Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science Bits and Pcs Newsletter, Volume 13, Number 5, May 1997

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Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science Bits and PCs newsletter, Volume 13, Number 5, May 1997

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WSU Team Wins Senior Design Competition team of students from liya Dashevsky and Roy McCarthy, wSU's College of and electrical engineering students, A Engineering and Todd Hemmert and Deric Newland, Dates Conmputer Science were among was advised by Assistant Professor to engineering schools from across Mitch Wolff, Department of Remember! the state invited to participate in Mechanical and Materials the Senior Design Showcase Engineering. Memorial Day competition held as part of the Univ. closed The project involved the Last Day to Apply Ohio Society of Professional for August Engineers 119th Annual Meeting design, construction, and automation of a shock tube-a device graduation and Convention held in Canton, CECS Research ( OH, on Apri125. Their project, which generates supersonic flow Forum entitled "Testing and Evaluation of for a short duration. A shock wave Last day of Miniature Pressure Transducers is generated, which travels down Spring Classes for use in High Speed Turbo- the tube. Across the shock wave June 9·14 Finals Week machinery Applications," garnered fluid properties are discontinuous. Order of the the top prize. A pressure step is formed at the Engineer Ring shock wave interface. Miniature Ceremony The multidisciplinary team of Commencement mechanical engineering students, continued on Page 2

Order of the Engineer Ring Ceremony What's Inside? he Order of the Engineer, urged to keep this date open. Plan Inc. is an organization to register and participate. Design Clinic ...... 2 seeking to promote dl\ffii!,.-lallt&,, T The $10 registration fee Senior Design Team Winer...... 2 professionalism among covers the cost of engineers and gradu- Employment Opportunities ...... 3 ates of accredited membership and the engineering and ring. Registration Campus Scholarship Campaign ... 6 Multipurpose forms have been sent college programs. Raider Robot ...... 7 Room to students' home The next induction addresses and the Faculty Facts ...... 8 ceremony will be held 7:00 P.M. deadline is May 23. on Friday, June 13, Dean's List ...... 9 For more information 1997, at 7 P.M. in the SWE Scholarships ...... 10 Student Union Multi- about OOE or the purpose Room. Seniors, graduate ring ceremony, contact the College Graduate Student Awards ...... 11 students, alumni, and faculty are office at 775-5001.

BITs &PCs 1 May 1997 : DESIGN

CLINIC .' he College of Engineering available in the company .. 140 credit hours completed in ( and Computer Science sponsoring student projects. program of study prior to the T developed a Design Clinic start of fall quarter or plans to To participate in the program, Program to provide our graduate prior to June 1999 undergraduate students with real- students must work as part of a world industry consulting team for three consecutive .. Cannot be graduating before experience. quarters, starting in fall 1997, on an June 1998 industry-sponsored project. Design Clinic participants Students will enroll for four credit .. GP A of at least 2.5 receive design course and/or hours each quarter (fall'97, winter We anticipate having about 12 technical elective credit in their '98, spring '98) for a total of 12 design projects which will require program of study. Participation credit hours. about 48 participating students. also enhances employment Teams will have two opportunities upon graduation by Students wishing to participate advisors-one from the faculty providing relevant industry in Design Clinic may obtain an and one from the sponsoring experience, faculty and industry application form in the College company. references, technical team office, 405 Russ. For more infor- experience, and knowledge of Participants must meet the mation, contact your department positions, which might be following minimum requirements: chair or Dean Brandeberry.

WSU Team Wins Senior Design Competition- Continued pressure transducers from three design to CARL researchers in a worked on automation and data manufacturers-Kulite, Endevco, November Design Review. The acquisition aspects of the shock and Entran-are mounted in the students then proceeded to tube project. Finally, both parts shock tube. A high speed analog to complete the final design were integrated together during digital data acquisition board is drawings, order the required spring break. used to capture the pressure step. The acquired data is then This project is part of WSU's reduced to determine the Senior Design Clinic transducer's frequency program which was started response. by Dean James Brandeberry in 1993 to increase student Wright Patterson Air Force involvement in "real-world" Base's Compressor Aero engineering projects during Research Laboratory (CARL) their undergraduate is the sponsor of this project. education. On May 30th, the Dr. William W. Copenhaver, College of Engineering and CARL Leader, is interested in Computer Science will hold the frequency response of its annual College Corporate pressure transducers being Research Day in the Russ used in high speed compressor Engineering Center. The research. Collaboration The shock tube and WSU students, from I-r, Todd Hemmert, event runs from 1-4 PM with between WSU and CARL has Deric Newland, Itya Dashevsky, and Roy McCarthy. local industry and lead to a challenging and government officials invited successful senior design project for material, and coordinate the to attend. All 1996-97 Senior the students. machining with WSU's machine Design Clinic projects will be presented at this time along with ~ The students determined the shop. While the mechanical aspects poster sessions and tours of optimal design for this application were being completed, the engineering research labs. The and presented their preliminary electrical engineering students public is welcome.

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Westinghouse Plant Apparatus experience in machining, welding, B.S. in electrical engineering, Division currently needs: and fabrication practices for small computer science, information to large mechanical components. systems, or equivalent (3.0 GPA or Stress Analyst: Duties include the above) plus 3-5 years experience in evaluation, selection, and applica- Nondestructive Test Engineer: UNIX system administration. tion of analytical techniques, Duties include development and procedures, and criteria required implementation of unique nonde- Quality Engineer: Responsible for to demonstrate structural integrity structive inspection procedures for analyzing the quality programs, of power plant equipment Limited resolution of nuclear plant field procedures, and operational plans travel involved (>5%). Applicants inspection problems; performance of suppliers to evaluate their must have an M.S. or Ph.D. in and coordination of field capability to manufacture quality applied mechanics or mechanical, inspections on installed components. Includes participation civil, or aeronautical engineering; components; and provision of in audits of suppliers' facilities, 4-10 years experience in the technical direction and leadership review of contract specifications application of structural mechanics on major inspection, development, for requirements, review of to solve practical problems, and procurement initiatives. supplier drawings and procedures, particularly including advanced Extensive communication and and inspection of components after finite element analysis techniques interaction with suppliers, acceptance by suppliers. Requires including nonlinear codes; and be component designers, and much contact with engineering capable of using advanced analysis management personnel is techniques in areas such as required. Moderate travel is structural mechanics, shock, involved (10-20%). Applicants BITs & PCs is a monthly newsletter vibration, and fracture mechanics. must have a B.S. or an M.S. in published by the College of engineering or physics (preferred Manufacturing Affordability Engineering and Computer Science 3.0 GPA or above) plus ASNT to inform students about activities, Engineer: Candidates should certification of at least Level III in news, opportunities and changes possess a good understanding of Ultrasonics and Eddy Current It is occurring in the College. It reports drawing and geometric dimen-: also desired that candidates have on the achievements of faculty and sioning and tolerancing practices 2-7 years experience in application students; changes in organization, and be able to critically review of all NDT methods with primary policy and curriculum; scholarship andemploymentopportunities;and mechanical designs for manufac- focus on ultrasonic and eddy turing affordability. Candidates engineering and computer science current testing techniques as well student club activities. should also be able to work as knowledge of automated data effectively in teams, possess good acquisition and analysis systems. The current issue of BITs & PCs is written and oral communication available ontheWorldWideWeb at skills, and be able to resolve a wide Computer/Telecommunications http://www.es.wright.edu/info/ variety of manufacturing Security Engineer: To provide bits& pcs.html. There are also links problems. Fundamental welding computer security for a Wide Area topaston-line issues andtheCollege knowledge; tooling and fixturing Network involving thousands of home page at http://www.es. design; dimensional inspection users and a wide variety of wright.edu/. Copies are also practices; material selection with equipment and software; conduct available in the College office, any knowledge of castings, forgings, system design and analysis work Department office, or the Student and stock structural shapes; and a on the interaction of UNIX and Club Room. The next issue will be basic knowledge of cost estimating Novell systems. Some PC published the week of June 2, 1997. Tosubmititemsfor thisissue, please practices are also desired. programming is involved and phone the College of Engineering Moderate travel is involved (10- experience in building firewalls is and Computer Science, 405 Russ 20%). Applicants must have a B.s. desired. This position entails a Engineering Center, at937- 775-5001, in industrial or manufacturing significant amount of formal letter or E-Mail [email protected] by engineering or equivalent, as well writing and some travel is May 19, 1997. as a minimum of five years work required. Candidates must have a BITs &PCs 3 May 1997 and procurement personnel, system start-up and in-service All applicants must be U.S. citizens government inspectors, and problems. Occasional travel (no permanent residents). Resumes supplier management with (>10%) required. Must have a B.S. must include GPA (prefer 3.0+) moderate amounts of travel (10- or M.S. in electrical engineering and present and anticipated salary 20%). Candidates must have a B.S. with 0-7 years experience in information. Send resumes to: in engineering or electrical electrical control or instrumentation Westinghouse Plant Apparatus engineering with 0-5 years equipment. Interest or experience Division experience in Quality or in design and application and 500 Penn Center Blvd. Manufacturing Engineering. experience in system design, Pittsburgh, 15235-5713 analog and digital circuit design, PA Attn: Mr. Joseph B. Rossney Mechanical Engineer: Project solid state power electronics/ engineering responsibilities conversion, microprocessors and Human Resources requiring technical cognizance of digital signal processors (including nuclear plant components software), and electromechanical An equal opportunity employer. (pressure vessels, valves, pumps, devices is desired. heat exchangers). Includes review ~------~~~------and approval of supplier designs, Programmer/Systems Analyst: Messina Management Systems of specification preparation, technical Duties include application Springfield, OH, is seeking to hire negotiations and purchase order programming to support and/or a Design Drafter. This position placement, establishing testing improve Division operations by centers around restructuring requirements, manufacturing conducting system analysis and drawings specifically redesigning phase and in-service problem reso- design involving user interaction CAD drawings by hand. ( lution. Extensive communication and some formal letter writing to Candidates should have some with customer and supplier internal and external customers. knowledge of design techniques. personnel and occasional travel Limited travel (>5%) may be No degree is required for this full- (>10%) are required. Must have a required. Must have a B.S. in time position and the salary is B.S. or M.S. in mechanical engi- computer science, information $6.00 - $6.50 per hour depending neering and 0-7 years experience in systems, or equivalent and 0-3 on experience/ability. project or design engineering with years experience in PC program- If experience/familiarity in one or ming and DOS-based software interested in this excellent more of the following areas: manu- packages. Windows programming opportunity to gain valuable work facturing, specification preparation, experience is also required. experience, call Amy Foley at 937- welding, structural analysis, fluid 398-3331. flow, or mechanical design. Computer Telecommunications Engineer: To support the Division's ,--~~+- Electrical Engineer: Responsible personal computer and Novell A fully automated manufacturing for the development of nuclear Local Area Network users by facility in the greater Cincinnati reactor and electric power distribu- performing network design, area is searching for Production tion, instrumentation, and control installation, implementation, and Managers. They desire individuals systems with emphasis on project administrative functions. Limited with a B.S. in mechanical or engineering beginning with system travel (>5%) may be required. A electrical engineering who are concept and continuing through to B.S. in engineering, computer interested in the auto industry. the end of system life. Activities science, telecommunications, or Internship experience is preferred, include the preparation of system equivalent is required with 0-2 but not mandatory. performance and test specifications; years experience with IBM- approval of supplier design; compatible PCs and Novell Local The company is rapidly expanding oversee engineering through Area Networks. Novell Certified and offers candidates the \. manufacturing, testing, and Network Engineer License desired. opportunity to work with the installation; and resolution of newest automated technology in

BITs &PCs 4 May 1997 (~~E~M~P~L~O~Y~M~E~N~T~O~P~P~O~R~T~U~N~IT~I~E~S~) the industry (including robotics) Joe L. Giles & Associates is seeking selected individual will assist with with a great salary and benefits Manufacturing Ergonomics the preparation of research package. There is opportunity for Engineers, Human Factors procedures and plans, the conduct growth and advancement. Engineers, and Industrial Engineers of experiments, data collection, interested in working in MI, OH, and data analysis. If interested in this opportunity, PA, WI, and IN. Candidates must please contact: have a B.S. in an appropriate Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a Human Angela Vance, Recruiter discipline. Certification in Industrial Engineering or Factors discipline with Snelling Search demonstrated knowledge of Telephone: 937/297-2300 Ergonomics is preferred. Two statistical methods, experimental Voice Mail: 937/331-1091 years practical experience in design, and research issues. FAX: 937/297-2305 manufacturing ergonomics with a principal focus on reactive Excellent verbal and written Visit our Web page at http:/ / ergonomics is desired. Experience communication skills are required. www.snelling.com/dayton in manufacturing, plant, and Candidates should be skilled in assembly operations is helpful. technical writing and in the use of personal computers for The activities of the manufacturing programming and data analysis. Armstrong Labs at Wright- ergonomist mainly center around Experience in the use of SAS and Patterson Air Force Base is looking health and safety issues in manual S-PLUS is beneficial. Some travel for a Technical Engineer IScientist materials handling and assembly1 may be required. to help develop, design, integrate, fastening activities, although there and test core technologies in is increasing interest in the applica- Send resume to: human modeling and simulation. tion of ergonomics to quality Devices used include motion Transportation Research Center Inc. assurance and productivity, and tracking system, head mounted Attention: Liz Mazzae other aspects of advanced design display, hand tracking gloves, and P.O. Box B-67 and manufacturing technology. software that runs explicitly on East Liberty, OH 43319-0367 Silicon Graphics workstations. Ifinterested, FAX a resume to Joe FAX: 937/666-3590 Candidates should have UNIX L. Giles at 810/569-8663. E-mail: elizabeth.mazzae@ exposure, anthropometric and nhtsa.dot.gov ergonomic knowledge, GUI design An equal opportunity employer and CAD experience. Experience Transportation Research Center MIFlHIV with 3-dimensional systems is also Inc., East Liberty, OH, is seeking a beneficial. Good communications Human Factors graduate student skills and the ability to work to fill a summer internship position. effectively with a team of This is a full-time, hourly position, engineers and scientists are which involves the support of required. projects being conducted by the Interested individuals may contact U.S. Department of Transporta- CON either Eric Loomis, Contract tion's National Highway Traffic Manager, Safety Administration. EN [email protected], or The position entails support of Tom Bridgman, Project Leader, automotive safety research being [email protected], for conducted at NHTSA's Vehicle . . more information. Research and Test Center in the Turn JUice area of Intelligent Transportation whe " , t in use! • systems and driver behavior. The BITs &PCs 5 May 1997 (~__E__ M____ P______L O Y____ M____ E N____ T __ O____ P____ P O____ R______T U N____ I T____ I E__ S~)( J

The SOCHE Student Support Simulation Technologies, Inc. has Universal Technology Corp. has Program has the following part-time technical positions for an immediate opening for an position available at the Materials students seeking work experience Administrative Assistant to work Lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force and training in technical fields. in the Engineering Division. The Base: These positions offer flexible ideal candidate will have the hours, competitive salaries, and following qualifications: Project 51: Processing of Ceramic/ potential for full-time employment. Metallic Composite and Candidates must currently be .. proficiency with PowerPoint, Monolithic Materials seeking a degree in computer Word, and Excel science, computer engineering, or .. some experience with Fast Description: Fabrication, related field (C/C++ background Track and FileMaker Pro characterization, and analysis of desired), or a scientific-related field. .. positive attitude and outgoing ceramic-based or metal-based personality materials. The effects of processing Programming experience desired. .. professional appearance and variables, such as temperature, Visual Arts/Graphics, experience demeanor pressure, matrix chemistry, fiber / with Intranet/Internet, HTML .. good telephone voice/manners matrix interface treatments, and Web Page development is a plus. .. at least a B average fiber architecture, on final .. able to work 20-40 hrs. per wk. materials properties will be Salary is commensurate with examined. experience. U.S. citizenship re- This is a temporary position quired. STI is an equal opportunity paying $7.50 - $8.00 per hour. Candidates must be degree-seeking employer. Please respond with Hours may be flexible around ( students in good standing cover letter and resume to: school schedule whenever (sophomore to graduate student) possible. Apply to: and must be U.S. citizens. Work STI schedules are flexible. Students are Mid-City Station Carol Huber exposed to research opportunities P.O. Box 3 Human Resources Manager while gaining career-related work Dayton, Ohio 45402 Universal Technologies Corp. experience. For further 1270 N. Fairfield Road or via e-mail address: information, call SOCHE Student Beavercreek, OH 45432 Support Program at 937/259-1375. [email protected] Phone: 937-426-2808 FAX: 937-426-0839 =~~~~ Coming Soon - 1997 WSU Campus Scholarship Campaign

The 1997 WSU Campus support Engineering scholarships Look for information about the Scholarship Campaign will at WSU. This year, the Campus Scholarship Campaign to kickoff, Thursday May campus-wide goal arrive in your mail in 15, with a 20th , 1 (~ is $110,000 and " '~"J) early May. anniversary __ ~ everyone ~ celebration in the ~ Formal Lounge of the Student Union. _ ~;;,. , -~;~~ - ~\.\..'~~ _Th~:!;~I:e , ~ travel, coffee mug " " have questions, In 1996, over $8500 compliments of the " please contact the ( was donated by College of Wright State Bookstore College'S scholarship Engineering & Computer and SODEXHO, the on-campus campaign volunteer chairman, Science faculty and staff to food service. Vince Hopkins, at 775-5159.

BITs&PCs 6 May 1997 Presenting...... The Raider Robot

It's a lawn mower.... The team started with a basic The Raider Robot will debut at ( golf cart and fitted it with stepper the Association of Unmanned No, it's a golf carL.. motors to control Vehicle Systems International's 5th steering and Annual Autonomous Ground No, it's ROBO-RAIDER! throttle. Next, a Vehicle Competion being held video camera, June 1 at Oakland University in Since Fall Quarter 1996, a team sonar, and Michigan. Over 20 universities, of four students under the advisory position sensors including international entries, of Dr. Russell Hannen, Department were added to will be competing in the of Electrical Engineering, have provide vision competition. for the robot. been designing and constructing The Raider Robot an autonomous mobile robot. With the aid of an on- will be on display Team members Brad Smith (EE), Tuesday, May 20, Eric Moyer (CS), Chris Shock (EE), board computer, the from 3-5 P.M. in the and Greg Bartell (EE) would like Russ Engineering to extend their appreciation to SRL golf cart is now capable of Center Lobby with a brief for providing financial assistance presentation/demonstration and to Ledex Actuation Products navigating a commencing at 3 P.M. for providing equipment white-line course and avoiding donations. obstacles-without any human intervention.

Ty D. Upp says. • • • • • If, during your visit between our hallowed halls, you succumb Pitch It.... to those overwhelming cravings for junk food, please "Pitch It, Don't Ditch It! Don't Ditch It!"

Show your consideration for Fritz and Dolores Russ your fellow denizens of the Russ Engineering Center and throw your refuse into the many, many trash receptacles provided throughout the building. Bits & pcs Please, please don't just leave your trash laying around-especially in College of Engineering and the lobby where campus tours Computer Science frequently pass through. Wright State University Thanks for your Dean cooperation. James E. Brandeberry, Ph.D., P.E. Editor and Staff Writer Karll S. This Ty D. Upp is a regular feature in BITs & PCs. faculty, staff, and students are welcome to submit prospective topics for Submit questions, articles and ideas to Editor. 405 Russ Engineering Center. Ty D. Upp to address in this column. Just contact The College of Engineering and [email protected] or stop by the Dean's Office at Computer Science reserves the right to 405 Russ to submit your suggestions. edit all material for publication.

BITs &PCs 7 May 1997 FACULTY FACTS

Fred Garber, Ph.D., EE, has Element Modeling of Multibody Belle Shenoi, Ph.D., EE, has been received funding in the amount of Structure Systems" in the Journal of invited by the President of IEEE $9,000 from the U.S.A.F. Wright Symbolic Computation, Vol. 22, pp. Circuits and Systems Society to Laboratory for his proposal 105-119; an article entitled "Stability serve as a Special Presidential entitled"Automatic Target of Elasto-Damper-Coupled Advisor. As part of this honor, Dr. Recognition Systems." ~ Wheelset for High-Speed Rail Shenoi attended the Executive Vehicles" (with Jie Yin) in the Committee Meeting of the CAS Thomas Hangartner, Ph.D., BHE, Railroad Safety and Environmental Society on April 4, 1997, in Los has been issued Patent No. Research, Transportation Research Angeles and he will present a plan 5,594,775 from the U.S. Patent Record No. 1531, pp. 20-26; a paper for a Membership Development Office for his work entitled entitled "Elasto-Damper Coupled (Recruitment and Retention) "Method and Apparatus for the Wheelset Stability with Constant Initiative at the IEEE International Evaluation of Cortical Bone by and Time-Varying Geometry" Symposium on Circuits and Computer Tomography." ~ (with Jie Yin) in the Proceedings of Systems on June 9-12,1997, in the ASME Dynamic Systems and Hong Kong. ~ Lang Hong, Ph.D., EE, has Control, pp. 157-164; and presented received additional funding in the a paper entitled "Measurement of Scott Thomas, Ph.D., ME, (with amount of $50,000 from MRLets 3D Tire Deformation, Force, Kirk Yerkes) has published a paper Technologies, Inc. for his proposal Moment, and Contact Pressure" entitled "Quasi-Steady-State entitled "Multi-Res/Multi-Rate (with Sami Zendah and John Performance of a Heat Pipe Target Tracking." ~ Medzorian) at the 1997 SAE Subjected to Transient Acceleration Loadings" in the AIAA Journal of Junghsen Lieh, Ph.D., EE, has International Congress and Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, received funding in the amount of Exhibition, Paper No. 97-1104. ~ Vol. 11, pp. 306-309. ~ $25,000 from Research and Georgio McBeath, D.Eng., ECS, Development Laboratories for his (with Robert Ritzi and AI Burton) Mitch Wolf, Ph.D., ME, presented proposal entitled "3D Deforma- has received an Instructional a paper entitled "Integrating tions, Forces, and Moments of Realignment Grant in the amount Undergraduate Multi-Disciplinary Aircraft Tires." Dr. Lieh has also of $24,500 from the University for Design Education, Research, and received the 1997 Society of their proposal entitled "To National Lab Cooperation at Automotive Engineers (SAE) Enhance Traditional Academic Wright State University" at the Teetor Award. Programs-Environmental 1997 ASEE North Central Section Dr. Lieh also published an Engineering Program: A Spring Conference on Apri110-12, 1997, in Dayton, Ohio. ~ article entitled "Symbolic Finite Development Strategy." ~

Dr. Homero Rios (center) from the National Laboratory of Informatics-LANIAA, Mexico, is enjoying a lively discussion with Dr. James Brandeberry, Dean, Engineering and Computer Science, and Dr. Oscar Garcia, Chair, Computer Science and Engineering. Dr. Rios visited Wright State while participating in the U.S. Information Agency's International Visitor Program. Dr. Rios requested a visit to Wright State in ( an effort to further his objective of studying \ the relations between government, academic institutions, and private industries in the computer science field.

BITs &PCs 8 May 1997 '.. Winter 1997 Dean's List

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING Chad M. Bogan Highest Honors Eric N. Black Honors Gilbert E. Bandry High Honors Jeffrey A. Demchak High Honors Wendell H. Booth High Honors Joshua R. Egbert Highest Honors Anthony J. Ewald High Honors Darin L. Collier High Honors Matthew D. Garay High Honors Karen A. Fox High Honors Eric W. Cruse HQnors Jonathan A. Geist Honors J. Matthew Freyhof Honors Marc E. Davis-Marsh Honors P. Joseph Gilkerson High Honors Kenneth W. Imhoff Highest Honors Kimberly A. Doepker Highest Honors Kelly A. Kidd Honors Peter G. Kozlowski High Honors Ken J. Dome High Honors Kristianne Liebel High Honors Raymond C. Lacson High Honors Daniel J. Dresher Highest Honors Siv Gouch Ly High Honors Jill M. Leighner Highest Honors Dennis R. Erford High Honors Kristy A. Robeson Honors Brooke H. McNally High Honors Jennifer A. Foley Highest Honors Andrea L. Williams High Honors Josh A. Noble Highest Honors Ethan A. Frazier Highest Honors Michael W. Papp Highest Honors Chad A. Gaier Highest Honors MATERIALS SCIENCE ENGINEERING Anthony B. Polito, III Highest Honors Todd J. Hemmert High Honors Alexander R. Hutter Highest Honors Angelo M. Ripepi Honors Anna M. Kazimierczuk Honors Brian P. Milligan Highest Honors Stephan ie R. Ryberg Honors Derrick W. Kilby High Honors Christopher R. Savage Highest Honors Theodore A. Knapke Honors MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Barbara L. Schiede Highest Honors Bryan C. Mazey Honors Amy M. Schmersal High Honors Bradley J. Miller Highest Honors Michael T. Andorfer Honors Megan E. Seipel High Honors Matthew E. Nelms High Honors Brian G. Arbogast High Honors Tonya L. Skidmore Honors Deric E. Newland High Honors Vincent M. Bebko Honors r Chi T. Nguyen Highest Honors Douglas M. Bornhorst High Honors COMPUTER ENGINEERING Michael W. Ogden Highest Honors Jenny L. Broering Highest Honors Todd M. Payne Honors Vernon W. Brown Highest Honors Matt K. Fox Highest Honors Gregory A. Potts Honors David S. Clark Highest Honors Nathan A. Kragick Highest Honors Eric Powers Honors Tracy Criswell Honors Eric B. Martin High Honors J. J. Geeta Pujara Highest Honors lIya V. Dashevsky High Honors Dung Q. Pham Highest Honors Marc C. Stevens High Honors Matthew Dietz Highest Honors Ali F. Qutob Honors J. John C. Stewart Honors Andrew R. Fenlon High Honors Michael D. Updike Highest Honors John D. Holdcraft Highest Honors COMPUTER SCIENCE Jacob W. Lawson Highest Honors Darwin G. Adams Honors ENGINEERING PHYSICS Jeremy M. Ling Highest Honors Patrick C. Arnold Honors Michael Malesko High Honors Cornelius Brinegar Highest Honors A. Gayle L. Craig Highest Honors Roy D. McCarthy High Honors Richard V. Burns High Honors Joel D. Dallaire Honors Todd A. Morris High Honors Gregg H. Jessen Highest Honors Douglas Henry Honors Todd Myers High Honors J. Ryan T. Schultz Highest Honors J. Kenneth D. Koors High Honors Steven D. Procuniar Highest Honors Dennis E. Walker, Jr. High Honors Kristin D. McKay Honors Mark S. Rainey High Honors Eric D. Moyer High Honors Steven P. Ray Highest Honors Keith E. Naas Honors Shawn P. Riley High Honors Ryan W. Owens High Honors Rob in G. Steininger High Honors Frederick R. Smith High Honors Jenner M. Torrence Highest Honors Eric A. Weimer High Honors Sydney E. Weikert Highest Honors Patrick H. Wenning High Honors Brian K. Wilhelm Honors

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The Society of Women Engineers The following scholarships are • Microsoft Corporation (SWE) administers numerous awarded to students returning to • Northrop-Grumman scholarships annually, ranging academics after a two-year absence: Corporation Founders from $1000 to over $SOOO per year. • Texaco Foundation All SWE scholarships are open • Olive Lynn Salember only to women majoring in • Chrysler Corporation Re-entry The following scholarships are engineering or computer science at awarded to graduate students: The following scholarships are an ABET-accredited college 1 awarded to sophomores-seniors: university. Applicants must have a • General Motors Foundation • Microsoft Corporation GPA of 3.5 14.0 or above. • Lillian Moller Gilbreth The following scholarships are • Ivy Parker Memorial The criteria and deadlines for each awarded to incoming freshmen: • MASWE Memorial scholarship vary. Brief details and • Judith Resnick Memorial descriptions about the Society of • Westinghouse Bertha Lamme • Dorothy Lemke Howarth Women Engineers scholarships are • Chrysler Corporation • Chevron available in 40S Russ Engineering • General Electric Foundation • Chrysler Corporation Center. For more detailed information, contact National • Anne Maureen Whitney Barrow • Hewlett-Packard Headquarters, 120 Wall Street, 11th Memorial • General Motors Foundation Floor, New York, NY 1000S-3902, • TRW • GTE Foundation telephone no. 212/S09-9S77.

BITs&PCs 10 May 1997 EE Student Paper Takes Doctoral Student's Research to be Presented at National Award National Genetics Conference ( urt Keener, an M.S. student rank Moore, a doctoral Frank's work will be presented in electrical engineering, student in the Computer as a poster paper. It summarizes K won second place in the FScience program, was ongoing dissertation research IEEE 1997 Student Paper Contest, among a small number of students defining a genetic programming held April 12, in Washington, DC. selected to present their doctoral (GP) methodology for solving The contest involved both written thesis work at the Genetic strategy optimization problems for and oral presentation of an original Programming 1997 Conference intelligent, autonomous agents contribution, under the guidance (GP '97). The conference will be operating under conditions of of a faculty advisor. held at Stanford University, July uncertainty. 12,1997. Kurt's paper, entitled "Anechoic This dissertation provides an Microwave Transmission Tunnel Frank Moore's paper, entitled overview of current state-of-the-art Design and Implementation," was " A Genetic Programming approaches to strategy completed under the guidance of Methodology for Strategy optimization problems; defines the Dr. Krishna Naishadham.1t Optimization Under Uncertainty," Missile Countermeasures endured stiff competition from was chosen from among a field of Optimization (MCa) problem as students of other IEEE Region 2 nearly 50 submissions from other an instance of a strategy universities, such as Pennsylvania Ph.D. candidates throughout the optimization problem; describes State University, University of nation. Frank will be presenting to various types and degrees of Scranton, University of Maryland, a panel of faculty, which is uncertainty that may be and George Washington scheduled to include Dan Ashlock, introduced into the MCa problem; University . Iowa State University; David and develops a new methodology Fogel, Natural Selection Inc. and for solving the MCa problem The transmission tunnel, built Editor-In-Chief of the IEEE under conditions of uncertainty. in the Microwave Laboratory (327 Transactions on Evolutionary The new methodology promises Russ) for plane wave and material Computation; David Goldberg, significant improvements over characterization experiments was University of Illinois-Urbana; John current control-theoretic and supported by an equipment grant Koza, Stanford University; and analytical approaches. from Emerson Cuming Corporation. Nils Nilsson, Stanford University. (7ongratulatioflS GJ

Electric Car Takes Smiles at TODTW Day

WSU's Raider Lightning Electric Car was a big hit with the daughters during the 5th Annual Take Our Daughter's To Work Day (TODTW) held April 24th. Here, Mary Case is pictured in the Raider Lightning and, judging from the grin on her face, she's probably dreaming of seeing the checkered flag at the Indy finish line!

BITs&PCs 11 May 1997 ATT~NTION HIGH ~(!HOOl ~UD~NTg Vigit the Rugg ~ngineeting Centet A ~howcage of Modem TechnoJogy fot Academic ~tudyl ( The $20 million Fritz and Dolores Russ Engineering Center located on the campus ofWright State University opened in 1992 and features state-of-the-art laboratory and teaching facilities for the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

• Shadowing Program October through May Spend a day on campus with an engineering or computer science student.

• PlanninCJ nVacation? Call us for your FREE vacation package, which includes a visit to the Russ Engineering Center!

Call Dick Rathbun, Assistant Dean, 9371775-5001, for more information or a personal tour of the Russ Engineering Center.

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