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College of Engineering and Computer Science November 1989

This newsletter... National Engineers $ $ $ Attention Week EE, CS, and is a monthly publication to inform studen~~ of the activities, news, op­ CEG Majors portumties and changes occurring in Don't forget National Engineers the College of Engineering and Com­ Week!! This celebration has become one of the highlights of our school DON'T LET THIS OPPORTUNITY puter Science. It reports on the PASS YOU BY!!! WIN AN NCR PER­ achievements of faculty and students; year. This year, it will be held the week of February 18th-24th. Our SOt:JAL <,=OMPUTER. The College of cha~ges in organization, policy and Engmeenng and Computer Science curnculum; scholarship and employ­ open house will take place on Feb­ ruary 19th, and our sponsorship of has been selected as an NCR-Univer­ ment opportunities; and engineering sity Stakeholder Partner. As a result and computer science student club the JETSffEAMS competition will be o~ Februa.ry 22nd. These events pro­ of this selection, during the 1989-90 activities. The newsletter is published school year, students in the college by the College of Engineering and VIde ~s wIth an opportunity to inter­ act wIth the community and area high are eligible to participate in a program Computer Science and distributed to sponsored by NCR that will award ( all engineering and computer science schools. Throughout the entire week, there will be many activities designed over $15,000 in computer equipment. majors through their student mail­ The goal of the program is to identify boxes. Submit items to be included in to pro~ote an interest in engineering at Wnght State University. Among and honor students and faculty who the Ja~uary'~ 1990 issue to the College will contribute to the economic well­ of Engmeenng and Computer Science these events is the Second Annual Rubber Band Powered Airplane Con­ being of this country. Through this office, 130 Engineering and Mathe­ program, yearly NCR Innovation matical Science Building, by January test, scheduled for February 19th, and a Programming Contest, which Awards in the form of an NCR per­ 3rd. The next issue will be published sonal computer are presented to an January 17th. There will not be a De­ is a new event. The Society of Women En~eers (SWE) will also be spon­ outstanding undergraduate and cember issue. Have a safe and happy graduate student as well as a faculty holiday season. sonng a reception during this week. Junior and senior engineering stu­ member in the college. The awards dents who are interested in volun­ are presented for innovations in the tee~~9 to help with any of these areas of electrical engineering, com­ It's a Date! actiVl~es should contact Teri Shep­ puter engineering or computer sci­ herd m the college office, (130 EMS), ence. This spring a computer and NOV. 23---Thanksgiving Holiday or call 873-2403. $500 worth of software will be pre­ 24--University Closed sented to two undergraduate stu­ 2S-No Classes dents, one graduate student and two faculty members. For more informa­ DEC. I-ORDER OF THE tion contact the Chair of the Depart­ ENGINEER RING Graduate Research ment of Compu ter Science and CEREMONY Assistant Opening 2-Fall Commencement Engineering, Dr. Alastair McAulay or S-End of Early Dr. Belle Shenoi, CJ:tair, Department Registration There is a position for a graduate of Electrical Engineering. The cut-off 6---First Day of Open research assistant in the area of con­ date for consideration for this award trol systems under the supervision of Regis tra tion is April I, 1990. Dr. Pujara in the Department of Elec­ 7-Last Day to Apply for March 90 Graduation trical .Engineering. The monthly sti­ pend IS $800, along with a fee-waiver. IS-Early Registration Fees Due Interested graduate students should contact Dr. Pujara in Room 337 Faw­ 2S-MERRY CHRISTMAS cett Hall or call 873-2456. 26---University Closed Attention Future EE Department Did You Get It? Entrepreneurs Policy Dr. Anthony Cacioppo and Dr. Richard Koubek, of the Department The Department of Electrical En­ of Biomedical and Human Factors En ) JUNIORS AND SENIORS!!! gineering announces again that it is gineering, had the distinction of hav­ the responsibility of the student to ing one of their questions selected Have you ever considered starting make sure that he/she is registered in and used in the 1989 National TEAMS your own business? Many opportun­ an EE course only if he/she has a pass­ Test. This test is given to high school ities exist for engineers and computer ing grade of 0 or higher in each of students during the TEAMS compe­ scientists to be entrepreneurs. Most the prerequisite courses. The depart­ tition. The question appeared in our engineers and computer scientists ment will enforce this policy more October issue of BIT's and PCs and have not been exposed to this way of strictly than it has in the past. we promised to print the answer in thinking about their career, but it can this month's issue. Here it is . be a challenging and financially re­ If the student receives an F, W, X warding alternative to forty years of or I in a course which is a prerequisite ANSWER See Tables Below: working for someone else. for a course he/she has registered to take the next quarter, this course TABLE 1a is completed to show the Dean Brandeberry and Assistant must be cancelled as soon as possible. difference between speech and noise Dean Beck are teaching a course to for each frequency multiplied by the expose you to successful entrepre­ The EE department again reminds weighting factor. The AI INDEX is neurs, and the things you need to the students that they should plan then computed by summing the know to be successful in starting your their registration well in advance of products of the noise-speech differ­ own business. The one credit hour the advising day by consulting with ence and the weighting factor. The course will be offered during winter their advisors and registering early. If answer is .0862. quarter as EGR-499-06, titled "Start­ they are closed out of any classes, ing Your Own Business". It will meet they should come to the department Reference to TABLE 2a shows that Monday evenings from 4:30-6:50 pm office in 134 Fawcett immediately and the AI value of .0862 results in an un­ in room 116 Health Sciences Building. put their name on a waiting list. Ef­ satisfactory noise level. forts will be made to admit them on a "first come, first served" basis.

The Computer is SOLUTlOII ) Watching You- T~hlc la.: Articula.t.ion Index Frequencies Continuously and IIcil\ht.s

FU:QUENCY VF,lCBT SPEECI IIIIUS Vl:rCBT TIlES Yes it is-and what it is checking is ND1SE db DU'FUENCE to make sure that students have met 200 0.0004 15 .0060 the admission requirements to the 250 0.0010 14 .0140 college before they attempt to register 315 0.0010 12 .0120 100 0.0014 11 .0154 for 300 level courses. It is more im­ 500 0.0014 9 .0126 portant than ever to complete the 630 0.0020 6 .0120 800 0.0020 4 .0080 composition, calculus, chemistry/ 1000 0.0024 2 .0028 physics and programming course re­ 1250 0.0030 0 0 IGOO 0.0037 0 0 quirements as early as possible. 2000 0.0038 0 0 The academic policy of the college 2500 0.0034 1 .0034 states that students will not be per­ mitted to enroll in 300 level and E = .0862 higher courses unless they have com­ pleted the core course requirements Tahlc .1.a,: Relationship Betwcen Articulation Index with C's or better and have a 2.25 Rating and Satisfaction GPA. This policy has been in effect since May 1987, and will be strictly AI lating of enforced beginning winter 1990. Value Satisfaction Please contact your adviser if you < 0.3 Unsatisfactory have any questions. 0.3 - 0.499 Acceptable 1--' 0.5 - 0.7 Good > 0. 7 Excellent )

ANSVEl: AI " .0862, AI value; unsatisfactory

1 Alumni Activities ME Professor Engineering Appears on Fundamentals The Alumni Constituency Society had its kick-off meeting in September Local TV Review ( .lnd set the tone fo r the activities that will be sponsored this school year. Dr. Harry Lipsitt, Department of REMINDER!!! The course EGR 499­ Each person attending this first meet­ Mechanical and Materials Engineer­ OS, 3 credit hours, "Engineering Fun­ ing was presented with a certificate ing recently appeared on the televi­ damentals" is offered once a year dur­ entitling him or her to free admission sion program WHIO REPORTS. He ing WINTER QUARTER. It will be to many of the alumni activities. was a guest along with Dr. Hans given Tuesday and Thursday eve­ The first event was a "Healthy Liv­ VonOhain, co-inventor of the jet en­ nings from 4:10-5:25 pm. If you are ing Clinic" featuring a presentation gine and Colonel James Radloff, Di­ considering taking the FE examina­ by Jeff Lucas, Director, Health and rector of the Aeropropulsion and tion to start the process of becoming Fitness Programs, blood pressure Power Laboratory, Wright Research a Professional Engineer, you may screening and cholesterol checks. and Development Center, Wright­ wish to enroll in this course. Future events will include the Feb­ Patterson AFB, Ohio. ruary 3rd Mexican Fiesta and Basket­ Also, the college office is taking or­ ball Game. The program, entitled Fifty Years ders for the study guide which is of Jet Powered Flight, dealt with the available to those taking the FE ex­ progress made in the last fifty years amination this spring. The cost is in the area of jet propulsion, and pro­ $8.00 and they will be available on moted a symposium which was spon­ February I, 1990. Contact Teri Shep­ Employees sored by the American Institute of herd, 130 EMS, to place your order. Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Recognized that was held on August 23rd. The Graduate An Employee Recognition Cere­ Dr. Lipsitt emphasized the role of mony and Reception was held in Oc­ materials engineering in the devel­ Record tober by the university to honor opment of turbine engines and employees. Several members of the stressed the need for more scientists Examinations faculty and staff of the College of En- and engineers in the future. These e ~ineering and Computer Science scientists are needed to keep pace Many graduate and professional were recognized for their years of with technology. Every engine built schools and fellowship sponsors re­ service. Among these were: has been limited by the materials quire or recommend that their appli­ available at the time. He pointed out cants submit scores on either the GRE Howard Carson-l0 years that Japan, a country with half the General Test, a Subject Test, or both Dale Courte-l0 years population of the United States, grad­ to be used by admissions or fellow­ Dr. Verlynda Dobbs-l0 years uates twice as many engineers each ship panels to supplement under­ Stephen Hayden-l0 years year. He feels that other countries graduate records and other indicators Dr. Kuldip Rattan-l0 years place a higher value on their engi­ of students' potential for graduate neers and give more status to the en­ study. The scores provide a common Dr. George Spalding-IS years gineering profession . As a result, measure for comparing the qualifi­ they are able to attract more students cations of applicants who come from Nelda Blair-20 years in this area. a variety of colleges and universities Dean James Brandeberry-20 with different standards. years Dr. William McCormick~20 years The GRE tests are given worldwide at many locations, including WSU, Dr. Marc Low-25 years fNGINffRS during each year. The following is a list indicating dates of future gradu­ ate record examinations:

II:~ December 9, 1989 February 3, 1990 9i April 21, 1990 D1 June 9, 1990 IUANING IDfAS IHIO RfAlilY NAllONAl [NGIWRS Wm·HBAUARY 18-24, 1990 4. Paper should be written for a gen­ The Engineers Club eral engineering audience . It AIAA CALL should present the topic in an in­ of Dayton/Dayton teresting, informative and gener­ FOR PAPERS Foundation CALL ally understandable manner. A reader should not have to be an The AIAA and Dr. Abe M. Zarerr ) FOR PAPERS expert or specialist in the subject Graduate Student Award has been matter presented to understand established as a means for students the paper content. The Engineers Club of Dayton and pursuing advanced degrees to show­ The Engineers Club of Dayton Foun­ case their talent and work. The work 5. Authors should provide a brief, dation announce the 1990 student pa­ presented must have a direct aero­ one page resume which includes space or aeronautical app~catio~ . The per program. A $200 cash award and student status (U.G., Grad, co-op, a one-year membership in the Engi­ deadline for these papers IS April3rd, part-time, etc.), academic major, 1990. For more information, see neers Club of Dayton will be pre­ faculty advisor, permanent ad­ sented to the authors of the winning Joe Schmalhofer, room 156 EMS, dress and phone where student undergraduate paper and the win­ (873-3661) can be reached, and a statement ning graduate paper. T~e faculty ~d­ releasing the paper for publication visor for each wmner WIll also receIve and presentation. a one-year membership in the Engi­ neers Club of Dayton. Students at en­ 6. Paper judging criteria are: a) writ­ Ohio Academy of gineering/ technology degree ten in an interesting manner; b) granting institutions in the grea~er Science written in an informative manner; Dayton area are eligible to enter. Wm­ c) understandable by a general engi­ CALL FOR ning authors will be invited to present neering audience; d) written in a their papers to the Engineers Club style suitable for technical journal PAPERS membership. The winning papers publication. and selected runner-up papers may The Ohio Academy of Science an­ be published in The Engineer. 7. Oral presentation may include ad­ nounces a call for papers at its 99th ditional information not contained Annual Meeting hosted by Wright Five (5) copies of each paper must in the paper. State University on April 27-29, 1990. be received for review by March 30th, For more information on the criteria 1990. 8. To be eligible, an author must be for submission of a paper and for the currently a student or have grad­ entry form, contact the college office RULES uated after June 1,1989. The paper 130 EMS. must have been written while the 1. The paper may be based on the stu­ author was a student. dent's Ph.D. dissertation, MS the­ sis, senior design project, Send five copies of the paper to: independent study project, etc. It may be a review or tutorial and Clark E. Beck, P.E., Vice-President need not involve original work. It Engineers Club of Dayton should be prepared solely for this 110 East Monument Avenue competition and not be co-aut­ Dayton, Ohio 45402 hored or previously submitted as a paper.

2. Paper should be no more than 9 double-spaced typed pages. (Longer papers will not be consid­ ered). In addition, a one page syn­ opsis of the paper should be provided. BITS & pes College of Engineering and Computer Science 3. Paper should be prepar~d i!, a style suitable for pubhcatIon m a technical journal (IEEE, ASME, Dr. James E. Brandeberry, Dean etc). Wright State Teri Shepherd, Editor University Sharon Coates, Assistant Editor and Staff Writer

Submit questions, articles and ideas to . Editor, 130 EMS. T~e College of Engineering and Computer SCience reserves the nght to edit all material for publication. ) Bachelor of Arts ME Professor New Degree Titles Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science in Engineer­ Warms To His and Diplomas ing )Subject Bachelor of Science in Computer The Ohio Board of Regents has ap­ Engineering proved changes in the following Dr. Amir Faghri, Department of undergraduate degree titles: Beginning August, 1989, these de­ Mechanical and Materials Engineer­ gree titles were replaced by the fol­ ing was interviewed recently on FROM: Systems Engineering, lowing: WCBS Radio, New York. The inter­ Electrical Option view was prompted by Dr. Faghri's TO: Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Arts in Computer Sci­ recent article in Mechanical Engineering FROM: Systems Engineering, Me­ ence entitled "Heat Pipes for Hands". This chanical Option Bachelor of Science in Computer article was co-authored with David TO: Mechanical Engineering Science Reynolds and Pouran Faghri. Bachelor of Science in Biomedical The Registrar has been given au­ Engineering Dr. Faghri believes that frostbite in thority to place the new degree titles Bachelor of Science in Computer fingers may someday be eliminated (majors) on transcripts issued to grad­ Engineering' by the use of gloves to transfer body uates beginning August 1989. Bachelor of Science in Electrical En­ heat from the elbows to the hands gineering and fingers. The theory is that a glove In the past, the diplomas issued to Bachelor of Science in Engineering or mitten could be constructed which our undergraduate engineering and Physics is long enough to cover the forearm computer science graduates con­ Bachelor of Science in Human Fac­ using a heat pipe whose source lies tained the following degree titles: tors Engineering in the crook of the elbow. If devel­ Bachelor of Science in Mechanical oped, it would be the first application Engineering of heat pipes to heat transfer prob­ Bachelor of Science in Materials Sci­ lems in humans. ence and Engineering

The glove is being developed at WSU for the military for use in ex­ treme cold conditions. Dr. Faghri Ylys "In the past they have been us­ Alg these gloves that are battery op­ era ted ... and they have problems with OLIVER'S the heating element and with the heat source. Basically this technology is ORDEALS much more flexible and easier to op­ by Laureen Roe erate." Dr. Faghri says that the heat pipe gloves will be lighter and more flexible than the old bulky and heav­ ily insulated gloves. Though they are being developed for the military, these gloves will be a boon to hunters, skiers, deep sea divers and anyone who spends an extended time in the cold. The following is a list of clubs that are sponsored by the College of Engineering and Computer Science. This list contains the names of the advisors and their office locations, and the club officers with their mailbox numbers.

College of Engineering and Computer Science Clubs 1989/90

• American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics Vice Chair: Don Koman R183 (AIAA) Treasurer: To-Ming Joel Yuen A24 Secretary: John McCoy F146 Faculty Advisor: Dr. A. Faghri 154 EMS President: Matt Buchko U747 • National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) SeclTreasurer: Joe Schmalhofer V113 Faculty Advisor: Lillian Johnson 129 Millett • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (AS ME) President: Dawn Myricks E119 Secretary: Thomas Sanders G517 Faculty Advisor: Dr. P. Dadras 027 EMS Treasurer: Carl Byrd E101 Chair: Earl Daley B602 Vice Chair: Jim Porter P083 • Ohio Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) Secretary: Vineeth Ramnarayan V306 Treasurer: Andre Kertatama F150 Faculty Advisor: Clark E. Beck, P.E. 130 EMS President: Lucy Garcia U721 • American Society of Metals (ASM) Vice President: Peter O'Neill J053 Secretary: Kamran Iqbal FOB Faculty Advisor: Dr. I. Weiss 043 EMS Treasurer: Brian Ashcraft F632 President: Keith Patrick Q246 Vice President: Vineeth Ramnarayan V306 • Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Secretary: Andi Bartz U50 Treasurer: Rob Strevell A16 Faculty Advisor: Dr. R. Hannen 497 Fawcett President: Nicholas Jenkins F064 • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Vice President: Craig Martin B367

Faculty Advisor: Nancy Thibeault 488 Fawcett • Society of Women Engineers (SWE) President: Nancy Day Q332 Vice President: Ravin Asar V518 Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Rodgers, Physiology Secretary: Lucy Garcia U721 Research Center Treasurer: Gary Williams N450 Counselor: Mary Kinsella, WP AFB President: Rosemary Speers P140 • Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Vice President: Afshan Zahedi T334 Treasurer: Beth Hearrell M558 Faculty Advisor: Dr. D. Reynolds 013 EMS Corresponding Sec: Robin Stern K173 President: Mohammad Vafaei E 66 Recording Sec: Susan Hodapp 1393 President Advisor: Afshan Zahedi E 67 Vice President: Clarence Wu E189 • Tau Beta Omega (Honor Society) Treasurer: Jae Shin 0325 Faculty Advisors: • Human Factors Society (HFS) Dean J. Brandeberry, P.E. 130 EMS Dr. B. Friar, P.E. 256 EMS Faculty Advisor: Dr. A. Cacioppo 025 EMS Dr. B. Rowley, P.E. 139 EMS President: Robin Stern K173 Dr. R. Siferd 333B Fawcett Vice President: Steve Lindeman M349 President: Mike McDonough S346 Secretary: Lisa Tidd G127 Vice President: Timothy Birt S299 Treasurer: Tim Clarkston 0218 Recording Sec: Stephen Lindeman M349 Program Director: Craig Martin B367 Corresponding Sec: Stephen Shotts 0546 Cataloger: Sandra Neff A253 • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Treasurer: Clarence Wu E189

Faculty Advisor: Dr. R. Siferd 333B Fawcett Student Government Chair: Todd Scaggs B391 Representative: Shari Reichard 0435 Get involved-Become a Member! CLUB FAIR '89

What an Affair I!!!!

The second annual club fair spon­ sored by the College of Engineering and Computer Science was an out­ standing success. The displays that were exhibited by the clubs demon­ strated the ingenuity and creativity that has become associated with this event. With banners, pennants, bal­ 1 loons, refreshments and contagious good humor, the clubs not only at­ tracted 107 new members, but drew J visitors from all over the campus as well. The media was represented by Channel 2 News.

Dean Brandeberry and Department Chairs Dr. Blair Rowley, Department of Biomedical and Human Factors En­ gineering; Dr. Belle Shenoi, Depart­ ment of Electrical Engineering; and Dr. Joseph Thomas, Department of Biomedical Engineering Society Display-1st Place Mechanical and Materials Engineer­ ing served as judges for the displays.

FIRST PLACE $100 Biomedical Engineering Society

SECOND PLACE $ 50 American Society of Metals (ASM)

THIRD PLACE $ 25 American Society of Mechanical En­ gineers (ASME)

A drawing was held for the new club members and the winners of University Bookstore Gift Certificates were:

Travis Schwenke $50 Brian Ashcraft $25 Todd Scaggs $10

If you missed the opportunity to join one or more of our thirteen clubs, you can still do so by contacting one of the officers. Check this publication for a list of the clubs and current of­ American Society of Mechanical Engineers Display-3rd Place ficers. ) Club Correspondence

American Institute Human Factors National Society of of Aeronautics and Society (HFS) Black Engineers Astronautics (NSBE) The Human Factors Club would (AIAA) like to give many thanks to Kristen Morton, Van Calvez, Robbin Miller, The National Society of Black En­ Katherine Charlton, Helen Lutz and gineers is a student-run organization The AIAA has several activities dedicated to the recruitment and re­ planned for the winter break. We are all who contributed to CLUB FAIR 89. Good Job!! tention of minorities in the fields of planning a trip to the W-PAFB Air engineering, science and math. Our F~rce Museum. Included in this trip A tour and presentation of the GM focus this year will be retention will be a tour of the facilities used to through tutoring and the develop­ restore the planes before they are put Truck and Bus Facility are tentatively scheduled for Friday, November ment of a test file library. Tests for on display. Also being scheduled for various courses such as math, chem­ the winter break is a tour of the air­ 17th, early afternoon. If you are in­ terested in attending, please contact istry, physics, etc. will be available to plane repair facilities located in Wil­ members. m~ngton . The activity planned for Robin Stern, mailbox No. K173 . WInter quarter is our 2nd Annual New ideas/goals for this year in­ Rubber Band Powered Airplane Con­ Lots of luck during these last weeks of the quarter! clude a (NSBE) Spring Banquet, 3.0 test. We are currently looking into a Club and an Academic Challenge (for possible tour of the research facilities Black History Month.) Other events at W-PAFB during the winter or include an annual picnic with Central spring quarter, and a possible return State University and the University of trip to the W-PAFB flightline in the Ohio Society of Dayton and an alumni forum. On the spring. If you have any questions or regional and national levels, fall and would like to join, see Joe Schmal­ Professional spring conferences, leadership re­ hofer in room 156 EMS. Engineers (OSPE) treats and job fairs take place an­ nually. The OSPE has been very active this quarter. We would like to thank Ms. Upcoming events for this quarter include: American Society Susan Cox and Mr. Clark Beck for of Mechanical speaking at our first meeting. We would also like to thank those of you Nov. 21, 28-130 EMS, 4:00 pm Engineers (ASME) who attended. Students who ex­ S.O.S. (Strategies of Survival) pressed interest in the resume book meeting with Clark Beck, As­ sistant Dean and Dianna Har­ A list of our officers is included in will be receiving information shortly. We would like to emphasize that ris, Assistant Director of this newsletter. If you have any ques­ University Placement tions regarding the WSU chapter of OSPE encourages all engineering stu­ dents to participate in our events. ASME, feel free to leave a note in the Any questions? Leave a note in NSBE mailbox of any officer. mailbox, 130 EMS. . For more information, drop a note m the OSPE mailbox in room 130 We are happy to announce that the NSBE NEEDS YOU! ASME booth won the award for third EMS. place at the 1989 Club Fair. ganization on a national and regional Tau Beta Omega level. There were 192 universities rep­ resented by delegates of their Tau ~ BE THE Beta Pi chapter. Our petition was ap­ TECHNICAL Tau Beta Omega is Wright State proved, and WSU will have its first BEST. University's engineering honor soci­ Tau Beta Pi initiation in the spring of ~ y. The purpose of the society is to 1990. Along with the new candidates, ~ Computer Science. plan and carry-out activities aiding the past and present members of Tau ~~ Physics. Mathematics fellow engineering students and the Beta Omega will be initiated into Tau Engineering Degrees university community. The society is Beta Pi at this time. Thus, one of the Both BS & MS. The Air Force is also to establish in its place a chapter major goals of the Tau Beta Omega seeking qualified technical special­ of the national engineering honor so­ society will soon be accomplished. ists to assume immediate respon­ ciety Tau Beta Pi. To be nominated to sibilities. As an Air Force profes­ the society, a student must be a junior sional you can enjoy great pay and in the top one-eighth of the junior benefits - with 30 days of vaca­ class, or a senior in the top one-fifth tion with pay per year and oppor­ of the senior class, and must have tunities to advance. If you're the three recommendations by either fac­ technical best, talk to the Air ulty or society members. Recently, Force. Call Dina Bishop five of the Tau Beta Omega officers, 1434 N. Broad St Dr. Friar, and Dr. Rowley, attended Fairborn Ohio the national Tau Beta Pi convention at the University of South Carolina in (513) 878-7532 Columbia to petition for a chapter at Wright State University. The conven­ tion involved three days of meetings discussing various aspects of the or-

Faculty Facts ) Abdul Ahad S. Awwal (CSE) had Anthony .Cacioppo (BHE) was in­ Chen also presented two papers, four papers presented at the annual stalled as president of the Human "A CORDIC-Based Pipelined Arthi­ meeting of the Optical Society of Factors Society-Southern Ohio tecture for Forward Kinematic Posi­ America which was held October 15­ Chapter. The Southern Ohio Chapter tion Computation," and "Automatic 20th, 1989, in Orlando, Florida: serves the greater Dayton area, which Generation Assembly Sequences by has one of the country's largest con­ Pattern-Matching," at the IEEE Inter­ "Amplitude Modulated Phase­ centrations of human factors special­ national Conference on Systems En­ Only Filter", co-authored with Mo­ ists. gineering held in August. hammad A. Karim and Syeda R. Ja­ han, University of Dayton; C. L. Philip Chen (CSE) presented a Parviz Dadras (ME) received funding paper entitled "Planning Robot Ac­ in the amount of $41,817 from Gen­ "Optimization of the Amplitude tions using Multi-Sensor Input" at eral Dynamics for a proposal entitled Modulated Phase-Only Filter", co-au­ SPIE Conference on Advances in In­ "Joining of Carbon-Carbon Compos­ thors are S. H. Zheng and Moham­ telligent Robotics Systems and Visual ites." mad A. Karim, University of Dayton; Communications and Image Process­ ing, held in November, in Philadel­ Venu Dasigi (CSE) presented a half­ "Multiprocessor Design Using Po­ phia. day tutorial on Natural Language larization-Encoded Optical Shadow­ Processing at the Aerospace Appli­ casting", co-author Mohammad A. He also presented two papers en­ cations of Artificial Intelligence Con­ Karim, University of Dayton; titled "Precedence Knowledge Ac­ ference (AAAIC) on October 23rd, quisition for Generating Robot 1989. "Character Recognition Using a Assembly Sequences," and "Map­ Trinary Associative Memory, co-au­ ping Precedence and Communication He also presented a paper entitled thors A. K. Cherri, University of Relations of a Large Scale Computa­ "A Non-Rule-Based Approach to a Michigan-Dearborn and M.A. tion on a Multiprocess System," at Natural Language Interface Shell," at Karim, University of Dayton. IEEE International Conference on the International Symposium on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, held Methodologies for Intelligent Sys­ ) These papers appear in the Tech­ in November, in Boston. tems (ISMIS), Charlotte, NC, on Oc­ nical Digest of the annual meeting of tober 13, 1989. OSA. Henry Davis (CSE) received funding Marian K. Kazimierczuk (EE) had a T. K. Prasad (CSE) presented a paper in the amount of $30,000 from NCR paper entitled "Resonant dddc Con­ entitled "On the Circumscriptive Se­ for a proposal entitled "High Per­ verter with Class-E Inverter and mantics of Inheritance Networks", at formance Search Methodrrransaction Class-E Rectifier", published in the the Fourth International Symposium Processing. " November 1989 IEEE Trans. Indus­ on the Methodologies of Intelligent trial Electronics, Vol. IE-36, pp. 568­ Systems (ISMIS-89) held at Charlottf Verlynda Dobbs (CSE) received 578. The paper was co-authored with NC. funding in the amount of $14,127 J. Jozwik, a graduate student from the from Science Application Interna­ Department of Electrical Engineering. Raymond Siferd (EE) received fund­ tional Corporation for a program en­ ing in the amount of $249,105 from titled"ADA Programming Language/ Alastair McAulay, Chair,(CSE) pre­ W-PAFB, ASD for a proposal entitled Artificial Intelligence." sented a paper on "Neural Net for "Advanced 32-Bit Stack Processor Ar­ Solving Inverse Problems in Engi­ chi tecture. " Amir Faghri (ME) received funding neering Design" on October 23rd at in the amount of $10,147 from the Na­ the 5th Annual Aerospace Applica­ tional Aeronautics and Space Admin­ tions of Artificial Intelligence Confer­ istration for a proposal entitled ence in Dayton, OH. He also "Development of a Spacecraft Ab­ organized a workshop on "Genetic sorption Cooling System." Algorithms" at this same conference.

Ramana Grandhi (ME) received funding in the amount of $8,063 from the Center for Artificial Intelligence for a proposal entitled "Prototype Structural Optimization Systems­ Phase II

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There is and Placement's Resume Writing Washington, D. C. 20006 demographic evidence to contribute Workshops, or stop in for a IS-minute to the belief that things will get easier consultation during daily walk-in Resume Production for women engineers and that the so­ hours from 2-4 P.M. called "glass ceiling" will break in the Career Planning and Placement re­ next decade. However, only 15.5 per­ Biotech Engineering minds you that LaTex is great for pro­ cent of the undergraduates currently ducing your resume. However, when majoring in engineering are women, There are at least 200 biotech com­ using bullets prior to key informa­ a percentage that has not changed panies in the U.S., but the infant in­ tion, make more subtle bullets by us­ much in five years. The situation can dustry is far from the saturation ing "cdot" instead of the "bullet" in be helped ifmore women earn a mas­ point. It is not cyclical the same way LaTex. ter's or doctorate and become role the computer industry is. It is a start­ models teaching at colleges or high up industry because of the lengthy schools. time necessary to take a product from drawing board to market. Industry experts say that it takes $25-$50 mil­ lion to bring one product to the mar­ ketplace. And, most of the major companies are developing several products at the same time to hedge their bets. Career Planning and Placement DOE Internships Statistics from World Future Soci­ ety say that in 1960, 28 % of American • Computer-Assisted Career Career Planning and Placement has couples earned two incomes. The fig­ Guidance received information from the De­ ure in 1985 was 49 %. The projection • Career Resources Center partment of Energy regarding aca­ for the year 2000 is 56%. "'\ Career and Job Search Workshops demic-year internships in research. ) Job Search Assistance Called the Science and Engineering The U. S Bureau of Labor Statistics • Career Opportunities Bulletin and Research Semester (SERS), the pro­ says that engineering manufacturing Job Listings gram provides juniors and seniors jobs will increase by 20 %, and R&D • Resume Referral Service with an opportunity to participate in jobs by 91 % by the year 2000. • Videotaped Practice Interviews one of six DOE labs during the aca­ • On-Campus Interviewing demic year. This is a great opportu­ While aerospace engineers are the • Alumni Services nity to begin your future in DOE most direct beneficiaries of the up aer­ research. See details in the Career Re­ ospace market, there are many slots Computerworld's Computer Ca­ sources Center in 126 SSW, Technical for electrical, mechanical, and mate­ reers issue is now available from Ca­ Internship Notebook. rial engineers. Aerospace is the field reer Planning and Placement for the "engineer's engineer" accord­ CP&P Employment Trends ing to McGraw Hill. Some of the jobs November Workshops/CP&P include R&D, design, manufacturing, The Northwestern Report shows testing/quality control and opera­ Career Planning and Placement the that demand for BSE's is up 12%. tions. will offer the following workshops in November: Contrary to popular belief, small BSMEs work with colleagues of firms are not the creators of most of many engineering disciplines, with INTERVIEWING the nation's jobs, according to the re­ aero engineers in aerospace, with EEs November 14, 16 suits of a new Dun & Bradstreet in utilities, with CEs in construction, study, reported in the July 7 "Wall with ChEs in chemical processing. RESUME WRITING Street Journal." Of 245,000 new busi­ This flexibility is a saving grace today, November 13, 16 nesses in 1985, 65% that were still in as the auto makers, the heavy equip­ business last year did not grow at all; ment manufacturers and other tradi­ INTERNSHIPS 8 percent decreased in size, and less tional employers of the ME pull back. November 15 than 6 percent hired 10 or more work­ For MEs with CAD/CAM know-how, ers, says the article. there is a bright spot in the field of Call 873-2556 to make a reservation design and manufacturing. ) r these workshops. According to Personnel Adminis­ trator magazine, of the tests given for Coming January 23rd, "How to employment, 42% are physical tests, Successfully Apply to the Federal 25% are drug tests, 19% are person­ Government," presented by Day­ ality tests, and 14% are aptitude tests. ton's OPM! ll-Noon; 043 Uc.

EGR 499-05 (3 cr. hrs.) Engineeering Fundamentals Winter Quarter 1990

TuesdayI Thursday 4:10-5:25 pm 162 Rike Hall support coarse grained multipro­ face between modules is being re­ Cooperative cessing, the reconfigura hon of adied for final construction. This tasks in the event of a processor bussing will be accomplished us­ Education failure, and AMCAD's goal of hid­ ing purchased fiber optic modem ing architectures from the appli­ boards assembled in a token pass­ The following Co-op Experience cations programmer. Each ing ring configuration. This is the ) Report was written by Jeffrey Man­ processor of the system contains portion of the project that I havt. gen, a Computer Science major dur­ an identical copy of the RTMOS. been working with most of this ing his fourth co-op assignment with The RTMOS is multitasking, allow­ quarter. WPAFB/ASD. ing the concurrent software load to be run on one or more multiple Each module will be connected The Control Systems Develop­ processors. Task loading is dy­ to all of the fiber optic busses ment Branch of the Air Force Flight namic to allow reconfiguration, but through modem boards purchased Dynamics Laboratory's Flight Con­ utilizes predetermined, and deter­ from Thomas & Betts. The Bus In­ trol Division has been researching ministic, assignment configura­ terface Units will be linked to the the application of fault tolerant tions. modem boards which have plug­ multi-processor architectures and in fiber optic transceivers that con­ software to flight control/vehicle Once the AMCAD demonstrator vert electrical signals to light for management systems since the is completed, plans call for the transmission. The transceivers early 1980's. The intent of this re­ hardware to serve as a testbed for send ·light over the fiber to a pas­ search is to provide greater com­ multiprocessor software concepts. sive star coupler which connects, putational capability, while It may be used to execute appli­ via mirrors, all fibers plugged into maintaining the ultra-reliability re­ cations algorithms that need the it. Light is then reflected to trans­ quired for flight critical functions extra computing power offered by ceivers, which convert back to elec­ and reducing maintenance costs the AMCAD architecture. The pos­ trical signals. The advantages of and downtime. sibility also exists that the dem­ fiber optics are many; however, the onstrator will serve as a base for main benefit in this application is This work period I have been future hardware upgrades. signal integrity. Fibers are immune working on the Advanced Multi­ to electromagnetic interference processor Control Architecture De­ In order to accomplish this proj­ and crosstalk, allowing fewer velopment (AM CAD) project. The ect as well as other smaller projects transmission errors. AMCAD in-house project has con­ the Control Systems Development tinued evolution of concepts in the Branch maintains the Computa­ While work on the first hard­ utilization of logical (non-dedi­ tional Technologies Laboratory. ware module continued, I was as ) cated) redundancy and pooled This lab has the capability to wi­ signed to test out the purchasec.. sparing; concepts which may even­ rewrap boards, and equipment to fiber optic modem boards and tually replace dedicated tech­ program programmable logic de­ write software to allow them to niques such as those used in vices is utilized .. It also has two communicate. When the modems conventional quad and triple chan­ logic analyzers, several oscillo­ tested out properly, I could begin nel systems. Logical redundancy scopes and a state of the art digital interfacing them to the TBC's. The allows the mapping of redundant oscilloscope. Software capabilities TBC's are complicated chips to pro­ software "jobs" onto a set of include a Tektronics software de­ gram and learning to correctly in­ pooled computational resources. velopment system with in circuit itialize them and set up the data These "jobs" can be broken down emulation for MIL-STD-17S0A and structures they expect took several into parallel and sequential com­ Motorola M68000 microprocessors weeks. After passing this stage it ponents, or tasks which can be and compilers for Assembly, Pas­ still took a significant period of spread across the multiprocessor cal, and "C" languages. Terminals time to make two modems com­ architecture for computational ef­ connected to the Flight Dynamics municate over the fiber optics ficiency and speed-up. Lab's VAX mainframe are avail­ through the passive star. The able. knowledge I have gained through This AMCAD architecture re­ this should allow us to soon test quires a Real Time Multiprocessor Currently, the laboratory dem­ the fiber optics on the AMCAD Operating System (RTMOS). In­ onstrator portion of the project is demonstrator's first module. Also, stead of extensively customizing a proceeding well. Each module of much of the software itself can be commercially available one, the de­ the testbed consists of four wire­ reused on the actual AMCAD cision was made to write our own wrapped boards: two processors hardware. operating system. The RTMOS is and two boards to implement the similar in structure to real time op­ interface between the processor Cooperative Education provides erating systems in the commercial pair as well as the bussing between students with the opportunity to ob­ market, but has been expanded to modules. One module of the tain paid career-related assignments planned four module proof of con­ prior to graduation. For more infor­ cept testbed is nearing completion mation, stop by 126 Student Servicer ) with several boards ready for the or call 873-3166. second module. The bussing inter­ Scholarship Information

)1------­ Ohio Association of Equal Opportunity Science and Consulting Publications Engineering Engineers (OACE) Scholarship Research Semester and American Program (SERS) Consulting Weare pleased to announce the The U.S. Department of Energy Engineers Council 1990 Equal Opportunity Publications (DOE) through the Office of Energy Scholarship Program. Two $500 non­ Research recently initiated a new ac­ (ACEC) renewable scholarships will be ademic-year program, the Science awarded to outstanding women, mi­ and Engineering Research Semester Scholarship funds are available nority, or handicapped students who (SERS), at six national laboratories to through this organization for stu­ are pursuing a career in engineering. help encourage undergraduates and dents entering their third or fourth recent graduates to pursue advanced year of undergraduate study in the Applicants must be enrolled in a degrees in the sciences and engineer­ fall of 1990. The student should be a full-time undergraduate program ing. Individuals selected for the Ar­ U.s. citizen in the upper half of his leading to a Bachelor's Degree in any gonne National Laboratory (ANL) or her engineering class and inter­ engineering discipline at an ac­ program become members of re­ ested in a career in consulting engi­ credited four-year college or univer­ search teams engaged in ongoing in­ neering. sity. vestigations employing state-of-the­ art facilities and equipment. Contact Teri Shepherd in room 130 The preliminary selection proce­ EMS, for application information. dure will be based solely on the ap­ To be eligible, a student should: be plicant's cumulative GPA, as verified a college junior or senior; be a citizen APPLICATION DEADLINE: by an official transcript. The top stu­ of the U.S. or a permanent resident ) February 9th, 1990. dents will be selected and will receive alien; and have an overall grade point applications on or about April 1, 1990. average of approximately 3.0 or higher, based on A = 4.0. The final selection procedure will Ohio Aerospace be based on: Cumulative GPA, par­ During the appointment period, ticipation in extracurricular activities, participants receive a stipend of $200/ Institute a personal statement, and a recom­ week and complimentary housing or mendation. a housing allowance. Transportation Undergraduate expenses are reimbursed for one Scholarship For more information and an ap­ round trip between the participating plication, contact Teri Shepherd in lab and the participant's home or uni­ the college office in room 130 EMS. versity for round trip distances Three Ohio Aerospace Institute greater than 100 miles. Personal auto scholarships for Wright State Univer­ APPLICATION DEADLINE: reimbursement is at a rate of $0.225/ sity undergraduate students are avail­ February IS, 1990. mile, with the total not to exceed able for academic year 1989-90. These coach-class airfare. are for students in aerospace or re­ lated areas and are in the amount of The fall 1990 application deadline is $400-$500 each. All interested stu­ mid-March, 1990. dents can get the scholarship appli­ cation from Teri Shepherd in the To obtain application materials: College of Engineering and Com­ puter Science, room 130 EMS. Science and Engineering Research Semester APPLICATION DEADLINE: U.S. Department of Energy December I, 1989. Office of Energy Research, Room 3F-061 Forrestal Building 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20585 4. Must be enrolled in an undergrad­ Society of Women u~te engineering or power gener­ AIAA Scholarships atIOn health physics field of study Engineers that could lead to a career in the nuclear utility industry. The AlA A has several scholarship awards available for both undergrad ) The Society of Women Engineers is 5. Should be considering a career in uates and graduates for the 1990/9 announcing their 1990 Spring Schol­ school year. arship Program. This year they are the nuclear utility industry. seeking qualified a pplican ts for The AIAA/Willima T. Piper, Sr. twenty-nine scholarships varying in For more information, contact Teri Shepherd in room 130 EMS. General Aviation Graduate Scholar­ amounts from $1,000 to $3,000 and ship Award totaling more than $39,000. All SWE administered scholarships are open APPLICAnON DEADLINE: February 2nd, 1990. This award is intended for gradu­ ?nl~ to women majoring in engineer­ ate-level students/candidates who in­ m~ m a school, college or university dicate by their approved department wIth an accredited engineering pro­ research an interest in the field of gen­ gram, and who will be in a specified eral aviation and/or its related tech­ year of study during the academic WISE--Washington nical disciplines. The award is for one year following presentation of the year. grant. Scholarships fall into the cat­ Internships for egories of Freshman and Reentry, Students of The AIAA/Command, Control, Com­ Sophomore, Junior or Senior. The munications and Intelligence (C3I)F Fres~m~n and Reentry Scholarship Engineering Graduate Scholarship Award. apphcatIons are available from March through June only and have a DEAD­ This award is a one time award of LINE of MAY 15th, 1990. Applications are being accepted for the 1990 program to be held from May $1000 for graduate research in the C3I 29 to August 3, 1990. field and related technologies. This is The other applications are due a non-renewable award. FEBRUARY 1st, 1990. Applicants Sixteen third-year engineering stu­ m~st be students in "good standing" dents will be selected in a nationwide The AIAA/Gordon C. Oates Air wIth an overall grade point average Breathing Propulsion Award of 3.5 or better. competition to spend Summer 1990 in Washington D.C. learning how en­ g~n.eers contribute to public policy de­ This award is intended for gradu For additional information contact ate-level students/candidates who in ) Teri Shepherd, room l30 EMS . CISIOns on complex technological matters. Students will study the roles dicate by their approved department of engineers at government hearings, research an interest in the field of air as staff members of legislative and breathing propulsion and/or its re­ regulatory bodies, as lobbyists, as lated technical disciplines. The award National Academy members of corporate staffs interact­ is for one year. ing with governmental agencies, and For Nuclear as representatives of professional en­ The AIAAlIndustry Scholarship Pro­ Training gineer~ng ~ocieties , standards setting gram orgamzatIOns, or public interest Scholarship groups. Students will be under the The objective of the AIAA is to ad­ guidance of a nationally prominent vance the arts, sciences, and tech­ Program engineering professor and will re­ nology of aeronautics and ceive five quarter credits. A stipend astronautics. This program presents The Institute of Nuclear Power Op­ of $2,400 plus a travel allowance will yearly scholarship awards as follows: erations (INPO) will award 275 schol­ be provided. Room and board must arships (including renewals) to be paid out of the stipend. $1000 each to one or more college students for the 1990-91 academic sophomores year. The eligibility requirements are: For applications forms, write to: $1~00 each to one or more college jun­ Iors 1. Must be a matriculated student WISE $1~00 each to one or more college sen­ pursuing a degree during the American Society for Engineering IOrs 1989-90 academic year. Education It is further planned to perpetuate Eleven Dupont Circle, NW 2. Must be a full-time sophomore, this scholarship award by continuing Suite 200 the $1000 yearly awards for the de­ junior or senior in pursuit of B.S. Washington, D. C. 20036 degree. serving recipients until completion of their senior year. APPLICAnON DEADLINE: 3. Must be U.S. citizen. December 20th, 1989. For further information contact JOt ) Schmalhofer, room 156 EMS (873­ 3661). APPLICATION DUE DATE for all scholarships is Februqry 2nd, 1990. The Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Student Club Proudly Present: 2ND ANNUAL INDOOR RUBBER-BAND POWERED AIRCRAFT CONTEST (An activity of National Engineer's Week) 2 - 4 pm on Monday, February 19, 1990 in the WSU Auxiliary Gym

FIRST PLACE: $25.00, SECOND PLACE: $15.00, THIRD PLACE: $10.00 NO ENTRY FEE REQUIRED!!!

Open to all Wright State University, University of Dayton, and Dayton-area high school students. Winners will be determined by the longest single time in flight over 3 tries. Models can be mail-ordered from the Indoor Model Supply Co., Salem, Oregon or can be homemade. For additional information, contact Mr. Scott Thomas at 873-2476 (8 am - 6 pm).

RULES:

1. Only rubber-band-powered heavier-than-air aircraft will be accepted (no helium, please). 2. One aircraft per contestant. 3. All contestants must be pre-registered by Feb. 1, 1990. 4. All contestants must show proof of registration at WSU, UD or any Dayton-area high school.

TO REGISTER:

Return the registration form below to Mr. Scott Thomas, 159 EMS bldg., Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, tel. 873-2476.

2ND ANNUAL RUDDER-BAND-POWERED AIRCRAFT CONTEST NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE: SCHOOL: ---=-.1 ~ CLUB FAIR '89

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