Biomedical Materials edited by Roger Narayan.

Biomedical Materials provides a comprehensive discussion of contemporary biomaterials research and development. Highlighting important topics associated with Engineering, Medicine and Surgery, this volume reaches a wide scope of professionals, researchers and graduate students involved with biomaterials. A pedagogical writing style and structure provides readers with an understanding of the fundamental concepts necessary to pursue research and industrial work on biomaterials, including characteristics of biomaterials, biological processes, biocompatibility, and applications of biomaterials in implants and medical instruments. Written by leading researchers in the field, this text book takes readers to the forefront of biomedical materials development, providing them with a taste of how the field is changing, while also serving as a useful reference to physicians and engineers.

Dr. Roger Narayan is a Professor at the University of North Carolina-North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. He is the author of over one hundred publications and several book chapters on microscale and nanoscale processing of biological and biomedical materials. He currently serves as an editorial board member of a number of professional journals, including as editor-in-chief of Materials Science and Engineering C, Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems. Dr. Narayan has also co-edited Printed Biomaterials: Novel Processing and Modeling Techniques for Medicine and Surgery, Advances in Biomedical and Biomimetic Materials, and Advances in Bioceramics and Porous Ceramics. Dr. Narayan has received several honors for his research activities, including the North Carolina State University Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award, the University of North Carolina Jefferson-Pilot Fellowship in Academic Medicine, the National Science Faculty Early Career Development Award, and the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award. He has been elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science as well as Fellow of ASM International.

Turbulent Combustion Modeling: Advances, New Trends and Perspectives edited by Tarek Echekki & Epaminondas Mastorakos.

Turbulent combustion sits at the interface of two important nonlinear, multiscale phenomena: chemistry and turbulence. Its study is extremely timely in view of the need to develop new combustion technologies in order to address challenges associated with climate change, energy source uncertainty, and air pollution. Despite the fact that modeling of turbulent combustion is a subject that has been researched for a number of years, its complexity implies that key issues are still eluding, and a theoretical description that is accurate enough to make turbulent combustion models rigorous and quantitative for industrial use is still lacking.

In Turbulent Combustion Modeling: Advances, New Trends and Perspectives, prominent experts review most of the available approaches in modeling turbulent combustion, with particular focus on the exploding increase in computational resources that has allowed the simulation of increasingly detailed phenomena. The relevant algorithms are presented, the theoretical methods are explained, and various application examples are given.

Turbulent Combustion Modeling: Advances, New Trends and Perspectives is intended for a relatively broad audience, including seasoned researchers and graduate students in engineering, applied mathematics and computational science, engine designers and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) practitioners, scientists at funding agencies, and anyone wishing to understand the state-of-the-art and the future directions of this scientifically challenging and practically important field.

Dr. Tarek Echekki’s current research is concerned with the development of predictive tools for and the understanding of fundamental process that govern reaction and transport in turbulent flows. One principal scope of the research is concerned with the combustion of fossil fuels as they pertain to energy conversion, pollutants’ formation and fire hazards. At NC State Dr. Echekki teaches Fluid Dynamics of Combustion, Principles of Fluid Dynamics, Turbulence, & Engineering Thermodynamics.

Enterprise Growth Strategy: Vision, Planning and Execution by Dhirendra Kumar.

Even during economic downturns, businesses have to grow to survive and compete in domestic and international markets. There is always a need to plan for future growth. Enterprise Growth Strategy presents the total process of a growth strategy. The author, Dr. Kumar, is an engineer who entered the academic world following a long career in manufacturing business and has since taught almost every aspect of business and management. The ‘growth strategy’ concept he has developed is comprehensive and manifestly practical. Dr. Kumar describes mechanisms by which businesses can gain market share; develop, modify, or upgrade products; acquire new or expand existing businesses; transform resources to increase revenue and profitability; reduce cycle time; and, empower business associates. Quality concepts – market growth, financial and core competency – are outlined and a variety of growth strategy tools presented. The relationship between continuous improvement metrics and business growth metrics is explained and their relevance to financial performance examined. Examples and case studies are presented to illustrate how different business areas such as Sales and Marketing; Product Development; Operations; Support Services; and, the Finance function, contribute. Leadership responsibilities, employee participation in the execution of growth strategy, culture and change issues are also discussed.

Dr. Dhirendra Kumar is Senior Extension Engineer at North Carolina State University in the USA. He has worked as an engineer, technical adviser and program manager for Outboard Marine, John Deere, Pratt and Whitney, and Pitney Bowes. Since turning to academia, Dr. Kumar has been a researcher, senior lecturer, and a visiting and adjunct professor, holding different posts at the Universities of Iowa, Nebraska, Hartford, Central Connecticut and New Haven. He has written books, instructional manuals, and many conference papers and is a member of a number of advisory boards and scholarship committees. In his current role he advises graduate students on industrial projects and leads projects in organizations external to his university. Dr. Kumar is also developing and taping courses for distance learning on topics, such as Enterprise Growth Strategy, Resources Transformation, and Continuous Improvement.

Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach (7th edition) by Yunus A. Çengel & Michael A. Boles.

Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach Seventh Edition covers the basic principles of thermodynamics while presenting a wealth of real-world engineering examples so students get a feel for how thermodynamics is applied in engineering practice. This text helps students develop an intuitive understanding of thermodynamics by emphasizing the physics and physical arguments. Cengel/Boles explore the various facets of thermodynamics through careful explanations of concepts and its use of numerous practical examples and figures, having students develop necessary skills to bridge the gap between knowledge and the confidence to properly apply knowledge.

Dr. Michael A. Boles has taught mechanical engineering at NC State since 1980 and is a graduate of NC State. Dr. Boles has also worked at Indiana Institute of Technology, NASA Lewis Research Center, and the E. I. DuPont DeNemours and Company. He has been recognized as an outstanding professor and teacher many times in his career and has received the Society of Automotive Engineers’ Ralph R. Teetor Award. He is the author of many research articles and has co-authored this textbook through seven editions since 1989.

Advanced Power MOSFET Concepts by B. Jayant Baliga.

During the last decade many new concepts have been proposed for improving the performance of power MOSFETs. The results of this research are dispersed in the technical literature among journal articles and abstracts of conferences. Consequently, the information is not readily available to researchers and practicing engineers in the power device community. There is no cohesive treatment of the ideas to provide an assessment of the relative merits of the ideas.

Advanced Power MOSFET Concepts provides an in-depth treatment of the physics of operation of advanced power MOSFETs. Analytical models for explaining the operation of all the advanced power MOSFETs will be developed. The results of numerical simulations will be provided to give additional insight into the device physics and validate the analytical models. The results of two-dimensional simulations will be provided to corroborate the analytical models and give greater insight into the device operation.

Dr. B. Jayant Baliga is an internationally recognized expert on power semiconductor devices. He is a Member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the IEEE. He spent 15 years at the General Electric Research and Development Center, Schenectady, NY, leading their power device effort and was bestowed the highest scientific rank of Coolidge Fellow. He joined NCSU in 1988 as a Full Professor and was promoted to the rank of ‘Distinguished University Professor’ in 1997. Among his many NCSU honors, he was the recepient of the 1998 O. Max Gardner Award given by the North Carolina University Board of Governors to the one person within the 16 constituent universities who has made ‘the greatest contribution to the welfare of the human race’.

Prof. Baliga has authored 13 books and over 500 scientific articles. He has been granted more than 100 U.S. Patents. The IEEE has recognized him numerous times – most recently with the ‘Lamme Medal’ at Whitehall Palace in London. Scientific American magazine included him among the ‘Eight Heroes of the Semiconductor Revolution’ when commemorating the 50th anniversary of the invention of the transistor.

Bulk Nanostructured Materials by Michael J. Zehetbauer and Yuntian Theodore Zhu.

The processing and mechanical behaviour of bulk nanostructured materials are one of the most interesting new fields of research on advanced materials systems. Many nanocrystalline materials possess very high strength with still good ductility, and exhibit high values of fatigue resistance and fracture toughness. There has been continuing interest in these nanomaterials for use in structural and biomedical applications, and this has led to a large number of research programs worldwide. Bulk Nanostructured Materials focuses on the processing techniques, microstructures, mechanical and physical properties, and applications of bulk nanostructured materials, as well as related fundamental issues. Only since recently can such bulk nanostructured materials be produced in large bulk dimensions, which opens the door to their commercial applications.

“This comprehensive book on BNM has very good technical depth and is filled with data, illustrations, graphs, photographs, and very detailed descriptions. It is sure to be the standard reference book on BNM. As such, it would be an excellent choice for any researcher working in the field of nanotechnology.” (IEEE Electrical Insultaion Magazine, April 2010)

“This book will be of interest to advanced academic audiences and, in a more general way, scientists/engineers in the field. Summing Up: Recommended.” (CHOICE, October 2009)

Dr. Yuntian T. Zhu is Professor of Materials Science & Engineering at North Carolina State University. Dr. Zhu received his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin and worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory before coming to NC State in 2007. He has twice won Nanotech Briefs magazine’s Nano 50 award. He has also received the NCSU Alumni Outstanding Research Award and the TMS MPMD Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award. He is also on the editorial board of four journals: Journal of Materials Science, Materials Science and Engineering A, Advanced Engineering Materials, and The Open Applied Physics Journal. Dr. Zhu has recently been elected as a Fellow of the Society of ASM International in recognition of his “pioneering work on the fundamental understanding of deformation mechanism in nanomaterials, and to enhance both strength and ductibility of these materials, simultaneously.”

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Nuclear Computational Science: A Century in Review by By Yousry Azmy and Enrico Sartori.

Nuclear engineering has undergone extensive progress over the years. In the past century, colossal developments have been made and with specific reference to the mathematical theory and computational science underlying this discipline, advances in areas such as high-order discretization methods, Krylov Methods and Iteration Acceleration have steadily grown.

Nuclear Computational Science: A Century in Review addresses these topics and more; topics which hold special ties to the first half of the century, and topics focused around the unique combination of nuclear engineering, computational science and mathematical theory. Nuclear Computational Science: A Century in Review comprises the following chapters:

- Advances In Discrete-Ordinates Methodology.
- Second-order Neutron Transport Methods.
- Monte Carlo Methods.
- Reactor Core Methods.
- Resonance Theory in Reactor Applications.
- Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of Models and Data.
- Criticality Safety Methods.
- Nuclear Reactor Kinetics: 1934–1999 and Beyond.

Dr. Yousry Y. Azmy, Nuclear Engineering Department Head at North Carolina State University, does research on the development, implementation, and analysis of advanced methods and solution techniques for particle transport problems. This defines an area within the broader field of nuclear computational science whose ultimate purpose is to provide the community of nuclear scientists and engineers with advanced computational codes that comprise an enabling technology for addressing a multitude of problems involving particle and radiation transport phenomena.

Dr. Azmy did his graduate study in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign where he won the American Nuclear Society’s Mark Mills Award. He has been a Fellow of the ANS since 2002. He is also the author of numerous research publications. This is his first book.

Encyclopedia of Industrial Biotechnology, Bioprocess, Bioseparation, and Cell Technology edited by Michael C. Flickinger, Professor of both Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Microbiology @ NCSU

This 7-volume print set, presented in A – Z format, covers existing and emerging aspects of the biotechnology industry, including significant new information on biopharmaceuticals and methods for manufacturing biomaterials, production of vaccines, tissue engineering, biosensors, bioelectronics, bioarrays, and bio-nanotechnology.

Dr. Michael C. Flickinger is the Associate Director for Academic Programs of the Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC) and a Professor of Microbiology and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NC State.
From 1985 to 1992 Dr. Flickinger was Director of the University of Minnesota’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Biological Process Technology (BPTI), which was later renamed the Biotechnology Institute (BTI), and a Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul. Prior to coming to Minnesota Dr. Flickinger was Director of the Fermentation Program at the National Cancer Institute in Frederick, Maryland.
Dr. Flickinger received his academic training at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He graduated with honors earning a B.S. degree in microbial biochemistry in 1973. He then moved to the School of Pharmacy for his graduate work and received M.S. (1975) and Ph.D. degrees (1977) in pharmaceutical biochemistry. He did his postdoctoral work at the Laboratory for Renewable Resources Engineering (LORRE) in the School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
He is Co-Editor of the Encyclopedia of Bioprocess Technology: Fermentation, Biocatalysis and Bioseparation (Wiley, 1999).

Biomass to Renewable Energy Processes by By Jay Cheng, Biological And Agricultural Engineering Professor @ NCSU

Continuously increased consumption of fossil fuels, decreased availability of easily accessible fossil fuels, significant contributions to climate change and wildly fluctuating fuels prices have combine to challenge the reliability and sustainability of our current energy supply. A possible solution to this energy challenge, biomass energy production, heavily dependent on sugarcane and corn production, is vulnerable to the fluctuation of the feedstock price. New technologies need to be developed to convert abundant biomass such as lignocellulosic materials into energy products in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly manner.

An introduction to fundamental principles and practical applications, Biomass to Renewable Energy Processes explains the theories of biological processes, biomass materials and logistics, and conversion technologies for bioenergy products such as biogas, ethanol, butanol, biodiesel, and synthetic gases. The book discusses anaerobic digestion of waste materials for biogas and hydrogen production, bioethanol and biobutanol production from starch and cellulose, and biodiesel production from plant oils. It addresses thermal processes, including gasification and pyrolysis of agricultural residues and woody biomass. The text also covers pretreatment technologies, enzymatic reactions, fermentation, and microbiological metabolisms and pathways. It explores the engineering principles of biomass gasification and pyrolysis and potential end-products.

Editor Jay Cheng has assembled contributors from multiple engineering disciplines, reflecting the breadth and depth of the field. These experts discuss the fundamental principles of the processes for bioenergy production, supplying the background needed to understand and develop biofuel technologies. They provide the foundation for future work and development on what can be a clean, green, renewable, and sustainable energy source for years to come.

Jay J. Cheng, Biological And Agricultural Engineering Professor at North Carolina State University, does research on:
* Bioethanol Production from Lignocellulose and Aquatic Plant
* Biogas Production from Organic Wastes
* Biological Wastewater Treatment
* Nutrient Removal and Bioresource Recovery from High-Strength Wastewaters

He has been a Fullbright Scholar and an Associate Editor for the Journal of Environmental Engineering. Dr. Cheng has published more than 40 scientific papers and presented more than 60 conference papers. This is his first book.