parks today summer 2011

For the first time in University history, a student-built nanosatellite will enter space.

SLU POISED TO LAUNCH SATELLITE INTO SPACE

PARKS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, AVIATION AND TECHNOLOGY SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SUMMER 2011

PARKS TODAY

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PARKS TODAYVolume 83, Issue 1, Summer 2011

Dear Friends:Parks College

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SUMMER ‘11 PARKS TODAY

EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION - 4

NATIONAL ENGINEERSWEEK - 6

EARTHQUAKES: MEAN BUSINESS - 8

AERIAL MAPPING RESEARCH - 12

A LEADER IS FORMED - 13

CENTER FOR AVIATION SAFETY RESEARCH - 14

AIR TRAFFIC IN CONTROL - 16

EZ-ECG - 18

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH- 20

BILLIKEN BEAMS- 22

NEW CIVIL LABS - 24

A GREENER ST. LOUIS - 26

SISTER ENGINEEERS - 28

NEWS AND NOTES - 30

FUNDED RESEARCH GRANTS - 32

CLASS NOTES - 34

ALUMNI PHOTOS - 36

FACULTY AND STAFF - 38

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EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

!e college continues to stand out as top educators.

FACULTY AND STAFF RECOGNIZED FOR

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AWARDS AND HONORS


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MEAN BUSINESSEARTHQUAKES POSE SIGNIFICANT RISK TO 75 MILLION AMERICANS IN 39 STATES ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. THIS IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF EARTHQUAKES AND HOW TO PREPARE FOR THEM.

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SUMMER CAMPS

Saint Louis University’s Parks College hosted summer camps focused on educating middle school and high school students in engineering and aviation. Faculty, staff and current Parks students collaborated to give youth an exciting and enriching experience with interactive activities and competitions.

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING AND AVIATION SUMMER ACADEMY

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SLU STUDENTS, FACULTY AND ALUMNI ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN SPACE EXPLORATION. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN UNIVERSITY HISTORY, A STUDENT-BUILT NANOSATELLITE IS POISED FOR LAUNCH INTO SPACE IN SPRING 2012.

COPPER MISSION OBJECTIVESCAPTURE INFRARED IMAGES OF THE EARTH AND OF LAUNCH VEHICLE THRUSTERS. FLIGHT-TEST A NEW RADIATION-EFFECTS MONITORING EXPERIMENT. DEVELOP SLU’S INFRASTRUCTURE TO RAPIDLY DEVELOP ADDITIONAL SPACECRAFT

SYSTEM SPECSPHYSICAL: ALUMINUM CUBE, 4” ON A SIDEWEIGHT: 3 POUNDS ORBIT: 350 KM ALTITUDE (JUST BELOW THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION)LIFETIME: 60 DAYS

PAYLOADSCOMPACT INFRARED CAMERA (3.5 OZ)RADIATION-SENSITIVE MEMORYCOMMUNICATIONS:2.4 GHZ (WI-FI BAND) COMMAND & DATA LINK440 MHZ (AMATEUR UHF BAND) DATA AND TRACKING BEACON

POWER160 BODY-MOUNTED TRIPLE-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLSLITHIUM-ION BATTERY PACK1.5 WATTS AVERAGE DAILY POWER

POINTING CONTROLPERMANENT MAGNETS TO ENABLE CAMERA/ANTENNAS TO FACE NORTH AMERICAMAGNETIC DAMPING MATERIAL TO REDUCE OSCILLATIONS


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Top photos: Camera mounted on Cessna 180. Bottom photos:

Aerial image of St. Louis Riverfront and McDonnell Douglas Hall.


OLIVER L. PARKS AWARD

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CENTER FOR AVIATION SAFETY RESEARCH

As commercial aviation continues to grow, the need for sustainable safety programs, initiatives and strategies becomes more critical. To foster a proactive approach to aviation safety, air carriers, maintenance organizations and regulators are shifting to a systems approach to safety. Saint Louis University’s Center for Aviation Safety


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Students design an at-home heart monitoring device to help prevent serious heart issues and help save lives.


RESEARCHING

EFFECTIVE

TREATMENT

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David Henthorn, Ph.D., Director of the

Diagnostic Devices Laboratory, is an

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engineering department and conducts

research that focuses on monitoring

metabolites, proteins and cellular

growth central to understanding

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BUILDING ENGINEERING AWARENESS IN METROPOLITAN SAINT LOUIS

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NEW CIVIL ENGINEERING LABS

Parks College alumnus, Tom Holleran left the college a $1 million bequest to strengthen education and research. Some of Holleran’s donation funded three new civil engineering labs for research and teaching. The civil engineering faculty and students are able utilize these advanced facilities.

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Jimmy Brabbins

Alyssa Deno

Adnan Gabeljic

NEW AVIATION PROGRAMSAviation program now offers a Ph.D. in Aviation.

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TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION LEADS TO MAJOR FUNDING AT THE UNIVERSITY

Huliyar Mallikarjuna, Ph.D.

David Barnett, D.Sc.

Faculty awarded funding

to promote innovative

thinking and an entrepreneurial

mindset in the classroom.

Sridhar Condoor, Ph.D.

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David W. Barnett, D.Sc.Biomedical Engineering National Science FoundationREU Site: BioEngineering at Saint Louis University$88,707

Goetz Bramesfeld, Ph.D.Arif S. Malik, Ph.DAerospace and Mechanical Engineering Presidential Research Fund$25,000

Sridhar S. Condoor, Ph.D.Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringKern FoundationEntrepreneurship in Engineering Education

engineering entrepreneurship,

and The Journal of Engineering Entrepreneurship (JEEN)$1.8M

David B. Henthorn, Ph.D.Biomedical EngineeringMissouri University of Science and Technology

-toring$45,000

Riyadh A. Hindi, Ph.D., P.E.Civil EngineeringUniversity of Illinois

$34,680

Phillip M. Ligrani, Ph.D.Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Transfer: Effects of Jet-Plate to target distance, hole spacing,

$227,083

Arif S. Malik, Ph.D.Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringWright State University

-fects in Sheet Rolling$31,000

Arif S. Malik, Ph.D.Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringNational Science Foundation

using Bayesian Theory and a

$364,474

Raymond P. Lebeau, Ph.D.Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringNational Aeronautics and Space

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Kyle K. Mitchell, Ph.D.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sensor Interrogation – Phase 2$38,100

Manoj S. Patankar, Ph.D.Aviation ScienceFederal Aviation AdministrationAviation Safety Research$4.25M

Michael A. Swartwout, Ph.D.Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

ResearchArgus: In-Space Detection and

-jects using a University Nanosat$55,000

Michael A. Swartwout, Ph.D.Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringMissouri University of Science and TechnologySpace Grant Activities at Saint Louis University (Year 2): Build-

recruiting retention and diversity. $11,375

Jessica E. Wagenseil, D.Sc.Biomedical Engineering

Mechanical Signals in Vessel

$248,999

Jessica E. Wagenseil, D.Sc.Biomedical EngineeringWashington UniversityVessel Stiffening, hypertension

$147,500

GRANTS AWARDED

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We want to hear from you. Submit class notes to Laura Wheeler.Email to: [email protected]. Mail to: Saint Louis University3450 Lindell Blvd.McDonnell Douglas HallSt. Louis, Mo. 63103Attn: Laura Wheeler

Ms. Diane Lawrence, Parks staff member

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alumni event photos

On May 20, 2011, Saint Louis University’s Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology held its Pre-Commencement Wings Ceremony at the Chaifetz Arena on the SLU campus. Joseph Lusczek, PK ‘61, was the keynote speaker.

1. Aerospace Engineering Class of 2011 2. Aviation Science Class of 20113. Biomedical Engineering Class of 2011 4. Electrical and Computer Engineering Class of 20115. Engineering Physics Class of 2011 6. Mechanical Engineering Class of 2011

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7. Betsy Carroll (Pk ‘72) (center), Parks College’s first female alum, visits Women In Aviation at the St. Louis Downtown Airport. Photographed with Carroll are Flight instructor Sara Wilson (left) and Tegan Rieser (right), graduate student in the Center for Aviation Safety Research.

8. John Sanders, John Wendel, Dominique Turk and Michael Kelly, (PK ‘11) presented their senior design capstone project, “Travel Tray Table,” at the Senior Design Conference in May.

9. Saint Patrick’s Celebration in McDonnell Douglas Hall. 10. Charlie Luong (PK ‘85) signs the NASA wall.

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PARKS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, AVIATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Terrence Kelly, M.S.

Jiao Ma, Ph.D.

Mark McQuilling, Ph.D.

Arif Malik, Ph.D.

Jessica Wagenseil, D.Sc.

Cheryl Miller, Ph.D.


Sanjay Jayaram, Ph.D.

Michael Swartwout, Ph.D.

Roobik Gharabagi, Ph.D.

Swami Karunamoorthy, D.Sc.

Sridhar Condoor, Ph.D.

Grigoriy Yablonsky, Ph.D.

Gary Bledsoe, Ph.D.Patricia Benoy, Ph.D.Stephen Belt, M.A. Larry Boyer, M.S.

Götz Bramesfeld Ph.D. William Ebel, Ph.D.

Bruce Hoover, M.S. William Irwin, MPA

John Woolschlager, Ph.D.

Armineh Khalili, M.S.

Steve Magoc, M.S.

Cecil Thomas, Ph.D.


Kyle Mitchell, Ph.D.

Habib Rahman, Ph.D. James Sebesta, S.J., M.S.

Megan Hart, Ph.D.

Raymond LaBeau, Ph.D.

Riyadh Hindi, Ph.D.David Henthorn, Ph.D.

Jeff Ma, Ph.D.

Manoj Patankar, Ph.D.

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Jae Sik Jin, Ph.D. Irma Kuljanishvili, Ph.D.


PARKS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, AVIATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Kay BoppKathy BarbeauKyle Aumiller Susan Bloomfield, M.B.A. Nancy Childrey

Martin FielderJohn Loring CowellFrank Coffey Doris Cowell Neva Gillan

Stephen Magoc, M.B.A.

Jenny Kwok Eric Heightman Brooke Lund

Jessica Matistic

Amanda Pope, M.B.A.

Steven Oeters Paul Mulchek Vicky Pettiford

John Severino

Tegan Rieser Shelly Reichert Dolores Seats

Richard Steckel, M.S.

Laura Wheeler Linda Walthes

Braden Stewart

Jeanne Watkins Sara Wilson Phyllis Yount

FACULTY AND STAFFK. Ravindra, Ph.D., P.E., Interim Dean of Saint Louis University’s Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology. Collaboration and teamwork amongst faculty and staff are key to the growth and success of the college.

Staff not photographed: Vicki Adams, John Becker, John Denando, Jean Kirby, Kenneth Lightcap

staff

Rhowsheda Sherrill

Ann Scales

Shatrasha Stone

Eric Kostal Damon Lercel, M.B.A.

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