Koorosh Naghshineh

Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Department
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
(269) 276-3431
(269) 276-3421 fax
email: koorosh.naghshineh@wmich.edu

DATE OF BIRTH: March 10, 1961
Citizenship: U.S.

EDUCATION: 8/88 - 9/91 Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering - Penn State University Thesis:Strategies for the Optimum Design of Quiet Structures: Use of Material Tailoring and/or Active Vibration Control Advisor: Prof. G. H. Koopmann Work supported by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) 6/81 - 12/82 M.S., Mechanical Engineering - Louisiana State University Thesis: Simulation of Underwater Sound Transmission Using Ray Acoustics Approach Advisor: Dr. J. K. Thompson Work supported by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Data Buoy Office 1/78 - 5/81 B.S., Mechanical Engineering Louisiana State University
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
1994 - Date Professor Dept. of Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering
Aug.
* Promoted from the Associate Professor to the Professor rank in June 2005.
* Promoted from the Assistant Professor to the Associate Professor rank in June 97.
* Tenured in June 2000.
* Received the Outstanding Teacher Award for service to Students in College of Engineering (2005).
* Received the Theta Tau Pi Beta Chapter Outstanding Faculty Award in 1999 and 2006 (for teaching excellence).
* Received honorary membership to the Golden Key National Honor Society in 1996 (for teaching excellence).

Courses at WMU:

Professional Engineering Refresher course (Parts I and II: Engineering Mechanics)
ME 2560 (Statics)
ME 2580 (Dynamics)
ME 3580 (Mechanism Analysis)
ME 4530 (Machine Design II)
ME 4790 (Senior Design Project Planning)
ME 4800 (Senior Design Project)
ME 5580 (Mechanical Vibration)
ME 5620 (Numereical Methods)
ME 5640 (Noise Control Engineering)
ME 6630 (Structural Vibrations)
ME 6640 (Acoustics)
ME 6650 (Sound and Structure Interactions)
Service:

Member of the department Graduate committee (1994-1995, 1999-2001, and 2002-2009)
Pi Tau Sigma Student Section Advisor (2005-2009)
Member of the ASME Regional Executive committee (1996-2005)
Department representative to the College Research and Graduate Programs Council (03-09)
ASME Student Section Advisor (1996-2004)
Member of the department Tenure sub-committee (2001-2003)
Member of the department Undergraduate Curriculum committee (1994-1995 and 2000-2002)
Member of the department Sabbatical committee (1999-2000)
Member of the department Promotion committee (1997-1999 and 2000-2001)
Member of the Engineers' Week Steering committee (Treasurer 1997-1998)
Department Tau Beta Pi faculty advisor (1994-1997)
Member of the department Merit committee (1994-1995)
Member of the Library committee (1996-1997)
SRI International (formerly Stanford Research Institute), Menlo Park, CA
1992 - 1994 Senior Research Engineer; Applied Control & Signal Processing Group
Aug. Aug. Responsible for design and testing of a high intensity tonal noise source for active noise control applications. Partially responsible for broadband active control of sound radiated from an air conditioner compressor using adaptive algorithms. Developed a new (patented) method of broadband active noise control from vibrating surfaces which relies on vibration information to alter the acoustic field. Performed active control of structural vibrations using experimentally obtained impulse responses. This experiment employed a feed-forward controller that compensated for feedback loop to achieve broadband vibration reductions. This control technique was used to control the sound of an air compressor.
** Held security clearance during this time.
The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
1991 - 1992 Research Associate Applied Research Laboratory Acoustics Dept
Sept. Aug. Responsible for the development and implementation of numerical and experimental techniques for quieting cylindrical shells using active and passive means. The active means used specially designed force actuators to control the vibration response of a cylinder such that it radiated minimum acoustic power. These force actuators were PZT based inertial shakers that employed a flextensional design which amplified the small PZT displacements to yield large dynamic forces. This strategy utilized a combination of analytical, numerical and adaptive control methodologies. The passive means were centered on the use of iterative optimization techniques to determine the distribution of structural material properties such that the structure is naturally an in-efficient radiator of sound. The particular distribution of structural material properties was achieved through variations in thickness or specific arrangement of plies of a composite structure.
The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
1988 - 1991 Research Assistant Noise Control Laboratory Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Aug. Sept. Developed numerical methods for quieting structures using active vibration control and experimentally verified these methods. One such method was based on quadratic optimization of the radiated acoustic power expressed in terms of actuator forces. The structural radiation characteristics were altered by tailoring its vibration response. Also, experimentally investigated the potential of piezoceramics and shape memory alloys as a means of actuation. Implemented Finite Element and Boundary Element models of composite plates with embedded actuators to provide numerical predictions of the effectiveness of these actuators for altering structural radiation characteristics. Became proficient in use of the ANSYS finite element package. Formulated a numerical methodology based on Linear Programming techniques for designing quiet structures using variations in geometrical or material properties (stiffness and density). Also during this period, gained hands-on experience with SMS STAR modal analysis software and took responsibility for providing maintenance and user support for the Unix-based Masscomp 5500 systems at the Noise Control Laboratory.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH
1987 - 1988 Staff Engineer Tire Vehicle Engineering Technology Dept.
Jan. Aug. Group Leader
Responsible for technical direction and day-to-day administration of the Acoustics Group. This included program planning, project coordination and supervision, evaluation of new technology, monitoring projects, general career counseling for group members, decision-making on resource utilization, and evaluation of group performance. Also, responsible for group representation as well as partial responsibility for budget/contract administration.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH
1986 - 1987 Staff Engineer Tire Vehicle Engineering Technology Dept.
Feb. Jan. Conducted tire noise research projects which involved the use of various signal processing functions. Responsible for research on tire/vehicle interaction and identifying noise/vibration sources in vehicles. Shared responsibility for writing the Acoustical Studies Laboratory data acquisition and analysis program written in FORTRAN and implemented on Unix-based Masscomp computer.
BFGoodrich Research and Development, Brecksville, OH
1983 - 1986 Research and Development Tire Performance
June Feb. Engineer Research Dept.
Responsible for the research on various tire noise problems. Developed a fully automated tire noise data acquisition and analysis system. Performed experimental troubleshooting and vibration analysis of structures. Utilized modal analysis software package MODAL-PLUS in addition to various B&K, HP, and Zonic equipment for noise and vibration analysis.
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
1982 - 1982 Teaching Assistant Department of Mechanical Engineering
Aug. Dec. Responsible for teaching two sections of undergraduate dynamics recitation.
1981 - 1982 Research Assistant Department of Mechanical Engineering
June Aug. Developed a computer simulation for sound transmission from an underwater transducer. This involved the use of a ray tracing technique to predict the intensity and trajectory of sound as it travels from a transducer to a moored buoy. The realistic variations of sound speed with ocean depth were taken into account.
PUBLICATIONS:

Patent:
A. Pone, J. Stahl and K. Naghshineh, "Ankle stress relief device," U. S. Patent No. 7,585,285 (2009).
V. B. Mason and K. Naghshineh, "Method and apparatus for reducing noise radiated from a complex vibrating surface," U. S. Patent No. 5,410,607 (1995).
Journals:
Wall-Emerson, Naghshineh, Hapeman, and Weiner "The Effect of Hybrid Vehicles on Crossing Decisions of Pedestrians with Visual Impairments: Gap and Surge Detection," submitted for publication in the Journal of Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour (2009).
Salisbury, Naghshineh, and Weiner "Selecting Attractor Sounds for Audio-Based Navigation by People with Vision Impairment," Volume 2 the International Journal of Orientation & Mobility (Nov. 2009).
Weiner, Naghshineh, Salisbury,and Rozema "The Impact of Hybrid Vehicles on Street Crossings," Journal of RE:view: Rehabilitation and Education for Blindness and Visual Impairment, Vol. 38(2), pp. 65-78, Summer 2006 issue.
Landau, Weiner, Giusti, and Naghshineh, "Creating Accessible Science Museums with User-Activated Environmental Audio Beacons (Ping!),"Assistive Technology Journal, Vol. 17-2, pp. 133-143, winter 2005.
Rozema, ,Zellers, Zahui, and Naghshineh, "Development of a PVDF Sensor for the Measurement of the Acoustic Local Volume Displacement of Vibrating Beams," ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Vol. 126, issue 3, pp. 352-358, July 2004.
Zahui, Kamman, and Naghshineh, "Measurement of Local Volume Displacements of a Vibrating Beam," ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Vol. 123, pp. 110-118, January 2001.
Zahui, Naghshineh, and Kamman, "Narrow Band Active Control of Sound Radiated from a Baffled Beam Using Local Volume Displacement Minimization," Journal of Applied Acoustics, Vol. 62(1), pp. 47-64, January 2001.
Kamman and Naghshineh, "A Comparison of Open-Loop Feedforward and Closed-Loop Methods for Active Noise Control Using Volume Velocity Minimization," Journal of Applied Acoustics, Vol. 57, pp. 29-37, November 1998.
Naghshineh, Heck, Olkin, and Kamman, "Evaluation of an Actuator Placement Method for Active Noise Control Applications," ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Vol. 120, pp. 875-879, October 1998.
Heck, Naghshineh, and Olkin, "Transducer Placement for Broadband Active Vibration Control Using a Novel Multidimensional QR Factorization," ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Vol. 120, pp. 663-670, July 1998.
Naghshineh, Chen and Koopmann, "Use of Acoustic Basis Functions for Active Control of Sound Power Radiated from a Cylindrical Shell," J. Acous. Soc. Am., Vol. 103(4), pp. 1897-1903, April 1998.
Naghshineh, Mason and Kamman, "Active Reduction of Radiated Noise from a Baffled Piston Using a Volume Velocity, Feedforward Controller," ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Vol. 120, pp. 484-490, April 1998.
Heck and Naghshineh, "Optimal Interpolation of Structural Responses for Active Noise Control," IEEE Transactions on Speech and Audio Processing Vol. 5(6), pp.560-565, November 1997.
Wiener, Lawson, Naghshineh, Brown, Bischoff and Toth, "The Use of Traffic Sounds to Make Street Crossings," Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, pp. 435-445, Sept.-Oct. 1997.
Naghshineh and Mason, "Reduction of Sound Radiated from Vibrating Structures via Active Control of Local Volume Velocity," Journal of Applied Acoustics, Vol. 47, pp. 27-46, January 1996.
Naghshineh and Koopmann, "An Active Control Strategy for Achieving Weak Radiator Structures" ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Vol. 116, pp. 31-37, January 1994.
Naghshineh and Koopmann, "Active Control of Sound Power Using Acoustic Basis Functions as Surface Velocity Filters," J. Acous. Soc. Am., Vol. 93(5), pp. 2740-2752, May 1993.
Naghshineh and Koopmann, "A Design Method for Achieving Weak Radiator Structures Using Active Vibration Control," J. Acous. Soc. Am., Vol. 92(2), pp. 856-871, August 1992.
Naghshineh and Koopmann, "Material Tailoring of Structures to Achieve a Minimum Radiation Condition," J. Acous. Soc. Am., Vol. 92(2), pp. 841-856, August 1992.
Conferences:
Wall-Emerson and Naghshineh "Effect of Hybrid Vehicles on Blind Pedestrians’ Street Crossing Decisions," presented and published in the Proceedings of the Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for the Medical Sciences Research Day,Kalamazoo, MI, 2009.
Wall-Emerson, Naghshineh, Weiner, and Hapeman "Effect of Hybrids on Blind Pedestrians’ Street Crossing Decisions," presented at 2008 AER International Conference held at Chicago, IL, on July 22-27, 2008.
Weiner, Naghshineh, Salisbury, and Rozema "Comparing the Auditory Output of Traditional and Quiet Cars," presented at and published in the proceedings of 2006 AER Biennial International Conference held at Snowbird, UT, on July 13-19, 2006.
Zellers, Koopmann, Hwang, and Naghshineh "Element Free Structural Acoustics for Efficient Shape Optimization," presented at the 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in Orlando, FL, November 5-11, 2005.
Weiner, Naghshineh, Salisbury, Rozema, and Wall "Comparitive Study of Auditory Output of Hybrid Vehicles and Internal Combustion Vehicles," presented at the Vision2005 conference in London, UK, April 4-7, 2005.
Wiener, Mousavinezhad, and Naghshineh, "The Impact of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles on Street Crossing," presented at the IEEE Information Technology Conference in Indianapolis, IN, June 5-6, 2003.
Zellers, Rozema, and Naghshineh, "Development of Shaped PVDF Sensors for the Measurement of Volume Displacement," presented at the 143rd meeting of the Acoustical Society of America in Pittsburgh, PA, June 3-7, 2002.
Christensen and Naghshineh, "Implementation of CHIEF in MATLAB for Prediction of Sound Radiated from Arbitrarily Shaped Vibrating Bodies," presented at the 143rd meeting of the Acoustical Society of America in Pittsburgh, PA, June 3-7, 2002.
Melchior, Gasper, and Naghshineh, "Design and Fabrication of a Laboratory Device for Demonstration of Helmholtz Resonators," presented at the 143rd meeting of the Acoustical Society of America in Pittsburgh, PA, June 3-7, 2002.
Rozema, Zellers, Zahui, and Naghshineh, "Theoretical Development and Experimental Verification of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Sensors for Measurement of the Local Volume Displacement of Beams," presented at the 141st meeting of the Acoustical Society of America in Chicago, IL, June 4-8, 2001.
Christensen, Hoofnagle, Zahui, and Naghshineh, "Investigation of Local Volume Displacement Sensors for Rectangular Vibrating Plates," presented at the 141st meeting of the Acoustical Society of America in Chicago, IL, June 4-8, 2001.
Mealman, Unglenieks, and Naghshineh, "A Method to Determine the Power Input Associated with Rain Excitation for SEA Models," presented at the 2001 SAE Noise and Vibration Conference and Exposition in Traverse City, MI, April 30-May 3, 2001.
Zahui, Hoofnagle, and Naghshineh, "Development of Local Volume Displacement Sensors for a Vibrating Plate," presented at the 2000 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in Orlando, FL, November 5-10 2000.
Zahui, Naghshineh, and Kamman, "On the Use of PVDF as a Local Volume Velocity Sensor," presented at the 1998 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition held in Anaheim, CA in November 1998.
Kamman, Naghshineh, Zahui, Udumula, and Grumm, "Experiments in Active Cancellation of Local Volume Velocity of a Vibrating Beam," published in the proceedings of the 1998 NOISE-CON conference held in Ypsilanti, MI in April 1998, pp. 301-306.
Naghshineh, Kamman, Zahui, Udumula, and Grumm, "Preliminary Experiments in Active Cancellation of Local Volume Velocity of a Vibrating Beam," presented at the 1997 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition held in Dallas, TX in November 1997.
Naghshineh, Olkin, and Heck, "Evaluation of the Multidimensional QR Algorithm for Automated Actuator Placement in Active Control Applications," presented and published in the proceedings of the 1996 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition held in Atlanta, GA in November 1996. NCA-Vol. 22, pp. 15-19.
Kamman, Naghshineh, and Zahui, "A Comparison of Feedforward and Feedforward/feedback methods for Active Noise Control Using Volume Velocity Minimization," published in the proceedings of Noise-Con 96, pp. 345-350.
Olkin, Heck, and Naghshineh, "Automated Placement of Transducers for Active Noise Control: Performance Measures," IEEE Proc. of Intern. Conf. on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, Vol.2, pp. 969-972, Atlanta, GA., May 1996.
Mason, Toth, Naghshineh, and Kamman, "A Feedforward Controller for Active Reduction of Radiated Noise from a Uniformly Vibrating Circular Plate," published in the proceedings of the 1995 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition held in San Francisco, CA, November 12-17.
Naghshineh, Chen, and Koopmann, "Active Control of Sound Power Radiated from a Cylindrical Shell," published in the proceedings of the 1995 International Symposium on Active Control of Sound and Vibration held in Newport Beach, CA, July 6-8.
Naghshineh and Mason, "Active control of sound radiated from vibrating structures using surface-mounted radiation suppression devices," published in the proceedings of the Third International Congress on Air- and Structure-Borne Sound and Vibration held in Montreal, Canada on June 13-15, 1994, pp. 1411-1419.
Naghshineh and Gellrich, "Broadband active vibration control of a beam using experimentally obtained impulse functions," proceedings of Noise-Con 94, pp. 373-378.
Heck and Naghshineh, "Large-scale, broadband actuator selection for active noise control," proceedings of Noise-Con 94, pp. 291-296.
Mason, Naghshineh, and Toth "Broadband, wide-area active control of sound radiated from vibrating structures using local surface-mounted radiation suppression devices," proceedings of Noise-Con 94, pp. 467-472.
Heck, Naghshineh, and Stach, "Interpolation of forced structural responses from nonuniform, sparse measurements," Proc. of the IEEE Workshop on Appl. of Signal Proc. to Audio and Acoust., Mohonk, NY, Oct. 1993
Koopmann and Naghshineh, "An alternative strategy for active control of structural radiation," presented at and published in the proceedings of the International Conference on Noise and Vibration Control held on May 31-June 3, 1993 at St. Petersburg, Russia.
Belegundu, Salagame, Koopmann, and Naghshineh, "A general optimization approach for minimizing acoustic power using finite elements," paper number 930198, 1993 SAE International Congress held on March 1-5 at Detroit, Michigan.
Naghshineh and Koopmann, "Active Control of Acoustic Radiation from Structures," published in proceedings of and presented at the ADPA/AIAA/ASME/SPIE conference on Active Materials and Adaptive Structures, held on November 5-7, 1991 in Alexandria, Virginia.
Naghshineh and Koopmann, "Optimum Structural Configuration of a Baffled Beam for a Minimum Radiation Condition," JASA 89, No. 4, Part 2, presented at the Acoustical Society of America meeting held April 29 - May 3, 1991, Baltimore, Maryland.
Naghshineh and Koopmann, "A Method for Reducing Radiation from Plates by Actively Controlling the Restoring Forces Applied to the Plate," JASA Supplement 1, 87, S43.
Naghshineh and Koopmann, "A Method for Controlling Radiation from Composites Using Embedded Active Fibers," JASA Supplement 1, 85, S72.
Naghshineh, "Modeling Underwater Acoustics Communications at Moderate Ranges," presented at the Acoustical Society of America meeting held May 12-16, 1986, Cleveland, Ohio.
Pottinger, Thomas, and Naghshineh, "Stiffness Properties of Agricultural Tires," published in the proceedings of and presented at the International Conference on Soil Dynamics, held June 17-19, 1985 at the National Tillage Laboratory, Auburn University, Alabama.
Thompson and Naghshineh, "A Simulation of an Acoustic Data Link Between Underwater Transducers and a Moored Buoy," published in proceedings of and presented at the Oceans '82 Conference, held on September 21, 1982 in Washington, D.C.
Numerous other technical reports written while at BFGoodrich, Goodyear, and SRI International. These reports are considered internal documents of the above companies.
Graduate Projects / Theses:

"Analytical and Experimental Analysis of Vibration and Radiation of a Baffled Beam," by Alex Udumula (M.S.). Completed 8/1/95.

"Measurement of the Volume Velocity of a Vibrating Beam Using Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Sensors," by Kipp Grumm (M.S.). Completed 1/10/97.

"Dynamics Analysis of a Mechanical Seal Torque Tester," by Loc To (M.S.). Completed 5/20/97.

"A Novel Method for Modeling Acoustic Radiation for Vibrating Bodies of Arbitrary Shape Based on Plane-wave Superposition," by Dave Burke (M.S.). Completed 6/29/97.

"Active Local Volume Displacement Cancellation of a Vibrating Baffled Beam," by Marcellin Zahui (Ph.D.). Completed July 99.

"Noise Evaluation of an Arthroscopic Surgical Handpiece," by Jason Allen (M.S.). Completed December 1999.

"A Method to Determine the Power Input Associated with Rain Excitation for SEA Models," by Marv Mealman (M.S.). Completed April 2001.

"Algorithm to Design a Polyvinylidene Fluoride Sensor for Detection of Total and Local Volume Velocity of a Vibrating Plate," by Ron Hoofnagle (M.S.). Completed April 2001.

"SYSNOISE Modeling of WMU Reverberation Chamber: Effects of Sounds Source Excitation and Diffusers," by Keat Boon Mah (M.S.). Completed April 2001.

"Review of Southern Michigan Community Noise Abatement Policies," by Michael Brown (M.S.). Completed June 2001.

"Development of an Integrated Sensor for the Measurement of the Acoustic Local Volume Displacement of Vibrating Beams," by Randall Rozema (M.S.). Completed August 2001.

"Characterization of Vibration Properties of a Remington Model 700 Rifle Barrel," by Rod Price (M.S.). Completed August 2001.

"Vibration analysis of a Golf Club - Putter," by Kelly Reynolds (M.S.). Completed December 2001.

"Self Excited Vibrations in Rotor-Shaft Systems," by Karen Smit (M.S.). Completed December 2001.

"Using the Boundary Element Method for Prediction of Sound Radiated from an Arbitrarily Shaped Vibrating Body," by Mark Christensen (M.S.). Completed August 2002.

"Development of a Simulation for the Prediction of PVDF Surface Velocity Sensor Response for Vibrating Beams and Rectangular Plates," by Brian Zellers (M.S.). Completed December 2002.

"Investigation of the Influence of McPherson Front Suspension Design on Vehicle Ride and Handling" by Marc Kuebler (M.S.). Completed December 2002.

"Simple Model of Human Hand/Arm Interface for Medical Device Testing" by Joe Marietta (M.S.). Completed July 2004.

"Design of a Transmission Loss Window for the WMU Noise and Vibration Laboratory," by Jeff Edinger (M.S.). Completed April 2005.

"Prediction of Shaft Vibration Modes in a Geared Transmission System" by Kevin Marsh (M.S.). Completed June 2005.

"Selection of attractor sounds for an audio-based navigation system for the visually impaired," by Brad Salisbury (M.S.). Completed August 2006.

Undergraduate Projects:

"Design of a Jaw System for a Laparoscopic Instrument," by Chris Newman and Chad Omo (Completed 4/95).

"Design of a Vibration Excitation Device," by Brandon Dowe and Brian Wallace (Completed 4/95).

"Central Tire Inflation for Wheel-End Design," by Paul Kalavitz and Mark Leineke (Completed 4/95).

"Design of a Test Fixture for Measurement of Truck Transmission Efficiency," by Ron Duis and Paul Kinney (Completed 12/95).

"Design Optimization of a Piston for Reduced Emissions," by Scott Ferriell and Kevin Ullrey (Completed 12/95).
"Robotic Acoustic Intensity Measurement Apparatus," by Jesse Killion and Chris Nelson (Completed 4/96).

"Material and Functional Optimization of an F-Bodied Propshaft," by Heather Ketchel and Chien Ming Ng (Completed 4/96).

"Robot Gripper Design," by Rich Kaiser and Darrell Telgenhoff (Completed 4/96).

"Demonstration of Acoustic Characteristics of a Passenger Vehicle," by Nathan Hartman and Fred Jackson (Completed 4/97).

"A New Transition Conveyor System," by Brian Kennedy and Kevin Pelka (Completed 4/97).

"Dishwasher Pump Test Rig for Sound Measurement," by Jonathan Chong and Chris Lennon (Completed 4/97).

"Device for the Extraction of Aluminum Plug Welds from Prop-shafts," by Daniel Carpenter and Douglas Gilbert (Completed 12/97).

"Force Adjustment Mechanism for a Chair," by Tod Bennett and Jim Holman (Completed 12/97).

"Test Fixture for Dishwasher Panel Noise and Vibration Analysis," by Chris Jaques and Shane Niswander (Completed 4/98).

"Conveyor Drive Mechanism to Power Skewed Rollers," by Michael McGettigan and Dennis Pasco (Completed 4/98).

"Test System for Dynamic Characterization of Elastomers," by Jeff Glodich and Dan Selvidge (Completed 4/98).

"Piezoelectric-actuated Pneumatic Valve," by Amy Barnes and James Knight (Completed 12/98).

"Integrated Fan Balancing System," by Ed Clifford and Jennifer Siegel (Completed 4/99).

"Acoustic Barrier to Reduce Noise," by Matt Holuszko and Geroge Ponchaud (Completed 4/99).

"Sagittal Saw Attachment for the Extraction of Bone," by Matt Maurin and Matt Powell (Completed 4/99).

"Gripping System for Testing Surgical Cutting Tools," by Ted Bloomfield and Tim Bozung (Completed 4/99).

"Design Modification of a Surgical Handpiece," by Ben McKinney (Completed 12/99).

"Design and Analysis of a Vibratory Finishing Machine," by Brian Burroughs and Jeremy Hammond (Completed 12/99).

"Feasibility of a Composite Frame in the WMU Solar Car," by Ethan Featherly, Jeff Scheuren and Matt Waldschmidt (Completed 4/2000).

"Noise Reduction of an ACME-Gridley Multi-spindle Bar Machine," by Julie Earle and Greg Steffen (Completed 4/2000).

"Redesign of an Orthopedic Shaver," by Kevin Engemann and Ross Thelen (Completed 4/2000).

"Pressure Seal Door for a Washing Machine," by Joe Barker, Mark Christensen and Randy Rozema (Completed 4/2000).

"Shock Pulse Control for a Horizontal Inclinded Impact Tester of Shipping Packages," by Betsy Sundalius and Brian Zellers (Completed 12/2000).

"Analysis of Twist in an Automobile Axle," by Troy Baker and Charles Moran (Completed 12/2000).

"Universal Cam Phaser Leak Test and Stand," by Mark Lemieux, Paskell Miller and Alex Schramm (Completed 12/2000).

"Stealth Washer," by Olivia De Longchamp and Justin Valencia (Completed 4/2001).

"Design and Fabrication of a Vibration Demonstrator," by Jason Bond (Completed 4/2001).

"Design of a Universal Reciprocating Saw for use with the Total Performance System," by Liz Chitren, Derek Graham, and Wes Hetu (Completed 4/2001).

"Microphone Probe Positioning System for 3-D Sound Measurement," by Randy Robison and Kyle Overheul (Completed 4/2001).

"Redesign of 3600-Pound Vertical Boat Lift," by Matt Beach and Dan Demski (Completed 11/2001).

"Design of a Measurement Platform for an Aircraft Cargo Door Actuator," by Aaron Klap, Dan Rapin, and Ian Worcester (Completed 4/2002).

"Design and Fabrication of a Laboratory Device for Demonstration of Helmholtz Resonators," by Zoren Gasper and Marissa Melchior (Completed 4/2002).

"Redesign of an Aircraft Cargo Door Actuation Test Stand," by Luigi Guido, Bryan Scherer, and Ryan Whitmore (Completed 4/2002).

"Test Fixture for Study of Acoustics of Moving Sound Sources," by Robert Booth, Kevin Braat, and John Stahl (Completed 12/2002).

"Ergonomically Sound Design of Bottom Dishwasher Rack," by Dena Dobson, Bethany Hyvarinen, and Katie Roberts (Completed 12/2002).

"Fixture for Measuring Forces in a Washing Machine," by Kristara Daniels and Kyle Neff (Completed 4/2003).

"The Automation of a Gray Iron De-Gating System," by Nic Milani and Jason Miller (Completed 4/2003).

"Redesign of a Motorcycle Clutch Actuation System," by Bradford Feiler and Peter Meyer (Completed 4/2003).

"Design of a Sound Enclosure for a Rotary Vane Pump," by Keith Brandau and Matthew Mollick (Completed 4/2004).

"Design of an Automated Part Delivery System for a Welding Operation," by Michael O'Donnell and Ross Rochester (Completed 4/2004).

"Simple-to-use Mechanism for Lifting Heavy Grating Doors," by Edwin Teh (Completed 12/2004).

"Reduction of Dishwasher Pump Pulsation Sound," by Joseph Allen, Adam Elenbaas and Arren McCormick (Completed 12/2004).

"Flour 'Swift-Sift' Mechanism," by Steve Schultz (Completed 12/2004).

"Redesign of a Dust Collection Drive System," by Mike King (Completed 4/2005).

"Error Detection Device to Prevent Production of Undersized Pinion Gear Bores," by Scott Koepplin and Neil Maurer (Completed 4/2005).

"Design of a Telerobotic Arm that Manipulates Objects on a Human Scale," by James Kamanda and Kevin Doyle (Completed 12/2005).

"Stamper Modification for Direct Labor Impact Reduction," by Amy Alix and Bisceglia Ridley (Completed 4/2006).

"Redesign of an Automotive Exterior Door Handle Safety System," by Tyler French, Brian Kohlsaat and Marlo Wolicki (Completed 4/2006).

"Study of Accelerated Chemistry Approach to Vibratory Part Finishing," by Chad Beutel, Kevin Schaefer and Brian Tucker (Completed 4/2006).

"Design of a Reversible Side Swing Oven Door," by Jamie Hudon and Michael Kupiecki (Completed 4/2006).

"Noise Reduction of Pumps in a High Efficiency Washing Machine," by Matt McLean andGreg Stevens (Completed 12/2006).

"Redesign of Front Loading Washing Machine Ventilation System," by Jacob DeWind, Tamika Donaldson, and Morledge Dorris (Completed 12/2006).

"Redesign of an Electronic Locking Differential fro Traction Enhancement," by Christopher Foltz and Matthew Fox (Completed 12/2007).

"Microprocessor Controller Suspension System," by Grant Adams and Grant Gillispie (Completed 12/2007).

"Redesign of Heavy Duty Medium Stub Tower Assembly," by David Markle and Cedrick Shelton (Completed 12/2008).

"Assessment and Treatment of Poor Acoustics in a Classroom," by Krisana Gutierrez and Jay Pliskow (Completed 4/2009).

"Mechanical Shaker Table for Hybrid Earthquake Testing of Structures," by Jonathan Holtz, Justin Poel, and Heather Schmitt (Completed 12/2009).

"Redesign of an Ankle Gapping Device," by David Douma and Joey Mulick (Completed 12/2009).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Member of the Executive Committee of the ASME Central Michigan chapter.
Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Member of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Panel member (2005), the National Academies Transportation Research Board
Organizer and Session Chair at the 2000 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
Session Chair at the 2000 IEEE Information Technology Conference
Organizer and Session Chair at the 1998 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
Organizer and Session Chair at the 1997 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
Organizer and Session Chair at the 1996 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
Invited speaker at the Western Michigan SAE section (4/96 on Active Noise Control)
Session Chair at the 1995 International Congress on Active Control of Sound and Vibration
Session Chair at the 1995 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
Recipient of the 1995-96 WMU Research Development Award Program
Recipient of the 1994-95 WMU FRACAF Award
Recipient of the 1991 ASME Parsons scholarship
Recipient of the 1991 SAE forgivable loan award
Recipient of the 1990 General Electric forgivable loan award
Member of the Mechanical Engineering honor society Pi Tau Sigma
Member of the engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi
Member of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION:

Registered Professional Engineer (PE), State of Michigan

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"Team-Oriented, Project-Based, Collaborative Learning Workshop," sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and conducted at University of Notre Dame- July 1998.
"Project Grants from Business and Industry," taught by Dorin Schumacher at Western Michigan University- March 1996.
"Finding and Winning Federal Grants," taught by David Bauer at Western Michigan University- Oct. 1995.
"Scholarly Productivity," taught by Robert Lucas at Western Michigan University- Sept. 1995.
"Active Control of Sound and Vibration," taught by Steve Elliott and Phil Nelson at Penn State University- July 1993
"Structure Borne Sound," taught by Manfred Heckl at Penn State University- July 1992
"Overview of Computational Aeroacoustics in Aerodynamics," taught by Jay Hardin (of NASA Langley Research Center) at Penn State University- January 1992
"Waves in Fluids," taught by Sir James Lighthill at Penn State University- July 1991
"Introduction to ANSYS," sponsored by Swanson Analysis Systems, Inc.- January 1990
"Finite Elements in Mechanical & Structural Design (B: Dynamic and Nonlinear Analysis)," sponsored by the University of Michigan- July 1986
"Correlation and Spectral Analysis for Engineering and Scientific Applications," sponsored by the Continuing Education Institute- April 1985
"Digital Signal Analysis with Applications in Vibration and Sound," offered by Bruel & Kjaer Instruments, Inc.- March 1985
"Sound Intensity Theory and Measurement," offered by Bruel & Kjaer Instruments, Inc.- November 1984
"Understanding Modal Analysis," offered by Bruel & Kjaer Instruments, Inc. - September 1984
"Computer Aided Engineering in Trouble Shooting," offered by the Structural Dynamics Research Corporation(SDRC)- April 1984

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8/88 - 9/91	Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering - Penn State University Thesis:Strategies for the Optimum Design of Quiet Structures: Use of Material Tailoring and/or Active Vibration Control Advisor: Prof. G. H. Koopmann Work supported by the Office of Naval Research (ONR)
6/81 - 12/82	M.S., Mechanical Engineering - Louisiana State University Thesis: Simulation of Underwater Sound Transmission Using Ray Acoustics Approach Advisor: Dr. J. K. Thompson Work supported by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Data Buoy Office
1/78 - 5/81	B.S., Mechanical Engineering Louisiana State University

	Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
1994 - Date	Professor Dept. of Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering
Aug.	* Promoted from the Associate Professor to the Professor rank in June 2005. * Promoted from the Assistant Professor to the Associate Professor rank in June 97. * Tenured in June 2000. * Received the Outstanding Teacher Award for service to Students in College of Engineering (2005). * Received the Theta Tau Pi Beta Chapter Outstanding Faculty Award in 1999 and 2006 (for teaching excellence). * Received honorary membership to the Golden Key National Honor Society in 1996 (for teaching excellence). Courses at WMU: Professional Engineering Refresher course (Parts I and II: Engineering Mechanics) ME 2560 (Statics) ME 2580 (Dynamics) ME 3580 (Mechanism Analysis) ME 4530 (Machine Design II) ME 4790 (Senior Design Project Planning) ME 4800 (Senior Design Project) ME 5580 (Mechanical Vibration) ME 5620 (Numereical Methods) ME 5640 (Noise Control Engineering) ME 6630 (Structural Vibrations) ME 6640 (Acoustics) ME 6650 (Sound and Structure Interactions) Service: Member of the department Graduate committee (1994-1995, 1999-2001, and 2002-2009) Pi Tau Sigma Student Section Advisor (2005-2009) Member of the ASME Regional Executive committee (1996-2005) Department representative to the College Research and Graduate Programs Council (03-09) ASME Student Section Advisor (1996-2004) Member of the department Tenure sub-committee (2001-2003) Member of the department Undergraduate Curriculum committee (1994-1995 and 2000-2002) Member of the department Sabbatical committee (1999-2000) Member of the department Promotion committee (1997-1999 and 2000-2001) Member of the Engineers' Week Steering committee (Treasurer 1997-1998) Department Tau Beta Pi faculty advisor (1994-1997) Member of the department Merit committee (1994-1995) Member of the Library committee (1996-1997) SRI International (formerly Stanford Research Institute), Menlo Park, CA
1992 - 1994	Senior Research Engineer; Applied Control & Signal Processing Group
Aug. Aug.	Responsible for design and testing of a high intensity tonal noise source for active noise control applications. Partially responsible for broadband active control of sound radiated from an air conditioner compressor using adaptive algorithms. Developed a new (patented) method of broadband active noise control from vibrating surfaces which relies on vibration information to alter the acoustic field. Performed active control of structural vibrations using experimentally obtained impulse responses. This experiment employed a feed-forward controller that compensated for feedback loop to achieve broadband vibration reductions. This control technique was used to control the sound of an air compressor. ** Held security clearance during this time. The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
1991 - 1992	Research Associate Applied Research Laboratory Acoustics Dept
Sept. Aug.	Responsible for the development and implementation of numerical and experimental techniques for quieting cylindrical shells using active and passive means. The active means used specially designed force actuators to control the vibration response of a cylinder such that it radiated minimum acoustic power. These force actuators were PZT based inertial shakers that employed a flextensional design which amplified the small PZT displacements to yield large dynamic forces. This strategy utilized a combination of analytical, numerical and adaptive control methodologies. The passive means were centered on the use of iterative optimization techniques to determine the distribution of structural material properties such that the structure is naturally an in-efficient radiator of sound. The particular distribution of structural material properties was achieved through variations in thickness or specific arrangement of plies of a composite structure. The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
1988 - 1991	Research Assistant Noise Control Laboratory Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Aug. Sept.	Developed numerical methods for quieting structures using active vibration control and experimentally verified these methods. One such method was based on quadratic optimization of the radiated acoustic power expressed in terms of actuator forces. The structural radiation characteristics were altered by tailoring its vibration response. Also, experimentally investigated the potential of piezoceramics and shape memory alloys as a means of actuation. Implemented Finite Element and Boundary Element models of composite plates with embedded actuators to provide numerical predictions of the effectiveness of these actuators for altering structural radiation characteristics. Became proficient in use of the ANSYS finite element package. Formulated a numerical methodology based on Linear Programming techniques for designing quiet structures using variations in geometrical or material properties (stiffness and density). Also during this period, gained hands-on experience with SMS STAR modal analysis software and took responsibility for providing maintenance and user support for the Unix-based Masscomp 5500 systems at the Noise Control Laboratory. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH
1987 - 1988	Staff Engineer Tire Vehicle Engineering Technology Dept.
Jan. Aug.	Group Leader Responsible for technical direction and day-to-day administration of the Acoustics Group. This included program planning, project coordination and supervision, evaluation of new technology, monitoring projects, general career counseling for group members, decision-making on resource utilization, and evaluation of group performance. Also, responsible for group representation as well as partial responsibility for budget/contract administration. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH
1986 - 1987	Staff Engineer Tire Vehicle Engineering Technology Dept.
Feb. Jan.	Conducted tire noise research projects which involved the use of various signal processing functions. Responsible for research on tire/vehicle interaction and identifying noise/vibration sources in vehicles. Shared responsibility for writing the Acoustical Studies Laboratory data acquisition and analysis program written in FORTRAN and implemented on Unix-based Masscomp computer. BFGoodrich Research and Development, Brecksville, OH
1983 - 1986	Research and Development Tire Performance
June Feb.	Engineer Research Dept. Responsible for the research on various tire noise problems. Developed a fully automated tire noise data acquisition and analysis system. Performed experimental troubleshooting and vibration analysis of structures. Utilized modal analysis software package MODAL-PLUS in addition to various B&K, HP, and Zonic equipment for noise and vibration analysis. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
1982 - 1982	Teaching Assistant Department of Mechanical Engineering
Aug. Dec.	Responsible for teaching two sections of undergraduate dynamics recitation.
1981 - 1982	Research Assistant Department of Mechanical Engineering
June Aug.	Developed a computer simulation for sound transmission from an underwater transducer. This involved the use of a ray tracing technique to predict the intensity and trajectory of sound as it travels from a transducer to a moored buoy. The realistic variations of sound speed with ocean depth were taken into account.

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