10 Years
Cynthia Boone (CSE)
Tonya Davis (CSE)
Ghozhu Dong (CSE)
Paula Esken (MME)
Nathan Klingbeil (MME)
John Lawless (Instrument Shop)
Vickie Slone (EE)
Valerie Smith (CSE)

15 Years
S. Narayanan (BIE)

20 Years
Soon Chung (CSE)
Leo Finkelstein (Dean's Office)
Jennie Gallimore (BIE)
Lang Hong (EE)
Jack Jean (CSE)
T.K. Prasad (CSE)

25 Years
Ramana Grandhi (ME)
Wayne Massey (Instrument Shop)
Blair Rowley (BIE)

30 Years
Kuldip Rattan (EE)

Also recognized at the ceremony were December 31, 2009 retirees Blair Rowley (BIE) - 25 years and Dick Rathbun (Dean's Office) - 27 years

• Monday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00
  
• Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00
  
• Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00
  
• Thursday: 11:00 a.m. to 4:00
  
• Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00

WAIT! You can't visit the help room during open hours?? - get quick help by emailing the tutors at: helproom.wsu@gmail.com!!

The CECS Help Room is staffed by an excellent group of upperclassmen! Please stop by and meet this group of friendly, knowledgeable and dedicated students!

CECS Help Room Tutors: Josiah Dierken, Jaswnder Singh, Anum Barki, Sameera Sarfara, Costa Alimonos, Arpan Patel, Taylor Frantz, and Neha Kalra

Cost: $10 per person

Business networking and etiquette coaching for current Wright State students.

How early should you arrive to a meeting?
Who extends their hand first for a handshake in a business introduction?
Who orders first at a business lunch?
Which fork do you use for what part of the meal?

During Etiquette Luncheon, participants will be coached through the finer points of business dining, mingling, and networking. Presenter Charlene Walker from Career Services is a Business Etiquette Trainer certified by DTN Productions.

There are a limited number of seats, so make your reservation early.

Professional dress recommended for all Etiquette Luncheon participants.

Review recommendations for professional dress:
http://career.wright.edu/jobsearchreadiness/appropriatedress.html

Think you already know the etiquette answers?
Take DTN Productions etiquette quiz:
http://dtn-productions.com/dtn/quiz.htm

Reserve seats at Etiquette Luncheon right now:
http://career.wright.edu/events/etiquetteluncheon/index.html

Individuals applying to the program should have a strong interest in working for the DoD as a civilian research scientist or engineer.

SMART scholarship awards include:

• Annual stipend ranging from $25,000-$41,000 depending on prior educational experience
  
• Full tuition and related educational fees at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university
  
• Health Insurance
  
• $1,000 per year book allowance
  
• Internships at DoD laboratories
  
• Travel to the summer orientation workshop
  
• Post-graduation employment placement as a civilian employee of the DoD

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• a U.S. citizen,
  
• 18 years of age or older
  
• able to participate in summer internships at DoD laboratories,
  
• willing to accept post-graduate employment with the DoD,
  
• a student in good standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and,
  
• pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in, or closely related to one of the following disciplines: Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering; Biosciences; Chemical Engineering; Chemistry; Civil Engineering; Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Sciences; Computer and Computational Sciences; Electrical Engineering; Geosciences; Information Sciences; Materials Science and Engineering; Mathematics; Mechanical Engineering; Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering; Nuclear Engineering; Oceanography; Operations Research; Physic

• Graduate applicants must have taken the GRE within 5 years of the application deadline. Subject tests are not required.
  
• You must sit for the GRE General Test before November 2009 to ensure that your scores reach ASEE by the December application deadline.

HOW TO APPLY

The SMART online application is open each August through December. The application is currently open and will close December 15, 2009. Awardees will be announced in the spring of 2010 and funding wll begin August 2010.

For more information, visit http://www.asee.org/smart

September 15, 2009
292 Joshi Center

Session 1: 1PM-2PM
Session 2: 2:30PM-3:30PM

To sign up, contact karen.fox@wright.edu and state in your e-mail which session you are signing up to attend.

You will receive useful tips and information to be successful at the fall STEM Recruiting Day being held on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 as well as the do's and don'ts on business attire, resume writing tips, questions to ask employers, and questions you may be asked at the event.

Recruiting fair for career employment, co-op and internship opportunities.

A professional resume is required for admission of candidates. Dress professionally and bring copies of your resume to distribute to employers.

This event is sponsored by the Office of Career Services for Wright State University students and alumni.

Visit the Career Services website to get more information about the event including tips for preparing and a list of participating employers.

2009 Sponsors:

To read more, check out the full article in the Dayton Business Journal at: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2009/06/29/story3.html

The Smart Cane is equipped with Radio Frequency Identification and is one of the first outdoor applications of RFID technology. The cane is able to detect electronic navigational aids and help the blind avoid obstacles and reach their destinations more easily.

The 49 participants selected for this year's Summer Institute represented 34 institutions in the US, as well a delegate from Micronesia. The participants included vice presidents, vice provosts, as well as deans, directors, chairs and faculty members. Each participant brought a wide range of experiences across disciplines and institution types and sizes to the program, which created a unique environment where they could learn from each other while discussing critical issues facing higher education today.

Responding to the current environment for higher education globally, the Summer Institute had a special focus this year on "Women's Leadership in Times of Crisis: Leveraging Our Responses for Institutional Renewal." Over 50 senior officers from colleges and universities, national organizations, and accrediting associations - many HERS alumnae or board members - served as faculty. A notable faculty member at the Summer Institute was Dr. Marvalene Hughes, President of Dillard University in New Orleans, who the discussed her experience leading Dillard through profound transformation following the $400 million devastation it suffered at the hands of Hurricane Katrina. The Summer Institute also included a trip to Temple University to discuss strategic planning in the current economic environment and a trip to the American Council on Education (ACE) in Washington, DC where the group learned about the national perspective on the new environment for higher education as well as resources for institutional response and renewal.

Garringer has been at WSU since 2000. She manages the marketing and recruitment initiatives for the College of Engineering and Computer Science in an effort to increase student enrollment in engineering and computer science degree programs. She received her bachelor’s degree in marketing as well as an MBA from the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University.

WSU President David Hopkins sponsored her participation in the 2009 HERS Bryn Mawr Summer Institute. She was selected to represent Wright State through a process facilitated by the Women's Center on campus. Garringer is the eighteenth woman from Wright State selected to attend since they began sending representatives in 1986.

Sponsored by the Dayton Section of ASME, the symposium is designed to facilitate communication between members of the regional technical community, as well as to provide a forum for students, both undergraduate and graduate, and researchers/practitioners to present their work.

The symposium program will include several parallel sessions in the morning and afternoon, a luncheon, an industry exhibition, and a Keynote Address. Presentations are limited to 20 minutes, including time for questions. No written paper is required. The Dayton Section of ASME will confer "Best Presentation" awards at the annual Section Awards Banquet in late Spring, 2010.

Dr. Jay Baron, president and chief executive officer for the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), and director of CAR's Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology group will give the Keynote Address. The automotive industry is confronted with manufacturing challenges like never before. Markets are fragmenting, production volumes cyclical, and demand is shifting away from large vehicles to smaller less-profitable ones. Legislative pressures to significantly increase fuel economy call for a host of new technologies involving power train, electric motors, and new, light-weight materials. Manufacturers are deploying flexible manufacturing systems to cope with lower volumes and future uncertainty. What business and manufacturing strategies from today will continue into the future and what new ones will emerge? This address will provide an overview of these issues and suggest what the future holds for automotive manufacturing.

http://www.cs.wright.edu/~asme/DESS.htm

Registration:
All symposium registrations must be processed online through the conference website. Registration rates are as follows:
General Registration: $100
ASME Member Registration: $75
Luncheon and Keynote Address Only Registration: $30
Students and Unemployed ASME Member Registration: $25
Undergraduate Student Presenter Registration: Free
Student Presenter Registration: Free

Luncheon and Keynote Address Only registration includes box lunch. All other registrations include admission to all technical sessions, conference program and booklet of abstracts, continental breakfast, all day coffee and refreshments, and choice of box lunches.

The program is designed to create opportunities for colleges, universities and research institutes around the world to conduct collaborative research with HP. WSU's Kno.e.sis Center will collaborate with HP Labs on research focused on "techniques for guided search and browsing as well as classification and selection of information to improve information processing and knowledge sharing."

HP reviewed nearly 300 proposals from more than 140 universities in 29 countries on a range of topics within the eight high-impact research themes at HP Labs.

For a complete press release, visit the Office of Communications and Marketing site. This information was also featured in a Dayton Daily News article.

The next Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam will be given on Saturday, October 24, 2009.

This is an optional exam for those students who have an interest in completing the first of two exams required to become a registered professional engineer. The FE exam will be given by ELSES, an affiliate of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), in Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland. Students will be able to request one of the three testing locations.

The Ohio Student Only postmark DEADLINE for 2009 October exam approval is Friday, July 24, 2009.

Students will initially submit their application with a letter from the dean's office* and the $25.00 application fee to the State Board in Columbus. After approval by the State Board, students will then need to go online to the ELSES website and follow the Ohio-specific instructions to complete the registration process. Students will need to pay an additional $145.00 to be registered to take the exam.

Carefully review the application procedures at the State Board’s website: http://www.peps.ohio.gov/Exams/OhioStudent.aspx or contact the dean’s office for more information.

*Students may obtain the Dean's Letter required in the application process from Assistant Dean Dick Rathbun. This must be done in person and you may e-mail him at dick.rathbun@wright.edu to make an appointment.

In 2002, the three WSU professors co-founded the company Forensic Bioinformatics Services, Inc. (FBS) along with collaborators from academia and industry, and with the help of a Technology Transfer grant from the Wright State University. Since that time, FBS has reviewed DNA evidence in cases across the nation and throughout the world. In the case DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT ET AL. v. OSBORNE, Justice Alito cites a 2003 paper co-authored by Drs. Doom, Krane, and Raymer to support the idea that the extreme sensitivity of modern DNA tests make forensic DNA evidence highly susceptible to contamination.

Grandhi received the award during a joint annual awards ceremony held by ASME and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Dayton-Cincinnati section, on Thursday, May 28, in Dayton.

At Wright State University, Grandhi has launched an internationally recognized research program involving faculty, staff engineers and graduate students and several externally funded projects. Grandhi's research sponsors include the U.S. Air Force, the Federal Aviation Administration, National Science Foundation, NASA, the Center for Artificial Intelligence Application, General Motors, General Electric, Pratt & Whitney, Caterpillar, Inc., and UES, Inc., among others.

Grandhi has notable accomplishments in metal forming, process control, computational mechanics, structural optimization and structural reliability design.

Grandhi received his doctorate from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1984. He has also been honored as a Brage Golding Distinguished Research Professor at Wright State and AIAA fellow.

This award is intended to memorialize the contributions of Dr. Stanley Roscoe (1920-2007) to the early development of Aviation Psychology by recognizing exceptional accomplishment by a student in Aviation Psychology. A panel of senior aviation psychologists selected Monnin's exceptional student paper because it best exemplified the blending of scientific and practical contribution that exemplified Stan Roscoe's own work.

Please visit the following website to cast your nomination: http://www.engineering.wright.edu/cecs/excellence-in-teaching-form.phtml

By casting a nomination, you will automatically be entered into a drawing to win a free flash drive!!! You could be the winner of one of NINE 4GB DataSticks to be given away just by voting!

Note: There are three teaching categories: Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, and Teaching Assistant.

Please be sure to include a few comments describing the reason you feel that your nominee is deserving of this recognition. The Teaching Award Committee values your comments and they will be a major factor in the final selection.

Please take a few minutes to nominate one of your outstanding teachers! Flash drive winners will be drawn and announced on June 5.

Student Ambassadors for the 2009-2010 academic year
Costa Alimonos
Samantha Crossen
Jenny Davis
George Diehl
Alysha Ferland
Wesam Helou
Leah Hill
Mike Jonell
Melissa Jones
Srikar Karanam
Mallory Lyle
Tiffany Paul
Ben Schmitt
Cory Snyder
Heather Zumstein

Please be aware that all students must apply to graduate and that there is an application deadline each quarter! Applications for graduation are available in the Registrar’s Office.

This notice is being provided in advance of the deadline as late applications may not be accepted by the college or department. Please meet with your advisor to evaluate your progress toward your degree well ahead of the graduation application deadline if you feel that you are nearing completion.

Applications are available at the Office of the Registrar (E244 Student Union). The application fee is $35. You must present your application at the Bursar's window when paying your fee. The fee can be paid by cash, check, or credit card (MasterCard/Visa/Discover). This is a non-refundable, one-time only processing fee. If you must reapply, you will not be required to pay a new fee.

If you do not complete the requirements of your degree as anticipated, it is your responsibility to submit a follow-up application during the filing period for the next appropriate graduation date. Filing period chart is shown below:

Anticipated Graduation Date - Application filing period
August (Summer Qtr) - March 2 to May 25
November (Fall Qtr) - May 26 to Aug 21
March (Winter Qtr) - August 22 to Dec 7
June (Spring Qtr) - Dec 8 to March 1

The team presenting the paper was made up of Joe Mertz (EE), Ben McDonie (CS) and Jonathan Sargent (ME). Dr. Kuldip Rattan, their advisor, supervises their research entitled "Design of an Intelligent Autonomous Lawnmower."

• Attend Prospective Student Recruitment Events
  
• Participate in Alumni Activities
  
• Meet and Mingle with Corporate Executives
  
• Give Tours of the Russ Center and Joshi Center
  
• Gain Public Speaking Skills
  
• Valuable Resume Booster - Selective Group/Prestigious Opportunity Networking

For more information, contact: Ann Wright at (937) 775-5011 or ann.wright@wright.edu.

Applications are available in 405 Russ and are due by April 24th.

Also NEW: You may now email the tutors for help at any time: helproom.wsu@gmail.com

Check out the CECS Help Room Hours for Spring Quarter.

An ASME Dayton Section Social Event

Free Pizza!
Non-member engineers are welcome!

Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Time: 7:30-8:30 PM
Location: University of Dayton, Kettering Labs, Room 221
Parking: Lot C*

UD Map: http://www.udayton.edu/visiting_ud.php
Dayton Section POC: Jonathan Poggie, asme.dayton@gmail.com
UD Student Section POC: Bryan Hoersten, hoerstbc@notes.udayton.edu

The ASME Dayton Section and the University of Dayton ASME Student Section are hosting a joint social event to foster interaction between young members (both students and recent graduates) and more experienced engineers. Several engineers will speak briefly about their career experiences and answer questions. An informal pizza social will follow. The student section will hold its business meeting afterwards.

Come help promote the success of the next generation of engineers!

* Take Kiefaber St. off Brown St., turn left at Founders Lane, and take the first left. The lot should be open, and you can pull right up to Kettering Labs.

No RSVP is required. WSU Students, contact Nick Dittes at wsuasme@gmail.com if you need a ride. We might be able to car pool.

Jon Poggie
ASME Dayton Section Chair
email: asme.dayton@gmail.com
web: http://sections.asme.org/dayton/index.htm

Nick Dittes
ASME WSU Student Section President
wsuasme@gmail.com

The College of Engineering and Computer Science Ad-Hoc Teaching Committee is collecting nominations for the Excellence in Teaching Award in three categories: Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, and Teaching Assistant.

Your comments will be a major factor in the final selection. Please be sure to include a few brief comments describing the reason that you feel your nominee is deserving of this recognition.

Vote online at http://www.engineering.wright.edu/cecs/excellence-in-teaching-form.phtml

When IS the Help Room Open???
The Help Room hours are M-F; 11-4 most days. The official schedule is posted outside the study lounge.

Why should I visit the Help Room???
Don’t struggle with homework or studying for tests needlessly! Get help from someone whose been there!

Who works in the Help Room???
Friendly students who are upper level engineering students serving as volunteers!

Please stop by and meet our staff of excellent tutors soon!
Benjamin Schmitt, Arpan Patel, Taylor Frantz, Monkia Gupta, Sameera Sarfaraz, Josiah Dierken, Leah Hill and Costa Alimonos

Open to graduate students. Prerequisites are ME 720 and ME 612 or equivalent. This is an approved 700 level course for graduate MME students.

ME 890-04 CRN 33790 Hydrogen Energy – Dr. Amir Farajian (MW 4:10-5:50 pm)

Access to renewable and clean sources of energy is one of the highest priorities among scientific and technological challenges in 21st century. The conventional sources of energy, in particular carbon-based sources, have limited reserves and pollute the environment with catastrophic consequences for the whole planet.

Open to graduate students in Engineering and Science. Prerequisites are ME 316 or ME 375. This is a required core for the new Renewable and Clean Energy Masters program, and an approved 700 level course for other tracts.

For more information on the courses or registering for them, please contact the instructor for the course or the ME Dept (937-775-5040).

The Ohio's Cool Co-ops Contest gives Wright State an opportunity to showcase our students to hundreds of thousands in the voting public! From February 20, 2009 - March 9, 2009 the Ohio's Cool Co-ops Contest will enter a voting phase so your experience can shine and earn you a spot as one of Ohio's Coolest Co-ops!

To be eligible students must be currently enrolled and must have co-oped at least once between the dates of January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2008. Wright State students will be able to submit their entries beginning January 15, 2009 and running through February 15, 2009! Visit
http://www.ohioscoolestcoops.com to enter your Cool Co-op.

This contest is a variation on the UC 100 Cool Co-ops contest. To get ideas about creating a winning entry, visit University of Cincinnati's web site at: http://www.uc.edu/coolco-ops/home.asp and click on "View Student Submissions."

We are really excited about this opportunity to promote Cooperative Education in Ohio! We hope that each and every student will submit an entry
thus making this contest a success for Wright State! If you have questions or want to discuss the specifics of the contest, please feel free to contact me via e-mail.

Good Luck!

Sheryl Kent
President Elect, Ohio Cooperative Education Association and
Assistant Director, Career Services, WSU
sheryl.kent@wright.edu

Dr. Susan (Hodapp) Benysh, BSHFE '91 was selected as the College's Outstanding Alum for 2009. She was recognized along with the nine other Outstanding Alumni Award recipients at the Alumni Awards Brunch on Saturday, February 7, 2009.

The trip will take place July 13-31, 2009 and the program will include 84 students from 7 universities: WSU (10), University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (5), Iowa State University (5), Pittsburgh State University (3), South East University (10, Nanjing, China) and Jinan University (5, Guangzhou, China), and CYCU (46). The program includes group projects, lectures and field trips in high-tech factories in Taiwan. Also included are sightseeing trips and Chinese Culture excursions.

Students interested in learning more about the course and the summer trip should attend the information session on January 23, 2009 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in 365 Joshi Center.

To apply to be considered as one of the 10 student participates from WSU, please submit an application package to Cindy Oakley in the Dean's Office, 405 RC by January 30. First Year Seniors and those not graduating before fall of 2009 may apply.

Applications Package must include:

A. Letter of Motivation - explaining what you hope to gain from this experience (at least two paragraphs).
B. List of References - at least two WSU professors or staff members (do not include reference letters).
C. Activities List - highlighting your leadership abilities, prior work experiences, extra-curriculum activities.
D. Advising Report - your Wings Express transcript is sufficient

Dr. George Huang, Chair of the Mechanical and Materials Engineering department is in charge of the II/ALE program. He and an assistant will serve as the group's leaders and will accompany students on the trip.

If you have questions about the course/program please contact either: Angela Griffith (angela.griffith@wright.edu, 209 RC) or Cindy Oakley (cindy.oakley@wright.edu, 405 RC).

On January 9th at the Engineers Club of Dayton, the Ohio Mu Chapter of Tau Beta Pi inducted several new members. Tau Beta Pi is the only engineering honor society representing the entire engineering profession. It is the nation's second-oldest honor society to recognize students of distinguished scholarship and exemplary character. We are especially pleased to present our first ever group of Computer Science students eligible for TBP Induction.

New Inductees
Jason Adrian - BME
Leah Hill - BME
Megan Leiter - ISE
Benjamin Schmitt - BME
Taylor Thullen - BME
David Totten - ISE
Leslee Elliot-Sowers - CS
Jennifer Engimann - CS
Matthew Garing - CEG
Brian Jackson - CS
Benjamin McDonie - CS
Alexander Boytim - EE
Holly Zelnio - EE
Aron Brezina - ME
Leighann Carter ME
Joshua Deaton - ME
Joshua Gaerke - ME
Jantzen Hinton - ME
Matthew Rippl - ME
Michelle Wilson - ME
Jessica Win - BME

The R.C. Appenzeller Visualization Laboratory is named after Robert Appenzeller, president and CEO of Machine Products Corporation.

For more information on these facilities, please contact daytaOhio at (937) 775-5180 or visit their website at http://www.daytaohio.com.

This project will utilize the sophisticated Appenzeller Visualization Lab and seismic interpretation technologies managed by daytaOhio. The partnership will allow for use of the latest computer technologies in geological mapping, modeling and visualization, which will improve the processing and analysis of geologic and seismic data. The state will use the technology to assist in analyzing oil field data to determine the efficacy of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in specific Ohio reservoirs.

"Our partnership with Wright State and daytaOhio will provide additional expertise and technological tools to help identify sites where EOR is practicable," said Larry Wickstrom, chief of the Ohio Geological Survey. Noting that there are several new, large-scale energy projects planned for Ohio that could produce large quantities of pure carbon dioxide, Wickstrom emphasized that "Ohio is looking for ways to use the carbon dioxide byproduct to make existing oil fields more productive and profitable, while safely securing the carbon dioxide in the deep subsurface."

The current partnership is part of a grant through the U.S. Department of Energy with Ohio River Clean Fuels. The Division of Geological Survey hopes to expand into further work with Wright State and daytaOhio in the future.

Wright State University, the University of Dayton, Central State University, the Air Force Institute of Technology and the Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute will join forces to start the two-year program. Students can enroll in the program on a full-time or part-time basis. Courses will be taught by faculty from the four institutions, and students will earn a degree from either UD or Wright State. Enrollment in the program could start as early as January and the first graduates out in the workforce in 2010.

The program will operate within Wright State University's mechanical and materials engineering department and the University of Dayton's mechanical and aerospace engineering department. Students will receive a UD or a Wright State degree, depending where they enroll. The Air Force Institute of Technology and Central State University also will offer classes and instructors but will not grant degrees. Classes will focus on development of energy-reducing design techniques, renewable energy and manufacturing systems, and better forms of solar energy, fuel cells and biofuels.

Besides developing more engineers, the partners say the program is designed to help address the need for stable, clean and economical energy sources. The program also is in line with the state of Ohio's interest in research within Ohio's Third Frontier Project and the University Clean Energy Alliance of Ohio.

The four institutions hope to provide a future engineering workforce for the more than 45 existing Ohio companies with a stake in renewable energy and energy efficiency, as well as graduates who can start new businesses to create new Ohio jobs.

James Menart, professor of materials and mechanical engineering at Wright State, and Kevin Hallinan, chair of UD's mechanical and aerospace engineering department, proposed the program to the Ohio Board of Regents. Both will direct the new program and teach classes at their respective institutions.

"It is very important that we start educating our next generation of engineers in how to power our society, other than through the use of fossil fuels," Menart said. "The United States has to develop a renewable and clean energy structure to grow its economy. This program is important to the future of Ohio's economy as it will produce tomorrow's trained workforce."

Potential students include professionals looking to upgrade their skills, undergraduate engineering majors, current engineering graduate students and international students. Other engineering majors can also benefit by taking the program's courses as electives, bringing renewable energy to related engineering disciplines.

The NAE Grand Challenges identify 14 problems that are key to improving and sustaining our quality of life. These areas can be loosely grouped into four broad categories: energy/environment, medicine, security, and learning/computation. The full list of challenges is at: http://www.engineeringchallenges.org.

The contest is seeking college student in the U.S. to create videos between two and three minutes in length and a 1,000 word essay with bibliography in response to the question: Which grand challenge would you choose to address, and how would you do it?

The video should present reasons for choosing a specific challenge, present the social impact, the national technological readiness to address the challenge, and possible avenues to solve the challenge. The contest is open to both individuals and groups of undergraduate and graduate students of any academic major. Application guidelines are available at: http://summit-grand-challenges.pratt.duke.edu/summit-video-essay-contest.

A first prize of $15,000, a second prize of $10,000, and a third prize of $5,000 will be awarded at the Summit on the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges hosted by Duke, USC, and Olin College on March 2, 2009 in Durham, NC.

Submission Deadline: February 1, 2009 at 5:00 PM EST

ME 499/699-04 Computational Materials Science

ME 890-04 Advanced Energy Materials

This course will focus on advanced electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems including fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, and supercapacitors. Through the journey in this course, students are anticipated to understand why and how these systems are advantageous in renewable energy applications. Prerequisites are ME 515 or 575 (Thermodynamics) and ME 483/683 (Intro to Ceramics).

This is a required core for the new Renewable and Clean Energy Masters program, and an approved 700 level course for other tracks. To register, please contact the MME Dept (937-775-5040).

ME 890-03 Photovoltaics

Photovoltaics is the process of generating a voltage from light. This light source can be the sun which is, essentially, an inexhaustible source of energy. This course will look at a number of topics related to photovoltaics. Prerequisite is Phy 244 (General Physics III) or equivalent.

Open to graduate and undergraduate students (UG please contact instructor james.menart@wright.edu, grad may register online). This is an approved 700 level course for MME masters students.

10 Years
Travis Doom (CSE)
Cindy Oakley (Dean's Office)

15 Years
Joe Slater (MME)
Scott Thomas (MME)

20 Years
Prabhaker Mateti (CSE)

25 Years
Dick Rathbun (Dean's Office)

Dr. Nathan Klingbeil (MME) leads the research on "A National Model for Engineering Mathematics Education." Co-principal investigators are Dr. Kuldip Rattan (EE), Dr. Michael Raymer (CSE), Dr. David Reynolds (BIE), and Dr. Richard Mercer (Math).

The model, now in its third phase, helped restructure our engineering mathematics curriculum, radically changing the way that math is taught to engineering students in an effort to improve retention and graduation. It delivers the math in a just-in-time method and includes distilled math topics that the students will cover later in the curriculum. The model began with a new freshman-level introductory engineering math course, EGR 101, taught by engineering faculty. Students are exposed to how they can apply math concepts to solve real-world engineering problems.

Steve Sepeck (BSISE '07) recently received a U.S. patent for his "One-hand Operation Conversion Kit for Wheelbarrow Handles."

United States Patent 7,434,818

The idea came to Sepeck while he was helping his father build an addition to the family deck. Injured in a motocross accident ten years ago, Sepeck can no longer use his left arm and was frustrated that he could only watch his father fill the wheelbarrow. Sepeck's determination to maintain his independence led him to research more adaptable wheelbarrows. When his search revealed no practical pre-existing designs, he devised the idea for the conversion kit.

The kit is designed for attachment on a two-wheeled wheelbarrow, which has a decent center of gravity. Cross supports are attached to the existing handles and a new cylindrical handle is inserted through holes in the center of the supports. The cross members are designed to eliminate major torque from the handle. Sepeck also added an ergonomic grip and a second handle design for better control with unbalanced loads.

"This invention will help people with physical disabilities get back to doing things they love," says Sepeck. His hard work and exhaustive research helped him overcome his disability and has driven him to continue inventing. Steve is currently pursuing a master's degree in human factors engineering at Wright State.

Congratulations Steve!!

Now in its second year, the CARS program awards incoming students with a high school GPA of at least 3.33 and a high score on the ACT or SAT with $2,500 and a special research opportunity. The award supplements any other academic or honors scholarships that the students receive.

"Perhaps more important than the scholarship amount is the hands-on experience offered by this program," said Cindy Oakley, student affairs manager of the college.

"Freshmen in the CARS program spend their first year exploring research that our faculty are involved with and developing a feel for what projects and opportunities exist for undergraduate researchers," said Oakley. Each sophomore then works on a research project with a faculty mentor. Current topics include medical imaging for cancer surgeries and reading devices for the blind, among others. Students can take advantage of Wright State's numerous labs, or facilities at nearby Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Sophisticated experiments with lasers and plasma are just a part of the daily agenda for Jared Speltz, a second-year CARS student and an engineering physics major. Speltz and the 14 other CARS sophomores are joined this year by the 24 new freshmen.

"This is a chance for me to get a head start on my career," said Speltz who aspires to work for WPAFB or NASA.

The following students were awarded scholarships:

Freshman:
Brandon Bayer (EE)
Amanda Dahlman (Egr)
Neal Eikenberry (CEG)
Jared Evans (Egr)
Benjamin Floyd (BME)
Aaron Fouts (CS)
Michael George (ME)
Addie Grate (BME)
Zachary Hafner (Egr)
Brittany Keen (CS)
Paige King (BME)
Kacey Kinsel (ME)
Mallory Lyle (Egr)
Joshua McGrath (CS)
James Nay (Egr)
Keith Saum (BME)
Daniel Shepard (ME)
Matthan Sink (CS)
Cory Snyder (CEG)
John Spitzer (Egr)
Jacob Stover (Egr)
Kyle Wagner (Egr)
Michael Young (Egr)
Victor Zimmer (Egr)

Sophomores:
Charles Calder (BME)
Melissa Jones (BME)
Nathaniel Hodson (CEG)
Matthew Marangoni (CS)
Matthew Culbert (CS)
Brandon Egbert (CS)
Bryan Martin Jr. (CS)
Matthew Niekamp (EE)
Jared Speltz (EP)
Kyle McClary (Egr)
Daniel Voyls (EP)
Adam Blake (MSE)
Kevin McReynolds (MSE)
Jennifer Bauer (ME)
Zachary Gaston (ME)
Timothy Smith (ME)

If you find yourself in need of help with homework or need some help studying please take advantage of the
Student Tutoring and Help Room located in the Russ Study Lounge

Get help in CHM, EGR, MTH, ME, and PHY courses!

Hours begin on September 15, Monday thru Friday from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The Help Room will be staffed with some of our finest upperclassmen who are willing, ready and able to help you!

CECS HELP ROOM SCHEDULE

CHM 121
Tuesday 11:00-1:00
Wednesday 2:00-3:00
Thursday 11:00-1:00

EGR 101
Monday 11:00-3:00
Tuesday 11:00-3:00
Wednesday 11:00-3:00
Thursday 11:00-3:00
Friday 11:00-3:00

EGR 199
Monday 11:00-3:00
Tuesday 11:00-3:00
Wednesday 11:00-3:00
Thursday 11:00-3:00
Friday 11:00-3:00

ME 212
Tuesday 11:00-1:00
Wednesday 2:00-3:00
Thursday 11:00-1:00

ME 213
Tuesday 11:00-1:00
Wednesday 2:00-3:00
Thursday 11:00-1:00

MTH 229
Tuesday 11:00-1:00
Wednesday 2:00-3:00
Thursday 11:00-1:00

MTH 230
Tuesday 11:00-1:00
Wednesday 2:00-3:00
Thursday 11:00-1:00

MTH 231
Tuesday 11:00-1:00
Wednesday 2:00-3:00
Thursday 11:00-1:00

MTH 235
Monday 12:00-3:00
Tuesday 11:00-1:00, 2:00-3:00
Wednesday 11:00-12:00, 2:00-3:00
Thursday 11:00-1:00, 2:00-3:00

PHY 240
Monday 12:00-3:00
Tuesday 11:00-1:00, 2:00-3:00
Wednesday 11:00-12:00, 2:00-3:00
Thursday 11:00-1:00, 2:00-3:00

PHY 242
Monday 12:00-3:00
Tuesday 11:00-1:00, 2:00-3:00
Wednesday 11:00-12:00, 2:00-3:00
Thursday 11:00-1:00, 2:00-3:00

PHY 244
Tuesday 11:00-1:00
Wednesday 2:00-3:00
Thursday 11:00-1:00

Individuals applying to the program should have a strong interest in working for the DoD as a civilian research scientist or engineer.

SMART scholarship awards include:

• Annual stipend ranging from $22,000-$39,000 depending on prior educational experience
  
• Full tuition and related educational fees at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university
  
• Health Insurance
  
• $1,000 per year book allowance
  
• Internships at DoD laboratories
  
• Travel to the summer orientation workshop
  
• Post-graduation employment placement as a civilian employee of the DoD

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• a U.S. citizen,
  
• 18 years of age or older as of August 1, 2009,
  
• able to participate in summer internships at DoD laboratories,
  
• willing to accept post-graduate employment with the DoD,
  
• a student in good standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and,
  
• pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in, or closely related to one of the following disciplines: Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering; Biosciences; Chemical Engineering; Chemistry; Civil Engineering; Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Sciences; Computer and Computational Sciences; Electrical Engineering; Geosciences; Information Sciences; Materials Science and Engineering; Mathematics; Mechanical Engineering; Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering; Nuclear Engineering; Oceanography; Operations Research; Physic

• Graduate applicants must have taken the GRE within 5 years of the application deadline. Subject tests are not required.
  
• You must sit for the GRE General Test before November 2008 to ensure that your scores reach ASEE by the December application deadline.

HOW TO APPLY

The SMART online application is open each August through December. The application is currently open and will close December 15, 2008. Awardees will be announced in the spring of 2009 and funding wll begin August 2009.

For more information, visit http://www.asee.org/smart

Abstract Deadline: September 26, 2008

Abstract submission is now open for the 4th Annual Dayton Engineering Sciences Symposium (DESS) at Wright State University. Sponsored by the Dayton Section of ASME, the symposium is designed to facilitate communication between members of the regional technical community, as well as to provide a forum for students, both undergraduate and graduate, and researchers/practitioners to present their work. The symposium program will include several parallel sessions in the morning and afternoon, a luncheon, an industry exhibition, and a Keynote Address. Presentations are limited to 20 minutes, including time for questions. No written paper is required. The Dayton Section of ASME will confer “Best Presentation” awards at the annual Section Awards Banquet in late Spring, 2009.

The theme this year will be “Energy”, and we’ve arranged for Mr. William (Bill) Harrison of AFRL’s Propulsion Directorate to deliver the keynote speech. Mr. Harrison is currently the Propulsion Directorate’s Technical Advisor for Fuels and Energy, and he was recently detailed as Senior Advisor to the OSD’s Assured Fuels Initiative, which has positioned the USAF as a leader in certifying aircraft to use synthetic fuel blends.

Abstract Submission: Abstracts are solicited in all areas of engineering science. Specific topic areas are expected to include: Applied Engineering; Biomechanics; Computer Engineering; Controls Science; Design & Optimization; Electronics & Sensors; Engineering Education; Fluid Mechanics; Industrial & Human Factors; Materials & Processing; Nanotechnology; Power, Propulsion, & Energy Systems; Structures & Solid Mechanics; Thermal Sciences; Engineering Innovation; and Undergraduate Design Projects.
Abstracts are limited to 150 words and must be submitted online through the symposium web site:

http://www.cs.wright.edu/~asme/DESS.htm

Registration:
All symposium registrations must be processed online through the conference website. Registration rates are as follows:
General Registration: $100
ASME Member Registration: $75
General Student Registration: $25
ASME Student Member Registration: Free
Student Presenter Registration: Free

Registration fee includes admission to all technical sessions, conference program and booklet of abstracts, continental breakfast, all day coffee and refreshments, and choice of box lunches.

In addition, the Dayton Business Journal has agreed to spotlight one of our CECS/STEM students each month. Students asked to attend the luncheons included:

• Mike Jonell (ME)
  
• Michael Moulton (EP)
  
• Katie Timmerman (CS)
  
• Ben Ausdenmoore (BME/Biology)
  
• Josh DeWeese (CEG)
  
• Jennifer Davis (BME)
  
• Jay Seidler (BME)
  
• David Holtkamp (CEG)
  
• Benjamin Perseghetti (BME)
  
• Adrian Bayraktaroglu (EE)
  
• Josh Deaton (ME)
  
• Beth Maurer (MSE)
  
• Mike George (EE)

DADCA invited the following WSU CECS students to attend and participate in the Wright Dialogue with Industry Conference this month:

• Mike George - (EE Senior)
  
• Josh Deaton - (ME Senior)
  
• Elizabeth Maurer - (MSE - BS '08)
  
• Michael Miller - (ME Senior)
  
• Michael Moulton - (EP- BS )

This award is voted on by students in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

This award is voted on by students in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

This award is voted on by students in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

Mike Jonell (ME) is an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and service to the College. He has served as President of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Tau Beta Pi. Under this his leadership, Tau Beta Pi received several awards at the College’s 1st Annual Student Leadership Banquet, including awards for best social event for their BBQ at the Bent, best fundraiser for their Pi-a-Prof event held during National Engineers Week, and the award for outstanding club. Mike has attended several district and regional conferences and was on a team captain for our AeroDesign team. He is always willing to help, whether it is staffing a booth at TechFest, or judging science fairs, or being the team captain for the College’s Relay for Life team…we can always count on him to help us out with tons of energy and enthusiasm.

Leroy Long (ME) has also demonstrated outstanding academic leadership and dedication to the college and the community. In addition to being a person that the College can count on, he consistently helps at College recruitment and alumni events and does an outstanding job. He relates very well with prospective students and their families and is always willing to jump into a busy situation and take charge whether that means welcoming visitors to campus, directing them to specific locations or answering questions they may have…he jumps in and gets the job done. Leroy has also been involved in the Dean’s Leadership Institute, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, INROADS, and the National Society of Black Engineers. Even with all of these activities, Leroy still found time to volunteer for MATHCOUNTS, the House of Bread, and the YMCA, all while maintaining a high GPA and co-oping at Toyota. Leroy is a selfless individual who goes out of his way to help others and serves as a great role model for other students.

Mike Jonell was selected as the 2008 recipient of the Outstanding Student in Mechancial Engineering.

Kristin Motlagh was selected as the 2008 recipient of the Outstanding Student in Computer Science in the Bachelor of Arts program.

Ben McDonie was selected as the 2008 recipient of the Outstanding Student in Computer Science in the Bachelor of Science program.

Kyle Richey was selected as the 2008 recipient of the Outstanding Student in Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Erik Bryan was selected as the 2008 recipient of the Outstanding Student in Engineering Physics.

Outstanding Student Awards

Jason Monnin - Biomedical Engineering
Brian Birkmire - Computer Engineering
Kristin Motlagh - Computer Science (BA)
Ben McDonie - Computer Science (BS)
Adam Webb - Electrical Engineering
Erik Bryan - Engineering Physics
Kyle Richey - Industrial and Systems Engineering
Josh Shearer - Materials Science and Engineering
Mike Jonell - Mechanical Engineering

Faculty Awards

Excellence in Research Award: Dr. Brian Rigling (EE)
Excellence in Professional Service Award: Dr. Travis Doom (CSE)
Excellence in Early Career Achievement Award: Dr. Xinhui Zhang (BIE)
Outstanding Faculty Member: Dr. T.K. Prasad (CSE)

Excellence in Teaching Awards

Faculty Nominees:
Marian Kazimierczuk (EE) **WINNER**
David Kender (BIE)
Eric Matson (CSE)
Joseph Slater (MME)
Scott Thomas (MME)

Adjunct Faculty Nominees:
Govind Bharwani (BIE) **WINNER**
Dennis Hance (MME)
Tim Leger (MME)
Ron Reichers (EE)
Joe Tritschler (EE)

Teaching Assistant Nominees:
Dakshina Murthy Bellur (EE) **WINNER**
Justin Estepp (BIE)
Tom Salvatierra (EE)
Vaibhav Tendulkar (CSE)
Nathan Woods (MME)

Dean's Commendations

• SAE Human-Powered Vehicle Teams
  
• Autonomous Lawnmower Team
  
• Wright State High Altitude Balloon Project Team
  
• SAE Aero Design Teams
  
• James Dahlman (Goldwater Scholar)

Dean's Award Recipients

Mike Jonell (ME)
Leroy Long (ME)

Check out the RSS feeds on a regular basis by clicking on the appropriate link in the "Stay Informed" graphic located on the right side of the CECS home page.

CECS News: News items regarding students, faculty and staff in the College
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Congratulations to the following students inducted into the WSU chapter of Alpha Eta Mu Beta (AEMB) Biomedical Engineering Honor Society.

Juniors
Alexander Bhatia
Leah Hill
Benjamin Schmitt

Seniors
Joseph Grodecki
Korinne Lusterio
Rachel Mattis
Jason Monnin
Charles Stanford
Jessica Win
Zachary Wise

Graduate Students
Sangeetha Alladi
Stephanie Auld
Rohit Bhat
Rikki Chokshi
Maurissa D'Angelo
Priya Ganapathy
Shawn Gargac
Hrishikesh Karvir
Kara Muckley
Aarti Raheja
Grant Roush
Jennifer Serres
Amy Sipp
Bino Varghese
Betty Yang

For more information on the Women in Science Giving Circle, please visit www.wright.edu/cosm/wgc

For more information on the Women in Science Giving Circle, please visit www.wright.edu/cosm/wgc

Team members
Nicholas Baine (EE)
Jeffrey Baugher (EE)
Brian Birkmire (CEG)
Kurt Darding (ME)
Joseph Mertz (EE)
Joe Natarian (EE)
Veronica Rathbun (ME)
Kimberly Reichelderfer (ME)
Jonathan Roach (EE)
Nicholas Schwieterman (EE)
Errol Talbot (CEG)
Paul Tarka (CS)
Adam Webb (EE)

Faculty Advisors
Dr. Kuldip Rattan (EE)
Dr. Scott Thomas (MME)
Dr. John Gallagher (CSE)

The students were selected from lists of graduating seniors with GPAs of 3.6 and above. The list for each college was provided to the Dean’s office and the dean personally selects their Top Scholar.

The Top Scholars program has been in existence since 1995. The WSU Parents Association purchases a book in each Scholar’s name in their subject area for addition to the University Libraries’ collections. Each Top Scholar is named on a bookplate and in the online catalog record for their book. The Top Scholars books may be viewed at http://www.libraries.wright.edu/bookplates/top_scholars.

Introduction to the Design of Fixed-Wing Micro Air Vehicles by Thomas J. Muller, James C. Kellogg, Peter G. Ifju, & Sergey V. Shkarayev was the book purchased in Mike Jonell's name to be added to the Libraries' collections this year.

• Robert Collini (CS)
  
• Derick Faller (CS)
  
• Brian Gockel (ME)
  
• David Holtkamp (CEG)
  
• Heather Kolano (CS)
  
• Andrew McClain (CS)
  
• Thomas Pemberton (CEG/CS)
  
• Richard Van Hook (CEG)
  
• Nishant Vyas (BME)
  
• Adam Webb (EE)

James is the fifth student from Wright State to receive a Goldwater Scholarship, awarded by the Goldwater Foundation, a federally endowed agency established by Congress in 1986 to honor the memory of Senator Barry M. Goldwater. The Goldwater Scholarship is the premier undergraduate award of its type in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering.

Congratulations, James!

During the course of the evening, the team was awarded a plaque from the County Commissioners. Nicholas Baine, Dr. Kuldip Rattan, and Dr. John Gallagher accepted the award on the team's behalf.

• Best Social Event: Tau Beta Pi for their BBQ-by-the-Bent
  
• Best Professional Event: American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics for their MatLab Seminars
  
• Best E-Week Event: Wright Engineering Council for the Nerd Fashion Show
  
• Best Outreach Event: Society of Women Engineers for the Women in Engineering Days and Girl Scout Day
  
• Best Fundraiser: Tau Beta Pi for their Pi-a-Prof event during E-Week
  
• Most Improved Club: Society of Women Engineers
  
• Best E-Board: Wright Engineering Council
  
• Outstanding Club: Tau Beta Pi

Individual Awards

• Most Active Underclassman: Megan Leiter (ISE)
  
• Most Active Upperclassman: Leroy Long (ME)
  
• New Student Leader: Amanda Adkins (BME)
  
• Best Returning Leader: Ben Ausdenmoore (BME)
  
• Unsung Hero Award: George Diehl (EE)

The 1,300-square-foot lab is already operating with four sets of experiments going on at the moment. Plasma - basically an ionized or highly charged gas - is usually researched in a low-pressure zone. In the new lab, it will be researched and used in ordinary, atmospheric pressure conditions.

Plasma can be used to clean paint, etch a surface or test the aerodynamic properties of airplanes, but a particularly promising application can be found in the biomedical field. Plasma can actually be used in the disinfection, clean-up, or sterilization for some medical applications. Using plasma, the work can be done leaving no residue so it's a an environmentally sound procedure.

For more information, please contact the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at (937) 775-5040.

CEG 399/599 - Introduction to Software Testing

Description:
This course introduces software testing strategies and established best practices for testing software in a systematic manner. Focus is on planning, writing, and executing a software test plan along with documented results. Various projects are assigned, designed to illustrate various challenges associated with software testing, and to reinforce the strategies and techniques used to overcome these challenges.

Prerequisites: CS 242

Textbook: Lee Copeland, A Practioner's Guide to Software Test Design, Artech House, 2004, ISBN 978-1-58053-791-9. This is a required textbook for this course.

Instructor: Dr. John Reisner

1. How comprehensive test plans benefit verifying program correctness.
   
2. How effective testing strategies can be determined for different needs.
   
3. How drivers, stubs, and testware are used to test a program.
   
4. How software testing can be conducted effectively and the results documented.
   
5. How software can be developed using a test-driven approach.

Several CECS students were honored at the Student Leader Recognition Reception hosted by the Office of Student Activities on May 22, 2008.

Outstanding Senior Leaders
Mike George (EE)
Leroy Long (ME)
Nishant Vyas (BME)

Graduate Student Achievement
Kumar Yelamarthi (EE)

Innovation Award for Outstanding Student Organization
Asian Student Association - Ralph Vincent Casareno, President (CS)

Congratulations to all the winners!

• Laura M. Bendula, Senior, Brookville High School (Brookville, OH)
  
• Brock A. Hinig, Senior, Tuscarawas Valley High School (Zoarville, OH)
  
• Jake A. Stover, Senior, Columbian High School (Tiffin, OH)
  
• Gregory R. Colvin, Junior, Wayne High School (Huber Heights, OH)
  
• McKenzie P. Reutinger, Junior, Paint Valley High School (Bainbridge, OH)
  
• Katrina T. Feldkamp, Sophomore, Beaumont School (Cleveland Heights, OH)
  
• Howard E. Poston, Sophomore, Carroll High School (Dayton, OH)
  
• Abigail M. Tanner, Sophomore, St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, OH)

Alternates for the scholarships were:

1. Nathan T. Hendricks, Sophomore, Dayton Christian School (Miamisburg, OH)
   
2. Jason D. Roos, Sophomore, Dayton Christian School (Miamisburg, OH)
   
3. Robert A. Detchon, Sophomore, Hoover High School (North Canton, OH)
   
4. Michael J. Anthony, Sophomore, West Holmes High School (Millersburg, OH)

In addition, the University awarded two full-tuition scholarships and the winners of those scholarships were:

• Brock A. Hinig, Senior, Tuscarawas Valley High School (Zoarville, OH)
  
• Michael G. Chapman, Senior, Carroll High School (Dayton, OH)

Alternates for the University's full-tuition scholarships were:

1. Jake A. Stover, Senior, Columbian High School (Tiffin, OH)
   
2. Laura M. Bendula, Senior, Brookville High School (Brookville, OH)
   
3. Zachary D. McKee, Senior, Wadsworth High School (Wadsworth, OH)

RSVP at www.engineering.wright.edu/awards

Student Ambassadors for the 2008-2009 academic year
Amanda Adkins - BME
Ben Ausdenmoore - BME
Samantha Crossen - BME
Jenny Davis - BME
Joy Davis - ME
George Diehl - EE
Alysha Ferland - ISE
Charlie Fox - ME
Mike George - EE
Mike Jonell - ME
Leroy Long - ME
David Neff - MSE
Anoop Ramakrishna - CEG
Ben Schmitt - BME
Katie Timmerman - CS
Holly Zelnio - EE
Heather Zumstein - BME

The several students and faculty members were inducted into the Ohio Mu chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, at their spring ceremony.

BIE Department
Justin Estepp - Grad. BME
Thomas Haller - BME
Catalina Martinez - BME
Rachel Mattis - BME
Benjamin Perseghetti - BME
Alex Revelos - BME

CSE Department
David Holtkamp - CEG
Richard Van Hook - CEG

EE Department
Julie Lee - Grad EE
Barret Harber - EE
Ryan Innis - EE
Jeffrey Long - EE
Joseph Mertz - EE
Daniel Rahn - EE
Jeffrey Baugher - EE
Michael Moulton - EP

MME Department
Balakrishna Cherukuri - Grad ME
Caleb Barnes - ME
Casey Bevington - ME
Joy Davis - ME
Mark Dieringer - ME
Nathaniel Herrmann - ME
Brooks Snyder - ME
Joel Wish - ME

Faculty
Dr. Haibo Dong - ME
Dr. Frank Zhang - EE

WSU was 1 of 5 universities chosen to compete in the second round of the design competition. Now that their proposal was chosen, the team, advised by Dr. Junghsen Lieh (MME), will construct a working prototype unit. The five completed prototypes will be demonstrated before a panel of judges at AQMD and a winning design will be selected. The top prize is $40,000.

The College of Engineering and Computer Science hosted a Youth Summit on November 6th for 237 students in grades 4-5 from schools throughout the region. This was an academic and cultural day on a college campus that is intended to encourage these students to pursue higher learning in their futures. The students were able to attend sessions centered around 4 themes: mathematics, societal issues, technology, and scientific endeavors. Some of the projects included a culture/diversity session organized by the WSU Asian, Hispanic and Native American Center, a chemistry demonstration run by the WSU Chemistry Club, as well as sessions where the students learned about alternative energy via fuel cell cars, tried to build hurricane-proof houses, and learned about some of the technology behind the WSU TV Center and the Appenzeller Visualization Lab.

The 8th Annual Trebuchet Competition was held at the Nutter Center on February 8th. Over 75 volunteers helped 50 teams of 6 (or more) high school students do battle for medieval squash ball supremecy!

The 2008 winning team was 300+6 from Carroll High School.

• iTreb from Centerville High School
  
• Team 1 from Xenia High School and
  
• Ure-throws from Miami Trace High School

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) announced Dr. Susan (Hodapp) Benysh, BSHFE '91 as the recipient of the 2007 Emerging Leaders Award for demonstrated leadership in product research, design, and engineering. She received the award at WE07, SWE's national conference, held in Nashville, Tennessee in October.

The Emerging Leader Awards honor women engineers who have demonstrated outstanding technical excellence as an individual resulting in significant accomplishments in the following areas: academia; manufacturing and construction; procurement/logistics; product research, design, and engineering; quality, safety, health, and environment; and sales and marketing.

The High Altitude Balloon team had a successful launch on Sunday, May 4, 2008. The purpose of the launch was to test a Tube Deployment Experiment at near space atmosphere. The launch took place in Portland, Indiana and was recovered by the Shelby County Sheriff's office.

The experiment goal was to deploy a shape memory polymer tube in a near space environment. It was launched in a folded state, of approximately 2 feet in length, to approximately 63,000 feet where it partially deployed by providing power to heating elements attached to the inside of the tube. Complete deployment, however, was not obtained due to premature burst of the balloon.

Launch Team Members:
Michal Andras (EE)
Daniel Rahn (EE)
Steve Mascarella (ME/EE Alum)
Brandon Kirby (ME Alum)
Joseph Slater (MME)
Mitch Wolff (MME)

Faculty Advisors:
Dr. Joseph Slater (MME)
Dr. Ruby Mawasha (CECS)
Kumar Yelamarthi (EE)
Dr. Mitch Wolff (MME)
Dr. John Wu (EE)

ENGINEERS GRADUATING IN JUNE OR AUGUST 2008:
If you have not been inducted into the Order of the Engineer, you are encouraged to participate in the upcoming pre-commencement steel ring ceremony.

The Order of the Engineer is a fellowship of engineers that have accepted the "Obligation of an Engineer." The Obligation is the formal statement of an engineer's responsibilities to the public and to the profession; it is publicly accepted by an engineer during the ring ceremony. This ceremony is an optional activity that students may choose to participate in before spring commencement.

Additional information and registration forms are available online at:
www.engineering.wright.edu/ooe

Registration and $15 fee must be received by May 30, 2008.

For more information and to submit registrations, please contact Jenny Garringer (jenny.garringer@wright.edu) in 405 Russ. Rings are available to try-on for sizing.

After a weekend of competition held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, April 25-27, the WSU team brought home several trophies including:
1st Place in Utility Vehicle Endurance, a 10KM race
2nd Place in Multi-rider Vehicle Endurance, a 60KM race
2nd Place in the Multi-rider Vehicle Overall
3rd Place in the Utility Vehicle Overall

• Derek Hitchler ------- ME, undergraduate

• Marvin Knapke ------ ME, undergraduate
  
• Michael Thomas ---- ME, undergraduate

• Sam Freund ---------- ME, undergraduate

• Shuo Fang ------------ ME, undergraduate

• Ankush Mittal -------- ME, graduate
  
• Nick Dittes ------------ ME, undergraduate
  
• Matt Goubeaux ------ ME, undergraduate
  
• Scott Lang ------------ ME, undergraduate
  
• Ashley Xu ------------- Nursing, undergraduate
  
• Catalina Martinez --- BME, undergraduate
  
• Nathan Easley ------- Business/ME, undergraduate
  
• Sarah Gabig ---------- Physics, graduate

This was Wright State’s 6th year competing in the HPV competition and the WSU teams have brought home trophies each and every year they have competed.

The Aero Design Competition challenges engineering students to conceive, design, model, fabricate and test a radio-controlled aircraft that can take off and land while carrying the maximum payload weight. This gives students the opportunity to apply the knowledge obtained in the classroom to a practical problem in system design. In the analysis of their aircraft, numerous trade-off studies were completed in order to optimize the design. In addition to the flight portion of the competition, the students put their professional communication skills to work by submitting a formal design report and by giving a ten-minute presentation to a group of four highly qualified judges from the aerospace industry.

The WSU micro class team consisted of eight students from the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, and their team name was Dark Wing Ducks. The micro class competition required that the team develop an aircraft that can fit into a box of a given size, which can be assembled in less than three minutes, which was demonstrated during the presentation portion of the contest.

The regular class team (team name ITSEZ), which had seven students from the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, was required to use a 60-size glow engine, and the aircraft size was limited to 175 linear inches. In other words, the wingspan plus the nose-to-tail length plus the maximum height above the ground had to be less than 175 inches.

Results
The WSU micro class team won the first place award for the Best Design. This award is given to the team that has the highest combined score for the design report and the presentation. The micro class team came in eighth place out of twelve in the overall competition, and the regular class team placed tenth out of thirty-nine teams. SAE International is the premier engineering society that services professionals in the aerospace and automotive engineering fields.
WSU has been competing in the Aero Design Competition since 2003 and our teams have brought home awards several times over the years.

• Grant Owens
  
• Katie Thiel
  
• Kenneth Schafer
  
• Michelle Meier
  
• Mike Jonell
  
• Ryan Klasmeier
  
• Scott Bobby
  
• Steven Heng

• Leroy Long
  
• Chris Boggs
  
• James Evans
  
• Jason King
  
• Jason Nutbrown
  
• Brian Wildermuth

Pilot: Stephen Warrener

Courses may be applied to other engineering degrees as well!

Fall 2008 Courses Offered
HFE 602 - Probability for Engineers
HFE 606 - Human Factors in Engineering and Design
HFE 607 - Industrial Ergonomics
HFE 670 - Deterministic Operations Research Models
HFE 733 - Advanced Topics in HCI
EGR 705 - Design and Analysis of Engineering Experiments

For more information, contact:
Department of Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering
207 Russ Engineering Center
Phone: 937-775-5044
Email: meg.wiltshire@wright.edu

Dr. Amir Farajian, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, co-authored "Fullerene Nanocage Capacity for Hydrogen Storage" which appeared on the March 2008 cover of the American Chemical Society's journal Nano Letters. Nano Letters is a journal dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology. Farajian, co-authored the article with Dr. Boris Yakobson and Olga Pupysheva while he was a postdoctoral researcher at Rice University.

Scientists have long argued the merits of storing hydrogen in tiny, molecular containers like buckyballs, and experiments have shown that it's possible to store small volumes of hydrogen inside buckyballs. The new research presented in this article offers the first method of precisely calculating how much hydrogen a buckyball can hold before breaking.

Using a computer model, the research team tracked the strength of each atomic bond in a buckyball and simulated what happened to the bonds as more hydrogen atoms were packed inside. The model promises to be particularly useful because it is scalable, that is it can calculate exactly how much hydrogen a buckyball of any given size can hold, and it can also tell scientists how overstuffed buckyballs burst open and release their cargo. If a feasible way to produce hydrogen-filled buckyballs is developed, Yakobson said, it might be possible to store them as a powder.

The Department of Energy has devoted more than $1 billion to developing technologies for hydrogen-powered automobiles, including technologies to cost-effectively store hydrogen for use in cars. Hydrogen is the lightest element in the universe, and it is very difficult to store in bulk. For hydrogen cars to be competitive with gasoline-powered cars, they need a comparable range and a reasonably compact fuel system. It's estimated that a hydrogen-powered car with a suitable range will require a storage system with densities greater than those found in pure, liquid hydrogen.

The research was supported by the Office of Naval Research and the Department of Energy.

The Student Union building managers will provide this service for the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

During the times the buildings are locked, access will be available by using the card swipe located at the south lobby main door to Russ. Faculty, staff, and students (who are registered for a CECS course) should have card swipe access. This is the only card swipe access point at this time.

It will be very important to become familiar with these procedures and remember to carry your Wright 1 Card with you at all times, especially if you will need access to Russ or Joshi when the buildings are locked. There will be no other way to gain access to these buildings when they are locked.


Authority: Dean, February 11, 2008
Procedure Number 6003

Dolores and her late husband Fritz were renowned for their many years of philanthropic giving throughout Ohio. After working hand-in-hand to build their engineering firm, Systems Research Laboratories (SRL) and its subsidiaries, into one of the nation's top engineering and research companies, the Russes turned their attention to helping others through their philanthropic support.

Dolores was a strong supporter of higher education, the engineering profession, and research. Through Dolores' generous support of several Ohio universities, including Wright State University, Ohio University and Cedarville University, Ohio's best and brightest have had the opportunity to follow in the Russ's footsteps to become the inventors and innovators of tomorrow. Her passion for scientific and engineering inquiry and innovation has inspired several generations of engineers and entrepreneurs.

Dolores played an integral role in the establishment and growth of the College of Engineering and Computer Science and Wright State University, as well as being an enormous contributor to the economic development of the region. Dolores served as an advisor and supporter of Wright State University and the College for more than 20 years.

Funeral services will be in the Russ's hometown of Jackson, Ohio on January 7, 2007 at 11 a.m. at the Eisnaugle-Lewis Funeral Home (28 Harding Ave., Jackson, Ohio) with visitation an hour before the services.

Dr. Dolores H. Russ will be sadly missed by us all. A guest book has been setup through the Dayton Daily News website at http://www.legacy.com/dayton/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=100634746. You may also offer your condolences via the funeral home's website at http://www.funeralplan.com/einauglelewisfuneralhome.com/mem?action=memorials&id=118073

The Telugu Association of North America (TANA) presented Dr. Ramana Grandhi (MME) with the TANA Award for Excellence in Engineering. The award was presented in July 2007 at TANA’s 16th conference, held in Washington, DC. Former President Bill Clinton gave the keynote address.

Dr. Grandhi received the award in recognition of both his achievements in engineering and his efforts to promote Telegu culture. Telugu is the native language spoken by people originating from Andhra Pradesh, Dr. Grandhi’s home state in the southeast of India. There are close to half a million Telegu speakers in North America, and a significant percentage of them work in engineering and other technical fields.

One of Dr. Grandhi’s major accomplishments has been the development of Two-point Adaptive Nonlinear Approximations, which he affectionately named TANA, to effectively represent the physical behavior of aerospace and automotive structures. These surrogate models reduce computationally expensive simulations associated with multidisciplinary design requirements. TANA has been incorporated into software used in industry by such firms as GE and Caterpillar and by Sandia National Laboratories.

On Saturday, October 13, the WSU Student Chapter of the ACM held the 2007 Local Programming Contest. We would like to announce the results and send our thanks to all those who helped.

4 individuals and 14 teams (32 total participants) came to 346 and 357 RC on Saturday morning and worked to solve as many problems out of 12 as they could in four hours. Here are the winners:

Overall contest winner - Dustin Smith
He solved 9 problems and received a $100 prepaid American Express gift card courtesy of Reynolds and Reynolds.

From the upper division (completed CS 242)
1st Place - Dustin Smith
2nd Place - Team of Derick Faller and Andrew McClain
3rd Place - Team of Ray Kulhanek and Brian Birkmire

From the lower division (CS 24x series)
1st Place - Team of Taylor Killian and Gera Golubitsky -- received $100 gift card courtesy of Reynolds and Reynolds
2nd Place - Team of Jake Ledbetter and CJ Maynard

Congratulations to the winners and to all who participated!

In addition, six individuals will go to the University of Cincinnati on November 10 to compete in the ACM Regional Programming Contest. These individuals are: Dustin Smith, Andrew McClain, Derick Faller, Brian Birkmire, Matt Garing, and Taylor Killian.

The WSU ACM would like to thank everyone that helped make this year's contest a great time for all who participated. In particular, we would like to thank the following for their efforts:

Reynolds and Reynolds
RFID Integrated Solutions, Inc.
Dr. Thomas Sudkamp
Dr. John Gallagher
Computer Science and Engineering Dept.
Mary Hutcheson

Complete List of 2007 ACM Local Programming Contest Participants:

Aaron Truskot, Adam Foster, Andrew McClain, Brad Ashmore, Brian Birkmire, Brice Wallace, Chad Bush, CJ Maynard, David Moore, Derick Faller, Dustin Smith, Garrett Spong, Gera Golubitsky, Heather Kolano, Jake Ledbetter, Jennifer Engimann, Joe Gerhardt, Joe Mertz, Joe Natarian, Kacy Martin, Kevin Carter, Kevin Miklavcic, Kshitij Deshpande, Lisa Jacob, Matt Garing, Michael Smyer, Ray Kulhanek, Richard Van Hook, Taylor Killian, Vaibhav Tendulkar, Wesley Workman, and Zach Matyi

Congratulations to WSU's 2007 Homecoming King, Mike George (EE) and Queen, Joy Davis (ME)

Joy and Mike were crowned at the WSU Homecoming Dance held in the Student Union on October 6th by the newly inaugurated President David Hopkins as a part of the weekend's Homecoming activities.

In addition, the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) took home 2nd place in the WSU Chili Cook-off.

The College is so proud of all of these students and their accomplishments. A special thanks goes out to everyone who voted and supported these students.

University Awards

Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research: Chandler Phillips (BIE)
Frederick A. White Distinguished Professor of Professional Service: Thomas Sudkamp (CSE)

College Awards

Outstanding Student Awards

Shawn Gargac - Biomedical Engineering
Anthony Edgar - Computer Engineering
James Uphaus - Computer Science
Nicholas Baine - Electrical Engineering
Leah Bischoff - Engineering Physics
Tiffany Harper - Industrial and Systems Engineering
Adam Maleszewski - Materials Science and Engineering
Charles Webb - Mechanical Engineering

Excellence in Research Award:

Excellence in Professional Service Award:

Outstanding Faculty Member:

Excellence in Teaching Awards

Faculty Nominees:
Henry Chen (EE)
Marian Kazimierczuk (EE)
David Kender (BIE)
Nathan Klingbeil (MME) **WINNER**
Joseph Slater (MME)

Adjunct Faculty Nominees:
Cedric Beegle (MME)
Dennis Hance (MME)
Robert Helt (CSE)
Sridhar Ramachandran (CSE) **WINNER**
John Tam (MME)

Teaching Assistant Nominees:
Paul Anderson (ECS)
Craig Baudendistel (ECS) **WINNER**
Justin Estepp (BIE)
Seetapati Venkat Ryali (EE)

Dean's Commendations

SAE Human-Powered Vehicle Team: Glenn Byrne, Brandon Ellis, Matthew Kijowski, Carlin Lucente, Ankush Mittal, Jessica Schnieders, Tim Znidar, Advisor: Dr. Junghsen Lieh

AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference Student Design Challenge Team: William Bennet, Jayme Carper, Nicholas Hakinson, Michael Sheridan, Keith Vehorn, Stephen Warrener, Advisor: Dr. Scott Thomas

Autonomous Lawnmower Team: D.J. Ennist, Adam Wannemacher, Scott Cantrell, Danny Cain, Johannes Cilliers, Nicholas Baine, Terry Kolakowski, Eric Weber, Kyle Bryan, Dan Berkowitz, Alex Rowe, Advisors: Dr. Kuldip Rattan, Dr. John Gallagher, Dr. Scott Thomas, Jim Dalley, Arunesh Roy, Mark Arlinghaus

Wright State Space Balloon Project Team: Brandon Kirby, Jennifer Bishop, Chris Byers, Steve Mascarella, Tom Pestak, Advisors: Dr. Joseph Slater, Dr. Mitch Wolff, Dr. John Wu, Dr. Ruby Mawasha, Kumar Yelamarthi

SAE Aero Design Teams: Ryan Milligan, Steve Palluconi, Michael Graman, Dwight King, Kyle Miller, Matt Riley, Michael Bird, Ashley Whitney-Rawls, Advisor: Dr. Scott Thomas, Pilot: Eddy Noble

SAE Mini Baja Team: Arlie Williams, Chuck Webb, Josh Arter, Eric Bond, Jason Harman, Advisor: Dr. Russ Hannen, Drivers: Craig Baudendistel and Debra Sweeney

ROCS Design Team: Chris Hood, Justin Maurer, Kevin Miklavcic, Advisor: Dr. John Gallagher

Dean's Award Recipients

Ben Ausdenmoore (BME)
Nicholas Baine (EE)
George Diehl, Jr. (EE)

The WSU AutoMow team, made up of 11 students, competed in the Institute of Navigation's (ION) Annual Autonomous Lawn Mower Competition held at Wright State, May 31-June 2, 2007. The WSU team was the first to successfully qualify in the competition. During a test on Friday afternoon, the mower appeared to suffer a fatal failure when smoke rolled out of the vents on the robot. An electrical fire in the rear of the robot seemed to spell disaster, but the team scrambled to move the robot into the lab where the problem was identified and fixed within the hour, getting them back into the competition. On Saturday, the mower completed its best run. It mowed over 95% of the field and did not impact the moving obstacle on the field. The WSU MOWBOT was the only robot that did not hit the obstacle or require a restart, and it completed the course in the fastest time, winning first place.

The WSU team consisted of Nicholas Baine, Dan Berkowitz, Kyle Bryan, Danny Cain, Johannes Cilliers, D.J. Ennist, Terry Kolakowski, Alex Rowe, Adam Wannemacher, and Eric Weber. Advisors: Dr. John Gallagher, Dr. Kuldip Rattan, Dr. Scott Thomas, Mark Arlinghaus, and Arunesh Roy.

The II/ALE Program will include:
1. Industry tours – four high-tech companies for four half-days and two full-days.
2. High-tech Seminars – (1) Micro-manufacturing presented by Professor Ehman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, for four 3-hour sessions, (2) Rheology and Injection Molding presented by Dean Shia-Chun Chen, College of Engineering, CYCU, for four 3-hr sessions, and (3) Advanced Electronic Materials presented by Dr. Li-Peng Wang, Senior Engineer, Intel Company, for one 3-hour session.
3. Chinese Culture Seminar – Introduction to Chinese Culture, with emphasis on Chinese history, Chinese writing and printing, presented by Professor Yu-Fen Liou, Applied Chinese Linguistic Department, CYCU, for one 3-hour session.
4. Engineering Projects – Each WSU student is expected to work with three CYCU students in one of the labs of the engineering department for 13 3-hour sessions on a project under the supervision of a CYCU engineering faculty.
5. Tours of Cultural and Scenic Sites – Over the weekends, a variety of tours of cultural and scenic sites located in the northern part of Taiwan will be conducted.

The students selected to participate are:
Joel D. Wish (ME)
Mike N. George (EE)
Joshua D. Deaton (ME)
Michael M. Miller (ME)
James R. Evans (ME)
Jared R. McCoppin (MSE)
Michael T. Garvin (EE)
Alex D. Revelos (BME)
Ben Ausdenmoore (BME)
Adrian K. Bayraktaroglu (EE)
Nicholas A. Baine (EE)
Nickolas R. Schwieterman (EE)

A native of Columbia, South America, Dr. Ricaurte earned his M.D. degree in 1989 from the University of Cartagena School of Medicine. In 2002, he earned an M.S. in Aerospace Medicine from Wright State and is currently one of our Ph.D. candidates in Human Factors Engineering.

The College will host its GREEN Program this summer, August 1-3, 2007.

The GREEN Program is a fun-filled 3-day residential camp for rising 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls. Campers will experience engineering in the real world and the academic world through interesting design projects, tours, interactive activities and much, much more! Girls will be supervised 24-hours a day by current engineering students and staff from the College.

Cost: $175, which includes housing, linens, meals, and supplies

The camp is limited to 60 participants, 20 from each grade level. Space will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

For more information, contact Ann Wright at (937) 775-5011 or by email at ann.wright@wright.edu.

To download GREEN Program application visit:
www.engineering.wright.edu/green

Each year, the WSU Parents Association and the Friends of the Libraries honor top graduating seniors in each college. Nicholas Baine (EE) was selected this year as the Top Scholar for CECS. He was honored at a reception held Saturday, May 19, 2007, in the Paul Laurence Dunbar Library. He holds the book purchased by the WSU Parents Association in his name for addition to the WSU Libraries' collections, "Dielectric Resonator Antenna Handbook" by Aldo Petosa.

Nicholas Baine's demonstrated intellectual ability is nothing short of spectacular, and his academic performance at Wright State has truly been superior. He received the President's Scholar Award, a Valedictorian Scholarship, and an SAE merit scholarship. He is carrying a perfect 4.0 GPA in electrical engineering and will graduate with a BSEE degree in June 2007.

Just consider his track record in service. When local schools needed a science fair judge, Nicholas stepped forward and volunteered. When COSI on Wheels needed help, it was Nicholas who stepped forward and volunteered. When the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Educational Outreach program needed a "Mr. Wizard," it was Nicholas who volunteered. When the engineering college's scholarship committee needed a student to work closely with faculty members in deciding who gets scholarships and for how much money, it was Nicholas who volunteered. Time and again, it was Nicholas who saw the need and stepped forward to help.

It's no wonder then that he was elected and served with distinction as Tau Beta Pi's president, that he was an active member of the Ad-hoc Math Solutions Committee, that he was a very effective AAP Student Leader, and that he worked tirelessly in the freshman mentoring program. And if that were not enough, he also served as Treasurer for Wright State chapter of IEEE, he tutored math for new students, and he planned and then helped facilitate the Wright Engineering Council's Fall Retreat. He also spearheaded various other activities such as the Egg Drop Competition and the IEEE Halo Tournament. Repeatedly, throughout his undergraduate years, he has stepped forward and served with honor, dedication, and distinction.

Nicholas has been selected as a DAGSI Fellow next year, when he begins his graduate study for a Ph.D. in Engineering. He already has substantial "real world" experience under his belt. For example, he works for the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials Directorate, where he helps engineer space-age coatings for various high-performance applications. Nicholas is also responsible for doing laboratory automation and instrumentation for Air Force scientists and is responsible for developing and integrating control systems to make them more user-friendly. In fact, because of his outstanding performance at AFRL, he recently received his base contractor's Award of Excellence.

Congratulations to the following students and Eminent Engineers on their upcoming initiation:

Undergraduate Students
Michelle Meier
Ryan Klasmeier
Jason Monnin
Kimberly Reichelderfer
Jonathan Roach
Ryan Milligan
Timothy Sandoval
Brian Nicholson

Graduate Students
Sanjay Boddhu
Priya Ganapathy

Eminent Engineers
Dr. Travis Doom
Dr. Sharmila Mukhopadhyay
Dr. John Wu

Student Team Members: Glenn Byrne, Brandon Ellis, Matthew Kijowski, Carlin Lucente, Ankush Mittal, Jessica Schnieders, Tim Znider
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Junghsen Lieh

Eight CECS students competed in the SAE Aero Design East Competition held May 4-6, 2007 in Fort Worth, Texas. The students competed in both the Regular Class and the Micro Class by designing and constructing remote-controlled aircraft within the competition's requirements. In the competition, the teams must successfully take-off, complete a 360-degree course, and land while carrying the highest payload possible.

Micro Class Team Brings Home 1st Place

In the first round, the Micro Class team flew their aircraft into a 25 mph headwind, turned gracefully 180 degrees to travel the length of the runway, and then turned again into the wind. At this point, the plane disintegrated spectacularly in mid-air, which resulted in the Micro team winning the "Best Crash" Team Award. With a flight score of zero, they stood in seventh place out of eleven competitors based on their scores for the design report and the oral presentation. Undaunted, they simply retrieved their best backup plane (one of three), instrumented it, did a pre-flight check of all of the servos, and flew it in the next round. They catapulted into first place with a score of 161, with the nearest competitor a close second at 158 points. In Round 3, the Raiderwing team flew their aircraft again to boost their score to 166.8 points, which proved to be the highest overall score of the Micro Class, thus earning them a First Place finish.

Regular Class Team Places 6th Out of 51 Teams

The Regular Class team achieved a sixth-place finish out of 51 competitors at this year's competition. Their first flight was flawless, in which they were required to fly their plane with no payload in very heavy winds (20 mph sustained, 30 mph gusts). This netted a 10 point empty payload bonus score. On their second flight, they loaded the plane with 14 pounds. The takeoff was perfect, but during climb-out, they experienced a malfunction that resulted in a devastating crash in the parking lot between two parked cars. At this point, they were in 20th place in the contest. They went back to the hotel and assembled their backup plane. After a full night of work (and about one hour of sleep), they returned on Sunday to lift 19 pounds, which was one pound over their maximum predicted payload.

Regular Class Team: Kyle Miller, Matt Riley, Michael Bird, Ashley Whitney-Rawls
Micro Class Team: Ryan Milligan, Steve Palluconi, Michael Graman, Dwight King
Pilot: Eddy Noble
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Scott Thomas

1. Matthew J. Marangoni, Senior, Black River High School - four-year, full-tuition scholarship plus room and board
2. Kyle J. Jurick, Senior, Hicksville High School - four-year, full-tuition scholarship
3. Kohl J. Linsberg, Senior, Manchester High School - four-year, full-tuition scholarship
4. Reid S. Smith, Junior, St. Joseph Central - $2,500 scholarship (1st year) and $2,500 research opportunities (2nd-4th years)
5. Brock A. Hinig, Junior, Tuscarawas Valley High School - $2,500 scholarship (1st year) and $2,500 research opportunities (2nd-4th years)
6. Zachary D. McKee, Junior, Wadsworth High School - $2,500 scholarship (1st year) and $2,500 research opportunities (2nd-4th years)

Alternates selected for the scholarships were: Raymond Tan, Sophomore, William Mason High School; Daniel R. Ogg, Sophomore, Carroll High School; Samantha M. Loutzenheiser, Sophomore, Hoover High School; McKenzie P. Reutinger, Sophomore, Paint Valley High School; Rebecca M. Szparagowski, Sophomore, Bowling Green High School; Yu Lin Lin Huang, Sophomore, Pettisville High School; Neil D. Velten, Sophomore, Carroll High School