UB - University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Past Grants by Faculty

Robert E. Barnes

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• Barnes, R., Governor's Office of Employee Relations and University at Albany, December 2005-March 2007, $20,000, "Trends Analysis for Engineers Employed by NYS, Public Service Workshops Program."
• Barnes, R. (PI) and Grunert, W. (Instructor), Governor's Office of Employee Relations and University at Albany, January 2007, $5,000, "Technical Writing for Engineers, Public Service Workshops Program."
• Barnes, R. (PI) and Springer, R. (Instructor), Governor's Office of Employee Relations and University at Albany, March 2006, $5,000, "Engineering Project Management, Public Service Workshops Program."
• Barnes, R. (PI) and Chen, S. (Instructor), Governor's Office of Employee Relations and University at Albany, February 2003, $5,500, "Steel Design refresher, Public Service Workshops Program."
• Barnes, R. (PI) and Springer, R. (Instructor), Governor's Office of Employee Relations and University at Albany, October 2002, $3,700, "Engineering Project Management, Public Service Workshops Program."
• Barnes, R. (PI) and Rojas, E. (Instructor), Governor's Office of Employee Relations and University at Albany, May 2001, $3,500, "Engineering Project Management, Public Service Workshops Program."
• Barnes, R. (PI) and Grunert, W. (Instructor), Governor's Office of Employee Relations and University at Albany, February 2001, $4,005, "Technical Writing for Engineers, Public Service Workshops Program."

Rajan Batta

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• Batta, R. (CO-PI), C. Drury (CO-PI) and L. Lin (CO-PI). Inspection Strategies in Airport Security Systems, 2005-2008, $300,000.
• Batta R. (CO-PI), L. Lin (CO-PI) and V. Paquet (CO-PI), Quebecor World Buffalo, Inc. through TCIE, March 2002-June 2002, $27,920, "Binder-gatherer manning evaluation and scheduling system improvements for cylinder production." Three students supported.
• Batta, R., National Science Foundation REU Supplement, July 1999-June 2000, $10,000, "Comparison of academic and commercial facility layout programs and their application in industry."
• Batta, R. (CO-PI) and R. Nagi (CO-PI). Research collaboration with Dr. Klamroth, University of Dresden, Germany, National Science Foundation International Programs Supplement, June 2000-December 2001, $14,000.
• Batta, R. (CO-PI) and P. Rogerson (CO-PI), CenTir Grant, September 1999-August 2000, $50,000, "Crash registry development and cell phone coverage analysis for the ACN system."
• Batta, R., Lockheed Martin Federal Systems I, July 1999-June 2000, $25,000, "Postal dispatching system problems."
• Batta, R., Lockheed Martin Federal Systems II, January 2000-December 2000, $25,000, "Advanced supply-chain/logistics problems."
• Batta, R. (CO-PI) and C. Rump (CO-PI), NCGIA Proposal Writing Award, January 2000-June 2001, $3,500, "Spatial and temporal analysis of forest fire attack systems."
• Batta, R., Milward Alloys, TCIE, April 2000, $2,000, "Re-layout study for warehouse facility."
• Batta, R. (CO-PI) and L. Lin (CO-PI), Quebecor Printing, TCIE, April-August 2000, $25,000, "Assessment of operation efficiency/layout design and development of a computerized production scheduling system in cylinder manufacturing operations."
• Batta, R. (CO-PI) and C. Rump (CO-PI), SEAS Grant Awarded for Establishing Sponsored Programs Activity with Selected Commercial Airlines, September 2000-August 2001, $25,000.
• Batta, R. (CO-PI) and P. Rogerson (CO-PI), Department of Geography, Center for Transportation Injury Research, Veridian Engineering, Buffalo, NY, September 2000-August 2001, $57,313, "ACN/Cell-phone coverage project." Two students supported.
• Batta, R., Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, January 2001-December 2001, $25,000, "Creation of a three-way integrative tool for study of supply-chain optimization using COTS packages, while considering production, inventory management, and transportation logistics issues." One student supported.
• Batta, R., Lockheed Martin Systems Integration gift, $14,000, "Research in supply chain optimization."
• Batta, R. (CO-PI) and R. Nagi (CO-PI), Ferro Electronics Inc., February 2001-March 2001, $9,943, "Operations analysis and plant layout/facility redesign studies." One student supported.
• Batta, R. (CO-PI), R. Nagi (CO-PI) and J. Llinas (CO-PI), Boeing, Inc., May 2001-January 2002, $47,000, "Distributed mobile fusion." Two students supported.
• Batta, R. (CO-PI) and C. Rump (CO-PI), SEAS Seed grant (United Airlines), July 2000-June 2001, $25,000, "To establish a sponsored research activity in the area of airline logistics." Two students supported.
• Batta, R. (CO-PI) and R. Nagi (CO-PI), National Science Foundation International Programs Supplement, June 2000-December 2001, $14,000, "Interface of location theory and layout analysis."
• Batta, R. (CO-PI) and L. Lin (CO-PI), Quebecor World Buffalo, February 2001-May 2001, $8,500, "Support for scheduling software." One student supported.
• Batta, R. (CO-PI) and P. Rogerson (CO-PI), Department of Geography, Center for Transportation Injury Research, Veridian Engineering, Buffalo, NY, August 2001-September 2002, $68,163.39, "ACN/Cell-phone coverage project." Two students supported.
• Batta, R., Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, January 2002-December 2002, $25,000, "Research in military mission planning."
• Batta, R., Lockheed Martin Systems Integration Gift, $20,000, "Research in military mission planning." Two students supported.
• Batta, R. (CO-PI) and C. Rump (CO-PI), United Airlines Information Services Division, September 2001-August 2006, $250,000 pledge, "Optimization in the irregular operations at United Airlines, graduate education and research in aviation logistics."

Ann Bisantz

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• Bisantz, A. (CO-PI) and V. Paquet (CO-PI), Educational Technology Grants Program, SUNY at Buffalo, March 1999-June 2000, $9,995 , "Use of CAD to enhance undergraduate human factors engineering laboratories."
• Bisantz, A., Logicon Technical Services, June 1999-August 2000, $80,000, "Cognitive work analysis: methodological approach."
• Bisantz, A. (CO-PI) and T. Singh (CO-PI), CenTir, June 1999-June 2000, $83,000, "Identification of factors affecting drivers responses to adverse condition warning systems."
• Bisantz, A. (CO-PI) and V. Paquet (CO-PI), NSF Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program, January 2000-June 2001, $39,741, "Case study-based laboratories for an undergraduate human factors curriculum."
• Bisantz, A., National Science Foundation CAREER Program, March 2000-June 2004, $300,000, "Studies of decision making in complex, dynamic environment."
• Bisantz, A. (CO-PI) and J. Llinas (CO-PI), US Airforce Armstrong Lab through Sytronics /CUBRC Human Trust in Offensive and Defensive Information Operations, December 2000, $133,000. One student supported.
• Bisantz, A. (CO-PI), CCR, and CMIF (CO-PI), National Imagery and Mapping Agency through Sarnoff Corporation, May 2001, $500,000 to CMIF, "Holistic battlespace visualizatio."
• Bisantz, A (CO-PI) and J. Llinas (CO-PI), US Airforce Armstrong Lab through Adtroit /CUBRC, October 2001, $121,000, "Research on information fusion and information warfare."

Colin G. Drury

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• Drury, C. (CO-PI), R. Batta (CO-PI), and L. Lin (CO-PI), Inspection Strategies in Airport Security Systems, 2005-2008, $300,000.
• Drury, C., Federal Aviation Administration, AAR-100, August 2003-August 2006, $529,102, "Effects of fatigue/ vigilance/ environment on inspectors performing fluorescent penetrant and/or magnetic particle inspection."
• Drury, C., FAA, AAR-100, Research Institute for Safety and Security in Transportation (RISST), April 2004-October 2005, $179,614. Year 1 of 3.
• Drury, C., FAA, August 2004-December 2005, $85,029, "Handbook of system reliability in airframe and engine inspction."
• Drury, C., FAA, AAR, July 2002-August 2005, $517,230, "Language-related errors in aviation maintenance and inspection."
• Drury, C., FAA/Office of Aviation Medicine, February 2000-February 2001, $190,605, "Measuring the effectiveness of error investigation and human factors training."

Mark H. Karwan

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• Karwan, M., Praxair, Inc., August 1999-August 2000, $18,933, "Mathematical programming and data analysis: Real-time energy pricing."

Li Lin

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• Lin, L. (CO-PI), R. Batta (CO-PI), and C. Drury (CO-PI), Inspection Strategies in Airport Security Systems, 2005-2008, $300,000.
• Lin, L. (CO-PI), T. Mattulke (CO-PI), and V. Paquet (CO-PI), Quebecor World Buffalo, November 2000-July 2001, $32,955, "Lean manufacturing improvement of bindery operations." Two students supported.
• Lin, L. (CO-PI) and V. Paquet (CO-PI), Quebecor World Buffalo, Inc. through TCIE, October 2001-December 2001, $5,750, ."Pressroom operations study." One student supported.
• Lin, L. (CO-PI) and R. Batta (CO-PI), Quebecor World Buffalo, February 2001-May 2001, $8,500, "Support for scheduling software." One student supported.
• Lin, L., Erie County Medical Center (ECMC), Buffalo, NY, June 2001-December 2001, $35,000, "Erie County Medical Center surgical services operations study." One student supported.
• Lin, L., Department of Public Works, Erie County, Buffalo, NY, September 2001-December 2002, $27,000, "Enterprise modeling of Erie County Department of Social Services." Three students supported.
• Lin, L. (PI), J. Van Beschoten (CO-PI), Environmental Engineering and J. Vena (CO-PI), Social and Preventive Medicine, National Science Foundation/Environmental Protection Agency, January 2002-December 2004, $325,000, "Technology for the sustainable environment 2001 (TSE 2001): material selection in green design and environmental cost analysis."
• Lin, L. (CO-PI), R. Batta (CO-PI) and V. Paquet (CO-PI), Quebecor World Buffalo, Inc. through TCIE, March 2002-June 2002, $27,920, "Binder-gatherer manning evaluation and scheduling system improvements for cylinder production." Three students supported.
• Lin, L. and V. Paquet, Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems, Lockport, NY, January 2000-July 2000, $63,954, "Mock-up and simulation study for the design of manufacturing cells at Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems, Inc."
• Lin, L., Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, NY, May 2002-December 2002 $38,038, "Computer simulation study for OR efficiency improvement at the Mercy Hospital." Three students supported.
• Lin, L. (CO-PI) and R. Batta (CO-PI), and Quebecor Printing, TCIE, April 2000-August 2000, $25,000, "Assessment of operation efficiency/layout design and development of a computerized production scheduling system in cylinder manufacturing operations."

Rakesh Nagi

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• Nagi, R. (CO-PI) and J. Llinas (CO-PI), Naval Research Laboratories, DC with CUBRC, January 2006-September 2006, $50,000, "Unmanned aerial vehicle support to Marine Corps operation considering weather effects."
• Nagi, R. (CO-PI) and R. Batta (CO-PI), Curbell Inc., Orchard Park, NY with SPIR/TCIE; January 2006-May 2006, $16,923, "Warehouse layout study." One student supported.
• Nagi, R. (CO-PI) and A. Gosavi (PI),Girbraltar Metals, August 2005-November 2005, $11,908, "Improving oscillating slitter productivity." Two students supported.
• Nagi, R., LP Ciminelli, Buffalo, NY with SPIR/TCIE, July 2005-November 2005, $19,299, "Office layout optimization." One student supported.
• Nagi, R. (CO-PI) , J. Llinas (CO-PI), M. Sudit (CO-PI), and S. Shapiro (CO-PI) , Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Lincoln Laboratories, May 2005-December 2005, $250,023, "Information fusion technology development in support of a sensor fusion prototype." One post-doc and two students supported.
• Nagi, R. (CO-PI), J. Llinas (PI), and M. Sudit(CO-PI), Lockheed Martin IS&S Supply Chain Management Systems and Solutions Business Unit/Orincon, December 2004-December 2005, $100,000, "Graph theory and information fusion." One student supported.
• Nagi, R. (CO-PI), J. Llinas (PI), and M. Sudit (CO-PI), Army Research Laboratories, Adelphi MD, February 2004-February 20005, $235,000, "Algorithmic and methodological research in information fusion for army objective force applications." One student supported.
• Nagi, R. (CO-PI), T. Singh (PI), and six other SEAS faculty, NIMA/Rosettex Technology and Ventures Group, February 2004-August 2005, $553,564, "Innovative fusion capabilities: Tracking, networking, and visualization." Two students supported jointly with Rajan Batta.
• Nagi, R., Tx Rx Systems, Angola, NY with SPIR/TCIE, January 2004-July 2004, $14,020, "Strategic operations assessment and layout optimization." One student supported.
• Nagi, R. (CO-PI) and R. Batta, National Sicence Foundation, DMII, Mnaufacturing Executions Systems Program, June 2003-May 2006, $200,000, "Congestion in facilities location and layout: Deterministic and stochastic models." Two students supported.
• Nagi, R., Outokumpu American Brass, Buffalo, NY with SPIR/TCIE, March 2003-Aug 2003, $32,381, "Scheduling to minimize stringer utilization." Two students supported.
• Nagi, R., Markar Architectural Products, Lancaster NY with TCIE, September 2002-December 2002, $19,820, "Facilities consolidation and redesign." Two students supported.
• Nagi, R., Bethlehem Steel, Lackawana NY with SPIR/TCIE, February 2002-June 2002, $26,943, "Product flow analyses and facilities redesign." Two students supported.
• Nagi, R. (CO-PI), J. Llinas (CO-PI), and R. Batta (Co-PI), Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, May 2001-December 2001, $47,825, "Network formulations for distributed mobile fusion." Two students supported.
• Nagi, R. (CO-PI) and R. Batta, Ferro Electronics Inc., February 2001-March 2001, $9,943, "Operations analysis and plant layout/facility redesign studies." One student supported.
• Nagi, R., GE Transportation Systems, Erie, PA, August 2000-January 2001, $11,988, "E-business initiatives at GE." One student supported.
• Nagi, R., Carborundum Corporation, Amherst, NY with SPIR/TCIE, July 2000-May 2001, $88,299, "Knowledge acquisition and scheduling system design." Three students supported.
• Nagi, R. (CO-PI) and V. Paquet (CO-PI), Gaymar Industries, Orchard Park, NY with SPIR/TCIE, July 2000, $11,549, "Production operational assessment."
• Nagi, R., National Science Foundation Matching Grant, August 2000-July 2001, $25,000, "Design and implementation of a knowledge-based agile manufacturing information system."
• Nagi, R. and R. Batta (CO-PI), National Science Foundation, DMII Operations Reserach and Production Systems, June 1998-May 2001, $265,507 and June 2000-December 2000, $14,000, "Facility layout (re)design using planar and network location approaches." Two students supported.
• Nagi, R. and R. Batta (CO-PI), National Science Foundation, DMII Operations Research and Production Systems Program; June 1999-May 2000, $10,000, "Aisle capacity modeling in layout analysis." Two undergraduate students supported.
• Nagi, R., National Science Foundation, August 1999-July 2000, $24,700, August 1998-July 1999, $25,000, August 1997-July 1998, $11,866, "Design and implementation of a knowledge-based agile manufacturing information system." One student supported.
• Nagi, R., National Science Foundation, Division of Design, Manufacture and Industrial Innovation, July 1996-June 2000, $210,000 (plus 10,000 from the Office of VP for Research as equipment challenge grant), "Design and implementation of a knowledge-based agile manufacturing information system." Two graduate students supported.

Victor Paquet

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• Paquet, V. (CO-PI) and A. Bisantz (CO-PI), NSF Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program, January 2000-June 2001, $39,741, "Case study-based laboratories for an undergraduate human factors curriculum."
• Paquet, V. (CO-PI), L. Lin (CO-PI), and T. Mattulke (CO-PI), Quebecor World Buffalo, November 2000-July 2001, $32,955, "Lean manufacturing improvement of bindery operations." Two students supported.
• Paquet, V. (CO-PI) and L. Lin (CO-PI), Quebecor World Buffalo, Inc. through TCIE, October 2001-December 2001, $5,750, "Pressroom operations study." One student supported.
• Paquet, V. (CO-PI), L. Lin (CO-PI), and R. Batta (CO-PI), Quebecor World Buffalo, Inc. through TCIE, March 2002-June 2002, $27,920, "Binder-gatherer manning evaluation and scheduling system improvements for cylinder production." Three students supported.
• Paquet, V. (CO-PI) and R. Nagi (CO-PI), Gaymar Industries, Orchard Park, NY with SPIR/TCIE, July 2000, $11,549, "Production operational assessment."
• Paquet, V. and L. Lin, Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems, Lockport, NY, January 2000-July 2000, $63,954, "Mock-up and simulation study for the design of manufacturing cells at Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems, Inc."
• Paquet, V. (CO-PI) and E. Steinfeld (CO-PI), National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Center for Universal Design and the Built Environment Research Project, November 1999-October 2004, $550,000, "Prototype anthropometric database for wheelchair users."
• Paquet, V. (PI) and J. Vena (CO-PI), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), October 2000-September 2002, $77,000, "Alternative EJAs for ergonomic interventions in manufacturing." Two students supported.
• Paquet, V., Motorola, Inc., June 2001-September 2001, $6,000, "Ergonomics, health and safety: A participatory process for injury and illness prevention at Motorola, Inc." Two students supported.
• Paquet, V., National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, May 2002-April 2004, $144,443, "Musculoskeletal stress in repetitive precision tasks."