ETIC Research Projects

Bruce Schafer

November 18, 2003

Summary

• Total: $1.8 million• ETIC: $843K• Private Sector: $980K• OHSU/OGI: $664K• OSU: $893K• PSU: $113K• SOU: $114K• UO: $114K

Interviews of ETIC Researchers

• Each researcher interviewed by Di Saunders and Bruce Schafer

• Summaries developed based on notes

• Summaries not yet reviewed for accuracy by researcher

Portable Power Systems Development

• PI: Richard Peterson, Assoc. Professor, Mechanical Engineering, OSU

• Total: $243,856 • ETIC: $97,242 • Hewlett-Packard: $146,614• Production of miniaturized power systems that could be

used to provide power for laptops and other devices. • Focus of research: Managing heat using catalytic

combustor and integrated heat exchanger. • Application: Long-lasting power source

Wireless Solutions for Radio Frequency Hostile Environments • PI: Huaping Liu, Assistant Professor, School of Electrical

Engineering & Computer Science, OSU

• Total: $300,000

• ETIC: $150,000

• Sandia Labs: $150,000

• Frequency hopping, spread-spectrum wireless communication that assures a reliable signal.

• Focus of research: Reliable transmission where shielding might otherwise obstruct signals.

• Application: Cable replacement in applications from residential to satellite environments.

Accelerated Development for Thin Film Manufacturing

• PIs: John Wager, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, OSU; Douglas Keszler, Professor, Chemistry Dept., OSU

• Total: $240,000

• ETIC: $120,000

• Hewlett-Packard: $120,000

• Design and building of electron beam evaporator.

• Focus of research: To be determined after evaporator online

• Applications: Various

Performance Testing of ADC Technology /

Heterogeneous Wireless LAN Systems • PI: Jose David Porter Medina, Assistant Professor,

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, OSU

• Total: $108,947

• ETIC: $38,947

• PSC: $25,000; Intel: $20,00; Quest: $15,000; Christensen: $10,000

• Performance evaluation of bar code scanning devices

• Focus of research: Evaluation of scan speed and accuracy of scales; analysis of placement of antennas

• Application: Improved retail bar code scanners

Embedded Speech Recognition for Handheld Devices

• PI: Yonghong Yan, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,, OGI/OHSU

• Total: $120,000

• ETIC: $60,000

• ThinkIT: $60,000

• Voice Recognition Information Retrieval

• Focus of research: Speaker independent; minimum memory usage

• Application: Cell phones, GPS, other small devices

Putting Perspectives on Software into Practice

• PIs: Mark Jones, Associate Professor and Andrew Black, Professor – both of Department of Computer Science and Engineering, OGI/OHSU

• Total:$100,000

• ETIC: $50,000

• Object Technology International: $50,000

• Multiple view of software development

• Focus of research: Tool that provides multiple view of computer programs

• Application: Commercial tool for open source and other uses

Sputtered Metals Microstructural Studies

Failure Analysis of Gallium Arsenids • PI: Jack McCarthy, Assistant Professor, Biomedical

Engineering, OGI/OSHU

• Total:$156,000

• ETIC:$78,000

• Triquint:$78,000

• Characterization of defects in thin films

• Focus of research: Use of electron microscope to characterize “hillocks”

• Application: Improved quality of semiconductor devices

Efficient Intrusion Detection and Response Systems

• PI: Wu-chang Feng, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, OGI/OHSU

• Total: $288,151

• ETIC: $124,151

• Intel: $164,000

• Increase performance of Internet firewalls.

• Focus of research:Caching of packet classification, IP Puzzles

• Application: improved Internet routers

Improved Thermoelectric Materials

• PI: David Johnson, Professor, Chemistry, UO

• Total: $114,084

• ETIC: $49,084

• Asahi Kasei: $65,000

• Improved Thermoelectric materials

• Focus of research: Bulk processing of super lattice

• Application: More efficient small refrigeration or power generation units

Design of Instrumentation Driver with Accuracy-of-Measurement

• PIs: Peter Wu, Chair, Associate Professor, Physics; Dr. Panos Photinos, Professor, Physics; SOU

• Total:$38,334

• ETIC:$18,452

• Intercal, LLC: $19,882

• Improved test instrument platform

• Focus of research: Math library

• Application: Improved testing of electronics instruments

Previous Idea

• Scale up faculty workshop

• Add keynote, VIPs, food

• Invite industry, media, legislators

• Problem: High priority audience would note come or would be bored

Proposal: Progressive ETIC Event• Highest Priority Audience: Legislative Leaders with

influence over budgets and educational policy• Goal: Provide insight into benefits of investing in

engineering & technology education• Concept: Tour of ETIC campuses to highlight results of

ETIC investments• Mechanism: Tour of campus engineering facilities

– Laboratories– Researchers– Leadership

• Approximately one campus per week• All of Legislature invited• Target: high-priority Legislators and those associated

with each campus