Projects & Publications

Projects

Frank Peters, PI and Matt Frank, "Engineering Instrumentation," US Department of Energy

Matt Frank, PI, “A Rapid Manufacturing System for the Machining of Service Parts,” John Deere

Matt Frank, PI, with F. Peters and S. Chumbly, “Welding Process Advancements for Wear Resistant Augers,” Industrial Hardfacing Inc./IPRT

F. Peters, M. Frank, S. Vardeman, and M. Morris, “A Study of the Food Manufacturing Industry of Iowa: Focus on Packaging,” CIRAS

Jo Min, PI with coPIs, Ryan, Jackman and Patterson,, “Citizen-Based Assessment and Improvement of E-Government Services for Small and Medium-Sized Communities in Midwestern States,” Sloan Foundation

F. Peters, Assistant Director of the ISU Industrial Assessment Center which conducts audits of manufacturing companies to develop recommendations to improve energy usage, waste disposal and productivity. Funded by the Department of Energy

Sarah Ryan (PI), “Auto-Steered Information-Decision Processes for Electric System Asset Management,” NSF, Co-PI’s, McCalley(ECpE), Honavar (CS), Meeker (Statistics), Qiao (ECpE), Roberts (CNDE)

Sarah Ryan, S. Sapp and L. Tesfatsion, Co-PI’s, James McCalley, PI, “Decision Models for Bulk Energy Transportation Networks,” NSF

Craig Ogilvie (PI), with co-PIs Sarah Ryan and Dale Niederhauser, “Online Environment for Multifaceted Problem-Solving Development.” ISU Computation Advisory Committee

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Publications

Kumsaikaew, P., Jackman, J., and V. Dark (2006) “Task Relevant Information in Engineering Problem Solving,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 95(3), pp. 227-239.

Frank, M.C., Wysk, R.A., and Joshi, S.B., “Determining Setup Orientations from the Visibility of Slice Geometry for Rapid CNC Machining”, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, ASME, Vol. 128, No. 1, pp. 228-238, 2006

Morris, M.D., “An Overview of Group Factor Screening,” in Screening: Methods for Experimentation in Industry, Drug Discovery, and Genetics, eds. A.M. Dean and S.M. Lewis, ISBN 0-387-28013-8, New York, Springer-Verlag, 2006.

J. Yang and S. Olafsson, “Optimization-Based Feature Selection with Adaptive Instance Sampling,” Computers and Operations Research, 33(11): 3088-3106 (2006).

LI, Y. and Frank, M.C. “Determining the geometric machinability of flat end mills for 3-axis CNC machining”, Transactions of NAMRI, Proceedings of the 33rd Annual North American Manufacturing Research Conference, New York, NY, 2005

Boonsuk, W. and Frank, M.C. “The Use of Sacrificial Support Structures in a Rapid Machining Process”, Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2005

Abhinav, A.and J. Jackman (2005) Validation Model For Detecting Syntax And Semantic Errors In Geometric Dimensioning And Tolerancing Specifications, Proceedings of 10th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Applications & Practice, December 4 - 7, 2005, Clearwater Beach, Florida.

Abhinav, A.and J. Jackman (2005) “Schema based validation model for Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) Syntax,” Proceedings of the 6th Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Society, Manila, Philippines, December 4 - 7, 2005.

Malladi, S. and K. J. Min, “Decision Support Models for the Selection of Internet Access Technologies in Rural communities,” Telematics and Informatics, V0l. 22, pp. 201-219, 2005.

Olafsson, S. and J. Yang, “Intelligent Partitioning for Feature Relevance Analysis,” INFORMS J. on Computing, 17(3): 339-355 (2005).

Li, X. and S. Olafsson, “Discovering Dispatching Rules using Data Mining,” Journal on Scheduling 8(6): 515 – 527 (2005).

Won, J. and S. Olafsson, “Joint Order Batching and Order Picking in Warehouse Operations,” International Journal of Production Research, 43(7): 1427-1442 (2005).

Yearns, Mary; Patterson, P.E.; and Bice, Andrew, “Developing Cabinet Prototypes for a Universal Kitchen,” Housing and Society, 2005, 32, 2, 81-100.
Spinner, D. and F. Peters, “Getting More From Your Cleaning Room,” Modern Casting, pages 33-37, January 2005.

Potter, L.A. and Min, K.J., “ABET Outcome Assessment in an Industrial Engineering Capstone Design Course,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE North Midwest Regional Conference, October, 2005.

Potter, L.A., Daniel, S., Popejoy-Sheriff, D., and Min, K.J., “ABET Outcome Assessment and Improvement through the Capstone Design Course in an Industrial Engineering Curriculum,” accepted for Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June, 2006.

Ryan, S. M., and J. Vorasayan, (2005), “Allocating Work in Process in a Multiple-Product CONWIP System with Lost Sales,” International Journal of Production Research, 43(2):223-246.

Marathe, R. R. and S. M. Ryan, (2005), “On the Validity of the Geometric Brownian Motion Assumption,” The Engineering Economist, 50(2):159-192.

Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering