Faculty Grants

Shan Barkataki
Professor, Computer Science
Course Redesign to Introduce WEB 2.0 and RICH Technology
Judge Julian Beck Grant
$4,872, May 2008

Dale Conner
Professor, Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Management
Cellular Amorphous Metallic Structures for Energy Absorption
California Institute of Technology/ONR
$14,999, September 2008

Probationary Faculty Support Program
3 units release time for Spring 2009

Ashley Geng
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award
$4,969, October 2008

Xiyi Hang
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
2008-09 Research Fellow in the College of Engineering and Computer Science
A New Machine Learning Algorithm for Cancer Diagnosis using Gene Expression Data
12 WTU reassigned time, plus $5,000 for project expenses

Nhut Ho
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award
$5,000, October 2008

Hamid Johari
Chair, Mechanical Engineering
XR-50 Engine Performance Testing
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
$7,606, June 2008

GUI for Multiple PWR Analysis Tools
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
$22,000, June 2008

Applications of Hydrofoils with Leader
Edge Protuberances
Office of Naval Research
$70,000, August 2008

Sharlene Katz
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Software Defined Radio (SDR) Projects
Edwards Air Force Base
$10,000, July 2008

Student Design Project Using Software Defined Radio
Edwards Air Force Base
$97,723, September 2008

Software Designed Radio Projects
Edwards Air Force Base
$10,000, Design Clinic

Ron Mehler
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Electronic Data Fault Tolerance in Live Theater Environments
Probationary Faculty Support Program
3 units release time for Spring 2009

Bruno Osorno
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Protective Relaying Laboratory
Southern California Edison
$28,000, June 2008

Ramin Roosta
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Low Power Design using Xilinx SRAM Based FPGA
Design Clinic, Northrop Grumman
$30,000, November 2008