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ANNUAL REPORT APPENDIX FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012
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THE COLLEGE
Dr. Raymond M. Wright, P.E.Dean
Dr. George E. VeyeraAssociate Dean of Student Affairs
Dr. Paul L. BishopAssociate Dean of Research
Advisory CouncilDonald Aker
Robert Anastasi ’80 Robert Ayotte ’59Steve Bouley ’80
James Cafone ’88Paul Croce ’62
Paul DePace ’68Donald Flodin ’77
Barry Gertz ’76Diana Hayes ’79Gary Hecker ’77
Kenneth Hylander ’80Russell Ide ’70
Daniel Lowney ’75Leone Mainelli ’58William Murray ’78Henry Nardone ’43Paul Nordquist ’54John Nystrom ’67
Shigeru OsadaPeter Pelletier ’67
Anthony Rafanelli ’78Dorothy Rasco ’81Raymond Sepe ’62Brian Slobodow ’90Paris StavrianidisJohn Wlassich ’83
Thomas Wroe Jr. ’72Anthony Zona ’81
Anthony Zuena ’74
MISSIONThe College of Engineering is a diverse community of scholars, learners, and professional staff dedicated to the development and application of advanced technologies, and working together to enhance the quality of life for all.
We are creative problem solvers, innovators, inventors, and entrepreneurs, applying our skills for the advancement of knowledge, service to our community, and the economic development of the state of Rhode Island and beyond.
We prepare our graduates to be global leaders in a wide range of engineering disciplines and to create new knowledge, products, and services.
VISIONTo be a global leader in engineering education and research.
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CONTENTSAdministration & Faculty..........................................4
Published Articles......................................................6
Published Books, Book Chapters & Textbooks.........12
Keynote Speeches......................................................13
International Conference Presentations ..................14
National Conference Presentations..........................17
Faculty Awards..........................................................23
Faculty Leadership Positions....................................24
Faculty Patents..........................................................26
Capstone Projects......................................................27
Research Awards.......................................................29
The transformational work of the University of Rhode Island College
of Engineering crosses academic disciplines, international borders and the boundaries of what just yesterday we thought impossible.
In the following pages, you’ll find a list of accomplishments reflective of the interconnected world in which we live. It’s an inspiring list and one that I hope allows you to appreciate the power of engineering.
Sincerely,
Dean Raymond M. Wright, Ph.D., P.E.Vincent & Estelle Murphy Chair in Engineering
Cover photo: A controlled explosion experiment in a shock tube at the College of Engineering’s Dynamic Photomechanics Laboratory.
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ADMINISTRATIONWright, Raymond, Dean & Vincent & Estelle Murphy Chair in Engineering
Bishop, Paul, Associate Dean of Research
Clough, Robert, Associate Dean of Development
Veyera, George, Associate Dean of Student Affairs
Berka, Sigrid, Executive Director, International Engineering Program
FACULTY Baxter, Christopher, Associate Professor, ivil & Environmental Engineering, Department Chair, Ocean Engineering
Besio, Walter G., Associate Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
Bose, Arijit, Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
Bothun, Geoffrey D., Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Boudreaux-Bartels, Faye G., Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
Bradshaw, Aaron S., Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Brown, Richard, Professor/Department Chair, Chemical Engineering
Chelidze, David, Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Craver, Vinka A., Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Crisman, Everett E., Research Professor, Chemical Engineering
Dahl, Jason M., Assistant Professor, Ocean Engineering
Datseris, Philip, Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Faghri, Mohammad, Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Fischer, Godi, Professor/Department Chair, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
Ghonem, Hamouda, Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Gindy, Mayrai, Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Gray, Donald J., Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Greenfield, Michael L., Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering & Victor J. Baxt Endowed Chair of Polymer Engineering
Gregory, Otto J., Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
Grilli, Annette R., Research Assistant Professor, Ocean Engineering
Grilli, Stephan T., Distinguished Professor, Ocean Engineering
He, Haibo, Associate Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
Hu, Sau-Lon, Professor, Ocean Engineering
Huang, He, Associate Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
Hunter, Christopher D., Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Jouaneh, Musa K., Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Karamanlidis, Dimitrios, Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Kay, Steven M., Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
Kumaresan, Ramdas, Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
Lee, Kang-Won W., Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Lo, Jien-Chung, Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
Lucia, Angelo, Professor, Chemical Engineering, Chester H. Kirk Professor of Chemical Engineering
Maier-Speredelozzi, Valerie, Associate Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering
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Mardix, Shmuel, Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
Meyer, Donna M., Associate Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Miller, James H., Professor, Ocean Engineering
Nassersharif, Bahram, Distinguished Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Ohley, William J., Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
Palm, William J., Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Park, Keunhan, Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Potty, Gopu R., Research Assistant Professor, Ocean Engineering
Rivero-Hudec, Mercedes A., Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Rousseau, Carl-Ernst, Associate Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Sadd, Martin H., Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Sendag, Resit, Associate Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
Shukla, Arun, Distinguished Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering & Simon Ostrach Mechanical Engineering Professor
Sodhi, Manbir S., Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Spaulding, Malcolm L., Professor, Ocean Engineering
Stepanishen, Peter R., Professor, Ocean Engineering
Sun, Yan, Associate Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
Sun, Ying, Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
Sunak, Harish R., Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
Swaszek, Peter F., Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
Taggart, David G., Professor/Department Chair, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Thiem, Leon T., Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Thomas, Natacha E., Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Tsiatas, George E., Professor/Department Chair, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Tyce, Robert C., Professor, Ocean Engineering
Vaccaro, Richard J., Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
Vetter, Frederick J., Associate Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
Vincent, Harold T., Research Associate Professor, Ocean Engineering
Wang, Peng, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering & Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Wang, Jyh-Hone, Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Worthen, David R., Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering & Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Yang, Qing, Professor, Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
Zhang, Zongqin, Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering
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PUBLISHED ARTICLESAbadie, S., Harris, J.C., Grilli, S.T., & Fabre, R. (2012). Numerical Modeling of Tsunami Waves Generated by the Flank Collapse of the Cumbre Vieja Volcano (La Palma, Canary Islands): Tsunami Source and Near Field Effects. Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, C05030.
Abolmaaty, A., & Meyer, D.M.L. (2011). PDMS chip assay for the detection of biofilm formation. World Applied Sciences Journal, 13(8), 1800-1806.
Abolmaaty, A., Chen, H., & Faghri, M. (2011). Microfluidic Chip for Direct Detection of E. coli 0157:H7 in Ground Beef via Anti-Digoxigenin Immuno-PCR Assay. World Applied Sciences Journal, 14(4), 591-598.
Abotula, S., Chona, R., & Shukla, A. (2011). Dynamic Constitutive Behavior of Hastealloy X Under Thermo-mechanical Loading. Journal of Material Science, 46, 4971-4979.
Abu-Nada, E., Kumar, A., & Faghri, M. (2012). Dissipative Particle Dynamics for Complex Geometries using Non-orthogonal Transformation. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 68, 324-340.
Amani, M., Chu, Y., Waterman, K., Hurley, C., Platek, M., & Gregory, O.J. (2012). Detection of Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP) Using a Thermodynamic Based Gas Sensor. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 162, 7-13.
Berka, S. (2011). The University of Rhode Island Dual Graduate Degree Program with the Technical University of Braunschweig, “ Its Added Value, Synergies and Gains for Engineering Students.” Online Journal for Global Engineering Education (OJGEE), 6(1), article 5.
Berka, S. (2012). Retaining Engineering Students through a January Term German Immersion Study Tour. Global Business Languages, 16.Besio, W., Liu, X., Wang, L., Medvedev, A., & Koka, K. (2011). Transcutaneous Focal Electrical Stimulation Via Concentric Ring Electrodes Reduces Synchrony Induced By Pentylenetetrazole In Beta And Gamma Bands In Rats. International Journal of Neural Systems Special Issue on Neuromodulation of Epilepsy, 21(2), 1-11.
Besio, W.G., Makeyev, O., Medvedev, A., & Gale, K. (2012). Effects of transcranial focal electrical stimulation via tripolar concentric ring electrodes on pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures in rats. Epilepsy Research.
Brackin, P., Knudson, D., Nassersharif, B., & O’Bannon, D. (2011). Pedagogical Implications of Project Selection in Capstone Design Courses. International Journal of Engineering Education.
Bradshaw, A.S., Haffke, S., & Baxter, C.D.P. (2012). Load Transfer Curves from a Large-Diameter Pipe Pile in Silty Soil. In Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP) honoring Bengt H. Fellenius entitled The Role of Full-Scale Testing in Foundation Analysis and Design. (Eds. M.H. Hussein, R.D. Holtz, K.R. Massarsch, and G.E. Likins).
Chen, H., Abolmatty, A., & Faghri, M. (2011). Microfluidic Inverse Phase ELISA via Manipulation of Magnetic Beads. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 10(3), 593-605.
Chen, H., Cogswell, J., Anagnostopoulous, C., & Faghri, M. (2012). A Fluidic Diode, Valves, and a Sequential-loading Circuit Fabricated on Layered Paper. Lab on A Chip, 12(16), 2909-2913.
Chen, X., Threlkeld, S.W., Cummings, E.E., Juan, I., Makeyev, O., Besio, W., Gaitanis, J., Banks, W.A., Sadowska, G.B., & Stonestreet, B.S. (2012). Ischemia-reperfusion increases blood-brain barrier permeability and alters tight junction protein expression in ovine fetuses. Neuroscience, 226, 89-100.
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Crocker, S. E., Miller, J. H., Potty, G.R., Osler, J. C., & Hines, P. C. (2012). Nonlinear Inversion of Acoustic Scalar and Vector Field Transfer Functions. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 37(4), 589-606.
Crocker, S.E., Miller, J.H., Osler, J.C., Potty, G.R., & Hines, P.C. (2011). Estimation of sea floor properties using acoustic vector sensors. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 130, 2540.
Cubrinovski, M., Bradley, B. ,Wotherspoon, L., Green, R., Bray, J., Wood, C., Pender, M., Allen, J., Bradshaw, A., Rix, G., Taylor, M., Robinson, K., Henderson, D., Giorgini, S., Ma, K., Winkley, A., Zupan, J., O’Rourke, T., DePascale, G., & Wells, D. (2011). Geotechnical Aspects of the 22 February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake. Bulletin of The New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 44(4), 205-226.
Dossot, G.A., Miller, J.H., Potty, G.R., Moore, K.A., Glenn, S., & Lynch, J.F. (2011). Underwater gliders as acoustic receiving platforms. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 130, 2526.
Dunn, M.E., Manfredi, T.G., Cosmas, A.C., Vetter, F.J., King, J., & Rodgers, R.L. (2011). Mechanical function, glycolysis and ultrastructure of perfused working mouse hearts following thoracic aortic constriction. Cardiovascular Pathology, 20(6), 343-351.
Feltane, A., Boudreaux-Bartels, G.F., & Besio, W. (2012). Automatic Seizure Detection in Rats using Laplacian EEG and Verification with Human Seizure Signals. Annals of Biomedical Engineering.
Fernandez, V., Maertens, A., Yaul, F., Dahl, J.M., Lang, J., & Triantafyllou, M.S. (2011). Lateral-line-inspired sensor arrays for navigation and object identification. Marine Technology Society Journal. 45(4), 130-146.
Fu, J., He, H., & Zhou, X. (2011). Adaptive Learning and Control for MIMO System Based On Adaptive Dynamic Programming. Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transaction on Neural Networks, 22(7), 1133-1148.
Gardner, N., Kumar, P., Wang, E., & Shukla, A. (2012). Blast Mitigation in a Sandwich Composite Using Graded Core and Polyurea Interlayer. Experimental Mechanics, 52 (2), 113-119.
Gardner, N., Wang, E., & Shukla, A. (2012). Performance of Functionally Graded Sandwich Composite Beams under Shock Wave Loading. Composite Structures, 94, 1755-1770.
Giard, J., Potty, G.R., Miller, J.H., Greene, J.M., McNeese, A.R., & Wilson, P.S. (2011). Estimation of shear speed using interface wave dispersion. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 130, 2392.
Green, R. A., Allen, J., Wotherspoon, L., Cubrinovski, M., Bradley, B., Bradshaw, A.S., Cox, B., & Algie, T. Performance of Levees (Stopbanks) During the 4 September 2010 Mw7.0 Darfield and 22 February 2011 Mw6.1 Christchurch, New Zealand, Earthquakes. Seismological Research Letters, 82(6), 939-949, 2011.
Green, R. A., Wood, C., Cox, B., Cubrinovski, M., Wotherspoon, L., Bradley, B., Algie, T., Allen, J., Bradshaw, A.S., & Rix, G. (2011). Use of DCPT and SASW Tests to Evaluate Liquefaction Potential: Predictions vs. Observations During the Recent New Zealand Earthquakes. Seismological Research Letters, 82(6), 927-938.
Gregory, O.J., Amani, M., & Fralick, G. (2011). Thermoelectric Power Factor of In2O3:Pd Nanocomposite Films. Applied Physics Letters, 99, 013107.
Gregory, O.J., Amani, M., Tougas, I.M., & Drehman, A.J. (2012). Stability and Microstructure of Indium Tin Oxynitride Thin Film Thermocouples. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 95(2), 705-710.
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Grilli, S.T., Harris, J.C., Tajalibakhsh, T., Masterlark, T.L., Kyriakopoulos, C., Kirby, J.T., & Shi, F. (2012). Numerical Simulation of the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami Based on a New Transient FEM Co-seismic Source: Comparison to far- and near-field observations. Pure and Applied Geophysics.
Groll, E., & Berka, S. (2011). “Bridging the Languages with Engineering. In Honor of John Grandin.” Online Journal for Global Engineering Education, 6(1). Bridging the Languages with Engineering
Guerber, E., Benoit, M., Grilli, S.T., & Buvat, C. (2012). A Fully Nonlinear Implicit Model for Wave Interactions with Submerged Structures in Forced or Free Motion. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements. 36, 1151-1163.
Gupta, S., & Shukla, A. (2012). Blast Performance of Marine Foam Core Sandwich Composites at Extreme Temperatures. Experimental Mechanics, 52(9), 1521-1534.
Gupta, S., Abotula, S., Chona, R., & Shukla, A. (2012). Transient Thermo-mechanical Analysis of Dynamic Curving Cracks in Functionally Graded Materials. Acta Mechanica, 223(7), 1485-1506.
Harris, J.C., & Grilli, S.T. (2012). A Perturbation Approach to Large-eddy Simulation of Wave-induced Bottom Boundary Layer Flows. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 68(12), 1574-1604.
He, H., Cao, Y., Cao, Y., Wen, J. (2011). Ensemble Learning for Wind Profile Prediction with Missing Values. Neural Computing & Applications.He, H., Chen, S., Li, K., & Xu, X. (2012). Incremental Learning from Stream Data. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transaction on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 22(22), 1901-1914.
He, H., Ni, Z., & Fu, J. (2012). A Three-network Architecture for On-line Learning and Optimization based on Adaptive Dynamic Programming. Neurocomputing, 78(1), 3-13.
Heeder, N., Chalivendra, V., Yang, S., & Shukla, A. (2012). Sensitivity and dynamic electrical response of CNT-reinforced nanocomposites. Journal of Material Science, 47(8), 3808-3816.
Heeder, N., Chalivendra, V., Yang, S., Park, K., & Shukla, A. (2012). Electrical Response of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Nanocomposites Under Static and Dynamic Loading. Experimental Mechanics, 52(3), 315-322.
Hensel, J., Sharma, M.S.R., Baxter, C.D.P., & Hu, S.-L.J. (2012). Development of a Technology Type Factor for Jacket Structures for Offshore Wind Turbines in Rhode Island. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 4, 063120.
Hong, C., Asako, Y., Suzuki, K., & Faghri, M. (2012). Friction Factor Correlations for Compressible Gaseous Flow in Concentric Micro Annular Tube. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A, 61, 163-179.
Hong, C., Yamada, T., Asako, Y., & Faghri, M. (2012). Experimental Investigation of Laminar, Transitional and Turbulent Gas Flow in Microchannels. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 55, 4397-4403.
Hu, S.J., Bao, X. & Li, H. (2012). Improved Polyreference Time Domain Method for Modal Identification Using Local or Global Noise Removal Techniques. Science China-Physics, Mechanics, and Astronomy, 55(8), 1464-1474.
Hu, S.J., Li P., Vincent, H., & Li, H. (2011). Modal Parameter Estimation for Jacket-type Platforms Using Free Vibration Data. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 137(5), 1464-1474.
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Jackson, M., & Shukla, A. (2011). Performance of Sandwich Composites Subjected to Sequential Impact and Air Blast Loading. Composites: Part B, 42, 155-166.
Janssen, C.F., Grilli, S.T., & Krafczyk, M. (2012). On Enhanced Non-linear Free Surface Flow Simulations with a Hybrid LBM-VOF Approach. Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 65(2), 211-229.
Kay, S. & Carbone, C. (2012). A New Approach to Target Tracking Initialization. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 48(1). Storrs, CT.
Kay, S., Ding, Q. & Xu, D. (2012). Autoregressive Modeling of Raman Spectra for Detection and Classification of Surface Chemicals. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 48(1). Storrs, CT.
Kay, S., Vankalayapati, N. (2012) Asymptotically Optimal Detection of Low Probability of Intercept Signals using Distributed Sensors. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 48(1). Storrs, CT.
Kay, S., Vankalayapati, N. (2012) Asymptotically Optimal Localization of an Emitter of Low Probability of Intercept Signals using Distributed Sensors. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 48(1). Storrs, CT.
Kim, H., Potty, G.R., Miller, J.H., & Baxter, C. (2011). Modeling of offshore wind turbine noise radiation and propagation. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 130, 2332.
Kim, H., Potty, G.R., Miller, J.H., Smith, K.B., & Dossot, G. (2012). Long range propagation modeling of offshore wind turbine noise using finite element and parabolic equation models (A). Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 131, 3392.
Kim, J., Nadukuru, S.S., Pour-Ghaz, M., Lynch, J.P., Michalowski, R.L., Bradshaw, A.S., Green, R.A., & Weiss, W.J. (2012). Assessment of the Behavior of Buried Concrete Pipelines Subjected to Ground Rupture: Experimental Study. Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice, American Society of Civil Engineers, 3(1), 8-16.
Kumar, P., & Shukla, A. (2011). Dynamic Response of Glass Panels Subjected to Shock Loading. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 357, 3917-3923.
LeBlanc, J., & Shukla, A. (2011). Dynamic Response of Curved Composite Panels to Underwater Explosive Loading: Experimental and Computational Comparisons. Composite Structures, 93, 3072-3081.
LeBlanc, J., & Shukla, A. (2011). Response of E-glass/vinyl Ester Composite Panels to Underwater Explosives Loading: Effects of Laminate Modifications. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 38, 796-803.
Lee, B.J., Park, K., Walsh, T., & Xu, L. (2012). Radiative Heat Transfer Analysis in Plasmonic Nanofluids for Direct Solar Thermal Absorption. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 134, 021009.
Lee, K. W., Nichols, R., Boyer, C., Balaguru, P., & Franco., C. (2011). Fiber Composite Application to Protect Bridge Pier Caps from Corrosion Related Deterioration in New England. World Journal of Engineering, Supplement 1, 641-642.
Lee, S., Park, K., & Paine, D.C. (2012). Metallization Strategies for In2O3-based Amorphous Oxide Semiconductor Materials. � Journal of Materials Research, 27, 2299.
Li, H., Li P., & Hu, S.J. (2012). Modal Parameter Estimation for Jacket-type Platforms Using Noisy Free-Vibration Data: Sea Test Study. Applied Ocean Research, 37, 45-53.
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Li, H., Wang, J. & Hu, S.J. (2011). Model Updating Based on Incomplete Modal Data. Science China-Technological Science, 54(7), 1737-1747.
Li, P., Cogswell, J.T., & Faghri, M. (2012). Design and Testing of a Passive Planar Labyrinth Micromixer for Rapid Fluid Mixing. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 174, 126-132.
Li, P., Sherry, A.J., Cortes, J., Anagnostopoulos, C., & Faghri, M. (2011). A Blocking-Free Microfluidic Fluorescence Heterogeneous Immunoassay for Point-of-Care Diagnostics. Biomedical Microdevices. 13(3), 475-483.
Lucia, A., & Bonk, B.M. (2012). Molecular Geometry Effects and the Gibbs-Helmholtz Constrained Equation of State. Computer and Chemical Engineering, 37, 1.
Lucia, A., Bonk, B.M., Roy, A., & Waterman, R.R.(2012). A Multi-Scale Framework for Multi-Phase Equilibrium Flash. Computer and Chemical Engineering, 36, 79-98.
Makeyev, O., Liu, X., Luna-Munguía, H., Rogel-Salazar, G., Mucio-Ramirez, S., Liu, Y., Sun, Y.L., Kay, S.M., & Besio, W.G. (2012). Toward a noninvasive automatic seizure control system in rats with transcranial focal stimulations via tripolar concentric ring electrodes. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 20(4), 422-431.
Makeyev, O., Liu, X., Luna-Munguía, H., Rogel-Salazar, G., Mucio-Ramirez, S., Liu, Y., Sun, Y., Hadidi, R., Kay, S., & Besio, W. (2012). Toward an automatic seizure control system in rats through transcranial focal stimulation via tripolar concentric ring electrodes. Epilepsy Currents, 12(s1), 29-30.
Makeyev, O., Lopez-Meyer, P., Schuckers, S., Besio, W., & Sazonov, E. (2012). Automatic food intake detection based on swallowing sounds, Biomedical Signal Processing and Control.
Makeyev, O., Luna-Munguía, H., Rogel-Salazar, G., Liu, X., & Besio, W.G. (2012). Noninvasive transcranial focal stimulation via tripolar concentric ring electrodes lessens behavioral seizure activity of recurrent pentylenetetrazole administrations in rats. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, PP(99), 1.
Miller, J.H., Potty, G.R., Vigness Raposa, K., Casagrande, D., Miller, L.A., Nystuen, J.A., Scheifele, P.M., & Clark, J. G. (2012). Environmental assessment of offshore wind power generation: Effect on a noise budget. The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, A. N. Popper and A. Hawkins (eds), 730(8), 519-522.
Nassif, H., Liu, M., Su, D., and Gindy, M. (2011). Vibration versus Deflection Control for Bridges with High-Performance Steel Girders. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Issue 251, 24-33.
Plume, G., & Rousseau, C-E. (2012). Investigation into the Spall Strength of Cast Iron. International Journal of Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulations, 13(2), 195-199.
Potty, G.R., Miller, J.H., Giard, J., McNeese, A.R., Wilson, P.S., & Jiang, Y.-M. (2012). Shear wave speed inversions using scholte wave dispersion (A). Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 131, 3241.
Scheifele, P. M., Clark, J. G., Sonstrom, K., Kim, H., Potty, G. R., Miller, J. H., & Gaglione, E. (2012). Ballroom Music Spillover into a Beluga Whale Aquarium Exhibit. Advances in Acoustics and Vibration.
Scheifele, P. M., Johnson, M. T., Kretschmer, L., Clark, J. G., Kemper, D., & Potty, G. R. (2012). Ambient habitat noise and vibration at the Georgia Aquarium. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 132(2), EL88-EL94.
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Sharma, M.S., Baxter, C.D.P., & Jander, M. (2011). Relationship Between Shear Wave Velocity and Stresses at Failure for Weakly Cemented Sands during Drained Triaxial Compression. Soils and Foundations, 51(4), 761-771.
Sharma, M.S.R., Baxter, C.D.P., Moran, K., Vaziri, H., & Narayanasamy, R. (2011). Strength of weakly cemented sands from drained multistage triaxial tests. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 137(12), 1202-1210.
Sharma, M.S.R., Baxter, C.D.P., Moran, K., Vaziri, H., & Narayanasamy, R. (2011). Strength of weakly cemented sands from drained multistage triaxial tests. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 137(12), 1202-1210.
Shi, F., Kirby, J.T., Harris, J.C., Geiman, J.D., & Grilli, S.T. (2012). A High-Order Adaptive Time-Stepping TVD Solver for Boussinesq Modeling of Breaking Waves and Coastal Inundation. Ocean Modeling, 43-44, 36-51.Shrestha, A., Xing, L., Sun, Y., & Vokkarane, V.M. (2012). Infrastructure Communication Reliability of Wireless Sensor Networks Considering Common-Cause Failures. International Journal of Performability Engineering, special issue on Dependability of Wireless Systems and Networks, 8(2), 141-150.
Sollmann, K., & Jouaneh, M. (2011). Dynamic Modeling of a Single-Axis Belt Drive System. International Journal of Modeling, Identification and Control, 12(4), 386-394.
Song, M., Wang, J.H., & Maier-Speredelozzi, V. (2011). “Tailgating on Urban Highways and Possible Means to Mitigate Tailgating Behavior,” Journal of Transportation of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2(1). Sun, Y., & Liu, Y. (2012). Security of Online Reputation Systems: Evolution of Attacks and Defenses. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Signal Processing Magazine, 29(2), 87-97.
Suwardie, H., Wang, P., Todd, D.B., Panchal, V., Yang, M., & Gogos, C. (2011). Rheological Study of the Mixing of Acetaminophen and Polyethylene Oxide for Hot-Melt Extrusion Application. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 78(3), 506-512.
Swaszek, P., Hartnett, R., & Gross, K. (2011). Augmenting the DGPS broadcast with emergency information. Homeland Security Affairs Journal, Supplement no. 3.Teng, S., Wang, P., Zhang, Q., & Gogos, C. (2011). Analysis of Fluid Energy Mill by Gas-solid Two-phase Flow Simulation. Powder Technology, 208(3), 684-693.
Vaccaro, R.J., & Zaki, A.S. (2012). Statistical Modeling of Rate Gyros. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 61 (3), 673-684.
Vadlamani, V.K., Chalivendra, V., Yang, S., & Shukla, A. (2012). In Situ Sensing of Non-linear Deformation and Damage in Epoxy Particulate Composites. Smart Material and Structures, 21(7).
Visser, W., Sun, Y., Gregory, O., Plume, G., Rousseau, C-E., & Ghonem, H. (2011). Deformation characteristics of low carbon steel subjected to dynamic impact loading. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 528, 7857-7866.
Wang, C., Xing, L., Vokkarane, V., & Sun, Y. (2012). Reliability of Wireless Sensor Networks with Tree Topology. International Journal of Performability Engineering, 8(2), pp. 213-216.
Wang, E., & Shukla, A. (2012). Blast Performance of Sandwich Composites With In-Plane Compressive Loading. Experimental Mechanics, 52(1), 49-58.
Wang, E., Wright, J., & Shukla, A. (2011). Analytical and Experimental Study on the Fluid Structure Interaction During Air Blast Loading. Journal of Applied Physics, 110, 114901-1-114901-12.
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Wibawa, M.S., Steele, S.C., Dahl, J.M., Rival, D.E., Weymouth, G.D., & Triantafyllou, M.S. (2012). Global vorticity shedding for a vanishing wing. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 695, 112-134.
Wotherspoon, L., Bradshaw, A.S., Green, R. A., Wood, C., Palermo, A., Cubrinovski, M., & Bradley, B. (2011). Performance of Bridges During the 2010 Darfield and 2011 Christchurch Earthquakes. Seismological Research Letters, 82(6), 950-964.
Xu, J., He, H., & Man, H. (2012). DCPE co-training for classification. Neurocomputing, 86, 75-85.
Yamada, T., Asako, Y., Gregory, O.J., & Faghri, M. (2012). Simulation of Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids Using Dissipative Particle Dynamics. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A, 60(5), 323-337.
Yamada, T., Chen, H., Faghri, M., & Gregory, O.J. (2011). Experimental Investigations of Liquid Flow in Rib-patterned Microchannels with different Surface Wetability. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 2, 83-84.
Yamada, T., Kumar, A., Asako, Y., & Faghri, M. (2011). Forced Convection Heat Transfer Simulation using Dissipative Particle Dynamics. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications. 60(8), 651-655.
Yang, J., Cao, Q., Li, X., Xie, C., & Yang, Q. (2012). ST-CDP: Snapshots in TRAP for Continuous Data Protection. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transaction on Computers, 61, 753-766.
Yang, M., Wang, P., Liu, H., & Gogos, C. (2011). Determination of Acetaminophen’s Solubility in Poly(ethylene oxide) by Rheological, Thermal and Microscopic Methods. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 403(1-2), 83-89.
Zhang, H, & Oyanedel-Craver, V. (2012) Water Chemistry Effect on the disinfection performance of Silver Nanoparticles. American Society of Civil Engineers-Journal of Environmental Engineering, 138 (1), 58-67.
Zhang, H., Smith, J.A., & Oyanedel-Craver, V. (2012) Effect of natural water conditions on the disinfection performance and stability of silver nanoparticles capped with different polymers. Water Research 46(3), 691-699. Zhang, X., Liu, Y., Zhang, F., Ren, J., Sun, Y.L., Yang, Q., & Huang, H. (2012). On Design and Implementation of Neural- Machine Interface for Artificial Legs. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 418-429.
Zhang, Z., Park, K., & Lee, B.J. (2011). Surface and Magnetic Polaritons on Two-Dimensional Nanoslab-Aligned Multilayer Structure. Optics Express, 19, 16375.
PUBLISHED BOOKS & TEXTBOOKSHe, H. (2011). Self-Adaptive Systems for Machine Intelligence, Wiley.
Jouaneh, M. (U.S. & SI Editions). (2012). Fundamentals of Mechatronics. Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.
Jouaneh, M. (U.S. and SI Editions). (2012). Laboratory Exercises in Mechatronics. Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.
Palm, W., & Cengel, Y. (2012). Differential Equations for Engineers and Scientists. McGraw-Hill.
Shukla, A., & Dally, J.W. (2012). Instrumentation and Sensors for Engineering Measurements and Process Control. Knoxville, TN: College House Enterprises.
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PUBLISHED CHAPTERS, SECTIONS & ENTRIES Boudreaux-Bartels, G.F. (2012). Chapter 14: Mixed Time-Frequency Signal Transformations. In Poularikas, A. (Ed.), Transforms and Applications Handbook, Third Edition. CRC Press.
Boudreaux-Bartels, G.F., & Murray, R. (2012). Chapter 2: Time-Frequency Signal Representations for Biomedical Signals. In H. Liang, J. Bronzino, D. Peterson (Eds.), Biosignal Processing Principles and Practices (pp. 2.1-2.4). CRC Press.
Ceylan, E. & Sodhi, M. (2011). Process Analytical Technology in BioTech Industries. In Undey, Low, Monteiro, and Koch (eds.), Process Analytical Technology Applied in Biopharmaceutical Process Development and Manufacturing. Taylor and Francis.
Harlow, L. L., Stamm, K. E., Santiago, M., Silver, B., Mederer, H., Boudreaux-Bartels, G. Faye, Peckham, J., Wishner, K. Swift, J., & Prochaska, J. M. (2012). Chapter 2: Work environment and satisfaction at a mid-sized Northeast US university. In Gregory A. Katsas (Eds.), Current issues in sociology: Work and minorities (pp. 9-18). Athens, Greece: Athens Institute for Education and Research.
Kay, S. (2012) Chapter: The Ubiquitous Matched Filter. In Cohen, L. Classical, Semi-classical and Quantum Noise. Springer.
Lucia, A. (2012). The Behavior of Numerical Method for Process Simulation. Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Wiley.
Lucia, A. (2012). The Global Terrain Method. Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Wiley.
Rayner, J., Zhang, H., & Oyanedel-Craver, V. (2012) Sections 2.4 and 4 in Investigation into the effects of Manufacturing Variables on the Microbiological Efficacy of Ceramic Pot Filter Material, Ed.1 Seattle, WA, USA, PATH.
KEYNOTE SPEECHESBesio, W. “Effects of Transcranial Focal Stimulation on Acute Seizures.” The XII Mexican Symposium on Medical Physics. Oxaca, Mexico, Mar. 2012.
Bothun, G.D., Bose, A. “Stimuli-responsive bilayer-embedded magnetoliposomes.” Particles 2011. Berlin, Germany, July 2011.
Faghri, M. “Paper based microfluidic devices for point-of-care diagnostics.” Technical University of Braunschweig. Sweden, May 2012.
Grilli, S. “Coastal ecosystems vulnerability to global change and extreme events.” International conference, Biarritz, France, Oct. 2011.
He, H. “Biologically-Inspired Neural Engineering Approaches for Machine Intelligence.” Neural Engineering Workshop, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Dec. 2011.
Shukla, A. Plenary Lecture, International Conference on Composite Structures, Portugal, 2011.
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONSBaxter, C.D.P., Sharma, M.S., & Jander, M. “Relationship Between Shear Wave Velocity and Stresses at Failure for Weakly Cemented Sands during Drained Triaxial Compression.” Fifth International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials, IS-Seoul 2011, Seoul, Korea, Sep. 2011.
Bose, A. “Nanoparticle Assembly at Oil-Water Interfaces, Challenges and Application to Oil Emulsification.” Indo-US Conference on Nanoparticle Assembly. New Delhi, 2011.
Bose, A. “pH Responsive Particles For Making Emulsions And Their Deployment For Partitioning Of Aromatic Hydrocarbons.” Particles 2011. Berlin, 2011.
Brecht, S., Sodhi, M., Hermann, C., & Bodganski, G. Modeling Optimal Tradeoffs for Lean and Sustainable Manufacturing. Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, Istanbul, Turkey, 2012.
Correia, A., & Lee, K. W. Investigation of Novel Methods to Harvest Solar Energy from Asphalt Pavements. Proceedings from The ISAP International Symposium, Fortaleza, Brazil, 2012.
Faghri, M. “Microfluidics with Applications to Point-of-Care Diagnostics.” Lab-on-a-Chip European Congress. Hamburg, Germany, June 2011.
Greene, J., Potty, G.R., & Miller, J.H. A Measurement System for Shear Speed Using Interface Wave Dispersion. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Ocean Electronics (SYMPOL), Cochin, India, Pillai and Supriya (eds), Allied Publishers, 211-216, New Delhi, 2011.
Grilli, A., Spaulding, M., O’Rielly, C., & Potty, G.R. Offshore wind farm macro and micro siting protocol application to Rhode Island. Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Lynett and Smith (eds), 1 (33). Santander, Spain, 2012.
Grilli, A.R. “A Protocol to include Marine Ecosystem Services in a Wind Cost Model.“ Coastal Ecosystem Workshop. Biarritz, France, October 2011.
Grilli, S. “Numerical simulation of the 2011 Tohoku tsunami: Comparison with field observations and sensitivity to model parameters.” International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineering 2012. Rodos, Greece, June 2012.
Grilli, S.T., Harris, J.C ., Tajalibakhsh, T., Kirby, J.T., Shi, F., Masterlark, T.L., & Kyriakopoulos, C. Numerical simulation of the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami: Comparison with Field Observations and Sensitivity to Model Parameters. Proceedings of 22nd Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineering, 6-13. Rhodes, Greece, 2012.
Harris, J.C., Grilli, S.T., Abadie, S., & Tajalibakhsh, T. Near- and Far-field Tsunami Hazard from the Potential Flank Collapse of the Cumbre Vieja Volcano. Proceedings of 22nd Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineering, 242-249. Rhodes, Greece, 2012.
Hong, C., Asako, Y., Yamada, T., Faghri, M., & Ueno, I. “Numerical Simulations of Gas Flow in Rib-patterned Microchannels.” Proceedings of the 3rd GASMEMS Workshop. Bertinoro, Italy, June 2011.
Hong, C., Yamada, T., Asako, Y., Faghri, M., & Ueno, I. “Experimental Investigations of Laminar, Transitional to Turbulent Gas Flow in Rib-Patterned Micro-channels.” Proceedings of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2011 9th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June 2011.
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Janssen, C.F., Grilli, S.T., & Krafczyk, M. Efficient Simulations of Long Wave Propagation and Run Up Using a LBM Approach on GPGPU Hardware. Proceedings of 22nd Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineering, 145-152. Rhodes, Greece, 2012.
Kumaresan, R., Peddinti, V.K., & Cariani, P. Synchrony capture filterbank (SCFB): An auditory periphery-inspired method for tracking sinusoids. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, 153-156, Kyoto, Japan, 2010.
Lee, K. W., & Correia, A. Investigation of Novel methods to Harvest Solar Energy from Asphalt Pavements. Proceedings from The 7th International Conference on Road and Airfield Pavement Technology (ICPT). 1001-1008, Bangkok, Thailand, 2011.
Lee, K. W., & Singh, A. Implementation of a Pavement Management System on a Typical University Campus. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Road and Airfield Pavement Technology (ICPT), 532-545, Bangkok, Thailand, 2011.
Lee, K.W. “A Rational Mix-Design for CIR Asphalt Mixtures.” The ISAP International Symposium on Heavy Duty Asphalt Pavements and Bridge Deck Pavements. Nanjing, China, May 2012.
Lee, K.W. “Bridge Pier Caps from Corrosion-Related Deterioration in New England.” The 19th Annual Conference of Composites or Nano Engineering. Shanghai, China, July 2011.
Lee, K.W. “Implementation of a Pavement Management System on a Typical University Campus.” The 7th International Conference on Pavement Technology (ICPT). Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 2011.
Lee, K.W. “Investigation of Novel methods to Harvest Solar Energy from Asphalt Pavements.” The 7th International Conference on Pavement Technology (ICPT). Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 2011.
Liu, Y., & Sun, Y. Detecting Cheating Behaviors in Cyber Competitions by Constructing Competition Social Network. Poster Track, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers International Workshop on Information Forensics and Security (WIFS’11), Brazil, 2011.
Lucia, A., Henlet, H., & Thomas, E. “Modeling Densities and Equilibria of Ice and Gas Hydrate Phases.” Canadian Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting. Vancouver, BC, Canada, Oct. 2012.
Mueller M., & Lee, K.W. A Rational Mix-Design for CIR Asphalt Mixtures. Proceedings from the ISAP International Symposium on Heavy Duty Asphalt Pavements and Bridge Deck Pavements. Nanjing, China, 2012.
Nassif, H., Su, D., & Gindy, M. Bridge Live Load Model Based On Weigh-in-motion Data and Extreme Value Theory. Proceedings of the 2012 Congress Brasileiro do Concreto, Brazilian Concrete Institute, Macelo-Alagoas, Brazil, 2012.
Ni, Z., He, H., Zhao, D., & Prokhorov, D.V. Reinforcement Learning Control Based on Multi-Goal Representation Using Hierarchical Heuristic Dynamic Programming. Proceedings of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers World Congress on Computational Intelligence (IEEE WCCI-IJCNN’12), Brisbane, Australia, 2012.
Oyanedel-Craver, V. “Nanotechnology in the Environmental Engineering Curriculum.” Environmental Engineering Education Interamerican Conference, Valparaiso, Chile, 2011.
Oyanedel-Craver, V. Environmental Engineering Education Panel. XIX Sanitary and Environmental Engineering Chilean Conference, Concepcion, Chile, 2011.
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Park, K. “The AC heating operation of doped-Si microcantilever heater-thermometer probes; and II. Design of a sub-nW suspended microchannel calorimetry.” Global Research Network Workshop 2012: Microcantilever Sensing and Imaging. Seoul, Korea, June 2012.
Potty, G.R. “Acoustic Radiation from Offshore Wind Farms” International Symposium on Ocean Electronics (SYMPOL). Cochin, India, Nov. 2011.
Potty, G.R. “Measurement and Modeling of Scholte Wave Dispersion in Coastal Waters.” The 3rd International Conference on Ocean Acoustics (OA2012). Beijing, May 2012.
Potty, G.R. “Shear wave speed inversions using Scholte wave dispersion.” Acoustical Society of America Meeting. Hong Kong, May 2012.
Potty, G.R., & Miller, J.H. Measurement and Modeling of Scholte Wave Dispersion in Coastal Waters. Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Ocean Acoustics (OA2012), J. Simmen, Z. Li, and J-X Zhou (eds)., AIP Conference Proceedings, Beijing, China, 2012.
Potty, G.R., Kim, H., & Miller, J.H. Acoustic Radiation from Offshore Wind Farms. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Ocean Electronics (SYMPOL), Cochin, India, Pillai and Supriya (eds), Allied Publishers, 178-183, New Delhi, 2011.
Sanjana, M., Latha, G., & Potty, G.R. Vertical coherence of ambient noise in shallow water. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Ocean Electronics (SYMPOL), Cochin, India, Pillai and Supriya (eds), Allied Publishers, 169-173, New Delhi, 2011.
Vaccaro, R.J. “Friction Compensation Without a Friction Model.” American Control Conference. Montreal, Canada, June 2012.
Vaccaro, R.J. Friction Compensation Without a Friction Model.” In Proceedings of American Control Conference, 4739-4744, Montreal, Canada, 2012.
Wang, C., Xing, L., Vokkarane, V.M., & Sun, Y. Reliability Analysis of Wireless Sensor Networks using Different Network Topology Characteristics. International Conference on Quality, Reliability, Risk, Maintenance, and Safety Engineering (QR2MSE2012), Chengdu, China, 2012.
Xu, J., Yin, Y., Man, H., & He, H. Feature Selection Based on Sparse Imputation. Proceedings of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers World Congress on Computational Intelligence (IEEE WCCI-IJCNN’12), Brisbane, Australia, 2012.
Yamada, T., Faghri, M., Asako, Y., & Hong, C. “Simulations of Forced Convection Heat Transfer of Nanofluids in Parallel-plate Microchannels using Dissipative Particle Dynamics.” American Society of Mechanical Engineers Heat Transfer, Fluids Engineering & Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels Conferences. Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, July 2012.
Yamada, T., Kumar, A., Asako, Y., & Faghri, M. “Forced Convection Heat Transfer Simulation using Dissipative Particle Dynamics with Energy Conservation.” 3rd Micro and Nano Flows Conference. Thessaloniki, Greece, Aug. 2011.
Yan, J., Yang, Y., Wang, W., He, H. & Sun, Y. An Integrated Visualization Approach for Smart Grid Attacks. International Conference on Intelligent Control and Information Processing (ICICIP 2012), Dalian, China, 2012.
Zhao, D., Zhu, Y., & He, H. Neural and Fuzzy Dynamic Programming for Under-actuated Systems. Proceedings of Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers World Congress on Computational Intelligence (IEEE WCCI-IJCNN’12), Brisbane, Australia, 2012.
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONSAnagnostopoulos, C., & Berka, S. “The Impact of Study Abroad Experience on Graduate Engineering Students – Four Case Studies.” Engineering Globalization Workshop. Arlington, VA, May 2012.
Baxter, C.D.P. “Proposed Methodology for a Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Assessment from Submarine Mass Failures.” Nuclear Regulatory Commission/US Geological Survey Workshop on Landslide Tsunami Probability, Woods Hole, MA, Aug. 2011.
Baxter, C.D.P. & Sharma, M.S.R. Shear Wave Velocity of Weakly Cemented Silty Sand During Drained and Undrained Triaxial Compression. GeoCongress 2012, ASCE, 12 pgs, Oakland, CA, 2012.
Berka, S. “Global Career Pathways and Assessment of Work Abroad Programs.” Creating Globally Minded STEM Professionals through Internships/Work Abroad Programs, Institute of International Education (IIE), Washington, DC, Apr. 2012.
Berka, S. “International Engineering Program.” Seminar of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (ADFL) and workshop for language department chairs. Salt Lake City, June 2011.
Berka, S. “Maximizing Language Leaning Across the Disciplines, Expanding the Language Mission across the Disciplines panel.” Modern Language Association, Annual Convention. Seattle, Jan. 2012.
Berka, S. “The Integrated Curriculum of the International Engineering Program.” German Teachers Forum (Deutschlehrkräfte-Tag), Goethe Institute. Boston, Sept. 2011.
Berka, S. Invited speaker on occasion of receipt of the 2012 Andrew Heiskell award for innovation in campus internationalization: Best Practices in Internationalizing Study Abroad at the Institute for International Education Best Practices Conference, New York, March 9, 2012.
Besio, W., Luna-Munguía, H., & Rocha-Arreita, L. “Neurotransmitter modulation in rat hippocampus via extracranial focal electrical stimulation.” Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Proceedings of EMBS Conference 2011, Boston, MA, 2011.
Besio, W.G. “Cortical integrity after transcutaneous focal electrical stimulation via concentric ring electrodes.” Society for Neuroscience Annual Conference, Washington D.C., Nov. 2011.
Besio, W.G. “Noninvasive Automatic Seizure Control System with Transcranial Focal Stimulations via Tripolar Concentric Ring Electrodes in Rats.” American Epilepsy Society Conference, Baltimore, MD, Dec. 2011.
Besio, W.G., Hadidi, R., Makeyev, O., Luna-Munguía, H., & Rocha, L. “Electric Fields in Hippocampus Due to Focal Electrical Stimulation via Concentric Ring Electrodes.” Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Proceedings of EMBS Conference 2011, Boston, MA, 2011.
Besio, W.G., Liu, X., Liu, Y., Sun, Y.L., Medvedev, A.V. & Koka, K. “Algorithm for Automatic Detection of Pentylenetetrazole-Induced Seizures in Rats.” Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Proceedings of EMBS Conference 2011, Boston, MA, 2011.
Besio, W.G., Liu, X., Liu, Y., Sun, Y.L., Medvedev, A.V., & Koka, K. Algorithm for Automatic Detection of Pentylenetetrazole-Induced Seizures in Rats. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual International Conference of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC11), Boston, MA, 2011.
Bose, A. “Self-Healing Concrete.” NEMSEA. Providence, 2011.
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Bothun, G.D., Chen, Y., & Bose, A. “Temperature and electrolyte dependence of liposome aggregation caused by nanoparticle binding.” American Institute of Chemical Engineers annual meeting. Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 2011.
Bradshaw, A. “A Simple Soil-Structure Interaction Model for Indirect Damage Assessment of Segmented Concrete Pipelines During PGD.” American Society of Civil Engineers Pipelines Conference, Seattle, WA, July 2011.
Bradshaw, A. “A Strain-Based Model to Screen for Residual Pore Pressures in Sediment Caps.” American Society of Civil Engineers 2012 Geo-Congress, Oakland, CA, Mar. 2012.
Bradshaw, A. “Framework for Scaling 1g Model Pile Tests for Offshore Wind Structures.” American Society of Civil Engineers 2012 Geo-Congress, Oakland, CA, Mar. 2012.
Bradshaw, A. “Load Transfer Curves from a Large-Diameter Pipe Pile in Silty Soil.” American Society of Civil Engineers 2012 Geo-Congress, Oakland, CA, Mar. 2012.
Bradshaw, A.S., Green, R.A., Lynch, J.P., Michalowski, R.L., Kim, J., O’Connor, S., Pour-Ghaz, M., Naukuru, S.S., & Weiss, W.J. Simple Model for Indirect Health Monitoring of Segmented Concrete Pipelines. Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers Pipelines 2011 Conference, Seattle, WA, 766-776, 2011.
Cai, Q., He, H., & Man, H. Hybrid Learning Based on Multiple Self-Organizing Maps and Genetic Algorithm. Proceedings of International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN’11), San Jose, CA, 2011.
Chelidze, D. “Dynamical systems approach to motion analysis and to tracking the associated physiologic processes.” Device-enabled measurement of health behaviors in real-time (SY17). Society 33rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, Apr. 2012.
Cosmas, A.C., Rodgers, R.L., Manfredi, T.G., Lamont, L.S., Vetter, F.J., & Dunn M.E. “Chronic, sustained hypertension as an impending stage of heart failure.” Poster presentation at the Proceedings of the Second Pan-American Meeting of the Hellenic Bioscience Association. New York City, Oct. 2011.
Duarte, R., & Sendag, R. Real-time Video and Image Resizing using CUDA-Enabled GPUs. The 3rd Workshop on SoCs, Heterogeneous Architectures and Workloads (SHAW-3), in conjunction with the International Symposium on High Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA-18), New Orleans, LA, 2012.
Fang, X., & He, H. A Virtual Reality Learning Approach for Intelligent Systems Control and Optimization. International Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems (ICCNS ‘12), Boston, MA, (Extended Abstract), 2012.
Fernandez, V.I., Dusek, J., Schulmeister, J., Maertens, A., Hou, S., Sekar, K.S., Dahl, J.M., Lang, J.H., & Triantafyllou, M.S. Pressure sensor arrays to optimize the high speed performance of ocean vehicles. The 11th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation (FAST 2011), Honolulu, Hawaii, 2011.
Garcia, G., Maier-Speredelozzi, V., Wang, J.H., Collyer, C. “Pilot Study for Integrating Driving Simulation Into Rhode Island Teen Driver Education.” Proceedings of the Road Safety and Simulation Conference, Indianapolis, IN, 2011.
Green, R.A., Cubrinovski, M., Wotherspoon, L., Allen, J., Bradley, B., Bradshaw, A., Bray, J., DePascale, G., Orense, R., O’Rourke, T., Pender, M., Rix, G., Wells, D., Wood, C., Henderson, D., Hogan, L., Kailey, P., Robinson, K., Taylor, M., & Winkley, A. Geotechnical Effects of the Mw6.2 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand Earthquake. Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers 2012 GeoCongress, 1700-1709, Oakland, CA, 2012.
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Greenfield, M. “Next Greenfield Molecular Models of Well-Characterized Asphalts.” Peterson Asphalt Conference. Laramie, WY, July 2011.
Greenfield, M. “Succesive Compostion Models for Molecular Simulation of Asphalts.” American Chemical Society. San Diego, CA, Mar. 2012.
Grilli, S. “A Monte Carlo approach for estimating tsunami hazard from submarine mass failure along the U.S. East Coast.”; and co-presenter of two posters: Numerical simulations of the 2011 Tohoku tsunami generation, propagation and coastal impact: comparison to field observations, with sensitivity analysis to co-seismic source parameters, model type and resolution; and Coseismic deformation of the 2011 M9 Tohoku Earthquake inverted from geodetic data using FEMs: Implications for tsunami genesis and poroelastic stress-coupling. American Geophysical Union Fall meeting. San Francisco, CA. Dec. 2011.
Hartnett, R.D., Swaszek, P., & Vetter, F.J. “Surface deformation analysis of the mouse heart via computer aided speckle interferometry.” Proceedings of the Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. Hartford, CT, Oct. 2011.
Hartnett, R.D., Swaszek, P.F., & Vetter, F.J. “Surface deformation analysis of the mouse heart via computer aided speckle interferometry.” Poster Presentation at the Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. Hartford, CT, Oct. 2011.
He, H. “Adaptive Learning and Control with Hierarchical Adaptive Dynamic Programming.” The Center for Large-Scale Integrated Optimization and Networks (CLION 2011), FedEx Institute of Technology & University of Memphis. Memphis, TN, Oct. 2011.
He, H., Yan, J., Yang, Y., & Sun, Y. Evaluating Complex Network Vulnerability using Self-Organizing Map. International Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems (ICCNS ‘12), Boston, MA, (Extended Abstract), 2012.
Johnson, G., Swaszek, P., & Hartnett, R. “Performance assessment of the recent NDGPS recap-initial simulation results.” Proceedings of the 2012 International Technical Meeting of the Institute of Navigation. Newport Beach, CA, Jan. 2012.
Johnson, G., Swaszek, P., & Hartnett, R. “Performance assessment of the recent NDGPS recap.” Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation Joint Navigation Conference (JNC 2012). Colorado Springs, CO, June 2012.
Jouaneh, M., & Palm, W. (2011). Control Systems Experiments at Home. In Proceedings of the ASEE/IEEE 2011 Frontiers in Education Conference, Rapid City, SD, 2011.
Kay, S. “The Geometry of Statistical Inference.” Statistical Modeling and Array Workshop. Stevens Institute of Technology. Hoboken, NJ, US. June 2012.
Kay, S. Robust Signal Detection by Using the EEF. Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop, Hoboken, NJ, 2012.
Kim, H., Potty, G.R., Dossot, G., Smith, K.B., & Miller, J.H. Long range propagation modeling of offshore wind turbine construction noise using Finite Element and Parabolic Equation models. Proceedings of the OCEANS, 2012-Yeosu, 1-5, 2012.
Kurniawan, Y., Venkataramanan, K.P., Scholz, C., & Bothun, G.D. “Role of lipid saturation in modulating the effects of n-butanol on membrane phase behavior.” American Institute of Chemical Engineers annual meeting. Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 2011.
Lee, B.J., & Park, K. “Direct Solar Thermal Absorption using Blended Plasmonic Nanofluids.” The American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Denver, CO, Nov. 2011.
Lee, K.W. “Investigation of Novel Methods To Harvest Solar Energy from Asphalt Pavements.” US-Korea Conference. Park City, UT, Aug. 2011.
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Lee, K.W. “Preservation and Maintenance of College Campus Pavement Assets.” US-Korea Conference. Park City, UT, Aug. 2011.
Lee, K.W., & Singh, A. Preservation and Maintenance of College Campus Pavement Assets. Proceedings from US-Korea Conference. 242, Park City, UT, 2011.
Lee, K.W., Yang, S., & Correia, A. (2011). Investigation of Novel Methods to Harvest Solar Energy from Asphalt Pavements. Proceedings from US-Korea Conference. 254, Park City, UT, 2011.
Li, D.D., & Greenfield, M. “Chemical and Mechanical Relaxation in Multicomponent Model Bitumen.” Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 2011.
Li, X., & Lo, J.-C. “Pricing and Peak Aware Scheduling Algorithm for Cloud Computing.” Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies, 1-7, Washington, DC, 2012.
Liu, X., Makeyev, O., & Besio, W.G. “A Comparison of Tripolar Concentric Ring Electrode and Spline Laplacians on a Four-layer Concentric Spherical Model.” Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Proceedings of EMBS Conference 2011, Boston, MA, 2011.
Liu, Y., Sun, Y., & Yu, T. Defending Multiple-user-multiple-target Attacks in Online Reputation Systems. Proceedings of the Third Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers International Conference on Social Computing, Boston, MA, 2011.
Liu, Y., Sun, Y., Yu, T. Defending Multiple-user-multiple-target Attacks in Online Reputation Systems. Proceeding of the Third Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers International Conference on Social Computing, Boston, MA, 2011.
Liu, Y., Zhang, F., Sun, Y.L., & Huang, H. Trust Sensor Interface for Improving Reliability of EMG-based User Intent Recognition. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual International Conference of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC11), Boston, MA, 2011.
Lucia, A., Henley, H., & Thomas, E. “Modeling Densities and Equilibria of Ice and Gas Hydrate Phases.” American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 2012.
Lucia, A., James, S.C., & Voskov, D.V. “Reservoir Modeling of the Solvent Thermal Innovation Process for Enhanced Oil Recovery.” American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2012.
Lucia, A., Lewis, K., & Zyvoloski, G.A. “A New Approach to Modeling Densities and Equilibria of Ice and Gas Hydrate Phases.” American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2011.
Madala, K., Maier-Speredelozzi, V., Harris, R. “Measuring Readiness for Systems Improvement Initiatives at the Providence VA Medical Center.” Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Florida, December, 2011.
Maertens, A., Dahl, J.M., & Triantafyllou, M.S. Distributed pressure sensing to locate and identify obstacles. The 17th International Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology (UUST 2011) Conference, Portsmouth, NH, 2011.
Maier-Speredelozzi, V., Sodhi, M., Grinham, C. “Systems Engineering Educators Workshop.” Society of Women Engineers Annual Conference, Houstan, TX, November, 2012.
Maier-Speredelozzi, V., Wang, J.H., Colantonio, E., Collyer, C., Garcia, G. “Pilot Study for Integrating Simulation into Rhode Island Teen Driver Education.” Improving Roadway Safety Programs Through University-Agency Partnerships Conference, Washington, D.C., November, 2011.
Maier-Speredelozzi, V., Wang, J.H., Rosen, D., Berman, D., “Successful Collaboration for Acquisition and Use of a Driving Simulator in Research, Teaching and Community Education.” Improving Roadway Safety Programs Through University-Agency Partnerships Conference, Washington, D.C., November, 2011.
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Makeyev, O., Liu, X., Koka, K., Kay, S.M., & Besio, W.G. “Transcutaneous Focal Stimulation via Concentric Ring Electrodes Reduced Power of Pentylenetetrazole-induced Seizure Activity in Rat Electroencephalogram.” Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Proceedings of EMBS Conference 2011, Boston, MA, 2011.
Nassersharif, B. Cellular Automata Simulation of Neutron Transport. Proceedings of Society for Computer Simulation Autumn Conference, San Diego, California, 2012.
Nassersharif, B., & Riley, L.A. Some Best Practices in Industry Sponsored Projects. Capstone Design Conference Proceedings 2012, Urbana, Illinois, 2012.
Ni, Z., He, H., & Prokhorov, D.V. Adaptive Learning with Goal Generator Network based on Heuristic Dynamic Programming. International Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems (ICCNS ‘12), Boston, MA, (Extended Abstract), 2012.
Ni, Z., He, H., Prokhorov, D.V. & Fu, J. (2011). An Online Actor-Critic Learning Approach with Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm. Proceedings of International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN’11), Boston, MA, 2011.
Oyanedel-Craver, V. “Challenges for the implementation of point-of-use water technologies in rural developing communities: A gender perspective.” Environmental and Water Resources Institute-American Society of Civil Engineers, Albuquerque, NM, 2012.
Oyanedel-Craver, V. “Water E2S2: Nanosilver in water treatment technologies.” Rhode Island Waterworks Association, Middletown, RI, 2012.
Oyanedel-Craver, V., & Zhang, H. “Mechanistic evaluation of the antimicrobial properties of silver nanoparticles.” Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems grantee conference, Baltimore, MD, June 2012.
Palombo, N., & Park, K. “Investigation of Dynamic Near-Field Radiation Between Quantum Dots and Plasmonic Nanoparticles for Effective Tailoring of Solar Spectrum.” The American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Denver, CO, Nov. 2011.
Park, K. “On the AC Heating Operation of Doped-Si Microcantilever Heater-Thermometer Probes for Thermophysical Property Measurement.” The 39th Annual Conference of North American Thermal Analysis Society. Des Moines, IA, Aug. 2011.
Potty, G.R. “Estimation of shear speed using interface wave dispersion.” Acoustical Society of America Meeting. San Diego, CA, Oct.-Nov. 2011.
Potty, G.R. “Fundamental Acoustics and Wind Turbine Noise Issues.” Rhode Island Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP) Stakeholder Meeting #4. University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, Dec. 2011.
Potty, G.R. “SBCEXP 2015: URI assets and interests.” Seabed Characterization Experiment (SBCEXP) Workshop II, Office of Naval Research. Washington DC, Jan. 2012.
Potty, G.R. “Science for Siting: Engineering for Locating Wind Turbines.” Rogers Free Library. Bristol, RI, Feb. 2012.
Potty, G.R. “Wind Turbine Shadow Flicker & Electromagnetic Interference.” Rhode Island Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP) Stakeholder Meeting #4. University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, Jan. 2012.
Purohit, K., Mirville, M., Yang, S.C., Chalivendra, V.B., & Shukla, A. Conductive Nano-brush Synthesized by Physical Grafting of Conducting Polymers on Carbon Nanotube. MRS Proceedings, 1304, Boston, MA, 2011.
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Rivero-Hudec, M. “Written Reflections in a Mass and Energy Balance Course,” American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Annual Meeting Education Division. Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 2011.
Sanchez, S., Wenskowicz, B., Ruiz, G., & Oyanedel-Craver, V. “Evaluation of the Performance and Environmental Impacts of the Codigestion Process on Municipal Anaerobic Digesters.” Annual North East Residuals & Biosolids Conference & Exhibit. MA, 2011.
Schifman, L.A., Boving, T.B., Oyanedel-Craver, V., & Kasaraneni, V. “Fate and remediation of PAHs in receiving soils and stormwater throughout the State of Rhode Island.” Northeast Private Well Symposium, MA, 2011.
Sendag, R. “An FPGA-based Multi-Core Platform for Testing and Analysis of Architectural Techniques.” Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Symposium on Performance Analysis of Systems and Software. New Brunswick, NJ, Apr. 2012.
Sendag, R. “On the performance and energy-efficiency of CUDA-enabled GPUs.” Brown University. Providence, RI, Feb. 2012.
Sendag, R. “Reducing Memory Access Latency by Prefetching Techniques,” Brown University. Providence, RI, Nov. 2011.
Sendag, R. “z4800: An FPGA-based multi-core platform.” IBM Watson Research Center. New York, June 2012.
Shukla, A., & LeBlanc, J. “Response of Curved E-Glass / Vinyl-Ester Plates to Underwater Explosive Loading Conditions: Experimental and Computational Comparisons.” 82nd Shock and Vibration Symposium. Baltimore, MD, Nov. 2011.
Shukla, A., LeBlanc, J., & Kumar, P. “Response of Curved Aluminum Panels Subjected to Shock Loading Conditions: Experimental and Computational Comparisons.” 82nd Shock and Vibration Symposium. Baltimore, MD, Nov. 2011.
Simoneau, W., & Sendag, R. An FPGA-based Multi-Core Platform for Testing and Analysis of Architectural Techniques. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Symposium on Performance Analysis of Systems and Software (ISPASS-2011), New Brunswick, NJ, 2012.
Song, M., Maier-Speredelozzi, V., Wang, J.H., Cheung, S., “Assessing the Slow-Down Effects Caused by Active Dynamic Message Signs and Exploring Means to Ease the Slow-Down.” Proceedings of the Road Safety and Simulation Conference, Indianapolis, IN, US, 2011.
Sun, Y. Presented 9 papers at the 38th Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Mar. 2012.
Swaszek, P., Parker, G., & Hartnett, R. “An attempt at a collaborative capstone experience.” Systems Engineering Capstone Workshop. Arlington, VA, June 2012.
Tang, Y., He, H., & Wen, J. Power System Stabilization with High Wind Power Penetration Using Hierarchical ADP Control. International Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems (ICCNS ‘12), Boston, MA, (Extended Abstract), 2012.
Taylor, O.-D. S, Baxter C.D.P., Bradshaw, A.S., & Morales, A.C. New Density Normalization Approach for Evaluation of the Cyclic Resistance of Silts. Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers 2012 GeoCongress, 809-818, Oakland, CA, 2012.
Vaccaro, R.J. “Statistical Modeling of Rate Gyros and Accelerometers.” Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers/Institute of Navigation Position Location and Navigation Symposium, Myrtle Beach, SC, Apr. 2012.
Vaccaro, R.J., & Zaki, A.S. Statistical Modeling of Rate Gyros and Accelerometers. Proceedings of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers/Institute of Navigation Position Location and Navigation Symposium, Myrtle Beach, SC, 2012.
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Walsh, T., Lee, B.J., Lee, J., & Park, K. “Investigating Laser-Induced Heating of Plasmonic Nanofluids for a Fast, High Throughput Polymerase Chain Reaction.” The American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2012 3rd Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference. Atlanta, GA, Mar. 2012.
Wang, J., & He, H. A Cascading Neural Network Structure for Pattern Recognition. International Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems (ICCNS ‘12), Boston, MA, (Extended Abstract), 2012.
Wang, W., Cai, Q., Sun, Y., & He, H. Risk-aware Attacks and Catastrophic Cascading Failures in U.S. Power Grid. Proceedings of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM’11), Houston, TX, 2011.
Yamada, T., Asako, Y., Faghri, M., & Hong, C. “Simulation of Thermal; Conductivity of Nanofluids Using Dissipative Particle Dynamics.” American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2012 3rd Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference. Atlanta, GA, Mar. 2012.
Yamada, T., Gregory, O.J., & Faghri, M. “Fluid Flow Characteristics in Microchannels with Rib-Patterned Surface.” Proceedings of American Society of Mechanical Engineers/Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference. Honolulu, HI, Mar. 2011.
Yamada, T., Hamian, S., Park, K., Asako, Y., & Faghri, M. “Diffusive-Ballistic Heat Transport in Thin Films Using Energy Conserving Dissipative Particle Dynamics.” Proceedings of American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. Houston, TX, Nov. 2012.
Yamada, T., Kumar, A., Asako, Y., & Faghri, M. “Forced Convection Heat Transfer Simulation using Dissipative Particle Dynamics with Energy Conservation.” American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. Denver, CO, Nov. 2011.
Zhang, X., Huang, H., & Yang, Q. A special purpose embedded system for neural machine interface for artificial legs. Conference Proceedings of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 5207-5210, Boston, MA, 2011.
Zhang, X., Huang, H., & Yang, Q. Implementing an FPGA system for real-time intent recognition for prosthetic legs. Proceedings of the 49th Annual Design Automation Conference (DAC ‘12). ACM, 169-175, New York, 2012.
FACULTY NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL AWARDSBarnett, Stanley. Environmental Merit Award, Narragansett Bay Commission, 2012.
Craver, Vinka. Rudolph Hering Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers-Environment and Water Resources Institute, 2012.
Haibo, He. Rising Star Innovator Award, Providence Business News, 2011.
Hu, Sau-Lon. 2011 Qingdao (China) International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Award.
Huang, He. NSF Faculty Early CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2012.
Jouaneh, Musa. Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, December 2011.
Nassersharif, Bahram. Inductee, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, Oregon State University, 2011.
Park, Eugene. Environmental Merit Award, Narragansett Bay Commission, 2011.
Shukla, Arun. Best Paper Award, SEM Annual Conference-Dynamic Failure, 2012.
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Shukla, Arun. Murray Medal and Murray Lecture, Society for Experimental Mechanics, 2011.
Shukla, Arun. Tatnall Award, Society for Experimental Mechanics, 2012.
Shukla, Arun. Taylor Award, Society for Experimental Mechanics, 2012.
Tyce, Robert. Summer Faculty Fellow, American Society for Engineering Education, 2012.
FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND AWARDSBesio, Walter. University of Rhode Island Faculty Excellence in Leadership & Service Diversity Award, 2011.
Besio, Walter. University of Rhode Island Outstanding Contributions to Intellectual Property, 2011.
Bose, Arijit. Outstanding Researcher Award, University of Rhode Island College of Engineering, 2011.
Bose, Arijit. Researcher of the Year, University of Rhode Island Transportation Center, 2012.
Brown, Richard. Teaching Faculty Excellence Award, University of Rhode Island, College of Engineering, 2012.
Grilli, Stephan. University of Rhode Island Foundation Scholarly Excellence Award, 2011.
Huang, He. University of Rhode Island Outstanding Intellectual Property Development, 2011.
Rivero-Hudec, Mercedes. Diversity Award for Faculty Excellence (Leadership/Service), University of Rhode Island, 2011.
Sun, Ying. University of Rhode Island Intellectual Property Excellence Award, 2012.
LEADERSHIP POSITIONSAnagnostopoulos, Constantine. Member, IEEE USA Intellectual Property Committee.
Baxter, Christopher. Officer, Rhode Island Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Baxter, Christopher. Secretary, American Society of Civil Engineers/Geo-Institute’s Soil Properties and Modeling Committee.
Besio, Walter. Committee Member, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology North American Administration.
Besio, Walter. Representative, IEEE Sensors Council Administrative Committee.
Berka, Sigrid. Trustee and Board Member, DAAD/AA (alumni association of the German Academic Exchange Service).
Bose, Arijit. Steering Committee, C-MEDS Consortium, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
Bothun, Geoffrey. Associate Director, Rhode Island Consortium for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Jan 2011-Apr 2012.
Bothun, Geoffrey. Director, Rhode Island Consortium for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, May 2012-current.
Chelidze, David. Associate Editor, The Mathematical Problems in Engineering.
Chelidze, David. Associate Editor, The Nonlinear Engineering.
Faghri, Mohammad. Member, Editorial Board, Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2010-present.
Faghri, Mohammad. Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Dynamics of Fluids, 2004-present.
Faghri, Mohammad. Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Heat Exchanger, 1999-present.
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Faghri, Mohammad. Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Science & Technology, 1993-present.
Faghri, Mohammad. Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Heat Transfer Research, 1997-present.
Gindy, Mayrai. Voting Member, American Concrete Institute, Deflection of Concrete Building Structure Committee (ACI 435).
Gindy, Mayrai. Voting Member, American Concrete Institute, Structural Reliability and Safety Committee (ACI 348).
Gindy, Mayrai. Voting Member, Transportation Research Board, Dynamics and Field Testing of Bridges Committee (AFF40).
Grilli, Annette. Member, National Research Council Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Assessment Committee of the National Academies.
Grilli, Stephan. East Coast Representative, NOAA National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program Mapping and Modeling Sub-committee.
Grilli, Stephan. Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements.
Grilli, Stephan. National Research Council Marine Board.
Haibo, He. Founding Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Intelligent Learning Systems and Applications, 2009-2012.
Haibo, He. Industry Liaison (U.S. & Canada) Chair, The 2011 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, San Jose, CA, 2011.
He, Haibo. Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks/IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 2010-present.
He, Haibo. Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2010-present.
He, Haibo. Member, Editorial Board, Cognitive Computation, 2009-present.
He, Haibo. Member, Editorial Board, Evolving Systems, 2010-present.
He, Haibo. Guest Editor, Cognitive Computation, 2011-2012.
He, Haibo. Guest Editor, IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine, 2011.
He, Haibo. Guest Editor, Journal of Control Science and Engineering, 2011-2012.
He, Haibo. Tutorial Chair, The 2012 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2012), Brisbane, Australia, 2012.
He, Haibo. Vice Chair, IEEE CIS Smart Grid Task Force.
Lee, Kang-Won. Vice President, Korean-American Society of Civil and Environmental Engineers.
Lucia, Angelo. Associate Editor, Journal of Global Optimization, 2007-present.
Lucia, Angelo. Associate Editor, Journal of Thermodynamics, 2008-present.
Miller, James. President-Elect, The Acoustical Society of America, 2012-2013.
Nassersharif, Bahram. Commissioner. Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission, Narragansett, Rhode Island, 2003-present.
Nassersharif, Bahram. Control Member of Task Group 2: Reliability-Based Structural System.
Park, Keunhan. Track Co-organizer, The 3rd Microscale and Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Mar. 2012.
Potty, Gopu. Associate Editor, IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering since July, 2011.
Potty, Gopu. Co-chair, Acoustical Society of America.
Potty, Gopu. Member, International Advisory Committee, Symposium on Ocean Electronics, (SYMPOL), Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, India.
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Potty, Gopu. Member, Technical Committee on Acoustical Oceanography of Acoustical Society of America (ASA).
Potty, Gopu. USA Representative. ISO Working Group: ISO/TC 43/SC 3/WG 3 (Underwater acoustics: Measurement of radiated noise form marine pile driving).
Shukla, Arun. Associate Technical Editor, Lasers and Optics in Engineering, 1997-2011.
Shukla, Arun. Chairman, Fellow’s Committee, SEM, 2012.
Shukla, Arun. Executive Committee, Applied Mechanics Division, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012-Present.
Shukla, Arun. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Key Engineering Materials, Trans Tech Publications, 1997-Present.
Shukla, Arun. Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Strain, 2006-Present.
Shukla, Arun. Member, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, 2011.
Shukla, Arun. Member, Fellow’s Committee, SEM, 2009-2013.
Shukla, Arun. Member, Finance Committee, SEM, 2002-present.
Shukla, Arun. Member, SEM Education Committee, 2009-present.
Sun, Yan. Elected Member, Information and Forensics and Security Technical Committee, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Signal Processing Society, 2012-2014.
Sun, Yan. Finance Chair, 2012 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing, 2012.
Thiem, Leon. Member, Civil Engineering Committee, National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.
Thiem, Leon. Vice President, Kingston Water District.
Tsiatas, George. Control Member of Task Group 2: Reliability-Based Structural System Performance Indicators, of the American Society of Civil Engineers Technical Council on Life-Cycle Performance, Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structural Systems.
Worthen, David. Delegate, United States Pharmacopeial Convention.
Yang, Qing. General Chair, Symposium on Computer Architecture, San Jose, CA, 2011.
Yang, Qing. Organizer, International Conference on Networking, Architecture and Storage, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, & 2013.
Yang, Qing. Steering Committee Member, International Symposium on Computer Architecture, 2012, 2013.
PATENTSArijit Bose, Jayashri Sarkar, Christopher Brooks, Vijay John, Ganapathiraman Ramanath. “Nanocomposite Support Materials.” Patent#: 8,003,567; Issued Patent Date: 8/23/2011.
Augustus Uht, David Morano, David Kaeli. “Concurrent Execution of Instructions in a Processing System.” Patent#: 7,991,980; Issued Patent Date: 8/2/2011.
Otto Gregory, Gustave Fralick, John Wrbanek, Tao You. “Thin Film Ceramic Thermocouples.” Patent#: 8,052,324; Issued Patent Date: 11/8/2011.
Otto Gregory, Markus Downey. “Composite Used for Thermal Spray Instrumentation and Method for Making the Same.” Patent#: 8,048,534; Issued Patent Date: 11/1/2011.
Otto Gregory, Tao You. “High Temperature Strain Gages.” Patent#: 7,963,171; Issued Patent Date: 6/21/2011.
Otto Gregory, Ximing Chen. “Low TCR Nanocomposite Strain Gages.” Patent#: 8,191,426; Issued Patent Date: 6/5/2012.
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Qing Yang. “Cache Architecture for a Processing Unit Providing Reduced Power Consumption in Cache Operation.” Patent#: 7,966,452; Issued Patent Date: 6/21/2011.
Qing Yang. “System and Method for Maintaining Redundant Storages Coherent Using Sliding Windows of Eager Execution Transactions.” Patent#: 8,140,772; Issued Patent Date: 3/20/2012.
Ying Sun, Jiang Wu, John DiCecco, Robert Hill. “Processor Controlled Voltage-Current Analysis for Nerve and Muscle Tissues.” Patent#: 1,000,783; Issued Patent Date: 8/16/2011.
CAPSTONE PROJECTSDepartment of Chemical Engineering
Coordinator and Advisor: Don Gray
“Ethanol Production from Corn for use as a Fuel”
“Vacuum-to-Vacuum Degreaser System for Metal Cleaning Operations with Minimal Solvent Emissions”
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Coordinator: Leon Thiem; Advisor: Russ Morgan (GZA)
“Redevelopment of East Providence Chevron Site” (five groups)
Group 1 Sponsor: Maguire GroupGroup 2 Sponsor: Crossman Engineering & Fairbanks Engineering CorporationGroup 3 Sponsor: Bryant Associates & Steere EngineeringGroup 4 Sponsor: Pare CorporationGroup 5 Sponsor: DiPrete Engineering Associates, Inc.
Department of Electrical, Biomedical & Computer Engineering
Coordinator: Harish Sunak
“3D Imagining & Laser Scanning for a Marine Robot” Advisor: Robert Tyce; Sponsor: University of Rhode Island Department of Ocean Engineering
“Bio-neuro Device for Brain Modulation” Advisor: Walter Besio; Sponsor: University of Rhode Island
“Dark Acquisition System” Advisor: Thomas W. Vrankar & Namir Habboosh; Sponsor: Raytheon
“DC Battery Backup for Server Power Supply” Advisor: Peter Upczak; Sponsor: APC by Schneider Electric
“Low-power Fast Ethernet Transceiver” Advisor: Michael Obara; Sponsor: Naval Undersea Warfare Center
“Nabsys Power Supply” Advisor: Val Dimitrov; Sponsor: Nabsys (three projects)
“Open Source Gaze Tracker for Driver Eye Movement Tracking” Advisor: Manbir Sodhi; Sponsor: University of Rhode Island
“Rail SAR Demonstration System” Advisor: Adam Muratori; Sponsor: Applied Radar Inc.
“Semi-Autonomous Monitor Fleet” Advisor: Peter Swaszek; Sponsor: University of Rhode Island
“Teradactyl: High Performance CPU – Prototype System Testbed Design, Construction and Evaluation” Advisor: Augustus Uht; Sponsor: University of Rhode Island
“Video Test Generator” Advisor: Lewis Collier; Sponsor: Capstone Visual
“Wireless Video Laryngoscope” Advisor: Lewis Collier; Sponsor: Capstone Visual
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Department of Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Coordinators and Advisors: Bahram Nassersharif, Carl-Ernst Rousseau & Valerie Maier-Speredelozzi
“Air Field Obstruction Assessment” Sponsor: FAA and RIAC
“Asphalt Compactor” Sponsor: Vibco
“Dry Gamma Room Filter,” Sponsor: RI Nuclear Science Center
“Electronic Trigger” Sponsor: Stanley Black and Decker
“High Efficiency Filter Housing” Sponsor: Neptune-Benson
“High Efficiency Filter” Sponsor: Neptune-Benson
“Internal Fission Engine” Sponsor: Bahram Nassersharif
“Mini Baja” Sponsor: SAE/COE/MISE
“Nerf Rail Gun” Sponsor: Hasbro
“Roll Hardness Tester” Sponsor: Toray Plastics of America
“SAR Track” Sponsor: Applied Radar – joint project between ELE and Computer Engineering departments
“Slitter Roll Harder” Sponsor: Toray Plastics of America
“Tenter Chain Cooling System” Sponsor: Toray Plastics of America
“Walking Platform” Sponsor: Hasbro
Department of Ocean Engineering
“Design of Underwater Acoustic Vector Sensor” Advisor: Harold Vincent; Sponsor: Office of Naval Research
“Design Construction, Laboratory and Field Testing, of Small Buoys for Wave Energy Conversion” Advisor: Stephan Grilli; Sponsor: Electro-Standards Laboratories Inc.
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Researcher Project Agency Project Amt. Portion Amt.Barnett, Stanley Green Chemstry and the Environmental Results Program EPA $67,000 $33,500 Baxter, Christopher Development of a Research Quality Resilient Modulus
TestingSTATE $37,147 $9,287
Baxter, Christopher Evaluation of Field-Based Liquefaction Approaches for Calcareous Sands Using Shear Wave Velocity
NSF $189,540 $94,770
Baxter, Christopher Round II RIDOT/URITC Joint Research Program STATE $51,637 $25,818*Baxter, Christopher Submarine Landslides of the US Atlantic Continental Margin:
Investigation of Geotechnical and Physical PropertiesINT $16,573 $8,287
Besio, Walter A US-Mexico Collaborative Effort to Improve Epilepsy Control
HHS $104,637 $104,637
Besio, Walter NSF I-Corps: Concentric Technology NSF $50,000 $50,000 Besio, Walter Research Experiences for Undergraduates: Supplement to
Tripolar Concentric Ring Electrodes for Brain Computer Interface*
NSF $11,886 $11,886
Bose, Arijit Fundamental Investigations of Damage Mechanisms in Lithium I
ENERGY $720,465 $180,116
Bose, Arijit Graphene-Polymer Composite Materials STATE $200,000 $100,000 Bose, Arijit The Science and Technology of Dispersants as Relevant to
Deep-sea Hydrocarbon ReleasesNONPRO $147,500 $64,900
Bose, Arijit The Science and Technology of Dispersants as Relevant to Deep-sea Hydrocarbon Releases
NONPRO $421,001 $185,240
Bothun, Geoffrey D. CAREER: Nanoparticle-Bacterial Membrane Interactions and their Role in Nanotoxicology
NSF $86,107 $86,107
Bothun, Geoffrey D. CAREER: Nanoparticle-Bacterial Membrane Interactions and their Role in Nanotoxicology
NONPRO $2,000 $2,000
RESEARCH AWARDS
* This award was awarded in two equally funded projects.
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Researcher Project Agency Project Amt. Portion Amt.Bothun, Geoffrey D. Collaborative Research: Investigating and Improving the
Production of Butanol by C. Pasteurianum for the Value-Added Conversion of Biodiesel-Derived Crude Glycerol
NSF $4,846 $4,846
Bothun, Geoffrey D. The Science and Technology of Dispersants as Relevant to Deep-sea Hydrocarbon Releases
NONPRO $147,500 $64,900
Bothun, Geoffrey D. The Science and Technology of Dispersants as Relevant to Deep-sea Hydrocarbon Releases
NONPRO $421,001 $185,240
Bradshaw, Aaron 2012 Support for Water Resources Council INT $92,335 $16,620 Bradshaw, Aaron Development of a Research Quality Resilient Modulus
TestingSTATE $36,147 $18,574
Bradshaw, Aaron Round II RIDOT/URITC Joint Research Program* STATE $51,637 $25,818Brown, Richard An Alternative to Chromates for Corrosion Protection of
Aluminum Alloys Used in Undersea Weapons SystemsNAVY $75,000 $75,000
Chelidze, David A New Framework for Nonlinear Dynamical Model Reduction NSF $250,000 $250,000
Craver, Vinka A. EAGER: Impact of Nanoparticles Containing Rare Earth Elements onto Different Bacterial Communities
NSF $49,704 $49,704
Craver, Vinka A. Round II RIDOT/URITC Joint Research Program* STATE $314,232 $46,766Craver, Vinka A. Supplement: Collaborative Research: The Antimicrobial
PropertiesNSF $23,853 $23,853
Crisman, Everett E. Analysis of Specimens for Plasmon and Phyroelectric Effect Studies
AIRFOR $85,983 $85,983
Faghri, Mohammad Investigation of Nanoscale Thermal Transport Across a Point NAVY $112,590 $5,630 Faghri, Mohammad Lab-on-Paper Technology for Immunodiagnostics STATE $200,000 $200,000 Faghri, Mohammad Pire: Microfluidic Technology and Applications: A
Collaboration with Technical University of Braunshweig in Germany
NSF $50,500 $50,500
Fischer, Godi A Miniature Acoustic Archival Tag for Long-Range Fish Tracking in the Ocean
NSF $237,402 $185,174
* This award is part of funds awarded to the University of Rhode Island Transportation Center.
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Researcher Project Agency Project Amt. Portion Amt.Greenfield, Michael Asphalt Microstructural Modeling DOT $85,654 $85,654 Gregory, Otto J. Development of High Temperature Sensors for Ceramic
Matrix CompositesPRIPRO $23,126 $23,126
Gregory, Otto J. FM Global Internship in Instrumentation and Test Engineering
PRIPRO $15,748 $15,748
Gregory, Otto J. FM Global Summer Internship (Emily Robinson) PRIPRO $15,180 $15,180 Grilli, Annette ARRA: Provide Technical Support to Facilitate the Siting and
Permitting of Land-Based Wind EnergyENERGY $850,000 $127,500
Grilli, Annette ARRA: Improve and Accelerate the Installation of Offshore Renewable Energy Infrastructure in Rhode Island’s Offshore Waters
ENERGY $885,000 $130,150
Grilli, Annette Development of an Energy Harvesting Buoy Phase II NAVY $105,128 $52,564 Grilli, Stephan T. Development of an Energy Harvesting Buoy Phase II NAVY $105,128 $26,282 Grilli, Stephan T. Modeling Tsunami Inundation and Assessing Tsunami
Hazards for the East CoastDOC $87,055 $87,055
Grilli, Stephan T. Phases 1 And 2: Bibliography Study and Coarse Grid Modeling
MISC $24,961 $24,961
He, Haibo Supplement: DFG Collaborative Research: Adaptive Incremental Learning of Imbalanced Data Stream for Machine Intelligence
NSF $24,925 $24,925
He, Haibo Trusted Computing Small: Secure the Electrical Power Grid: Smart Grid Versus Smart Attacts
NSF $173,435 $86,718
He, Haibo The Exponentially Embedded Family of Distributions for Effective Data Representation, Information Extraction and Decision Making
DOD $312,288 $156,144
Huang, He CAREER: Understanding and Analyzing User-Prosthesis Interaction for Designing a Volitional Controller for Powered Lower Limb Prostheses
AIRFOR $104,241 $104,241
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Researcher Project Agency Project Amt. Portion Amt.Huang, He Development of a Neural Interface for Powered Lower Limb
ProsthesesARMY $61,054 $61,054
Huang, He Towards Neural Control of Artificial Legs: Design Of A Real-time Fusion-based Neural-Machine Interface
HHS $13,809 $12,428
Kay, Steven M. EGR Subcontract: Mimo Radar Clutter Modeling AIRFOR $49,821 $49,821 Kay, Steven M. Multi-Domain Intelligence AIRFOR $100,262 $100,262 Kay, Steven M. Multi-Modal Rf Sensing DOD $50,529 $50,529 Kay, Steven M. The Exponentially Embedded Family of Distributions for
Effective Data Representation, Information Extraction and Decision Making
DOD $312,288 $156,144
Kim, Thomas NUWC Student Support Services* NAVY $330,455 $330,455Knickle, Harold N. 2012 Support for Water Resources Council INT $92,335 $15,697 Knickle, Harold N. NATO Networking Infrastructure MISC $28,000 $28,000 Kumaresan, Ramdas Novel Spectro-Temporal Codes and Computations AIRFOR $75,218 $75,218 Lucia, Angelo Phase Behavior in Arctic Hydrology ENERGY $30,000 $30,000 Maier-Speredelozzi, Valerie
Assessing Climate for Systems Improvement Initiatives in Health Care
OFA $67,179 $67,179
Maier-Speredelozzi, Valerie
R.I. Space Technology/Systems Engineering Educators Workshop
NASA $29,980 $14,990
Miller, James H. Estimation of Ocean and Seabed Parameters and Processes Using Low Frequency Acoustic Signals
NAVY $185,000 $92,500
Park, Eugene 2012 Support for Water Resources Council INT $92,335 $16,620 Park, Eugene Green Chemstry and the Environmental Results Program EPA $67,000 $33,500 Park, Eugene Supplement #2: EPA-ERP and Statewide Technical
AssistanceSTATE $10,153 $10,153
Park, Keunhan Investigation of Nanoscale Thermal Transport Across a Point Construction in Contact and within a sub-10 NM Gap
NSF $112,590 $106,961
Park, Keunhan Rhode Island Space Grant Fellowship: Nola Palombo NASA $36,562 $36,562 * Consolidated figures that combine 12 individual awards.
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Researcher Project Agency Project Amt. Portion Amt.Potty, Gopu ARRA: Provide Technical Support to Facilitate the Permitting
of Land-Based Wind Energy Facilities in the State of Rhode Island
ENERGY $850,000 $34,000
Potty, Gopu Design and Testing of a Shear Measurement System - Fellowship
NONPRO $25,000 $25,000
Potty, Gopu Estimation of Ocean and Seabed Parameters and Processes Using Low Frequency Acoustic Signals
NAVY $185,000 $92,500
Shukla, Arun A Pressure Vessel with Ultra High Speed Imaging Capability NAVY $221,983 $221,983 Shukla, Arun Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Fundamental
Understanding of Implosion within a TubeNAVY $99,042 $99,042
Shukla, Arun Graphene-Polymer Composite Materials STATE $200,000 $100,000 Shukla, Arun Shock Response and Dynamic Failure of Spatially Tailored
Aero-thermal StructuresAIRFOR $111,510 $111,510
Shukla, Arun The Blast Performance of Marine Composite and Sandwich Structures under Extreme Environments
NAVY $68,826 $68,826
Sodhi, Manbir R.I. Space Technology/Systems Engineering Educators Workshop
NASA $29,980 $14,990
Spaulding, Malcolm Development of an Energy Harvesting Buoy Phase II NAVY $105,128 $26,282 Sun, Yan Bridging Reliability Analysis and Reality in Sensor Systems:
Theories and ApplicationsNSF $163,384 $163,384
Sun, Yan Trusted Computing Small: Secure the Electrical Power Grid: Smart Grid Versus Smart Attacks
NSF $173,435 $86,718
Sun, Yan Trust in Cyber Security PRIPRO $14,634 $7,317 Sun, Ying Digital Clamp One: An Innovative Neuroscience Instrument HHS $186,456 $186,456 Swaszek, Peter F. URI/U.S. Coast Guard Capstone Collaboration, Academic
Year 2011-12DOD $16,304 $8,152
Thiem, Leon T. 2012 Support for Water Resources Council INT $92,335 $43,397 Thiem, Leon T. Support for Water Resources Center INT $44,317 $44,317
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Researcher Project Agency Project Amt. Portion Amt.Vetter, Frederick Physiological Hypertrophy in the Swim-Conditioned Rat PRIPRO $30,920 $30,920 Vetter, Frederick URI/U.S. Coast Guard Capstone Collaboration, Academic
Year 2011-12DOD $16,304 $8,152
Vincent, Harold T. Low Cost Acoustic Transmitter NAVY $24,370 $24,370 Vincent, Harold T. Low Cost Acoustic Transmitter NAVY $20,445 $20,445 Wang, Peng ARRA Subcontract: Fundamental Material and Processing
Studies on Hot-melt Extrusion: A Novel Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process
NSF $20,262 $20,262
Wright, Raymond M. Northeast Alliance for LSAMP At URI NSF $65,999 $65,999 Yang, Qing Towards Neural Control of Artificial Legs: Design of A Real-
time Fusion-based Neural-Machine InterfaceHHS $13,809 $1,381
Acronym DepartmentAIRFOR US Air ForceARMY US ArmyDOC US Department of CommerceDOD US Department of Defense
(excludes Army, Navy & Air Force)DOT US Department of TransportationENERGY US Department of EnergyEPA Environmental Protection AgencyHHS US Department of Health & Human Services
Acronym DepartmentINT US Department of the InteriorMISC MiscellaneousNASA National Aeronautic & Space AdministrationNAVY US NavyNONPRO Private Not-for-Profit Corporations & Other EntitiesNSF National Science FoundationOFA Other Federal AgenciesPRIPRO Private for Profit Corporations & Other EntitiesSTATE State of Rhode Island
Funding Agencies
College of Engineering102 Bliss Hall1 Lippitt RoadKingston, RI 02881