Faculty Areas of Specialization Faculty Areas of Specialization

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Louisiana State University College of Engineering
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THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
EXEMPLARY DISSERTATION AWARD
With the recommendation of the College of Engineering Graduate
Coordinators Council and approval of Dean Pius Egbelu, the
College of Engineering is proud to announce the establishment of the “College
of Engineering, Exemplary Dissertation Award” to be awarded annually at
Spring Commencement. The award is given to individuals that have been
selected in the College of Engineering as the finalists for the LSU
Distinguished Dissertation Award. The number of finalists depends on the
number of doctoral degrees that were conferred in the previous year. The
awardees are recognized in the COE Annual Newsletter, Engineering News, and
on the College of Engineering website, www.eng.lsu.edu
The recipients of the
2001-2002 College of Engineering
Exemplary Dissertation Award are:
• Daniel U. Campos-Delgado
• Abdelqader M. Zamamiri
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College of Engineering
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ACULTY REAS OF PECIALIZATION
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2002–2003
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College of Engineering N
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Office of the Dean
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Biological & Agricultural Engineering
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Gordon A. & Mary Cain Chemical Engineering
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Construction Management
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Electrical & Computer Engineering
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Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering O
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Craft & Hawkins Petroleum Engineering
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Organized Research Units E
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Telephone Number and E-Mail Quick Reference
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For more information contact:
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Tammy Vieira Abshire
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3304 CEBA Building • Baton Rouge, LA 70803
225/578-5731 • Fax [phone]
[email protected] • www.eng.lsu.edu
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• Administration
Pius J. Egbelu Dean
Julius P. Langlinais Associate Dean
Mehmet T. Tumay Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
Lisa K. Launey Assistant Dean
Maureen M. Robertson Assistant Dean/Director of the Division of
Engineering Services
• Department Chairs
N Richard L. Bengtson Biological & Agricultural Engineering
A F. Carl Knopf Gordon A. & Mary Cain Chemical Engineering
E George Z. Voyiadjis Civil & Environmental Engineering
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George M. Hammitt II Construction Management
Kemin Zhou Electrical & Computer Engineering
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Thomas G. Ray Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering
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T Glenn Sinclair Mechanical Engineering
Zaki A. Bassiouni Craft & Hawkins Petroleum Engineering
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F Michael M. Khonsari Center for Rotating Machinery
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Roy K. Dokka Center for GeoInformatics
Danny D. Reible Hazardous Substance Research Center/South and
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Kelly A. Rusch Institute for Ecological Infrastructure Engineering
Marc L. Levitan LSU Hurricane Center
Joe T. Baker Louisiana Transportation Research Center
John H. Pardue Louisiana Water Resources Research Institute
Sumanta Acharya Turbine Innovation and Energy Research Center
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PIUS J. EGBELU
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• Dean, College of Engineering; Bert S. Turner
Distinguished Professor, Industrial & Manufacturing
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• Ph.D. (1982), Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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and State University
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production planning and controls, manufacturing
• 225/578-5701; [email protected] I
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JULIUS P. LANGLINAIS, P.E.
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• Associate Dean, College of Engineering; H. Mark Krause, Jr.
Endowed Professor of Engineering, Petroleum Engineering
• Ph.D. (1971), Louisiana State University
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• Areas of specialization: production engineering, drilling
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• 225/578-5703; [email protected]
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MEHMET T. TUMAY, P.E.
• Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of
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Engineering; Georgia Gulf Endowed Distinguished Professor in
Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering
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• Ph.D. (1971), Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
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• Areas of specialization: in-situ and nondestructive
assessment of geomedia materials and systems, geostatistics,
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ground improvement, underground space development
• 225/578-9165; [email protected] O
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LISA K. LAUNEY
• Assistant Dean, College of Engineering
• M.A. (1985), Louisiana State University
• Areas of specialization: supervision of undergraduate
student support services, counseling, academic advising programs
• 225/578-5731; [email protected]
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MAUREEN M. ROBERTSON
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• Assistant Dean, College of Engineering; Director, Division of
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• M.B.A. (1989), Mercer University
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management, personnel, grants and contracts, staff supervision
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• 225/578-6068; [email protected]
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Department of
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Biological & Agricultural Engineering
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149 E.B. Doran Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
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225/578-3153 • Fax [phone]
www.bae.lsu.edu
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Richard L. Bengtson, P.E. N
Acting Department Head
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• Ph.D. (1980), Oklahoma State University
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• Areas of specialization:soil erosion, small watershed hydrology,
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watershed modeling
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• [email protected]
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JOHN W. BRANCH
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• Ph.D. (2000), Louisiana State University
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conversion from ground water to surface water sources)
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• Vice Chancellor and Director,Louisiana Agricultural
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• Ph.D. (1969), University of Missouri
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• 225/578-4181; [email protected]
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L CAYE M. DRAPCHO
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• Associate Professor
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• Ph.D. (1993), Clemson University
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• Areas of specialization: biological reactor design for waste
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treatment/product formation, agricultural nonpoint source
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• 225/578-1055; [email protected]
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T ROBERT J. EDLING
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• Associate Professor
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water use analysis
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STEVEN G. HALL, P.E.
• Assistant Professor
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• Ph.D. (1998), Cornell University
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• Areas of specialization: composting, aquaculture,
instrumentation, control in biological systems E
• 225/578-1049; [email protected]
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LYNN M. HANNAMAN
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• Specialist
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• Ed.D. (1976), University of Northern Colorado
• Areas of specialization: agricultural structure, plans service, N
and 4-H compact tractor
• 225/578-2229; [email protected] E
MARYBETH LIMA
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• Assistant Professor
• Ph.D. (1996), Ohio State University O
• Areas of specialization: bioprocessing engineering,
value-added processing
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• 225/578-1061; [email protected]
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MICHAEL P. MAILANDER E
•Associate Professor
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• Ph.D. (1985), Purdue University
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• Areas of specialization: farm equipment design and analysis,
computer-based decision support systems, agricultural applications O
of sensing and control techniques
• 225/578-1058; [email protected] C
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RANDY R. PRICE
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• 225/578-1057; [email protected]
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• Specialist
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• Areas of specialization: cotton mechanization and pesticides
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• 225/578-2229; [email protected]
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•Professor; Director, International Programs
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• Areas of specialization:crop processing and training in grain
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