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Cover figure: A simulation of the stretching of a liquid crystal elastomer from research by W. S. Oates , NSF Career Award 2011
ON THE COVER MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSOR 2011 NSF CAREER AWARD RECIPIENT William S. Oates received a NSF CAREER Award to continue research on the photomechanics of adaptive polymer materials and structures with applications in robotics, medicine, and aerospace. Oates’ award will fund the research proposal titled “Materials Driven by Light: Nonlinear Photomechanics of Liquid Crystal Elastomers.” In it, he will explore how light interacts with a specific type of material known as a liquid crystal polymer to create mechanical devices fueled directly by light that can change their shape without the need for complex gears and linkages. Such polymers could aid in the development of novel actuators for drug delivery, robotics and adaptive optics. “A greater understanding of the mechanics of these polymer networks,” says Oates, “is expected to have broad implications on the development of mechanical devices driven directly by light, including robotic manipulators, microfluidics, drugdelivery devices, energy harvesting, and adaptive optical devices.” By Barry Ray, FSU.com 03/04/2011
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s the new Dean of the Florida A&M University – Florida State University College of Engineering, I continue to be amazed at the expertise and talents of our amazing faculty and their contributions to solving engineering problems that impact our nation and world. The College of Engineering celebrates its 30th year of existence this year. Although we are a young College, we continue to attract world-class scholars and young scientists who have made significant contributions to research in diverse areas such as health and medicine, aero-propulsion, materials, robotics, energy and power, transportation, environmental issues, and computing. Research projects are most often multidisciplinary in nature and are conducted in our modern high tech facilities. Faculty productivity is regarded with high esteem and is validated by levels of external funding, numbers of publications in peer Dr. Yaw D. Yeboah, Dean and Professor reviewed journals, national and international collaborations, recognition in professional societies and awards received for contributions to the engineering profession. Our young faculty continue to be honored for their contributions to engineering research as evidenced by their receipt of early career awards. Entrepreneurship and commercialization of ideas are strongly encouraged and faculty work in an environment where economic development is stressed. Our faculty members are dedicated to their professions and their students. They provide experiences for undergraduate and graduate students that truly represent the best of engineering education. Faculty integrate teaching, research and service in mentoring the next generation of engineers. Professors go beyond teaching the curriculum as isolated subject matter: they guide and mentor students in career development and give practical advice regarding employment as professionals in engineering jobs. We continually evaluate, expand and improve programs to ensure that students are prepared for the demands of an innovative global society. Come visit our College. We look forward to sharing how we capitalize on our strengths in diversity of people, programs, ideas and engineering solutions with you.
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1982 - Celebrating More than 30 Years ADMINISTRATION Dean Yaw D. Yeboah Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Curriculum Reginald Perry Assistant Dean, Industry and Research Braketta Ritzenthaler
EDITORIAL Editor Braketta Ritzenthaler Writers Barry Ray, FSU News Libby Fairhurst, FSU News Laurie Herring, Engineering News Photographers Jonas Gustavsson Trisha Radulovich Laurie Herring Design Laurie Herring Those wishing to reprint articles from this report or for additional copies, contact: Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering Office of the Dean, Industry and Research Services | 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Suite B206 Tallahassee, Florida 32310-6046, or call (850) 410-6161. This document is available in PDF electronic format at www.eng.fsu.edu/irs/ and by request. www.eng.fsu.edu 2012-2013
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of Quality, Growth and Diversity - 2013 IN THE NEWS 4 …………………………… Improved polymerization processes leads to advances in today's plastics 6 …………………………… FSU researchers helping electric-wheelchair users move more easily 8 …………………………… Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells 10 …………………………… Engineering faculty members receive top research awards 12 …………………………… Sungmoon Jung receives NSF career award 13 …………………………… Dr. Alamo named Fellow of the American Physical Society 14 …………………………… University helps researchers transform their work into commercial products 15 …………………………… William Oates receives the Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS 17…………………………… 25…………………………… 31…………………………… 37…………………………… 43……………………………
Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, CBE Civil and Environmental Engineering, CEE Electrical and Computer Engineering, ECE Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, IME Mechanical Engineering, ME
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Aero-Propulsion, Mechatronics and Energy Center (AME) The Applied Superconductivity Center (ASC) The Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS) The Center for Intelligent Systems, Control, and Robotics (CISCOR) The Energy & Sustainability Center (ESC) The Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP) The Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center The High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI) The Institute for Energy Systems, Economics and Sustainability (IESES)
RESEARCH STATS 56 ………………………… Research Expenditures Statistics
DIRECTORIES 58 ………………………… Student Organizations 59 ………………………… Administration
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FINE-TUNING OF POLYMER PROPERTIES LEADS TO ADVANCES IN TODAY'S PLASTICS By Rufina Alamo with Engineering News
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ccording to the U.S. Department of Energy, nearly 35 gallons of every 42-gallon barrel of crude oil is used for one type of transportation fuel or another. The rest, in many other forms, is what goes into the polymer-based consumer products we use on a daily basis like: lipstick, ballpoint pens, motorcycle helmets, candles, shampoo, golf balls, movie film, balloons, aspirin, drinking cups, basketballs, plastic grocery bags, etc. While alternatives to oil-based energies for transportation are increasingly pursued due to concerns of a rapid decrease in oil resources, the production of plastics is likely to keep increasing. Considering a production of plastics in the USA of over one hundred billion pounds per year, it turns out that small improvements in the process or in the product will lead to a significant savings at all levels. When you stop and think about it, almost everything man-made we see around us and that we use every day, is made of plastics. There are hard and soft plastics, clear and colorful ones, and plastics that simulate leather, wood, metal or clay. The first plastics in the late 19th century failed because of poor production quality. An improvement in production quality by the early 20th was initially due to a viable synthesis method. The key of Rufina Alamo's research success is not in the synthesis of new polymers but in understanding relations between the structure of classical, new and novel polymers and the properties that they ensemble. These correlations are then used as a framework to understand the fundamental science around macromolecular self-assembling or for industrial companies to fine tune synthetic routes that enable tailored polymer materials for specific applications. “The work I do with polymers literally touches every type of synthetic material used in things you find everywhere,” says Rufina Alamo, a chemical and biomedical engineering professor at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering... “from the heaviest plastics used in prosthetics to the lightest plastic bag in the produce section of your local grocery store.” "My research comes up with the recipes for how to modify polymers or how to process them to meet the specific needs of a particular product," remarks Alamo. "I work mainly with only two types of polymers, but they make up over half of the industrial-grade polymers used in the world." Alamo’s current research in commercial polyolefins, polyethylenes and polypropylenes resins is being funded by a four-year grant from the National Science Foundation of $460,000 and a 3-year grant from Exxon-Mobil of $250,000. The broader impact of Dr. Alamo’s proposed study involves olefin-based polymers at the molecular level and will reach beyond academic boundaries. Polyethylenes and polypropylenes are an economically and technologically important class of materials comprising over half of the annual production of all synthetic polymers. Any improvement in the product, either by branching architecture, rate of processing or judicious component blending will lead to a significant impact in the US and world economy. "What we are working on," continues Alamo, "will become the pillars of knowledge for the practical applications in industrial and commercial production processes involving polyolefins." In the proposed work entitled, "Kinetic Control of Crystalline Order in Olefin-Based Polymers," polyethylenes and polypropylenes will be studied as models to establish fundamental behaviors of the molecules of these two types of polymers. Special emphasis is given to the role of crystallization kinetics, as it relates to processing rate, and the type of crystals assembled. Crystals with different degrees of symmetry are predicted with the model systems, thus bringing the opportunity to develop new polyolefins in which polymer primary structure can be manipulated to control physical properties, such as transparency, opacity, strength, stretch, weight, thickness, etc. Alamo believes that because these polymers are used in a large spectrum of applications, changing the production process of a polymer just a little bit makes it possible to apply it to different products. 4
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The potential beneficiaries of Alamo’s research are the oil and petrochemical industries, which are already producing polyethylene and polypropylene resins. Petrochemical companies like, ExxonMobil, Dow Chemical, DSM, Borealis, SinoTech in China, and Braskem in Brazil and most oil companies have divisions that produce polymers from the monomers obtained from the oil refinery process. Alamo predicts that their framework research studying models will serve in the future to produce a whole new generation of tailored industry-grade materials with characteristics not feasible in the present resins. Alamo’s research efforts will also continue to provide learning opportunities for both graduate and undergraduate students, many of them minority. "Our polymer research reaches a diverse student population," remarks Alamo. "And this is facilitated by the joint nature of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.� Undergraduate and graduate students from FSU and from FAMU, as well as post-doctoral research assistants will have the opportunity for training in current techniques of characterization of polymers, and for participation in collaborative projects with other Universities. Participation in outreach activities, particularly in mentoring girls participating in FSU's Women in Math, Science and Engineering (WIMSE) retention programs, is promoted and encouraged in her group.
Rufina Alamo, a professor in chemical and biomedical engineering, works with graduate student Carolina Ruiz-Orta in the Atomic Force Microscopy Lab located at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.
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FSU RESEARCHERS HELPING ELECTRICWHEELCHAIR USERS MOVE MORE EASILY By Barry Ray, FSU News
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hick gravel, mud, snow, steep ramps or hills... They might get a pedestrian a little dirty or out of breath, but to someone in an electric wheelchair, they could mean terrain that's simply too difficult to cross alone. To address this problem, researchers at the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering are working on technology that will enable electric-powered wheelchairs to detect hazardous terrain and automatically adjust their control settings to maneuver more safely. Emmanuel Collins is the John H. Seely Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the college and director of Florida State's Center for Intelligent Systems, Control and Robotics (CISCOR). He said that a device known as a laser line striper, originally developed for military use, has been adapted to classify terrain conditions so the wheelchair control system can self-adjust. "I'm inspired by the idea of applying technology originally meant for the battlefield to improve the quality of everyday life for injured soldiers and others," Collins said. Engineers had previously developed automatic terrain-sensing controls for military robotic vehicles, and several four-wheel-drive automobiles now on the market include such controls for improved safety. So, Collins wondered, why not integrate this type of system into electric-powered wheelchairs to provide more mobility and independence for their operators? Collins' team, working with colleagues from the University of Pittsburgh, began experiments this year to add instrumentation based on current driving control systems. The new technology is designed to enable an electric-powered wheelchair to detect hazardous terrain and implement safe driving strategies while avoiding wheel slip, sinkage or vehicle tipping. Collins said that, to his knowledge, no one else is working on this type of application. The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command's Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center saw the promise in this collaboration and has provided funding and guidance for the researchers to pursue their ideas together. The partnership joins CISCOR, which has worked extensively with control and guidance of autonomous vehicles, with the University of Pittsburgh's Human Engineering Research Laboratories. The latter group has developed several assistive technologies already in use by wheelchair manufacturers and rehabilitation hospitals nationwide. The partnership began when Collins heard a presentation by Professor Rory Cooper, director of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories and chairman of Pitt's rehabilitation science and technology department. Cooper has used a wheelchair since receiving a spinal cord injury in 1980 during his service in the Army. He won a bronze medal in the 1988 Paralympic Games in Seoul and has been recognized nationally for his research and leadership efforts to aid veterans and others with spinal cord injuries. In his presentation, Cooper mentioned the need for terrain-dependent, electric-powered wheelchair assistance. Collins approached him about working together, and the two of them began developing ideas with other collaborators at the National Science Foundation-sponsored Quality of Life Technology Center, an engineering research center affiliated with the Human Engineering Research Laboratories that Cooper co-directs. Cooper also is the founding director and a senior research scientist of the VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Center of Excellence in Pittsburgh. His laboratory has been collaborating with the Veterans Administration for 15 years, and with the military since 2004, to develop robotic and other advanced assistive technologies. Cooper noted that the lab has a very good relationship with the orthopedic and rehabilitation 6
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departments of Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center. Army Maj. Kevin Fitzpatrick, director of Walter Reed's wheelchair clinic, said, "This technology will provide electric-powered wheelchair users with an increased degree of independence that may significantly increase their ability to participate in recreational and functional activities." The project is part of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology sub-portfolio, recently managed by Craig Carignan, within the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center's Advanced Prosthetics and Human Performance research portfolio. "The Human Engineering Research Laboratories and the Pittsburgh VA center are considered among the top wheelchair testers in the United States, and are playing critical roles in developing international wheelchair standards," Carignan said. "The researchers on this project are excellent investigators, and we are looking forward to the solution they develop." Collins estimated that if the team develops a strong commercial partner, the technology could be assisting electric wheelchair users in approximately five years.
Emmanuel Collins, Director of Center for Intelligent Systems, Control and Robotics (CISCOR), sits in the electricpowered wheelchair used by (left) Oscar Chuy, Assistant Scholar Scientist, and (far right) Wendell Bates, MS student in electrical and computer engineering, to test the wheelchair's terrain classifying control system.
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POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS By Barry Ray, FSU News
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Florida State University engineering professor's innovative research with nanomaterials could one day lead to a new generation of hydrogen fuel cells that are less expensive, smaller, lighter and more durable - advantages that might make them a viable option for widespread use in automobiles and in military and industrial technology. Jianping (Jim) P. Zheng is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Florida A&M UniversityFlorida State University College of Engineering, as well as a researcher at FSU's Center for Advanced Power Systems. Working with a material known as carbon nanotubes - essentially a form of carbon that is extraordinarily light and that easily conducts heat or electricity - he has designed a thin material, or membrane, that could reduce the need for expensive platinum components in hydrogen fuel cells. "The driving issue involved in mass production of such fuel cells is one of cost," Zheng said. "Current hydrogen fuel cells use a platinum catalyst, making them too expensive to even consider producing on a large scale. However, by using carbon nanotube membranes, which are highly conductive and with unique properties, it might be possible to reduce the amount of platinum that is required. And since the membrane is thinner and lighter than current components, the fuel cell can be smaller and yet still provide the same amount of power." Known as polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, or PEMFCs, this technology was initially developed for military and spacecraft applications at GE. To date, the technology has been extended to a wider scope of applications, with the potential to power a range of devices from mobile phones and laptops to cars, buses, boats, houses and even spacecraft. Zheng's research has captured the attention of a technology company that hopes to develop it further. Bing Energy Inc., a manufacturer of state-of-the-art components for PEMFCs based in Chino, Calif., has entered into a commercialization agreement with Florida State that gives it exclusive use of Zheng's patented technology. As part of the agreement, Zheng's team will develop several prototypes of fuel cells employing the carbon nanotube membranes; Bing Energy representatives will then evaluate them to gauge their effectiveness and potential for mass-production. "What Dr. Zheng has developed is truly the 'better, faster, cheaper' story applied to fuel cells," said Richard Hennek, Bing Energy's vice president for business development. "He has cleverly utilized the latest in nanotechnology to provide a dramatically better solution for the PEM fuel cell. Performance improvements of 40-plus percent, durability improvements of 25 percent, and all at a lower cost make for a compelling story. We at Bing Energy Inc. are truly excited to be working with Dr. Zheng and FSU to bring this technology to the marketplace." While a commercialization agreement provides no guarantee that a product will ultimately make it to the marketplace, Florida State officials nevertheless expressed satisfaction that university-generated technology was deemed worthy of a formal relationship with Bing Energy Inc. "What this means is that someone outside the university with significant knowledge in the energy field has recognized the commercial potential of Professor Zheng's work," said John Fraser, director of FSU's Office of Intellectual Property Development and Commercialization. "They're essentially saying, 'We like this technology and we want to license it because we believe it can lead to a significant breakthrough in the production of affordable hydrogen fuel cells.'
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"Partnerships like this one between university researchers and outside organizations contribute to Florida State's core mission by helping to develop products and knowledge for the benefit of society," Fraser said. FSU Vice President for Research Kirby Kemper emphasized the importance of energy research such as Zheng's at a time when the many economic, environmental and national-security issues related to the United States' dependence on oil make headlines every day. "The ability to put into production a cheaper fuel cell than currently exists on the market has the potential to move society toward the affordable-energy storage and production processes that are needed to make full use of renewable energy sources," Kemper said.
Jianping (Jim) P. Zheng is a professor of electrical and computer engineering, shown here with a sample of thin membrane-like material made from carbon nanotube, (a form of carbon that is extraordinarily light and that easily conducts heat or electricity), that could reduce the need for expensive platinum components in hydrogen fuel cells.
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ENGINEERING FACULTY MEMBERS RECEIVE TOP RESEARCH AWARDS By Barry Ray, FSU News
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nant K. Paravastu, an assistant professor of chemical and biomedical engineering, has won a five-year NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award, also known as a CAREER Award, totaling $404,992 to advance his research into "designer" proteins, an area of study that could contribute to breakthroughs in the emerging fields of regenerative medicine and nanotechnology. William S. Oates, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has received the same award in the amount of $400,000 over five years. Oates' grant will enable him to Anant Paravastu, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering continue his work with photoelastomers — materials that change shape in response to light. Knowledge gained from his research could one day lead to the development of highly adaptable "smart" structures with applications in robotics, medicine and energy harvesting, among other areas. NSF CAREER Awards are designated for scientists who are still in the early stages of their academic careers and are intended to help them build upon previous accomplishments in their areas of research. "These awards not only speak to the excellence of the proposed research of Professors Oates and Paravastu but also to the new ideas presented in the education portion of their grants," said FSU Vice President for Research Kirby Kemper. "Our current students as well as future generations will benefit from the new areas of materials study that they are developing, both in the classroom and laboratory." Paravastu's project, titled "Solid State NMR Characterization Of Molecular Structure And Self-Assembly Of Protein Nanofiber Matrices," involves evaluating at the molecular level the self-assembly and self-healing processes, among other properties, of certain protein structures. The knowledge gained from his research could help lead to the development of a biologically inspired, "bottom-up" approach to nanomaterial construction with applications in regenerative medicine and nanotechnology. "Recently, scientists have used insights gained from decades of studying the structural biology of naturally occurring proteins to engineer 'designer' proteins capable of forming nanofiber matrices, or tissue scaffolds," Paravastu said. "These scaffolds show great promise in regenerative medicine; for example, recent reports indicate that they have the ability to support the healing of damaged neurons or the encapsulation of transplanted stem cells. "Particularly interesting properties of these proteins include their ability to adapt their structures to environmental stimuli and regenerate their nanostructures following damage," he added. "Through the full characterization of molecular structures and formation pathways for designer-protein tissue scaffolds, we seek to achieve unprecedented control of the biological, physical and chemical properties." In conducting his research, Paravastu employs an incredibly powerful analytical technique known as solidstate nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy using tools located at the National High Magnetic
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Field Laboratory. With this technique, he utilizes high magnetic fields to measure the strengths, directions and temporary fluctuations of magnetic interactions between the atoms within a protein.) In addition, the educational requirements of Paravastu's award include integrating his research findings into coursework for a wide range of student age groups, as well as creating new opportunities for undergraduate and graduate-level research. He will also work to stimulate enthusiasm for science and technology among children, families and middle- through high-school students, particularly those from groups that are historically underrepresented in the science field. Paravastu began his academic career at Florida State in 2008 after earning a doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and a bachelor's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has also completed graduate work at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif., and postdoctoral research at the National Institute of Diabetes & Kidney Diseases in Bethesda, Md. Yet despite all of his success, Paravastu remains modest about his CAREER Award. "As much as I love my work, I am well aware that there is a great deal of excellent science being done by young professors in the United States," he said. "The message I get from this success is that I benefited from strong support from FSU and effectively justified my project in terms that are consistent with the NSF review process. I am humbled by this honor and look forward to delivering on my promises." ates' CAREER Award, meanwhile, is for a project titled "Materials Driven by Light: Nonlinear Photomechanics of Liquid Crystal Elastomers." In it, he will explore how light interacts with a specific type of material known as a liquid crystal polymer to create mechanical devices fueled directly by light that can change their shape without the need for complex gears and linkages. Such polymers could aid in the development of novel actuators for drug delivery, robotics and adaptive optics. "My objective is to quantify how liquid crystals can control the shape of polymers when they are exposed to light," Oates said. "A greater understanding of the mechanics of these polymer networks is expected to have broad implications on the development of mechanical devices driven directly by light, including robotic manipulators, microfluidics, drug-delivery devices, energy harvesting, and adaptive optical devices." In addition, the educational objectives William S. Oates, Mechanical Engineering of Oates' award will include integrating research into the curriculum by creating a remote, Web-based active materials laboratory and a new course, a new active materials Research Experience for Teachers program, and a K-12 program at the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science in Tallahassee. The museum program will include a hands-on exhibit of a smartstructure, wind-tunnel model. After receiving bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology — the latter in 2004 — Oates has been a member of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering faculty since 2006. In 2009, he won another national honor for his research on smart materials when he was selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as one of 33 rising stars at 24 U.S. universities to participate in the agency's Young Faculty Award program for that year. However, like Paravastu, he is humble about this latest honor. "It's an honor and privilege to receive the NSF CAREER Award," Oates said. "This would not have happened without a lot of support from several students and research collaborators.
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SUNGMOON JUNG RECEIVES NSF CAREER AWARD By Engineering News
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ungmoon Jung, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has become the newest member of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering’s growing NSF Career awardees. His well-deserved NSF Career Award is based on "Offshore Wind Turbines Subjected to Hurricanes: Simulation of Wind-Wave-Structure Interaction and Aerodynamic Load Reduction." Sungmoon Jung joined the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering fall 2008 as an assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering bringing with him his interest in wind as a renewable energy resource. According to Jung there is a growing demand for renewable energy providing researchers many exciting opportunities of study. Jung says, "Offshore wind farms have enormous energy potential, yet one of the major concerns is vulnerability of wind turbines in hurricanes." Through his research lab website, Wind Engineering and Renewable Energy, Jung states, "Our group aims to conduct cutting-edge research in renewable energy, focusing on wind energy. Another key research area of the group is wind engineering. Extreme loading caused by hurricanes requires stronger structures. Wind loading also causes vibration problems that need to be solved." "The results of this project," Jung continues, "can reduce risk to wind turbine structures in hurricanes and can contribute to wider adoption of the offshore wind energy. I am very excited and honored to tackle this important problem here in FAMU-FSU College of Engineering." Through his website Jung invites students to check out the many interesting research opportunities available in his lab depending on funding availability. And "self-sponsored students with external fellowships are also welcomed to join our laboratory. They would have much greater freedom to explore any topics of their choice," advises Jung. Students are invited to contact Dr. Jung for more details: sjung@eng.fsu.edu.
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Sungmoon Jung (left) gives visiting representatives from Tanzania and fellow faculty, Primus Mtenga, (center) an introduction to his group’s research conducted in Civil’s Structures Lab at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.
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RUFINA ALAMO NAMED FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY By Rufina Alamo with Engineering News
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ongratulations to Rufina Alamo, professor in chemical and biomedical engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, on being elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Alan Chodos, associate executive officer of the American Physics Society, made the official announcement to Alamo: "I have the honor of informing you that the Council of the American Physical Society at its November 2012 meeting acted favorably on your nomination for Fellowship in the Society upon the recommendation of the Division of Polymer Physics. As you may know, election to Fellowship in the American Physical Society is limited to no more than one half of one percent of the membership. Election to APS Fellowship is recognition by your peers of your outstanding contributions to physics." Alamo’s Fellowship Certificate citation will read as follows: "For her use of well-characterized materials and performance of carefully designed experiments to address structure-property Rufina Alamo, Professor, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering relationships in polyolefins." Alamo works with polyolefins that are simple large plastic molecules able to adopt a large variety of shapes. Un-branched, short-branched, long-branched, star-like, pom-pom like, comb-like and other types of polyolefins are feasible via relatively easy and inexpensive synthetic paths. Used almost everywhere, the short and long-branched polyolefins cover about 80% of the total worldwide production of plastics. The two major types, polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) are often considered first for use in any application because of their excellent cost/performance value such as low density, easy recyclability, and processability. Polyolefins are easy to fabricate into useful products (film wraps, green houses, carpeting, automobile parts, hospital gowns and hoses…) and have increasing design capability. Many, many products are made from them with targeted product applications matched to polyolefin branching and structure. For example, with few or no branches, the long molecules fold many times and pack in symmetric strong arrays with uses often geared to special applications, such as bullet-proof protective wear and orthopedic implants. Conversely, highly branched polyolefins cannot easily pack in symmetric arrays because the branches are in the way. The result is a softer, more elastic material such as film wraps, plastic bags, clothing and more. Alamo studies how these molecules fold to understand the performance of polyolefin materials. Alamo’s name and Fellowship citation will join others also elected to Fellowship this year in the March 2013 publication issue of APS News. As well, it will appear on the Fellowship Page of the America Physics Society home page. Alamo will be presented with her fellowship certificate at the annual meeting of the Division of Polymer Physics her APS fellowship-nominating unit. Bruce Locke, professor in chemical and biomedical engineering and previous chair of the department, upon learning of Alamo’s nomination announced to the College at-large, "Please join me in congratulating Dr. Alamo for her Fellowship in the American Physical Society. Great work!"
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UNIVERSITY HELPS RESEARCHERS TRANSFORM THEIR WORK INTO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS By FSU News
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our innovative research projects have been awarded a total of $106,000 by the Florida State University Research Foundation to help move their discoveries from the laboratory to the marketplace. Ranging from non-addictive drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to new fuel cells, the latest round of awards from Florida State’s biannual, $250,000 Grant Assistance Program (GAP) are intended to help each project reach new milestones on their march to real-world implementation. The winners of the GAP awards are researchers or teams of researchers who can most clearly identify the commercial viability of a product, process or license that will come from their efforts. “As a major research university, we are always looking for ways to support our faculty in bringing their research to the marketplace where it can directly impact people and the economy,” said Vice President for Research Gary K. Ostrander. “Our GAP competition is one of the support mechanisms we use to do this, and it has proven to be a great kick-starter for the commercialization of many promising research projects taking place on our campuses.” The engineering research projects that received funding for the fall 2012 GAP competition are focused on: • Engineering better ways to produce stem cells — $26,000: Teng Ma, a professor of chemical and biomedical engineering at the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering, is developing a cost-effective and scalable way to produce large batches of a promising group of stem cells being used in areas such as cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disease research. Teng Ma, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Building the fuel cell of the future — $50,000: Jim Zheng, a professor of electrical engineering at the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering, is building the next generation of supercapacitor fuel cell technology that can deliver the bursts of increased energy needed for specific applications as well as be able to recharge and recycle in a very short amount of time. Jim Zheng, (left) Electrical and Computer Engineering
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WILLIAM OATES RECEIVES THE GARY ANDERSON EARLY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD By Engineering News
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illiam Oates, associate professor in mechanical engineering, has been selected to receive the 2012 ASME Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award by the Adaptive Structures and Materials Systems Technical Committee of the ASME Aerospace Division. This award recognizes Oates for his notable contribution to the field of Adaptive Structures and Material Systems and is awarded to young researchers in their ascendancy, whose work has already had an impact in their field within Adaptive Structures and Material Systems. The ASME Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award recipients are selected based on nomination letters and the award this year is a $1000 honorarium and standard certificate. Oates award was announced officially at the March 2012 SPIE Smart Structures/NDE conference in San Diego and was presented to Oates at a formal banquet at the ASME SMASIS conference in the fall in Stone Mountain, GA. Oates joined the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering faculty in 2006 after receiving his doctoral degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. In 2009, he won national honor for his research on smart materials when he was selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as one of 33 rising stars at 24 U.S. universities that participated in the agency’s Young Faculty Award program for that year. In 2011 he received a NSF CAREER Award from FSU to continue research on the photomechanics of adaptive polymer materials and structures with applications in robotics, medicine, and aerospace. “This is a great honor that recognizes Billy’s work,” said Emmanuel Collins, professor and chair in mechanical engineering, to colleagues and College administration in response to the announcement about Oates latest achievement.
Billy Oates pictured here in his Active Structures and Microsystems Laboratory (ASML).
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College of Engineering | Florida A&M University - Florida State University
CHEMICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Bruce R. Locke, Professor and Former Department Chair and John R. Collier, Professor and Interim Department Chair
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t has been my pleasure to serve as the department chair for the last eight years. I believe our department has improved significantly over this time. We have achieved an all time high in terms of faculty quality and student numbers. We have extremely dedicated and hard working faculty and staff and I am honored to have served as chair. I stepped down as department chair as of November 16, 2012 to serve as an Associate Vice President in the Florida State University Provost Office. I will remain a faculty member in the department and will maintain my research efforts and graduate student supervision. I am expecting that I will be able to contribute to the University, the College of Engineering, and the Department in the areas of international programs, interdisciplinary research, and other aspects as required and needed by the Provost. Dr. John Collier is serving as Interim Department Chair while a faculty committee conducts an open search for a permanent replacement to start in the fall of 2013. The Department extends a great "thank you" to Dr. Collier for his service. He served as Interim Dean of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering from February 2011 to July 2012. Collier was previsously a Dean at Ohio University, Chair of Chemical Engineering at Louisiana State University and head of Chemical Engineering at Univerity of Tennessee Knoxville during his 47 years as a chemical engineering professor. I believe the department will continue to develop through collaboration and interdisciplinary research and education and participation in some of the major efforts in a) materials and energy, b) medical sciences, and c) international programs. Florida State University has recently announced plans to strategically hire up to 8 new faculty members in the area of "materials for energy production, conversion, storage, and utilization." This is part of the president’s "Big Idea" in energy and builds upon the strong efforts in energy and materials research in many of the programs at the university including the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, the Center for Advanced Power Systems, the new interdisciplinary PhD and MS program in materials and various departments including Chemistry and Biochemistry and all the engineering departments. Our department faculty members are strongly connected to the research and educational efforts in both energy and materials. Another "Big Idea" is the Institute for Successful Longevity where the biomedical engineering faculty in our department can contribute extensively. The successful implementation of our recent international agreement with the China University of Petroleum has already brought several outstanding students into our program and this program agreement is serving as a model for other departments at the university to expand their international efforts. We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Daniel Hallinan joined the Department as of mid-December 2012. He earned his PhD in chemical engineering from Drexel University and had postdoctoral training at the University of California and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. His research interests are in the general areas of electrochemical engineering, polymers, and fuel cells. His work in the energy field is quite important to the overall thrusts into the field of energy at the University and the College of Engineering. The Department is also pleased to have Dr. Chang Samuel Hsu as an adjunct professor. Dr. Hsu holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Kentucky and has over 30 years of experience in the petroleum industry where he worked at ExxonMobil and BP. He is teaching a petroleum engineering senior/ graduate elective and has been instrumental in the Department establishing international agreements with the China University of Petroleum. His research in the chemical analysis of petroleum of fuels is widely recognized in the petroleum field. We are pleased to congratulate Dr. Rufina Alamo for earning the Fellowship of the American Physical Society. Her citation is "for her use of well-characterized materials and performance of carefully designed experiments to address structure-property relationships in polyolefins."
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According to a National Academy of Engineering recent report, the key areas of chemical engineering where the US maintains the leading edge are the following: • Molecular transport processes (Chella, Collier, Hallianan, Locke, Park, Ramakrishnan, Telotte) • Cellular and metabolic engineering (Grant, Guan, Li, Locke, Ma, Paravastu) • Systems, computational, and synthetic biology (Locke) • Polymers (Alamo, Chella, Collier, Hallinan, Paravastu) • Nanostructured materials (Alamo, Guan, Kalu, Paravastu, Ramakrishnan, Siegrist) • Drug targeting and delivery systems (Guan, Li) • Biomaterials (Guan, Li, Ma, Paravastu) • Materials for cell and tissue engineering (Guan, Ma, Paravastu) • Fossil energy extraction and processing (Hsu, Telotte) • Air pollution (Locke) • Aerosol science and engineering
Photo Credit: Trisha Radulovich
Ananat K. Paravastu, Assistant Professor in the Depatment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, pictured here with his research group: (left-right, back) (left-right, front)
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College of Engineering | Two Universities, One College, Twice the Opportunities
College of Engineering | Florida A&M University - Florida State University
CONTACT
Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering FAMU-FSU College of Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Suite A131 | Tallahassee, FL 32310-6046 Phone: (850) 410-6151 | FAX: (850) 410-6150 | chemical@eng.fsu.edu
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Aerosol Science and Engineering • Biomaterials • Drug Targeting and Delivery Systems • Materials for Cell and Tissue Engineering • Nanostructured Materials • Polymers • Systems, Computational, and Synthetic Biology
Air Pollution Cellular and Metabolic Engineering Fossil Energy Extraction and Processing Molecular Transport Processes Plasma Reaction Engineering Renewable and Advanced Power Production
MISSION
The vision of the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering is to serve the state and nation by becoming a leading educational and research program in chemical and biomedical engineering. We aim to capitalize on the fundamental strengths of chemical engineering in the study and application of multi-component, multiphase transport and reaction processes to make innovative and creative advances to solving pressing societal problems in human health, environment, and industry. The Department's mission statement follows: The Mission of the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering is to provide a high quality and modern education in the fundamental principles and practices of chemical and biomedical engineering. The fundamental unifying theme of chemical engineering is the study and application of multi-component, multiphase systems from the molecular to the macroscopic scales, with particular emphasis on molecular transport processes with chemical transformation, e.g., chemical or biochemical reactions. The biomedical engineering emphasis in the Department builds upon this chemical engineering strength, and is focused on cellular and biochemical transformations in natural and synthetic environments. An integral part of the education process involves faculty and students conducting groundbreaking and innovative research in areas of critical importance to our society. The Department seeks to prepare students for academic and professional work through classroom and laboratory instruction and research with modern experimental, mathematical, and computational tools. Our Department vision and mission are compatible with the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) definition of chemical engineering, which states that: Chemical engineering is the profession in which knowledge of mathematics, chemistry, biology and other natural sciences gained by study, experience, and practice is applied with judgment to develop economic ways of using materials and energy for the benefit of mankind. The profession encompasses the spectrum from products, to the processes and equipment for making them, and to their applications. Read more here: www.eng.fsu.edu/cbe/
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CHEMICAL AND BIOMEDICAL FACULTY RUFINA ALAMO, Professor, Ph.D., Complutense, University of Madrid (850) 410-6376 | fax (850) 410-6150 | alamo@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Polymer science and engineering | Crystallization and morphology | Structure-properties relations
RAVINDRAN CHELLA, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts (850) 410-6170 | FAX (850) 410-6150 | rchella@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Hybrid methods for transport of biomolecules in microfluidic and nanofluidic systems | Spinodal decomposition and nucleation of polymer blends under shear JOHN COLLIER, Professor and Interim Chair, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University (850) 410-6262 | FAX (850) 410-6150 | john.collier@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomass to energy polymer processing | Elongational and shear rheology of polymer melts and concentrated solutions | Cellulosic solution in lyocell and ionic liquids | Magnetic effects on polymer processing WRIGHT C. FINNEY, Associate in Research, M.S., Florida State University (850) 410-6309 | Fax (850) 410-6150 | finney@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Environmental engineering and hazards mitigation | Electrostatic processes | Aerosol science and particle charging
SAMUEL C. GRANT, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois, Chicago (850) 410-6158 | FAX (850) 410-6150 | grantsa@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Magnetic resonance microscopy and spectroscopy | Single cell analysis | Compartmental diffusion and exchange in cells and bioengineered constructs | Radio frequency MRI coils | MRI of neuro and muscular degeneration in chronic and acute disease states JINGJIAO GUAN, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State University (850) 410-6643 | FAX (850) 410-6150 | guan@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Particulate nanodevices for gene delivery and biomedical imaging | Nanoscale and molecular manipulation of single DNA molecules for biosensing | Polymer micro/nanofabrication for tissue and cellular engineering DANIEL HALLIHAN, JR., Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Drexel University (850) 410-6169 | FAX (850) 410-6150 | dhallinanjr@gmail.com RESEARCH INTERESTS: Electrochemical energy storage | Polymer-inorganic composites for lithium batteries | Stress at block copolymer interfaces | Transport in polymer electrolyte membranes CHANG SAMUEL (SAM) HSU, Adjunct Professor, Ph.D., University of Kentucky (850) 410-6684 | FAX (850) 410-6150 | chsu@fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Petroleum chemistry, exploration and processing | Hydrocarbon science and technology | Analytical chemistry – mass spectrometry | Environmental monitoring and controls | Lubricant oils and petrochemicals | Biomass fuels and chemicals 20
College of Engineering | Two Universities, One College, Twice the Opportunities
College of Engineering | Florida A&M University - Florida State University
CHEMICAL AND BIOMEDICAL FACULTY EGWU (ERIC) KALU, Professor, Ph.D., Texas A&M University (850) 410-6327 | FAX (850) 410-6150 | ekalu@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Renewable energy catalysis - biofuels and hydrogen | Environmental and biosystem catalysis | Electrochemical computations and modeling
YAN LI, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State University (850) 410-6320 | FAX (850) 410-6150 | yli@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Stem cell technology and engineering | Biomaterials | Cell processing and bioprocessing
BRUCE R. LOCKE, ÂProfessor and FSU Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Ph.D., North Carolina State University; P.E. (850) 644-1711 | FAX (850) 644-2283 | blocke@fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Plasma reaction engineering | Metabolic engineering in muscle TENG MA, Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Ph.D., Ohio State University (850) 410-6558 | Fax (850) 410-6150 | teng@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell and tissue engineering | Biomaterials
RICK MEEKER, Adjunct Instructor, BSME, University of South Florida MBA, University of Florida; Research Associate, Center for Advanced Power Systems (850) 645-1711 | Fax (850) 645-1534 | meeker@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Controls | Modeling and simulation | Power systems
ANANT K. PARAVASTU, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (850) 410-6578 | FAX (850) 410-6150 | paravastu@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Novel biomaterials for therapeutic applications mechanisms of protein aggregation and its role in human disease | Molecular structure and dynamics using solid state NMR spectroscopy SUBRAMANIAN RAMAKRISHNAN, Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois (850) 410-6159 | FAX (850) 410-6150 | srama@eng.fsu.edu | www.eng.fsu.edu/~srama RESEARCH INTERESTS: Colloidal and interfacial science | Nanoparticle self assembly | Structure-property relationships in soft condensed matter| Renewable energy| Biomass conversion to biofuels and value added co-products LOREN B. SCHREIBER, Professor, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology (850) 410-6682 | FAX (850) 410-6150 | schreiber@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Undergraduate chemical engineering education | Pilot plant design and operation | Safety of batch reaction and distillation
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CHEMICAL AND BIOMEDICAL FACULTY THEO SIEGRIST, Professor, Ph.D., Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) (850) 410-6163 | FAX (850) 410-6150 | siegrist@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Structure-property relationship in complex electronic materials: single crystal organic semiconductors and crystal growth | Crystal chemistry of complex oxides, oxide superconductors and intermetallic compounds | Materials for energy application | Structure determination using X-ray diffraction JOHN C. TELOTTE, Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Florida (850) 410-6168 | Fax (850) 410-6150 | telotte@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Solubility phenomena | Fuel cell systems | Biodiesel production
YAW D. YEBOAH, Dean and Professor, Ph.D., Massachusetts Insitute of Technology (850) 410-6258 | Fax (850) 410-6546 | yyeboah@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Electrocatalysis/heterogeneous catalysis | Combustion and emission control | Oilfield scale formation | Coal and/or biomass conversion processes | Petroleum and natural gas production and processing | Energy, materials and the environment
FACULTY AWARDS, GRANTS AND HONORS ■ Rufina Alamo was awarded the 2010 Mettler-Toledo Award for outstanding achievement by the North American Thermal Analysis Society. ■ Rufina Alamo has been awarded an ExxonMobil Co. 2010 Grant of $237,025 for "Effect of Branching and Molecular Weight Distribution on Nucleation and Growth of Random Ethylene Copolymers and Relevance to Phase Structure." ■ Rufina Alamo has received a 2011 National Science Foundation award of $460,000 for "Kinetic Control of Crystalline Order in Olefin-Based Polymers." ■ Rufina Alamo has been named to the Fellowship of the American Physical Society "for her use of wellcharacterized materials and performance of carefully designed experiments to address structure-property relationships in polyolefins." ■ Rufina Alamo was selected as one of the 2013 FSU Distinguished Research Professors. ■ Samuel C. Grant has been awarded a National Science Foundation, grant of $1,843,363 for "MRI-R2: Development of an NMR Console for the 36 T Series Hybrid," (PI: W. Brey, Co-PI: S.C. Grant). ■ Samuel C. Grant has been awarded an NSF-NHMFL UCGP, of $180,000 for "MR Imaging in the Far Field: Holographic Interferometry & Spatial Encoding at High Field." ■ Jingjiao Guan is one of only four 2010-2011 winners of FSU’s Grant Assistance Program (GAP) Award, providing him with $45,000 in research funding. ■ Jingjiao Guan has been awarded the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program’s, New Investigator Research (NIR) Grant for "Array-Based Fiber FISH for Genetic Analysis of Lung Cancer," with $391,496 in research funding. ■ Jingjiao Guan been awarded the Florida State University Research Foundation grant of $45,000 for "Million-Nucleus FISH Array for Large-Scale Evaluation of HER2 Amplification." ■ Jingjiao Guan has receive a Technology Transfer Feasibility Grant of $100,000 from Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program.
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College of Engineering | Two Universities, One College, Twice the Opportunities
College of Engineering | Florida A&M University - Florida State University
■ Sam Hsu, China University of Petroleum, $94,000, Florida State University. ■ Egwu Kalu was awarded a 2010 Fulbright Fellowship to conduct research and educational activities in Nigeria. ■ Bruce R. Locke was named a 2010 Florida State University Distinguished Research Professor. ■ Bruce R. Locke, Farrukh Alvi, Igor Alabugin, "Reaction Processes in Organic Droplet Spray Plasma Reactors," The National Science Foundation, $351,999. ■ Teng Ma has been awarded a 2010 GAP Award (FSU) Award which provides $50,000 to research bone regeneration technology, producing and testing bone implants using stem cells grown on HCG scaffolds. ■ Teng Ma and Samuel C. Grant have been awarded an American Heart Association grant of $165,000 for "Transplantation of Culture Expanded hMSC in Stroke Treatment." ■ Anant K. Paravastu has won a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award, also known as a CAREER Award, totaling $404,992 to advance his research into "designer" proteins. ■ Anant K. Paravastu has received an Alzheimer’s Association New Investigator Research Grant of $80,000 for "NMR Characterization of Prefibrillar and Amyloid-Beta Aggregates." ■ Theo Siegrist was awarded a 2008 Alexander von Humbolt Fellowship to conduct research in Germany and to continue collaborative work in the synthesis and analysis of a variety of inorganic materials including iron based superconductors and alkaline earth metal oxides. ■ Theo Siegrist, US Department of Energy, DE-SC0008832, "Discovery and Crystal Growth of new Oxide Phases from Metal Fluxes," $600,000. ■ Subramanian Ramakrishnan, with Samuel C. Grant and Anant K. Paravastu, has been awarded a $12,000 CRC 2011 Planning Grant (FSU) given twice a year, in the fall and the spring. ■ Subramanian Ramakrishnan was one of five FAMU faculty researchers recognized for "research excellence with caring" at the 2011 Florida A&M University Principal Investigator Appreciation and Researcher of the Year Awards. ■ Subramanian Ramakrishnan, "Research Initiation Award Grant - Colloidal Mixtures: Microstructure and Mechanics," The National Science Foundation, $199,871.
This figure from Dr. Teng Ma's research shows human cells growing in a polymer matrix inside a bioreactor for the generation of cartilage tissue replacement. The green and red colors represent an extracelluar protein (fibronectin) and the cell nuclei, respectively.
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College of Engineering | Florida A&M University - Florida State University
CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Kamal S. Tawfiq, Professor and Department Chair
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he Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering offers one of the most creative and certainly innovative civil engineering programs in Florida. It offers well-rounded and cross-disciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs leading to Bachelors', Masters' and Doctoral degrees in Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering. Additionally, the department has certificate programs to prepare aspiring civil and environmental engineers for licensure and practice at the professional level and to advance their knowledge. In order to effectively contribute to the local and state economy, the faculty of the CEE Department has embarked on an intensive research enterprise aimed at discovering, developing and deploying new ideas and technologies that advance the ideal of a sustainable society. Dr. Wei-Chou Ping is working on a number of research projects related to materials characterization and design of highway pavement structures. These research projects include: Effects of Aggregate Gradation, Aggregate Type, and SBS Polymer Modified Binder on Florida HMAC; Fracture Energy Properties; Engineering Properties of Florida Concrete Mixes for Implementing the New Mechanistic-Empirical Rigid Pavement Design Guide; Evaluation of the Dynamic Complex Modulus Test and Indirect Diametral Test for Implementing the New Mechanistic-Empirical Rigid Pavement Design Guide. Dr. Tarek Abichou, whose main interest is to explore new design, is investigating various geoenvironmental problems and alternative covers for landfills. In addition to his scientific research, Dr. Abichou initiated an outreach and awareness program to help the community in understanding the importance of reducing green house gas emissions from landfills. Various professors have carried out research in transportation engineering. Among them is Dr. Ren Moses who contributed to improving the operation of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) telemetered traffic monitoring sites, providing sustainable employment for minorities and females in highway construction through networking and information sharing. Dr. Jerry Wekezer is conducting research in crashworthiness and safety of public transportation buses and investigating the effect of ship impact on bridge fenders. He is also involved in computational mechanics of reinforced concrete walls due to explosion. Dr. Tawfiq is currently investigating the possibility of using lithium and sodium silicate solutions as curing compounds for concrete pavement. Preliminary test results showed that the solutions can be used to prolong the hydration process of the free cement at the concrete surface. Additionally, his other research projects led him to develop two devices: the Digital Video Borescope (DVB) device for drilled shaft inspection, and the Digital Viscometer for fluid slurry inspection. The DVB has been patented by the US patent office and the Digital Viscometer has been granted provisional patent status. These two devices are now available for commercial production. Dr. Lisa Spainhour is leading a research team working with the Florida Department of Transportation to enhance and provide training and support for the TraCS (Traffic and Criminal Software) forms system. TraCS is used by over sixty law enforcement agencies in the state. The computer tools improve officer and motorist safety by allowing faster and more accurate data collection after crashes. Participating agencies have saved thousands of dollars and improved the accuracy of Florida traffic records data by submitting electronically to state repositories using the eCrash and eCitation tools. Dr. Gang Chen is investigating the problem of elevated levels of iron and arsenic leaching from landfills into groundwater. This research explores the geochemical and geomicrobiological processes during which iron reduction/oxidation occurs.
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Dr. John Sobanjo is conducting research in areas related to transportation infrastructure systems, structural health monitoring, stochastic deterioration models, fuzzy-sets models for rehabilitation, agency and user costs, integrated pavement-bridge rehabilitation, and evaluation of at-grade railroad crossings and the applications of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Dr. Michael J. Watts is working on reclamation of "high-strength" waste streams with advanced treatments including photocatalyst- ozone-, and UV-driven oxidation processes for water and wastewater treatment. Additionally, he has special interest in research areas related to sustainable treatment technologies for water purification in the developing world. Dr. Michelle Rambo-Roddenberry is working on research projects related to bridge engineering, particularly in the design and analysis of prestressed concrete beam bridges and post-tensioned segmental concrete bridges, load rating, and bridge health monitoring. Her new research findings have led to the modifications of analyzing and constructing secondary elements in bridges in Florida. Dr. Sungmoon Jung is conducting research in wind engineering and wind energy. Recent projects include improvement of hurricane-resistance of aluminum structures and prediction of aerodynamic behavior of long-span bridges. His group is currently investigating extreme loading conditions on wind turbines such as hurricane loading and earthquake loading. The focus of the CEE department will continue to be on people and our mission. The department's philosophy of academic scholarship is to integrate the highest quality of engineering education with advanced research and committed service efforts for the community and the professional.
CONTACT
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering FAMU-FSU College of Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Suite A129 | Tallahassee, FL 32310-6046 Phone: (850) 410 - 6136 | Fax: (850) 410-6142 | civil@eng.fsu.edu
RESEARCH AREAS
• Environmental Engineering • Hydraulic/Water Resources Engineering • Transportation Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
MISSION
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has the mission of teaching the fundamentals of civil engineering science, analysis, design and management to empower students to assume careers as professional engineers, to conduct basic and applied research, to improve the state of knowledge of civil engineering, to serve as a source of information and advice to the community on engineering matters, and to assist in the continuing education of professional engineers and other interested individuals. The department has a special mission to provide an opportunity for a civil engineering education for underrepresented groups in the profession.
Read more here: www.eng.fsu.edu/cee/
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College of Engineering | Two Universities, One College, Twice the Opportunities
College of Engineering | Florida A&M University - Florida State University
CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACULTY YASSIR A. ABDELRAZIG, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Purdue University (850) 410-6453 | FAX (850) 410-6142 | abdelraz@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Construction engineering and management | Computer applications in civil engineering | GPS/GIS application
TAREK ABICHOU, Associate Professor, P.E., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison (850) 410-6661 | FAX (850) 410-6142 | abichou@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Geotechnical engineering | Geo-environmental engineering | Beneficial use of industrial by-products | Remediation of soil and groundwater | Sustainable waste management | Mitigation greenhouse gas emissions KORHAN ADALIER, Associate in Civil Engineering, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Panama City Campus : (850) 770-2259 | kadalier@pc.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Geotechnical and foundation engineering | Earthquake engineering and soil dynamics | Ground improvement
HAFIZ AHMAD, Assistant in Civil Engineering, P.E., Ph.D., Florida State University Panama City Campus: (850) 770-2258 | hahmad@pc.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater | Wastewater treatment, reuse and sludge management | Water and wastewater conveyance analysis | Hydraulic and hydrologic modeling | Stormwater management AMY B. CHAN HILTON, Associate Professor, P.E., Ph.D., University of Virginia (850) 410-6121 | FAX (850) 410-6142 | abchan@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Sustainability | Environmental impacts of energy systems | Environmental systems analysis | Optimization and evolutionary computation | Groundwater flow and contaminant transport modeling | Solid and hazardous waste management GANG CHEN, Associate Professor, P.E., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma (850) 410-6303 | FAX (850) 410-6142 | gchen@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Water flow and solute transport in the vadose zone | Transport of organic chemicals | Colloids and microorganisms in the subsurface | Bioremediation kinetics CLAYTON CLARK II, Associate Professor, P.E, Ph.D., University of Florida (850) 410-6122 | FAX (850) 410-6142 | clark@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Water resources | Hazardous waste | Site monitoring | Hydrology | Soil and water pesticide contamination | Pollutant transport | Petroleum fuel | Environmental and water chemistry | Environmental sustainability WENRUI HUANG, Professor, P.E., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island (850) 410-6199 | FAX (850) 410-6142 | whuang@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Coastal and estuarine hydrodynamic modeling | Surface water quality modeling | Neural network applications in hydrology
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CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACULTY SUNGMOON JUNG, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (850) 410-6386 | Fax (850) 410-6142 | sjung@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Wind engineering | Hurricane effects on structures | Wind energy and sustainability | Structural health monitoring | Nonlinear finite element analysis
REN MOSES, Professor, P.E., Ph.D., Arizona State University (850) 410-6191 | FAX (850) 410-6142 | moses@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Highway safety and traffic operations | Intelligent transportation systems | Traffic modeling and computer applications
PRIMUS V. MTENGA, Associate Professor, P.E., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison (850) 410-6130 | Fax (850) 410-6142 | mtenga@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Application of non-destructive evaluation (NDE) in structural condition assessments | Structural systems performance and reliability
AHMET PAMUK, Assistant in Civil Engineering, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Panama City Campus: (850) 770-2257 | apamuk@pc.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Soil-Structure Interaction | Deep foundations | Natural hazard mitigation
WEI-CHOU VIRGIL PING, Professor, P.E., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin (850) 410-6129 | FAX (850) 410-6142 | ping@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Transportation design and materials | Pavement design and management | Transportation safety issues
MICHELLE RAMBO-RODDENBERRY, Associate Professor, P.E., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) (850) 410-6125 | FAX (850) 410-6142 | roddemi@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Prestressed concrete | Segmental bridges | Bridge analysis and design JOHN OLUSEGUN SOBANJO, Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator, P.E., Ph.D., Texas A&M University (850) 410-6153 | FAX (850) 410-6142 | sobanjo@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Transportation engineering | Construction engineering | Infastructure engineering & management | GPS & GIS applications LISA KAY SPAINHOUR, Professor, P.E., Ph.D., North Carolina State University (850) 410-6123 | FAX (850) 410-6142 | spainhou@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Traffic safety and crash reduction | Engineering data management | Advanced composite materials
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College of Engineering | Florida A&M University - Florida State University
CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACULTY KAMAL S. TAWFIQ, Professor and Chair, P.E., F.ASCE, Ph.D., University of Maryland (850) 410-6143 | FAX (850) 410-6142 | tawfiq@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Soil-structure interaction | Dynamic characterization of materials | Nondestructive testing techniques | Numerical modeling
MICHAEL WATTS, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Duke University (850) 410-6119 | FAX (850) 410-6142 | mwatts@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Advanced oxidation technologies for water purification/ reclamation
JERRY WEKEZER, Distinguished Professor, P.E., Ph.D., Gdansk Technical University, Poland (850) 410-6542 | FAX (850) 410-6142 | wekezer@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Crashworthiness and impact analysis | Computational structural dynamics | Transportation applications
FACULTY AWARDS, GRANTS AND HONORS ■ Amy Chan Hilton has been selected by National Science Foundation to serve as the director of NSF Undergraduate Education Program in Washington, DC while on sabatical starting January 2013. ■ Sungmoon Jung has been chosen by FSU to receive the prestigous National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award for "Offshore Wind Turbines Subjected to Hurricanes: Simulation of Wind-Wave-Structure Interaction and Aerodynamic Load Reduction" starting May 2013. ■ Primus V. Mtenga has been awarded a Fulbright Foundation Grant to conduct network-level Bridge Management research at the University of Dar -es-Salaam (his Alma Mater), Tanzania, in conjunction with the Tanzania Roadway Authority (TANROADS). He was on sabatical, December 2011 - August 2012. ■ Michelle Rambo-Roddenberry was appointed to the Education seat of the Florida Board of Professional Engineers by Governor Rick Scott who approved her term starting March 27, 2012 through October 31, 2013. ■ Lisa Kay Spainhour was awarded the Big Bend Chapter of the Florida Engineering Society's Engineers in Education Award, Spring 2011.
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ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Simon Y. Foo, Professor and Department Chair
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he Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) offers degrees in B.S. in Electrical Engineering, B.S. in Computer Engineering, M.S. in Electrical Engineering (both thesis and nonthesis options) and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. Both B.S. programs in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering are fully accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. In addition, our department also offers the 4+1 BS/MS in electrical engineering program, whereby undergraduate students can receive both BS and MS degrees by taking graduate courses in the senior year and follow-up graduate-level courses in an additional year. The ECE faculty currently consists of 22 well-qualified, diverse, and dedicated members. The faculty support strong graduate education and research in areas such as advanced power systems, power electronics, electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, electric machinery and motor drives, energy storage and conversion, renewable energy, robotics, computational intelligence, biomimetics, digital signal processing, electromagnetic, optoelectronics, smart Antennas, RF/microwave circuits, superconductivity, wireless communications, computer networks, embedded systems, special purpose architectures, and intelligent transportation systems. The ECE Department is a major contributor to the Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS), with 5 faculty appointments supporting this cutting-edge research center in power and energy. In addition, the Department has strong research ties with several major on-campus laboratories including the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL), High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI), Aero-propulsion, Mechatronics, and Energy (AME) center, and the Institute for Energy Systems, Economics, and Sustainability (IESES). According to the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) report, our 2011 ECE research expenditures exceed $4.5M, which includes expenditures of ECE faculty associated with the Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS). The faculty receives federal and state funding from agencies such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Health (NIH), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Defense (DOD), Office of Naval Research (ONR), and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). In addition, the ECE department also receives funding from industrial sponsors including Xilinx Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jabil, Harris Corporation, Dell Computer Company, Evans Capacitor Corporation, and the Boeing Company. Some recent notable faculty and student achievements include: ■ Bing Energy, Inc. of Chino, California has recently moved its global headquarters to Tallahassee to work with Dr. Jim Zheng and his revolutionary nanotechnology resulting in a more economical and commercially viable fuel cell. Dr. Zheng has pioneered a fuel cell technology that incorporates a thin membrane composed of carbon nanotubes, reducing the need for expensive platinum components that, until now, have made fuel cells too expensive to be widely marketed. ■ 1st Place Award, Hardware Competition, IEEE Southeastcon, March 17, 2012, Orlando, FL. ■ “Outstanding Chapter Award, 2010-11” to our Eta Kappa Nu Lambda Delta Chapter. ■ Graduate students, Fletcher Fleming and Nicholas Stroupe, awarded 1st Place Graduate Team at the 2012 American Society of Naval Engineers annual meeting for the poster entitled: "Real-Time High Speed Generator Emulation for Hardware in the Loop Applications." ■ FSU-PC Team Osceola Soars to 2nd Place Altitude Category Win in NASA University Launch Initiative. Brittney McCambry, Chris Crews, Steve Wallace, Bryce Rauch, Kevin Futch, Mark Bickelman, Dr. Geoffrey Brooks.
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CONTACT
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering FAMU-FSU College of Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Suite A341 | Tallahassee, FL 32310-6046 Phone: (850) 410-6456 | Fax: (850) 410-6479 electrical@eng.fsu.edu
RESEARCH AREAS
• Advanced Power Systems • • Biomimetics • • Computational Intelligence • • Computer Networks • Digital Signal Processing • • Electric Machinery and Motor Drives • • Electromagnetics • • Embedded Systems • • Energy Storage and Conversion • •
Intelligent Transportation Systems Optoelectronics Power Electronics, Electric Vehicles and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Renewable Energy Robotics Smart Antennas, RF/Microwave Circuits Special Purpose Architectures Superconductivity Wireless Communications
MISSION
The mission of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is to provide an innovative academic undergraduate program of excellence to its majors; to produce graduates whose academic achievements match or exceed those of recognized state supported engineering colleges; to produce a greater number of graduates from groups traditionally underrepresented (especially, for historical reasons, African-American and female graduates) in electrical engineering; and to achieve national and international recognition through the excellence of its faculty and students, research and scholarly pursuits, as well as their professional and service endeavors. Read more here: www.eng.fsu.edu/ece/
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER FACULTY PETRU ANDREI, Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Ph.D., University of Maryland (850) 410-6589 | FAX (850) 410-6479 | pandrei@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Computational electromagnetics | Modeling and simulation | Semiconductor devices | Energy storage devices | Hysteresis RAJENDRA K. ARORA, Professor, Ph.D., St. Andrews University, United Kingdom (850) 410-6470 | FAX (850) 410-6479 | arora@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Electromagnetics | Optical engineering and optoelectronics | High-temperature superconductivity | Magnetic resonance imaging
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ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER FACULTY THOMAS L. BALDWIN, Professor, P.E., F.IEEE, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (850) 410-6584 and (850) 644-5677 | FAX (850) 410-6479 | tbaldwin@fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Advanced power systems | High-temperature superconductivity | Network protection | Power quality | Critical infrastructure modeling WILLIAM J. BARNES, Assistant in Electrical Engineering, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology Panama City Campus: (850) 770-2261 | FAX (850) 770-2083 | wbarnes@fsu.edu RESEARCH INTEREST: Numerical analysis | Computational electromagnetics | Circuit simulation GEOFFREY W. BROOKS, Research Associate, Ph.D., Florida State University Panama City Campus: (850) 770-2247 | (850) 770-2083 | gbrooks@pc.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomimetics | Signal processing | Communications
STEINAR DALE, Adjunct Professor and Director of Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS), Ph.D., University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland (850) 645-1183 | FAX (850) 644-7456 | dale@caps.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Electric power systems | Electrical insulation | Superconductivity | Energy and climate change LINDA S. DEBRUNNER, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (850) 410-6462 | FAX (850) 410-6479 | linda.debrunner@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Special purpose hardware implementations | Structural health monitoring | Digital signal processing implementations VICTOR E. DEBRUNNER, Professor, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (850) 410-6476 | FAX (850) 410-6479 | victor.debrunner@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Digital signal and image processing | Vibro-acoustics | Intelligent systems CHRIS EDRINGTON, Associate Professor, P.E., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Rolla (850) 410-6410 and (850) 645-7213 | FAX (850) 410-6479 | edrinch@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Electrical machinery and motor drives | Applied power electronics | Integration of renewable energy platforms
SIMON Y. FOO, Professor and Chair, Ph.D., University of South Carolina (850) 410-6474 | FAX (850) 410-6479 | foo@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Computational intelligence |Pattern recognition | Multijunction photovoltaics | Nanoelectronics
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ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER FACULTY MICHAEL P. FRANK, Adjunct Professor, Ph.D., Massachussetts Institute of Technology (850) 410-6463 | FAX (850) 410-6479 | mpf@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Fundamental physics of computing | Reversible and quantum computing | Modeling of nanoelectronic devices | Parallel and distributed computing BRUCE HARVEY, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology (850) 410-6451 | FAX (850) 410-6479 | bharvey@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Modern Wired and Wireless Communications and Networks | Ad Hoc Networks | Error-Control Coding
CLAYTON M. HUGHES, Assistant in Electrical Engineering, Ph.D., University of Florida Panama City Campus: (850) 770-2254 | FAX (850) 770-2083 | chughes@pc.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Computer architecture | Transactional memory | Energy-efficient microprocessors | Workload characterization
BING W. KWAN, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Ohio State University (850) 410-6467 | FAX (850) 410-6479| kwan@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Electromagnetics (EM): wave propagation, computational EM, and smart antennas | Wireless communications: ad-hoc sensor networks, diversity techniques, and channel modeling HUI LI, Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville (850) 410-6590 and (850) 644-8573 | FAX (850) 410-6479 | li@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Renewable energy conversion techniques | Advanced power electronics for energy storage elements | Ultra-cap, SMES
UWE H. MEYER-BAESE, Professor, Ph.D., Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany (850) 410-6220 | FAX (850) 410-6479 | umeyerbaese@fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Embedded microprocessors| ASIC and FPGA synthesis | Digital signal processing
PEDRO L. MOSS, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Florida State University (850) 410-6562 | FAX (850) 410-6224 | pl1735@my.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Energy storage systems
REGINALD J. PERRY, Professor and Associate Dean, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology (850) 410-6423 | FAX (850) 410-6224 | perry@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: CMOS optoelectronic integrated circuits (oeics) | Rapid prototyping using VHDL and field programmable logic devices (fplds) | Instructional technology in engineering education
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ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER FACULTY RODNEY G. ROBERTS, Professor, Ph.D., Purdue University (850) 410-6458 | FAX (850) 410-6479 | rroberts@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Teleoperation | Robotics | Image processing
LEONARD J. TUNG, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Texas Tech University (850) 410-6469 | FAX (850) 410-6479 | tung@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Circuits and systems | Intelligent transportation systems
MARK H. WEATHERSPOON, Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of South Florida (850) 410-6442 | FAX (850) 410-6479 | weathers@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Microwave and millimeter-wave measurements | Device modeling | Noise and noise temperature measurement
MING YU, Associate Professor, and Graduate Program Director, Ph.D., Rutgers University (850) 410-6263 | FAX (850) 410-6479 | mingyu@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Computer Networks | MAC and Routing Protocols | Radio Resource Management | Traffic Modeling
JIANPING (JIM) P. ZHENG, Professor, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo (850) 410-6464 | FAX (850) 410-6479 | zheng@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Nano-materials and devices fabrication and characterization | Energy storage materials and devices | Solid-state thin film deposition | Optoelectronic devices | Nonlinear optics
FACULTY AWARDS, GRANTS AND HONORS ■ Geoffrey Brooks (FSU-PC) was promoted from "associate in EE" to "research associate." ■ Jonathan Clark led the FSU team (Alvi, Collins, Kumar, Oates, Shih, and Taira) to win the 2012 AFRL Campus Challenge IV Competition. ■ Chris Edrington was named the FSU Campus Director for the NSF - ERC FREEDM Systems Center. ■ Chris Edrington was awarded the 2011 1st Prize Paper Award from the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society for the IEEE Transactions paper entitled: "A Megawatt-Scale Power Hardware in the Loop Simulation Setup for Motor Drives." ■ Chris Edrington won the 2011 Best Paper Award for the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.The paper cited is: M. Steurer, C.S. Edrington, M. Sloderbeck, R. Wei, and J. Langston. "A Megawatt-Scale Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation Setup for Motor Drives." ■ Chris Edrington received the Teaching Award from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering in 2011. ■ William Oates received the 2012 ASME Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award by the Adaptive Structures and Materials Systems Technical Committee of the ASME Aerospace Division. ■ Jianping (Jim) P. Zheng received both the Engineering Research Award and the Engineering Invention Award from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering in 2011.
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INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING Okenwa Okoli, Associate Professor and Interim Department Chair
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he Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering (IME) consists of a relatively small number of faculty members, who are all professional and caring. The mission of the IME Department is to provide its students with a solid industrial engineering curriculum coupled with a strong research program driven by the economic and technological needs of society. The IME teaching and research are broadly organized into two (2) areas: Industrial Systems and Manufacturing Engineering. The IME Department offers courses leading to the Bachelor of Science (BSIE), Master of Science (MSIE) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degrees. The BSIE Degree program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and receives outstanding reviews during its accreditation visits. The department has a track record of developing innovative offerings and research that address emerging needs within society. The IME department is one of the lead departments in the Growth, Processing and Characterization of Advanced Materials cluster hiring initiative and was actively involved in the development of the Material Science graduate programs and remains so as part of a nine department interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering degree program. FSU has also recently approved IME’s new Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, with specialization in Engineering Management of Orthotics and Prosthetics (MSIE-EMOP). According to the ASEE 2011 profile, the IME Department ranked 38th in the nation in terms of degrees awarded to undergraduates. It was one of only two departments in the college to appear in the top 50 of their respective disciplines. Undergraduates are offered opportunities to acquire research experience in both intradepartmental and externally sponsored research programs. Exceptional students also have the opportunity to perform an honors research thesis. As recently as 2008, according to ASEE, the department ranked 15th nationally in terms of all degrees (BSIE, MSIE, PhD) awarded. The department consistently ranks in the top five IE programs nationally in terms of research dollars expended per faculty member in the past five years. IME faculty members established Florida's first National Science Foundation-Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (NSF-I/UCRC). The department has a strong research group focusing on quality engineering research and is committed to excellence in scholarly achievements by continuing to push the frontier of quality engineering knowledge. Working with organizations such as the National High-Magnetic Field Laboratory, the Department of Energy, Tallahassee Community College, the Challenger Learning Center and the Ability First program, the department participates in various outreach programs to encourage students in K-12 to enter the STEM. Over the past six years, the IME Department and HPMI have established and expanded upon Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), which are sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Air Force Research Laboratory. While the program is open to all, underrepresented groups in engineering, such as women and minorities, are targeted. Our REU interns are involved in advanced materials research with an entrepreneurial twist to refocus students pursuing careers and graduate programs in STEM fields. Recently, the department moved into the field of developing and training prosthesis and biomedical devices. Research from the department was recently awarded a contract for over $4M from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to develop a next generation prosthetic socket that will provide patients with unprecedented comfort by leveraging the latest advancement in innovative materials and advanced manufacturing, by working with other researchers, orthodics and prosthetic practitioners and device manufacturers. The IME department and HPMI are working to tackle the challenges facing the nation in finding, developing and employing safe alternative energy sources. The Department and HPMI are part of an FSU initiative in developing an interdisciplinary Energy/Materials Research Program. Our research in energy includes
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discovering, designing and scaling-up manufacturing of carbon nanomaterials and nanofoam materials for energy devices and energy harvesting. The Department and HPMI are known internationally for their work in developing buckypapers, which are sheets of nanotubes or nanofibers that can be tailored for various applications. The IME Department also conducts cutting-edge research more associated with Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering. This research includes analysis and optimization of complex production systems. Complex production systems usually have many independently moving parts that must work together towards a common goal. We utilize mathematical models (usually homotopy models) to approximate and analyze such complex systems. Using suitable computer packages (e.g. MATLAB), algorithms and heuristics are developed and implemented, and their results are promptly evaluated for practical usefulness. A further breakdown of research involving the Department and HPMI are listed below: • • • • • •
Carbon Nanotubes Enhanced High-Performance Multifunctional Composites Advanced Materials for Energy and Power Sensing and Actuation Advanced Manufacturing and Out-of-Autoclave Processing for Composites and Nanocomposites Emerging Processing Techniques for Advanced Materials Quality and Manufacturing Engineering for Advanced Composites Materials
CONTACT
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering FAMU-FSU College of Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Suite A244 | Tallahassee, FL | 32310-6046 (850) 410-6345 | industrial@eng.fsu.edu
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Affordable Composites Manufacturing Applied Optimization Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Scalable Nano-Manufacturing
• Alternative Energy • Design for Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing • Quality Engineering
MISSION
The mission of the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is to provide, for students, a solid industrial engineering curriculum coupled with a strong research program driven by the economic and technological development needs of society. Read more here: www.eng.fsu.edu/ime/
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INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING FACULTY SAMUEL A. AWONIYI, Professor, Ph.D., Cornell University (850) 410-6405 | FAX (850) 410-6342 | awoniyi@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Special structures in numerical continuation | Efficiency of algorithms for linear programming ZHIYONG (RICHARD) LIANG, Professor, Ph.D., Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, P.R. China (850) 410-6673 and (850) 645-8998 | FAX (850) 410-6342 | liang@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Nanostructured materials and nanotube composites | Lightweight multifunctional materials | Modeling, simulation and optimization of composite manufactuing processes | Engineering materials and manufacturing process TAO (TED) LIU, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology (850) 410-6606 and (850) 645-8996 | FAX (850) 410-6342 | liutao@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Carbon nanotube based functional materials for sensing, electrical and optical applications | Processing-structure-property relationship of polymer and polymer nanocomposites | Non-destructive optical and spectroscopic characterization techniques OKENWA OKOLI, Associate Professor and Interim Chair, Ph.D., University of Warwick, England; CEng, CSci, MIMMM (850) 410-6352 and (850) 645-8997 | FAX (850) 410-6342 | okoli@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Manufacture and characterization of polymer composites | Resin infusion technologies | Real time structural health monitoring. Composite materials for in-vivo prosthetics applications | Toughness enhancement of ceramic matrix composites CHIWOO PARK, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Texas A&M University (850) 410-6457 | FAX (850) 410-6478 | chiwoo.park@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Statistical machine learning and data mining | Characterization and optimal control of nano-manufacturing processes | Nano-imaging and Nano-metrology | Spatial-temporal modeling with remote sensing data | Application of wireless sensor networks (WSN) for monitoring of manufacturing processes and monitoring of civil structural health O. ARDA VANLI, Assistant Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University Phone: (850) 410-6354 | Fax: (850) 410-6342 | oavanli@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Engineering Statistics| Statistical Process Control and Optimization | Automatic Control Systems | Robust Design Optimization CHANGCHUN (CHAD) ZENG, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State University (850) 410-6273 and (850) 645-8995 | FAX (850) 410-6342 | zeng@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Composite materials and processing | Polymeric materials | Nanomaterials | Materials synthesis and processing using supercritical fluids
CHUN (CHUCK) ZHANG, Professor, Ph.D., University of Iowa (850) 410-6355 and (850) 645-8982 | FAX (850) 410-6342 | chzhang@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Composites and nanomaterials processing | Process modeling, simulation and optimization of composites and nanomaterials manufacturing | Geometric tolerancing and metrology
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INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING FACULTY MEI ZHANG, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Osaka Prefecture University, Japan (850) 410-6607 and (850) 645-8994 | FAX (850) 410-6342 | mzhang@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Nanomaterials processing | Materials characterization | Nanomaterials applications
FACULTY AWARDS, GRANTS AND HONORS ■ IME Faculty received a $30,000 NSF-grant to host a workshop for Intrinsically Multifunctional Composites. The workshop was held February 23-24, 2011. ■ Richard Liang was one of 11 faculty members the FSU Office of Research honored for making great strides to commercialize research results. ■ Richard Liang received an FSU GAP award of $12,000 for "High Performance Flexible Batteries," a technology that uses carbon nanotubes as the basis for smaller, more flexible batteries that will be part of the devices they power. ■ Okenwa Okoli received an NSF award for a 3-year project funded at $300,000 for "Development of a Triboluminescence and Photocatalysis Based System for Intrinsic Structural Health Monitoring." ■ Okenwa Okoli received an NSF award for the creation of a Research Experience for Undergraduates Site. The project "REU Site: Retaining Engineers through Research Entrepreneurship and Advanced-Materials Training" provides $328,000 to provide undergraduates the opportunity to conduct advanced research. ■ Chad Zeng, as principal investigator, will lead a team comprised of Georgia Tech, St. Petersburg College, Advanced Materials Professional Services, Prosthetic & Orthotic Associates and Quantum Motion Medical on the $4.4M project from the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs to develop comfortable lightweight, multifunctional sockets for prosthetic limbs. ■ Chuck Zhang, working with Texas A&M University, received an NSF award for a 3-year project funded at $220,000 for "Collaborative Research: Multi-Accuracy Bayesian Models for Improving Property Prediction of Nanotube Buckypaper Composites."
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2012 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES (REU) SUMMER PROGRAM
Photo Credit: Trisha Radulovich
Select college undergraduates from around the United States attended the 'Research Experience for Undergraduates' (REU) summer program held at the High Performance Materials Institute (HPMI) at Florida State University. Ten (10) undergraduates in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) disciplines applied to participate in the 2012 REU Summer RETREAT Program. The ‘Retaining Engineers through Research Entrepreneurship and Advanced-Materials Training’ (RETREAT) lasted 10 weeks and offered a stipend of $5,600 for each participant’s travel allowances, room and board, and a modest amount to help cover extracurricular activities. Each participant had the opportunity to work with leading experts and to be trained on the utilization, manufacture, and characterization of multiscale and multifunctional advanced composites. They also learned how to successfully commercialize technological innovations by participating in seminars on Entrepreneurship and an EngiPreneur Competition (an entrepreneurship-based student project competition) coordinated by experts from Florida State University's Jim Moran Institute (JMI) of Global Entrepreneurship. The REU summer program was held May 27-August 3, 2012 at the ultra-modern High-Performance Materials Institute's new 45,000 sq. ft. facility reputed to be the largest nanocomposites research facility in the world. For more program information, please visit: http://www.eng.fsu.edu/retreat
REU summer interns tour facilities at the High Performance Materials Institute. Internships are sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Air Force Munitions Lab, Research Division, Eglin Air Force Base.
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Emmanuel G. Collins, Professor and Department Chair
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he Department of Mechanical Engineering has strong undergraduate and graduate programs that train students in the various sub-fields of Mechanical Engineering (ME). The undergraduate program allows students to specialize in one of five tracks: Aeronautics, Dynamic Systems, Mechanics and Materials, Thermal Fluids, and Magnet Technology. The Magnet Technology track is highly specialized and was created because of the affiliation of some of our faculty with the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL), which is located a block from the College of Engineering building. The undergraduate program culminates with a year-long senior design project. The vast majority of the projects are sponsored by private industry or government labs, although a few are sponsored by one of our affiliated research centers. The last few years have seen the rise of multi-disciplinary projects involving students from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Department of Industrial Engineering, and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The graduate program provides several options for pursuing MS or PhD degrees. The BS-MS program enables high achieving undergraduate students to complete the MS one year after receiving the BS by beginning graduate courses in their senior year. While a substantial majority of MS graduates complete a thesis, a non-thesis option is available. In addition students may pursue a specialized MS in Sustainable Energy or in Material Science and Engineering. The PhD program has two primary options. The BS-PhD program enables students with only a BS degree to directly pursue the PhD. This is an increasingly utilized option. The standard PhD program is for students who have earned a MS degree. The PhD program is highly ranked. Although this program began relatively recently (in 1988), using the 2010 National Research Council Survey-Based (S-) Rankings, the program has been listed by PhDs.org as the 26th ranked Mechanical Engineering Program in the country. This ranking is largely due to the hard work of our distinguished faculty. Six of the nineteen faculty have research professorships or chairs and six of the faculty are fellows of at least one national or international organization. Furthermore, one faculty member, Dr. David Larbelestier, is a Member of the highly prestigious National Academy of Engineering. Dr. William Oates, one of the younger faculty members, is the recent recipient of two early career awards, one from DARPA in 2009 and one from NSF in 2011. The DARPA Career Award was the first for a College of Engineering faculty member and the NSF Career Award was the first for a Mechanical Engineering faculty member. Almost all of the ME faculty are associated with one or more national, state, or university research centers, enabling them to use the resources of these centers and enhancing their collaboration with a wide variety of researchers. The national research centers are the NHMFL (www.magnet.fsu.edu) and the associated Applied Superconductivity Center (ASC, http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/magnettechnology/research/asc/overview. html), directed by Dr. Larbelestier. The state centers are the Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP, www.fcaap.com), directed by ME professor, Dr. Farrukh Alvi, and the Institute for Energy Systems, Economics and Sustainability (IESES, www.ieses.fsu.edu), directed by ME professor, Dr. David Cartes. The university centers are the Center for Intelligent Systems, Control, and Robotics (CISCOR, www.eng.fsu.edu/ ciscor), directed by ME professor and chair, Dr. Emmanuel Collins and the Energy and Sustainability Center (ESC, esc.fsu.edu), directed by ME professor and foundational chair, Dr. Yulu Krothapalli. The Aero-Propulsion, Mechatronics, and Energy (AME) research building was recently completed and hosts the research of several ME faculty under the umbrella of the AME Center (http://ame.fsu.edu/), which is directed by ME professor and former chair, Dr. Chiang Shih.
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Many of the accomplishments of the ME faculty are found on the web pages of the various centers. However, below we highlight just a few of the activities and accomplishments of three of our senior faculty (Alvi, Hellstrom, and Larbelestier) and two of our junior faculty (Clark and Oates): Dr. Farrukh Alvi is FCAAP Director and Co-Director of the recently established, nationwide FAA Center of Excellence in Commercial Space Transportation. His research has in large part focused on active flow and noise control, such as the control of supersonic jets, cavity flows and flow separation and in the related area of development and implementation of actuators, especially microfluidic actuators, for flow and noise control applications. These actuators have shown the ability to control flow and reduce noise in highly challenging applications, ranging from low subsonic flows in turbomachinery and propulsion systems to the effective control of supersonic cavity flows. He is a recognized expert in this field and holds a number of patents in this area. The development and use of diagnostics, especially non-intrusive optical techniques for complex fluid flows is also an active area of research in his group. Dr. Jonathan Clark has developed novel legged locomotion platforms and control schemes, including systems for running, climbing, and flying. Recent work has developed a new control method for improved stabilization of running on rough terrain and experimentally validated this control strategy on a hopping robot. In addition, the first robot capable of running up vertical surfaces (such as a wall) and then gliding down has been developed. New compliant robot legs that increase both its speed and efficiency have been built for a running robot. Most recently, a novel set of smart-material based variable stiffness legs have been designed that allow robots to alter their structural compliance to account for changes in loading or terrain. Dr. David Larbalestier, who directs ASC, works closely with Dr. Eric Hellstrom. They moved to FSU in 2006 and 2007 respectively, and their strategic goal academically has been to build a stronger materials science program at FSU, and to conduct research that implants the ASC centrally into the ongoing programs of the NHMFL. Eric Hellstrom has led the development of first an MS and then a PhD program in Materials Science and Engineering. The researchers at ASC have published over 70 papers, including several high profile papers in Nature, Nature Materials and Physical Review Letters. Since coming to FSU, their papers have achieved more than 200 citations and they have raised more than $15 million in external grants. They have been deeply involved in understanding and applying both the low temperature and the high temperature superconductors and have made important contributions to the HTS magnet program of the NHMFL, decisively breaking the world records for superconducting magnets by raising the bar from 25 T before their arrival to now 35.5 T. They have made major strides in understanding the cyclic degradation of conductors being made for the ITER Tokamak reactor, worked hard to develop new record values of current density in round wire HTS conductors of Bi-2212 and shown the way to understanding the very high upper critical fields of the new Fe-based superconductors. Dr. William Oates’ research encompasses the investigation of active material modeling, characterization, and transition to adaptive structures for applications including flow control and legged robots. In particular, a unified smart material modeling framework has been developed and experimentally compared to chemically deforming polymer networks, ferroelectric materials, and photoresponsive liquid crystal glassy networks. Materials characterization has focused on utilization of light emitted diodes (LEDs) to control deformation of specialized polymers, where significantly large light driven stresses have been measured. Technology transition to applications has focused on broadband-pulsed microjet flow control where piezohydraulic actuators have been implemented. Supersonic pulsed microjet flow has been measured at frequencies up to 1.6 kHz. This technology is currently under patent review.
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CONTACT
Department of Mechanical Engineering FAMU-FSU College of Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Suite A229 | Tallahassee, FL 32310-6046 Phone: (850) 410-6335 | FAX: (850) 410-6337 | mechanical@eng.fsu.edu
RESEARCH AREAS
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Aeroacoustics Advanced Power and Energy Systems Cryogenics Magnet Design Sustainable Energy
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Active and Supersonic Flow Controls Computational Materials and Mechanics Intelligent Systems, Control and Robotics Nanotechnology Superconductivity Materials and Applications
MISSION
To prepare graduates for diverse careers in mechanical engineering and related engineering fields. Our goal is to graduate students with excellent problem solving skills and with a fundamental knowledge of mechanical engineering that enables them to continue their education throughout their careers and to function in a diverse workforce and society.
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Read more here: www.eng.fsu.edu/me/
Dr. Cattafesta (center, left) talks with one of his graduate students, Kyle Pascioni, while Jeff Morse (right) from Eckel Industries, who are responsible for the anechoic treatment of the facility, is assessing what remains to be done in setting up the facility. Dr. Cattafesta recently joined FSU from UF and is going to use this state-of-the-art facility to study airframe noise and its suppression.
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MECHANICAL FACULTY FARRUKH S. ALVI, Professor and Director, Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP), Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University (850) 644-0053 and (850) 410-6336 | FAX (850) 410-6337 | alvi@eng.fu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Active-adaptive flow control | Experimental fluid-gas dynamics Aerodynamics and propulsion | Microfluid dynamics and diagnostics | Optical diagnostics DAVID A. CARTES, Professor and Director, Institute for Energy Systems, Economics and Sustainability; Ph.D., Dartmouth College (850) 645-1184 | FAX (850) 410-6337 | dave@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Real-time system identification and adaptive control | Distributed control and reconfigurable systems | Advanced power systems (electrical and mechanical) LOUIS N. CATTAFESTA, III, Professor, University Eminent Scholar and Co-Director, Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP), Ph.D., Penn State University (850) 645-0109 | FAX (850) 645-0112 | lcattafesta@fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Flow Control | Aeroacoustics | Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) JONATHAN CLARK, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Stanford University (850) 410-6608 | FAX (850) 410-6337 | clarkj@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Robotics-legged locomotion | Dynamic system analysis | Mechanical design and fabrication
EMMANUEL G. COLLINS, John H. Seely Professor and Chair, CISCOR Director, Ph.D., Purdue University; (850) 410-6373 | FAX (850) 410-6337 | ecollins@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Navigation and control of autonomous vehicles (ground, water and air) in extreme environments and situations | Model-based planning of autonomous vehicles | Terrain classification for autonomous ground vehicles | Multi-robot and humanrobot coordination | Control of propulsion systems. WEI GUO, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Brown University (850) 644-3980 | fax (850) 410-6337 | wguo@magnet.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Visualization study of quantum turbulence in superfluid helium-4 using molecules as tracers | Helium-based dark matter detector research and development | Cavitation and bubble dynamics in liquid helium ERIC HELLSTROM, Professor and Director, Materials Science Program, Ph.D., Stanford University (850) 410-6320 and (850) 645-7489 | FAX (850) 645-7754 | hellstrom@asc.magnet.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: High-temperature superconductors | Electronic ceramics | Fuel cell PATRICK J. HOLLIS, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator, Ph.D., Cornell University (850) 410-6319 | FAX (850) 410-6337 | hollis@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: CAD design tools | Rapid prototyping | Dynamic system modeling and control
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MECHANICAL FACULTY SIMONE PETERSON HRUDA, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (850) 410-6372 | FAX (850) 410-6337 | peterson@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Ceramic processing and characterization | Engineering education
PETER N. KALU, 3M Distinguished Professor, Ph.D., Imperial College, University of London (850) 410-6371 and (850) 644-5670 | FAX (850) 410-6337 | kalu@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Processing of near-nanocrystalline materials using severe plastic deformation | Green processing of steel using cassava leaves | Micromechanisms of deformation and recrystallization ANJANEYULU KROTHAPALLI, Professor, Don Fuqua Eminent Scholar, and ESC Director, Ph.D., Stanford University (850) 644-5885 and (850) 410-6338 | FAX (850) 410-6337 | kroth@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Jet noise suppression, pulsejet propulsion | Solar electricityhydrogen generation | Small-scale distributed power systems | Biomass power systems | Biofuels | Multi-generation solar thermal systems RAJAN KUMAR, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science (850) 644-4497 | fax (850) 410-6337 | rkumar@fcaap.com RESEARCH INTERESTS: Experimental fluid mechanics | Flow diagnostics | Separated and reattaching flows | Active flow and noise control
DAVID LARBALESTIER, Francis Eppes Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director, Applied Superconductivity Center and Chief Materials Scientist, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory; Ph.D., Imperial College, University of London Phone: 850-410-6320 or (850) 645-7483 | FAX (850) 410-6337 | larbalestier@asc.magnet.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Superconducting materials for engineering applications CARL A. MOORE, JR., Associate Professor, Ph.D., Northwestern University (850) 410-6367 | FAX (850) 410-6337 | camoore@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Robot design and control | Collaborative robotics (cobots) | Haptics
WILLIAM S. OATES, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology (850) 410-6190 | FAX (850) 410-6337 | woates@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Solid mechanics of active materials | Smart material device design | Nonlinear control
JUAN CARLOS ORDÓÑEZ, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Duke University (850) 644-8405 | FAX (850) 644-7456 | ordonez@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Thermodynamics | Heat transfer | Thermodynamic optimization | Entropy generation minimization | Constructal theory | Biofuels | Photobioreactors
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MECHANICAL FACULTY CHIANG SHIH, Professor and Director, Aero-Propulsion, Mechantronics and Energy Center Ph.D., University of Southern California (850) 410-6321 | FAX (850) 410-6337 | shih@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Experimental fluid mechanics | Steady and unsteady aerodynamics | Active flow and noise control KUNIHIKO (SAM) TAIRA, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology (850) 410-6323 | FAX (850) 410-6337 | ktaira@fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) | Vortex dynamics | Flow control | Automotive engineering | Micro air vehicles | Biological fluid mechanics | Fluidstructure interaction | Heat transfer | Parallel computing LEON VAN DOMMELEN, Professor, Ph.D., Cornell University (850) 410-6324 | FAX (850) 410-6337 | dommelen@eng.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Theoretical and computational fluid mechanics | Computational mechanics | Numerical methods | Nanotechnology
STEVEN W. VAN SCIVER, John H. Gorrie Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Ph.D., University of Washington-Seattle (850) 644-0988 and (850) 410-6655 | FAX (850) 644-0867 | vnsciver@magnet.fsu.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS: Flow visualization in cryogenics | Cooling systems for superconducting magnets | Properties of materials and fluids at low temperature
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FACULTY AWARDS, GRANTS AND HONORS ■ Farrukh S. Alvi elected Fellow of ASME, 2010. ■ Farrukh S. Alvi (PI), William S. Oates, and Emmanuel G. Collins, FAA Award entitled "FAA Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation," Jan. 2010 through Dec. Jan. 2020. ■ Farrukh S. Alvi (PI), NSF Award entitled "Development of a Next Generation Polysonic Wind Tunnel," Sept. 2010 through Aug. 2015, $3,295,029. ■ Jonathan Clark received the Excellence in Teaching Award, Tau Beta Pi, 2010. ■ Emmanuel G. Collins (PI), Jonathan Clark, and William S. Oates, ARL Award entitled, "Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance," April 2, 2010 through Sept. 30, 2014, $2,244,385. ■ Emmanuel G. Collins (PI), NSF Award entitled "Momentum Based Motion Planning for Manipulators with Heavy Loads," Sept., 2011 through Aug. 31, 2014, $250,000. ■ Emmanuel G. Collins (PI), NSF Award entitled "Modeling and Motion Planning for Skid Steered Vehicles," Aug. 15, 2009 through July 31, 2012, $250,000. ■ Eric Hellstrom (PI), NSF Award entitled "Investigation of Phase Relations and Reaction Pathways," July 2010 through June 2013, $371,121. ■ Peter Kalu received a Fullbright Award, 2010-2011. ■ David Larbelestier (PI), P. Ulf, and Eric E. Hellstrom, Fermi National Lab Award entitled, "ElectroMechanical Characterization and Understanding of Superconductivity," Sept. 2009 through Dec. 2011, $1,343,877. ■ Bruce Locke (PI), Farrukh S. Alvi, and Milen K. Kostov, NSF Award entitled "Water Spray in Atomospheric Pressure Electrical Discharge," Sep. 2009 through Aug. 2012, $384,325. ■ William D. Markiewicz (PI) and David C. Larbelestier, NSF Award entitled "MRI: Development of a 32 Tesla all Superconducting Magnet," Oct. 2009 through Sept. 2012, $1,999,942. ■ William S. Oates received the Guardian of the Flame Teaching Award, Florida State University, 2010. ■ William S. Oates (PI), DARPA Young Faculty Award entitled "Field Coupled Mechanics and Nonlinear Control of Photoresponsive Adaptive Structures," Sept. 2009 through March 2011, $290,481. ■ William S. Oates (PI), NSF Career Award entitled "CAREER: Materials Driven by Light: Nonlinear Photomechanics," Feb. 2011 through Jan. 2016, $400,000. ■ William S. Oates received the 2012 ASME Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award by the Adaptive Structures and Materials Systems Technical Committee of the ASME Aerospace Division. ■ Chiang Shih (PI) and Farrukh S. Alvi, NSF Award entitled "Research Experiences for Undergraduate Site: Multi-Physics," Aug. 2011 through July 2012, $124,265. ■ Chiang Shih (PI) and Juan C. Ordonez, U.S. Department of Education Award entitled, "U.S. – Brazil Partnership in Sustainable Energy and Aeronautics," $190,000. ■ Sam Taira received the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFSOR) Young Investigator Research Program (YIP)Award, 2013. ■ Steve Van Sciver received the Mendelssohn Award from the International Cryogenic Engineering Conference Committee, 2010. ■ Steve Van Sciver (PI), NSF Award entitled "Visualization Studies of Forced Flow Liquid Helium," July 2008 through June 2011, $335,000.
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ENGINEERING CENTERS AND INSTITUTES AERO-PROPULSION, MECHATRONICS AND ENERGY CENTER (AME) http://www.eng.fsu.edu/me/research/ame.html This 60,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility will support advanced research in aerospace and aviation, mechatronics (robotics) and sustainable energy engineering. Completed in late 2011, the Aero-propulsion, Mechatronics and Energy Building houses laboratories, equipment, offices and other infrastructure necessary to carry out the university's research mission in several key areas seen as crucial to the economic development of the state and nation. Among the organizations are housed in the $23 million facility are Florida State's Energy and Sustainability Center (ESE), as well as some faculty and staff from the Institute for Energy Systems, Economics and Sustainability (IESES); the university's Center for Intelligent Systems, Control, and Robotics (CISCOR); and the Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP), a State University System Center of Excellence that is headquartered at FSU. As its name indicates, the research that will take place within the Aero-propulsion, Mechatronics and Energy Building will focus on three key areas: Aero-propulsion: The discipline of aero-propulsion deals with transportation systems and other objects that move through air, influencing the design and fabrication of aircraft, spacecraft, automotive transport, and all manner of vehicles in motion. The relevant research areas cover fundamental science topics such as aerodynamics, fluid mechanics, acoustics, thermal physics and turbulence, as well as practical applications such as combustion improvement, active control of flow separation, supersonic jet noise suppression, lift/ thrust enhancement and drag reduction. Mechatronics: The term mechatronics, a combination of mechanics and electronics, was first used in Japan in the 1960s. From a technical perspective, it is the synergistic integration of mechanical, electrical, control and computer systems to create functional products. Mechatronics has become the enabling technology responsible for industrial innovations in numerous economic sectors, including automobiles, alternative energy, aerospace, electronics and defense. The field of mechatronics generally covers topics such as robotics, micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS), intelligent systems, automated guided vehicles and smart materials. Energy: Seeking new energy resources that are more efficient and cost-effective and that minimize effects on the environment is among the most critical issues that the world will have to grapple with in the 21st century. The Aero-propulsion, Mechatronics and Energy Building will house research labs for organizations that are focused on exploring reliable, affordable, safe and clean energy technologies, including projects such as Florida State's Off-Grid, Zero-Emission Building; solar-thermal systems; a photo bioreactor for algae growth; and fuel-cell and advanced battery technologies. On September 1, 2010, the National Science Foundation awarded the Florida Center for Advanced AeroPropulsion (FCAAP) $3.2 million for the development of a next-generation Polysonic Wind Tunnel. The wind tunnel will create a unique shared resource to produce fundamental advances in gas dynamics and material science as well as develop transformational flow control technologies. The wind tunnel will be housed at FSU in the Aero-Propulsion, Mechatronics and Energy Building.
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APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY CENTER (ASC) www.magnet.fsu.edu/magnettechnology/research/asc/overview.html The Applied Supercondictivity Center (ASC) advances the science and technology of superconductivity with an emphasis on their use for practical applications. We do this by taking a multidisciplinary approach to the investigation of both conventional and emerging superconductors. Our laboratories for property measurements and microstructural evaluation, combined with a comprehensive bulk and thin film fabrication facility, are unmatched at any university in the world. We are supported through multiple research grants and through our collaborations with other universities, national laboratories and industry. We continually educate post-graduate, graduate and undergraduate students by our research and public service. The ASC has about 50 staff and students involved in research. In 2006, after 25 years at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, the Center moved to Florida State University to join the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, where the strong demand for the development of high field superconducting magnets, the availability of the highest magnetic fields for testing and the high caliber of the research program proved irresistible lures. The Applied Superconductivity Center has made major contributions to the development of Nb-Ti, Nb3Sn, (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10-x, YBa2Cu3O7-xand now Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8-x conductors for magnet use. The ASC is a Division of the NHMFL but located opposite the main NHMFL building in the Shaw Building of the Southwest Campus, where it is also in easy walking distance of Florida A&M University-FSU College of Engineering. The Center's work is made possible by funding from:
■ Fermilab ■ ITER Organization ■ National Science Foundation ■ State of Florida ■ U.S. Department of Energy / High Energy Physics Program ■ U.S. Department of Energy / Fusion Energy Sciences Program
CENTER FOR ADVANCED POWER SYSTEMS (CAPS) http://www.caps.fsu.edu/ The Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS) is a multidisciplinary research center organized to perform basic and applied research to advance the field of power systems technology. CAPS emphasis is on application to electric utility, defense, and transportation, as well as, developing an education program to train the next generation of power systems engineers. The research focuses on electric power systems modeling and simulation, power electronics and machines, control systems, thermal management, high temperature superconductor characterization and electrical insulation research. With support from the U.S. Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the U.S. Department of Energy, CAPS has established a unique test and demonstration facility with one of the largest real-time digital power systems simulators along with 5 MW AC and DC test beds for hardware in the loop simulation. The center is supported by a research team comprised of dedicated and highly skilled researchers, scientists, faculty, engineers, and students, recruited from across the globe, with strong representation from both the academic/ research community and industry.
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CENTER FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, CONTROL, AND ROBOTICS (CISCOR) www.eng.fsu.edu/ciscor/ The vision of the Center For Intelligent Systems, Control, and Robotics (CISCOR) is to use state-of-theart technology to develop practical solutions to problems in systems, control and robotics for applications in industry and government. CISCOR represents a cooperative approach for conducting interdisciplinary research in the automated systems area across two departments (Mechanical and Electrical & Computer) in the College of Engineering and the FSU Department of Computer Science. The Center's goal is to provide a means for the State of Florida to achieve national prominence in the area of automated systems and to assume a leadership role in the State of Florida's technology of the future. Established in 2003, CISCOR has become a leading center in Florida for the development and implementation of technologies related to Intelligent Systems, Control, and Robotics.
ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY CENTER (ESC) esc.fsu.edu/ The Energy and Sustainability Center (ESC) addresses the most challenging energy issues related to the use of alternative energy through the development of innovative solutions for consumers and industry. In particular, the need for energy systems that have much lower emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse materials into the atmosphere is of paramount importance. ESC focuses on the creativity of faculty and talented students from various universities to develop and carry out research activities that cross-fertilize solutions involving energy and the environment. ESC promotes industry, government, and academia collaboration and participation in the research activities that will be critical if promising technologies are to move beyond the stage of initial demonstration to commercialization. The center will help bring industry perspectives to research groups to understand real-world barriers that limit technology implementation. The center formed a consortium of small-scale businesses involved in energy, environment and related fields.
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FLORIDA CENTER FOR ADVANCED AERO-PROPULSION (FCAAP) www.fcaap.com The Florida Center For Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP) was recently formed to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving and highly competitive aerospace industry. The Center objectives are to help train and sustain the much needed, highly skilled workforce; to design and develop new technologies and products required to help sustain the aerospace industry; and to transition the technology to applications in a timely and efficient manner. The Center was launched with nearly $13 million in seed funding by the state of Florida. These funds are used to maximize and supplement our resources creating a state and nationwide technology and resource team in the highly competitive and innovation-driven aerospace market. The Center leverages the seed funds and the extensive existing resources (nearly $70 million) of its partners both in terms of infrastructure and a team of highly experienced, internationally recognized scientists, researchers, and engineers. The FCAAP’s interdisciplinary team covers a broad range of areas related to aeronautics, aerospace, propulsion and space sciences. FCAAP is a technical incubator and will facilitate rapid transfer of knowledge and technologies to applications and products through partnerships with aerospace industry, government, and other stakeholders.
FUTURE RENEWABLE ELECTRICAL ENERGY DELIVERY AND MANAGEMENT (FREEDM) SYSTEMS CENTER www.freedm.ncsu.edu/ The Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center, headquartered on North Carolina State University's Centennial Campus, is one of the latest Gen-III Engineering Research Centers (ERC) established by the National Science Foundation in 2008. The FREEDM Systems Center will partner with universities, industry, and national laboratories in 28 states and nine countries to develop technology to revolutionize the nation's power grid and speed renewable electricenergy technologies into every home and business. The center is supported by an initial five-year, $18.5 million grant from National Science Foundation (NSF) (award #0812121, Division of Engineering Education and Centers) with an additional $10 million in institutional support and industry membership fees. A large number of utility companies, electrical equipment manufacturers, alternative energy start-ups, and other established and emerging firms are part of this global partnership. The Center's core United States universities are North Carolina State University (NCSU), Arizona State University (ASU), Florida A&M University (FAMU), The Florida State University (FSU), and Missouri University of Science and Technology (MUST). The Center's core international universities are RWTH Aachen University in Germany and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Switzerland.
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HIGH-PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INSTITUTE (HPMI) http://www.hpmi.net/ The High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI) is recognized nationally and internationally as a leader in developing cost-effective high-performance composite materials and systems. As a world-class research center and an integral part of higher education, HPMI researchers focus their efforts on the following three major activities: 1. conducting a broad range of research and integration to improve the performance and affordability of advanced composite materials, components, subsystems and structures; 2. expanding the pool of well-trained engineers and scientists for a technology sector of national and global significance; and 3. working with tech transfer and economic development professionals in transferring and commercializing composite technology and increasing economic impact. Materials research, by its very nature, is multidisciplinary, involving basic sciences such as chemistry and physics, as well as chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering and mechanical engineering. HPMI program teams consist of researchers with a wide range of technical backgrounds who share the vision of conducting world-class research towards making high-performance composites affordable. HPMI continues to work with many major industries, governmental agencies and all research branches of the military services.
INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY SYSTEMS, ECONOMICS AND SUSTAINABILITY (IESES) http://www.ieses.fsu.edu/ The Institute for Energy Systems, Economics and Sustainability (IESES) is a public resource. Here we carry out scholarly basic research and analysis in engineering, science, infrastructure, governance and the related social dimensions all designed to further a sustainable energy economy. The Institute unites researchers from the disciplines of engineering, natural sciences, law, urban and regional planning geography, and economics to address sustainability and alternative power issues in the context of global climate change. Our goal is scholarship that leads to informed governance, economics and decision making for a successful Florida sustainable energy strategy. Florida’s sustainable energy economy will become a national leader in creating technological, environmental and economic benchmarks by which all states can gauge their performance. The Institute for Energy Systems, Economics and Sustainability at The Florida State University will be an essential component of Florida’s leadership in sustainable energy.
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RESEARCH EXPENDITURES Research efforts at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering span the entire spectrum of the study of solutions to engineering problems to include the areas of bioengineering, materials, energy and power, transportation, and robotics, to name a few. Research expenditures remained steady for several years following the all time highest year of expenditures in 2010. Funding agencies have limited amounts of funds to award for research as a result of the economic downturn. Thus, expenditure data for the College duplicates the national trend. Research projects have been conducted in centers such as the Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion, the High Performance Materials Institute, the Center for Advanced Power Systems and the Future Renewable Electrical Energy Delivery and Management Systems Center which are housed in high tech facilities such as the Materials Research Building and the newest facility, the Aero-propulsion, Mechatronics and Energy Building. More than 280 projects were performed during the past several years with funding from federal agencies remaining the highest source. The College has more than 40 patents since its existence of merely 30 years.
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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AIAA - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Contact: ykb09@my.fsu.edu Advisor: Dr. Chiang Shih | shih@eng.fsu.edu
AICHE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Contact: ase09@my.fsu.edu Advisor: Mr. Wright Finney | finney@eng.fsu.edu
ALPHA PI MU - Industrial Engineering Honor Society Contact: add09c@my.fsu.edu Advisor: Dr. Arda Vanli | oavanli@eng.fsu.edu
ASCE/FES - American Society of Civil Engineers/ Florida Engineering Society Contact: howeconnor10@gmail.com Advisor: Dr. Primus Mtenga | mtenga@eng.fsu.edu
AUVSI - Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
Contact: mcg04c@fsu.edu Advisor: Dr. Bruce Harvey | bharvey@eng.fsu.edu
ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers Contact: lfb09@my.fsu.edu Advisor: Dr. Eric Hellstrom hellstrom@asc.magnet.fsu.edu
BMES - Biomedical Engineering Society
Contact: gat09@my.fsu.edu Advisor: Dr. Sam Grant | grantsa@eng.fsu.edu
EWB - Engineers Without Borders
Advisor: Dr. Michael Watts | wattsmi@eng.fsu.edu
FWEA - Florida Water Environment Association Contact: dap09d@my.fsu.edu Advisor: Dr. Clayton Clark | clark@eng.fsu.edu
HKN (Eta Kappa Nu) - Electrical and Computer Engineernig Honor Society Contact: jmk09d@my.fsu.edu Advisor: Dr. Linda DeBrunner linda.debrunner@eng.fsu.edu
IEEE - Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
Contact: nfk10@my.fsu.edu Advisor: Dr. Bruce Harvey | bharvey@eng.fsu.edu
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IIE - Institute of Industrial Engineers
Contact: lmb08k@my.fsu.edu Advisor: Mr. John Taylor | jotaylor@eng.fsu.edu
NSBE - National Society of Black Engineers
Contact: pres.famstate@gmail.com Advisor: Dr. Melodee Moore | mmoore@eng.fsu.edu
PI TAU SIGMA - Mechanical Engineering Honor Society Contact: ags07c@my.fsu.edu Advisor: Dr. William Oates | woates@eng.fsu.edu
Robotics Club
Contact: fsuroboticsclub@gmail.com Advisor: Dr.Jonathan Clark | geclark@fsu.edu
SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers
Contact: danny.canuto@gmail.com Advisor: Dr. Patrick Hollis | hollis@eng.fsu.edu
SHPE - Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Contact: fsushpe.president@gmail.com Advisor: Mr. William Leparulo | leparulo@eng.fsu.edu
SLC - Student Leadership Council
Contact: ncc10@my.fsu.edu Advisor: Dr. Reginald Perry | perry@eng.fsu.edu
SME - Society of Manufacturing Engineers Contact: cas08z@my.fsu.edu Advisor: Dr. Okenwa Okoli | okoli@eng.fsu.edu
SRC - Student Rocketry Club
Contact: djd10@my.fsu.edu Advisor: Dr. Chiang Shih | shih@eng.fsu.edu
SES - Sustainable Engineered Solutions Contact: Patrick.Breslend@gmail.com Advisor: Dr. Simon Foo | foo@eng.fsu.edu
SWE - Society of Women Engineers Contact: swe@eng.fsu.edu or kas08n@my.fsu.edu Advisor: Dr. Linda DeBrunner linda.debrunner@eng.fsu.edu
TAU BETA PI - National Engineering Honor Society Contact: ksk09c@my.fsu.edu Advisor: Dr. Carl Moore | camoore@eng.fsu.edu
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ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH K. Ken Redda, Interim Vice President for Research, Florida A&M University 1601 South Martin Luther King Blvd., 410 Foote-Hilyer Tallahassee, Florida 32307 (850) 599-3531 | Fax: (850) 599-3952 kinfe.redda@famu.edu Gary Ostrander, Vice President for Research Florida State University 600 W. College Ave., 3019 Westscott Tallahassee, FL 32306 (850) 644-3347 | gary@fsu.edu
FOUNDATION Thomas Haynes, Jr., Vice President of University Relations, Advancement and Executive Director, FAMU Foundation, Inc. 1601 South Martin Luther King Blvd., Lee Hall Tallahassee, Florida 32307 (850) 599-3491 | Fax: (850) 561-2123 thomas.haynes@famu.edu
Reginald Perry, Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Curriculum FAMU-FSU College of Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Suite B223 Tallahassee, FL 32310-6046 (850) 410-6465 | Fax: (850) 410-6224 perry@eng.fsu.edu Braketta Ritzenthaler, Assistant Dean Industry and Research Services FAMU-FSU College of Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Suite B206 Tallahassee, FL 32310-6046 (850) 410-6214 | Fax: (850) 410-6546 braketta@eng.fsu.edu | www.eng.fsu.edu/irs
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS Chemical and Biomedical Engineering FAMU-FSU College of Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Suite A131 Tallahassee, FL 32310-6046 (850) 410-6149 | chemical@eng.fsu.edu www.eng.fsu.edu/cbe
Kacy Lowe, Director, Major Gifts, University Relations, Florida A&M University 1601 South Martin Luther King Blvd., Lee Hall Tallahassee, Florida 32307 (850) 599-3860 | Fax: (850) 561-2123 kacy.lowe@famu.edu
Civil and Environmental Engineering FAMU-FSU College of Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Suite A129 Tallahassee, FL 32310-6046 (850) 410-6139 | civil@eng.fsu.edu www.eng.fsu.edu/cee
Thomas W. Jennings, Jr., Vice President for University Advancement and President, FSU Foundation The Florida State University 600 W. College Ave., 211 Westcott Tallahassee, Florida 32306-1470 (850) 644-2999 | Fax: (850) 644-9936 tjennings@fsu.edu | advancement.fsu.edu
Electrical and Computer Engineering FAMU-FSU College of Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Suite A341 Tallahassee, FL 32310-6046 (850) 410-6456 | electrical@eng.fsu.edu www.eng.fsu.edu/ece
Richard Miller, College Development Officer Florida State University 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Suite B206 Tallahassee, FL 32310-6046 (850) 410-6570 | Fax: (850) 644-9936 miller@eng.fsu.edu
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Yaw D. Yeboah, Dean and Professor FAMU-FSU College of Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Suite B206 Tallahassee, FL 32310-6046 (850) 410-6161 | Fax: (850) 410-6546 yyeboah@eng.fsu.edu
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering FAMU-FSU College of Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Suite A244 Tallahassee, FL | 32310-6046 (850) 410-6364 | industrial@eng.fsu.edu www.eng.fsu.edu/ime Mechanical Engineering FAMU-FSU College of Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Suite A229 Tallahassee, FL 32310-6046 (850) 410 - 6335 | mechanical@eng.fsu.edu www.eng.fsu.edu/me
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Aerial Photo Credit: Barry Gross, provided by David Thayer, FSU
DID YOU KNOW STATUS OF THIRD PHASE BUILDING DESIGN Phase III will consist of a new building, some renovations to the existing Buildings A and B, and some incidental remodeling or change in use to existing spaces in both buildings. Building C will be three stories with a total of +/- 82,500 GSF. The building will tie-in to the existing complex on all three levels at the Phase II Connector (atrium), the central organizing space of the engineering campus. Building C will house classrooms, teaching labs, research labs, student study area, graduate student offices, auditorium/exhibition hall, a food service facility, meeting spaces, student academic support and new media resource center. FACILITY PROGRAM AS OF 2010 New Construction Building C - $19,998,000 Site Development - $1,850,000 Site Telecom - $37,000 Renovations - $5,950,000 Remodeling - $725,000 Total Construction - $28,560,000
Gilchrist, Ross, Crowe Architects
Gilchrist Ross Crowe Architects: GRC is designing the third phase for the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. GRC previously designed COE Phase II (see Portfolio) which was completed in 1998. Since then COE has grown and implemented new programs requiring further expansion. http://grc-architects.com/index.php/projects/project/145/
Birdseye view from West - Master Plan Phase III
When it first opened its doors in 1982, the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering boasted only a few dozen bright students. That founding class — made up of just 35 aspiring engineers — attended classes in borrowed space on both campuses in Tallahassee. Far from its early classroom-sharing days, the college will now celebrate its 30th anniversary in its sleekly modern state-of-theart facilities in Innovation Park. “We are grateful to all those who contributed over the past 30 years to get the college to where we are now and look forward to taking full advantage of our new slogan, ‘Two Universities, One College, Twice the Opportunities.’ As we move forward to produce topquality, innovative and entrepreneurial graduates and nationally ranked programs, we also aim to become a force for economic development locally and in the state.” – Dean Yaw D. Yeboah For a look at the College of Engineering’s 30th Anniversary celebrations and timeline of historical highlights, visit: www.eng.fsu.edu/about/30th/.
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