e-Lab: An electronic classroom for real-time distance delivery of a laboratory course

Journal of Engineering Education, Oct 2001 by Gurocak, Hakan

AcKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to thank the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation, the Boeing Company and Washington State University for their funding support for this project.

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HAKAN GUROCAK (CONTACT AUTHOR)

Dr. Hakan Gurocak received his B.S.M.E. degree in 1986 from Middle East Technical University and M.S.M.E. degree in 1989 from Bogazici University, Turkey. After receiving his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Washington State University in Pullman in 1993, he taught at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, for three years. Currently, he is an assistant professor in Manufacturing Engineering at the Vancouver campus of Washington State University. His research interests include robotics, fuzzy logic, haptic interfaces for virtual reality, and technology-assisted distance delivery of engineering laboratory courses. Dr. Gurocak is the recipient of 2001 Washington State University Vancouver Faculty Research Excellence Award. He is a member of ASME, ASEE, IEEE and SME.