CURRICULUM VITAE

 

RATHINAM PANNEER SELVAM                                              Phone:(479) 575‑5356

James T. Womble Professor of Computational Mechanics &             fax: (479)575‑7168

Nanotechnology Modeling                                                                 email: rps@uark.edu

Department of Civil Engineering                                                        Citizenship: USA

BELL 4190, University of Arkansas                                                                         

Fayetteville, AR 7270l

Web page: http://compmech.cveg.uark.edu

 

OTHER POSITIONS

Director of Computational Mechanics Lab (1999-present).

Assistant Director,  Microelectronics-Photonics Graduate Program (2008-present)

Adjunct Faculty in Electrical engineering and Computer Engineering & Computer Science

Member of High Density Electronic Center (HiDEC)

Faculty of Microelectronics-Photonics Graduate Program (2000-present)

Chief Technology Officer & Partner (June 2004-present), Power Electronics Leveling Solutions LLC (PELS), Fayetteville, AR

 

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, August, l985

MSCE, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, December, l982

Master of Engineering (Structural), University of Madras, College of Engineering, Guindy, Madras, India, August, l980

BSCE, University of Madras, Government College of Engineering, Salem, India, October, l978

 

REGISTRATION:   Registered Professional Engineer: Arkansas (7622)

 

HONORS AND AWARDS:

James T. Womble Professor of Compuational Mechanics & Nanotechnology Modeling, Aug. 2005-present

Fellow of ASCE, Jan. 2004- present

Memeber of the Civil Engineering Academy, Texas Tech University, April 4, 2003- present

Member of Honor Societies: Sigma Xi, Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, and Phi Beta Delta

Name cited in the 49th Edition of Marquis Who's Who in America- 2000- present

Member of Arkansas Governor's Earthquake Advisory Committee, Feb. 1990- present.

Outstanding Paper Award, The Space Technologies and Applications International Forum (STAIF-2005) received Feb. 14, 2006

Best Paper Award: In the 34th International Symposium on Microelectronics, Oct., IMAPS 2001

College of Engineering Outstanding Researcher Award for the years: 2000, 2001, 2006 & 2008

Received Texas Instruments Outstanding Teacher Award for the year 1998

Received Halliburton Outstanding Researcher Award for the year 1992 & 1994.

Received Senior Research Associateship Award for the year 1993 from National Research Council.

Received Recognition from Governor as the Outstanding Citizen of the State of Arkansas, 1994

Outstanding Public Service Award by Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) for his contribution to the States Earthquake Preparedness Program, 1990

Certificate of Appreciation from the State of Arkansas, Office of Emergency Services for his contribution to the State Earthquake Preparedness Program, 1989

Ranked No. l at the University of Madras (Master's Degree), India

Received Kulasekaran Memorial Gold Medal for securing I Rank in B.E. (Civil), India

 

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES

 

Editorial Board:

Wind & structures, An International Journal May 2006-present

Scientific Board of The Journal of Higher Schools of Yuzuncu Yil University, Turkey, 2007- present

 

Membership:

American Association for Wind Engineering (AAWE)- 2000- present

Wind Engineering Research Council 1986-2000

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Member 1986-present & Fellow 2004-present

Indian Society for Wind Engineering (ISWE)-2007-present (Life Member)

Charter Member of the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) 2000-present

International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS)

American Institute of Astronautics and Aeronautics (AIAA)

Material Research Society (MRS) 2004- present

American society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2005-present

Order of the Engineer 1982-present

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Teaching and Research

James T. Womble Professor of Compuational Mechanics & Nanotechnology Modeling, Aug. 2005-present

Professor of Civil Engineering (Aug. 1999-present), University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701

Currently involved in  the application of computer simulation in nanostructures (multiscale modeling, improving the properties of cement and asphalt through nanoscience), wind engineering, tornado forces on buildings, aeroelasticity, panel & wing flutter, thermal management of electronic packaging, multiphase flow, spray cooling, bridge aerodynamics, adaptive finite element method and general numerical modeling of solid and fluid mechanics problems using boundary element, finite element and finite difference procedure.

Visiting Faculty (June, 2005- July, 2005), Summer faculty fellowship, Wright-Patterson Air Force, Dayton, Ohio, Worked on further developments on computer modeling of spray cooling.

Visiting Faculty (May 23, 2004- Aug. 13, 2004), Wright-Patterson Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Worked on computer modeling of spray cooling. Developed a multi-phase flow model

 

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering (Aug. 1991‑ Aug. 1999), University of Arkansas

Visiting Faculty (June23, 1998- Aug. 15, 1998), Wright-Patterson Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Worked on fluid-structure interaction modeling. Studied panel flutter due to transonic flow

Visiting Faculty (June2, 1997- Aug. 15, 1997), Wright-Patterson Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Worked on fluid-structure interaction modeling. Studied panel flutter due to transonic flow

Visiting Professor (May 15, 1996- July 31, 1996), Department of Energy Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 404, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark. Made five presentations and worked on computer modeling flow around bridges

Visiting Research Scientist (May 15, 1995-July 15, 1995), ATDD/NOAA, P.O. Box 2456, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-2456.  Involved in the development of the computer model WINDFCT to compute flow over complex terrain. The work is done in cooperation with Dr. K. S. Rao.

Visiting Research Scientist (July 15, 1993-Aug. 15, 1993),  EDF-LNH, 6 Quai Watier, B.P. 49, 78401 Chatou Cedex, France.   Worked with Dr. Dominque Laurence on the computational wind engineering using large eddy simulation and finite element methods. Also worked on finite element and method of weak characteristics for convection dominated problems. 

National Research Council Senior Research Associate (May 15, 1993 - July 15, 1993), US EPA, ERC Annex Mail Drop 56, 79 Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park,  NC 27711. At the AREAL laboratory, EPA through NOAA support.  Worked with Dr. Alan H. Huber on the computer modeling of diffusion and dispersion around building. Conducted a state of the art review and checked different computer models for its applicability.

 

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering (Jan. 1986 – Aug. 1991), University of Arkansas.

Visiting Research Scientist (May 1990‑ August 1990),  CSIRO, Division of Building, Construction and Engineering, P.O.Box 56, Highett,       Vic. 3190,  Australia.  Worked with Dr. John D. Holmes and Dr. David Paterson. Worked on the Numerical Simulation of Thunderstorm Downdrafts and developed computer programs for 3 dimensional simulation of wind flow over 3‑dimen­sional buildings using k‑e turbulence model. The Navier‑Stokes equations are solved using finite‑volume procedure in the non‑staggered systems.

 

Research Associate and Part‑time Instructor (Sept. l984 ‑ Dec. 1985), Texas Tech University.

Research and Teaching Assistant (Sept. l982 ‑ Aug. l984), Texas Tech University, Involved in research on boundary element techniques for tornado‑structure interaction problem and dynamic analysis of non‑linear plate for blast loading using finite difference techniques.

 

Graduate Research Assistant (May l98l ‑ August l982), South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.   Experimental research on polymer concrete and stress analysis of hip joint using finite element method and photoelasticity.

 

Associate Lecturer (December l980 ‑ May l98l), Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Guindy, Madras, India.  Faculty in the Center for Appropriate Technology. Involved in the promotion of appropriate technology.

 

Industry & Consulting

 

Chief Technology Officer & Partner (June 2004-present), Power Electronics Leveling Solutions LLC (PELS), Fayetteville, AR. Interested in thermal management, power electronics and spray cooling technology. Instrumental in acquiring SBIR phase I($70,000) and phase II ($600,000) NASA funding. Through this PELS could support several graduate students.

 

Assistant Engineer (October l980 ‑ November l980),           Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, India

 

Research areas

 

Numerical modeling of linear, nonlinear and dynamic behavior in structural mechanics, fluid dynamics and acoustics using boundary element, finite ele­ment and finite difference methods. Developing spray cooling devices for high power electronic systems. Experimental research using photoelas­ticity and strain measuring instruments. Computer modeling of optoelectronic devices, thermal stress and flow in electronic packages, bridge and panel flutter, tornado effects on buildings and multiscale and multiphysics modeling in nano-devices.

 

Summer Institute

 

Selected for and attended the 1988 Cornell National Supercomputer Facility Summer Institute from July 11‑22. Sponsored by the National Science Foun­dation and the Center for Theory and Simulation in Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

 

Short Courses and Symposiums

 

 

Air Force: Thermal Management Science and Technology Workshop, March 29, 2007. Dayton, OH

NSF: Workshop on nano technology for cement and concrete, Arlington, VA, Sep. 5, 2007 (only by invitation)

ONR-Radar Workshop, Washington, DC., Nov. 15, 2005. Attended the above workshop

16th Annual Spacecraft Thermal Control Workshop, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA, March 9-11, 2005, Attended the above workshop.

Nanotech 2003, attended the conference in San Francisco, Feb. 23-27, 2003.

Applications Code Optimization and Performance Analysis for Cray X/Y-MP systems, attended the short course at the National Environmental Supercomputing Center, July 21-23, 1993 through EPA at RTP, NC.

Sun Education and Research Conference Agenda, Received invitation and attended the conference in San Francisco, CA, April 21-23, 1993.

Overview and Perspective of the New and Revised Earthquake Regulations in 1988 Uniform Building Code, Attended the seminar in Kansas City, Missouri, October 16, 1989.

Application of the Boundary Element Method for Thermal and Thermoelastic Problems, Presented as a Panelist in ASME International Conference on Computers in Engineering, Las Vegas, NE, August ll‑l4, l984.

Wind Effects on Buildings and Structures, attended UMC's Ninth Annual Short Course on Wind Load, Kansas City, MO, May 2l‑22, l984.

 

Work appeared in popular magazines and news papers

 

Weatherwise, Sep/Oct. 2003, Predicting tornado-structure interaction, p8

Structural Engineer, August 2003, Tornado-resisted building, p10

Washington Post, Aug. 11, 2003, Tornadoes' Effects Defy Simple Models, Theories

Materials Performance, September 2001, eliminating bridge flutter

Civil Engineering, ASCE, Aug. 2001, pp: 31, Computer model simplifies bridge flutter analysis

USA Today, June 5, 2001

Reuters Health, March 23, 2000, Software helps twister-resistance homes

Computational Mechanics Laboratory & High performance computing

 

Formed the Computational Mechanics Laboratory in 1999. Acquired laboratory space and computer hardware and software’s worth $2,000,000. Currently the lab has more than 10 SUN & 1 SGI workstations for visualization and computing. They were all served by SUN 4 processor system with 1 Terabytes of disk space and 4 Gbytes of Ram space. The high performance computing is performed in two types of parallel computing systems. The shared memory computing system (SUN4500) has 8 processor with 4 Gbytes of ram space and 108 Gbytes of disk space. The distributed parallel computing system has 12 node with each node has 2 processors (total 24 processors). Each node has 4 Gbytes of ram space and 72 Gbytes of disk space (total 48 Gbytes of ram space and 864 Gbytes of disk space). The distributed parallel system was donated in package worth of $800,000 by SUN Micro Systems in 2001. Hence a state of the art high performance computing facility was established for research.

 

Session Organization or Chairman

 

Selvam, R.P., Co-Chaired the session on Thermal modeling-2 (TM05), ASME-Interpack’07 conference, July 8-12, Vancouver, Canada, 2007

Selvam, R.P., Co-Chaired the session on Field Testing, 4th National Conference on Wind Engineering, Oct. 30 to Nov. 1st, 2007, SERC, Chennai, India

Selvam, R.P., Co-Chaired the session on Convection in electronics-2, ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, July 17-22, San Francisco, CA, 2005

Selvam, R.P., Chaired the session on Thermal modeling of electronic systems III, Interpack 2005, July 17-22, San Francisco, CA, 2005

Selvam, R.P., Chaired the session 7, 2nd International Conference on Fluid Mechanics & Fluid Power, IIT Roorkee, India, Dec. 12-14, 2002

Selvam, R.P. & Kawai, H., Chaired the session on Wind-structure related topics, The Second International Symposium on Advances in Wind & Structures, Busan, Korea, Aug. 21-23, 2002

Selvam, R.P., Chaired the session on Atmospheric boundary layers and extreme winds, National Conference on Wind Engineering 2002, IIT, Roorkee, India, Apr. 4-6, 2002

Selvam, R.P.& L. Nguyen,  Chaired the session on Modeling & CAD, 2001 International Symposium on Microelectronics, Baltimore, Oct. 9-11, 2001.

Selvam, R.P. & R. Bailey, Charied the session on CFD in Wind Engineering, National ASCE Conference, Houston, Oct. 13, 2001

Selvam, R.P., Chaired the session on Wind loads, codes & standards, Americas Conference on Wind Engineering-2001, Clemson University, June 4-6th, 2001

Selvam, R.P., Chaired session on Computational wind engineering, 2001 Structures congress and exposition, Washington, D.C., May 21-23, 2001

 

Invited Presentations

 

R. P. Selvam (2007), Developments in computational wind engineering, Proceeding of the 4th National Conference on Wind Engineering, Eds. N. Lakshman, S. Arunachalam and  S. Gomathinayagam, SERC, Chennai, India, Oct. 30 to Nov. 1st , Allied Publishers Private Ltd., 1-10, Key-note Lecture

R. P. Selvam, S. Patro and H. Bosch (2007), Adpative FEM for Bridge Aerodynamics, Proceeding of the 4th National Conference on Wind Engineering, Eds. N. Lakshman, S. Arunachalam and  S. Gomathinayagam, SERC, Chennai, India, Oct. 30 to Nov. 1st , Allied Publishers Private Ltd., 49-56, Key-note Lecture

R.P. Selvam (2007), Served as one of the six panelists in the Panel Discussion and Concluding Session at the 4th National Conference on Wind Engineering, SERC, Chennai, India, Oct. 30 to Nov. 1st . I was invited as an expert panelist in computational wind engineering

R. P. Selvam, S. Sarkar, M. Sarkar (2007),  Modeling  Multiphase Flow and Heat Transfer – Current Status and Future Challanges, Invited paper, 7th  Asian Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, IISC Bangalore, India, Nov. 26-30, 2007

R. P. Selvam (2007), Wind forces on buildings and bridges using computer modeling, invited presentation at the Institution of Engineers, India, Nov. 30, University Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India.

R. P. Selvam (2007), Multiphase flow modeling and spray cooling, invited presentation at the University Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India, Nov. 30.

Selvam, R.P., Computer Modeling for Bridge Aerodynamics, Presentation for the Structural Engineering graduate students, Anna University, Chennai, India, Jan. 4, 2007

Selvam, R.P., Spray Cooling for High Power Electronics, Presentation for the General Engineering students at the S.K.P. Engineering College, Tiruvannamali, India, Jan. 6, 2007

Selvam, R.P., Higher Studies in USA, Presentation for the General Engineering students at the Aurunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, India, Dec. 21, 2006

Selvam, R.P., Computer Modeling of Multi-Phase Spray Cooling for Power Electronics, Special presentation at the IMAPS Student Organization, University of Arkansas, Oct. 6, 2004.

Selvam, R.P., Computational modeling of spray cooling, Power Division, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH, Aug. 10, 2004

Selvam, R.P., Computer modeling of fluid-structure interaction problem using ALE procedure, Geotechnical and Structural Lab., US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MI, Jan. 24, 2003

Selvam, R.P., Computational issues in solving the incompressible NS equations, 2nd International Conference on Fluid Mechanics & Fluid Power, IIT Roorkee, India, Dec. 12, 2002 (1hr Key note presentation)

Selvam, R.P., Tornado modeling, Arkansas Section Annual meeting, ASCE, Holiday Inn select, Little Rock, Nov. 1, 2002 (1 hr, Also pdh couse on Civil/Environmental series)

Selvam, R.P., Computer modeling of tornado forces on buildings, Second International Symposium on Wind & Structures, Korea, August 2002.

Selvam, R.P., Computational issues in Bridge Aerodynamics, National Conference on Wind Engineering, IIT- Roorkee, India, April 4-6, 2002

Selvam, R.P., Micro-jet array cooling (MEMS) devices and modeling of HTS tunable filter, Department of Electronics & Computer Science, IIT, Roorkee, India, Apr. 4, 2002

Selvam, R.P., Micro-jet array cooling (MEMS) devices and modeling of HTS tunable filter, National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, Apr. 1, 2002

Selvam, R.P., Computational Wind Engineering, Society of Structural Engineers, Anna University, Chennai, India, Jan. 8, 2002

Selvam, R.P., Computational Wind Engineering, Structural Engineering Research Center, CSIR, Chennai, India, Dec. 18, 2001

Selvam,R.P., Computational Wind Engineering, National ASCE Conference & Exposition, Houston, TX,  Oct. 13, 2001

Selvam, R.P., Developments in Computational wind engineering, at the 30th Anniversary Alumini Conference, Lubbock, TX, May 18-20, 2000

Selvam, R.P., Computational procedures in grid based computational bridge aerodynamics, in Bridge Aerodynamics, in the International symposium on advances in bridge aerodynamics, Copenhagen, May 10-13, 1998, Larsen, A. and Esdahl (eds), Balkema, Rotterdam, 1998, pp. 327-336.

Selvam, R.P., Application of the Boundary Element Method for Thermal and Thermoelastic Problems, Presented as a Panelist in ASME International Conference on Computers in Engineering, Las Vegas, NE, August ll‑l4, l984.

 

Short Courses

Selvam, R.P., Computational methods in CFD, ERDC/MSRC, Vicksburg, May 9, 2000

Selvam, R.P., Wind Engineering, at the AHTD/MBTC seminar, April 15, 2000, Fayetteville

 

Papers published: More than 200 papers through journals, books, conference proceedings and reports. (45 jp,+57 bk+85 cp+36 rp.=223)

 

Students advised: 32 students (25MS & 7Ph.D), 6 UG & 4 Post Doc.

Research funds Acquired: More than $5.2 Million.


 

TEACHING

 

COURSES TAUGHT:

 

Undergraduate                                                                      Graduate

 

University of Arkansas

 

CE Computer Application                              Matrix Analysis of Structures

Mechanics of Materials                                   Finite Element Methods

Determinate Structures                                   Boundary Element Methods

Indeterminate Structures                                Structural Dynamics

Reinforced Concrete Design                          Advanced Structural Steel

Structural Steel Design                                   Numerical Methods in Fluids

Structural Loading                                          Computational fluid dynamics

Structural Materials                                         Introduction to Computational Science & Eng.

Professional Practice                                       Multiphase flow modeling

 

Texas Tech University

 

Numerical Methods in Engineering                Numerical Methods in Eng.

Probability in Civil Engineering

Mechanics of Materials

Structural Analysis

Computer Methods of Structural Analysis

 

 

STUDENT RESEARCH DIRECTED

 

1.      Joe Johnston, Ph.D in MicroEP, Jan. 2008-

2.      Shanique Murray, Nanocement, MSCE, Jan. 2008-

3.      Vikram Jayaraman, Nano-cement, MSCE, Aug. 2006-

4.      Suranjan Sarkar, MD for Thermal Properties, Ph.D, May 2005-

5.      Mita Sarkar, Spray Cooling Modeling, Ph.D., Jan. 2005-

6.      Matt Hamilton, Computational study on micro-macro-gravity effects on spray cooling heat transfer, MS in Micro. EP, Jan. 2006-Aug. 2007

7.      Joe Johnston, Multi-phase numerical simulation of heat transfer during spray cooling with phase change at the micro-scale, MS in Micro EP, Jan. 2006-Aug. 2007

8.      Sandya Bhaskara, Computer modeling of spray cooling to achieve high heat removal, MSCE, Dec. 2005

9.      Nahid Sultana, FEM modeling of strained quantum wells for the design of a far infrared photdetector, (Co-advisor), MSEE, Dec. 2004

10.  Paul Millett, Multiscale modeling of nanostructures, Ph.D., Aug. 2006

11.  Paul Millett, Computer modeling of the tornado-structure interaction, MSCE, Aug. 2003

12.  Steve Brannan, Methods to improve roof joist design, MSCE, May 2003

13.  Y. Jung, Computer modeling of heat transfer for a MEMS based on micro-jet array air impinging cooling device, Ph.D, Dec. 2003

14.  W. Gazel, Validation of aeroelastic finite element program for two-dimensional flow past suspended bridges using moving grids, (Co-advisor) MSCE, May 2004.

15.  M. Jones, Visulization in civil engineering, MSCE, Sp. 2001

16.  K. Reynolds, HTS filter modeling, MSCE, Sp. 2001

17.  S. Govindaswamy, Computer modeling of bridge flow, MSCE, Sp. 2001

18.  D. Benton, Panel flutter modeling, MSCE, Sp. 2001

19.  Y. Peng, Nonlinear thermal stress analysis of the electronic packages, Ph.D, May 2001

20.  Y. Jung, Geometric nonlinear finite element analysis,  MSCE, Fall 2000

21.  S. Prescott, Aeroelastic analysis of rectangular cylinder with moving grids, MSCE, Sum. 2000

22.  J. Khater, Computer modeling of flow and heat transfer in a MEMS structure, MSCE,Sum. 2000

23.  S. Vimalendran, Nonlinear dynamic analysis of pavements, Ph.D. dissertation, Dec. 1999

24.  Y. Peng, Computer modelling of roof corner Vortex, MS thesis, Aug. 1999

25.  M. Ramm, Incomplete Choleskey Decomposition, MSE, Report, May 1998

26.  Mike Tarini: Computer Modelling of Wind Flow Around a 3D Circular Cylinder and a Bridge Using LES and FEM, M.S. thesis, Completed by Aug. 1997.

27.  Anousone Arounpradith: Recent Developments of the Flexible Pavement Analysis Program ARKPAV, M.S. thesis, Completed by November 1995.

28.  Phani B. Konduru: Computational and Experimental Roof Corner Pressures on the Texas Tech Building, M.S. thesis, Completed by May 1993.

29.  Robert L. Jarnigan: Control-Volume Procedure for Non-orthogonal Grid Systems, M.S. report, May 1992.

30.  Kandasamydurai Raj: Nonlinear Finite Element analysis of Pavements, M.S. Thesis, August 1991.

31.  Joseph W. Smith: Predicting Wind Flow Over Hills Using the k‑e Model, M.S. Thesis, 1990

32.  Sik H. Wong: Numerical Modeling of Wind Flow Over Two Dimensional Hills Using a Boundary‑Fitted Coordinate System, M.S. Thesis, August 1988.

 

Post- Doc & Visiting Faculty Directed

Dr. Sanjay Patro, Feb. 2006-Jan. 2008, currently working with CPP- Wind engineering firm, Fort Collins, CO

Dr. Z. Qu (China), from Feb. 1999-March 2003, Currently working with Michelin Americas Research & Development Corporation, 515 Michelin Rd, Greenville, SC 29605

Dr. Q. Zheng (China), April 2000-Dec. 2002, Professor, China

Dr. U. Roy (Bangladesh), Sep. 2001-Dec. 2002, Working with Truswal, Dallas, TX

 

Visiting Faculty: Dr. Manoranjan Barik, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India-769 008, Sep. 18 to Oct. 2nd, 2006

Visiting faculty, Dr. D. Sarode, Reader in Civil Engineering, University Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga, Mumbai-19, India, May to Aug. 2007

 

Undergraduate Research Directed

 

Shanique Murray, Validation of adaptive aeroelastic finite element program for two dimensional flow past a suspension bridge girder section using unstructured grids,  Honors Thesis, Jan. 2006-Dec. 2007

John Riorden, Computer modeling of tornado forces, Civil Engineering, University of Arkansas, Aug. 2004- May 2005

Chris Vaught, Computer modeling of crack tip oxidation in nickel base alloys, Honors Thesis, Civil Engineering, University of Arkansas, May 2005

John Brothers,  Computer modeling quantum electronics, Freshman Honor Student, Electrical engineering student, University of Arkansas, Aug. 2003- Aug. 2004

Jonathan Mau, Finite Difference Method with Message Passing Programming, Microelectronics-Photonics Graduate Program, Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), Summer 2003

Derrick Barbee, Comparing Computer Models of Micro-jet Array at the University of Arkansas, Oregon State University and Purdue University, Microelectronics-Photonics Graduate Program, Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) , Summer 2001

 

High School Student Research Directed

 

Mr. Caleb Eggensperger, Modeling spray Cooling: Analysis of the effects of different variables on the effectiveness of spray cooling, Supported through Summer Engineering And Science Research Experience, University of Arkansas, June to July, 2006

 

 

Other Teaching Related Activities

 

Received Texas Instruments Outstanding Teacher Award for the year 1998

 

Organized and co-ordinate Graduate seminar from 1986-1996 & 2006-present

 

Teach Review sessions on structural analysis for FE Exam each semester (1990-present)

 

Helped two undergraduate students to get Walton fellowship and one student to get SURF grant

 

Motivated Dr. Paul Millett to get distinguished Doctoral Fellowship (2003-2006)

 

Helped Mr. Suranjan Sarkar to get distinguished Academy Fellowship (2005-presnt)

 

Advised Ms. Wezel Gazel to get Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship from DOT

 

Completed formal ABET training (through video conference)-April 21, 2006; listed as trained ABET visitor to evaluate Civil Engineering programs

 


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