Department of Engineering Education

Janis Terpenny

Janis Terpenny

Professor
Director of NSF Center for e-Design
Director of Systems Modeling and Realizations Technologies Laboratory

630 McBryde Hall | 3030-B Torgersen Hall
(540)-231-9538
(540)-231-6903 FAX

Email       Curriculum Vitae


Office Hours Education Research Experience

Office Hours - Spring 2009

Monday 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Other times by appointment

Education

Ph.D.
 Industrial and Systems Engineering Virginia Tech 1996
M.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering Virginia Tech 1981
B.S.
 Mathematical Sciences Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 1979

Research

Title Program
Center for e-Design: IT Enabled Design and Realization of Products and Systems  
Preparing Engineering Students for the Challenges of Interdisiplinary Design Teams (Co-PI) NSF ENG DIVERSITY ACTIVITIES, ENGINEERING EDUCATION
CI-TEAM Implementation Project: Collaborative Research - A National Engineering Dissection Cyber-Collaboratory NSF CI-TEAM
Collaborative Research: Facilitating Case Reuse During Problem Solving (Co-PI) NSF CCLI-Phase 2 (Expansion)
Collaborative Research: A TIE Research Program on E-Design for Friction Stir Welding and Processing (Co-PI) NSF INDUSTRY/UNIV COOP RES CENTERS
SGER: Facilitating Effective Communication in Interdisciplinary Design Teams (Co-PI) NSF GRANT OPP FOR ACAD LIA W/INDUS, ENGINEERING DESIGN
ITR: Collaborative Research - An Information Management Infrastructure for Product Family Planning and Mass Customization NSF COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS, DIGITAL SOCIETY & TECHNOLOGIES, ITRM (MEDIUM) GRANTS
Planning Grant - Center for e-Design: IT Enabled Design and Realization of Products and Systems NSF INDUSTRY/UNIV COOP RES CENTERS
SGER/GOALI/Collaborative Research: Forecasting and Proactive Management of Obsolescence for Sustainment-Dominated Systems NSF ENGINEERING DESIGN
Assessing Interdisciplinary
Engineering Design Experiences at the Freshman Level (Co-PI) 		Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and Academic Assessment Program (CEUT), Virginia Tech,
Component Obsolescence Risk Assessment Kollmorgen Electro-Optical

Support for Team Projects for Course - Introduction to Mechanical and Industrial
Engineering Design

 Texas Instruments
Support for Team Projects and Plant Trips for Course - Introduction to Mechanical
and Industrial Engineering Design		 Pratt and Whitney - United Technologies Corporation
NSF IUCRC
initiative support 		Office of Research Affairs, University of Massachusetts
NSF IUCRC
initiative support 		College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts
A Virtual Classroom Experiment for Teaching the Economic Principles of Engineering Design (Co-PI) NSF CCLI-EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS DEV
Improving Engineering Processes and Productivity Through Knowledge Capture and
Reuse		 Telaxis Communications
Senior Design Projects in Assistive
Technologies (Co-PI) 		Public Service Grant, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Knowledge Sharing on the Internet Apprentice Systems
Intelligent and Integrated Design Systems Course Commonwealth
Information Technology Initiative – Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
Beyond the Classroom: A Virtual Community to Enhance
Learning and Support the Teaching of Large Multidisciplinary Classes		 Center for Excellence in
Undergraduate Teaching (CEUT), Virginia Tech

 

 

 

 

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Teaching

  • ME 4015-4016: Engineering Design and Project
  • ENGE 1114: Exploration of Engineering Design
  • ENGE 5024: Design in Engineering Education and Practice

Experience

Professor Department of Engineering Education & Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech 2009 - Present
Associate Professor Department of Engineering Education & Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech 2004 - 2009
Director Systems Modeling and Realization Technology Laboratory, Virginia Tech 2004 - Present
Faculty Affiliate Industrial & Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech 2004 - present
Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 1999 - 2004
Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech 1997- 1998
Instructor Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech 1996 - 1997, 1991
Consultant General Electric Company - Industrial Systems, Salem, VA 1992 - 1996
Research Fellow and Research Assistant Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech 1991 - 1996
Teaching Assistant Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech 1990, 1979 - 1981
Systems Analyst General Electric Company - Consumer Electronics , Portsmouth, VA 1984 - 1987
Information Systems Management Program General Electric Company - Drive Systems, Salem, VA 1982 - 1984

Recognitions

  • Diggs Teaching Scholar (2008)
  • College of Engineering Faculty Fellow (2006)
  • NSF AdvanceVT Leadership Development Program, Selected for First Cohort, Virginia Tech (2005)
  • IE Advisor of the Year, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts (2003, 2004)
  • Nominated for University Outstanding Academic Advisor Award, University of Massachusetts (2003)
  • Women in Engineering Program Recognition Award, University of Massachusetts (2002)
  • National Best Paper Award, ASEE Annual Conference, Engineering Economy Division (2002)
  • IIE Student Chapter Bronze National Recognition Award - Faculty Advisor (2002, 2003, 2004)
  • College of Engineering, Outstanding Advisor Service Award, University of Massachusetts (2000)
  • Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, IIE Student Chapter, University of Massachusetts (1999)
  • Listed in Who’s Who in America, 58th Edition, 2004 and 59th Edition, (2005)
  • Listed in Who’s Who in Engineering Education (WWEE) (2002)
  • Charles Minor Fellowship, College of Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Management Recognition Award, General Electric, Consumer Electronics Business Operations
  • Alpha Pi Mu, Industrial Engineering Honor Society
  • Mathematical Association of America, awarded membership by Virginia Commonwealth University

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Publications

Paretti, M.C., Li, Y.*, McNair, L.D., Moore-Russo, D., Terpenny, J.P., “Work-In-Progress: An Empirical Study of Virtual Dissection and Student Engagement,” 38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 22 – 25, 2008, Saratoga Springs, NY (in press).

Chang, X. and Terpenny, J.P., “Ontology-Based Method for System Thinking in Product Design,” Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC 2008). May 17-21, 2008. Vancouver, Canada.

Sahin, A. and Terpenny, J.P., “A Data Clustering Approach to Define Multiple Modular Product Platforms, ” Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC 2008). May 17-21, 2008. Vancouver, Canada.

Tawfik, A., Terpenny, J.P., and Goff, R.G., “Small Interventions, Big Impacts: How Modification of Delivery Process of In-Class Activities for Freshmen Can Dramatically Improve Learning, ” Division: New Engineering Educators Division, 2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, June 22-28, 2008.

Terpenny, J.P., Kesharwani, R., Chang, X. , and Sullivan, W.G., “Context-Based Problems and Exercises for Teaching Engineering Economy,” Engineering Economy Division, 2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, June 22-28, 2008.

Rai, R.* and Terpenny, J., “Principles for Managing Product Obsolescence,” International Conference of Engineering Design (ICED), Paris France, August 2007.

Terpenny J., Goff RM., Lohani VK., Mullin J., Lo J. "Preparing Globally and Socially-conscious Engineers: International and Human-centered Design Projects and Activities in the First Year". International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp 409-419. 2008.

Simpson, T., Lewis, K., Stone, R. and Terpenny, J., Reverse Engineering: A Guide for Dissecting and Analyzing Electro-Mechanical Products, Oxford University Press, in preparation for Summer 2008.

Wang, J. and Terpenny, J.P., Book Chapter: “Interactive Preference Incorporation in Evolutionary Engineering Design,” Yaochu Jin (Ed), Knowledge Incorporation in Evolutionary Computation, in the Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing Series, Springer, 2004, 525-543.

Fan, Z., Wang, J., Seo K., Hu, J., Rosenberg, R. C., Terpenny, J. P., and Goodman, E. D., Book Chapter: “Automating the Hierarchical Synthesis of MEMS Using Evolutionary Approaches,” Nadia Nedjah (ed.), Evolutionary Machine Design: Methodology and Applications, Nova Science Publishers, New York. 2005, 129-149.

National Science Foundation Engineering Senior Design Projects to Aid Persons with Disabilities, contributing author of chapters with projects from University of Massachusetts in annual editions published 2000-2004. Edited by John D. Enderle and Brooke Hallowell, Creative Learning Press, Inc.

Chang, X. and Terpenny, J., “A Framework of Ontology-Based Heterogeneous Data Integration for Cost Management in Product Family Design,” Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, Special Issue Developing and Using Engineering Ontologies, Fall 2008,Vol.22 No.4 (in preparation, to be submitted September 2007).

Chang, X., Terpenny, J., and Koelling, P., “Errors and Their Solutions in Ontology-based Product Design,” Journal of knowledge Management, (in preparation, to be submitted September 2007).

Chang, X., Sahin, A., and Terpenny, J., “Ontology based Graphical Modeling Tool for Product Conceptual Design”, Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (RCIM), (invited for special issue, in preparation, to be submitted October 2007).

Chang, X., Rai R., and Terpenny, J., “Development and Utilization of Ontologies in Design for Manufacturing (DFM)”, Journal of engineering design (in preparation).

Sahin, A. and Terpenny, J., “A Data Clustering Approach to Define and Configure Modular Platform- Based Product Families ”, intended for the special issue on platforming for a global marketplace, Journal of Engineering Design (in preparation, to be submitted August 2007).

Terpenny, J., Goff, R., Lohani, V., Mullin, J., and Lo, J., “Preparing Globally and Socially Conscious Engineers: International and Human-Centered Design Projects and Activities in the First Year,” Special Issue on Design and Engineering Education in the Flat World, International Journal of Engineering Education (in review).

Sahin, A., , Terpenny, J., and Van Aken, E. “A Systematic Approach to Platform-Driven Product Planning,” Journal of Product Innovation Management (in review, submitted May 2007).

Kasarda, M., Terpenny, J., Inman, D., Precoda, K., Jelesko, J., Sahin, A., and Park, J., “Design for Adaptability (DFAD) – A New Concept for Achieving Sustainable Design,” Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Elsevier.

Sahin, A., Bøe, M., Terpenny, J. and Bøhn, J., “Study to Understand Student Perception and Model Discrepancies using Visual Illusions and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA),” Journal of Mechanical Design, Special Edition on Engineering Design Education, July 2007, Vol. 129, Issue 7, pp. 744-752.

Participant in “Special Report: The National Engineering Education Research Colloquies,” Journal of Engineering Education, October 2006, Vol. 95, No. 4., 257-261.

Terpenny, J.P., Goff, R.M., Vernon, M.R., Green, W.R.,“Utilizing Assistive Technology Design Projects and Interdisciplinary Teams to Foster Inquiry and Learning in Engineering Design,” Special Issue on Learning and Engineering Design, International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 22, no. 3, 2006 (invited).

Shooter, S., Simpson, T., Stone, R., Terpenny, J. and Kumara, S., “Toward a Multi-agent Information Management Infrastructure for Product Family Planning and Mass Customisation,” International Journal of Mass Customisation, vol. 1, no. 1, 2005, 134-155.

Wang, J. Fan, Z., Terpenny, J.P., and Goodman, E.D., “Knowledge Interaction with Genetic Programming in Mechatronic Systems Design Using Bond Graphs,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Special Issue on Knowledge Extraction and Incorporation in Evolutionary Computation, vol. 35, no. 2, May 2005, 172-182.

Wang, J. Fan, Z., Terpenny, J.P., and Goodman, E.D., “Cooperative Coevolutionary Synthesis of Mechatronic Systems Using Bond Graphs,” Journal of Computer-Aided Design, Special issue on Automated Synthesis of Human-competitive Designs by Means of Genetic Programming (in press).

Sullivan, W.G. and Terpenny, J.P., “A Virtual Classroom Experiment for Teaching Engineering Economy,” The Engineering Economist, vol. 49, no. 4, 2004, 279-306.
Wang, J. and Terpenny, J., “Interactive Evolutionary Solution Synthesis in Fuzzy Set-based Preliminary Engineering Design,” Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, vol. 14, no. 2, 2003, 153-167.

Wang, J. and Terpenny, J.P., “Learning and Adaptation of Fitness Approximation in Engineering Design Synthesis,” International Journal of Smart Engineering System Design, vol. 5, no. 3, 2003, 1- 11.

Terpenny, J.P., “Toward An Integrated Framework for Concurrent Engineering Design”. European Design Engineer, vol. 2, no. 1, 1998, 36-38.

Terpenny, J.P. and Davis, R.P., “Postoptimality Analysis for a Network Protocol Design Model”. Computers and Industrial Engineering Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, 1985, 327-337.

Sikand, A., Terpenny, J.P., and Strong, S., “A Web-Based Framework for Product Knowledge Exchange and Distributed Design, ” IIE Transactions on Design and Manufacturing (under revision).

Terpenny, J.P., Singh, H., Sullivan, W.G., Sward, K., Gordon, J., and Dunning, G., “Integration of projects in collaboration with industry in engineering economics via the World Wide Web,” IEEE Transactions on Education (under revision).

Goff, R., Terpenny, J. and Wildman, T., “Improving Learning and Engagement for Students in Large Classes,” 37th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 10 – 13, 2007, Milwaukee, WI

Chang, X., Rai, R., and Terpenny, J., “Design for Manufacturing (DfM) Ontology: Implementation of a Mechanical Assembly Through Welding Process, ” Session: Engineering Design Process: Methods, Representations, and Decision Making, Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC) and IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2007, Nashville, May 19-23, 2007.

Sahin, A. and Terpenny, J., “ CP3: Comprehensive Product Platform Planning, ” Session: Engineering Design Process: Methods, Representations, and Decision Making, Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC) and IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2007, Nashville, May 19-23, 2007.

Li, Y., Chang, X., and Terpenny, J., “An Ontology for Information Representation and Integration for the Empty Container Allocation Problem,” 17th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (2007 FAIM), Philadelphia, PA, June 18-20, 2007.

Chang, X., Sahin, A., and Terpenny, J., “Ontology based Graphical Modeling Tool for Product Conceptual Design, ” 17th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (2007 FAIM), Philadelphia, PA, June 18-20, 2007

Rai, R., Sahin, A., Studd, A., and Terpenny, J., “Undergraduate Learning Experiences Through Research in Emerging Areas of Engineering Design: Product Platform Planning and Design for Managing Product Obsolescence”, Division: Design in Engineering Education Division, 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Hawaii, June 24-27, 2007.

Gabauer, D., Bayse, T., Terpenny, J., and Goff, R., AC 2007-2175: “Improving Engineering Design Instruction through Lessons Learned from FIRST Lego League Mentoring”, Division: Design in Engineering Education Division, 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Hawaii, June 24-27, 2007.

Richter, D., Johnson, K., Terpenny, J., and Goff, R., AC 2007-2224: “Mentoring FIRST LEGO League: Challenges and Rewards of Working with Youth ”, Division: Mechanical Engineering Division, 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Hawaii, June 24-27, 2007.

Terpenny, J., Dancey, C., Goff, R., Nelson, D., Ellis, M., and Hong, D., AC 2007-2375: “Success Strategies for Capstone Design Courses with Large Classes, Diverse Project Types, Small to Large Student Teams, and Varied Faculty Interests and Approaches”, Division: Design in Engineering Education Division, 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Hawaii, June 24-27, 2007.

Sterk, D., Thacker, T., Tranter, B., Goff, R., and Terpenny, J., AC 2007-2065: “Teaching and Mentoring for the Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Power Electronics”, Division: Electrical & Computer Engineering Division, 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Hawaii, June 24-27, 2007.

Jones, J., Goff, R., and Terpenny, J., AC 2007-2156: “ Design of Thermal Systems Using Optimization and Metaheuristic Methods”, Division: Design in Engineering Education Division, 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Hawaii, June 24-27, 2007.

Moon, S. K., Chang, X., Terpenny, J.P., Simpson, T.W., and Kumara, S.R., “Toward a Knowledge Support System for Product Family Design,” World Conference on Mass Customization & Personalization (MCPC) 07, October 2007, Boston, MA..

Terpenny, J., Goff, R., and Dancey, C., “Achieving Uniform Content, Deliverables and Assessment in a Capstone Design Course Having Many Diverse Projects, Advisors and Teams,” National Capstone Design Course Conference, June 13-15, 2007, Boulder, Colorado (abstract accepted, paper in preparation).

Sahin, A. and Terpenny, J. “A Graphical Modeling Tool and a Tutorial for Conceptualizing Modular Products,” International Design Research Symposium, Seoul, South Korea, November 10-11, 2006.

Wang, J., Fan, Z., Terpenny, J., and Goodman, E. “Integrated and Innovative Design Automation of Mechatronic Systems,” 2006 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO-2006), Seattle, WA, July 8-12, 2006 (presentation only).

Kasarda, M., Terpenny, J., Inman, D., Precoda, K., Jelesko, J., Sahin, A., and Park, J., “Design for ADaptability (DFAD) – A New Concept for Achieving Sustainable Design,” The 16th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM), June 26-28, 2006, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.

Sahin, A., Terpenny, J, Simpson, T., Shooter, S., and Stone, R., “Evaluating Relative Instructional Effectiveness and Efficiencies of Design Activities for Product Platform Planning,” 2006 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (2006 DETC), 18th International Design Theory and Methodology (DTM) Conference, Philadelphia, September 10-13, 2006.

Sahin, A., Terpenny, J. and Goff, R., “An Interactive Modeling Environment for Conceptualizing Modular Product Families,” 2006 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (2006 DETC), 32nd Design Automation Conference (DAC), Philadelphia, September 10-13, 2006.

Hutcheson, R., Jordan, R., Stone, R., Terpenny, J., and Chang, X., “Application of a Genetic Algorithm to Concept Variant Selection,” 2006 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (2006 DETC), 18th International Design Theory and Methodology (DTM) Conference, Philadelphia, September 10-13, 2006.

Sahin, A., Terpenny, J., Shooter, S., Stone, R., and Simpson, T., “A Conceptual Method to Evaluate Relative Instructional Efficiencies of Case Studies for Product Platform Planning”, Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, May 20-24, 2006.

Sahin, A., Van Aken, E. M., Terpenny, J., “A Case Application for Conceptualizing Product Families in an Engineering-to-Order Company”, Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, May 20-24, 2006 (presentation only).

Lukman, H., Shooter, S., Terpenny, J., Simpson, T., Stone, R. and Kumara, S., “An Inter-University Collaborative Undergraduate Research/Learning Experience for Product Platform Planning: Year 2,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, June 18-21, 2006.

Sahin, A., Terpenny, J., Shooter, S., Stone, R., and Simpson, T., “A Method to Evaluate Relative Instructional Efficiencies of Design Activities for Product Platform Planning,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, June 18-21, 2006.

Goff, R.M. and Terpenny, J.P., “Capstone Design, Mechanical Engineering Project or Personnel Management Challenge?,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, June 18-21, 2006.

Goff, R.M., Terpenny, J.P., Vernon, M.R., Green, W.R., “Evolution of Student Perception in a Human Centered Interdisciplinary Design Project,” Frontiers in Education Conference, October 28-31, 2006, San Diego.

Sahin, A. and Terpenny, J., “A Modeling Environment For Conceptual Modular Product Family and Platform Planning,” Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM) Conference, Limerick, Ireland, June 26-28, 2006.

Park, J., Chang, X., and Terpenny, J., “Toward An Activity-Based Cost Ontology for Product Family Planning,” Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, May 20-24, 2006.

Goff, R.M., Terpenny, J.P, Vernon, M.R., Green, W.R., and Vorster, C.R., “Work in Progress - Interdisciplinary Design of Assistive Technology for the Third World,” Frontiers in Education Conference, October 19-22, 2005, Indianapolis.

Goff, R.M., Terpenny, J.P., Vernon, M. and Green, W., “A Conversation for Collaboration - A panel presentation of the evolution of a nine year interdisciplinary design project from toys to assistive technology,” Integrations: Liberal Learning in a Diverse World. Oct 6-9, 2005 at the Hyatt in Fairfax, VA.

Terpenny, J.P. and Goff, R.M., “Preparing Future Faculty for Teaching Engineering Design,” 2005 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (2005 DETC), 17th International Design Theory and Methodology (DTM) Conference, Long Beach, CA, September 24-28, 2005.

Jordan, Jr., R.L., Van Wie, M., Stone, R.B., Wang, J., Terpenny, J.P., “A Group Technology Based Representation for Product Portfolios,” 2005 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (2005 DETC), 31st Design Automation Conference, Long Beach, CA, September 24-28, 2005.

Srinivasan, A., Terpenny, J., Shooter, S., Stone, R., Simpson, T., and Kumara, S., “Online Case Studies and a Process Description for Product Platform Planning,” 2005 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (2005 DETC), 17th International Design Theory and Methodology (DTM) Conference, Long Beach, CA, September 24-28, 2005.

Van Wie, M., Stone, R.B., Sahin, A., Terpenny, J.P., Alizon, F., Shooter, S., and Simpson, T., “A Qualitative Modeling Method for Platform Design,” IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration (IEEE IRI-2005), Las Vegas, Nevada, August 15-17, 2005.

Srinivasan, A., Terpenny, J., Shooter, S., Stone, R., Simpson, T., and Kumara, S., “An Online Learning Tool for Product Platform Planning,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon, June 12-15, 2005, Session 1625.

Terpenny, J. and Goff, R., “Design in Engineering Education and Practice,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon, June 12-15, 2005, Session 3255

Simpson, T., Stone, R., Shooter, S., Terpenny, J., and Kumara, S. “An Inter-University Collaborative Undergraduate Research/Learning Experience for Product Platform Planning,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon, June 12-15, 2005, Session 3425.

Griffin, Jr., O.H., Aning, A., Lohani, V., Kampe, J., Goff, R., Paretti, M., Alley, M., Lo, J., Terpenny, J., Walker, T., and Aref, H., “Designing and Implementing Graduate Programs in Engineering Education,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon, June 12-15, 2005, Session 3255.

Verma, A. and Terpenny, J., “Dynamic Project Management: A Principal - Agent Based Approach,” Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, May 14 - 18, 2005.

Sahin, A., Terpenny, J., Van Wie, M., and Stone, R.B., “A Proposed Knowledge Management Environment and Its Assessment for Product and Product Family Conceptual Design", International Conference on e-Design, May 14, 2005, Atlanta.

Needy, K., Terpenny, J., Gokhan, N., and Josias, C., “On the Development of a Process for Design for Supply Chain,” International Conference on e-Design, May 14, 2005, Atlanta.

Shooter, S., Simpson, T., Stone, R., Terpenny, J. and Kumara, S., “Toward an Information Management Infrastructure for Product Family Planning and Platform Customization,” 2004 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (2004 DETC), 30th Design Automation Conference, September 28 - October 2, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Terpenny, J.P. and Mathew, D., “Modeling Environment for Function-Based Conceptual Design,” 2004 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (2004 DETC), 30th Design Automation Conference, September 28 - October 2, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Wang, J., Terpenny, J.P., and Nnaji, B.O. “Interactive Preference Incorporation in User-Centered Product Development,” 2004 Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC), Houston, Texas, May 15 – 19, 2004.

Josias, C., Terpenny, J.P., and McLean, K., “Component Obsolescence Risk Assessment,” 2004 Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC), Houston, Texas, May 15 – 19, 2004, CD-Rom Session 32C Manufacturing Optimization.

Sullivan, W.G. and Terpenny, J.P. “Why Teach Depreciation and Income Taxes?” 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 20-23, 2004.

Sikand, A. and Terpenny, J.P. “A Web-Based Environment for Managing Product Knowledge,” International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems (CTSO 4), San Diego, January 18-23, 2004.

Wang, J. and Terpenny, J.P. “Integrated Active and Passive Mechatronic System Design Using Bond Graphs and Genetic Programming,” 2003 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO-2003), Late Breaking Paper, Chicago, July 12-16, 2003.

Gralinski, T. and Terpenny, J.P. “K-12 and University Collaboration: A Vehicle to Improve Curriculum and Female Enrollment in Engineering and Technology,” 2003 ASEE Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, June 22-25, 2003, CD-Rom Session 2692, 1-9.

Terpenny, J., Ambs, L., Dixon, J., Sullivan, J. and Sullivan, W. “The Engineering Economics of Energy Use and Capital Investment,” 2003 ASEE Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, June 22- 25, 2003, CD-Rom Session 2139, 1-22.

Wang, J. and Terpenny, J.P., “An Evolutionary Design Infrastructure for Rapid Prototyping of Customized E- Design of Mechatronic Products,” 2003 Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC), Portland, Oregon, May 18-21, 2003.

Sward, K., Terpenny, J., and Sullivan, W.G., “Design, Layout, and Tools for Effective Web-based Instruction,” 2002 Frontiers in Education Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, November 6-9, 2002, Session S1E: Web Applications V - Online Learning, 1-6.

Wang, J. and Terpenny, J.P., “Investigating Baldwin Effect in Design Synthesis of Dynamic Systems,” 2002 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO-2002), Learning and Adaptation in Evolutionary Computation Workshop Program, New York, July 9-13, 2002, 170-173.

Terpenny, J.P., Sullivan, W.G., Singh, H., and Sward, K., “Utilizing the Internet to Improve Student Learning in a First Course in Engineering Economy with Real-World Unsolved Problems in Collaboration with Industry”, Proceedings ASEE 2002 Conference and Exposition, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, June 16-19, 2002, CD-Rom Session 2139, 1-17. Also present at conference. (Winner of best paper award in Engineering Economy Division, first runner up in Professional Interest Council III.)

Wang, J. and Terpenny, J.P. “Adapting Trade-off strategies in Fuzzy Set-Based Engineering Design,” Proceedings Artificial Neural Networks In Engineering Conference ANNIE-2001, St. Louis, Missouri, Nov. 4-7, 2001, 325-330 (best paper nominee).

Sullivan, W.G. and Terpenny, J.P., “A Virtual Classroom Experiment for Teaching the Economic Principles of Engineering Design,” Proceedings 31st ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 10 - 13, 2001 Reno, Nevada, Session F2F, 18.

Benson, M. and Terpenny, J.P., “A Survey of Methods and Approaches to Knowledge Management in the Product Development Environment,” Proceedings 21st ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences (DETC), 21st Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, September 9-12, 2001, CD-Rom Session CIE 21288, 1-9.

Sikand, A. and Terpenny, J.P., “Collaborative and Distributed Design: Current Status and Research Opportunities,” Proceedings Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM) International Conference, Dublin, Ireland, July 16-18, 2001, 389-398.

Terpenny, J., Gao, R., Ritter, J., Fisher, D., Krishnamurty, S., “Senior Design Projects to Aid the Disabled,” Proceedings ASEE 2001 Conference and Exposition, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 24- 27, 2001, CD-Rom Session 2325, 1-11. Also presented at conference.

Terpenny, J.P., Sward, K., and Sullivan, W.G., “A Virtual Classroom for Teaching the Economic Principles of Engineering Design,” Proceedings ASEE 2001 Conference and Exposition, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 24-27, 2001, CD-Rom Session 3542, 1-15. Also presented at conference.

Wang, J. and Terpenny, J.P., “Agent-based Solution Synthesis Based on Imprecise Information During Preliminary Engineering Design Process,” Proceedings 10th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference IERC-2001, Dallas, Texas, May 20-22, 2001, CD-Rom Session Design 3, 1-6.

Wang, J. and Terpenny, J.P., “Multi-agent Co-evolutionary Methods for Coordinating Integrated Production Process Planning and Scheduling,” Proceedings of the 2000 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Workshop, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 8, 2000, 312-315.

Terpenny, J.P., Strong, S., and Wang, J., “A Methodology for Knowledge Discovery and Classification,” Proceedings of the Tenth FAIM 2000 - Flexible Automation And Intelligent Manufacturing Conference, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, June 26-28, 2000, 22-32.

Terpenny, J.P., Nnaji, B.O., and Bohn, J.H., “Blending Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches in Conceptual Design”. Proceedings of the Seventh Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Banff, Canada, May 9-10, 1998, CD-Rom Track 7-G Modeling in Design, 1-7. Also presented at conference.

Terpenny, J.P., “An Integrated System for Functional Modeling and Configuration in Conceptual Design”. Proceedings of the Seventh International Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing Conference, Middlesbrough, U.K., June 25-27, 1997, 69-80. Also presented at conference.

Terpenny, J.P. and Nnaji, B.O., “Feature Based Design Evaluation for Machine/Tool Selection for Sheet Metal”. Proceedings of the Second Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Los Angeles, CA, May 26-27, 1993, 26-30.

Deisenroth, M.P., Terpenny, J.P. and Eyada, O.K., “Design for Competitiveness: Case Studies Developed in Concurrent Engineering and Design for Manufacturability”. Proceedings of the ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Design for Manufacture, Anaheim, CA, USA, November 8-13, 1992, Design Engineering Division DE, v 51, 29-34.

Terpenny, J.P. and Deisenroth, M.P., “A Concurrent Engineering Framework: Three Basic Components”. Proceedings of the Second International Flexible Automation and Information Management Conference, Falls Church, VA, June 30 - July 2, 1992, 237-247. Also presented at conference.

Terpenny, J.P. and Davis, R.P., “Postoptimality Analysis for Resource Allocation Problems”. Computers and Industrial Engineering Conference, Orlando, March 1982 (invited).
Simpson, T., Shooter, S., Terpenny, J., Stone, R., Allada, V., and Scott, M., “Recent Advanceents in an Information Management Infrastructure to Support Product Family Planning and Mass Customization,” 2006 NSF Design, Service, and Manufactuirng Grantees and Research Conference, St. Louis, Missouri.

Sandborn, P. and Terpenny, J., “ Forecasting and Proactive Management of Obsolescence for Sustainment-Dominated Systems,” 2006 NSF Design, Service, and Manufactuirng Grantees and Research Conference, St. Louis, Missouri.
“Engineering Design in Year 2030: Strategic Plan for Engineering Design,” Final Report for National Science Foundation Workshop, Arizona State University, March 26-29, 2004 (contributor for theoretical foundations/models focus area).

Wang, J., Terpenny, J.P. and Sikand, A., “An Interoperable Infrastructure to Support Interactive Evolutionary Synthesis for Rapid Prototyping of Customized E-Product Design and Development,” 2003 NSF Design, Service and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference, Birmingham, AL, January 6-9, 2003, CD-Rom Engineering Design, 510-523.

Wang, J. and Terpenny, J.P., “Automated Design and Synthesis of Innovative Mechatronic Products,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Jose, November 17-20, 2002.

Mathew, D. and Terpenny, J.P., “Towards an Integrated Design Environment (IDE) for Conceptual Product Design,” INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Jose, November 17-20, 2002.

Terpenny, J.P., Minutes of the 2002 ASEE-EED Business Meeting, Engineering Economy Division, American Society for Engineering Education, The Engineering Economist, vol. 47, no. 4, 2002, 470- 476.

Terpenny, J.P., Benson, M., and Sikand, A., SEKE: SMART Engineering Knowledge Explorer, Webbased computer system for knowledge management and exchange of engineering expertise and resources via the Internet (product knowledge, case studies, expertise directory, design notebooks, best practices, procedures, etc.). Announcement of URL (web address) and availability to industry expected within 3 months. Investigating potential for patent and/or commercialization. Development
funded by grants from Telaxis Communications and Apprentice Systems.

Terpenny, J.P. and Sullivan, W.G., “Virtual Classroom for Economics of Engineering Design,” Webbased computer system with course modules, on-line quizzes, industry projects, university specific lecture notes, etc., Materials developed and resident at University of Massachusetts. Funded by NSF DUE-9952750, February 2000-present (on-going). URL: http://mielsvr2.ecs.umass.edu/virtual_econ/

Sullivan, W.G. and Terpenny, J.P. “A Virtual Classroom Experiment for Teaching the Economic Principles of Engineering Design, ” IIE Engineering Economy Newsletter, Section on Engineering Education - Effectiveness of Virtual Classrooms, Spring 2002.

Nnaji, B.O., Terpenny, J.P., et al., White paper submitted to National Science Foundation (NSF) “e- Product Design and Realization” based on NSF sponsored workshops with industry and government agencies held at University of Pittsburgh, October and December of 2000. Submitted March 2000.

Terpenny, J.P. and Deisenroth, M.P., “Design for Competitiveness Case Study, General Electric Company, Electrical Distribution & Control, Lighting Panelboard Project, Salisbury, North Carolina”. Case Study Prepared for General Electric Foundation and Classroom Use. Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, November 1990.

 

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