Dr. Russell E. Trahan, Jr

Teaching Experience

• August 1977 to August 2010
  Chevron USA Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of New Orleans.
  • Assistant Professor 1977-82
  • Associate Professor 1982-90
  • Full Professor 1990-2010
  • Department Chairman, 1982-84, 1985-1987, 1997-2002
  • Acting Dean of College of Engineering, 1984-85
  • Dean of College of Engineering, 2003-2010
  Taught courses in basic circuits, linear system theory, analog and digital control systems, optimization, optimal and stochastic control, data acquisition systems, and network analysis. Responsible for development of undergraduate controls laboratory.
• January 1980 to June 1980
  Invited Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley, California. Taught courses in optimization and system theory. Worked with graduate students on research topics.
• September 1975 to December 1975
  Teaching Assistant, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley, California. Assisted in course EECS 222, Techniques of Linear System Theory.
• January 1973 to June 1973
  Instructor, Department of Engineering Science, University of New Orleans. Taught course ENGR 2350, Statics.

Ph.D. Committees

• "CAD Diagnosis Using Iterative Classification" - Trudy Barbe, 2000 (Member of Committee)
• "Multimode Oscillation in Lasers" - Dennis Robichaux, 2001. (Member of Committee)
• "A Theory and Analysis of Planing Catamarans in Calm and Rough Water," - Zhengquan Zhou, May, 2003. (Member of committee)
• "Acoustic Seabed and Target Classification using Fractional Fourier Transform and Time-Frequency Transform Techniques" - Madalina Barbu, December, 2006. (Member of Committee)

M.S. Committees

• "On-Line Calibration of Feedforward Gains for a Power Generation Boiler" - George Koumis, May 1985.
• "Optimal Design of Offshore Pile Support Structures" - Peter Alan Lessing, May 1986.
• "Optimal Unit Commitment Considering Limited Fuels" - Joseph J. Dartez, May 1986.
• "Analysis of the Feasibility of Using Adaptive, Predictive Control for Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Systems" - Anthony J. Hebert, May 1986.
• "Optimum Parameters for a PID Controller Based on the ITAE Criterion" - Rodrigo Lopez, May 1986.
• "Optimum Parameters for a Digital PID Controller Based on the ITAE Criterion" - Lena Chang Jan, May 1987.
• "Optimal Unit Commitment Considering Limited Fuels" - Khaqan M. Bhatti, December, 1987.
• "Optimal Control System Design Using Constrained Optimization Techniques" - Mansour K. Mansour, December, 1987.
• "A Globally Convergent Algorithm for Semi-Infinite Optimization" - Felix E. Bircher, May, 1988.
• "A Comparative Evaluation of Recursive Output Error Identification Algorithms Based on MRAS" - Maria N. Vraka, May, 1988.
• "Performance Analysis of Kalman Filter Designs for Acoustic Transponder Navigation" - Fotis Daoussis, August, 1989.
• "Optimal Control of a Turbojet Engine Using the LQG Method with a Quadratic Weight Selection Algorithm" - Charles Ledet, August, 1989.
• "Failure Detection Via Three Parameter Identification Methods: Final Value, Modified Least Squares and Frequency Response" - Kenneth Broussard, May, 1990.
• "Exponential Transient Component Analysis for Speech Modulation Decomposition" - David A. Cespedes Mohrke, May, 1991.
• "Finite Element Analysis Applied to Power Substation Busbar Design" - Bruce A. Develle, May, 1992.
• "Design of Current and Speed Controller for a Slip Energy Recovery System" - Anthony Duc-Hanh Nguyen, August, 1992.
• "Exploring Regions of Movement-Energy Correspondence in a Four-Tube Model of the Vocal Tract," - Ying Wu, August, 1992.
• "System Identification Using Frequency Response Data," - Charles F. Dominique, December, 1992.
• "Modeling a Chemical Reactor Using Nonlinear Optimization," - Peter A. Van Wooten, December, 1993.
• "Applying Finite Element Analysis to the Design of Substation Busbar Structures," - Marc D. Budinich, December, 1994.
• "Evaluation of Control Algorithms for a Chemical Reactor," - Zemin Yang, May, 1995.
• "Improved Static Finite Element Analysis of Substation Busbar Structures," - David Allen Bergeron, December, 1995.
• "System Identification: Optimal Design of Recursive Digital Filters," - Ashish Raval, August 1996.
• "System Identification Applications in Substation Busbar Structure Modeling," - Huaxiong Chen, August, 1996.
• "Frequency Domain System Identification: Order Estimation for Linear Time Invariant Systems,"- Costin Barbu, August, 1999.
• "System Identification Using Optimization Methods," - Qiong Wang, December 1999.
• "Small Signal Stability Analysis and Power System Stabilizer Design for a Large Power System," - Shyama S. Sonti, December 1999.
• "Robust Adaptive Controllers in Presence of Unmodeled Dynamics," - Arun Kumar, December 2000.
• "Active Control of Planing Hull Motion Using Control Surfaces," - Ted Inbau, December, 2001.

Administrative Duties

• Dean of College of Engineering, July, 2003 to August, 2010
• Acting Dean, College of Engineering, 1984-85, January-June, 2003
• Chairman, Department of Electrical Engineering, 1982-84, 1985-87, 1997-2002

Committee Participation

• University Senate, 1978-84, 1990-95, 1993-94, 1996-98, 2000-2002, 2003-present
• Awards and Scholarships, College of Engineering, 1978-84, 1989-91
• UNO Policy Committee, 1978-82, 1990-92, 1996-98, 2000-2002
• Policy Committee Chairman 1990-91, 1997-98; Vice-Chairman 1996-97
• UNO Budget Committee, 1990-92
• Strategic Planning Group, 1996-98, 2000-2002.
• UNO Business Higher Education Council Governmental Affairs Committee 1990-2000
• Chancellor Search Committee, 1986-87
• UNO Graduate Council 1990-95
• Courses and Curriculum-College of Engineering, 1978-83
• University Courses and Curriculum, 1986-1989, Committee Chairman, 1988-89
• Faculty Advisor, Student Section of IEEE, 1978-85
• Faculty Advisor of Student Chapter of ISA, 1981-85
• Master of Ceremonies, UNO Engineering Honors Convocation, 1978-85, 1989-2002
• Chairman of UNO chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, 1989-90
• University Admission Standards Committee 1989-90
• Ad Hoc UNO Faculty Handbook Committee 1990-91
• Ad Hoc UNO Salary Policy Committee 1990-91
• UNO Faculty Liaison Committee 1989-91
• College of Sciences Dean Screening Committee, 1991-92
• Ad Hoc Committee for Engineering Management Committee 1992-1998
• Ad Hoc Committee to Enhance Graduate Education 1991-92 (DOC II Committee)
• Chairman of Ad Hoc Task Force for Teaching Enhancement, 1994-96
• Member and Chairman of Vice-Chancellor for Research Search Committee, 1992-93
• University Hearings Committee, 1993-94.
• Member of SACS Self-Study Steering Committee 1993-94
• Chairman of SACS Self-Study Institutional Advancement Subcommittee 1993-94
• Member and Chairman of Ad-Hoc Task Force for Teaching Enhancement, 1994-2003.
• Engineering and Applied Science Ph.D. Program Advisory Committee, 1995-2003
• Ad Hoc Committee to Rewrite Grievance Procedure, 1996-97
• Ad Hoc Faculty Accountability Committee 1997-98
• Research and Technology Park Review Committee, 1997-2010
• Member of Steering Committee for Department Chair's Forum, 2001-2002
• Member of Business Alliance, 2003-2004
• University Master Plan Committee, 2004-2010
• Ad Hoc University Center Planning Committee, 2004-2005
• Chairman of UNO Urban Initiative Task Force, 2004-2006
• Member of Board for Retention Activities and Student Persistence, 2003-2010