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Funded Research Projects

Apley, D. W. and A. Banerjee, "Extracting and Visualizing Manufacturing Variability Information from Coordinate Metrology Data," 2002-2004, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Advanced Technology Program, $149,900.

Banerjee, A., "Virtual Video for Remote Cockpit Van," 2002-2003, NASA-JSC, $13,623.

Banerjee, A., "Curriculum Innovation in Distributed Collaborative Engineering and Internet-Based Manufacturing," 2003-2004, National Science Foundation (subcontract via New Mexico State University), $10,000.

Peters, B. A. and A. Banerjee, "Simulation Based Design and Control of Intruder Detection Systems," 2001-2003, Sandia National Laboratories, $60,642.

Cetinkaya, S., "Coordination of Transportation and Inventory Decisions," 2001-2006, National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Grant, $371,327.

Çetinkaya, S. and C-Y. Lee, "Third Party Warehousing: Making Logistics Management Effective," 1999-2003, National Science Foundation, $271,615.

Ding, Y., "Robust Design for Electronics Package and Phone Mechanics," 2003-2004, Nokia Mobile Phones, $15,000.

Ding, Y. and N. Feng, "Collaborative Research/GOALI: Analysis and Optimization Method for Distributed Sensor Systems in Electronics Assembly Processes," 2002-2005, National Science Foundation, $332,988. Joint project with University of Wisconsin - Madison and Motorola Florida Research Labs. Texas A&M portion $163,201.

Griffin, W. L. and R. M. Feldman, "Developing a User Friendly GBFSM in Support of Coastal Fisheries Management," 2002-2003, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, $29,992.

Griffin, W. L. and R. M. Feldman, "Developing a User Friendly GBFSM in Support of Coastal Fisheries Management II," 2003-2004, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, $30,000.

Garcia-Diaz, A. (Task Investigator), "Stated-Preference Factorial Survey Design, Value Pricing Pilot Program," 2003, Texas Department of Transportation, $29,500.

Hicks, I. V. and W. E. Wilhelm, " A New Decomposition Approach for a Class of  NP-hard Graph Problems," 2002-2004, National Science Foundation, $175,000.

Supplementary Grant #1, Research Experience for Undergraduates, 2003, $12,000.

Supplementary Grant #2, Travel to the Math Programming Symposium, 2003, $2910.

Supplementary Grant #3, Research Experience for Undergraduates, 2003, $12,000.

Klutke, G-A., "Research on Maintained Systems Operating in a Random Environment," 1999-2003, National Science Foundation, $294,326.

Peters, B. A. and G-A. Klutke, "Exploratory Research: A New Paradigm for the Design of Retail Facilities," 2002-2004, National Science Foundation, $150,000.

Wortman, M. A. (PI) and G-A. Klutke (Co-PI), "An Exploration of Risk, Information and Model Validity in Engineering Design", 2003-2005, National Science Foundation, $99,791.

Wortman, M. (PI), G-A. Klutke (Co-PI) and C. Yan (Co-PI), "An Exploration of New Approaches for Identifying and Mitigating Enterprise Risk", 2003-2004, General Motors Research Laboratories, $100,000.

Kuo, W., "Strategic Issues on Yield, Reliability and Their Relationship in Semiconductor Manufacturing," 1999-2003, National Science Foundation, $289,979.

Leon, V. J. (PI) and D. W. Apley (Co-PI), "Predictive Quality Modeling," 2002-2003, Applied Materials, $89,907.

Leon, V. J. (PI) and C. O. Malavé (Co-PI), "Incorporating Global Manufacturing into Engineering Coursework: Mexico/USA Cases," 2001-2003, National Science Foundation and CONACyT, $181,812. Joint project with Universidad de Las Americas. Texas A&M portion $99,812; UDLA portion $82,000.

Leon, V. J. (PI) and C. O. Malavé (Co-PI), "Incorporating Global Manufacturing into the Engineering Coursework: Mexico/USA Cases," 2003-2005, National Science Foundation and CONACyT, $20,000.

Leon, V. J. (PI) and C.O. Malavé (Co-PI), "Active Learning: Manufacturing and Production Systems Engineering Modules," 2002-2003, National Science Foundation through The Foundation Coalition, a collaborative project between Texas A&M University, Arizona State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Pennsylvania State University, $250,000. Texas A&M portion $100,000.

Lage, J. L., S. L. M. Junqueira, C. O. Malavé and J. M.Vieira, "US-Brazil Higher Education Consortium on Cross-cultural Engineering: Manufacturing for Global Security," 2003-2007, U.S. Department of Education, $200,000. Malavé, Partner Institution Coordinator. Project managed by Southern Methodist University.

Leon, V. J. (PI) and C. O. Malavé (Co-PI), "Incorporating Global Manufacturing into Engineering Coursework: Mexico/USA Cases," 2001-2003, National Science Foundation and CONACyT, $181,812. Joint project with Universidad de Las Americas. Texas A&M portion $99,812; UDLA portion $82,000.

Leon, V. J. (PI) and C. O. Malavé (Co-PI), "Incorporating Global Manufacturing into the Engineering Coursework: Mexico/USA Cases," 2003-2005, National Science Foundation and CONACyT, $20,000.

Leon, V. J. (PI) and C.O. Malavé (Co-PI), "Active Learning: Manufacturing and Production Systems Engineering Modules," 2002-2003, National Science Foundation through The Foundation Coalition, a collaborative project between Texas A&M University, Arizona State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Penn State University, $250,000. Texas A&M portion $100,000.

Malavé, C. O., J. Rinehart and K. L. Butler-Purry, "The Look College of Engineering Connects Program," 2003-2007, National Science Foundation, $400,000.

Malavé, C. O., K. Watson and J. Froyd, "The Foundation Coalition - Year 10", 2002-2003, National Science Foundation, $950,000.

Watson, K., K. Butler and C.O. Malave, "Texas A&M University CSEMS Program," 2001-2003, National Science Foundation, $270,000.

Peters, B.A. and G-A. Klutke, "Exploratory Research: A New Paradigm for the Design of Retail Facilities," 2002-2004, National Science Foundation, $150,000.

Peters, B. A. and A. Banerjee, "Simulation Based Design and Control of Intruder Detection Systems," 2001-2003, Sandia National Laboratories, $60,642.

Dickson, D., D. T. Phillips et.al., "Testing and Evaluating First Responder Equipment", 2003-2004, Office of Homeland Security, $1,300,000 (with TCAT Division of Texas Engineering Experiment Station, Department of Industrial Engineering portion $125,436).

Phillips, D. T. and D. Sui , "Expanding the Environmental Impacts of the Emerging     Digital Economy: From Industrial Ecology to Information Ecology," 2000-2003, National Science Foundation, $415,603 (with College of Geosciences, Department of Industrial Engineering portion $155,047) .

Smith, D. R. and W. Stockton,  "Development of a Toll Viability Tool," 2003-2004, Texas Department of Transportation, $96,169 (with Texas Transportation Institute, Department of Industrial Engineering portion $17,043).

Hicks, I. V. and W. E. Wilhelm, " A New Decomposition Approach for a Class of NP-hard Graph Problems," 2002-2004, National Science Foundation, $175,000.

Supplementary Grant #1, Research Experience for Undergraduates, 2003, $12,000.

Supplementary Grant #2, Travel to the Math Programming Symposium, 2003, $2910.

Supplementary Grant #3, Research Experience for Undergraduates, 2003, $12,000.

Wilhelm, W. E., "Design of Assembly Systems and Their Supply Chains to Promote Business Development Under NAFTA," 2002-2003, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Advanced Technology Program, $199,992.

Wortman, M. A., "Model Validation for Engineering Design," 2002-2004, National Science Foundation, $100,000.

Wortman, M. A. (PI) and G-A. Klutke (Co-PI), " An Exploration of Risk, Information, and Model Validity in Engineering Design," 2003-2005, National Science Foundation, $99,791.

Wortman, M. A. (PI), G-A.Klutke (Co-PI) and H. Yan (Co-PI), "An Exploration of New Approaches for Identifying and Mitigating Enterprise Risk, 2003-2004, General Motors Research Laboratories, $100,000.