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| College of Engineering | December 2001 |
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In Memoriam New Employees Dr. Joseph Elias, electrical and computer engineering, is an adjunct assistant professor with the department. Awards and Honors Journal Publications Books and Other Publications Presentations Joe Crabtree, KTC, made a presentation on the North American Preclearance and Safety System (NORPASS) Dr. I.S. Jawahir, UKCM and mechanical engineering, presented a paper entitled "Evaluation of Chip Morphology in Hard Turning Using Constitutive Models and Material Property Data" Dr. Andrew Klapper, computer science, presented the Plenary talk Dr. Ratnesh Kumar, electrical and computer engineering, presented two papers Dr. James McDonough, mechanical engineering, presented an invited seminar Dr. Mike Montross, biosystems and agricultural engineering, presented "Corn Stover Handling Characterization" Dr. Greg Wasilkowski, computer science, presented the talk "Numerical Integration and its Complexity" Research Funding Dr. Czarena Crofcheck, biosystems and agricultural engineering, is the principle investigator on the contract "Foam Fractionation of Engineered Proteins from Tobacco Plant Extract" Dr. Henry Dietz, electrical and computer engineering, has received funding from Western Kentucky University for the proposal "Development and Application of High-End Engineering and Geophysical CFD Models on Optimized PC Clusters˛ Dr. Richard Gates, biosystems and agricultural engineering, recently received a grant for his proposal "Reducing Ammonia Emissions from Poultry Houses by Enhancing Manure and Diet Management". Dr. Winston Ho, chemical and materials engineering, has received funding for his proposal "Development of Novel Water-Gas-Shift Membrane Reactor for H2 Enhancement, CO Elimination and Fuel Cells" Dr. Larry Holloway, electrical and computer engineering, has been awarded a grant for the proposal "Device Controller Synthesis for Systems of Interacting Discrete-State Components" Drs. Mike Montross, Scott Shearer, Sam McNeill and Tim Stombaugh, biosystems and agricultural engineering, have received funding their project "Evaluation of Corn Stover Biomass Harvest and Storage Characteristics for Energy Dr. Lynn Penn, chemical and materials engineering, has been awarded a grant for the proposal "NER: Nanoscale Composites Based on Carbon Ribbons". Dr. Arthur Radun, electrical and computer engineering, is the recipient of a $15,000 grant from Mechatronic Systems for the project "SIC Inverter Dr. Jim Smart, chemical and materials engineering, Paducah Program, has been awarded a grant from the Department for Public Health for the project "CHS Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Oversight Professional Activities Dr. Ratnesh Kumar, electrical and computer engineering, served on the 2001 NSF-ECS CAREER proposal review panel. Educational Outreach Bio/Agricultural Engineering Develops Program with Jessamine County Schools Community/University Service Sharron Townsend, engineering advancement, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Lexington Planned Parenthood. Student News and Activities Miscellaneous Two KTC Employees receive HR Business Certificates Events EDay 2002 Approaching
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The College of Engineering lost a devoted employee and her colleagues lost a dear friend when Glenna Vickers passed away Saturday, November 24.