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CENTER FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING 

John P. Sullivan, Director 

“Joining Purdue’s deep resources in manufacturing with Indiana’s industry will pay 

dividends for the state through enhanced productivity, new enterprises, and more jobs. 

Purdue has a long history of advancing manufacturing through research, and this center 

builds on that tradition, increasing our knowledge base and sharing it with manufacturers.” 

Our Mission 

At the Center for Advanced Manufacturing, we believe that industrial development is vital 

to the economic health of our state. Our mission is to bridge basic academic research with 

specific industrial needs to enhance both the understanding and application of 

manufacturing issues in Indiana. 

We serve as the central point of contact at Purdue University on a wide range of 

manufacturing issues, linking existing and emerging businesses with researchers on 

campus. We also help attract new businesses to Indiana, creating more opportunities for 

Hoosiers. Our faculty members collaborate within and across disciplines, assisting 

industrial clients and furthering general knowledge in their fields. 

Steve Shade Richard Couch Leza Dellinger 

Managing Director Director of Administrative 

Engagement Assistant 

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Table of Contents 

Rashid Bashir-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 1 

M. Teresa Carvajal---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 

Srinivasan Chandrasekar--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 

R. Graham Cooks----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 

Beverly J. Davis-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 

Mysore A. Dayananda------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 

Stephen Elliott--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 

Okan Ersoy------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 

Timothy S. Fisher----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 

R. Mark French------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 

Rado Gazo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 

Rodney Handy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 

Nathan W. Hartman-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 

Bradley C. Harriger--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 

E. Daniel Hirleman--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 

Christoph M. Hoffmann--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 

Haiying Huang--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 

Mark J. Jackson-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 

David R. Johnson----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 

Emmanuel Kodzi----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 

Henry W. Kraebber-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 

David R. McKinnis--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 

Doug McWilliams---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 

Lisa J. Mauer---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 

James Mann----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 

Craig L. Miller--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 

Mark T. Morgan------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 

Herbert Moskowitz--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 

Linda Naimi------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 29 

Philip E. Nelson------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 

Shimon Y. Nof--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 

R. Byron Pipes--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 

Arvind Raman---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 

Karthik Ramani-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 

Edie Schmidt----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 35 

Thomas Seagar--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36 

Pankaj Sharma--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37 

Yung C. Shin----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38 

Thomas Siegmund ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39 

Dave Snow ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 

Chin-Teh Sun----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41 

Lynne S. Taylor--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42 

Mileta Tomovic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43 

Rodney Trice------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 44 

Rodney Vandeveer----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45 

Arvind Varma----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46 

Xianfan Xu-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 47 

Yuehwern Yih----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48 

Glossary of Acronyms------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49 

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Index by Department 

Astronautical Engineering Manufacturing Management 

Chin-Teh Sun Herb Moskowitz 

Chemistry Materials Engineering 

R. Grahams Cooks Mysore A. Dayananda 

David R. Johnson 

Chemical Engineering Byron Pipes 

Arvind Varma Rodney Trice 

Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering 

Thomas Seagar Timothy S. Fisher 

E. Daniel Hirleman 

Computer Graphics Technology Arvind Raman 

Nathan W. Hartman Karthik Ramani 

Craig L. Miller Yung C. Shin 

Thomas Siegmund 

Computer Science Xianfan Xu 

Christoph M. Hoffmann 

Discovery Park Mechanical Engineering Technology 

Pankaj Sharma R. Mark French 

Bradley C. Harriger 

Electrical and Computer Engineering Haiying Huang 

Rashid Bashir Mark J. Jackson 

Okan Ersoy Henry W. Kraebber 

Mileta Tomovic 

Food Science Rodney Handy 

Mark T. Morgan 

Philip E. Nelson Organizational Leadership 

Lisa J. Mauer Beverly Davis 

Linda Naimi 

Forestry Rodney Vandeveer 

Rado Gazo 

Emmanuel Kodzi 

Industrial Engineering 

Srinivasan Chandrasekar Technical Assistance Program 

Shimon Y. Nof David McKinnis 

Yuehwern Yih David Snow 

Industrial and Physical Pharmacy 

Lynne S. Taylor 

M. Teresa Carvajal 

Industrial Technology 

Stephen Elliott 

Edie Schmidt 

Doug McWilliams 

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Ph.D. Purdue University, 1992 

MSEE, Purdue University, 1989 

BSEE, Texas Tech. University, 1987 

Rashid Bashir 

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering 

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering 

Department of Biomedical Engineering 

Purdue University, 465 Northwestern Ave. 

West Lafayette, IN 47907-1285 

Phone: (765) 496-6229 Fax: (765) 494-6441 

Homepage: http://engineering.purdue.edu/LIBNA 

Email: bashir@ecn.purdue.edu 

Rashid Bashir completed his Ph.D. from Purdue University in 1992. From Oct 1992 to Oct 1998, he worked at National 

Semiconductor in the Process Technology Development Group as Sr. Engineering Manager. He is currently an Associate 

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Courtesy Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue 

University. He has authored or coauthored over 100 journal and conference papers and has over 25 patents. His research interests 

include biomedical microelectromechanical systems, applications of semiconductor fabrication to biomedical engineering, 

advanced semiconductor fabrication techniques, and nano-biotechnology. In 2000, he received the NSF Career Award for his 

work in Biosensors and BioMEMS. He also received the Joel and Spira Outstanding Teaching award from School of ECE at 

Purdue University, and the Technology Translation Award from the 2001 BioMEMS and Nanobiotechnology World Congress 

Meeting in Columbus, OH. He was also selected by National Academy of Engineering to attend the Frontiers in Engineering 

Workshop in Fall 2003. 

Areas of Interest 

• Microelectronic fabrication 

• MEMS 

• Biosensors, Nano-biotechnology and Nanostructures 

Links 

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M. Teresa Carvajal 

Assistant Professor of Industrial and Physical 

Pharmacy 

Heine Pharmacy Building 

575 Stadium Mall Drive 


Phone: (765) 496-6438 Fax: (765) 494-6545 

Homepage: 

http://www.pharmacy.purdue.edu/directory/details.php?uid=carvajal 

Email: carvajal@pharmacy.purdue.edu 

Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Bath, UK, 2001 

M.S., Pharmaceutics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA, 1989 

B.S., Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National University of Mexico, Mexico City, 1984 

Our research interests are on understanding at the microscopic level the surface properties of powders (drug and excipients) and 

their interactions with other powders in relationship to their functionality that will affect their behavior at the macroscopic level. 

Water is a commonly used excipient during pharmaceutical development, processing and storage it might have an effect of 

processing operations on solid state properties and subsequent solid-water interactions e.g milling, wet granulation. The role and 

impact of water on interactions and on chemical and physical stability are of especial interest. Surface analytical tools such as AFM, 

Surface Raman, IGC, microcalorimetry, vapor sorption are used to obtain information on the physical properties of the 

composites under scrutiny. This is important due to the complexities associated with composites starting with raw materials like 

excipients in formulations. Powder technology issues during development and manufacturing such as content uniformity, 

segregation and agglomeration are continuing to be addressed. All this is in order to understand and control materials, formulation 

and processes to comply with the FDA PAT initiative of quality-by-design. 


• Excipient-functionality for 

pharmaceuticals and food fields 

• Excipient-induced physical changes 

• Physical and chemical stability during 

processing powder blends dry or on 

wet granulation 

• Role of water at the surface of 

powders: interactions and 

mechanisms (adsorption, capillary 

condensation, etc). 

• Develop engineered particles by 

crystallization or precipitation 

procedures as an alternative 

approach to formulate dry powders 

for inhalation. 

Links 

http://www.pharmacy.purdue.edu/directory/details.php?uid=carvajal 

Major Equipments 

IGC, water vapor sorption (VTI), Isothermal calorimetry, BET, AFM and particle size analyzer. 

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Srinivasan Chandrasekar 

Professor of Industrial Engineering 

School of Industrial Engineering 

Purdue University 

315 N. Grant Street 


Ph.D., ME, Arizona State University, 1985 

M.S., Engg.Sci., Arizona State University, 1983 

B.Tech., ME., IIT, Madras, India, 1981 

Phone: (765) 494-3623 Fax: (765) 494-5448 

Homepage: http://roger.ecn.purdue.edu/~tribmat/chandy.html 

Email: chandy@ purdue.edu 

Srinivasan Chandrasekar is Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of the Center for Materials Processing and Tribology 

at Purdue University. His research and teaching interests are in Manufacturing, Advanced Materials and Tribology. He has 

authored 80+ journal papers, and several conference publications and book chapters in these areas. Awards received include an 

NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, the ASME Burt L. Newkirk Award, a Visiting Associateship from Darwin College, 

Cambridge, U.K., and a Purdue University Faculty Scholar Award. Dr Chandrasekar has held visiting positions at the IBM 

Almaden Research Center and the Cavendish Laboratory of the University of Cambridge. He was a co-principal investigator of the 

NSF Engineering Research Center for Collaborative Manufacturing at Purdue. 


• Manufacturing 

• Materials processing 

• Microsystems technology 

• Nanostructured Materials 

Major Equipment 

CNC lathes, High-speed grinding machine, Modulationassisted 

machining center, Atomic Force Microscope, 

Scanning phase shift interferometer, Roundness and 

straightness measurement tester, Miniature tensile tester, 

CCD-based high speed micro-photography and Infra-red 

imaging systems. 

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R. Graham Cooks 

Henry Bohn Hass Distinguished Professor of Chemistry 

Department of Chemistry 


560 Oval Dr. 

West Lafayette, IN 47907 

Phone: (765) 494-5263 Fax: (765) 494-9421 

Homepage: http://www.chem.purdue.edu/cooks/ 

Email: cooks@purdue.edu 

Ph. D. Cambridge University (Elsie Ballot Scholar), 1967 

Ph.D. University of Natal (South Africa), 1966 

M.Sc. University of Natal (South Africa), 1963 

B.S. University of Natal (South Africa), 1959 

Dr. R. Graham Cooks received both his undergraduate and doctoral degrees from the University of Natal, South Africa, in 1961 

and 1965. In the next two years he earned a second doctorate at Cambridge University in Great Britain, and served there as a postdoctoral 

fellow for a year before taking an Assistant Professorship in the Chemistry department of Kansas State University in 1968. 

Three years later in 1971 he moved to Purdue University to lead their Mass Spectrometry Center Dr. Cooks became a full 

professor at Purdue in 1980, and was named the Henry Bohn Hass Distinguished Professor of Chemistry in 1990. He holds a 

guest appointment at Tsinghua University (Beijing). Dr. Cooks has been interested in many aspects of mass spectrometry, 

including fundamental phenomena associated with collisions of ions and molecules in the gas phase and at surfaces. He has for 

many years been engaged in research using tandem mass spectrometry, and is currently employing ion/molecule reactions to 

recognize functional groups in polyfunctional compounds and collision-induced dissociation of cluster ions to measure such 

fundamental thermochemical properties as proton affinities. His interests also include on-line monitoring of bioreactors using 

membrane introduction mass spectrometry and trace environmental analysis using the same procedure. 

Several new types of mass spectrometers have been constructed in Dr. Cooks’ laboratory, including hybrid sector/quadrupole 

instruments and advanced ion trap instruments capable of MS/MS experiments. His laboratory has made significant contributions 

to the development of desorption ionization and tandem mass spectrometry as methods of analysis of complex mixtures. His work 

on the kinetic method of measuring thermochemical quantities is one outcome of his interest in ion structure and fragmentation 

mechanism. He has received research awards for chemical instrumentation, tandem mass spectrometry and analytical chemistry 

and has been recognized for his service to mass spectrometry, both nationally and internationally. Among his honors are the 

Outstanding Commercialization Award for Purdue University Faculty (2005) and the Fisher Award (American Chemical Society 

Award for Analytical Chemistry) in 1997. Recently, his interest has been focused on creating microarrays by ion soft landing, the 

ambient method of ionization known as desorption electrospray ionization (DESI), and on miniature mass spectrometers. Dr. 

Cooks has authored over 700 publications, and served as PhD thesis advisor to 92 students and post-graduate mentor to 30. He 

currently serves on a number of editorial boards, including Analytical Chemistry, the Journal of Mass Spectrometry and the 

International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 


• Mass Spectrometry 

• Proteomics 

• Origins of life 

• Instrumentation development 

• Trace environmental analysis 

Links 

InProteo, LLC 

http://www.inproteomics.com/index.html 

Prosolia, Inc. 

http://www.prosolia.com/ 

Griffin Analytical Technologies, Inc. 

http://www.griffinanalytical.com/ 

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M.S., Purdue University 

B.S., Purdue University 

Beverly J. Davis 

Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership 

College of Technology 


1733 Northside Blvd. 

South Bend, IN 46634-7111 

Phone: (574) 520-5581 Fax: (574) 520-4286 

Email: bevjd@purdue.edu 

Professor Beverly J. Davis is an Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership in the College of Technology at Purdue University’s statewide 

location in South Bend, IN. Professor Davis’s research interests include workplace literacy and human behavior and technology. She also has 

worked in the area of organizational risk assessment. She just published a paper on this topic in the Journal of Knowledge and Process Management 

entitled: “PREPARE: Seeking Systemic Solutions for Technological Crisis Management..” She recently co-authored a paper for the American 

Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) conference entitled, “Reinventing Manufacturing Engineering: Refocusing and Exploring Future Opportunities 

for Students.” This paper can be found on the National Center for Manufacturing Education (NCME) and the Manufacturing Education 

Resource Center (MERC) website archives. She just completed her tenure as Division Chair of the ASEE Manufacturing Division and was 

awarded the 2005 outstanding leadership award. Professor Davis has presented over thirty papers at professional conferences in the United 

States and Europe. She has been invited as keynote speaker and presenter for various professional meetings. She has been interviewed on NPR 

shows nationwide and in Australia. Professor Davis is active in workforce development in the state of Indiana. Her current project focuses on 

workplace literacy in next generation manufacturing. 


• Workplace Literacy 

• Technology and Human Behavior 

• Organizational Crisis Management 

• Workforce Development 

Links 

Purdue University College of Technology: South Bend, IN 

www.southbend.tech.purdue.edu 

National Center for Manufacturing Education 

www.ncmeresource.org 

ASEE Manufacturing Division 

www.aseemanufacturing.org 

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M.S. Purdue University, 1961 

D.I.I.Sc. IISc, Bangalore, 1957 

B.S.(Hons) Mysore University, 1955 

Mysore A. Dayananda 

Professor of Materials Engineering 

School of Materials Engineering 


501 Northwestern Avenue 


Phone: (765) 494-4113 Fax: (765) 494-1204 

Homepage: https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/Fac_Staff/Faculty/dayananda.wshtml 

Email: dayanand@ecn.purdue.edu 

Professor Dayananda currently is Associate Head and Professor in the School of Materials Engineering. He received his Ph.D. 

from Purdue University in 1965. He joined the faculty of the School of Materials Engineering at Purdue in1966 and has been a full 

Professor since 1975. On sabbatical he spent a year at the University of Munster in Germany in 1980 and the summer of 1992 at 

the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. His research areas are in the broad field of diffusion in multicomponent, 

multiphase systems including Cu-base, Fe-base and Ni-base alloys, intermetallic compounds, refractory silicides, high temperature 

coatings, nuclear fuels and claddings, evolution of microstructures, SEM analysis, computer programs for multicomponent 

diffusion analysis. He is also involved with engagement and technical activities with Indiana Industries as a member of Purdue 

Technical Assistance Program (TAP).He has authored over 100 publications in archived journals and refereed conference 

proceedings, and has edited or co-edited three books. In addition, he has presented numerous invited talks at several universities, 

national laboratories and research institutions, national and international meetings. He has recently developed a user-friendly, 

research code called “MultiDiFlux” for the analysis of interdiffusion in multicomponent alloys. 

He has organized or co-organized many conferences and symposia dealing with diffusion and atomic transport in solids including 

“Atomic Transport in Concentrated Alloys and Intermetallic Compounds", and Oxidation of Metals and Associated Mass 

Transport", " “Diffusion Processes in High Technology Materials", and " Diffusion Analysis and Applications" at the TMS and 

ASM meetings and conferences. He has been on the scientific advisory board and organizing committees for several international 

symposia and is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of “Diffusion and Defect Data” publications. He is also a member of 

Atomic Transport Activity Committee and Alloy Phase Diagram Committee of ASM International. 


• Multicomponent diffusion 

• Multiphase systems and microstructural 

evolution 

• Interfaces 

• Zero-flux planes 

Links 

Interdiffusion Structures in Alloy Assemblies 

1. https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/Fac 

_Staff/Faculty/dayananda.wshtml 

2. http://www.ctcms.nist.gov/~cecamp/Pre 

sent.html 

Equipment List 

• Vacuum equipment for diffusion couple assemblies; 

• 3-zone horizontal heat treatment furnaces; 

• Equipment for microstructural characterization and 

analysis 

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Ph.D. Purdue University, 

2001 

M.S. University of Westminster, 

1998 

B.S. Iowa State University, 1996 

Stephen J. Elliott 

Assistant Professor of Industrial 

Technology 

Department of Industrial Technology 



401 N Grant Street 


Phone: (765) 494-2474 Fax: (765) 496-2700 

Homepage: www.biotown.purdue.edu 

Email: elliott@purdue.edu 

Professor Elliott is currently an Assistant Professor of Industrial Technology. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University in 2001. Dr. Elliott 

is involved in a number of activities relating to biometrics and security. He is actively involved in biometric standards, acting as Vice Chair of 

the International Committee for Information Technology Standards, as Secretary of INCITS M1 Biometrics Standards committee, and also 

Head of Delegation for the WG1 Vocabulary working group within the ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC37 committee on Biometrics. Dr. Elliott has also 

given numerous lectures on biometrics technologies, the latest conference presentations specifically aimed at the banking industry. Dr. Elliott is 

also involved in educational initiatives as they relate to biometric technologies, where he is responsible for the Biometrics Standards, 

Performance, and Assurance Laboratory, as well as two classes related to biometric technologies. Dr. Elliott is also involved in educational 

initiatives for the American National Standards Institute, is a member of Purdue University’s e-Enterprise, Learning, and CERIAS Centers. 


• Biometrics 

• International Standards 

• Homeland Security 

• Automatic Identification 

Links 

Major 

Equipment 

Please go to http://www.biotown.purdue.edu/Lab%20Overview.html 

Biometric 

Standards, Performance, and Assurance Laboratory 

www.biotown.purdue.edu 

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Ph.D. UCLA, 1972 

M.S. UCLA, 1968 

B.S. Robert College, 

1967 

Okan K. Ersoy 

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering 


School of Electrical and Computer Engineering 

Electrical Engineering Building 

465 Northwestern Ave. 

West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2035 

Phone: +1 765 49-46162 

Email: ersoy@purdue.edu 

Web page: 

https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECE/People/profile?resource_id=3180 

Okan 

K. Ersoy is currently a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University, School of Electrical and Computer 

Engineering. He received his Ph.D. from University of California, Los Angeles in 1972. He worked as an assistant professor at Bogazici 

University, Istanbul from 1972 to 1973 and as a senior researcher at Central Institute for Industrial Reseach, Applied Mathematics Division, 

Oslo from 1973 to 1985 .He also served as an associate professor at Bogazici University during spring semesters, 1977-1980. In 1985, he joined 

the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. His current research interests include statistical and computational 

intelligence and machine learning, digital signal/image processing and recognition, transform and time-frequency methods with applications in 

advanced manufacturing, bioinformatics, optical information processing and communications, imaging, remote sensing, and distant learning. 

He is a fellow of IEEE, and a fellow of the Optical Society of America. He has published approximately 220 papers in his areas of research. He 

also holds 4 patents. In addition, he has given numerous presentations at various conferences and lectures at different universities, research 

institutions and industrial companies. He has co-organized many conferences and symposia in his areas of research including Artificial Neural 

Networks in Engineering (1993-2005). 


• Statistical and computational intelligence and machine learning 

• Intelligent automation, optimization and adaptive signal processing with advanced manufacturing 

systems 

• Statistical,computational and signal processing methods for bioinformatics 

• Statistical, 

computational and signal processing methods methods for remote sensing 

• Diffraction, Fourier optics and imaging 

• Fourier-related transforms and time-frequency methods 

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Ph.D. Cornell, 1998 

B.S. Cornell, 1991 

Timothy 

S. Fisher 

Associate Professor of Mechanical 

Engineering 

Phone: (765) 494-5627 Fax: (765) 494-0539 

Homepage: http://widget.ecn.purdue.edu/~tsfisher/ 

Email: tsfisher@purdue.edu 

Professor Tim Fisher 

currently is an associate professor of mechanical engineering. He completed his doctoral studies in 1998 at 

Cornell University. Prior to his graduate studies, he was employed as a design engineer in Motorola's Automotive and Industrial 

Electronics Group. His research has included efforts in simulation and measurement of nanoscale heat transfer, coupled electrothermal 

effects in semiconductor devices, nanoscale direct energy conversion, molecular electronics, microfluidic devices, and 

boundary- and finite-element computational methods. His current efforts include theoretical, computational, and experimental 

studies focused toward integration of nanoscale materials with bulk materials through manufacturable routes for enhancement of 

electrical, thermal, and mass transport properties. Recently, this work has produced very promising results for controlled synthesis 

of carbon nanotubes. Applications of his work cover a broad range of areas, including nanoelectronics, thermal interface materials, 

thermal-electrical energy conversion, biosensors, and hydrogen storage. 

After joining Purdue, he led the establishment of the Multiscale Manufacturing 

Center Pilot Facility. The pilot facility emphasizes 

soft lithography processes that are now commonly used to create microfluidic devices. Through this laboratory improvement 

effort, six modules have been developed for six different courses. He currently serves director of Nanoscale Thermo-Fluids 

Laboratory and Multiscale Manufacturing Center Pilot Facility. These facilities include over $1M in manufacturing-related 

equipment. His research efforts have been sponsored by National Science Foundation, the Defense Advanced Research Projects 

Agency, the Army Research Office, the National Reconnaissance Office, the US Air Force, the Tennessee Valley Authority, 3M, 

the Semiconductor Research Corporation, and many other industrial interests. 

• Manufacturing of vertical 

carbon 

nanotube field effect transistors 

• Manufacturing of CNT-based biosensors 

• Microfluidic structures and devices 

fabrication by using soft lithography 

• Carbon nanotube-based thermal interface 

materials 

School of Mechanical Engineering 


585 Purdue Mall 


Areas of Interest Links 

Multiscale 

Manufacturing Center Pilot Facility 

http://widget.ecn.purdue.edu/~mmcenter 

Nanoscale thermo-Fluids Laboratory 

http://nanotron.ecn.purdue.edu 


• SEKI AX5200S microwave 

PECVD 

reactor 

• SUSS Micro-Tech spin coater 

• SUSS Micro-Tech 

MA1006 mask alinger 

• Veeco Dimension 3100 atomic force 

microscope 

• Perkin-Elmer Randex 2400 sputtering 

system 

SWCNT 

Alumina 

10nm 

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Ph.D., University of Dayton, 

1993 

M.S., University of Dayton, 1988 

B.S., Virginia Tech, 1985 

Areas 

of Interest: 

Optical 

Test Methods 

Structural Dynamics 

Acoustics 

Signal Processing 

R. 

Mark French, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor 

Department of Mechanical 

Engineering Technology 


Knoy Hall of Technology, 

Room 138 



Desk: (765) 494-7521 

Mobile: (765) 714-9382 

Fax: (765) 494-6219 

E-mail: rmfrench@purdue.edu 

Personal Web Page: web.ics.purdue.edu/~rmfrench/ 

Musical Acoustics Web Page: http://metalsound.tech.purdue.edu 

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Ph.D. Mississippi State University, 1994 

M.S. Technical University, Slovakia, 1990 

Rado 

Gazo 

Associate Professor 

of Industrial Engineering (Wood Processing) 

Phone: 

(765) 494-3634 Fax: (765) 496-1344 

Homepage: http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/ fnr/faculty/gazo/ 

Email: gazo@purdue.edu 

Rado 

Gazo is presently an Associate Professor of Wood Processing/Industrial Engineering at Purdue University where he teaches 

several classes including Secondary Wood Products Manufacturing, Properties of Wood and Furniture Design for CNC 

Manufacturing. When not in a classroom, he conducts research and extension activities in value-added wood products 

manufacturing and industrial engineering areas. Rado is involved with student recruitment and building up of Purdue’s Wood 

Products Manufacturing Technology undergraduate program. 

Before attending graduate school, Rado worked in a sawmill and a furniture company. He received his M.S. in 1989 from the 

Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia and his Ph.D. in 1994 from Mississippi State University. Before joining Purdue University, 

Rado worked as a researcher at the Louisiana Forest Products Laboratory and as a visiting scientist at the New Zealand Forest 

Research Institute. His research interests include application of industrial engineering techniques to forest products manufacturing. 

Rado has worked with over 100 companies, published over 80 research publications, and given more than 100 professional 

presentations on the subject of secondary wood products manufacturing. 


• Wood Products Manufacturing 

• Operations Research 

• Process Simulation 

• Tool Wear 

• Hardwood Scanning 

1200 

Forest Products Building 

Room 220B 


Links 

Wood 

Research 

Laboratory: 

http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/fnr/woodresearch/index.html 


• Thermwood Model 40 CNC router 

• Traditional woodworking 

equipment 

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P h.D., University of Florida, 1995 

MBA, Ball State University, 1989 

B.S., Purdue University, 1983 

Rodney G. Handy, Ph.D., CIH 

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology 

Dr. Handy currently is an associate professor of mechanical engineering technology. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from 

the University of Florida in 1995. He worked as a manufacturing engineer and plant engineer at the Ford Motor Company –EED facility in 

Bedford, IN from 1984 to 1989 and as an assistant professor at Ball State University from 1989 until 1992. After completing his Ph.D., he 

joined the Dept of Engineering Technology at Western Kentucky University and was there until joining the Department of Mechanical 

Engineering Technology at Purdue in 2004. Since coming to Purdue, Rod has taught undergraduate courses in manufacturing processes and 

polymeric materials and processing. His research areas include industrial hygiene, environmental sustainability, green manufacturing, and 

nanoparticle characterization. He has authored or coauthored over 40 publications in archived journals and refereed conference proceedings, 

and has authored chapters in two books. In addition, Dr. Handy has given numerous presentations at various conferences and lectures at 

different universities, research institutions and industrial facilities. Rod received his certification as an industrial hygienist (CIH) in 1999. 


• Industrial hygiene monitoring 

• Green Manufacturing 

• Particle measurement 

• Nanomanufacturing 

Major 

Equipment: 

Particle monitoring and 

measurement 

Air Velocity 

Heat Stress 

Gas Monitors 

Moisture 



401 N. Grant St. 


Phone: (765) 496-6092 Fax: (765) 494-6219 

Homepage:www2.tech.purdue.edu/met/Facstaff/rghandy/index.html 

Email: rhandy@purdue.edu 

Links 

http://www.tech.purdue.edu/met/ 

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Ed.D. North Carolina State, 

2003 

M.S. Purdue, 1997 

B.S. Purdue, 1995 

Nathan W. Hartman 

Assistant Professor of Computer 

Graphics Technology 

College 

of Technology 


401 North Grant Street 


Phone: 

(765) 496-6104 Fax: (765) 494-9267 

Homepage: http://www.tech.purdue.edu/Cgt/facstaff/nwhartman/index.html 

Email: nhartman@purdue.edu 

Dr. Hartman is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Graphics at Purdue University where he currently teaches 

undergraduate courses in 3D solid and surface modeling, product graphics standards and documentation, and product data management. He 

also teaches graduate course covering the foundational elements of computer graphics and measurement and evaluation, and he is currently the 

coordinator of graduate studies in the CGT Department. His academic interests include the use of constraint-based CAD tools in the design 

process, the development of expertise and knowledge in the use of computer graphics tools, spatial visualization ability, and the development of 

graphic science as a discipline. Dr. Hartman holds a Bachelor of Science in Technical Graphics and a Master of Science in Technology from 

Purdue University, and a doctorate in Technology Education from North Carolina State University. 

Given his interest in computer-aided design technologies, Dr. Hartman has been instrumental in the development of grants and the securing of 

funding related to applied computer graphics in the total of approximately $350,000. He is involved in research related to the use of virtual 

reality-based design evaluations, the implementation of product data management systems and advanced modeling tools in an interdisciplinary 

curriculum, the examination of human spatial abilities, and the evaluation of next-generation general aviation displays. Dr. Hartman is also 

developing funding sources in the use of virtual reality-based technologies to assess spatial visualization abilities in engineering and technology 

students. 

Dr. Hartman has worked for a variety of companies in using and integrating computer-aided design (CAD) tools into the engineering design 

process through the development of custom training applications and materials. He worked for RAND Worldwide as a Senior Technical 

Training Engineer where he taught courses for corporate clients and developed customized training curricula. He has provided on-site technical 

support for larger clients during their new product development stages and during their installation and configuration of product data 

management (PDM) tools. He has also worked for Caterpillar in the large engine design group and for Fairfield Manufacturing in the tool 

design and fixtures group. 


• Expert Use of 

Constraint- 

based CAD tools 

• Solid modeling and product 

data management 

• Product Lifecycle 

Management (PLM) 

• Spatial visualization ability 

• Development of graphic 

science as a discipline 

Links 

Computer 

Graphics Technology Department 

http://www.tech.purdue.edu/cgt/ 

Computer Graphics Technology Graduate 

Studies 

http://www.tech.purdue.edu/Cgt/Graduate/index. html 

Digital Enterprise Center 

http://www.tech.purdue.edu/centers/dec/ 

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M.S. Purdue University, 1983 

B.S. California University of Pennsylvania, 1981 

Bradley C. Harriger 

Professor of CIM in Mechanical Engineering 

Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology 


Knoy Hall, Room 131 



Phone: (765) 494-7515 Fax: (765) 494-6219 

Homepage: http://www.tech.purdue.edu/cimt/facstaff/bcharriger/ 

Email: bacharriger@tech.purdue.edu 

Professor Harriger's primary teaching and scholarship interest has been in the area of Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (CIM). 

His contributions to the nationally-recognized CIMT program include leadership in the development of a true CIM facility, coauthorship 

and implementation of the highly successful curriculum, and promotion of the program and its graduates to industry 

and other academic institutions. 

Since the inception of the CIMT program in 1984, he has been involved in every facet from teaching to administration. These 

activities are documented in many papers authored by him and others and presented at several national conferences. 

His work and contributions in the area of manufacturing education were recognized when Professor Harriger was invited to serve 

on a Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) committee to rewrite the first part of their national manufacturing certification 

exam (completed spring 1992) as well as the Curriculum 2002 Workshop to define the national model for manufacturing education 

(Spring 1994). In addition Professor Harriger is currently serving on another certification exam writers committee for CASA/SME 

and has served on the SME Education Committee at the national level. 

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1977, Ph.D., Purdue University 

1974, M.S., Purdue University 

1972, B.S., Purdue University 

E. Daniel Hirleman 

Professor and Head of Mechanical Engineering 




Phone: 765.494.5688 Fax: 765.494.0539 

Web: tools.ecn.purdue.edu/ME/Fac_Staff/edh/edhbio.whtml 

Email: hirleman@ecn.purdue.edu 

E. Dan Hirleman is currently Professor and William E. and Florence E. Perry Head of the School of Mechanical Engineering at 

Purdue University. Prior to joining Purdue in 1999 he was on the Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and of 

Electrical Engineering at Arizona State University. Dr. Hirleman served in a number of administrative positions including Vicechair 

for Aerospace Engineering during 1989-1992, and Acting Chair of MAE in 1995. From 1995-1999 he was Associate Dean 

for Research in the College of Engineering where he facilitated a doubling of sponsored research activity and was responsible for 

College space and facilities. Dr. Hirleman received his degrees from Purdue University obtaining the B.S.M.E. degree in 1972 

(graduating in 3 years with a 4.00 GPA), the M.S.M.E. in 1974, and the Ph.D. in 1977. During that time period Dr. Hirleman also 

spent a year at the Technical University of Denmark in Copenhagen and a year on the technical staff at Hughes Aircraft Co. He 

received National Science Foundation and Hughes Aircraft Fellowships as a graduate student. In 1992-93 he was a visiting 

researcher at the Technical University of Delft in Holland and an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellow at Universität 

Karlsruhe in Germany. 

Prof. Hirleman has developed new courses in Measurements and Microcomputers and Laser Diagnostics, and received the Pi Tau 

Sigma Professor of the Year Award for teaching excellence. His work has been sponsored by a number of government agencies 

(AFOSR, US Navy, NASA, NSF, ONR, US Army, USDA) and industrial concerns (ADE Optical Systems, Allied-Signal, AMD, 

Applied Materials, DEC, Duke Scientific, Hamamatsu/Inspex, IBM, Intel, KLA, OSI, SEMATECH, Semiconductor Res. Corp., 

Sumitomo, Tencor Instruments, TI, and VLSI Standards). He founded the Consortium for Metrology of Semiconductor 

Nanodefects in 1995. Dr. Hirleman has over one hundred technical publications, four patents, over sixty invited lectures in ten 

countries, and received the ASU College of Engineering Award for Significant Accomplishment in Research. He has also served as 

a Topical Editor of Applied Optics and on the Editorial Board of Particle Characterization. 


• Optical sensors for chem/bio food hazard detection and food safety 

• Surface characterization sensors for semiconductor manufacturing 

• Particle and flow diagnostics 

• Design for inspectability 

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Ph.D. Wisconsin, 1974, CS 

M.S. Wisconsin, 1972, CS 

M.S. Indiana, 1970, Math 

Christoph M. Hoffmann 

Professor of Computer Science 

Department of Computer Sciences 


250 N. University Street 


Phone: (765) 494-6185 Fax: (765) 494-0739 

Homepage: http://www.cs.purdue.edu/people/cmh 

Email: cmh@cs.purdue.edu 

Before joining the Purdue faculty, Professor Hoffmann taught at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He has been visiting 

professor at the Christian-Albrechts University in Kiel, West Germany (1980), and at Cornell University (1984-1986). His research 

focuses on geometric and solid modeling, its applications to manufacturing and science, and the simulation of physical systems. 

The research includes, in particular, research on geometric constraint solving, robustness in geometric computation, and the 

semantics of generative, feature-based design. Professor Hoffmann is the author of Group-Theoretic Algorithms and Graph Isomorphism, 

Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 136, Springer-Verlag and of Geometric and Solid Modeling: An Introduction, published by Morgan 

Kaufmann, Inc. Professor Hoffmann has received national media attention for his work simulating the 9/11 Pentagon attack. 

Professor Hoffmann serves on the editorial boards of Computer-Aided Geometric Design, Computer Aided Design, ACM Transactions on 

Graphics, and on the editorial board of Computer-Aided Design and Applications. He is interim co-director of Purdue’s Computing 

Research Institute and co-director of Purdue’s Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence. He has organized numerous national and 

international workshops and conferences. The author of two monographs, he has published in diverse areas of computer science. 

His research has received continuous funding since 1978. He is the PI on Purdue’s NSF Envision Center grant and is science lead 

for the Northwest Indiana Computational Grid. 


Computer Aided Design 

Geometric Constraint Solving 

Computational Geometry 

Visualization and Simulation 

Grid Computing 

Links 

Computing Research Institute 

http://www.cri.purdue.edu/ 

Product Lifecycle Management 

http://discoverypark.e-enterprise.purdue.edu/plm/ 

Envision Center for Data Perceptualization 

http://www.envision.purdue.edu/ 

CS Graphics Lab 

http://www.cs.purdue.edu/cgvlab/ 

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Haiying Huang 

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering 



Knoy Hall, Room 115 



Phone: (765) 494-7526 Fax: (765) 494-6219 

Homepage: http://www.tech.purdue.edu/met/facstaff/hhuang 

Email: haiyinghuang@purdue.edu 

Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998 

M.S. Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997 

B.S. Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China, 1991 

Professor Haiying Huang currently is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology. She graduated 

from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering in 1998 and a Master degree in 

Electrical Engineering in 1997. Prior to join Purdue University, Prof. Huang has worked as a Member of Technical 

Staff at Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technology/OFS and as a senior research scientist at Clark Atlanta University. She 

has extensive experience in developing interferometric instruments for manufacturing process monitoring as well as 

developing an AFM-based micro-tester for mechanical testing of thin films. Her research areas include 

instrumentation development, machine vision, laser interferometry, optical fiber sensors, mechanical testing of 

micro/nano scale materials, and fracture of composite materials. 

Prof. Huang holds three US patents and disclosures in related to innovative instruments and optical fiber sensors. She 

has also published nine refereed technique papers on fracture and nonlinear behavior of composite materials. 


• Industrial inspection and methodology 

• Sensor and sensing technology 

• Mechanical behavior and characterization of 

materials 


Machine vision system 

Strain measurement system 

Computer-based data acquisition system 

Motorized nano-translation stage 

Broadband optical fiber light source 

Optical spectrum analyzer 

Optical fiber test system 

Current Projects 

• Sensor data fusion for automated precision assembly 

• In-fiber whitelight interferometric sensor for absolute 

distance and vibration measurement 

• Machine vision for the inspection of pharmaceutical 

products 

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Mark J. Jackson 

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering 



Knoy Hall, Room140, 401 N. Grant Street 


Phone: (765) 494-0365 Fax: (765) 494-6219 

Homepage: http://www.purdue.edu/Met/Facstaff/mjjackson/index.html 

Email: jacksomj@purdue.edu 

M. A. Status, University of Cambridge, U.K., 1998 

Ph. D., Mechanical Engineering, Liverpool, U.K., 1995 

M. Eng., Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Liverpool, U.K., 1991 

Doctor Jackson began his engineering career in 1983 when he studied for his O.N.C. part I examinations and his first-year 

apprenticeship-training course in mechanical engineering. After gaining his Ordinary National Diploma in Engineering with 

distinctions and I.C.I. prize for achievement, he read for a degree in mechanical and manufacturing engineering at Liverpool 

Polytechnic and spent periods in industry working for I.C.I. Pharmaceuticals, Unilever Industries, and Anglo Blackwells. After 

graduating with a Master of Engineering (M. Eng.) degree with Distinction under the supervision of Professor Jack Schofield, 

M.B.E., Doctor Jackson subsequently read for a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) degree at Liverpool in the field of materials 

engineering focusing primarily on microstructure-property relationships in vitreous-bonded abrasive materials under the 

supervision of Professor Benjamin Mills. He was subsequently employed by Unicorn Abrasives’ Central Research & Development 

Laboratory (Saint-Gobain Abrasives’ Group) as materials technologist, then technical manager, responsible for product and new 

business development in Europe, and university liaison projects concerned with abrasive process development. Doctor Jackson 

then became a research fellow at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, working with Professor John Field, O.B.E., 

F.R.S., on impact fracture and friction of diamond before becoming a lecturer in engineering at the University of Liverpool in 1998. 

At Liverpool, Dr. Jackson established research in the field of micro machining using mechanical tools, laser beams, and abrasive 

particles. At Liverpool, he attracted a number of research grants concerned with developing innovative manufacturing processes 

for which he was jointly awarded an Innovative Manufacturing Technology Center from the Engineering and Physical Sciences 

Research Council in November 2001. In 2002, he became associate professor of mechanical engineering and faculty associate in 

the Center for Manufacturing Research, and Center for Electric Power at Tennessee Technological University (an associated 

university of Oak Ridge National Laboratory), and a faculty associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Dr. Jackson was the 

academic adviser to the Formula SAE Team at Tennessee Technological University. In 2004 he moved to Purdue University as 

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology. 

Doctor Jackson is active in research work concerned with understanding the properties of materials in the field of micro scale 

metal cutting, micro and nano abrasive machining, and laser micro machining. He is also involved in developing next generation 

manufacturing processes and biomedical engineering. Doctor Jackson has directed, co-directed, and managed research grants 

funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, The Royal Society of London, The Royal Academy of 

Engineering (London), European Union, Ministry of Defense (London), Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, National 

Science Foundation, N.A.S.A., U. S. Department of Energy (through Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Y12 National Security 

Complex at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Industrial Companies, which has generated research income in excess of $10 million. Dr. 

Jackson has organized many conferences and currently serves as General Chair of the International Surface Engineering Congress. 

He has authored and co-authored over 100 publications in archived journals and refereed conference proceedings, has edited a 

book on ‘microfabrication and nanomanufacturing’, is guest editor to a number of refereed journals, and is currently writing a 

textbook on ‘micro and nanomanufacturing’. He is the editor of the newly established ‘International Journal of 

Nanomanufacturing’. 


• Machining and Grinding Processes 

• Micro and Nanomanufacturing 

• Materials Science and Machinability 

• Cutting/Grinding Tool Development 


• Micro machining center 

• Micro grinding center 

• High speed machining center 

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David R. Johnson 

Associate Professor of Materials Engineering 



501 Northwestern Avenue 


Phone: (765) 494-7009 Fax: (765) 494-1204 

Homepage: http://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/FAC_Staff/Faculty/johnson.wshtml 

Email: davidjoh@purdue.edu 

Ph.D. Metallurgical Engineering, Univ. of Tennessee, 1994 

M.S Metallurgical Engineering, Univ. of Tennessee, 1990 

B.S Engineering Science and Mechanics, Univ. of Tennessee, 1987 

David Johnson joined the faculty at Purdue University in 1998. Before that he spent four years at Kyoto University, 

Japan, as a research associate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. During this time he worked on 

directional solidification of TiAl-base alloys. Prior to the work in Kyoto, David received his Ph.D. from the University 

of Tennessee. Prof. Johnson has worked on development of high temperature structural materials including NiAl and 

TiAl based alloys, in-situ composites, and processing techniques to grow high purity single crystals. His research 

interests center around processing and microstructural control of high temperature alloys to optimize certain sets of 

mechanical properties. 

Figure: Alloys in the Ru-Al-Cr system display a unique combination of properties consisting of a high melting 

temperature, good room temperature fracture toughness (>50 MPa√m and 10% tensile ductility) and good oxidation 

resistance that merit further research. The figures above show (a) the microstructure of a Ru-Al-Cr alloys consisting 

RuAl precipitates embedded in an hcp matrix and (b) the corresponding fracture surface. 


• Solidification processing of 

high temperature materials 

• Single crystal growth 

• Microstructure 

development and control 

Links 

Homepage 

http://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/FAC_Staff/Faculty/johnson.wshtml 

Facilities in Materials Science and Engineering 

https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/Research/Facilities 

High Temperature Materials Research 

https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/FACULTY/RESEARCH_FOCUS 


• Infrared gold image furnace 

• Directional solidification 

equipment for the containerless 

processing of high temperature 

alloys. 

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MBA. Legon, 2004 

M.S. Kumasi / Braunschweig, 1995 

B.S. Kumasi, 1992 

Emmanuel T. (Nene) Kodzi Jr. 

PhD. Candidate, Wood Products Manufacturing Technology 

Dept. of Forestry and Natural Resources 


175 Marstellar Street 


Phone: (765) 496-6127 Fax: (765) 496-1344 

Email: ekodzi@purdue.edu 

Emmanuel Kodzi is currently pursuing studies in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources and the Krannert School of Management, 

leading to a PhD in Wood Products Manufacturing Technology at Purdue University. He previously researched tool wear and finished surface 

quality for wood and wood composites at the Technical University of Braunschweig; this was part of his MS degree from the Kwame Nkrumah 

University of Science and Technology, where he also earned his engineering bachelors. He worked as Design and Processing Manager and later 

as Production Manager in a furniture company in Accra, Ghana. He provided leadership for project teams, was the contact person for many 

corporate clients, facilitated order processing and fulfillment, supervised on-site installations, and contributed to developing an export arm for 

the company. His entrepreneurship drive led him to start a furniture design and manufacturing company for mainly contract office furnishing 

with nationwide and foreign clients. During this time, he also completed an MBA degree in finance to further hone his competitive skills. Being 

an enthusiast of Private-Public Partnerships, he made valuable input in the Furniture Design and Production Program at the Accra Polytechnic; 

was actively involved in national furniture association projects; and worked with the Forestry Commission to promote Lesser-used wood 

species as a viable end-user option in Ghana and in London. 

His current research interests include Manufacturing Transformations in the US Furniture Industry and how these might impact 

competitiveness at the firm and industry level. His strategic links with the Krannert School of Management have reinforced the business 

relevance he brings to research in furniture manufacturing. Since he began his studies at Purdue in June 2004 and he has earned a Diploma in 

CNC programming and operation and the Graduate Teacher Certificate; individually supervised term projects for two classes each fall semester; 

made presentations of his research both here and abroad; provided expert review for some magazine and journal publications; been involved in 

product development for a now commercial product line; and has initiated a collaborative effort for technology transfer between his 

department and three institutions in his home country. 


� Mass Customization 

� Contemporary Manufacturing Concepts 

� Machine capacity utilization for valueadded 

wood products 

� Technology Extension 

Links 

Department of Forestry and Natural Resources 

(Wood Research laboratory) 

http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/fnr/woodresearch/index.htm 

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M. Eng. Iowa State University, 1986 

B.S. I.E. Purdue University, 1974 

Henry W. Kraebber, P.E., CPIM 

Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology 

Regenstrief Faculty Scholar 





Phone: (765) 494-5039 Fax: (765) 494-6219 

Homepage: http://www.tech.purdue.edu/cimt 

Email: kraeb@purdue.edu 

Henry Kraebber has fifteen years of experience and leadership in manufacturing operations, engineering, quality and management. He has 

worked at the Collins Avionics and Missiles group of Rockwell International, the Plough Products Division of Schering-Plough Corporation, 

and Flavorite Laboratories. His work has supported the production of industrial, consumer and military products in the food, consumer 

products, and electronics areas. Career highlights include developing and implementing manufacturing control systems, and implementing the 

concepts of total quality. In August of 1989, Mr. Kraebber returned to Purdue University as a faculty member of the Mechanical Engineering 

Technology Department of the School of Technology. His teaching interests include manufacturing operations, manufacturing quality control 

and the application of system principles supporting courses in the Manufacturing Engineering Technology (CIMT) program. 

Mr. Kraebber is a Registered Professional Engineer and is Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) by the American 

Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS). He has served as the President of the CIM in Higher Education Alliance, a national 

organization supporting faculty members teaching advanced manufacturing concepts. In April 2006 he became Co-chair of the Manufacturing 

Education and Research Community of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. 

He served as an author and coordinator for course modules on production and operations included in the modular curriculum for 

manufacturing education and the Manufacturing Education Clearinghouse sponsored by the National Center for Manufacturing Education 

(NCME) at the Advanced Integrated Manufacturing (AIM) Center in Dayton, OH. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Industrial 

Engineers (IIE), and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). He is an active member of professional organizations and is Past President 

of the Wabash Valley Chapter of APICS. 

Rehg, J. A., & Kraebber, H. W. (2005). Computer-integrated manufacturing (3 rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson 

Education. ISBN: 0-13-113413-2 


• Manufacturing systems and operations 

• High performance manufacturing 

• ERP, PLM and lean production 

• Manufacturing quality systems 

• Improving healthcare delivery systems 

Links 

NCME Manufacturing Education Resource Center (MERC) 

http://www.ncmeresource.org/merc_intro.cfm 

Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering 

http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/rche/index.php 

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DAVID R. MCKINNIS, PH.D. 

Director, Purdue University Technical Assistance Program, and 

Associate Vice Provost for Engagement 

1435 Win Hentschel Blvd., Suite B-110 


Phone: (765) 494-6258 Fax: (765) 494-9187 

Homepage: www.purdue.edu/TAP 

Email: mckinnis@purdue.edu 

B.S. Engineering Science, 1972, Purdue University 

M.S. Management, 1973, Purdue University 

Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, 1999, Purdue University 

Dr. McKinnis joined the Purdue University Technical Assistance Program as associate director in 1986 and became Director in July 2000. He 

became Associate Vice Provost for Engagement in 2002. He has worked with industry, government, and the university to develop innovative 

methods of assisting Indiana industry on a broad range of technical issues. He has worked with Indiana manufacturing companies to establish 

6,500 technical assistance projects and 950 summer internships, and numerous training programs. Long-term collaborative relationships have 

been established between the university and many Indiana companies. He also serves as chairperson of the annual High Tech Job Fair for 

Indiana Companies, an event that has connected employers with Purdue students since 1999. 

Prior to coming to Purdue, McKinnis spent thirteen years in industry. At Landis & Gyr in Lafayette, Indiana, he was responsible for the 

development and implementation of manufacturing and material control systems and later became production superintendent. At the Lafayette 

Caterpillar large engine plant he worked in purchasing and inventory management, implementing just-in-time materials systems. At 

Thermotron Industries, an environmental test chamber defense contractor in Holland, Michigan, he served on the senior management team as 

materials manager. 

During his career, McKinnis has been involved in a number of professional activities. As a member of the National Association for 

Management and Technical Assistance Centers (NAMTAC), he served on various committees and has addressed three conferences on 

technology transfer. The Technical Assistance Program received a “project of the year award” from NAMTAC in 1989. He was a founding 

member of the American Industrial Extension Alliance (AIEA), and has served as president for three years. He served on the planning 

committee for TechForce 2000 and 2001, two highly successful high tech workforce development conferences sponsored by the Indiana 

Information Technology Association. He is chairperson of Indiana INTERNnet, chairperson of the university relations committee, and is past 

chairman of the board of Perry Chemical and Manufacturing Company, Lafayette, Indiana. 


• Economic development in the manufacturing sector 

• Lean manufacturing implementation 

• Quality systems 

• Product development 

• Connections with Purdue students 

Technical Assistance Program Web site: www.purdue.edu/tap 

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Douglas L. McWilliams 

Assistant Professor of Industrial Technology 





Ph.D. North Carolina A&T State University, 2004 

M.S. Mississippi State University, 1995 

B.S. Jackson State University, 1990 

Phone: (765) 494-0298 Fax: (765) 496-2700 

Homepage: http://tools.ecn.purdue.edu/ME/Fac_Staff/shin.whtml 

Email: dmcwilli@purdue.edu 

Dr. McWilliams is an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Technology, where he teaches courses in lean manufacturing and six 

sigma. He holds graduate degrees in industrial engineering, and his area of study is production systems and supply chain management. His 

research areas include the applications of operations research and discrete-event simulation to solve complex manufacturing and service related 

problems. He has authored several journal publications and refereed conference proceedings. 


� Simulation-based scheduling 

� Production planning for manufacturing systems 

� Predictive and reliability modeling of complex manufacturing systems 

� Artificial intelligence 

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Ph.D. University of Minnesota 1999 

B.S. Purdue University, 1995 

Lisa J. Mauer 

Assistant Professor of Food Science 

Department of Food Science 


745 Agriculture Mall Drive 


Phone: (765) 494-9111 Fax: (765) 494-7953 

Homepage: http://www.foodsci.purdue.edu/research/labs/showlab/?lab=mauer 

Email: mauer@purdue.edu 

Dr. Mauer currently is an assistant professor of food science. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1999. She worked as 

a visiting lecturer at the College of St. Catherine from 1999-2000 and a post doc at the University of Minnesota in 2000. In 2001 she joined the 

Department of Food Science at Purdue University where she is also a member of the Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research. Since she 

came to Purdue, she has developed food chemistry, food ingredient technology, food packaging, and water-solid interaction courses. Her 

research projects in the areas of food quality, safety, and shelf-life include deliquescence impacts on chemical and physical stability of food 

ingredient blends; development of FT-IR approaches for detection pathogens in foods, monitoring protein structures affected by processing 

and environmental conditions, and food quality control applications for oils and carbohydrates; application of fluorescent labeling techniques to 

determine location and concentration of proteins and enzymes in dairy systems; and characterization of storage effects on shelf-life and quality 

of foods for a NASA mission to Mars. 


• Food quality, safety, and shelf life 

• Water-solid interactions 

• Food packaging 

• FT-IR spectroscopy 


Nexus 670 FT-IR 

Continµum IR microscope 

VTI moisture sorption balance 

Links 


http://www.foodsci.purdue.edu/ 

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MBA, Indiana University, 1998 

MSAAE, Purdue University, 1994 

BS Purdue University, 1990 

James B. Mann 

Research Engineer 





Phone: (765) 494-4352 Fax: (765) 494-5448 

Email: jbmann@purdue.edu 

James is presently engaged in academic and industrial research in manufacturing with emphasis on micro/meso mechanical 

manufacturing (M4), nanostructured materials, and machining processes. Before joining Purdue in 2004 he held leadership roles in 

industrial operations and technical management in aerospace, automotive, and contract manufacturing businesses. His background 

includes experience in precision machining process research, missile and solid rocket manufacturing and assembly, commercial 

aircraft maintenance, fuel systems manufacturing and assembly, and diesel engine manufacturing and assembly. 

James is responsible for project management and technology development supporting several active projects in the area of 

precision machining and nanostructured materials processing, at the Purdue Center for Materials Processing and Tribology within 

the Purdue Center for Advanced Manufacturing. In addition, James will complete a PhD in the School of Industrial Engineering 

in 2006. 


• Micro/Meso Mechanical Manufacturing 

• Nanostructured Materials 

• Machining Processes 

• Production Management and Control 

Links 

Center for Materials Processing and Tribology 

http://roger.ecn.purdue.edu/~tribmat/ 

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Craig L. Miller 

Professor of Computer Graphics Technology 

Department of Computer Graphics Technology 


401 Grant Street 


Phone: (765) 494-8207 Fax: (765) 494-9267 

Homepage: http://www.tech.purdue.edu/cg/facstaff/clmiller/ 

Email: clmiller@tech.purdue.edu 

Craig L. Miller is a professor and a Purdue University Faculty Scholar in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology. He 

received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Education from Bowling Green State University and his doctorate from The Ohio 

State University. Dr. Miller's primary professional responsibility is undergraduate and graduate instruction in engineering and 

computer graphics and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). He has been involved in industry/educational partnerships between 

the School of Technology at Purdue University and several different industries, primarily in PLM, CAD/CAM, instructional media 

design, and industrial training. Dr. Miller has presented over thirty papers at professional conferences in North America and 

Australia. He is a co-author for the McGraw-Hill Graphics Series and has authored a CATIA textbook. In his sixteen years at 

Purdue University he has won several teaching and professional awards and has been actively involved in several grants. He has 

taught over 11,000 students during his tenure at Purdue University. 


Links 

Course 

http://www.tech.purdue.edu/cg/courses/cgt163/ 

Project 

http://www.tech.purdue.edu/centers/plm/info.asp 

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Mark T. Morgan 

Associate Professor of Food Science 




Phone: (765) 494-1180 Fax: (765) 496-1115 

Homepage: http://www.foodsci.purdue.edu/personnel/ 

Email: mmorgan@purdue.edu 

B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Agricultural Engineering, Ohio State University 

Professor Morgan is an associate professor in Food Sciences with a courtesy appointment in Agricultural and Biological 

Engineering at Purdue University. Mark came to Purdue in 1992 after completing his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Agricultural 

Engineering at The Ohio State University. Dr. Morgan is a professional engineer registered in the state of Indiana with a broad 

range of experience in the areas of food process engineering, sensor design and process automation. He has extensive teaching 

experience, having taught ten courses in four different undergraduate programs: Agricultural Systems Management, Agricultural 

and Biological Engineering, Food Science and Food Manufacturing Operations. He currently teaches two courses in food 

processing and preservation and a course in food process automation. He has also lead an international course for students to 

study food processing in Brazil. Dr. Morgan has co-authored two textbooks, one on Precision Agriculture which is used around 

the world, and one on fundamentals of electricity and controls for agriculture. 

He has carried out an active research program with emphasis on sensor development for agricultural and food processing. He has 

developed and patented a system for mapping soil pH for use in precision agricultural management which has recently been 

commercialized. His primary research interests are in food processing, food quality and safety sensing, process automation and 

biosensors. His most current work includes the development of sensors for food safety and quality. The food safety sensor work 

includes fiber-optic and surface plasmon resonance immunosensors and a cell-based biosensor for detection of food-borne 

pathogens. Recent progress has been made in detecting low numbers of Listeria monocytogenes in high-risk foods such as hot 

dog and bologna. He has authored over 30 publications in journals and refereed conference proceedings. Dr. Morgan is currently 

the director of the Center for Integrated Food Manufacturing in the Food Science Department and serves on the editorial board 

for Computers and Electronics in Agriculture and Journal of Food Process Engineering. 


• Food quality and safety sensing 

• Food processing systems 

• Food process automation 

• Biosensors 

Links 

Center for Integrated Food Manufacturing 

http://cifmc.foodsci.purdue.edu 

Research projects 

https://engineering.purdue.edu/ABE/Grad/Reports04- 

05/nondestructive_maturity_sension.pdf 

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Herbert Moskowitz 

Professor of Manufacturing Management 

403 W. State Street, Rm. 414 


United States of America 

Phone: (765) 494-4421 Fax: (765) 494-0539 

Homepage: http://www.mgmt.purdue.edu/directory/bio.asp?id=herbm 

Email: herbm@mgmt.purdue.edu 

Ph.D. Management, University of California, Los Angeles, 1970 

M.S. Management, California Western University, 1964 

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Newark College of Engineering, 1956 

Professor Moskowitz is the Director of the Dauch Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises and the Lewis B. 

Cullman Distinguished Professor of Manufacturing Management. His main teaching interests are management science and 

quantitative methods. His current research interests are in manufacturing and technology management, quality improvement, 

judgment and decision making, and expert systems applied to these areas. He has authored or co-authored more than 120 

reference journal articles and four textbooks which include: An Experiential Approach to Management Science: Statistics, 

Mathematical Programming, and Decision Theory Applied to Management Problems (Waveland Press, 1975, 1977); Operations 

Research Techniques for Management (Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1979); Statistics for Management and Economics Research (Merrill, 

1985); and a prize paper award for "R & D Manager's Choices of Development Policies in Simulated R & D Environments," 

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 19:1 (February 1972). 

Professor Moskowitz has obtained various grants from public and private organizations, such as the National Science Foundation, 

the Office of Water Resources Technology, General Electric Foundation, IBM, and AT&T. He is currently a consultant to the 

Fulbright Commission and a past member of the DRMS Advisory Panel and Mathematics Advisory Panel on Calculus of the 

National Science Foundation. He has served as a consultant in project management, quality management, new product 

development, and other areas for a number of organizations including Bechtel Corp., Sola Basic Industries, Clark Equipment Co., 

Penton, Office of Naval Research, NSF, Decision Research, Canada Council (Humanities and Social Sciences Division), Institute 

for Research on Public Policy (Canada), General Motors Research Laboratories, Stellite Division of Cabot Corp., Abbott 

Laboratories, Bell Laboratories, AT&T, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Resorts Condominium International, Inland Steel, Eli 

Lilly, Dana Corporation, Owens Brockway, Thomson Consumer Electronics, Case Corp., and several law firms on product liability 

litigation. 

He has been or is an associate editor of Operations Research, Decision Sciences, Journal of Interdisciplinary Modeling and 

Simulation, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, and Management Science. He is a fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute and 

also served as vice-president, secretary, and member of the Executive Board of this organization. He also holds or has held various 

positions with TIMS and ORSA, and is a member of the American Society for Quality Control Standards Council. 

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Linda L. Naimi 

Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership 


Department of Organizational Leadership 

Young Hall Suite 435 

302 Wood Street 


Tel: 765-496-6939 Fax: 765-496-2519 

Homepage: http://www.tech.purdue.edu/ols/Facstaff/llnaimi/index.html 

Email: lnaimi@purdue.edu 

J.D., University of Connecticut, 1995 

Ed.D., Harvard University, 1990 

Ed.M., Harvard University, 1984 

M.A., University of Alabama, 1980 

B.S., University of Cincinnati, 1976 

Professor Naimi currently is an assistant professor of organizational leadership and an attorney at law. She has more than twenty 

years experience in information technology, having served as a director of computer services at Harvard, a vice president of 

information resources in higher education, and as a state official with oversight of educational technology programs in Connecticut. 

She manages a law practice which specializes in intellectual property and technology law. Since coming to Purdue, Professor Naimi 

has developed new courses in ethics and law at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She has a number of papers pending 

publication in the International Journal of Leadership Studies, the International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change 

Management, Harvard Business Review, the Journal of Business Ethics and the E-Journal of Ethical Leadership. She has written 

several books and contributed sections to other published works. Professor Naimi is a member of a team of collaborators from 

eight land grant institutions (LANGURE) who have been awarded a major grant from the National Science Foundation to study 

ethics education in the fields of engineering, science and technology. 

Professor Naimi has presented at numerous national and international conferences on technology and leadership issues. Prior to 

coming to Purdue, Professor Naimi was instrumental in securing more than $20 million dollars in grants and corporate funding. 

Her current research interests include applied ethics, law and public policy in the areas of leadership, science and technology. 

Professor Naimi is collaborating with the Office of Technology Commercialization and the Regenstrief Center for Health Care 

Engineering at Purdue University. Professor Naimi serves on a number of departmental and college committees, and represents 

the Department of Organizational Leadership as a member of the Faculty Senate. 

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B.S. Purdue University, 1956 

Philip E. Nelson 

Scholle Chair Professor in Food Processing 





Phone: (765) 494-8256 Fax: (765) 494-7953 

Homepage: http:// http://www.foodsci.purdue.edu/personnel/showperson.cfm?id=14 

Email: pen@purdue.edu 

Dr. Nelson has a broad experience in the field of food processing. He served as plant manager of a tomato processing plant from 

1956-1960. In 1961 he joined the staff at Purdue University as an instructor and in 1967 he earned his Ph.D. in Food Science. In 

1975, he was appointed Director of the Food Sciences Institute and became Head of the newly formed Food Science Department 

in 1983 and remained Head until 2003 (20 years). In 2004, the Board of Trustees appointed him to the Scholle Endowed Chair in 

Food Processing. Dr. Nelson has carried out an active research program with emphasis on aseptic processing. His aseptic bulk 

storage process received the Institute of Food Technologists’ Industrial Achievement Award in 1976 (the first time this award was 

given to a university), and in 1995 he was awarded the Nicholas Appert Award, IFT’s top honor. . He has authored or coauthored 

numerous papers in the field of food science and technology and holds twelve U.S. process patents. Dr. Nelson served 

as President of the Institute of Food Technologists (28,000 membership) 2001-2002. In 2004, Dr. Nelson spent 3 months in New 

Zealand learning about their food industries’ biosecurity efforts. 


Aseptic Processing 

Cold sterilization of food and equipment 

surfaces 


Links 

A complete pilot plant facility including most unit operations used in the food industry. 

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Shimon Y. Nof 

Professor of Industrial Engineering & Director, PRISM Center 





Phone: (765) 494-5427 Fax: (765) 494-1299 

Homepage: http://gilbreth.ecn.purdue.edu/~nof 

Email: nof@purdue.edu 

Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1976 

M.Sc. Technion-Israel Institute of Technology 1972 

B.Sc. Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1969 

Shimon Y. Nof, Professor of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University (since 1977), has held visiting positions at MIT and 

Universities in Chile, EU, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, and Mexico. Director of the NSF-industry supported PRISM Center for 

Production, Robotics, and Integration Software for Manufacturing & Management; he is a Fellow of IIE, Secretary General of 

IFPR (International Foundation of Production Research), current Chair of IFAC (International Federation of Automatic Control) 

Committee on Manufacturing & Logistics Systems, and editorial board member of nine scientific journals. 

He has published over 350 articles on production engineering and information/robotics engineering and management, and is the 

author/editor of nine books in these areas, including Handbook of Industrial Robotics 1 st and 2 nd editions, International Encyclopedia of 

Robotics & Automation, and Industrial Assembly. In 1999 he was elected to the Purdue Book of Great Teachers, and in 2002 he was 

awarded the Engelberger Medal for Robotics Education. Nof has also had over eight years of experience in industry and 

government positions. 

The purpose of the PRISM Center is to understand and solve problems of e-Work, defined by us (1999) as collaborative, 

computer-supported, and communication-enabled operations in highly distributed organizations of humans/ robots/ autonomous 

systems, with the goal of augmenting human abilities at work. The three-facet prism shape inspired our name through the vision of 

integrating/interfacing humans, machines, and computers; and by incorporating computer science, human factors, management 

sciences, and industrial processes. Current major projects (with General Motors, IBM, State of Indiana, and others) are: Conflict 

Resolution and Error Recovery in Enterprise Networks; MEMS Sensor Arrays and Networks for Intelligent Control; Active 

Middleware for e-Work; e-Learning / e-Training for transportation security. 


• Collaborative robotics and sensor 

networks 

• Collaborative e-Work protocols 

• Intelligent control and optimization of 

manufacturing and logistics 

• Design of nano-systems with real-time 

decision networks 

Links 

PRISM Center 

and 

PGRN: PRISM Global Research Network 

http://gilbreth.ecn.purdue.edu/~prism/ 


• Robotics CAD: ROBCAD; Adept Virtual Mfg. 

• Adept Cobra 600, 800, and Vision System 

• TIE: Teamwork Integration Evaluators 

(TIE/Agent; Protocol; MEMS) 

• MICSS, Knowledge Builder DSS/KBS 

• Data acquisition interface; Error/conflict 

detection 

• Enterprise networking & protocol software 

• Mock drill (MDI) for group training 

PRISM Lab/Purdue 

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Ph.D. U. Texas Arlington, 1972 

M.S. Princeton U., 1969 

B.S. Louisiana Tech U., 1964 

R. Byron Pipes 

John L. Bray Distinguished Professor of Engineering 

Schools of Materials, Aeronautics and Astronautics and Chemical Engineering 


308B MSEE 


Phone: (765) 494-5767 Cell: (765) 418-5447 

Homepage: https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/Fac_Staff/Faculty/pipes.wshtml 

Email: bpipes@purdue.edu 

R.BYRON PIPES, NAE, IVA, was appointed John L. Bray Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Purdue University in 2004. He is a 

member of the National Academy of Engineering (1987) and the Royal Society of Engineering Sciences of Sweden. He served as 

Goodyear Endowed Professor of Polymer Engineering at the University of Akron during 2001-04. He was Distinguished Visiting Scholar 

at the College of William and Mary during 1999-2001, where he pursued research at the NASA Langley Research Center in the field of 

carbon nanotechnology. He served as President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 1993-98. Dr. Pipes was Provost and Vice 

President for Academic Affairs at the University of Delaware from 1991-93 and served as Dean of the College of Engineering and Director 

of the Center for Composite Materials during 1977-91 at the same institution. He was appointed Robert L. Spencer of Engineering in 1986 

in recognition of his outstanding scholarship in the field of polymer composite materials ranging over the subject areas of advanced 

manufacturing science, durability, design and characterization. He is the author of over one hundred archival publications including four 

books and has served on the editorial boards of four journals in his field. Dr Pipes has been recognized for his leadership in creating 

partnerships for university research with the private sector, government and academia. He served as one of the first six directors of 

National Engineering Research Centers of NSF. Dr Pipes received his doctoral degree in mechanical engineering from the University of 

Texas and the MSE from Princeton University. He is the recipient of the Gustus L. Larson Award of Pi Tau Sigma and the Chaire 

Francqui, Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award in Belgium. He holds Fellow rank in ASC, ASME and SAMPE. Dr. Pipes has served on 

a number of National Research Council panels as both member and chair and served two terms on the National Materials Advisory Board. 

He is a registered professional engineer in the State of Delaware. 


• composite materials manufacturing 

•polymeric cellular materials 

• carbon nanostructures 

• tools for nanoengineering 

Links 

https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/Fac_Staff/Faculty/pipes.wshtml 

Major Equipment 

Please go to https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/Research/Facilities for the complete list 

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Arvind Raman 

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering 





Ph.D. California-Berkeley, 1999 

M.S. M.E. Purdue, 1994 

B.Tech. Indian Inst. of Technology-Delhi, 1991 

Phone: (765) 494-5733 Fax: (765) 494-0539 

Homepage: http://tools.ecn.purdue.edu/ME/Fac_Staff/raman.whtml 

Email: raman@purdue.edu 

Arvind Raman is assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. He received a Ph. D. Degree in Mechanical 

Engineering in 1999 from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was recipient of the University of California Regents 

Fellowship. Earlier he received his M.S.M.E degree in 1993 from Purdue University. He was a post-doctoral researcher in 1999, at 

the Institute of Mechanics, Technical University-Darmstadt, Germany, where he was recipient of the German Academic Exchange 

Council’s Scholarship for visiting scientists. He joined Purdue University as an Assistant Professor in 2000. In 2002, he was 

awarded the NSF CAREER award for his research on the nonlinear mechanics of gyroscopic systems. He is also the recipient in 

2002 of the Purdue Teaching for Tomorrow Award. 

Dr. Raman’s research focuses on the vibration, dynamic stability and nonlinear dynamics of continuous flexible media. The 

emphasis is on combining experiments, theory, and computational methods to predict and control fundamental dynamical 

phenomena and instabilities in engineering systems. Application areas include (i) nanoscale dynamic systems, (ii) information 

storage system such as magneto-optical data storage, and (iii) manufacturing systems such as sawing systems and web handling 

systems. He has authored over 30 archival journal publications in the area of vibrations and nonlinear dynamics. He serves on the 

ASME Technical Committee on Sound and Vibration, is chair of the sub-committee on micro- and nanosystems, the Advisory 

Committee of the Purdue Birck Nanotechnology Center, and on the Nanotechnology cluster faculty search committee. 


� Vibrations of continuous systems 

� Nonlinear dynamics 

� Fluid-structure interactions 

� Nanomechanics 

Links 

Dynamic Systems and Stability Laboratory 

http://widget.ecn.purdue.edu/~dssl/ 

Teaching 

http://widget.ecn.purdue.edu/~raman/Teaching.html 


� Picoplus Atomic Force Microscopy System 

� Optical vibration isolation benches 

� A HEPA class-100 softwall clean room 

� Dual axis laser Doppler vibrometer 

� Laser triangulation sensor system for 

measurement of large amplitude vibrations 

� D-Space based real time data acquisition 

and open-architecture control system 

� Small capacity vibration exciters 

(shakers), digital camcorder, piezoelectric 

amplifiers, charge amplifiers and digital 

oscilloscopes. 

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Ph.D. Stanford, 1991 

M.S. Ohio State, 1987 

B.S. IIT Madras, 1985 

Karthik Ramani 

Professor of Mechanical Engineering 





Phone: (765) 494-5725 Fax: (765) 494-0539 

Homepage: http://widget.ecn.purdue.edu/~ramani/ 

Email: ramani@purdue.edu 

Karthik Ramani received his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University (1991), Ohio State 

University (1986), and India Institute of Technology, Madras (1985) respectively. He has numerous professional honors to his 

credit, some of which are - University Faculty Scholar, Purdue University, 2002; Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer, 

1999; Ruth and Joel Spira award for outstanding contributions to the mechanical engineering curriculum, Purdue University, 1997; 

Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1996; National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 

1996; National Science Foundation Research Initiation Award, 1993; and Dupont Young Faculty Award, 1992. He is the author 

or co-author of 74 papers published in refereed journals and symposia, and holds six patents. Currently he holds a faculty 

position in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University and is the Director for PRECISE (Purdue Research and 

Education Center for Information Systems in Engineering). He teaches in the area of Product and Process Design at the graduate 

level and Computer-Aided Design for undergraduates, and the chair of the manufacturing area. He is also the chief scientist at 

Imaginestics at the Purdue Research Park. He has conducted and been an invited speaker in NSF workshops including 

Engineering Design – Operations – Social Sciences and CyberInfrastructure. 


• Knowledge-Based Systems Engineering 

• Shape Search and Knowledge Reuse 

• Product, Process and Value-chain Informatics 

• Product Customization and Configuration 

• Globalization and Intellectual property 

Links 

Purdue Research and Education Center for Information 

System in Engineering 

https://engineering.purdue.edu/PRECISE 

Illustration shows search and configuration design of a complex dynamic system in the Purdue SAE Vehicle. 

Muffler 

Headers 

Gas 

Tank 

Fuel 

Injector 

Brake 

Caliper 

Reservoir 

Intake 

UCA 

Upright 

Anti- 

Roll Bar 

Brake 

Rotor 

Rear M. 

Cyl. 

Brake 

pedal 

Throttle 

Pedal 

Clutch 

Pedal 

Shock 

Engine 

Throttle 

Body 

UCA 

Front M. 

Cyl. 

Steering 

Shaft 

Pedal 

Box 

Steering 

Wheel 

Radiator 

/ Fan 

Chain 

Rear 

Box 

LCA LCA 

Toe Line 

Push 

Rod 

Rocker 

Steering 

Rack 

Chassis 

Reservoir 

Steering 

Arm 

UCA 

Anti- 

Roll Bar 

Sprocket 

Diff 

Housing 

CV 

Housing 

Tripod 

Rear 

Hub 

Diff. 

Cover 

UCA 

Shock 

LCA 

Diff. 

Asm. 

Diff 

Output 

Drive 

Shaft 

Tripod 

Wheel 

Spindle 

Rocker 

Sprocket 

Hub 

Upright 

LCA 

Push 

Rod 

Wheel 

Front 

Hub 

Brake 

Rotor 

Brake 

Caliper 

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Edie K. Schmidt 

Associate Professor of Industrial Technology 


Knoy Hall of Technology 



Phone: (765) 494-1097 Fax: (765) 494-2700 

Homepage:http://www.tech.purdue.edu/It/Facstaff/ekschmidt/index.html 

Email: schmidte@purdue.edu 


M.B.A. University of Southern California, 1987 

B.S. Arizona State University, 1982 

Professor Schmidt currently is an associate professor in the Department of Industrial Technology. She received her Ph.D. from Purdue 

University in Operations Management in 1996. She worked as a senior application analyst at Northrop Electronics Division and Lockheed 

California Company in Hawthorne, California from 1983 to 1987 and a manufacturing systems consultant at Ernst & Young in Irvine, 

California from 1998-1990. She started teaching as an assistant professor and department head at Saint Joseph College in Rensselaer, Indiana 

from 1996-1999. At the same time, she was also a lecturer at Department of Organizational Leadership and Supervision at Purdue University. 

She has joined the Department of Industrial Technology at Purdue University since August 1999. Since she came to Purdue, she has developed 

new courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Classes taught include Purchasing, Inventory and Warehouse Management, Global 

Transportation and Logistics Management, Production Planning, Production Cost Analysis, Industrial Organization, Project Management, 

Global Supply Chain Management, and Analysis of Research in Industry and Technology. Currently she is developing the Supply Chain 

Management Technology Laboratory, which is in the early stages. Her research areas include inventory management, distribution, logistics, and 

supply chain management. 

Professor Schmidt is currently on the Board of Directors for the National Electronics Distribution Association (NEDA) Education Foundation. 

She participates in their fall executive conference, and selects Industrial Distribution students to attend the Electronic Distributors Show each 

spring. She is a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and the Project Management Institute (PMI). 

She is a coordinator for the Industrial Distribution Educators Association (IDEA), and has presented conference papers and organized sessions. 

She has also been a member of Epsilon Pi Tau (EPT), the International Honor Society for Professions in Technology. 


• Inventory management 

• Distribution 

• Logistics 

• Supply chain management 

Major Laboratory Development 

• Supply Chain Management Technology Laboratory; a laboratory for teaching applied and interactive distribution and manufacturing 

concepts including Product Lifecycle Management 

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Ph.D. Clarkson University, 2001 

M.S.C.E., Clarkson University, 1994 

B.S.C.E., Clarkson University, 1987 

Thomas P. Seager 

Asst. Professor of Civil Engineering 

School of Civil Engineering 



Phone: (765) 494-0642 

Homepage: 

Email: tseager@purdue.edu 

Professor Seager is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering. He received his Ph.D. from Clarkson University in 2001, and 

worked as a research professor at the Recycled Materials Research Center at the University of New Hampshire until Nov. 2004, 

when he joined the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. His research areas include beneficial reuse of contaminated 

and waste materials in construction, environmental decision-making, policy, and design, and industrial ecology. 

Dr. Seager currently has ongoing projects in the areas of thermodynamic measures of sustainability, carbon sequestration using 

waste materials, stakeholder engagement in river management plans, stakeholder engagement in oil spill response, and a life-cycle 

study of brominated flame retardants. 


• Environmental strategy 

• Life-cycle management 

• Multi-criteria decision analysis 

• Industrial Ecology 

Links 

Center for Laser-based Manufacturing 

http://tools.ecn.purdue.edu/~clm/ 

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Education 

Pankaj Sharma 

Assistant Director, Purdue Discovery Park 

Discovery Park 

Hovde Hall, 610 Purdue Mall 


Phone: 765.496.7452 Fax: 765.494.3200 

Web: www.purdue.edu/DiscoveryPark 

Email: sharma@purdue.edu 

2000 M.B.A., Operations and Marketing, Purdue University 

1993 Advanced Certificate in Applied Computer Studies, Rochester Institute of Technology 

1982 Ph.D., Applied Sciences, Physical Research Laboratory, Gujarat University 

1976 M.Sc., Physics, Agra University 

1974 B.Sc., Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, Agra University 

Biography 

Pankaj Sharma holds a doctoral degree in applied sciences and master's degrees in physics and business administration. He is currently working 

as an inter-center research director of the Purdue Discovery Park. Discovery Park has six centers of excellence: Birck Nanotechnology Center, 

Bindley Bioscience Center, e-Enterprise Center, Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Advanced Manufacturing Center and 

Discovery Learning Center. His key responsibilities include strategic marketing, coordination, communication and integrating synergistic 

research and other general activities among these centers. In addition, his role is also to promote scientific, technological and entrepreneurial 

culture and mission; developing policies and conducting general administrative and management functions; engaging stakeholders in developing 

strategic plans; and facilitating collaboration between management, engineering, science researchers and faculties, entrepreneurs, venture 

capitalists and other funding agencies; seed and nurture new large scale interdisciplinary innovative research projects for the societal benefit. He 

has been instrumental in launching four additional centers addressing scientific grand challenges (to be officially announced soon). 

Pankaj Sharma is an experimental nuclear physicist with expertise in application of radioactivity in dating and tracing. Prior to joining Discovery 

Park, he was an Associate Director of Purdue Rare Isotope Measurement Laboratory. He has extensively worked on the application of 

accelerator mass spectrometry. He has published about ninety research papers in international journals. 


- Advanced Manufacturing - Healthcare Delivery Systems - Biosciences 

- Nanotechnology - Cyberinfrastructure - Oncological Sciences 

-Energy - Pharmaceutical Technology and Education - Enterprise Systems 

- Enviroment - Scientific / Technological Innovations and Entrepreneurship 

- Translating Discoveries into Learnings 

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Ph.D. Wisconsin, 1984 

M.S. KAIS, 1978 

B.S. Seoul National, 1976 

Yung C. Shin 






Phone: (765) 494-9795 Fax: (765) 494-0539 


Email: shin@purdue.edu 

Professor Shin currently is a professor of mechanical engineering. He worked as a senior project engineer at the General Motors 

Technical Center in Warren, Michigan from 1984 to 1988 and as an assistant professor at the Pennsylvania State University from 

1988 to 1990. In 1990, he joined the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. Since he came to Purdue, he has 

developed new manufacturing courses and laboratories, which are now equipped with state-of-the-art facilities worth well over 

$2M. His research areas include intelligent and adaptive control of manufacturing processes, laser processing of materials, 

dynamics of machine tools, high speed machining, process modeling and simulation, machining of advanced materials, process 

monitoring and automation. He has authored over 150 publications in archived journals and refereed conference proceedings, and 

has authored chapters in several engineering handbooks and co-edited two books. In addition, he has given numerous 

presentations at various conferences and lectures at different universities, research institutions and industrial companies. 

He has organized or co-organized many conferences and symposia in his areas of research including the first and second "Artificial 

Neural Networks in Engineering Conference", and "Symposium on Neural Networks in Manufacturing and Robotics", 

"Symposium on Intelligent Design and Manufacturing" and "Symposium on Advanced Machining and Finishing of Ceramics, 

Composites and High Temperature Alloys" at the ASME International Mechanical Engineers Congress and Exhibition. He is the 

host and chair of the 30th North American Manufacturing Research Conference held at Purdue University in 2002. He was a co- 

PI of the "Machine Tool Agile Manufacturing Research Institute" funded by NSF/ARPA. He currently serves as chair of Systems, 

Measurement and Control Area in the School of Mechanical Engineering, director of Center for Laser-based Manufacturing, cochair 

of Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Cluster Search, and associate editor for the ASME Journal of Manufacturing 

Science and Engineering 


• Laser-based manufacturing processes 

• Intelligent and adaptive control 

• Intelligent manufacturing systems 

• Micromachining 

• Machining of advanced ceramics 

• High speed machining 

Links 

Center for Laser-based Manufacturing 

http://tools.ecn.purdue.edu/~clm/ 

Other Labs 

http://widget.ecn.purdue.edu/~simlink/lab.html 


Please go to http://widget.ecn.purdue.edu/~simlink/lab.html for the complete list 

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Thomas Siegmund 

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering 





Phone: (765) 494-9766 Fax: (765) 494-0539 

Homepage: http://tools.ecn.purdue.edu/ME/Fac_Staff/siegmund.whtml 

Email: siegmund@ecn.purdue.edu 

Doctorate University of Leoben, Austria, 1994 

Diplom Ingenieur University of Leoben, Austria, 1991 

Professor Siegmund currently is an associate professor of mechanical engineering. He received his doctorate from the University 

of Leoben, Austria in 1994. He worked as a post doctoral research associate at Brown University, Providence, RI, from 1995 to 

1996 and at the GKSS Research Center in Geesthacht, Germany, from 1996 to 1999. In 1999, he joined the School of Mechanical 

Engineering at Purdue University. Since he came to Purdue, he has developed a research program in the areas of computational 

mechanics of materials, manufacturing, and in biomechanics. His current research as related to manufacturing include the 

following topics: (i) manufacturing processes and their computational simulation as related to high temperature composite 

materials and advanced high temperature engineering structures, (ii) the analysis of tool wear, and (iii) thin film processing through 

thermal shock. Furthermore, he works on topics of computational and experimental studies of fracture and fatigue, the fracture of 

high strength alloys, studies of material failure under multiphysics loading conditions, the mechanics of thin films and coatings, as 

well as research on the mechanics of voice production and related tissue mechanics. He has authored nearly 100 publications in 

archived journals and refereed conference proceedings, has authored chapters in four books. Dr. Siegmund has given a series of 

presentations at conferences and lectures at different universities, research institutions and industrial companies both in the USA 

and abroad. His work is conducted in the “Microstructure Testing and Analysis Laboratory” in the School of Mechanical 

Engineering. This laboratory possesses specialized equipment ideally suited for the mechanical testing of both small scale 

structures and soft materials. Digital image correlation tools are available for experimental strain analysis. A stereovision system for 

the 3D analysis of surfaces is also available. 


• Manufacturing processes and 

simulation for composites and 

advanced engineering materials 

• Tool wear 

• Thin film processing through thermal 

shock 

Links 

Homepage 

http://tools.ecn.purdue.edu/ME/Fac_Staff/ 

siegmund.whtml 


• Enduratec ELF 3200 Low Force Test System 

• Piezo-actuated in-situ test frame 

• Optical Microscopes 

• Digital image correlation systems (2D and 3D, 

low speed and high speed) 

• 3D stereovision system 

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L. David (Dave) Snow 


Technical Assistance Program (TAP) 

6640 Intech Boulevard - Indianapolis, Indiana 46278 

317-275-6811 (office) 

317-945-3099(cell) 

davesnow@purdue.edu 

Director, Indiana Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

Purdue University – Technical Assistance Program; Indianapolis, Indiana 

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP) provides technical and 

business management resources to small and medium sized manufacturing firms (up to 500 employees). Each state has one or 

more centers, and in Indiana TAP is the program manager for NIST MEP. David Snow directs the deployment of technical 

services, new products, and workforce development services that are important to Indiana manufacturers. This growing program 

(www.purdue.edu/tap/mep) is budgeted at over $2M annually. 

Previous experience: 

Vice President, Technology Access and Grants 

BMT Corporation; Indianapolis, Indiana 

Deliver engineering and scientific assistance to business and industry to foster new product development, manufacturing process 

improvements, and product and materials research. 

Manager of Quality Assurance 

Kaiser Marquardt Aerospace Company; Van Nuys, California 

Responsible for managing the quality and reliability of space and airborne products to include ordnance and rocketry systems 

delivered to federal, private sector, and national defense customers. 

Product Assurance Section Head 

GM – Hughes Electronics Corporation-Radar Systems Group; El Segundo, California 

Assured the quality of products delivered from high-density power and microwave electronics processes through sub systems test. 

Accomplishments/Awards 

o Key contributions to the successful transition of the MEP Center to Purdue University with major facets 

including: effective governmental relations management, presentation and approval of operating plans, 

successful implementation of operating plans, setting the stage for future program growth 

o Project of the Year Award(s) - National Association of Manufacturing Technical Assistance Centers (NAMTAC) 

- 1998, 2001, 2002 

o Corporate champion, National nominee and participant in the 2002 International Business Assistance Centers 

peer review process – sponsored by TII.Org 

o Competitive grants awarded and managed exceeding $1,200,000 

o Business Unit Founder/Manager of MEP Industrial Energy Services 

o Developed and deployed three industry-wide strategic plans under U.S. Department of Energy grants in 2002-2003 

Education 

Bachelor of Science, Indiana State University - School of Technology 

Operations Management Certificate, California State Polytechnic University 

Certified ISO 9000 Lead Assessor, Stat-A-Matrix Institute 

Intellectual Property Management, National Technology Transfer Center 

Professional Business Advisor 360Vu, NIST MEP 

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Chin-Teh Sun 

Neil A. Armstrong Distinguished Professor of 

Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering 

School of Aeronautics and Astronautics 


Grissom Hall Room 325 



Phone: (765) 494-5130 Fax: (765) 494-0307 

Homepage: https://engineering.purdue.edu/AAE/People/Faculty/showFaculty?resource_id=1279 

Email: sun@purdue.edu 

Ph.D., 1967, Northwestern; M.S., 1965, Northwestern; B.S., 1962, Taiwan University. 

Professor Sun has been engaged in composites research for more than thirty years. He has made significant contributions in 

various aspects of composite materials and structures. In addition to his work in composites, Professor Sun has published 

extensively in the areas of fracture mechanics and smart materials and structures. His latest interest is in modeling nano-structured 

materials and in self-assembly manufacturing of nanocomposites. He has published more than 250 journal articles and nearly the 

same number of conference papers. He has published a book on mechanics of aircraft structures. 

Since he joined the faculty of Purdue University, Professor Sun has worked on numerous research grants and contracts sponsored 

by NSF, DOD, NASA, DOT and industry. 

He is currently on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Composite Materials, Composites Science and Technology, International 

Journal of Damage Mechanics, Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures, and Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials. 

Professor Sun is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 

and American Society for Composites. He was the recipient of the 1995 Distinguished Research Award of the American Society 

for Composites; the 1997 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials 

Award; the 1997 Medal of Excellence in Composite Materials, Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware., and the 

2004 Research Excellence Award in the College of Engineering,, Purdue University. 


• Composite materials and structures 

• Fractures mechanics 

• Smart materials 

• Nanomaterials and nanocomposites 

Links 

Composite Materials Laboratory 

http://cml.www.ecn.purdue.edu/ 

Major Equipments: Professor Sun has built a well equipped McDonnell Douglas Composite Materials Laboratory in the School 

of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The Laboratory contains complete facilities for manufacturing polymer-based fiber composites, 

material testing, and damage inspection. The list of equipment in the Composite Materials Laboratory can be found at the 

following website. 

http://cml.www.ecn.purdue.edu/CML/resources/resources.htm 

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Lynne S. Taylor 

Assistant Professor of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy 

Heine Pharmacy Building 


West Lafayette, IN, 47907-2091 

Phone: (765) 496-6614 Fax: (765) 494-6545 


Email: ltaylor@pharmacy.purdue.edu 

Ph.D. Pharmaceutical Technology University of Bradford, UK, 1996 

B.S., University of Bath, UK, 1990 

In general, our research interests are directed towards an improved molecular level understanding of pharmaceutical materials and 

formulations through the use of high resolution analytical techniques with an emphasis on vibrational spectroscopy. Of particular 

interest are water-solid interactions and disordered systems. Vibrational spectroscopy, in conjunction with other techniques such as 

X-ray diffraction and calorimetry, is used to provide information about the physical state of the substance e.g. crystalline or 

amorphous, the response of the material to changes in temperature and relative humidity and the nature of drug-drug, drugexcipient 

and drug-water interactions. Recently, we have been using Raman spectroscopy to monitor phase changes during 

pharmaceutical processing operations in real time. 


Investigation of the influence of hygroscopic 

excipients on moisture-induced phase transitions. 

(deliquescence and hydrate formation). 

Understanding phase transformations during wet 

granulation (hydrate formation, formation of 

disorder). 

Stabilization of amorphous solid dispersions 

through rationale polymer selection – what are the 

important criteria? 

Probing hygroscopicity in crystalline and 

amorphous salts. 

Influence of water activity on chemical reactivity 

Links 

http://www.ipph.purdue.edu/faculty/?uid=ltaylor 


Raman microscope 

FT Raman spectrometer 

Raman spectrometer coupled with fiber optics for remote sampling of processes 

FT IR with step scan and ATR, PAS, variable temperature accessories. 

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Mileta M. Tomovic 

W.C. Furnas Professor 





Phone: (765) 494-5866 Fax: (765) 494-6219 

Homepage: 

http://www.tech.purdue.edu/met/facstaff/mmtomovic/index.html 

Email: tomovicm@purdue.edu 

Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1991 

M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981 

B.S. University of Belgrade, 1979 

Mileta M. Tomovic is W.C. Furnas Professor of Enterprise Excellence, Purdue University Scholar, and Foundry 

Education Foundation Key Professor. He is currently professor in Mechanical Engineering Technology Department, Purdue 

University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1991, MS from MIT in 1981, and BS from the University of 

Belgrade in 1979. Prof. Tomovic has fifteen years of teaching experience at Purdue University with emphasis on development 

and delivery of manufacturing curriculum and conducting applied research. He has co-authored one textbook on materials and 

manufacturing processes that has been adopted by over 50 national and international institutions of higher education. In 

addition, he has authored or co-authored over fifty papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings, primarily 

addressing manufacturing issues, and several chapters in handbooks. He has also authored or co-authored four patents, and 

over fifty technical reports. Prof. Tomovic has been actively involved in development of manufacturing laboratory, for which he 

has secured funds in excess of $3.3 million. 

Professor Tomovic has been actively involved in manufacturing related research, and has been a PI or Co-PI on 

number of funded grants exceeding $3.6 million. He has conducted research in the area of manufacturing, and modeling of 

rapid prototyping and fast free form fabrication methods used in the production of tooling. His work has led to interdisciplinary 

collaboration in the areas of rapid tooling, and web-based distributed data-base management system, as well as design 

optimization methods and new manufacturing processes. His latest efforts have been focused on the issues related to Product 

Lifecycle Management. 

Professor Tomovic has been involved with national professional organizations, national and foreign universities, and 

State of Indiana industry. He has delivered a number of invited lectures to various foreign institutes and universities. His 

major involvement is with American Foundry Society and Foundry Education Foundation. He has served on a number of 

national technical committees within American Foundry Society where he directly contributed to direction of various research 

agendas, and to the planning of national conferences. He has served in a number of positions, including Board of Directors 

and Chair of Indiana Chapter of American Foundry Society, American Society for Metals, and American Society of Mechanical 

Engineers. 

Professor Tomovic has long record of engagement with State of Indiana industry. He has been actively involved with 

local industry through Technical Assistance Program (TAP), in solving their production problems as well as in recommending 

short and long-term production improvements. He has assisted over hundred different companies across Indiana on problems 

related to automation, manufacturing, product and process design. Professor Tomovic currently holds a part time appointment 

with Technical Assistance Program. 

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Rodney W. Trice 

Assistant Professor in Materials Engineering 



501 Northwestern Avenue (MSEE Bldg) 


Homepage: https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/Fac_Staff/Faculty/trice.wshtml 

Email: rtrice@purdue.edu 

Ph.D. Michigan, 1998 

Aerospace Industry, 1989-1995 

M.S. Texas-Arlington, 1989 

B.S. Texas-Arlington, 1987 

Phone: (765) 494-6405 Fax: (765) 494-1204 

Rodney W. Trice joined the faculty of Purdue University as an Assistant Professor in August 2000 after completing a twoyear 

postdoctoral research fellowship at Northwestern University. His research there focused on investigating the 

processing–structure–property relationships of plasma–sprayed coatings using mechanical testing and transmission electron 

microscopy. Prior to Northwestern, Rodney received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan (1997) where he studied the 

high temperature properties of a ceramic composite. From 1989 through 1995, he worked in the defense industry, employed 

at Lockheed Martin and later Northrop Grumman. He received his Master’s degree in 1989 (Materials Science) and his B.S. 

degree in 1987 (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of Texas at Arlington. He has 18 years of mechanical testing 

experience on ceramics, metals, and polymers – most of it performed at elevated temperatures. He also has extensive 

background in the processing of advanced ceramics via powder processing and plasma-spray techniques. 


• Manufacture and processing of 

ceramic materials for high 

temperature applications 

• Plasma-spray manufacturing 

methods/ techniques 

• Polymer/ceramic composite 

processing 

Links 

https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/Fac 

_Staff/Faculty/trice.wshtml 


• 30 ton-hot press 

• Powder processing facilities 

• MTS Mechanical Test Frame 

• https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/Research/Facilities 

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Masters Indiana Wesleyan University 1990 

B.S. Purdue University 1973 

Rodney Vandeveer 

Associate Professor 


Rodney Vandeveer is an Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership and Supervision at Purdue, brings more than 

thirty (30) years of industrial and business experience in management positions in human resources, training and 

development and manufacturing. 

Rodney’s business career began as a Production Engineer for Rostone Corporation, a Division of Allen Bradley. After 

numerous positions with AB, Rodney was made Plant Manager with responsibility for 12 million dollar operation in Spencer, 

Indiana. 

He later worked as Manager of Labor Studies for RCA in Bloomington, returning to Lafayette’s Rostone Plant as Director of 

Manufacturing. This was followed with three years as the Director of Human Resources and his last position was Director 

of Operations. 

In 1994, Rodney accepted a position as Assistant Professor at Purdue in the College of Technology, Department of 

Organizational Leadership and Supervision. In the Department of Organizational Leadership he teaches Human Behavior 

in Organizations, Leadership Philosophy, Leadership Strategies for Quality and Productivity, Entrepreneurship, and a 

graduate course titled Emerging World- class Leadership Strategies. 

Rodney has received numerous teaching awards and was presented the 2005 Dwyer Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching 

Award for the College of Technology. Over the last five years, he has taught courses on leadership in Cambridge 

University in Cambridge, England; London, England, and in Glasgow, Scotland. In 2006 he is teaching a leadership 

philosophy course in Sydney, Australia. 

In 2005 he co-authored a textbook, Human Behavior in Organizations, published by Pearson Prentice Hall. Rodney has 

over 50 publications through journals and conferences and has made numerous presentations on leadership issues to 

regional and national audiences. 

On a national level, Rodney’s professional abilities were recognized when he was elected to serve on the Board of 

Directors for the International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning. Likewise, Rodney’s work in areas of Public 

Policy has earned him and Purdue recognition through his work as an Associate with the Kettering Foundation of Dayton, 

Ohio. 

Professor Vandeveer’s commitment to the students and their learning remains paramount. He has not only distinguished 

himself in the classroom, but also in service to students as represented by the teaching awards. 

Rodney is a retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer serving over 21 years with the military. Rodney is active in the Boy 

Scouts of America serving on the Sagamore Council Executive Board of Directors, American Society for Engineering 

Management, International Leadership Association, International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning, and his 

church. Rodney and his wife, Mary Jo, have three grown children and five grandchildren and he enjoys golf and travel. 

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Arvind Varma 

R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor 

Head, School of Chemical Engineering 

School of Chemical Engineering 




Ph.D. University of Minnesota 1972 

M.S. University of New Brunswick, Canada 1968 

B.S. Panjab University, India 1966 

Phone: (765) 494-4075 Fax: (765) 494-0805 

Homepage: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/Directory/Faculty/Varma.html 

Email: avarma@purdue.edu 

Dr. Arvind Varma is currently the R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor and Head, School of Chemical Engineering 

at Purdue University. Prior to joining Purdue in January 2004, he served as the Arthur J. Schmitt Professor of Chemical 

Engineering and Director of the Center for Molecularly Engineered Materials at the University of Notre Dame. A native 

of India, he received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Minnesota (1972) under the direction of Professor Neal R. 

Amundson. He remained at Minnesota for one year as an assistant professor and was a senior research engineer with Union 

Carbide Corporation for two years before joining the Notre Dame faculty in 1975. He achieved the rank of Professor 

in 1980, received the Schmitt Chair position in 1988, and was named founding Director of the Center for Molecularly 

Engineered Materials in the year 2000. 

Dr. Varma’s research interests are in chemical and catalytic reaction engineering, synthesis of advanced materials, and 

novel energy sources. He has published over 245 archival journal research papers in these areas, co-authored three 

books (Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering, Oxford University Press, 1997; Parametric Sensitivity in Chemical Systems, 

Cambridge University Press, 1999; Catalyst Design: Optimal Distribution of Catalyst in Pellets, Reactors and Membranes, Cambridge 

University Press, 2001) and co-edited two books. As mentor, Dr. Varma has directed 36 completed Ph.D. dissertations, 

and the research of 20 post-doctoral research associates. He has organized and chaired numerous technical sessions at 

professional society meetings, and served as Chair of ISCRE-18 held in June 2004. He has also served on many national 

level committees, including service as founding Director of the AIChE Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division 

(1996-98) and member of the AIChE Awards Committee (1994-99). He is the founding Editor (1996-present) of the 

Cambridge Series in Chemical Engineering, a series of textbooks and monographs published by the Cambridge University Press. 

Professor Varma served as Department Chair at Notre Dame during 1982 - 88. He has held Visiting Professorships at 

a number of institutions, including Caltech, Princeton, University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota and IIT – Kanpur. 

He is recipient of an Indo-American Fellowship, a Fulbright Scholar Award (1988-89), the College of Engineering 

Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award (1991), a Special Presidential Award (1992), the Burns Graduate School Award 

(1997) and the Research Achievement Award (Inaugural recipient, 2001) of the University of Notre Dame, the R. H. Wilhelm 

(1993) and Ernest W. Thiele (1998) Awards of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the Chemical Engineering 

Lectureship Award of the American Society for Engineering Education (2000), and a Technologies of the Year 

Award from IndustryWeek (2005). 

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Xianfan Xu 






Phone: (765) 494-5639 Fax: (765) 494-0539 

Homepage: http://widget.ecn.purdue.edu/~xxu, http://widget.ecn.purdue.edu/~microlab 

Email: xxu@ecn.purdue.edu 

Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley, 1994 

M.S. University of California at Berkeley, 1991 

B.Eng. University of Science and Technology of China, 1989 

Professor Xu is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the director for Purdue Center for Laser Micro-fabrication. His 

research is focused on laser based nano-, micro- and meso-scale manufacturing, including manufacturing of sensors, 

microelectronics, bio-detection systems, optical components for telecommunication, and radio frequency devices. His laboratory 

is equipped with the state-of-the-art laser facilities, including ultrafast femtosecond laser, UV excimer laser, Nd:YAF/YLF/VA 

lasers, argon ion lasers, CO2 laser, and fiber lasers. He has developed a number of laser machining processes, such as high 

precision micro-machining, laser bending, laser bonding, and laser-based nano-machining/lithography. Several of his research 

including clean laser micromachining and ultra-high precision laser bending have been used in industry. He has also developed 

high power laser machining theories and a variety of numerical tools for modeling the laser machining processes. 

Prof. Xu has organized or co-organized many conferences. He is a member of the Program Committee for International Congress 

on Laser Advanced Materials Processing (2002), the 3 rd, 4 th, 5 th, 6 th and 7 th International Symposium on Laser Precision 

Microfabrication (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) and the 1st International Symposium on High Power Laser Macro Processing 

(2002), the Thirtieth Annual North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC XXX, 2002), SPIE Photonics Asia, 

(2002), SPIE Photonics West, Conference on Lasers Applications in Microelectronics and Optoelectronics Manufacturing (2003, 

2004, 2005, 2006), Radiation IV (2004), and the fifth International Conference on Photo-Excited Processes and Applications 

(ICPEPA5, 2006). He has authored and co-authored over 150 papers in areas related to laser-fabrication, and has given about 50 

invited talks at conferences and in academic institutes and industry. 


• Laser nano-, micro- and 

meso-scale manufacturing 

• Parallel laser manufacturing 

• Developing micro-systems, 

including sensors, microenergy 

systems, and optical, 

bio, and RF MEMS 

• Fundamental research in 

laser-matter interaction 

• Nano-optics 

• Nano-scale energy transfer 

processes 

Links 

Center for Laser-based Micro-fabrication 

http://widget.ecn.purdue.edu/~microlab 


• Amplified femtosecond pulsed laser 

micro-machining and diagnostic 

system 

• Laser direct write system 

• Laser sintering system 

• UV and argon ion laser lithography 

system 

• Excimer laser machining system 

• Atomic force microscope 

• Near field scanning optical 

microscope 

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Yuehwern Yih 

Professor of Industrial Engineering 




1988, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison 

1984, B.S., National Tsing Hua University 

Phone: 765.494.0826 Fax: 765.494.1299 

Homepage: http://gilbreth.ecn.purdue.edu/~yih/ 

Email: yih@purdue.edu 

Dr. Yuehwern Yih is a Professor of School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University and the Director of Machine 

Learning Laboratory. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Yih’s 

research focuses on the dynamic control and decision making for complex production systems (or systems of systems). The 

complexity of such systems is often caused by the uncertainty and dynamic nature of their environments, system components, and 

interactions between components. In manufacturing and service industries, the control of such complex systems to achieve 

production goals is the most challenging and the most critical issue. One example of Dr. Yih’s work is the design and development 

of a real-time production controller that has the ability to continuously monitor a system’s status and make on-line, real-time, 

decisions to achieve the desired system goals. Dr. Yih's research incorporates dynamic and multiple production requirements and 

changing system conditions into an on-line controller. That can capture the system behavior from observations of the system, 

simulated system data, representative system equations, and/or their combinations, and then control the system based on its own 

behavior patterns. The applications of Dr. Yih’s research results include wafer scheduling in semiconductor fabrication facilities, 

synchronization of production line in the elevator industry, warehousing operations in e-business, machine failure diagnosis and 

prediction, predicting urban riots and their severity, water network security, advanced life support system for 15-year Mars 

missions, and healthcare systems. 

Dr. Yih published a number of journal papers, conference proceedings, and book chapters on this subject and her 

contributions in this area have been recognized by a National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award (NYI), a Dell K. 

Allen Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, and funding support from federal agencies and industries. In 2003, Dr. 

Yih was nominated for the Defense Security Study Group. Only two nominations are submitted from each institute. Purdue 

University nominated one faculty from the Schools of Science and Dr. Yih from the Schools of Engineering. Dr. Yih is also an 

accomplished teacher and has been consistently assessed by students as demonstrating excellence in teaching, earning several 

teaching awards. 

Areas of Interest: 

• Manufacturing System Design, Control, and Analysis 

• Real-Time Decision Making and Intelligent Controller 

• Machine Learning and Data Mining 

• Dynamic Resource Allocation 

• Capacity and Flow Analysis 

• Heuristic Search and Optimization 

. 

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Glossary of Acronyms 

ASM American Society for Metals 

ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers 

CAD Computer Aided Design 

CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing 

CCD Charge Coupled Device 

CGT Computer Graphics Technology 

CIM Computer Integrated Manufacturing 

CNC Computer Numerically Controlled 

CNT Carbon Nano Tube 

DOD Department of Defense 

DOT Department of Transportation 

DRMS Decision, Risk, and Management Science 

ECE Electrical and Computer Engineering 

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 

IFAC International Federation of Automatic Control 

IFPR International Foundation of Production Research 

IIE Institute of Industrial Engineers 

MEMS Micro-Electro Mechanical System 

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

NSF National Science Foundation 

ORSA Orbit Reconstruction, Simulation and Analysis 

PDM Product Data Management 

PLM Product Lifecycle Management 

SEM Scanning Electron Microscopy 

SME Society of Manufacturing Engineering 

TIMS Teaching Integrated Mathematics and Science 

TMS the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society 

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