Faculty Profiles

Joanne M. Belovich, Ph.DProfessor and Chair, Chemical and Biomedical EngineeringResearch areas: biofuel from algae, transport in bone tissue

EDUCATION

o 1991, Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, U. Michigano 1988, M.S. Chemical Engineering, U. Michigano 1985, B.S. Chemical Engineering and Biomedical

Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

EXPERIENCE

o Department Chair, 2014-presento Adjunct Staff, Cleveland Clinic, 2004-presento Assistant Dean/Associate Dean for Academic

Affairs, 1997-2004o Citations: 876 (Google Scholar), 410 (Web of

Science)o Graduate students mentored: 25 MS thesis, 3

doctoral o Courses taught: 9 undergraduate, 2 graduate

ChE, 3 graduate BMEo PI or Co-I of $2.06MM in external funds brought

to CSU

• Optimize nutrient composition of algae

growth medium

• Adapt freshwater algae to saltwater

• Efficient harvesting processes

• Process simulation and optimization

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Orhan Talu, Ph.D.Professor, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

EDUCATION

o 1984, Ph.D., ChE, Arizona State Universityo 1980, M.S., ChE, Arizona State Universityo 1978, B.S., ChE, Middle East Technical University University

EXPERTISEMain theme is interfacial phenomena between solids and fluids, from fundamentals to process development with emphasis on experiments. Topics include:

o thermodynamics; phase equilibria, interfacial phenomena, adsorption, molecular simulations, experimental measurements, classical/statistical modeling

o kinetics; micropore diffusion, meso/macropore diffusion, membrane permeation and diffusion, measurements, theoretical modeling

o processes; gas separations, gas (methane and hydrogen) storage, environmental problems, bioseparations, ion-exchange

o material synthesis; silica systems (e.g. zeolites, mesoporous silica) in different forms (e.g. powder, membrane, agglomerate) with/without field enhancement (e.g. high gravity, electrical, magnetic) and characterization of porous materials

Dr.-Ing. habil. Rolf LustigAssociate Professor, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

EDUCATION

o 1994, Habilitation, Physical Chemistry, Aachen University of Technology, Germany

o 1985, Doktor-Ingenieur, Mechanical Engineering,Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

o 1981, Diplom-Ingenieur, Mechanical Engineering,University Hannover, Germany

EXPERIENCE

o Research and teaching in various academic settings ranging from mechanical engineering to physical chemistry

o Research interests:Thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, molecular

simulation

o All research activities center around the possibility to predict thermophysical behavior of matter from its smallest constituents: Molecules and their interactions. In particular, statistical mechanical theory is used to devise novel methodologies in molecular simulation.

Chandra Kothapalli, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biomedical EngineeringResearch Areas: Tissue Engineering, Stem Cells, Microfluidics, Biomechanics

Microporous biological hydrogels

for tissue engineering

applications

Human glioblastoma cell migration

towards endothelium in 3D scaffolds

Embryonic stem cell differentiation to

neuronal lineage within 3D hydrogels

100 μm20 μm

8 mm

Microfluidic platforms designed to investigate cell-cell, cell-matrix & cell-gradient interactions

EDUCATION & TRAINING

o 2008-11, Postdoctoral Fellow, MITo 2008, Ph.D., BioE, Clemson Universityo 2005, M.S., Mat Sci & Eng., University of Connecticuto 2000, B.S., Ch.E., Andhra University

RESEARCH INTERESTS

o Mechanisms of environmental toxicant effects on neurogenesis using high-throughput assays

o Autologous stem cell-based cardiac patches for cell replacement therapy

o Microfluidic platforms to investigate axonal biologyo Nitric oxide cues for aortic aneurysm treatmento Cellular and soft tissue biomechanics

Moo-Yeal Lee, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biomedical EngineeringResearch Areas: Cell Microarray, 3D Bioprinting, Toxicology, Tissue Engineering

EDUCATION & TRAINING

o 2013, Lead/Senior Scientist, Solidus Biosciences, Inc.

o 2004, Postdoctoral Scientist, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

o 2001, JSPS Fellow, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

o 1999, Ph.D., Ch.E., KAIST, South Korea

o 1995, M.S., Ch.E., KAIST, South Korea

o 1993, B.S., Ch.E., Gyeong Sang National University, South

Korea

RESEARCH INTERESTS

o Nanoscale 3D human cell printing on a chip for drug

discovery

• Develop 3D neural stem cell microarrays for

developmental toxicology

• Develop high-content imaging (HCI) with 3D-cultured

human cells

• Develop viral gene delivery systems to study individual-

dependent, adverse drug responses

• Develop biocompatible hydrogels (“bioink”) for 3D

bioprinting

• Develop tumor tissue constructs with patient cancer cells

for personalized cancer therapy

Microarray spotter for 3D bioprinting

Micropillar chip

Microwell chip

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(75 mm x 25 mm)

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Microwell

Human liver cells

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chip deck

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Mercury lamp

Objective lens

4 Channel filter wheel

Color CCD

camera

Chip scanner for cell imaging

Microarray chip platform

for 3D bioprinting

Sandwiched chips for 3D cell cultures and

human liver cell spheroids on the chip

(Diameter of the micropillar = 0.75 mm)

Nolan B. Holland, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Chemical & Biomedical EngineeringResearch Areas: Protein-Based Materials, Antifreeze Proteins, Biomaterials

EDUCATION

o 1999, Ph.D., Macromolecular Science, Case Western Reserve

Univ.

o 1996, M.S., Macromolecular Science, Case Western Reserve Univ.

o 1994, B.S., Polymer Science & Engineering, CWRU

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (2004-present)

• Protein design, expression, and purification

• Multi-domain antifreeze protein adsorption (modeling/experiment)

• Elastin-like polypeptides - stimuli responsive nanoparticles

• Rheology, surface tension, liquid chromatography, AFM

• UV-vis spectroscopy, static and dynamic light scattering

o Biophysics Department, CWRU (2001-2004)

• Antifreeze proteins

• NMR based structural biology

o Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow, LMU-Munich, Germany (2000-2001)

• Light-responsive polymers

• Single molecule force spectrometry, atomic force microscopy

Surendra N. Tewari, Ph.D.Professor of Chemical & Biomedical EngineeringResearch Areas: Solidification, Environmental Barrier Coatings, Biomaterials

EDUCATION & TRAINING

o 1991-Present, Professor, Cleveland State

University.

o 1986-1991: Associate Professor, Cleveland State

University.

o 1984-1986, NRC-NASA Glenn Research Center,

Cleveland.

o 1976-1984, Scientist, DMRL, Hyderabad, India.

o 1974-1976, National Research Council Associate,

NASA, Cleveland

o 1974, Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering,

Purdue University.

o 1970, M.S., Materials Science and Engineering,

Purdue University.

o 1968, B.Tech., Metallurgical Engineering, IIT

Kanpur, India

RESEARCH INTEREST

• Solidification processing- structure-property

relationship.

• High temperature materials-environmental

barrier coatings.

• Orthopedic implant materials-cell-substrate-

interactions.

Solidification and crystal growth facility

(70 kW-RF, Float Zone, CZ or Bridgman)

Microscopy and Live-cell imaging facility

Environmental degradation testing facility

(Hot Corrosion, Thermal Cycling, Heat treatment)

Marvin E. Thrash Jr., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Practice, Chemical & Biomedical EngineeringResearch Areas: Protein Adsorption, Stochastic Modeling, Biological Modeling

Stochastic Simulation of Typical

Langmuir Adsorption Isotherm

P + S PS

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Michaelis Menton Reaction

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EDUCATION & TRAINING

o Ph.D., Ch.E., University of Cincinnatio M.S., Ch.E., Cleveland State Universityo B.S., Ch.E., University of South Florida

RESEARCH INTERESTS

o Protein calorimetry o Purification of biological moleculeso Isotherm simulationo Simulation of biological processeso Biofuels

EDUCATION

o 2012, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon Universityo 2007, B.S., University at Buffalo

EXPERIENCE

o Soft Matter, Rheology, and Technology Lab, KU Leuven, Belgium (2013-2014)

o Automotive Coatings Division, PPG (2013)o Interparticle interactions in the bulk and at fluid/fluid

interfaceso Directed assembly of nanoparticles into advanced

materialso New techniques for measuring weak ~kT scale

interactions over nanometer length scales

Chris Wirth, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomedical EngineeringResearch Areas: Colloid and Interface Science, Electrokinetics, Nanomaterials

Norb Delatte, Ph.D., P.E., F.ACI, F.ASCEChair and Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

EDUCATION

o 1996, Ph.D., C.E., The University of Texas at Austino 1986, SM, C.E., Massachusetts Institute of

Technologyo 1984, B.S.C.E., The Citadel

EXPERIENCE AND RESEARCH

o Currently a Visiting Erskine Fellow at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

o The University of Alabama at Birmingham (1997-2003)

o The United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. (1996-1997)

o Officer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1986-1991)o Research funded by Ohio DOT – concrete materialso Research funded by NSF – Failure Case Studieso Fulbright Specialist, Ivory Cost, West Africa, 2014

Stephen F Duffy PhD, PE, F.ASCEProfessor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

EDUCATION

o 1987, PhD in Engineering, The University of Akron

o 1981, MSCE, The University of Akrono 1978, BSCE, The University of Akron

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (1991 - Present)o NASA Lewis Research Center (1987 - 1991)o One book, nine book chapterso Twenty-two refereed journal articleso Four international industry standardso Seventeen conference paperso Nine contract reports and trade publications o Director, Work Zone Safety Transportation

Centero Renal Assist (artificial kidney) devices o Reliability of graphite components in HTGRso Design of ceramic turbine componentso Ceramic armor, ceramic gun barrels, ceramic

radomeso Various STEM initiatives

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Jacqueline Jenkins, Ph.D., P.Eng.Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

EDUCATION

o 2004, Ph.D., Texas A&M Universityo 2000, M.E., Texas A&M Universityo 1996, Ba.Sc., University of Waterloo

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University ’11-presento Region of Waterloo, Transportation Planning Engineer ’08-’11o University of British Columbia, Assistant Professor ’04-’08o Texas Transportation Institute, Graduate Research Assistant,

’99-’03o Ryerson University, Collision Investigator (Transport Canada),

’97-’98

RESEARCH INTERESTS

o traffic operations, highway design, transportation planning, traffic analysis, traffic simulation, driving simulation, driver behavior, safety

FUNDED PROJECTS

o Evaluation of Safety Practices for Short Duration Work Zones (ODOT)

o Evaluation of Alternative Methods of Temporary Traffic Control on Rural One-Lane, Two-Way Highways (ODOT)

o Evaluation of Traffic Flow Analysis and Road User Cost Tools Applied to Work Zones (ODOT)

o Evaluation of Ohio Work Zone Speed Zones Process (ODOT)o The Value of Balanced Growth Plans for Transportation

(ODOT)

Lutful I. Khan, Ph.D., P.E.Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

EDUCATION

o 1991: PhD, CVE, Lehigh University

o 1988: MS, CVE, Bangladesh University of Eng. & Tech. (BUET)

o 1984: BS, CVE, Bangladesh University of Eng. & Tech. (BUET)

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (1991-Present)

o Twelve archival articleso Twenty-four conference paperso Enhancement of Pile Capacity by

Electrokineticso Soil decontamination by EK

methodo Porous media condenser heat

exchangero Porous media micro gas pumpo Liquid/gas phase separation in

microgravity

Thermal Creep in Porous Media: Passive mPumps for gas phase

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for Space Systems (CHESS) (passive

device)

SOIL DECONTAMINATION

RESEARCH

• Electrokinetic Soil

Decontamination

• Coupled Electric Hydraulic

Gradient Soil Decontamination

Ungtae Kim, Ph.D., P.E.Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

EDUCATIONo 2008, Ph.D., Water Resources Engr./Hydrology, Utah

State Universityo 1999, M.S., Water Resources Engr./Civil and

Environmental Engr. Korea Universityo 1997, B.S., Civil and Environmental Engr. Korea

University

EXPERIENCEo Cleveland State University (2014-present)o University of Tennessee at Knoxville (2008-2014) –

research professoro Utah Water Research Laboratory (2004-2008) – research

associateo Korea Institute of Construction Technology (1999-2003) -

researchero +20 journal papers and +30 conference presentationso Stochastic cost optimization of groundwater remediation

funded by U.S. Department of Defense (2008-present) –PI

o Impacts of climate change on water resources funded by U.S. Geological Survey (2013) – PI

o Research interest: modeling surface water and groundwater transport, uncertainty analysis, stochastic cost optimization, numerical analysis

3D contaminant transport

simulation

Prediction uncertainty by

Monte Carlo simulation

Optimal reservoir operation

policy for climate change

Customized decision

support toolkit

Mehdi Jalalpour, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

EDUCATION

o 2013, Ph.D., Civil Engineering Systems, Johns Hopkins University

o 2011, M.S., Civil Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

o 2006, M.S., Structural Engineering., University of Tehran

o 2003, BSCE, Isfahan University of Technology

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (2013-Present)o Cleveland Clinic, Quantitative Health Sciences,

(2014-Present)o Ten refereed journal articleso Four invited presentationso Five conference proceedingso Two reports for sponsored projectso Systems engineering applications in healtho Structural topology optimization under uncertaintyo Director of HESA research lab at CSUo Predictive modeling of large data sets

Visualization of Influenza activity in several cities

More at: https://sites.google.com/site/mehdijalalpour/research

Optimized distribution of material for a design domain, deterministic and probabilistic designs

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

Chansu Yu, Ph.D.Professor and Chair, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EDUCATION

o 1994, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State Universityo 1984, M.S., Seoul National University (S. Korea)o 1995, B.S., Seoul National University (S. Korea)

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (2001-Present)o Information and Comm University (1997-2001)o LG Electronics, Inc. (1984-1997)o Thirty archival articleso Sixty-two conference paperso Hardware security; Side channel analysiso Mobile networking; Software defined radioo Personal area networks; Biosensing systemso Computer architecture; Parallel and cluster

computingo Embedded systems; Low power architecture

Ben Blake, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and

Computer Science

EDUCATION

o 1990, Ph.D., CIS, The Ohio State Universityo 1985, M.S., CIS, The Ohio State Universityo 1983, B.A., Math, Wittenberg University

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

o NASAo DFASo Sun Microsystemo PolyOneo Progressive Insuranceo Roberts Express

Areas of Expertise and

Research Interests

• Operating Systems

• Programming Languages

• Distributed Systems

• Real-time Systems

• Performance Analysis

• Software Engineering

• Mobile Computing

Charles K. Alexander, PhD, P.E.Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EDUCATION

o 2009, honorary Dr.Eng., Ohio Northern Universityo 1971, PhD, Ohio Universityo 1967, M.S.E.E, Ohio Universityo 1965, B.S.E.E, Ohio Northern University

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (2002-Present)o Ohio University (1998-2017)o President-Elect, President & CEO, IEEE, (1996-1999)o California State University, Northridge (1994-1997)o Temple University (1986-1994)o Tennessee Technological University (1980-1986)o Youngstown State University (1972-1980)o Ohio University (1967-1972)

Dr. Alexander has secured funding for two

centers of research at Ohio University and

Cleveland State University and one at

Tennessee Technological University. He has

been the director of three additional research

centers at Temple and at Tennessee Tech. He

has obtained research funding of approximately

$100 million (in today’s dollars). He has served

as a consultant to twenty-three private and

governmental organizations including the Air

Force and the Navy.

Dr. Alexander has authored many publications,

including a workbook and a videotape lecture

series, and is coauthor of Fundamentals of

Electric Circuits (now in the fifth edition),

Engineering Skills for Career Success, Problem

Solving Made ALMOST Easy, the fifth edition of

the Standard Handbook of Electronic

Engineering, and Applied Circuit Analysis, all

with McGraw-Hill. He has made more than 500

paper, professional, and technical

presentations.

Timothy Arndt, Ph.D.Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EDUCATION

o 1991, Ph.D., C.S., University of Pittsburgho 1985, M.S., C.S., University of Floridao 1984, B.S., C.S. and Math, Purdue University

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (1998-Present)o Universita’ dell Sannio (Benevento, Italy)

(1994-1998)o Texas State University (1993-1994)o Lamar University (1991-1993)o Twenty archival articleso Thirty conference paperso Multimedia computingo Social and information network analysiso eLearningo Mobile and ubiquitous learningo Database systems

Dr. Arndt was named Senior Member of the

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

Industrial experience with Siemens-Nixdorf

Information Systems (Avellino, Italy) and the

Microelectronics and Computer Technology

Consortium (Austin, TX).

Viewpoints editor of the Elsevier Journal of

Visual Languages and Computing, editorial

board member of several other journals.

Co-PI on two NSF instrumentation grants, PI on

numerous internal grants.

Program or Workshop chair of multiple

international conferences, PC member of > 30.

Developed graduate-level courses in Multimedia,

Bioinformatics, Social Network Analysis, etc.

Sunnie S. Chung, Ph.D.College Lecturer, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EDUCATION

o 2006, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (2012-Present)o Research Associate in NCR/Teradata (Previously as

AT&T) in California (2006-2011)o Fourteen conference papers and archival articleso 5 Research project realizations into Teradata MPP

Systemo Big Data Processing in Massively Parallel Processing

(MPP) Systems

o SQL-Map Reduce for Big Data Processing in Parallel Data

Warehouse

o Data Mining on Sensor Data for Machine Fault Detection

o Query Rewrite Optimization for Parallel Database

Performance

o Temporal Database in Parallel Data Warehouse

o Columnar Partitioning Databases in Parallel Data

Warehouse

o Cyber Security: Database Security

Areas of Expertise and

Research Interests

• Data Analytics

• Big Data Processing in

• Massively Parallel Processing

Systems:

o Map Reduce/Hadoop

o Parallel Data

Warehouse/OLAP

o Cloud

o Integration of Big Data

Processing Systems

o Query Rewrite Optimization for

Parallel Database Performance

• Cyber Security:

o Querying Encrypted Database

without Decrypting

o Advanced Data Processing

Techniques

Pong P. Chu, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EDUCATION

o 1989, Ph.D., E.C.E., Iowa State Universityo 1985, M.S., E.C.E., Iowa State Universityo 1981, B.S., E.E., National Chiao-Tung University,

Taiwan

EXPERIENCE

o CSU (1989-Present)o Five textbooks in digital design and HDL

(hardware description language) o Innovative application of FPGA (field

programmable gate array)o Mission- and safety-critical hardware design and

coding practices o Radiation-harden designo Digital systems instructional research and

development

use this space for illustration of expertise, teaching,

research

Lili Dong, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EDUCATION

o 2005, Ph.D., The University of Alabama, USAo 2000, M.S., Chinese Academy of Sciences,

Chinao 1996, B.S., Jilin Institute of Technology, China

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (2005-present)o Chair of IEEE Control Systems Society,

Cleveland Chapter (2009-Present)o 35 publications (with over 400 citations)o Control Systems Design and Applicationso Micro-electro-mechanical systemso 3D electronic printingo 13 advisees (12 MSEEs and 1 DRE) graduated

Implementation of a Robust Controller on MEMS Gyroscopes

3D Electronic Printers

Beam gyro on a rate table

Pooyan FazliAssistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EDUCATION

o Ph.D., University of British Columbiao M.Sc., Amirkabir University of Technology o B.Sc., Amirkabir University of Technology

EXPERIENCE

o Assistant Professor, Cleveland State Universityo Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University o Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British

Columbia

Research Interests

• Artificial Intelligence

• Autonomous Robots

• Multi-Robot Systems

• Human-Robot Interaction

• Cloud Robotics

• Computer/Robot Vision

• Machine Learning

• Sensor Networks

• Computational Geometry

Yongjian Fu, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EDUCATION

o 1996, Ph.D., CS, Simon Fraser University, Canada

o 1988, M.S., CS, Zhejiang University, Chinao 1985, B.S., CS, Zhejiang University, China

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (2003-Present)o University of Missouri-Rolla (1996-2002)o Twenty five archival articleso Eleven conference paperso Data miningo Software engineeringo Information retrieval and text mining

Areas of Expertise and Research Interests

• Application of data mining methods in

o Business

o Engineering

o Science

• Software testing and quality assurance

o Test design

o Test management

o Reliability modeling

• Mining of semi-structured data

o Document clustering

o Search and retrieval

o Time series data mining

• Software development

o Software project management

o Software architecture and design

Zhiqiang Gao, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EDUCATION

o 1990, Ph.D., E.E., University of Notre Dameo 1987, M.S., E.E., University of Notre Dame

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (1990-Present)o Director, Center for Advanced Control

Technologies http://cact.csuohio.edu

o 100+ paperso $2M+ grantso Seven U.S. patentso Founder, LineStream Technologies, 1st CSU

spinoff

Faced with ever widening chasm between control

theory and practice, Dr. Gao returned to the roots of

controls by collaborating extensively with engineers

at NASA and industry in solving real world

problems, from which the foundation and

authenticity of research were rebuilt.

Collaborating with Professor Jingqing Han, Dr. Gao

has worked quietly on active disturbance rejection

control for the last 20 years, nurturing it from its

early, conceptual stage to a maturing and emerging

industrial control technology. In doing so, he made

an obscure idea clear and established firmly a

general design principle in dealing with uncertainties

in industrial settings, often with staggering

improvements in performance and energy saving.

Asking basic, rudimentary questions in research

and in teaching, Dr. Gao and his team find creative

solutions in practice and vitality in education. Dr.

Gao’s research and teaching materials can be found

at http://cact.csuohio.edu

Murad Hizlan, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EDUCATION

o 1990, Ph.D., E.E., The Johns Hopkins Universityo 1987, M.S.E., The Johns Hopkins Universityo 1985, B.S., E.E., Bogazici University

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (1992-Present)o The Johns Hopkins University (1990-1992)o Communication Theoryo Robust Communicationso Multiple-Access Communicationso Spread-Spectrum Systemso Quantum Communications

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Vijay K. Konangi, Ph.D.Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EDUCATION

o 1981, Ph.D., Iowa State Universityo 1975, M.Sc. (Engineering), University of Madraso 1973, B.E., University of Madras

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (1980-Present)o Co-author of book: “Broadband Switching: Architectures,

Protocols, Design, and Analysis” published by IEEE Computer Society Press, also published by John Wiley & Sons

o Computer Networkso Aeronautical Communications Networkso Research has been supported by NASA Glenn Research

Center

Sanchita Mal-Sarkar, D. Eng.Associate Lecturer, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EDUCATION

o D. Eng., Cleveland State University, USAo M.S., University of Windsor, Canadao M.S, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India

EXPERIENCE

o Associate Lecturer, Cleveland State University (2011-present)

o Term Instructor, Cleveland State University (2006-2011)

o Instructor, Cleveland State University (2002-2005)

o Visiting Instructor, Cleveland State University (2000-2001)

o Taught 14 different courses at Cleveland State University

o Published several conference and journal papers on Hardware and Software Security and Trust, Fault-tolerant Networks, Soft/Granular Computing and Risk Analysis, and Wireless Sensor Networks.

o Awarded two grants as Principal Investigator: One from NSF ($200,000) and other from CSU Teaching Enhancement Award ($4,560), both on Cyber Security Education.

College students will learn how to hack computers,

then protect them: Higher Education Roundup

By Karen Farkas, The Cleveland Plain Dealer

A new program at Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve

University will encourage students to hack computers - then learn how to

protect them.

Richard Rarick, MSEE, MS MathCollege Lecturer, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EDUCATION

o 2007, M.S., E.E., Cleveland State Universityo 1989, M.S., Math, Cleveland State Universityo 1988, B.E.E., Cleveland State University

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (2005-Present)o Software Consulting (1998-2005)o Assistant Professor Notre Dame College

(1994-1998)o Twelve Journal Paperso Six conference paperso Biogeography-Based Optimizationo Control Theoryo Thorium Molten-Salt Reactor Controlo Control of Magnetic Bearings

Thorium

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Janche Sang, Ph.D.Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EDUCATION

o Ph.D., Purdue University, 1994o M.S., Michigan State University, 1989o B.S., National Taiwan University, 1984

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (1994 - Present)o Fulbright Senior Research Scholar at National

Tsing Hua University, Taiwan (September 2012 -June 2013)

o Guest Scientist, NASA Glenn Research Center, (Aug. 2000 - July 2001)

o Summer Research Fellow, NASA Glenn Research Center, (Summer 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2002)

Research Interests

• Parallel and Distributed Computing

• Cloud Computing

• Computer Networks

• Operating Systems

• Compiler

• Software Engineering

• Simulation

• Performance Measurement

Teaching Interests

• Operating Systems

• Parallel Processing

• Programming Languages

• Compiler

• Computer Networks

• Algorithms

Dan Simon, Ph.D.Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EDUCATION

o 1991, Ph.D., E.E., Syracuse Universityo 1987, M.S., E.E., University of Washingtono 1982, B.S., E.E., Arizona State University

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (1999-Present)o 14 years of industrial experienceo 2 text bookso 58 journal paperso 51 conference paperso Control theoryo State estimationo Evolutionary algorithmso Optimization

Nigamanth Sridhar, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EDUCATION

o 2004, Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering, Ohio State University

o 2000, M.S., Computer Science and Engineering, Ohio State University

o 1997, M.Sc. (Tech.), Information Systems, BITS Pilani, India

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (2004 - Present)o Adjunct Associate Professor, Clemson Univ (2011

– present)o Visiting Scientist, Indian Institute of Science

(2011-12)o Ten archival articles and book chapterso Forty-five conference paperso Programming languages and Software

Engineeringo Embedded Systems and Sensor Networkso Computer Science Educationo Engineering Education

Programming Language Support for Wireless

Sensor Networks (supported by NSF CAREER

award)

• Language constructs for safe multi-threading in

small embedded systems

• Middleware infrastructure for a variety of

system support services such as time

synchronization, MAC, node mobility

• Applications of sensor networks for use in

transportation infrastructure and physical

therapy

Computing in Secondary Schools (supported

by NSF CE21 award)

• Curriculum development and teacher

professional development for the new AP

Computer Science Principles (AP CSP) course

• 23 high schools in Ohio teaching AP CSP

• Development of a Cleveland Public high school

to have a focus on Computational Thinking

across the curriculum

Haodong Wang, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EDUCATION

o 2009, Ph.D., CS., College of William & Maryo 2000, M.S., EE., Penn State Universityo 1994, B.E., EE., Tsinghua University

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (2010-Present)o Virginia State (2009-2010)o Siemens Corporate Research (June – Sept 2007)o Viasat Inc. (2001 - 2002)o Schlumberger Ltd. (1996 - 1999)

Research Interests

• High performance public-key

cryptography primitives for

embedded systems

• Security protocol design in

networked embedded systems

• Data management and

searching in pervasive

computing

• IEEE 802.11 wireless computing

• Computer and mobile system

security

• Cognitive radio computing

Wenbing Zhao, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EDUCATION

o 2002, Ph.D., ECE, University of California, Santa Barbara

o 1998, M.S., ECE, University of California, Santa Barbara

o 1993, M.S., Physics, Peking Universityo 1990, B.S., Physics, Peking University

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (2004-Present)o ABET program evaluator 2015-Presento One research monograph on dependable systemso Forty-five archival articles; twenty-two book

chapterso Forty conference papers; three best paper awardso NSF Grant on secure and dependable computing

2008-2012o Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Grant

2015-2017o Smart and Connected Heath (Human Motion

Tracking)o Secure and Dependable Systems

Ceiling

Kinect#2Kinect#1

Caregiver#1

Computer

Wearable Device

Wearable Device

Patient

Caregiver#2

Smart Phone

Wifi

Bluetooth

Bluetooth

Privacy-Aware Vision-Based Human

Motion Tracking with Realtime Feedback

Pebble

Application

Pebble Smart Watch

pebble-js-

app.jsServer

Application

Smart Phone Computer

Kinect

Pebble Mobile Application

(PebbleKit JS)AppMessage

AppMessage

XMLHttpRequest

XMLHttpResponse

(JSON object)

Skeleton

Stream

Ye Zhu, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EDUCATION

o Ph.D., Texas A&M Universityo M.S., Texas A&M Universityo B.S., Shanghai JiaoTong University

EXPERIENCE

o Network Security & Privacy

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Mounir Ibrahim, Ph.D., P.E.Professor and Chair, Mechanical Engineering

EDUCATION

o 1977, Ph.D., M.E., Bradford University, United Kingdom

o 1973, M.S., M.E., Cairo Universityo 1968, B.Sc., M.E., Cairo University

RESEARCH INTERESTS

o Heat Transfer in Gas Turbines o Gas Turbine Combustorso Stirling Engineso Stirling regenerator design using

microfabrication techniqueso Plastic Thermoforming Applicationso Thermal Energy Storage Systems

Selected Awards and Honors

• Books: “Stirling Convertor Regenerators”

Co-authored with Dr. Roy Tew

Taylor and Francis Group, 2012

ISBN 978-1-4398-3006-2

• Inducted in the “National Academy of

Inventors”, October 31, 2011

• PATENTS: "High-Temperature

Non-Catalytic, Infrared Heater”

U.S.Patent#6368102

U.S.Patent#6612835

“In-Line Ultrapure Heat Exchanger”

Pending, U.S. 61/679, 334

• Fellow, ASME

• Associate Fellow, AIAA

• Chair of the ASME K-14 (Heat Transfer in Gas Turbines) Committee

(July 2006-June 2008)

• Chair, M.E. Department at CSU (March 1998-June 2002, and June

2013 - Present)

• Distinguished Visiting Fellowship Award, The Royal Academy of

Engineering, U.K.

• Visiting Scholar, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K., Fall 2008

• Visiting Scholar, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Spring 2002

• Awarded more than $6 million externally funded research

• Supervised more than 60 masters and doctoral students

• Published more than 110 publications in prestigious journals and

conference proceedings

Michael L. Adams, Ph.D.College Associate Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering

EDUCATION

o 2001, Ph.D., M.E., Case Western Reserve University (CWRU)

o 1996, M.S., M.E., CWRUo 1993, B.S., M.E., CWRU

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (2004-Present)o CWRU, Adjunct (2001-Present)o Private Consulting (1999-Present)o NASA (1995-1997)

Objectives

To bring practical, real-world

experience into the classroom, to be

fully engaged in the teaching and

learning environment.

Courses

Senior Design, Design of Machinery,

Introduction to Design, Vibrations,

Advanced Vibrations, Vibrations and

Acoustics Signal Processing Lab,

Kinematics, Dynamics, Engineering

Measurements

Advising

Masters projects, undergraduate

advising, faculty adviser to The Society

of Automotive Engineers, faculty

adviser to The Joint Engineering

Council, Department Faculty Co-op

Adviser

Asuquo B. Ebiana, Ph.D.,Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

EDUCATION

o Ph.D., M.E., Michigan State University (MSU)

o M.S., M.E., University of California, Berkeley

o B.S., M.E., North Carolina A&T State University

EXPERIENCE

o Associate Professor, CSU

o Research Fellow, NASA-Glenn Research Center (GRC)

o Summer Faculty Fellow, NASA-GRC

o Engineering Project Consultant for Local Company

o Research Associate, Adv. Mfg. Co., CSU

o Assistant Professor, CSU

o Project Engineer, Michigan Auto-Industry

o Graduate Teach/Research Assistant, UC Berkeley, MSU

Research

Primary research areas of interest are in mathematical modeling, numerical simulation (CFD) and experimental investigation of fluid flow and heat and mass transfer mechanisms in engineering power systems. Other areas of interest include the application of thermal-fluid principles to energy related manufacturing processes. Project examples include:

• CFD Models and Simulations of Baking Bread in a Tunnel Oven

• Theoretical Basis for a 3-D Stirling Engine Loss Model

• 2nd. Law Analysis of Sage & CFD-ACE Models of MIT Test-Rigs

• Numerical Analysis of a Radiant Drying Oven for Web Applications

• Discrete-Vortical Elements Approximation of the Circular Couette Flow between two Rotating Concentric Cylinders

• Computer modeling, thermal energy management, fluid flow studies and design sensitivity analyses of various GM, Ford, Chrysler and Isuzu product lines

Co-authored/independently written several funded teaching/research proposals and peer-reviewed technical papers published in engineering journals and conference proceedings.

Teaching

Courses Taught/Directed include:

Undergraduate Graduate• Instrumentation & Meas. Lab. Mechanical Engineering analysis

• Intro. & Applied Heat Transfer Numerical Methods in Engineering

• Intro. & Applied Thermodynamics Inviscid Flow

• Intro. & Applied Fluid Mechanics Adv. Radiation Heat Transfer

• Differential Equations for Engineers Viscous Flow I

• Fortran/Numerical Methods Master’s Directed Study

• Thermal Systems Design Master’s Projects & Theses

• Honor’s Thesis Doctoral Research/Dissertation

Jason Halloran, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

EDUCATION

o 2007, Ph.D., University of Denvero 2003, M.S., M.E., University of Denvero 2000, B.S., M.E., University of Denver

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (2014-Present)o Cleveland Clinic Foundation(2007-2014)o Twelve archival articles and two book chapterso Over thirty five conference paperso Computational biomechanicso Orthopaedic biomechanicso Multi-scale tissue mechanicso Joint replacement mechanicso Experimental techniques and uncertainty

analysis

Taysir Nayfeh, Ph.D.Professor, Mechanical Engineering (Industrial & Manufacturing)

EDUCATION

o 1993, Ph.D., IME, Virginia Techo 1991, M.S., IME, Virginia Techo 1987, B.S., Physics/Engineering Mechanics,

Virginia Tech

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (1993-Present)o Schlumberger Well Service (1980-1989)o Polymer Extrusion & Compoundingo Copper Die Casting, Hot Extrusion and Wire

Drawingo Nanocomposite Metalso Nano Engineered Metalso In-Process Sensing and Process Controlo None Destructive Evaluation (Ultrasonics)o Petro-physical Evaluation of Oil and Gas Wells

Research Interests

Nanocomposite Ultra Conductive

Copper/Metals

Paul P. Lin, Ph.D.Professor, Mechanical Engineering, ASME Fellow

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

EDUCATION

o 1985, Ph.D., M.E., University of Rhode Islando 1981, M.S., M.E., University of Floridao 1974, B.S., M.E., Tatung University

EXPERIENCE

o CSU Associate Dean of Engineering (2007-Present)o CSU ME Department Chair (2002-2007)o CSU ME Professor (1985-Present)o Over 50 refereed Journals & Conference Proceedingso Researched at NASA (1993-03) & Air Force (1990-93)o Keynote Speaker of FIVE International Conferenceso Robot Engineer at IBM (1982)o ME Engineer at Tongtai Tool Inc. (1977-79)o Production Engineer at Japan Electric Heater (1976-77)

Research Areas

1. Fault detection and isolation

2. Intelligent system monitoring

3. Multidisciplinary design optimization

4. Optical Inspection for quality assurance

Teaching

1. Kinematics

2. Vibration

3. Robotics

4. Machine Vision

5. Advanced Optimization

Leadership

1. Associate Dean for academic affairs

2. Department Chair

3. Cleveland Engineering Society

Leadership Award (2009)

Majid Rashidi, Ph.D., P.E.Betty L. Gordon Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering

EDUCATION

o 1987, Ph.D., M.E., Case Western Reserve University

o 1983, M.S., M.E., Case Western Reserve Universityo 1981, B.S., M.E., Case Western Reserve University

EXPERIENCE

o Professor, M.E. Dept., CSU, 2007-Presento Chairman & Professor, E. T. Dept., CSU, 2013o Associate Professor, M.E. Dept., CSU, 1993-2007o Assistant Professor, M. E. Dept., CSU, 1987-1993o Research Associate, ICOM P, NASA, January 1987-

July 1987

Patents:

1. US 8,002,516, “Wind Harnessing System” 2. US 7,679,209, “Wind powered electricity generating system” 3. US 7,845,904, “Wind harnessing system” 4. US 7,540,706, “Wind harnessing system” 5. US 7,493,828, “Simulator for Evaluating Artificial Joint Specimens” 6. US 6,375,096, “Two Component Spray Gun and Nozzle Attachment” 7. US 6,059,214, “Vertical Moving Support Vehicular Attachment” 8. US 5,552,713, “Method and Device for Testing Electrophysiology Catheter”

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Hanz Richter, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

EDUCATIONo 2001, Ph.D., M.E., Oklahoma State Universityo 1997, M.Sc., M.E., Oklahoma State Universityo 1995, B.Sc., M.E., Catholic University of Peru

EXPERIENCEo Cleveland State University (2004-Present)o NASA Stennis Space Center (Postdoc Fellow,

2001-2004)o Research sponsors: NSF, NASA, Cleveland Clinic,

otherso Control theory, analysis, design and implementationo Robot dynamics and motion control o Mechatronic systems, dynamic modelingo Bio-mechatronic systems and prosthetic roboticso Controls for aerospace propulsion

Jerzy T. SawickiD.E. Bently and A. Muszynska Endowed Chair

Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Vice President for Research

EDUCATION

o 1992, Ph.D., M.E., Case Western Reserve University

o 1986, M.S., Applied Mathematics, The University of Gdansk

o 1980, M.S., M.E., Gdansk University of Technology

RESEARCH INTERESTS

o Mechanical vibration and controlo Rotordynamicso Structural health monitoringo Magnetic bearingso Tribology o Mechatronic systems

SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS

• Fellow, ASME (2002)

• University Distinguished Faculty Award for Research (2004)

• D.E. Bently and A. Muszynska Endowed Chair (2004-Present)

• Siemens-Westinghouse Distinguished Speaker (2006)

• Title of Professor, President of the Republic of Poland (2010)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Pesch, A.H., Smirnov, A. Pyrhönen, O., and Sawicki, J.T.,

“Magnetic Bearing Spindle Tool Tracking through μ-Synthesis

Robust Control,” accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions

on Mechatronics, 2014.

• Smirnov, A., Pesch, A.H., Pyrhönen, O., and Sawicki, J.T., “High-

Precision Cutting Tool Tracking with a Magnetic Bearing Spindle,

DS-13-1443, accepted for publication in ASME Journal of

Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 2014.

• Madden, R. and Sawicki, J.T., “Model Validation for Identification

of Damage Dynamics,” Paper GT2014-27341, accepted for

publication in ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and

Power, 2014.

• Kulesza, Z. and Sawicki, J.T., “Stability of a Cracked Rotor

Subjected to Parametric Excitation,” Paper GT2014-26741,

accepted for publication in ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas

Turbines and Power, 2014.

Eric M. Schearer, Ph.D., P.E.Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

EDUCATION

o 2014, Ph.D., M.E., Northwestern Universityo 2006, M.S., Robotics, Carnegie Mellon

Universityo 2002, M.B.A., University of Notre Dame o 2002, B.S., M.E., University of Notre Dame

o EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (2014-Present)o Exponent Failure Analysis Associates (2007-

2009)o United States Air Force (2002-2007)o Functional Electrical Stimulationo Human Motion Controlo Robotics

Antonie J. (Ton) van den Bogert, Ph.D.Parker-Hannifin Endowed Chair in Human Motion and Control

Professor, Mechanical Engineering

EDUCATION

o 1989, Ph.D., Biomechanics, Utrecht Universityo 1985, M.S./B.S., Physics, Utrecht University

EXPERIENCE

o Cleveland State University (2012-Present)o Cleveland Clinic Foundation (1998-2010)o University of Calgary (1991-1998)o > 100 peer reviewed publicationso Academy Award for Technical Achievement (2005)o Measurement and simulation of human movemento Sports performance and sports injurieso Design and control of prosthetic limbs and

exoskeletons

Wei ZHANG, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

EDUCATION

o 2003, Ph.D., Fluids Engineering & Thermo-physics, Xi’an Jiaotong University

o 1996, B.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, Xi’an University of Architecture & Technology

EXPERIENCE

o Research Fellow, University of Minnesota (2009-2014)o Postdoctoral Associate, Iowa State University (2007-2009)o Scientist, TU-Braunschweig, Germany (2006)o Eighteen peer-reviewed articleso Experimental flow controlo Advanced thermal/flow measurement techniqueso Wind energy and wind engineeringo Atmospheric boundary-layer physics and turbulenceo Particle-turbulence interactiono Laminar-turbulent transition

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

Fouad Abou-Ghalioum, M.S.Associate Professor and Interim Chair, Engineering Technology

EDUCATION

o M.S., Electrical Engineering, Cleveland State University

Areas of Expertise

• Computer Architecture

• Networking

• Neural Networks

• Intelligent Systems

Toufik Aidja, M.S.Lecturer, Engineering Technology

EDUCATION

o B.S., Electrical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Honors, 1981

o M.S., Electrical Engineering, Cleveland State University. Honors, 1984

Areas of Expertise

• Analog, Digital and Firmware Design

• CAD Software

• Statistical Analysis

• Data Collection

• LCD, LED and OLED displays

• Matlab

• VHDL

• Test Bench Design Accreditation

William Atherton, Ph.D.Associate Professor and College Lecturer, Engineering Technology

EDUCATION

o Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 1982

Areas of Expertise

• Dynamics

• Controls

• Acoustics

• System Simulation

Harry Fox, M.S.Associate Professor, Engineering Technology

EDUCATION

o M.S., Engineering Technology, University of Southern California

Areas of Expertise

• Power Electronics

• Control Systems

• Analog Electronics

• Robotics

Andrew Hess, M.S.Associate Professor, Engineering Technology

EDUCATION

o B.S., ASP, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 2004

o B.S., MCE, Cleveland State Universityo M.S., MCE, Cleveland State University

HONORS AND AWARDS

o Magna Cum Laude, Cleveland State University

PROFESSIONA AFFILIATIONS

o National Engineering Honor Society Tau Beta Pi