Roger A. Schmitz, Ph.D.
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Keating-Crawford
Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering |
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Office Address: Phone: (574) 631-7798 |
Principal
academic interests:
· ecological models and dynamics – involving the construction and analysis of mathematical models of food webs and ecosystems, and the application of methods of nonlinear mechanics and computer simulations to elucidate their dynamic and steady state properties. A recent product of this work is an electronic book “Ecological Models and Dynamics, an interactive textbook” published as a CD with a print supplement by Garland Science, Taylor and Francis Group, 2009. For purchase and additional information, click on this link: http://www.garlandscience.com/textbooks/0815344260.asp
Problems
with two executable files in Chapter 3, reported by some users, can be solved
either by
(1) clicking on the links below to
download workable versions.
(2) downloading LabVIEW Run-Time Engine
6.1 from http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/746/laug/en
. This requires installing Run-Time
Engine 6.1 in addition to installing the Run-Time Engine supplied on the CD.
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environmental systems
– particularly
the development of instructional modules based on mathematical models and
simulations. A recently completed module,
aimed at upperclass students in engineering or science fields, deals with the earth’s carbon cycle. It’s available in interactive format on a CD,
which I’ll provide upon email request (without charge – for the time being, at
least) to anyone who would like to examine it. Click here
to view the cover page and table of contents.
Biographical information is available at the website of the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
updated June 16, 2009