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Edward L. Hall, Executive Associate Dean of Research

Douglas Cochran, Assistant Dean of Research

Herbert Finkelstein, Industry Research Liaison Officer

Ivy Bohnlein, Director, Graduate Students' Initiatives

Elaine Armfield, Assistant Director, Research Advancement 

Sunanda Vittal, Editor, Research Proposals and Publications

Maryann Billingsley, Administrative Assistant

JoAnne Valdenegro, Management Research Analyst

John Crozier, Safety Officer

Kate Lathrop, student worker

Edward Hall is the Executive Associate Dean of Research in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering. He is responsible for establishing the strategic research directions for the school, for providing proposal and seed funding support and for increasing the profile and visibility of Fulton School research activities.

Dr. Hall earned his B.S. in Science Engineering and a doctorate in Materials Science from Northwestern University. After completing his Ph.D., he joined Motorola and worked here for 31 years doing materials research and development and leading semiconductor development groups. These efforts led to important new product families for Motorola, including Motorola's TMOS power MOS line, Motorola's piezoresistive pressure sensor line, high speed double heterojunction LEDs and Motorola's Smart Power (Power ICs) line.

Dr. Hall's most recent responsibility at Motorola was Director of the Predictive Engineering Laboratory, which was responsible for development and applications of modeling and simulation tools for semiconductor materials, equipment, process and device technologies. Key new modeling efforts were established at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory, in Russia and in China to address longer term fundamental simulation methodologies.

Throughout his career, Dr. Hall has worked closely with universities and with the Semiconductor Research Corporation. From 1991 to 1994, he took a three-year assignment at SEMATECH where he was Director of the Modeling and Statistical Methods Division. In 1994, Dr. Hall joined ASU on a year's assignment to strengthen ties between ASU and Motorola. At this time, he became the industrial co-director for the Center for Solid State Electronics Research. In 2002, he returned to ASU as a research professor in the Chemical and Materials Engineering Department, and in April 2004, he became the Executive Associate Dean of Research in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering.

BYENG 613A

480.965.2964

Edward.Hall@asu.edu

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Douglas Cochran has served as Assistant Dean of Research in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering since May 2005. His responsibilities include assisting the Associate Dean with strategic planning, particularly in the area of federally supported research, and working with members of the faculty in development of externally sponsored research activities.

Professor Cochran has been on the faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering since 1989 and is also affiliated with the Department of Mathematics. Between 2000 and 2005, he served as Program Manager for Mathematics at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), where he initiated and managed over $100M in federal research programs performed at universities, federal laboratories and in industry. He has been a visiting scientist at the Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation and served as a consultant to several technology companies.

Among numerous service activities, Professor Cochran was General Co-Chair of the 1999 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP-99) and Co-Chair of the 1997 U.S.-Australia Workshop on Defense Signal Processing. He has also served as Associate Editor for book series and journals, including the IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing. Prior to joining the ASU faculty, he was Senior Scientist at BBN Systems and Technologies Inc. during which time he served as resident scientist at the DARPA Acoustic Research Center and the Naval Ocean Systems Center . He holds S.M. and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University and degrees in mathematics from MIT and the University of California . His research is in applied harmonic analysis and statistical signal processing.

GWC 424

480.965.5311

cochran@asu.edu

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Herb Finkelstein joined ASU in 1997 as a research liaison officer. His responsibilities include working with industrial sponsors and partnerships to support the Fulton School's research mission. He helps promote and facilitate faculty/ industry research partnerships and works to create a resource network in the university, community and the international arena to identify and cultivate industrial partners.

Mr. Finkelstein's professional experiences include a position with the U.S. Army's Night Vision Lab as a contracting officer and technical representative. His research experience here involved working in the R&D sector on Army specific technologies, such as image intensifiers, night vision goggles and solid state transformers, as well as initiating the Army's hybrid microelectronics lab. He was the acquisition manager for Naval Air System Command (NAVAIR) for the radar warning receiver, the ALR/67 and the ALR/45. From 1982 to 1997, Mr. Finkelstein worked with FAI/Nanotechnologies, a logistics consulting company, where he won a very large contract with the Naval Supply System Command for a new program called the Rapid Acquisition of Manufacturing Parts (RAMP).

Since joining ASU, Mr. Finkelstein has contributed to a broad range of efforts to promote Fulton research endeavors, including bringing in $2 million in research grant opportunities to the engineering school. He has coordinated the development of resource materials to market the school's research capabilities, worked to identify, facilitate and communicate the contributions of the Fulton School to economic development agencies, and collaborated with university administration to ensure smooth operations of faculty and industry research interactions. 

BYENG 612

480.965.3493

herb.f@asu.edu

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Elaine Armfield is the Assistant Director, Research Advancement  in the Engineering Dean's Office. She assists with proposal preparation of grant applications and facilitates workshops for specific funding opportunities and strategic initiatives. Elaine also works closely with the Associate and Assistant Deans for Research managing Engineering's internal commitments related to infrastructure and research.

BYENG 614

480.965.1721

elaine.armfield@asu.edu

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Sunanda Vittal is an editor for the Editing and Proposal Preparation Service (EPPS) team in the Engineering Dean's Office. She also assists with developing and updating IAFSE research materials and publications, managing the ERGS website and coordinating special projects that require information gathering and compilation.

BYENG 615

480.965.1141

sunanda.vittal@asu.edu

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Maryann Billingsley provides adminstrative support to ERGS activities. Her previous work experience include administrative duties with the School of Life Sciences, Department of African American Studies and Department of Family and Human Development.

BYENG 611BA

480.965.1725

maryann.billingsley@asu.edu

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JoAnne Valdenegro provides assistance in developing, maintaining and analyzing research/survey information and information systems for management and policy decisions.

BYENG 636

480.965.8643

joanne.valdenegro@asu.edu

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John William Crozier has served as Health & Safety Specialist for the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering since August 2006.  His responsibilities include planning, organizing and directing college safety programs to ensure regulatory compliance with state and federal health, safety and fire codes.  Moreover, his proactive approach to laboratory inspection and training reduces or prevents safety hazards, dangers, or accidents in areas of hazardous materials, fire, life, occupational and/or industrial hygiene safety.

John is currently an active member of the ASU Operations Committee and a Senior Compliance Officer representing the Fulton School in the ASU Department of Environmental Health & Safety.  John is also currently qualified to ship hazardous material internationally (DOT/IATA).

John previously served as Chemical Safety Specialist for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Arizona State University for eight years.

Prior to his civilian life, John served in the United States Navy for eight years onboard the Los Angeles Class Fast Attack Submarine, USS Augusta (SSN 710).  While serving in the rate of Machinist Mate, he attained the rank of MM2 and the following certifications:  Leading Engineering Laboratory Technician and Engine Room Supervisor.  John was responsible for crew exposure, radioactive chemistry and all chemicals and mixed waste.

GWC-208D

(480) 965-8498 w

(480) 329-8880 c

jcrozier@asu.edu

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Kate Lathrop works closely with Elaine Armfield on internal proposals processed through ERGS. She also ssists the unit with administrative tasks and updating the research website.

BY 611

(480) 965- 9736

katherine.lathrop@asu.edu

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