Uma Jayaram - Associate Professor

The School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Uma Jayaram - Associate Professor

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Contact Information:

office ETRL 252A
telephone 509 335 8571
e-mail ujayaram@wsu.edu
Postal mail Uma Jayaram
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University
PO BOX 642920
Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Uma Jayaram

Joined MME in 1994
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1991

Research Interests:

  • CAD/CAM; Application Program Interfaces (API) in CAD
  • Product LifeCycle Management
  • Ontologies for collaboration and communication between engineering applications
  • Integrated frameworks for engineering tools in design and manufacturing
  • Virtual Reality for design evaluations and training
  • Environments for retention of design information and skills
  • Sustainability considerations in engineering workflow data

Recent Publications:

  • U. Jayaram, I. Shaikh, Y. Kim, C. Palmer, S. Jayaram, "Introducing quantitative analysis methods into virtual environments for real-time and continuous ergonomic evaluations", Computers in Industry 57 (2006) 283-296
  • F. Taylor, S. Jayaram, U. Jayaram, "Validation of Virtual Crane Behavior through Comparison with a Real Crane", IJAMS, Volume9, Issue 1
  • Charles L. DeChenne, Uma Jayaram, Tim Lovell, Nick Dong, Mike Cusick, “A novel acetabular alignment guide for THR using selective anatomic landmarks on the pelvis”, Journal of Biomechanics 38 (2005), 1902 – 1908
  • Jayaram, U., Kim, Y. J., Jayaram, S., Jandhyala, K., Mitsui, T., “Reorganizing CAD Assembly models (As-Designed) for Manufacturing simulations and Planning (as-built)”, ASME Transactions Journal of Computing and Information Sciences in Engineering, Special Issue on Virtual Reality Application in Product Development, June 2004, pp. 98 - 108.
  • Jayaram, S., Jayaram, U., and Yang, Y., 2004, “A Distributed Virtual Assembly Environment Using CORBA,” International Journal of Agile Manufacturing, 7( 2 ).

Links:

Bio-Medical Materials Research Laborator
W. M. Keck Bio-Medical Materials Research Laboratory

Objectives: To establish a Bio-medical Materials Research Laboratory (BMRL) to focus on revolutionary approaches to design and manufacture of structures for skeletal disorders and implants.

Uniqueness & Innovation: Direct Laser processing and induction plasma spray processing facilities are being developed for fabrication of nanoscale powders to coatings to bulk structures of metallic and ceramic materials for biomedical applications. Innovation stems from design and fabrication of novel materials for a variety of applications with special emphasis on biomedical needs.

Principal Investigators: Amit Bandyopadhyay, Susmita Bose, Howard Hosick

Partners: WSU School of Biological Sciences Professor, Howard Hosick

Funding Agency: W. M. Keck Foundation

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America's Best Graduate Schools Ranked in 2008;
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ME 56
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