Inside this issue... Faculty Spotlight p. 2

SEIS News Spotlight p. 3

Advisory Board p. 6

Alumni Spotlight p. 6

Graduate Assistants p. 7

Printed and distributed by the School of Engineering and Information Systems210 Lloyd Cassity Building • Morehead, KY 40351Editor: Jason Stepp

The faculty of the School of Engineering and Information Systems (SEIS) prepare students with skills in Design and Animation, Virtual Robotics, OSHA and Fanuc Certification, Systems Integration and Industrial Automation. We also continue to work with advisory board companies to promote STEM education in the region by offering workshops and providing consulting services for industries in the region. ETM graduates are prepared to fill positions such as engineering manager, quality engineer, and production engineer, among others, which require stronger quantitative and analytical skills in order to solve complex problems encountered in the engineering workplace.

Graduates success in careers, employers’ demand for advanced skills as well as MSETM graduates’ success in pursuing doctoral degrees with fellowships in leading institutions such as Syracuse University, Iowa State University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, among others, has resulted in a significant growth in our programs.

Major accomplishments such as the establishment of the 21st Century Center for Manufacturing Systems have become possible with the Advisory Board’s dedication of time and expertise as well as strong financial support for the programs. The Advisory Board members continue to work

with the faculty on curriculum and, more recently, helped develop the Engineering Management (EM) program. The Advisory Board has established a merit-based scholarship with funds now approximately at $60,000.

Over the past 20 years, the companies that the Department of Engineering and Technology Management has worked with have, through their participation in the Advisory Board, aided the Department’s efforts to improve and modernize curricula and facilities. SEIS plans to, in collaboration with the advisory board representatives, contiue to modify and strengthen the existing programs’ curricula and develop new program opportunities in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Informatics, and Data Analytics.

The Advisory Board companies have also strengthened the cooperative education and internship opportunities, which enhance students’ academic achievement, career placement, and professional growth.

Dr. Ahmad Zargari, SEIS

Volume 19 Issue 1 October 2017

M O R E H E A D S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y

INFORMERSCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMSSEIS

Mission: Preparing Students for High Skill Jobs

Dr. Bob Albert, Dean of the College of Business and Technology, and Lindsey Childs, President of the SME student chapter, at the 2017 SME Day awards ceremony

Abdulaziz Alhazi, Mohammed Alawami, Abdullah Alharbi, Ali Almahashier, and Mohammed Alwahbi working with a Fanuc CERT cart.

FACULTY spotlight

Kouroush JenabDr. Kouroush Jenab received his BSc degree from the Industrial Eng. Department at the Isfahan University of Technology (1989), M.Sc. degree from the Industrial Eng. Department at Tehran Polytechnic (1992), Ph.D. degree from Industrial Eng. Department at IUST, and Ph.D. degree from Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ottawa (2005).

He served as a Technical Lead and Senior Manager in auto, telecom, aerospace, and high-tech industries for 20 years. He joined National Research Council Canada as a Research Officer where he conducted several international projects in Rail Industry. Currently, Dr. Jenab is an assistant professor in Department of Engineering & Technology Management at Morehead State University.

Dr. Jenab is a senior member of IEEE, IIE and is associate editor & member of editorial boards in International Journal of Industrial Computations, International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems, and International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences. He has published over 170 papers in international journals and conferences based on his experiences in industries. Dr. Jenab’s field s of research are Reliability, Quality, Manufacturing Systems, Human Reliability & Error, and Maintenance Engineering. In October 2017, Dr. Jenab presented his recent work in Design for Reliability (DfR) in NASA Academy of Aerospace Quality Workshop Program, Huntsville, Alabama

Connie GrimesConnie Grimes is working with Craft Academy students Brooke Hall and Cameron Arthur on the SpaceTrek Application in her Mobile Application class. The Application is a mobile app for an all girls space camp called SpaceTrek. This app will connect the girls to technology from their application to their testimonials years later.

In the application phase the girls will be able to answer fun questions about themselves that their fellow campers will be able to see to get to know them better. This page will later be replaced with the testimonial page where the alumni will be able to keep up with each other after the camp. In addition to this, the app will allow for communication between the campers and the camp advisors through the linked social media. The social media connection will also enable the campers to post pictures of their favorite moments at SpaceTrek, which will act as advertisement for the camp.

In the camp mentors speak almost every day. This inspired another feature of The SpaceTrek application which is the ability to store mentors’ contact information. Our goal is to offer this app on both Google Play Store and The Apple App Store at the beginning of Summer 2018. The students Ms. Grimes is working with are also putting together a presentation for acceptance to the Posters at the Capital event.

Cheng ChengDr. Cheng received his Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2017. He received his master’s degree from Morehead State University in 2012 and bachelor’s degree in Guangxi University in 2010. He is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology Management at Morehead

State University. His research interests include biosensors, microelectronic devices for Lab-on-a-chip applications, MEMS and embedded system.

Dr. Cheng was formerly a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Engineering and Technology Management from 2009-10. His research interests include Biosensors, microelectronic devices for Lab-on-a-chip applications, MEMS and embedded system.

Sahar GhanemSahar Ghanem graduated from Jordan University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Civil Engineering and an option in Structural Engineering in 2005. She received her M.S. in Civil Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2009. In the Spring of 2016, she earned a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Kentucky.

After graduating, Dr. Ghanem worked as a Structural Design Engineer. Her job included preparing designs and drawings, making calculations about loads and stresses, and inspecting properties to check conditions.

Upon earning her Ph.D., Dr. Ghanem took the position of Assistant Professor of Construction Management and Civil Engineering Technology at Morehead State University. Her responsibilities include teaching, monitoring students graduation projects, and involvement in research work.

Sam NatarajDr. Ahmad Zargari, Associate Dean of the School of Engineering and Information Systems and Dr. Nataraj, Professor of Computer Information Systems will present a paper along with Ms. Fatemeh Davoudi Kakhki of Iowa State University titled “A comparative analysis of faculty compensation between ATMAE, ABET,

and AACSB accredited programs” at the annual conference of the Association of Technology Management and Engineering – Construct the future for tomorrow – in Cinncinnati in November 2017.

SEIS NEWS spotlight

ETM Students Volunteer for Triplett Valley Trail Project

Under the supervision of Morehead State University faculty member and licensed surveyor Joe Curd, students Logan Green of Mt. Sterling, John Harper of Isonville, Deborah Kroth of Newport, and Jacob Day of Ashland volunteered their time to check property lines along the path of the proposed Triplett Valley Trail.

“We really appreciate the efforts of these students to make sure that our site surveys are up to date,” said Dr. Scott Davison, MSU professor of philosophy and president of the local non-profit organization Daniel Boone Rails to Trails. “It illustrates the broad support for this project across the entire community.”

The trail plan would start with the Memorial Tree Walk near the city park, travel along Triplett Creek to the Fazoli’s/Morehead Cinema/Buffalo Wild Wings area, and then pass through the Boone Hollan wetlands region to KY 519 along parts of the old railway bed.

A recent survey by the city/county Recreation Commission received a very high number of responses and listed trails as the second priority behind water based recreational facilities.

Financial support for the Triplett Valley Trail project has come from the city, the county, Morehead Tourism, St. Claire Regional Medical Center, MSU and a number of private individuals. Cost estimates for the trail, obtained from Palmer Engineering in Lexington, were paid by a non-point source pollution water grant administered by April

From Left: Logan Green, John Harper, Deborah Kroth, and Jacob Day

Haight, director of MSU’s Environmental Education Center, who has been directly involved with rails to trails efforts in Morehead for many years.

In addition, Rowan county fiscal court retained Richard Howerton, an engineer from Greenup, to study the prospects for a trail from the old Sunny Brook Golf Course all the way to the KY 801/US 60 intersection, and to prepare a Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant on behalf of the city and county to fund the construction of the Triplett Valley Trail.

Champion; and Caleb Grimes, Quality Engineer. The thesis Committee members in attendance were Dr. Hans Chapman, Dr. Nilesh Joshi and Dr. Ahmad Zargari.

Paula had the opportunity to work as an intern with Regal Beloit in Morehead. The Regal management encourage her to analyze the cost of performance rework to find ways of making processes more efficient.

Plant Manager Randy Norwood said, “Paula’s findings will help the management to enhance products quality and efficiency”.

Said Dr. Ahmad Zargari, School of Engineering and Information Systems Associate Dean, “It is through activities such as Ms. Sloas presenting her thesis at the company where her work was performed that we are committed to strengthening our partnership with industries for student success and economic development of the region. The SEIS Advisory Board companies have also enhanced the co-operative education/internship opportunities which directly impact student/graduate career placement, career development and academic performance.”

Department of Engineering and Technology Management Graduate student Paula Sloas defended her thesis titled Lean Process Improvement and Quality Analysis for Performance Rework at Regal Beloit in Morehead, KY

In attendance from the Regal Beloit factory were Randy Norwood, Plant Manager; Randy Bumgardner, Manufacturing Engineering Manager; Ernie Robinson, Lean

MSETM Graduate Student Presents Thesis at Regal Beloit

From Left to Right: Dr. Nilesh Joshi, Dr. Hans Chapman, Paula Sloas, Dr. Ahmad Zargari, Randy Norwood, Caleb Grimes, Randy Bumgardner, and Ernie Robinson

Morehead State University had two teams place at state finals for IDEA STATE U Saturday, April 22, in Lexington.

IDEA STATE U is a business venture competition that allows young entrepreneurs to create and present a business plan or model. Students spend the semester developing their business plan or model, while receiving guidance by Dr. Janet Ratliff, assistant professor of management/entrepreneurship; and Dr. Beverly McCormick, professor of real estate studies; from the School of Business in the College of Business and Technology.

Two groups were named a winner in their respective area of competition. In Business Plan Competition, winners were: In third place and winner of $10,000 was Mechatraining (Michael Edlin, junior design manufacturing

engineering technology major from Elizabethtown; and Adolfo Enrique SamudioCano, international graduate student seeking a Master’s degree in Engineering and Technology Management from Mexico City, Mexico). In addition, Mechatraining was recognized for its 60 second business pitch and received a $100 gift card.

In Business Model Competition, winners were: Finishing in second place and winner of $5,000 was The GuardBox (Kyle McGlothin, junior in high school from Richmond, and Stefan Kwiecinski, freshman from Richmond). Kwiecinski is enrolled in MSU’s Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics, a dual-credit residential high school. Placing fourth and winner of $1,000 was A & J’s Animal Shelter Academy (Isabella Stephens, senior general business major from Morehead, and Karlee Crose, senior marketing major from Nashville). In addition, A&J’s Shelter Academy was recognized for their 60 second business pitch and received a $100 gift card.

Dr. Ortega-Moody Hosts Students from Kosovo

During the summer, Dr. Jorge Ortega Moody hosted students from the University of Business and Technology (UBT) in Kosovo to take part in research in the Department of Engineering and Technology Management at MSU. UBT students Annea Futko, Kenan Alija, Dorothy Hysenaj, White Rushiti, Star Salihu and Adnan Shabani, were accompanied by professors Valmir Hoxha and Bertan Karahoda. The research focused on connecting virtual reality technology with industry. The UBT students also obtained certification for the operation of FANUC robots, of which MSU’s Dr. Ortega is a certified instructor and evaluator. This is the first exchange of what both universities hope will be a productive partnership.

SEIS NEWS spotlight

MSU Students Win Big at Idea State U Finals

From Left: Janet Ratliff, Michael Tyler Edlin, Adolfo Enrique SamudioCano, and Bev McCormick

SEIS NEWS spotlight

Dr. Jorge Ortega-Moody Serves as Keynote Speaker

On August 16-17, 2017, Dr. Jorge Ortega Moody served as the keynote speaker at the 2nd Research Forum of Development and Innovation hosted at the National University of Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI), in Managua, Nicaragua. During his participation at this event, Dr. Ortega established research connections to develop projects that explore the use of virtual and augmented reality in industrial training. These projects will be implemented at both universities to provide more hands-on, experiential training for students to better equip them for real-world industrial scenarios. In collaboration with UNI, Dr. Ortega also laid the groundwork for faculty and student exchanges between the two universities which will help to grow the area of international research in the Department of Engineering and Technology Management in the College of Business and Technology at MSU.

Curd Visits Area High Schools

Mr. Joseph Curd, Instructor of Construction Management and Civil Engineering Technology, spent time travelling during this semester to visit and recruit students from area high schools. He has visited Morgan County High School, Floyd Central High School, Paintsville High School and Magoffin County High School. Mr. Curd met with Brandon Blair at Morgan County and with Ms. Halbert at Floyd Central. The top left picture was taken after Ms. Halbert asked the class who was interested in attending MSU after Mr. Curd’s presentation.

Ortega-Moody Acheives Fanuc 2D iRVision Certification

Dr. Jorge Ortega Moody has completed the Fanuc 2D iRVision Certification for the vision systems on the Fanuc Robot Cert Carts in the 21st Century Center for Manufacturing Systems. The ETM Department has received an official 2D iRVision CERT Banner to display in 100 Reed Hall. The comments and recommendations are from the FANUC Training Instructors that reviewed his submission were very positive as the information provided by the instructor was accurate, the instructor demonstrated a solid knowledge of the vision system and its setup process, interacted well with the students, and provided a great presentation and display of information. As the CERT instructor, Dr. Moody is now authorized to certify students in cooperation with the FANUC CERT 2D iRVision curriculum, including but not limited to, FANUC manuals, FANUC student eLearn, and ROBOGUIDE simulation software.

ADVISORY BOARD spotlight

Walt Pozgay is a 2014 graduate of the Technology Management program at Morehead State University He also holds an AAS in Quality Management Systems from Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. He is currently employed as the Quality Test Engineer for dishwashers at General Electric Appliances in Louisville, KY.

Since leaving the U.S. Army in 1989, Walt has worked primarily in manufacturing, working in Maintenance, Operations, and Quality. His current position uses skills he developed at those roles, as well as his education from MSU, to maintain and improve all test systems within GE Appliances’ Dishwasher plant. Additionally, Walt also serves on a cross-functional team that is developing a corporate standard for the implementation of vision systems to be used within Appliance Park.

Walt is a member of Louisville ASQ Section 0912, where he serves as the Internet Liaison. Among his professional certifications are Six Sigma Green Belt, Certified Technology Manager, OSHA 10, Certified Industrial Electronics Technician and Certification Administrator for the Electronic Technicians Association, International. Walt is a staunch advocate of MSU and the BSTM program. He has been a member of the Advisory Board for the Department of Applied Engineering and Technology at Morehead State University since October 2013 where he helps to provide industry perspective to enhance applicability and effectiveness of the education provided by the department.

Walt lives in Louisville with his wife Susie, the Library Media Specialist at Okolona Elementary School and his daughter Clara, who will graduate this spring from the Gatton Academy at Western Kentucky University.

Walt Pozgay - Advisory Board Chair

Scott Brand Scott Brand is originally from Illinois and was one of the first students to earn the Bachelors of Science Technology Management degree from Morehead State University in 2010. Continuing his education, Scott earned his Masters of Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2012 with a focus on Management. Future educational goals include a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership.

Scott has been employed in the manufacturing environment for the majority of his career. He has been able to apply his lean manufacturing and six sigma skills at Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing as well as Caterpillar’s large off-road and mining divisions. He has spent the last ten years honing his TPS skills at Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Kentucky’s Georgetown facility where he currently

serves as a Production Engineer.

The role of Production Engineer at Toyota Motor Manufacturing allows Scott to utilize critical thinking skills and creativity to capitalize on opportunities to provide the safest environment to build the best car on the market. His latest project was the plant wide roll out of standardized mistake proofing (pokeyoke) systems and supporting sub-systems. This initiative is current being carried out across the remaining North American Toyota manufacturing plants.

Caiwu DingCaiwu Ding, a former Graduate Assistant and Master of Science in Engineering and Technology Management student in the Department of Engineering and Technology Management at Morehead State University. He is now a first-year PhD student at the New Jersey Institution of Technology, where he is majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Caiwu is working and studying with his supervisor and mentor on mobile robot and network systems. His PhD research also includes multi-agent network control theory, ground mobile robot design and aerial vehicle system design. Caiwu is also a Teaching Assistant for a course Mechanical System Design.

ALUMNI spotlight

Enrique SamudioEnrique Samudio is an ETM graduate assistant from Mexico, City Mexico pursuing his MS in Engineering and Technology Management. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Design and Manufacturing Engineering Technology from

Morehead State University. Enrique’s Master’s thesis is on Virtual Commissioning for Industrial Training and the Development of Virtual Scenarios for Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance a project he has been working on with Dr. Ortega-Moody since his bachelors.

Enrique spent the summer working in the Aerospace Engineering industry as a Quality and Production Engineer Intern for Indy Honeycomb based off Covington KY. Enrique assisted on a contract with a major International client developing Quality and Inspection plans as well as Inspection fixtures. Enrique will be returning to Indy Honeycomb for a second internship in December of 2018.

Hunter NobleHunter Noble, from Jackson, Kentucky, is a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Engineering and Technology Management. He received a bachelors in computer science at Morehead State University and is now completing

a Masters in Engineering and Technology Management. Hunter’s research interests are various technology topics. With his most recent interest in cyber security, artificial intelligence, and renewable energy. His hobbies are essentially anything technology related, including programming, gaming, designing, and researching.

GRADUATE ASSISTANT spotlight

Linya ShuLinya Shu is a Graduate Assistant in the ETM Department and a first year student in the MS Engineering and Technology Management program. Previously, she was a web/graphic designer in Japan.

Linya took two years of Graphic Design, after which she pursued a bachelor of Digital Art and Animation from Osaka Electro-Communication University in Japan. In 2015, she came to the United States to study English as a third language. Linya has a comprehensive understanding of 3D SolidWorks, MasterCAM, design of experiments, quality assurance, and quality control.

Abdulaziz AlkhaldiAbdulaziz Alkhaldi is a graduate student from Dammam, Saudi Arabia and received his BS in Design and Manufacturing Engineering Technology from Morehead State University in 2017. He will be graduating in Januaray of 2018

with a non-thesis Master of Science in Engineering and Technology Management Degree.

Jinming WanJimmy (Jinming) Wan, a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Engineering and Technology Management, is assisting professors by utilizing Solidworks, MasterCAM, 3-D printers, and Minitab. He acquired his Bachelor Degree in

China in 2015. He is pursuing the Master of Science in Engineering and Technology Management at MSU.

Victoria (Xiaotong) PangVictoria (Xiaotong) Pang is a Graduate Assistant from China pursuing a MSETM. She achieved her Bachelor Degree of Journalism and Media Communication in Tianjin Normal University in China. She attained a Master Degree

in Social Science at MSU in 2016 and is now pursuing a second master degree. Victoria has used Minitab, Microsoft Project, SolidWorks and 3D printers while helping professors as a graduate assistant. She assisted the Department of Student Success by performing research on the reasons MSU students dropout. Victoria recently joined the Regal PTS in Morehead as an intern. She is working with the Morehead Quality Team and assisting in the Compass Star I attainment.

Molom-Ochir MijidMolom-Ochir Mijid , from Erdenet, Mongolia, previously worked as a senior electrical engineer in a mining company. He graduated with a bachelors in Mining Electro Mechanic Engineering with honors from the Mongolian Technical University in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Molom is currently a Graduate Assistant in Department of Engineering and Technology Management pursuing a Master of Science in Engineering and Technology Management. His research interests include DC and AC circuits, microcontrollers, PLCs, robotics, power electronics and electrical drives.

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The annual conference of the Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering will take place November 1-3, 2017 at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza in Cincinnatti, Ohio.

The Department of Engineering and Technology Management will host the EKTSA Regional Competition on March 2, 2017.

The ETM Senior Project midterm presentations are scheduled for 2:30 pm following the SEIS Advisory Board meeting on October 27th.

Fatemeh Davoudi KakhkiFatemeh Davoudi Kakhki graduated from the Master of Science program in Engineering and Technology Management in May 2016, where she served as a Graduate Assistant. She chose to continue her doctoral studies at Iowa State University as a research assistant in the field of Industrial and Agricultural Technology focusing on Technology Systems Management.

Fatemeh’s research focus currently is data-driven decision management and safety improvement of occupational Incidents via machine learning and predictive analytics. Recently, she received an award scholarship from the International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health (ISASH) to present her current research results at the 2017 ISASH Conference in Utah.

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