Annual Report
Department of Technology
Academic Year 2008-2009
Prepared by
Mehran Elahi, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chair
Department of Technology
121 Dixon-Patterson Hall
Elizabeth City State University
May 21, 2009
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
a. Personnel
b. Degree Program
c. Accreditation: Industrial Tech Program
d. Articulation Agreement
e. Engineering Technology Program
f. Collaborations & Partnerships
g. Curriculum Enhancement, Classroom & Lab Infrastructure Upgraded
h. Faculty Professional Development
i. Students’ Accomplishments
A. Curriculum Enhancement, Classroom and Laboratory Infrastructure
Upgrade, and Implementation of New Teaching Methods/Technology
A1: Curriculum Enhancement
A2: Classroom and Lab Infrastructure Upgrade
A3: New Teaching Methods/Technology
B. Faculty Professional Development
B1:
B2:
B3:
B4:
B5:
B6:
B7:
Publications
Accepted Research Abstracts
Conference Presentations
Service to Professional and Technical Organizations
Conferences and Workshops Participations
Faculty Recognition and Awards
Submitted Grant Proposals
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C. Partnerships and Collaborations
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D. Students’ Activities and Accomplishments
D1: Students’ Field Trip & Training
D2: Students’ Accepted for Internship-Summer ’09
D3: Students’ Poster Presentations 2009 MST Research Week
D4: Undergraduate Research
D5: Off-Campus Students’ Research Presentations
D6: Students’ Participation in Leadership Activities
D7: Students’ Recognition and Awards
D8: Students’ Participation in Competition Activities
D9: 08-09 Academic Year Graduates
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E. Summary
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1
Introduction
This report highlights accomplishments by the Department of Technology, its faculty,
staff and students covering the Industrial and Engineering Technology programs during
the 2008-2009 academic year. The report covers many areas including curriculum
enhancement, classroom and laboratory infrastructure upgrade, new teaching
methods/technology,
faculty
professional
development,
initiatives
to
develop
collaborations, and students’ activities and accomplishments. A separate report for the
Aviation Science program will be submitted by the director of that program.
During this period, the department continued its success by enhancing its
programs and their curriculum, upgrading classrooms and laboratory infrastructure,
increasing faculty scholarly contributions, and increase in students’ participations in
internship and undergraduate research activities. The major changes to department’s
personnel and the programs are listed in the following paragraphs:
Personnel: Staring fall 2008 Mr. Moayed Daneshyari, ABD, was hired at the rank of
visiting assistant professor for position #1125. Mr. Daneshyari holds a BS in electrical
engineering, a MS in Physics, a MS in Biomedical Engineering, and is currently pursuing
his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He has finished all the requirements
for his terminal degree except his final defense which is scheduled for late July. His
credential meets all the SACS requirements.
Degree Programs: In August 2008 the department did learn that SACS office was never
notified the establishment of the BS degree in Engineering Technology in the Department
of Technology. Therefore, a “Substantive Change Prospectus” was developed and was
submitted to SACS office to notify them of the establishment of this program at ECSU.
After review, the SACS office accepted the notification and no further action was
required.
Accreditation-Industrial Technology Program: At the beginning of the fall semester
2008 the department of technology asked the National Association of Industrial
Technology (NAIT) for one year extension to conduct the self-study for reaffirmation of
its Industrial Technology programs. The extension was granted and based on the
recommendation of the NAIT accreditation advisory committee an accréditation
consultant was hired to evaluate the program and to provide any recommendations to
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enhance the program. Following the accréditation consultant’s campus visit (Oct 26-28,
2008), a Curriculum Consultant’s Report For the Industrial Technology Degree Program
was developed and was submitted to the Office of the Dean for School of Math, Science,
and Technology.
Articulation Agreement: To increase student enrollment in the department of
technology an articulation agreement was developed by the Department of Technology at
Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) and the Department of Computer Systems and
Electronics Technology at College of the Albemarle (COA) during spring 2008. The
intent of this agreement is to define and promote the process for transfer of students from
COA’s Computer Engineering Technology Degree program to ECSU’s Industrial
Technology program with area of specialization in Computer and Electronics. The
articulation was submitted to Office of Dean for School of MST at the start of fall 2008
and is currently pending the approval by that ECSU’s attorney’s office.
Engineering Technology Program: The Engineering Technology Program, which
started offering courses in Spring 07, continued the increase in its enrollment during the
08-09 academic year. 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.
Collaborations and Partnerships: In hope of securing internship and employment for
students a number of state and local agencies were contacted to develop the required
partnerships and collaborations. These collaborations initiatives included Nucor Steel
Co., TCOM, L.P. (Manufacturing & Flight Test Facility of tethered aerostat systems), NC
State Industrial Extension Service, NC Solar Center, and NC Center for Automotive
Research. 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. A detailed listing is
provided in section C of this report.
Curriculum Enhancement, Classroom and Laboratory Infrastructure Upgraded: A
number of curriculum enhancements and upgrade of classroom and laboratory
infrastructure were conducted. New student-based teaching methods were introduced in a
few more courses in the department. To enhance students teaching experience Tablet-
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PCs, utilizing wireless network, were employed to teach five more courses during this
academic year. To fulfill a new university-wide initiative to offer web-enhanced
curriculum, almost the entire faculty members finished the required workshop trainings.
Currently, eighty five percent of the courses offered in the department are taught in a
web-enhanced mode. A detailed listing is provided in sections A1-A3 of this report.
Faculty Professional Developments: 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 detailed listing is provided in section B of this report.
Students’ Accomplishments: A number of students participated in poster presentations
in conferences, paper publications, summer internships, leadership workshops, industrial
plant trips, and competitive activities. A detailed listing is provided in section D of this
report.
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A. Curriculum Enhancement, Classroom and Laboratory
Infrastructure Upgrade, and Implementation of new Teaching
Methods/Technology
A1. Curriculum Enhancement
Based on the recommendations of the department’s curriculum committee and the
approval of the Academic Administrative & Planning Council (AA&PC), the
following changes were made to the curriculum for the industrial technology and
engineering technology programs, respectively.
Course #
Course Name
Credit Hours
Approved Changes
TCEL 384
Microprocessor I
4
change to 3 credit hrs
TCEL 438
Microprocessor II
3
change to 4 credit hrs
Justification:
Between these two courses, the Microprocessor II (TCEL 438) is more laboratory
intensive which it should be reflected in the course credit hours.
Course #
Course Name
ENGT 310
Applied Mechanics
ENGT 490
Credit Hours
Senior Seminar
Approved Changes
3
change to 4 credit hrs
2
change to 1 credit hr
Justification:
ENGT 310- Applied Mechanics: The Applied Mechanics course is a combination of
two previously offered courses; Applied Statics and Applied Dynamics. These
courses cover difficult subjects which require math and physics as prerequisites. The
extra hour will provide the instructor with the required time to cover the subject
materials as listed in the course syllabi and will give the students the opportunity to
enhance their problem solving skills.
ENGT 490- Senior Seminar: The course content and contact hours justify only one
credit hour to be credited to this course.
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A2. Classroom and Laboratory Infrastructure Upgrade
1. Furnished classroom 1114-B with new furniture (desks and chairs) for students
2. Installed projectors for classrooms 223, and 224.
A3. New Teaching Methods/Technology
1. For the first time two courses were offered in a Distance Learning mode; TCEL
234-Analog Electronics and ENGT 235-Analog Circuits (Kuldeep Rawat).
2. Integrated HP Tablet-PC Mobile Technology Based Instructional Delivery
System into a number of undergraduate Industrial and Engineering Technology
courses (TCEL 234-Analog Electronics, ENGT 235-Analog Circuits, ENGT 360Control Systems, TCPU 360-Network Communications I, TCEL 205- Electrical
Circuits) (Kuldeep Rawat, Moayed Daneshyari)
3. Two new laboratory modules were developed and implemented for TMEC 210Materials and Processes with Lab (Mehran Elahi)
B.
Faculty Professional Development
Faculty professional development activities continued in a number of areas such as
publishing and reviewing manuscript in journals or conference proceedings, and or
contributing to textbook chapters. They made presentations and or served as session
chairs in conferences or technical forums. They submitted research abstracts and
proposals to secure external funding, and enhanced their technical skills by participating
in various workshops.
B1. Publications
Faculty members submitted the following manuscripts to refereed journals and
technical conferences for publications.
1. M. Daneshyari, G.G. Yen (2009) Cultural multiobjective particle swarm
with adaptive parameters for optimization, Invited Book Chapter for
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Evolutionary Computation, I-Tech Publishing Co., Vienna, Austria, To Be
Published in September 2009.
2. M. Daneshyari, L.L. Kamkar, M. Daneshyari (2009) Extracting lowdimension nonlinearity in EEG of epilepsy, The International Conf. on
Bioinformatics & Computational Biology (BIOCOMP-2009), Las Vegas,
Nevada
3. M. Daneshyari (2009) Green Management: How Nature's Swarming
Inspires Optimized Managements, ATMAE 2009, The Association of
Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE), Louisville,
Kentucky
4. G.G. Yen, M. Daneshyari (2008) Diversity-based information exchange
among multiple swarms in particle swarm optimization, International
Journal of Computational Intelligence and Applications (IJCIA), 7 (1), pp.
57-75
5. Mehran Elahi, “Characterization of Tensile Properties of Woven Ceramic
Composites at Room and Elevated Temperature,” Proceedings of The 2008
IAJC-IJME International Conference, ISBN 978-1-60643-379-9
6. Kuldeep S. Rawat, Mehran Elahi (ECSU), Gholam H. Massiha (ULF), “A
Pilot Project in Evaluating the Use of Tablet-PCs and Supporting
Technologies in Sophomore Electronic Technology Courses,” Proceedings
of The 2008 IAJC-IJME International Conference, ISBN 978-1-60643-3799.
7. Akbar Eslami, Aliza Williams, Loella Lapat, Kerry Krauss (ECSU), Ali R.
Osareh (NCA&T), “A Remote Control Project to Enhance Undergraduate
Students’ Interest and Knowledge in Industrial Automation,” Proceedings of
The 2008 IAJC-IJME International Conference, ISBN 978-1-60643-379-9.
8. Kuldeep Rawat “Integrating Mobile Tablet-PC Technology and Classroom
Management
Software
in
Undergraduate
Electronics
Engineering
Technology Courses, Proceedings of 2008 Frontiers of Education
Conference, October 22-25, Saratoga Springs, NY.
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9. Akbar Eslami, Aliza Williams, “A remote access Robotics and PLC
laboratory for Distance Learning Program,” Proceedings of the 2009
American Society for Engineering Education annual conference. (ASEE),
Austin, TX.
B2. Accepted Research Abstracts
1. M. Daneshyari (2009), Chaotic neural network controlled by particle swarm
with decaying chaotic momentum for pattern recognition, Journal of Neural
Computing and Applications, Springer, London, Submitted.
2. M. Daneshyari (2009), A neural network based on chaotic Duffing map
guided by particle swarm with decaying chaotic momentum for pattern
recognition, The 19th International Conference on Artificial Neural
Networks (ICANN'09), Limassol, Cyprus, Submitted
B3. Conference Presentations
1. Mehran Elahi, “Enhancing Properties and Recycling Process of Scrap
Polymer-Based Materials by Addition of New Additives,” 2008 NAIT
Conference Globalization of Technology – Imagine the Possibilities!,
November 18 - 22, 2008, Nashville, Tennessee.
2. Kuldeep Rawat, Gholam H. Massiha, “Introducing Applied Feedback
Control to Technology Students through Robotic Experiments,” Presented
at 2008 NAIT Conference, Globalization of Technology– Imagine the
Possibilities! , November 18 - 22, 2008, Nashville, Tennessee.
3. Kuldeep Rawat, George Riddick, and Tramaine Blount, “Undergraduate
Research Experience in Mobile Robot Design: From CAD to Electronic
Control,” presented by George Riddick at 2008 NAIT Conference
Globalization of Technology – Imagine the Possibilities!, Nov. 18- 22,
2008, Nashville, Tennessee.
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B4. Service to Professional and Technical Organizations
A number of faculty members served in various capacities in professional organizations,
and were engaged in professional development activities as listed below.
Faculty
Mehran Elahi
Position
Advisory Board
Member
Mehran Elahi
Reviewer
Mehran Elahi
Mehran Elahi
Reviewer
Advisory Board
Member
Reviewer
Mehran Elahi,
Kuldeep Rawat,
Moayed
Daneshyari
Akbar Eslami
Akbar Eslami
Board of Accreditation
Director of Region 3
University Division
Organization
Department of Computer Systems and
Electronics Technology at College of
the Albemarle, COA
International Journal of Modern
Engineering, IJME
Journal of Engineering Technology, JET
Aviation Science program, ECSU
Journal of Industrial Technology, JIT
NAIT
NAIT
B5. Conferences and Workshops Participations
Faculty
Mehran Elahi
Kuldeep Rawat
Ellis Lawrence
Akbar Eslami
Mehran Elahi
Moayed Daneshyari
Kuldeep Rawat
Conference/Workshop
2008 NAIT Conference
Globalization of Technology –
Imagine the Possibilities!
Dates
Nov. 18 - 22,
2008
Location
Nashville,
TN
NSF-2nd GENI Engineering
Conference
White House Initiative on HBCU
March 2-8,
2009
April 27-28,
2009
Feb. 23-25,
2009
Miami, FL
2009 HP World-wide Technology
for Teaching Conference,
Development Activities for HP
Grant Recipients
Norfolk,
VA
San Diego,
CA
B6. Faculty Recognitions and Awards
Two faculty members were recognized and received awards as listed below.
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1. Akbar Eslami received NAIT 2008 Outstanding Industrial Technology Professor
Award for region 3 during 2008 NAIT Annual Conference.
2. Dr. Kuldeep Rawat was selected as the Teacher of the Year for Department of
Technology
B7. Submitted Grant Proposals
To secure external funding or resources from state, federal agencies and private sector
the following grant proposals were submitted from the department of technology:
Proposal Title
The Bridge
Program for
Engineering and
Technology
Students
The Bridge
Program for
Engineering and
Technology
Students
A National
Model for EGravity for
Manufacturing
(EQM)
Education
Partnership in
Information
Assurance
Scholarship and
Capacity
Building
Program
A Hybrid
Solution for
Renewable
Energy: System
Optimization
Description
Funding Agency/
Status/ Amount
Investigator
($)
ECSU and several local high
schools will recruit and retain
underrepresented students for the
Engineering Technology
program.
ECSU and several local high
schools will recruit and retain
underrepresented students for the
Engineering Technology
program.
To create a national network,
comprised of institutions
supported through internal and
external partnerships, which
prepares an Internet-based
technology workforce to address
industry’s needs and promote the
transfer of advanced technology
to higher education.
To enhance the quality of
undergraduate education and
prepare minority a workforce by
enriching hands-on laboratory
activities in Information
Assurance education at ECSU.
NSF (STEP)
/Akbar Eslami, PI
Not Funded/
$471,212.00
DOE (MSEIP)
/Akbar Eslami, PI
Pending,
$196,846.00
NSF (CCLI)
PHASE III
/Akbar Eslami, CoPi
Pending/
$182,044.00
East Carolina /
Akbar Eslami, CoPI
Funded/
$139,019.00
ECSU is proposing research
collaboration with the wind
energy team at WISE center to
bring university personnel up to
date with the fundamentals of
wind energy and the current
Texas Tech
University/ Mehran
Elahi, PI
Funded/
$40,530.0
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research activities being
conducted by the wind energy
committee.
Networking the
The program will increase the
Transportation
exposure of high school students
Industry while
to careers in transportation,
Exploring
computer networking, data
Careers within
communication and intelligent
transportation
transportation systems.
Using Unmanned In the proposed program sixteen
Aerial Vehicle
high school students will focus
Platform to
on applying math, physics, flight
Prepare Students theory, computer-aided design
for Careers in
(CAD), and microcontroller
Transportation
programming in development of
a mini-UAV helicopter that can
be used for transportation and
other civilian applications.
Developing
To enhancing degree programs
Mobile and
in engineering, computer
Remote
science, information systems,
Computing
and information technology the
Infrastructure to innovations that are possible at
Broaden
the intersection of teaching,
Participation of
learning, and technology.
Underrepresente
d Groups in
Computer
Science and
Technology
Developing HP
HP 2008 Technology for
Mobile
Teaching Leadership Grant
TechnologyBased Learning
Environment to
Support
Collaborative
Learning and
Broaden
Participation of
Underrepresente
d Groups in
STEM
Disciplines
NC DOT Research
and Development
Unit /Ellis
Lawrence (PI)
Pending/
$82,444.00
NC DOT
/ Ellis Lawrence
(PI)
Funded/
$65,054.00
Hewlett Packard
(HP)/ Kuldeep
Rawat (PI)
Funded/
$284,000.00
Hewlett Packard
(HP)/ Kuldeep
Rawat (PI)
Funded/
$151,000.00
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C. Partnerships and Collaborations
A number of initiatives were taken to develop new partnerships and collaborations and to
enhance the existing ones. They are listed in the table below.
Initiatives to develop new collaborations or partnership
Company/
Institution
Location
Contact
Person
ECSU
Contact
Notes
Nucor Steel
Cofield,
NC
Luann
Joyner,
Mehran
Elahi
NC State
Industrial
Extension
Service
NC Solar
center
Williamst
on, NC
Rex
Raiford
Mehran
Elahi
Raleigh,
NC
Brian
Miles
Mehran
Elahi
NC Center for
Automotive
Research
Jackson,
NC
Mehran
Elahi
TCOM, L.P.
manufacturing
& flight test
facility
190
TCOM
Drive
Elizabeth
City, NC
Garry
Brown,
Simon
Cobb
Charles
Knauss
Met on 2/10/09,
Discussed areas of collaboration
such as student coop/internship and
extension of scholarship funds
Met on 4/28/2009,
Discussed areas of collaboration
such as student coop/internship and
faculty research opportunities as
Met on April 2009
Developed and submitted a joint preproposal in area of wind–solar
energy
Met on 2/10/09,
Discussed areas of collaboration
such as student coop/internship and
faculty research opportunities
May 2009
Contacted Mr. Charles Knauss to
secure summer internship for one of
the students.
Mehran
Elahi
D. Students’ Activities and Accomplishments
The students’ activities and accomplishments including internships, publications,
presentations, awards, and field trips are listed as follow.
D1. Students’ Field Trips and Trainings
To expose students to real-life job opportunities a number of field trips were
conducted. These experiences will help students to understand some of the
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opportunities and challenges they will face following graduation. The details of these
field trips are listed in the table below.
08-09 Industrial Plant Trip
Company
Location
Date
Faculty Travelers
Student Travelers
Cisco Systems,
Inc.
7200-12
Kit Creek Rd.
RTP, NC
Nov. 14,
2008
Kuldeep Rawat,
Ellis Lawrence,
Cynthia Warrick
Nucor Steel
Co.
Cofield, NC
April
27, 2009
Mehran Elahi
NCDOT
Raleigh, NC
April
23, 2009
Ellis Lawrence,
Christopher Hill,
Tim Manley,
Rufus Dance,
Lakeisha Moore,
Demetrius White,
Travis Smith,
Aliza Williams
Grant Cleavenger,
Craig Haist,
John Hays,
Daniel Long
Daniel Long
Alexander Nwala
Shrondale Riddick
D2. Students Accepted for Internships-Summer 2009
Summer Internships Participants
Student
Name
Class/
Program
Internship Research
Internship Location
Faculty
Mentor
Rebecca
Farmer
Sr/ET
Renewable Energy
Resources
ECSU-Department of
Technology
Summer 2009
Phoenix, AZ
Summer 2009
Mehran
Elahi
TCOM
Mehran
Elahi
Ellis
Lawrence
Ellis
Lawrence
Ellis
Lawrence
Christopher Sr/IT
Hill
John Hayes
Jr/ET
Shrondale
Riddick
Alexander
Nwala
Daniel
Long
Jr/ET
Intel Corporation
Manufacturing
Facility
Manufacturing
Facility
TBA
Jr/ET
TBA
Jr/ET
TBA
Aliza
Williams
Sr/IT
Information
Assurance
Scholarship
Summer Transportation
Institute, ECSU, Summer 2009
Summer Transportation
Institute, ECSU, Summer 2009
Summer Transportation
Institute, ECSU, Summer 2009
DOD
Mehran
Elahi
Akbar
Eslami
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D3. Students’ Poster Presentations-2009 MST Research Week
MST Research Week Poster Presentations (Feb 6, 2009)
Student
Name
Grant
Cleavenger
Christopher
Hill
George
Harris
Rebecca
Farmer
George
Riddick
Aliza
Williams
Class/
Program
Sr/ET
Poster Title
Jr/ET
Models for Aging-Related Degradation of Structures
and Passive Components in Nuclear Power Plants
Innovating Project Management Through the
Integration of Technology
A Hybrid Solution for Renewable Energy
Sr/ET
A phenomenological Model of prepreg compaction
Sr/IT
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Civilian Applications
Sr/IT
A internet –Based Remotely Controlled laboratory
Sr/IT
Faculty
Mentor
Mehran
Elahi
Mehran
Elahi
Mehran
Elahi
Mehran
Elahi
Kuldeep
Rawat
Akbar
Eslami
D4. Undergraduate Research: 08-09 VA-NC Alliance Minority Participation
Virginia-North Carolina Alliance Minority Participation (VA_NC AMP)
Student
Name
Class/
Program
Research Title
Faculty
Mentor
George Harris
Jr/ET
Mehran Elahi
Shrondale
Riddick
Aliza Williams
So/ET
A Hybrid Solution for Renewable
Energy
Measuring Chaos in analyzing EEG
signals
Remote Control laboratory
Sr/IT
Moayed Daneshyari
Akbar Eslami
D5. Off-Campus Students’ Research Presentations
Off-Campus Students’ Research Presentations, 2008-2009
Student
Name
Class/
Program
Presentation Topic
Presentation Location
George
Harris
Jr/ET
A Hybrid Solution for
Renewable Energy
Christopher Sr/IT
Hill
Innovating Project
Management Through
the Integration of
Technology
Unmanned Aerial
2nd Annual VA-NC
LSAMP Symposium,
April 5- 7, 2009,
Virginia Tech,
Blacksburg, VA.
Intel Cooperation, Santa
Clara, CA August 2009
George
Sr/IT
NCDOT, Raleigh, NC
Faculty
Mentor
Mehran
Elahi
Mehran
Elahi
Kuldeep
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Riddick
Grant
Cleavenger
Sr/ET
Vehicles for Civilian
Applications
Aug. 2009
Rawat,
Ellis
Lawrence
Models for AgingRelated Degradation of
Structures and Passive
Components in Nuclear
Power Plants
Brookhaven National
Laboratory,
Upton, NY
Aug 2009
Mehran
Elahi
D6. Students Participation in Leadership Activities
The following students participated in workshops which are intended to enhance
students’ leadership skills.
Students Leadership Activities
Student
Name
Class/
Program
Christopher Sr/IT
Hill
George
Harris
D7.
Jr/ET
Forum
Participated in Thurgood Marshall
College Fund 8th Annual HBCU
Leadership Recruitment Conference &
Exhibition
Participated in Member University
Professional Institute and Exhibition
(MUPIE) Conference, Thurgood
Marshall Scholarship Fund
Location
Faculty
Mentor
New York, NY
Oct. 24 - 27, 08
Mehran
Elahi
New Orleans,
LA, March 1518, 2009
Mehran
Elahi
Students’ Recognitions and Awards
Students Recognitions and Awards
Student’s Name
Class/
Program
GPA
Award
Requirements
Rebecca C. Farmer
Madison J. Felton
George J. Harris
William R. Kellum
Husni Muslim
Sr/ET
Fr/ET
Jr/ET
So/ET
Fr/ET
4.00
3.61
3.85
3.67
3.56
Department of Technology
Honors’ Program Award
GPA>3.5
Craig K. Haist
Antwan O. Hughes
George B. Riddick
Roger Todd
Aliza Williams
Sr/IT
Fr/IT
FR
Sr/IT
SR+
Sr/IT
SR
Sr/IT
SR
3.96
3.58
3.76
4.00
4.00
Department of Technology
Honors’ Program Award
GPA>3.5
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D8. Students’ Participation in Competition Activities
Surdents’ Competition Activities
Student
Name
Class/
Program
Research Topic
Program
George Harris
Jr/ET
A Hybrid Solution
for Renewable
Energy
Aliza Williams
Sr/IT
An Internet Based
Remotely
Controlled
Laboratory
Grant
Cleavenger
George Harris
George Riddick
Aliza Williams
Jason Philip
Jr/ET
Jr/ET
Jr/ET
Sr/IT
So/IT
So/IT
Science Bowl
Competition
1st place finish in oral
presentation, VA-NC
LSAMP symposium, VA
Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Summer 08,
1st place finish in poster
presentation, Ronald E.
McNair Postgraduate
Achievement Program,
ECSU
2nd place finish at the
School of MST Research
Week Fair, ECSU, Feb 5,
2009
Faculty
Mentor
Mehran
Elahi
Akbar
Eslami
Mehran
Elahi,
Moayed
Daneshyari,
Kuldeep
Rawat
D9. 08-09 Academic Year Graduates
2008-2009, Graduates
Student
Name
Delores Cooper
Chelsey Daniels
Richard Hill
Lakeisha Moore
Ruth-Ellen Wilson
Shikia Williams
Jasper Sawyer
Program
Semester
IT
IT
IT
IT
IT
IT
IT
Fall-08
Fall-08
Fall-08
Fall-08
Fall-08
Fall-08
Fall-08
George Riddick
Welford Hardy
Antonio Riddick
Christopher Hill
Douglas Packer
Roger Todd
Travis Smith
Demetrius White
IT
IT
IT
IT
IT
IT
IT
IT
Spring-09
Spring-09
Spring-09
Spring-09
Spring-09
Spring-09
Spring-09
Spring-09
Note
Honor Student (Magna Cum Laude)
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E. Summary
The Department of Technology made great strives during the 2008-2009 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 08-09 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.
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
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The accreditation agencies
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The educational and developmental needs of faculty members.
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