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Ceas E-News 12.03.2009, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

SWE workshop offers Girl Scouts an introduction to engineering

45th Conference On Senior Engineering Design Projects, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

Senior Engineering Design Conference

The 45th Conference on Senior Engineering Design Projects was held on December 9, 2009 at the College of Engineering and applied Sciences on the Parkview Campus of Western Michigan University. The college sponsors the conference to showcase the work of its graduating seniors, who are required to complete a capstone project that puts into practice what they have learned. Many of the projects are sponsored by business and industry.

An Integrated Database Management System And Building Information Modeling For Sustainable Design, Sultan Althobaiti

Masters Theses

The use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) with sustainable design is getting widespread since it helped architects, engineers, and contractors in achieving the sustainability goal. The present work is using green and certified products and materials to be integrated with Building Information Model (BIM) to simulate and generate a conceptual design for green and sustainable design. The use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) would help achieving sustainability, which would be predictable and possible. Revit Architecture is a tool of BIM technology that can be used for building designing and modeling.

The research represents a database system for green building products …

Effects On Digital Image Quality When Photographing Through A Transparent Material Used To Hold Or Flatten An Original Object, Paul E. Howell

Masters Theses

An increasing number of libraries and archives are initiating projects where new and updated technologies make it practical to digitize materials containing color and fine detail. Many of the imaging systems and methods used for this process require that some type of glass or plastic be placed over the original to hold it flat and in the correct position during image capture. The physical properties of a material placed between an original object and the capture system or camera, during digitization, could possibly affect the accuracy of image color and quality being reproduced by the system. This investigation provides an …

Simulation, Synthesis, And Characterization Of Hydrogels And Nanocomposite Gels., Kamleshkumar J. Suthar

Dissertations

Stimuli-responsive gels are three-dimensional, cross-linked polymeric materials that undergo large physical change in response to the environmental stimuli, like temperature, pH, electrical potential, and irradiation. Ferrogels are colloidaldispersion of magnetic nanoparticles in the hydrogel network. The magnetic nanoparticles are attached to the polymeric network by different adhesive forces; as a result, it becomes sensitive to the applied magnetic field.

The main objective of this research is the simulation, synthesis, and characterization of the hydrogel and ferrogel. Simulation of the hydrogel response was performed for various environmental stimuli using a multiphysics finite element analysis software, COMSOL. The pH and electrical response …

Spatial Frequency Localization In Mammograms Using Wavelets, Tomislav Bujanovic

Dissertations

Microcalcifications are residual calcium deposits that are often the first signs of developing breast abnormalities that may lead to breast cancer. Up to 30% of cancerous lesion in diagnosed breast cancer cases could have been detected earlier through mammogram screenings if the right tools were available. While the detection of calcifications may be easier in fatty backgrounds, it is challenging in dense parenchyma, suggesting the need for more sensitive tools for accurately identifying suspicious regions in mammograms and propping a computer-aided system for further target classification. Therefore, the objective of the research work in this dissertation is to develop a …

Ceas E-News 11.24.2009, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Tues, Dec. 8, SEDP conference: 89 seniors offer 32 projects

Ceas E-News 11.19.2009, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Five honored with 2009 CEAS Awards for outstanding work

Ceas E-News 11.03.2009, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Two CEAS faculty honored with top WMU awards

Ceas E-News 10.13.2009, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

2009 EAS career fair set to connect job seekers with employers

Ceas E-News 09.01.2009, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

New CEAS dean returns to Michigan roots

Ceas E-News 08.27.2009, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

DENSO supports student projects in smart-car technology

Ceas E-News 08.06.2009, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

CEAS projects showcased at 2009 WMU Day in Lansing

Analytical, Computational And Experimental Studies Of Capillary Flow In Complex Geometries, Yongqing Peng

Dissertations

The dynamic processes of capillary flow in complex geometries have been studied analytically, computationally and experimentally in this research. A general approach for modeling the capillary flow in arbitrary irregular geometries with straight axis of symmetry is proposed. Using this approach, the governing equation to describe the dynamic capillary rising motion in capillaries with nonuniform elliptical cross-section is first derived under the assumptions of parabolic distribution of the axial velocity and constant contact angle. The calculation results for the capillary flow in different tubes with irregular wall show that, in comparison with existing models that have been tested, the present …

Ceas E-News 07.02.2009, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Engineering students win ISCSC paper awards

Ceas E-News 06.23.2009, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

PCI Chair surprised with award while on Jordanian visit

Communications And Positioning In Wireless Networks, Yao Zhao

Dissertations

My doctoral research for the past three years is presented in this report. My research mainly focuses on the communications and positioning for wireless networks and is composed of three parts. First, I explored a new Turbo frequency equalization technique for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communications systems to improve the performance of wireless communications. In the second part of my research, I studied the multiple antenna cooperative communications from the perspective of information theories. The third part of my work is dedicated to extensive research on positioning technology for wireless networks using knowledge of the estimation theory in signal processing.

Ceas E-News 05.26.2009, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

"Smart" technology a key component of three CS research projects

Ceas E-News 05.19.2009, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

First Geek Gamez event attracts a wide variety of "engineers"

Ceas E-News 04.23.2009, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Team earns third place in concrete canoe competition

44th Conference On Senior Engineering Design, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

Senior Engineering Design Conference

The 44th Conference on Senior Engineering Design Projects was held on April 14, 2009 at the College of Engineering and applied Sciences on the Parkview Campus of Western Michigan University. The college sponsors the conference to showcase the work of its graduating seniors, who are required to complete a capstone project that puts into practice what they have learned. Many of the projects are sponsored by business and industry.

Ceas E-News 03.31.2009, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

On Tues., April 14 ... 69 seniors showcase their design projects

Ceas E-News 03.19.2009, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

CEAS showcases engineering in Gagie School outreach

Ceas E-News 02.24.2009, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Engineers' Week serves up a smorgasbord of events

Ceas E-News 02.17.2009, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

DENSO gift to students supports Sunseeker electronics

Ceas E-News 01.29.2009, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Sunseeker 295 retires again ... this time to the Air Zoo

Ceas E-News 01.06.2009, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Patten's new plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to run on wind energy

2008/2009 Research, Development, And Activities, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

Electrical and Computer Engineering Newsletter

• Neurobiology Engineering Laboratory
• CEAS team’s sensors to monitor Parkview Bridge health
• Nonlinear Circuits and Systems Laboratory
• ECE Visting Professor
• Changing of the guard in the CEAS Dean’s Office
• Dr. Bazuin recipient of DENSO Award