M. AFFAN BADAR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Dr. Badar began working as an assistant professor in the Industrial & Mechanical Technology Department since Fall 2002.He is a member of IIE , ASME, SME, and NAIT.Before coming to ISU, he has taught at the Univ of Oklahoma
for two years as a graduate assistant and at KF Univ ofPetroleum and Minerals for two and a half years as a lecturer.He has also worked as a Mechanical Design Engineer for six months with Weatherford Artificial Lift Systems.
 

EDUCATION

University of Oklahoma, Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, 2002.
King Fahd Univ. of Petroleum & Minerals (Saudi Arabia), M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1993.
Aligarh Muslim University (India), M.S., Industrial Engineering, 1990.
Aligarh Muslim University (India), B.S.(Hons), Mechanical Engineering, 1988.

 

SERVICE

IIE Members at Large Chapter: Director, 2004-06.
IIE Engineering Economy Division: Program Chair, 2004-05; Newsletter Editor, 2003-04.
IIE Manufacturing Division: Leadership Board under Dr. Cohen since 2003.
Reviewer: ASME J. of Manufacturing Science and Engineering
ASME J. of Pressure Vessel Technology.

 

CLASSES TAUGHT

IMT 103 Intro To Tech Graphics With CAD
IMT 302 Applied Statics
IMT 306 Applied Mechanism
IMT 333 Power Systems
IMT 337 Thermo Systems
IMT 405/505 Economic Analysis for Technology
IMT 409 Senior Project
IMT 413/513 Applications & Gaging of GDT
IMT 679 Problems in IMT

 

COURSES DEVELOPED

New: IMT 605 Advanced Economic Analysis for Technology, pending
approval from the University.

Modification:
• IMT 405 Economic Analysis for Technology, approved in Mar 2004.
• IMT 505 Economic Analysis for Technology, approved in Apr 2004.


 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Coordinate Metrology (CMM)
Lean Manufacturing
Health Care
Design & Failure Analysis
Stochastic Modeling
Reliability


 

HONORS & AWARDS

1. Advisee (A. Singhal) received 'best research (oral presentation)' award
in Earth Science, Physical Science and Technology, 8th ISU Graduate Research Showcase,
Apr 24, 2004, Comparison of sampling methods for flatness evaluation using CMM.
2. Tribune Star published a story on lean manufacturing and
simulation research (student: B. Thomson), Apr 21, 2004,
http://www.tribstar.com/articles/2004/04/21/community/com01.txt.
3. Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges, 2002.
4. Member of Alpha Pi Mu, an Industrial Engineering Honor Society.


 

GRANTS RECEIVED

1. Research grant $660 from the ISU Research Committee, PI,
Search-Based Sampling Procedure for Form Tolerance Evaluation Using CMM, Apr 2004.
2. International travel grant $1,988 from the ISU International Affairs Center, PI,
Strengthening Linkage between ISU and Hassan II University Mohammedia (Morocco), Mar 2004.
 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

 

1. B.A. Thomson and M.A. Badar, "Receiving area improvement using lean concepts and simulation,"
 NAIT Convention (Oct 2004), Louisville, KY.

 2. M.A. Badar and C. Johnston, "Lean application in organizing a manufacturing cell,"
 IIE Annual Conference, Solutions Track: Lean Concepts and Applications (May 2004), Houston, TX.

 3. M.A. Badar, S. Raman, P.S. Pulat, and RL Shehab, "Experimental analysis of search-based
 selection of sample points for straightness and flatness estimation,"
 ASME J. of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, accepted.

 4. M.A. Badar, S. Raman, and P.S. Pulat, "Experimental verification of manufacturing error pattern and its
 utilization in form tolerance sampling," Elsevier Int. J. of Machine Tools and Manufacture, accepted.

 5. M.A. Badar, S. Raman, and P.S. Pulat, "Intelligent search-based selection of sample points for straightness
 and flatness estimation", ASME J. of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 125,2,263-271 (2003).

 6. M.A. Badar, S. Raman, and P.S. Pulat, "Search-based selection of sample points for form error estimation",
 ASME Proceed. of the ASME Manufacturing Engineering Division - 2000,
 R.J. Furness(ed), MED-Vol 11, 73-80 (Nov-2000).

 7. S.M. Zubair, A.K. Sheikh, M.O. Budair, and M.A. Badar, "A maintenance strategy for
 heat-transfer equipment subject to fouling: a probabilistic approach,"
 ASME J. of Heat Transfer, 119, 575-580 (1997).

 8. A.K. Sheikh, A.Z. Al-Garni, and M.A. Badar, "Reliability analysis of
 aeroplane tyres," MCB Int. J. of Quality & Reliability Mgmt.,13, 8, 28-38 (1996).

 9. M.A. Badar, "Taguchi approach to quality: a review," Int. Conf. on
 CAD, CAM, Automation, Robotics, & factories of Future, (Dec 1996), New Delhi, India.

10. M.A. Badar and S.M. Zubair, "On thermoeconomics of a sensible-heat
 thermal-energy-storage system," ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 3, 255-259 (1995).

11. A.K. Sheikh, M. Ahmed, and M.A. Badar, "Fatigue life prediction of
 assemblies of rotating parts," Elsevier Int. J. of Fatigue, 17, 1, 35-41 (1995).

12. M.A. Badar and R.R. Guntur, "On design automation of full journal bearings,"
 IACM 3rd World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Vol.2, 1753-1754, (Aug 1994), Chiba, Japan.

13. M.A. Badar and R.R. Guntur, "A Knowledge-based approach to design partial journal bearings,"
 ASME Advances in Design Automation 1994, Vol 1, 631-638 (1994).

14. M.A. Badar, S.M. Zubair, and A.K. Sheikh, "Uncertainity analysis of
 heat-exchanger thermal designs using the Monte Carlo simulation technique,"
 Elsevier Energy- The Int. J., 18, 8, 859-866 (1993).

CONTACT INFORMATION

Email: mbadar@indstate.edu
Office: Myers Technology Center, 201E
Phone: (812) 237-3982
Fax: (812)237-4527