Dr. Nael Barakat,
P. Eng. ASME Fellow
ME Program ChairAssociate Professor  School of Engineering Grand Valley State University 301 W. Fulton St. - KEN 136 Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6495 Technical: Robotic Systems, Nanotechnology, Control Systems, MEMS, NEMS Automation, System Integration, Engineering Ethics and Professionalism. Professional: ASME: District B Leader CESR, EMCI-BOK, Technology and Society Division, WM Senior Section, DOB. IMECE (07 - present): Topic/symposium organizer and chair of "Engineering ethics, management, and professionalism," in the educational track. ASEE, and MSPE. Professional courses and seminars: Practical Engineering Ethics Engineering Professional Development Academic courses taught: Robotic Systems Engineering, Dynamic Systems Modeling and Control, Control Systems, Measurements and data analysis, Mechanics of Materials, Dynamics, Mechanical Engineering Design, Senior capstone projects, Engineering ethics, Engineering communications and technical writing, Sample Publications
1. Puzzuoli A. and N. Barakat, “Sustainability in PDM,” ASEE-NCS, Grand Rapids, MI. 2009. [Best Student Paper Award Winner]. 2. Wood N. and N. Barakat, “Inclusion of Bio-Engineering into Existing Codes of Ethics,” ASEE-NCS, Grand Rapids, MI. 2009. 3. Barakat
N., “The Ultimate Experience in Learning Robotics: Building Robots in a
Robotics Course,” ASME-IMECE, Nov.
2008, Boston, MA. 4. Barakat N., “Merging Continuous Professional Development into Engineering Education and Practice,” ASEE NCS Annual Conference, Grand Rapids, MI. 2009. 5. Barakat
N., “Professional and Soft Skills for Engineering Graduate
Students,” ASME-IMECE Nov. 2007, Seattle, WA.
6. Barakat N., “Upgrading Engineering Graduate for a World-Class Practice,” ASEE NCS, March 2007, Charleston, WV. 7. Barakat N., and H. Jack, “A Hands-On Approach in Teaching Dynamic Systems Modeling And Control,” IMECE, ASME, Nov. 2006, Chicago, IL. 8. Barakat N., and M. Carroll, “Globalization in Engineering Ethics Education,” ASEE 2005 Annual Conference and Exposition, June, Portland, OR. 9. Nael Barakat, “Issues and Challenges of Teaching Engineering Ethics”, 2004 CSME forum, June 1-4, London, Ontario, Canada. 10. Barakat N. and M. Carroll, “Teaching Engineering Ethics with a Global Dimension”, ASEE-NCS, Spring Conference, Kalamazoo, MI. April, 2004. 11. N.Barakat and H. Enshasy, “A Statistical Approach to Improve Wafer Fabrication Yield,” Proc, of the ASME-IMECE Nov. 2002, New Orleans, LA. 12. Barakat, N.A., Elbestawi, M.A., and Spence, A.D., "Adaptive Compensation for Quasi-Static Errors in an Intrinsic Machine", Int. J. Mach. Tools and Manufacture. Sep. 2000. 40 (2000) pp. 2267‑2291.
13.
Rajagopalan
R. and N.
Barakat, “Velocity Control of Wheeled Mobile Robots using Computed Torque Control and Its Performance for a Differentially Driven Robot,” Journal of Robotic Systems, 325 - 340, Mar. 1997, John Wiley and Sons. |