Journal of Applied Science and Engineering Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
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Fall 2007
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Bangladesh University of
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Architectural Engineering
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James Myers
Rochester Institute of Technology,
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Penn State University, United States
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Army Research Laboratory, United States
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Indiana University Purdue
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Carl Lundgren
Rochester Institute of Technology,
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Mohamed Safadi
Damascus University, Syrian Arab Republic
Henry Foust
Nicholls State University, United States
Michael Powers
ITT Technical Institute, United States
Sivakumar Rajagopal
Sri Krishna College of Engineering
and Technology, India
Manian Ramkumar
Rochester Institute of Technology,
United States
Randy Stein
Ferris State University, United States
Wangping Sun
Oregon Institute of Technology,
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Firat University, Turkey
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