Smart Design and Manufacturing Systems Lab

Dr. Janis Terpenny's Research Laboratory

Research

GRANT AND CONTRACT FUNDING

40+ Grants totaling more than $10.5 million as PI or Co-PI.

National Science Foundation (NSF) Funded Projects

23 NSF grants.  Served as PI for 16 of these, Co-PI for 6 and senior personnel for 1.

  1. Terpenny, J.P. (Penn State, PI), Wu, D. (Penn State, Co-PI), Gao, R. (Case Western Reserve University), Zhang, L. (General Electric), “Cloud-Enabled Machines with Data-Driven Intelligence,” Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII), ($1,500,000 total, $375,000@Penn State). 02/02/2017-08/02/2018.
  2. Terpenny, J.P., “I/UCRC Innovative Managing Director,” NSF IIP 1331460, supplement to IIP 1238335 Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers, $599,994, 9/01/2013-8/31/2016.
  3. Terpenny, J.P. and Vance, J., “Full Center Grant: I/UCRC for Center for e-Design,” NSF IIP – Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers, IIP 1238335, $300,000 NSF, $270,000 annually in memberships at Iowa State University, 9/01/2012-8/31/2017 (total research in center as a whole, is much larger, involving 7 universities with NSF grants, industry memberships and related grants).
  4. Terpenny, J.P. and Vance, J., “Planning Grant: I/UCRC for Center for e-Design,” NSF IIP – Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers, $13,000, 03/15/2012-2/28/2013.
  5. Terpenny, J.P., “Workshop Proposal: Effective Negotiation Skills,” National Science Foundation, Engineering, Diversity and Outreach Program, ENG-0948057, ($29,049), 9/1/2009-12/31/2012.
  6. Terpenny, J. (Virginia Tech, Lead), along with Rai, R. (California State University, Fresno) and Sandborn, P. (University of Maryland), “Collaborative Research: Knowledge Representation and Design for Managing Product Obsolescence,” National Science Foundation, CMMI, Engineering Design 0928530, ($316,244 total of 3 universities, $109,025 at Virginia Tech), 7/1/2009-10/31/2012.
  7. Gero, J. (George Mason University, Lead) with Paretti, M., Williams, C., and Terpenny, J. (Virginia Tech), “Collaborative Research: Using Innovations in Cognitive Science to Monitor the Development of Design Thinking in Engineering Students – A Longitudinal Study,” National Science Foundation, EEC ($400,000 total, $111,079 at Virginia Tech), 08/01/09-07/31/12.
  8. Paretti, M., Jones, B., Williams, C., Knott, T., Matusovich, H., and Terpenny, J. (Virginia Tech, Lead), Newstetter, W. (Georgia Tech), “A Mixed-Methods Study of the Effects of First-Year Project Pedagogies on the Retention and Career Plans of Women in Engineering,” National Science Foundation, HRD-0936704, $492,637, 11/01/09-10/31/12.
  9. Terpenny, J.P., “Collaborative Research: Dynamic Web Based Methods and Tools for Multi-University I/UCRC Management, Data Integration and Decision Support,” National Science Foundation, Industry University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC), NSF IIP 0840402, 08/18/08-08/17/2012, $100,000 to Virginia Tech of $200,000 project in collaboration with the NSF Center for Friction Stir Processing at South Dakota School of Mines.
  10. Terpenny, J.P., “Center for E-Design: IT Enabled Design and Realization of Engineered Products and Systems,” National Science Foundation – Industry University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC), PI of Virginia Tech participation and Director/Lead institution of multi-university NSF IUCRC. NSF EEC 0542084, 9/15/05-8/31/12. Virginia Tech center funding will be over $1 million ($250,000 + $150,000 as lead institution from NSF, $750,000 minimum from industry).  Other universities (UPitt, UMass, UCF, and CMU) have NSF grants and industry members (each funded at a minimum of $1 million).  Assisting University of Buffalo (Suny) in adding on to the Center.  Additional $88,000 of funding received for 8 REU Supplements, and 4 RET Supplements.
  11. Terpenny, J.P., McNair, L., Paretti, M., Goff, R., Fox, E., and Kasarda, M., “CI-TEAM Implementation Project: Collaborative Research – A National Engineering Dissection Cyber-Collaboratory,” National Science Foundation, CyberInfrastructure Team, PI of $104,378 of $900,000 9-univeristy project, NSF 0636151, 01/01/07-12/31/09 in collaboration with Penn State, University of Missouri-Rolla, Bucknell, Drexel, Suny Buffalo, Northwestern, Sweet Briar, and Norfolk State.
  12. McNair, L., Borrego, M., Goff, R., Paretti, M., and Terpenny, J., “Preparing Engineering Students for the Challenges of Interdisciplinary Design Teams,” National Science Foundation, Engineering Education Program, $433,273, 0648439, 03/01/07-2/28/11.
  13. McNair, L., Borrego, M., and Terpenny, J., “SGER: Facilitating Understanding and Communication in Interdisciplinary Design Teams,” National Science Foundation – Design and Manufacturing Innovation, Design Engineering, $100,000, NSF DMI-0619263 07/01/06-06/30/08.
  14. Lo, J., Knott, M., Terpenny, J.P., Goff, R…M., Lohani, V., and Griffin, O.H., “Facilitating Case Reuse During Problem Solving,” National Science Foundation – Division of Undergraduate Education, CCLI, $120,800 of $596,397 project, in collaboration with University of Missouri-Columbia and Kansas State University, NSF DUE 0618541 10/01/06-12/31/09.
  15. Terpenny, J.P., “Collaborative Research: A TIE Research Program on e-Design for Friction Stir Welding and Processing,” National Science Foundation, Industry University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC), NSF EEC-0632758, 09/01/06-08/31/08, $50,000 to Virginia Tech of $100,000 project in collaboration with University of Missouri-Rolla.
  16. Terpenny, J.P., “International supplement to Center for e-Design,” $10,000, NSF IIP, 0646990, 09/11/06-09/10/07.
  17. Terpenny, J.P., “Planning Grant – Center for E-Design: IT Enabled Design and Realization of Engineered Products and Systems,” National Science Foundation – Industry University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC), NSF EEC-0457510, 12/15/04-11/30/06, ($10,000). Other PIs and universities include Nnaji, B. (University Pittsburgh), Grosse, I. (Univ Massachusetts), and Crumpton-Young, L. (Univ Central Florida).
  18. Terpenny, J.P., “ITR: Collaborative Research: An Information Management Infrastructure for Product Family Planning and Mass Customization,” National Science Foundation, Information Technology Research Program, Medium Group Grants. PI for NSF IIS-0325279, 09/15/03-09/14/07, ($212,373 + $12,000 REU), of a multi-university (5 Co-PIs), 3 year effort totaling $1,045,000. With Timothy Simpson and Soundar Kumara (Penn State), Steven Shooter (Bucknell), and Robert B. Stone (Univ. of Missouri-Rolla). Grant moved from UMass to Virginia Tech.  New grant number: 0532650.
  19. Terpenny, J.P., “SGER GOALI – Collaborative Research: Forecasting and Proactive Management of Obsolescence for Sustainment-Dominated Systems,” National Science Foundation – Design and Manufacturing Innovation, Design Engineering, NSF DMI-0438266, 10/01/04-09/30/06, ($50,000) of a multi-university (2 Co-PIs), 1 year effort totaling $100,000. With Peter Sandborn (Univ. of Maryland). New grant number: 0532643.
  20. Terpenny, J.P., “Collaborative Research: Center for E-Design: IT Enabled Design and Realization of Engineered Products and Systems,” National Science Foundation – Industry University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC), original PI of UMass participation as a full partner in multi-university NSF IUCRC in collaboration with B.O. Nnaji at University of Pittsburgh. UMass founding partners included: IBM, Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC), Pratt & Whitney, BAE Systems, Raytheon). Center funding for UMass alone is a minimum of $1 million over a 5 year period ($250,000 from NSF, $750,000 from industry, $6,000 REU in 2004). NSF EEC-0332508, 08/01/03-07/31/08 (change of PI to Ian Grosse after departure from UMass to Virginia Tech).
  21. Terpenny, J.P., “Collaborative Research: Multi-University Center for E-Design: IT Enabled Design and Realization of Engineered Products and Systems,” National Science Foundation – Industry University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC), Planning Grant, NSF EEC-0225305, 08/15/02-7/31/03, ($10,000). PI for University of Massachusetts Amherst participation as a full partner in multi-university NSF IUCRC in collaboration with B.O. Nnaji at University of Pittsburgh.
  22. Terpenny, J.P., “DesignExplorer: Knowledge Management, Modeling, and Synthesis for Conceptual Design,” National Science Foundation – Design Manufacture and Industrial Innovation, Design Engineering, includes a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Supplement, NSF DMI-0115211, 09/01/01-08/31/03, ($70,000).
  23. Gao, R., Ritter, J., Fisher, D., Krishnamurty, S., and Terpenny, J., “Senior Design Projects to Aid the Disabled,” National Science Foundation, Biomedical Engineering NSF, BES-0001347, 07/01/2000-06/30/2005, ($124,993).
  24. Sullivan, W.G. and Terpenny, J.P., “A Virtual Classroom Experiment for Teaching the Economic Principles of Engineering Design,” National Science Foundation – Division of Undergraduate Education NSF DUE-9952750, 02/01/2000-08/31/2001, ($180,000).

Industry, Professional Society and Donor Funded Projects

  1. Several projects through Center for e-Design in collaboration with industry. See http://www.centerforedesign.org/ Projects have included: product family and platform design, product obsolescence, designing a unified trust model and metrics for trustworthiness in collaborative design, product complexity.
  2. Terpenny, J.P. and Stone, R., “PAWS: A Partnership in Animal Welfare Service,” 1/2012-1/2013, $35,000.
  3. ASME Division of Engineering Design, “Workshop: Networking Skills and Strategies,” $6,800, 8/2010.
  4. ASME Division of Engineering Design, “Workshop: Effective Negotiation Skills,” $10,000, 8/2009.
  5. Terpenny, J.P., “Component Obsolescence Risk Assessment,” Kollmorgen Electro-Optical, 08/18/03-08/18/04, ($82,746).
  6. Terpenny, J.P., “Support for Team Projects for Course – Introduction to Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Design,” Texas Instruments, 05/03/04, ($2,000).
  7. Terpenny, J.P., “Support for Team Projects and Plant Trips for Course – Introduction to Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Design,” Pratt and Whitney – United Technologies Corporation, 11/20/02, ($2,500).
  8. Terpenny, J.P., “Improving Engineering Processes and Productivity Through Knowledge Capture and Reuse,” Telaxis Communications, 06/26/2000-09/01/2001, ($35,415).
  9. Terpenny, J.P., “Knowledge Sharing on the Internet,” Apprentice Systems, 06/01/01, ($11,500).

University and State Funded Projects

  1. Peters, F., Kim, G., Agba, E., Chandra, A., Molian, P., Heindel, T., Frank, M., Jackman, J., Terpenny, J., “IMSE/ME Manufacturing Laboratory Improvements,” Dean’s Education Initiative, $274,400.
  2. Ringholtz, D., Borisch, R., Terpenny, J., and Vance, J., “Interdisciplinary Design Education, Research and Engagement,” Provost Office Strategic Initiative, Iowa State University, College of Engineering,  College of Design, and Extension.  1/2012-12/2014, ($1,521,500).
  3. Heindel, T. and Terpenny, J., “Enhancing manufacturing laboratories for experiential learning,” Provost Office Strategic Initiative, Iowa State University, 1/2012-6/2012, ($150,000).
  4. Borrego, M., McNair, L., Goff, R., Paretti, M. and Terpenny, J., “Assessing Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Experiences at the Freshman Level,” Faculty Development and Assessment Grant, Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and Academic Assessment Program, Virginia Tech, April 2006, 04/01/06 – 08/15/06 ($6000).
  5. Bohn, J.H., Griffin, O.H., Terpenny, J.P., and Goff, R.M., SCHEV Equipment Trust Fund Phase 19, 11/17/05, ($46,125).
  6. Terpenny, J.P., Office of Research Affairs, University of Massachusetts in support of NSF IUCRC initiative (above), 09/30/02, ($23,500).
  7. Terpenny, J.P., College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts in support of NSF IUCRC initiative (above), 09/30/02, ($2,000).
  8. Terpenny, J.P. and Woolf, B.P., “Intelligent and Integrated Design Systems Course,” Commonwealth Information Technology Initiative – Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, 01/15/01-06/15/01, ($26,000).
  9. Gao, R., Ritter, J., Fisher, D., Krishnamurty, S., and Terpenny, J., “Senior Design Projects in Assistive Technologies,” Public Service Grant, University of Massachusetts – Amherst, 09/01/2000-08/31/2001, ($15,000).
  10. Terpenny, J.P. and Sullivan, W.G., “Beyond the Classroom: A Virtual Community to Enhance Learning and Support the Teaching of Large Multidisciplinary Classes,” Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (CEUT), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 01/98-05/98, ($4,000).
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