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PROFESSOR MOHAMMAD A. ZAHRAEE, PhD, PE

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Refereed Papers, Research Abstracts and Other Publications

•	Rosul, B., Latif, N., Zahraee, M., Sikoski, A., “Modular Curriculum Development for Mechatronics Technicians.” Presented and Published in the Proceedings of the 2011 National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, Canada.

•	Fathizadeh, M., Neff, G., Latif, N., Higley, J., Zahraee, M., “A New Mechatronics Engineering Technology Curriculum Degree with Industry Collaboration.” International Symposium on Engineering Education, IGIE’ 2011

•	Fathizadeh, M, Higley, J, Hossain, A, Neff, G., Zahraee, M., “A packaging Focused Mechatronics Engineering Technology Program”. Presented and published in the proceedings of the 2009 National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Austin, Texas.

•	Scachitti, S., Neff, G., Corum, C., Higley, J., Zahraee, M., Cooper, H., “Using outcomes based Assessment and Continuous Quality Improvement Practices from ABET Program Accreditation in Institutional Accreditation.” [CD-ROM]. Presented and published in the proceedings of the 2007 National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition. June 2007, Honolulu, Hawaii.

•	Farook, O., Agrawal, Jai, Sekhar, C., Bouktache, E, Ahmed, A, & Zahraee, M.A. “Outcome Based Education and Assessment”, Presented and published in the proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, Chicago, June 18-23, 2006, Chicago, Illinois.

•	Neff, G., Scachitti, S., Higley, J., and Zahraee, M.A. “Lessons Learned: Reflections on a Department’s First TC2K Evaluation.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago, June 2006. (with 4 other METS faculty)

•	Zahraee, M.A. “A Continuous Improvement / Management-by-Objectives approach to evaluating University Faculty.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 15-20, 2003, Washington, D.C.

•	Higley, J.B., D.A. McLeese, and M.A. Zahraee. “A Case Study in Laboratory-Based Online Courses - Teaching CNC Programming.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 15-20, 2003, Washington, D.C.

•	Zahraee, M.A., J. Lambert, K.A. McIndoo. “Modifications and Improvements to the Braking System of Ford Mustang.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 11-16, 2001, New York, NY.

•	Neff, G.P., S. Scachitti, M.A. Zahraee. “Closing the Loop: The Difference Between Making Improvements and Continuous Improvement.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the National American Society of Engineering Education Conference, June 2001, Albuquerque, N.M.

•	Scachitti, S., G.P. Neff, M.A. Zahraee. “Missions, Goals, and Objectives: The Yardstick for Assessment and Accreditation.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the National American Society of Engineering Education Conference, June 2001, Albuquerque, N.M.

•	Neff, G.P., S. Scachitti, M.A. Zahraee. “Continuous Improvement of Engineering Technology Programs – Coming Soon to a University Near You.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the National American Society for Engineering Education Conference, June 2000, St. Louis, MO.

•	Scachitti, S, G.P. Neff, L. Mapa, M.A. Zahraee. “Instituting Continuous Improvement within a Tenure/Promotion Culture (and taking advantage of it).” Presented and published in the proceedings of the National American Society for Engineering Education Conference, June 2000, St. Louis, MO.

•	Scachitti, S, G.P. Neff, M.A., Zahraee. “Continuous Improvement of ET Programs – An Unfamiliar Process, An Ever Increasing Expectation for Accreditation.” Presented in and published at the proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, Illinois/Indiana Section, March 11-12, 1999, DeKalb, IL.

•	Zahraee, M.A, S. Scachitti. “Working with Industry: A Valuable Key to Program Survival, Faculty Advancement, and Student Learning,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, IL/IN section, March 27-28, 1998, Carbondale, Illinois.

•	Zahraee, M.A., G.P. Neff, and D. Morrison. "Finite Element Analysis of Tube Clamp; Outcome vs. Assumptions,” Accepted for publication as individual and presentation in the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 16-20, 1997, Dallas, TX.

•	Neff, G.P., M.A. Zahraee, and D. Morrison. "Aircraft Landing Gear Simulation & Analysis," Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, June 1997, Milwaukee, WI.

•	Zahraee, M.A., and D. Morrison. "Finite Element Analysis of TuffTube Clamps," Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, IL/IN section, March 18-19, 1997, Indianapolis, IN.

•	Zahraee, M.A., and G.P. Neff. "Computer-Aided Kinematics Analysis of Cam Mechanisms: A Reverse Engineering Approach," Proceedings of the Second International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Fourth Annual Mechanical Engineering Conference of ISME, May 13-15, 1996, Shiraz, Iran.

•	Neff, G.P., and M.A. Zahraee. “Cam Design: A practical topic to integrate several computer/lab oriented MET Courses,” Presented and published as individual paper in the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 12-17, 1995, San Francisco, CA.

•	Sekhar, C, and M.A. Zahraee. “Seamless Transition: Tech-prep to A.S. to B.S. in Technology - Partnership with the community,” presented and published as individual paper in the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 12-17, 1995, San Francisco, CA.

•	Zahraee, M.A. "Transient RMS Response of Multiply Supported Tuned Subsystems to Seismic Excitation," Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference in Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, May 15-17, 1995, Tehran, Iran.

•	Neff, G.P., J. Higley, M.A. Zahraee, and S. Tickoo. "Computer Aided Kinematics Analysis of Flat Plate Disk Cams: A Reverse Engineering Approach," Proceedings of the 1995 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Meeting, March 17-18, 1995, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

•	Neff, G.P., S. Tickoo, M.A. Zahraee, and J.B. Higley. "Using a Multi-Course project to integrate CAE, CADD, and CAD/CAM," Proceedings of the Annual ASEE North Central Section Conference, April 7 - 9, 1994, Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, MI.

•	Zahraee, M.A., and G.P. Neff. "Incorporating CAD and Commercial Software Tools into an Introductory Mechanism Kinematics Course," published in the "COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION JOURNAL" Vol. III, No. 2, April-June 1993. Professor Zahraee presented this paper in the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Engineering Mechanics Division, June 21-24, 1992 at Toledo, Ohio. The paper was also published in the Conference Proceedings.

•	Zahraee, M.A., S. Tickoo, and G.P. Neff. “Integrating CAE, CADD, and Computer Assisted Manufacturing into a Multi-Course Project," Proceedings of the ASEE Illinois/Indiana Section Annual Conference, March 5-6, 1993. This paper was also presented in the conference held in Indiana State University, IN.

•	Zahraee, M.A. "Transient RMS Response of Dynamical Systems to Multi-Support, Multi-Component Random Excitation," published in Developments in Mechanics, Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Midwestern Mechanics Conference, Vol. 16, 1991. Professor Zahraee also presented this paper at the Twenty-Second Midwestern Mechanics Conference, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, Missouri, October 7-9, 1991.

•	Tickoo, S., M.A. Zahraee, and G.P. Neff. "The Interaction of Manual Drafting and CAD at Purdue University Calumet," published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers as ASME Technical Paper 91-WA-MET-1. This paper was also presented at the 1991 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Winter Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. The paper has been referenced in the "1991 Engineering Technology Education Bibliography" published in the April issue of Mechanical Engineering Magazine.

•	Zahraee, M.A., and G.P. Neff. "Computer Software & Programming Utilization in Kinematics," published by the American Society of Engineering Education in the ASEE Conference Proceedings. Professor Zahraee also presented this paper in the ASEE Illinois/Indiana Section Meeting on April 26, 1991 at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.

•	Tickoo, S., M.A. Zahraee, and G.P. Neff. "Design of Economical Robots and PLC Trainers for Undergraduate Laboratory Use," published by the American Society of Engineering Education in the Conference Proceedings. This paper was also presented at the ASEE Illinois/Indiana Section Meeting on April 26, 1991 at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.

•	Mapa, L., S. Tickoo, M.A. Zahraee, and G.P. Neff. "Mechanical and Manufacturing Senior Projects and Outreach at Purdue University Calumet," published by the American Society of Engineering Education in the Conference Proceedings. This paper was also presented in the ASEE Illinois/Indiana Section Meeting on April 27, 1991 at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.

•	Neff, G.P., S. Tickoo, and M.A. Zahraee. "MET Senior Projects at an Urban University," published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers as ASME Technical Paper 90-WA/MET-2. The paper has been referenced in the "1990 Engineering Technology Education Bibliography" published in the May/June issue of Engineering Education, and Mechanical Engineering magazine. It has also been published by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, Washington, D.C. and abstracted in Resources in Education, May 1991.

•	Debchaudhury, A., and M.A. Zahraee. "Stochastic Dynamic Response of Multiply Supported Tuned Subsystems to Non-Stationary Seismic Excitation," published in the International Journal of MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES AND MACHINES, Vol. 18, No. 2, 1990.

•	Debchaudhury, A., and M.A. Zahraee. "On the Response of Dynamical Systems to a,Class of Vector Random Excitation," published in the Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. This work was also presented in the conference, which was held at Grenoble, France, August 21-27, 1988.

•	Zahraee, M.A. "Stochastic Transient Response of Dynamical Systems to Multi-Support, Multi-Component Seismic Excitation," Ph.D. Thesis, University of Illinois at Chicago, August 1988.

•	Debchaudhury, A., and M.A. Zahraee. "Stochastic Dynamic Analysis of Earth Dams to Realistic Seismic Excitation," presented at and published in the Abstract Proceedings of the Symposium on Reliability-Based Design in Civil Engineering, Lausanne, Switzerland, July 7-9, 1988.

•	Zahraee, M.A., and S.. Kim. "An Improved Formulation for Earthquake Analysis of Structures," presented at and published in the Abstract Proceedings of Sigma XI Graduate Research Forum, University of Illinois at Chicago, April 6, 1988.

•	Kim, S.D., and M.A. Zahraee. "A New Response Spectrum Method for Seismic Analysis of Structures," presented at and published in the Abstract Proceedings of Sigma XI Graduate Research Forum, University of Illinois at Chicago, April 6, 1988.

•	Debchaudhury, A., and M.A. Zahraee. "Dynamic Response of Piping System(s) in Buildings subjected to Seismic Excitation," presented at The 6th Specialty Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers, Engineering Mechanics Division, Buffalo, New York, May 20-22, 1987

Book and Paper Reviews

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Technical Paper Review

1997 - Present

Have Reviewed papers for technical sessions of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Meetings.

1996 - Present

Have reviewed papers for technical sessions of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Congress & Exposition.

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Book Review

Have been a reviewer for ten (10) books published by Prentice Hall Publishing Company, Morrow for Regents/Prentice Hall, Simon and Shuster/Prentice Hall, Glenco/MacMillan Publishing Company, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and Delmar Publishing Company.

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