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Arthur J. Helmicki, PhD

Professor

Director, Applied Systems Research Laboratory

Member, University of Cincinnati Infrastructure Institute

Office:(513)556-6069
Fax:(513)556-7326
Email: arthur.helmicki@uc.edu

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS

The focus of my research and teaching have been in the core area of Systems/Controls, with specialization in the development and application of practical, nondestructive evaluation techniques for damage identification, system identification and parameter estimation, condition assessment, health monitoring, remote monitoring/sensing, and associated information technologies. This includes the development of all necessary hardware, software, and algorithms for instrumentation, signal processing and data interpretation. I have worked on extensive application of these techniques in the areas of civil infrastructure systems, biomedicine, and aerospace.

EDUCATION

1989	PhD.	Electrical Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1988	M.S.	Electrical Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1983	B.S.	Electrical Engineering Boston University

EMPLOYMENT

2004-present	Professor	University of Cincinnati
1996-2004	Associate Professor	University of Cincinnati
1990-1996	Assistant Professor	University of Cincinnati
1989-1990	Postdoctoral Research	Fellow Georgia Institute of Technology
1988-1989	Research Associate	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1987-1988	Staff Instructor	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

Recipient of UC College of Engineering Distinguished Researcher Award, 2007.
Twice recipient of William H. Middendorf Research Excellence Award, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 1992, 2006.
Recipient of the Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Electrical Engineering Teacher of the Year Award, University of Cincinnati Chapter, 2005.
Co-recipient of ASCE Civil Engineering Research Foundation 1997 Charles Pankow Award for Innovation for Passive Sensor-based Condition Assessment research conducted jointly with Strain Monitoring Systems, Inc., Federal Highway Administration, and Georgia Department of Transportation.
Appointed to the All-University Graduate Faculty at the University of Cincinnati, 1993.
Recipient of National Science Foundation Research Initiation Award, 1992.
Twice recipient of NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship in the Structures and Dynamics Laboratory at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, 1992, 1991.
Recipient of General Electric Corporate Research and Development Center Research Fellowship, 1988.
Recipient of Hewlett-Packard Faculty Development Program Fellowship, 1983.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Wang, X., Swanson, J., Helmicki, A. J., Hunt, V. J., "Development of Dynamic Response Based Objective Functions for Finite Element Modeling of Bridges,” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, September 2007.

2. Wang, X., Swanson, J. A., Helmicki, A. J., and Hunt, V. J., “Development of Static Response Based Objective Functions for Finite Element Modeling of Bridges,” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, September 2007.

3. S. Chauhan, J.S. Saini, A.J. Helmicki, V.J. Hunt, J.A.Swanson,R.J. Allemang, Scott Kangas, Robert Sexton, “Operational Modal Analysis of the US Grant Bridge at Portsmouth, Ohio,” Proceedings of the Society of Experimental Mechanics, Springfield, MA, June 2007.

4. Rilo, H., D’Alessio, D. Helmicki, A., Gelrud, A., Choe, A., Welge, J., Matthews, J., Lowy, A., Ahmad, S., “68 Islet Auto Transplants at the University of Cincinnati: A 5 year Experience,” World Transplant Congress, Boston, MA, July 2006.

5. Wang, X., Kangas, S., Swanson, J., Helmicki, A. J., Hunt, V. J., Dynamic Characterization of Slab on Steel Stringer Bridges, Journal of Materials Evaluation, ASNT, October, 2005, Vol. 63, Num. 10, Pgs. 1039-1045.

6. Wang, X., Kangas, S., Padur, D., Liu, L., Swanson, J., Helmicki, A. J., Hunt, V. J., Overview of a Modal Based Condition Assessment Procedure, Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, July/Aug 2005, Vol. 10, Num. 4, Pgs. 460-467.

7. Li, Z., Swanson, J. A., Helmicki, A. J., Hunt, V. J., Modal Contribution Coefficients in Bridge Condition Evaluation, Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Volume 10, Number 2, pp. 169-178, March/April, 2004.

8. Reising R., Shahrooz B., Hunt V., Neumann A., Helmicki A., Performance Comparison of Four Fiber Reinforced Polymer Deck Panels, Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Volume 8, Issue 3, pp. 265-274 (May/June 2004).

9. Reising R., Shahrooz B., Helmicki A., Hunt V., Neumann A., Hastak M., A Close Look at Installation Issues and Performance of Four Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Bridge Decks, Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE, Volume 8, Issue 1, pp. 33-42 (January/February 2004).

10. Choi JW, Oh JW, Thomas JH, Heineman WR, Halsall HB, Nevin JH, Helmicki AJ, Henderson TH, Ahn CH: An integrated microfluidic biochemical detection system with magnetic bead-based sampling and analysis capabilities, Lab on a Chip, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2002, pp. 27-30.

11. Reising R., Shahrooz B., Hunt V., Lenett M., Christopher S., Neumann A., Helmicki A., Miller R., Kondury S., Morton S., Performance of a Five-Span Steel Bridge with Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Deck Panels, Transportation Research Record, 1770 (2001): 113-123.

12. Lenett M., Hunt V., Helmicki A., and Turer A.: Health-Monitoring of the Ironton-Russell Bridge for Rating Purposes, Transportation Research Record, 1770(2001): 67-78, also listed in 2001 TRB Catalog of Practical Papers, Raymond Moore, ed., TRB Press, 2001.

13. Choi, JW; Oh, KW; Han, A; Wijayawardhana, C. Ajith; Lannes, C; Bhansali, S; Schlueter, K; Heineman, WR; Halsall, H; Nevin, J; Helmicki, A; Henderson, H; Ahn, C: Development and Characterization of Microfluidic Devices and Systems for Magnetic Bead-Based Biochemical Detection, Biomedical Microdevices, Vol. 3, No. 3, 2001, pp. 191-200.

14. Aktan, A. and Helmicki, A., Issues In Civil Infrastructure Systems Engineering,” Paper TS 9711-614M, Technology, Vol. 7, pp. 9-19, 2000.

15. D. Melvin, A. Helmicki, and D. Glos, A Miniature Circulatory Support Power Transformer,” ASAIO Journal, 46:495-502, 2000.

16. Lenett M., Griessmann A., Helmicki A., and Aktan A.: Subjective and Objective Evaluations of Bridge Damage, TRR 1688, Transportation Research Board 1999, pp: 76-86.

17. A. Aktan, A. Helmicki, and V. Hunt, Issues in Health Monitoring for Intelligent Infrastructure. Journal of Smart Materials and Structures, IOP Publishing Ltd., Vol. 7, No. 5, pp: 674-692, July, 1998.

18. A. Aktan, D. Farhey, A. Helmicki, V. Hunt, K. Lee, A. Levi, Structural Identification for Condition Assessment: Experimental Art. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 123, No. 12, pp. 1674-1685, 1997.

19. A. Helmicki, A. Aktan, and V. Hunt, Issues in Bridge Control Systems Applications. Infrastructure, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp.30-40, 1997.

20. D. Melvin, D. Glos, D. Nebrigic, A. Helmicki, R. Brown, P. Purcell, and T. Henderson, In Vivo Comparison of two Enteric Pouch Power Transformers for Circulatory Support, Artificial Organs, Vol. 21, No. 8, pp. 935-947, 1997.

21. A. Helmicki, D. Melvin, T. Henderson, D. Nebrigic, V. Rangan, and D. Glos, Development of a High Permeability Cored Transintegumental Power Transformer, ASAIO Journal, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. M624-M629, Sept/Oct, 1996.

22. A. Aktan, V. Dalal, D. Farhey, A. Helmicki, V. Hunt, and S. Shelley, Condition and Reliability Evaluation for Bridge Management, ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 108-117, September, 1996.

23. K. Kolcio and A. Helmicki, Development of a Liquid Equation of State From First Principles for Use in Propulsion System Modeling, AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 213-218, January, 1996.

24. M. Polycarpou and A. Helmicki, Automated Fault Diagnosis and Accommodation: A Learning Systems Approach, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. 25, No. 11, pp. 1447-1458, November, 1995.

25. A. Helmicki, C. Jacobson, and C. Nett, Least Squares Methods for H¥ Control-Oriented System Identification, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, pp. 819-826, May 1993.

26. A. Helmicki, C. Jacobson, and C. Nett, Control-Oriented Modeling of Distributed Parameter Systems, ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, pp. 339-346, September, 1992.

27. A. Helmicki, C. Jacobson, and C. Nett, Worst-Case/Deterministic Identification in H¥: The Continuous-Time Case, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 604-610, May 1992.

28. A. Helmicki, C. Jacobson, and C. Nett, On Zero-Order Hold Equivalents of Distributed Parameter Systems, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, pp.488-491, April 1992.

29. A. Helmicki, C. Jacobson, and C. Nett, Control-Oriented System Identification in H¥: A Worst-Case/Deterministic Approach IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, pp. 1163-1176, October, 1991.

30. A. Helmicki, C. Jacobson, and C. Nett, Ill-Posed Distributed Parameter Systems: A Control Viewpoint, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, pp.1053-1056, September 1991.

31. Hunt, V., Helmicki, A., and Swanson, J., Instrumentation and Monitoring of the U.S. Grant Bridge, Proceedings of ASNT Structural Materials Technology VI: An NDT Conference, Columbus, OH, October, 2005.

32. Jambotkar, O., Hunt, V., Helmicki, A., and Swanson, J., Investigation of Lateral Distribution Factors for Bridge Rating, Proceedings of ASNT Structural Materials Technology VI: An NDT Conference, Columbus, OH, October, 2005.

33. Ruth, N., Kangas, S., Mittal, S., Helmicki, A., Swanson, J., and Hunt, V., Field Testing and Analysis of 40 Steel Stringer Bridges, Proceedings of ASNT Structural Materials Technology VI: An NDT Conference, Columbus, OH, October, 2005.

34. Sexton, R., Koganti, S., Helmicki, A., Hunt, V., and Swanson, J., Aspects of Health Monitoring for Cable Stay Bridges, Proceedings of ASNT Structural Materials Technology VI: An NDT Conference, Columbus, OH, October, 2005.

35. K. McConnell, M. Wagner, E. Urbina, S. Daniels, A. Helmicki, R. Amin, Estimation of central aortic pressure wave changes with sleep stage and disordered breathing in children by application of an arterial transfer function to peripheral blood pressure waveforms, Proceedings of the 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, September, 2004, San Francisco, California.

36. S. Kangas, X. Wang, D. Padur, Z. Li, L. Lui, A. Helmicki, J. Swanson, V. Hunt , Field Test-Based Calibration of Bridge Finite Element Models for Condition Assessment, Proceedings of ASNT Structural Materials Technology VI: An NDT Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, October, 2003.

37. D. Padur, X. Wang, A. Turer, J. Swanson, A. Helmicki, V. Hunt, Non Destructive Evaluation/Testing Methods 3D Finite Element Modeling of Bridges, Proceedings of ASNT Structural Materials Technology V: An NDT Conference, Cincinnati, OH, September, 2002, pp. 209-216.

38. V. Hunt, A. Helmicki, Field Testing and Condition Evaluation of a Steel-Stringer Bridge for Superload, Proceedings of ASNT Structural Materials Technology V: An NDT Conference, Cincinnati, OH, September, 2002, pp. 56-62.

39. A. Helmicki, V. Hunt, M. Lenett, Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation of the Ironton-Russell Bridge, Proceedings of ASNT Structural Materials Technology V: An NDT Conference, Cincinnati, OH, September, 2002, pp. 139-146.

40. B. Shahrooz, R. Reising, V. Hunt, A. Helmicki, A. Neumann, Testing and Monitoring of a Five-Span Bridge with Fiber Reinforced Polymer Deck Systems, Proceedings of ASNT Structural Materials Technology V: An NDT Conference, Cincinnati, OH, September, 2002, pp. 147-154.

41. S. Kangas, V. Hunt, A. Helmicki, Modal Test-Based Condition Assessment, Proceedings of ASNT Structural Materials Technology V: An NDT Conference, Cincinnati, OH, September, 2002, 267-274.

42. S. Kambli, A. Helmicki, V. Hunt, Dedicated Real Time Monitoring of a Steel-Stringer Highway Bridge, Proceedings of ASNT Structural Materials Technology V: An NDT Conference, Cincinnati, OH, September, 2002, pp. 283-290.

43. M. Lenett, V. Hunt, A. Helmicki, D. Brown, Identifying bridge behavior and condition through multi-reference impact data. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. v. 4753 II (2002) p. 1587-1591 Proceedings of IMAC-XX: A Conference on Structural Dynamics. Los Angeles, CA, United States, Feb 4-7 2002.

44. Lenett M.S., Helmicki A.J., Hunt V., and Aktan A.E.: Condition Assessment/Damage Identification of an Aged, Deteriorated Steel-Stringer Bridge, Proceedings of ASCE 2001 Structures Congress, May 2001.

PATENTS

1. Transintegumental power transformers with high permeability cores, with DL Melvin and HT Henderson, US 6,032,076, issued February 29, 2001.

2. An Apparatus for Cellular Separations, with HL Rilo, B Halsall, W Heineman, K Schleuter, Provisional Patent applied for in November 2002, full patent pending.