• Afiesimama, Boma T. - Associate Professor
• Agbanobi, Raymond - Professor
• Agina, Michael A. - Instructor
• Darayan, Shahyar - Professor
• Olowokere, David - Professor and Chair
• Saneifard, Rasoul - Associate Professor

List Research Interest Keywords:

Engineering Management, Production & Inventory Control, Project Management

Review Panels:

• TSU Journal Review Board

Training/Instructional Capability:

• Project Management, Operations Research/Management, Manufacturing, Engineering Management

Selected Publications:

1. Afiesimama, B. T. (1987), “Aggregate Manpower Requirements for Strategic Project Planning”,  Computers ind. Engng. Vol 12, No. 4, pp. 249-262
2. Afiesimaama, B.T. and A. Garcia-Diaz (1988), “A Model for Evaluating Rehabilitation Costs of Flexible Pavements under Different Climatic Conditions,” Transportation Research Record, 1200, pp. 59-65
3. Afiesimama, B.T. (1987), “Microcomputer Applications in Production  Planning and Control,” presented at the International Conference on the Use of Microcomputers in Government, Industry and Education, Centro International de Fisica, Jul 14-18, Quito, Ecuador.
4. Afiesimama, B. T. and Garcia-Diaz, A. (1987), “Development and Application of a Methodology for Evaluating Pavement Rehabilitation Needs,” Paper WB17.4, TIMS/ORSA 23rd Joint Meeting, May 4-6, New Orleans, La.

Externally Funded Projects: (Title of Project and Funding Agency)

• “Airway Science Improvement Grant”, with R. I . Prater as director, Federal Aviation Administration, 1992“
• Baseline Projections of the Impact of Socio-demographic, Economic, and Technological Trends on Transportation Needs,” with N. W. Lede as principal investigator, U.S. Department of Transportation,1989
• “DBE Capacity in the Texas Highway Construction Industry”, with  Dock Burke of  Texas Transportation Institute as principal investigator, Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, 1987.

Recent Proposals Written:

Recent Professional Conferences Attended:

Recent Training Workshops Attended: (TSU or External)

List of professional activities:

• Senior member, Institute of Industrial Engineers
• American Production and Inventory Control Society, CPIM
• Registered Professional Engineer (Industrial), since  1987;

List of Community and University Services:

• Mickey Leland Center, Advisory Board Member
• University Faculty Hearing Committee, Graduate Council,  Tenure & Promotion Committee (1999-2001)
• Greater Houston Partnership, member
• Several College and Departmental committees

Awards and Special Recognitions:

Agbanobi, Raymond- Professor

List Research Interest Keywords:

Water Resources, Environmental, Concrete, Highway.

Review Panels:

Training/Instructional Capability:

• Surveying, Hydrology, Environmental, Civil Engineering Design, Water Resources Engineering.

Selected Publications:

• Using Granulated Wood Charcoal as Filter Medium.

Recent Proposals Written:

• Reducing Pollution Load from the Houston Bayous in Galveston Bay Waters.
• Detection of Land mines by Remote Sensing

Recent Professional Conferences Attended:

• Regular Member of Subcommittee on Water and Sediment of the Galveston Bay Estuary Program.

Recent Training Workshops Attended: (TSU or External)

• Environmental Hydrogeology – El Paso, Texas

List of Professional Activities:

• ASCE  Houston Branch Meeting

List of Community and University Services:

Awards and Special Recognitions:

Agina, Michael A.- Instructor

List Research Interest Keywords:

Power Distribution and Transmission Systems, Solar Energy, Electronics Engineering, Energy Conversion and Conservation, Biomedical Engineering TechnologyEngineering Information Technology

Review Panels:

• Chair, Panel 4 – GAAN Program, US Dept. of Education, Washington D.C.  Judge-National Technical Association’s Science Fair

Training/Instructional Capability:

1. Computer –Programming Skills, Information Technology, Research in Biomedical Engineering at NAMRL, Pensacola, FL.
2. Power Design and Electrical Engineering Support
3. Facility Engineer, at NASA JSC

Selected Publications:

1. “A Design of Solid State Storage System for Oscilloscopes”  Design and Integration of A Tri-Axial +/-4G Linear Accelerometer on a US Navy Flight Helmet.

Recent Proposals Written:

• Texas Charter School Proposal for Generations 8 and 9
• Design and Integration of 3-Axial Accelerometer on a US Navy Pilot Flight Helmet.
• Investigating Energy Efficient Lighting Technologies

Recent Professional Conferences Attended:

• Labview Training at Rice University
• 3rd World Technological Transfer Seminar in Georgia Convention Center

Recent Training Workshops Attended: (TSU or External)

• Seminar on information Technology at Adams Mark Hotel

List of Professional Activities:

• Member of NTA, Institute of Transportation Engineers
• Epslon Pi Tau, Tau Alpha Pi National Society of Electronics Engineers and
• Texas Association of Students of Engineering Technology
• Member, ASEE

List of Community and University Services:

• President-General UIU USA
• Patron, Idemili Community Union, Houston, a non-profit organization
• BMET Program Coordinator and Advisor of Biomedical and Electronic Engineering Technology programs.

Awards and Special Recognitions:

Darayan, Shahyar - Professor

List Research Interest Keywords:

Applied electromagnetic and instrumentation, Microcomputer hardware and software design, Numerical analysis.

Review Panels:

• Annual poster presentation for President Slade’s inauguration, Texas Southern University, 2000

Training/Instructional Capability:

• Developed new courses to enhance Electronics Engineering Technology Curriculum
• Developed Laboratory project for several courses.
• Teaching and grading student works courses in the area of computer hardware/software, communication systems, senior project design, and etc.
• Involved in the TAC/ABET reaccredidation process for Electronics Engineering Technologies
• Involved in student recruitment  and retention
• Worked in several research projects with the students, resulted several publications

Selected Publications:

1. Darayan, S., “Questionnaire for review programs in Engineering Technology: Electronics Engineering Technology to the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology,” TAC of ABET, Volumes I and II, July 2001.
2. Darayan, S.,Liu,R.C., and Shen, L.C.,”Electromagnetic properties of contaminated soil,” Geophysical Prospecting, Vol. 46, July 1998.
3. Ingram, T., Darayan, S., and et al,”The electronic power supply,” Interdisciplanary Lively Application Projects(ILAPs), 1998.
4. Sarkar, S., and Darayan, S.,”Computational determination of Fourier coefficients,” ASEE/GSW Proceeding, March 1997.
5. Darayan, S., Shattuck, D., Liu, R.C., and Shen, L.C., “Measurement of dielectric permittivity and conductivity of samples using guaded electrodes,” Radio Science, Vol. 31, Pages 1417 – 1426, November December 1996.
6. Darayan, S., “ Conductivity measurement using multi-frequency LCR meter,” Engineering and Architecture Symposium Proceeding, Vol. I,  College of Engineering and Architecture, Prairie View A&M University, March 1996
7. Mahoney, M., and Darayan, S., “ Wireless data transmission from one computer to another computer in simplex mode,” Engineering and Architecture Symposium Proceeding, Vol. I,  College of Engineering and Architecture, Prairie View A&M University, March 1996.
8. Darayan, S., Liu, R.C., and Shen, L.C., “Electromagnetic properties of soil contaminated with diesel oil,” ,” Engineering and  architecture Symposium Proceeding, Vol. I,  College of Engineering and Architecture, Prairie View A&M University, February 1996.

Externally Funded Projects: (Title of Project and Funding Agency)

• “Transportation Expertise Pool”, Federal Highway Administration, May 2000, $40,000

Recent Proposals Written:

• “Undergraduate Research in Electrical Technology (URET)”, National Science Foundation, December 2001.
• “Undergraduate Research in Electrical Technology (URET)”, National Science Foundation, September 2000.
• “Transportation expertise pool”, Federal Highway Administration, May 2000.
• “Industry and Education Collaboration”, Faculty development proposal, Texas Southern
• University, January 2000.
• “Development of a neuro-fuzzy based oil/gas producibility model”, Texas Higher Education :ATP, Summer 1999.

Recent Professional Conferences Attended:

• 1997 American Society for Engineering Education Gulf-Southwest annual Conference, Hosted by University of Houston. April  2001.
• 2000 ABET Annual Meeting, Atlanta Coergia, October 26-27, 2000.
• 1997 American Society for Engineering Education Gulf-Southwest annual Conference, Hosted by University of Houston. March 1997.

Recent Training Workshops Attended: (TSU or External)

• Computer-Based Measurements and Automation, Sponsored by National Instruments, February 20, 2003.
• RF Spectrum Analysis Basics, Sponsored by Agilent, February 18th, 2003.
• Explore the fundamentals of building a robust measurement and automation system with LabVIEW and data acquisition and instrument control hardware, Sponsored by National Instrument, January 29, 2003.
• Minority University Research and Education Program (MUREP) Technical Assistance and Grants Management Workshop, Sponsored by NASA Johnson Space Center, March 27-28, 2002.
• Seminar on JAVA + XML Technology Overview, J2ME, J2EE (JSP’s, Sservlets, EJB’s), JINI/Performance/Security), Hosted by Department of Engineering Technologies at Texas Southern University, March 2001.
• Networked Measurements – The evolution of virtual instrumentation, National Instrument, August 2001
• Technology Accreditation Commission  (TAC) workshop, October 25, 2000.
• Gulf-coast area electrical/electronics technology teacher association, sponsored by University of Houston and Ford Foundation, November 2000.
• Banner 2000 training workshop, Texas Southern University, October 1999.
• PCI/ISA Architecture, Compaq Corporation, Summer 1999.
• Supporting Microsoft Windows NT 4.0; TCP/IP, NewHorizon, May 1999.
• Supporting Microsoft Windows NT 4.0; Core Technology, NewHorizon, January 1999.
• Administering Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, NewHorizon, December 1998.

List of Professional Activities:

• Member, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
• Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
• Member, Texas Association of Schools of Engineering Technology (TASET).
• Member, TAU ALPHA PI National Honor Society.

List of Community and University Services:

• Coordinator of Electronics Engineering Technology Program, Department of Engineering Technologies, Texas Southern University, 1995 –Present.
• Chair, Deparment of Engineering Technologies, Colleage of Science and Technology, Texas Southern University, Spetmber 2000 – 2002.
• Active member of Advisory Board Committee for Department of Engineering Technologies, 1993- Present.
• Active member of  Faculty Development Committee, College of Science and Technology, 2001-Present.
• Active member of Grievance Committee for Faculty and Staff, College of Science and Technology, 2001-Present.
• Active member of Web-Site Committee, College of Science and Technology, 2001-Present.
• Active member of Grievance Committee for Faculty and Staff, College of Science and Technology, 2001-Present.
• Active member of Computerization and Instructional Technology Committee, School of Technology, 1993- 2000.
• Active member of Research; Development and Technology Transfer Committee, School of Technology, 1993- 2000.
• Active member of Tenure and Promotion Committee, School of Technology, Texas Southern University, 1996-2000.
• Active Member of Faculty Senate, Texas Southern University, 1998-2001.

Awards and Special Recognitions:

Saneifard, Rasoul - Associate Professor

List Research Interest Keywords:

Fuzzy logic applications, Electric power system analysis, Electric machinery, Power distribution, Circuit analysis

Review Panels:

• IEEE/Power Engineering Society Student Prize Paper Contest, 1997
• Reviewed "Electronic Devices" 4th Edition, for Merrill Publishing Company, New York, 1992

Training/Instructional Capability:

• Digital Computer Applications and Electric Machines Labs
• Computer Applications Labs
• Recruit, advised, and retained students in the Department of Engineering Technologies
• Developed laboratory materials and experiments for Control System labs
• Actively involved in accreditation and reaccreditation of Electronics Engineering Technology program
• Developed course syllabi for all classes taught
• Created supplementary course materials as needed
• Produced instructional visual aids for teaching various courses
• Devised additional laboratory instructional aids

Selected Publications:

1. “Scheduling Generators Utilizing Fuzzy Logic.” ASEE Journal of Engineering Technology.  Fall, 2002.
2. “Design of an Expert System to Control the Manufacturing Process of High-Precision Hexagonal-Shaped Nuts.”  ASEE Journal of Engineering Technology, pp. 26-31.  Spring, 2000.
3. “The Electronic Power Supply.”  Interdisciplinary Lively Application Project. The Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications.  1998.
4. "Fuzzy-Logic-Based Speed Control of a Shunt DC Motor." IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 41 pp. 1590-164.  May, 1998.
5. “Digital Simulation and Design of Sampled Data System.” Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education, Gulf-Southwest, pp. 308-313.  March, 1998.
6. "A Fuzzy Logic Approach to Unit Commitment." IEEE Power Engineering Society Transactions, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 988-995. May, 1997.
7. "Fuzzy Logic Approach to Unit Commitment." Ph.D. Dissertation, New Mexico State University - December, 1994.
8. "Water Consumption and Address Location in City of Prairie View." Internship report, Prairie View A & M University, 1990.

Externally Funded Projects: (Title of Project and Funding Agency)

• 2001 - Prairie View A&M University organized research grant - $7,000
• 2000 - Laboratory Development Grant - $50,000, Houston Endowment, Inc.
• 1998 - Grant in the amount of $500 to present a paper in New Orleans, LA
• 1995 - Texas Southern University organized research grant - $3,000 "Design of an Expert System to Control the Manufacturing Process of High-Precision Hexagonal-Shaped Nuts"

Recent Proposals Written:

• Nov. 2001 - Proposal submitted in the amount of $200,000 for laboratory development, submitted to Houston Endowment Inc., Houston, Texas
• Nov. 2001 - Proposal for funding in the amount of $200,000 for Student support and scholarships, submitted to Occidental Petroleum Charitable Foundation, Los Angeles, California
• Nov. 1997 - Proposal for funding in the amount of $100,000 for control systems laboratory development, submitted to The Blount Foundation, Montgomery, Alabama
• Nov. 1997 - Proposal for funding in the amount of $100,000 for control systems laboratory development, submitted to Occidental Petroleum Charitable Foundation, Los Angeles, California
• Nov. 1997 - Proposal for funding in the amount of $100,000 for control systems laboratory development, submitted to The Xerox Foundation, Stamford, Connecticut
• Nov. 1996 - Texas Southern University organized research grant for $4,820 "Comparative Analysis of Fuzzy Logic and Dynamic Programming Applications to Unit Commitment"

Recent Professional Conferences Attended:

• “The Cisco System, Inc. Seminar,” Houston, Texas - November 5, 2002
• “The MathWorks Seminar,” Houston, Texas - October 24, 2002
• “National Instruments Seminar,” Houston, Texas - September 25, 2002
•  “Small Power Transformer Seminar,” ABB, Houston, Texas – October 2000
• “The Cisco Systems, Inc. Content Networking Seminar – March 30, 2000
• “Minority Health Related Research Opportunities at the Federal and State Level Seminar – March 28, 2000
• “Project Management” Seminar – March, 2000
• Faculty Conference on Research and Development, Prairie View A&M University – August, 1999
• "Silicon Valley Corporation,” Houston, Texas - October 28, 1997
• "Putting the Web to Work," presented by Oracle - November 21, 1996 
• "Mail Days," presented by Lotus and Software Spectrum - November 13, 1996
• "Solutions for Cutting PC Support Costs," presented by Intel - October 24, 1996
• "The Intel Fast Ethernet Advantage" - October 10, 1996 
• "Embedded Systems Verification," presented by Tektronix - November 17, 1995
• "Digital Modulation Techniques," presented by Tektronix - November 17, 1995

Recent Training Workshops Attended: (TSU or External)

• Technical Assistance and Grants Management Workshop, NASA – March, 2002
• Gulf Coast Electrical–Electronics Technology Teachers Association Workshop – April, 2000
• New Faculty Orientations Workshop, Prairie View A&M University – September, 1999
• Keeping Faith With Texas Ethics Workshop, Prairie View A&M University – September, 1999
• Equal Employment Opportunity Training Workshop, Prairie View A&M University – September, 1999
• Student Information Workshop (posting grades online), Prairie View A&M University – March, 1999
• Information Technology Workshop on Organization Security, Prairie View A&M University – April, 1999
• Information Technology Workshop (how to interact with SIS system), Prairie View A&M University, - January, 1999

List of Professional Activities:

• Member, Texas Board of Professional Engineers (TBPE)
• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
• Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
• Member, Texas Association of Schools of Engineering Technology (TASET)
• Research Scientist, Navy-ASEE Faculty Research Program, Patuxent River, MD, 1998.

List of Community and University Services:

• Chair, Department of Engineering Technologies
• Coordinator, Electronics Engineering Technology Program
• Graduate School Representative on Thesis Committee
• Graduate Faculty Member
• Faculty Advisor for NSBE
• Computerization and Instructional Technology Committee, Chair
• Alumni Lecture Series Committee
• Member of Distance Learning Committee
• Souvenir Booklet Committee, School of Technology
• Research Development and Technology Transfer Committee Member
• Computerization and Instructional Technology Member
• Recruitment and Retention Committee Member
• Founder and Advisor for “Students Mentoring Students Association” - April, 2001
• Member of Tau Alpha Pi, Gamma Pi Chapter
• Active member referee of United States Soccer Federation

Awards and Special Recognitions:

• Competitive awards recipient from College of Engineering, Prairie View A & M University - 1986 to 1990
• Graduate Research/Teaching Assistantship award, Prairie View A & M University – 1989 to 1990
• Hercules Engineering Scholarship, Prairie View A & M University - 1989 to 1990
• General Engineering Scholarship, Prairie View A & M University - 1989 to 1990
• Honor roll and Dean's List, Prairie View A & M University - 1986 to 1988
• Honor roll and Dean's List, Southwestern Christian College - 1986 to 1988
• National Scholarship Winner - 1984 to 1990,  (National Exchange Program Iranian Government)