Cleveland State University News https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/ECE_NSF_grant1.html Cleveland State University News en Innovating Boundaries and Unveiling Excellence: Kylie Schmitz's Academic Odyssey from Biochemistry to Biomedical Engineering at CSU https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/innovating-boundaries-and-unveiling-excellence-kylie-schmitzs-academic-odyssey-from <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Kylie Schmitz, a driven and ambitious graduate student at Cleveland State University (CSU), exemplifies the spirit of interdisciplinary exploration and determination. With a background in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, she embarked on a journey to delve into the world of Biomedical Engineering, propelled by a fervent passion for research and innovation. In a candid conversation, Kylie shares insights into her academic trajectory, her experiences at CSU in the Washkewicz College of Engineering, and her aspirations for the future.</p> <p>Asked about her decision to choose CSU, Kylie emphasizes the university's robust Applied Biomedical Engineering program, offering state-of-the-art facilities and collaborative opportunities with prestigious institutions like the Cleveland Clinic. The flexibility of the program allowed her to seamlessly transition from her undergraduate degree to graduate studies, aligning with her long-standing ambition to pursue engineering. Moreover, as a native of Cleveland, Kylie found comfort in returning to familiar surroundings, drawn by the vibrant atmosphere and opportunities for growth in her chosen field.</p> <p><img alt="Kylie Schmitz ABE PhD student in lab" height="3024" width="4032" style="height: 150px; width: 200px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; float: left;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/2024-01-17%2013.52.24.jpg" title="" />Kylie's journey to CSU was marked by meticulous research and networking. Introduced to the Applied Biomedical Engineering program through conversations with peers and faculty, she seized the opportunity to explore various research avenues before finding her niche in Dr. Ning's lab. Here, she collaborates on pioneering projects in biomaterial synthesis and 3D bioprinting for tissue regeneration, leveraging her diverse skill set and background.</p> <p>Reflecting on her academic journey, Kylie underscores the pivotal role of her undergraduate major in shaping her trajectory. While her initial interests spanned across medicine and engineering, her experiences at Wooster solidified her passion for biomedical engineering research. Since joining CSU, her goals have remained steadfast, with aspirations to contribute to advancements in tissue engineering and biomaterial synthesis</p> <p>Kylie acknowledges the challenges inherent in her academic pursuit, from the steep learning curve of a new lab environment to the demanding balance between coursework, research, and extracurricular activities. Yet, each obstacle has been met with resilience and a commitment to personal growth. Through perseverance and mentorship, Kylie has honed her leadership skills, time management, and research acumen, emerging stronger and more confident in her abilities.</p> <p>Looking ahead, Kylie envisions a career in industry, driving innovation in biomedical engineering and contributing to projects aligned with her research interests. Her advice to fellow students echoes her own journey: “keep an open mind and network with as many people as possible. You never know when you will discover an opportunity that you didn’t even know existed. Control what you can and take pride in your work so that you can look back and say you truly gave everything your best effort.”</p> <p><strong>Gratitude and Looking Forward</strong></p> <p><img alt="Kylie Schmitz ABE PhD student in lab" height="3024" width="4032" style="height: 150px; width: 200px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; float: left;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="2" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/2024-01-17%2013.45.29.jpg" title="" />As Kylie embarks on the next phase of her academic journey, she expresses being “grateful for all the mentors and role models that have influenced my CSU journey so far”. With optimism and determination, she eagerly anticipates the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, poised to make a meaningful contribution to the field of biomedical engineering and inspire future generations of aspiring researchers.</p> <p>Kylie earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with a minor in Mathematics from the College of Wooster. She is currently working toward a PhD in Applied Biomedical Engineering in the Washkewicz College of Engineering at CSU.</p> <p>Kylie Schmitz's story epitomizes the transformative power of education, resilience, and unwavering determination. Through her academic journey in the Washkewicz College of Engineering at CSU, she exemplifies the boundless potential of interdisciplinary collaboration and the pursuit of excellence in biomedical engineering. As she continues to chart her path forward, Kylie serves as an inspiration to her peers and a beacon of hope for the future of scientific innovation and discovery.</p> <p>Learn more about our Applied Biomedidcal Engineering program <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/academics/doctor-philosophy-phd-in-engineering">here</a>.</p> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering </h6> <p>Cleveland State University is a public institution in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has over 16,000 students enrolled in programs at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels. The University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate programs. The undergraduate programs are <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/academics/accreditation">accredited</a> by ABET. The College recently celebrated its Centennial Anniversary. To learn more about the College, please visit: <a href="http://engineering.csuohio.edu">engineering.csuohio.edu</a>. </p></div></div></div> Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:51:57 +0000 2085942 2421 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu From the Classroom to the Basketball Court, Washkewicz College of Engineering Students Score Big https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/from-classroom-basketball-court-washkewicz-college-engineering-students-score-big <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="Sara Guerrurio, Shadiya Thomas, Carmen Villalobos Garcia, Grace Ellis, Colbi Maples" height="4284" width="5712" style="height: 300px; width: 400px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; float: left;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/Sara%20Guerrurio%20Shadiya%20Thomas%20Carmen%20Villalobos%20Garcia%20Grace%20Ellis%20Colbi%20Maples%20IMG_6583.png" title="" />Derivatives are used daily by five Washkewicz College of Engineering students, both in the classroom and on the court. The reigning Horizon League Championship Basketball Team is made up of five student athletes in the engineering college. (Pictured left to right.) Sara Guerreiro #12 (Mechanical Engineering), Shadiya Thomas #3 (Computer Engineering), Carmen Villalobos Garcia #13 (Computer Science), Grace Ellis #4 (Mechanical Engineering) and Colbi Maples #11 (Electrical Engineering) play a significant amount of minutes this season for the Cleveland State University (CSU) Vikings and are currently in first place in the conference.  “I have enjoyed having engineers on our roster. They are great problem solvers. They are very task orientated and have a very high ambition to be successful. I think this translates well to our program and the amount of success we have had over the last few years,” stated Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Chris Kielsmeier.</p> <p>All five student athletes began their academic and athletic careers at other universities but chose to take advantage of an opportunity to transfer to the well-recognized Washkewicz College of Engineering, at Cleveland State University that had a need for their skills on the court. Each student has joined our program within the last two seasons.<img alt="Carmen Villalobos Garcia women's basketball #13" height="4000" width="6000" style="margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; float: right; height: 175px; width: 263px;" class="media-element file-default media-float-right" data-delta="2" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/Carmen%20Villalobos.jpg" title="" /> Just listen to computer science major Carmen Villalobos Garcia. “I chose to come to CSU primarily because of the combination of a strong basketball program and an excellent computer science program. CSU not only offered a great opportunity for me to contribute to a winning basketball team but also provided a robust environment for my academic pursuits in computer science. The technology and resources they offered me at CSU played a big difference when deciding about which school I was going to attend.” Shadiya Thomas said, “I came to CSU to be a part of a basketball program that was going to challenge me and force me to be better in every aspect of my life. I also came because of the Engineering program here at CSU. This program is where I knew I belonged academically.” </p> <p>CSU Engineering Student Athletes aren’t exclusive to basketball, but with 42% of the current roster being engineering majors, basketball is the highest percentage currently at CSU. Athletics brought them here, but their academics is what keeps them here.</p> <p><img alt="Shadiya Thomas" height="2886" width="4329" style="height: 175px; width: 263px; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; float: left;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="3" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/Shadiya%20Thomas.jpg" title="" />Garcia shared, “Being a part of the Women's basketball team at CSU has been a transformative experience. It helped develop qualities such as discipline, teamwork, resilience, leadership and communication. In addition, sharing moments among my teammates and coaching staff have contributed to my personal growth on and off the court. Facing adversity is an inevitable part of life, and being on the team has been essential in developing my ability to respond to challenges effectively. It has taught me that resilience and determination are crucial skills that extend beyond the basketball court.”</p> <p>After graduation, Garcia aspires to pursue a master’s degree in computer science. “I would love to work in some field related with cybersecurity and networking,” she said. Thomas shared, “After graduation I want to get heavily involved in the Cyber Security world.” </p> <p><img alt="colbi maples womens basketball number 11" title="colbi maples womens basketball number 11" height="3061" width="4592" style="height: 117px; width: 175px;" class="media-element file-default" data-delta="4" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/Colbi%20Maples.jpg" /> <img alt="Grace Ellis women's basketball #4" height="4000" width="6000" style="width: 175px; height: 117px;" class="media-element file-default" data-delta="5" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/Grace%20Ellis.jpg" title="" /> <img alt="Sara Guerreiro women's basketball #12" title="Sara Guerreiro women's basketball #12" height="3872" width="5808" style="width: 175px; height: 117px;" class="media-element file-default" data-delta="6" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/Sara%20Guerreiro.JPG" /></p> <p>Per Coach Kielsmeier, “Our program takes great pride in allowing our student-athletes to major in whatever area they desire to. There can be challenges with this but with the right people and support you can be extremely successful both on and off the court. We are also fortunate to have unbelievable support from the college of engineering.”</p> <p>“We are very fortunate to have these five outstanding student-athletes represent our program. Not only are they great basketball players but they truly prioritize their academics and do an unbelievable job of managing a rigorous class load.”</p> <p>Check out the schedule and join in the cheering <a href="https://csutickets.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetGroupList?groupCode=CSU&amp;linkID=csuwc&amp;shopperContext=&amp;caller=&amp;appCode=" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>Learn more about our players and Cleveland State University Viking Athletics <a href="https://csuvikings.com/landing/index" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering </h6> <p>Cleveland State University is a public institution in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has over 16,000 students enrolled in programs at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate programs. The undergraduate programs are <a href="http://accredited" target="_blank">accredited</a> by ABET. The College is celebrating its Centennial Anniversary. Visit <a href="http://csuohio.edu/fenn100" target="_blank">csuohio.edu/fenn100</a> to support and engage in activities. To learn more about the College, please visit: <a href="http://engineering.csuohio.edu">engineering.csuohio.edu</a>. </p></div></div></div> Thu, 08 Feb 2024 22:40:41 +0000 2085942 2409 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu New Degree Program to Debut in Fall 2024 at Washkewicz College of Engineering https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/new-degree-program-debut-in-fall-2024-washkewicz-college-engineering <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h4>Biomedical Engineering Program Looks to Set the Golden Standard</h4> <p>As Cleveland State University (CSU) continues to be on the cutting-edge regarding technology, you can add another feather to its cap when creating a new major for students.<br /> <br /> A new bachelor's program emanating from the Washkewicz College of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering (BME) was spurred on by the arrival of Dean Richard Schoephoerster. While master's and doctoral students could choose that major, undergraduates never had the opportunity. <br /> <br /> That is, until now.<br /> <br /> After arriving at the college, Schoephoerster tasked the department with exploring the possibility of creating this program. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of biomedical engineers is projected to grow by 10% over the next decade, faster than the average for all occupations. As it stands, the State of Ohio produces fewer graduates in BME at the undergraduate level than will be needed. More specifically, in the Northeast Ohio and Cleveland Metropolitan areas, there has been a lot of activity in the healthcare ecosystem over the past few years, which could benefit immensely from a locally trained biomedical workforce.<br /> <br /> That got the ball rolling and led to the Bachelor of Science in BME being officially rolled out to students beginning in the fall semester of 2024. The department is now recruiting new students for the program. Current pre-engineering and pre-med students will also be able to enter the program at the sophomore or junior level, with the first class expected to graduate in Spring 2026.  <br /> <br /> Over the past two decades, CSU has significantly invested in recruiting faculty across disciplines (engineering, sciences) who perform cutting-edge research in the biomedical field and teach specialized and advanced courses in biomedical (and related) engineering. This is reflected in research expenditures, courses offered, and other productivity measures.<br /> <br /> "CSU has an established teaching and research infrastructure and mentoring pipeline in engineering and sciences that can absorb, train, and graduate students in biomedical engineering without any strain on the existing resources," said Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Chandra Kothapalli. "We envision this new BS program in BME at CSU offering students in the State of Ohio, as well as out-of-state and international students, an additional interdisciplinary option to choose from and benefit from."<br /> <br /> He continued:<br /> <br />  "There is an emerging consensus among the medical professionals that the US healthcare workforce (e.g., physicians, nurses, educators) might face significant shortages over the next several decades due to critical staffing shortages arising from retirements and departures (pandemic burnout), aging population, and patient empowerment, among other reasons," said Kothapalli. "A multidisciplinary workforce trained in medical and technology literacy, telehealth, big data, artificial intelligence, and health data security might contribute effectively towards solving some of the future healthcare needs. Inter-disciplinary fields such as biomedical engineering stand at the forefront of such diverse workforce training."<br /> <br /> Another benefit is that the Biomedical Engineering program is cross-disciplinary and involves faculty from other engineering departments at CSU (e.g., Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering) and the Cleveland Clinic (e.g., Cardiology, Imaging Institute/Radiology, Eye Institute).<br /> <br /> More than 25 faculty from the Cleveland Clinic hold adjunct faculty status in the Washkewicz College of Engineering and currently host graduate students at their Cleveland Clinic labs, teach specialty electives at CSU, and participate in joint research projects. The vision is that the undergraduate students in the Biomedical Engineering program will gain firsthand exposure to exciting fundamental and clinical research happening at CSU and at the Clinic.<br /> <br /> If that isn't enough, the program intends to be an essential contributor of talent for the JobsOhio Cleveland Innovation District funding. It expects to fill 20,000 new jobs over the next ten years in areas that include health technologies.<br /> <br /> "I am very excited about the possibilities here in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio for this program," said Schoephoerster. "With a vibrant partnership with Cleveland Clinic, combined with both institution's commitment to the region through the Innovation District, I am convinced that this program will change lives and improve the economic and health conditions of the region."</p> <p>This article originally appeared at <a href="http://csuohio.edu" target="_blank">csuohio.edu</a>.</p> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering </h6> <p>Cleveland State University is a public institution in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has over 16,000 students enrolled in programs at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate programs. The undergraduate programs are accredited by ABET. This year, the College will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary. Visit <a href="http://csuohio.edu/fenn100">csuohio.edu/fenn100</a> to support and engage in activities. To learn more about the College, please visit: <a href="http://engineering.csuohio.edu">engineering.csuohio.edu</a>. </p></div></div></div> Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:43:20 +0000 2085942 2403 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu From Egyptian Nomad to Engineering Excellence: Shereen Elfadil Named Washkewicz College Valedictorian  https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/from-egyptian-nomad-engineering-excellence-shereen-elfadil-named-washkewicz-college <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="Shereen Elfadil" height="4032" width="3024" style="height: 267px; width: 200px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; float: left; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/IMG_6667.jpeg" title="" />Shereen Elfadil, electrical engineering major with a minor in mathematics was named the Fall 2023 Washkewicz College of Engineering Valedictorian. Shereen has maintained at 4.0 each semester since she enrolled, fall 2019. In addition to this honor, her Senior Design team won first place with their Autonomous Nursery Cart this past spring semester. <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/dean/college-magazine" target="_blank">(Read the story in our current Washkewicz Magazine.)</a> Shereen received an offer to work full time at ABB Process Automation in Highland Hills, Ohio as an Associate Hardware Engineer after graduation. </p> <p>Shereen was born in Egypt and her dad was a police officer and mom a doctor. Her parents accepted jobs in Saudi Arabia and the family moved and she was enrolled into an American school, where the curriculum was more challenging. Shereen had a passion for learning and would try to engage with her professors, asking questions and having conversations with professors and like, why certain things are right and why they can't be done other ways in general, in the science field. “They would not answer and say there was not much time for that, and the culture did not really encourage a lot of discussions, debates and, so I felt like I was a bit limited. Studying and doing my tests and things like that, I did not really practice what I enjoyed most - attending lectures and having it more like a conversation style than just receiving…one way teaching,” she said.   </p> <p>“I never really knew who nomads were as a child. I was a 9-year-old girl living in a small city in Egypt only thinking of tomorrow as another day to engage in what I thought was my favorite routine: going to school, coming back, having lunch with my family, studying for a while, and then enjoying a good sleep. I remember finding my life to be very pleasant and relaxing—no crazy challenges, unsurmountable hurdles, or risks that can heighten my adrenaline. I found the routine to be very peaceful. At that time, little did I know what was set for me in life. Little did I know that I was not meant to be an ordinary citizen of typical qualities, but rather a curious opportunity-seeking nomad. </p> <p>“Nomads are known to travel frequently, finding and exploring new opportunities. In fact, that is how my story went, traveling through cultures and societies to discover my personal, academic, and social identity. I moved from Egypt to Saudi Arabia, at age 9, with my family post the 2011 Egyptian Revolts, seeking safety and a better quality of life. While I primarily found this change of environment to be uncomfortable and unnecessary, it eventually turned into a life-changing experience for me that slowly but surely dug the roots of my true character. I was enrolled at an American school in Saudi Arabia, where it was much easier for me to have my voice heard and my character mature than at my Egyptian school. Through school, I started understanding my character better. Turns out I was never a typical student who agrees with everything and never takes challenges, rather, it was the environment I lived in that taught me to be resistant to change and arguments. </p> <p>“In my new school, I found myself to be a great inquirer in classes, conversing with my instructors and debating on long-accepted facts, scientific or social, that do not make sense to me yet. While my engagement was not met with extreme welcome, I still enjoyed the free space I have recently got. The opportunity to speak my mind and do what I think is right as long as it’s backed up by evidence was a blessing. This heavily translated to my test-taking skills. I started to view examinations as fun challenges rather than memorized words jotted down on paper. In many instances, I was the only student to solve questions differently, then talk through my thoughts with the instructor, and convince them to the extent that they decide to set my work as the model answer. Honestly, I found it pleasing the privilege of speaking up. However, like I said, I was never able to get to my full intellectual potential. The educators in my school did not enjoy questions or debates very much. Some considered me a stubborn student whose arguments are driven by arrogance, although that was never my intent. Regardless of the resistance, I pushed through, continuing to enhance my intellect, through reading, engaging in conversations with instructors, and forming my own unique train of thought. </p> <p>“I applied to multiple universities abroad, not exactly sure where I would land or what I would want to pursue for a major. My mother suggested I apply to Cleveland State University’s Mandel Honors College Scholarship Program, and I did apply only to satisfy her. The Honors College grants scholarships to two international students per year, and given I was influenced by some people’s negative opinions of my mindset, I had little hope of getting accepted. However, one of the most inspiring and surprising incidents of my life occurred. The selection panel saw my potential and curiosity to learn, help, and make a difference. They saw my character, which is always hungry for knowledge and debate, as a unique one. I was viewed as highly intellectual rather than stubborn, as open to valid arguments rather than quarrelsome, and as innovative rather than complicator. After getting my acceptance letter, I was off again to my most influential nomadic experience. </p> <p>“I arrived in The United States with little knowledge of the American culture. However, I took it as a duty to be myself and embrace the traits that got me accepted to CSU (Cleveland State University). And indeed, that is all CSU has asked from me. I have to confess I was taken aback by how much I can do at CSU. I quickly got engaged in multiple different activities and societies. Just a few months into my first semester, my General Chemistry instructor found me to be a good candidate for tutoring her Preparatory Chemistry class, and I started working in my first semester, juggling between managing my coursework, assimilating to the new environment, and performing my job duties. It was rather bewildering to me that a packed day filled with work, school, and trying new things at CSU turned out to be my favorite lifestyle. My past self was wrong. I do not want routine. I want the challenges a nomad faces. </p> <p>“I quickly became my professors' favorite student because of how engaged I am in my classes. I enjoyed every bit of the lectures because I was given the opportunity to ask questions and express my opinions. Professors started specifically asking for my presence in lectures to foster learning and encourage others to take part. I soon decided to pursue Electrical Engineering because of my love for math, problem-solving, and intricate work, interests I have only discovered at CSU. Encouraged by everyone, my true character was lit up, and I discovered the multitude of different things I can do and my love for multitasking and business. I left my job as a Chemistry tutor and started working as a Calculus Peer Teacher. At the same time, I was helping new Honors students get assimilated to the CSU campus and enjoying the wide range of events I get access to as a student. Later in my sophomore year, my family came in and I was given permanent residency in The United States, to be able to officially call this place home. </p> <p>With the presence of my family, I had a greater opportunity to travel throughout the US and discover the new culture I live in. I learned to be confident, true to myself, and kind to others. Most importantly, I learned that I do not need to give up on any part of my beloved Egyptian culture; everyone was happy to interact with me the way I am with all my different customs, traditions, and habits. </p> <p><img alt="Shereen Elfadil in lab" height="3024" width="4032" style="width: 400px; height: 300px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; float: right;" class="media-element file-default media-float-right" data-delta="4" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/IMG_6694.jpeg" title="" />“My junior and senior years have been transformative academically. I became a Lead STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) peer Teacher of Calculus at the OpSTEM (Operation STEM) program and brought up great ideas to develop the quality of tutoring sessions. I was named Lead of The Month multiple times and formed great relationships with my coworkers. I also got into the core courses of my EE major, where I was better able to benefit others and help them in their studies. In the summertime, I would take engineering internships to develop my skills while serving the community through fundraising and volunteer work. During the Fall and Spring, I continued to work on my coursework vigilantly and achieved great academic standing. Later, I was given the opportunity to TA for The Power Electronic Lab class where I further developed my knowledge and skills. All these great opportunities have set me up for the capstone of my journey at CSU, my Senior Design project. </p> <p>Shereen’s favorite courses were “my first-year courses especially Calculus I, Calculus II and Physics I, and then for my core courses I enjoyed Power Systems and communications. These were so much fun to be honest because I usually enjoy the first introductory course to any new topic. That's my favorite because then after that, you get more familiar with the mindset of how that field works”. </p> <p>“One of the most challenging things I faced was hanging my own mindset and trying to be less of a perfectionist.  And more of a good performer and flexible person that's important and it's a good change from high school to college. I started paying more attention to the quality of work than the quantity of work and that's something. My instructors encouraged me too.  I felt like they were more, as I remember one of my professors emailed me and said, ‘you're a good student not just because of your grades it's because of your mindset.’ That's something that really stood out.” </p> <p><img alt="2023 senior design first place winners" height="4096" width="6144" style="width: 300px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; float: left; height: 200px;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="2" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/First%20Place.jpeg" title="" />When asked about her experience of being on the first place Senior Design team, Shereen said, “I honestly hoped for first place, but it was also still very surprising that we got to do that because we were a student led project. We didn't have any sponsors, so we felt like we were a bit on our own. We got so much support from our instructors, especially Drs. Gao and Lin. I felt like the whole senior design project was a life transforming experience.” </p> <p>“I've always had insecurity with engineering. I felt like I'm better at solving problems and taking tests than doing the hands-on part. I was not very confident with doing the actual engineering work like engineering applications. I feel like that was challenging to me and I was not sure how to go about it the right way and how to design something. It was a trial-and-error process of just doing random stuff. I operate (better) using a manual. I just can't do anything except for having some courage, you have some skills just go start the task and see where you'd go from there and you might end up with something that's what I learned,” she laughed. “The team I was working with, to be honest, were great people and were very helpful. We each had something special to bring to the team. I was more focused on the electronic part. Because of my job duties, I designed our converters, and the team lead was more into the mechanical side where he built the cart and did some coding, and we had another a member who was more into developing the Robotics operating System so it was a lot of schooling and learning.  </p> <p>“Looking back at my senior year, taking 17 credit hours, working on senior design, TA’ing for Power Electronics, and leading the Calculus peer tutoring group would not have been possible if it weren’t for the strength and confidence that CSU has built in me over the years. Indeed, they have made every effort worth it and I succeeded in showing the world my curious nomadic nature!” </p> <p><strong>What others are saying about Shereen </strong></p> <p>“Shereen has excelled in her STEM peer teacher role in the classroom, patiently and clearly explaining complicated calculus concepts to students and as a Lead SPT (STEM peer teachers) she has also demonstrated leadership, compassion, organization, and communication skills. This semester, Shereen even facilitated an SPT team meeting, where she trained the entire group of 35 SPTs about how to give and receive feedback productively and professionally in the workplace. She conceptualized this training session herself, prepared the needed materials and delivered a valuable professional development opportunity to her peers. Shereen's professionalism has truly been an asset to the OpSTEM leadership team these last two years that we have worked together,” said, Sara A. Froehlich, PhD Assistant Professor of Practice Director of OpSTEM/LSAMP. </p> <p>“As the instructor and faculty advisor for senior design team she was on, I witnessed her coming out party. During the lecture on intellectual property given by Jack Kraszewski, the CSU lawyer and tech transfer director, she asked Jack some probing questions, like a seasoned professional.” Commented Dr. Zhiqiang Gao, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the Center for Advanced Control Technologies. </p> <p>Dr. Ana V. Stankovic, Professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering said, “I have been Shereen’s professor for the last two years. She took all my courses in the power area. She is one of the most exceptional students I have encountered in my 30 years of teaching. She is an extremely talented and hardworking student. Shereen is my Teaching Assistant for EEC 471.” </p> <p>“Shereen Elfadil stands out as one of the most outstanding students I have had the privilege to guide at CSU. Her achievements are remarkable, with a top-grade point average, an outstanding graduation project, and many awards to her name. What is even more inspiring is her role as a female student, whose story will undoubtedly inspire countless other students at CSU to dedicate themselves to achieving greatness. I would not hesitate for a moment to welcome her as a PhD student under my guidance.” Said Dr. Qin Lin, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science. </p> <p><img alt="Shereen Elfadil in front of Washkewicz Hall" height="3024" width="4032" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; float: right; height: 300px; width: 400px;" class="media-element file-default media-float-right" data-delta="3" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/IMG_6688.jpeg" title="" />“Shereen has strong industry experience working two summers at Henkel Corporation and then at Hinkley Corporation. She completed many interesting and important projects during her internships and was a strong leader during that work.” Shared, Dr. Allen G. Morinec, Adjunct Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering. </p> <p>Shereen has advice for those students coming behind her. “I would recommend that they look at the holistic experience of college rather than just test by test, course by course, day by day, not just being aware that these four years can make a difference in your skill sets and abilities. More than just your grades and looking at college as a bit different from high school, that it's your way of preparing yourself for adult life where you're not going to just take what you must face the world and learn to solve actual rewarding problems. Keep that in the back of your mind.  Don’t just focus on academics also focus more on the other things that college has to offer.” </p> <p> </p> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering </h6> <p>Cleveland State University is a public institution in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has over 16,000 students enrolled in programs at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate programs. The undergraduate programs are <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/academics/accreditation">accredited</a> by ABET. This year, the College will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary. Visit csuohio.edu/fenn100 to support and engage in activities. To learn more about the College, please visit: <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu">engineering.csuohio.edu</a>. </p></div></div></div> Sat, 02 Dec 2023 15:57:31 +0000 2085942 2399 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Anusree Mandali, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, First Generation Graduate College Student https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/anusree-mandali-phd-electrical-engineering-first-generation-graduate-college-student <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="Anusree Mandali with Dr. Lili Dong" height="5232" width="3983" style="height: 197px; width: 150px; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; float: left;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/Anusree%20and%20Lili%20DSC_040711.jpeg" title="" />Anusree Mandali, having earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, was recently awarded the graduate student Teaching Award from the College of Graduate Studies. “Anusree would adjust her teaching strategy based on student’s feedback. She has had substantial interactions with her students in and out of classes. She provides an effective learning environment and proficiently guides students to apply theories to practice in the lab experiments. Anusree genuinely cares about her students and wants them to be successful. As a result, Anusree received very positive feedback from her students. Students commented on her as “the best instructor,” “really informative,” “knowledgeable, patient,” “well prepared and very helpful.” Anusree’s average Instructor Overall Evaluation score is 4.53 which is significantly higher than the college average of 4.07. Said Professor Lili Dong, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, and Anusree’s dissertation advisor.</p> <h4>More About Anusree</h4> <p>“I started my master’s in electrical engineering at CSU in Fall 2015. Active research in controls made me chose CSU. Fun part is my I20 got lost in the mail and I finally received a new I20 just a couple of days before my travel date to Cleveland. If I think back now it looks like I was destined to be here at CSU. </p> <p>“Initially I planned to do only MS and find an industrial job but after I came to CSU, I decided to pursue Ph.D. under Dr. Dong by the end of Fall 2015 semester.  Which changed my career path, I discovered my passion for research and teaching. </p> <p>“Moving to Cleveland and living all by myself was the only challenge I faced initially as I never stayed at any place without my parents. But Dr. Dong, Lydia, Dr. Morinec, Prasanth, and Melani treated me as their own family which made my journey here very smooth. Maybe because of that I feel Cleveland and CSU as my second hometown. There are many things I like about CSU, but among them one thing I like most is every faculty and staff recognizes student’s hard work and they encourage them. And the other thing is the CSU’s Police Escort facility, it gave me an extra time to study late night at school. It helped me in my late-night studies, as I was conducting my research experiments, writing articles and journal papers. As I don’t have to worry about how I will reach my apartment during late hours. </p> <p>“When I started here at CSU, I used to be very shy but now I learned to be outspoken. Apart from learning technical skills I also learned and improved my soft skills. I learned how to handle tough situations both at workplace and in personal life. I learned the responsibility of a faculty. </p> <p>“I earned a Bachelor of Technology (2015) in Electronics and Communication Engineering back in India and then a Master of Science (2017) in Electrical Engineering at CSU and Ph. D (2023) in Electrical Engineering. I received an offer for visiting assistant professor at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania.</p> <p>"I’m a first-generation graduate student. Although my family is back in India, I have a couple of second cousins here in US. I was engaged in 2020 and got married in 2022. My husband works in upstate New York. It was very difficult with a long-distance relationship. Staying at school till late nights studying while my husband waits for my phone call and then having very long late-night calls. Balancing both studies and personal life was challenging to me. Being in the lab and working is like a stress buster for me when I have family or personal issues. </p> <p>“The advice I give new students is - make use of all the resources we have at CSU while you are still a student and learn as much as you can because once you graduate and enter the work zone everyone expects you to know the answers to every problem.  For example, as an international student my first language is not English, so I sought the help of the writing center for most of my major writing. </p> <p>“And the one thing I noticed throughout my interview process is it’s important that you convert from engineer to a sales manager and pitch for yourself during the interviews. Soft skills and confidence come in handy in the process of hiring, as no one knows how hard working and talented you are during the 30-minute interview until you reach the technical round. </p> <p>“And lastly hardworking and never giving up are the main ingredients for success as luck and talent play a very minor role.” </p> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</h6> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org">http://www.abet.org</a>). This year, the College will celebrate its <a href="http://csuohio.edu/fenn100" target="_blank">Centennial Anniversary</a>. To learn more about the College, please visit: engineering.csuohio.edu.</p></div></div></div> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:15:06 +0000 2085942 2355 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Andrea Zuccaro, ABE Graduate Student, Accepted into the Cleveland Kidney, Urology and Hematology Training Network https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/andrea-zuccaro-abe-graduate-student-accepted-cleveland-kidney-urology-and-hematology-training <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p class="MsoBodyText"><img alt="Andrea Zucarro, graduate biomedical student" height="372" width="330" style="height: 169px; width: 150px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; float: left;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/Andrea%20Zuccaro.jpg" title="" />Andrea Zuccaro, graduate student in the Applied Biomedical Engineering Program, has been accepted to the Cleveland Kidney, Urology and Hematology Training Network as a pre-doctoral trainee. The Cleveland REseArch Training nEtwork (CREATE) Scientists in Kidney, Urology, and Hematology (KUH) program, supported by the National Institutes of Health (U2C-TL1), unites the six biomedical research institutions in Cleveland, Ohio to train investigators in the related fields of kidney, urology &amp; hematology. The Cleveland program is one of seven US training networks and Andrea will receive two years of research support from the TL1 mechanism.</p> <p>Andrea has a strong empathy towards the female population that is largely impacted by persistent stress urinary incontinence (SUI) resulting from severe damage to the pelvic floor tissues during vaginal delivery. With this motivation, Andrea’s ultimate goal is to develop simple, inexpensive, easy-to-use, yet broadly applicable, and commercially viable platforms that can address SUI and create a paradigm shift in the benign urology field. She also aims to facilitate technological translation to the clinic, improve health and medical care of patients, and have a societal impact.</p> <p>In the content of CREATE-KUH training program, Andrea Zuccaro, will work on a mentored research project, with Chemical and Biomedical Engineering assistant professor, <a>Dr. Metin Uz’s recent </a><a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/dr-metin-uz-awarded-23m-national-institute-health-r01-grant" target="_blank">Stephen I. Katz Early-Stage Investigator R01 project funded by NIDDK</a>, to develop an implantable and biodegradable device for stress urinary incontinence treatment in women. Andrea will be directly mentored by Dr. Uz and Dr. Margot Damaser of Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute and will be working with a strong team with complementary expertise, including Dr. John Rogers from Northwestern University. Andrea will also benefit from robust professional development, core/elective curricular activities and networking functions in this network.</p> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</h6> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org">http://www.abet.org</a>). This year, the College will celebrate its <a href="https://csuohio.edu/fenn100" target="_blank">Centennial Anniversary</a>. To learn more about the College, please visit: engineering.csuohio.edu.</p></div></div></div> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:07:44 +0000 2085942 2354 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Senior Design 2023 Inspired Serious Real-World Solutions https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/senior-design-2023-inspired-serious-real-world-solutions <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p class="x">The Washkewicz College of Engineering has completed another academic year and our two-semester long intensive Senior Design capstone program culminated the pre-commencement activities. The program had twenty amazing team projects that were sponsored by area organizations as well as Cleveland State University. “We always have impressive showings at our annual Senior Design Symposium and Poster Competition, but this year was truly special,” said Dr. Michael L. Adams, Chair and Associate Professor of the Engineering Technology Department and Senior Design Program Director. Learn more about the winning teams and their projects below.</p> <h4>First Place Winning Team</h4> <p><img alt="2023 senior design first place winners" height="4096" width="6144" style="width: 300px; height: 200px; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; float: left;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/First%20Place.jpeg" title="" /></p> <p>Pictured left to right: Dean Richard Schoephoerster, Kenneth Bender the Tinker, Russell Buttress the Marine, Shereen Elfadil the model student, and Dr. Zhiqiang Gao, senior design instructor.</p> <p><strong>Project Title:</strong> Autonomous Nursery Cart<br /> <strong>Team Members: </strong>Kenneth Bender, Russell Buttriss, and Shereen Elfadil<br /> <span><strong>Faculty Advisors:</strong> Zhiqiang Gao and Qin Lin</span><br /> <strong>Department: </strong>Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<br /> <strong>Industry Sponsor:</strong> National Fluid Power Association</p> <p>“The first-place winner goes to team 132, Autonomous Nursery Cart”, as the voice of Mike Adams, the WCE Senior Design Director, came through the loudspeakers the night of May 6, in the CSU Student Center Ballroom packed with students and their families, I was halfway to the podium to celebrate with this extraordinary team. This project started back in the fall of 2021, when all three team members, Ken Bender, Russell Buttriss and Shereen Elfadil, took my EEC 318 (Signals and Systems, later renamed Design, Analysis and Simulation of Dynamic Systems) class. “It was a privilege to see the three of them put this together, from Ken’s term paper proposal in the fall of 2021 to the podium of Senior Design Symposium on May 5, 2023,” said Dr. Zhiqiang Gao, Associate Professor &amp; Director of the Center for Advanced Control Technology, with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.</p> <h4>Second Place Winning Team</h4> <p><img alt="second place senior design team" height="4096" width="6144" style="width: 300px; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; float: left; height: 200px;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="2" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/Second%20Place.jpeg" title="" /></p> <p>Pictured from left to right: Dean Richard Schoephoerster, Shakeeb Rahman, Kevin Minn, Brian Dowhan, Ian Henning, Andrew Zollos, Leul Mezgebe, and Professor Toufik Aidja, faculty advisor.</p> <p><strong>Project Title:</strong> Automated Hydroponic System<br /> <strong>Team Members:</strong> Shakeeb Rahman, Andrew Zollos, Ian Hennings, Brian Dowhan, Kevin Minn, and Leul Mezgebe<br /> <strong>Faculty Advisor:</strong> Toufik Aidja<br /> <strong>Department:</strong> Engineering Technology<br /> <strong>Industry Sponsor: </strong>Rockwell Automation</p> <p>“As for my overall impression of the program, I can confidently say that it was a transformative experience for me. The program allowed me to explore my passion for engineering and work with a fantastic team, while also giving me the opportunity to develop my entrepreneurial skills. Being recognized for our hard work and dedication feels truly rewarding and validates our efforts to create a meaningful project.</p> <p>“Our Automated Hydroponic System project was indeed entrepreneurial in nature, as it aimed to offer a sustainable and efficient solution for urban agriculture. We were grateful to have the support of Rockwell Automation throughout the process,” shared team lead, Shakeeb Rahman. He will be working with Rockwell automation as a Leadership Development Program associate in Product Engineering and Development</p> <h4>Third Place Winning Team</h4> <p><img alt="third_place_winning_team" height="4096" width="6144" style="width: 300px; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; float: left; height: 200px;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="3" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/Third%20Place.jpeg" title="" />Pictured from left to right in the photo: Dr. Richard Schoephoerster (Dean of the Washkewicz College of Engineering), Jake Szaniszlo, Darien Stanley, Alan Klosinski, Professor Bogdan Kozul (faculty advisor)</p> <p><strong>Project Title:</strong> Real-Time Inline Quality Inspection System<br /> <strong>Team Members:</strong> Jake Szaniszlo, Darien Stanley, and Alan Klosinski<br /> <strong>Faculty Advisor:</strong> Bogdan Kozul<br /> <strong>Department:</strong> Mechanical Engineering<br /> <strong>Industry Sponsor:</strong> Welser Profile</p> <p>“Cleveland State’s engineering program provides all the resources and opportunities necessary to be a knowledgeable and successful professional. The engineering senior design capstone is a unique and invaluable experience which bridges the gap between classroom and experiential learning. It has aided in my personal development of technical and collaborative skills needed to be an effective project engineer." Said, Jake Szaniszlo, team lead. Jake will be working at Swagelok as part of their Engineering Career Development Program. He is also part of CSU's 4+1 Accelerated Program and hope to complete my MSME in the coming years while working full-time.</p> <h4>Honorable Mention Team</h4> <p><img alt="honorable_mention_2023" height="4096" width="6144" style="height: 200px; width: 300px; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; float: left;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="4" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/Honorable.jpeg" title="" />Pictured from left to right: Dr. William J Atherton, Satnam Singh, Jaykumar Prajapati, Bee Boettcher.</p> <p><strong>Project Title: </strong>SimSURROGATE Foot<br /> <strong>Team Members:</strong> Brandon Boettcher, Jaykumar Prajapati, and Satnam Singh<br /> <strong>Faculty Advisor:</strong> William Atherton<br /> <strong>Department:</strong> Engineering Technology<br /> <strong>Collaboration:</strong> Cleveland Clinic</p> <p>“The Senior Design Project was an incredibly challenging and empowering experience.  It was a lot of fun and inspiring to roll up our sleeves and get our hands dirty with a real-world problem that hadn't been solved yet.  It was an honor to work with such an experienced and accomplished team at the Cleveland Clinic. Our biggest drive for this project was being able to apply the knowledge we've gained during our educational journey to make a meaningful contribution to the scientific and medical community,” said Bee Boettcher, team lead.</p> <div> <p>“Our seniors are the true showcase of this event, and they put on an impressive display of hands-on ingenuity. The quality of the finished work for many of the projects was well beyond our expectations, and the wide range of multi-disciplinary project ideas was astounding,” stated Dr. Adams.</p> </div> <p>“The event itself ran without a hitch, largely due to the dedication and hard work of Tisha Barnes, who is our Engineering Technology Department and Senior Design Program Administrative Assistant. She was supported by the rest of the Washkewicz College of Engineering staff as well as student employees. My hearty thanks to Tisha, the college staff, and our students for such a wonderful event this year!” explained Dr. Adams. We are also grateful for this year’s sponsors: </p> <ul> <li>ABEDA Group</li> <li>Akron Children's Hospital</li> <li>C&amp;W</li> <li>Cleveland State University - Global</li> <li>Dominion Energy Ohio</li> <li>FirstEnergy Corp.</li> <li>Great Lakes Cheese</li> <li>Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival</li> <li>Martian Sky Industries</li> <li>NASA Glenn Research Center</li> <li>Nexus Engineering Group</li> <li>Permco</li> <li>Rockwell Automation</li> <li>Safran</li> <li>Shaker Numeric</li> <li>Sherwin-Williams</li> <li>The Mortgage Collaborative</li> <li>Virtec Enterprises</li> <li>Welser Profile</li> <li>Xadite</li> </ul> <p>To learn more about the Senor Design Capstone program and other projects please visit <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/seniordesign/seniordesign">https://engineering.csuohio.edu/seniordesign/seniordesign</a>.</p> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</h6> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org">http://www.abet.org</a>). This year, the College will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary. To learn more about the College, please visit: engineering.csuohio.edu.</p></div></div></div> Tue, 01 Aug 2023 15:58:37 +0000 2085942 2349 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Dr. Qin Lin Awarded NSF Research Grant for Industrial Cybersecurity https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/dr-qin-lin-awarded-nsf-research-grant-for-industrial-cybersecurity <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="Dr. Qin Lin professor computer science" height="6439" width="4293" style="height: 300px; width: 200px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px; float: left;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/IMG-3_0.jpg" title="" />Dr. Qin <a href="https://qinlincmu.github.io/" target="_blank">Lin</a>, assistant professor in the <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/cs/cs">Computer Science Department</a>, has been awarded a two-year, $200,000 grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support his team's research on cybersecurity of industrial control systems. The project, titled "ERI: Operator-Automation Shared Protection for Security and Safety Assured Industrial Control Systems: Learning, Detection, and Recovery Control", is funded by the NSF's Division of Electrical, Communication and Cyber Systems (ECCS).</p> <p>Industrial control systems (ICSs) are commonly utilized in critical infrastructure, including power generation, water treatment and distribution, and transportation. However, the increasing digitization of ICSs, involving sensing, communication, and control, brings advanced features but also leaves them vulnerable to malicious cyber-attacks. Protecting ICSs from such attacks is crucial to prevent service disruptions and catastrophic physical damage. Dr. Lin's project aims to develop a comprehensive solution, integrating human-on-the-loop explainable machine learning (ML), detection, and recovery control in an operator-automation shared protection framework, to provide security and safety-assured ICSs against malicious cyber-attacks.</p> <p>The project will incorporate engineering research and education to train students, particularly those from Under-Represented Minorities (URM), and cultivate a diverse, globally competitive cybersecurity workforce. With the goal of lowering barriers to ICS security research and education, this project aims to have a significant impact by providing accessible testbeds for a diverse population of beginning and expert cybersecurity students and engineers to learn and practice.</p> <p>This article originally appeared in the Cleveland State University <a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/research/research" target="_blank">Research Newsletter</a>, Issue June 2023.</p> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</h6> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org">http://www.abet.org</a>). This year, the College will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary. To learn more about the College, please visit: <a href="http://engineering.csuohio.edu">engineering.csuohio.edu</a>.</p></div></div></div> Mon, 10 Jul 2023 14:22:59 +0000 2085942 2339 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu PhD Students Participate in the Joint Cleveland Clinic Foundation-CSU Program https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/phd-students-participate-in-joint-cleveland-clinic-foundation-csu-program <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>In the late 1990's CSU and the Cleveland Clinic established a joint "Applied Biomedical Engineering" specialization within our overall doctoral program.  In the fall semester this agreement was renewed with expansion to cover all engineering majors as well as Computer Science and Applied Data Science.  The new program offers student opportunities in the following:</p> <ul> <li>Admission and placement of doctoral students in research labs at the CCF</li> <li>Joint research projects</li> <li>Student internships, cooperative education, and employment</li> <li>CSU-CCF faculty/staff appointments</li> <li>Facilities and Equipment sharing</li> <li>Organization of scientific gatherings.</li> </ul> <p>Here’s what some of our students had to say about the program.</p> <p>“By joining the joint CCF-CSU program I hope to have a more “hands on” experience that will help me acquire the technical knowledge and skills necessary to succeed as a biomedical engineer,” said Tassia.</p> <p>Jafar’s goal is "to automate the diagnosis of heart disease using the knowledge I gained in computer science."</p> <p>Hope stated, “My goal is to expand my technical, scientific, and teaching skills with the support from clinicians, researchers, and collaborating groups at CCF.”</p> <p>Given the Cleveland Clinic's exciting announcements related to Quantum Computing, there are multiple opportunities for students interested in Applied Data Science (<a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/eecs/phd-specialization-in-applied-data-science">https://engineering.csuohio.edu/eecs/phd-specialization-in-applied-data-...</a>)</p> <p>Another exciting opportunity relates to the joint CSU-CCF initiative for cross-disciplinary cardiovascular sciences training. This is an opportunity that links multiple departments across campus where faculty and students are engaged with cardiovascular research: <a href="https://artsandsciences.csuohio.edu/cdcavs/cdcavs">https://artsandsciences.csuohio.edu/cdcavs/cdcavs</a>.</p> <p>For further information on doctoral opportunities for engineering and computer science, reach out to Dr. Brian Davis at <a href="mailto:B.L.Davis@csuohio.edu">B.L.Davis@csuohio.edu</a>.</p> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</h6> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org">http://www.abet.org</a>). This year, the College will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary. To learn more about the College, please visit: engineering.csuohio.edu.</p></div></div></div> Thu, 04 May 2023 20:54:03 +0000 2085942 2294 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Dr. Geyou (Augyu) Ao Named on US Patent https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/dr-geyou-augyu-ao-named-us-patent <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>On November 22, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent 11,504,311, titled Boron Nitride Nanomaterial (BNNT) Compositions, that names Dr. Geyou (Augyu) Ao, professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (CBE). The patent relates to a method to produce stable, controllable compositions of boron nitride nanomaterials, including hexagonal boronitride (hBN).</p> <p>The composition hBN is used in over 640 cosmetic formulations, primarily for skin-contacting products such as eye shadow and powder. The multifunctionality of BNNT and hBN nanosheets will enable them to serve as both an effective stabilizer of emulsions and a UV filter. The BNNT and hBN nanosheets provide a water-soluble UV filter that helps sunscreen manufacturers who want to innovate safe and effective sunscreens by reducing costs, improving sensory appeal, and environmental safety of the product.</p> <p>This article original appeared in the CSU <a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/news/dr-geyou-augyu-ao-named-us-patent-11504311" target="_blank">Office of Research</a> News.</p> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</h6> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org">http://www.abet.org</a>). This year, the College will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary. To learn more about the College, please visit: engineering.csuohio.edu.</p></div></div></div> Wed, 03 May 2023 22:24:18 +0000 2085942 2293 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Dr. Shubo Zhang, EECS Alumnus Wins Joint Patent https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/dr-shubo-zhang-eecs-alumnus-wins-joint-patent <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent 11,494,854 titled Systems And Methods For Managing Watchlist Constraints On An Electric Power Grid naming recent Electrical Engineering and Computer Science graduate Shubo Zhang ’22, PhD and former assistant professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Dr. Hongxing Ye and as inventors.</p> <p>Shubo is currently employed by New York Independent System Operator, Inc. located in Albany, New York, as an Energy Market Engineer. His research interests include power system operation, power system economics, machine learning applications in power system.</p> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</h6> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org">http://www.abet.org</a>). This year, the College will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary. To learn more about the College, please visit: engineering.csuohio.edu.</p></div></div></div> Wed, 03 May 2023 21:53:54 +0000 2085942 2292 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Dr. Metin Uz Awarded $2.3M National Institute of Health R01 Grant https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/dr-metin-uz-awarded-23m-national-institute-health-r01-grant <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="Dr. Metin Uz" height="5104" width="3403" style="width: 150px; height: 225px; float: left; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="3" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/IMG-1.jpg" title="" />Dr. Metin Uz, Assistant Professor in Chemical &amp; Biomedical Engineering and a Consultant Staff in Biomedical Engineering at Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, was recently awarded new NIDDK/NIH Stephen I. Katz Early-Stage Investigator Research Project Grant-R01 providing $2,339,409 in funding over five years to advance his lab's research. This funding will support his investigations on an innovatively engineered biodegradable and implantable device platform enabling local, wireless, and postoperative mechanoelectrical stimulation of the pelvic floor tissues. Dr. Uz’s research program was initially supported by internal funding from Cleveland State University with startup funds and from Faculty Research and Development (FRD) Program.</p> <p>Dr. Metin Uz, has focused his research on developing biodegradable and implantable flexible electronic and piezoelectric platforms enabling wireless electrical stimulation of injured pelvic floor tissues to address stress urinary incontinence (SUI).</p> <p>SUI, the most common subtype of urinary incontinence (UI), is a significant health problem in the U.S. and worldwide affecting millions of women. Approximately 30 million U.S. women experience SUI, adversely affecting their quality of life by causing loss of self-confidence, social isolation, anxiety, depression, deterioration in sexual life and decrease in physical activity.</p> <p>Severe damage to the pelvic floor tissues and muscles can be observed because of the compression, stretching, tearing, or crushing that occurs during vaginal delivery. These events may result in pudendal nerve (PN) entrapment and injury resulting in downregulation of regenerative cytokines/neurotrophins subsequently followed by denervation of the external urethral sphincter (EUS), the striated muscle of the urethra, leading to SUI development.</p> <p><img alt="Dr. Margot Damaser" height="275" width="193" style="float: right; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; height: 214px; width: 150px;" class="media-element file-default media-float-right" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/Dr.%20Margot%20Damaser.png" title="" />Dr . Uz is planning to represent a fundamentally new and distinct change in research direction by seeking to apply his newly proposed device platform in the animal model of PN damage mimicking human SUI conditions to make a scientifically and clinically important impact in Urology field, a completely new discipline for Dr. Uz. For this purpose, Dr. Uz teamed up with very well-known researchers with complementary expertise in their respective field of research. In this project, Dr. Uz will be collaborating with Dr. Margot Damaser (pictured right) from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute who has extensive experience in studying urinary incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction along with in vivo models of SUI and Dr. John Rogers (pictured left below) from Northwestern who is an expert in implantable devices and neurostimulation and who was also invited to speak for last years’ annual Bell Lecture presented by the Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Department at Cleveland State.</p> <p><img alt="Dr John Rogers" title="Dr John Rogers" height="262" width="366" style="height: 143px; width: 200px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: left;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="2" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/Dr%20John%20Rogers.png" />In the long term, the successful completion of this project will introduce a novel device platform that can be synergistically combined with Kegel exercises to provide local mechanoelectrical stimulation upon rehabilitative Kegel movements to promote PN regeneration and reinnervation to treat SUI in women. The Stephen I. Katz Early-Stage Investigator Research Project Grant will allow Dr. Uz an introduction to the Urology field and bring his innovative technology and engineering perspective to generate new paradigms, significantly impacting the field and its clinical practice. </p> <p><span><span><span><span><b><span><span><span>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org/"><span>http://www.abet.org</span></a>). This year, the College will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary. To learn more about the College, please visit: engineering.csuohio.edu.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div></div></div> Wed, 03 May 2023 00:21:00 +0000 2085942 2291 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Dr. Tianyun Zhang To Study Edge Computing with New NSF Award https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/dr-tianyun-zhang-study-edge-computing-with-new-nsf-award <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Dr. Tianyun <a href="https://expertise.csuohio.edu/csufacultyprofile/detail.cfm?FacultyID=t_zhang85"><strong><span><span><span><span>Zhang</span></span></span></span></strong></a>, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (<a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/eecs/eecs"><strong><span><span><span><span>EECS</span></span></span></span></strong></a>), has been awarded a two year, $174,233 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research on Edge Computing. Edge Computing involves distributed computing with localized calculations and decision making, as opposed to centralizing data storage and computation in the cloud. Cloud-based computing can result in a lag while data is uploaded, processed, and then communicated back.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The project, titled "<a href="https://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2245765"><strong><span><span><span><span>A Systematic Multi-Task Learning Framework for Improving Deep Learning Efficiency on Edge Platforms</span></span></span></span></strong></a>," is funded by the NSF's Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS). Multi-task learning is a subfield of machine learning in which a shared model is used to solve different tasks simultaneously. For example, there are multiple tasks to be done in real-time in self-driving cars, including object detection and depth estimation.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span>Read entire article from Office of Research News <a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/news/tianyun-zhang-study-edge-computing-with-new-nsf-award" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <h6><span>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</span></h6> <p><span>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org">http://www.abet.org</a>). This year, the College will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary. To learn more about the College, please visit: engineering.csuohio.edu.</span></p></div></div></div> Sat, 29 Apr 2023 17:42:04 +0000 2085942 2290 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Hanz Richter, Ph.D., NSF Taking Control of Electric Propulsion https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/hanz-richter-phd-nsf-taking-control-electric-propulsion <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>With New NSF Award, Hanz Richter, Ph.D. Seeks to Revolutionize Control of Hybrid Powered Vehicles, Microgrids and Turboelectric Propulsion</p> <p>Hanz Richter, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (MCE), has received funding from the Dynamics and Control Division of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore fundamental engineering principles and develop methodologies for the design, control, and optimization of power networks across physical domains.</p> <p>The research is based on a new, generalized understanding of principles from thermodynamics; in particular, its second law, entropy and exergy. The research has applications in electrified aircraft propulsion, microgrids and electromechanical energy conversion.</p> <p>With the NSF's three-year, $400,000 award, Dr. Richter will support Ph.D. students and mentor undergraduates in research. The group will extend the applicability of classical tools, such as entropy generation minimization to extended physical domains, with a focus on mechanical-electrical power conversion.</p> <p>Read entire Office of Research Article <a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/news/hanz-richter-phd-nsf-taking-control-electric-propulsion" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</h6> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org">http://www.abet.org</a>). This year, the College will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary. To learn more about the College, please visit: engineering.csuohio.edu.</p></div></div></div> Sat, 29 Apr 2023 17:12:48 +0000 2085942 2289 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Sabrina Coffman, Biomedical Engineering Major, Becomes Golf Program's First-Ever Horizon League Medalist https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/sabrina-coffman-biomedical-engineering-major-becomes-golf-programs-first-ever-horizon-league <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Howey in the Hills, FL-Sabrina Coffman, a Biomedical Engineering MS student, is the 2023 Horizon League Women's Golf Individual Champion after posting a final round 73 to finish at 4-over par for the tournament. This marks the first Horizon League individual championship in the history of the Cleveland State women's golf program. </p> <p>Coffman won by three strokes over Youngstown State's Puthita Khuanrudee and claimed her second tournament victory of the season. Lexi Knight joined Coffman in finishing inside the top-10 as the Vikings finished in third place overall with a 64-over par team total. </p> <p>Coffman started the day with a two-shot lead and expanded it to three with a birdie at the fifth hole. She made the turn in 3-over 38 and was tied for the lead after three straight bogeys on holes seven through nine.</p> <p>Sabrina Coffman has been named the 2023 Women's Horizon League Golfer of the Year. Read details at <a href="https://csuvikings.com/sports/w-golf/2022-23/releases/20230428i8jvz0 ">https://csuvikings.com/sports/w-golf/2022-23/releases/20230428i8jvz0 </a> Coffman had a standout season in 2022-23 culminating in a Horizon League individual championship this past week at Mission Inn Resort. Her season is not yet finished, as her win earned her an automatic bid to NCAA Regionals, where she will compete in Westfield, Indiana the first week of May. </p> <p>Read entire article posted by Cleveland State University (Vikings) Athletics <a href="https://csuvikings.com/sports/w-golf/2022-23/releases/20230426315ywd" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</h6> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org">http://www.abet.org</a>). This year, the College will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary. To learn more about the College, please visit: engineering.csuohio.edu.</p></div></div></div> Sat, 29 Apr 2023 13:15:26 +0000 2085942 2288 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Washkewicz College of Engineering Receives NIVIDIA 3090 GPU Cards https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/washkewicz-college-engineering-receives-nividia-3090%C2%A0gpu%C2%A0cards <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="Dr. Hongkai Yu" height="6720" width="4480" style="height: 175px; width: 117px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;" class="media-element file-default media-float-right" data-delta="2" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/img-146_50512291768_o.jpg" title="" />The Lambda company, which collaborated with Dr. Hongkai Yu, Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department (EECS), on a recently awarded NSF MRI grant, presented the College with three NIVIDIA 3090 GPU Cards. The cards have an estimated value $10K and were recently installed in CSU servers with the assistance of CSU Information Services &amp; Technology staff and representatives from Lambda.</p> <p>“Having the NIVIDIA 3090 GPU Cards will support the parallel computation related research and education in our EECS department, such as data science, artificial intelligence, IoT, communication, database, game development, etc.” Said Dr. Yu. </p> <p><img alt="NIVIDIA 3090 GPU Card installation team" height="4276" width="6414" style="height: 167px; width: 250px; margin: 2px 4px; float: left;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/IMG-268.jpg" title="" />Those in attendance for the presentation and installation were Dr. Richard Schoephoerster, Dean, Dr. Murad Hizlan, EECS Interim Department Chair, Timothy O’Callahan, Sr. Director of Advancement for Engineering, Allen Brey, Sr. Commercial and Higher Education Account Executive, Lambda. Our Information Services &amp; Technology staff included Justin D. Grogan-Myers, Manager, Information Security &amp; Infrastructure, and Jeffrey L. Grigsby and Rebecca R. Russell, Desktop Server Specialists.</p> <p> </p> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</h6> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org">http://www.abet.org</a>). This year, the College will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary. To learn more about the College, please visit: engineering.csuohio.edu.</p></div></div></div> Fri, 28 Apr 2023 23:08:38 +0000 2085942 2287 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Smart Manufacturing Tools Preparing the Next Generation https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/smart-manufacturing-tools-preparing-next-generation <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Dr. Saeed Farahani, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, works to bridge the gap between education and industry. He was recently featured in a case study by <a href="https://vksapp.com/case-studies/csu-trains-next-generation-manufacturers-vks?utm_source=csu&amp;utm_medium=csucasestudy&amp;utm_campaign=csuvks">VKS</a> explaining the process and importance of cross training employees as well as consistency in education from one class to the next. </p> <p>VKS states, "For companies that have yet to adopt smart manufacturing tools like work instruction software, the skills gap is still a large concern. In recent studies, the manufacturing sector expects to experience 2.1 million unfilled jobs by the year 2030 while the projected cost is in the trillions for the US alone." "One challenge that we face is that the period a student attends our university is relatively short. This is a challenge because transferring these skills from one student to another is not easy. We want to use VKS to better organize our procedures and transfer that skill to new students. Then we can help students learn how to perform the experiments properly and generate more consistent results. Our experimental results are sometimes influenced by the operators of the testing equipment. So we can use VKS to reduce that variation and fluctuation,” said Dr. Farahani. <a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="9" data-ogsc="" href="https://vksapp.com/case-studies/csu-trains-next-generation-manufacturers-vks?utm_source=csu&amp;utm_medium=csucasestudy&amp;utm_campaign=csuvks" originalsrc="https://vksapp.com/case-studies/csu-trains-next-generation-manufacturers-vks" rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="kNAPKVWGBcev3fq9jaQl9WyetscJ0ur6AnTpcSko7CMg7BlU3/HWn3k4RA9F0UEiMrAgz4X+pkBYZiG+nvIgSBLbDnE7YUdZGQCH67IAfwjLuvCb+uAgTBh2KGlxWVxTI8ITPX/hw6l0b2/JlZvYpxKuyoqFoF2UHLoRvSrALO4=" target="_blank" title="//vksapp.com/case-studies/csu-trains-next-generation-manufacturers-vks. Click or tap if you trust this link."><i>See VKS Case Study</i></a>. </p> <p>See examples below:</p> <table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img alt="final assembled view of crayon car" height="1364" width="2010" class="media-element file-default" data-delta="2" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-20%20at%205.56.06%20PM.png" title="" /></td> <td><img alt="6 VDC motor positive and negative terminal" height="1364" width="2010" class="media-element file-default" data-delta="3" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-20%20at%205.56.19%20PM.png" title="" /></td> <td><img alt="finished no-fall toy" height="1414" width="2010" class="media-element file-default" data-delta="4" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-20%20at%205.59.12%20PM%5B1%5D.png" title="" /></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</h6> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org/">http://www.abet.org</a>). To learn more about the College, please visit: <a href="http://engineering.csuohio.edu/">engineering.csuohio.edu</a>.</p></div></div></div> Mon, 23 Jan 2023 23:47:04 +0000 2085942 2249 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Chub and Mary Jo Chionchio Graduate Internship Fund Established for Center for Human Machine Systems Students https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/chub-and-mary-jo-chionchio-graduate-internship-fund-established-for-center-for-human-machine <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p class="BodyA">Mary Jo Chionchio recently established the Chub and Mary Jo Chionchio Graduate Internship Fund with Cleveland State University. The internship fund will support graduate students within the Center for Human Machine Systems.</p> <p><img alt="Mary Jo Chionchio " height="3024" width="4032" style="width: 500px; height: 375px;" class="media-element file-default" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/images/news/IMG_3056.JPG" title="" /></p> <p>Pictured above: first row from left, Tayluer D Streat-Ricchiuti (BME), Mary Jo Chionchio, Shaye Teill (BME), Dr. Josiah S Owusu-Danquah (civil engineering), Jack Schultz (BME), Cameron LaMack (BME). Second row from left, Dr. Antonie "Ton" van den Bogert (mechanical engineering), Skye Carlson (BME), Dr. Brian Davis (Associate Dean), Lexie Mallinos (BME), Brittany Sommers (MCE). Not pictured Dr. Prabaha Sikder (mechanical engineering).</p> <p>Mary Jo’s belief in education and passion for experiential learning opportunities formed the foundation for this fund. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Akron (’64) and a Master of Science in Education from Kent State University (’70). In 2013, she retired from St. Vincent–St. Mary High School (STVM) after 49 years of service. During her time at STVM she served as a biology teacher, chair of both the Department of Health and Physical Education and then the Science Department, Project Director for the UA/STEM Research Experience, and coach for several sports, including Men’s Golf, Women’s Basketball, Women’s Volleyball, and Women’s Track.</p> <p>In addition to her service inside the classroom and on the field of play, Mary Jo also worked in partnership with the University of Akron to create various practical learning experiences outside the classroom that advanced science education and STEM research opportunities for students.</p> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</h6> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org/">http://www.abet.org</a>). To learn more about the College, please visit: <a href="http://engineering.csuohio.edu/">engineering.csuohio.edu</a>.</p></div></div></div> Fri, 20 Jan 2023 19:34:22 +0000 2085942 2247 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Alumnus Katie Davis Pays It Forward https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/alumnus-katie-davis-pays-it-forward <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Self-proclaimed “STEMinist” Katie Davis and her husband Brandon — both CSU alumni — recently established the Katie D. Davis Engineering Scholarship. A mechanical engineering graduate, Davis is founder of Erie Engineering &amp; Construction, a firm dedicated to a high-performance, team-based project management model.</p> <p>Throughout her career, she’s made a point to address gaps in the industry, from the dearth of women in leadership roles to the lack of organizational commitment to coach project managers to success. In addition to her professional work, she helped start and run one of the largest engineering merit badge programs for the Boy Scouts in Northeast Ohio. She also founded a non-profit to encourage young people to consider careers in the engineering profession and has mentored many young women with an interest in the field.</p> <p>Students pursuing a mechanical, electrical, civil, or chemical engineering degree in good academic standing are eligible to apply for the scholarship. </p> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</h6> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org/">http://www.abet.org</a>). To learn more about the College, please visit: <a href="http://engineering.csuohio.edu/">engineering.csuohio.edu</a>.</p></div></div></div> Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:33:43 +0000 2085942 2246 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Jack Perish Named Engineering Fall 2022 Valedictorian https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/jack-perish-named-engineering-fall-2022-valedictorian <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p paraeid="{9ea4a624-1c75-4db4-bf91-f1976d8a6848}{164}" paraid="2117232249">Jack Perish Fall 2022 Valedictorian is Excited to See What’s Next.</p> <p paraeid="{9ea4a624-1c75-4db4-bf91-f1976d8a6848}{172}" paraid="131009726">Jack Perish is the Fall 2022 Washkewicz College of Engineering Valedictorian, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Jack holds a 3.94 GPA. As a student, Jack worked as a summer research assistant, and has held internships at Medical Mutual, CHAMPtitles, and Lyft.  He is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and leads their fraternity as their Philanthropy Chair.  He has been involved with the Association of Computing and Machinery, Trio and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE).  He has received many scholarships including: Choose Ohio First (4 years), Provost Scholarship (4 years) and Steris Scholarship (4 years).  Somehow, he has also managed to volunteer with the IEEE VEX Robotic Competition, which was held at CSU (Cleveland State University), CSU Vaccination drive, United Cerebral Palsy, the Cleveland Foodbank, Gigi’s Playhouse and Proyecto Peru.  He has received the Sophomore Academic Achievement Award and Brother of the Week from his fraternity.   While doing all this, Jack completed undergraduate and graduate courses as a third-year student and was on the Team that took first place in a coding competition among CSU teams.  Jack received the Dean’s List for six semesters and the President’s List for four semesters.  </p> <p paraeid="{9ea4a624-1c75-4db4-bf91-f1976d8a6848}{220}" paraid="1052328474">We caught up with Jack before graduation to learn more about him and what's next on his horizon. Here's what he had to say: “I am excited to see what is next, and I know I will be well-equipped given the knowledge and mentorship I obtained at Cleveland State. I hope to continue learning and growing as a person and as a software engineer.” </p> <p paraeid="{9ea4a624-1c75-4db4-bf91-f1976d8a6848}{224}" paraid="749214303">What do you plan to do after graduation? “After graduation, I plan to start a full-time position as a software developer at CHAMPtitles, a local startup company that aims to digitize car titling with blockchain technology.” </p> <p paraeid="{9ea4a624-1c75-4db4-bf91-f1976d8a6848}{244}" paraid="1422213460">Beyond this, I hope to continue learning and growing as a person and as a software engineer. Ultimately, I would like to continue my technical growth to a staff engineer level. Once there, I would aim to transition to a more managerial position, with the hope of facilitating more growth in my team and company. Of course, this may all change as my career progresses, but I am excited to see what is next, and I know I will be well-equipped given the knowledge and mentorship I obtained at Cleveland State. </p> <p paraeid="{9692b3a1-faa0-4835-a004-fbca01e897c7}{20}" paraid="733871528">What were your favorite and hardest course? "My favorite course: MTH 182 or REL 101 and hardest course was MTH 220 (yes it was remote)." </p> <p paraeid="{9692b3a1-faa0-4835-a004-fbca01e897c7}{46}" paraid="41715594">What is the best advice you ever received and from who? “One piece of advice I received from my Trio advisor, Jason Gardner, that contributed heavily to my academic approach was: never leave a classroom with an unanswered question. This advice helped me immensely in the first few years at Cleveland State. Not only did it help me academically in understanding the material, but it also led to better relationships with my professors, making it easier to revisit them in the future with questions or ideas.” </p> <p paraeid="{9692b3a1-faa0-4835-a004-fbca01e897c7}{78}" paraid="393435263">What advice do you have for incoming first-year students? “Set goals, be committed, be flexible, and have fun! If you really want to achieve something, you first must know what it is, but secondly, you must work hard to achieve it. Nonetheless, you also need a bit of luck, and things can often throw a wrench in your plans, for example, the pandemic! When this happens, you must learn to be flexible and adapt, but don't forget to have fun along the way. Life is short and perspective makes all the difference.” </p> <p paraeid="{9692b3a1-faa0-4835-a004-fbca01e897c7}{131}" paraid="152601974">If you had to do it all over again, what would you do differently as it relates to your academic journey? “It is difficult to say what I would change. I am so thankful for all the people I have met, the experiences I have had, and the lessons I have learned at Cleveland State. Although, one thing I would have liked to be more aware of is my mental health and what affects it. School can take time away from things that help you be you, and although in the short-term, skipping a workout or a soccer match may save time, in the long run, it may hurt you to lose that social or activity outlet.” </p></div></div></div> Tue, 03 Jan 2023 23:04:36 +0000 2085942 2225 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Dr. Wenbing Zhao, Named in Patent for Systems and Methods for Privacy-Aware Motion Tracking with Automatic Authentication https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/dr%C2%A0wenbing-zhao-named-in-patent-for-systems-and-methods-for-privacy-aware-motion-tracking-with <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p data-ogsc="">On July 19, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent <a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="36" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpatents.google.com%2Fpatent%2FUS11393318B2%2Fen%3Foq%3D11%252c393%252c318&amp;data=05%7C01%7CA.M.WIGGINS%40csuohio.edu%7C7ad4f742ac574a0570bf08dab0716db9%7Cd7f3e79a943d4aceaeab209030807508%7C0%7C0%7C638016298506226847%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=iUZC8jJacLx5ygdcUT5GaDX7I2SyG4CDGQ%2B0F4Mu3tk%3D&amp;reserved=0" originalsrc="https://patents.google.com/patent/US11393318B2/en?oq=11%2c393%2c318" rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="uUHD7V991u4b5xRuoIZPlAiEc117L/Sx+h0Zz8HhyjYSC6mvI+TuSvoSrEiFpi8JmjlyPHmReMHioSwUwVT5zWCrQDHzs30CMi31ppp6z0UZxerhYlvk9N+EfBngN1a194ZyXpSETXrcWjR2duyUDjGw1wqtWkX/YgscvM184zM=" target="_blank" title="//patents.google.com/patent/US11393318B2/en?oq=11%2c393%2c318. Click or tap if you trust this link.">11,393,318</a><strong> </strong>titled <em>Systems and methods for privacy-aware motion tracking with automatic authentication</em> that names Dr. <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="37" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" data-safelink="true" href="https://expertise.csuohio.edu/csufacultyprofile/detail.cfm?FacultyID=W_ZHAO1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wenbing Zhao</a>, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="38" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" data-safelink="true" href="https://www.csuohio.edu/engineering/eecs/eecs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EECS</a>).</p> <p data-ogsc="">The patented technology provides a system for tracking the body mechanics of STNA’s and patient handlers in real time with haptic feedback and a mobile app to track a healthcare workers proper body mechanics. They system uses a Bluetooth beacon badge to identify the wearer but not the patient in order to meet HIPAA compliance. Behind construction workers, STNAs and patient handlers are the second highest submitters of worker’s compensation claims.</p> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</h6> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org/">http://www.abet.org</a>). To learn more about the College, please visit: <a href="http://engineering.csuohio.edu/">engineering.csuohio.edu</a>.</p> <p>Article orginally posted in the <a href="http://newsletter.csuohio.edu/research/news/email/newsletter/volume9-issue10.html" target="_blank">October CSU Research Newsletter</a>.</p></div></div></div> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 23:52:08 +0000 2085942 2188 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Dr. Sathish Kumar Leads NSF-Funded Research to Develop Quantum Sensor Circuits https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/dr-sathish-kumar-leads-nsf-funded-research-develop-quantum-sensor-circuits <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Dr. Sathish Kumar, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) has been awarded a new National Science Foundation (<a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsf.gov%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cc.pokorny%40csuohio.edu%7C14bb46656c054cb8bbe608dac104d4ac%7Cd7f3e79a943d4aceaeab209030807508%7C0%7C0%7C638034523728405057%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2FgQM%2BKdAhdX65jSZqTdG3fvkqmWXljJnaYOIKnE3PV0%3D&amp;reserved=0"><strong>NSF</strong></a>) research award to develop new designs for programmable quantum sensor circuits. The three-year, $799,985 <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsf.gov%2Fawardsearch%2FshowAward%3FAWD_ID%3D2231377&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cc.pokorny%40csuohio.edu%7C14bb46656c054cb8bbe608dac104d4ac%7Cd7f3e79a943d4aceaeab209030807508%7C0%7C0%7C638034523728405057%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CLChQLNZ0mEd8YAxM8CSO2k8uViWaUcLax8TUTCWTKo%3D&amp;reserved=0"><strong>award</strong></a> is titled "Reinforcement Learning for the Optimal Design of Programmable Quantum Sensor Circuit." The proposal includes a sub-award with Dr. Murray Holland, a Physics professor at the University of Colorado Boulder who studies quantum gases and optomechanical transducers.</p> <p>The team will utilize machine learning (ML) techniques to develop sensors and measurement circuits that take advantage of quantum entanglement and superposition. To date, quantum sensors have been used to measure magnetic and electric fields but the sensors have been limited to simple circuits with only a few elements. It is expected that this research will enable the development of the next generation of quantum sensors and narrow the gap between the current quantum sensor performance and the fundamental limits set by quantum physics. Improved quantum sensors would provide a platform for more precise measurement systems for use many scientific fields.</p> <p>In addition, Dr. Kumar and his team will partner with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District to introduce quantum concepts to K-12 students to help create a more diverse talent pipeline of scientists in the future.</p> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</h6> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org/">http://www.abet.org</a>). To learn more about the College, please visit: <a href="http://engineering.csuohio.edu/">engineering.csuohio.edu</a>.</p> <p>Article orginally posted in the <a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/news/dr-sathish-kumar-leads-nsf-funded-research-develop-quantum-sensor-circuits" target="_blank">CSU Research Newsletter.</a></p></div></div></div> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 23:28:13 +0000 2085942 2187 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Dr. Hongkai Yu, to lead new NSF Major Research Instrumentation Grant https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/dr-hongkai-yu-lead-new-nsf-major-research-instrumentation-grant <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Dr. Hongkai Yu, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) will lead a new National Science Foundation (<a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsf.gov%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cc.pokorny%40csuohio.edu%7C14bb46656c054cb8bbe608dac104d4ac%7Cd7f3e79a943d4aceaeab209030807508%7C0%7C0%7C638034523728405057%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2FgQM%2BKdAhdX65jSZqTdG3fvkqmWXljJnaYOIKnE3PV0%3D&amp;reserved=0">NSF</a>) Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) grant that will support the acquisition and implementation of new computing equipment for a wide range of Smart City research. The $434,431 <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsf.gov%2Fawardsearch%2FshowAward%3FAWD_ID%3D2215388&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cc.pokorny%40csuohio.edu%7C14bb46656c054cb8bbe608dac104d4ac%7Cd7f3e79a943d4aceaeab209030807508%7C0%7C0%7C638034523728405057%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1Ptyxk3mD4r7NnuK08jLfZ7KcrSI8h5A63pbCw847s0%3D&amp;reserved=0">grant</a> is titled, "Acquisition of a GPU-based High Performance Computing Instrumentation for Smart City Research at Cleveland State University." Co-PIs on the award include EECS faculty: Dr. Sathish Kumar, Dr. Wenbing Zhao, Dr. Zicheng Chi, and Dr. Mehdi Rahmati, and Civil &amp; Environmental Engineeirng faculty, Dr. Jacqueline Jenkins, who is the senior personnel on the grant.</p> <p>NSF's MRI program catalyzes new knowledge and discoveries by empowering scientists and engineers with state-of-the-art research instrumentation, in turn promoting the development of a diverse workforce and facilitating academic/private sector partnerships.</p> <p>Dr. Yu's project will establish a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)-based high performance computer cluster to facilitate and promote Smart City research. While there are a wide range of uses for this new computing resource, the researchers plan to pursue specific projects that will help transform Cleveland to a modern smart city with shorter commute times, reduced crime rates, and a highly robust and secure electric power grid. The researchers also intend to develop new computer vision methods to recognize and evaluate fine-grained activities of athletes to improve training and evaluation of players, leading to Cleveland's professional sports teams contending for more championships.</p> <h6>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</h6> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org/">http://www.abet.org</a>). To learn more about the College, please visit: <a href="http://engineering.csuohio.edu/">engineering.csuohio.edu</a>.</p> <p>Article orginally posted in the <a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/news/dr-hongkai-yu-leads-nsf-major-research-instrumentation-grant" target="_blank">CSU Research Newsletter</a>.</p></div></div></div> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 23:06:15 +0000 2085942 2186 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu CSU partnerships, students, local industry help Ray's MTB owner back to the trails with adaptive bike project https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/csu-partnerships-students-local-industry-help-rays-mtb-owner-back-trails-with-adaptive-bike <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>On Friday September 9, members of the Cleveland State University community participated in an event called “The Big Reveal.” The afternoon event, held at <a href="https://raysmtb.com/">Ray’s Indoor Mountain Bike Park</a> (Ray’s MTB to locals), was named for the unveiling of a new bike park entry mural painted by artist Eileen Dorsey. </p> <p>Ray’s MTB founder/owner Ray Petro opened the world’s first indoor bike park in 2004 right here in Cleveland to world renown. He did so because of his frustration “in the inability to ride during the cold winters in Ohio,” investing his life savings in the idea.</p> <p>Fast forward to 2017, Petro was involved in a serious mountain biking accident, one that resulted in a high spinal cord injury that sidelined him indefinitely from the hobby he loved most.</p> <p>Enter CSU’s Spinal Cord Injury Volunteer Corps (SCIVC), an outgrowth of the <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/">Washkewicz College of Engineering</a>. In partnership with the Center for Human Machine Systems (CHMS) Lab and The <a href="https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/">Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET)</a> facility, members of the SCIVC incorporated a power-steering unit onto Petro’s four-wheel adaptive bike—which, as you’ll see in the accompanying video, makes it easier for him to steer and maneuver…</p> <p>“The mission of SCIVC is for students to assist people with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI) on home projects that are otherwise not covered by insurance, in addition to providing volunteer aid for miscellaneous tasks needed by the SCI community,” said Skye Carlson, president of the SCIVC and second-year doctoral student in the Applied Biomedical Engineering at CSU.</p> <p>Read complete article <a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/news/big-reveal-yields-innovation-mobility-for-regions-mountain-bike-pioneer" target="_blank">here</a>. <a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/news/big-reveal-yields-innovation-mobility-for-regions-mountain-bike-pioneer">https://www.csuohio.edu/news/big-reveal-yields-innovation-mobility-for-r...</a></p> <p><strong>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</strong></p> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org/">http://www.abet.org</a>). To learn more about the College, please visit: <a href="http://engineering.csuohio.edu/">engineering.csuohio.edu</a>.</p></div></div></div> Thu, 29 Sep 2022 22:02:15 +0000 2085942 2161 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Fenn Co-op, 'Connections Fair' Give Viking engineers a competitive advantage in the marketplace https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/fenn-co-op-connections-fair-give-viking-engineers-competitive-advantage-in-marketplace <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>In a few short months, <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/coop/why-co-op">Fenn Co-op Program of the Washkewicz College of Engineering</a> at Cleveland State University celebrates its Centennial! The program has been the backbone of CSU’s engineering education since 1964—but the roots of co-op itself reach all the way back to Fenn College circa 1923!</p> <p>Known as a premier engineering school whose graduates created or enriched many enterprises, Fenn College had an outstanding reputation both in Northeast Ohio and across the country.</p> <p>It fortified its reputation by establishing the co-op program, which provided students with a unique opportunity to experience first-hand how a real professional engineering environment is before they graduate. Those students are then fast-tracked into gainful, meaningful employment with knowledge and experience gained through working with/for engineering employers.</p> <p>Fenn College was the fourth college in the state of Ohio to adopt a Cooperative Education Program, or "Co-op." Students enrolled in the Day Division generally alternated between the classroom and practical work experiences in their major field.</p> <p><img alt="female co-op student" height="576" width="1024" style="height: 169px; width: 300px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;" class="media-element file-default" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/co-op%201.png" title="" /></p> <p>L<b>eaving a Living, Lasting Legacy </b></p> <p>Co-op represents an immersive career experience for students, particularly those interested in breaking into engineering fields.</p> <p>“We’re living in exciting times here,” said Richard Schoephoerster, Ph.D., dean of the Washkewicz College of Engineering.</p> <p>“When I think of the word <i>connections</i>, I think about the fact that for 100 years, we have been diligent in connecting students and employers for training and talent.”</p> <p>While internships offer mutual support, the employer involved is primarily concerned with utilizing the internship to meet its short- and long-term staffing needs.</p> <p>In stark contrast, a "Co-op" is a more structured, academic program—one which integrates classroom study with paid, productive, real-world work experience endorsed by CSU. Co-op environments tend to be the preferred choice of engineering employers, who are looking to train students in a systematic way and eventually fill positions with experienced graduates.</p> <p>And unlike internships, which can be part-time (and often unpaid/underpaid endeavors) the <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/coop/EngineeringExperientialLearningOpportunities">Fenn Co-op offers a full-time 40-hour work week <i>and</i> academic credit</a>.</p> <p><img alt="Fenn Co-op, 'Connections Fair' Give Viking engineers a competitive advantage in the marketplace" data-delta="3" src="https://www.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/co-op%202-1.png" title="Fenn Co-op, 'Connections Fair' Give Viking engineers a competitive advantage in the marketplace" typeof="Image" /></p> <p><b>A ‘Competitive Edge’ in the Marketplace</b></p> <p>“Having that real-world experience <i>before</i> graduation really gives students a leg up, because the competition out there is heavy in the marketplace and, at the same time, businesses are hurting to hire,” said Erin Elosh, senior manager of the Fenn Co-op Program and Industry Outreach Co-op advisor. <a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/news/csu-washkewicz-readies-two-big-anniversaries-for-one-monumental-legacy" target="_blank">Read more.</a></p></div></div></div> Thu, 29 Sep 2022 21:24:33 +0000 2085942 2160 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Dr. Siu-Tung Yau, Published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/dr-siu-tung-yau-published-in-acs-sustainable-chemistry-engineering <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Dr. Siu-Tung Yau, professor in Electrical Engineering &amp; Computer Science has published a paper in ACS sustainable Chemistry &amp; Engineering (impact factor 9.221). The paper was also chosen to represent the cover art for September 2022 issue.  It is believed that this work will attract attention from the renewable energy sector.</p> <p class="rtecenter"><img alt="ACS Sustainable Cover Art" data-delta="1" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/ACSSustainableCoverArt.png" title="" typeof="Image" /></p> <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>Lipid accumulation in microalgae is a renewable resource for the synthesis of biodiesel. Two microalgae, <i>Spirulina</i> and <i>S. dimorphus</i>, were subjected to the electrostatic conditions imposed by applying a dc voltage to the algal growth mixtures under different light intensities without inducing electrical currents. The electrostatic conditions increased the growth rates of the microalgae well above those due to natural photosynthesis. The enhanced growth was dependent on the magnitude of the applied voltage and the contact area of the algal growth mixture to the electrodes. The voltage also induced the flocculation of the algae on the electrodes. The lipid contents of <i>S. dimorphus</i> were analyzed and found to be increased by the electrostatic effect. The observed enhanced algal growth could be due to accelerated electron transport rates in the cellular processes of photosynthesis. The results presented here indicate that, even with deficient light intensities, the electrostatic method is able to increase the overall production of the microalgae consistently and significantly beyond the algal level caused by natural photosynthesis with the normal light intensity.</p> <p>For the full paper, please follow: <a data-auth="VerificationFailed" data-linkindex="0" href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpubs.acs.org%2Fdoi%2Ffull%2F10.1021%2Facssuschemeng.1c08735&amp;data=05%7C01%7Ce.a.cabrera75%40vikes.csuohio.edu%7Cb8e5bfdb61cf40015a0408da9fd42897%7Cd7f3e79a943d4aceaeab209030807508%7C0%7C0%7C637998030902231798%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=k19VtjKjtXk08UUPDaQ1XNFBd9pWVHTx929iSyHNtis%3D&amp;reserved=0" originalsrc="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c08735" rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="ZZ9gxl6N6tEpl4hphH7Kj7XvKNX+uJ0cF3f7KicQDUeXJNCu89WYq50yX/fxZo0dKrqKbfD9AJ378Cg/vgKra6TyuS8LmUOezJsMqwzjDihSYd+pw4Xsx+0WknUWhJWl1eo3+HOF0B76ytvZKeTVVElXnD7LGfTvBBzZxdToLqY=" target="_blank" title="">https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c08735</a></p></div></div></div> Tue, 27 Sep 2022 21:15:14 +0000 2085942 2159 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Doctoral student Yashovardhan Sharma Awarded the 2021 Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Project of the Year https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/doctoral-student%C2%A0yashovardhan-sharma-awarded-2021-slag-cement-in-sustainable-concrete-project <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Doctoral student Yashovardhan Sharma, a Monte Ahuja Scholar, was awarded the 2021 Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Project of the Year research award. His project, titled “Effect of replacement of cement with ground granulated blast furnace slag on mechanical and durable properties of UHPC,” received the award from the Slag Cement Association and will be formally recognized at the American Concrete Institute convention in Orlando, Florida in March. Mr. Sharma is advised by Dr. Srinivas Allena, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.</p></div></div></div> Tue, 27 Sep 2022 20:28:21 +0000 2085942 2158 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Matlab/Simulink Workshop Well Attended https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/matlabsimulink-workshop-well-attended <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="Matlab/Simulink Workshop" height="4000" width="6000" style="height: 267px; width: 400px; float: left;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/DSC_0859re.jpg" title="" />IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) student organization and HKN honor society jointly presented a Matlab/Simulink Workshop on Sept. 16 (from 2:30pm to 3:30pm). Mr. Yu Hu, a doctoral student in EECS Department, gave a tutorial lecture on Matlab programming and Simulink modeling. The presentation was delivered in person in FH125 and streamed via zoom synchronously. There were 71 attendees in total, 36 of which attended the in-person session, with the remaining attending the zoom session. The event was well received by the attendees. WIE Treasurer Anusree Mandali hosted the event. WIE President Ananya Hazarika prepared and organized the workshop with the assistance of Vice President Jane Liang. HKN president Gianfranco Trovato helped to run the workshop. WIE and HKN faculty advisor Dr. Lili Dong created and promoted the event.</p></div></div></div> Fri, 23 Sep 2022 16:51:54 +0000 2846886 2156 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Tayluer Streat Ricchiuti, Biomedical Engineering Phenom is a CSU student success story https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/tayluer-streat-ricchiuti-biomedical-engineering-phenom-csu-student-success-story <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>As a part of her high school robotics team, she was encouraged to pursue an engineering career. She received her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with a concentration in biomedical systems from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>This past spring, Tayluer graduated with her master’s in biomedical engineering from Cleveland State University. She's now pursuing a biomedical engineering Ph.D. at CSU.  </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Throughout her educational journey at CSU, Tayluer has competed in the NEOvations bench to bedside with her team claiming second place for their low-cost solution for treating Hyperbilirium in developing countries. This past year, she has served as a regional pre-college initiative chair for the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). This past spring, she was elected as the national pre-college initiative chair for 2022-2023.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div></div></div> Wed, 21 Sep 2022 22:14:58 +0000 2839525 2152 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu CSU LANDS $2M GRANT FOR HUMAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS FOR PHYSICAL REHABILITATION https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/csu-lands-2m-grant-for-human-machine-systems-for-physical-rehabilitation <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h6><b>National Science Foundation funding supports assistive technology to aid people with disabilities</b></h6> <p>An interdisciplinary team at Cleveland State University has <a href="https://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2152135&amp;HistoricalAwards=false">been awarded a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for work on Human-Machine Systems for Physical Rehabilitation</a> and research-inspired teaching around those assistive technologies for people with disabilities to improve their creation, functionality and retained use.</p> <p>“There is a compelling national need for advanced research to develop technology for people with disabilities,” said Eric M. Schearer, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical engineering at CSU’s Washkewicz College of Engineering and the team’s Principal Investigator (PI).</p> <p>“This technology can help us significantly improve people’s lives -- preventing falls, restoring motor function after paralysis and regenerating muscle after traumatic injuries,” Dr. Schearer added. “Despite the development of impressive devices, people with disabilities abandon assistive technologies at alarmingly high rates—largely because their perspectives are not included in the development process.”  </p> <p>Barriers to continued use include privacy concerns, suitability of the technology for daily usage, trust in the devices themselves, stigma surrounding them, and a lack of overall training. These can be overcome through better collaboration between developers and potential device users through the NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program outlined in the grant.</p> <p><img alt="CSU LANDS $2M GRANT FOR HUMAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS FOR PHYSICAL REHABILITATION" data-delta="2" src="https://www.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/51933108680_84f66db395_k.jpg" title="CSU LANDS $2M GRANT FOR HUMAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS FOR PHYSICAL REHABILITATION" typeof="Image" /></p> <p>Dr. Schearer is one of the team’s ten core participants, with membership spanning CSU’s mechanical engineering, health sciences, urban studies, biomedical engineering and computer science divisions.</p> <p>The team is rounded out by Brian Davis, Ph.D.; Debbie Espy, PT, Ph.D.; Kelle DeBoth, Ph.D., OTR/L; Nicholas Zingale, Ph.D., Prabaha Sikder, Ph.D.; Chandra Kothapalli, Ph.D.; Hanz Richter Ph.D., and Hongkai Yu, Ph.D., Andrew Slifkin, Ph.D., Doug Wajda, Ph.D., Gina Kubek, OTD, April Yorke, Ph.D., Anne Su, Ph.D. and Josiah Owusu-Danquah, Ph.D., as well as Gemma Jiang, Ph.D. (Colorado State University).</p> <p>The long-term vision is for engineers, therapists, psychologists and urban experts to collaborate on physical rehabilitation teams that create technologies empowering people with disabilities—thereby creating more inclusive, cross-functional “wraparound” models around them.</p> <p>“This [NRT] program seeks to support novel models of interdisciplinary research-based graduate education, with the aim of producing future scholars who can bring together innovative ideas from multiple disciplines to significantly advance convergent scholarly research,” said Nigamanth Sridhar, Ph.D., interim provost and senior vice president of academic affairs at CSU. “This project is a true representation of such a novel model and CSU is incredibly proud to lead on this national stage.”</p> <p>This article originally appeared on the CSU website.</p> <p><strong>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</strong></p> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org/">http://www.abet.org</a>). To learn more about the College, please visit: <a href="http://engineering.csuohio.edu/">engineering.csuohio.edu</a>.</p> <p> </p></div></div></div> Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:26:33 +0000 2085942 2090 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu TeCK Fund Phase 3 Awarded to Dr. Prabaha Sikder https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/teck-fund-phase-3-awarded-dr-prabaha-sikder <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The <a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/technology-transfer/teck-fund" target="_blank">TeCK Fund</a> held its Selection Committee Meeting July 7 and selected a CSU-led proposal for funding. The CSU proposal submission was provided by <a href="http://expertise.csuohio.edu/csufacultyprofile/detail.cfm?FacultyID=p_sikder" target="_blank">Dr. Prabaha Sikder</a>, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (MCE), and is titled "3D Printed Multi-functional Dental Implants for Treating Peri-implantitis." Dr. Sikder was awarded $100,000 to validate a 3D-printed, customizable dental implant with antimicrobial and bioactive features that will effectively manage peri-implantitis issues for the millions of patients needing dental implants annually.</p> <p>The TeCK Fund is accepting Letters of Intent until December 30, 2022. Contact <a href="mailto:j.kraszewski@csuohio.edu">Jack Kraszewski</a> for information regarding the TeCK Fund and technology transfer.</p> <p><img border="0" height="42" src="https://www.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/teck.jpg" width="180" /></p> <p>This article originally appeared in the monthly CSU Research Newsletter, July 2022, Volume 8 Issue 7.</p> <p><strong>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</strong></p> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org/">http://www.abet.org</a>). To learn more about the College, please visit: <a href="http://engineering.csuohio.edu/">engineering.csuohio.edu</a>.</p></div></div></div> Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:14:34 +0000 2085942 2089 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Mechanical Engineering Professors Tushar Borkar and Saeed Farahani Receive Industry Research Grants https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/mechanical-engineering-professors-tushar-borkar-and-saeed-farahani-receive-industry-research <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p data-ogsc="">Dr. Tushar <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="11" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="http://facultyprofile.csuohio.edu/csufacultyprofile/detail.cfm?FacultyID=t_borkar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Borkar</a>, an associate professor in the Department of <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="12" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="https://www.csuohio.edu/engineering/mce/mce" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mechanical Engineering</a>, has received a $56,714 award from the Forging Industry Educational &amp; Research Foundation (<a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="13" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fierf.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CA.M.WIGGINS%40csuohio.edu%7Cfdfa741582c5419fa13e08da4ee80154%7Cd7f3e79a943d4aceaeab209030807508%7C0%7C0%7C637909055620825815%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FhSN7LY9NvNGg4H4OwgHhhhwQs6ARcCZCkSwDEOU2WQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.fierf.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="j8vqnGEcb/EvIezoKlQio4KSKuea1Ed0kzIosyEbxULFlwek9P8sNRSwG/rTLVvdIe7PER+Fh34vCGQUXSYV4D28fPE5waMucpy4QBZB04hJpU3a5aeB4mU547RyC+3FZBkxrfSYIuE6oahmfwjW5kyLg4HUgxdu5hiQ5QMhyhQ=" target="_blank" title="//www.fierf.org/. Click or tap if you trust this link.">FIERF</a>) for a project titled, “Fabrication of Forging Preforms by Additive Manufacturing Methods.” Dr. Borkar will oversee a feasibility investigation of the use of additive manufacturing processes such as binder jet printing and selective laser melting to minimize cycle time in forging operations.</p> <p data-ogsc="">Dr. Saeed <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="14" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="https://facultyprofile.csuohio.edu/csufacultyprofile/detail.cfm?FacultyID=s_farahani" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Farahani</a>, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has received a one year, $60,521 award from <a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="15" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.atf-inc.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CA.M.WIGGINS%40csuohio.edu%7Cfdfa741582c5419fa13e08da4ee80154%7Cd7f3e79a943d4aceaeab209030807508%7C0%7C0%7C637909055620825815%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YRRGjP71gavsTprzEkfpJt%2BajO3t3t0enaWJQcALHrI%3D&amp;reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.atf-inc.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="Of4Mjbkd6AVfFR4VWwWaw6Cioe8p4KjtO7EAoyJ/Y8nOrF5jUk2vVUQWh19AKkFsDUKA/18JV81+Oerf69HDc0b++14+LuyYFl45YnhBsU0iJ6em8dpNzzLWp8U6QZMNaFEGEFp+znAZ+DddW35R+QVAuBntQVJIB8jVpCM/sak=" target="_blank" title="//www.atf-inc.com/. Click or tap if you trust this link.">ATF</a>, Inc., a manufacturer of cold-formed and machined components and assemblies used in complex, safety-critical and high-tech applications. Dr. Farahani’s project will focus on development of an ultrasonic-assisted process for improving the installation of thread forming/tapping fasteners in polymeric composites. Dr. Farahani’s work will help resolve challenges related to inserting self-tapping screws into polymeric materials that have limited ductility and temperature sensitivity.</p> <p data-ogsc="">"These applied research projects being performed by Drs. Borkar and Farahani are two examples of our desire and capability to collaborate with industry on industry-relevant technology and innovative process development.  I am pleased to see these two faculty members taking a leading role in that endeavor," said Mechanical Engineering department chair, Dr. Yongxin Tao.</p> <p><strong>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</strong></p> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org/">http://www.abet.org</a>). To learn more about the College, please visit: <a href="http://engineering.csuohio.edu/">engineering.csuohio.edu</a>.</p> <p data-ogsc="">This article originally appeared in <a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/research/research-newsletters" target="_blank">CSU Research Newsletter, June 2022, Volume 9, Issue 6</a>.</p></div></div></div> Wed, 15 Jun 2022 17:32:52 +0000 2085942 2048 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Washkewicz College of Engineering Offers New Bachelor of Science in Data Science https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/washkewicz-college-engineering-offers-new-bachelor-science-in-data-science <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department in the Washkewicz College of Engineering at Cleveland State University (CSU) is pleased to announce the approval of a new Bachelor of Science in Data Science (BSDS) degree program.  CSU will begin enrolling students in Fall 2022.</p> <p>The BSDS was developed through the partnership between the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department in the Washkewicz College of Engineering and the Mathematics and Statistics Department in the College of Sciences and Health Professionals.</p> <p>CSU’s strength in data science grew rapidly recently with the addition of six computer science faculty in the areas of big data, internet of things (IoT), machine learning, deep learning, data mining, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, cyber-physical-systems, and computer vision. The new hires and the partnership with the Mathematics and Statistics Department allows CSU to develop research and education programs in Data Science immediately. CSU stands ready to meet the growing needs of the region.</p> <p>Dr. Chansu Yu, Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and leader of the effort to create the new program, said “The demand in this field is expected to grow significantly across all sectors over the next decade. For four years in a row, data scientist has been named the number one job in the U.S. by Glassdoor. What’s more, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the demand for data science skills will drive a 27.9 percent rise in employment in the field through 2026. The CSU Data Science program was created to address this critical shortage and thus, help shape the region and beyond. The new Data Science program integrates computer science with math and statistics to prepare for the rapidly expanding need for data scientists.”</p> <p>“JobsOhio established and funded the Cleveland Innovation District to make Northeast Ohio and the state more attractive to business and more competitive in the health care and IT sectors. The consortium represents a $565 million effort focused on research, training and talent development in post-pandemic urban health care, emerging technologies, life sciences, data-intensive fields, emerging biological threats and epidemiology. Through this initiative, CSU is tasked with recruiting, educating and graduating the skilled talent needed to fuel growth in post-pandemic health care careers, emerging technologies, life sciences and data-intensive fields,” said Dr. Richard Schoephoerster, Dean of the Washkewicz College of Engineering.</p> <p><a href="https://engagecsu.com/apply">Apply Now!</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/-DS%20Degree%20Map%20-%20Fall%202022%20-%20JUNE%202022%20_1.pdf" target="_blank">View Bachelor of Science in Data Science course requirements (degree map) here.</a></p> <p><strong>About CSU and the Washkewicz College of Engineering</strong></p> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org">http://www.abet.org</a>). To learn more about the College, please visit: <a href="http://engineering.csuohio.edu">engineering.csuohio.edu</a>.</p> <p> </p></div></div></div> Mon, 06 Jun 2022 20:13:25 +0000 2085942 2046 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Earn a Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Technology from Cleveland State University https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/earn-graduate-certificate-in-cybersecurity-technology-from-cleveland-state-university <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Washkewicz College of Engineering at Cleveland State University (CSU) is redefining what is possible. As security attacks continue to be persistent and more aggressive every day, businesses and organizations are taking major steps with their security defense and countermeasures. The newly established Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Technology program at CSU is designed for those trying to expand their knowledge and skills in cybersecurity, either from academia or industry. The certificate will give the future cybersecurity professionals a jump-start on their careers. “This certificate program offers a rigorous curriculum that not only covers the cybersecurity fundamentals, but also provides the practical security skills from legal and business perspectives,” said, Dr. Haodong Wang, Master of Computer Science (MCS) Program Director and Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) department.</p> <p>According to Dr. Wang, the catalyst for this certificate was, “being aware of the persistence and aggressiveness of security attacks. There is a great demand for cybersecurity professionals in the industry. In addition, the EECS Department frequently received inquiries for a cybersecurity certificate program.  All the above were the driving force for us to offer this graduate certificate program.”</p> <h4>Program Overview</h4> <p>The certificate program is housed in the department of EECS in the Washkewicz College of Engineering. The existing department resources provides the support needed for students to confidently explore their limitless potential in this area. Students will be able to enroll starting fall semester 2022.</p> <p>Admission to the certificate program requires a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field. Applicants with their bachelor’s degrees in other engineering or science fields will also be considered for admission, but they may be required to take pre-requisite courses.</p> <p>Dr. Wang stated, that “current graduate students can also apply for this certificate program and earn the certificate during their graduate studies program.  This program also provides local IT professionals an opportunity to develop their cybersecurity skills for their future career in the security domain.”</p> <p>“We are exciting to be out front with this life-transforming program that will impact our current students, the northeast Ohio community and beyond,” said Dr. Richard Schoephoerster, Dean of the college of engineering.</p> <p><a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/Cybersecurity_Certificate_Flyer_Engineering.pdf" target="_blank">View program details here.</a></p> <p><strong>About Washkewicz College of Engineering</strong></p> <p>​​​​​​Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of more than 14,500 students in programs at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is currently awaiting reaffirmation of accreditation. Washkewicz College of Engineering offers graduate and undergraduate program. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org">http://www.abet.org</a>). To learn more about the College, please visit: engineering.csuohio.edu.</p></div></div></div> Mon, 06 Jun 2022 19:55:15 +0000 2085942 2045 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Caleb Palagyi Named Cleveland State University Valedictorian https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/caleb-palagyi-named-cleveland-state-university-valedictorian <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img alt="Caleb Palagyi Valedictorian" height="5341" width="3561" style="height: 150px; width: 100px; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 10px 6px; float: left;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/IMG-2%20Caleb%20Palagyi%20suit.jpg" title="" />We're proud to have graduated one of Cleveland State University's Valedictorians, Mr. Caleb Palagyi, Summa Cum Laude. Caleb earned his Bachelor's of Electrical Engineering with a Mathematics minor, spring 2022. Caleb is enrolled in our 4+1 program and therefore will be returning fall 2022 to begin studies for a Master's in Electrical Engineering (AELG). Learn more about Caleb below. (Interview exceprts from this <a href="http://www.csuohio.edu/news/meet-csu-valedictorians-caleb-palagyi-and-connor-mahon">CSU article</a>.) </p> <p><b>What is your favorite CSU memory?</b></p> <blockquote> <p>My favorite CSU memory has been my senior design team.  Celebrating as our project worked for the first time, getting caught in a downpour walking to Vincenza’s Pizza, and working as a team in the MakerSpace, stand out as some of the most fun times I had at Cleveland State. All of this culminated in being awarded the second-place prize at the Senior Design Symposium for designing and building a low-cost digital music education kit for high school students.</p> </blockquote> <p><b>What’s next for you in life and how has your experience at CSU prepared you for it?</b></p> <blockquote> <p>While working full time at Rockwell Automation as an Associate Hardware Engineer in New Product Development, I will be completing a master’s degree in electrical engineering with a focus in power at Cleveland State University.  Without the Engineering Co-Op Fair, I likely would not have gotten my Co-Op at Rockwell Automation in Spring of 2020.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p>I hope to become a teacher sometime in the future. My time working as a tutor in the Math Learning Center, and as a teaching assistant in the electrical engineering department, helped me see how much I enjoy teaching and working with students.</p> </blockquote> <p><b>What advice would you give to the next class, or even a freshman entering your major?</b></p> <blockquote> <p>Much like the Law of Conservation of Energy, you can only get back what you put into your time at CSU. Especially in engineering, don’t be afraid to ask for help. If you have the drive to pursue a Co-Op, internship, or research opportunity, many of the professors, and even your classmates, will do whatever it takes to help you achieve your goal.</p> </blockquote> <p>To read the complete article <a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/news/meet-csu-valedictorians-caleb-palagyi-and-connor-mahon" target="_blank">here</a>. You will also find a link to Caleb's commencement speech. It is a must watch, as he "bridges" his expereinces and inspires others.</p> <h3>About Washkewicz College of Engineering</h3> <p>​​​​​​Washkewicz College of Engineering undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology <b>(</b>ABET) (<a href="http://www.abet.org/" target="_blank">http://www.abet.org</a>). <span><span><span><span><span>To learn more about the Washkewicz College of Engineering visit: <a href="http://engineering.csuohio.edu">engineering.csuohio.edu</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></p></div></div></div> Fri, 20 May 2022 14:03:37 +0000 2085942 2039 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Dr. Geyou Ao Receives NSF Career Award https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/dr-geyou-ao-receives-nsf-career-award <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Dr. Geyou (Augyu) <a href="http://expertise.csuohio.edu/csufacultyprofile/detail.cfm?FacultyID=g_ao">Ao</a>, an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (<a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/engineering/chemical/chemical-and-biomedical-engineering">CBE</a>), has been awarded a five-year, $609,147 Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award by the National Science Foundation (<a href="https://www.nsf.gov/">NSF</a>). The CAREER Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.</p> <p>Dr. Ao will use the CAREER award to support fundamental research to develop biopolymer-boron nitride nanomaterial hybrids for multifunctional antimicrobial applications from sensing microbial pathogens to mitigating the spread of infections. Her <a href="https://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2142579">project</a> is titled “Elucidating the Synergistic Nanoscale and Carbohydrate Interactions of Glyconanomaterials with Bacterial Proteins, Toxins, and Cells.”</p> <p>Augyu is the fourth CSU faculty member who has received a CAREER award since 2018. Prior to 2018, CSU was awarded only one other CAREER award. Her research at CSU has focused on developing applications for structurally controlled nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs), and she has received multiple NSF research grants as well as funding to commercialize discoveries made in her lab.</p> <p>This article originally appeared in the <a href="http://newsletter.csuohio.edu/research/news/email/newsletter/volume9-issue3.html?_ga=2.96886495.151280039.1652704975-1322531465.1624972816" target="_blank">CSU Research Newsletter</a>, March 2022 issue.</p> <p>Watch CSU’s Team hBN Sunscreen, led by Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering Geyou Ao and supported by four CSU undergraduate students. The team is applying the customer discovery process to determine the commercial viability of a novel sunscreen comprised of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) nanosheets in solvents at high concentrations. The nanosheets have enhanced biocompatibility and the high mass potency needed to produce emulsified products at lower material costs while remaining environmentally friendly relative to current products.</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyToDZdE9Bc&amp;t=1s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyToDZdE9Bc&amp;t=1s</a></p> <p> </p></div></div></div> Mon, 16 May 2022 21:05:09 +0000 2085942 2037 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu BME Student Shaye Tiell Selected for NSF GRFP Award https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/bme-student-shaye-tiell-selected-for-nsf-grfp-award <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span><span><span>Congratulations to Applied Biomedical Engineering (<a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/chemical/applied-biomedical-engineering">BME</a>) graduate student Shaye Tiell, who was selected to receive a Graduate Research Fellowship Program (<a href="https://www.nsfgrfp.org/">GRFP</a>) award from the National Science Foundation (<a href="https://www.nsf.gov/">NSF</a>). Ms. Tiell is a PhD candidate working with advisor Dr. Brian</span></span></span> Davis,<span><span><span> Associate Dean of the Washkewicz College of Engineering and a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (<a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/engineering/mce/mce">MCE</a>).</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>The GRFP provides three years of support for the graduate education of individuals who demonstrate potential for significant research achievements in STEM or STEM education. Ms. Tiell received support for her GRFP application through a targeted workshop offered by CSU's Office of Research and led by Dr. Shaw</span></span></span>n Ryan (Mathematics and Applied Statistics).</p> <p>This article originally appeared in the <a href="http://newsletter.csuohio.edu/research/news/email/newsletter/volume9-issue4.html?_ga=2.268890673.151280039.1652704975-1322531465.1624972816" target="_blank">CSU Research Newsletter</a>, April 2022 issue, Featured Student Researcher section.</p></div></div></div> Mon, 16 May 2022 19:05:20 +0000 2085942 2036 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Dr. Jerzy Sawicki Allowed Patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/dr-jerzy-sawicki-allowed-patent-from-united-states-patent-and-trademark-office <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p data-ogsc=""><img alt="Jerzy T. Sawicki, Ph.D." title="Jerzy T. Sawicki, Ph.D." height="200" width="150" style="float: left; margin: 1px 4px;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="2" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/Sawicki-VPR.jpg" />The United States Patent and Trademark Office has allowed a patent for U.S. Patent Application Serial No.<strong> </strong><a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="39" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fappft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO2%26Sect2%3DHITOFF%26u%3D%252Fnetahtml%252FPTO%252Fsearch-adv.html%26r%3D45%26p%3D1%26f%3DG%26l%3D50%26d%3DPG01%26S1%3Dsawicki.IN.%26OS%3Din%2F(sawicki)%26RS%3DIN%2Fsawicki&amp;data=04%7C01%7CA.M.WIGGINS%40csuohio.edu%7C8fe466697ef244e9380108d9da936542%7Cd7f3e79a943d4aceaeab209030807508%7C0%7C0%7C637781150495666437%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=LHZiNDiaeeLChElCp%2Bc4DXmuosoT%2Bh%2F1id4oa9Fos00%3D&amp;reserved=0" originalsrc="https://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&amp;Sect2=HITOFF&amp;u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&amp;r=45&amp;p=1&amp;f=G&amp;l=50&amp;d=PG01&amp;S1=sawicki.IN.&amp;OS=in/(sawicki)&amp;RS=IN/sawicki" rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="gf74sp7aMlm8gVyA+o7NvNSgNsRTD0784r0TLrcOIwBnmMyPa8Hll3AqjvK2BzhX8W3TexZpnaaqh6nNLbQzH0MrSkKWD+ocdGvEmDMG9SEUwZHnfq2OuX4BDnUI8CjgmQfjTbz4LFq5VFJhVAYaj5Qj3ItI5Kx5gT6gsmgLsYo=" target="_blank" title="//appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&amp;Sect2=HITOFF&amp;u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&amp;r=45&amp;p=1&amp;f=G&amp;l=50&amp;d=PG01&amp;S1=sawicki.IN.&amp;OS=in/(sawicki)&amp;RS=IN/sawicki. Click or tap if you trust this link.">15/485,962</a> titled ACTUATING DEVICE FOR POWERED ORTHOSIS that names Dr. Jerzy <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="40" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="http://expertise.csuohio.edu/csufacultyprofile/detail.cfm?FacultyID=J_SAWICKI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sawicki</a>, the Bently and Muszynska Endowed Chair and Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="41" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/mce/mce" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MCE</a>), and Curt Laubscher, Ryan Farris and Steven Etheridge from <a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="42" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.parker.com%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CA.M.WIGGINS%40csuohio.edu%7C8fe466697ef244e9380108d9da936542%7Cd7f3e79a943d4aceaeab209030807508%7C0%7C0%7C637781150495666437%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=IFvGrVruSAv1n5WeBORimByVU%2F4m%2FAFDHDzzYM3gxf8%3D&amp;reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.parker.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="KgoCfx5D0jIz3X6uwPbSGgHKXQj3WBWCC2TYGx9fEbhPkI+tw9S2m4TYCYuUpQK8Wm/O5qN5w6NoAlOS8onWJuSJW8vdYkfHBhKl8M6RVvkhSNFz+0DOnj/oRxx7g3VaULKIGKZwvW3VQL70nURPIGOk3azObusyeQDo8W9Pjrc=" target="_blank" title="//www.parker.com/. Click or tap if you trust this link.">Parker Hannifin</a> Corporation. The invention is a result of an ongoing collaboration between CSU and Parker Hannifin. The technology provides the motor and internal actuating device that will power an orthosis or external body suit for disabled users. In particular, the invention provides the powering mechanism for a pediatric exoskeleton that allows disabled children to move again.</p> <p data-ogsc=""> </p> <p data-ogsc="">Contact Jack <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="43" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="mailto:j.kraszewski@csuohio.edu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kraszewski</a> for assistance with a <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="44" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="http://www.csuohio.edu/technology-transfer/report-invention" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">disclosure</a> to begin the process of protecting your invention or intellectual property.</p> <p data-ogsc="">This article was originally published in the Office of Research Newsletter - Volume 9, Issue 1, Technology Transfer section. Learn more <a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/technology-transfer/technology-transfer">here</a>.</p></div></div></div> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:45:40 +0000 2085942 2021 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Meet Fall 2021 Engineering Valedictorian Justin Daher https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/meet-fall-2021-engineering-valedictorian-justin-daher <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Justin Daher named Summa Cum Laude, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from Cleveland State University, Washkewicz College of Engineering. The ceremony takes place on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at the Wolstein Center.</p> <h6>Meet Justin</h6> <p><b>Justin Daher’s CSU experience was anything but ordinary.</b> Having gained earned college credits at Mayfield High School, Daher entered as a sophomore only to be thrown a curve ball. During spring break of 2019, he had a heart attack-like episode and was diagnosed with myocarditis—inflammation of the heart. Hospitalized for weeks and quarantined for more thereafter, he completed his semester from home with straight A’s while undergoing many procedures. An interning doctor’s ultrasound of Daher’s heart later identified a life-threatening diagnosis requiring open heart surgery. He returned to CSU in the fall of 2021 and still managed to graduate in three years.</p> <p>A benevolent family-first person, Daher cared for his younger sibling during his tenure, inspiring them to follow in his (and the family’s) footsteps by attending CSU as well. Powered by deep curiosity, Daher calls his invention-dedicated research endeavors “informal,” but he landed on a “geothermal dehumidifier” to harvest clean water from humid air. “The Daher Drywell” became his senior design project. Now in the patent process, Daher hopes those struggling to find fresh water worldwide will be able to put a low-cost version of the invention to good use. Daher was also behind the <a href="https://www.change.org/p/cleveland-state-university-get-cleveland-state-students-a-pass-fail-option-for-this-semester?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_24739338_en-US%3A2&amp;recruiter=1149774357&amp;utm_source=share_petition&amp;utm_medium=copylink&amp;utm_campaign=share_petition">student-based petition initiative to get a “Pass/Fail” grading system implemented</a> for CSU’s remote learning during the COVID-19 quarantine. He was inspired by a witnessing a friend’s deteriorating mental health during the pandemic. Proud member of the Math Club, Robotics Club and an honorary member of Baja SAE during his time at CSU, Daher is now employed at MAGNET as Operational Excellence Consultant.</p> <p>“My journey was rough and intimidating, but I am very proud of what I was able to accomplish in such a short period of time, with such daunting circumstances,” said Daher. “I’d like to thank everyone for considering me for this honor. I was not aware that being a candidate was a possibility for me. I am greatly humbled.”</p> <p><b>Cleveland State University: Can you tell us about the moment you decided to move forward with CSU – your “yes, this is the college for me” moment, if you will?</b></p> <p>Justin Daher: CSU was the only college I intended on attending since early in my high school career. By going to CSU, I was able to stay financially successful as well as remain close to my family to uphold my responsibilities at home. My dad, older brothers and sister also went to CSU as well as my little sister who is still attending, at this point I think you can consider it a pseudo-tradition.</p> <p><b>CSU: What made you go into your major(s)? Were there any defining moments or inspirations that led you on that path?</b></p> <p>JD: I was always told I was smart and that I would pick a “smart career” since I was young. When I was in elementary school, I wanted to be a doctor, then I found out how much longer you must stay in school to do that, so I gracefully bailed on that idea. During middle school, I learned rudimentary craftsmanship skills, basic repairs and woodworking, which made people around me tell me I should be an engineer. I was good at math and science, had good special reasoning skills, and I also can’t spell, so I fit all the criteria. In high school, I was in an engineering program called CADD Engineering Technologies at Mayfield High School. That’s when I decided to be a mechanical engineer, rather than any other engineer because I would be able to get out of a year of school by doing so, and I’m all about efficiency.</p> <p><em>Above is just a snippet of Daher’s inspring story as posted by University Marketing. Read complete article <a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/news/meet-fall-2021-valedictorians-arianna-killing-justin-daher">here</a>.</em></p> <p> </p></div></div></div> Sat, 11 Dec 2021 13:54:42 +0000 2085942 2019 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Dr. Chi Receives Grant from the National Science Foundation https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/dr-chi-receives-grant-from-national-science-foundation-0 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Dr. Zicheng Chi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has received $349,999 from the National Science Foundation for the three-year project “Effective Spectrum Utilization for Coexisting Active, Semi-passive, and Passive IoT Systems”. The project is to design a frequency agnostic backscatter system (an ultra-low power and low-cost passive communication system) to coexist with common IoTs (such as LTE, WiFi, ZigBee) for better spectrum utilization.</p> <p>To learn more about research and the Washkewicz College of Engineering, visit <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu">https://engineering.csuohio.edu</a></p></div></div></div> Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:05:04 +0000 2085942 2016 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Brittany Sommers, PhD Student, Appointed as Student Member of Cleveland State University Board of Trustees https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/brittany-sommers-phd-student-appointed-student-member-cleveland-state-university-board-trustees <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Brittany N. Sommers, a mechanical engineering PhD student, has been appointed to a two-year term as a student member of the Cleveland State University Board of Trustees by Governor Mike DeWine.</p> <p>“I am impressed with Ms. Sommers’ dedication to mentorship and outreach to local youth, encouraging them to study STEM and enter related fields,” said David Reynolds, chair of the CSU Board of Trustees. “She is well-known throughout the campus community, and I’m excited to work with her on CSU’s growth-oriented plan for the future.” </p> <p>Sommers is a third-year mechanical engineering PhD student whose research focuses on identifying feedback and feedforward control of the cerebellum in individuals with neuromuscular disorders, as well as implementing wavelet transforms to quantify clinically relevant parameters of human movement. She has widespread leadership, research and teaching experience, including co-organizing the 2021 American Society of Biomechanics Regional Conference at CSU and developing and instructing an engineering measurements class at CSU. She is a first-author of the article “Examining Feedback Mechanisms of Postural Control in Chiari Malformation by Average Wavelet Coefficient Decomposition and the Hurst Exponent” and contributor to textbook chapter “Considerations for Data Analysis.”</p> <p>In addition, Sommers is a member of the American Society of Biomechanics, the International Society of Biomechanics and Phi Sigma Rho, a national engineering sorority.</p> <p>“Our student trustees provide an important voice and perspective for our university, and CSU is grateful to welcome Ms. Sommers to this role,” CSU president Harlan Sands said. “I look forward to drawing upon her impressive background and experience.”</p> <p>Sommers serves as the social media chair and community outreach coordinator for the Center for Human Machine Systems and is on the advisory board for her alma maters’ mechanical engineering department. </p> <p>This article is an excerpt from <a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/marketing/contact-us-9" target="_blank">Cleveland State University Marketing</a>. Read the entire article <a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/news/brittany-sommers-phd-student-appointed-student-member-cleveland-state-university-board-trustees" target="_blank">here</a>: </p> <p>To learn more about the Washkewicz college of Engineering programs please visit <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu">https://engineering.csuohio.edu</a></p></div></div></div> Thu, 05 Aug 2021 17:31:45 +0000 2085942 2013 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Chandra Kothapalli Wins NSF Grant for Spinal Cord Injury Study https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/chandra-kothapalli-wins-nsf-grant-for-spinal-cord-injury-study <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Dr. Chandra <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="13" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="http://facultyprofile.csuohio.edu/csufacultyprofile/detail.cfm?FacultyID=C_KOTHAPALLI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kothapalli</a>, an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="14" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="https://www.csuohio.edu/engineering/chemical/chemical-and-biomedical-engineering" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CBE</a>), has been awarded $299,991 by the National Science Foundation (<a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="15" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsf.gov%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CA.M.WIGGINS%40csuohio.edu%7C47a23edc38f64f3255b808d94798dd77%7Cd7f3e79a943d4aceaeab209030807508%7C0%7C0%7C637619545482541589%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=dPecdj2b9LdMAIywKdZWZ16wRR1PWCSw4pDCl23Us%2BU%3D&amp;reserved=0" originalsrc="http://www.nsf.gov/" rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="ov3vIvRQVhKMCGNPf065j+Bul92b0kB+VyxieFAdZ3U6MRmMjpyzaWY7dYOIVeDz9GnVvbHK+Ky5mrCl4bU0vBIXq16de0BgKzmEBGUjtWj496p5ZMjMFeg0Qk/lmLXHD+veOTdgWbczODf/bGjST1QatPbA3KIGrI88XiBULIo=" target="_blank" title="//www.nsf.gov/. Click or tap if you trust this link.">NSF</a>) for research to better understand spinal cord injuries and the effect of scar formation on the physical, chemical, and biological changes occurring over time in the injured tissues. The project, titled "Glial scar morphology informed tunable biomimetic platforms for spinal cord injury repair," is a collaborative research effort in partnership with Dr. Nic Leipzig from the University of Akron.</p> <p data-ogsc="">Injury to the central nervous system (CNS) has profound, long-term physiological consequences due to the tissue’s low innate regenerative ability and formation of a glial scar around the injury site. This research study will focus on (1) understanding spinal cord tissue-scale mechanical properties, architecture, and mechanochemical signaling at key phases following CNS injury, and (2) identifying the mechanochemical response of CNS cells to scar-like physical properties.</p> <p data-ogsc="">Article orginally appeared in the CSU <a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/research/research" target="_blank">Office of Research Newsletter</a>, Volume 8, Issue7.</p> <p data-ogsc="">To learn moire about the Washkewicz College of Education visit <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu">https://engineering.csuohio.edu</a>.</p></div></div></div> Thu, 15 Jul 2021 15:21:44 +0000 2085942 2009 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Chansu Yu Awarded NSF Grant for Cybersecurity Training https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/chansu-yu-awarded-nsf-grant-for-cybersecurity-training <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p data-ogsc="">Dr. Chansu <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="13" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="http://expertise.csuohio.edu/csufacultyprofile/detail.cfm?FacultyID=C_YU91" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yu</a>, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="14" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="https://www.csuohio.edu/engineering/eecs/eecs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EECS</a>), has been awarded funding by the National Science Foundation to create a novel educational program that ties together legal and technical aspects of cybersecurity training. His three-year, $397,826 award is titled, “SaTC:EDU: Transdisciplinary Cybersecurity Education for Law and Engineering Students.” Dr. Yu’s Co-PIs for the grant include Brian <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="15" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="http://facultyprofile.csuohio.edu/csufacultyprofile/detail.cfm?FacultyID=B_E_RAY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ray</a>, the Leon and Gloria Plevin Professor of Law and Director of the <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="16" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="https://www.law.csuohio.edu/academics/cybersecurity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Center</a> for Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection in the Cleveland-Marshall College of <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="17" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="https://www.law.csuohio.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Law</a>, Dr. Debbie <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="18" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="http://expertise.csuohio.edu/csufacultyprofile/detail.cfm?FacultyID=D_JACKSON1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jackson</a>, a professor and Chair of the Department of <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="19" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="https://cehs.csuohio.edu/te/department-teacher-education" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Teacher Education</a>, and Dr. Sathish <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="20" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 102, 51)" href="http://expertise.csuohio.edu/csufacultyprofile/detail.cfm?FacultyID=s_kumar13" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kumar</a>, an assistant professor in the EECS department.</p> <p data-ogsc="">The team is creating a new program to educate and train future law practitioners and engineers with all perspectives of cybersecurity, their inter-play, and ways to provide comprehensive protection against diverse forms of security attacks from intelligent adversary. One of the major issues that organizations face today when dealing with cybersecurity is the lack of effective coordination across technical, business, and legal functions. The new cybersecurity education framework will provide an unfragmented, multifaceted view of security through real-life scenarios and interdisciplinary interactions as well as hands-on experiments that train students in network, data, software, hardware, and distributed system security and how those aspects translate into legal and business risk.</p> <p data-ogsc="">This article was taken from the CSU Research Newsletter. Learn more at <a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/research/research">https://www.csuohio.edu/research</a></p> <p data-ogsc="">To learn more about the academic programs at Washkewicz College of Engineering please visit <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu">https://engineering.csuohio.edu</a></p></div></div></div> Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:47:16 +0000 2085942 2006 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Three Washkewicz College of Engineering Students Recognized in College of Graduate Studies Awards Program https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/three-washkewicz-college-engineering-students-recognized-in-college-graduate-studies-awards <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p class="xx">The College of Graduate Studies of Cleveland State University announced the 2020-21 fall award winners and the spring three-minute thesis presentation winners. Three Washkewicz College of Engineering students earned awards as shown in the table below. Congratulations to all! </p> <p class="xx"><img alt="graduate program awardees" height="1631" width="3000" style="height: 272px; width: 500px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;" class="media-element file-default" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/homepage%20slider%20graduate%20prog_0.png" title="" /></p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col">Awardee</th> <th scope="col">Award</th> <th scope="col">Category</th> <th scope="col">Department</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mohamed Abdelhadi </td> <td>Research in Natural Sciences, Engineering, or Mathematics </td> <td>Excellent Achievement Award </td> <td>Electrical Engineering and  Computer Science</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Mohammadreza Dehghan Abnavi </p> </td> <td> <p>Outstanding Achievement Award </p> </td> <td> <p>Dissertation in Natural Sciences, Engineering, or Mathematics </p> </td> <td> <p>Chemical and Biomedical  Engineering </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Taban Larimian </p> </td> <td> <p>Excellent Achievement Award </p> </td> <td> <p>Dissertation in Natural Sciences, Engineering, or Mathematics </p> </td> <td> <p>Mechanical Engineering</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Taban Larimian</td> <td>Outstanding Achievement Award &amp; Regional Qualifier</td> <td>Three Minute Thesis Presentation </td> <td>Mechanical Engineering</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3>3MT Award Background</h3> <p>The University of Queensland developed a program where students summarize their research in three minutes or less using pre-determined guidelines. The format is one where students make a presentation in three minutes and a panel of judges scores each student to determine a final winner. Cleveland State University hosts a qualifying competition to decide which student will represent our university at the regional competition sponsored by the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools. In addition, this is the only College of Graduate Studies award that may be won in tandem with the College of Graduate Studies fall semester awards. The Cleveland State University 3MT (Three-minute Thesis) Competition is held in February each year.</p> <p>The monetary prize associated with the Outstanding Achievement award is $500 (five hundred dollars), and the monetary prize associated with the Excellent Achievement award is $250 (two hundred fifty dollars). Award winners were recognized in the College of Graduate Studies.</p> <p>To learn more about Washkewicz College of Engineering please visit <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu">https://engineering.csuohio.edu</a></p> <p>To learn more about the College of Graduate Studies please visit <a href="https://graduate-studies.csuohio.edu/">https://graduate-studies.csuohio.edu</a></p> <p> </p></div></div></div> Thu, 10 Jun 2021 22:00:25 +0000 2085942 2005 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Dr. Stephen Duffy, Professor, selected as the “2021 Outstanding Civil Engineer of the Year” https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/dr-stephen-duffy-professor-selected-%E2%80%9C2021-outstanding-civil-engineer-year%E2%80%9D <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Dr. <img alt="Dr. Stephen Duffy, professor in civil engineering" height="1280" width="853" style="height: 300px; width: 200px; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; float: left; margin: 2px 6px;" class="media-element file-default media-float-left" data-delta="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/s%20duffy%20thumbnail_Commencement.jpg" title="" />Stephen Duffy, Professor of Civil Engineering, was nominated and selected as the “2021 Outstanding Civil Engineer of the Year” by the Cleveland Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This is an award that recognizes the work of a Civil Engineer in Northeast Ohio for their contributions to furthering the recognition of Civil Engineers through their work and prominence in the Community.  “Dr. Duffy was nominated for this award based on his 25+ years of supporting the Cleveland Section as an officer, board member and newsletter editor.  He was also recognized for his exemplary work as a professor of Civil Engineering at Cleveland State University, introducing civil engineering students to surveying and other core topics, teaching structural engineering related design courses at the senior and graduate student level, advising Masters and Doctoral students, and authoring many papers,” said Justine Rose, MSCE, EI Water Business Line of AECOM.</p> <p>Dr. Duffy has more than 35 years of experience as a practicing civil engineer.  His primary fields of civil engineering practice are geotechnical engineering, site engineering, and various types of structural engineering design.  Currently he is working with the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority developing real time assessments of the rail beds throughout the RTA rail system   His professional affiliations relating to his research efforts are the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) and the American Ceramic Society (ACerS).</p> <p>Relative to his research efforts over the years he has developed analytical methods in support of artificial kidneys, formulating failure models and constitutive laws for graphite materials used in nuclear reactors, and most recently he is involved with the analysis of stator windings in induction motors used in drone propulsion.  In the field of safety engineering, he initiated training, public awareness efforts and educational activities with funds supporting the operation of the University Transportation Center. </p> <p>To learn more about the Civil and Environmental Engineering programs at CSU Washkewicz College of Engineering please visit <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/civil">https://engineering.csuohio.edu/civil</a></p></div></div></div> Thu, 10 Jun 2021 16:34:28 +0000 2085942 2004 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Dr. Tushar Borkar Receives Defense Logistics Agency Research Award for Steel Coatings https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/dr-tushar-borkar-receives-defense-logistics-agency-research-award-for-steel-coatings <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Dr. Tushar <a href="http://facultyprofile.csuohio.edu/csufacultyprofile/detail.cfm?FacultyID=t_borkar">Borkar</a>, an assistant professor in the Department of <a href="https://www.csuohio.edu/engineering/mce/mce">Mechanical Engineering</a>, has received $699,397 in funding from Advanced Technology International (<a href="https://www.ati.org/">ATI</a>) to evaluate coatings on forged steel parts. The three-year project is titled “Evaluation of Oxidation-Resistant Coatings on Forging Billets.” The research is sponsored by the Defense Logistics Agency (<a href="https://www.dla.mil/">DLA</a>) based in Ft. Belvoir, VA and by DLA <a href="https://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/">Troop Support</a> in Philadelphia, PA.</p><p>Dr. Borkar will lead the technical development and will evaluate commercially available coatings for their ability to prevent the oxidation and decarburization that occurs during pre-heating of forging billets. Automated and robotic application methods will be explored to improve quality, reduce cost, improve cycle times, and to provide additional safety.</p><hr /><p>To learn more about the Washkewicz College of Engineering please visit <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/">https://engineering.csuohio.edu</a>.</p></div></div></div> Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:39:38 +0000 2085942 1997 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Dr. Eric Schearer Awarded NSF REU Site Renewal https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/dr-eric-schearer-awarded-nsf-reu-site-renewal <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Dr. Eric <a title="http://facultyprofile.csuohio.edu/csufacultyprofile/detail.cfm?FacultyID=e_schearer" href="http://facultyprofile.csuohio.edu/csufacultyprofile/detail.cfm?FacultyID=e_schearer">Schearer</a>, an associate professor in the Department of <a href="http://www.csuohio.edu/engineering/mce/mce">Mechanical Engineering</a>, has been awarded a three year, $450,000 renewal by the National Science Foundation for <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/recsu/recsu">RE@CSU</a>, a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (<a originalsrc="https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/" shash="b+BAW6pfb8H6hfk8pp0Q4K9CPfmasEVset/Vu09YuMHAE/IYykMw27IRGVlJFOVB8ulVNIhivRsMmLjd4j8GTv11UYYsg8MeaaYKoEvTAxov5p55Wr2brHVZncoWecFR95HuqRUdLZx2dpZZT4VpO127hChoKyEg42Xu6V4LjYE=" href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsf.gov%2Fcrssprgm%2Freu%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Ca.m.wiggins%40csuohio.edu%7C0968c4f292394fa560a608d8d2c29f6e%7Cd7f3e79a943d4aceaeab209030807508%7C0%7C0%7C637491080642547621%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=iyvO91oOZQfylacwkrYPCLFtI%2Fj18WAHX2xPwNEpi0c%3D&amp;reserved=0">REU</a>) Site at CSU. Dr. Schearer is joined by a group of faculty mentors whose research spans engineering, physical therapy, and exercise physiology to create an immersive program to train undergraduates recruited from around the country in the development of assistive technologies.</p><p>RE@CSU researchers will leverage sensing and computing to develop devices and therapy techniques to restore mobility and functional independence to people with reduced movement of their arms or legs. The 10-week program, held during the summer, will welcome student researchers to CSU’s campus to join integrated learning communities that surround REU students with their peers, their mentors, medical professionals, and people with disabilities.</p><p>This article was first released in the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.csuohio.edu/research/research">Office of Research</a> Newsletter, February 2021, Volume 8, Issue 2.</p><hr /><p>To learn more about Rehabilitation Engineering at Cleveland State University, visit <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/recsu/recsu">https://engineering.csuohio.edu/recsu/recsu</a>. To learn more about the Washkewicz College of Engineering please visit <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu">https://engineering.csuohio.edu</a>.</p></div></div></div> Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:37:27 +0000 2085942 1994 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Professor Yongxin Tao Awarded USDOE Grant https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/professor-yongxin-tao-awarded-usdoe-grant <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The US Department of Energy recently awarded $1.2M for a research project, entitled “Advanced District Energy Controls for Improved Efficiency and Resilience.”  The project will be administered by Paragon Robotics, a Cleveland-based technology service company, in partnership with CSU and Cleveland Thermal, a district energy utility in downtown Cleveland.  The goal of the project is to investigate the advanced system control strategies that would increase the district and city-level system efficiency for more cost effective ways of providing heat and cooling to building customers.  The CSU team is led by Dr. Yong Tao, the Betty L. Gordon Endowed Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The team includes Andrew Thomas, director of the Energy Policy Center in the Levin College of Urban Affairs at CSU, as well as Chris Dodge, a mechanical engineering Ph.D. student, and Samuel Owusu-Agyeman, an Urban College Ph.D. student.<br /> <br />District energy (DE) systems have provided efficient heat and cooling to buildings in the United States for well over a century.  To further expand its potential of providing customers with higher efficiencies, the research team at CSU will develop a physics-based model to predict the DE system efficiency under time-dependent energy demand load and discover an optimal control scheme.  Sensors and surveys will be deployed to collect customer data to validate the developed model.  The model analytical tool will lay a foundation for incorporating remote combined heat and power (CHP) equipment, low temperature conversions, renewable generation, and electricity microgrids with DE systems when optimizing control.  The CSU team will also help model tariff strategies for enabling district energy efficiency adoption.</p><p>To learn more about the Washkewicz College of Engineering visit <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu">https://engineering.csuohio.edu</a>.<br /> </p></div></div></div> Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:31:23 +0000 2085942 1957 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Dr. Jorge Gatica Receives Grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences through Cuyahoga Community College https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/dr-jorge-gatica%C2%A0receives-grant-from-national-institute-general-medical-sciences-through <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Dr. Jorge E. Gatica, Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering of the Washkewicz College of Engineering of Cleveland State University, is co-principal investigator of a grant for Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) for the project titled “Bridge to the Baccalaureate Research Training Program at Tri-C”. This $2.5 million grant aims at diversifying STEM2 careers and will be awarded over a five-year period.</p><p>The Bridges to Success Program prepares underrepresented students for STEM2  careers at Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University by providing paid research internships, academic support, professional skills development, networking with science professionals, travel to scientific conferences, and opportunities for awards and recognitions. </p><p>Areas of interest/majors include biochemistry, biomedical engineering, biology, chemistry, environmental science, microbiology, neurobiology, and psychology. The internship sites are Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University.</p><p>Engineering and Science faculty at CSU will be recruited as mentors for Bridges to Success Scholars by Dr. Gatica.</p><p>Interested students can read about eligibility and apply to the Bridges to Success program at <a>https://www.tri-c.edu/programs/honors/bridges-to-success-in-the-sciences.html</a> </p><p>To learn more about the Bridges to Success Program, please contact Dr. Gatica at <a href="mailto:j.gatica@csuohio.edu">j.gatica@csuohio.edu</a>. To learn more about the Washkewicz College of Engineering please visit <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu">https://engineering.csuohio.edu</a>.</p></div></div></div> Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:18:11 +0000 2085942 1956 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu Dr. Sathish Kumar Receives Grant from Cuyahoga County Department of Health https://engineering.csuohio.edu/news/dr-sathish-kumar-receives-grant-from-cuyahoga-county-department-health <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Dr. Sathish Kumr, an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science, has received $234,043 from the Cuyahoga County Department of Health, entitled "Establishing Linkage to Care." The project is a collaboration with Dr. Patricia Stoddard Dare, Professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, <a target="_blank" href="https://class.csuohio.edu/social-work/social-work?_ga=2.121851075.910723269.1606921585-633766238.1597060518">School of Social Work</a> and Associate Professor, Dr. Nicholas C. Zingal, <a target="_blank" href="https://urban.csuohio.edu/">Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs</a>.</p><p>Studies have indicated that many substance users and their family members experience a short window of time when they are willing to engage in treatment voluntarily; thus, this difficulty can be a substantial roadblock to recovery. The difficulty in finding an available substance abuse treatment facility also prevents others who come in contact with substance users from connecting substance users with available treatment, including law enforcement officers, social workers, and medical/emergency personnel. Therefore, establishing linkage to care is an important component to solve the opioid epidemic, reduce overdoses, and promote recovery. In this project we explore how intelligent agents, data science, mobile app and web-based technologies can help establish a linkage to care and improve efficiency in service delivery.</p><p>To learn more about Washkewicz College of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science visit their <a href="https://engineering.csuohio.edu/eecs/eecs">website</a>.</p></div></div></div> Fri, 04 Dec 2020 16:47:12 +0000 2085942 1954 at https://engineering.csuohio.edu