Systems Engineering

Congratulations to the following graduate students who were selected as winners for their paper presentations at the 18th Annual Graduate Student Research Forum held at the Donaghey Student Center, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, on Friday April 25, 2008.�
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2nd Place Winner:  Rabindra Ghimire (Advisor: Seshadri Mohan): “Concurrent Multi-Layer Restoration Scheme for GMOLS-based WDM Networks.”
3rd Place Winner: Fei Song (Advisor: Guoliang Huang): “Surface Wave Propagation”
3rd Place Winner: Daniel Rucker (Advisor: Hussain Al-Rizzo): “Design of Microstrip Antennas for Biomedical Applications Using Nanotechnology Fabrication Methods”

We would like to invite you for the presentation of this year’s Systems Engineering Senior Capstone Design Project in ETAS 230 on April 30 at 3:00 p.m. The project team (Trojan Racing) consisting of 6 senior students designed an off-road vehicle, i.e. a mini Baja. The team will compete in the 2008 Society of Automotive Engineers’ competition to be held in Peoria, Illinois in late May.  Engineering teams from 115 schools will participate in the event.

 The presentation will be followed by a demonstration of the vehicle.

 Best regards,

Professors Jung H. Kim and Ibrahim H. Nisanci

Congratulations to Chris Wyatt on receiving the EIT 2008 Student Excellence Award in the Bachelor’s Degree Category.

Chris Wyatt is a graduating senior from the UALR EIT Systems Engineering program with an emphasis in mechanical systems. He has had the opportunity to perform undergraduate research in the field of Mars Rover dust mitigation and interned during the summer of 2007 at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. During this internship, Chris pursued advanced research in dust mitigation practices. He has served several positions in campus organizations including as president of INCOSE. Chris has been the proverbial “thorn in the side” for getting the SAE Baja collegiate design competition started at UALR; and in 2007-08, has joined a group of 5 other seniors, as well as underclassmen from several other disciplines, to bring UALR’s first Baja racing buggy to life. This summer he is set to intern for Lockheed Martin in Colorado Springs and then go on to a graduate research assistantship position and work towards a Masters of Aerospace Engineering degree at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Noting the experience of his undergraduate career, Chris feels that the Systems Engineering program has allowed him to go far beyond that of any other program in Arkansas. “This program has an amazing potential, and businesses are starting realize that we are the future of the ever-growing complexity of engineering solutions.”

Congratulations to Jeremy Stark on receiving the McNair Scholars Grant.  Dr. Jing Zhang will work will Jeremy this summer on various research projects.

For more information on the McNair Scholars program follow this link http://www.ed.gov/programs/triomcnair/index.html .

Brandon Ballard,  Coletha-Nichole Johnson, and Jason Robison were awarded Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Award  for 2007 - 2008 Academic Year by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education.  They will be performing research under the guidance of Systems Engineering faculty members.
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Dr. Guoliang Huang and Dr. Kamran Iqbal will serve as the mentors for Brandon Ballard on the project  “Finite Element Analysis of Human
Musculoskeletal System for Simulation of Postural Reactions”;

Dr. Jing Zhang as the mentor for Coletha-Nichole Johnson on the project “Applications of Digital Signal Controller in Submicron Position Control of a Linear Motor”; and
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Dr. Malay Mazumder as the mentor for Jason Robison on the project “Computer Simulation of Electrodynamic Screen for Mars Dust Mitigation”.
Besides the SURF award, Coletha-Nichole was also awarded Mahlon Martin Fellowship ($1,000).
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Arkansas Science and Technology Authority (ASTA) provided matching awards for the students.