A selection of presentations, conference proceedings and lectures from faculty members of the School of Engineering and Computer Science at University of the Pacific.

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Submissions from 2010

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Spaghetti Bridges: Build, Load and Repeat, Jeffrey S. Burmeister and Kyle A. Watson

Modeling inactivation of pathogens in effluent particles., Mary Kay Camarillo, F. J. Loge, and J. L. Darby

Design challenges to the integration of ecosystem services into agricultural landscapes in arid ecosystems., Mary Kay Camarillo, William T. Stringfellow, S. Borglin, Jeremy S. Hanlon, C. L. Spier, and J. Graham

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The design and evaluation of online lesson units for teaching virtual reality to undergraduates, Daniel C. Cliburn, James R. Miller, and Michael E. Doherty

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Student preferences between open-ended and structured game assignments in CS1, Daniel C. Cliburn, Susan M. Miller, and Emma Bowring

Structured process for writing, revising, and assessing multiple-choice quizzes, Josh Coffman, Joseph Rencis, Daniel Jensen, Ashland Brown, Christina White, Jiancheng Liu, and Kristen Kaufman

Community Clustering by Average Distance, Jialing Dai, Duxing Mou, Jinzhu Gao, and Changqing Xu

Developing a Web-based Collaborative Research Environment for Undergraduates, Jinzhu Gao

Large Data Management, Analysis and Visualization, Jinzhu Gao

Large Data Visualization, Jinzhu Gao

Math engaged problem solving in families, Shelley Goldman, Roy Pea, Kristen Pilner Blair, Osvaldo Jiménez, Angela Booker, Lee Martin, and Indigo Esmonde

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Limitations of signs as navigation aids in virtual worlds, Todd Heino, Daniel C. Cliburn, Stacy Rilea, Joseph Cooper, and Victor Tachkov

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Semileptonic decays of K and D mesons in 2 + 1 flavor QCD, James E. Hetrick, J. A. Bailey, A. Bazavov, C. Bernard, C. Bouchard, C. DeTar, A. X. El-Khadra, E. D. Freeland, E. Gamiz, and S. A. Gottlieb

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The Decay Constants fDs, fD+, fBs and fB from Lattice QCD, James E. Hetrick, J. A. Bailey, A. Bazavov, C. Bernard, C. Bouchard, C. DeTar, A. X. El-Khadra, E. D. Freeland, E. Gamiz, and S. A. Gottlieb

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B→D ∗ lν at Zero Recoil: An Update, James E. Hetrick, J. A. Bailey, A. Bazavov, C. Bernard, C. M. Bouchard, C. DeTar, A. X. El-Khadra, E. D. Freeland, E. Gamiz, and S. A. Gottlieb

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Electromagnetic splitting of charged and neutral mesons, James E. Hetrick, S. Basak, A. Bazavov, C. Bernard, C. DeTar, E. Freeland, W. Freeman, S. A. Gottlieb, U. M. Heller, and V. Kindratenko

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Staggered chiral perturbation theory in the two-flavor case and SU(2) analysis of the MILC data, James E. Hetrick, A. Bazavov, C. Bernard, C. DeTar, X. Du, W. Freeman, S. A. Gottlieb, U. M. Heller, J. Laiho, and L. Levkova

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Simulations with dynamical HISQ quarks, James E. Hetrick, A. Bazavov, C. Bernard, C. DeTar, W. Freeman, S. A. Gottlieb, U. M. Heller, J. Laiho, L. Levkova, and M. Oktay

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Results for light pseudoscalar mesons, James E. Hetrick, A. Bazavov, W. Freeman, D. Toussaint, C. Bernard, X. Du, C. DeTar, L. Levkova, M. B. Oktay, and S. A. Gottlieb

Mathematics at play, Osvaldo Jiménez, Kristen Pilner Blair, Indigo Esmonde, Shelley Goldman, Lee Martin, and Roy Pea

Pitch Control Algorithm to Limit Damaging Loads without Reducing Turbine Performance, Scott Johnson, Scott M. Larwood, Gerald McNerney, and C. P. Van Dam

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Model-based Adaptive Control of A Solenoid-Valve System (Simplified by Dimensionless Approach), Dongbin Lee and C. Nataraj

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Nonlinear Model-based Adaptive Control Of A Solenoid-Valve System, Dongbin Lee, C. Nataraj, and Peiman Naseradinmousavi

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Linear Time-varying Tracking Control With Application to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Dongbin Lee, Ramesh Thimmaraya, and C. Nataraj

Using a design course to augment program curriculum and foster development of professional skills, Cherian P. Mathews

How does it work?: Using toys to inspire wonder and develop critical thinking skills in fluids mechanics, Camilla M. Saviz and Said Shakerin

I/O Virtualization Bottlenecks in Cloud Computing Today, Jeffrey Shafer

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The Hadoop distributed filesystem: Balancing portability and performance, Jeffrey Shafer, Scott Rixner, and Alan L. Cox

Axon: A flexible substrate for source-routed ethernet, Jeffrey Shafer, Brent Stephens, Michael Foss, Scott Rixner, and Alan L. Cox

Beauty and Wonders: Water Exhibits for Pacific and Museums, Said Shakerin

Rube and His Impact, Said Shakerin

Fountain Bench – A Hydraulic Apparatus for Formal and Informal Science Education, Said Shakerin and Camilla M. Saviz

Applications of Matrix Theory in Computer Networks, Huaguang Song, Duxing Mou, Jinzhu Gao, and Changqing Xu

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Secure Online Scientific Visualization of Atmospheric Nucleation Processes, Huaguang Song, Weichao Wang, Jinzhu Gao, Aidong Lu, and Lican Huang

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Learning and Practicing Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering through Building and Programming a Microcontroller Board, Jianjian Song, Xiaoyan Mu, Huihui Xu, and Mark Yoder

Submissions from 2009

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Student-led podcasting for engineering education, E. Alpay and Shelly Gulati

Removal and inactivation of microorganisms occluded in effluent wastewater particles, Mary Kay Camarillo

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Second life as a medium for lecturing in college courses, Daniel C. Cliburn and Jeffrey L. Gross

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A comparison of maps and signs for ordered and unordered navigation tasks in virtual worlds, Daniel C. Cliburn and Todd Heino

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Short paper: The effects of teleportation on recollection of the structure of a virtual world, Daniel C. Cliburn, Stacy L. Rilea, David Parsons, Prakash Surya, and Jessica Semler

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Web-based Visualization of Atmospheric Nucleation Processes Using Java3D, Rui Ding, Jinzhu Gao, Bin Chen, J. Ilja Siepmann, and Yi Liu

Visualization: Seeing the Unsee-able, Jinzhu Gao

Web-based Visualization and Analysis of Atmospheric Nucleation Processes, Jinzhu Gao

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Moving topological charge over the Great Wall in the HMC algorithm, James E. Hetrick

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Progress on charm semileptonic form factors from 2+1 flavor lattice QCD, James E. Hetrick, J. A. Bailey, A. Bazavov, C. Bernard, C. Bouchard, C. DeTar, A. X. El-Khadra, E. D. Freeland, W. Freeman, and E. Gamiz

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The Ds and D+ Leptonic Decay Constants from Lattice QCD, James E. Hetrick, A. Bazavov, C. Bernard, C. DeTar, E. D. Freeland, E. Gamiz, S. A. Gottlieb, U. M. Heller, A. X. El-Khadra, and A. S. Kronfeld

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Progress on four flavor QCD with the HISQ action, James E. Hetrick, A. Bazavov, C. Bernard, C. DeTar, W. Freeman, S. A. Gottlieb, U. M. Heller, J. Laiho, L. Levkova, and J. Osborn

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MILC results for light pseudoscalars, James E. Hetrick, A. Bazavov, W. Freeman, D. Toussaint, C. Bernard, X. Du, J. Laiho, C. DeTar, L. Levkova, and M. B. Oktay

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Results from the MILC collaboration’s SU(3) chiral perturbation theory analysis, James E. Hetrick, A. Bazavov, W. Freeman, D. Toussaint, C. Bernard, X. Du, J. Laiho, C. DeTar, L. Levkova, and M. B. Oktay

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SU(2) chiral fits to light pseudoscalar masses and decay constants, James E. Hetrick, A. Bazavov, W. Freeman, D. Toussaint, C. Bernard, X. Du, J. Laiho, C. DeTar, L. Levkova, and M. B. Oktay

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Robust Tracking Control of an Underactuated Aerial-Robot based on a Parametric Uncertain Model, Dongbin Lee, Timothy C. Burg, Darren M. Dawson, Dule Shu, Bin Xian, and Enver Tatlicioglu

Zooplankton Dynamics in the Non-tidal to Tidal Transition Zone of the San Joaquin River, Gary M. Litton and M. S. Brunell

Modelling algae and zooplankton interactions in the San Joaquin River, Gary M. Litton, M. S. Brunell, J. C. Monroe, and N. W. Quinn

Diatoms of the genus Thalassiosira from the tidal San Joaquin River, Gary M. Litton, K. L. Burr, and M. S. Brunell

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Web-based Visualization of Atmospheric Nucleation Processes for Mobile Embedded Clients, Shanrui Liu, Lihong Shang, Yuyu Zhou, Jinzhu Gao, Rui Ding, and Yi Liu

Growth and Thermal Stability of Nanometer Metallic Particles in Al2O3, David Mueller

The Axon Network Device: Prototyping with NetFPGA, Jeffrey Shafer, Michael Foss, Alan L. Cox, and Scott Rixner

Potential Value of Toys in Engineering Education, Said Shakerin

Show and Tell - Science of Air and Water, Said Shakerin

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Using toys effectively in fluid mechanics education, Said Shakerin and Camilla M. Saviz

Submissions from 2008

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Shear strength of municipal solid waste, Jonathan D. Bray, Dimitrios Zekkos, and Scott M. Merry

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What is Engineering? - a University of the Pacific MESA Program/Johns Hopkins University Partnership, Jeffrey S. Burmeister, Kyle A. Watson, and Maria Garcia-Sheets

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Student opinions of Alice in CS1, Daniel C. Cliburn

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Games, stories, or something more traditional: The types of assignments college students prefer, Daniel C. Cliburn and Susan M. Miller

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Showing users the way: Signs in virtual worlds, Daniel C. Cliburn and Stacy L. Rilea

Faculty and Student Use of Tablet PCs: Perspectives on their Pedagogical Effectiveness, Abel A. Fernandez, Camilla M. Saviz, Cherian P. Mathews, Ken Hughes, and Megan Kalend

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Time-Critical Distributed Visualization with Fault Tolerance, Jinzhu Gao, Huadong Liu, Jian Huang, Micah Beck, Qishi Wu, Terry Moore, and James Kohl

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Evaluation of a geogrid-reinforced soil mat to mitigate post-liquefaction settlements - A case study, James R. Gingery and Scott M. Merry

Simulation of formation and dynamics of microdroplets, Shelly Gulati, X. Niu, J. B. Edel, and A. J. de Mello

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Electromagnetic splittings of hadrons from improved staggered quarks in full QCD, James E. Hetrick, S. Basak, A. Bazavov, C. Bernard, C. DeTar, W. Freeman, S. A. Gottlieb, U. M. Heller, J. Laiho, and L. Levkova

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QCD equation of state at non-zero chemical potential, James E. Hetrick, S. Basak, A. Bazavov, C. Bernard, C. DeTar, W. Freeman, S. A. Gottlieb, U. M. Heller, J. Laiho, and L. Levkova

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HISQ action in dynamical simulations, James E. Hetrick, A. Bazavov, C. Bernard, C. DeTar, W. Freeman, S. A. Gottlieb, U. M. Heller, J. Laiho, J. Levkova, and J. Osborn

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B and D Meson Decay Constants, James E. Hetrick, C. Bernard, C. DeTar, M. Di Pierro, A. X. El-Khadra, R. T. Evans, E. D. Freeland, E. Gamiz, U. M. Heller, and S. A. Gottlieb

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Interactive Exploration of Remote Isosurfaces with Point Based Non-Photorealistic Rendering, Guangfeng Ji, Han-Wei Shen, and Jinzhu Gao

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Adaptive Output Tracking Control of a Surface Vessel, Dongbin Lee, Timothy C. Burg, Darren M. Dawson, and Enver Tatlicioglu

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A Five DOF Haptic Rendering Algorithm using Multiple Contact Points, Dongbin Lee, Ravikiran B. Singapogu, Sam T. Sander, and Timothy C. Burg

Algal fate and behavior in the San Joaquin River, Gary M. Litton, M. S. Brunell, J. C. Monroe, and N. W. Quinn

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A new image processing method for damaged bill recognition, Jiancheng Liu and Benjamin Kessel

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The potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the United States from two sectors: Light-duty vehicles and electricity generation, Andrew E. Lutz and Jay Keller

Fun with Vortex, Said Shakerin

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Modeling, analysis and control system development for the Italian hydrogen house, Emma Stewart, Andrew E. Lutz, S. Schoenung, M. Chiesa, G. Ault, and Jim McDonald

Submissions from 2007

Bioengineering workshops for 6th-12th grades, Jeffrey S. Burmeister and Louise Stark

Optimizing the removal and disinfection of microorganisms occluded within wastewater particles., Mary Kay Camarillo, F. J. Loge, and J. L. Darby

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A CS0 course for the liberal arts, Daniel C. Cliburn

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Dynamic landmark placement as a navigation aid in virtual worlds, Daniel C. Cliburn, Tess Winlock, Stacy Rilea, and Matt Van Donsel

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The 2+1 flavor topological susceptibility from the asqtad action at 0.06 fm, James E. Hetrick, C. Bernard, B. Billeter, C. DeTar, L. Levkova, S. A. Gottlieb, U. M. Heller, J. Osborn, D. B. Renner, and D. Toussaint

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The equation of state with nonzero chemical potential for 2+1 flavors, James E. Hetrick, C. Bernard, T. Burch, C. DeTar, L. Levkova, S. A. Gottlieb, U. M. Heller, R. Sugar, and D. Toussaint

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Baryon masses with improved staggered quark, James E. Hetrick, C. Bernard, C. Davies, C. DeTar, S. A. Gottlieb, U. M. Heller, L. Levkova, J. Osborn, D. B. Renner, and R. Sugar

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The decay constants fB and fD+ from three-flavor lattice QCD, James E. Hetrick, C. Bernard, C. DeTar, M. Di Pierro, A. X. El-Khadra, R. T. Evans, E. Freeland, E. Gamiz, S. A. Gottlieb, and U. M. Heller

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Recent lattice results with light quarks at zero and nonzero temperature, James E. Hetrick, C. Bernard, C. DeTar, Z. Fu, S. A. Gottlieb, U. M. Heller, L. Levkova, S. Prelovsek, R. Sugar, and D. Toussaint

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Status of the MILC light pseudoscalar meson project, James E. Hetrick, C. Bernard, C. DeTar, L. Levkova, S. A. Gottlieb, U. M. Heller, J. Osborn, D. B. Renner, D. Toussaint, and R. Sugar

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Output Feedback Tracking Control of an Underactuated Quad-Rotor UAV, Dongbin Lee, Timothy C. Burg, Bin Xian, and Darren M. Dawson

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Control of a Remotely Operated Quadrotor Aerial Vehicle and Camera Unit Using a Fly-The-Camera Perspective, Dongbin Lee, Vilas K. Chitrakaran, Timothy C. Burg, Darren M. Dawson, and Bin Xian

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Velocity Control of a Quad-Rotor UAV Fly-By-Camera Interface, Dongbin Lee, Andrew E. Neff, Vilas K. Chitrakaran, Darren M. Dawson, and Timothy C. Burg

Zooplankton abundance and diversity in the lower San Joaquin River above the Stockton Deep Water Ship Channel, Gary M. Litton, M. Brunell, and N. W. Quinn

Diatoms of the Lower San Joaquin River in the vicinity of the Stockton Deep Water Ship Channel, Gary M. Litton, K. Burr, and M. S. Brunell

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Enhancing UCA-ESPRIT for non-circular sources, Cherian P. Mathews

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Development of a wet wall - An undergraduate research project, Matt Samuel, Jeremiah Henley, and Said Shakerin

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Concurrent direct network access for virtual machine monitors, Paul Willmann, Jeffrey Shafer, David Carr, Aravind Menon, Scott Rixner, Alan L. Cox, and Willy Zwaenepoel

Submissions from 2006

Introduction to Bioengineering, Jeffrey S. Burmeister