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1. Post-doctoral Scientists Supervised
a. Dr. R. Parachuru
October 1988 - July 1991
Research Area: Design & Analysis of Textile and Apparel Structures
Current Position: Research Scientist, Textile Engineering, Georgia Tech.
b. Dr. P. H. Dastoor
February 1989 - November 1991
Research Area: Design & Development of Expert Systems in Textile and Apparel Manufacturing
Current Position: Senior Analyst/Programmer, FedEx Corporation, Dallas, TX.
Previous Position: Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
c. Dr. R. Malhotra
April 1991 - March 1992
Research Area: Computer-Integrated Manufacturing in the Textile/Apparel Industry.
Previous Position: Information Systems Designer, United Parcel Service, Norcross, GA.
Current Position: President of own Systems Consulting Group
d. Dr. S. Venkataraman
July 1992 - May 1993
Research Area: Knowledge-Based Decision Support Systems and Enterprise Evaluation
Current Position: Scientist, Department of Space, Government of India, Hyderabad, India.
e. Mr. Annajee Rao Nott (Joined as a Research Associate after completing the MSM degree program at Georgia Tech)
July 1994 - August 1997
Research Area: Information Systems in the Agile Manufacturing Paradigm
Current Position: Information Systems Analyst, FedEx Corporation, Dallas, TX.
f. Ms. Sungmee Park (Joined as a Research Associate after completing her MS program at Georgia Tech)
April 1995 - Present
Research Area: Design of Textile Structures
g. Dr. Rangaswamy Rajamanickam
January 1996 - Present
Research Area: Textile Structures and Information Systems
h. Dr. Chandramohan Gopalsamy
May 1997 - Present
Research Area: Engineering Design of Textile Structures and Processes
2. Ph.D. Students
Began: Winter 1987; Graduated: Winter 1991
Thesis: An Architecture for an Apparel Manufacturing Enterprise
Current Position: See Post-Doctoral Scientists above.
b. Rajamanickam Rangaswamy
Began: Summer 1989; Graduated: Fall 1995
Thesis: Studies on Fiber-Process-Structure Property Relationships in Air-jet Spun Yarns.
Current Position: See Post-Doctoral Scientists above.
c. K. Srinivasan
Began: Spring 1990, Graduated: Fall 1993
Thesis: Design and Development of an Enterprise Modeling Framework
Current Position: Senior Architect, Software Systems, Intel Corporation, Phoenix, AZ.
d. Joohyun Hong
Began: Fall 1995, Work in Progress
Thesis: Frictional Properties of Yarns and Fabrics
4. M.S. Students
a. Rajeev Malhotra
Began: Fall 1985; Graduated: Fall 1986
Thesis: Computer-Assisted Supervision in the Weave Room: An Investigative Study.
Current Position: See Post-Doctoral Scientists above.
Began: Fall 1985; Graduated: Summer 1987
Current Position: Back in India as a Textile Engineer.
Began: Summer 1986; Graduated: Summer 1987
Thesis: Analysis of Defects in Woven Structures: Development of the Knowledge Base
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Textiles, Auburn Univ, AL.
Previous Position: Research Engineer, Institute for Textile Technology, Charlottesville, VA.
d. Peter Tung
Began: Fall 1986; Graduated: Spring 1989
Thesis: Design and Development of Three-Dimensional Multilayer Woven Preforms for Composites.
Current Position: Production Director, Nortex International, Providence, RI.
Began: Fall 1988; Graduated: Winter, 1990
Thesis: FDAS: A Knowledge-Based Framework for Analysis of Defects in Woven Structures.
Current Position: See Ph.D. Students above.
Began: Summer 1989; Graduated: Spring 1991
Thesis: A Knowledge-based Framework for Apparel Enterprise Evaluation.
Current Position: Manager, Yellow Logistics, Kansas City, Kansas.
g. Jill Davis
Began: Fall 1989; Graduated: Summer 1993. [Ms. Davis got married in Winter '91 and returned to complete her thesis.]
Thesis: Three-Dimensional Woven Structures for Composites.
Current Position: Homemaker
h. Yin Zou
Began: Spring 1991; Graduated: Fall 1992
Thesis: Simulation in an Apparel Manufacturing Enterprise.
Current Position: Associate Engineer, Lockwood Greene, Atlanta, GA.
i. Naveen Agarwal
Began: Winter 1992; Graduated: Summer 1993
Co-Chair with Professor Joe Schork, ChE
Thesis: Nonlinear Control in Polymerization.
Current Position: Doctoral Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
Began: Fall 1992; Graduated: Winter 1995
Thesis: Design and Development of a Vision-Based Defect Detection System.
Note: During his program, Mr. Balakrishnan worked as a Graduate CO-OP at Search Technologies, Inc., Atlanta, GA.
Current Position: Software Engineer, Search Technologies, Inc., Atlanta, GA
k. Badri Narasimhan
Began: Fall 1992; Graduation: Winter 1994
Current Position: Software Engineer
l. Sungmee Park
Began: Summer 1993; Graduated: Winter 1995
Thesis: Studies on Effect of Fiber Properties and Fabric Structure on Fabric Hand.
Current Position: See Post-Doctoral Scientists above.
m. P. Shanmugam Ramanan
Began: Fall 1993; Graduated: Summer 1995
Thesis: A Multimedia-based Learning Environment for Textile Engineering Education.
Current Position: Internet Product Manager, US Sprint, Alexandria, VA.
n. Thomas Womack, Jr.
Began: Spring 1995; Graduated: Spring 1996
Thesis: Development of a Chemical Vendor and Product Evaluation Software System: Chem-Select
Current Position: Consultant, Industrial Machine Corporation, Atlanta, GA.
o. Candice Patterson
Begin: Spring 1995; Graduated: Fall 1996
Current Position: PhD Student, Computer & Information Systems, Georgia State Univerity, Atlanta, GA
p. George Hamilton, Jr.
Begin: Spring 1995; Graduated: Spring 1996
Thesis: Design and Development of a Carpet Manufacturing Architecture: The Function Model.
Current Position: Independent Consultant
q. Lynn Langston
Begin: Spring 1995; Graduated: Winter 1997 (Co-op Student)
Current Position: Management Systems Consultant, John Martin Associates, Arlington, VA
r. Billy Cote
Begin: Fall 1995; Graduated: Spring 1997
Thesis: A Web-based Learning Environment for Textile Engineering Education
Current Position: Software Systems Engineer, HF Russell & Company, Atlanta, Georgia
s. Jodi Shephard
Begin: Spring 1997; Graduating: Winter 1998
Thesis: Design and Development of BOOK: A Book of On-line Knowledge
t. Lan Cao
Begin: Fall 1996; Graduating: Spring 1998
Thesis: Production Planning and Information Systems for Apparel
5. M.S. Special Problems Students
a. Jay Gallman, Winter 1987
Project Title: Development of an Expert System for Fiber Identification.
b. Laura Leah Moore, Winter 1992
Project Title: Computer-aided Design and Manufacturing of Woven Fabrics.
c. Mia Frieson, Summer 1992
Project Title: Knowledge-Based System for Enterprise Evaluation.
d. Joohyun Hong, Summer and Fall 1994
Project Title: An Investigation of the Handle of Woven Fabrics
e. Uma Rangaswamy, Summer and Fall 1995
Project Title: AMA On The Web
f. Haripriya Karanam, Spring and Summer 1997
Project Title: Information System for Textiles
6. Undergraduate Special Problems Students
a. Ted Uiterwyk, Winter 1987
Project Title: Information Management in Weaving.
b. Brian Failor, Fall 1987
Project Title: Modern Yarn Processing Techniques and Yarn Properties
c. Victor Cohen-Levy, Winter 1988
Project Title: Development of a Computer-based Framework for the Design of a Yarn Spinning Plant.
d. Anne Marie Nichols, Fall 1989
Project Title: Three-dimensional Woven Preforms for Composites.
e. Keith Mathis, Cuong Tran and Patrick Mackey, Fall 1990, Winter 1991
Project Title: Friction Spinning
f. Eric Krueger, Fall 1990, Winter 1991
Project Title: Air-jet Spinning
g. Jimmy Feldman, Summer 1991
Project Title: Computer-Aided Design of Woven Fabrics.
h. George Jones, Spring 1992 and Fall 1992
Project Title: Computer Networks and the Textile Industry.
i. Michael Whitener, Fall 1993
Project Title: Role of Total Quality in Textile Manufacturing.
j. Bridgette Gomillion, Spring 1994
Project Title: Design of Fabrics for Acoustic Applications.
k. Robbie Allen, Spring 1994
Project Title: Design of Fabrics for Acoustic Applications.
l. Mason Johnson, Spring 1994
Project Title: Assessment of Information Systems in the Textile Industry.
m. Candice Patterson, Summer and Fall 1994
Project Title: Concurrent Engineering and Textile Design
n. Mason Johnson, Fall 1994
Project Title: Friction in Textile Manufacturing
o. Chris Baggett, Spring 1995
Project Title: Recycling in the Carpet Industry
7. CIMS Research Project
a. Robert Harper, CIMS Graduate Research Assistant
Project: Design and Development of a Manufacturing Enterprise Architecture.
Duration: Fall 1989 - Spring 1990.