| Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering Technology | |
|---|---|
| Dr. Guanghsu Chang | Manufacturing automation, robotic applicatiions, CAD/CAM, producibility, design for assembly (DFA), and case-based reasoning (CBR) applications |
| Dr. Craig Evans | Automotive suspension systems |
| Dr. Bruce Jones | Alternative fuels for internal combustion engines |
| Dr. Andrzej Markowski | Rapid prototyping and production |
| Dr. Gary Mead | Automotive diagnostics and emissions |
| Dr. Harry Petersen | Manufacturing technology, rapid prototyping, transportation engineering (railroad and highway), integrating transportation, logistics, and supply chair management |
| Dr. William Peterson | Business cases/financial analysis for the introdution of new technologies, automation, and new operations; automation devices and techniques; lean manufacturing, cost reduction projects, and profit improvement projects; cost estimation, activity based costing, and the impact of change on the bottom line of an organization; development of balanced scorecards to improve costs while achieving strategic objects not stated in financial terms |
| Dr. Paul Sullivan | Engine design, computerized engine valve controls, and composite materials |
| Biological Sciences | |
| Dr. Mike Bentley | Image analysis of kidney vasculature and circulation, in hypertension and other disease conditions |
| Dr. Chris Conlin | Molecular genetics and physiology of Salmonella and E. coli, especially esterases, lipases and autotransporter proteins |
| Dr. Brad Cook | Wetland ecosystem ecology including the effects of hydrologic connectivity and invasive plants on whole system structure and function |
| Dr. Shannon Fisher | Watershed drainage issues, aquatic biota ecology in relation to impaired waters, and water quality credit trading |
| Dr. Geoffrey Goellner | Investigating neuronal proteins that contain polyglutamine (polyQ) stretches in their primary amino acid sequence |
| Dr. Marilyn Hart | Functions of actin capping protein subunits in the murine myocardium; regulation of actin dynamics |
| Dr. Anne Marie Hoskinson | Mathematical modeling of the patterns of plant species distributiions; science of teaching and learning, especially cooperative/collaborative learning |
| Dr. Penny Knoblich | Physiology of blood flow as it relates to hypertension; electrical stimulation to enhance blood flow in diabetic patients |
| Dr. John Krenz | Ecology, evolution and behavior of animals |
| Dr. Beth Lavoie | Science Education: professional development, assessment, diverse cultures and problem solvi |
| Dr. Alison Mahoney | Evaluating taxonomic races of plants using observations in the field, garden experiments, and chromosome counts |
| Dr. Gregg Marg | Fermentation of lactic acid and its use as industrial feed stock |
| Dr. Brock McMillan | Factors that affect biogeochemical cycling in prairie soils; population ecology of mammal |
| Dr. Steve Mercurio | Toxicology of paraquat and prooxidant-induced inflammation; pesticide runoff determination; impact of tamoxifen on estrogen-induced endocrine disruption |
| Dr. Beth Proctor | Assessing surface water quality and sources of pollution, using chemical (nutrients, etc.) and biological (invertebrates) monitoring |
| Dr. Chris Ruhland | Effects of global climate change on Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems and the effects of ultraviolet light on plant production |
| Dr. Tim Secott | Investigation of genes and molecular mechanisms used by pathogenic mycobacteria to initiate and establish intestinal infections in mammals |
| Dr. Bob Sorensen | Invertebrate biology, especially the ecological and evolutionary interactions between animal parasites and their hosts |
| Dr. Dan Toma | Genetics and behavior |
| Dr. Ned Williams | The cellular basis of secondary complications of diabetes |
| Dr. Dorothy Wrigley | Food borne pathogens; biofilms; development of immunological defenses |
| Chemistry and Geology | |
| Dr. Lyudmyla Ardanova | Synthesis and characterization of apatite like solid solutions |
| Dr. Brian Groh | Development of new methods in organic and organometallic chemistry |
| Dr. Mary Hadley | Lipid peroxidation (fat going rancid), factors affecting it, and its effects on living organisms |
| Dr. Bryce Hoppie | Phosphorus biogeochemical cycles and nitrogen and carbon cycling in wetlands over geologic time |
| Dr. Steven Losh | Ore deposits, petroleum, Western U.S. geology, mechanical and geochemical effects of fluid flow in faults |
| Dr. Michael Lusch | Methods for the synthesis of organic molecules, especially heterocyclic compounds, aryl diethyl phosphates, on solid supports, and metal catalyzed |
| Dr. Marie Pomije | Inorganic/organometallic chemistry research with special interest in vapochromic materials |
| Dr. Jeffrey Pribyl | Chemistry education issues related to teaching and learning chemistry as well as initiatives in incorporating guided inquiry and technology into the curriculum |
| Dr. Danae Quirk Dorr | Medicinal Chemistry |
| Dr. Jim Rife | Investigation of soybean lipid metabolism as it relates to plant defense mechanisms |
| Dr. Theresa Salerno | Biochemical analysis of plant inhibitor proteins and enzymes; use of PCR to study genetic differences |
| Dr. Dan Swart | Environmental Chemistry |
| Dr. John Thoemke | Physical chemistry of the environmental fate and transport of pollutant substances in aquatic systems |
| Dr. Trent Vorlicek | Water chemistry, environmental chemistry and analytical chemistry |
| Dr. Chad Wittkop | Investigation of Earth surface processes using a multidisciplinary approach that integrates geologic mapping, GIS, geochemical analysis, and stratigraphic studies. Practical applications of my work include aquifer protection, resource exploration, and assessment of flood and landslide hazards |
| Computer Science | |
| Dr. Rebecca Bates | Pattern recognition, especially dialog systems and speech recognition with emphasis on pronunciation modeling |
| Dr. Steven Case | Application and integration of wireless technology, embedded and realtime systems, operating systems, distributed systems, programming languages, and computer graphics, software engineering and computer engineering |
| Dr. David Haglin | Theoretical graph algorithms and data mining |
| Dr. Dean Kelley | Data structures, algorithms, automata |
| Dr. Hamed Sallam | Research applications in fuzzy logic |
| Dr. Julio Sanchez | Computer graphics, numerical programing, and space image processing |
| Construction Management | |
| Dr. Scott Fee | Sustainable (green) construction systems; construction management technology; classroom instructional technology; distance teaching and learning |
| Dr. Brian Wasserman | Educational outcomes, internships, soil compaction, construction technology, project management, estimating and scheduling |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology | |
| Dr. Gale Allen | Engineering education research to improve student learning in automation, communications, and electronics using hands-on and active learning with technologies that include software-defined-radio, simulation tools, programmable hardware, sensors, and LabVIEW-programmed RF equipment |
| Dr. Mark Dvorak | Analog and RF integrated circuit design, RF progagation, and EM modeling |
| Dr. Tom Hendrickson | Semiconductor devices and processes; advanced design concepts, sensors and applications |
| Dr. Han-Way Huang | Embedded system design issue and microprocessor applications; digital system design |
| Dr. Bill Hudson | Engineering design, expert systems and machine intelligence, computer systems, assistive technologies and computer based instrumentation |
| Dr. Rajiv Kapadia | Digital signal processing and embedded systems, specifically image processing; digital watermarking and information hiding and digital communication |
| Dr. Muhammad Khaliq | Design, fabrication, and characterization of microelectronic devices; gate dielectric scaling for ULSI technology; multimedia tools for microelectronics education |
| Dr. Julio Mandojana | Real time programing with applications to control systems and digital signal processing |
| Dr. Ramakrishna Nair | Development of high-gain microwave horn antennas for wideband applications; development of a microstrip antenna for dual frequency dual polarized applications |
| Dr. Vincent Winstead | The application of model-based predictive control (MPC) methods to nonlinear optimization problems and the development of observer design methodologies for stochastic delay-differential systems; hybrid vehicle system design and micro-wind farm optimization; applied robotics projects |
| Dr. Vincent Zhang | Silicon photonics, signal processing for phase modulated optical communication systems, and design automation softwares |
| Informatin Systems and Technology | |
| Dr. Gregg Asher | Computer usage, competency, and literacy of students who are enrolled in introductory computer science courses, major and non-major courses |
| Dr. Cyrus Azarbod | Databases |
| Dr. Lee Cornell | Academic preparation for computer science majors; computers in society |
| Dr. Cesar Guerra-Salcedo | Data mining, non-traditional optimization, customer behavior modeling and database design, mining and modeling |
| Dr. Allan Hart | Software development, database, web-based applications |
| Dr. Ann Quade | Research on retention of women in computer science; development of models for undergraduate research experiences |
| Ms. Sue Schilling | Operations research--a scientific approach to decision making; computer graphics; web development and publishing |
| Dr. Jim Slack | Database management systems; web application development |
| Dr. Mahbubur Syed | Multimedia, networking and web applications |
| Dr. Leon tietz | Computer hardware; real-time and embedded systems; programming education |
| Dr. Christophe Veltsos | Information Assurance, Information Security Audits, Information Privacy, Computer Forensics, Information Security Education, Smart Grid Privacy issues |
| Mathematics and Statistics | |
| Dr. Ernie Boyd | Applied mathematical modeling |
| Dr. Frank Hannick | Algebra (rings with several objects; mathematics education |
| Dr. Jonathan Harper | Developmental mathematics and mathematics education |
| Dr. In-Jae Kim | Algebra and matrix theory |
| Dr. Pavel Kitsul | Estimation of random processes with applications to control of stochastic dynamic systems and biomathematics including modeling of population and oncological problems |
| Dr. Namyong Lee | Numerical partial differential equations and industrial mathematics |
| Dr. Brian Martensen | Topology and dynamical systems |
| Dr. Mezbahur Rahman | Applied statistics: data analysis, experimental design, statistical modeling, quality control, sampling |
| Dr. Gary Rockswold | Innovative teaching techniques that support national standards |
| Dr. Deepak Sanjel | Statistics and statistical computing |
| Dr. Dan Singer | Enumerative combinatorics; algebraic cobinatorics; graph theory; combinatorial optimization; development of a combinatorial approach to jacobian conjecture |
| Dr. Yea-Ling Tsao | Mathematics Education |
| Dr. Chai-Chi Tung | Semi-harmonic functions--complex analysis |
| Dr. Charles Waters | Sign patterns |
| Dr. Mary Wiest | Geometry and the history of mathematics |
| Dr. Hongxia Yin | Optimization and mathematical finance |
| Dr. Mark Zuiker | Mathematics Education with emphasis on high school age students, and structural equation modeling |
| Mechanical and Civil Engineering | |
| Dr. Vance Browne | Power transmission and gearing, chains and belts |
| Dr. Aaron Budge | Geotechnical engineering, deep foundation field monitoring and design, pavement subgrade evaluation and related |
| Dr. Stephen Druschel | Factor evaluatiion of biological and geological characteristics to improve public health, protect water supplies and sequestor harmful chemical and biologic agents; biogeochemical and statistical determination of monitored natural attenuation for contaminant degradation; wetland restoration for nutrient removal, species diversification and water quality improvement; control of microbiological growth in storm water management features; growndwater remediation from chlorinated solvents, nutrients, hard rock blasting agents and explosives |
| Dr. Charles Johnson | Dynamic systems, mechatronics and engineering education |
| Dr. Saeed Moaveni | Research in thermal/fluid area with emphasis on inverse problems |
| Dr. Vojin Nikolic | Fluid mechanics with emphasis on aerodynamics and aircraft design for both low and high speed flight |
| Dr. Deb Nykanen | Rainfall and soil moisture variability, hydrologic modeling, land-atmosphere interactions, scale issues, and remote sensing applications |
| Dr. Jin Park | Experimental and computational mechanics of solids, fatigue and fracture mechanics, and polymer nano/microcomposite materials |
| Dr. Farhad Reza | Nondestructive strength evaluation and health monitoring of structures; performance-based design for new and rehabilitated concrete pavements |
| Dr. Patrick Tebbe | |
| Dr. Jim Wilde | Concrete and cement materials, pavement systems |
| Physics and Astronomy | |
| Dr. Tom Brown | Exploration of how modern models of learning and concemtual change can be use dto identify barriers to student success in physics and science |
| Dr. Paul Eskridge | Extragalactic research with emphasis on stellar content, interstellar gas, and chemical abundances in galaxies; galaxy evolution |
| Dr. Bob Herickhoff | Forensic science and engineering relating to the origin and cause of fires |
| Dr. Steve Kipp | Astrometry, galactic structure, popular astronomy |
| Dr. Igor Kogoutiouk | Theoretical study of the kinetic and optical properties of the materials with strong electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions |
| Dr. Russ Palma | Space physics; the study of noble gases in extraterrestrial materials; cosmochemistry and participation in NASA sample return missions |
| Dr. Mark Pickar | Nuclear physics |
| Dr. Jim Pierce | Computer modeling of astrophysical objects, including relaxation zones, atmospheric shockwaves and variable stars |
| Dr. Andrew Roberts | Applied nuclear physics; accelerator production of short lived radioisotopes for medical imaging research |
| Dr. Lou Schwartzkopf | Peak oil and energy availability; large-scale applications and energy applications of superconductivity |
| Dr. Hai-Sheng Wu | Organic light emitting devices-OLEDs; OLED-based chemical and biological sensors |
| Dr. Youwen Xu | Superconductivity and magnetism of permanent magnets |
