SDS Report 2011

SDS // ANNUAL REPORT 2011

COVER PHOTO (BY KAT IE HAGEMAN)

A Lithium-phosphate powered battery electric vehicle (BEV)—the TWIKE featured on the cover—has been acquired by the IMS Center in the School of Dynamic Systems. This vehicle will be used in conducting advanced battery life-cycle research. See page 19 for more information on this exciting project.

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SDS PARTNERS WITH WORLDWIDE ORGANIZATIONS

The faculty in the School of Dynamic Systems have forged many collaborative relationships with numerous international

universities, companies and research organizations. These strategic partnerships help the School stay relevant in a

global economy and in an increasingly connected world.

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IN THIS REPORT...

NEW STAFF MEMBER

Dr. Aimee Frame Joins the School of Dynamic Systems

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NEW FACULTY MEMBER

Prof. Murali Sundaram Joins the School of Dynamic Systems

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11 //PROF. RANDALL ALLEMANG

Bearcat Motorsports

13 //KELLEY UJVARY / PROF. JANET DONG

CATastrophy Design concept for 2011 battle bot competition

PROF. AMIR SALEHPOUR

A Hands-on Innovative Approach in Teaching Engineering Courses

PROF. SAM ANAND

Center for Global Design and Manufacturing (CGDM)

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19 //PROF. JAY LEE

The IMS Center Introduces the Smart Battery

21 //PROF. TEIK C. LIM / PROF YIJUN LIU / DR. BERNIE RUDD / DON BRETL

UC Simulation Center Provides Real Design Solutions Through a Virtual World for P&G

23 //PROF. MARK SCHULZ / PROF. VESSELIN SHANOV / DR. JOHN YIN

New ERC for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials

17 //PROF. DAN HUMPERT

The Center for Robotics Research

25 //PROF. HENRY SPITZ

Occupational Safety and Health Engineering (OSHE) Program

27 //PROF. AHMED ELGAFY

Solar Energy Storage for Space Applications

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31 //DR. JIM THORPE

Jim Thorpe: Merging Engineering & Art

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Faculty Research, Recognition & Achievements

PROF. HENRY SPITZ

UC Students Win Competitive Internships in Nuclear Forensics


Alumni & Faculty Awards

SCHOOL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS

The External Advisory Board (EAB)

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CREDITS:

DEPARTMENT HEAD // Teik C. Lim

EDITOR // Sue Lyons

DESIGNER & EDITOR // Patrick J. Brown

PHOTOGRAPHS // Katie Hageman (unless otherwise noted)

29 //PROF. SANG YOUNG SON

UC Introduces First Personal Sensor for Measuring Ambient Nanoparticles

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TEIK C. LIM

FROM THE SCHOOL DIRECTOR

I am delighted to present the 2011 annual report for the School of Dynamic Systems. For the first time in the history of UC, the Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology programs are housed in the same school; this is a result of the recent collegial reorganization. Therefore, this report highlights activities from both programs over the past year. Already, the faculty and students are learning from each other to develop an even stronger pair of academic programs. We continue to experience amazing progress and growth in student enrollment and research funding, which are the two most vital indicators of the health and productivity of the school. Our success can be attributed to the quality and commitment of our faculty and staff, the outstanding research being pursued, and the rigorous, comprehensive curricula we offer. In fact, this year marks another year of record research funding totaling about $5 million, and record student enrollment exceeding 1100. To create a competitive strategy and better serve our community, the faculty in this new school have also established four research foci in the following

areas: Intelligent Prognostics and Autonomous Systems; Advanced Vehicle Technologies; Micro, Nano and Bio-Health Systems; and Integrated Product and Process Development. The formation of these research foci has been a catalyst for the recent surge in external funding

and collaborations between our faculty and those from other schools and colleges. I believe that these initiatives will no doubt continue to shape our school for many years to come. As you read this report, I hope you can sense the energy, enthusiasm and passion of our faculty, staff and students, throughout the school. This school is fundamentally very sound and is poised to make further major advancements in the near future. To remain relevant and progressive, the faculty will continue to evaluate and refine our strategic

plans so that they stay aligned with the University’s UC2019 Academic Master Plan. Finally, please consider partnering with us in future endeavors that serve to enhance our mission to be a leader in engineering research and education. And, as always, your remarks and support are most welcome. Thank you for your interest in our school.

“The formation of these research foci has been a catalyst for the recent surge in external funding and collaborations between our faculty and those from other schools and colleges. I believe that these initiatives will no doubt continue to shape our school for many years to come.”

RESEARCH FOCISCHOOL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS

INTELLIGENT PROGNOSTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMSNSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Intelligent Maintenance SystemsRobotics, Mechatronics, Intelligent Systems, Cooperative Distributed Systems, MEMS

ADVANCED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIESStructural Dynamics Research Lab (SDRL), Structure Response in Extreme EnvironmentAutomotive NVH, Hybrid Propulsion Systems, Alternative Fuels, Combustions

MICRO, NANO AND BIO-HEALTH SYSTEMSNSF Engineering Research Center for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials, NanoworldOccupational Safety and Health, Smart Structures Bio-nanotechnology, Micro Thermofluidics

INTEGRATED PRODUCT AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENTPartners for the Advancement in Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE)UC Simulation Center, Multi-scale Modeling, Sustainable Product Design and Manufacturing

Herman Schneider Professor of Mechanical Engineering &Director, School of Dynamic [email protected]

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The SDS External Advisory Board (EAB) held its inaugural meeting in May. The 22-person EAB was formed from the members of the Mechanical Engineering Industrial Advisory Board. The change from “Industrial” to “External” in the name reflects a change in focus and scope of membership that has expanded to include members from non-industry agencies and organizations as well as industry members. The purpose of the SDS EAB is to advise and collaborate with the School on issues relating to its academic and research objectives, students, curriculum, and its interaction with industry. This is accomplished by semiannual Spring and Fall meetings during which the entire board receives and reacts to an a report from the School Director on the School comprised of specific areas of interest, and reports from EAB committees. The real work of the EAB is done through its committees that work between the board meeting. Members are encouraged to invite non-board people to work with them on committees. There are currently four working committees: the ABET Committee, which supports the school accreditation process; the Engineering Process Committee, which reviews and makes suggestions for engineering process portions of the ME and MET curricula; the Recruiting & Scholarships Committee, which is a resource for identifying and interacting with prospective students; and the Research Committee, which provides research feedback and helps to encourage research directions. To facilitate communications with faculty, each committee has a faculty representative, and there are two Faculty-in-Residence members on the board. Discussions at the most recent meeting included a review of the proposed Robotics Center that combines and leverages the robotics efforts from the College of Engineering and Applied Science’s ME and MET programs. This effort builds on the strengths of the two programs and provides a robust and expanded robotics presence at UC. Another consideration was a proposed “Center for Engineering Practice” where the focus is making sure our graduates are prepared for real industrial problem solving. As part of this activity the proposal is to provide problems from industry throughout the curricula to help ensure students are well grounded in practical applications supporting and solidifying the engineering fundamentals being taught in their course work.

If you are interested in further details of EAB activity, contact Teik Lim, School Director.

THE SDS EXTERNAL ADVISORY BOARD

“The purpose of the SDS EAB is to advise and collaborate with the School on issues relating to its academic and research objectives, students, curriculum, and its interaction with industry.”

EXTERNAL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING


NEW ADDITIONS TOTHE FACULTY & STAFF

NEW STAFF MEMBER

Dr. Aimee Frame Joins the School of Dynamic Systems

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NEW FACULTY MEMBER

Prof. Murali Sundaram Joins the School of Dynamic Systems

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After completing her Master’s degree, Dr. Frame returned to the University of Cincinnati in June of 2003 as a doctoral student and received her degree in June 2008. During her time as a doctoral student, Dr. Frame worked to analyze the behavior of groups of unmanned vehicles to determine how the number of vehicles in a group affects the behavior of the entire group. Her findings led to the conclusion that a stable group of vehicles will tend to become chaotic as the number of vehicles is increased, resulting in her dissertation entitled “Behavioral Analysis of Under Actuated Vehicle Formations Subjected to Virtual Forces.” During her final year at the University of Cincinnati, Dr. Frame had the opportunity to teach at a local high school as a STEP Fellow. Over the course of the year, she created several math and science lessons that tied the concepts learned in the classroom to real world problems to which the students could relate. It was during this time that Dr. Frame’s developed an interest in engineering education and helping undergraduate students become successful. As she steps into the role of academic advisor, Dr. Frame looks forward to pursuing research opportunities in the areas of engineering education and academic advising to improve the experience that undergraduate students have at the University of Cincinnati.

NEW STAFF MEMBER

DR. AIMEE FRAME JOINS THE SCHOOL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS

Dr. Aimee Frame joined the School of Dynamic Systems in June of 2009 as an Academic Advisor and Adjunct Assistant Professor. Before joining the school, Dr. Frame was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Miami University where she taught several classes for the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. Dr. Frame received her Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2001. She went on to continue her education at the Georgia Institute of Technology and received her Master’s of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in December 2002. While at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Dr. Frame worked in the Intelligent Machine Dynamics Laboratory developing a new control method for non-collocated robotic systems, such as overhead cranes. This research led to her thesis entitled “Sliding Mode Control of a Non-collocated Flexible System.”


Dr. Murali Sundaram joined the School of Dynamic Systems in August 2009 as an assistant professor. Dr. Sundaram has ten years of industrial experience in CAD/CAM, precision manufacturing, nontraditional machining, metrology and nondestructive testing. He has three years of postdoctoral research experience in micro and nano-manufacturing at the Center for Nontraditional Manufacturing Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. During this period he co-advised 15 graduate students (3 PhD and 12 MS). Dr. Sundaram received his Bachelors of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from Coimbatore Institute of Technology, and Masters of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India in 1991 and 1999 respectively. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2006 from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Dr. Sundaram is a co-Principal Investigator for two NSF funded research projects. He has authored a book chapter and over 25 refereed publications, and has edited international conference proceedings. Dr. Sundaram is a member in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). He serves as an international editorial review board member of the International Journal of Manufacturing, Materials and Mechanical Engineering. He reviews articles for ASME, ASM and other international journals, and has chaired technical sessions in CIRP and ASME sponsored international conferences. Dr. Sundaram’s research interests lie mainly in the areas of nano-manufacturing, nontraditional machining, micro-machining, hybrid machining, CAD/CAM, metrology and process simulation. His research at the University of Cincinnati focuses on process innovation, modeling, and control of advanced manufacturing processes, particularly at the micro and nanoscale. His research in this area will explore potential micro and nanotechnology applications in the biomedical and energy fields. At present, a PhD and a MS student are conducting their research at the Micro and Nano-manufacturing Laboratory being set up by Dr. Sundaram in Rhodes Hall 602D.

PROF. MURALI SUNDARAM JOINS THE SCHOOL OF

DYNAMIC SYSTEMS

NEW FACULTY MEMBER


STUDENTS:LEARNING,ORGANIZATIONS

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11 //PROF. RANDALL ALLEMANG

Bearcat Motorsports

13 //KELLEY UJVARY / PROF. JANET DONG

CATastrophy Design concept for 2011 battle bot competition


A Hands-on Innovative Approach in Teaching Engineering Courses



A HANDS-ON INNOVATIVE APPROACH IN TEACHING ENGINEERING COURSES

“...we introduce students to team work and engineering design process. Students are required to identify a problem, generate ideas (solutions), create a 3-D model, fabricate, and test their physical working models (Implementation).”

Figure 1. shows a Mechanical Locking Guitar Stand designed and constructed by three students. The problem that they were trying to solve was to build a guitar stand that will securely hold a guitar without tipping or knocking over. In EDG II, the emphasis is on the assembly modeling and creating the detail drawings for fabrication. Students are required to create a 3-D assembly model of an actual product by reverse engineering each component and then creating a software model. After assembly is successful, the 3-D models are then imported into our rapid prototyping machine and the physical models are then created. Figures 2a and 2b show a sample of a student project, in this case a Black & Decker Cordless Drill. Figure 3 shows the actual model created in our RP machine. In the strength of Materials course, several hands-on experiments were developed to enhance the student’s understanding of theory. Some of Students were given problems from their textbooks and then they were asked to create 3-D models. These models were then

FIGURE 2b. DRILL RENDERING

FIGURE 1. GUITAR STAND

FIGURE 3. DRILL MODEL

It is widely known that students tend to learn best by active participation. When students are exposed to concepts through multiple paths, it should enhance their overall learning. Traditional methods of instruction in engineering courses involve explanation of standards, conventions, theories and reinforcement of the underlying concepts through laboratory demonstration and homework problems. Additional techniques used to supplement these methods typically focus on visualization through computer simulation. I have gone one step further in an attempt to integrate some of these techniques with rapid prototyping (RP) as an instructional tool in Engineering Design Graphic (EDG) and Strength of Materials courses. In the spring quarter, I will use RP in a Material Science Course; in this course, students will be given a project for which they will be required to build different types of crystal Structures. I have integrated this active participation philosophy starting with incoming freshman. In EDG I courses, students are introduced to team work and the engineering design process. Students are required to identify a problem, generate ideas (solutions), create a 3-D model, fabricate, and test their physical working models (implementation). At the end of the term, students are required to make a presentation and submit a report.

fabricated on our rapid prototyping machine. Students performed experiments on their actual models and compared the results to the calculated results. Initial feedback from the students has revealed that modeling, fabricating, and testing some of the textbook problems enhanced their learning of the underlying concepts and theories. This provided a relevant transfer of skills for the students from solid modeling to physical problem solving.

FIGURE 2a. DRILL RENDERING


“To repeat the winning performance of the 2006-2008 time period, reliability needs to be the hallmark of the 2011 Bearcat Motorsports team.”

PROF. RANDALL ALLEMANG


After five top ten consecutive finishes between 2006 and 2008, Bearcat Motorsports, the University of Cincinnati Formula SAE Team, again struggled with reliability in the 2009 and 2010 racing seasons. The team was struck by brake failures at the international competitions held at Michigan International Speedway in May of both 2009 and 2010. A failure of the brake pressure switch during the Endurance portino of the competition took the team out of contention during the event in 2009. The Team never made it to the starting grid in 2010, plagued with a number of self-inflicted wounds, many of which could be traced back to a rear brake line that was pinched during final race preparation. Therefore, for 2010-2011 the focus will be on execution; simple well thought out designs and methods will again result in an excellent showing at future events. In 2006-2008, this was accomplished in part by focusing on finishing the car by March 1 so that plenty of testing and re-engineering could be completed by the May race dates. To repeat the winning performance of the 2006-2008 time period, reliability needs to be the hallmark of the 2011 Bearcat Motorsports team. With more than a decade of history, many suitable design concepts exist that can be winners for the team. It will boil down to execution. A lightweight YFZ450 single piston engine is being evaluated but may not make it into a final design for another year. Many other areas of the car, particularly unsprung mass, will also addressed in preparation for the potential new engine package. A weight reduction of around 50 pounds is expected with the new engine, a change in the wheel package from 13 inch to 10 inch diameter wheels will also save significant weight. A weight reduction is necessary to make up for the loss of power of the single piston engine over the current 4 cylinder Honda CBR 600RR. A loss of ten to fifteen ft-lbs of torque is expected but, with the simplicity of the vehicle and engine, reliability will improve. The Formula SAE Design competitions involve a number of static and dynamic events with a total point potential of 1000 points. The static events are: design report, cost report and sales presentation, which are all presented to, and reviewed by, industry professionals. The dynamic (driving) events are: acceleration over 75 meters, two lap autocross, figure 8 skidpad, fuel economy and an endurance

BEARCAT MOTORSPORTS

event. The endurance event is the last dynamic event and is an all or nothing event worth 400 points. The event normally involves 20 laps on an autocross course with two drivers over a total of approximately 20-25 kilometers. If a team does not finish, no points are awarded. Over the years, Bearcat Motorsports has done well in the Endurance Event. The team has finished in the Top Ten overall. Reliability and durability are paramount, and extensive driving and testing of the car are the key to reliability and durability for the endurance event. The Formula SAE competitions are held at two locations in the US, but are affiliated with competitions all over the world. In the US, the FSAE East competition is held in May at the Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in Brooklyn, MI. The FSAE West competition is held in June at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA. This year the Formula SAE-Australia is held December 9th – 12th near Melbourne. Other sanctioned Formula SAE events, operating under the same rules, are Formula SAE-Brazil, Formula SAE Italy, Formula Student held in Germany and Formula Student in the UK. Many Universities from these groups come to the USA to compete at the FSAE East event and a few of the Universities compete at all of the events. The FSAE East Competition at the Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in Brooklyn Michigan, involves the design, construction and testing of an open-wheel Formula Style race car. Teams must pass a comprehensive technical inspection before being allowed to compete in the dynamic events, including a dynamic brake check, which prevented some teams from being able to compete. Michigan International Raceway proved to be an excellent facility for the events. All future FSAE East competitions will be held at this location. The FSAE West event at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA, held in June, is organized in much the same way as the FSAE East Competition. Highly competitive teams that only attend one race per year usually choose the FSAE East event, as it is the most competitive of the two events. Still there are many challenges in California in June that don’t exist in northern climates in the spring. Hotter average temperatures can cause overheating problems and increased wear and tear on the car and tires.


KELLEY UJVARY / PROF. JANET DONG

CATASTROPHY DESIGN CONCEPT FOR 2011 BATTLE BOT COMPETITION

The UC Battle Bot team returned from Florida recently from a fight to the death. Their bot, Catastrophy, came in 4th place overall out of the twelve collegiate teams that competed. While the damage to their bot was extensive, they never gave up. They played the full three minutes of their final round and put up a tough fight. Battle Bot competitions are intense and extremely competitive. Teams come from all over the country; their bots are matched up and put into the ring to see which survives. All are outfitted with a weapon designed to inflict maximum damage on their opponent. Entrants have many requirements to meet, including that their bot must move at least two feet per minute, be able to turn in a thirteen foot radius and fit in an eight foot cubed box. The weapon has its own requirements: It must not contain any chemicals, fire, explosives, magnets and no part can move faster than 450 feet per second. UC’s entry, the CATastrophy bot, has a metal shaft consisting of eight teeth for shredding an opponent’s armor. That shaft spins at 4,500 RPM and inflicts 500 pounds of force on its enemy. In addition to this weapon, CATastrophy has strong armor and an ability to function if it gets flipped upside down during battle. Competing teams are scored on how many times they flip and hit their opponent as well as damage received and maneuverability. Each round lasts three minutes but often does not last that long; by the time that three minutes is up, one bot has usually been flipped in a way from which it can’t recover. While the competition sounds easy and fun, the

THE UC CATASTROPHY BATTLE BOT

“The Battle Bot project is a national competition, which requires team members to develop additional skills needed to be successful in a team oriented business world.”

work that the students put into their bot extends far beyond the three minute match. The Battle Bot project is a national competition, which requires team members to develop additional skills needed to be successful in a team oriented business world. Mainly learning to function as a team, managing time, writing sponsorship letters, raising funds,

establishing budgets, identifying vendors, as well as working with the UC legal office for competition contract and the UC branding office for permission to use UC logo on the team T-shirts and the bot. Each student is in charge of an area of development of CATastrophy. Daniel Schmidt designed the transmission system, Shaun Egan designed the attack weapon, Mark Larson created the frame and the armor, Alexis Owen produced the electronic system that CATastrophy will use to operate. Contributions received from sponsors every year are vital to the team’s success. For this year, sponsorship funds, donated materials, armor, and machine time were provided in support of the bot at a total value of nearly $40,000. Sponsors included P&G, Magellan Aerospace-Aeronca, Trutec, JF Berns, and W.H. Heimkreiter Mfg. Inc. Specifically, the funding from P&G went towards electrical components, raw materials, registration for the competition, t-shirts and travel expenses; Magellan Aerospace-Aeronca donated the Titanium honeycomb for the armor; Trutec donated their services to heat treat the weapon to increase its strength and hardness; and JF Berns and W.H. Heimkreiter Mfg. Inc. donated machining time. Team member Alexis Owens said that “the sponsorship that we received from all of the companies was essential to the completion of the battle bot...without these sponsors, we would have not been able to even begin to consider this project for our senior design capstone experience.” The students were excited to have their senior design project ready for battle, but the thrill of this nationally recognized competition was also a huge plus. “Ever since I first saw Battle Bots on TV when I was nine, I knew I wanted to do that. I saw the opportunity with this contest and I took it,” says Larson. “Winning is good but the most important thing is that the team learns from the whole process,” says Dong. This is UC’s fourth appearance at a battle bot competition since their first year in 2008 when they won the first place overall award. Congratulations to this year’s team.


RESEARCH IN THE SCHOOL OFDYNAMIC SYSTEMS

PROF. SAM ANAND

Center for Global Design and Manufacturing (CGDM)

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17 //PROF. DAN HUMPERT

The Center for Robotics Research

19 //PROF. JAY LEE

The IMS Center Introduces the Smart Battery

21 //PROF. TEIK C. LIM / PROF YIJUN LIU / DR. BERNIE RUDD / DON BRETL

UC Simulation Center Provides Real Design Solutions Through a Virtual World for P&G

23 //PROF. MARK SCHULZ / PROF. VESSELIN SHANOV / DR. JOHN YIN

New ERC for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials

25 //PROF. HENRY SPITZ

Occupational Safety and Health Engineering (OSHE) Program

27 //PROF. AHMED ELGAFY

Solar Energy Storage for Space Applications

29 //PROF. SANGYOUNG SON

UC Introduces First Personal Sensor for Measuring Ambient Nanoparticles


The Center for Global Design and Manufacturing (CGDM) is a collaborative center between the Colleges of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) and Design Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP) that is dedicated to education and research in the area of Design, Manufacturing and Product Life Cycle Management (PLM). The Center serves as the hub of all Partners for Academic Collaboration in Engineering Education (PACE) related activities based on the PACE gift of $420 million to the University of Cincinnati. PACE is an industry consortium comprised of General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, , Siemens PLM Software, Autodesk, Sun/Oracle, and other leading design and engineering software and hardware companies. Professor Sam Anand from CEAS and Professor Brigid O’Kane from DAAP serve as co-Directors of this Center. The overall goals of this Center are to: provide training and conduct research in all aspects of math-based design and manufacturing; provide PLM-based training and collaborative experiences for students, with an emphasis on skills for Global Design and Manufacturing; and foster industry partnerships and real world experiences for undergraduate and graduate students. The Center strives to conduct research, educate and train students in an interdisciplinary environment. In addition to promoting creativity, this center exposes students to a multi-disciplinary

CENTER FOR GLOBAL DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING (CGDM)

PROF. SAM ANAND

environment similar to what they will encounter in industry. Teaching, research and training activities at the Center span all aspects of the product lifecycle from conceptual design to engineering analysis, manufacturing, reuse, recycling and de-manufacturing. In keeping with changing trends in the industry, there is a significant emphasis on virtual design and manufacturing analysis, in addition to more traditional methods. Students are also expected to work on collaborative projects with other PACE institutions from around the world. The Center has several masters and doctoral students conducting research under the “umbrella” of Design, Manufacturing and Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) and other related disciplines. The CGDM is currently conducting graduate level collaborative research in sustainable and low-cost design, manufacturability, and product development, with an emphasis on PLM. Research initiatives include: the development of an on-line design advisor for manufacturability of sheet metal parts; a design advisor for determining locations of parting lines in sand casting; manufacturability analysis of automotive wheels; computer-aided inspection of sculptured surfaces for automotive panels; computer-aided process planning for machined parts; methods for Sustainable and low-cost design; virtual machining

and virtual inspection of turned parts; optimization of Rapid Prototyping (RP) process parameters and reduction of RP errors; slicing contour based Feature Recognition (FR); cutting tool selection for non-convex pockets; etc. The research and student work at the Center is sponsored by a variety of local industries, as well as the PACE consortium. Since its inception in 2007, the Center has been involved in cutting-edge collaborative teaching and research in manufacturing and design, with over 50 undergraduate and 10 graduate students from both Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design participating. The graduate research conducted in the center has resulted in numerous journal and conference publications. The undergraduate students were exposed to a collaborative interdisciplinary project experience which has enabled the students to be prepared for what awaits them after graduation. Their success can be gauged from the first place award of the UC team in an inter-university competition to design the center console of a Sport Utility Vehicle. Collaborative UC teams have also been placed first and third in a recent Sustainable Design and Manufacturing competition. The Center has also been involved in the recent successful award of the University of Cincinnati’s Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program. Global Product Design and Manufacturing is one of the STEM areas in which scholarships are being awarded to undergraduate and graduate students. In the 2009-10 academic year, a team of 17 undergraduate and two graduate students under Dr. Sam Anand, collaborated with engineering teams from universities around the world to virtually manufacture a vehicle in a project titled Emerging Market Vehicle (EMV) - Manufacturing Phase. For this project, UC

“Since its inception in 2007, the Center has been involved in cutting-edge collaborative teaching and research in manufacturing and design, with over 50 undergraduate and 10 graduate students from both Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design.”


was responsible for three subassemblies: Tires and Wheels, the Suspension, and the Chassis and Frame. The goal of this project was to devise a manufacturing and assembly plant layout for these different subassemblies for an Emerging Market Vehicle, and to identify an optimized layout with minimum cost and material utilization. The UC teams designed the manufacturing

process and plant layout for their particular subassemblies—in collaboration with other teams—in FactoryCAD, a factory layout application that assists engineers to create detailed, intelligent factory models. The students also optimized the factory layout based on the output demand of 30 vehicles per hour. They utilized FactoryFlow software, which allows engineers to

optimize a factory layout based on material flow distances, frequency and cost. Both FactoryCAD and FactoryFlow are industry standard software that was provided to UC as part of the PACE gift. The students also took into consideration information such as material flow, buffer stations, inventory levels and equipment specifications to optimize the plant layout.

FIGURE 1. SAMPLE PART PROFILES FROM VIRTUAL TURNING MODULE FIGURE 2a. SAMPLE POCKET IN PART WITH ISLANDS

FIGURE 2b. MACHINING TOOLPATH WITH SPLITTABLE EDGES

FIGURE 2c. MACHINING TOOLPATH WITH NON- SPLITTBLE EDGES

FIGURE 3a. PART MODE FOR LAYERED MANUFACTURING

FIGURE 3b. OPTIMUM OPERATION FOR MINIMUM VOLUMETRIC ERROR


With robots and robotics starting to appear in every facet of everyday life, it is easy to predict the arrival of the long awaited robotics revolution. From keeping senior citizens in their homes to assisting in medical operations, to capping oil wells, from putting out fires, to fighting wars, robots and robotics are everywhere. The Center for Robotics Research at the University of Cincinnati is a creative and innovative force in this revolution. Students and faculty in the Center just completed a very successful year and are looking forward to an even better year this year. The Center for Robotics Research Robot Team competed in the Institute of Navigation’s Seventh Annual Autonomous Lawnmower Competition during the first week of June. The entry named the Bearcat Shredder performed very capably but could not match the first place finish from last year. Joshua Casey, Mark McCrate and Clark Brinn transported the robot to Beavercreek, Ohio for the competition. Team members are pictured enjoying pizza at the Robotics Club meeting every Friday at 1:00 PM in 551 Baldwin Hall. All students interested in Robotics are welcome to attend. Students may also contact Dan Humpert, the faculty advisor for the Robotics Club via e-mail at [email protected] The Center also fielded an entry in the Eighteenth Annual International Ground Vehicle Competition during the first week of June. Mark Aull, Joshua Rajasingh, and Mark McCrate transported the robot, named the Bearcat Cub, to Rochester, Michigan. The team finished in the middle of the pack of roughly 50 entrants. This competition attracts robots from all over the country. The IGVC offers a design experience that is at the very cutting edge of engineering education. Students at all levels of undergraduate and graduate education can contribute to the team effort; those at the lower levels benefit greatly from the experience and mentoring of those at higher levels. Students learn skills in project team organization and management. Students learn communication and collaboration skills working with sponsors and hardware and software providers. In other news from the Center, Professor Ernie Hall has retired after leading the Center for 27 years. Professor Hall established the Center in 1983 when he was appointed the Paul E. Geier Professor of Robotics at the University of Cincinnati. Over the years Professor Hall engineered major breakthroughs in 3D Vision Systems, Pattern Recognition, and Autonomous Control in Field Robotics. Professors Dan Humpert and Manish Kumar have been appointed as co-Directors for the Center effective September 1, 2010. Professors Janet Dong and Samuel Huang are also associated with the Center. Their four main research thrusts are autonomous control of UGV and UAV, robotics in medicine and health, environmental robotics, and robots in advanced manufacturing systems. The professors hope to continue the work of Professor Hall and advance the creative and innovative project participation by students.

THE CENTER FOR ROBOTICS RESEARCH

PROF. DAN HUMPERT


“The Center also fielded an entry in the Eighteenth Annual International Ground Vehicle Competition during the first week of June. The IGVC offers a design experience that is at the very cutting edge of engineering education.”

STUDENTS FROM THE UC CENTER FOR ROBOTICS RESEARCH AND THE BEARCAT CUB PARTICIPATING IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI HOMECOMING PARADE

Dr. Ernest Hall received his BSEE in 1965 and his MSEE in 1966 from the University of Missouri in Columbia under the Naval Enlisted Scientific Education Program (NESEP) sponsored by the US Marine Corps. He then attended Officers Candidate School and joined the First Marine Air Wing as a radar officer. He returned to MU in 1968 and received his PhD in 1971 in Bioengineering, after which he joined the Radiology Department at Yale University and also taught in

PROFESSOR ERNIE HALL

the Department of Computer Science. In 1973 he joined the Image Processing Institute at the University of Southern California, followed by the University of Tennessee where he helped establish the Image and Pattern Analysis Laboratory. He also consulted with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and became interested in their effort to make useful robots for some of the dangerous tasks encountered by the Department of Energy, Department of Defense and NASA. In 1983 Dr. Hall was invited to the University of Cincinnati to be the first Paul E. Geier Professor of Robotics. The chair was established by the founders of Cincinnati Milacron’s Industrial Robot Division. Professor Hall established the Center for Robotics Research. He was at the University of Cincinnati for 27 years of dedicated service where he has over 300 journal articles, book reviews and conference papers; authored three books and five book chapters; has three patents; advisor for 16 doctoral and 37 master’s students; and the recipient of 40 grants and contracts with funding of over $3.4 million. He has received many honors and awards, including SME, SPIE, IEEE Fellows, to name but a few.


The Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS) in the School of Dynamic Systems has introduced a new concept called the “smart battery.” This “smart battery” concept incorporates technologies and methodologies, based on the standardized IMS Center prognostics approach, for identifying the different aging mechanisms at work in batteries that cause charge capacity to decay over time, or cause, in some cases, catastrophic failure. The need for alternative sources of energy, especially in the transportation sector, continues to drive advancements in battery technologies. Having a better understanding of the various forces at work on these batteries, and being able to determine their remaining useful life (RUL) are therefore becoming increasingly important. In the current age of increased environmental awareness and dramatic fluctuations in energy costs, supplies and demand, alternative energy sources need to be cost-efficient, predictable and reliable–the “green mobility” research being conducted at the IMS Center will certainly help to ensure this. The IMS Center has been developing and perfecting its standardized prognostics approach over the last 10 years, and has established itself as a leader in health assessment and predictive maintenance tools and methodologies. This approach has been employed by many of the IMS Center’s members, in a wide range of industries and applications, providing these members with a reliable method for transforming raw data into actionable information. From data acquisition to health visualization, the IMS approach has been proven to be a powerful solution for conducting prognostics for systems, processes, components, products and now next-generation technologies, such as

PROF. JAY LEE

THE IMS CENTER INTRODUCES THE SMART BATTERY

“Through implementing the “smart battery” concept on the TWIKE, the IMS Center can provide the user, in this case the driver, with important information, such as battery temperature, voltage, current, capacity and the time it will take to fully charge the battery under the current conditions.”

the lithium-ion batteries used in hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). The IMS Center has recently acquired a TWIKE ACTIVE: a human-electric hybrid vehicle, built for two passengers plus cargo and equipped with an electric motor, powered by a lithium-ion phosphate battery and the energy provided by the TWIKE’s driver and passenger via the pedals incorporated into the TWIKE’s drivetrain. The TWIKE ACTIVE is also equipped with regenerative breaking, and can be charged via a 230V household outlet in 2-3 hours. The TWIKE will be used by the IMS Center to test and validate the “smart battery” concept. Through implementing the “smart battery” concept on the TWIKE, the IMS Center can provide the user, in this case the driver, with important information, such as battery temperature, voltage, current, capacity and the time it will take to fully charge the battery under the current conditions. In addition, predictive information will be provided to the user, such as the remaining useful life (RUL) of the battery in both number of remaining charge cycles, and in hours. This information will be tailored to the individual users driving habits and road conditions, giving the user the ability to change the way they drive, or the route that they take, in order to conserve energy. The data and information acquired from

the TWIKE under the “smart battery” concept will not only be delivered to the user, but also to the manufacturer, giving the manufacturer real-world data that can be utilized at both the manufacturing and design stages, resulting in improved performance and reliability.

Established in 2001, the NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) for Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS) is a leader in enabling products and systems to achieve and sustain near-zero breakdown performance. The Center is focused on frontier technologies in embedded and remote monitoring, prognostics and intelligent decision support tools, and has developed a suite of tools for conducting prognostics for diverse applications: the Watchdog Agent® Toolbox. Since its inception, the Center has conducted numerous projects with over 70 global companies and research organizations.

For more information about the IMS Center, please contact Professor Jay Lee, IMS Center Director, at [email protected] or visit www.imscenter.net

THE IMS CENTER



UC SIMULATION CENTER PROVIDES REAL DESIGN SOLUTIONS THROUGH A VIRTUAL WORLD FOR P&G

WENDY BECKMAN / DON BRETL / TEIK C. LIM / YIJUN LIU

A collaborative effort between Procter & Gamble and the University of Cincinnati has created a center of expertise in computer modeling and simulation in engineering. The center provides P&G with cost-effective, high-value virtual modeling and simulation capacity and capability, while developing a talent pipeline for future recruitment. The center opened in September 2008, at the UC Turner Building (on the corner of Vine Street and Daniels) with Dr. Teik C. Lim as the Director, Dr. Yijun Liu as the Technical Director, and Mr. Don Bretl from P&G as the Center Manager. The center has been a great success for both UC and P&G. Currently, there are more than 20 undergraduate co-op, part-time students, graduate research assistants and post-doctoral fellows working at the Center. Students work closely with P&G engineers on various digital design, CAE analysis, and testing (both virtual and real) projects in almost all areas of product or process development of interest to P&G.

THE SIMULATION CENTER’S SUCCESS IS ILLUSTRATED BY ITS RECENT EXPANSION

In the traditional engineering and production model, a product is designed, a prototype model is created and tested, and then lessons learned are fed back into the designers for modifications. Such a physical trial and error process can be extremely limiting and inefficient. “The more virtual engineering we can do, the more we can save in terms of costs, time, engineering resources, etc. We can do far more parametric studies applying virtual models — such as different sizes and shapes — because there is no retooling of fabrication machines,” Professor Lim, points out. “For example, this practice has been gaining popularity amongst major automotive companies like Ford, Mercedes and Toyota because they cannot afford to build several variations of the same car.” Center Manager Don Bretl says that “to explore physically and confirm physically” is no longer producing results that are good

enough or fast enough. As P&G pursued the increasing use of computer modeling as a way to do design work, they recognized that there was a growing need for developing more modeling and simulation capacity sooner. Besides looking at typical business models for expanding capability, within their “connect and develop” concept, they also looked at innovative ways that other companies or institutions were trying; in their search they discovered a fairly unique business model used by Caterpillar Inc. In 1999, Caterpillar Inc. established its Champaign Simulation Center (CSC) at University of Illinois Research Park. During a visit to Caterpillar with representatives from UC College of Engineering, P&G learned a new model of partnership with universities that could provide another agile and cost-effective source for modeling and simulation while helping to grow future talent. With this business model in mind, P&G worked with UC to develop a similar partnership. An existing Master Alliance Agreement between UC and P&G was the legal basis for the collaboration. The success factors for the CSC in Illinois were the following: building on an existing relationship with the university; being close to the students; being close to the business centers; and starting small and growing with the demand. P&G felt that UC met all of these principles including existing partnerships in the modeling and simulation discipline, an area in which UC faculty and students possess significant expertise. In addition, P&G was attracted by UC’s designation as a GM PACE (Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education) school. “Our motto is to explore digitally and confirm physically,” says Bretl. Through what the students are doing, with their P&G “mentors” working — in some cases literally at their sides — they can perform design studies much faster. “We have P&G engineers sit with the students. These are seasoned engineers who coach them, train them and work with them on applying the state-of-the-art simulation tools.” “This is all done in real time,” says Lim. The student feeds information back to the project team, who makes physical confirmations. Any issues that then come up can be addressed immediately since the UC students are virtually embedded in the P&G research and development team. “Then they say, ‘OK, we can make one — now can we make millions?’” adds


Bretl. “You can actually simulate how the product is used or made before you commit resources to making the final product. It enables us to do things we wouldn’t ordinarily attempt to do,” Bretl says, “Or at least take a chance to explore an area that appears too risky that we might not have tried at all without our virtual tools.” The virtual process is a lot faster than experimentation. The end result might be the same experimentally or virtually, but the result is reached much sooner through the virtual approach — and at much less expense. “We can try out more options and can get to execution faster,” says Bretl. He mentions the number of famous people like Thomas

Edison who said how much more they learned from failures. “You can afford to fail a lot in the virtual world,” he adds. Most of the projects entail mature modeling capabilities in engineering for much-needed capacity in areas where P&G has significant expertise and therefore would be able to coach students to provide significant value quickly to P&G. As the center matures, new modeling capabilities can be added and services can be expanded based on demand. “It is being administered in the School of Dynamic Systems, but it is not limited to Engineering,” says Lim. “There are university-wide opportunities in medicine, chemistry, business, statistics

“The more virtual engineering we can do, the more we can save in terms of costs, time, engineering resources, etc. We can do far more parametric studies applying virtual models — such as different sizes and shapes — because there is no retooling of fabrication machines,”

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and mathematics, even though this type of simulation traditionally is based in engineering.” Currently, a couple of Digital Designers from DAAP are creating virtual product designs and other types of product visualizations. “We have gotten several requests to look at opportunities for our people in Reliability Engineering to work with students from the Quantitative Analysis & Operations Management Department in your College of Business,” adds Bretl. “There are many synergies we can imagine.” The UC Simulation Center has broad support within P&G, with nearly all business having projects at the Center. Lim points out that the arrangement that guarantees relatively long-term block grants overcomes several shortcomings of the traditional research grant. “Typically the researchers spend two to three years on their own and then they write up a progress report. There is not much interaction between the sponsor and the team until near the end of the project,” he says. “No wonder industry partners frequently lose interest! Technology transfer is very low in the traditional model. It does not lend itself well to final production.” In this new model that promotes close interactions between P&G and UC, Lim says, there are three distinct benefits: interaction is constant between P&G and UC; the facility location near UC makes it easier for students to commute — it is a UC-leased facility and interacts with the campus, yet it is embedded in the P&G computer-based research and development environment. “In the physical world, they’re at UC, but in the virtual world, they’re at P&G,” says Bretl. “It’s the best of both worlds,” says Lim. He adds that this assignment is a very prestigious one among the Mechanical Engineering ranks. “You tap into the creativity of the students — ‘8 to 5’ is gone. The students can come and go as they please. Whatever hours of the day work best for them — they are not constrained by when the P&G office is open. The students we employ here have to be research minded and have to want to pursue a higher degree ultimately,” Bretl points out that the “symbiotic” pairing of the P&G coaches and the UC students benefits the coach as well. “We have to break our old ways of experimental testing,” he says, adding that it’s going to require some retraining of their employees. “The students take this for granted since they basically grew up in the digital world. Students graduating with these simulation skills are very attractive to P&G.” “You’re looking at the next generation of engineers with simulation skills that are valued in many industries,” Lim adds. More information about the center can be found at: http://www.min.uc.edu/ucsc.

MICHAEL SCHMAHL, AN UNDERGRADUATE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, IS GAINING REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE IN A P&G VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT ONLY MINUTES AWAY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI CAMPUS

Original news by Wendy Beckman (UC News); Revised by Don Bretl, Teik C. Lim, Yijun Liu


The University of Cincinnati is a core partner in the NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials, with North Carolina A&T State University serving as the lead university, the University of Pittsburgh as the other core partner, and Germany’s MH-Hanover as a global partner. This article gives an update on the research being conducted for the center within the School of Dynamic Systems and NanoWorld Lab. The objective of this research is to investigate advanced concepts to address the issues of integrity monitoring and control of bio-implants. The results of this research will help to ensure the long term safety and efficiency of biodegradable metal implants and metallic biomaterials. Work in this field is highly interdisciplinary and involves multiple researchers from the ERC. This investigation focuses on four areas: strength and fatigue testing of corroding implants; in vivo sensing to monitor the “race for the surface;” smart bio-implant development with multi-chemical sensing and feedback for controlling the corrosion of implants, as shown in Figure 1; and tracking of the degradation products of implants using sensors and histology. Many accomplishments have been made recently to improve the safety and efficiency of biodegradable metal implants and metallic biomaterials. Researchers at the ERC have devised a strategy to minimize the corrosion of an implant until the host body has healed, and then degrade the implant in a timely manner. Chemical concentrations in the body and at the implant must also be maintained within safe limits. Testing the strength

PROF. MARK SCHULZ / PROF. VESSELIN SHANOV / DR. JOHN YIN

RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICAL IMPLANT INTEGRITY MONITORING & CONTROL

NSF ERC FOR REVOLUTIONIZING METALLIC BIOMATERIALS

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and fatigue life of corroded samples enables evaluation of the integrity of an implant and coatings for a given application. Figure 2a shows how corrosion reduces the strain to failure of Mg. In the area of in vivo sensing, the goal is to monitor what is occurring at the interface of the implant and tissue, which is important as it is difficult to simulate tissue integration in vitro. Testing is being done in animal models, which may be followed by a small implantable sensor being temporarily used in humans in the future with biodegradable and permanent implants. Such advances will lead to the development of sensors that measure impedance, chemicals, proteins, pH, strain, temperature, pressure, acceleration, generate ultrasound waves to do micro-MRIs, deliver drug treatments, etc. Figures 2b, 2c and 2d show in vivo sensors and impedance measurements that characterize the “race for the surface” on a Mg implant. The smart implant would have chemical sensors and feedback to monitor its condition and adjust to optimize bio- integration and safety. An instrumented corrosion characterization and control system was built to provide a tool to study corrosion of materials and implants. Corrosion of the implant changes based on measurement of the corrosion products, as shown in figures 3a, 3b and 3c. Tracking the degradation products of implants involves using histology and sensors to monitor the degradation products of implants. Figure 3d shows a result. The long term plan is to develop in-vivo sensor technology that can help ensure the safety and efficiency of all types of implantable devices, as well as for use in other applications. Such sensors are important to provide new understanding of corrosion patterns and to design safe and effective implants. Different types of sensors, power sources, and communication methods are being considered in the event one approach is not successful.

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The Occupational Safety and Health Engineering (OSHE) Program is one of four core components of the Education and Research Center (ERC) at UC funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). NIOSH provides the ERC with an annual funding of about $1.5 million, of which $200,000 is for the OSHE Program. The other core components of the ERC are Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Medicine and Occupational Nursing Programs, which reside in the Colleges of Medicine and Nursing. NIOSH funds 16 additional ERCs at universities in the USA to meet the manpower needs for safety and health professionals in private industry and governmental agencies. The OSHE Program offers a series of academic courses and research opportunities in the area related to occupational health and safety. Since its inception in 1986, the program had been a part of the Industrial Engineering (IE) graduate program and directed by Dr. Richard Shell until 2008. The Program is currently headed by Professors Jay Kim, Director, and Henry Spitz, Deputy Director. Although the Program resides in the Mechanical Engineering (ME) program, all domestic graduate students (i.e., US citizen or permanent residents) and faculty in the College are eligible to participate. During 2009-2010, the Program supported nine ME graduate students who were mentored by eight ME faculty members. The training of the Program students is designed to take advantage of the strength of the ME program and the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS). The coursework plan of the

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ENGINEERING (OSHE) PROGRAM

PROF. HENRY SPITZ

trainee is developed in consultation with the faculty advisor and the program director to provide the student with a balanced background between the in-depth engineering knowledge and strong safety and health engineering background. The course plan is comprised of commonly required safety courses, basic math courses and engineering courses relevant to the students’ research areas. The research topic of the trainee’s thesis or dissertation is selected by matching one of national needs in safety and health research with the strength of a faculty in the OSHE Program. The long-term goal is to establish an internationally renowned program that trains students through advanced engineering research, and that is aimed at solving high-priority safety and health issues. Students graduating from the program will become safety practitioners for public and private organizations; researchers at national labs and agencies; educators in academia; and engineers in industry, who will design safer products and develop research breakthroughs. Typically the OSHE program provides annual stipends of approximately $22,000, with additional funds being available for travel

FIGURE 1. A HAND-ARM MODEL TO STUDY HAND-ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME (HAVS). EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION CAUSES HAND AND ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME (HAVS) WHOSE PRECISE PATHOGENESIS OF HAVS REMAINS UNCLEAR.

PROF. JAY KIM / PROF. HENRY SPITZ


and research support. A trainee’s research topic can be quite broad as long as it incorporates safety and health issues, such as cardiovascular disease, hearing loss prevention, musculoskeletal disorders and personal protective, among other topics included in the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) (defined by NIOSH). Current OSHE student research topics include noise induced hearing loss, vibration induced hand-arm injury, assessment of occupational exposure to diesel exhaust, methods for assessment of radiation exposure, active noise control to reduce the noise level of MRI machines, an environmental ultra-fine particulate matter collection device to protect firefighters and incorporating carbon nano-tube fibers to design better firefighter garments. From 2005 to 2010, the OSHE program has graduated 14 MS and 3 PhD students, many of whom have successful professional careers in occupational safety and health. The OSHE Program offers a unique opportunity to nurture interdisciplinary research. One example of such an opportunity is the NIOSH ERC Pilot Research Grant program, which provides 10 awards of about $8,000 each year to students and faculty conducting research

relevant to the ERC’s mission. Resolution to some occupational safety issues can be addressed through research using resources and practices developed in traditional engineering disciplines. For example, theory and methods used in fluid mechanics, acoustics, vibration and bio-mechanics can be effectively applied to research studying cardiovascular disease, hearing loss prevention and musculoskeletal disorders. The OSHE Program also offers opportunities for collaboration with researchers from the College of Medicine, especially faculty in the environmental health department. Any research collaboration involving an innovative idea can be considered for a pilot project and may be further developed into an exploratory grant or a major research proposal. The OSHE program seeks wider participation by faculty in SDS and CEAS. Professor Kim ([email protected]) can be contacted for more information. Figure 1 shows direct in vivo measurement of radioactive materials in the respiratory tract, which requires the use of a surrogate containing

FIGURE 2. THE DIRECT IN VIVO MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS IN THE RESPIRATORY TRACT, REQUIRING A KNOWN QUANTITY OF THE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FOR CALIBRATING THE RADIATION MEASURING DETECTORS.

a known quantity of radioactive material for calibrating the radiation measuring detectors. Anthropometric calibration standards (phantoms) are being designed and fabricated for use at the UC In Vivo Radiation Measurement Laboratory. The photo shows a thorax phantom being assembled with surrogate lungs containing a precisely known quantity of radioactive material. The lungs were designed and fabricated at UC with characteristics of density, effective atomic number, and attenuation coefficient (for low energy photons) similar to that of human lung tissue. Example of research (2): Hand-arm model to study hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). Exposure to excessive vibration causes hand and arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) whose precise pathogenesis of HAVS remains unclear. Population study and empirical tests provide useful but limited information; numerical analysis is a feasible alternative if conducted properly. Shown is a hand-arm model developed for the vibration analysis that considers effects of muscles involved in gripping the tool, which will be used to obtain basic information to better understand pathology of HAVS.

“Resolution to some occupational safety issues can be addressed through research using resources and practices developed in traditional engineering disciplines...The OSHE Program also offers collaboration opportunities with researchers of the College of Medicine, especially faculty in the environmental health department.”

OSHE GRADUATE RESEARCHER


SOLAR ENERGY STORAGE FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS

PROF. AHMED ELGAFY

“One of the most interesting energy storage designs is a solar receiver with a cylindrical cavity, the walls of which are lined with a series of hermetically sealed Haynes 188 containment canisters [1].”

REFERENCES[1] Yu-Ming X, Xin X, Xiugan Y, Hai-Ting C, Yun-hao Z. Numerical simulation of high-temperature phase change heat storage system. Heat Transfer–Asian Research 2004; 33:32-41.[2] Lafdi K., Mesalhy O., Elgafy A., “Merits of employing foam encapsulated phase change materials for pulsed power electronics cooling applications,” Journal of Electronic Packaging, June 2008, Vol. 130.


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These solar arrays employ a concentrator to collect and focus solar energy into PCM energy storage, where it is then converted to thermal energy. A fraction of this thermal energy is transferred to a circulating working fluid to run the heat engine and produce electrical power. The remaining thermal energy is used to melt the PCM contained in the energy storage. The PCM stores the excess energy by undergoing a phase change at its transition temperature. This permits continuous operation of the heat engine during the substantial eclipse periods when there is no solar energy available. The response time, or the time for charging and discharging, is a key factor in designing any energy storage system, especially for applications that are restricted in the amount of time available for energy absorption. The charging or discharging time depends mainly on the thermal properties of the energy storage material: The higher the thermal conductivity, the better the response. One of the most interesting energy storage designs is a solar receiver with a cylindrical cavity, the walls of which are lined with a series of hermetically sealed Haynes 188 containment canisters [1]. These canisters are filled with a high melting temperature PCM and stacked on the working fluid tube, as shown in Fig. 1. Using individual canisters in this design makes the design very reliable in that failure of a single canister will affect only that individual canister itself. The most important factor in the design of such a solar heat receiver is the heat absorption rate, or the storage response, since the heat will be stored only during the specific time of sun exposure before eclipse. Accordingly, many techniques have been proposed to enhance the performance of the solar receiver for space applications. One of the recent studies has been introduced to examine the effect of using high thermal conductivity carbon foams to support the high melting temperature PCM on the solar receiver output power [2]. The space between the outer and inner tubes of each canister has been filled with carbon foam saturated with LiF-CaF2 as the PCM. The melting temperature of this PCM is about 767° C. The configuration and dimensions of one canister are shown in Fig. 2. The heat delivered to the solar receiver is considered as a periodic radiation coming from the outer shell of the receiver. In the real case, this shell is subjected to a solar collector that provides the energy during the period of the sun exposure. The period of the sun exposure and eclipse is 40 minutes, 20 minutes exposure, and 20 minutes eclipse. During the period of the sun exposure, the outer shell of the receiver is assumed to be at a constant temperature above the melting point of the PCM by 200 OC. During the eclipse time, the outer wall of the canister is assumed to be insulated. The output energy from the solar receiver is obtained continuously from the working fluid that is flowing inside the inner tubes. The simulation for this energy storage has been carried out for three consequent heating cycles. The change of the output power delivered to the working fluid from the solar receiver for pure PCM and for foam enhancer with different thermal conductivity is shown in Fig. 3. The average value of the output power increased with increasing the thermal conductivity of the enhancer foam, however, for pure PCM the output power is more stable and uniform. It is noticed that increasing the thermal conductivity of the foam over a certain limit did not bring any more improvement. For this particular case, it is above 15 W/mK, which means enhancing the PCM by more than 800%. This happened because after enhancing the PCM by this value for the assumed value of the outside shell temperature, the PCM is completely melted during the first cycle charging period as shown in Fig. 4. As a conclusion, using of the new structure (carbon foam infiltrated with a PCM) tends to enhance significantly the ability of the solar receiver to store and conduct the solar energy.

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UC INTRODUCES FIRST PERSONAL SENSOR FOR MEASURING AMBIENT NANOPARTICLES

PROF. SANGYOUNG SON

Led by professor Sang Young Son, UC’s research team has demonstrated the world’s first personal, and wearable, sensor to monitor airborne nano particulate exposure using micro thermofluic technology. Airborne nano-particles that are less than 100 nanometers are the primary source of air pollution and combustion. There is an ever increasing need for assessment of exposure to

nano-particles to ensure health and safety. Until now, personal assessment was not available due to the absence of personal sensor. The uniqueness of developed sensor is not only the smallest size allowing for constant wear but also its high mobility to continuously measure personal nano-particle exposure during the daily activities with the assurance of science

level measurement accuracy. The industries and research communities had to assign exposure levels to individual using ambient air measurements using bench-top instrument at the stationary sites. However, the UC developed sensor as a potential game-changer will enable the specific exposure to be monitored at individual level.


AWARDS &ACHIEVEMENTS

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Jim Thorpe: Merging Engineering & Art


Faculty Research, Recognition & Achievements

PROF. HENRY SPITZ

UC Students Win Competitive Internships in Nuclear Forensics


Alumni & Faculty Awards


FACULTY RESEARCH,RECOGNITION& ACHIEVEMENTS

RANDALL ALLEMANG, PROFESSOR

Elected to Fellow Status, Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM), Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Funded research with The Boeing Company, DOE/Y12 (Babcock &Wilcox), NSF-CCLI Program

Senior Collaborator, Structural Sciences Center, Air Force Research Lab, USAF-WPAFB (2007-2011)Master Educator, College of Engineering, UC (2009-2010)Associate Editor, Sound and Vibration Magazine

SAM ANAND, PROFESSOR

RUPAK BANERJEE, PROFESSOR

Design for Low Cost Approach for Unit Ops and Feature Frames, P&GDesign, Analysis and Testing of a Diaper Folding Mechanism, P&GDesign and Development of Machine Design and Documentation Standards, P&GDirector of PACE Collaborative Activities and lead faculty for “Global Product Design and Manufacturing” component of STEMM award

Improved Assessment of Coronary Flow Dysfunction using Fundamental Fluid Dynamics, NIH- VA Merit Review GrantNonlinear Derating in Pre-clinical Testing of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Systems, NSFHemodynamic Analysis of AV Fistula Stenosis, Cincinnati VA Clinical, Hemodynamic and Biological Markers of AV Fistula Maturation, NIH Computational and bench testing of an improved pressure catheter device, ACIST Medical SystemsEvaluation of right ventricular inefficiency in repaired TOF using energy calculation from cardiac MRI data, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Assessment of an actively cooled micro- channel heat sink device using electro-osmotic flow, AFRL/UTCFellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)Elected co-Chair and Chair (2012-2014, designate), Biotransport Technical Committee, Bioengineering Division (BED) of ASME and K-17 Committee, Heat Transfer Division of ASMEAssociate Editor, ASME Journal of Medical Devices, 2010Editorial Board Member, Biomedical Engineering Online Journal, 2010 College Research Award for Young Faculty, College of Engineering & Applied Science, UC, 2010.

Firefighter Garment Based Carbon Foam Fabric, NIOSHNanostructures Materials for Advanced Air Force Concepts, Wright Brothers InstituteAerospace Composite Materials, US Air Force Materials LaboratoryComposite Health Monitoring Using Conductive Nanofiber Circuits, GE Aircraft Engines

AHMED ELGAFY, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

FRANK GERNER, PROFESSOR & ASSOCIATE DEAN

Co-inventor on 4 patentsElected a Fellow of ASME

Master Engineering Educator, CEAS, UC, 2010-12Professor of the Year, CEAS, UC, 2010Professor of the Quarter, CEAS, UC, Spring 20102010-11 Department of Athletics’ Legion of Excellence Student-Athlete Faculty Impact Award.Member, University Honors Council, 2010 - presentMember, Undergraduate Research Council, 2010 - presentChair, Engineering and Physical Sciences Sub-Committee, Undergraduate Research Council, 2010Member, Turner Scholars Program, 2009 - present Chair, NSF-UC Academic-Year REU 2009 – presentDirector, WISE Program

URMILA GHIA, PROFESSOR

SAM HUANG, PROFESSOR

GOALI: Robust and Efficient Knowledge Discovery With Application in Gene Expression Based Diagnosis, NSFA Robust Feature Selection Approach for Adverse Drug Reaction Detection, University Research CouncilSmart Machine Supervisory System, US Army Benet Laboratories (through TechSolve)

Robotics projects with the Medical School involving building a prototype of the inner ear that will lead to designing a robotic ear and creating a robotic fuel cell using superbug bacteria.Robotics projects with unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) competitions involving robot design and navigation systems.Robotics projects with intelligent autonomous systems involving assisting senior citizens to stay in their homes

DAN HUMPERT, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

MILIND JOG, PROFESSOR

U.S.-India Workshops for Catalyzing Research Collaborations in Heat and Mass Transfer, NSFMolecular-Scale Solutal Electrokinetics and Micro-Scale Control of Interfacial Phenomena in Ebullient Heat Transfer, NSF Thermal-Hydraulics Engineering, NRC

Robert E. Hundley Award for Excellence in Teaching


Integrated Multi-Scale Design and Laboratory Curriculum for NuclearDevelopment and Field Test of a Positional Tagging miniature Personal Sensor for the Detection of Airborne Nanosized Particles, NIHRegional Editor (North America), Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, 2010AFOSR Summer Faculty Fellow, 2010Conference Chair, ILASS – Americas 2010, 22nd Annual Meeting of the Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, May 16 – 19, 2010Conference co-Chair, 9th International ASME-ISHMT Heat and Mass Trans-fer Conference, Mumbai, India, January 4 – 6, 2010 Chair, NSF Scientific Delegation, Joint US – India Workshops on Nuclear Energy, Compact Heat Exchangers, and Thermal Management in Electronics, 2010Guest Editor, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Special Issue on Nano- to Macro-Scale Heat Transfer with Multiphase Interfaces

Engineering Education Through Degree-long Project Experience, NSFDevelopment of Noise Risk Assessment Method for Complex Noises, NIOSH and NIHNIOSH Training Grant: Occupational Safety and Health Engineering Program of UC-NIOSH ERCDevelopment of an Acoustic Shock Tube, NIOSH

JAY KIM, PROFESSOR

Collaborative Research: Characterization and Control of Emergent Behavior in Complex Systems, NSFIntegrated Multi-Aerial and Ground Vehicle Experimental (IMAGE) Platform, Army ResearchModeling and analysis of stochastic dynamics and emergent phenomena in swarm robotic systems using the Fokker-Planck formalism, Army ResearchDistributed Sensor Fusion for Spatio-Temporal Situational Awareness, URCGlobal Missile Defense Battle Management, Edaptive and Missile Defense AgencyTurner Scholars Recognition

MANISH KUMAR, PROFESSOR

US-Egypt Intelligent Maintenance Systems Workshop, NSFIMS for Laser Drilling of Airfoil Cooling Holes, GE AviationSmart Hose Development Project Phase II, Parker-HannifinTAA: Watchdog Agent Hardware/Software Integration, ITRIHybrid Modeling of Equipment Efficiency and Health for Advanced Servo-Drive Presses, NSFTraining on Prognostics and Health Management Technologies, ITRIA Systematic Methodology for Data Validation and Verification for Prognostics Applications, NSFPrognostics and Health Management for Smart Battery Systems, ITRIResearch Experience for Undergraduates: Two Feasibility Studies for Commercialization & Prognostics for Energy Systems, NSF`Smart Tire System, Goodyear

JAY LEE, PROFESSOR, OHIO EMINENT SCHOLAR L.W. SCOTT ALTER CHAIR PROFESSOR IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS): FIVE-Year Renewal, NSFTAA: Research Survey on Prognostics & Health Management Technologies for Energy Systems & Green Manufacturing, ITRIMaster Educator Award, CEAS 2010College Research Award, CEAS 2010Chair, World Congress of Engineering Asset Management (WCEAM) and IMS 2011, Cincinnati, OH, Oct. 3-5, 2011

Development of an Active Noise Control System for MRI Compatible Headphone to Treat Noise Emitted During Scanning Operation, Resonance Technology and NIHDevelopment of an Active Noise Control System Package for Treating Powertrain and Road Noise Response, FordIndustry/University Consortium on Hypoid and Bevel Gear Mesh and Dynamic Modeling, Ford, Caterpillar, John Deere, ArvinMeritor, Dana, Chrysler, RomaxHigh Performance Modeling and Simulation (UC Simulation Center), P&GThomas French Alumni Achievement Award, Ohio State UniversityElected Fellow of ASME and SAEEditorial Board, International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration and Chinese Journal of Mechanical EngineeringInternational Scientific Committee, International Conference on Power Transmission, 2011General Committee, SAE Noise and Vibration Conference and Exposition and ASME International Power Transmission and Gearing Conference, 2011Vice President, INCE Technical ActivitiesMember, INCE Board of Directors

TEIK C. LIM, HERMAN SCHNEIDER PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, SCHOOL DIRECTOR

High-Fidelity Prediction of Launch Vehicle Liftoff Acoustic Fields, NASA STTRNSF Workshop on the Emerging Applications and Future Directions of the Boundary Element Method, NSFUC High-Performance Modeling and Simulation Center, Procter & Gamble (co-PI; PI: Dr. Teik Lim)Finite Element Analysis of Skeletally Immature Thoracic Spine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical CenterAuthored the first book in the field: Fast Multipole Boundary Element Method, Cambridge University Press, 2009Executive Local Organizing Committee Member, The Tenth US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Columbus, Ohio, July 2009Guest Editor of two special issues of the journal Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 2010Member of the Editorial Board of Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements

YIJUN LIU, PROFESSOR


Molecular-scale solutal electrokinetics and micro-scale control of interfacial phenomena in ebullient heat transfer, NSF Integrated multi-scale design and laboratory curriculum for nuclear thermal-hydraulics engineering, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Convective heat transfer in a novel enhanced heat transfer core surface- wavy-fins with periodic wall perfusion for macroscopic mixing and swirl production, ASHRAE NEER Reactor Engineering: Multi-Scale Control and Enhancement of Reactor Boiling Heat Flux by Reagents and Nanoparticles, DOEThermal hydraulic Modeling of Enhanced Plate-Fin Cores for Advanced Aircraft Thermal Management, Honeywell, AFRLEmerging Energy Systems (w/ Dr. R.N. Singh), Economic Growth Challenge/Innovation Incentive Program Grant, Ohio Board of RegentsSolid Oxide Fuel Cells: Electro-Chemical Performance Enhancement, Thermal Management, and Planar-Cell-Stack Miniaturization, Emerging Energy Systems Chair (ASME), 10th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, India, December 28-30, 2011 Editor, Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer Elected Member, Scientific Council, International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer, Ankara, Turkey Elected Member, US Scientific Committee, IHTC-14, International Heat Transfer Conference, Washington, DC, August 8-13, 2010 Master Educator Award, College of Engineering Distinguished Engineering Researcher AwardAwarded Melville Medal for the best original scientific contribution published in an ASME JournalProfessor of the Quarter AwardElected Fellow of ASME and Wessex Institute (UD)

RAJ MANGLIK, PROFESSOR

DONG QIAN, PROFESSOR

Mechanisms Governing Thermal Stability & Relaxation of Behavior of Microstructure and Residual Stress in Surface-Treated Aero Engine Alloys, NSFAdvancing Space-time FEM Method for Studying the Nonlinear Responses of Low-dimensional Structural Components under Extreme Environments, DAGSIMechanisms governing the thermal stability of fatigue properties of surface-treated high temperature aero engine alloys, DOD Ohio Center for Innovative Laser Processing for Advanced Materials, State of OhioMultiscale space-time method for aerospace structural components subjected to combined thermo-acoustic-structural load, DODInvestigation of Laser Shock Peening for Enhancing Fatigue and Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance of Nuclear Energy Materials, DOECollege of Engineering & Applied Science Distinguished Engineering Researcher AwardSummer Faculty Fellow, AFRL

Co-Director of the UC NanoWorld Lab with Dr. Vesselin Shanov Deputy director with Dr. William Wagner of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Revolutionizing Metallic BiomaterialsChief Commercialization Officer of General Nano, LLC (Part-time)Managing Editor Emeritus of the Structural Health Monitoring JournalCo-Organizer, “Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Workshop” sponsored by UC & AFRL, October 3, 2011 at UCCEAS Distinguished Engineering Researcher Award

MARK SCHULZ, PROFESSOR

Heterogeneous Condensation Study for Micro Condensate Particle Sensor Development, NASADevelopment and Field Test of a Positional Tagging Miniature Personal Sensor for PM1.0, NIHMechanical Shock Test for Commercialization of Wearable Child Proof Sensor, NIHSensor Validation through a Pilot Field Test in a NIEHS-Population Study (CCAAPS), NIHSensor Pilot-Field Test & Validation for Preparedness of Epidemiological Study, NIHOhio Center for Micro fluidic Innovation, The State of OhioGEI-EBR Steering Committee, NIEHSSession Chair, International Symposium on Transport Phenomena

SANG YOUNG SON, PROFESSOR

Design and Fabrication of Anthropometric Calibration Standards, U. S. Department of Energy & International Atomic Energy AgencyNuclear Forensics Interdisciplinary Academic Program, USDOE, Homeland SecurityCharacterization of Plutonium Metal Particles in Contaminated Soil as an Analog for Protecting the Public and Workers Following an Incident of Radiological Terrorism, Los Alamos National LaboratoryDesign and Fabrication of Multi-Element Scintillation Detector for Disclosing the Presence of Concealed Nuclear Materials, NNSA & DOEEvaluation of a 212Pb-labeled monoclonal antibody as a radio therapeutic agent for treating tumor cells in miceNeutron Activation Analysis for measuring low concentrations of metal compounds in urban airAnalysis of Direct and Indirect Bioassay SamplesHealth Physics & Occupational Safety & Health EngineeringFellow of the Health Physics Society

HENRY SPITZ, PROFESSOR

MURALI SUNDARAM, PROFESSOR

Modeling and Analysis of High Aspect Ratio Hybrid Micro machining of Titanium Alloys using Cryogenically Treated Tools, UC-URC.Scholarships to attend AME international conference along with two UC graduate studentsStudy of Debris Removal & Tool Wear in Micro Electro Discharge Machining (w/ Dr. Rajurkar, University of Nebraska), NSF.


For more information about Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), please contact [email protected] or visit www.wise.uc.edu.WISE

WOMEN IN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Engaging women students in activities with faculty and peers to promote their success in the science and engineering professions.


PROF. HENRY SPITZ

UC STUDENTS WIN COMPETITIVE INTERNSHIPS IN NUCLEAR FORENSICS

Several UC graduate students participating in the interdisciplinary Nuclear Forensics research program have recently won very competitive internships, awards and fellowships. These students are conducting research and studying with Professors Henry Spitz and Samuel Glover in Nuclear Engineering and Apryll Stalcup in the Chemistry Department. Nuclear Forensics is the technical means by which nuclear materials, whether intercepted intact or retrieved from post-explosion debris, are characterized in terms of composition, physical condition, age, provenance and history, as well as interpreted in terms of provenance,

industrial history, and implications for nuclear device design. The students will be participating in projects and conducting thesis research at U. S. Department of Energy National Labs during the coming summer. Both Floyd Stanley (Chemistry) and Megan Lobaugh (Nuclear Engineering) have won internships at the Glenn Seabourg Institute at Lawrence Livermore National Lab. Lisa Meyers (Chemistry) will intern in the Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division at Argonne National Laboratory. James Bowen (Nuclear Engineering) will complete his dissertation research at Los Alamos National Lab.

DR. JIM THROPE

A lifelong interest in art and a profound understanding of the mechanisms that lie at the heart of mechanical engineering have given Dr. James F. Thorpe a unique perspective from which he crafts hard edge acrylic paintings. His paintings are abstract, bold and aesthetically compelling while still effectively conveying and representing the finer points of various engineering principles. Dr. Thorpe’s work successfully blurs the line between the hard, scientific and determinable, and the conceptualized, colorful and even organic. His paintings depict subjects ranging from gearing, fluid mechanics and machinery, all of which are a significant part of Mechanical Engineering Curriculum. Important as well is where Dr. Thorpe has chosen to display his art. Seven of his paintings are prominently displayed throughout the fifth floor of Rhodes Hall in UC’s School of Dynamic Systems where he spent much of his professional career. Since graduating from UC’s Mechanical Engineering program in 1952, Dr. Thorpe went on to help ensure the successful future of the program as a faculty member, head of the design program and, from 1970 to 1980, as department head. With his long distinguished record, and strong connection to UC, Dr. Thorpe continues to give back. Dr. Thorpe he has won numerous awards in Florida, where he now resides, for both his painting and sculpture. To date he has created over 100 abstract paintings—roughly 60 landscape and still life—and approximately 25 abstract sculptures. At the age of 82, Dr. Thorpe still maintains a close relationship with the School, where he is welcomed by many friends and colleagues. The School is thankful for the contributions he has made throughout the years.

JIM THORPE: MERGING ENGINEERING & ART

JIM THORPE: A SIX-BAR LINKAGE SAYS “HI”


WILLIAM E. LOWER EDWARD WEDBUSH KENNETH GLASS JAY LEE

ALUMNI & FACULTY AWARDS

2010 WINNER, LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Edward Wedbush received a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1955 from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA from the University of California-Los Angeles in 1957. In 1955 he started Wedbush & Co., which became Wedbush, Noble, Cooke, & Co. in 1969, and later Wedbush Morgan Securities in 1989—a member of the New York Stock Exchange and one of the largest private, independent brokerage firms in the US. In recognition of financial, corporate development and business acumen, and dedication to his alma mater, Edward Wedbush recieved an Honorary Doctor of Commercial Science degree in 2000 from the University of Cincinnati and the

2011 UC DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH PROFESSOR

Jay Lee has been awarded the title of Distinguished Research Professor which represents the highest level of recognition for research at the University of Cincinnati. He received his D.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from George Washington University in 1992. He is founding director of the National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Intelligent Maintenance Systems which is a multi-campus center consisting of the University of Cincinnati, the University of Michigan, and Missouri University of S&T. Since bringing his IMS Center to UC in 2005, Professor Lee has formed partnerships with over 40 global companies and generated over $5 million in research funding, resulting in significant advances in the field of smart predictive maintenance and countless learning and research opportunities for his students.

2010 HERMAN SCHNEIDER DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS

William E. Lower received a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1963 and an MS in 1965 from the University of Cincinnati. He began his career as a Product Development Engineer at Cincinnati Milling Machine. In 1967 he because Chief Project Engineer at American Laundry Machinery and work there until 1968 when he moved to Rotex, Inc., a leading manufacturing of industrial screening equipment. He moved steadily through the ranks at Rotex. In 1997, he was named Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. He retired from Rotex in 2007 and continues to serve on Rotex’s Board of Directors.

2011 WINNER, LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Kenneth Glass received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1963 and his MS in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. He is recognized as one of the leading crisis management professionals and an expert in business turnarounds. He followed his UC education with managerial and CEO positions with a number of manufacturing companies. As CEO of the Stony Point Group and of Glass & Associates, his extensive expertise in restructuring troubled companies continues to bolster American industry.


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