Texas State University
Bahram Asiabanpour, Ph.D., CMfgE (PI)
Dr. Bahram Asiabanpour is an Associate Professor of Manufacturing Engineering and a Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE). He has served at Texas State since 2003 and is director of the Rapid Product and Process Development (RPD) Center. His main research interest is Additive Manufacturing. Since joining Texas State, Dr. Asiabanpour has secured 27 externally funded projects from NSF, NASA, Toyota, USDA, DOE, and several local industries. He is currently the PI for the “RE-ENERGIZE" $614K grant from the DOE (2014-17). He is also the CoPI of a $15 million grant, the largest grant ever for Texas State, from NASA (2014-19) to develop ways of using NASA-related science, technology, engineering, and math content in the education of teachers. Dr. Asiabanpour has served as editor-in-chief, guest editor, and advisory board member for different journals and conferences.
Email: ba13@txstate.edu
Semih Aslan
Dr. Semih Aslan is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Texas State University, where he joined in 2011. He had worked as a Senior FPGA Design Engineer with Motorola and full time instructor at ITT Technical Institute. At ITT Technical Institute, Dr. Aslan worked with minority students as a full-time instructor for over 10 years on the west side of Chicago. Dr. Aslan is the founding director of System Modeling and Renewable Technology (SMART) Lab in the Ingram School of Engineering at Texas State. He currently advises senior students on renewable energy, multi-processor system design and data analysis projects and has numerous publications.
Jesus A. Jimenez
Dr. Jesus A. Jimenez is an Associate Professor in the Ingram School of Engineering at Texas State University. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso, and his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Arizona State University. Dr. Jimenez has published several research papers related to the integration of distributed energy generation systems –featuring renewable energy– into high-tech manufacturing systems, as well as the corresponding modeling techniques for these types of systems. Dr. Jimenez has accumulated experience serving as a mentor for engineering and K-12 students from underrepresented minority groups though several recognized programs, such as the SCENE research experience program for high school students (Tempe, AZ), the H-LSAMP Scholars program (Texas State), NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (Texas State) and the Committee for Underrepresented Minorities and Women for the INFORMS Simulation Society.
Hassan Salamy
Dr. Hassan Salamy is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Texas State University, when he joined in 2009. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University in 2009. His research interests are in High Performance Computing, Multi-core Systems and GPUs, Compiler Optimization, and Embedded Systems. His current research focus is in Renewable Energy when he is utilizing his knowledge in VLSI, Microprocessors, and Embedded Systems. Dr. Salamy has published many papers in highly reputable conferences and journals such as IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems and ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems.
Araceli Ortiz
Dr. Araceli Ortiz is director of the LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research and assistant professor in Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, and serves as Principal Investigator in the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative project. Her research interests include studying the role of engineering as a curricular context for mathematics and science learning in K-20 and developing research-based active-learning instructional models and assessment instruments to enhance engineering students’ learning experiences and STEM Teacher professional development. She enjoys working with teachers, families, and students from diverse communities.
Dr. Ortiz holds degrees from Tufts University (Ph.D.), Michigan State University (MA), Kettering University (MS), and The University of Michigan (BS IOE).
Yoo-Jae Kim
Dr. Yoo-Jae Kim, PE, LEED® AP is Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology at Texas State University-San Marcos, obtained his M.S. in Construction Management and doctorate in Civil Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Kim has been providing assistance and guidance on energy saving and environmental performance to ensure that new concrete buildings were designed in a sustainable manner, ensuring environmental and energy efficiency benefits. Dr. Kim also assists industry clients in registering and certifying projects through the LEED® program. His research interests include ICF construction, recycled fiber and recycled aggregate concrete. In addition to his LEED ® accreditation, Dr. Kim is certified in concrete field testing by the ACI and in precast quality control by the PCI.
Vishu Viswanathan
Dr. Vishu Viswanathan, an IEEE Fellow and a retired Texas Instruments Fellow, is an internationally acclaimed technical expert and leader in speech signal processing. He is Ingram Professor in Texas State University’s Ingram School of Engineering. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University in Electrical Engineering. Prior to joining Texas State University, Dr. Viswanathan has had over 36 years of R&D experience in industry. His publications include over 20 journal papers and book chapter, a large number of peer-reviewed technical conference papers, and 28 US patents. He has given invited lectures and tutorials at a number of universities, IEEE Chapters, and technical conferences. Throughout his career, Dr. Viswanathan has interacted and collaborated with a number of university professors, and successfully mentored and coached over 25 researchers. With his vast industry experience in research and leadership, Dr. Viswanathan will contribute to all aspects of the proposed MSEIP program.
Student Research Assistants
Graduate Student:
Zaid Almusaied
Undergraduate students:
Nicholas Hawkes
Steven Mathis
Aaron Zamora
Jesus Fuentus
Kyle Rainosek
Jay Richardson
Lee-Ann Duval
Douglass Hill
Former researchers:
Jacob Warren
Joshua Martin
Bivor Arjayal
Abel Ardis
Joshua Mitchel
Darryl Balderas