Heath Tims | Heath Tims, Ph.D.


Funded Projects

Period Covered Title Funding Agency Agency Funded COES Match Universtiy In-Kind Graduate Support Indirect Cost Total Funded
2/1/14-1/31/19 STEM-Discovery NSF-TrackIII $749,000 LaBoR $11,022 Tech $120,945 $749,000
10/1/13-8/31/14 Cyber Discovery 2.0 NICERC / DHS $164,910 $164,910
10/1/13-8/31/14 Cyber Discovery 1.0 NICERC / DHS $294,208 $294,208
4/17/12-12/31/13 Cyber Discovery 2.0 & Curricula Development NICERC / DHS $313,177 $313,177
7/1/12-6/30/13 Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping with Computer Controlled Machining LaBoR $45,300 $6500 $51,800
8/1/11-8/31/12 Cyber Discovery 1.0 NICERC / DHS $116,300 $116,300
5/1/09-4/30/13 NASA-Threads NASA $1,482,592 $122,400 $234,200 $1,482,592
5/1/09-12/31/11 Cyber K12: Building a foundation for cyber education in North Louisiana Dept of Educ $951,000 $48,000 $87,674 $951,000
8/1/10-6/30/11 Cyber Science High School Course Development Cyber Innovation Center $24,000 $24,000
7/1/09-6/30/10 Internal Combustion Engine Research and Development Laboratory Equipment LaBoR $18,073 $4,692 $16,880 $39,645
12/1/09-5/30/10 Enhancing Engineering Education and Entrepreneurship with CNC router and Vacuum Forming Univ. Tech Fee Board $74,800 $13,200 $88,000
9/10/09-12/31/09 Developing Engineering Faculty as Leaders of Academic Change NAE $2,500 $2,500
7/1/08-6/30/09 Enhancing Multidiscipline Product Development and Marketing through Modern Fabrication Tools LaBoR $50,000 $10,000 $13,200 $73,200
6/1/08-9/15/08 Biofeedback neutral control of prosthetic hands using surface electrical potentials University Research $1,800 $1,800
4/1/08-6/30/08 Cyber Discovery (pilot) Cyber Innovation Center & La Tech Univ. Research $50,000 $13,500 $63,500
10/15/07-7/30/08 Sun SPOTS Classroom Curriculum Proposal Sun Microsystem $4,200 (in-kind)
5/1/07-5/30/08 Engineering High Student Achievements in Mathematics LaBoR $286,595 $37,522 $7,093 $286,595
11/1/06-1/31/07 Electrode Orientation Testing The Interactive Neuroscience Center $1,250 $1,250
3/31/07-6/30/07 CFD of Flow Impact of Service Taps Insituform Technologies $8,291 $1,495 $8,291



Articles in peer-reviewed journals

Deemer, E., Tims, H., Turner, G. (2013)"Cyber Value and Interest Development: Assessment of a STEM Career Intervention for High School Students," Electronic Journal of Science Education. (submitted July 3, 2013)

Etheridge, B., Duncan, C., Tims, H., Turner, G., Mhire, J., Willoughby, B., Crittenden, K., Martin, J. (2010) "Studies in Cyberspace," National Collegiate Honors Council Interdisciplinary Junior/Senior Courses Online Syllabus Archive, http://www.nchchonors.org/archiveofhonorscoursesyllabi.shtml

Etheridge, B., Turner, G., Tims, H., Duncan, C. (2010) "Studies in Cyberspace: Honors, Professional Teacher Development, Curricular Development, and Systemic Change in Louisiana," Honors in Practice

Pasluosta, C., Tims, H. E., Chiu, A. W. L. (2009) "Nonlinear Control of Prosthetic Device using Slippage Sensor Feedback," American Journal of Biomedical Science (AJBS).

Tims, H. E., Beno, J., Nichols, S. (2007), "Suspension Travel Requirements," ASME - Early Career Technical Journal (ECTJ).

Peer-reviewed Conference Papers

Tims, H., Corbett, K., Turner, D., (2013) "Cyber Science - Interdisciplinary Approach to Cyber Studies," Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, Atlanta, GA (June 25, 2013)

Crittenden, K., Hall, D., Tims, H. (2013) "2D Paper Trusses as a Mechanism for Teaching K12 Fundamental STEM Topics," Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, Atlanta, GA (June 25, 2013)

Turner, G., Tims, H., Crittenden, K. (2012) "An Index to aid in the development of High School recruitment of future Engineering and Science majors," Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, San Antonio, TX (June 11, 2012)

Corbett, K., Tims, H., Turner, G., Nelson, J. (2012) "Utilizing the Engineering Design Process to Create a Framework for Curricula Design," Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, San Antonio, TX (June 11, 2012)

Corbett, K., Tims, H., Turner, G. (2012) "Enhancing the Graduate Experience: A Conference for Graduate Students Put on by Graduate Students," Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, San Antonio, TX (June 12, 2012)

Tims, H., Turner, G., Deemer, E., Corbett, K. (2012) "Using Cyber Discovery to Assess Change in Student STEM-Related Attitudes," Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, San Antonio, TX (June 12, 2012)

Holcomb, J., Nelson, M., Tims, H., Cazes, G.,Turner, G. (2012) "Junior Cyber Discovery: Creating a Vertically Integrated Middle School Cyber Camp," Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, San Antonio, TX (June 12, 2012)

Deemer, E. D., Turner, G. E., & Tims, H. E. (2011). Effects of a STEM intervention on career-related outcomes. Poster session to be presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Vocational Psychology, Boston, MA.

Crittenden, K., Tims, H. (Presenter), Corbett, H., Hall, D., Swanbom, M. (2011) "Work in Progress - Work in Progress - Using a "Cigar Box" Guitar to Teach Waves and Sound in a High School Physics Program," Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education, Rapid City, South Dakota (October 12 - 15, 2011)

Tims, H. (Presenter), Corbett, K., Hall, D., Turner, G., Harbour, D. (2011) "Work in Progress - Application of the Boe-Bot in Teaching K12 Electricity Fundamentals," Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education, Rapid City, South Dakota (October 12 - 15, 2011)

Tims, H. (Presenter), Corbett, K., Turner, G., Hall, D. (2011) "Technology Enabled Projects for High School Physics," Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (June 26 - 29, 2011)

Swanbom, M., Hall, D., Tims, H. (Presenter) (2011) "Oh, G! High School Students Discover Gravitational Acceleration Using Ubiquitous Technology," Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (June 26 - 29, 2011)

Corbett, K., Nelson, J., Tims, H., Turner, G. (2010) "Work In Progress - Engineering a Context-Based College Algebra Course," Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education, Arlington, Virginia (October 27 - 30, 2010)

Hall, D., Swanbom, M., Tims, H. (2010) "Work In Progress: 2D Paper Trusses as a Mechanism for Teaching K12 Fundamental STEM Topics," Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education, Arlington, Virginia (October 27 - 30, 2010)

Tims, H. (Presenter), Corbett, K., Turner, G., Hall, D. (2010) "Poster, NASA-Threads: a hands-on context based approach to a high school STEM course," Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education, Louisville, Kentucky (June 22, 2010)

Tims, H. (Presenter), Nelson, J., Turner, G., Wooley, M., Nelson, M. (2010) "Building a collaborative K12 partnership," Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education, Louisville, Kentucky (June 23, 2010)

Tims, H. (Presenter), Turner, G., Duncan, C., Etheridge, B. (2009) "Work in Progress - Cyber Discovery Camp - Integrated Approach to Cyber Studies," Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education, San Antonio, Texas (October 20, 2009)

Pasluosta, C., Tims, H., Chiu, A. (2009) "Nonlinear Control of Prosthetic Device using Slippage Sensor Feedback," Proceedings of the Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Miami, Florida.

Pasluosta, C., Tims, H., Chiu, A. (2009) "Low Cost Control System for a Multifunction Prosthetic Hand: Prototype and Slip Detection Experiments," Proceedings of the Houston Society for Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Houston, Texas.

Pasluosta, C., Tims, H., Chiu, A. (2009) "Towards a Low-Cost Robotic Hand for Upper-Limb Prosthetic Applications," Proceedings of the International Association of Science and Technology for Development, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Tims, H. (Presenter), Turner, G., Schillinger, D. (2008) "GEARUP: Teaching Engineering, Science, and Mathematics to Junior High and High School Students Through the Use of K'Nex Bridges," Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (June 25, 2008)

Tims, H. (Presenter), Turner, G., Schillinger, D. (2008)" IMELT: Integrating Mathematics, Engineering, and Literacy in the Teaching of Mathematics," Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (June 23, 2008)

Tims, H. (Presenter), Beno, J., Nichols, S. (2007), "Suspension Travel Requirements," ASME - Early Career Technical Conference, Miami, Florida. (October 5, 2007).

Triche, E. J., Beno, J. H., Tims, H. E., Worthington, M. S., Mock, J. R. (2005). "Shock Loading Experiments and Requirements for Electric Wheel Motors on Military Vehicles," Detroit, Michigan: SAE World Congress.