This collection contains research reports authored by students and student teams in the Engineering and Technology Management program at Portland State University (PSU), and serve to partially fulfill their requirements for Master's degrees in Engineering and Technology Management.
Many reports are openly available to researchers anywhere. However, due to the inclusion of proprietary content in the reports many are limited to PSU students, staff and faculty.
Submissions from 2011
Diamond Nanoprobe Tips Demonstrate Succcess in Nanomanufacturing, Mousa R. Alharbi (Closed Project)
Marketing Plan: Garmin HUD Accessory, Shahin Alijany, Chris Imondi, Matt Trippel, and Mouhamad Zaher (Closed Project)
Trigo, Shahin Alijany, Jon Mcannis, and Mouhamad Zaher (Closed Project)
How Workspace Design Affects Communication Rate: A Case Study, Yasser Alizadeh, Mouhamad Zaher, Shahin Alijany, and Valesca Walesko (Closed Project)
Qatar to Invest $50B Hosting FIFA World Cup 2022 – A Cost or Benefit?, Badr Alyamani, Dave Demchak, Parisa Ghafoori, Shawn Jiang, and Tom Shott (Closed Project)
Development Log - Wavestrip, Jared Ames, Matthew Letts, Sevket Can Nuhisi, Yasser Alizadeh, and Yulianto Suharto (Closed Project)
Project Management of Empathic Design Process Compared to Other Design Processes, Mitra Amini, Manar Al Mallak, Mohamed Burgan, and Thanaporn Ngarmnil (Closed Project)
Energy Conservation Measures for Buildings:A Replacement Analysis, Mitra Amini, Larry Ball, Fredy Gomez, Bahareh Saatchi, and Michael Uffelman (Closed Project)
Solar Energy: New Thin-Film Technology vs. Low Cost Chips for Traditional Technology, Mitra Amini, Daria Spatar, Tina Swenson, and Corey White (Closed Project)
Emergence of China – Nano Technology Industry, Aparna Balasubramanian, Apisit Charoensupyanan, Jorge Garcia, and Patrick Pai (Closed Project)
Benchmarking Project Management Methods, Aparna Balasubramanian, Judith Estep, Dong-Joon Lim, and Mehdi Toobaei (Closed Project)
PNNL Technology Transfer, Aparna Balasubramanian, Judith Estep, and Duygu Ucar (Closed Project)
Use of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for Selection of 3PL Providers, Aparna Balasubramanian and Andreas Udbye (Closed Project)
Selecting an Engineering Manager Using a Hierarchical Decision Model, Larry Ball, Judith Estep, and Dong-Joon Lim (Closed Project)
HVAC Optimization for Data Centers, Larry Ball, Dave Heineck, and Michael Uffelman (Closed Project)
A Comprehensive Strategic Model for the Commercialization of New Product Development Technologies, Angie Baltz, Adam Bobek, Trevor Combs, Chris Imondi, Dinesh Soysa, and Matt Trippel (Closed Project)
Riding the Performance Curve: The Evolution of Team #1 Teamwork and Communication, Angie Baltz, Adam Bobek, Chris Imondi, Patrick Pai, Charles Tsai, and Matt Trippel (Closed Project)
Patent Analysis of Wind Energy Technology using the Patent Alert System, Elvan Bayraktaroglu, Ibrahim Iskin, Xin Li, and Casey Zielsdorff (Closed Project)
Solar Lanterns – Technology Adoption Model for Indian Villages, Ashok Bhatla, Dilek Ozdemir, Parisa Ghafoori, Valesca Walesko, and Elvan Bayraktaroglu (Closed Project)
Optimization of Student Utilization in PSU Library, Opinderjit Bhella, Priti Maheshwari, Neil Runde, Aarthi Neethirajan, and Duygu Ucar (Closed Project)
The Selection of Economic Car, Antonio Bilello, Apisit Charoensupyanan, Pai Chun Fan, Tin Nguyen, Benjamas Siriwannangkul, and Xu Yuan (Closed Project)
The Fuzzy Front End of New Patent Development, Adam Bobek, Joseph Cho, John Elliot, and Matt Nickeson (Closed Project)
Comparative Analysis of Project Management and Decision Making Structures of Two Mega-Projects, Adam Bobek, Trevor Combs, and Thomas Torres (Closed Project)
Home Power Management for Energy Efficiency through Smarter Appliances Adapters, Greg Bourque, Xin Li, and Jayanth Siddappa (Closed Project)
Team Process Report, Mohamed Burgan, Mousa Alharbi, Zakariya Khalifa, and Xu Yuan (Closed Project)
VA Patient Hospital Transportation for Northern California and Reno, Nevada, Keith Chapman, Liliya Hogaboam, Rupha Natarajan, Sevket Can Nuhisi, Rajasree Talla, Rajesh Talla, and Ken Propst (Closed Project)
Multicultural Issues and Solutions in International Task Forces, Apisit Charoensupyanan, Manar Al Mallak, Chakaphan Pornsatit, and Tom Shott (Closed Project)
Team Process Report, Apisit Charoensupyanan, Manar Al Mallak, Chakaphan Pornsatit, and Tom Shott (Closed Project)
Qatar 2022 World Cup Benefit-Cost Analysis, Yonghee Cho, Meles Hagos, Alex Julien, Matthew Trippel, Sheng-Te Tsai, and Mouhamad Zaher (Closed Project)
Team Process Report, Rafael Colon, Reed Kistler, Jerry Bell, Farzad Vakilzadeh, and Bailey Nguyen (Closed Project)
Virtual Team: Success and Failure Factors in Global Communication, Rafael Colon, Reed Kistler, Jerry Bell, Farzad Vakilzadeh, and Bailey Nguyen (Closed Project)
Lean Principles Applied to Project Management, Atakan Dirik, Chenxi Yan, Chris Davis, Dilek Ozdemir, and Mamatha Murthy (Closed Project)
Conjoint Analysis With Dummy Variable Regression Model, Lim Dong-Joon and Dinesh Soysa (Closed Project)
Social Networking Phenomenon – Facebook’s challenges in the Changing World, Saranya Durairajan, Maria Ibarra, Tin Nguyen, Christophe Perrenoud, and Sheng-Te Tsai (Closed Project)
Transferring Intrusion Detection System (IDS) – “Net Taster” Technology from John Hopkins University-Applied Physics Laboratory, Akhilesh Dwivedi, Aron E. Yucha, Chintan Jain, and Fredy Gomez (Closed Project)
How Can Small and Medium Enterprises Maintain a Balance of Research and Development?, John Elliot, Karina Hershberg, and Sajeda Tamimi (Closed Project)
Team Process Report, Scott Ferre, Chenxi Yan, John Elliot, Priti Maheshwari, Vera Sell, and Aarthi Neethirajan (Closed Project)
The Journey for 2022 - Challenges Facing Qatar Hosting FIFA World Cup, Jorge Garcia, Mohammad Mansour, Mouhamad Zaher, and Wesam Khalil (Closed Project)
Technology Transfer at Berkeley Lab, Jorge Garcia and Mouhamad Zaher (Closed Project)
Team Project Report: Decision Making, Jorge Garcia, Mouhamad Zaher, Duygu Ucar, and Atakan Dirik (Closed Project)
Creativity & Innovation in Europe, Garrett Gilliland, Niharika Jeena, Baraa Abudawod, Ahmed Bohliqa, Yuan Xu, Fannie Black, and Xiaowen Wang (Closed Project)
Solyndra Project Report, Aifang Guo, J. Curtis Edmondson, and Izad Khormaee (Closed Project)
Selecting Cooking Stove and Fuel Technology Using Pairwise Comparison Method, Karina Hershberg and John Elliot (Closed Project)
Baxter Creek SS4000-E, Karina Hershberg, Priti Maheshwari, Aarthi Neethirajan, Dinesh Soysa, and Michael Uffelman (Closed Project)
Analysis and Evaluation of Criteria Impacting HER Adoption With AHP Model, Liliya Hogaboam, Jiali Ju, Duygu Ucar, and Caroline Mudavadi (Closed Project)
Technological Assessment of Emerging Technologies in Conversion of Municipal Solid Waste to Energy, Lokesh Honnappa, Mamatha Murthy, Claudiu Rusnac, and Chakaphan Pornsatit (Closed Project)
Economic Analysis of Biomass Conversion plant for Portland Metro Area, Lokesh Honnappa, Aarthi Neethirajan, Mamatha Murthy, Priti Maheshwari, and Duygu Ucar (Closed Project)
Longitudinal Analysis Using English Language Proficiency Assessment for Beaverton School District, Fei Huang (Closed Project)
Technology Assessment for Nosocomial Infection Solutions, Chris Imondi, Arundhati Shastri, Tom Shott, and Jayanth Siddappa (Closed Project)
Evaluation of Performance Management Systems for Knowledge Workers, Chris Imondi, Tom Shott, and Ryan Fedie (Closed Project)
Team Process Report: Overcoming the Differences, Niharika Jeena, Corey White, Ahmed Bohliqa, Xiaowen Wang, and Mehdi Toobaei (Closed Project)
Thailand High Speed Rail Project, Jiali Ju, Chih-Hsun Lin, Chakaphan Pornsatit, and Pinprapa Pakdeekasem (Closed Project)
A Competitive Analysis of Intel and Intel's MeeGo Platform Using Multiple Frameworks, Mark Krampits (Closed Project)
Intel’s Open Innovation Across borders, Mark Krampits (Closed Project)
Team Process Report, Arvind Kumar, Justin Thompson, Thanaporn Ngarmnil, Mamatha Murthy, and Timothy Calderwood (Closed Project)
Technology Forecasting of Google Data Centers, Chih-Hsun Lin, Tin Nguyen, and Gaurav Sonny Katoch (Closed Project)
Boeing 787 Financial Approach, Caroline Mudavadi, Jamshid Nafisi, Pinprapa Pakdeekasem, Chakaphan Pornsatit, and Vorakarn Chiamsiri (Closed Project)
Executive Summary for Dosing Unit for Selective Catalytic Reduction System, Caroline Mudavadi, Diane Yates, Lokesh Honnappa, Napong Tanatammatorn, Tin Nguyen, and Wlamir Mello (Closed Project)
Open Innovation Trend in Semiconductor Industry - A Foundry's Perspective, Mamatha Murthy, Chihsun Lin, Lokesh Honnappa, and Yuan Xu (Closed Project)
Research Methods used in Engineering and Technology Management research: A Trend Analysis, Aarthi Neethirajan, Lokesh Honnappa, Mamatha Murthy, Mohamed Borgan, Priti Maheshwari, and Ziyad Alzamil (Closed Project)
Application of Hierarchy Decision Model in Selecting a DSLR Camera, Aarthi Neethirajan, Priti Maheshwari, Chih-Hsun Lin, Mamatha Murthy, and Jiali Ju (Closed Project)
Is Employee Development a Sound Investment for Employers?, Hung Nguyen, Matt Nickeson, Jeremy Provenzola, Benjamas Siriwannangkul, and Neil Runde (Closed Project)
Project Report: Optimization Systems Science Courses, Alex Nielsen, Garrett Gilliland, Asem Alluhibi, Tin Nguyen, and Pinprapa Pakdeekasem (Closed Project)
Challenges in Managing Projects in a Distributed Environment, Wolman Ori (Closed Project)
Google TV - Strategic Management, Nuttavut Praechareonwatana (Closed Project)
Heat-Induced Solid State Phase-Change Energy Production Technology, Jeremy Provenzola (Closed Project)
Team Process Report, Emad Razzaghi, Fannie Black, Garrett Gilliland, and Karina Hershberg (Closed Project)
Microsoft Together™ - Marketing Plan, Neil Runde, Greg Bourque, Mohamed Burgan, and Opinderjit Bhella (Closed Project)
Information Technology - Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (IT-GRC), Claudiu Rusnac (Closed Project)
Exploring NEMS as Emerging Technology, Tatiana Russell (Closed Project)
Pennsylvania Private Sanctuary (PPS) Electronic Timekeeping System, Vera Sell, Shailabh Mazari, Fannie Black, and Baraa Abudawod (Closed Project)
BASF: Global R&D Management, Nasir Sheikh (Closed Project)
Solid State Batteries, Nasir Sheikh (Closed Project)
Community Wind: Feasibility Study, Nasir Sheikh, Greg Bourque, Ziyad Al Zamil, Andy Vosper, and Shahrokh Eshghi (Closed Project)
Forecasting Of Advanced Electronic Packaging Technologies Using Bibliometric Analysis and Fisher-Pry Diffusion Model, Nasir Sheikh, Fredy Gomez, Joseph Cho, and Jayanth Siddappa (Closed Project)
Team Process Report, Benjamas Siriwannangkul, N. Boemo-Mokhawa, Ryan Nyberg, Thomas Adelmann, Tin Nguyen, and Jeremy Provenzola (Closed Project)
Netnography: Evolution, Trends, and Implications as a Fuzzy Front End Tool, Benjamas Siriwannangkul, Jeremy Provenzola, Emy Loanzon, and Manar Al Mallak (Closed Project)
Team Process Report, Dinesh Soysa, Dong-Joon Lim, Jubin Upadhyay, Pinprapa Pakdeekasem, and Ziyad Alzamil (Closed Project)
Where Does Innovation Come From?, Dinesh Soysa, Dong-Joon Lim, Jubin Upadhyay, Pinprapa Pakdeekasem, and Ziyad Alzamil (Closed Project)
Study of Transforming Causal Maps to Bayesian Causal Maps, Yulianto Suharto (Closed Project)
Emerging Technology - Social Indexing, Tina Swenson (Closed Project)
Use of Hierarchical Decision Modeling to Choose the Best Game, Sajeda Tamimi, Apisit Charoensupyanan, Manar Al Mallak, and Chakaphan Pornsatit (Closed Project)
Decision Model for Portland Metro Bike Commuters, Justin Thompson, Bennett Barnwell, Timothy Calderwood, Arvind Kumar, and Sath Vang (Closed Project)
Wind Turbine Blade Maintenance Strategy Analysis Using Integer Programming Techniques, Matt Trippel, Mouhamad Zaher, Russell Watt, and Alex Julien (Closed Project)
Hexavalent Chromium Substitution, David Tucker, James Eastham, Joe Smith, and Sumir Varma (Closed Project)
Commercial Truck Fuel Economy and Emissions Technology Assessment, David Tucker, Dinesh Soysa, and Sath Vang (Closed Project)
Employee Utilization Model for the Recreational Center of Portland State University (PSU), Jubin Upadhyay, Ziyad Alzamil, Dong-Joon Lim, Mousa Alharbi, and Fredy Gomez (Closed Project)
Biofuels: Innovation Growth and Adoption in the United States, Jubin Upadhyay, Jiali Ju, Ziyad Alzamil, and Badr Alyamani (Closed Project)
Team Project Report: Evaluation of Available Technology to Treat Ammonia Wastewater, Jubin Upadhyay, Minh Lu, and Ziyad Alzamil (Closed Project)
Hierarchical Decision Modeling (HDM) Applied to Alternative Powertrain Automobile Purchase, Chenxi Yan, Jerry Bell, and Vera Sell (Closed Project)
A Comparative Report of Portland State University’s Implementation of Blackboard and Desire2Learn, Byung Sung Yoon, Jared Nambwenya, Christophe Perrenoud, and Mel Cooper (Closed Project)
ABC Enrollment & Transfer Center Proposal – Set III, Aron E. Yucha, Rafael Colon, Niharika Jeena, Marty Flansburg, and Jared Omulindi (Closed Project)
Submissions from 2010
Business Strategy of Infosys: A Close Look, Payal Agrawal (Closed Project)
Externalization of Tacit Knowledge in Virtual Interaction, Majed Alahmadi (Closed Project)
Team 6 Process Report, Abdulaziz Alanzi, Xiaoping Hopkins, Jacques Bourque, and Vorakarn Chiamsiri (Closed Project)
Transitioning From Individuals to Team 2: East Meets West, Abdussalam Alawini, Fahad Aldhaban, Saeed Assiri, Jeff Belding, Hisham Benotman, and Judith Estep (Closed Project)
Iran’s Transition from a Petroleum Economy: Toward the Development of Alternate Energy Sources, Abdussalam Alawini, Larry Ball, Atakan Dirik, Fredy Gomez, and Duygu Ucar (Closed Project)
The Arm Sling: New Product Development Log, Faisal Alfayez, Maher Almasri, Angie Baltz, and Lifeng Liu (Closed Project)
The Impact of the Personal Workplace Configuration on Intel Employees, Faisal Al Fayez, Maher Almasri, and Sevket Can Nuhisi (Closed Project)
The Economic Impact on South Africa: The FIFA World Cup 2010, Faisal Alfayez, Maher Almasri, Sevket Can Nuhisi, and Nametsegang Boemo-Mokhawa (Closed Project)