Department of Technology
Annual Report
Academic Year 2007-2008
Introduction
The following report highlights accomplishments by the Department of
Technology during the academic year 2007-2008, which includes Curriculum
Enhancement, Classroom and Laboratory Infrastructure Upgrade, Developing New
Teaching Methods and Assessment, Faculty Professional Development, New initiatives
to Develop New and Enhance Existing Partnerships and Collaborations, and Students’
Activities and Accomplishments.
Academic year 07-08 turned out to be a very rewarding year for the department of
technology, its faculty and the student body. During this period, the department continued
its success by developing new programs and enhancing the curriculum for existing ones,
upgrading the classroom and laboratory infrastructure, expansion of faculty scholarly
contributions, and significant increase in students participations in internship and
undergraduate research.
A number of administrative changes took place in the department and are listed as as
followings:
•
Dr. Mehran Elahi, faculty member of the Department of Technology who
served as an interim chair the previous academic year, was appointed by
the office academic affairs to lead the department on a regular basis.
•
Dr. Anthony Sharp was named as the new director of the aviation science
program.
•
Ms. LaTonya Lewis served as the executive assistant for the aviation
science program from September 2007 to March 31, 2008.
•
Ms. Aileen Whidbee was hired as the executive assistant for the aviation
program starting April 1, 2008
•
The name of the building housing the department of technology was
changed from Dixon Hall to Dixon-Paterson Hall.
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•
The department was also involved in recruiting a new faculty for the
existing faculty position (position #1125- at the rank of assistant professor
with background in electromechanical). Following the establishment of
the MST faculty search committee, the position was advertised,
candidates’ applications were reviewed, and phone interviews were
conducted. The on-campus interview of one of the top candidates was
conducted on May 1, 2008. The recommendation of the search committee
will be forwarded to the office of the Dean of school of mathematics,
science and technology no later than May 6, 2008.
The existing curriculum for engineering technology, industrial technology, and the
aviation science programs were modified to reflect the student needs and current trends in
these technical fields. New concentrations were developed for the aviation science
program. A number of classroom and laboratory infrastructure were upgraded, new
student-based teaching methods were introduced, and assessment tools to further increase
educational experience of the students were reviewed for implementation. Also the
General Education curriculum requirements for the department were revised. This
included development of new freshman seminar course by the department of technology,
GE 122M, for the students majoring in computer science, physics, mathematics, and
technology in the school of MST. Department contributed to revising the 2008-2010
academic catalog and the department’s website (pending implementation by the ITC).
CISCO networking certification classes were established at the department and will be
offered this summer through continuing education and available to anyone who is
interested in pursuing certification. To enhance students teaching experience Tablet-PCs,
utilizing wireless network, were employed to teach a total of four courses during this
academic year. Also to fulfill a new university-wide initiative to offer web-enhanced
curriculum, almost the entire faculty members finished the required workshop trainings.
Almost eighty five percent of the courses offered in the department were taught via webenhance medium during this academic year.
To increase student enrollment in the department an articulation agreement was
developed by the Department of Technology at Elizabeth City State University (ECSU)
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and the Department of Computer Systems and Electronics Technology at College of the
Albemarle (COA). The intent is to define and promote the transfer process between
COA’s Computer Engineering Technology Degree and ECSU’s Industrial Technology
with area of specialization in Computer and Electronics Degree.
The Engineering Technology Program, which was started staring Spring 07, almost
doubled its enrollment starting Spring 08. This program will provide the students the
opportunity to specialize in any of the following two areas of concentrations: i) Computer
& Information Technology and ii) Mechanical & Automation Technology.
A number of initiatives were introduced in order to develop partnerships and or
collaborations in hope of securing internship and employment for students. These
initiatives involved local industry such as TCOM, L.P. (Manufacturing & Flight Test Facility
of tethered aerostat systems), out of state higher education institutes such as expanding
existing partnership with the Wind Science and Engineering program at Texas Tech
University (TTU) and developing new partnership with the mechanical engineering
department at TTU, government laboratories such as ORNL and Langley Research
Center, and state funded center such as developing partnership with North Carolina Solar
Center. Such collaborations are intended to create more internships and employment
opportunities for students and will provide the necessary exposure for the department to
increase its enrollment by recruiting top students for its programs.
This period was marked with significant contributions made by the faculty in
publishing and presenting their research findings in technical and professional journals
and conferences. The faculty members were also appointed to serve in various capacities
in technical conferences and professional organizations. A number of students
participated in summer internship and attended out of state career fairs and workshops.
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Accomplishments
As it relates to industrial and engineering technology programs the followings highlight
the efforts of the faculty members and the department as whole which were dedicated to
enhancing the curriculum, upgrading the classroom and laboratory infrastructure, faculty
publications and presentations, faculty submitted research or grant proposals, new
initiatives and changes of programs, processes, procedures, professional development,
recognitions and awards, and community outreach, recruitment and other synergistic
activities This includes significant academic and leadership activities involving the
students.
Finally, the efforts and outcomes of a numbers of initiatives taken by the new director of
the aviation science program are presented at the end.
A. Curriculum Enhancement, Classroom and Laboratory
Infrastructure Upgrade, and Implementation of new Teaching
Methods, and Assessment
A1. Curriculum Enhancement
1. Revised general education requirements for the Engineering Technology,
and Industrial Technology programs.
2. Engineering Technology program and its curriculum were added to the
2008-2010 ECSU catalog.
3. 2008-2010 ECSU catalog were modified to reflect the curriculum changes
for both engineering and industrial technology programs.
4. Developed the curriculum and teaching materials for a new freshman
seminar course for students majoring in technology, physics, computer
science, and mathematics (GE 122M).
A2. Classroom and Laboratory Infrastructure Upgrade
1. Completed requisition and installation of a fume hood for the materials
and manufacturing laboratory (Room 114-D, Dixon Hall).
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2. Completed requisition and installation of a metallurgical microscope for
the materials and manufacturing laboratory (Room 114-D, Dixon Hall)
3. Completed requisition and installation of new carpet and new classroom
furniture (Room 228, Dixon Hall).
4. Completed requisition and installation new simulation software for the
computer and electronics laboratories.
5. A dedicated wireless network with 20 Tablet-PCs, Wireless Access Point,
and WiFi printer was setup for classroom teaching.
A1. New Teaching Methods and Assessment
1. Integrated HP Tablet-PC Mobile Technology Based Instructional
Delivery System into a number of undergraduate Industrial and
Engineering Technology courses. In a new approach, mobile
technology was used to link theoretical instruction, hands-on
experience, and real-world applications in electronic courses in
order to create an interactive classroom environment. The use of
mobile Tablet PC technology and supporting software tools
involved students proactively in learning process with less latency
in feedback from instructor. Four courses (2 Industrial Technology
and 2 Engineering Technology), Electrical Circuits w/Lab (TCEL
205), Analog Electronics w/Lab (TCEL234), Circuit Analysis
w/Lab (ENGT 206), and Analog Circuits w/Lab (ENGT 235) were
redesigned to integrate use of Tablet-PCs and Classroom
management software during teaching. This new approach to
teaching is scheduled to be utilized in few more courses during
Fall 2008 semester.
2. Five
standard
laboratory
modules
were
developed
and
implemented for the Automation and Robotics course (ENGT
405).
3. A lab module “Microcontroller System Basics” was developed and
implemented for the Microprocessors I course (TCEL 384).
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4. A lab module “Server Security” was developed and implemented
for the Network Administration (TCPU 460) course.
5. Training sessions for students aspiring to obtain their CISCO
networking certification were conducted on Fridays during month
of April 2008. Special software, test questions and other resources
were provided to aid students in their learning endeavors.
6. The NAIT certification exam (CIST) was reviewed for possible
adoption as an assessment tool for the senior class in industrial
technology program.
B.
Faculty Professional Development
Faculty members participated in various professional development activities such as
publications in journal or conference proceedings, textbook publications or contributions,
participating as presenters or session chairs in conferences or technical forums, serving as
reviewers in journals or conferences, submitting research abstracts and proposals to
secure external funding, and participating in a number of workshops to enhance their
technical skills.
B1. Publications or Contributions of Textbooks
1. Co-authored a textbook titled “Technical Graphics Communication” 4th
Edition, McGraw-Hill Book Company, ISBN: 978-0-07-312837-5 or ISBN 007-312837-6 (hard cover), First Printing March 2008(William Ross, Prof.,
adjunct faculty).
2. Contributing Author, Chapter 19: Engineering Animation, for a textbook
titled “Visualization, Modeling & Graphics for Engineering Design,”
Thomson-Delmar (Cengage) Publishers, ISBN: 1-4180-6516-1, 1st edition
published March 2008. (William Ross, (Prof., adjunct faculty).
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B2. Publications in Journal or Conference Proceedings
Faculty members submitted a number of manuscripts to refereed journals
and technical conferences for publications.
1. “Knowing the Technology Tools: The First Step in Preparing Tomorrow’s
Teachers to Integrate Technology in Classroom,” Published in proceedings
of 2008 Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
Conference (SITE 2008), March 3-7, Las Vegas, NV. (Kuldeep Rawat)
2. “Help Students Become Wise Energy Consumers,” Published in
TechDirections, pp. 29 – 31, Sep. 2007 (Kuldeep Rawat).
B3. Accepted Research Abstracts for Fall 2008
1. “Enhancing properties and recycling process of polymer-based scrap
materials by addition of new additives,” Accepted for presentation in the
Manufacturing track at the 2008 NAIT Conference, Nov. 18-22, 2008 in
Nashville, TN. (Mehran Elahi).
2. “Characterization of Tensile Properties of Woven Ceramic Composites at
Room and Elevated Temperature,” Accepted for presentation in the
engineering track at the IJME Conference, Nov. 18-22, 2008 in Nashville,
TN. (Mehran Elahi).
3. “Integrating Mobile Tablet-PC Technology and Classroom Management
Software in Undergraduate Electronics Engineering Technology Courses,
(Accepted) in Proceedings of 2008 Frontiers of Education Conference,
October 22-25, Saratoga Springs, NY (Kuldeep Rawat).
B4. Completed Conference Presentations
1. “Detection of Fatigue Cracks in Bridge Superstructure,” Presented at the
American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) Fall Conference and
Quality Testing Show, Las Vegas, Nevada, 12-16 November 2007
(Mehran Elahi).
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2. “Hardware Implementation of FIR Neural Net for Time Series
Prediction,” in Convention of National Association of Industrial
Technology (NAIT), Panama City Beach, Florida, Oct 2007 (Kuldeep
Rawat).
3. “Promoting Collaborative Learning Environment in the Classroom Using
Mobile Tablet-PCs and Classroom Management Tools,” Presentation at
UNC-TLT Conference, March 12-14, 2008, Raleigh, NC (Kuldeep
Rawat).
4. “Hardware Implementation of FIR Neural Net for Time Series Data
Prediction,” Presented at Convention of NAIT, Panama City Beach, Fl,
October, 2007, (Kuldeep Rawat)
5. “Integrating HP Mobile Tablet PC Technology Based Instructional
Delivery System into Undergraduate Engineering Technology Courses,”
(Poster) at HP Technology for Teaching Worldwide Higher Education
Conference, Feb 18-20, 2008 San Diego, CA (Kuldeep Rawat).
6. “A PLC Project in a Control Course Laboratory” Will be presented at the
2008 American Society for Engineering Education annual conference
(ASEE) in Pittsburgh, Pa, June 22-25. (Akbar Eslami, Andrew Oxendine,
and Chelsey Daniels).
7. “Robot Palletizing Work cell Simulation” Will be presented at the 2008
American Society for Engineering Education annual conference (ASEE)
in Pittsburgh, Pa, June 22-25 (Kuldeep Rawat).
B5. Journal/Conference Reviewer, or Conference Session Chair
A number of faculty members were engaged in professional organizations,
and professional development activities
1. Served on the Department of Computer Systems and Electronics
Technology at College of the Albemarle, COA, Advisory Board (Mehran
Elahi)
2. Served on the School of Math, Science and Technology Research Week
Committee, A.Y. 07-08 (Mehran Elahi).
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3. Reviewer for the International Journal of Modern Engineering, IJME
(Mehran Elahi)
4. Reviewer for the Journal of Engineering Technology, JET, in areas of
Manufacturing
Engineering
Technology,
Mechanical
Engineering
Technology, Machine Design, Solid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics,
Thermodynamics,
Heat
Transfer,
Materials
and
processes,
and
Instrumentation (Mehran Elahi)
5. Reviewer for the Journal of Industrial Technology, JIT (Mehran Elahi,
Kuldeep Rawat)
6. Reviewer for the Frontiers in Education Conference 2008. (Kuldeep
Rawat)
7. Session Chair at the 19th International Conference on Information
Technology & Teacher Education, SITE 2008, Las Vegas, NV, March,
2008. (Kuldeep Rawat)
8. Served as a committee member for Tramaine Blount’s Honor Thesis
Defense, “Programmable Servo Motor Control For Mobile Robots” April
15, 2008 (Mehran Elahi, Kuldeep Rawat-Thesis Advisor).
9. Served as the Director of Region 3 University Division for NAIT (Akbar
Eslami)
10. Served on the NAIT Board of Accreditation (Akbar Eslami)
11. Served on the Aviation Science program at ECSU Advisory Board
(Mehran Elahi).
12. Served as faculty mentor, VA-NC AMP Faculty Mentored and Research
Program at ECSU for the academic year 07-08 (Mehran Elahi, Kuldeep
Rawat, Akbar Eslami, Kerry Krauss).
B6. Workshop Participation
1. Participated in grant writing workshop/conference conducted by the
Office of Sponsored Programs & Grants at ECSU, May 26-27, 2008
(Mehran Elahi, Kuldeep Rawat, Akbar Eslami, Ellis Lawrence)
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2. Attended workshop on Measuring Learning conducted by the
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, ABET. (Kuldeep
Rawat).
3. Participated in CISCO Academy training at East Carolina University,
Spring 2008 (Ellis Lawrence, Kuldeep Rawat)
4. Participated in professional development activity conducted by HewlettPackard related to using technology in teaching, San Diego, Ca., Feb.
2008 (Kuldeep Rawat)
5. Attended the 2nd GENI Engineering Conference, Sponsored by The
National Science Foundation, March 02-March 04, 2008, NSF,
Arlington, VA (Mehran Elahi-Received $1000 travel grant).
6. Participated in The HBCU/MIHE Research and Education Briefing;
Sponsored by the NCDOT and FHWA (Mehran Elahi, Ellis Lawrence,
Orestes Gooden, Oct 23, 2007)
7. Attended
“Simulation
and
Visualization
Enhanced
Engineering
Education Workshop,” Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, July
2007 (Akbar Eslami)
8.
Attended “Rapid Prototyping and Collaborative Design Workshop,”
NAIT annual conference, Panama City, FL, Nov 2007 (Akbar Eslami)
9. Attended
“Title
III
Distance
th
Learning
Course
Development
th
Workshops”, ECSU, April 9 and 26 , 2008 (Kuldeep Rawat, Akbar
Eslami).
10. Attended workshops at Craven Community College to enhanced
knowledge of Network Security, Spring 2008 (Kuldeep Rawat, Ellis
Lawrence).
11. Attended CISCO Networking Workshop at East Carolina University on
Network Security, April 25, 2008 (Kuldeep Rawat, Ellis Lawrence).
12. Traveled to Knoxville, TN along with 30 students (10 from the
department of technology) to attend the “Day of Science Program”
sponsored by Dept. of Energy and Oak Ridge national Laboratory, Oct.
28-30, 2007 (Mehran Elahi).
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B7. Submitted Grant Proposal
To secure external funding or resources from state, federal agencies and private
sector the following grant proposals were submitted from dept. of technology:
1. Electronics Manufacturing Workforce Training Related to Aviation~ A
solution to the growing workforce needs of the Aviation Research &
Development Park in Pasquotank County, Submitted to GoldenLEAF
Foundation, Fall-2007, not funded (Kuldeep Rawat, PI, $308,135.).
2. “Unmanned Aerial Surveying for Highway Construction,” Submitted to
NC DOT, March 15, 2008, pending approval (Ellis Lawrence PI, Kuldeep
Rawat Co-PI, $82,440.).
3. “Partnership in Information Assurance Scholarship and Capacity Building
program,” Joint Collaboration, Submitted to Department of Defense, Feb.
2008, not funded (Akbar Eslami Co-PI, $147454.)
4. “Promotion of an Effective Problem Solving with Problem-Solving Model
Structured Examples,” Submitted to NSF, Joint collaboration with WISE
at TTU, pending approval, April 25, 2008, (Mehran Elahi Co-PI, $40000.)
5. “Complementary Relationship between Renewable Energy Resources,”
Submitted to DOE, Joint collaboration with WISE at TTU, pending
approval, Oct. 2007 (Mehran Elahi Co-PI, $40529.)
B8. Academic Programs Established
1. Developed articulation agreement between Department of Technology and
College of the Albemarle, Spring-08 (Mehran Elahi).
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C. New
initiatives
to
Enhance
Existing
and
Developing
New
Partnerships and Collaborations
Followings list a number of new initiatives that were taken to develop new
Partnerships and Collaborations and enhance the existing ones.
C1. Initiatives to Develop new Collaborations or Partnerships
Initiatives to develop new collaborations or partnership
Company
Location
Contact Person
ECSU
Contact
Notes
TCOM, L.P.
Manufacturing &
Flight Test Facility
190 TCOM
Drive
Elizabeth
City, NC
786 Pitts
Chapel Road,
Elizabeth
City, NC
COA,
Elizabeth
City, NC
Raleigh, NC
27699
Charles Knauss
Anthony
Sharp,
Mehran
Elahi
Mehran
Elahi
Internship/employment
opportunities for
students
Charles Carter,
Director
Mehran
Elahi
Bob Leker,
Renewable Program
Manager
Dean Carrico, Vice
President, Research
and Development
Steve Kalland,
Executive Director
Mehran
Elahi
Moges Ayele, Ph.D.
Senior Liaison for
Higher Education
Mehran
Elahi
Job Placement
opportunity for
students
Internship/employment
opportunities for
students
Internship/employment
opportunities for
students
Internship/employment
opportunities for
students
Partnership and
Collaboration with
ECSU
Dr. Stephen EkwaroOsire, Director of
graduate studies
Javad Hashemi
Mehran
Elahi
Motion Sensors, Inc.
Manufacturers of
magnetic speed
sensors
COA, Cooperative
Education and Job
Placement
State of NC Dept. of
Administration State
Energy Office
ecwindpower
NC Solar Center
FHWA
Office of
Professional
development and
Cooperative
development
TTU
Dept. of Mechanical
Engineering
TTU,
Office of Associate
Dean for Research
Kill Devil
Hills, NC
27948
NC State
University,
Raleigh, NC
Washington,
DC
Lubbock,
Texas
Lubbock,
Texas
John Defeo
Mehran
Elahi
Mehran
Elahi
Mehran
Elahi
Internship/employment
opportunities for
students
Recruit students from
ECSU into graduate
school at TTU
Curriculum
Development and
Summer Internship
Collaborations
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C2. Initiatives to enhance existing collaborations or partnerships
1. Established relationship with the Wind Engineering program at Texas
Tech University. Three students and a faculty member were accepted
and participated as summer interns and visiting scientist in this program
respectively (Tramaine Blount, George Riddick, Chris Hill, Dr. Mehran
Elahi).
2. Selected for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC)
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Research
Partnership Program, Dec 18, 2008 (Mehran Elahi)
3. Developed relationship with the Department of Mechanical Engineering
at Texas Tech University for joint collaboration in areas of developing
critical thinking curriculum for engineering technology program. An
NSF proposal was submitted on April 25, 2008 (Edward E. AndersonTTU and Mehran Elahi-ECSU).
C3. New Community Outreach and Services
1. Served as a Co-Host for a public forum on Wind Energy at ECSU, 7:00
p.m.-10:00 p.m., April 16, 2008 (Mehran Elahi).
2. Participated in the MST faculty search committee to review and
interview selected applicants for seven position in the school of MST,
Spring-2008 (Mehran Elahi)
3. Served on the UNC Tomorrow subcommittee (Mehran Elahi)
4. Served on the Department of Computer Systems and Electronics
Technology at College of the Albemarle (COA) Advisory Board
(Mehran Elahi).
5. Served on the Aviation Science program at ECSU Advisory Board
(Mehran Elahi).
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D. Students’ Activities and Accomplishments
Following lists the students’ activities and accomplishments including field trips,
internships, honor achievements, publications, presentations, and awards.
D1. Students’ Field Trips and Trainings
To expose students to real-life job opportunities number of field trips were
provided. These experiences will help the students to understand some of the
opportunities and challenges they will face following graduation. The sites visited
are the followings:
Cisco Academy Workshop Participants, April 25, 2008
Student
Name
Demetrius
White
Eliza
Williams
Class/
Program
Location
Senior
Industrial Technology
East Carolina University
Senior
Industrial Technology
East Carolina University
Faculty
Mentor
Ellis Lawrence,
Kuldeep Rawat
Ellis Lawrence,
Kuldeep Rawat
DOE Day of Science Conference Participants, Knoxville, TN Oct 28-Oct 30, 2007
Student
Class/
Outcome
Faculty
Name
Program
Mentor
George
So/ET
Accepted to Wind Science Engineering Program,
Mehran Elahi
Harris
summer internship, Texas Tech Univ. Lubbock, TX,
June 01-July 31, 2008,
Shrondale
Fr/ET
Accepted to summer internship at Nucor Steel,
Mehran Elahi
Riddick
Cofield, NC, Summer 08
Grant
Jr/ET
Accepted for summer internship at US Dept. of
Mehran Elahi
Cleavenger
Energy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
Richland, WA, May 9-Aug. 15, 2008
Travis Smith Jr/IT
Accepted VA-NC AMP program, Fall-Spring 2008. Kerry Krauss
Chris
Jr/IT
Accepted to GEM Fellowship Program-internship at Mehran
Hill
Intel, Santa Clara, CA, May 19-Aug 21, 2008.
Elahi
Jason Phillip So/IT
Pending acceptance to Wind Science Engineering
Mehran
Program, summer internship, Texas Tech Univ.
Elahi
Lubbock, TX, June 01-July 31, 2008,
Chelsey
Sr/IT
Pending acceptance to NC Solar Center, College of
Mehran
Daniels
Engineering, NCST, Summer 08
Elahi
Andrew
Sr/IT
Graduating Senior, Plans on graduate studies at
NA
Oxendine
Norfolk State Univ.
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D2. Followings list the summer 07 students interns and their projects
Summer 2007 Student Internships Participants
Student
Name
Chelsey
Daniels
Class/
Program
Sr/IT
Internship Research
Internship Location
Sensor Design and
Integration for a Mobile
Robot)
Chris
Hill
Jr/IT
Redesigning the website
for the National Storm
Shelter Association
Seamans Center for the
Engineering Arts and
Sciences, GROK Lab.,
Univ. of Iowa, Jun 3-Jul 30,
2007, Iowa City, IA
Wind Science Engineering
Program, Texas Tech Univ.
Lubbock, TX, June 1-July
30, 2007
George
Riddick
Jr/IT
Tramaine
Blount
Sr/IT
Demetrius
White
Sr/IT
Lakeisha
Moore
Sr/IT
Instrumentation and
Troubleshooting of Wind
Engineering Research
Field Laboratory
(WERFL)
Remote-Sensing
Applications to
Windstorm Damage
Assessment
Industrial Technology
applications to Sheet
Metal Production
Benefits of Wireless
Remote Sensing
Technology to
Transportation
Wind Science Engineering
Program, Texas Tech Univ.
Lubbock, TX, June 1-July
30, 2007
Wind Science Engineering
Program, Texas Tech Univ.
Lubbock, TX, June 1-July
30, 2007
Nucor Steel, Cofield, NC
May 15-Aug 10, 2007
Dept. of Technology,
ECSU, June 4-Jul 30, 2007
Faculty
Mentor
Faculty from
Univ. of Iowa
Mehran
Elahi (ECSU),
Ernst Kiesling
(TTU)
Mehran
Elahi (ECSU),
Kishor Mehta
(TTU)
Mehran
Elahi (ECSU)
Dan Liang
(TTU)
ECSU,
Institutional
Advancement
Kuldeep Rawat
D3. Followings list the Spring-2008 students interns and their projects
Spring 2008, Student Internships Participants
Student
Name
Chris
Hill
Class/
Program
Jr/IT
Internship
Research
Network Performance
Analysis, Foglight
Administrator (Intern),
ITRC-Database
Internship
Location
BMW Manufacturing Co.,
Greenville, SC,
Jan-May 2008
Faculty
Mentor
Mehran
Elahi
(ECSU)
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D4. Students accepted for summer 2008 internships
Summer 2008, Student Internships Participants
Student
Name
Grant
Clevenger
Class/
Program
Jr/ET
Internship
Research
TBA
George
Harris
Jr/ET
TBA
Vernon
Brown
Jr/ET
TBA
Lakeisha
Moore
Jr/IT
TBA
Shrondale
Riddick
Fr/ET
TBA
Internship Location
Accepted-US Dept. of Energy, Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory, Richland,
WA, Summer 08
Accepted to Wind Science Engineering
Program, summer internship, Texas Tech
Univ. Lubbock, TX, June 01-July 31, 2008,
Accepted to Wind Science Engineering
Program, summer internship, Texas Tech
Univ. Lubbock, TX, June 01-July 31, 2008,
US Coast Guard
Elizabeth City, NC
Summer 2008
Accepted to summer internship at Nucor
Steel, Cofield, NC, Summer 08
Faculty
Mentor
Mehran
Elahi
Mehran
Elahi
Mehran
Elahi
Anthony
Sharp/
Mehran
Elahi
Mehran
Elahi
D5. Students’ participation in MST Research Week Poster Presentations
MST Research Week Poster Presentations (Feb7, 2008)
Student
Class/
Name
Program
Chris Hill Jr/IT
George
Riddick
Tramaine
Blount
Cheslsey
Daniels
So/IT
Andrew
Oxendine
Sr/IT
Sr/IT
Sr/IT
Poster Title
Debris Impact of Testing of Storm Shelters, Shelter
Components, and Building Materials
Instrumentation and Troubleshooting of Wind
Engineering Research Field Laboratory (WERFL)
Applications of Remote-Sensing to Windstorm
Damage Assessment
Sensor Design and Integration for a Mobile Robot
The design of an Automated PLC Controlled
Packing System
Faculty
Mentor
Mehran
Elahi
Mehran
Elahi
Mehran
Elahi
Faculty,
Univ. of
Iowa
Akbar
Eslami
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D6. Students’ participation in VA-NC Alliance Minority Participation
Virginia-North Carolina Alliance Minority Participation (VA_NC AMP)
Student
Name
Christopher Hill
Aliza Williams
Thomas Williams
Lakiesha Moore
Travis Smith
Class/
Program
Jr/IT
Jr/IT
Sr/IT
Sr/IT
Sr/IT
Research Title
Computerized Data Acquisition Development
Computerized Data Acquisition Development
PLC Applications
Networking-NCDOT
Remote Network Device Control
Faculty
Mentor
Mehran Elahi
Mehran Elahi
Akbar Eslami
Kuldeep Rawat
Kerry Krauss
D7. Off-Campus Students’ Research Presentations
2007-2008, Off-Campus Students’ Research Presentations
Student
Name
Class/
Program
Presentation Topic
Lakeisha
Moore
Tramaine
Blount
Sr/IT
Benefits of Wireless
Technology to Transportation
Remote-Sensing Applications to
Windstorm Damage Assessment
Sr/IT
Presentation
Location
Location
NCDOT, Raleigh, NC
Aug. 2007
Saint Augustine’s
College, March 31
2008
Faculty
Mentor
Kuldeep Rawat
Mehran ElahiECSU
Dan Liang TTU
D8. Students’ Leadership
2007-2008, Students’ Leadership Activities
Student Class/
Forum
Name
Program
Location
Faculty
Mentor
Chris
Hill
Sr/IT
Sheraton New York Hotel &
Towers, Oct. 24 - 27, 08
Mehran
Elahi
George
Harris
Fr/ET
Mehran
Elahi
George
Harris
Vernon
Brown,
Jr
Fr/ET
Sponsored by the African
Presidential Archives and
Research Center (APARC) at
Boston University
Sigma alpha pi chapter,
May 1, 2008
University of New
Hampshire, April 18-26, 2008
Durham, NH
Fr/ET
Participated in Thurgood
Marshall College Fund 8th
Annual HBCU Leadership
Recruitment Conference &
Exhibition
Participated in 2008 African
Presidential Roundtable, April
14, 08
Inducted into National Society
of Leadership and Success
The Undergraduate Research
Conference,
Mehran
Elahi
Mehran
Elahi
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D9. Students’ Honor Achievement
Students’ Honor Achievement
Student’s Name
Vernon Brown
John Holley
Timothy Manley
Mark Ladow
Roger Todd
George Harris
George Riddick
Craig Haist
Ruth-Ellen Wilson
Tramaine Blount
Lakeisha Moore
Aliza Williams
Tramaine Blount
Class/
Program
Fr/ET
Fr/IT
Fr/IT
Fr/ET
Fr/ET
FR/ET
Jr/IT
Jr/IT
Sr/IT
Sr/IT
Sr/IT
Sr/IT
Sr/IT
GPA
3.59
3.67
3.73
3.83
4.00
4.00
3.75
3.92
3.54
3.75
3.79
4.00
3.75
Award
Requirements
Department of Technology
Faculty Freshman Award
Freshman Class
& GPA>3.5
Department of Technology
Junior Faculty Award
Department of Technology
Senior Faculty Award
Junior Class
& GPA>3.5
Junior Class
& GPA>3.5
Department of Technology
Faculty Award
Graduating Senior
& Highest GPA
D10. Students participation in Competition Activities
Surdents’ Competition Activities
Student
Name
Andrew Oxendine
Class/
Program
Sr/IT
Eliza Williams
Jr/IT
Grant Cleavenger,
Tramaine Blount,
George Riddick,
Chelsey Daniels,
Jason Philip
Jr/ET
Sr/IT
Jr/IT
Sr/IT
So/IT
Research Topic
Location
The design of an Automated
PLC Controlled Packing
System”. 1st place in poster
presentation award.
TBA
Summer 07
Ronald E. McNair
Postgraduate
Achievement Program
Accepted for Summer
08, Ronald E. McNair
Postgraduate
Achievement Program,
Spring 08
School of MST
Research Week Fair,
ECSU
2nd place finish at the
Science Bowl Competition
Faculty
Mentor
Akbar
Eslami
Akbar
Eslami
Mehran
Elahi,
Kuldeep
Rawat
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D11.
Student Scholarships
Student Scholarships
Student
Name
Chris Hill
D12.
Class/
Program
Sr/IT
Internship Research
Internship Location
Tom Joyner Scholarship
$2500 for the fall 2008
Faculty
Mentor
Mehran Elahi
Students Graduated during 07-08 Academic Year
2007-2008, Students Graduated
Student
Name
Reginia Lightfoot
Lakia Robinson
Program
Semester
IT
IT
Fall-07
Fall-07
Tramaine Blount
Marcus Howard
Terrell Sutton
Andrew Oxendine
Robert Winston
IT
IT
IT
IT
IT
Spring-08
Spring-08
Spring-08
Spring-08
Spring-08
Note
Honor Student (Magna Cum laude)
E. Summary
The Department of Technology made great strives during the 2007-2008 academic year.
Development of new initiatives and teaching methods to enhance students learning
experiences, increase in the number of faculty participation in professional development
such as publications, number of submitted proposals for securing research grants,
classroom and laboratory infrastructure upgrade, development of collaborations and
partnerships with industry and other academic institutions are just few of the highlights of
the 07-08 accomplishments.
The department of technology is looking forward to the 2009-2010 academic year to
continue it growth, increase in student enrollment and retention, increase faculty
publications and grant proposals, and enhance its academic programs specially the
engineering technology and the aviation science programs.
The department of technology will require substantial increase in its annual budget as the
current budget barely provides for the department’s basic needs in fulfilling its obligation
to:
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Provide the best learning experience for the students
•
The accreditation agencies
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The educational and developmental needs of faculty members.
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