AETAP Staff

AETAP Director	Dr. P.K. Raju	View this professor
Program Coordinator	Jan Drummond	View this professor
Faculty Associate	Dr. David Beale	View this professor
Faculty Associate	Dr. Chetan Sankar	View this professor
Faculty Associate	Dr. Shirley Scott-Harris	View this professor
Faculty Associate	Dr. Jeff Smith	View this professor
Faculty Associate	Dr. Art Tarrer	View this professor

Dr. P.K. Raju
AETAP Director

Phone: (334) 844-3301
Fax: (334) 844-3307
Email: pkraju@eng.auburn.edu
Office: 333 Ross Hall
Website: Click Here To Visit

EDUCATION:

1977 - Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, India
1967 - MS, Mechanical Engineering, Madras University, India
1963 - BS, Mechanical Engineering, S. V. University, India

EXPERIENCE:

Years of experience at Auburn: 12
2000 - Present: Thomas Walter Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University
1997 - Present: Director, Auburn Engr. Technical Assistance Prog. (AETAP), Auburn University
1997 - Present: Assistant Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University
1996 - 1996: Invited Professor, Universite Du Havre, France
1994 - 1994: Invited Professor, Laborotoire de Mechanique Phisique, Universite Bordeaux I, France
1994 - Present: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University
1984 - 1993: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University
1981 - 1981: Visiting Professor, Institute fur Technische Akustik, Berlin, Germany
1980 - 1981: Visiting Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
1979 - 1980: Visiting Professor (Acoustics), The Catholic University of America
1973 - 1976: Teacher-Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
1966 - 1984: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, J.N. Technological University

SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

Alabama Academy of Sciences
American Society for Non Destructive Testing
Foreign Member, Acoustical Society of Russian Federation
North American Case Research Association
Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society for International Scholars
Pi Tau Sigma, Mechanical Engineering Honor Society
Sigma XI, The Scientific Research Society
The Acoustical Society of America
The Acoustical Society of India (Fellow)
The American Society for Engineering Education
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The Institute of Noise Control Engineering
The Institution of Engineers - India (Fellow)

INSTITUTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES:

2004 - Present: Conference Chair - American Society for Engineering Education - SE Conference
2004 - Present: President - Institute for SMET Education & Research
2002 - Present: Member - NAE Committee on Engineering Case Study Library Development
2001 - 2001: Member - Scientific Committee, Eighth International Congress on Sound Vibration
1997 - Present: Member, Committee on Education in Acoustics - Acoustical Society of America
1989 - Present: Member, Technical Committee on Engineering Acousti - Acoustical Society of America

HONORS AND AWARDS:

2004: Auburn University Award for Excellence in Faculty Outreach
2003: Member, Intrprofessional Projects (IPRO) Advisory Board - Illinois Institute of Technology.
2001: Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellow
1999: NAMTAC National Award for Technology Transfer - NAMTAC.
1999: ASME Curriculum Innovation Award - American Society for Mechanical Engineering.
1999: Birdsong Superior Teaching Award - Auburn University.
1998: Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware - NEEDS and John Wiley.
1997: Thomas C. Evans Instructional Award for Outstanding Paper in Engineering Education - ASEE.
1996: Birdsong Teaching Merit Award - Auburn University.
1995: United Nations Expert Assignment - United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
1993: Auburn University's Outstanding Faculty Award - Auburn University.
1991: NASA Innovative Research Award - NASA.
1989: NSF Novel & Expedited Research Award - National Science Foundation.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES:

2004 - Present: Conference Chair, ASEE-SE Conference - Workshops & research forums for over 150 engineering faculty.
2001 - Present: Co-Director, NSF Training - Workshops for 150 engineering faculty on use of case studies.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Acoustics, Noise Control, Vibration, Non Destructive Evaluation and Engineering Education: Since 1978, have directed and managed a variety of sponsored research and development projects. Projects have been funded by industries (John Deere, Haldex Brakes Corporation) and government agencies (Indian Space Research Organization, University Grants Commission of India, UNDP, NASA, NSF, DOD, DOE) and totals over $5.4 million. Have authored/edited 18 books, published 7 book chapters, and 140 papers in journals and conference proceedings.
Taught most courses in the Mechanical Engineering curricula to over 9,800 engineering students. Supervised 5 Ph.D., 9 postdoctoral, 18 M.S., 12 UNDP sponsored executives from industries, and 1 Fulbright scholar. Developed an integrative, interactive instructional methodology that brings real world issues into engineering classrooms. Obtained funding over $1.4 million from NSF and industries and established the Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education (LITEE). Faculty and students from Colleges of Engineering, Business and Education working through LITEE have developed award-winning case studies that integrate engineering theory, design and practice.
Engineering Outreach and Technology Transfer: Has lead the Auburn Engineering Technical Assistance Program (AETAP) effort from 1996. As Director, Dr. Raju has been working with faculty and students of the College of Engineering in providing technical assistance and technology transfer to industries in Alabama. During the last 6 years this unit conducted 719 projects providing technical assistance to industries. 32 faculty members and over 4000 undergraduate and graduate students were involved in these projects. AETAP operations are funded from NSF, NASA, NIST, and Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, Auburn University and company specific projects. Total funding of 3.4 million dollars was generated under Dr. Raju's leadership.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Mbarika, V., Sankar, C. S., Raju, P. K., "Identification of Factors that Lead to Perceived Learning Improvements for Female Students", IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp 26-36, 2003.
Raju, P. K., Sankar, C. S., "Impact of Case Studies in Improving Engineering Education", Creatividad Education Y Desarrollo, 1998.
Bao, X. L., Franklin, H., Raju, P. K.., Uberall, H., "The Splitting Dispersion Curves for Plates Fluid Loaded on Both Sides", Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 102, No. 2, pp 1246-1248, Aug. 1997.
Raju, P. K., "Educational Initiative in Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University: Case Studies", Report of NSF Workshop, ed. Nam Suh et. al. MIT, Oct. 1996.
Raju, P. K., Vaidya, U. K.,, "Acousto Ultrasonic characterization of Carbon-Carbon Composites at different Processing Stages", Acousto Ultrasonic Testing, Ed. Alex Vary, ASNT Press, pp 285-289, Jul. 1993.
Raju, P. K., Rao, S. M., "Analysis of Sound Radiation from Arbitraty shaped Bodies by the Method of Moments", Journal of Wave Material Interaction, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp 191-206, Jul. 1991.

Jan Drummond
Program Coordinator

Phone: (334) 844-3360
Fax: (334) 844-3307
Email: drummje@eng.auburn.edu
Office: 201 Ross Hall

Dr. David Beale
Faculty Associate

Phone: (334) 844-3336
Fax: (334) 844-3307
Email: dbeale@eng.auburn.edu
Office: 202 Ross Hall

EDUCATION:

1988 - Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
1980 - MSE, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
1976 - BS, Geological Engineering, Michigan Technological University

EXPERIENCE:

Years of experience at Auburn: 17
1989 - Present: Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University
1984 - 1989: Engineering Analyst, Mechanical Dynamics, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI
1980 - 1982: Piping Design Engineer, Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Long Beach, CA
1976 - 1978: Petroleum Engineer, Amoco Production Company, Traverse City, MI

SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Society of Manufacturing Engineers

INSTITUTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES:

2003 - Present: Chair of Design and Manufacturing Area - Mechanical Engineering Department

HONORS AND AWARDS:

1999: Project of the Year - National Assoc. Mngmt and Tech. Assistance Centers.
1996: Best Paper Award - J. of Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES:

2004 - Present: NASA Marshall Sabbatical - Virtual prototyping of MXER tether and control station design

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Virtual and physical machine prototyping. Design, simulation and construction of automatic machinery and mechanisms. Application to manufacturing equipment for composites and braiding machinery.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Chen, K., Beale, D., "A New Method to Determine the Base Inertial Parameters of Planar Mechanisms", Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 39, No. 9, pp 971-984, 2002.
Zhang, Q, Beale, D., Broughton, R., "Analysis of Circular Braiding Process: Part I and II", ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 121, pp 351-359, Aug. 1999.

PATENTS:

Beale, D., Broughton, R., Klein, J., "Rotably Driven Braiding Machine with 3rd Yarn Carried and Delivered by Stationary Carriages About a Braiding Point", Patent issued, No. 5913959, 1999.

Dr. Chetan Sankar
Faculty Associate

Phone: (334) 844-6504
Email: sankar@business.auburn.edu
Office: 413 Lowder Business Bldg.
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EDUCATION:

PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, 1981
MBA, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, 1973
BS, Regional Engineering College Trichy, 1971

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

MIS
Telecommunications management
Engineering education
Multimedia case studies
Research in education

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Dr. Sankar's research on improving engineering and business education by using research methodologies has been well recognized by the award of six National Science Foundation grants totaling $1.1 million. He brings first-hand knowledge of the real-world from outreach activities to enhance research and education experiences of students. He directs the Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education for Business Students and his work has had significant impact on improving the higher-level cognitive skills of more than 10,000 engineering and 7,000 business students. He has published more than 60 articles in referred journals including the MIS Quarterly, Management Science, European Journal of Engineering Education, Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, IEEE Transactions on Education, Information Technology and Management, Journal of AMCIS, Journal of Engineering Education, Journal Creatividad Education Y Desarrollo, Project Management Journal, Decision Support Systems, The Academy of Management Executive, Engineering Management Journal, and the Journal of Global Information Technology Management. He was the third-place winner of the Society for Information Management 1990 Paper Award, first-place winner of the 1995 Decision Sciences Instructional Innovation Education Awards Program, the 1997 American Society for Engineering Education Instructional Unit Award, and 1999 American Society of Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Innovation Award.

Dr. Shirley Scott-Harris
Faculty Associate

Phone:(334)844-2331
Email: shirleyh@eng.auburn.edu
Office: 211 Ramsay Hall

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Responsible for developing and implementing the BellSouth Minority Engineering Program for undergraduate and graduate engineering students in their transition and adjustment into the Auburn engineering environment; also assists in the recruitment of minority faculty and works with engineering departments to develop retention programs for new minority faculty.

Dr. Jeff Smith
Faculty Associate

Phone: (334) 844-1412
Email: jsmith@auburn.edu
Office: 207 Dunstan Hall
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EDUCATION:

1992 - Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Penn State University
1990 - MS, Industrial Engineering, Penn State University
1986 - BS, Industrial Engineering, Auburn University

EXPERIENCE:

Years of experience at Auburn: 7
1999 - Present: Associate Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Auburn University
1998 - 1999: Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University
1992 - 1998: Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University
1988 - 1992: Graduate Research Assistant, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Penn State University
1987 - 1988: Industrial Engineer, Philip Morris U.S.A.
1986 - 1987: Engineering Systems Design Program, Electronic Data Systems

SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

1992 - Present: Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS)
1988 - Present: Institute of Industrial Engineers

INSTITUTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES:

2002 - Present: Presidential Membership Comission - Institute of Industrial Engineers

HONORS AND AWARDS:

1998: Best Publication Award - Institute of Industrial Engineers.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Discrete event simulation
Manufacturing systems design and analysis

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Smith, J. S., "Simulation for Manufacturing Systems Design and Operation", Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp 157-171, 2003.
Smith, J. S., Joshi, S. B., and Qui, R. G., "Message-based Part State Graphs (MPSG): A Formal Model for Shop Floor Control Implementation", International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 41, No. 8, pp 1739-1764, May. 2003.
Son, Y. J., Joshi, S. B., Wysk, R. A., and Smith, J. S., "Simulation Based Shop Floor Control", Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 21, No. 5, pp 380-394, 2002.
Castillo, I., and Smith, J. S., "Formal Modeling Methodologies for Manufacturing Systems Control: Survey and Comparison", Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp 40-57, 2002.
Smith, J. S., Peters, B. A., and Drake, G., R., "On-line Simulation for Manufacturing Systems Planning and Control", Journal of Design and Manufacturing Automation -- Special Issue on Simulation Modeling and Applications, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp 207-220, 2001.

Dr. Art Tarrer
Faculty Associate

Phone: (334) 844-2003
Email: atarrer@auburn.edu
Office: 244 Ross Hall

EDUCATION:

1973 - Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
1971 - MS, Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
1968 - BS, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University

EXPERIENCE:

Years of experience at Auburn: 23
1983 - Present: Professor, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University
1980 - 1981: Consultant, AR & TD, Fossil Energy, U.S.D.O.E, Maryland
1977 - 1982: Alumni Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University
1973 - 1974: Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
1968 - 1968: Process Engineer, Y-12 plant, Nuclear Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1964 - 1966: Coop Student, K-25 plant, Nuclear Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
Fellow Member of the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management
Omega Chi Epsilon
Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Lambda Upsilon
Professional Engineer

INSTITUTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES:

2002 - 2003: PhD Qualifier Chair - Chemical Engineering
2002 - 2003: Tenure & Promotions Committee - College of Engineering
2002 - Present: Research Awards Committee - College of Engineering
2001 - Present: Peer Review Committee - Chemical Engineering
2000 - Present: UPC member - Chemical Engineering

HONORS AND AWARDS:

1997: Alumni Professorship - Auburn University.
1996: CHMM Fellow - Institute of Hazardous Materials Management.
1992: Distinguished Chemical Engineering Alumni Award - Auburn University.
1980: Faculty Rotator - Oak Ridge Associated Universities. for Department of Energy
1978: Reviewer for National Foundation Research Equipment Program
1977: Outstanding Chemical Engineering Professor - Auburn University. Voted by undergraduate students

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Coal liquefaction, mass transfer, process controls, energy conservation, separations, professional engineer and certified hazardous waste manager

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE:

1980 - 1981: AR & TD, Fossil Energy - U.S.D.O.E, Maryland

REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER:

State of Alabama

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