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B. Accreditation Summary
Appendix IC. Faculty Vitae
Ranga Narayanaswami
Assistant Professor
Degrees
Ph.D:Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, December 1995
MS:Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, May 1991
BS: Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, May 1989
Service
3 years of service to ISU as an Assistant Professor Original appointment date: August 15, 1997
Related Experience
Post Doctoral Research Associate, Machine Tool Agile Manufacturing Research Institute (MTAMRI), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, March 1996 — July 1997. Conducted research in machining process modeling, process monitoring in end milling, network-centric CAD tools for collaborative design and manufacture. Supervised and assisted graduate students, taught a short course in Metrology to an undergraduate class.
Consulting, Patents: None
Principle Publications
Narayanaswami, R. (1998), "A Network Based Service for Ergonomic Product Design using VRML," Proceedings of the 31st CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing Systems, pp. 117-122.
Narayanaswami, R. and Ahuja, L. (1999), "Towards Developing a Packaging Solution On a Virtual Platform," 25th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, New Orleans, March, pp. 140-143.
Narayanaswami, R and Dornfeld, D, (1997) "Burr Minimization in Face Milling: A Geometric Approach," Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 119, pp. 170-177.
Narayanaswami, R., Venkat, G., DeVor, R.E. and Kapoor, S.G., (1996), "Hardware Testbeds for Internet Access to Remote Experimental Facilities," Conference on Agile and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, Troy, NY.
Narayanaswami, R. and Dornfeld, D. (1995) "A Burr Agent for Precision Manufacturing," ASME Agile Manufacturing Symposium, pp. 979-985.
Funded Projects
On the application of wavelets in computer aided design and manufacture, NSF, $188,485
Silicon Graphics equipment gift, $230,000
Professional Societies
Senior member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
Senior member of the Society of North American Manufacturing Research Institute (NAMRI)
Associate member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Departmental Service
Faculty search committee
Academic seminar committee
Engineering fee committee
Professional Service
Reviewer for the Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering
Reviewer for the North American Manufacturing Research Conference
Reviewer for the ASME Design for Manufacture Conference
Program Committee, 31st CIRP Seminar, Berkeley, California, 1997
Professional Development
Attended NSF Design and Research Conference, Vancouver, January 2000
Attended Computers in Industrial Engineering Conference, New Orleans, March 1999
Attended CIRP Seminar on Manufacturing Systems, Berkeley, CA, May 1998
Attended Autofact, Detroit, October 1997
Honors and Awards
UC Regents Scholarship, University of California, Berkeley, 1991, 1992
Silver Medal, Math Olympiad, India, 1985
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