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Book Chapters

Structure and Order in Organic Semiconductors

January 17, 2017

Author(s)

Chad R. Snyder, Dean M. DeLongchamp, Ryan C. Nieuwendaal, Andrew A. Herzing

Several techniques for characterizing semiconducting polymer order on different length scales are presented, including (1) differential scanning calorimetry

Advances in RRAM technology: identifying and mitigating roadblocks

January 13, 2017

Author(s)

Dmitry Veksler, Gennadi Bersuker

The filament-based RRAM has demonstrated superior scalability, endurance, low power operation, retention, and operating speed. A challenge navigating trade-offs

Sorting carbon nanotubes

January 12, 2017

Author(s)

Ming Zheng

Sorting of single-wall carbon nanotubes by their electronic and atomic structures in liquid phases is reviewed in this chapter. We first introduce the sorting

Foreword

January 2, 2017

Author(s)

Sokwoo Rhee

For IoT to be broadly adopted, it is important to apply the concept to many applications at scale in our everyday life. Using these advanced technologies, our

Reasoning about Safety and Security: The Logic of Assurance

January 1, 2017

Author(s)

Edward Griffor

Organic fluids for ORC systems: classification and calculation of thermodynamic and thermophysical properties

January 1, 2017

Author(s)

Ian H. Bell, Eric W. Lemmon

Improved Method for the Calculation of Plastic Rotation of Moment-Resisting Framed Structures for Nonlinear Static and Dynamic Analysis

December 23, 2016

Author(s)

Kevin K. Wong, Matthew S. Speicher

Nonlinear methods of seismic analysis have been gaining acceptance by practicing engineers as a useful way of assessing and improving the seismic performance of

Lessons Learned from Monitoring Organic Contaminants in Three Decades of Marine Samples from the Pacific Basin Archived at the USA's Marine Environmental Specimen Bank

December 1, 2016

Author(s)

Stacy Schuur, Paul R. Becker, Colleen E. Bryan Sallee, Rebecca Pugh, Jared Ragland, Jessica Reiner, Jennifer Hoguet, Michele M. Schantz

The USA's Marine Environmental Specimen Bank (ESB) has archived marine wildlife collections dating back to 1976. Numerous lessons have been learned including

Membrane-Based Environmental Cells for SEM in Liquids

December 1, 2016

Author(s)

Andrei A. Kolmakov

Environmental electron microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) in liquids are among the most active research areas in modern electron microscopy and

Epoxy Composites Using Wood Pulp Components as Fillers

November 30, 2016

Author(s)

Douglas M. Fox, Noy Kaufman, Jeremiah W. Woodcock, Jeffrey W. Gilman, John R. Shields, Rick D. Davis, Szabolcs Matko, Mauro Zammarano, Chelsea S. Davis

The components of wood, especially lignin and cellulose, have great potential for improving the properties of polymer composites. In this chapter, we discuss

The Algebra of Systems and System Interactions with an application to Smart Grid

October 14, 2016

Author(s)

Charif Mahmoudi, Hasnae Bilil, Edward R. Griffor

Systems are integrations of devices or component elements and even other systems. The notion of a system comprehends engineered and biological or mechanical or

Evolving Security

October 2, 2016

Author(s)

Edward Griffor

The topic of system security, and in particular that of cybersecurity differs in a critical way from the other concerns we have about systems. Though concerns

Introduction: Characterization and Metrology for Nanoelectronics and Nanostructures

September 23, 2016

Author(s)

Zhiyong Ma, David G. Seiler

Continued Moore's law scaling and miniaturization of low power semiconductor chips with ever increasing functionality in the past decade have been relentlessly

Charge Pumping for Reliability Characterization and Testing of Nanoelectronic Devices

September 14, 2016

Author(s)

Jason T. Ryan, Jason P. Campbell, John S. Suehle, Kin P. Cheung

Cloud Computing Security: Foundations and Challenges - Chapter 7: Managing Risk in the Cloud

September 8, 2016

Author(s)

Michaela Iorga, Anil Karmel

The document, a chapter of the "Cloud Computing Security: Foundations and Challenges" (CRC Press) discusses the risk management for a cloud-based information

Additive Manufacturing: A Trans-disciplinary Experience

July 20, 2016

Author(s)

Paul W. Witherell, Albert W. Jones, Yan Lu

Traditional manufacturing has long permitted disciplines to operate in isolation: with designers, material suppliers, and manufactures often able to function

Flat versus Hierarchical Information Models in PLM Standardization Frameworks

July 10, 2016

Author(s)

Sylvere Krima, Joshua Lubell

Smart manufacturing requires digital product data to be shared and exchanged among numerous engineering applications and information systems. But no single

Flat Versus Hierarchical Information Models in PLM Standardization Frameworks

July 10, 2016

Author(s)

Sylvere Krima, Joshua Lubell

Smart manufacturing requires digital product data to be shared and exchanged among numerous engineering applications and information systems. But no single

COST IC1004: Cooperative Radio Communications for Green Smart Environments

June 1, 2016

Author(s)

Kamran Sayrafian, Ramona Rosini

Overview to the Book "Autonomous Industrial Vehicles: From the Laboratory to the Factory Floor.

May 31, 2016

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman, Elena R. Messina

Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) were one of the earliest applications for mobile robots. The first AGVs were deployed in the 1950's to transport materials in

Towards Development of an Automated Guided Vehicle Intelligence Level Performance Standard

May 31, 2016

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman, Elena R. Messina

Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV's) have typically used for industrial material handling since the 1950's. Since then, US and European safety standards have

Recommendations for Autonomous Industrial Vehicle Performance Standards

May 31, 2016

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman

A workshop was held at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, called: "Autonomous Industrial Vehicles: From the Laboratory to the Factory

Preface (Semiconductor Materials for Solar Photovoltaic Cells)

May 18, 2016

Author(s)

Winnie Wong-Ng, Mariappan Paranthaman, Raghu Bhattacharya

This introductory chapter briefly describes the book "Semiconductor Materials for Solar Photovoltaic Cells", coedited by M. Parans Paranthaman, Winnie Wong-Ng

Human Response to and Consequences of the May 22, 2011, Joplin Tornado

May 15, 2016

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Frank Lombardo, Long T. Phan

Tornadoes wreak havoc and destruction across the United States every year. One such tornado occurred in Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011. This tornado killed

Chapter 7: Quantitative Assessment of Stress Relaxation in Tin Films by the Formation of Whiskers, Hillocks, and Other Surface Defects

March 15, 2016

Author(s)

Nicholas Clore, Dennis D. Fritz, Wei-Hsun Chen, Maureen E. Williams, John E. Blendell, Carol A. Handwerker

This chapter focuses on a study to develop & validate a surface defect counting procedure to be applied in research on the specific mechanisms responsible for

Analytical Measurements of Nanoparticles in Challenging and Complex Environments

March 3, 2016

Author(s)

Bryant C. Nelson, Vytautas Reipa

Robust analytical methods for the characterization and measurement of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in complex media (e.g. soils, air, foods, tissues) are

Validation and Verification of Collisional-Radiative Models

February 25, 2016

Author(s)

Yuri Ralchenko

Quality control is as relevant to scientific computing as to any other software. For complex collisional-radiative (CR) models that are used to calculate plasma

MEMS Nanopositioners

January 1, 2016

Author(s)

Jason J. Gorman

This book chapter provides a review of the state of the art for MEMS nanopositioners. The motivation for MEMS nanopositioners is presented with respect to the

The importance of exposure dose in communicating the ecotoxicology of engineered nanomaterials

November 20, 2015

Author(s)

Thomas A. Duster

Future policy decisions related to the control of engineered nanomaterials during consumer use and disposal will be predicated in part on their toxicities to

Human Behavior in Fire

November 9, 2015

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski

N/A for an SFPE Handbook Chapter