Education B.S. 1973, Carnegie Mellon University M.S. 1975, Carnegie Mellon University Ph.D. 1981, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Activities Data Management for Environmental Engineering. In the remediation and management of hazardous waste sites, the quantity and complexity of the information used to describe and characterize the site is enormous, presenting one of the most challenging data management problems engineers have faced. Techniques from engineering databases, object data models, multi-media systems, visualization, distributed computing and distributed information systems all have applicability. Investigations are aimed at understanding the information management needs in site remediation and management, and combining appropriate technologies information management scheme which meets the requirements of this problem. Virtual Reality Laboratory for the Engineering Process.
Most computer models provide a limited view of the process being simulated.
Virtual reality brings the user inside the model, providing a robust artificial world where actions directly influence the behavior of the world. Artificial worlds are an alternative to building prototypes or conducting experiments. One theme is to develop virtual world models which can be used to investigate the engineering process. The second is to explore different options for problem solving, via experimentations in the virtual world. Rehak, D.R., and Garrett, J. H., eds., Proceeding, International Workshop on the Future Directions of CAE, 1994.