Rob Bailey,
Ph.D., P.E.
|
Rob Bailey,
Ph.D., P.E. |
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Engineering
Loyola University Maryland
DS 166 (Donnelly Science Center)
(410) 617-2564
Office Hours (Spring 2013):
M 1:30
– 4:30
W 1:30
- 3:00
TuTh 10:00 – 12:00
Other times by appointment.
Contents
- Faculty Positions
- Courses Taught
- Education
- Industrial Experience
- Selected Publications and Presentations
- Awards & Honors
- Professional Associations
- Research Interests
- Recent/Ongoing Research
- Teaching/Learning Philosophy
- Contact Information
- Links
Faculty Positions
Loyola University Maryland, Department of Engineering, Baltimore, MD
Department
Chair, 2009 – present
Associate
Professor, 2005 – present
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, College of Engineering and Computer
Science,
UC
Foundation Associate Professor, 2003 – 2004
Assistant Professor, 1999 – 2003
Courses Taught
Loyola
University Maryland
EG 301 Statics
EG 302 Dynamics
EG 320 Solid Mechanics Laboratory
EG 380 Thermodynamics
EG 420 Solid Mechanics
EG 421 Fluid Mechanics
EG 422 Heat and Mass Transfer
EG 424 Mechanical Design
EG 426 Computer-Aided Simulation and Design
ENGR 104 Vector Statics
ENGR 113 Freshman Engineering Laboratory
ENGR 303 Thermodynamics
ENGR 307 Fluid Mechanics
ENGR 308 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
ENGR 405 Heat and Mass Transfer
ENME 450 Mechanical Engineering Design Project
ENGR 493 Senior Interdisciplinary Design Experience I
ENGR 494 Senior Interdisciplinary Design Experience II
Education
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, 1991
M.S. Mechanical
Engineering,
B.S. Mechanical
Engineering,
Industrial Experience
Science
Applications International Corporation (SAIC),
Senior Engineer and Final Design Manager, 2004-2005
Final design manager for the Guardian Installation
Protection Program, a six-year effort to design and deploy integrated chemical,
biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) protection systems at 200 U.S.
Department of Defense (DoD) installations.
Line management responsibility for an interdisciplinary team of over 20
engineers.
National Research Council (National Academies of Sciences and Engineering), Washington, DC
Senior Program Officer and Study Director, 1997-1999
Directed 24-month, Congressionally-mandated task to evaluate novel technologies for dismantling and destroying the U.S. stockpile of chemical weapons (alternatives to incineration).
Science
Applications International Corporation (SAIC),
Senior Engineer and Branch Manager, 1993-1997
Lead engineer for all
mechanistic engineering analysis and modeling tasks to support quantitative
risk assessment (QRA) of U.S. Army chemical weapons disposal facilities. Responsible for supervising five other engineers
and for organizing tasks to meet contract objectives and milestones in a
technically superior, timely, and cost-effective manner.
Savannah
River National Laboratory (Westinghouse),
Senior Engineer, 1991-1993
Responsible for mechanistic engineering analysis and modeling to support risk and safety assessment of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear production reactors and waste processing, vitrification, and storage facilities.
Selected Publications and Presentations
R. T. Bailey, “Impact of
Publisher-Provided Course Materials and Related Pedagogy on Student Learning in
a Sophomore Statics Course,” in Proceedings
of the Spring 2012 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section
Conference, Newark, DE, April 20-21, 2012.
T. Thomas, R. Dacus, J. Lewis, R.
Mebane, J. Hiestand, R. T. Bailey, M.
Lowe, and F. Jones, “Micro Chemical Processing Technology for Production of
Biodiesel Fuel,” in Proceedings of
the AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake
City, UT, November 7-12, 2010.
L.
Borowski, M. Lowe, and R. T. Bailey, “A Soap Film Apparatus to Study
Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Phenomena,” in Proceedings of the Fall 2009 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference,
King of Prussia, PA, October 23-24, 2009.
R. T.
Bailey and W. L. Elban, “Thermal Performance of Aluminum and Glass Beer
Bottles,” Heat Transfer Engineering,
Volume 29, Issue 7, pp. 643-650, 2008.
R. T. Bailey, S. Ryan, F. Jones, S. Wilson, and J.
Hiestand, “Effects of Packing and Aspect Ratio on Mixing and Heterogeneous
Catalysis in Microchannels,” in Proceedings of the 5th Joint ASME/JSME
Fluids Engineering Conference, San Diego, CA, July 29 - August 2, 2007.
F. Jones, R. T. Bailey, S. Wilson, and J. Hiestand,
“The Effects of Engineering Design on Heterogeneous Biocatalysis in
Microchannels,” Applied Biochemistry and
Biotechnology, Volume 137, Issue 1, pp. 859-873, 2007.
N. Alp, F. Jones, J. Hiestand, and R. T. Bailey, “Use of Taguchi Methods to Optimize the Design of Biomicroreactors,” in Proceedings of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) 2006 Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, May 20-24, 2006.
R. T. Bailey F. Jones, B. Fisher, and B. Elmore, “Enhancing Design of Immobilized Enzymatic Microbioreactors Using Computational Simulation,” Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Volume 122, Number 2, pp. 639-652, 2005.
J. Palmer, B. Elmore, R. T.
Bailey, and F. Jones, “The Effect of Enzyme Attachment Method on
Biomicroreactor Design and Operation,” presented at the 26th Symposium on
Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals,
R. T. Bailey, F. Jones, and
B. Fisher, “Optimization of an Immobilized Enzymatic Microbioreactor via
Numerical Simulation,” presented at the 25th Symposium on Biotechnology for
Fuels and Chemicals, Breckenridge, CO,
F. Jones and R. T. Bailey,
“Simulation and Experimentation in Microbioreactor Design: Incorporation into
Engineering Education,” in Proceedings of
the 2003 ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Meeting,
P. R. Damshala and R. T. Bailey, “A Multi-Purpose Thermal Design Project that Works,” International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, Volume 30, Number 2, pp. 95-115, 2002.
D. R. Bradley, R. T. Bailey, and A. Mohammad, “Probabilistic Assessment of Munition Failure in a Fire at a Chemical Weapons Disposal Facility” in Proceedings of the 2002 Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 23-28, 2002.
R. T. Bailey, P. R. Damshala,
B. Elmore, and F. Jones, “Numerical Simulation of an Immobilized Enzymatic
Bioreactor,” presented at the 24th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and
Chemicals,
R. T. Bailey, “Shouldn’t I
get an A?,” in Proceedings of the 2002
ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Meeting,
R. T. Bailey, C. M. Wigal, and R. U. Goulet, “Peer Evaluation in Senior Engineering Design,” in Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC, April 1-3, 2001.
C. M. Wigal, R. T. Bailey, and R. U. Goulet, “Capstone Design Course with Industry Collaboration,” in Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC, April 1-3, 2001.
P. R. Damshala and R. T.
Bailey, “Numerical Analysis of a Solar Storage (Trombe) Wall to Identify
Optimal Energy Recovery Conditions,” presented at the 2000 ASEE Southeastern
Section Annual Meeting,
R. A. Beaudet, R. T. Bailey, et al., Review and Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 1999.
R. T. Bailey, “Estimation from Zero-Failure Data,” Risk Analysis: An International Journal, Volume 17, No. 3, pp. 375-380, 1997.
R. T. Bailey, C. K. Hsieh, and H. Li, “Grid Generation in Two Dimensions Using the Complex Variable Boundary Element Method,” Applied Mathematical Modelling, Volume 19, June, pp. 322-332, 1995.
R. T. Bailey and C. K. Hsieh, “A Quadratic Element Formulation of the Complex Variable Boundary Element Method,” International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, Volume 15, pp. 841 863, 1992.
T. I P. Shih, R. T. Bailey, H. L. Nguyen, and R. J. Roelke, “Algebraic Grid Generation for Complex Geometries,” International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, Volume 13, pp. 1 31, 1991.
Awards
and Honors
·
UTC Outstanding Faculty Award for 2000 and 2004,
·
UTC Cole Outstanding Engineering Teacher Award,
· UC Foundation Professorship, 2002 - 2004
·
Member of Pi
Tau Sigma
·
Member of Tau
Beta Pi
Professional Associations
Registered Professional Engineer – State of Maryland (#31381)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
Member; Vice Chair and Newsletter Editor (2001-2004),
American Society for Engineering Education,
Member
Research
Interests
· Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and heat transfer
· Risk and safety analysis of industrial processes and engineered systems
· Engineering modeling of accident phenomena (e.g., fires and explosions)
· Simulation of thermo-fluid system behavior under off-design (upset) conditions
· Hazardous waste disposal and destruction
· Microreactor design and simulation, including enhanced micromixing
· Incorporation of computer-based tools into the engineering education curriculum
Recent/Ongoing Research
·
Optimization of microreactor design via CFD
simulation of reacting flows and mixing using CFD-ACE+ (created by ESI Group)
·
Computational simulation of aircraft heating
from ground-level pool fires to enhance firefighting techniques and equipment
·
Production of biofuels using microreactors
Teaching/Learning Philosophy
I believe that learning is a partnership between teachers and students. Thus, both parties have responsibilities toward making the outcome successful.
Responsibilities of the Teacher
· Be prepared. Know the material that you are going to cover. Give real thought to how that material should be presented. Plan ahead.
· Be enthusiastic. Demonstrate genuine excitement about the subject matter. Enjoy your work, and it will show. Laugh a little.
· Be patient. Don’t forget that this may be the first time that a student has seen this topic, even if it’s the twentieth time you’ve taught the course. Remember that each student learns differently and at a different pace. Listen to what your students say to you.
· Have high expectations. Expect your students to work hard and to do well. Students will often rise to (or exceed) the levels that you set. Encourage critical thinking.
· Be innovative. Don’t be afraid to try new ideas and approaches. Try to include a diversity of learning opportunities in each course (e.g., traditional lectures, physical demonstrations, illustrative audiovisual aids, group exercises, design projects, computer-based projects, case studies, personal experience, etc.). Emphasize linkages across subject areas.
· Be accessible. Make yourself available to your students. Keep generous office hours.
· Be ethical and fair. Show empathy and compassion for your students, but let them know what is expected, and stick to it. Set high ethical standards for yourself; after all, the students often look to you as an example.
Responsibilities of the Student
· Be prepared and engaged. Come to class ready to learn. Read assigned material before class. Ask questions.
· Work hard and think hard. Learning is not easy. Put in the time to study the material and do the assignments. Think critically about your work. Look for linkages across courses and subject areas.
· Plan ahead. Take advantage of class time and the teacher’s office hours.
· Have high expectations. Expect a lot from yourself. Also, expect a lot from your teacher, but don’t expect him or her to do the learning (or the work) for you.
· Maintain high ethics. Be true to yourself and your conscience. Take the honor code seriously.
Goals
· To effectively communicate engineering subjects to students, and to have them come to a basic understanding of the material and how to use it
· To inspire in students an enthusiasm for the engineering profession, an appreciation for the ways in which engineers can benefit humankind, and an awareness of the challenges and potential harm that can that also accompany new (and current) technologies
· To instill in students the desire to learn and to continue learning throughout their lives
· To continuously grow in my depth of knowledge of engineering subjects
· To continuously improve in all aspects of teaching
Contact Information
Postal address: Loyola
University Maryland
Department of Engineering, DS 166
E-mail
address: rtbailey@loyola.edu
Office
phone: (410) 617-2564
Office
fax: (410) 617-2157
Links
Last
updated: February 4, 2013
By:
R. Bailey