Gary B. Bertoline,
Purdue University Eric N. Wiebe,
North Carolina State University Nathan W. Hartman,
Purdue University William A. Ross,
Purdue University
ISBN: 0073128376 Copyright year: 2009
About the Authors
<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=jpg::::/sites/dl/free/0073128376/581741/Bertoline.jpg','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (19.0K)</a> Gary R. Bertoline is a distinguished
Professor of Computer
Graphics Technology at Purdue
University. He earned his B.S. degree
in Industrial Technology at
Northern Michigan University in
1974, M.Ed. in Industrial Technology
at Miami University in 1979,
and Ph.D. at The Ohio State University
in Industrial Technology in
1987. His graduate work focused
on the integration of CAD into engineering
graphics and visualization.
He has 25 years’ experience teaching graphics at all levels
from elementary school to senior citizens. Prof. Bertoline
taught junior high and high school graphics at St. Henry High
School, St. Henry, Ohio; drafting/design technology at Wright
State University, Lake Campus, Celina, Ohio; and engineering
graphics at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. <a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=jpg::::/sites/dl/free/0073128376/581741/Wiebe.jpg','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (19.0K)</a> Eric N. Wiebe, Ph.D., is an Associate
Professor in the Graphic Communications
Program at North Carolina
State University. He earned
his B.A. degree in Chemistry from
Duke University in 1982, an M.A.
in Industrial Design in 1987, and
a Ph.D. in Psychology (Ergonomics)
in 1996 at North Carolina State
University. Before going to graduate
school, Professor Wiebe worked
as a chemist and in the A/E/C industry.
His graduate work in industrial
design focused on the role of computer graphics and CAD
in the design process. After completing his master’s, Professor
Wiebe helped develop a photorealistic rendering and modeling
system for architectural and design professionals and worked as
a private consultant.
Since coming to teach at North Carolina State, Dr. Wiebe
has developed and taught a 3-D solid modeling course for
17 years. In addition, he coordinated the introduction of CAD
into the introductory engineering graphics course. Professor
Wiebe has also developed a course on scientific visualization,
which looks at the graphic representation of technical and scientific data. Since coming to North Carolina State, he has continued
to work as a consultant to industry and has been active at
the university level on the integration of computing in academics.
He has authored numerous publications and instructional
materials. In addition to being the past editor of the Engineering
Design Graphics Journal, he is a member of the American
Society for Engineering Education, the American Educational
Research Association, and the Human Factors and Ergonomics
Society.
You can contact Dr. Wiebe at eric_wiebe@ncsu.edu.<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=jpg::::/sites/dl/free/0073128376/581741/Hartman.jpg','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (19.0K)</a> Nathan W. Hartman is an Assistant
Professor in the Department
of Computer Graphics Technology
at Purdue University. He holds a
Bachelor of Science in Technical
Graphics and a Master of Science
in Technology from Purdue University,
and a Doctorate in Technology
Education from North Carolina
State University. His graduate work
focused on the development of expertise
and problem solving in the
use of modern CAD tools. Nathan
currently teaches undergraduate courses in engineering graphics,
3D modeling, product graphics standards and documentation,
and product data management. He also teaches graduate
course covering the foundational elements of computer graphics
and measurement and evaluation. His current research focus
includes the use of constraint-based CAD tools in the design
process, geometry automation, legacy data and CAD data exchange,
and the use of virtual reality in the product lifecycle.
Prior to coming to Purdue, Nathan worked for a variety
of companies in using and integrating computer-aided design
(CAD) tools into the engineering design process through the
development of custom training applications and materials. He
worked for RAND Worldwide as a Senior Technical Training
Engineer, where he taught all levels of courses in 3D modeling
and product data management for corporate clients and developed
customized training curricula. He also provided on-site
technical support for larger clients during their new product
development stages and during their installation and configuration
of product data management tools. Nathan has also worked
for Caterpillar in the large engine design group and for Fairfield
Manufacturing in the tool design and fixtures group.<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=jpg::::/sites/dl/free/0073128376/581741/Ross.jpg','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (19.0K)</a> William A. Ross is Professor
Emeritus of Computer Graphics
Technology at Purdue University.
He earned his B.S. Degree in Technical
Education and design from
North Carolina State University in
1973 and an M.Ed. in 1976. Prior
to going into higher education, he
worked for five years in industry
in construction and architectural
design. He has over 30 years experience
teaching graphics at a variety
of levels. Prior to joining the
faculty at Purdue in 1988, Prof. Ross taught drafting at Athens
Drive Senior High School, Raleigh, NC; design drafting in the
North Carolina Community College system; and engineering
graphics at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. He
specializes in visualization sketching and instructional design
of 3D computer graphics applications for product design, CAD,
animation, and simulation.
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