UT Tyler College of Engineering

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UT TylerCollege of Engineering

2016

Faculty Fact Book

Research Capabilities

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gCore Areas

Energy and Sustainability

Mechanical and Biomedical

Civil and Infrastructure

Electrical

• Infrastructure assessment, inspection

and testing

• Mechanics

• BIM and innovative construction

techniques

• Environmental and water

resources

• Transportation, Pavement

and Geotechnical

engineering

• Base stabilization

• Flexible pavement

reliability, inspection

and design

• Control systems

• Portable power / fuel cells

• Biomaterials, biomechanics

• Tissue engineering and drug delivery

• Thermal energy systems design

• Computational mechanics and intelligence

• Power transfer, electronics and power systems

• Condition monitoring and control

• Biomedical devices

• Signal processing

• Computer vision

• Energy efficiency

• Sustainable materials

• Green building systems

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Electrical

• Arnold

• Gangone

• Hawley

• McGinnis

• Nalbone

• Saygili

• Souliman

• Biswas

• Brown

• Chou

• Fumo

• Goh

• Indic

• Khajah

• Beams

• El-Kishky

• Indic

• Pieper

• Robinson

• Shirvaikar

• Fumo

• Gangone

• Hawley

• McGinnis

• Gangone

• Brown

• Souliman


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gCivil and Infrastructure


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gAlthea Arnold, Ph.D., PE

Assistant Professor Construction ManagementThe University of Texas at Tyler

Education:Ph.D. Architecture-Construction Management, Texas A&M University, 2008M.S. Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1984B.S. Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1979

Honors and Awards:Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor SocietyTau Sigma Delta Architecture Honor SocietyRegistered Professional Engineer in the State of TexasPreviously registered in Maryland and California30-Hour OSHA Hazard Recognition Training for the Construction Industry

Research Interests:I am currently working on Building a Prototype Roofing robot. I am also interested in BuildingInformation Modeling (BIM) and its integration into the construction industry. The vision for BIM is thatall aspects of building design, construction, commissioning, and lifecycle for a building will becontained in a 3-D database. For my dissertation I wrote a Visual Basic program to record andanalyze energy use in construction with the hope of integrating this in to the BIM software systems. Ihave also been researching the possibility of using the information in BIM to program roboticmachines to perform construction tasks. I believe that in the future, BIM can be integrated withbuilding construction robots. I plan to integrate the prototype roofing robot with BIM information todirect the robot’s tasks.

Althea Arnold, Ph.D., PE

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Althea Arnold, Ph.D., PE

Building Information Modeling:• The use of Revit in the classroom• Integrating BIM and Robotics

Roofing Safety:• Observe local roofing methodology

Robotics in Construction:• Building a prototype for installing asphalt shingles

Engineering Education:• Developing PATSS hybrid (on-line + face-to-face)

courses• Enhancing online and hybrid education practices

Areas of Research Interest

Select Publications:Arnold, A., An assessment of the asphalt shingle roofing process for residential buildings. ICSDUC 2016 Arnold, A., Conversion of the Construction Management Program to the Hybrid Format. American Society of Engineering Education – Gulf Southwest, Dallas, Texas March 2016 Arnold, A., Wiki as an Instructional Technique for Construction Safety, Annual Meeting Conference, American Society of Engineering Education – Gulf Southwest, Houston, Texas March 2011Arnold, A., Construction Industry Involvement in the Capstone Senior Design Class, Construction Engineering Division, 2010 Annual Conference, American Society of Engineering Education, Louisville, Kentucky July, 2010Arnold, A., Energy Use During Construction, Associated Schools of Construction Region 5 Proceedings, Dallas, TX, September 2007, pp.46-56

Sustainability in Construction:• Energy use in construction

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gMichael V. Gangone, Ph.D.Assistant Professor Civil Engineering

The University of Texas at TylerEducation:Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, 2012M.S. Civil Engineering, Clarkson University, 2006B.S. Civil Engineering, Clarkson University, 2005E.I.T. New York State - 2005

Honors and Awards:• ExCEEd Teaching Fellow• Alpha Chi (national college honor society) Outstanding Faculty Award in the College of

Engineering and Computer Science (2013)• UT Tyler Department of Civil Engineering Outstanding Faculty Award: (2012-2013), (2013-2014),

(2014-2015), (2015-2016)• Clarkson University Most Outstanding Teaching Award for Graduate Students

Research Interests:My areas of research interest include innovative bridge research and design methods along with thedevelopment of structural health monitoring strategies for infrastructure systems. I have significantexperience in load testing and rating of highway bridges. I am working on using load testing data todevelop improved methods of condition assessment and damage detection. I also have a strongcommitment to teaching and improving engineering education. I teach or have taught courses instructural engineering and mechanics, geotechnical engineering, hydraulics, civil engineeringmaterials as well as leadership, business practices, public policy and asset management.

Michael V. Gangone, Ph.D.

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Michael V. Gangone, Ph.D.

Condition Assessment of Infrastructure:• Improve on existing methods of condition assessment

that relies on visual observation techniques• Developing assessment methods that incorporate

sensor technology into existing inspection protocols

Remote Sensing:• Monitoring infrastructure systems remotely using

sensor networks• Autonomous Unmanned Ariel Vehicles (UAVs) for

inspection

Damage Detection in Highway Bridges:• Developing methods of damage detection using

strain based load testing data• Neutral axis and distribution factors

Engineering Education:• Enhancing online and hybrid education practices• Enriching the learning environment in the classroom


Select Publications:• Gangone, M.V., Biswas, M. (2016). “The Effects of Transitioning from a Face-to-Face

Fundamentals of Engineering Review to a Virtual Environment,” ASEE-GSW, Fort Worth, TX, March. (2nd Place Prize)

• Whelan, M.J., Gangone, M.V. (2015). “Effect of Measurement Uncertainties on Strain-based Damage Diagnostics for Highway Bridges,” Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, 5(3), pp. 321-335.

• McGinnis, M.J., Gangone, M.V. (2015). “Core Drilling Method for Determining Stresses and Tendon Forces in Prestressed Concrete Bridges: A Comparison of 2D and 3D Digital Image Correlation Approaches,” 16th European Bridge Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, 23-25 June.

• Gangone, M.V., Whelan, M.J., Janoyan, K.D., Minnetyan, L. (2014). “Development of performance assessment tools for a highway bridge resulting from controlled progressive damage monitoring,” Structure and Infrastructure Engineering: Maintenance, Management, Life-Cycle Design and Performance, 10(5), pp. 551-567.

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gHarmonie Hawley, Ph.D., P.E.

Assistant Professor Civil EngineeringThe University of Texas at Tyler

Education:Ph.D. Civil & Environmental Engineering, Rutgers University, 2008M.S. Civil & Environmental Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2003B.S. Civil & Environmental Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2001P.E. New Jersey

Honors and Awards:• WPI 2001 Provost’s MQP of the Year

Research Interests:Currently, I focus my research on water and wastewater treatment techniques for advancedtreatment or industrial pretreatment as well as stormwater management. Most recently I began tostudy watershed and river analysis methods to analyze river conditions with a special focus on howsuch conditions impact endangered and threatened species. In addition I study and developlaboratory methods for the characterization of organic contaminants in air, soil, water, and mostrecently plant leaves.The majority of my research focuses on practical approaches to solve problems which correspondswell with the needs of East Texas, the Civil Engineering Department practice oriented approach, andwith UT Tyler’s overarching theme of “Creating Solutions.”

Harmonie Hawley, Ph.D., P.E.

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Harmonie Hawley. Ph.D., P.E.

Watershed and River analysis• Field work with GPS, flow meters, etc. to assess water quality and

quantity• Computer simulations to enhance our understanding of physical

water properties (ArcGIS and Hec-Ras)• Use data to determine hydrologic properties of watershed (flood

frequencies, hydrographs)

Water & Wastewater Treatment:• Monitor water properties to ensure proper treatment• Laboratory and field demonstrations of treatment methods

such as advanced oxidation

Stormwater• Monitor water quality of incoming runoff• Monitor water quality of stormwater containment structures

such as retention and detention basins


Select Publications:Paykov, Oksana; Hawley, Harmonie A. Determination of Soil Mineralogy Based On Specific Surface Area and Mineralogy Charts. Applied Clay Science, 104, 261-268, 2015.

Sagona, Jessie; Dukett, James E.; Hawley, Harmonie A.; Mazurek, Monica A. Sequential derivatization of polar organic compounds in cloud water using O-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine hydrochloride,N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide, and gas-chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis. Journal of Chromatography A,1362: 16-24, 2014.

Hawley, Harmonie A.; Bergendahl, John; Thompson, Robert. An Equilibrium Study on Trichloroethylene Adsorption and Desorption from ZSM-5 in Water. Energy and Environmental Engineering, 1 (1): 5-9, 2013.

Sabine River Analysis

On-campus Stormwater Analysis

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J. Torey Nalbone, Ph.D., CIHAssociate Professor and Chair

Depts. of Civil & Environmental Engineeringand Construction Management

The University of Texas at TylerEducation:Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2004

M.S. Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, 1993B.S. Biology, Baylor University, 1981CIH. American Board of Industrial Hygiene – recertified 2015

Honors and Awards:• Epsilon Pi Tau, International National Honor Society• Beta Beta Beta, National Biological Honor Society • Teacher of the Year, University of Texas Health Center at Tyler 2001• Chair, American Board of Industrial Hygiene, 2010 – 2012• Chair, American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, 2014 – 2016• Distinguished Fellow, American Industrial Hygiene Association, 2016

Research Interests:My areas of research interest include human health impacts from environmental exposures inindustrial, commercial and residential exposure scenarios. The classification of particulates in theenvironment and their impact on human health. Exposure assessment of various products withknown human health impacts. I am currently working on evaluation of off gassing of phthalates (orother plasticizers) in residential exposures and assessment of TMDL level in Texas surface waters. Ialso have a strong commitment to teaching and improving engineering education and access toengineering education for under-represented groups. I teach or have taught courses in hydrology,environmental engineering, statics, leadership and professional ethics, air pollution controls andenvironmental management systems.

J. Torey Nalbone, Ph.D. CIH

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J. Torey Nalbone, Ph.D., CIH

Building responses to occupant and environmental conditions:• Monitoring occupied areas to evaluate human exposures

Contaminate analysis of air and water resources:• Current focus on Diesel particulates in underground mining

operations• Evaluation of service water cleaning at point of use.• Classification and analysis of submicron particulates

Engineering Education:• Exploring the use of laboratory experiences to augment the

online and hybrid education experiences• Industrial ventilation for contaminant control in international

practice• Getting underrepresented groups into engineering


Recent Select Publications:• Levin, J.L., Curry, W.F., Shepard, S., Nalbone, J.T. and Nonnenmann, M.W. Hearing loss and Noise Exposure Among

Commercial Fisherman in the Gulf Coast, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 58 (3) 221-323, 2016.• Hogan, T, and Nalbone J.T., Threshold Limit Values – The Development Process: A TLV® Is Not Just a Number,

Journal of the American Society of Safety Engineers, March 2016.• Levin, J.L., Gilmore, K., Shepard, S., Wickman, W., Carruth, A., Nalbone, J.T., Gallardo, G. and Nonnenmann, M.W.

Factors Influencing Safety Among a Group of Commercial Fisherman Along the Texas Gulf Coast Fisherman in the Gulf Coast, Journal of Agromedicine, 15: 363-374, 2010.

Evaluating and controlling worker exposure to hazardous conditions:• Exposures in commercial fishing operations.

Professional practice and ethics:• Evaluation of ethical dilemmas in professional judgement

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gMichael J. McGinnis, Ph.D., P.E.

Associate Professor Civil EngineeringThe University of Texas at Tyler

Education:Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University, 2006M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Connecticut, 1998B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Connecticut, 1996P.E. Texas

Honors and Awards:• ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Fellow, 2011 ASCE ExCEED National Young Educator of the Year• UT Tyler White Teaching Fellow 2015• UT Tyler 2012 Outstanding Research Award• UT Tyler McNally Civil Engineering Professor

Research Interests:Currently, I spend most of my efforts deploying non-destructive measurement techniques in field andlab settings, and then building simplified numerical models that might be used in a design office todescribe the measured behavior. This practical approach to research dovetails well with the needs ofEast Texas, the Civil Engineering Department practice oriented approach, and with UT Tyler’soverarching theme of “Creating Solutions.” My research passion areas is in nondestructive evaluationof structures, especially those exposed to extreme events such as fire and earthquake, and in in-situevaluation of infrastructure. I have done work with coupled concrete shear wall systems, concretestructures in fire, the advanced Core Drilling Method for concrete bridge girder monitoring andassessment, smart framing and masonry systems in residential construction to meet emergingsustainability needs, and monitoring of ultra high performance bridge girders, to name a few areas ofcontribution.

Michael J. McGinnis, Ph.D., P.E.

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Michael J. McGinnis, Ph.D., P.E.

Smart Framing with Masonry Facade• Innovative structural system to provide performance benefits• Less wood, more insulation - better energy demand, sustainability

Digital Image Correlation:• Monitoring infrastructure systems during structural testing• Full field, strain, displacements, cracking, rotation, etc. for

high speed and low speed loadings

Recycled Concrete Aggregates• Economic and environmental impacts of RCA concrete for

structural applications• Strength and durability testing of RCA concrete

Ultra High Performance Concrete Bridge Girders• 18 -25 ksi concrete – reduced weight superstructures• UHPC can reduce maintenance issues and increase design life


Select Publications:Manning, M. P., Weldon, B. D., McGinnis, M. J., Jauregui, D. V., Newtson, C. M. (2016) Behavior Comparison of Prestressed Channel Girders from High Performance Concrete and Locally Developed Ultra-High Performance Concrete,” Transportation Research Record (TRR), Journal of the Transportation Research Board – in press.

McGinnis, M. J. (2015) “In situ Stresses in Bridge Beams. Part II: Prestress Force,” Magazine of Concrete Research, 67 (9), 467-475.

Barbachyn, S., Kurama, Y., McGinnis, M., and Sause, R. (2016) “Testing and Behavior of a Coupled Shear Wall Structure with Partially Post-Tensioned Coupling Beams,” ACI Structural Journal. 113, (01), 111-124.

Mueller, K. A., Kurama, Y. C., McGinnis, M. J. "Out-of-Plane Behavior of Two RC Bearing Walls under Fire: A Full Scale Experimental investigation," ACI Materials Journal, (111) No. 1-6 (2014).

Smart Framing with Masonry Facade

Full field DIC displacements in the CDM

Recycled Concrete Aggregates (RCA)

Core Drilling Method (CDM)• Determine in-situ stress in concrete• Determine in-situ prestressing force in bridge girders

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gGökhan Saygili, Ph.D., P.E.Assistant Professor Civil Engineering

The University of Texas at Tyler

EducationPh.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, UT Austin, 2008M.S. Civil Engineering, Concordia University, Canada, 2005B.S. Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, 2002P.E. Texas, 2010

Areas of research interestsNon-traditional stabilization of base course and subgrade soils• Geotechnical laboratory testing• Strength and deformation analyses

Large deformation (Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian) FEA• Offshore pile installation (piles with large attachments)• Penetration of CPT in sand at shallow depths• Parallel computing for FEA simulations

Numerical modeling of blast-induced landslide• Stress wave propagation• Accumulated strains

Gökhan Saygili, Ph.D., P.E.

UT Tyler Dynamic

Cone Penetrometer

• Sulfate effects• Testing equipment development

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gMena Souliman, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor Civil EngineeringThe University of Texas at Tyler

Education:Ph.D. Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering, Arizona State University, 2012M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University, 2009B.S. Civil Engineering, Hashemite University, Jordan 20070

Honors and Awards:• International Road Federation (IRF) Lifetime Fellow (2009)

Research Interests:I have more than 8 years of experience in pavement analysis, design and characterization. My researchinterests are focused on pavement materials design, fatigue endurance limit, airfield pavement design,analysis of Superheavy load movement on flexible pavements, advanced pavement laboratorycharacterization, field performance evaluation, maintenance and rehabilitation techniques, pavementmanagement systems, cement treated bases, statistical analyses, modeling, and computer applicationsin civil engineering. I have participated in several national research projects such as the FHWA Projecttitled “Analysis Procedures for Evaluating Superheavy Load Movement on Flexible Pavements” as wellAsphalt Research Consortium (ARC) Projects including “Design System for HMA Containing a HighPercentage of RAP Material”. I also worked on an Arizona State University NCHRP 9-44A project entitled“Validating an Endurance Limit for HMA Pavements: Laboratory Experiment and AlgorithmDevelopment”. I have more than 50 technical publications, conference papers and reports in the field ofpavement and aggregate testing and characterization.

Mena Souliman, Ph.D.

Professional Associations

• Panel Member, NCHRP 09-59 Project: Relating Asphalt Binder Fatigue Properties to Asphalt Mixture Fatigue Performance

• Subcommittee Chair, Flexible Pavement Design Young Members Subcommittee (AFD60), TRB

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Mena Souliman, Ph.D.

Mechanistic and Economical Characteristics of Sustainable Asphalt Mixtures :• Perform mechanistic analysis of different asphalt mixtures using finite

element pavement software packages• Perform life cycle cost assessments of such mixtures compared to

conventional HMA

Endurance Limit for Fatigue Resistant Asphalt Materials:• Determine fatigue life of WMA, AR, fiber-reinforced

asphalt mixtures• Develop healing model to predict endurance limit for

such mixtures

Tyler Bike Lane Project:• Develop an engineered criteria on selecting potential

roads for bike lanes • Develop a hub-and-spoke bike lane map for the city

of Tyler to be replicated throughout Texas


Select Publications:• Souliman, M. I., Eifert, A., “Mechanistic and Economical Characteristics of Asphalt Rubber

Mixtures” Advances in Civil Engineering, Volume 2016 (2016), Article ID 8647801, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8647801. pp. 1-6.

• Souliman, M. I., Zeiada, W. A., Mamlouk, M. S., and Kaloush, K. E., “Laboratory Validation of Healing-Based Fatigue Endurance Limit for HMA” Transportation Research Record No. 2373, 2013, p.1-10.

• Souliman, M. I., Zeiada, W. A., Mamlouk, M. S., and Kaloush, K. E., “Fatigue Endurance Limit for HMA Based on Healing” Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, Denver, CO, 2013, Vol. 82, pp 503-531

• Mamlouk, M. S., Souliman, M. I., “Reducing Inconsistency of HMA Flexure Fatigue Testing” ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2015, Volume 28, Issue 2, pp. 04015131,1-8.

• Mamlouk, M. S., Souliman, M. I., Zeiada, W. A., and Kaloush, K. E., “Refining of Fatigue Testing of Hot Mix Asphalt” Advances in Civil Engineering Materials ASTM Journal, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2012, pp. 218-230.

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gMelvin D. Robinson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor Electrical EngineeringThe University of Texas at Tyler

Education:Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at ArlingtonM.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at ArlingtonBS Applied Mathematics, University of Houston-Downtown

Research Interests:

•Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition-applications of traditional and deep learningmachines.

•Image and Signal Processing –implementation of algorithms to improveefficiency of 1D and 2D signals

•MRI Image Reconstruction- Developmentand implementation of fast MRI sampling andreconstruction algorithms

•Speech Recognition- Developing newalgorithms to improve speech recognitionaccuracy

Melvin D. Robinson, Ph.D.

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gHassan El-Kishky, Ph.D., P.E.

Associate Professor Electrical EngineeringThe University of Texas at Tyler

Education:Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University, 1995M.S. Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, 1991M.B.A. The University of Texas at Tyler, 2003B.S. Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, 1984P.E. Texas

Honors and Awards:Certificate of Appreciation for Contributing to the Fulfillment of the Research Objectives of the University, UT Tyler, 2010.Best Associate Editor Award, the International Journal of Modeling and Simulation, ACTA, 2007.Awarded UT Tyler’s Best Elec Eng. Professor Award in 15/16, 06/07, 04/05, 02/03, 01/02, and in 00/01.

Research Interests:I am currently working on developing and equipping the Department’s EMC/EMI lab. The lab will beused for research and development as well as for third-party compliance testing and certification ofelectrical and electronic systems to meet national and international EMC and EMI standards such asANSI C63.4, FCC Part 15, EN 61326, and military standards. I am also working on developing auser-friendly software package (INSFOT) for the design and characterization of high voltageinsulation and corona-suppression systems for high voltage large rotating machines. INSOFT willalso be used to perform thermal analysis and uprating studies for large electrical machines. I am alsoworking on control of advanced aircraft electric power systems. Moreover, I am working ondeveloping robust supervisory control and protection system for large power systems based onsynchrophasors’ real-time data analytics. I am also developing models for advanced aircraft electricpower systems including hybrid Auxiliary Power Units, the More-Electric Aircraft (MEA), and the All-Electric Aircraft (AEA) propulsion systems.

Hassan El-Kishky, Ph.D., P.E.

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Hassan El-Kishky, Ph.D., P.E.

High Voltage Engineering and Electrical Insulation Systems:

• Design, Development, and Testing of High Voltage Insulation and

Corona-Suppression Systems for High Voltage Large Rotating Machines

• Condition Monitoring and Root-Cause Failure Analysis of High Voltage

Insulation for Large Rotating Machines

• Aging Mechanisms of High Voltage Outdoor Insulators-Electric

Potential, Electric Field and Surface Energy Distribution.

Aircraft Electric Power Systems:• Simulation, Modeling and Characterization of Advanced Aircraft Electric Power

Systems

• Hybrid Auxiliary Power Units for Advanced Aircraft Propulsion Systems

Condition-Monitoring, Control and Protection of Modern Power Systems:• Synchro-Phasors and Data Processing for Condition-Monitoring of Power Systems. Big

Data Processing and Clustering Techniques for Diagnostics and Control of Power Systems

• Supervisory Control and Protection System for Power Systems with Large Share of

Distributed Generation


Select Publications:P. Mohammadi and H. El-Kishky, “On Enhancing Power Systems PMU Based Data Analysis and Condition

Monitoring,” Proceedings, 47th North American Power Symposium (NAPS 2015), Charlotte, NC, October 6-8,

2015.H. Ibrahimi and H. El-Kishky, "A Novel Generalized State-Space Averaging (GSSA) model for Advanced

Aircraft Electric Power Systems." Elsevier, Journal of Energy Conversion and Management 89 (2015): 507-524.

H. Ibrahimi, J. Gatabi, and H. El-Kishky, "An Auxiliary Power Unit for Advanced Aircraft Electric Power

Systems." Elsevier, Electric Power Systems Research Journal 119 (2015): 393-406.

H. El-Kishky, H. Ibrahimi, On modeling and control of advanced aircraft electric power systems: System stability

and bifurcation analysis, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems 12/2014; 63:246–259.P.

Mohammadi, H. El-Kishky, A Robust Initialization Algorithm for k-Means Clustering in Power Distribution

Networks with PMU-based Adaptive Protection System, Proceedings of the Power Modulator and High Voltage

Conference (IPMHVC), 2014 IEEE International

P. Mohammadi, H. El-Kishky, The Impacts of Distributed Generation on Fault Detection and Voltage Profile in

Power Distribution Networks, Proceedings of the Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC), 2014

IEEE International

Abdel-Akher, M. Aly, M.M. ; Ziadi, Z. ; El-kishky, H. ; Abdel-Warth, M.A. “Voltage stability modeling and analysis

of unbalanced distribution systems with wind turbine energy systems”, Industrial Technology (ICIT), 2014 IEEE

International Conference on.

Degradation of stress-grading systems

INSOFT-Design of HV Insulation Systems

Power System’s Central Protection

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gMukul V. Shirvaikar, Ph.D.

Professor Electrical EngineeringThe University of Texas at Tyler

Education:Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Tennessee, 1993M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Maine, 1988B.Tech.(BS) Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, 1986

Professional Service:• Associate Editor, Journal of Real Time Image Processing• Associate Editor, Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics• Member, Technical Committee, SPIE Conference on Real Time Image and Video Processing• ABET Program Evaluator• Senior Member, IEEE

Research Interests:My research is focused on the following areas or combinations thereof which are currently funded by grants or have been in the past:

• Real Time Embedded Systems - Oil and Gas Industry, Control Applications, ARM, Atmel, TIprocessors, RTOS implementations

• Image and Signal Processing - Efficient implementation of algorithms, FPGA, ASIC, DSP, Multi-core asymmetric architectures

• Robotics and Computer Vision - Image Understanding Algorithms, Face Recognition,Automated Sign Recognition

• Medical Imaging - Statistical Analysis of Medical Images, Bone Modeling

• Engineering Education - Student Retention, Curricular Development

Mukul V. Shirvaikar, Ph.D.

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Mukul V. Shirvaikar, Ph.D.

Image and Signal Processing (Texas Instruments grant)• Cutting edge architectures to implement imaging algorithms

Medical Image Analysis (NIH grant):• Stochastic assessment of the BMD map from DXA

scans for predicting hip fractures • Clinical goal to make an economical prognostic tool

Real Time Embedded Systems (Private Industry grant)• Industry applications requiring high reliability

Engineering Education (Texas Workforce Commision, SPEA grants)• Peer tutoring program to improve student retention• Career skills preparation for local industry

Select Publications:Dong, Xuanliang, Pinninti, Rajeshwar, Tvinnereim, Amy, Lowe, Timothy, Di Paolo, David, and Shirvaikar, Mukul, “Stochastic predictors from DXA scans of human lumbar vertebrae are correlated with microarchitecture parameters of trabecular bone,” Journal of Biomechanics, Volume 48, Issue 12 (2015), Pages 2968-2975.

Dong, Xuanliang, Shirvaikar, Mukul, and Wang, Xiaodu, “Biomechanical Properties and Microarchitecture Parameters of Trabecular Bone are Correlated with Stochastic Measures of 2D Projection Images,” Bone, October, 2013.

Lagadapati, Y, Shirvaikar, M. and Dong, X, “Fast Semivariogram Computation Using FPGA Architectures," Proceedings of the SPIE International Conference on Real Time Image Processing, San Francisco, CA, February, 2015.

Ochoa, H. and Shirvaikar, M, “An Update: The Engagement and Retention of Electrical Engineering Students with a First Semester Freshman Experience Course,” Proceedings. of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, ASEE 2013, Atlanta, GA, June, 2013.

Shirvaikar, Mukul, “Trends in Automated Visual Inspection,” Journal of Real Time Image Processing, vol.1, no.1, pp.41-44, October, 2006.

Shirvaikar, Mukul and Trivedi, Mohan, “A Neural Network Filter To Detect Small Targets in High Clutter Backgrounds," IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, vol.6, no.1, pp.252-257, January 1995.

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gDavid M. Beams, Ph.D., PE (Wisconsin)

Associate Professor of Electrical EngineeringThe University of Texas at Tyler

Education:

PhD University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1997

MSEE University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1977

BSEE University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1974

Honors and Awards:

• Alpha Chi (national college honor society) Outstanding Faculty Award in the College

of Engineering (1999)

• UT Tyler Department of Electrical Engineering Outstanding Faculty Award (2005,

2010)

• Recognized as “Pillar of the College” (2013)

• Holder or co-holder of four US Patents

Research Interests:

Wireless power transfer and applications

Implantable and wearable electronics

Materials and methods for teaching electronics

Convergence between engineering and fine/performing arts.

David Beams, Ph.D., P.E.

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David M. Beams, PhD

Implantable and wearable electronics:• Development of implantable sensors for diagnostic

purposes• Minimization of power-consumption in implantable or

wearable electronics

Wireless power transfer:• Development and validation of numerical models for

resonant wireless power transfer networks• Development of wireless power transfer systems for

implantable devices

Engineering Education:• Practical application of theoretical concepts• Development of laboratory experiments and apparatus

to give real-world experience• Exploring connections between engineering and the

arts


Selected Publications:Pacemaker sense amplifiers” in J. G. Webster (ed.), Design of cardiac pacemakers. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE Press (1995).D. M. Beams and V. Nagoorkar. Design and simulation of networks for midrange wireless power transfer. Presented at the 56th IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS 2013), Columbus, OH, August 4-7, 2013.D. M. Beams and A. Papasani. State-variable analysis of wireless power transfer networks for linear and

nonlinear loads. Presented at the 56th IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS 2013), Columbus, OH, August 4-7, 2013.D. M Beams and H. A. Ochoa. An Inexpensive Curve Tracer for Introductory Electronics Laboratory Courses.

Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Converence of the American Society for Engineering Education, Seattle, WA,

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gRon J Pieper, Ph.D, P.E.

Associate Professor Electrical EngineeringThe University of Texas at TylerEducation:

Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Iowa, 1984

M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1979

M.S. Physics, University of Wisconsin, 1976

B.S. Physics, University of Missouri, St. Louis, 1974

P.E. Professional Engineer, Virginia 1986

Honors and Awards:•“Professor of the Year ” awarded by the University of Texas at Tyler, Electrical Engineering

Student Association, for academic year2005-2006, Awarded April 2006•Member/Senior Member Optical Society of America ( 1984/2012)•Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1986-Present• Member/senior member, Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), (1990/2015)•University of Texas at Tyler, Office of Sponsored Research, “Certificate of Appreciation”, 2008. •US Security Clearance: Secret (1997-2003)

Research Interests:My research interests include all facets of optical engineering, organic semiconductors, memristors,and chaos. I have also had research activities focused on analytic models for manufacturingand reliability. I have taught courses in fiber optics, lasers, fourier optics, electro-optics, solid statedevices, reliability, communication theory, principles of acoustic devices, thermal imaging systems,electricity and magnetism and control theory.

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Select Publications•W. Wondmagegn, I Mejia. A Salas-Villasenor, H. J. Stiegler, M.A. Quevedo-Lopez, R. J. Pieper, B.E. Ganade, “ CdS thin film Transistor for Inverter and Operational Amplifier Circuit applications” , Journal of Microelectronic Engineering, 157, pp 64-70 ( 2016)•M Rudra , R. Pieper, “Memristor characteristics via an integration of drift and tunnel barrier models”, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE Journal of Research), Vol 61 DOI: 10.1080/03772063.2015.1026851, Volume 61, No.4, pp440-443, ( 2015)•Ron Pieper, Deborah Koslover, and Ting-Chung Poon, “An exact solution for four-order acousto-optic Bragg diffraction with arbitrary initial conditions”, Applied Optics, Vol 48, No 7, pp 141-150, March (2008) .•Nikhil T. Satyala, R. J. Pieper, “A Unified Approach to Predicting Long and Short Term Capability Indices with Dependence on Manufacturing Target Bias” International Journal of

Quality, Statistics and Reliability, Article ID 594793, 10 pages, Volume (2008).

•Ron J. . Pieper and Dan J. Blair, “A practical Solution to the numerical butterfly effect in

chaotic systems for fast but memory limited computers”,42nd IEEE Southeastern Symposium

on System Theory, Tyler Texas, 335-339, March 2010

•Flexible electronicsThin film transistors which employ n-type semiconductors using CdS are of interest to electronics community due its higher mobility than organic pentacene and its comparable flexibility under structural bending. (see Wondemagegn et al)•Memristors These devices pioneered by HP are the promise of extreme high density nonvolatile memory storage. Recent modeling efforts interesting combination of drift and tunnel models (see Rudra et al) •ChaosAccurate numerical simulations for nonlinear systems leading to chaos effects are challenging to produce because the same phenomena that is physically referred to as the “butterfly effect”, extreme sensitivity to initial conditions, is also present numerically in the simulations (see Pieper and Blair).


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gPremananda P Indic, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor Electrical EngineeringThe University of Texas at Tyler

Education:Ph.D. Nonlinear Signal Processing, Cochin University, India, 2001M.Tech. Electrical Engineering, University of Calicut, India, 1996B.Tech. Electrical & Electronics Engineering, University of Calicut, 1992

Postdoctoral Training: Postdoc. Biomathematical Modeling - Medicine, Harvard University, 2004

Honors and Awards:• Honors in M.Tech 1996• Chair, Minisymposium, SIAM/SMB 2006• NSF Study Section Member 2016• Program Chair, NSF SCH Workshop 2016

Research Interests:My research group focuses on developing systems and methods for the prevention of life threateningevents. We have been focusing on designing wearable technologies for capturing physiologicalsignals and developing signal processing algorithms using these signals to predict life threateningevents. Our focus has been in predicting apnea in premature infants and suicidal ideation inindividuals with major depression. My research has been supported by NSF, NIH and VeteransAffairs.I have been a member of a team of engineers/scientists from Wyss institute-Harvard University andUniversity of Massachusetts Medical school that developed “a smart mattress” to reduce lifethreatening events in preterm infants . We filed a patent application and the technology is beinglicensed to a medical device company. In addition, I have developed a signal processing algorithmsto detect suicidal ideation using signals obtained from a wearable watch (similar to FitBit).

Premananda P. Indic, Ph.D.

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Premananda P. Indic, Ph.D.

System for the Prediction of Life Threatening Events in Preterm Infants:• Designing wearable sensors for monitoring

respiration, movement and heart rate • Developing Predictive Analytics using Big Data

approach

System for the Prediction of Suicidal Ideation in Individuals with Major Depression• Designing a wearable sensor system for monitoring

activity, temperature and heart rate• Developing Predictive Analytics


Select Publications:Gee A, Barbieri R, Paydarfar D, Indic P. Predicting bradycardia in premature infants using instantaneous estimation of heart rate from a point

process modeling framework. IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng. (under revision )

Carreiro A, Wittbold K, Indic P, Fang H, Zhang J, Boyer E, Wearable biosensors to detect physiological changes during opioid use. Journal of

Medical Toxicology (in press)

Indic P, Paydarfar D, Barbieri R. A point process model of inter-breath interval: a new approach for the assessment of instability of breathing in

neonates. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng., 2013, 60(10), 2858-2866

Indic P, Murray G, Maggini C, Amore M, Meschi T, Borghi L, Baldessarini RJ, Salvatore P. Multi-scale motility amplitude associated with suicidal

thoughts in major depression. PLoS ONE 2012, 7(6): e38761.

Gee A, Barbieri R, Paydarfar D, Indic P. Uncovering statistical features of bradycardia severity in premature infants using a point process model.

IEEE Engineering Medicine Biology Society, 2015 58555-5858

Indic P, Paydarfar D, Barbieri R. A point process model of respiratory dynamics in early physiological development. IEEE Engineering Medicine

Biology Society, 2011, 3804-3807

System for the Prediction of Cravings in Individuals with Addiction• Designing a wearable sensor system for monitoring

galvanic skin response, temperature and activity• Developing Predictive Analytics

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TxAIRE Research and Demonstration Houses

Miniature heat exchanger

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gM. A. Rafe Biswas, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical EngineeringThe University of Texas at Tyler

Education:Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, 2013B.Che. Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, 2008

Research Interests:My research areas of interest are in process and system-level model and control developmentincluding fuel cell, aerospace and building energy applications. Current work has been on thesimulation and control development of a fuel cell and battery powered unmanned aerial vehiclessuch as quadcopters. We are not only developing and analyzing the fuel cell, battery andquadcopter motors models, but also comparing advanced control strategies such as modelpredictive control with classical PID controllers for power management. Such an approach can beof benefit to increase battery lifetime in various applications ranging from search and rescuemissions to chemical plant hazard and leak inspections.We are also developing empirical and semi-analytical models for a direct methanol fuel cell to betterpredict the performance and design a more robust control strategy in small portable deviceapplications. In addition, I am collaborating with NASA on software development and verification ofOrion Cockpit display units for the Mars mission.

M. A. Rafe Biswas, Ph.D.

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M. A. Rafe Biswas, Ph.D.

• Empirical and semi-empirical model development

• Semi-analytical and classical process modeling of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell for control synthesis

• Performance prediction of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell and Residential Building Energy using Neural Network

• Process control design and evaluation

• Designed PID control strategy on hybrid direct methanol fuel cell & battery system to power a laptop computer by stabilizing feed fuel concentration and increase system power density by 20%

• Employed Model Predictive Control to improve model performance of a hybrid PEM fuel cell & battery powered a quadcopter by reducing noise in motor speed and voltage responses compared to PID control

Research Areas of Interest

Select Publications:Biswas, M. A. R. & Robinson, M. D. “Performance Estimation of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Using Artificial Neural Network.” In ASME 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (Vol. 6B, p. 9). Houston, TX, 2015.

Fumo, N., & Biswas, M.A.R. (2015). Regression analysis for prediction of residential energy consumption. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 47, 332–343.

Biswas, M.A.R., Crisalle, O., Mudiraj, S., & Lear, W. (2014). Systematic approach for modeling methanol mass transport on the anode side of direct methanol fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39(15), 8009–8025.

Mudiraj, S. P., Biswas, M.A.R., Lear, W., & Crisalle, O. D. (2015). Comprehensive mass transport modeling technique for the cathode side of an open-cathode direct methanol fuel cell. International Journal Of Hydrogen Energy, 40(25), 8137-8159. .

PID Control strategy of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

Residential Building Energy Consumption Neural Network models

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gFredericka Brown, Ph.D., M.B.A

Associate Professor Mechanical EngineeringThe University of Texas at Tyler

EducationM.B.A. Business Administration, 2008Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2003M.S.M.E. Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 1998B.S. Physics, Xavier University of Louisiana, 1996

Honors and Awards• UT Tyler 2012 Outstanding Research Award• UT Tyler White Teaching Fellow Nominee 2011• ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Fellow, 2006

Research InterestsUnderstanding thermal and mass transport is important in numerous engineered and biologicalsystems. In particular, the knowledge of these areas and technology is used in the areas of designand analysis of energy systems, building systems, and bioengineering. My work in the areas ofenergy systems, building systems, and bioengineering has focused on PV performance andefficiency, thermal comfort, biofluidics, and bioheat transfer.

I also have developed a strong passion for STEM education with a focus on strategies and practicesto increase the number of students that enter the STEM pipeline with a focus on developing futureengineers.

Fredericka Brown, Ph.D., M.B.A.

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Fredericka Brown, Ph.D., M.B.A.

STEM education• Assessment• Diversity and inclusiveness• Learning approaches

Biomolecular Detection• Biosensing using nanoparticles to detect molecules for

early disease diagnostics

Energy Science• Solar energy and photovoltaics• Transport phenomena• Energy conversion


Select Publications

R. Lovelace and F. Brown, “Measured and Predicted Performance of a Photovoltaic Grid Connected System in a Humid Subtropical Climate,” ASME 2015 Power and Energy Conversion Conference, San Diego, CA, June 28 – July 2, 2015. Poster Presentation: PowerEnergy2015-50077.

R. Lovelace and F. Brown, “Review of various methods to determine the overall power performance of grid connected systems in terms of numerical, experimental, and simulation models,” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, 2014, under review.

S. McCaslin, F. Brown, and M. Young, “Software Tools for Presenting Course Materials Online,” 7th Annual Business Conference, Huntsville, TX, April 2015.

Building Science• Thermal comfort• Building envelopes• Energy conservation

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gShih-Feng Chou, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering

The University of Texas at TylerEducation:Ph.D. Materials Engineering, Auburn University, 2011M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Southern Illinois Univ. Carbondale, 2005B.S. Mechanical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, 2001

Experience:• Senior Fellow, Bioengineering, University of Washington, 2016• Postdoctoral Associate, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 2013

Honors and Awards:• UT Tyler Academic Year 2016-2017 Research Award, 2016• Thayer School at Dartmouth Visionaries in Technology Award, 2012, 2013.• Auburn Materials Academic Achievement Award, 2008.

Research Interests:My research interests include synthesis of biomaterials for cell culture and drug delivery,understanding the mechanics and interfacial effects of biomaterials with surrounding tissues, andevaluation of their performance by decoupling drug release and biodegradation. Currently, I aminterested in developing sustained release medical fabrics for chronic wound healing applications. Myprevious work suggested that the performance of therapeutic dressing strongly depended on drug-polymer interactions. Such molecular interactions dictate the delivery rates, mechanics ofbiomaterials, and cell responses. In addition, I am interested in the fabrication of 3-D biomaterialscaffolds for structural applications while serving as a guided template and stimulator for cell growth.Correlations of processing-structural-property are of particular importance for the development ofbiomimetic scaffolds.

Shih-Feng Chou, Ph.D.

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Wound Dressing Materials:•Drug release – mechanical property relationships of electrospun fibers•Drug-polymer interactions in therapeutic fibers•Growth factor/cell delivery for wound healing

Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering• In-situ gelling polymers for soft tissue replacement• Porous biocomposites in low bearing applications• Spheroid formation using applied materials interface


Select Publications:

Chou, S. F., Luo, L. J., Lai, J. Y. (2016) “Gallic Acid Grafting Effect on Delivery Performance and

Antiglaucoma Efficacy of Antioxidant-functionalized Intracameral Pilocarpine Carriers,” Acta Biomaterialia– accepted in press.

Chou, S. F., Lai, J. Y., Cho, C. H., Lee, C. H. (2016) “Relationships between Surface Roughness/Stiffness

of Chitosan Coatings and Fabrication of Corneal Keratocyte Spheroids: Effect of Degree of Deacetylation,”Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 142, 105-113.

Sun, C.C., Chou, S. F., Lai, J. Y., Cho, C. H., Lee, C. H. (2016) “Dependence of Corneal Keratocyte

Adhesion, Spreading, and Integrin β1 Expression on Deacetylated Chitosan Coating,” Materials Science

and Engineering C, 63, 222-230.

Ball, C., Chou, S. F., Jiang, Y., Woodrow, K. A. (2016) “Coaxially Electrospun Fiber-based Microbicides

Facilitate Broadly Tunable Release of Maraviroc,” Materials Science and Engineering C, 63, 117-124.

Chou, S. F., Carson, D. C., Woodrow, K. A. (2015) “Current Strategies for Sustaining Drug Release from

Electrospun Nanofibers,” Journal of Controlled Release, 220, 584-591.

Electrospun Fibers for Controlled Release of Maraviroc

WST-1 Assay on HLE-B3 Cells: Oxidative Stress Challenge

Particle Self-alignment in Freeze-

casting

Processing-Structure-Property of Porous Biomaterials• Freezing-casting• Electrospinning• 3-D printing

Biomechanics• Mechanics of biological materials

Shih-Feng Chou, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor Mechanical EngineeringThe University of Texas at Tyler

Education:Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2008M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, 1999M.S. Business Administration, University of Táchira (Venezuela), 1996B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Táchira (Venezuela), 1984

Honors and Awards:• UT Tyler Mechanical Engineering Department Outstanding Faculty Member, 2015-2016• Outstanding Faculty Award - Alpha Chi Honor Society–Texas Alpha Xi Chapter, 2015-16 • Mississippi State University State Pride Faculty Award, 2010• Researcher Promotion Fellowship (Ministry of Science and Technology of Venezuela): 2001-2006

Research Interests:My research interests and experiences are related to energy efficiency and energy conservation inbuildings, with a focus on whole building energy modeling, thermal energy systems design andoptimization, and HVAC and solar energy technology applications. Recently, my efforts have beenfocused on (1) residential hybrid ground source heat pump using a water-to-air heat exchanger; (2)development of a control logic for self-balanced residential zoning systems (these two projects arebeing developed at the TxAIRE Research Houses with support from TRANE); and (3) developmentof hybrid (grey) models to assess energy performance of residential buildings using data from smartmeters and weather stations.Inspired by research being conducted at the Army Research Laboratory, I have started to work on aminiature Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) for application in portable power. I want to develop avalidated computer code for design and optimization of a miniature ORC that accounts for smallscale thermal and hydraulic behavior of the refrigerant.

Nelson Fumo, Ph.D.

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TxAIRE Research and Demonstration Houses

Nelson Fumo, Ph.D.

Hybrid (grey) energy model for residential buildings• Development of universal energy models for homes• Use of standard metering data for calibration of a model

Self-Balanced Zoning System:• Self-balanced system that improves thermal comfort in the

zones and increases energy savings• Self-configuring system for minimal installer set-up labor

Residential Hybrid Ground Source Heat Pump• Use of a water-to-air air heat exchanger for improving the

system efficiency• Parallel and series options for ground regeneration

capability


Select Publications:• Nelson Fumo and M. A. Rafe Biswas (2015). “Regression analysis for prediction of residential

energy consumption.” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 47, pp. 332–343.• Nelson Fumo (2014). “A Review on the Basics of Building Energy Estimation.” Renewable and

Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 31, pp. 53-60.• Sheikh Tijan Tabban* and Nelson Fumo (2016). “Sensitivity analysis of common input

parameters in tools for modeling energy in homes.” American Journal of Undergraduate Research (to be published in May issue).

• Nelson Fumo and Vicente Bortone (2016). “Development and use of the energy model of a research and demonstration house with advanced design features.” ASHRAE Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 25 – 29, 2016.

• N. Fumo, D.C. Lackey*, and S. McCaslin. “Analysis of Autoregressive Energy Models of a Research House.” ASME 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE2015, November 13-19, 2015, Houston, Texas.

Zoning system first testing experimental setup

Miniature heat exchanger

Miniature Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC)• Development of a tool for design and optimization of

miniature ORCs • Development of models for analysis and design of

miniature heat exchangers for two-phase flow.

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Assistant Professor, Mechanical EngineeringThe University of Texas at Tyler

Education:Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2002M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1992B.S. Ordnance Engineering, Korea Military Academy, 1987

Honors and Awards:• The Republic of Korea Prime Minister Award (2012)• Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME) Member of the Board of Directors in the

Materials and Fatigue Group (2010-2015)• Member of the Program Committee in Asian Pacific Conference (APCFS-MM): 2012

Research Interests:Primary research interest is in computational design and manufacturing innovation, specifically in thecontext of computational mechanics and materials. I am currently committed to innovating at theintersection of design, manufacturing and materials science and engineering, and I also plan todevelop new concepts for an additive manufacturing (AM) realization and multi-functional materials.Simulation-assisted virtual design can realize customer-driven products by tailoring materials andtheir associated processes. I am working on developing a new computational approach forpredicting constitutive equations of Ti-Al alloys using horizontal and vertical integration ofcomputational models. In addition, I have a strong commitment to teaching and improvingengineering education. I teach or have taught courses at UT Tyler in the design and control areas;mechanical system design, design methodology, dynamics of machinery, senior design, and systemdynamics and control.

Chung Hyun Goh, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Training: Postdoc. System Realization Laboratory, University of Oklahoma, 2012 - 2015

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Smart Virtual Design for Multi-functionality:• Developing virtual design tools for realization of smart materials• Resilient, adaptive structural design for wear resistant materials


Select Publications:• A.B. Nellippallil, C.H. Goh, R. Shukla, S. Ardham, J.K. Allen, and F. Mistree (2016),

An Inductive Method for the Exploration of Solution Space for Studying Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of AA5083 Aluminum Alloy during Hot Rolling, ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering for the Special Issue on Innovation in Materials Forming Processes(under review)

• Z. Ming, Y. Yan, G. Wang, J. H. Panchal, C.H. Goh, J.K. Allen, and F. Mistree (2016), Ontology-Based Executable Design Decision Template Representation and Reuse, AIEDAM special issue – Engineering Design Informatics, Vol. 30, No. 4 (under review)

• S.W. Jang, C.H. Goh, and H.J. Choi (2015), Multiphase Design Exploration Method for Lightweight Structural Design: Example of Vehicle Mounted Antenna-Supporting Structure, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 281-287.

• C.H. Goh, A.P. Dachowicz, J.K. Allen, and F. Mistree (2015), Exploring the Structure-Property-Performance Solution Space in Friction Stir Welding, Proceedings of the 3rd World Congress on Integrated Computational Materials Engineering, Wiely/TMS, USA. pp 347-354.

Stages of deformation in hot rolling

Ternary plots for feasible solutions in three goals

Microstructure sensitive materials design

Friction stir welding simulations

Inductive design exploration results

Multiphase Design Exploration Method (MPDEM):• Tailoring material properties for lightweight structures by

balancing topology optimization and material selection• Material selection map based on Ashby plot and MPDEM

Integrated Materials Design using Machine Learning Techniques:• Predicting the constitutive equations of metals (Ti-Al alloys)• Developing algorithms using integrated forward modeling and

inverse solving methods based on machine learning techniques• Horizontal and vertical integration to achieve ICME

Microstructure Sensitive Materials Design:• Developing computational models for considering

microstructure evolution and phase interaction• Multiscale modeling: CPFEM and Phase field models

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Assistant Professor Mechanical EngineeringThe University of Texas at Tyler

Education:Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Old Dominion University, 2015M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2006B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Razi University, 2001

Honors and Awards:• Tiwari Endowed Scholarship Award (2012-2013), (2013-2014)

Research Interests:My areas of research interest include Computational Mechanics, Computational Intelligence,Isogeometric Analysis, Evolutionary Optimization, and Finite Element Method. More specifically I aminterested in acoustic and electromagnetic scattering analysis and their biomedical andaerospace/military applications. I have experience in generating hi-fidelity image based models forcomplex geometries (human brain). I am developing Isogeometric analysis (IGA) for scatteringanalysis and its combination with shape optimization. Such a package can be used to design andoptimize antennas, sonar and radar systems, and biomedical imaging and therapeutic devices. Ihave a strong commitment to teaching and improving engineering education. I have taught coursesin mechanical engineering including Mechanical System Design, Statics, Manufacturing Methods,Senior Design, and Optimization.

Tahsin Khajah, Ph.D.

Industrial Experience:• Nine years of experience in Mechanical Design, Plant Engineering, and Consulting• Layout and detailed machinery design of four cement factories • Prototype design and evaluation

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IGA for electromagnetics:• Increased geometrical and solution accuracy• Hi-fidelity image-based models• Design and optimization of imaging and therapeutic

devices• Antenna design, communications, safety regulations,

and radar systems

Isogeometric Analysis (IGA):• Geometrical Accuracy - No loss of details• Control over solution continuity• No re-meshing - promising for shape optimization• Sharing the shape functions with CAD model

IGA for acoustic scattering:• Reduced solution error in IGA compared to FEM• High convergence rate for high frequencies• Noise control for aerospace, automotive, and rail

industries• Design and simulation of medical devices, acoustic

warfare, acoustical oceanography, and sonar systems


Select Publications:• Khajah T, Hou G, A Direct Path from Geometrical Data to Electromagnetic Field Estimation

using Isogeometric Analysis, Applied Computational Electromagnetics, IEEE, March 2015

• Khajah T, Hou G, Parameter Identification for Vertical Ground Reaction Forces on Feet while Running, Journal of Sports Engineering, Springer, 2015, pp.1-10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12283-015-0179-1.

• Khajah T, Dynamic Response of an axially loaded beam on viscoelastic foundation to moving load, International Forum on Systems and Mechatronics, 2012, p 232-240.

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