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11 CenterforNeuro-EngineeringandCognitiveScience

12 CenterforNanomagneticSystems

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21 FacultyandStaffList,AdvisoryCommitteeandBoard

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DepartmentofElectrical&ComputerEngineeringUniversityofHoustonCullenCollegeofEngineeringN308EngineeringBuilding1,Houston,Texas77204-4005713-743-4400|www.egr.uh.edu/ece|[email protected]

2006 AnnuAl RepoRt �

On behalf of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Houston, I would like to present this annual report which provides an overview of our activities during calendar year 2006.

The year 2006 has been a year of continued solidification of our efforts in implementing our strategic plan.

Following the Fall 2005 visit, we received the official accreditation actions from ABET regarding our undergraduate programs. Both of our programs (B.S. in electrical engineering and B.S. in computer engineering) received full accreditation until September 30, 2012. This is a continuation of the accreditation for our electrical engineering program. Our computer engineering program is newly accredited and its accreditation extends retroactively to October 1, 2004. An excellent indicator of the quality of our undergraduate programs is the capstone design projects which continue to receive rave reviews from our constituents.

At the graduate level, we continue to increase our emphasis on our doctoral program and, as the statistics on p.47 show, our strategic plan is bearing fruit in terms of increased enrollment and graduation. Indeed, this calendar year we conferred sixteen Ph.D. degrees. The increased research productivity of our faculty and students can be recognized based on several indicators, including the number of peer-reviewed journal publications shown on p.47. As summarized in the table below, the excellence of our faculty members has been recognized by several honors and awards during 2006.

However, these accomplishments need to be put in a broader context to fully understand and appreciate what our department is all about. Throughout the twentieth century, our discipline produced innovations, such as electronic systems, computers and the internet, that fundamentally transformed our society. Our field has been a major engine for economic growth and job creation. Today, leading-edge research in electrical and computer engineering is exploring structures at the nanoscale and building technologies that will impact a wide-range of areas, including computing and data storage, energy conversion, biological sensing, and the environment.

Neuroscience is viewed by many as the scientific frontier of the twenty first century. Significant amounts of data have been accumulating over the last three decades. It is highly desirable to develop a theoretical understanding coupled with engineering fundamentals to transform this information into technologies that impact the field of mental health.

Innovations in sensor design offer a broad range of technological opportunities. Many sensors are based on nano-structures and have potential applications in neuro-engineering. For example, sensors embedded in nervous system implants can be used to reduce the symptoms associated with Parkinson disease, epilepsy, and depression. Advanced sensors also find applications in oil exploration and defect detection in highways and buildings, thus impacting the energy and infrastructure sectors.

Our vision is to contribute through education and research to technological changes that will shape society in the coming decades. The strategic plan of our department is to supplement relatively mature areas of research such as control systems and applied electromagnetics, by focused efforts in novel and innovative areas in nanotechnology and neuro-engineering. We are also initiating a third synergetic effort in sensor technology. This annual report gives a brief overview of our efforts in these areas.

I thank you for your interest in our department and would like to encourage you to visit us in person or online at www.egr.uh.edu/ece/.

At the undergraduate level, the mission of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department is to ensure that our students acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully in today’s world as engineers, and to instill in them an ability for life-long learning and a sense of professional responsibility that will enable them to continue their professional development throughout their careers.

At the graduate level, the mission of our program is to involve our students in advanced education and state-of-the-art research, in order to give them the technical expertise that will enable them to become advanced practicing engineers and productive researchers.

To fulfill our mission, we have set the following specific goals for our programs.

Undergraduate Program

Haluk Ogmen, P.E., Ph.D. Professor and Chair

2006 Faculty Honors and AwardsJi Chen

ORISE Fellowship

Stuart A. Long

Fluor Daniel Faculty Excellence Award

Served on IEEE Board of Directors

Haluk Ogmen

Member of Central Visual Processing Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, NIH

David Shattuck

W.T. Kittinger Teaching Excellence Award, UH Cullen College of Engineering

IEEE/HKN Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

ChairmaN’S mESSagE

Graduate Program

miSSiON STaTEmENT

1. To ensure that each student acquires a solid knowledge-base in the fundamentals of mathematics and basic science, as well as the basic skills of critical thinking and problem solving.

2. (a) To develop within each student in the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering program a thorough knowledge of the electrical engineering discipline, including a broad knowledge of the main fields, and an in-depth knowledge in one or more of these fields, chosen by the student. (b) To develop within each student in the Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering program a thorough knowledge of the computer engineering discipline, including a broad knowledge of the electrical and computer engineering fields, and an in-depth knowledge in the computer engineering field.

3. To maintain a state-of-the-art set of laboratories and ensure that students receive a significant and positive laboratory experience as part of their curriculum.

4. To develop in each student the communication and team-working skills necessary to perform effectively as an engineer, and to impart to each student a sense of ethical and professional responsibility.

5. To have each student obtain the type of real-world design experience that is crucial to the education of an engineer, including an appreciation for technical, as well as economic and contemporary social issues.

6. To give each student the ability to achieve life-long learning and a desire for professional development.

7. To improve retention rates, promote academic success, and allow students to get the most from their educational experience by giving all students access to beneficial mentoring and advising.

8. To instill students with an enthusiasm for electrical and computer engineering by offering exciting and interesting freshman engineering courses.

9. To allow all students the opportunity to participate in a beneficial cooperative educational experience with industry during their program, if they choose to do so.

10. To keep a sufficient percentage of the required courses in the program scheduled during the early morning and evening, so that part-time students can attend and complete the program.

1. To offer advanced state-of-the-art courses on topics of modern interest and importance.

2. To provide students in the M.E.E. (non-thesis) programs the opportunity to participate in professional projects, including internships with industry, as preparation for professional careers in industry.

3. To direct students in the M.S. (thesis) programs in significant research, as preparation for continued graduate work or professional/research careers in industry.

4. To direct Ph.D. students in leading-edge research, as preparation for academic careers or advanced research-oriented careers in industry.

� University of HoUston DepARtment of electRicAl & computeR engineeRing 2006 AnnuAl RepoRt �

Betty J. Barr Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies Ph.D., University of Houston

Honors & Awards» Abraham E. Dukler Distinguished Engineering Faculty

Award, 2005» Outstanding Engineering Educator Award, IEEE

Region 5, 2005» Career Teaching Award, Cullen College of Engineering,

University of Houston, 2003» Outstanding Teaching Award, Cullen College of

Engineering, University of Houston, 2001» George Magner Academic Advising Award, 1993» Outstanding Faculty Advisor, Engineering Student

Organizations, 1993» Commendation, College Effective Instruction

Committee, 1992, 1985, 1984, 1983» W.T. Kittinger Teaching Excellence Award, Cullen

College of Engineering, University of Houston, 1990, 1982

Research Interests Numerical Analysis

Stanko R. Brankovic Assistant Professor Ph.D., Arizona State University

Honors & Awards» Graduate Academic Scholarship Award, Arizona State

University, 1997–1998» Annual Award “Fond Paja S. Tutundzic” for Outstanding

Undergraduate Record, 1992–1993 and 1993–1994» Serbian Academy of Sciences Annual Award for

Outstanding Undergraduate Research, 1994

Research Interests Electrochemical Nanofabrication, Electrocatalysis, Magnetic Materials, Sensors, Physics and Thermodynamics of Electrified Interface

Earl J. Charlson Professor Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon

Honors & Awards» Most Admired Professor Award by Eta Kappa Nu (UMC)» Outstanding Electrical Engineering Professor by

Graduating Classes of Dec. 1971, Dec. 1973, May 1975 (UMC)

» Two Curator Scholarships, Westinghouse Achievement Scholarship, Missouri Power

» Conference Award, Outstanding AIEE Junior Award, Outstanding AIEE Senior Award from Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi

» TMAC Champion Award (for Service to Gulf Coast Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center)

» Vice Chairman, Graduate and Professional Studies Council, University of Houston, 2003–2004

» Lifetime Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Research Interests Integrated Circuit Layout Design and Fabrications, Solid State Devices

Ji Chen Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Honors & Awards» ORISE Fellowship, 2006–2007» IEEE Electromagentic Compatibility Symposium Best

Student Paper Award, Advisor, 2005» Junior Faculty Research Award, Cullen College of

Engineering, University of Houston, 2004–2005» Outstanding Teaching Award, 2003–2004

Research Interests Computer Engineering, Computational Electromagnetics, Micro- and Nano-Electromagnetics, Biomedical Instruments

Yuhua Chen Assistant Professor D.Sc., Washington University in St. Louis

Research Interests Optical Networks, FPGA-Based Reconfigurable Systems, Intelligent Sensor Networks, Reconfigurable System-on-Chip (SoC), Networks-on-Chip (NoC), Quality-of-Service (QoS), Heterogeneous Networks, High Performance Routers and System Prototyping

Frank J. “Fritz” Claydon Professor & Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Computer Facilities Ph.D., Duke University

Honors & Awards» IEEE/HKN Outstanding Teacher, University of

Houston, 2000» Superior Performance in University Research, University

of Memphis, 1991–1995» Distinguished Research Award: Finalist, University of

Memphis, 1994, 1993

» Distinguished Teaching Service Award: Finalist, University of Memphis, 1992

» Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society» Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering Honor Society» Beta Mu Beta, Biomedical Engineering Honor Society

Research Interests Cardiac Mapping, Mechanisms of Defibrillation, Undergraduate Education

Ovidiu Crisan Professor Ph.D., Polytechnic Institute of Timisoara, Romania

Honors & Awards» Outstanding Student Branch Counselor Award, IEEE

Region 5, 2004, 2003, 1998» Outstanding Teacher Award, Cullen College of

Engineering, University of Houston, 2001–2002» Member of the Editorial Board of Electric Power

Components and Systems, Taylor & Francis Ltd. Publishing Corporation

» Senior Member of IEEE» Member of CIGRE

Research Interests Power Systems Operation Optimization and Control and Available Transfer Capability (ATC) within Deregulated Environment

John R. Glover Professor Ph.D., Stanford University

Honors & Awards» Professor of the Year Award, IEEE Student Branch, 2003» Elected to Phi Kappa Phi, March 2003» Outstanding Engineering Educator Award, IEEE

Region 5, 2000» Outstanding Teaching Award, Cullen College of

Engineering, University of Houston, 1992» Outstanding Transactions Paper Award from the IEEE

Trans. on Education, 1981

Research Interests Adaptive Signal Processing, Biomedical Signal Analysis, Intelligent Systems

Thomas J. Hebert Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Southern California

Honors & Awards» Research Excellence Award, Cullen College of

Engineering, University of Houston, 1996» Fellow, American Electronic Association, University of

Southern California, 1984–1988

Research Interests 3-D Medical Imaging, Video/Image Processing, Bayesian Estimation, Adaptive Optics

David R. Jackson Professor Ph.D., UCLA

Honors & Awards» IEEE Region V Conference Best Educator Award, 2005» W.T. Kittinger Teaching Excellence Award, Cullen

College of Engineering, University of Houston, 2003–2004

» Best Presentation Award, ION GPS Conference, 2003, 2002

» Outstanding Teaching Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 2002–2003

» Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, 2000–2002

» Outstanding Teaching Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 1999–2000

» Fellow of the IEEE, 1999» University-wide Excellence in Research and Scholarship

Award at the Associate Professor level, University of Houston, 1997

» Faculty Recognition Award, City of Houston, 1993» Young Faculty Research Award, Cullen College of

Engineering, University of Houston, 1991

Research Interests Microstrip Antennas, Leaky-Wave Antennas, Periodic Structures, High-Frequency Effects in Microwave Integrated Circuits, Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility

Ben H. Jansen Professor Ph.D., Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Honors & Awards» Consulting Editor for Clinical Neurophysiology (formerly:

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, published under the supervision of the Int. Fed. of Societies for Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology), 1989–2004

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BriEF FaCULTY PrOFiLES


» Faculty Development Leave Award, University of Houston, 1988–1989

» Scientific Program Chair, 5th Annual Conference of the EEG and Clinical Neuroscience Society, Houston, 2003

» Member, Special Study Section-8, SBIR-program, NIH, 1993–2001

» Elected Senior Member of IEEE, 1990

Research Interests (Biomedical) Signal Analysis and Intelligent Systems, Neural Engineering

Valery Kalatsky Assistant Professor Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Honors & Awards» Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow, Neuroscience, 2005» Phi Kappa Phi, Texas A&M University Chapter, 1998

Research Interests Neuro-Engineering, Optical Imaging of Intrinsic Signals, Neuro-Biology, Brain Mapping, Representation of Sensory Modalities in Mammalian Neocortex, Cortical Plasticity

Nicolaos B. Karayiannis Professor Ph.D., University of Toronto

Honors & Awards» El Paso Energy Foundation Faculty Achievement

Award, University of Houston, 2000» Young Faculty Research Excellence Award, Cullen

College of Engineering, University of Houston, 1997» Outstanding Teacher Award, HKN and IEEE Student

Chapters, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, 1997

» Outstanding Teacher Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 1992–1997

» W.T. Kittinger Teaching Excellence Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 1994

Research Interests Medical Imaging and Diagnostic Video, Computational Intelligence (Neural Networks and Neuro-Fuzzy Systems), Pattern Recognition, Wireless Communications, Image and Video Compression

Han Le Professor Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Honors & Awards» Technology Council of the Gerson-Lehrman

Investment Group» Member of Focus Study Group, U.S. Department of

Homeland Security, 2004» DARPA Outstanding Performer Award (Team), 2000» Chief Technology Advisor of Applied Optoelectronics,

1999–2000» IBM National Fellowship, National Magnet Laboratory,

MIT, 1984–1985

Research Interests Semiconductor Optoelectronics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Sensing and Imaging, Smart Sensing Systems

Jing Li Research Assistant Professor Ph.D., Jiaotong University, Xian, China

Honors & Awards

» Top Research Innovations and Findings, Texas Department of Transportation, 2005

Research Interests Ground Penetrating Radar, GPR Modeling and Signal Processing, Ultra Wide Band Antennas, EM Numerical Simulation, Sensor Design

Dmitri Litvinov Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Research Interests Nanomagnetics, Magnetic Sensor Arrays, Magnetic Data Storage, Biosensors, Cancer Diagnostics, High Throughput Drug Screening, Magnetic Computing

C. Richard Liu Professor Ph.D., Jiaotong University, Xian, China

Honors and Awards» Radio MEMES May Reduce Oil Prices, News Radio

Houston, KTRH 740 AM, Feb. 2006» Most Innovative Research Project, Texas Department of

Transportation, 2005» Device Provides Concrete Answers, Houston Chronicle

Article, Nov. 2005

Research Interests Sensor Technologies, Well Logging and Wireless Communications

Stuart A. Long Professor & Associate Dean for Educational Activities, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Research and the Honors College Ph.D., Harvard University

Honors and Awards» Fluor Daniel Faculty Excellence Award, 2006» Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, B.A. granted magna

cum laude» NSF Fellowship» Sigma Xi» Member, Electromagnetics Academy» Elected to IEEE Board of Directors, 2005–2006» Educator of the Year, IEEE Region 5, 2003» Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Houston

Alumni Organization, 2002» IEEE Millennium Medal, 2000» President, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, 1996 » Senior Research Award, Cullen College of Engineering,

University of Houston, 1995» Outstanding Electrical Engineering Teacher, IEEE-

HKN, 1994» Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Antennas and

Propagation Society, 1992–1994» Distinguished Engineering Faculty Award, Engineering

Alumni Association, 1992» University Teaching Excellence Award, 1991» Editorial Board of the Journal of Electromagnetic Waves

and Application, 1986–1990» W.T. Kittinger Teaching Excellence Award, Cullen

College of Engineering, University of Houston, 1983» Nomination for C. Holmes MacDonald Distinguished

Young Electrical Engineering Teacher Award by local Eta Kappa Nu Chapter, 1980, 1978, 1977

» Hamilton Award as Outstanding Engineering Graduate, 1968

Research Interests Dielectric Resonator and Microstrip Antennas, Wireless Communications Antennas, High Temperature Super-conducting Antennas, Electromagnetic Measurements

Pauline Markenscoff Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Research Interests Cellular Automata—Modeling of Biological Systems using Cellular Automata, Development and Implementation of Parallel Algorithms based on Cellular Automata; Parallel Processing—Task Scheduling Problems on

Parallel Processors, Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computer Systems

Haluk Ogmen Department Chair & Professor Ph.D., Université Laval, Québec, Canada

Honors & Awards» Member of Central Visual Processing Study Section

(CVP), Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 2005–2009

» Honorary Visiting Professor of Computational Neuroscience, University of Bradford, Bradford, U.K.

» Fellow, Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg (Hanse Institute for Advanced Studies), 2004

» Senior Faculty Research Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 2003


» Outstanding Teacher Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 1995, 1994, 1993

» Young Faculty Research Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 1994

Research Interests Visual Perception, Visual Psychophysics, Neural Modeling, Neuro-Engineering, Computational Neuroscience

David M. Pai Associate Professor Ph.D., University of British Columbia, Canada

Research Interests Optical Communications, High Power Fiber Lasers

Steven S. Pei Professor Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook

Honors & Awards» Outstanding Achievement Award, Association of

American-Chinese Professionals, 1999» Senior Faculty Research Award, Cullen College of

Engineering, University of Houston, 1999» Shell Interdisciplinary Scholar, 1995

Research Interests Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, High Speed and High Band Width Electronic Materials and Devices, Sensors and Tracking Devices for Public Safety, Homeland Security and Health Care Applications

Kalatsky

Karayiannis

Liu

Le

Li

Litvinov

Long

Markenscoff

Ogmen

Pai

Pei


Paul Ruchhoeft Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of Houston

Honors & Awards» Outstanding Teacher Award, Cullen College of

Engineering, University of Houston, 2005» Young Faculty Research Excellence Award, Cullen

College of Engineering, University of Houston, 2004

Research Interests Nanofabrication, Microfabrication, Lithography, Bio-Marker Fabrication, Thin-film Deposition, Reactive Ion Etching, and Modeling of Resist Exposure and Development

David P. Shattuck Associate Professor Ph.D., Duke University

Honors & Awards» IEEE/HKN Outstanding Teacher Award, Department

of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2006, 2004, 2002, 1999, 1991

» W.T. Kittinger Teaching Excellence Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 2006, 1991

» Outstanding Engineering Educator Award, IEEE Region 5, 2003

» El Paso Corporation Faculty Achievement Award, University of Houston, 2003

» A.E. Dukler Distinguished Faculty Award, 2001» Outstanding Teacher Award, Cullen College of

Engineering, University of Houston, 2001, 1999» Outstanding Faculty Award, Houston Alumni

Organization, 1999» Enron Teaching Excellence Award, University of

Houston System, 1999» Runner-up, W.T. Kittinger Teaching Excellence Award,

Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 1996–1997

» Outstanding Educator, Mortar Board National Honor Society, 1989–1990

Research Interests Development of Computer-Based Tools, Programs and Textbooks for Effective Instruction in Circuit Analysis and Electronics

Bhavin R. Sheth Assistant Professor Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Honors & Awards» Caltech, Division of Biology Fellowship, 1998–2003» The Sontheimer Award (MIT), 1996

» McDonnell-Pew Fellowship in Cognitive Neuroscience, 1991–1995

Research Interests Visual Perception, Multisensory Integration, Functions of Sleep, Autism and Related Developmental Disorders, Neural Basis of Insight

Leang S. Shieh Professor Ph.D., University of Houston

Honors & Awards» Senior Member, IEEE » Senior Member, AIAA» Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas» Recipient of more than 10 College Outstanding Teacher

Awards, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston

» Fluor Daniel Faculty Excellence Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 2003–2004

» El Paso Faculty Achievement Award, University of Houston, 2001–2002

» W.T. Kittinger Teaching Excellence Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 1997, 1973

» Senior Faculty Research Excellence Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 1988

» Honor of Merit, Instituto Universitario Politecnico, Republic of Venezuela, 1978

» University Teaching Excellence Award, University of Houston, 1976

» Authored and co-authored more than 250 peer reviewed journal papers

Research Interests Digital Control, Optimal Control, Self-Tuning Control, Hybrid Control of Uncertain Systems, Soft Computing

Len P. Trombetta Associate Professor Ph.D., Lehigh University

Honors & Awards» Outstanding Teacher Award, Cullen College of

Engineering, University of Houston, 2001, 1994, 1991» W.T. Kittinger Teaching Excellence Award, Cullen

College of Engineering, University of Houston, 1995» Outstanding Teacher Award, Eta Kappa Nu, 1992

Research Interests Dielectric Materials for Advanced CMOS Devices, including High-K Materials; MOS Insulator Defect Studies, especially Hot Carrier Induced Defects, Si-SiO2 Interface Defect Generation, and Radiation

Damage; Electron Device Physics, particularly Ultra-small MOSFETs; Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Materials; Quantum Transport Modeling in Electron Nano-Devices

Jeffery T. Williams Professor Ph.D., University of Arizona

Honors and Awards» Best Presentation Award (L.I. Basilio, R.L. Chen, J.T.

Williams, and D.R. Jackson), at the ION GPS Conference, 2003

» IEEE/HKN Outstanding Electrical Engineering Instructor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, 2003, 1993

» Best Presentation Award (L.I. Basilio, J.T. Williams, and D.R. Jackson), at the ION GPS Conference, 2002

» Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1997

» Elected Full Member, International Union of Radio Scientists (USRI), 1996

» Outstanding Engineering Educator Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 1995, 1994, 1991

» Finalist for the University Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Houston, 1994

» Greenwood Award (Faculty Achievement Award), City of Houston, 1993


» Young Faculty Research Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 1992

» Nominated for National Distinguished Young Electrical Engineering Teacher Award by local Eta Kappa Nu Chapter, 1991

Research Interests Microstrip Antennas, Antenna Design, Electromagnetic Measurements, Leaky Wave Effects, RF and Microwave Circuits

Donald R. Wilton Professor Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Honors and Awards» Who’s Who in America, 2003» Highly Cited rating, ISIhighlycited.com, 2003» Distinguished Alumni Award, UIUC Electrical and

Computer Engineering Department, 2002» IEEE Millennium Medal, 2000» Guest Co-Editor, IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagat.,

Special Issue on Advanced Numerical Techniques in Electromagnetics, 1997

» Senior Faculty Research Award, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 1996

» Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, 1984–1986

» Outstanding Faculty Member, College of Engineering, University of Mississippi, 1982–1983

» Fellow of the IEEE» Best Basic EMP Non-Source Region Papers, Nuclear

EMP Meetings, 1982, 1978

Research Interests Computational Electromagnetics, Antennas, Scattering, Electromagnetic Theory and Compatibility; Well Logging

John C. Wolfe Professor Ph.D., University of Rochester

Honors & Awards» Member of the Advisory Committee, International

Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication

» Member of the Advisory Committee, International Conference on Micro- and Nano-Engineering

Research Interests Nanofabrication, Advanced Lithography, Charged Particle Optics, Thin Film Technology, Reactive Ion Etching

Jarek Wosik Research Professor Ph.D., Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland

Research Interests Design and Fabrication of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Surface and Intravascular Single Probes and Arrays for Bio-Medical Research and Clinical Applications, High Frequency Bio-Sensors and Dielectric Spectroscopy, High Frequency Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes

Wanda Zagozdzon-Wosik Associate Professor Ph.D., Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

Research Interests Novel Materials for Nano-Scale Integrated Circuits; Silicon Processing Including VLSI Process Integration and Process/Device Simulation; Nano- and Micro- Electromechanical Systems (NEMS/MEMS) for Applications in Biomedical Sensors

Ruchhoeft

Shattuck

Sheth

Shieh

Trombetta Zagozdzon-Wosik

Wosik

Wolfe

Wilton

Williams


FEaTUrEd rESEarCh arEaS FEaTUrEd rESEarCh arEaS

www.egr.uh.edu/cnecs/

The history of CNECS dates back to 1996 with the founding of the UH Cognitive Science Initiative. Led by Anne Jacobson, the group was formed to respond to the emerging field of cognitive science and to encourage collaboration and interaction among the university’s different colleges and departments.

That mission still holds true today. One of CNECS defining characteristics is its interdisciplinary nature, said Haluk Ogmen, executive director of the center, as well as professor and chair of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering.

This approach, he said, reflects the reality of how many significant scientific advances are achieved today. “The structure of academia is designed for granting bachelors degrees. But when you do research, this structure doesn’t always work,” said Ogmen. “It’s very difficult to stay in a narrow field. Things are much more

interdisciplinary now than they were 20 years ago. The center provides a structure for people from different departments to work together.” In addition to providing this structure for interdisciplinary research, the center seeks to provide education of an interdisciplinary nature, offering courses and a certificate program in cognitive science.

2006 saw fruitful research for the members of CNECS, as well as continued support of their studies by both government and private agencies.

For Ben Jansen, a professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2006 was a year of continued investigation into how the brain activity of individuals with schizophrenia differs from those who do not have the condition.

During the past year, Jansen’s research, which is supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, explored how individuals with schizophrenia and those without the condition respond to patterns of two tones, where one tone is introduced less frequently than the other.

The study found that the brains of individuals with schizophrenia do not respond as consistently to the less-frequently occurring tones as the brains of individuals without schizophrenia.

The significant discovery from this research, said Jansen, is that the brain’s response to identical stimuli varies. “The whole notion that the brain does not respond consistently to the same stimulus is something that people were not aware of,” he said.

Another researcher with the center, Valery Kalatsky, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, won a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Human Frontiers Science Program in collaboration with Hubert Dinse, a professor with Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany. Together, they are exploring exactly how “plastic,” or adjustable, adult brains are.

Though others have performed research into adult brain plasticity, this project distinguishes itself by how much and what kind of data it will collect. To study plasticity, researchers use various techniques and tools to produce orientation maps that outline exactly what sections of the brain control what functions. Kalatsky and

Dinse’s approach will provide a much more comprehensive picture of adult brain plasticity. This will be achieved through the use of an optical imaging device being developed by Kalatsky that creates orientation maps 30-times faster than standard methods.

These maps will help scientists determine how much recovery from brain injury is possible without the assistance of medication and provide the foundation to conduct research into how plasticity can be manipulated.

Bhavin Sheth, a researcher with CNECS and an assistant professor with the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, has made significant strides in his research, as well.

Sheth, who came to the college in 2004 after working as a researcher at the California Institute of Technology, is researching the brain activity of individuals with autism. Specifically, he is studying how the brains of these individuals process somatosensory stimulation, i.e. physical sensation. To do this, he is using a magnetoencephalogram to map where and when an autistic individual’s brain produces electrical impulses in response to physical sensation.

In 2006, Sheth received a two-year, $120,000 grant from the National Alliance for Autism Research, a private organization, to continue his work.

Despite the advanced research being conducted at UH, neuro-engineering is still a relatively new field. With further research, scientists’ understanding and ability to manipulate the nervous system are certain to grow exponentially in the coming years.

The Center for Neuro-

Engineering & Cognitive

Science is dedicated to the

study of the nervous system

and the application of

engineering principles,

techniques and tools to

neuroscience. These efforts

focus on four major areas

of research: brain wave

analysis, visual perception,

cognition and behavior, and

imaging and stimulating

the brain.

The five faculty members affiliated with the lab have established a collaborative environment within the group. According to David Jackson, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and one of the lab’s researchers, the AEL’s participating faculty members often jointly advise the lab’s graduate students and work collaboratively on many of the projects.

The projects themselves can be divided among three broad categories.

The first of these is the numerical modeling of electromagnetically complex structures. Under the leadership of Donald Wilton, the AEL, in partnership with a variety of agencies, has developed a powerful computational electromagnetics (CEM) tool dubbed EIGER (Electromagnetic Interactions GEneRalized). The collaborating agencies include the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Sandia National Laboratories; NASA; the Navy’s SPAWAR lab; and the consulting firm Advanced Numerical Tools & Services.

The EIGER tool can model the electromagnetic state of large and complex structures, such as an entire Navy ship. An ongoing project, EIGER is constantly being updated and improved to enable it to model larger and more complex structures and systems.

The AEL’s second main research area involves high-frequency radiation and its effects. Asst. Prof. Ji Chen, for example, conducts research in bioelectromagnetics. One topic he is exploring is the impact of electromagnetic waves on the human body. Specifically, he is interested in how radiation that can be encountered in daily activities, such as the radiation emitted by MRI machines and metal detectors at airports, affects people, especially women who are pregnant.

The third primary area of focus within the AEL is antenna research. Several projects under this category are ongoing.

One of these involves metamaterials. Metamaterials are materials not found in nature that, depending on their makeup, can have unusual electromagnetic properties.

“Such materials can be used for a variety of applications,” said Jackson. “They can be used to create antennas that have highly directional patterns, or that have properties that allow certain frequencies to radiate but not others. Possibly they could be used to create arrays with fewer elements that still have good performance.”

Another emerging area of antenna research for the AEL is an evaluation of global positioning systems to make them more accurate. Currently, GPS systems use different mathematical formulas to calculate the phase center of a GPS antenna. The phase center is the point at which the radiation emitted by an antenna is assumed to originate for location purposes, and often it is not located on the antenna itself. Depending on the sophistication of a particular system and the quality of the formula used, an antenna’s phase center can be several meters away from the antenna itself.

In most situations, pinpointing a GPS unit’s location within several meters is acceptable. There are certain GPS applications, however, where far more accurate positioning is required. Among these, said Jackson, are possible military uses, docking large cargo ships and docking space shuttles with space stations.

Researchers at the AEL, therefore, are studying the phase center of GPS antennas to determine methods of more accurately calculating the phase center of GPS units, as well as methods to improve the antennas.

During 2007 AEL members will continue to investigate and develop technologies in the area of applied electromagnetics and pursue funding opportunities to continue and expand their research.

Electromagnetics deals with the study

of electromagnetic fields and the

engineering applications of these

fields, including areas such as antenna

design, microwave circuits and the

scattering and interaction of electro-

magnetic waves with objects. At the

University of Houston Cullen College

of Engineering, the Applied Electro-

magnetics Laboratory is a group that is

dedicated exclusively to this area.

CENTER FOR NEURO-ENGiNEERiNG & COGNiTivE SCiENCE

Executive Director

Dr. Haluk Ogmen

Director

Dr. A.J. Jacobson, Philosophy

Participating Faculty

Dr. H.E. Bedell, Dr. S. Chung, College of Optometry

Dr. B.G. Breitmeyer, Dr. M. Hiscock, Psychology

Dr. K. Josic, Mathematics

Dr. J.R. Glover, Dr. B.H. Jansen, Dr. V. Kalatsky, Dr. S. Patel, Dr. B. Sheth, Electrical & Computer Engineering

AppLiED ELECTROMAGNETiCS LAbORATORywww.egr.uh.edu/ael/


Dr. J. Chen, Dr. D. Jackson, Dr. S. Long, Dr. J. Williams, Dr. D. Wilton

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One of the Center’s key projects, funded by a $900k National Institute of Health grant and a $150k Alliance for NanoHealth grant, is the creation of a technology that will allow rapid evaluation of the effectiveness of potential antiviral drugs by their ability to block a virus’ bond with a cell receptor, among other applications. CNS researchers Litvinov, Wilson and Wolfe use nanomagnetic tags, also referred to as labels, to track biomolecules (such as proteins, DNAs or RNAs). The tags are magnetic spheres measuring about 50 nanometers—1,000 times smaller than the width of human hair—and are monitored by an array of magnetic-field sensors capable of detecting the presence of these tiny magnetic spheres. These sensors, dubbed giant magnetoresistive (GMR) sensors, are small enough that a million of them can be fit in a single square millimeter of space.

The GMR sensors will be coated with cell receptors that bind with a specific virus protein. When the virus protein bonds with the cell receptor, these sensors will detect magnetic spheres, letting researchers know that a bond has occurred. Should an effective antiviral drug be added to the mix, it will block the cell receptors, preventing them from binding with the virus protein. If it does, further clinical trials with the drug likely will follow.

Another key project, funded by a $1.3M National Science Foundation grant, involves magnetic data storage, one of the center’s ongoing areas of investigation. The center

researchers, in collaboration with Seagate Technology and Prof. Grant Willson of University of Texas at Austin, are developing a patterning technology that enables features at sub-10 nm resolution. With this technology, the position and shape of data bits on a magnetic disk are pre-defined by lithographic means. This is drastically different from conventional technologies used in today’s hard drives, where each data bit is represented by a collection of randomly sized and positioned magnetic crystallites that constitute a magnetic recording layer. Elimination of this randomness promises a significant increase in achievable bit density. This research is further supported by the Information Storage Industry Consortium with a nearly $100k gift-grant.

As an organization, the CNS has established ties with the United States Navy. Through a $220k Navy-National Science Foundation Grant, graduate students associated with the center have conducted nanomagnetics research with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division. To further support the nanomagnetics research, in 2006 Litvinov was awarded a $150k grant from the Office of Naval Research to study issues of scalability at the

nano-level. Scalability, Litvinov, explained, involves how device properties behave at different length scales.

Among the recent developments at the Center are two major grants received in 2006 to further the electrochemical nanofabrication of nanomagnetic devices. One of the grants is for the development of a new type of magnetic field sensor that could be hundreds of times more sensitive than current sensors. The possible applications for such tools include low-cost systems that could quickly map mine fields, as well as highly detailed magnetic resonance imaging for medical purposes. Another project is being conducted in collaboration with Sentorix, Inc. and involves the creation of new nanomagnetic materials that are highly resistant to corrosion for use in the data storage industry. Materials with the strongest magnetic properties are most useful for data storage and other applications. Typically, however, these materials also corrode quickly, limiting their value. By alloying materials with strong magnetic properties with other metals that are highly resistant to corrosion, the researchers hope to maintain their magnetic properties while extending their use life.

The wide area covered by these topics demonstrate the potential held by nano-magnetics. With each success, the Center for Nanomagnetic Systems shows that it can lead the way in developing this important research area.

The mission of the Center for Nanomagnetic

Systems is to facilitate sustainable

interdisciplinary research and education

programs in the rapidly developing field of

nanomagnetics. Nanomagnetics encompasses

materials, devices, and biological systems

that have their functional magnetic building

blocks with dimensions smaller than the

characteristic length—the domain wall

thickness—of the constituent magnetic

materials. Such single magnetic domain

building blocks enable unprecedented

functionalities far beyond what is achievable

in conventional macroscopic systems.

According to Jack Wolfe, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the college and director of the NMC, “We’re dealing with not just how to make a few demonstration devices, but how to make them in a way that can lead to manufacturability down the road. I think what distinguishes our program from others is that we are very concerned about providing a route from demonstration to the real world.”

The university is supporting the efforts of the NMC with the construction of a new multi-million dollar clean room in the UH Science and Engineering Research Complex.

“Anytime you build devices, defects are related to cleanliness. The yield, the number of devices that actually work, depends on a clean environment,” said Wolfe.

In 2006, the NMC continued its work to develop and build one of the central pieces of equipment for the clean room: a one-of-a-kind lithography tool that utilizes a beam of neutral atoms for nanosystem manufacturing. The atom-beam printer project is funded with an NSF grant and money from the university totaling about $600,000. The device should be assembled and usable sometime in the summer of 2007 and fully functional in the fall.

According to Wolfe, the tool overcomes the problems caused by a buildup of electrostatic charge that plague lithography techniques that rely on charged particles. The charges these particles carry often cause the particle beam to sway slightly during the lithography process, blurring the imprints it creates. One of the initial projects the atom-beam printer will

be used for is creating magnetic memory devices—an endeavor done in collaboration with the college’s Center for Nanomagnetic Systems. Ultimately, however, the equipment will be made available to scientists outside the university. “Our goal”, Wolfe says, “is to offer this tool to researchers in Texas and across the country.”

2006 was also significant for the center in that its members made important strides toward commercializing two of their research projects.

“There is a very good chance that we will have two products coming out of our center in 2007,” Wolfe said.

The first of these involves research contracted by semiconductor manufacturers. In 2006, the center continued development of a tool for integrated circuit manufacturing on the nano-level. The center has been working on the device’s design and proof-of-concept experiments for about five years, Wolfe stated, and will complete a prototype device in 2007. When it is constructed, semiconductor manufacturers will evaluate it for possible commercial deployment.

The other project nearing commercialization involves water filtration research. Wolfe and Asst. Prof. Paul Ruchhoeft are developing a technique for manufacturing water filter membranes. These membranes have pores that are densely packed and highly uniform in size and spacing relative to one another. The process, said Ruchhoeft, will allow water filtration system makers to have better control over product quality.

For 2007, Wolfe said the center will continue pursing commercialization of technologies; build, acquire and install equipment into the new clean room; and add additional researchers to the center’s member roster.

The great strides scientists have made in the field of

nanotechnology have yielded an array of new device

technologies with the potential to revolutionize the

computer and information processing industries. The

goal of the Cullen College of Engineering’s Nanosystem

Manufacturing Center is to develop the manufacturing

tools that are needed to produce, on a large scale, the

complex integrated systems required to realize this potential.

NANOSySTEM MANUFACTURiNG CENTERCENTER FOR NANOMAGNETiC SySTEMSwww.egr.uh.edu/cnecs/www.uh.edu/cns/

Director

Dr. Jack Wolfe


Dr. P. Ruchhoeft, Dr. D. Litvinov

Director

Dr. Dmitri Litvinov, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Associate Director

Dr. Richard Willson, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Biochemical & Biophysical Sciences


Dr. A. Bensaoula, Physics, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Dr. S. Brankovic, Dr. F. Claydon, Dr. V. Kalatsky, Dr. P. Ruchhoeft, Dr. J. Wolfe, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Dr. A. Ignatiev, Physics, Chemistry, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Dr. T.R. Lee, Chemistry, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Dr. D. Luss, Dr. K. Martirosyan, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Dr. D. Stokes, Physics

Dr. L. Sun, Mechanical Engineering

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www.swtc.uh.edu

The Well Logging Group is dedicated to the science of recording the attributes of oil wells, often as they are being drilled. Understanding the characteristics of earth formations around the wells, which run thousands of feet deep, allows companies to extract oil and gas from the earth as efficiently as possible. Given the high cost of petroleum exploration, efficient

SUbSURFACE SENSiNG TECHNOLOGy & WELL LOGGiNG GROUpS

exploration and drilling helps keep the price of gasoline, heating oil and numerous other petroleum-based products in check.

The lab and its associated consortium are funded largely by companies in the petroleum industry, which benefit from advances made by the lab’s researchers. The lab’s current membership roster includes Exxon-Mobil, Shell, Chevron, Saudi Aramco, ConocoPhillips, BP, Statoil, Baker-Hughes, Precision Energy Services, Schlumberger and Halliburton.

Since the lab gets much of its funding from these companies, Richard Liu, professor of electrical & computer engineering and director of the Well Logging Laboratory, has strived to make working with the lab easier for these firms and the oil industry as a whole. For instance, in the past the

consortium would hold formal meetings with its full membership twice a year. Beginning in 2006, the spring meeting was changed to a seminar tour by UH researchers to each of the sponsoring companies. From now on, only one full consortium meeting will be held at UH each year, reducing the resources companies expend to send their employees to these meetings.

The Subsurface Sensing Technology Group is also dedicated to developing sensors for various applications, including sensors that evaluate surfaces or that peer several feet underground. Often, technologies developed by the group are used to look beneath road surfaces for defects or to check for proper construction. In recent years, the lab has focused on subsurface imaging using electromagnetic methods, such as ground-penetrating radar and laser sensors.

Though two different bodies within the Cullen

College of Engineering, the Well Logging Group

and Subsurface Sensing Technology Group share

the same director and similar goals: to detect and

analyze material underground.

www.welllogginglab.org, www2.egr.uh.edu/~elee52c/index.html

While there are other public-safety technology centers in existence, said Steven Pei, professor of electrical and computer engineering and the center’s executive director, SWTC distinguishes itself through a unique, closely coupled divisional structure that links research and development (R&D) to testing and evaluation, and delivers technical assistance to the public safety community, all with a comprehensive overlay of education and training. “We are the first technology center that is coming at public safety from all four directions with an integrated solution,” said Pei.

The research projects center members are participating in include a computer system to predict the performance of new body armor designs, a real-time video streaming system for public-safety vehicles, and an assessment tool to help emergency managers evaluate traffic patterns and manage contra-flow traffic during large-scale evacuations. New projects undertaken in 2006 include a safety evaluation of a Russian-made cellular phone detector. Such a piece of equipment is designed for

The Southwest Public Safety

Technology Center is a one-of-a-kind

multi-disciplinary center designed

to serve the whole first responder/

public-safety workforce—from law

enforcement and fire services to

emergency medical and emergency

management personnel.

SOUTHWEST pUbLiC SAFETy TECHNOLOGy CENTER

use in prison to detect unauthorized phones being held by inmates. Jeffrey Williams, the professor in the college’s ECE department who tested the equipment, determined that it is generally safe, though the radiation it emits falls outside of FCC guidelines. It would therefore require an exemption to be operated in the United States.

Such practice-oriented results and research are standard at the SWTC. While all researchers aspire for their work to have real-world applications, the pressing issues of public safety and security require technological advances that can be employed in a matter of months, not years. “If what we develop is a technology that can not be commercialized and purchased off the shelf, our task is not completed,” Pei said. “Our task is really RD&D—research, development and deployment.”

Of course, RD&D is only part of the mission of SWTC. Integrating state-of-the-art technology with education, training and technology assistance is key for a center of this nature, said Gordon Dilmore, SWTC center director. “Educating the technology users and decision-makers in the public safety arena is also a primary objective of SWTC. Police chiefs and law enforcement executives may have a degree in criminal justice or a related area in the social sciences,” he said, “however, very few have an advanced degree in natural sciences or engineering.” SWTC also plans to

offer basic technology skills training activities for the law enforcement workforce.

Much of this training is offered in cooperation with the Sheriff ’s Association of Texas, which is based in Austin. To date, the SWTC has provided training and/or assistance to 289 people from 26 sheriff ’s offices throughout the state. “The partnering between UH and SAT makes SWTC uniquely positioned to meet the training and other technology needs of the public safety community in Texas,” said Joe Peters of the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas and director of the SWTC Technology Assistance Division in Austin.

Because of its mission to train and assist the public safety workforce, the SWTC is geographically dispersed to effectively address rural and urban issues. This arrangement allows the center to develop strategies and use its resources in a manner that will ensure the greatest impact. The center, for instance, has established branch offices and testbeds in Houston, Austin, the Middle Rio Grande Border Region and in Del Rio. According to Pei, the training, as well as the technology assistance provided by the center, will initially focus on Texas, given the state’s long border and coastline, as well as its status as the hub to the country’s oil industry. Over time, said Pei, the center could expand to work with public safety agencies in other Mexican border and Gulf coast states.

When viewed in terms of grants received, 2006 was a highly successful year both the Well Logging Group and the Subsurface Sensing Technology Group. The latter, for instance, received four grants from the National Science Foundation and Texas Department of Transportation totaling approximately $650,000.

The bulk of that money, $350,000 is dedicated to one project. The lab, said Liu, is developing a high-accuracy scanning laser used for distance measuring. The laser will be used to evaluate the surface texture of roads over long distances.

“If a road surface is too smooth, vehicles require longer distances to slow down or stop,” said Liu.

“This can result in accidents that would not have happened otherwise.”

In addition, an oil field services firm that holds membership in the Well Logging consortium granted the group $500,000 on top of its membership dues for technology development.

In addition to their research endeavors, the labs undertook other ventures in 2006, as well, including gathering materials that will benefit its current and future students.

“We want to assemble a library of journals and books on well logging and sensor technology,” said Liu.

To that end, the Well Logging Group’s original director Dr. Liang Shen, donated several years worth of journals, as well as many books on the subject. In addition, Dr. Chuck Konen, a retired scientist from Schlumberger who worked on occasion with the Well Logging Group, also made a significant book and journal donation.

The new library and continued financial investment in the labs should help assure the Well Logging Group and Subsurface Sensing Technology group remain productive sources of technology and expertise for years to come.

Executive Director

Dr. Steven Pei

Center Director

G. Dilmore

Division Directors

P. Bellamy, Dr. M. Massey, J. Peters


Dr. T. Assavapokee, Dr. T. Chen, Dr. A. Kamrani, Dr. M. Lahmar, Dr. H. Parsaei, Industrial Engineering

Dr. I. Kakadiaris, Computer Science

Dr. N. Karayiannis, Dr. H. Le, Dr. J. Williams, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Dr. S. Wang, Mechanical Engineering

Director

Dr. C. Richard Liu

Participating Faculty (Well Logging)

Dr. J. Chen, Dr. L. Shieh, Dr. D. Wilton

Participating Faculty (Subsurface Sensing Technology)

Dr. J. Li


dEParTmENT NEwS BriEFS

ECE faculty members are currently recipients of grants for the recruitment,

retention and education of engineering students totaling more than $4.25 million dollars. These grants fund programs that provide research experience to undergraduate students, as well as high school math and science teachers, math and science education to high school students, and recruitment and retention programs for students of all stripes.

Since students usually get interested in math and science before they enter college, several of the programs affiliated with the ECE Department are designed to expose young people to engineering.

One of the premier programs offered at the Cullen College and supported in part by ECE grants is GRADE Camp (Girls Reaching and Demonstrating Excellence). The program offers high school girls one-week day camps during the summer. Designed to provide a welcoming and community-oriented environment, attendees learn engineering principles and work in groups to construct a robot that performs specific tasks.

The College also offers the Step Forward Program. Aimed at high school students from the Houston area, the program offers yearlong math and science tutoring, as well as support for projects undertaken for math and science competitions. The goal of the program is to encourage these young people to consider the majoring in the STEM fields in college.

That is the thinking behind two of the international trips made by representatives of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and the Cullen College in 2006.

ECE Professor Steven Pei was part of a delegation that traveled to China to sign a memorandum of understanding with East China State University of Science and Technology and the Shanghai Jinshan District People’s Government.

The MOU calls for the University of Houston to pursue joint research and educational programs with ECSUST. Initially, said Pei, the MOU may entail cooperation on research projects and educational efforts in engineering fields. For example, professors with ECUST may design their experiments to complement research being conducted at UH, and vice versa. This cooperation could encourage some professors to visit their partners overseas and teach classes while there, Pei added.

Another contingent from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has

Vesna Mirkovic, a 1999 graduate of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, has received the Outstanding Inventor Award from the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association.

Mirkovic and a colleague, William Spencer Wheat, received the award for their work with Chevron exploring the logistical aspects of using of hydrogen as a fuel source. Mirkovic works for Chevron Technology Ventures and Wheat with the Chevron Energy Technology Company.

returned from India with informal agreements to discuss research and educational partnerships with institutions throughout the country.

The group, which visited India from Nov. 6 to Nov. 10, was led by Larry Witte, the college’s associate dean of graduate studies. Other members included Haluk Ogmen, chair of the electrical and computer engineering; Hamid Parsaei, chair of industrial engineering; and Haider Malki, associate dean of research in the UH College of Technology. Together, they visited five universities in India.

According to Witte, there were three purposes behind the delegation’s visit: to recruit potential graduate students; to discuss the formation of cooperative education programs; and to explore faculty collaboration on research projects.

Officials from these institutions agreed to discuss partnerships in these areas with UH in the coming months. While the college is far from reaching a final agreement with any of these institutions, the cooperative educational programs could well involve students completing three years of studies at their home institutions and then one to two years overseas for either a bachelor’s or master’s degree.

Department & College Leaders Seek Partnerships abroad

ECE aLUm wiNS

On a more immediate basis, the trip served as a useful recruiting tool for the college’s graduate program. Within days of returning from India, in fact, the college received its first graduate school application from a student who learned about UH through the delegation’s visit.

“We can no longer live in little silos because things are now globalized,” Witte said. “We’re very impressed with the universities in India… They have some of the best students in the world. We’re always after the best and brightest for our graduate programs.”

ElectricalandComputerEngineeringChairmanHalukOgmen(secondfromleft)journeyedtoIndiawithagroupofUHprofessorsinhopesofestablishingacademicandresearchpartnershipswithseveralengineeringcollegesthroughoutthecountry.(Fromleft):LarryWitte,associatedeanofgraduatestudies,UHCullenCollegeofEngineering;Ogmen;HaiderMalki,associatedeanofresearch,UHCollegeofTechnology;andHamidParsaei,chairofindustrialengineering,arepicturedinfrontoftheTajMahalinAgra,India.

In addition to targeting high school students, the department is reaching out to high school teachers. The Cullen College offers a summer research program for high school math and science instructors. Research Experience for Teachers (RET), funded in part by the ECE department, gives them valuable knowledge, shows them fun and exciting experiments that they can then use in their own courses.

For those students who have graduated high school but need a bridge year before entering a four-year college, the ECE department supports the Step Ahead Program. Under the program, students enroll at Houston Community College, where they take a set of pre-engineering courses, as well as required classes in other fields. The credits they earn at HCC can then be transferred to the Cullen College, allowing students to seamlessly enter the college with sophomore standing after their bridge year.

Students enrolled in the Cullen College are the targets of various educational and retention efforts, as well. ECE department grants support the college’s Redshirt Camp, which helps freshmen students prepare for challenging sophomore-level engineering courses. These grants also partially fund summer research programs open to undergraduate students from universities around the nation, introducing outstanding young engineers to the process of research and discovery.

The department also supports community-building programs, such as Welcome (Women in Engineering Learning Community for Maximizing Excellence). The program is designed to improve retention among the college’s female students by providing them with a social structure and sense of community in a male-dominated field.

Recruiting and educating the next generation of engineers is a key responsibility of the Cullen College. The Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, through creative approaches to the challenge and grants that support those approaches, is a major contributor to the skilled technical workforce of the future.

Together, they developed a remote automated control system that manages several different processes and systems for the unmanned operation of Chevron’s hydrogen fueling stations.

Thanks to this system, the fueling stations, located in Chino and Oakland, California, can be monitored with a computer controlled by engineers in Houston.

Each fueling station produces high-purity hydrogen from pipeline-quality natural gas. Each stores up to 100 kilograms of hydrogen in pressurized containers—enough fuel to support

up to five hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Access to the stations is currently limited to demonstration vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

According to Mirkovic, unmanned operation of these fueling stations significantly cuts their operating costs. In addition, since the system allows for a single point of control for multiple stations, all operating data can be collected at a single point, and the engineers at the system’s location can address multiple issues simultaneously.

“It’s gratifying to be part of a team that is implementing alternative and renewable energy sources in real-world settings,” said Mirkovic.

“We’re part of an effort to help diversify the world’s energy supplies.”

ECE department goes

Global

With engineering skills becoming more valuable and a world economy that is increasingly globalized, it is essential for the institutes of higher learning to pursue the best talent, no matter where it resides.

outstanding Inventor award

ECE iNVESTS iN ThE ne t GenerationIn addition to being home to groundbreaking research, the Cullen College’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering is a leader in educational initiatives designed to meet the skilled technical workforce demands of the future.


Associate Professor Dmitri Litvinov of the departments of electrical & computer engineering and chemical & biomolecular engineering received two significant grants during the year. One, from the Office of Naval Research provides him with $150,000 over a three-year period.

That money will be used to research issues of scalability at the nano-level. Scalability involves how device properties behave at different length scales. Materials have specific properties at the macro scale that scientists and industry rely on when conducting research or producing goods. When a material is confined to the nanometer-level, however, its properties can change. This is because the atoms or molecules that make up the material are confined to such a small space that they are unable to act in the same manner as they do on the macro-level.

The principles of scalability on the nanolevel that Litvinov uncovers will be useful for the creation of multiple devices. On the military front, which is where the Navy’s interest lies, these principles can be useful for creating landmine sensors and tools that detect biological agents, for example. Other areas where this research can be applied are the medical and computing fields.

In 2006, Litvinov also received a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and the Alliance for NanoHealth to develop a tabletop system capable of screening tens of thousands of drug candidates in a matter of hours.

In Litvinov’s research, magnetic spheres measuring about 50 nm, 1000-times smaller than the width of human hair, will be bonded with biomolecules, such as proteins, DNAs or

MEDICal, MIlITaRY, DaTa SToRaGE aND MoRE

RNAs). Along with his co-investigators, he will develop an array of nanoscale magnetic-field sensors capable of detecting the presence of these magnetic spheres.

For applications in antiviral drug development, these sensors will be coated with cell receptors that bind with a specific virus protein. When the virus protein bonds with the cell receptor, the GMR sensors will detect magnetic spheres, letting researchers know that bond has occurred. Should an effective antiviral drug be added to the mix, it will block the cell receptors, preventing them from binding with the virus protein, which will be detected by the GMR Sensor array.

Because so many sensors can reside in a small area, hundreds, even thousands of drug candidates can be screened at once, cutting down the time it takes to bring new drugs to market.

dEParTmENT NEwS BriEFS

Researchers with the Cullen College’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering are investigating everything from the brain’s ability to repair itself to the basic laws of materials in the nanoscale thanks to grants won in 2006.

DEPaRTMENTal GRaNTS CoVER Paul Ruchhoeft, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Richard Willson, professor of chemical engineering, are working with Robert Atmar at the Baylor College of Medicine to create a quick and accurate test for the Norwalk virus, also known as the “Cruise Ship virus”. Their work is supported by a two-year, $280,000 grant from the Western Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases

Norwalk is an intestinal illness that causes nausea, diarrhea, vomiting and stomach cramps. A highly infectious disease, it has generated bursts of media attention in recent years due to large-scale outbreaks on cruise ships. The ease with which Norwalk is spread makes it important to the field of biodefense, as well.

One of the difficulties in treating Norwalk is that it is very hard to diagnose with traditional methods. The tool Ruchhoeft and the project’s other investigators are building will rely on the disease protein/antibody relationship that occurs in the human body. As with all diseases, when an individual is infected with the Norwalk virus, the human immune system creates antibody proteins that bond only with proteins that are specific to that disease.

Under Ruchhoeft and Willson’s plan, a biological sample from a suspected Norwalk victim will be placed on a glass slide that is covered with cloned Norwalk antibodies provided by the Baylor College of Medicine. The sample will then be washed away. If the virus is present in the sample, however, it will bond with the antibody and remain on the slide.

The next step of the test relies on retroreflectors, specially designed cubes that reflect light back to its point of origin. Three sides of the reflectors will be covered with reflective material and will be populated with the Norwalk antibody.

These retroreflectors will be dispensed onto the slide. If Norwalk is present on the slide from the previous protein/antibody bond, the retroreflectors will bond with it. If not, they will all be washed away when the slide is rinsed.

An optical device will then shine a strong light on the slide. If, due to the protein/antibody bond, the retroreflectors remain on the slide, they will clearly reflect the light, indicating the presence of Norwalk. If no light is reflected, than no protein/antibody bond has occurred and the patient does not have the Norwalk virus.

Valery Kalatsky, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is conducting research in collaboration with Hubert Dinse, a professor with Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany, to determine exactly how

“plastic,” or adjustable, adult brains are. Their work is supported by a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Human Frontiers Science Program, an organization dedicated to bringing together scientists with expertise in different fields and from different parts of the world.

Though others have performed research into adult brain plasticity,

Kalatsky and Dinse’s approach will provide a much more comprehensive picture of adult brain plasticity. This will be achieved through the use of an optical imaging device being developed by Kalatsky that creates orientation maps—maps that show what parts of the brain

Stanko Brankovic, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, along with co-investigator James Rantschler of Sentorix, Inc., has received grant support from the National Science Foundation worth almost $150,000 to develop a new class of magnetic materials that are highly resistant to corrosion.

Corrosion, said Brankovic, is one of the primary obstacles in the utilization of magnetic materials. Typically, the stronger the magnetism of a material, the more useful it is, since stronger magnetism allows the material to store data more easily.

Materials with high magnetic moment, a measure of the strength of a materials magnetism, typically corrode very quickly.

“Corrosion limits their application, because in any kind of harsh environment, they just disappear,” said Brankovic.

Through this research, Brankovic will try to overcome the problem of corrosion by combining materials with high magnetic moment with a small percentage—somewhere around one percent—of noble metals, which are highly resistant to corrosion. The goal is to combine these materials in such a way that the new alloy maintains a high magnetic moment but at the same time does not corrode quickly.

Should this research prove successful, the materials Brankovic creates will allow the magnetic data storage industry to produce devices with higher capacity and longer lives. Such devices should also be more reliable, since

they are more resistant to corrosion, and may even be less expensive than their predecessors because manufactures will likely have fewer warranty reimbursements to issue.

In 2006, Brankovic along with co-principal investigator Paul Ruchhoeft also an assistant professor of electrical & computer engineering, also won a grant worth up to $1.6 million from the United States Department of Defense to create a new type of magnetic field sensor that, if successful, will be hundreds, perhaps thousands of times more sensitive than anything currently available.

Such sensors would have multiple uses. On the military front, which is where the DOD’s interest lies, thousands or more of these sensors could be the key components in a low-cost system that maps mine fields quickly and accurately. In the medical arena, the sensors could be applied to magnetic resonance imaging, yielding highly detailed images of, for example, a tumor or an injured knee.

Brankovic’s sensors will be based upon the phenomenon known as “ballistic magneto-resistance,” which is the effect of a magnetic field on the ability of electrons to flow between magnetic electrodes through a nanocontact—a tiny wire measuring in the nanometers that forms naturally between magnetic electrodes.

The heart of Brankovic’s system, then, will consist of two magnetic electrodes, connected by a very small magnetic nanocontact. When exposed to a magnetic field, the flow of electrons through the nanocontact will change, yielding a measurable result.

control what functions—30-times faster than standard methods.

With this device, Kalatsky and Dinse will take an initial reading of the visual cortex. A small section of the visual cortex will then be directly stimulated, resulting in that section and the surrounding areas reorganizing themselves. The imaging device, because of its speed, will create orientation maps every few minutes during reorganization, providing a much more dynamic understanding of brain plasticity.

“With this approach,” said Kalatsky, “we’ll be able to see the reorganization as it happens.”

These maps will help scientists determine how much recovery from brain injury is possible without the assistance of medication. It will also, Kalatsky added, give scientists the foundation to conduct research into not just the plasticity of the adult brain, but also how that plasticity can be manipulated.


FaCULTY aNd STaFF LiST

ProfessorsCharlson,E.J.Claydon,F.J.Associate Dean for Undergraduate

Programs & Computer Facilities

Crisan,O.Glover,J.R.Jackson,D.R.Jansen,B.H.Karayiannis,N.B.Le,H.Q.Liu,C.R.Long,S.A.Associate Dean for Educational Activities,

Associate Dean of Undergraduate Research and the Honors College

Ogmen,H.Department Chair

Pei,S.S.Shieh,L.S.Williams,J.T.Wilton,D.R.Wolfe,J.C.

AssociAte ProfessorsBarr,B.J.Director of Undergraduate Studies

Hebert,T.J.Litvinov,D.Markenscoff,P.Pai,D.M.Shattuck,D.P.Trombetta,L.P.Zagozdzon-Wosik,W.

AssistAnt ProfessorsBrankovic,S.R.Chen,J.Chen,Y.Kalatsky,V.A.Ruchhoeft,P.Sheth,B.R.

reseArch ProfessorsWosik,J.

reseArch AssistAnt ProfessorsLi,J.

Joint And AdJunct APPointments; Lecturers

Anderson,W.L.Professor (part-time)

Bering,E.Professor (joint appointment, Physics)

Bilgen,M.Adjunct Assistant Professor

Baskin,D.Professor (joint appt., Neurosurgery, The Methodist Hospital)

Boukadoum,A.Adjunct Professor

Brandt,M.Adjunct Professor

Capolino,F.Adjunct Associate Professor

DelaRosa-Pohl,D.Lecturer

Hartley,C.Adjunct Associate Professor

Ignatiev,A.Professor (joint appt., Physics)

Jacobson,A.Professor (joint appt., Philosophy)

Johnsson,L.Professor (joint appt., Computer Science)

Kakadiaris,I.Professor (joint appt., Computer Science)

Larin,K.Assistant Professor (joint appt., Biomedical Engineering)

Lee,H.Adjunct Assistant Professor

Malki,H.Professor (joint appt., Engineering Technology)

Narayana,P.Adjunct Professor

Ophir,J.Adjunct Professor

Ortiz,J.Adjunct Assistant Professor

Shireen,W.Professor (joint appt., Engineering Technology)

Subhlok,J.Associate Professor (joint appt., Computer Science)

Tripathy,S.Adjunct Associate Professor

Yin,H.Adjunct Professor

Zheng,R.Assistant Professor (joint appt., Computer Science)

Zouridakis,G.Associate Professor (joint appt., Computer Science)

emeritus fAcuLtyKtonas,P.Paskusz,G.Schneider,W.Shen,L.

stAffAndress,J.Supervisor, Electronic Shop

Baccam,M.Graduate Admissions Academic Advisor

Herbek,L.Secretary to the Chairman

Jordan,K.Financial Assistant II

Ollivierre,U.Department Business Administrator

Ray,S.Financial Assistant

Rose,Z.Department Secretary

Young,M.Supervisor, Lab Machinist

STUdENT NEwS

An electrical engineering graduate student was among several Cullen College of Engineering students honored at the annual research day of the University of Houston chapter of Sigma Xi, the scientific research society and global honor society of scientists and engineers, held last spring.

Qingkai Yu, a Ph.D. student working under professor Steven Pei, won an honorable mention award in the Graduate Student Poster competition for his presentation on growing horizontally aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes, a potentially significant component of nanoelectronics.

One of the challenges in utilizing single-walled carbon nanotubes, however, is that they spread out in all directions and overlap when grown on a substrate. These overlaps can cause the nanotubes to short each other out when exposed to an electrical charge. Yu addresses this problem by growing the nanotubes on a sapphire substrate. The carbon atoms in the nanotubes are naturally attracted to the aluminum atoms in the sapphire, which are organized predominantly in parallel rows. This results in the carbon nano-tubes growing along these parallel lines, which eliminates the overlap that causes electrical shorts.

According to Yu, efforts are currently underway to fabricate nanosensors using these horizontally aligned nanotubes.

Phuc Huynh, a junior at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, was named a recipient of the Goldwater Scholarship, one of the most prestigious awards available to undergraduate students.

The scholarship provides up to $7,500 in funding to sophomore and junior students majoring in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering who plan to pursue a career in research. Out of 1,081 applicants nationwide, 323 students were awarded Goldwater scholarships for the 2006–2007 academic year.

Huynh is an electrical engineering major with a grade point average of just under 3.9. A recipient of the

EloisaAvalosKrisstellBonillaChinenyezeEnwereuzohTysonE.HorsleyYingHuDianeLindseyChukwudiOpurum(Chair)MariaG.Paez(Vice-Chair)FrankPermenterRobertPinderChristinaSillerMaricruzSilvaDarrenSmithStephenStockIgnacioTorresJr.

RobertE.Bliss, Shell Pipeline Co.

KenComeaux, Mustang Engineering, L.P.

DannyErdeljac, Studio Works LLC

AlanGoodrum, Hewlett Packard

PamManiscalco, Dow

MikeMathena, Fluor

JimMayes, Schlumberger SPC

JamesN.Ortiz(Chair), NASA/JSC

PaulRocha, Centerpoint Energy

TammySavoie, Siemens PT & D

TomSofka, Macro Enterprises Ltd.

BillWormington, KBR

KeithLancaster, Compiled Logic Corp.

JeffWhitney, Berkana Resources Corp.

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Provost’s Undergraduate Research Scholarship, he already has extensive research experience through his work with Ji Chen, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering.

“We’re modeling an infrared band pass filter,” Huynh said. “You can use that filter to increase the efficiency of converting thermal energy to electrical energy.”

Huynh cited his work with Chen as one of the primary reasons he received the scholarship.

After graduation, Huynh plans to earn a Ph.D. in electrical engineering. He hopes then to attain a position at a university where he can teach and conduct research.

Electrical Engineering Undergrad wins National goldwater Scholarship

Student researchers honored at Sigma Xi research day

EE Student Named Outstanding SeniorElectrical engineering student Ying Hu was named the Outstanding Senior Student for the 2005–2006 academic year.

Hu’s interest in engineering developed during his childhood, sparked by experiments performed by this grandfather.

“My grandfather was a physics professor in China,” he said. “He inspired me to become an engineer because he was always making me electronic toys and performing experiments.”

Hu has participated in graduate-level research with the Applied Electromagnetics Laboratory as part of the Research Experience for Undergraduates program. He has also presented research at a major international symposium and has worked on the submission of a journal article, all while maintaining a 3.99 overall GPA.

Following his graduation last May, Hu began graduate studies in bioengineering—a decision that was motivated by another life experience.

While dealing with an illness and hospitalization a year earlier, Hu had the opportunity to study various pieces of hospital equipment and daily monitoring practices that he believes can be improved on. “I am very interested in the studying how optical sensors can improve daily glucose monitoring,” he said. “There has to be a less-invasive method that we can create to check blood sugar.”

Hu is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at Rice University.


FaCULTY PrOFiLES

Betty Barr Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies

Ph.D., University of Houston

Honors & Awards (2006)» IEEE Region 5 Outstanding Engineering Educator Award

Research Interests Numerical Analysis

Professional Service (2006)» Faculty Advisor, Texas Epsilon Chapter Tau Beta Pi

Funded Research Programs (2006)» Texas Technology Workforce Development Grant Program» Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board,

Undergraduate Retention & Recruiting of ECE Students at the University of Houston

Stanko R. Brankovic Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Arizona State University

Research Interests Electrochemical Nanofabrication, Electrocatalysis, Magnetic Materials, Sensors, Physics and Thermodynamics of Electrified Interface

Professional Service (2006)» Discussion Leader, Gordon Research Conference for

Electrodeposition» Co-organizer, the 9th International Symposium on

Magnetic Materials Processes and Devices, 210th Electrochemical Society Meeting, Mexico, October 2–6

» Co-editor, the 9th International Symposia on Magnetic Materials Processes and Devices Proceedings, Electrochemical Society, Inc.

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Center for Nanomagnetic Systems

Refereed Journal Publications Published (2006)» Brankovic, S.R., X.M. Yang, T.J. Klemmer, and M.

Seigler, “Electrodeposition of 2.4 T Co37Fe63 Alloys at Nanoscale for Magnetic Recoding Application,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 42, 132, 2006.

Books and Articles in Books (2006)» Krongleb, S., C. Bonhote, S.R. Brankovic, Y. Kitamoto,

T. Osaka, W. Schwarzacher, and G. Zangari, Magnetic Materials Processes and Devices VIII, PV 2004-23, The Electrochemical Society, Inc., N.J.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Brankovic, S.R. and N. Vasiljevic, “Scaling Analysis of

the Kinetic Roughening during the Deposition of 2.4 T CoFe Alloys,” Magnetic Materials Processes and Devices VIII, editors: S. Krongleb, C. Bonhote, S.R. Brankovic, Y. Kitamoto, T. Osaka, W. Schwarzacher, and G. Zangari, pp. 397, PV 2004–23, The Electrochemical Society, Inc., N.J.

» Brankovic, S.R.,N. Vasiljevic, T. Klemmer, and E.C. Johns, “Influence of Additive Adsorption on Properties of Pulse Deposited High Magnetic Moment CoNiFe and CoFe Alloy,” Magnetic Materials Processes and Devices VIII, editors: S. Krongleb, C. Bonhote, S.R. Brankovic, Y. Kitamoto, T. Osaka, W. Schwarzacher, and G. Zangari, pp. 347, PV 2004–23, The Electrochemical Society, Inc., N.J.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» Grant to Enhance and Advance Research (GEAR),

Nucleation of Noble Metal Nanoclusters during Galvanic Displacement of Underpotentially Deposited Metal Monolayers

Earl J. Charlson Professor

Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon

Honors & Awards (2006)» Faculty Senate Committee on Purchasing and

Plant Operations

Research Interests Integrated Circuit Layout Design and Fabrication, Solid State Devices

Professional Service (2006)» Advisory Board, Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Center for Advanced Materials

Refereed Journal Publications (2006)» Zomorrodian, V., B. Craver, G. Radhakrishnan, E.J.

Charlson, P. Ruchhoeft, and J. Wolfe, “Threshold Voltage Adjustment on Spherical, Single Crystal Silicon Substrates by Focused Ion Beam Implantation,” J. Vac. Sci. and Tech., B, 24 (6), pp. 3221–3226, 2006.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Zomorrodian, V., B. Craver, G. Radhakrishnan, M. Patel,

E.J. Charlson, P. Ruchhoeft, and J. Wolfe, “Threshold Voltage Adjustment on Spherical, Single-Crystal Silicon Substrates by Focused Ion Beam Implantation,” EIPBN Conference, Baltimore, MD, May 30, 2006.

» Craver, B., J. Waters, H. Nguyen, D. Rainey, E.J. Charlson, P. Ruchoeft, and J. Wolfe, “Parametric Study of Bright-ness and Virtual Source Size of a Multi-Cusp Ion Source,” EIPBN Conference, Baltimore, MD, May 30, 2006.

» Pamaraj, D., W. Zagozdzon-Wosik, J.H. Miller, R. Ramaprasad, and J. Charlson, “Modeling of Nanogap Capacitors used for Impedance Characterization of Living Cells,” Materials Research Society Meeting, Session F10.15, Boston, MA, November 27–29, 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» National Science Foundation, Alliance for Graduate

Education and the Professorate

Ji Chen Assistant Professor

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Honors & Awards (2006)» ORISE Fellowship

Research Interests Computer Engineering, Computational Electromagnetics, Micro- and Nano-Electromagnetics, Biomedical Instruments

Refereed Journal Publications (2006)» Wu, D., S. Shmsi, J. Chen, R. Liu, and W. Kainz,

“Evaluations of Specific Absorption Rate and Temperature Rise within Pregnant Woman Models in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Birdcage Coils,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 54, Issue 12, Part 2, pp. 4472–4478, December 2006.

» Qiang, R., J. Chen, T. Zhao, K. Han, A. Ruiz, P. Ruchhoeft, and M. Morgan, “Effects of Manufacturing Artifacts on Infrared Filter Performance,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Vol. 48, Issue 9, pp. 1749–1754.

» Barton, R.J., J. Chen, K. Huang, D. Wu, and H.C. Wu, “Performance of Cooperative Time-Reversal Communication in a Mobile Wireless Environment,” Special Issue on Sensor and Ad Hoc Networks for Interna-tional Journal of Distributed Sensor Network, In Press.

» Wu, H.C., J. Chen, A. Durresi, and H. Zhou, “Automatic Geometry-Driven OFDM Quality-of-Service Analysis for Indoor Environments,” Journal of Interconnection Networks, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 147–162, March 2006.

» Qiang, R., D. Wu, J. Chen, S. Wang, D. Wilton, and W. Kainz, “An Efficient Two-Dimensional FDTD Method for Bio-Electromagnetic Applications,” IEEE Trans. on Magnetics, Vol. 42, Issue 4, pp. 1391–1394, April 2006.

» Wang, S. and J. Chen, “A Multigrid ADI Method for Two-Dimensional Electromagnetic Simulations,” IEEE Trans. on Antenna and Propagations, Vol. 54, Issue 2, Part 2, pp. 715–720, February 2006.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Wu, D., R. Qiang, J. Chen, and R. Liu, “Numerical

Evaluation of the Effective Dielectric Property of Multi-Component Three-Dimensional Mixtures using a Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method,” Proceedings of SEG Symposium, 2006.

» Wu, D., J. Chen and C. Liu, “Numerical Modeling of LWD Electromagnetic Responses using a Unconditionally Stable Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) Method,” Proceedings of IEEE IGARASS Meeting, 2006.


FaCULTY PrOFiLES

» Qiang, R., J. Chen and T.J. Cui, “Numerical Investigation of Energy Localization using Finite Slabs of Left-Handed Material,” Proceedings of IEEE Antenna and Propagation Symposium, 2006.

» Zhao, T., R. Qiang and J. Chen, “Numerical Modeling of Nano-Scale Infrared (IR) Dualband Frequency Selective Surface(FSS),” Proceedings of IEEE Antenna and Propagation Symposium, 2006.

» Yang, F., J. Chen, R. Qiang, and A. Elsherbeni, “FDTD Analysis of Periodic Structures at Arbitrary Incidence Angles: a Simple and Efficient Implementation of the Periodic Boundary Conditions,” Proceedings of IEEE Antenna and Propagation Symposium, 2006.

» Qiang, R., J. Chen and F. Yang, “FDTD Simulation of Infrared FSS Transmission Spectrum from Oblique Incidence,” Proceedings of IEEE Antenna and Propagation Symposium, 2006.

» Qiang, R., J, Chen, J. Drweniak, and F. Yang, “Numerical Analysis of Sandwiched Composite-FSS Structure,” Proceedings of IEEE EMC Symposium, 2006.

» Wu, D., Ji Chen and W. Kainz, “Overexposure of Pregnant Women in Walk Through Metal Detectors According to ICNIRP Guidelines,” Proceedings of BEMS, 2006.

» Shamsi, S., D.G. Wu, J. Chen, R. Liu, and W. Kainz, “SAR Evaluation of Pregnant Woman Models in 64 MHz MRI Birdcage Coil,” Proceedings of IEEE MTT Symposium, 2006.

» Wu, D., J. Chen, H. Shah, B.R. Sheth, and B. Jassen, “Multi-Channel TMS Reconfigurable Coils,” 23rd Annual

Houston Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research, February 2006.

» Wu, D., J. Chen, D. Jackson, W. Kainz, and H. Bassen, “SAR Evaluation for Medical Implants,”(invited) URSI Meeting, Boulder, CO, 2006.

» Christ, A., W.Kainz, J. Chen, and N.Kuster, “Current and Future Needs for the Simulation of Small and Implanted Antennas for Medical Applications,” IEEE International Workshop on Antenna Technology, Small Antennas and Novel Metamaterials, 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» National Science Foundation, Computer Modeling of EM

Energy Deposition within Human Subjects under Various RF Sources

» Texas Space Grant Consortium, Electrical and Thermal Modeling and Simulations for Mixed-Signal SOC Applications

» Skyworks Inc., Developing a Numerical Modeling Tool for Thin Film Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonators using the Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method (Phase I)

» FDA, The Development of Two Human Subject EM CAD Models

» RIM, SAR Modeling in Wireless Communications» Wuhan Robea Sci. and Tech. Corp., 3G Wireless

Communications» Well Logging Consortium

Yuhua Chen Assistant Professor

D.Sc., Washington University in St. Louis

Research Interests Optical Networks, FPGA-based Reconfigurable Systems, Intelligent Sensor Networks, Reconfigurable System-on-Chip (SoC), Networks-on-Chip (NoC), Quality-of-Service (QoS), Heterogeneous Networks, High Performance Routers and System Prototyping

Professional Service (2006)» NSF Review Panelist, CYBER Systems Panel Mentor,

WELCOME (Women in Engineering Learning Community for Maximizing Excellence) Program

» Panelist, WELCOME “Undergraduate and Graduate Research” Panel Discussion

» Doctoral Dissertation Committee: Chidiogo Madubike, Kevin Leigh

» Session Chair, IASTED International Conference on Optical Communication Systems and Networks, International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems

» Journal Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE Communications Letters, Computer Communications

» Successfully obtained funding support for ECE Graduate Student Conference

» Faculty Search Committee

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» System Research Laboratory (SRL)

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Y. Chen, “Cell-Switched Network-on-Chip—Candidate

for Billion-Transistor System-on-Chip,” IEEE Interna-tional SoC Conference (SOCC 2006), September 2006.

» Z. Zhai and Y. Chen, “Controlling the Expiration Sequence of Sensor Network Cluster Heads using Genetic Algorithms,” IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems (PDCS), 2006.

Frank J. “Fritz” ClaydonPh.D., Duke University

Research Interests Cardiac Mapping, Mechanisms of Defibrillation, Undergraduate Education

Professional Service (2006)» National Science Foundation Review Panel

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Trenor, J.M., C. Madubike and F.J. Claydon, “Establishing

a Women in Engineering Program at an Urban University,” Proceedings of the 2006 WEPAN Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» National Science Foundation, REU: Innovations

in Nanotechnology» Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Step

Forward: Preparing Low-Income High School Students for Academic Success

» Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Retention of Female Undergraduates ECE Students at the University of Houston

» Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Undergraduate Recruiting and Retention of ECE Students at the University of Houston: Best Practices

» Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Undergraduate Recruiting and Retention of ECE Students at the University of Houston

» National Science Foundation, RET Site: Research Experiences for Greater Houston High School Science and Math Teachers

» National Science Foundation, Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Electrical and Computer Engineering

» National Science Foundation, STEP-AHEAD: Access to Higher Education through Academic Retention and Development at the University of Houston

Professor & Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs & Computer Facilities

» Y. Chen, J. Turner and Z. Zhai, “O(1) Runtime Contour-Based Priority Scheduling in Optical Burst Switched Networks,” IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems, 2006.

» Y. Chen, J. Turner and P.F. Mo, “Optimal Wavelength Scheduling in Optical Burst Switched Networks using Constant Time Burst Resequecing,” IEEE International Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems (Broadnets 2006), October 2006.

» Y. Chen, “Cost Effective Non-Wavelength-Converting Multi-Lane Optical Burst Switching (ML-OBS),” IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Distrib-

uted Computing and Systems (PDCS), November 2006. » Y. Chen, J. Turner and Z. Zhai, “Design and

Implementation of an Ultra Fast Pipelined Wavelength Scheduler for Optical Burst Switching,” IASTED International Conference on Optical Communication Systems and Networks (OCSN 2006), July 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» Grant to Enhance and Advance Research (GEAR),

FPGA-Based Sensor Network Testbed for Hazardous Substance Monitoring and Response

Ovidiu Crisan Professor

Ph.D., Polytechnic Institute of Timisoara, Romania

Research Interests Power Systems Operation Optimization and Control and Available Transfer Capability (ATC) within Deregulated Environment

Professional Service (2006)» Member of Executive Board, Texas Consortium for

Electric Energy (TxCEE) » Member of International Program Committee, the 3rd

IASTED Asian Conference on Power and Energy Systems (AsiaPES 2007)

» Member of Editorial Board, Electric Power Components And Systems, Taylor & Francis Ltd. Publishing Corporation, Prentice Hall.

» Reviewer, Electric Power Components and Systems, Taylor & Francis Ltd. Publishing Corporation, Prentice Hall.

» Reviewer, the 3rd IASTED Conference on Power and Energy Systems (AsiaPES 2007)

» Advisor, MEE-Industrial Power Systems Graduate Program

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Power Systems and Control Equipment Laboratory


FaCULTY PrOFiLES

John R. Glover Professor

Ph.D., Stanford University

Research Interests Adaptive Signal Processing, Biomedical Signal Analysis, Intelligent Systems

Professional Service (2006)» Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Center for Neuro-Engineering and Cognitive Science» Bio-Signal Analysis Laboratory

Refereed Journal Publications (2006)» Karayiannis, N.B., A. Mukherjee, J.R.Glover, J.D. Frost,

Jr., R.A. Hrachovy, and E.M. Mizrahi, “An Evaluation of Quantum Neural Networks in the Detection of Epileptic Seizures in the Neonatal Electroencephalogram,” Soft Computing, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 382–396, February 2006.

» Karayiannis, N.B., A. Mukherjee, J.R.Glover, J.D. Frost, Jr., R.A. Hrachovy, and E.M. Mizrahi, “Detection of Pseudosinusoidal Epileptic Seizure Segments in the Neonatal EEG by Cascading a Rule-Based Algorithm with a Neural Network,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 53, No. 4, pp. 633–641, April 2006.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Mitra, J., J.R. Glover, P.Y. Ktonas, J.D. Frost, Jr., R.A.

Hrachovy, and E.M. Mizrahi, “An Algorithm for Detection of Complex and Spike-like Seizure Discharges in Neonatal EEG,” Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Houston Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research, p. 157, Houston, TX, February 2006.

» Mitra, J., J.R. Glover, P.Y. Ktonas, J.D. Frost, Jr., R.A. Hrachovy, and E.M. Mizrahi, “Automated Detection of Neonatal Seizures,” Annual Meeting of the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, Chicago, IL, November 2–5, 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» National Institutes of Health, Epileptic Seizures in the

Neonatal EEG» Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board,

Undergraduate Recruiting and Retention of ECE Students at the University of Houston


Thomas J. Hebert Associate Professor

Ph.D., University of Southern California

Research Interests 3-D Medical Imaging, Video/Image Processing, Bayesian Estimation, Adaptive Optics

Professional Service (2006)» Tau Beta Pi » UH Faculty Advisory Board» Reviewer, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Inverse Problems,

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, Journal of the Opti-cal Soc. of America

David R. Jackson Professor

Ph.D., UCLA

Research Interests Microstrip Antennas, Leaky-Wave Antennas, Periodic Structures, High-Frequency Effects in Microwave Integrated Circuits, Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility

Professional Service (2006)» Chair, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society

Transnational Committee» Chair, USNC Commission B of the International Union

of Radio Science» Vice Chair, MTT IMS Sub-Committee 1 (Field

Analysis and Guided Waves)» Vice Chair, Technical Committee MTT-15 (Microwave

Field Theory)» Member, IEEE Electromagnetics Award Committee» Member of Editorial Board, IEEE Transactions on

Microwave Theory and Techniques» Member of Editorial Board, IEEE Microwave and

Optical Technology Letters» Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation,

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Radio Science

» Director of Graduate Admissions, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

» Member of Graduate and Professional Studies Council, University of Houston

» Library Liaison, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

» Member of ABET Committee, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

» Member of Graduate Research Conference Committee, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

» Member of Graduate Curriculum Committee, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Applied Electromagnetics Laboratory

Refereed Journal Publications (2006)» Jackson, D.R.,“Analysis of Directive Radiation from a

Line Source in a Metamaterial Slab with Low Permittivity,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 54, pp. 1017–1030, March 2006.

» Lovat, G., P. Burghignoli, F. Capolino, D.R. Jackson, and D.R. Wilton, “Highly-Directive Planar Leaky-Wave Antennas: A Comparison between Metamaterial-Based and Conventional Designs,” Proceedings of the European Microwave Association, Vol. 2, pp. 12–21, March 2006.

» Baccarelli, P., C. Di Nallo, S. Paulotto, and D.R. Jackson, “A Full-Wave Numerical Approach for Modal Analysis of 1D Periodic Microstrip Structures,” IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 54, pp. 1350–1362, April 2006.

» Lovat, G., P. Burghignoli and D.R. Jackson, “Fundamental Properties and Optimization of Broadside Radiation from Uniform Leaky-Wave Antennas,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 54, pp. 1442–1452, May 2006.

» Burghignoli, P., G. Lovat and D.R. Jackson, “Analysis and Optimization of Leaky-Wave Radiation at Broadside from a Class of 1-D Periodic Structures,” IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 54, pp. 2593–2604, September 2006.

» Lovat, G., P. Burghignoli, F. Capolino, and D.R. Jackson, “High Directivity in Low-Permittivity Metamaterial Slabs: Ray-Optic vs. Leaky-Wave Models,” Special Issue on Metamaterials and Special Materials for Electromagnetic Applications and Telecommunications, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Vol. 48, No. 12, pp. 2542–2548, December 2006.

» Oroskar, S., D.R. Jackson and D.R. Wilton, “Efficient Computation of the 2D Periodic Green’s Function using the Ewald Method,” Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 219, pp. 899–911, 2006. doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2006.06.050.

» Rodríguez-Berral, R., F. Mesa and D.R. Jackson “A High-Frequency Circuit Model for the Gap Excitation of a Microstrip Line,” IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Techniques, pp. 4100–4110, December 2006.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Lovat, G., P. Burghignoli, F. Capolino, D.R. Jackson, and

D.R. Wilton, “Investigation of Leaky-Wave Antennas Made from Metamaterials,” URSI National Radio Science Conference, Boulder, CO, January 4–7, 2006 (Abstracts, p. 56).

» Lertsirimit, C., D.R. Jackson and D.R. Wilton, “Efficient Techniques for the Calculation of EM Penetration into Cavities,” URSI National Radio Science Conference, Boulder, CO, January 4–7, 2006 (Abstracts, p. 91).

» Wu, D., J. Chen, D.R. Jackson, W. Kainz, and H. Bassen, “SAR Evaluation for Medical Implants,” URSI National Radio Science Conference, Boulder, CO, January 4–7, 2006 (Abstracts, p. 373).

» Lovat, G., P. Burghignoli, F. Capolino, and D.R. Jackson, “Exploration of Advantages and Drawbacks of Metamaterial Leaky-Wave Antennas,” Third Workshop on Metamaterials and Special Materials for Electromagnetic and TLC Applications, Rome, Italy, March 30–31, 2006.


FaCULTY PrOFiLES

» Bernal, J., F. Mesa and D.R. Jackson, “Effects of Dielectric and Conductor Losses on the Current Spectrum Excited by a Gap Voltage Source on a Printed Circuit Line,” IEEE Intl. Microwave Symp., San Francisco, CA, June 11–16, 2006 (Symp. Digest CD).

» Langston, W.L., J.T. Williams, D.R. Jackson, and F. Mesa, “Time-Domain Pulse Propagation on a Microstrip Transmission Line Excited by a Gap Voltage Source,” IEEE Intl. Microwave Symp., San Francisco, CA, June 11–16, 2006 (Symp. Digest CD).

» Xu, H., D.R. Jackson and J.T. Williams, “Broadband Reduced Surface Wave Antennas,” AMEREM/IEEE AP-S/URSI Intl. Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (AP-S Digest).

» Dong, W., D.R. Jackson, J.T. Williams, and L.I. Basilio, “Phase and Group Delays for Circularly-Polarized Microstrip Antennas,” AMEREM/IEEE AP-S/URSI Intl. Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (AP-S Digest).

» Paknys, R. and D.R. Jackson, “Leaky-Wave Antennas using a Coated Cylindrical Structure,” AMEREM/IEEE AP-S/URSI Intl. Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (URSI Abstract).

» Burghignoli, P., G. Lovat, F. Capolino, D.R. Jackson, and D.R. Wilton, “3D Directive Radiation from Horizontal Dipole Embedded in a Homogenized Grounded Wire-Medium Slab,” AMEREM/IEEE AP-S/URSI Intl. Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (AP-S Digest).

» Hu, Y., D.R. Jackson, J.T. Williams, and S.A. Long, “A Design Approach for Inset-Fed Rectangular Microstrip Antennas,” AMEREM/IEEE AP-S/URSI Intl. Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (AP-S Digest).

» Capolino, F., D.R. Jackson and D.R. Wilton, “A Scattering Matrix Approach for Transmission Lines Passing Through Cavities Coupled to Exterior Fields,” AMEREM/IEEE AP-S/URSI Intl. Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (URSI Abstract).

» Baccarelli, P., C. Di Nallo, S. Paulotto, and D.R. Jackson, “Full-Wave Analysis of 1D Periodic Microstrip Leaky-Wave Antennas,” AMEREM/IEEE AP-S/URSI Intl. Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (AP-S Digest).

» Rodriguez-Berral, R., F. Mesa and D.R. Jackson, “An Efficient Integral-Equation Approach for a Coaxial Probe Feed on an Infinite Microstrip Line,” AMEREM/IEEE AP-S/URSI Intl. Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (URSI Abstract).

» Wilton, D.R., D.J. Riley, D.R. Jackson, F.M. Tesche, and V. Jandhyala, “Modeling EMI in Complex and Electrically Large Systems,” Plenary Presentation given at the IEEE AMEREM/AP-S/URSI Intl. Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (AMEREM Abstract).

» P. Burghignoli, G. Lovat, F. Capolino, and D.R. Jackson, “Bandwidth Analysis of Highly-Directive Planar Radiators based on Partially-Reflecting Surfaces,” EUCAP, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Nice, France, November 6–10, 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» Air Force MURI, Electromagnetic Effects of Radio-

Frequency Pulses on Electronic Circuits and Systems» University of Houston, Enhanced Transmission of Light

through a Subwavelength Apeture: Investigation of a New Effect

Ben H. Jansen Professor

Ph.D., Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Honors & Awards (2006)» Member, Special Emphasis Panel ZAT1 DB 11, Basic

Science, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), March 9–10, and October 22–23, 2006

» Member, ZRG1 RES-E Small Business: Respiratory Sciences, NIH, November 8, 2006

Research Interests (Biomedical) Signal Analysis and Intelligent Systems, Neural Engineering

Professional Service (2006)» Member, Program Committee, and Organizer and

Chairman (with Dr. Besio, Louisiana Tech. Univ.) of

two Technical Sessions on Neural Systems, 23rd Annual Houston Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research, Houston, 2006

» Reviewer, EMBS Conference, 2006» Reviewer, EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal

Processing, Cerebral Cortex, Neural Computation, Journal of Computational Neuroscience, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Neurophysiology, Psychiatry Research

» Proposal Reviewer, Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund, Research and Development Program, 2006

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Bio-Signal Analysis Laboratory

Valery A. Kalatsky Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Research Interests Neuro-Engineering, Optical Imaging of Intrinsic Signals, Neuro-Biology, Brain Mapping, Representation of Sensory Modalities in Mammalian Neocortex, Cortical Plasticity

Professional Service (2006)» Reviewer, Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Neurophysiology» Co-organizer, 24th Houston Conference on Biomedical

Engineering Research (HSEMB)

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Center for Neuro-Engineering and Cognitive Science» Center for Nanomagnetic Systems

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Kalatsky, V.A., “Cortical Maps of Sensory World:

Fourier Approach to Optical Imaging,” Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, November 9, 2006. Host: Artem Abanov.

» Kalatsky, V.A., Lecturer in “Experimental Tools in Model Systems of Translational Vision Research,” Topic: “Cortical Recording,” The Jackson Laboratory, Bar

Harbor, ME, September 27–30, 2006. » Kalatsky, V.A., “New Paradigm for Optical Imaging

of Intrinsic Signals: Fourier Approach,” University of Texas—Houston Medical School, Houston, TX, March 22, 2006. Host: Valentin Dragoi.

» Kalatsky, V.A., “New Paradigm for Optical Imaging: Fourier Approach,” 23rd Houston Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Houston, February 9–10, 2006.

» Kalatsky, V.A., E.M. O’Connor and G.V. Tcheslavski, “Concurrent Multidimensional Imaging of Visual Space Representations in Mouse Visual Cortex by Fourier Optical Imaging of Intrinsic Signals” (Slide), 503.9, Atlanta, GA, 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» Human Frontier Science Program, Spatial and Temporal

Dynamics of Plasticity in Adult Visual Cortex: High Resolution Imaging Study

» Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Grant» Grant to Enhance and Advance Research (GEAR),

Rewiring of the Adult Visual Cortex

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Hu, L., B.H. Jansen and N.N. Boutros, “The Relationship

between Pre-Stimulus Phase and Auditory Evoked Potential Morphology,” 23rd Annual Houston Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research, February 9–10, 2006.

» Bonala, B.K., B.H. Jansen and N.N. Boutros, “The Relationship between Pre-Stimulus EEG Characteristics and P300 Variability in Normal Controls,” 23rd Annual Houston Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research, February 9–10, 2006.

» Wu, D., J. Chen, H. Shah, B.R. Sheth, and B.H. Jansen, “Multi-Channel TMS Reconfigurable Coils,” 23rd Annual

Houston Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research, February 9–10, 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» University of Texas Medical School at Houston,

Magnetic Resonance of Spinal Cord Injury» University of Texas Medical School at Houston,

Elasticity Imaging» NIH/MH, Phase Resetting and Sensory Inhibition in

the CNS


FaCULTY PrOFiLES

Nicolaos B. Karayiannis Professor

Ph.D., University of Toronto

Research Interests Medical Imaging and Diagnostic Video, Computational Intelligence (Neural Networks and Neuro-Fuzzy Systems), Pattern Recognition, Wireless Communications, Image and Video Compression

Refereed Journal Publications (2006)» Karayiannis, N.B., Y.H. Xiong, J.D. Frost, et al., “Automated

Detection of Videotaped Neonatal Seizures based on Motion Tracking Methods,” Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology, 23 (6), 521–531, December 2006.

» Karayiannis, N.B. and N. Kaliyur, “An Entropy- Constrained Algorithm for Routing of Communication Networks,” Computer Communications, 29 (16), 3182–3196, October 2006.

» Karayiannis, N.B. and Y.H. Xiong, “Training Reformulated Radial Basis Function Neural Networks Capable of Identifying Uncertainty in Data Classification,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, 17 (5), 1222–1234, September 2006.

» Karayiannis, N.B., G.Z. Tao, J.D. Frost, et al., “Automated Detection of Videotaped Neonatal Seizures based on Motion Segmentation Methods,” Clinical Neurophysiology, 117 (7), 1585–1594, July 2006.

» Karayiannis N.B., Y.H. Xiong, G.Z. Tao, et al., “Automated Detection of Videotaped Neonatal Seizures of Epileptic Origin,” Epilepsia, 47 (6), 966–980, June 2006.

» Deolalikar, M.P. and N.B. Karayiannis, “Image Codec for Efficient Embedded Bitstream Transmission with Low Decoder Complexity,” Journal of Electronic Imaging, 15 (1), Art. No. 013006, January–March 2006.

» Karayiannis N.B., A. Mukherjee, J.R. Glover, et al., “Detection of Pseudo Sinusoidal Epileptic Seizure Segments in the Neonatal EEG by Cascading a Rule-Based Algorithm with a Neural Network,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 53 (4), 633–641, April 2006.

» Karayiannis N.B. and G.Z. Tao, “An Improved Procedure for the Extraction of Temporal Motion Strength Signals from Video Recordings of Neonatal Seizures,” Image and Vision Computing, 24 (1), 27–40, January 2006.

Han Le Professor

Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute for Technology

Research Interests Semiconductor Optoelectronics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Sensing and Imaging, Smart Sensing Systems

Professional Service (2006)» Proposal Reviewer, U.S. DoE.» Reviewer, Optics Letters, IEEE Photonics Technology Letter,

Optics Express, Applied Physics Letters» Scientific Consultation for Oculir, San Diego, CA, and

Cerium Labs, Austin, TX» Seminars and workshops at various institutes and

organizations in Vietnam (August 2006)» OIDA Workshop (Washington DC, December 2006)» “Neutron Detector” Presentation and Discussion at

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (Washington DC, December 2006)

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Photonic Device and System Laboratory

Refereed Journal Publications (2006)» Peng, C., H.Q. Le, R.Q. Yang, and C.J. Hill,

“Multiwavelength Discrimination and Measurements of a Two-Gas Mixture by Use of a Broadly Tunable

Mid-Infrared Semiconductor Laser,” Appl. Optics, 45, 1275–1287, 2006.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Wang, Y., Y. Wang and H.Q. Le, “Multi-Spectral Imaging

with Mid-Infrared Semiconductor Lasers,” Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 6062, 6062-12-6062, Electronic Imaging, San Jose, CA, 2006.

» Peng, C., Y. Wang, Yang Wang, H. Zhang, G. Luo, B. Guo, and H.Q. Le, “Broadly Tunable and Multi-Spectral Mid-IR Semiconductor Lasers and Applications (Invited),” Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 6133, Photonics West, San Jose, CA, 2006.

» H.Q. Le, “Mid-Infrared Laser Measurements of Aqueous Glucose,” Invited Seminar at Oculir Corp., San Diego, CA, May 2006.

» H.Q. Le, “Border Security,” Presentation and Discussion at BAE Systems, Burlington, MA, December 2006, and at Raytheon, Net Centric Division, Marlborough, MA, December 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, Phonon

Enhancement of Electronic and Photonic Devices

Jing Li Research Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Jiaotong University, Xian, China

Research Interests Ground Penetrating Radar, GPR Modeling and Signal Processing, Ultra Wide Band Antennas, EM Numerical Simulation, Sensor Design

Professional Service (2006)» Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic

Engineer (IEEE)» Reviewer, IEEE T-EMC, IEEE T-GRS, IEEE T-MTT,

IEE P-RSN, IEE Electronics Letters

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Subsurface Sensing Laboratory

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Ekbote, A., J. Li, H. Dong, Y.Wang, and R. Liu, “Study

of Elastic Property of Asphalt Pavement using GPR,” Proceedings of IGARSS-06, Denver, CO, 2006.

» Tang, Y., L. Guo, J. Li, X. Chen, and R. Liu, “FDTD Simulation in Calculating Thickness of Subsurface Layer with GPR,” Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, April 2006.

» Li, J., R. Liu, X. Chen, H. Xing, and Y. Wang, “A 3-D Real-Time Road Edge Detection System for Automated Smart Car Control,” Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, April 2006.

» Chen, J., X. Chen, J. Li, and R. Liu, “Development of the RF Soil Moisture Sensors, Smart Structures and Materials,” Proceedings of SPIE, San Diego, CA, February 2006.

» Xing, H., J. Li, X. Chen, C. Liu, B. Michalk, C. Bertrand, E. Oshinski, G. Claros, and H. Chen, “Simulation, Modeling and Application of Ground Penetrating Radar in Pavement Dielectric Constant and Thickness Measurement,” Smart Structures and Materials, Proceedings of SPIE, San Diego, CA, February 2006.

» Xing, H., R. Liu, J. Li, and X. Chen, “New Method for Pavement Dielectric Constant Measurement using Ground-Penetrating Radar,” TRB Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2006.

» Kao, C., J. Li, Y. Wang, H. Dong, and R. Liu, “Measurement of Layer Thickness and Permittivity

using a New Multi-Layer Model from GPR Data,” 11th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar, Columbus, OH, June 19–22, 2006.

» Wang, Y., R. Liu, J. Li, Y.I. Xiao, and C. Kao, “Comparison of Three Nanosecond Pulse Generating Methods in Pulsed GPR Applications,” 11th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar, Columbus, OH, June 19–22, 2006.

» Guo, L., X. Chen, J. Li, Y. Tang, and R. Liu, “A Novel Microwave Resonant Cavity Sensor for Weigh-in-Motion Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Technology Symposium, San Francisco, CA, June 11–16, 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» Texas Department of Transportation, Implementation of

an FCC Compliant Radar System» Texas Department of Transportation, Application of RF

Tags in Highway Reference Markers» Texas Department of Transportation, Laser Texture

Measurement Device» Texas Department of Transportation, Investigation of a

New Generation of FCC Compliant NDT Devices for Pavement Layer Information Collection

» Texas Department of Transportation, Feasibility Study of Non-Contact High Speed Elastic Property Measurement of Pavements

» Texas Department of Transportation, Moisture Sensor, Laser Profiler for SH114

» Texas Department of Transportation, Evaluation of Innovative Sensors and Techniques for Measuring Traffic Loads

» Texas Department of Transportation, Development of Vehicle Mounted Measuring Device utilizing a Non-Contact Method to Determine the Thickness and Uniformity of Application of Thermoplastic Pavement Marking Material

» Texas Department of Transportation, Nanotechnology Synthesize Study

» Texas Department of Transportation, Evaluation of a System for Measuring Seal Coat Quality

» University of Texas at Austin, LED Lighting Control System


FaCULTY PrOFiLES

Dmitri Litvinov Associate Professor

Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Research Interests Nanomagnetics, Magnetic Sensor Arrays, Magnetic Data Storage, Biosensors, Cancer Diagnostics, High Throughput Drug Screening, Magnetic Computing

Professional Service (2006)» Advisory Board Member, Perpendicular Magnetic

Recording Conference (PMRC)» Advisory Board Member, IEEE Nano Conference» Advisory Board Member, Magnetic Recording

Conference (TMRC)» Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology» Senior Member, IEEE Magnetic Society» NSF Panelist: EPDT, NIRT, IGERT, GK-12, MRSEC

Site Review» Member of the VISB panel for NIH » Reviewer, Journal Science» Conference Chairman, International Conference on

Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Center for Nanomagnetic Systems

Refereed Journal Publications (2006)» Khizroev, S., Y. Hijazi, N. Amos, D. Doria, A.

Lavrenov, R. Chomko, T.M. Lu, and D. Litvinov, “Three-Dimensional Magnetic Recording: An Emerging Nanoelectronic Technology,” Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics 1, pp. 1–18, 2006.

» Parekh, V., A. Ruiz, P. Ruchhoeft, H. Nounu, D. Litvinov, and J.C. Wolfe, “Estimation of Scattered Particle Exposure in Ion Beam Aperture Array Lithography,” J. Vac. Sci. Techn. B, 24 (6), pp. 2915–2919, 2006.

» Smith, D., Ch. E., S. Khizroev, and D. Litvinov, “The Influence of Bit Patterned Medium Design and Imperfections on Magnetoresistive Playback,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 42 (10), pp. 2285–2287, 2006.

» Khizroev, S., Y. Hijazi, N. Amos, R. Chomko, and D. Litvinov, “Physics Considerations in the Design of Three-Dimensional and Multilevel Magnetic Recording,” Journal of Applied Physics, 100, Art. No. 063907, 2006.

» Ch. E., D. Smith, S. Khizroev, D. Weller, and D. Litvinov, “Micromagnetics of Magnetization Reversal in Patterned Magnetic Recording Medium,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 42 (10), pp. 2411–2413, 2006.

» Dutson, J.D., D. Litvinov, M.R.J. Gibbs, Y. Inaba, H. Muraoka, and K. O’Grady, “Magnetization Reversal in Media with Perpendicular Anisotropy,” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 304 (1), 51–54, 2006.

» Hijazi, Y., R. Ikkawi, N. Amos, A. Lavrenov, D. Doria, N.

Joshi, R. Chomko, D. Litvinov, and S. Khizroev, “Patterned Soft Underlayers for Perpendicular Media,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 42 (10), pp. 2375–2377, 2006.

» Khizroev, S., Y. Hijazi, N. Amos, R. Chomko, and D. Litvinov, “Physics Consideration in the Design of Three-Dimensional and Multi-Level Magnetic Recording,” Journal of Applied Physics, 99 (11), Art. No. 113901, 2006.

» E, C., D. Smith, E. Svedberg, S. Khizroev, and D. Litvinov, “Combinatorial Synthesis of Co/Pd Magnetic Multilayers,” Journal of Applied Physics, 99, Art. No. 113901, 2006.

» Parekh, V., C. E, D. Smith, A. Ruiz, J.C. Wolfe, P. Ruchhoeft, E. Svedberg, S. Khizroev, and D. Litvinov, “Fabrication of High Anisotropy Nanoscale Patterned Magnetic Recording Medium for Data Storage Applications,” Nanotechnology, 17, pp. 2079–2082, 2006.

Patents (2006)» B.W. Crue, E. Svedberg, R. Rottmayer, D. Litvinov, and S.

Khizroev, “Low Moment-High Moment Write Pole with Non-Magnetic Layer for Establishing a Magnetic Path Discontinuity between Layers of the Write Pole,” US patent 7,038,882, issued May 2, 2006.

» D. Litvinov, S. Khizroev and R.W. Gustafson, “Magnetic Recording System which Eliminates Skew Angle Effect,” US patent 6,987,637, issued January 17, 2006.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Litvinov, D., V. Parekh, C. E, D. Smith, A. Ruiz, P.

Ruchhoeft, J. Wolfe, J. Rantschler, and S. Khizroev, “Fabrication of High Anisotropy Nanoscale Patterned Magnetic Recording Medium for Data Storage Applications (Invited),” ECS Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, October 2006.

» Litvinov, D., V. Parekh, C. E, D. Smith, A. Ruiz, P. Ruchhoeft, J. Wolfe, J. Rantschler, and S. Khizroev, “Design Considerations and Development of Bit-Patterned Magnetic Recording Medium (Invited),” Workshop on “Self-Assembled Media, Patterned Media and Domain-Wall Switched Media for Magnetic Data Storage,” MINT, University of Alabama, October 2006.

» Litvinov, D., V. Parekh, C. E, D. Smith, V. Parekh, A. Ruiz, and P. Ruchhoeft, “Fabrication and Characterization of Magnetic Multilayer based Patterned Recording Medium (Invited),” National Institute of Standards & Technology, Gaithersburg, September 2006.

» E, C., J. Rantschler, S. Zhang, D. Smith, D. Weller, S. Khizroev, and D. Litvinov, “Annealing Study of Co/Pd Magnetic Multilayers for Applications in Bit-Patterned Magnetic Recording Media,” MRS meeting, Boston, MA, November 2006.

C. Richard Liu Professor

Ph.D., Jiaotong University, Xian, China

Honors & Awards (2006)» Most Innovative Research Project, Texas Department of

Transportation» Radio MEMES May Reduce Oil Prices, News Radio

Houston, KTRH 740 AM, February 2006

Research Interests Sensor Technologies, Well Logging and Wireless Communications

Professional Service (2006)» Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Texas

Department of Transportation

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Subsurface Sensing Laboratory» Well Logging Laboratory

Refereed Journal Publications (2006)» Zhou, H.Q., L.S. Shieh, C.R. Liu, and Q.G. Wang,

“State-Space PI Controller Design for Linear Stochastic Multivariable Systems with Input Delay,” The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 84, No. 2, pp. 230–238, April 2006.

» Liu, R., “MWD Telemetry with Low-Cost Radios,” E&P Journal, pp. 111–112, May 2006.

» Parekh, V.A., C. E, D. Smith, A. Ruiz, J.C. Wolfe, P. Ruchhoeft, E. Svedberg, S. Khizroev, and D. Litvinov, “Fabrication of High Anisotropy Nanoscale Patterned Magnetic Recording Medium for Data Storage Applications,” INTERMAG, San Diego, CA, May 2006.

» E, C., D. Smith, E. Svedberg, S. Khizroev, and D. Litvinov, “Combinatorial Synthesis of Co/Pd Magnetic Multilayers,” INTERMAG, San Diego, CA, May 2006.

» Smith, D., C. E, S. Khizroev, and D. Litvinov, “Magneto-Resistive Playback Heads for Bit Patterned Medium Recording Applications,” INTERMAG, San Diego, CA, May 2006.

» Hijazi, Y., N. Amos, A. Lavrenov, R. Chomko, D. Litvinov, and S. Khizroev, “Patterned Soft Underlayers for Perpendicular Magnetic Recording,” INTERMAG, San Diego, CA, May 2006.

» E, C., D. Smith, S. Khizroev, J.C. Wolfe, D. Weller, and D. Litvinov, “Micromagnetics of Magnetization Reversal in Pattern Magnetic Recording Medium,” INTERMAG, San Diego, CA, May 2006.

» Nounu, H., V. Parekh, A. Ruiz, P. Ruchhoeft, D. Litvinov, and J. Wolfe, “Image Contrast in Stencil Masks with Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings,” 50th Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Baltimore, MD, June 2006.

» Fong, F-O., D. Parikh, H. Nounu, C. Nasser, T. Sherlock, D. Litvinov, P. Ruchhoeft, and J. Wolfe, “Plasma-Polymerized Methylmethacrylate for Nanoscale Pattern Definition on Non-Planar Surfaces,” 50th Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Baltimore, MD, June 2006.

» Nounu, H., D. Litvinov, P. Ruchhoeft, and J. Wolfe, “Amorphous Hydrogenated Carbon as a Radiation

Resistant Mask Coating in Ion and Atom Beam Lithography,” 50th Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Baltimore, MD, June 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» National Institutes of Health, Development of

Nanomagnetic Sensor Array for High Throughput Molecular Screening

» Alliance for Nanohealth, Nanomagnetic Biosensor Array for Few-Cell Cancer Diagnostics

» Office of Naval Research, Design and Scalability Physics of Nanomagnetic Device Structures for Magnetoelectronics, Magnetic Field Sensors and Biosensor

» National Science Foundation, Nanomagnetic Device Structures for Data Storage, MRAM and Sensor Applications

» National Science Foundation, NIRT: Nanomanufacturing Strategy and System Design for Nanoscale Patterned Magnetic Recording Medium

» National Science Foundation, MRI: Development of an Energetic Atom Beam Lithography System for Nanosystem Prototyping and Manufacturing

» National Science Foundation, MRI: Spinstand for Developing Next Generation Data Storage Systems

» Information Storage Industry Consortium, Materials for Patterned Magnetic Recording Medium

» University of Houston, TcSUH Seed Grant, Magnetic Cellular Logic for Next Generation Computing Systems

» University of Houston, GEAR, Nanomagnetic Detector Array for Biomolecular Recognition


FaCULTY PrOFiLES

Stuart LongPh.D., Harvard University

Honors & Awards (2006)» Elected to the IEEE Board of Directors (Division IV

Director), 2005–2006» Fluor Daniel Faculty Excellence Award, 2006

Research Interests Dielectric Resonator and Microstrip Antennas, Wireless Communications Antennas, Electromagnetic Measurements

Professional Service (2006)» Associate Dean of Undergraduate Research and The

Honors College, 2006–present» Associate Dean for Educational Activities, 2002–present» SACS Quality Enhancement Plan Committee,

2006–present» Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Executive Committee, 2005–present» Committee of Associate Deans, 2000–present» Athletics Advisory Committee, 2000–present» Academic Advisor to Honor’s Program Students,

1983–present» University Honors College Council, 1982–present» NCAA Athletics Department Self-Study Committee,

2005–2006» IEEE Audit Committee, 2005–present» IEEE Fellows Committee, 2002–present» IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society National

Meetings Coordinator, 1988–present » IEEE Spectrum Editorial Board, 1999–2006 » IEEE Women in Engineering Committee, Liaison

Member, 2002–2006» IEEE Board of Directors, Director Division IV, 2005–2006» IEEE Region 5 Society Liaison, 2005–2006» IEEE RAB/TAB Section Chapter Support Committee,

2005–2006» Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation,

Electronics Letters, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, IEE Proceedings—Microwaves and Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Microwave and Wireless Components Letters


Refereed Journal Publications (2006)» Long, S.A., “The 67-Year Career at Harvard University

of Professor Ronold W.P. King: Recollections of an Ex-Student,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 84–89, April 2006.

» Walsh, A.G., C.S. De Young and S.A. Long, “An Investigation of Stacked and Embedded Cylindrical Dielectric Resonator Antennas,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 5, pp. 130–133, 2006.

» De Young, C.S. and S.A. Long, “Wideband Cylindrical and Rectangular Dielectric Resonator Antennas,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 5, pp. 426–429, 2006.

» Kennedy T.F., K.A. Fasenfest, S.A. Long, and J.T. Williams, “Modification and Control of Currents on Electrically Large Wire Structures using Composite Dielectric Bead Elements,” IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation, Vol. AP–54, No. 12, pp. 3608–3613, December 2006.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Trenor, J.M., J. Ruchhoeft, S.A. Long, and F. Claydon,

“Improving K-12 Teaching Through the Research Experiences for Teacher Program at the University of Houston,” Proceedings of the 2006 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exhibition, Chicago, IL, June 2006.

» Hu, Y., D.R. Jackson, J.T. Williams, and S.A. Long, “A Design Approach for Inset-Fed Rectangular Microstrip Antennas,” Proceedings of the IEEE AP-S International Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, pp. 1491–1494, July 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board,

Undergraduate Recruiting and Retention of ECE Students at the University of Houston

» National Science Foundation, Research Experience for Undergraduates in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Houston

» National Science Foundation, RET Site: Research Experiences for Greater Houston High School Science and Math Teachers

» National Science Foundation, Control and Modification of Electric Currents on Existing Structures for Use as Effective Antennas in Wireless Communications Systems

» National Science Foundation, STEP-AHEAD: Access to Higher Education through Academic Retention and Development at the University of Houston

» Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Undergraduate Recruiting and Retention of ECE Students at the University of Houston


» Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Retention of Female Undergraduates ECE Students at the University of Houston

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Tang, Y., L. Guo, J. Li, X. Chen, and R. Liu, “FDTD

Simulation in Calculating Thickness of Subsurface Layer with GPR,” Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, April 2006.

» Li, J., R. Liu, X. Chen, H. Xing, and Y. Wang, “A 3-D Real-Time Road Edge Detection System for Automated Smart Car Control,” Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, April 2006.

» Chen, J., X. Chen, J. Li, and R. Liu, “Development of the RF Soil Moisture Sensors, Smart Structures and Materials,” Proceedings of SPIE, San Diego, CA, February 2006.

» Chen, Y., X. Chen, W. Sun, A. Ekbote, and R. Liu, “Methodology and Device in Measuring Thickness of Thermoplastic Tape in Real Time,” Smart Structures and Materials, Proceedings of SPIE, San Diego, CA, February 2006.

» Sun, W., X. Chen, Y. Chen, A. Ekbote, and R. Liu, “Auto-Synchronized Laser Scanning Range Sensor for Thermoplastic Pavement Marking Material Thickness Measurement, Smart Structures and Materials,” Proceedings of SPIE, San Diego, CA, February 2006.

» Li, J., R. Liu, Z. Si, and G. Claros, “Measurement of Electrical Properties of Rocks Over 10KHz-1.1GHz,” Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2006.

» Xing, H., R. Liu, J. Li, and X. Chen, “New Method for Pavement Dielectric Constant Measurement using Ground-Penetrating Radar,” Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2006.

» Kao, C., J. Li, Y. Wang, H. Dong, and R. Liu, “Measurement of Layer Thickness and Permittivity using a New Multi-Layer Model from GPR Data,” 11th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar, Columbus, OH, June 2006.

» Wang, Y., R. Liu, J. Li, Y. Xiao, and C. Kao, “Comparison of Three Nanosecond Pulse Generating Methods in Pulsed GPR Applications,” 11th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar, Columbus, OH, June 2006.

» Dong, H., C. Wang, H. Wang, X. Cai, and R. Liu, “Two-Dimensional Resistivity Imaging Survey for Detecting Termitaria in a Dam,” 2006 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, April 23–25, 2006.

» Ekbote, A., J. Li, H. Dong, Y. Wang, and R. Liu, “Study of Elastic Property of Asphalt Pavement using GPR,” IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Conference, Denver, CO, July 31–August 4, 2006.

» Wu, D., J. Chen and R. Liu, “Numerical Modeling of MWD Electromagnetic Responses using a Unconditionally Stable Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) Method,” IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Conference, Denver, CO, July 31–August 4, 2006.

» Guo, L, X. Chen, J. Li, Y. Tang, and R. Liu, “A Novel Microwave Resonant Cavity Sensor for Weigh-in-Motion Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Technology Symposium, San Francisco, CA, June 11–16, 2006.

» Shamsi, S., D.G. Wu, J. Chen, R. Liu, W. Kainz, and H. Bassen, “SAR Evaluation in Pregnant Woman Models Radiated from MRI Birdcage Coil,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Technology Symposium, San Francisco, CA, June 11–16, 2006.

» Xing, H., J. Li, X. Chen, C. Liu, B. Michalk, C. Bertrand, E. Oshinski, G. Claros, and H. Chen, “Simulation, Modeling and Application of Ground Penetrating Radar in Pavement Dielectric Constant and Thickness Measurement,” Proceedings of SPIE Conference: Smart Structures & Materials/NDE, San Diego, CA, February 26–March 2, 2006.

» Li, S.J., C. Liu, L.C. Shen, H.M. Wang, J. Ouyang, and G.J. Zhang, “Identification and Evaluation of Fractured Tight-Sand Oil Reservoir in Deep Zone of Bohai Gulf,” SPWLA Annual Conference, Veracruz, Mexico, June 4–7, 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» Texas Department of Transportation, The Evaluation of a

System for Measuring Seal Coat Quality» Texas Department of Transportation, Implementation of an

FCC Compliant Radar System» Texas Department of Transportation, Application of RF

Tags in Highway Reference Markers» Texas Department of Transportation, Laser Texture

Measurement Devices» Texas Department of Transportation, Investigation of a

New Generation of FCC Compliant NDT Devices for Pavement Layer Information Collection

» Texas Department of Transportation, Feasibility Study of Non Contact High Speed Elastic Property Measurement of Pavements

» Texas Department of Transportation, Moisture Sensor, Laser Profiler for SH114

» Texas Department of Transportation, Evaluation of Innovative Sensors and Techniques for Measuring Traffic Loads

» Texas Department of Transportation, Development of Vehicle Mounted Measuring Device utilizing a Non-Contact Method to Determine the Thickness and Uniformity of Application of Thermoplastic Pavement Marking Material

» Texas Department of Transportation, Nanotechnology Synthesize Study

» Texas Department of Transportation, Technical Advisor Panel, RMC and Tech Panel

» University of Texas at Austin, LED Lighting Control System» Oil and Service Companies (12), Well Logging Projects» API Calibration System, Nuclear Logging Calibration

Projects

Professor & Associate Dean for Educational Activities, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Research and of the Honors College


FaCULTY PrOFiLES

Haluk Ogmen Department Chair & Professor

Ph.D., Université Laval, Québec, Canada

Research InterestsVisual Perception, Visual Psychophysics, Neural Modeling, Neuro-Engineering, Computational Neuroscience

Professional Service (2006)» Executive Director, University of Houston Center for

Neuro-Engineering and Cognitive Science» Member, NIH Central Visual Processing (CVP)

\Study Section » Member of the Editorial Board, Cognitive Neurodynamics» Specialty Editor (Current Events), Neural Networks» Guest Co-Editor, Advances in Cognitive Psychology, Special

Issue on “Visual Masking and the Dynamics of Vision and Consciousness”

» Workshop Co-Organizer, “Visual Masking and the Dynamics of Vision and Consciousness,” Delmenhorst, Germany, June 2006

» Member of Steering Committee, 3rd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering

» Member of Steering Committee, UH, Methodist, Weill Cornell Institute for Biomedical Imaging Sciences (IBIS)

» External Grant Reviewer, National Commission for Scientific & Technological Research, Chile; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

» Journal Peer-Reviewer, Vision Research

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Center for Neuro-Engineering and Cognitive Science

Books and Articles in Books (2006)» Ogmen, H. and B.G. Breitmeyer (Eds.), The First Half

Second: The Microgenesis and Temporal Dynamics of Unconscious and Conscious Visual Processes, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2006.

» Breitmeyer, B.G. and H. Ogmen, Visual Masking: Time Slices through Conscious and Unconscious Vision, (2nd Edition), Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K., 2006.

» Breitmeyer, B.G. and H. Ogmen, “Visual Masking Reveals Differences between the Unconscious and Conscious Processing of Form and Surface Attributes,” in: H. Ogmen and B.G. Breitmeyer (Eds), The First Half Second: The Microgenesis and Temporal Dynamics of Unconscious and Conscious Visual Processes, MIT Press, 2006.

» Bedell, H.E., S.S. Patel, S.T.I. Chung, and H. Ogmen, “Perceptual Consequences of Timing Differences within Parallel Feature-Processing Systems in Human Vision,” in: H.Ogmen and B.G. Breitmeyer (Eds), The First Half Second: The Microgenesis and Temporal Dynamics of Unconscious and Conscious Visual Processes, MIT Press, 2006.

» Ogmen, H., B.G. Breitmeyer and H.E. Bedell, “Dynamics of Perceptual Epochs Probed by Dissociation Phenomena in Masking,” in: H. Ogmen and B.G. Breitmeyer (Eds), The First Half Second: The Microgenesis and Temporal Dynamics of Unconscious and Conscious Visual Processes, MIT Press, 2006.

David M. Pai Associate Professor

Ph.D., University of British Columbia, Canada

Research Interests Optical Communications, High Power Fiber Lasers

Funded Research Programs (2006)» Johnson Space Center, NASA, Photonic Distribution of

Microwave Reference Phase Signals

Refereed Journal Publications (2006)» Ogmen, H., B.G. Breitmeyer, S. Todd, and L. Mardon,

“Target Recovery in Metacontrast: The Effect of Contrast,” Vision Research, Vol. 46, pp. 4726–4734, 2006.

» Otto, T., H. Ogmen and M.H. Herzog, “The Flight Path of the Phoenix: The Visible Trace of Invisible Elements in Human Vision,” Journal of Vision, Vol. 6, pp. 1079–1086, http://journalofvision.org/6/10/7/, doi:10.1167/6.10.7, 2006.

» Ogmen, H., T. Otto and M.H. Herzog, “Perceptual Grouping Induces Non-Retinotopic Feature Attribution in Human Vision,” Vision Research, Vol. 46, pp. 3234–3242, 2006.

» Breitmeyer, B.G., H. Kafaligonul, H. Ogmen, L. Mardon, S. Todd, and R. Ziegler, “Meta- and Paracontrast Reveal Differences between Contour- and Contrast-Processing Mechanisms,” Vision Research, Vol. 46, pp. 2645–2658, 2006.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Ogmen, H., “Dynamic Form Perception: Synergy between

Masking, Perceptual Grouping, and Motion Computation,” Workshop on Visual Masking and the Dynamics of Vision and Consciousness, Delmenhorst, Germany, 2006.

» Otto, T.U., H. Ogmen and M.H. Herzog, “What is Masked in Masking?” European Conference on Visual Perception ECVP 2006, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2006.

» Ogmen, H., B.G. Breitmeyer, H. Kafaligonul, S. Todd, L. Mardon, and R. Ziegler, “Temporal Aspects of Contour and Brightness Processing in Meta- and Paracontrast,” VSS ’06: Vision Sciences Society Conference, Sarasota, FL, 2006.

» Yilmaz, O., S.S. Patel, S. Tripathy, and H. Ogmen, “Attraction of Flashes to Moving Dots,” VSS ’06: Vision Sciences Society Conference, Sarasota, FL, 2006.

» Kafaligonul, H., S.S. Patel, H. Ogmen, H.E. Bedell, and G. Purushothaman, “Simultaneous Flash-Lag Effects in Two Directions Reveal a Slow Stage of Multi-Directional Motion Integration,” VSS ’06: Vision Sciences Society Conference, Sarasota, FL, 2006.

» Breitmeyer, B.G., A. Koc and H. Ogmen, “Priming and Masking Interactions Shape the Transient Component of Focal Attention,” VSS ’06: Vision Sciences Society Conference, Sarasota, FL, 2006.

» Yilmaz, O., S.P. Tripathy and H. Ogmen, “Attraction of Flashes to Moving Dots,” Houston Society for Engineering in Biology and Medicine HSEMB 23rd Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, 2006.

» Kafaligonul, H., B.G. Breitmeyer, H. Ogmen, L. Mardon, S. Todd, and R. Ziegler, “Computational and Psychophysical Analyses of Contour and Surface Processing in Human Vision,” Houston Society for Engineering in Biology and Medicine HSEMB 23rd Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, 2006.

» Aydin, M., M.H. Herzog and H. Ogmen, “Real-Time Re-Mapping of Stimulus Features,” Houston Society for Engineering in Biology and Medicine HSEMB 23rd Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» Disruptive Technology Office (DTO) via intuVision, Inc.,

Cognitive Concepts for Video Content Extraction» National Institute of Mental Health, Neural Correlates of

Moving Boundary Perception» VWStiftung, Germany, Funding for a Workshop on

Visual Masking

Pauline Markenscoff Associate Professor

Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Research Interests Cellular Automata—Modeling of Biological Systems using Cellular Automata, Development and Implementation of Parallel Algorithms based on Cellular Automata; Parallel Processing—Task Scheduling Problems on Parallel Processors, Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computer Systems

Professional Service (2006)» Director of the Computer and Systems Engineering

Program, University of Houston » Reviewer for Various Scientific Journals » Member of IEEE

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Computational Tissue Engineering Laboratory

Refereed Journal Publications (2006)» Cheng, G., Belgacem B. Youssef, P. Markenscoff, and K.

Zygourakis, “Cell Population Dynamics Modulate the Rates of Tissue Growth Processes,” Biophysical Journal, 90, 713–724, 2006.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Feng, J., P. Markenscoff and K. Zygourakis, “Mass

Transport Dynamics, Cell Population Heterogeneity and Domain Geometry Modulate the Architecture of Regenerating Tissues,” Proceedings of the 2006 Annual Meeting of the AIChE, San Francisco, CA, November 12–17, ISBN: 0-8169-1012-X, Paper 518c.


FaCULTY PrOFiLES

Paul Ruchhoeft Assistant Professor


Research Interests Nanofabrication, Microfabrication, Lithography, Bio-marker Fabrication, Thin-Film Deposition, Reactive Ion Etching, and Modeling of Resist Exposure and Development

Professional Service (2006)» Member, IEEE» Section Chair, 50th International Symposium on Electron,

Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication» Reviewer, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Nanosystem Manufacturing Center» Center for Nanomagnetic Systems

Refereed Journal Publications (2006)» Parekh, V., C. E, D. Smith, A. Ruiz, J.C. Wolfe, P.

Ruchhoeft, E. Svedberg, S. Khizroev, and D. Litvinov, “Fabrication of a High Anisotropy Nanoscale Patterned Magnetic Recording Medium for Data Storage Applications,” Nanotechnology, 17, pp. 2079–2082, 2006.

» Qiang, R., J. Chen, T. Zhao, K. Han, A. Ruiz, P. Ruchhoeft, and M. Morgan, “Effects of Manufacturing Artifacts on Infrared Filter Performance,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 48 (9), pp. 1749–1754, 2006.

» Zomorrodian, V., B. Craver, G. Radhakrishnan, M. Patel, E.J. Charlson, P. Ruchhoeft, and J.C. Wolfe, “Threshold Voltage Adjustment on Spherical, Single-Crystal Silicon Substrates by Focused Ion Beam Implantation,” J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B, 24 (6), pp. 3221–3226, 2006.

» Parekh, V., A. Ruiz, P. Ruchhoeft, H. Nounu, D. Litvinov, and J.C. Wolfe, “Estimation of Scattered Particle Exposure in Ion Beam Aperture Array Lithography,” J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B, 24 (6), pp. 2915–2919, 2006.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Nounu, H., D. Litvinov, P. Ruchhoeft, and J. Wolfe,

“Amorphous Hydrogenated Carbon as a Radiation Resistant Mask Coating in Ion and Atom Beam Lithography,” 50th International Symposium on Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Baltimore, MD, 2006.

Shin-Shem Steven Pei Professor

Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook

Research Interests Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, High Speed and High Band Width Electronic Materials and Devices, Sensors and Tracking Devices for Public Safety, Homeland Security and Health Care Applications

Professional Service (2006)» City of Houston Wireless Tower Commission» 18th Congressional District Homeland Security Task Force

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Texas Center for Advanced Materials (CAM)» Southwest Public Safety Technology Center (SWTC)

Refereed Journal Publications (2006)» Yu, Q., G. Qin, C. Darne, C. Cai, W. Wosik, and S.S. Pei,

“Fabrication of Short and Thin Silicon Cantilevers for AFM with SOI Wafers,” Sensors and Actuators, A 126, 369–374, 2006.

» Yu, Q., G. Qin, H. Li, Z. Xia, Y. Nian, and S.S. Pei, “Mechanism of Horizontally Aligned Growth of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes on R-Plane Sapphire,” J. Phys. Chem., B, 110, 22676–22680, 2006.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Yu, Q. and S.S. Pei, “Horizontally Aligned Growth of

Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes on R-Plane Sapphire,” 2006 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference, Boston, MA, May 7–11, 2006.

» Peng, P., Y.M. Mu and S.S. Pei, “Carrier Transport in type-II Mid-IR Interband Cascade Laser,” Proceeding of Joint 31st International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 14th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, Shanghai, September 18–22, 2006.

» Siriponglert, S., Q. Yu and S.S. Pei, “Supercapacitors based on Carbon Nanotubes,” Texas Space Grant Consortium Meetings, San Antonio, TX, November 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» Center for Advanced Materials, Nano-Tube and

Nano-Wire for Optoelectronic Applications» NASA, NASA Research Partnership Center Cooperative

Agreement Renewal» National Institute of Justice, Proposal to Establish the

Southwest Public Safety Technology Center» National Science Foundation, Large Scale Synthesis of

Horizontally Aligned SiC Nanowires for Devices

» Nounu, H., V. Parekh, A. Ruiz, P. Ruchhoeft, D. Litvinov, and J. Wolfe, “Image Contrast in Stencil Masks with Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings,” 50th International Symposium on Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Baltimore, MD, 2006.

» Fong, F-O., D. Parikh, H. Nounu, C. Nasser, T. Sherlock, D. Litvinov, P. Ruchhoeft, and J. Wolfe, “Plasma- Polymerized Methylmethacrylate for Nanoscale Pattern Definition on Non-Planar Surfaces,” 50th International Symposium on Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Baltimore, MD, 2006.

» Craver, B., J. Waters, A. Bustamante, T. Horsley, H. Nguyen, D. Rainey, E. Charlson, P. Ruchhoeft, and J. Wolfe, “Parametric Study of Brightness and Virtual Source Size of a Multi-Cusp Ion Source,” 50th International Symposium on Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Baltimore, MD, 2006.

» Zomorrodian, V., B. Craver, G. Radhakrishnan, M. Patel, E. Charlson, P. Ruchhoeft, and J. Wolfe, “Threshold Voltage Adjustment on Spherical, Single-Crystal Silicon Substrates by Focused Ion Beam Implantation,” 50th International Symposium on Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, Baltimore, MD, 2006.

» Kemper, S.M., K.D. Shah, T. Sherlock, P. Ruchhoeft, and R.C. Willson, “Retro-Reflectors for Immunoassays and Biosensors,” 62nd SouthWest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Houston, TX, 2006.

» Kemper, S.M., K.D. Shah, T. Sherlock, P. Ruchhoeft, R.L. Atmar, and R.C. Willson, “Self-Assembly of Micro-Retroreflectors (Invited),” 62nd SouthWest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Houston, TX, 2006.

» Litvinov, D., V. Parekh, C. E, D. Smith, A. Ruiz, P. Ruchhoeft, J. Wolfe, J. Rantschler, and S. Khizroev, “Fabrication of High Anisotropy Nanoscale Patterned Magnetic Recording Medium for Data Storage

Applications (Invited),” ECS Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, October 2006.

» Litvinov, D., V. Parekh, C. E, D. Smith, A. Ruiz, P. Ruchhoeft, J. Wolfe, J. Rantschler, and S. Khizroev, “Design Considerations and Development of Bit-Patterned Magnetic Recording Medium (Invited),” Workshop on “Self-Assembled Media, Patterned Media and Domain-Wall Switched Media for Magnetic Data Storage,” MINT, University of Alabama, October 2006.

» Litvinov, D.,V. Parekh, C. E, D. Smith, V. Parekh, A. Ruiz, and P. Ruchhoeft, “Fabrication and Characterization of Magnetic Multilayer Based Patterned Recording Medium (Invited),” National Institute of Standards & Technology, Gaithersburg, September 2006.

» Parekh, V.A., C. E, D. Smith, A. Ruiz, J.C. Wolfe, P. Ruchhoeft, E. Svedberg, S. Khizroev, and D. Litvinov, “Fabrication of High Anisotropy Nanoscale Patterned Magnetic Recording Medium for Data Storage Applications,” INTERMAG, San Diego, CA, May 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Atom-Beam

Nanolithography for Manufacturing Large Areas of Highly Permeable Membrane Filters

» National Science Foundation, NIRT: Nano-Pantography» Western Regional Center for Biodefense and Emerging

Infectious Diseases, A Highly Sensitive, Low-Labor Pathogen Detector based on Retroreflector-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

» State of Texas Advanced Research Program, Development of Implantable Glucose Monitor Technology using Self-Assembling Micro-Retroreflectors

» National Science Foundation, MRI: Development of Polymorfos, A Versatile Source of Energetic Ions and Atoms for Nanostructure Manufacturing

David P. Shattuck Associate Professor

Ph.D., Duke University

Honors & Awards (2006)» IEEE/HKN Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of

Electrical and Computer Engineering» W.T. Kittinger Outstanding Teacher Award, Cullen

College of Engineering

Research Interests Development of Computer-Based Tools, Programs and Textbooks for Effective Instruction in Circuit Analysis and Electronics

Professional Service (2006)» Curriculum Committee, Department of Electrical and

Computer Engineering» ABET Committee, Department of Electrical and

Computer Engineering» Post-Tenure Review Committee Chair, Department of

Electrical and Computer Engineering» ABET Steering Committee, Cullen College of Engineering » Convocation Marshall, Cullen College of Engineering » Recruiting Committee, Cullen College of Engineering » Rhodes Scholarship Committee, University of Houston » Teaching Excellence Award Committee, University

of Houston » Undergraduate Research Committee, University of Houston


FaCULTY PrOFiLES

Leang S. Shieh Professor


Research Interests Digital Control, Optimal Control, Self-Tuning Control, Hybrid Control of Uncertain Systems, Soft Computing

Professional Service (2006)» Reviewer, Army Research Proposal and Various

Refereed Journals

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Control and Power Systems Laboratory

Refereed Journal Publications (2006)» Zhang, Y.P., C.M. Akujuobi, W.H. Ali, C. Tolliver, and

L.S. Shieh, “Load Distubance Resistance Speed Controller Design for PMSM,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 53, No. 4, pp. 1198–1208, August 2006.

» Ali, W.H., Y.P. Zhang, C.M. Akujuobi, C.L. Tolliver, and L.S. Shieh, “DSP-Based PID Controller Design for the PMDC Motor,” International Journal of Modeling and Simulation, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 143–150, 2006.

» Lu, Z., L.S. Shieh, G. Chen, and N.P. Coleman, “Adaptive Feedback Linearization Control of Chaotic Systems via Recurrent High-Order Neural Networks,” Information Sciences, Vol. 176, No. 16, pp. 2337–2354, 2006.

» Zhou, H.Q., L.S. Shieh, C.R. Liu, and Q.G. Wang, “State-Space PI Controller Design for Linear Stochastic

Multivariable Systems with Input Delay,” The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 84, No. 2, pp. 230–238, April 2006.

» Madesen, J.M., L.S. Shieh and S.M. Guo, “State-Space Digital PID Controller Design for Multivariable Analog Systems with Multiple Time Delays,” Asian Journal of Control, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 161–173, 2006.

» Tsai, J.S.H., Y.Y. Lee, P. Cofie L.S. Shieh, and X.M. Chen, “Active Fault Tolerant Control using State-Space Self-Tuning Control Approach,” International Journal of Systems Science, Vol. 37, No. 11, pp. 785–797, September 2006.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Tsai, J.S.H., C.L. Wei, S.M. Guo, and L.S. Shieh,

“Adaptive Tracker for Nonlinear Time-Varying Systems against Actuator Failures,” IASTED International Conference on Modelling, Identification, and Control (MIC 2006), Lanzarote, Spain, February 6–8, 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» Department of the Army, Army Research Office,

Evolutionary Computation and Control of Hybrid Uncertain Systems

» NASA/JSC, Development of an Adaptive Self-Tuning Global Positioning Filter for the Texas Department of Transportation, Laser Texture Measurement Devices

Bhavin R. Sheth Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research Interests Visual Perception, Multisensory Integration, Functions of Sleep, Autism and Related Developmental Disorders, Neural Basis of Insight

Professional Service (2006)» Reviewer, Vision Research, Perception» Session Organizer/Co-Chair, Houston Society for

Engineering in Medicine and Biology (HSEMB), February 10, 2006

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Center for Neuro-Engineering and Cognitive Science

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Shimojo, S., R. Kanai and B.R. Sheth, “Moving

Ventriloquism: Forward Drifts and Sharp Resets in Perceived Audio-Visual Simultaneity,” Vision Sciences Society Meeting, Sarasota, FL, May 5–10, 2006.

» Nieman, D., B.R. Sheth and S. Shimojo,“Mutually Contradictory Percepts in Motion Processing,” Vision Sciences Society Meeting, Sarasota, FL, May 5–10, 2006.

» Sheth, B.R., R. Kanai and S. Shimojo, “Dynamic Evolution of Motion Perception,” Vision Sciences Society Meeting, Sarasota, FL, May 5–10, 2006.

» Sheth, B.R. and D. Janvelyan, “Practice Makes Imperfect: Restorative Effects of Sleep on Motor Learning,” Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA, October 14–18, 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» National Alliance for Autism Research, Dynamic

Topography of Somatosensory and Motor Systems in Individuals with Autism

» Grants to Enhance and Advance Research (GEAR), University of Houston, The Neural Basis of Insight—An EEG Study

Leonard P. Trombetta Associate Professor

Ph.D., Lehigh University

Research Interests Dielectric Materials for Advanced CMOS Devices, including High-K Materials; MOS Insulator Defect Studies, especially Hot Carrier Induced Defects, Si-SiO2 Interface Defect Generation, and Radiation Damage; Electron Device Physics, particularly Ultra-small MOSFETs; Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Materials, Quantum Transport Modeling in Electron Nano-Devices

Professional Service (2006)» Reviewer, Journal of Applied Physics, Applied Physics Letters» NSF Phase II Review Panel, October 2006» ABET Committee Chair, Department of Electrical and

Computer Engineering» Academic Standards Committee, Department of Electrical

and Computer Engineering» College Curriculum Committee» Course Coordinator for Undergraduate Electronics Sequence

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Microelectronics Laboratory

Refereed Journal Publications (2006)» Yu, X., L. Shao, Q.Y. Chen, L. Trombetta, C. Wang, B.

Dharmaiahgari, X. Wang, H. Chen, K.B. Ma, J. Liu, and W-K. Chu, “MeV-Si Ion Irradiation Effects on the Electrical Properties of HfO2 Thin Films on Si,” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 249, pp. 414–416.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Padmaraj, D., W. Zagozdzon-Wosik, J.H. Miller, J.

Charlson, and L. Trombetta, “Nanogap Capacitors used for Impedance Characterization of Living Cells,” Materials Research Society Fall 2006 Meeting, Boston, MA, F 0952, November 27–December 1, 2006.

Jeffery T. Williams Professor

Ph.D., University of Arizona, Tucson

Research Interests Microstrip Antennas, Antenna Design, Electromagnetic Measurements, Leaky Wave Effects, RF and Microwave Circuits

Professional Service (2006)» Chairman, IEEE Multi-Group (AP/MTT/MAG/ED/

EMC) Chapter, Houston » Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation,

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Micro-wave and Wireless Components Letters

» University of Houston Faculty Senator » Member, Academic Standards Committee, Department of

Electrical and Computer Engineering» Member, Post Tenure Review Committee, Department of

Electrical and Computer Engineering


Refereed Journal Publications (2006)» Kennedy, T.F., K.A. Fasenfest, S.A. Long, and J.T.

Williams, “Modification and Control of Currents on Electrically Large Wire Structures using Composite Dielectric Bead Elements,” IEEE Trans. Antennas and

Propagation, Vol. AP–54, No. 12, pp. 3608–3613, December 2006.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Hu, Y., D.R. Jackson, J.T. Williams, and S.A. Long, “A

Design Approach for Inset-Fed Rectangular Microstrip Antennas,” Proceedings of the IEEE AP-S International Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, pp. 1491–1494, July 2006.

» Langston, W.L., J.T. Williams, D.R. Jackson, and F. Mesa, “Time-Domain Pulse Propagation on a Microstrip Transmission Line Excited by a Gap Voltage Source,” IEEE Intl. Microwave Symp., San Francisco, CA, June 11–16, 2006 (Symp. Digest CD).

» Xu, H., D.R. Jackson and J.T. Williams, “Broadband Reduced Surface Wave Antennas,” AMEREM/IEEE AP-S/URSI Intl. Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (AP-S Digest).

» Dong, W., D.R. Jackson, J.T. Williams, and L.I. Basilio, “Phase and Group Delays for Circularly-Polarized Microstrip Antennas,” AMEREM/IEEE AP-S/URSI Intl. Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (AP-S Digest).

» Hu, Y., D.R. Jackson, J.T. Williams, and S.A. Long, “A Design Approach for Inset-Fed Rectangular Microstrip Antennas,” AMEREM/IEEE AP-S/URSI Intl. Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (AP-S Digest).


FaCULTY PrOFiLES

Funded Research Programs (2006)» National Institute of Justice, Southwest Public Safety

Technology Center» National Science Foundation, Control and Modification

of Electric Currents on Existing Structures for Use as Effective Antennas in Wireless Communications Systems

» University of Houston, Enhanced Transmission of Light through a Subwavelength Apeture: Investigation of a New Effect

Donald R. Wilton Professor

Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Honors & Awards (2006)» Plenary Speaker, AMEREM Meeting

Research Interests Computational Electromagnetics, Antennas, Scattering, Electromagnetic Theory and Compatibility, Well Logging

Professional Service (2006)» Chair, Raj Mittra Travel Grant Committee» Chair, Promotion and Tenure Committee, Department of

Electrical and Computer Engineering» Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation,

IEE Proceedings

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Applied Electromagnetics Laboratory» Well Logging Laboratory

Refereed Journal Publications (2006)» Lovat, G., P. Burghignoli, F. Capolino, D.R. Jackson, and

D.R. Wilton, “Analysis of Directive Radiation from a Line Source in a Metamaterial Slab with Low Permittiv-ity,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 1017–1030, March 2006.

» Fasenfest, B.J., F. Capolino and D.R. Wilton, “Preconditioned GIFFT: A Fast MoM Solver for Large Arrays of Printed Antennas,” Invited Paper, Journal ACES (Applied Computational Electromagnetic Society), Special Issue on Arrays, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 276–283, November 2006.

» Champagne, N.J., D.R. Wilton and J.W. Rockway, “The Analysis of Thin Wires using Higher Order Elements and Basis Functions,” IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 54, No. 12, pp. 3815–3821, December 2006.

» Wilton, D.R. and N.J. Champagne, “Evaluation and Integration of the Thin Wire Kernel,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 54, No. 12, pp. 1200–1206, April 2006.

» Qiang, R., D. Wu, J. Chen, S. Wang, D. Wilton, and W. Kainz, “An Efficient Two-Dimensional FDTD Method for Bioelectromagnetic Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, (Compumag), Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 1391–1394, April 2006.

» Qiang, R., J. Chen, F. Capolino, D.R. Jackson, and D.R. Wilton, “Array Scanning Method-FDTD for Emission of Finite Electromagnetic Sources in Periodic Artificial Materials,” IEEE Microwave on Wireless Components Letters, 2006.

» Oroskar, S., D.R. Jackson and D.R. Wilton,“Efficient Computation of Periodic Green’s Function in Layered Media using the Ewald Method,” J. Comp. Phys., Vol. 219, No. 2, pp. 899–911, December 2006.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Lertsirimit, C., D.R. Jackson and D.R. Wilton, “Efficient

Techniques for the Calculation of EM Penetration into Cavities,” URSI National Radio Science Conference, Boulder, CO, January 4–6, 2006 (Abstracts, p. 91).

» Lovat, G., P. Burghignoli, D.R. Jackson, and D.R. Wilton, “Investigation of Leaky-Wave Antennas Made from Metamaterials,” URSI National Radio Science Conference, Boulder, CO, January 4–6, 2006 (URSI Abstracts, p. 56).

» Capolino, F., D.R. Jackson and D.R. Wilton, “A Scattering Matrix Approach for Transmission Lines Passing Through Cavities Coupled to Exterior Fields,” Invited Paper, AMEREM Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (AMEREM Abstract).

» Capolino, F., D.R. Wilton and W.A. Johnson, “Efficient Computation of the 3D Green’s Function with One Dimensional Periodicity using the Ewald Method,” IEEE AP-S Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (AP-S Digest).

» Capolino, F., L. Basilio, B.J. Fasenfest, and D.R. Wilton, “GIFFT: A Fast Solver for Modeling Sources in a Metamaterial Environment of Finite Size,” IEEE AP-S Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006.

» Burghignoli, P., G. Lovat, F. Capolino, D.R. Jackson, and D.R. Wilton, “3D Directive Radiation from Horizontal Dipole Embedded in a Homogenized Grounded Wire-Medium Slab,” IEEE AP-S Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (AP-S Digest).

» Capolino, F., D.R. Jackson and D.R. Wilton, “A Scat-tering Matrix Approach for Transmission Lines Passing Through Cavities Coupled to Exterior Fields,” AMER-EM/IEEE AP-S/URSI Intl. Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (URSI Abstract).

» Wilton, D.R., D.J. Riley, D.R. Jackson, F.M. Tesche, and V. Jandhyala, “Modeling EMI in Complex and Electri-cally Large Systems,” Plenary Presentation given at the IEEE AMEREM/AP-S/URSI Intl. Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (AMEREM Abstract).

» Fink, P.W., D.R. Wilton and M.A. Khayat, “Refinement of Methods for Evaluation of Near-Hypersingular Integrals in BEM Formulations,” AMEREM/IEEE

AP-S/URSI Intl. Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (URSI Abstract).

» Wilton, D.R. and N.J. Champagne, “Evaluation and Integration of the Thin Wire Kernel,” IEEE APS Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (AP-S Digest).

» Champagne, N.J., D.R. Wilton and J.W. Rockway, “The Analysis of Thin Wires using Higher-Order Elements and Basis Functions,” IEEE APS Symp., Albuquerque, NM, July 9–14, 2006 (AP-S Digest).

» Capolino, F., P. Burghignoli, G. Lovat, G. Sardi, D.R. Jackson, D.R. Wilton, and A.A. Oliner, “The Beaming of Radiation by using Metamaterials and/or Periodic Structures,” Invited Paper, Nanometa, 1st European Topical Meeting on Nanophotonics and Metamaterials, Seefeld, Tirol, Austria, January 2007.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» Air Force MURI, Electromagnetic Effects of Radio-

Frequency Pulses on Electronic Circuits and Systems» Sandia National Laboratories, Modeling Finite Periodic

Structures with Defects

John C. Wolfe Professor

Ph.D., University of Rochester

Research Interests Nanofabrication, Advanced Lithography, Charged Particle Optics, Thin Film Technology, Reactive Ion Etching

Professional Service (2006)» Reviewer, Journal of the American Vacuum Society,

Microelectronic Engineering» Member of the Advisory Committee, International

Conference on Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication

» Member of the Advisory Committee, International Conference on Micro- and Nano- Engineering

» NSF SBIR Review

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Director, Nanosystem Manufacturing Center

Refereed Journal Publications (2006)» Zomorrodian, V., B. Craver, G. Radhakrishnan, M. Patel,

E.J. Charlson, P. Ruchhoeft, and J.C. Wolfe, “Threshold Voltage Adjustment on Spherical, Single-Crystal Silicon

Substrates by Focused Ion Beam Implantation,” J. Vac. Sci. Technol., B 24, 3221, 2006.

» Parekh, V., A. Ruiz, P. Ruchhoeft, H. Nounu, D. Litvinov, and J.C. Wolfe, “Estimation of Scattered Particle Exposure in Ion Beam Aperture Array Lithography,” J. Vac. Sci. Technol., B 24, 2915, 2006.

» Parekh, V., C. E, D. Smith, A. Ruiz, J. Wolfe, P. Ruchhoeft, E. Svedberg, S. Khizroev, and D. Litvinov, “Fabrication of a High Anisotropy Nanoscale Patterned Magnetic Recording Medium for Data Storage Applications,” Nano-technology, 17, 2079, 2006.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Craver, B., H. Nguyen, D. Rainey, E.J. Charlson, P.

Ruchhoeft, H. Nounu, and J.C. Wolfe, “Parametric Study of Brightness and Virtual Source Size of a Multi-Cusp Ion Source,” EIPBN 2006, Baltimore, MD, May 31–June 2, 2006, to be submitted to Journ. Vac. Sci. Technol. B.

» Nounu, H., D. Litvinov, P. Ruchhoeft, and J.C. Wolfe, “Amorphous Hydrogenated Carbon as a Radiation Resistant Mask Coating in Ion and Atom Beam Lithography,” EIPBN 2006, Baltimore, MD, May 31–June 2, 2006, to be submitted to Journ. Vac. Sci. Technol. B.


FaCULTY PrOFiLES

Jarek Wosik Research Professor

Ph.D., Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland

Research Interests Design and Fabrication of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Surface and Intravascular Single Probes and Arrays for Biomedical Research and Clinical Applications, High Frequency Bio-sensors and Dielectric Spectroscopy, High Frequency Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes

Professional Service (2006)» Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity,

Journal of Applied Physics, Applied Physics Letters, Physics Review Letters, Superconductor Science and Technology

» Editorial Board, Technical Co-Editor for ASC 2004–2006 (IEEE Trans. on Applied Superconductivity)

» Grants Reviewer, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, DoD-AirForce (Superconducting Electronics), Science and Technology Center in Ukraine (Funded by EU and US)

» Committee Member, Technical Program Committee at the 6th International Symposium on Physics and Engineering of Microwaves, Millimeter and Sub-millimeter Waves, Kharkov, Ukraine

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Texas Center for Superconductivity High Frequency

Bioengineering Laboratory

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Wosik, J., “Mutual Coupling and Decoupling of HTS

rf Resonators (Invited),” 9th Symposium on HTS in High Frequency Fields, Cardiff, UK, June 28, 2006.

» Wosik, J., L. Xue, M. Kamel, and L.-M. Xie, “Four- Elements HTS Array for Small Animals Imaging (Invited),” Applied Superconductivity Conference, Seattle, WA, August 27–September 1, 2006.

» Wosik, J., M. Kamel, L. Xue, L.-M. Xie, K. Nesteruk, K. Blockhorse, and P.A. Narayana, “Four-Coil Superconducting Array,” Proceedings of the 14th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Seattle, Washington, May 2006.

» Parka, J., J. Krupka, R. Dąbrowski, and J. Wosik, “Measurements of Anisotropic Complex Permittivity of Liquid Crystals at Microwave Frequencies,” Oulu, Finland, June 2006.

Wanda Zagozdzon-Wosik Associate Professor

Ph.D., Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

Research Interests Novel Materials for Nano-Scale Integrated Circuits, Silicon Processing including VLSI Process Integration and Process/Device Simulation, Nano- and Micro- Electromechanical Systems (NEMS/MEMS) for Applications in Biomedical Sensors

Professional Service (2006)» Member, Process/Technology Subcommittee » Board Member, Electrochemical Society» Member, IEEE, Electrochemical Society and Material

Research Society » Reviewer, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A,

Material Research Society

Research Centers & Laboratories (2006)» Microelectromechanical Systems» Nanomechanical Systems

Refereed Journal Publications (2006)» Zagozdzon-Wosik, W., I. Rusakova, C. Darne, Z.-H.

Zhang, P. van der Heide, and P. Majhi, “Microstructure

and Electrical Properties of Diborides after Rapid Thermal Annealing,” Journal of Microscopy, 223, 3, pp. 227–230, 2006.

» Yu, Q., G. Qin, C. Darne, C. Cai, W. Wosik, and S.-S. Pei, Sensors and Actuators, 126–2, pp. 369, 2006.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations (2006)» Darne, C., P. Xie, W. Zagozdzon-Wosik, J. Wosik, P.

Cherukuri, S. Marvel, H. Schmidt, “Broadband High-Frequency Complex Permittivity Measurements of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes,” ECE Graduate Research Conference, UH, March 31, 2006.

» Pamaraj, D., W. Zagozdzon-Wosik, J.H. Miller, R. Ramaprasad, and J. Charlson, “Modeling of Nanogap Capacitors used for Impedance Characterization of Living Cells,” Material Research Soc. Mtg. Fall 2006, Boston, MA, “Integrated Nanosensors,” Abs. F-10.15, November 27– December 1, 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» TcSUH, Integrated BioMEMS for Biophysical

Applications in Living Cells

» Xue, L., L.-M. Xie, M. Kamel, and J. Wosik, “Ultimate SNR of Cryogenic Arrays,” Proceedings of the 14th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Seattle, Washington, May 6–12, 2006.

» Kamel, M., L. Xue, L.-M. Xie, and J. Wosik, “Parallel Im-aging with YBCO Coils,” 8th Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity High Temperature Superconductors, Dresden, Germany, July 2006.

» Wehrli, W., J. Wosik, X.E. Guo, J. Magland, A.C. Wright, P.K. Saha, H.K. Song, P.J. Snyder, B. Vasilić, W. Lin, and H. Zhang, “Structural MRI of Trabecular Bone for Therapy Response Monitoring,” The Sixth Annual Bioengineering Research Partnership (BRP) Grantee Meet-ing, Bethesda, MD, July 13–14, 2006.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» NIH/UP, Structural MRI of Trabecular Bone for Therapy

Response Monitoring» TCSUH, Cryogenic Receiver System for High

Resolution MRI» TCSUH, High Frequency Biosensors, Dielectric Response

of Bacterial Spores and Live Cells» UTHSC/NIH, Development of Quantitative Perfusion

Techniques for Both Spinal Cord and Brain» NASA-ISSO Postdoctoral Aerospace Fellowship

Program, Martian Soil Biosensors based on Dielectric Spectroscopy

» Parikh, D., H. Nounu, C. Nasser, T. Sherlock, F-O. Fong, D. Litvinov, P. Ruchhoeft, and J.C. Wolfe, “Nanostructures on Non-Planar Substrates by Ion Beam Proximity Lithography with Plasma-Polymerized Methylmethacrylate,” EIPBN 2006, Baltimore, MD, May 31–June 2, 2006, to be submitted to Nature Materials.

» Parekh, V., A. Ruiz, P. Ruchhoeft, H. Nounu, D. Litvinov, and J.C. Wolfe, “Estimation of Scattered Particle Expo-sure in Ion Beam Aperture Array Lithography,” EIPBN 2006, Baltimore, MD, May 31–June 2, 2006, submitted to Journ. Vac. Sci. Technol. B.

» Zomorrodian, V., B. Craver, G. Radhakrishnan, M. Patel, E.J. Charlson, P. Ruchhoeft, and J.C. Wolfe, “Threshold Voltage Adjustment on Spherical, Single-Crystal Silicon Substrates by Focused Ion Beam Implantation,” EIPBN 2006, Baltimore, MD, May 31–June 2, 2006, to be submitted to Journ. Vac. Sci. Technol. B.

Funded Research Programs (2006)» NSF, NIRT: Nanomanufacturing Strategy and

System Design for Nanoscale Patterned Magnetic Recording Medium

» Information Storage Industry Consortium, Materials for Patterned Magnetic Recording Medium

» NSF, MRI: Development of an Energetic Atom Beam Lithography System for Nanosystem Prototyping and Manufacturing

» Axcelis Technologies, Surface Wave Plasma Ashing Studies» NSF, Collaborative Research: Role of Neuronal Activity in

Visually Guided Escape Behaviors» NIH, Nanomagnetic Detector for Molecular Recognition


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FUNdEd rESEarCh PrOgramS

Principal Investigator Agency Period of time Amount Awarded Title

S.R. Brankovic Grant to Enhance and Advance Research (GEAR), University of Houston

2006–2007 $ 30,000 Nucleation of Noble Metal Nanoclusters during Galvanic Displacement of Underpotentially Deposited Metal Monolayers

E.J. Charlson National Science Foundation $ 3,022,500 Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professorate (Rice/UH)

J. Chen National Science Foundation 2004–2007 $ 98,000 Computer Modeling of EM Energy Deposition within Human Subjects under Various RF Sources

J. Chen Texas Space Grant Consortium 2004–2006 $ 10,000 Electrical and Thermal Modeling and Simulations for Mixed-Signal SOC Applications

J. Chen Skyworks Inc. 2006–2007 $ 50,000 Developing a Numerical Modeling Tool for Thin Film Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonators using the Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method (Phase I)

J. Chen 2006–2008 $ 60,000 The Development of Two Human Subject EM CAD Models

J. Chen $ 220,000 Well Logging Consortium Comprised of Twelve Oil and Service Companies

J. Chen Research in Motion 2006–2008 $ 80,000 SAR Modeling in Wireless Communications

J. Chen Wuhan, Robea Science and Technology Corporation

2006–2007 $ 35,000 3G Wireless Communications

Y. Chen Grant to Enhance and Advance Research (GEAR), University of Houston

Sept. 2005–Aug. 2006 $ 25,274 FPGA-Based Sensor Network Testbed for Hazardous Substance Monitoring and Response

F. Claydon, S.A. Long National Science Foundation March 2007–Feb. 2010 $ 318,687 The University of Houston Research Experience for Undergraduates, “Innovations in Nanotechnology”

F. Claydon, S.A. Long Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Aug. 2006–March 2008 $ 274,889 Step Forward: Preparing Low-Income High School Students for Academic Success in ECE at UH

F. Claydon, S.A. Long Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board May 2005–Aug. 2007 $ 79,176 Retention of Female Undergraduate ECE Students at the University of Houston

F. Claydon, S.A. Long, B. Barr, D. Shattuck, J. Glover

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board May 2005–Aug. 2007 $ 372,561 Undergraduate Recruiting and Retention of ECE Students at the University of Houston: Best Practices

F. Claydon, S.A. Long National Science Foundation Oct. 2003–Sept. 2006 $ 435,530 RET Site: Research Experiences for Greater Houston High School Science and Math Teachers

F. Claydon, S.A. Long National Science Foundation March 2003–Feb. 2006 $ 320,236 Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Houston

F. Claydon; Co-investigators: B. Barr, S.A. Long, D. Shattuck

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board May 2002–March 2007 $ 604,511 Undergraduate Retention & Recruiting of ECE Students at the University of Houston

F. Claydon; Co-investigators: B. Barr, S.A. Long, D. Shattuck, J. Glover

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Sept. 2004–Aug. 2006 $ 331,449 Undergraduate Retention & Recruiting of ECE Students at the University of Houston

J. Glover National Institutes of Health Sept. 2001–July 2006 $ 600,000 Epileptic Seizures in the Neonatal EEG

D.R. Jackson, J.T. Williams University of Houston 2006–2007 $ 21,441 Enhanced Transmission of Light through a Subwavelength Aperture: Investigation of a New Effect

B.H. Jansen University of Texas Medical School at Houston

April 2005–March 2006 $ 18,631 Magnetic Resonance of Spinal Cord Injury


Jan. 2006–May 2006 $ 8,181 Elasticity Imaging

B.H. Jansen NIH/MH and Yale University May 2002–April 2006 $ 400,000 Phase Resetting and Sensory Inhibition in the CNS


April 2006–June 2006 $ 4,833 Magnetic Resonance of Spinal Cord Injury


V.A. Kalatsky Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 2005–2007 $ 45,000 (Research Grant)

V.A. Kalatsky Human Frontier Science Program 2006–2009 $ 750,000 Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Plasticity in Adult Visual Cortex: High Resolution Imaging Study

V.A. Kalatsky Grant to Enhance and Advance Research (GEAR), University of Houston

2006–2007 $ 29,646 Rewiring of the Adult Visual Cortex

D. Litvinov (PI), R. Willson, J.C. Wolfe

National Institutes of Health 2005–2008 $ 891,000 Development of Nanomagnetic Sensor Array for High Throughput Molecular Screening

D. Litvinov (PI), R. Willson, M. Kapoor, J.C. Wolfe

Alliance for Nanohealth 2006–2007 $ 148,500 Nanomagnetic Biosensor Array for Few-Cell Cancer Diagnostics

D. Litvinov (PI), J.C. Wolfe Office of Naval Research 2006–2008 $ 150,000 Design and Scalability Physics of Nanomagnetic Device Structures for Magnetoelectronics, Magnetic Field Sensors, and Biosensor Applications

D. Litvinov (PI), J.C. Wolfe National Science Foundation 2005–2007 $ 226,630 Nanomagnetic Device Structures for Data Storage, MRAM, and Sensor Applications

D. Litvinov (PI), R. Lee, D. Weller, C.G. Willson, J.C. Wolfe

National Science Foundation 2004–2008 $ 1,099,808 NIRT: Nanomanufacturing Strategy and System Design for Nanoscale Patterned Magnetic Recording Medium

D. Litvinov, S. Khizroev (PI) National Science Foundation 2004–2007 $ 220,896 MRI: Spinstand for Developing Next Generation Data Storage Systems

D. Litvinov (PI), J.C. Wolfe Information Storage Industry Consortium

2004–2006 $ 94,000 Materials for Patterned Magnetic Recording Medium

D. Litvinov, J.C. Wolfe University of Houston, TcSUH Seed Grant 2005–2006 $ 20,000 Magnetic Cellular Logic for Next Generation Computing Systems

D. Litvinov (PI), J.C. Wolfe Grant to Enhance and Advance Research (GEAR), University of Houston

2005–2006 $ 25,500 Nanomagnetic Detector Array for Biomolecular Recognition

R. Liu, F. Gabbiani (PI), J.C. Wolfe

National Science Foundation 2005–2007 $ 205,211 Role of Neuronal Activity in Visually Guided Escape Behaviors

R. Liu, J. Li Texas Department of Transportation 2006–2007 $ 115,000 Implementation of an FCC Compliant Radar System

R. Liu, J. Li Texas Department of Transportation 2006–2007 $ 140,000 Application of RF Tags in Highway Reference Markers

R. Liu 12 Oil and Service Companies 2006–2007 $ 800,000 Well Logging Projects

R. Liu API Calibration System 2004–2005 $ 40,000 Nuclear Logging Calibration Projects

R. Liu TxDOT Technical Advisor Panel 2004–2006 $ 3,000 RMC and Tech Panel

R. Liu (PI), X. Chen, J. Li, L.S. Shieh

Texas Department of Transportation 2005–2007 $ 360,000 Laser Texture Measurement Device

R. Liu (PI), X. Chen, J. Li Texas Department of Transportation 2004–2005 $ 60,000 Investigation of a New Generation of FCC Compliant NDT Devices for Pavement Layer Information Collection

R. Liu (PI), X. Chen, J. Li Texas Department of Transportation 2004–2005 $ 150,000 Feasibility Study of Non Contact High Speed Elastic Property Measurement of Pavements

R. Liu (PI), X. Chen, J. Li Texas Department of Transportation 2004–2005 $ 50,000 Moisture Sensor, Laser Profiler for SH114

R. Liu (PI), X. Chen, J. Li Texas Department of Transportation 2004–2005 $ 60,000 Evaluation of Innovative Sensors and Techniques for Measuring Traffic Loads

R. Liu (PI), X. Chen, J. Li Texas Department of Transportation 2004–2006 $ 80,000 Development of Vehicle Mounted Measuring Device utilizing a Non-Contact Method to Determine the Thickness and Uniformity of Application of Thermoplastic Pavement Marking Material

R. Liu (PI), X. Chen, J. Li Texas Department of Transportation 2005–2006 $ 111,000 Nanotechnology Synthesis Study



R. Liu (PI), X. Chen, J. Li Texas Department of Transportation 2005–2006 $ 100,000 The Evaluation of a System for Measuring Seal Coat Quality

R. Liu (PI), X. Chen, J. Li University of Texas at Austin 2005 $ 3,000 LED Lighting Control System

S.A. Long, J.T. Williams National Science Foundation 2002–2006 $ 300,000 Control and Modification of Electric Currents on Existing Structures for Use as Effective Antennas in Wireless Communications Systems

S.A. Long, F. Claydon, D. Roberts, R. Herman, C. Waight

National Science Foundation Dec. 2003–Nov. 2008 $ 1,511,236 STEP-AHEAD: Access to Higher Education through Academic Retention and Development at the University of Houston

H. Ogmen, U. Ansorge, G. Francis, M.H. Herzog

VWStifung, Germany 2005–2006 25,300 Funding for a Workshop on Visual Masking

H. Ogmen Disruptive Technology Office (DTO) via intuVision Inc.

2006–2008 $ 726,204 Cognitive Concepts for Video Content Extraction

H. Ogmen, H.E. Bedell National Institutes of Health 2000–2006 $ 762,500 Neural Correlates of Moving Boundary Perception

D.M. Pai JSC-NASA Aug. 2004–Aug. 2006 $ 16,000 Photonic Distribution of Microwave Reference Phase Signals

S.S. Pei Center for Advanced Materials 2005–2007 $ 267,994 Nano-Tube and Nano-Wire for Optoelectronic Applications

S.S. Pei National Science Foundation 2006–2009 $ 120,000 Large Scale Synthesis of Horizontally Aligned SiC Nanowires for Devices

A. Ignatiev, S.S. Pei NASA 2005–2007 $ 1,275,000 NASA Research Partnership Center Cooperative Agreement Renewal

S.S. Pei National Institute of Justice 2005–2007 $ 2,959,929 Proposal to Establish the Southwest Public Safety Technology Center

P. Ruchhoeft, S. Chellam Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 2004–2006 $ 170,000 Atom-beam Nanolithography for Manufacturing Large Areas of Highly Permeable Membrane Filters

P. Ruchhoeft, V. Donnelly (PI), D. Economou

National Science Foundation 2003–2007 $ 1,000,000 NIRT: Nano-Pantography

P. Ruchhoeft, R. Willson, R. Atmar

Western Regional Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Disease

2006–2008 $ 280,007 A Highly Sensitive, Low-Labor Pathogen Detector based on Retroreflector-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

P. Ruchhoeft, R. Willson State of Texas Advanced Research Program 2006–2008 $ 100,000 Development of Implantable Glucose Monitor Technology using Self-Assembling Micro-Retroreflectors

B.R. Sheth National Alliance for Autism Research 2006–2008 $ 120,000 Dynamic Topography of Somatosensory and Motor Systems in Individuals with Autism

B.R. Sheth Grants to Enhance and Advance Research (GEAR), University of Houston

2005–2006 $ 24,890 The Neural Basis of Insight—An EEG Study

L.S. Shieh Department of the Army, Army Research Office

2002–2006 $ 250,000 Evolutionary Computation and Control of Hybrid Uncertain Systems

L.S. Shieh JSC-NASA 2004–2007 $ 90,000 Development of an Adaptive Self-Tuning Global Positioning Filter for the NASA/JSC Navigation Systems and Technology Laboratory

D.R. Wilton, D.R. Jackson Air Force MURI 2001–2006 $ 550,000 Electromagnetic Effects of Radio-Frequency Pulses on Electronic Circuits and Systems

D.R. Wilton, D.R. Jackson Sandia National Laboratories May 2005–Sept. 2006 $ 119,827 Modeling Finite Periodic Structures with Defects

J.C. Wolfe Axcelis Technologies 2005 $ 140,000 Surface Wave Plasma Ashing Studies

J.C. Wolfe (PI), V. Donnelly, D. Economou, D. Litvinov, P. Ruchhoeft

National Science Foundation 2005–2008 $ 298,336 MRI: Development of an Energetic Atom Beam Lithography System for Nanosystem Prototyping and Manufacturing


J.C. Wolfe, F. Gabbiani (PI), R. Liu

National Science Foundation 2005–2008 $ 207,141 Collaborative Research: Role of Neuronal Activity in Visually Guided Escape Behaviors

J. Wosik National Institutes of Health/ University of Pennsylvania

Sept. 2005–June 2010 $ 486,000 Structural MRI of Trabecular Bone for Therapy Response Monitoring

J. Wosik Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston

Sept. 2005–Aug. 2006 $ 147,000 Cryogenic Receiver System for High Resolution MRI

J. Wosik Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston

Sept. 2004–Aug. 2005 $ 144,400 High Frequency Biosensors; Dielectric Response of Bacterial Spores and Live Cells

J. Wosik University of Texas Health Science Center/National Institutes of Health

Sept. 2006–Aug. 2007 $ 20,300 Development of Quantitative Perfusion Techniques for Both Spinal Cord and Brain

J. Wosik, J. Miller NASA-ISSO Postdoctoral Aerospace Fellowship Program

Sept. 2004–Aug. 2007 $ 60,000 Martian Soil Biosensors based on Dielectric Spectroscopy

W. Zagozdzon-Wosik Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston

Sept. 2006–Aug. 2007 $ 10,000 Integrated BioMEMS for Biophysical Applications in Living Cells

W. Zagozdzon-Wosik Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston

Sept. 2005–Aug. 2006 $ 20,000 Integrated BioMEMS for Biophysical Applications in Living Cells

Student Dissertation Title Advisor

Wu, Dagang Numerical Analysis of Interactions between Electromagnetic Fields and Human Bodies J. Chen

Mitra, Joyeeta A System for Automated Detection of Seizures in Neonatal EEG J. Glover

Nian, Yibo Non-Volatile Memory Based on Transition Metal Perovskite Oxide Resistance Switching A. Ignatiev

Xu, Hao Analysis and Design of Microstrip Antennas with Improved Performance D.R. Jackson, J.T. Williams

Miller, Vonda Oscillatory Networks for Pattern Recognition B.H. Jansen

Xiong, Yaohua Recognition of Neonatal Seizures from Video Recordings Based on Motion Tracking Methods N. Karayiannis

Zhou, Wei The Supervised Matching Pursuit (SMP) Method and its Application in Electroretinogram (ERG) Analysis P.Y. Ktonas

Sun, Wei A 3-D Scanning Laser Imaging System R. Liu

Xing, Huichun Development of Data Analysis Algorithms for Interpretation of GPR Radar Data R. Liu

Kennedy, Timothy Modification of Current Distributions on Existing Conducting Structures S.A. Long, J.T. Williams

Peng, Peng Investigation of Carrier Transport in Type-II Interband Cascade Semiconduction Laser S.S. Pei

Wang, Xue MBE Growth and Characteristics of Antimonide-Based Quantum Dots S.S. Pei

Yu, Qingkai Horizontally Aligned Growth of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes and Sic Nanowires for Electronic Application S.S. Pei

Provence, R.S. Navigation Filters for Use in the Global Positioning System L.S. Shieh

Zhou, Hanqin Design for High Performance Process Control L.S. Shieh

Rong, Qing-Yi Mixed Potential Integral Equations Method in 3-D Induction Modeling D. Wilton

Ph.d. diSSErTaTiONS COmPLETEdFull abstracts can be found at www.egr.uh.edu/ece/research/?e=dissertation.


Ph.d. STUdENT rOSTEr

Student Field Tentative Title Advisor Exp. Comp.

Radhakrishnan, Gokul Solid State E.J. Charlson 2008

Joseph, Clement Solid State E.J. Charlson 2008

Troha, Donald Solid State E.J. Charlson 2009

Bhaskaran, Shivakumar Solid State E.J. Charlson 2008

Pillai, Rajeev Solid State E.J. Charlson 2008

Hames, Kevin Computer Engineering “Fault Tolerant Circuit Designs for Radiation Hardened Circuits” J. Chen 2007

Zhou, Jianjun Well Logging “Modeling Techniques for Well-Logging” J. Chen, R. Liu

Shen, Jianxiang Computer Engineering “Bioelectromagnetic Modeling” Y. Chen

Wu, Yanmin “Wireless Telemetry System Development” Y. Chen 2010

Zhai, Zhi Computer Engineering “Wireless Over Optical Burst Switched Networks” Y. Chen May 2009

Wang, Lei Computer Engineering “Network-on-Chip for Billion Transistor System-on-Chip (SoC)” Y. Chen 2010

Gallardo, Victor Video Processing “Real-Time Processing of Video Data from an Adaptive Optics Retinal Imaging System” T.J. Hebert Dec. 2008

Dang, Lien Applied Electromagnetics “Research Topic in Applied Electromagnetics” D.R. Jackson, J.T. Williams

Dec. 2008

Kanlioglu, Osman Applied Electromagnetics “Analysis of a Circular Via Array” D.R. Jackson, J.T. Williams

May 2007

Komanduri, Varada-rajan

Applied Electromagnetics “Analysis of Periodic Leaky Wave Antennas using the MPIE Method” D.R. Jackson, D.R. Wilton, J.T. Williams

Dec. 2008

Hu, Lingli Neuro-Engineering “Gating in Normal and Schizophrenia Populations” B.H. Jansen May 2007

Kumar, Arun Signal Processing “Echography” B.H. Jansen, J. Ophir (UT-Houston)

May 2007

Gerber, David Neuro-Engineering “Spatio-Temporal Evoked Potential Analysis” B.H. Jansen May 2008

Bonala, Bharat Neuro-Engineering “P300 Modeling” B.H. Jansen Dec. 2008

Ismailov, Emil Neuro-Engineering “Dynamics of Adult Cortical Plasticity” V.A. Kalatsky May 2010

Sonmez, Ahmet Neuro-Engineering “Spectroscopy Studies of the Sources of Cortical Optical Intrinsic Signals” V.A. Kalatsky May 2010

Wang, Yang Optical Sensing and Imaging “Optical Stand-Off Networked Sensing System for 3-D Target Surveillance and Identification”

H.Q. Le Dec. 2007

Hu, Bian Optical Sensing “Optical Stand-Off Networked Sensing System for 3-D Target Surveillance and Identification”

H.Q. Le May 2008

E, Chunsheng Nanomagnetics “Patterned Medium System Design” D. Litvinov May 2007

Parekh, Vishal Nanomagnetics “Fabrication of Nanoscale Patterned Magnetic Recording Medium” D. Litvinov Dec. 2007

Smith, Darren Nanomagnetics “Magnetic Biosensor Arrays” D. Litvinov May 2010

Namuduri, Divya Nanomagnetics “Biomagnetic Assays” D. Litvinov May 2010

Long, Chang Nanomagnetics “Bit-Patterned Medium Recording” D. Litvinov May 2010

Wang, Yi-Ju Nanomagnetics “Magnetic Spin-Tunnerling Sensors” D. Litvinov May 2011

Wu, Min Subsurface Sensing “Fast Image Processing Algorithms for CCD Image Processing” R. Liu May 2007

Zhang, Zhibing Subsurface Sensing “Non-Contact Distance Measurement Instruments” R. Liu

Wang, Ying Subsurface Sensing “High Speed, Real-Time and Sequential Sampling Methods Applied to GPR Systems” R. Liu

Nasari, Hamid Well Logging “Relay Based Wireless Telemetry System for LWD Systems” R. Liu Dec. 2008

Tang, Yumei Well Logging “Parallel Computing of Well Logging Problems” R. Liu Dec. 2007

Xie, Jiabin Sensor Technology “Extracting Skid Number Form Texture Laser Data” R. Liu May 2007


Zhong, Rui Sensor Technology “MEMS Radio for Applications in High Temperature and Pressure Environments” R. Liu May 2008

Kao, Chienping Sensor Technology “Extracting Layer Information using a New Inversion Algorithm from GPR Data” R. Liu Dec. 2006

Zhou, Jinjuan Well Logging “3-D FDM for Solution of Logging Problems using Potential Equations” R. Liu, J. Chen May 2008

Yu, Cai R. Liu

Ren, Wei R. Liu

Hu, Guoyu R. Liu

Li, Jing R. Liu

Madubike, Chidiogo Computational Bioengineer-ing

“Modeling of Controlled-Release Drug Delivery Systems: Development of Parallel Algorithms and their Implementation on Beowulf Clusters”

P. Markenscoff 2007

Alissa, Yazan Neuro-Engineering “Neural Correlates of Stimulus Visibility in the Human Visual System” H. Ogmen Dec. 2007

Aydin, Murat Neuro-Engineering “The Computational Principles and Mechanisms of Non-Retinotopic Form Perception in Human Vision”

H. Ogmen Aug. 2007

Kafaligonul, Hulusi Neuro-Engineering “Dynamics of Feature Processing for Static and Moving Objects in the Human Visual System”

H. Ogmen Dec. 2007

Yilmaz, Ozgur Neuro-Engineering “Mechanisms of Spatial Localization in the Human Visual System” H. Ogmen; co-advisor: S.T. Tripathy

Dec. 2007

Singh, Cynthia Microelectronics “Planar Long Wavelength Infrared Photodetector based on Type-II Superlattices” S.S. Pei 2007

Ruiz, Ariel Microelectronics “Fabrication and Characterization of Single Magnetic Domain Memory Cells” P. Ruchhoeft May 2008

Nasrullah, Azeem Microelectronics “Fabrication of Micro-Structured Immersion Lens Arrays for Nanopantography” P. Ruchhoeft May 2011

Sherlock, Timothy Microelectronics “Development of Highly Sensitive, Low-Labor Pathogen Detector based on Retroreflector-Linked Immunosorbent Assays”

P. Ruchhoeft May 2011

Liu, Shuang B. Sheth

Madsen, J.M. Control Systems “Digital PID Control of Hybrid Multivariable Systems with Multiple Time Delays” L.S. Shieh 2007

Wang, S.P. Control Systems “Digital PID Control of Transfer Function Matrices with Multiple Input-Output Time Delays”

L.S. Shieh 2007

Gu, X. Control Systems “Nonlinear Control Systems” L.S. Shieh 2008

Cofie, P. Control Systems “Self-Tuning Control of Nonlinear Systems” L.S. Shieh 2008

Weixin, Dong Applied Electromagnetics “Time-Delay Characterization of Microstrip Antennas” J.T. Williams, D.R. Jackson

Aug. 2007

Celepcikay, F. Turker “Numerical Evaluation of Periodic Green’s Functions” D. Wilton Aug. 2008

Yao, Manwen Microelectronics “Advances in Fluorescence and Surface Plasmon Resonance-Based Biosensors” J.C. Wolfe 2007

Craver, Barry Microelectronics “Atom Beam Lithography: A New Paradigm in High Throughput Nanolithography” J.C. Wolfe 2007

Barghava, Mansi Microelectronics “A Novel Resist Removal Tool based on a Surface Wave Plasma Applicator” J.C. Wolfe 2007

Xue, Lian Bio-Engineering “Cryogenic Receiver Coils for High SNR MRI” J. Wosik, H. Ogmen Aug. 2007

Kamel, Maged Microwave Engineering “RF MRI Sensors for Parallel Imaging” J. Wosik, S. Long Aug. 2007

Ip, Flora “Micrometer Range Resolution in MRI Microscopy” J. Wosik, W. Zagozdzon-Wosik

Aug. 2008

Liu, Riu Bio-engineering “Development of Quantitative Perfusion Techniques for Both Spinal Cord and Brain” J. Wosik, P. Narayana May 2009

Darne, Chinmay “Microprobes and Resonators for Microwave Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes for Biosensors”

W. Zagozdzon-Wosik, J. Wosik

2007

Tan, I-Chih Biomedical Engineering “Magnetic Nanoparticles in Medical Diagnostics” A. Brezdeikis, W. Zagozdzon-Wosik

2007


maSTEr ThESES COmPLETEd

Student Field Title Advisor

Sheikh, Abalhassan Intelligent Systems “Intelligent Signal Interpretation” J. Glover

Chakravarthy, Ramya Biomedical Signal Analysis “Statistical Analysis of Neonatal EEG to Correlate Features of Seizures with Patient Outcomes”

J. Glover

Ramu, Jaivijay “Magnetic Resonance of Spinal Cord Injury” B.H. Jansen, P. Narayana (UT-Houston)

Bonala, Bharat Kumar “P300 Variability in Healthy Subjects and Schizophrenia Patients” B.H. Jansen

Yu, Xuesheng “Inversion of Tri-Axial Induction Logs in Anisotropic Formation” R. Liu

Xiao, Yi “Transmitter Design for a High-Resolution Ground Penetrating Radar System” R. Liu

Zhang, Zhibin “Applications of Sensor Technology in Transportation System” R. Liu

Ragunathan, Abhijit “Schrödinger Wave Equation Solution for Tunneling in Micro Electronic Devices using Open Boundary Conditions”

L. Trombetta

Student Field Advisor

Murgude, Savita Computer and Systems Engineering P. Markenscoff

Zhao, Jiyu Control and Power Systems L.S. Shieh

maSTEr E.E. COmPLETEd

m.S. STUdENT rOSTEr


Jayavaman, Swaminathan Solid State E.J. Charlson

Batista, Rafael Computer Engineering E.J. Charlson 2007

Vajjiparti, Sandeep E.J. Charlson 2008

Parikh, Vishal E.J. Charlson 2008

Kangal, Srinivas E.J. Charlson 2008

Shen, Caifeng Computer Engineering “0.5 mm Resolution Human Subject Model Development for Biomedical Research” Y. Chen 2007

Qian, Zhen Computer Engineering “Modeling and Measurement of TMS Systems” Y. Chen 2007

Wu, Mark Computer Engineering “Intro-Body Electromagnetic Modeling” Y. Chen 2007

Kesireddy, Lasya Computer Engineering “Design Methodology for Hardware Based Encryption/Decryption” Y. Chen May 2007

Pore, Madhurima Computer Engineering “Analysis of Interconnection Networks for System-on-Chip (SoC)” Y. Chen Dec. 2007

Patel, Priti Computer Engineering “Hardware Software Co-Design of Encryption and Key Management in Reconfigurable System-on-Chip”

Y. Chen Dec. 2007

Gopal, Lakshmi Computer Engineering “Packet Classifications using Hybrid Bloomfilters” Y. Chen Dec. 2007

Oguntoyinbo, Oladapo Computer Engineering “Power Efficient Content Addressable Memory Architectures” Y. Chen Dec. 2007

Korth, David Computer Engineering “Hardware-Based Neural Network for Space Exploration” Y. Chen Dec. 2007

Thaker, Mona Computer Engineering “Optical Burst Switching Testbed” Y. Chen May 2008

Chancey, Brian Computer Engineering “Burst Assembly Management in Optical Burst Switched Networks” Y. Chen May 2008

Rusu, Vlad C. “Available Transfer Capability Defined for Large Power Pools” O. Crisan May 2007

Martinez, Rebecca Image/Video Processing “Compression of 4-D Digital Seismic Data” T. Hebert Dec. 2007

Lau, Anthony Applied Electromagnetics “Research Topic in Applied Electromagnetics” D.R. Jackson, J.T. Williams

Aug. 2007

Shete, Vikram Applied Electromagnetics “Research Topic in Applied Electromagnetics” D.R. Jackson, J.T. Williams

Aug. 2007

Rajesh Ogirala, Siva “A Ladar Avoidance System for Automobile” H.Q. Le Dec. 2007

Bhardwaj, Ashutosh Well Logging “Simulation of Eccentricity of Induction Logging Tools” R. Liu May 2007

Pankaj, Chopra Sensor Technology “Microwave Reflectrometry” R. Liu May 2007

Navarro, David Well Logging “Effects of Mud Diffusion to Induction and MWD Logs” R. Liu May 2007

Holland, Charles “Broadband Antennas for Borehole Applications” S.A. Long, D. Jackson, J. Williams, R. Liu

Ragoonanan, Yasoda Neuro-Engineering “Spatial and Form Factors in Non-Retinotopic Feature Attribution” H. Ogmen Dec. 2007

Vemula, Sri Charan “Development of Immersion Lens Arrays for Nanopantography” P. Ruchhoeft

Varghese, Larry B. Sheth

Mbaka, Ebal B. Sheth

Dufresne, J.R. “Digital Control Systems” L.S. Shieh 2008

Koduru, R.K. “Nonlinear Control Systems” L.S. Shieh 2008

Roy, Ananya Microelectronics “Mask Fabrication for Atom Beam Lithography” J.C. Wolfe 2007

Parikh, Dhara “Neuronal Sensors for Free-Living Locusts” J.C. Wolfe 2007

Guo, Hong-jie “A High Brightness Source of Energetic Atoms for Nanolithography” J.C. Wolfe 2007

Padmaraj, Divya MEMS/NEMS “Simulation and Fabrication of Fluidic Biosensors” W. Zagozdzon-Wosik 2007


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