design engineering; 1966-1969
- P.E., Texas
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Richard E. Stamper
Areas of Specialization:
Research Activities:
- Design of Halo orthoses
- Design methodologies and product design
Industrial Experience:
- Expert witness, product liability and product design
- Stamper Medical Technologies, President, July 2002 to present
- General Electric Company, Design engineer and design team leader, 1988-1994
- Proctor and Gamble, Area manager, Bounty paper towels,1985-1986
- P.E., Maryland
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David A. Stienstra
Areas of Specialization:
- Materials
- Failure Analysis
Research Activities:
- Failure Analysis Consulting
Industrial Experience:
- Hydromatic Division of General Motors; Design Engineer; 1978-1980
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Kathleen S. Toohey
Areas of Specialization:
- Mechanics of materials
- Experimental mechanics
- Polymeric materials
Research Activities:
Industrial Experience:
- Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engines, Co-op, 1999
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Allen R. White
Areas of Specialization:
- Non-equilibrium thermodynamics
- Internal combustion engines
Research Activities:
- Molecular vibrational excitation using infrared lasers
- Non-interference measurement techniques
- Cognitive and learning theories
Industrial Experience:
- Honda of America Manufacturing, Engineering Staff (new vehicle crash certification), 1992-1995
- Honda Research and Development, Engineer (side impact safety system design), 1995-1997
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Lee R. Waite
Areas of Specialization:
- Cardiovascular fluid mechanics
- Sports biomechanics
- Medical instrumentation
Research Activities:
- Modeling blood flow
- Biomechanics of running
- Characterization of a hydrogen peroxide electrode
Industrial Experience:
- Fisher Controls Intl. Inc., Design Engineer, 1980-1983
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