From alternative energy and impact biomechanics to marketing strategy, Wayne State University has an array of experts who can provide commentary and analysis to support coverage of the 2014 North American International Auto Show. The following experts will be available this week. Please contact Wayne State University Public Relations at 313-577-8155 to arrange an interview.
Automotive Global Supply Chain:
John Taylor
• Director of Supply Chain Programs and Chair, Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
• Areas of expertise: U.S.-Canada-Mexico logistics and transportation issues; transportation and trucking; Michigan highway funding; supply chain "in-stock" performance
• Profile at http://business.wayne.edu/faculty/profile.php?id=44862
Hugo DeCampos
• Assistant Professor of Global Supply Chain Management
• Areas of expertise: Strategic sourcing; management of supply chain in Asia and Americas
• Profile at http://business.wayne.edu/faculty/profile.php?id=115063
Tingting Yan
• Assistant Professor of Global Supply Chain Management
• Areas of expertise: Supply network collaboration in innovation; the role of culture in supply chain management; new product development and innovation adoption and diffusion
• Profile at http://business.wayne.edu/faculty/profile.php?id=92632
Autonomous Driving and Vehicle Communication:
Le Yi Wang
• Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Areas of expertise: Control systems
• Profile at http://ece.eng.wayne.edu/~lywang/
Hongwei Zhang
• Associate Professor, Computer Science
• Areas of expertise: V2X wireless networking, use cases of networked vehicle control
• Profile at http://engineering.wayne.edu/profile/hongwei.zhang2/
Diversifying the Leadership of the Auto Industry:
Margaret L. Williams
• Interim Dean and Professor of Management
• Areas of expertise: Organizational behavior; human resources; employee compensation; leadership; employee perceptions of fairness in the workplace; work/life issues; workplace diversity
• Profile at http://business.wayne.edu/faculty/profile.php?id=61954
Toni Somers
• Interim Chair, Department of Management and Information Systems
• Areas of expertise: Manufacturing management, management information systems, Total Quality Management, IT Security; workplace diversity
• Profile at http://business.wayne.edu/faculty/profile.php?id=44486
Driver behavior and simulation:
Richard Young
• Research Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
• Areas of expertise: Driver distraction, driver drowsiness, NHTSA Driver Distraction Guidelines, driver performance testing, cell phone use and driving
Li Hsieh
• Associate Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Areas of expertise: Behavioral and neuroimaging study of speech-language processing, driver safety research, driver distraction, driver performance,cell phone use and driving
• Profile at http://clasweb.clas.wayne.edu/lihsieh
Electric-drive vehicle engineering, alternative energy:
Jerry Ku
• Associate Professor, Wayne State University College of Engineering
• Areas of expertise: electric-drive vehicle powertrain modeling and simulations, electric-drive vehicle engineering graduate education programs, EcoCAR 2 and alternative energy technology
• Profile at http://engineering.wayne.edu/profile/jerry.ku/
Simon Ng
• Associate Dean of Research, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Engineering, College of Engineering
• Areas of expertise: alternative energy, electric drive vehicles, electric transportation technology, and electric vehicle maintenance
• Profile at http://engineering.wayne.edu/profile/ka.ng/
Steven Salley
• Professor, College of Engineering
• Areas of expertise: alternative fuels and issues specific to energy and the environment
• Profile at http://engineering.wayne.edu/profile/steven.salley/
Engine optimization:
Naeim Henein
• Professor and Director of Wayne State's Center for Automotive Research
• Areas of expertise: diesel and gasoline engines combustion, emission controls, sensors, alternate and renewable fuels
• Profile at http://engineering.wayne.edu/profile/naeim.henein/
Globalization of the Auto Industry:
Attila Yaprak
• Professor of Marketing and International Business and Ph.D. Program Director
• Areas of expertise: International business issues; U.S. trade problems/prospects (Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East); strategic alliances in the auto industry; impact of globalization on business and labor
• Profile at http://business.wayne.edu/faculty/profile.php?id=723
Impact biomechanics and crash worthiness:
John Cavanaugh
- Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University
- Areas of expertise: Side impact safety and whiplash
- Profile at https://engineering.wayne.edu/profile/john.cavanaugh/
Albert King
• Distinguished Professor, Biomedical Engineering
• Areas of expertise: Anything related to injury to the body from head to toe
• Profile at https://engineering.wayne.edu/profile/69798/
King-Hay Yang
• Professor of Biomedical Engineering & Director of Bioengineering Center
• Areas of expertise: Automotive safety - restraint system, crashworthiness, occupant protection, head injury prevention
• Profile at https://engineering.wayne.edu/profile/king-hay.yang/
Smart materials and manufacturing:
Golam Newaz
• Professor, Mechanical Engineering
• Areas of expertise: advanced materials and composites, deformation and failure mechanisms, fatigue and fracture
• Profile at http://engineering.wayne.edu/profile/golam.newaz/
Social Media and the Automotive Industry:
John Heinrichs
• Associate Professor, Information Systems Management
• Areas of expertise: Competitive intelligence; data mining; knowledge management; search engine optimization (SEO); social media and inbound marketing
• Profile at http://business.wayne.edu/faculty/profile.php?id=12223
Transportation:
Tapan Datta
• Professor, College of Engineering
• Areas of expertise: transportation engineering as well as traffic engineering and safety
• Profile at http://engineering.wayne.edu/profile/tapan.datta/
Joseph Hummer
• Chair, College of Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering -
• Areas of expertise: transportation engineering as well as traffic engineering and safety
• Profile at http://engineering.wayne.edu/profile/joseph.hummer/