Section IX: Research Projects
- State of Florida, Engineering and Industrial Experiment Station (at Univ. of Central Florida). A Time Dom. Reflection/Transmission System for Detection, Location and Char. of Opt. Fiber Defects; UCF # 1169908, $30,705; 12/77 - 8/78; Proj. Dir.; Share: 100%.
- NASA, Kennedy Space Center, Florida (at Univ. of Central Florida) - Fiber Dispersion Characterization Study; UCF # 101622008, $39,957; 7/78 - 12/79; Proj. Dir.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad and B. D. Dimitriadis; Share of Resp.: 58%.
- NSF, National Science Foundation - Equipment Request for a Signal Acquisition and Processing System; VPI # 323064-1
$49,161; 8/80 - 2/82; Proj. Dir.; Other P.I.: R. Claus, F. Lee, A. Riad and F. Stephenson; Share: 40%.
- NIST, National Institute of Standards and Technology (formerly NBS, N. Bureau of St.), Boulder CO Modeling and Simulation of Sampling Systems for Picosecond Domain Waveform Meas.; VPI # 302987-1, $34,296; 6/81 - 5/82; Proj. Dir.; Share: 100%.
- NSRDC, DT Naval Ship Res. and Development Center, Annapolis, MD - TDR Tank Level Indicator: High Frequency Front End Technology and Cost Assessment; VPI # 352059-1, $35,095; 4/81 - 12/81, Proj. Dir.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad and F. W. Stephenson; Share: 45.4%.
- TDR Module: Design and Fabrication of a Demonstration Unit; VPI # 352059-1 - $45,041; 12/81 - 6/82; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad and F. W. Stephenson; Share: 22%, TDR Module: Design Optimization; VPI # 352106-1, $32,073; 6/82 - 10/82; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad and F. W. Stephenson; Share: 33.7%.
- Stripline Design Optimization for TDR Module; VPI # 352106-1 - $11,026; 9/82 - 12/82; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad and F. W. Stephenson; Share: 33%.
- TDR Module: OPEVAL Design and Discrete Design Finalization; VPI # 352122-1 - $92,349; 12/82 - 9/83; Proj. Dir.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad, W. Davis and F. Stephenson; Share: 38%.
- IBM Federal Systems Division, Manassas, VA
- Switched Capacitor Filter Study; VPI # 801289-1, $58,960; 6/81 - 12/81; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: F. W. Stephenson and A. Elshabini-Riad; Share: 26.8%.
- Noise Modeling of Switched-Capacitor Filters; VPI # 801380-1 - $37,919; 4/82 - 9/82; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: F. W. Stephenson and A. Elshabini-Riad; Share: 34.8%.
- Noise Modeling of Switched-Capacitor Filters; VPI # 801380-2 - $11,995; 10/82 - 1/83; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: F. W. Stephenson and A. Elshabini-Riad; Share: 33%.
- Analytical Techniques for Switched Capacitor Filters; VPI # 802466-1 - $46,727; 12/82 - 8/83; Pr. Invest.; Other PI: F. W. Stephenson and A. A. Beex; Share: 17.5% ($8,177).
- Hypres, Inc., Elmsford, NY - Wideband (DC - 70 GHz) Applications of the Hypres Superconducting Sampling System; VPI # 802972-1, $26,411; 5/87 - 12/87; Proj. Dir.; Share: 100%.
- ARCOVA, American Research Corp. of VA, Radford, VA
- Feasibility of Microwave and Transient EM Meas. for Monitoring the Proc. of C-C Composites; VPI # 801930-1, $5,234; 3/87 - 5/87; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: W. A. Davis; Share: 40%.
- Microwave Measurement Techniques; VPI # 4-35220 - $13,375; 7/87 - 7/88; Proj. Dir.; Share: 100%.
- Design and Fabrication of a Microwave slot Line Probe; VPI # 4-35196 - $8,905; 12/87 - 3/88; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: W. A. Davis; Share: 67%.
- Wideband Modeling of Microwave Probes for NDE Applications; VPI # 4-35707 - $13,080; 8/88 - 8/89; Proj. Dir.; Share: 100%.
- Microwave NDE Sensors for In-Process Control in the Manufacture of C-C Composites; VPI # 4-35611 - $66,770; 6/88 - 11/89; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: W. A. Davis; Share: 50%.
- CIT/CAE, Center for Innovative Tech., Inst. Comp. Aided Eng., State of Virginia
- Design and Fabrication of a Microwave slot Line Probe; VPI # 4-42185 - $8,905; 12/87 - 3/88; Proj. Dir.; Other P.I.: W. A. Davis; Share: 67%.
- Microwave NDE Sensors for In-Process Control in the Manufacture of C-C Composites; VPI # 4-42230 - $33,385; 9/88 - 8/89; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: W. A. Davis; Share: 50%.
- SEC, Soilmoisture Equipment Corp., Santa Barbara, CA
- Design and Construction of a Thick-Film Step Pulser/Sampler; VPI # 4-35194 - $43,433; 9/87 - 3/88; Proj. Dir.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad; Share: 50%.
- Refinements to Pulser and Output Modules; VPI # 4-35518 - $10,000; 3/88 - 5/88; Proj. Dir.; Other P.I.: Aicha Elshabini-Riad; Share: 50%.
- Refinements to Pulser and Output Modules; VPI # 4-35637 - $10,000; 6/88 - 8/88; Proj. Dir.; Other P.I.: Aicha Elshabini-Riad; Share: 50%.
- Design and Construction of a TDR Soil Moisture Meter; VPI # 4-35684 - $67,772; 9/88 - 8/89; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: Aicha Elshabini-Riad; Share: 50%.
- CIT/IMSE, Center for Innovative Tech., St. of Virginia - Design and Construction of a TDR Soil Moisture Meter; VPI # 4-42255
$33,885; 9/88 - 8/89; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: Aicha Elshabini-Riad; Share: 50%.
- NASA, Kennedy Space Center, Florida - Space Shuttle Tile Bond Verification; VPI # 4-26174
$86,862; 12/88 - 9/89; Proj. Dir.; Share: 100%.
- DuPont Electronics, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina - Measurements and Characterization of TAB Structures; VPI # 4-35996
$10,000; 10/89 - 12/89; Proj. Dir.; Share: 100%.
- E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Company Inc., Wilmington, DE
- Wideband Characterization of Thick-Film Materials and PCM Lines; VPI# 801852-1 - $67,560; 9/86 - 9/87; Proj. Dir.; Other P.I.: W. A. Davis and A. Elshabini-Riad; Share: 41.7%.
- Wideband Char. of Polymer Materials Used in the Construction of Multilayer Circuits; VPI # 4-35166,7,8 - $83,197; 9/87 - 8/88; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: Aicha Elshabini-Riad and W. A. Davis; Share: 50%.
- Wideband and Microwave Techniques for Char. of Mat. and Planar Geometry Lines; VPI # 4-35734,5,6 - $93,755; 9/88 - 8/89; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: Aicha Elshabini-Riad; Share: 50%.
- Effect of Conductor Properties and Interface on Dielectric Characterization Techniques; VPI # 4-35947,9 - $77,292; 9/89 - 8/90; Proj. Dir.; Other P.I.: Aicha Elshabini-Riad; Share: 50%.
- Dev. and Appl. of Microwave/Time-Domain Environmental Chamber(s) for Material Char.; VPI# 4-36234 - $120,118; 9/90 - 8/91; Proj. Dir.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad and W. A. Davis; Share: 34%.
- Accuracy and Repeatability of Dielectric Characterization Techniques; VPI# 8-81215 - $60,000; 9/91 - 8/92; Proj. Dir.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad, W. A. Davis, I. M. Besieres, and K. M. Fidanboylu; Share: 25%.
- CIT/IMSE, Center for Innovative Tech., Inst. Mat. Sc. & Eng., State of Virginia
- Wideband Characterization of Thick-Film Materials and PCM Lines; VPI # 897055-1 - $40,000; 9/86 - 8/87; Proj. Dir.; Other P.I.: W. A. Davis and A. Elshabini-Riad; Share: 41.7%.
- Wideband Char. of Polymer Materials Used in the Construction of Multilayer Circuits; VPI # 4-42101,2,3 - $41,656; 9/87 - 8/88; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: Aicha Elshabini-Riad; Share: 50%.
- Techniques for Char. of Microwave-Quality Materials and Planar Trans. Lines; VPI # 4-42257,59,60 - $66,877; 9/88 - 8/89; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: Aicha Elshabini-Riad; Share: 50%.
- Effect of Conductor Properties and Interface on Dielectric Characterization Techniques; VPI # 4-42330,41 - $26,508; 9/89 - 8/90; P.I.; Other P.I.: Aicha Elshabini-Riad; Share: 50%.
- ITT, Gallium Arsenide Technology Center, Roanoke, Virginia
- Microwave Ceramic Packages For MIMICs: Design and Fabrication of Prototype Samples; VPI # 4-36875 - $31,000; 11/89 - 11/90; P.I.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad; Share: 50%.
- High Frequency Device and Package Simulation; VPI # 4-36300 - $5,000; 11/90 - 2/91; Proj. Dir.; Share: 100%.
- Microwave Ceramic Packages For MIMICs: Design and Fabrication of Prototype Samples; VPI # 4-36875 - $10,000; 1/91 - 12/91; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad; Share: 50%.
- CIT, Center for Advanced Ceramic Materials, Center for Innovative Tech., State of Virginia - Microwave Ceramic Packages for MIMICs: Design and Fabrication of Prototype Samples; VPI # 4-42361 -
$13,886; 11/89 - 12/90; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad; Share: 50%.
- ITT Avionics Division, Nutley, NJ - Phase I MIMIC Multilayer Ceramic Prototype Fabrication; VPI # 4-34414
$7,674; 9/90 - 12/90; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad; Share: 50%.
- Microswitch, a Division of Honeywell, Freeport Ill - Extended Range Solid State Proximity Sensors: Design and Construction of Prototypes; VPI # 4-36148
$92,000; 6/90 - 5/91; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad; Share: 50%.
- Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, MI and Du Pont Electronics, Wilmington, DE
- Studies of DuPont Multilayer Dielectric Systems; VPI # 4-36042 - $139,906; 9/90 - 8/91; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad and F.W. Stephenson; Share: 33%.
- Studies of DuPont Multilayer Dielectric Systems; VPI # 4-35060 - $158,935; 10/91 - 9/92; Proj. Dir.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad and F.W. Stephenson; Share: 34%.
- Studies of DuPont Multilayer Dielectric Systems: Hardware Development; VPI # 4-35... - $43,962; 10/92 - 4/93; Proj. Dir.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad and F.W. Stephenson; Share: 34%.
- Studies of DuPont Multilayer Dielectric Systems; VPI # 4-35... - $139,819; 10/92 - 9/93; Proj. Dir.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad and F.W. Stephenson; Share: 34%.
- CIT, Center for Advanced Ceramic Materials, Center for Innovative Tech., State of Virginia - Studies of DuPont Multilayer Dielectric Systems; VPI # 4-42397
$31,708; 12/90 - 11/91; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad and F.W. Stephenson; Share: 33%.
- Studies of DuPont Multilayer Dielectric Systems; VPI # 4-42... - $10,000; 6/92- 5/93; Pr. Invest.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad and F.W. Stephenson; Share: 33%
- Eaton Corp., Milwaukee, WI - Feasibility of Proximity and Time Domain Reflectometry Sensors; VPI # 4-35050
$26,292; 10/91 - 3/92; Project Dir.; Other P.I.: A. Elshabini-Riad and S. Onishi; Share: 34%.
- Calibration of Time Domain Network Analyzers, $30,318, National Institute of Standards and Technology, October 1992, 12 month duration, S.M. Riad.
- Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation for Concrete Facilities, NSF, $245,874 (Including RA from Eng. College for 3 yrs, $20,880), 11/92-10/96, PI (I. Al-Qadi, G. Brown, R. Weyers, J. Duke).
- Design and Fabrication of Ceramic MIMIC Packaging, $41,000, ITT, Gallium Arsenide Technology Center, January 1990 - January 1992; VPI # 4 – 36875 Pr. Invest.; Share of Responsibility 50% (20,500), Project Director: A. Elshabini-Riad,
- "Evaluation of High Speed Devices", $20,000, ITT GTC, S.M. Riad Project Director and A. Elshabini-Riad co-principal investigator.
- "ITT Man Tech Trade Study", $135,000, ITT Microelectronics Center, S.M. Riad Project Director and A. Elshabini-Riad co-principal investigator, 7/15/1993-2/15/1994.
- "Ceramic Feed-thru Design", $11,973, ITT Microelectronics, S.M. Riad Project Director and A. Elshabini-Riad co-principal investigator, 8/1/1993-12/31/1993.
- "ITT - Man Tech Project", $82,476, CIT, A. Elshabini-Riad Project Director and S.M. Riad co-principal investigator, 7/15/1993-2/15/1994.
- "ITT ManTech Mechanical Characterization," $14,000, ITT Microelectronics Center, A. Elshabini-Riad, S.M. Riad.
- "Evaluation of High Speed Devices", $20,000, ITT GTC, S.M. Riad Project Director and A. Elshabini-Riad co-principal investigator,
- “Relation between Measured Dielectric Properties and Chloride-Contaminated Concrete of Constructed Facilities,” US Air Force (Kirtland AFB), $25,000, 1/97-9/97, 50%, PI (with I. Al-Qadi).
- "Characterization of Plastic SOIC Packages, " Funded $47,186 October 15, 1993 - February 15, 1994, ITT Gallium Arsenide Technology Center, S.M. Riad and A. Elshabini-Riad
- "Workshop on Engineering Needs for Noninvasive Evaluation of Transportation Structures," Funded for $5,000 NSF, $10,000, 4/93-11/93, Imad Al-Qadi, Sedki Riad, G. S. Brown, J. C. Duke & R. E. Weyers, Co-P.I.s
- "Workshop on Engineering Needs for Non-Invasive Evaluation of Transportation Structures - CIAM, " Funded $30,000, November 17-19, 1993, FHWA, ARA, VDOT, VIMS, College of Engineering, Bradley Department of Electrical Engineering, I. Al-Qadi, G.S. Brown, J.C. Duke, S.M. Riad, R.E. Weyers
- "Ceramic Dielectric Characterization, " Funded $8,891, September 1, 1993 - September 31, 1993, Furukawa Electric Company , S.M. Riad
- "Ceramic Feed-thru Design", $11,973, ITT Microelectronics, S.M. Riad Project Director and A. Elshabini-Riad co-principal investigator, 8/1/1993-12/31/1993.
- "ITT Man Tech Trade Study", $135,000, ITT Microelectronics Center, S.M. Riad Project Director and A. Elshabini-Riad co-principal investigator, 7/15/1993-2/25/1994.
- "CIT - ITT - ManTech Project", $82,476, CIT/IMSE, S. M. Riad and A. Elshabini-Riad, 1994. Status: Funded.
- "Characterization of MCM Materials & Fabrication Technologies", $39,474, S. M. Riad and A. Elshabini-Riad, Ford Motor Company, 1994. Status: Funded.
- "Study of MCM Materials & Fabrication Technologies", $37,281, S. M. Riad and A. Elshabini-Riad, Ford Motor Company, 1994. Status: Funded.
- "Support of ITT Module Packaging Trade Study", $18,117, ITT/MEC, S. M. Riad, A. Elshabini-Riad, and I. Bhutta, 1994. Status: Funded.
- "CIT-Characterization of SOIC & PLCC Plastic Packages", $45,711, CIT/IMSE, S. M. Riad and A. Elshabini-Riad, 1994. Status: Funded.
- "Characterization of Plastic SOIC Packages", 47,186, ITT GTC Commercial Division, S.M. Riad Project Director and A. Elshabini-Riad co-principal investigator, 1/15/1994 -2/15/1995. Status: Funded.
- "Wideband Electrical Characterization of Materials for MCM Applications", $6,000, ISHM Educational Foundation, A. Elshabini-Riad and S.M. Riad, 8/15/94-5/15/95. Status: Funded.
- "Thick Film Hybrid Ballast Realization", $18,500, Phillips Research Laboratory, A. Elshabini-Riad and S.M. Riad, 8/1/1994-5/15/95. Status: Funded.
- "Lead Characterization for Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier", $32,033, ITT Commercial Division, 1/2/1994-1/31/1995, S.M. Riad and A. Elshabini-Riad.
- "Modeling of the NIST Wideband Sampler", 9,950, NIST, S.M. Riad, 9/19/1995-12/31/1995. Status: Funded.
- "Time Domain Evaluation of Various Chip-to-Substrate Interconnects in Multichip Module Applications," International Society of Microelectronics (ISHM) Educational Foundation, A. Elshabini-Riad and S. M. Riad, $6,000, August 1, 1995 - July 31, 1996.
- "High Density Power Supply Miniaturization," 45,000, Philips Laboratories, A. Elshabini-Riad and S.M. Riad, 8/1/1995-7/31/1996. Status: Funded.
- "Modeling and Characterization of 16 Lead TSSOP and 28 Lead SSOP", 61,238, ITT Defense & Electronics, S.M. Riad project director, A. Elshabini-Riad principal investigator, 11/1/1995-6/30/1996. Status: Funded.
- "Characterization of MCM Materials and Fabrication Technologies", 99,998, Ford Motor Company, Electronics Division, S.M. Riad and A. Elshabini-Riad, 12/1/1995-11/30/1996. Status: Funded.
- “Relation between Measured Dielectric Properties and Chloride-Contaminated Concrete of Constructed Facilities,” US Air Force (Kirtland AFB), $25,000, 1/97-9/97, 50%, PI (with I. Al-Qadi).
- “C-Probe Development,” US Air Force (Kirtland AFB), $50,000, 1/97-9/97, 50%, PI (I. Al-Qadi).
- “Determination of Concrete Dielectric Constant,” US Air Force (Kirtland AFB), $25,000, 1/97-9/97, 50%, PI (I. Al-Qadi).
- “Characterization of ETM Technology,” Visteon - Ford Motor Company, $99,799, 11/97-11/98, Project Director. Status: Funded.
- “Development of a C-Probe to Measure Chloride Content in Concrete Nondestructively,” US Air Force (Kirtland AFB), $50,000, 1/97-3/98, 50%, PI (with I. Al-Qadi).
- “Spectrum Analyzer Device for Amplified Audio Applications: R&D, Design, Development, and Prototyping,” CIT, $19,998, 3/99-9/1999, S. Riad, 4-42739.
- “Spectrum Analyzer Device for Amplified Audio Applications: R&D, Design, Development, and Prototyping,” Parikh Advanced System, $5,000, 3/99-9/1999, S. Riad, 4-33300.
- “A Proximity Probe for York Centrifugal Compressor,” York International, $23,714, 3/99-7/1999, S. Riad, 4-33290.
- “Computer Networks Loop Reconstruction Using Time Domain Reflectometry,” Telecommunications Techniques Corp (TTC), $85,055, 3/00-9/00, S. Riad (Project Director, Share 60%) and A.A. Beex, 4-33562.
- “Twisted-Pair Cable Measurements for Computer Networks,” ACTERNA, $12,718, 7/15/00-10/15/01, S. Riad.
- “Computer Networks Loop Reconstruction using Time Domain Reflectometry – Phase III,” ACTERNA, $141,930, 8/15/00-5/15/01, A.A. Beex and S. Riad.
- “Device Modeling, Signal Analysis and Design, and RF characterization Research,” Intel-Level One Communications, $150,000, 8/15/00-8/15/01, S. Riad.
- “Characterization and Applications of Substrate Material Systems and Fabrication Technologies,” Visteon, $99,959, 3/00-3/01, S. Riad and A. Safaai-Jazi.
- “Management Development Initiative, Phase II,” USAID, $1,444,160, 12/01 - 6/03, S.K. De Datta, S. Riad, and others, Status: Funded.
- “UWB Communication,” DARPA, $672,000, 5/15/02-12/15/04, Mike Buherer, Jeff Reed, A. Safaai-Jazi, S. Riad, and others: Funded.
- “Resident ICT Graduate Program in Egypt and the MENA Region: Faculty Skills Development,” A Partnership Proposal between Virginia Tech and The Arab Academy for Science and Technology,” Association Liaison Office for University Cooperation in Development: U.S.-Middle East University Partnerships Program, $99,986, 09/1/04-8/31/06, Other PIs: Hud Croasdale.
- “VT-MENA Graduate Program,” Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Egypt, 1/1/05-12/31/09, $ 993,407, Other PIs: Hassan Aref
- “KAU Faculty Development Program: A Customized Plan for the Faculty of King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, $ 246,290, July 11 – August 19, 2005, Other PIs: Tom Wilkinson.
- “VT-MENA: VT-MOHE Partnership Program for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research,” Ministry of Higher Education, Cairo, Egypt, 11/1/07-6/30/12, $3,607,877, Funded.