Israel Urieli (Dr. Iz), Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering

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Ohio University Dept of Mechanical Engineering Room 265 Stocker Center Athens, Ohio 45701 Office Phone: 740-593-1560 Fax: 740-593-0476 Email: urieli@bobcat.ent.ohiou.edu

Academic Calendars 2008/2009:

Fall 2008

Winter 2009

Spring 2009

Summer 2009

Course Home Pages:

• Thermodynamics (ME321, ME328)
• Computer Methods in Engineering (ET181)
• Senior Design Sequence (ME470, ME471, ME472)
• Stirling Cycle Machine Analysis (ME422/522)

ET181: C++ Programming Exercise Sequences:

• Space Shuttle (last used in ET181 Fall 03)
• Human Powered Vehicles (last used in ET181 Fall07)
• Hot Air Balloons (Current Exercise - Fall08)
• Water Rockets (last used in ET181 - Fall 06)

Research:

• Stirling Cycle Machines
• Human Powered Vehicles

ME Departmental Issues:

• October 2008: The Updated ME Curriculum
• October 2008: Student Winter 09 Planning Calendar
• May 2008: Thermal Systems Outcomes (May 28)
• May 2008: Student Fall 08 Planning Calendar
• October 2006: Proposal to modify the ET181 Outcomes
• April Fool's Day 2006: The ME Department Survivors Club
• September 2005: ME Outcomes
  and (toungue in cheek): Proposed Pictures for the New ME Web Design

Various Technical Notes:

• Winter 2007: Ordinary Differential Equations (Revised & Updated 2/24/08)
• Winter 2004: Using MATLAB to evaluate an Electric Scooter
• Winter 2002: Ordinary Differential Equations
• Winter 2002: DFX - the eBici Handlebar Stem Clamp
• Winter 2002: The eBici Handlebar T Fixture

Various Technical Links (updated periodically):

• Electric Assist Bicycles
• Batteries

Personal Page:

Education: BSc (ME, EE) 1961: University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), South Africa MSc (EE) 1972: Technion, Haifa, Israel Phd (ME) 1977: University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), South Africa Recent Highlights: Summer 2008: GOBA (The Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure) Cycling the North Coast of Lake Erie (5 MB .pdf file) Summer 2007: The Urieli Adventure, including: The Greek Island Naxos Cycling The Golden Ring of Russia The Trans Siberian Railway and Lake Baikal Yiddish in Birobidzhan Winter 2006: Visit to Venice (Italy) and Toulouse (France) Summer 2006: Yiddish Vokh in Copake, New York Rafting 100 miles down the Copper River in Alaska Summer 2005: Paris, Yiddish in Brussels, Cycling in Brugge (Belgium) Summer 2004: Banff (Canada) and Northwest USA Summer 2003: Cycling a little bit of Brittany & Canal du Midi Summer 2002: eBici - a parallel hybrid electric bicycle Summer 2001: Cycling Trip to Italy Spring 2001: Dizzy, the Stirling Powered Dragster Summer 2000: Cycling Trip to Ireland Recreation & Fun: Fall 2003: Pilates Family & Friends: My son Assaf's software development company in France Joliciel Informatique, specializing in OOAD and Java Assaf's new publishing website flying Pencil featuring the very talented Moyshele Rosencrantz (Nov 2006) Assaf's Genealogy (Family History) Site

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