SUMMARY VITA – Claire L. McCullough, Ph.D., P.E.

Professor

Degrees:

B.E. (E.E.), Vanderbilt University, 1980, summa cum laude

M.S.E.E., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1981

Ph.D. (E.E.), University of Tennessee, 1988

Ph.D. Thesis: "Error Considerations in Distributed Estimation of Nonlinear Stochastic Systems''

Experience:

Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, August 1999 to present.  (Associate Professor 1999-2004). Teaches courses in such areas as Communications, Controls, and Signal Processing.  Conducts research in areas including data fusion and intelligent control, and publishes papers in these areas.  Mentors students and provides guidance in both technical and career matters. Provides leadership in the development of curriculum and ABET assessment for the Electrical Engineering program.  Principal investigator of "Adventures in Computers, Engineering, and Space,"  a program funded by the National Science Foundation, to attract women to engineering, computer science, and space sciences through middle school exposure to these fields.  Principal Investigator of "Bridges to Engineering Science:  Teaching Teachers," a planning grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a program to increase the number of under-represented students entering engineering by inserting engineering science content into K-12.  Provides leading edge research consulting services to industry and to the Department of Defense.

Senior Electronics Engineer, Sensors Directorate, U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, March 1995 to August 1999. Managed technology efforts in areas such as advanced radar components; microelectronic packaging for reduction of size, weight, and power; automatic target recognition and sensor data fusion for both airborne platforms and seeker applications, fusing information from conventional radar, infrared and ladar sources;  and software development. Former action officer for the Discoverer II satellite groundstation program. Developed web pages for Sensors Directorate and applications. Served as resource person in the area of intelligent processing for the ERINT guidance processing unit IPT. Conducted research in the areas of data fusion and intelligent control, and published papers in these areas.

Senior Electronics Engineer, Advanced Technology Directorate, U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, March 1992 to March 1995. Managed engineering research in emerging technology areas such as neural nets, fuzzy logic, intelligent processing, and electro-optics, with small businesses, universities, and major defense contractors.  Conducted research in the area intelligent control, and published papers in this area.

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of  Alabama in Huntsville, September 1988 to March 1992.   Taught courses in electrical engineering, controls, and robotics. With a graduate student, designed, built, and tested a small mobile robot.  For NASA, designed, simulated, and evaluated neural network and fuzzy logic controllers for a flexible beam.  Developed and simulated a new method of adaptive neural net control for nonlinear systems, and a new type of anticipatory neuro-fuzzy control.  Wrote and presented technical papers on these, and other aspects of controls and reliability.  Designed and ran a program (funded by the National Science Foundation) to attract women and minorities to careers in engineering.

Instructor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tennessee, September 1983 to August 1988.  Taught undergraduate courses in all aspects of electrical engineering, including controls, communications, and digital logic design.  Designed laboratory experiments for these courses.  Conducted research evaluating error considerations and stability of nonlinear stochastic systems, and wrote technical papers on these topics.

Electrical Engineer at the Tennessee Valley Authority, November 1981 to August    1983.

Performed portions of probabilistic risk assessments and reliability studies for TVA nuclear plants including Browns Ferry, Sequoyah, and Bellafonte, using fault trees and dedicated computer codes such as GO.  Using GO, modeled and evaluated the reliability of the entire Browns Ferry electrical system.

Consulting and Patents:

Active consultant for Accurate Automation Corporation on projects such as      intelligent processing of sonar features. 

Principal Publications of Last Five Years: (representative selection)

            C. L. McCullough, A. Novobilski, and F. Fesmire, "Prediction of Adverse        Outcomes of Acute Coronary Syndrome Using Intelligent Fusion of Triage      Information with HUMINT," presented at the SPIE Aerosense Conference,             Orlando, FL, April 2006.

C. L. McCullough, "Information Literacy:  A Critical Component in Engineering Practice in the Twenty-First Century," presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section Conference, Tuscaloosa, AL, April 2006.

C. L. McCullough, "ABET Assessment:  Is It Really as Difficult s It Seems?," presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section Conference, Chattanooga, TN, April 2005.

C. L. McCullough, "Separating the Wheat from the Chaff in the Information Age," presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section Conference, Auburn, AL, April 2004.

C. L. McCullough, J. Bryson, R. Pap, J. Wilson, and J. Davis, "Biologically Inspired Classification and Target Prediction Using Low Frequency Active Sonar Sensor Features," presented at the Military Sensing Symposia National Symposium on Sensor and Data Fusion, San Diego, CA, June 2003.

            C. L. McCullough, "If We Build It, Will They Come?:  Attracting, and Retaining,           Under- Represented Groups in Engineering," presented at 2003 American Society     for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, TN, June      2003.

C. L. McCullough, "Engineering the World:  An Assignment to Measure the Elusive ABET f, h, and j," presented at the American Society of Engineering Education Southeastern Section Conference, Macon, GA, April 2003.

C. L. McCullough, J. Bryson, R. Pap, J. Wilson, and J. Davis, "Biologically Inspired Classification of Low Frequency Active Sonar Sensor Features for the Surveillance Towed Array Sonar System," presented at the Joint Undersea Warfare Technology Conference, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, March 2003.

C. M. Wigal, N. Alp, C. L. McCullough, S. Smullen, and K. Winters, "ACES:  Introducing Girls to, and Building Interest in, Engineering and Computer Science Careers,"  presented at the 32nd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boston, MA, November 2002.

C. L. McCullough, Robert Pap, Richard Akita, and Jerry Wilson, "Biologically Inspired Fusion of Sonar Sensor Data," presented at the Military Sensing Symposia National Symposium on Sensor and Data Fusion, San Diego, CA, June 2001.

C. L. McCullough,  Cecelia Wigal, Neslihan Alp, Kathy Winters, Tom Patty, and Julie Sanders,   "ACES: Adventures in Computers, Engineering, and Space," presented at the American Society of Engineering Education Southeastern Section Conference, Charleston, S.C., April 2001.

C. L. McCullough, "Uses of Technology in Attracting and Retaining Under-Represented Groups," oral presentation at the Southeastern Regional Faculty and Instructional Development Consortium Annual Sharing Conference, Chattanooga, TN, March 2001.

M. E. Ulug and C. L. McCullough, "A Quantitative Metric For Comparison Of
Night Vision Fusion Algorithms," presented at the SPIE Aerosense Conference, Orlando, FL, April 2000.

Scientific and Professional Society Memberships:

I.E.E.E. (advisor to UTC student chapter)

A.S.E.E. (chair for Electrical Engineering Division for Southeastern Region)

Sigma Xi (treasurer for UTC chapter)

Tau Beta Pi

Eta Kappa Nu

Honors and Awards:

UTC Grants and Research Award, 2003

UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science Research Award, 2002

Technology in Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellow, UTC, 2000-2001

Institutional and Professional Service in the Last Five Years:

ABET accreditation visitor for Electrical Engineering programs

Reviewer for multiple journals and conferences

Served on multiple university committees

Served on UTC Faculty Senate

Served as officer for local and regional professional societies

Served as advisor to IEEE student chapter

Developed and ran an NSF-funded program to encourage middle school girls to consider engineering professions.

Professional Development Activities in the Last Five Years:

Attended UTC Instructional Excellence Retreats each May

Attended conferences including regional and national ASEE conferences, Joint         Undersea Warfare Technology Conference, Military Sensing Symposium on     Sensor and Data Fusion, and SPIE Aerosense conference.