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Napper, Dr. Stanley A.

Dean of Engineering and Science
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Thigpen Professor

Degrees

PhD-Biomedical Engineering: Louisiana Tech University-1985
BS-Biomedical Engineering: Louisiana Tech University-1980

Contact Info

Office: 201B Bogard Hall
Email: san@coes.latech.edu
Phone: (318) 257-4647 or (318) 257-3304
Home Page: Under Construction

Areas of Specialization

Artificial intelligence (expert systems)
Cardiovascular physiology
Engineering education
ECG interpretation
Cognitive orthotics
Modeling of cardiomyoplasty

Research Areas/Interests

Funded Research

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Laboratory Development, $50,000, Center for Rehabilitation Science and Biomedical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University, 1985-86. (Role: Project Director)
Faculty Research Initiation Grant, $10,000, Center for Rehabilitation Science and Biomedical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University, Summer 1985. (Role: Project Director)
Independent Living Systems for the Handicapped, $5104, subproject of grant to Center for Rehabilitation Science and Biomedical Engineering of Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, 1985-86. (Role: Project Director)
Independent Living Systems for the Handicapped, $6150, subproject of grant to Center for Rehabilitation Science and Biomedical Engineering of Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, 1986-87. (Role: Project Director)
Rehabilitation Robotics, $75,000, Frost Foundation, 1987-88. (Role: Project Director)
Center for Rehabilitation Science and Biomedical Engineering, $590,000 (first year, five year total project) proposal to establish a Center of Excellence at Louisiana Tech University, Board of Regents and State Legislature, (D.D. Reneau, principal investigator; P.N. Hale, project director), 1985. (Role: Co-author and project engineer)
Expert System for Augmentative Communication Prescription, $69,606, NINCDS, National Institutes of Health, Academic Research Enhancement Award Program, 6/1/88 - 12/31/89 (Role: Principal Investigator)
Systems Physiology Research, $5000, subproject of grant to Center for Rehabilitation Science and Biomedical Engineering of Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Division of Rehabilitation Services, 1989-90. (Role: Project Director)
Mathematical Modeling of Vascular Adaptation: Role of Blood Flow, $0 (supercomputing time and access, free manuals), NIH through Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center,1990. (Role: Principal Investigator)
Enhancements to Computing and Modeling Resources in Biomedical Engineering, $60,000, Louisiana Board of Regents (Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund) 7/1/94 - 6/30/95 (Role: Principal Investigator)
Cognitive Orthotics and Rehabilitation, $17,000, subproject of grant to Center for Rehabilitation Science and Biomedical Engineering of Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, 7/1/94 - 6/30/95. (Role: Principal Investigator)
Cognitive Orthotics and Rehabilitation, $17,000, subproject of grant to Center for Rehabilitation Science and Biomedical Engineering of Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, 7/1/95 - 6/30/96. (Role: Principal Investigator)
Enabling Students to Undertake the Challenge of Careers in Engineering and Science in School (SUCCESS), $449,889, National Science Foundation, 5/15/96 - 4/30/99. (Role: Co-Principal Investigator)
Industrial Internships in Biomedical Engineering, $167,425, Whitaker Foundation, 9/1/97 - 8/31/00. (Role: Principal Investigator)
Supplement to HRD-9622322, Enabling Students to Undertake the Challenge of Careers in Engineering and Science in School (SUCCESS), $53,400, National Science Foundation, 7/21/97 - 9/30/98. (Role: Co-Principal Investigator)
Supplement to HRD-9622322, Enabling Students to Undertake the Challenge of Careers in Engineering and Science in School (SUCCESS), $50,000, National Science Foundation, 9/28/98 - 9/30/99. (Role: Co-Principal Investigator)
An Interdisciplinary Laboratory for the Integrated Freshman and Sophomore Engineering Curriculum, $30,313, Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund, 6/1/99 - 5/31/00, (Role: Co-Principal Investigator)
Institutionalization of an Integrated Engineering Curriculum at Louisiana Tech University, $673,037, National Science Foundation, 8/1/99 - 7/31/02 (Role: Co-Investigator).
Industrial Internships in Biomedical Engineering, $56,642, Whitaker Foundation, 9/1/00 - 8/31/01. (Role: Principal Investigator)
A Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Academic, Scientific, and Clinical Program of Excellence in Rehabilitation Engineering and Related Aspects of Neural and Biomicrosystems Engineering, Whitaker Foundation, $1,000,000, 4/01/01 - 3/31/04. (Role: Co-Principal Investigator)
Graduate Fellowships in Biomedical Engineering, $80,000, Louisiana Board of Regents, 5/1/03 - 4/30/07 (Role: Principal Investigator)

Publications

Napper, S. A. and R. W. Schubert, "Mathematical Evidence for Flow-Induced Changes in Oxygen Consumption", Ann. Biomed. Eng., Vol. 16, No. 4, pp 349-365, 1988.
Napper, S. A.and R. L. Seaman, "Applications of Robots in Rehabilitation", Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 5:227-339, 1989.
Napper, S. A., B. L. Robey, and P. M. Copeland, "An Expert System for Use in the Prescription of Electronic Augmentative Communication Expert System", Augmentative and Alternative Communication, June, 1989.
Napper, S. A., K. V. Bertrand, and B. Robey, "An Expert System for Registration Advising: Practical and Educational", Int. J. Engrg. Educ., Vol. 8, No. 4, 1993.
Napper, S. A. and P. N. Hale, Jr., "Teaching Ethics and Professionalism in Biomedical Engineering", Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 100-105, December, 1993.
Kuppuraj, R. N. and S. A. Napper, "Comparison of Partially and Fully Connected Neural Networks for Classifying Simulated ECG Recordings", Proc. of he 13th Annual Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Washington, D. C., April, 1994.
Tan, Q. and S. A. Napper, "A Model-Based Reasoning System for the Management of Respiratory Weaning Process", Proc. of the 14th Annual Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Shreveport, LA, April 8, p. 16, 1995.
Ashroff, S., S. A. Napper, P. N. Hale Jr., U. Siriwardane, D. Mukherjee, "Cyclic Fatigue of Hydroxyapatite-Coated Titanium Alloy Implant Material - Effect of Crystallinity", J. Long-Term Effects of Med. Implants, 6(3&4): 143-155, 1996.
Pagadala, R., S. A. Napper, "An Adaptive Cognitive Orthosis Shell for Task Guidance," Proc. Sixteenth Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Biloxi, MS, April 4-6, 1997, IEEE Press, pages 422-424, 1997.
Thiagarajan, S., S. A. Napper, J. Calloway, and M. R. S. Reddy, "An Expert System to Identify Different Classes of Diabetic Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy (DCAN)", Proc. Sixteenth Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, April 4-6, 1997, Biloxi, MS, IEEE Press, pages 458-461, 1997.
Thiagarajan, S., S.A. Napper, and H. Gu, "Assessment of Resampling Methodologies of Electrocardiogram Signals for Feature Extraction, Statistical and Neural Network Applications", IEEE Computers in Cardiology, Vol. 25, pp. 537-540, 1998.
Napper, S.A. and P.N. Hale, Jr., "Using Design Projects for Program Assessment", J. Engrg. Educ., May, 1999.
Thiagarajan, S., S.A. Napper, and H. Gu, "A Combination Approach to Frequency Domain Analysis of Short-Time Clinical Electrocardiogram Recordings", Proc. of the 21st Annual Conference of the EMBS of IEEE, IEEE Press, 1999.
Nelson, J.D. and S.A. Napper, "Ramping Up and Integrated Engineering Curriculum to Full Implementation", Frontiers in Education, 1999.
Benedict, B.A., S.A. Napper, and L.K. Guice, "Strategic Structure for Strategic Outcomes", J. Engrg. Educ., pp. 227-246, April 2000.
Napper, S.A., P.N. Hale, F.J. Puckett, L Moody, and M. Giasolli, "Motivating Students with Disabilities to Prepare for SEM Careers", J. Engrg. Educ., Vol, 91, No. 3, pp. 361-365, July 2002.
Thiagarajan, S. and S.A. Napper, "Bottom-up Approach to Uniform Feature Extraction in Time and Frequency Domains for Single-lead ECG Signal:, submitted to Computers and Biomedical Research.
Robinson, C.J., S.A. Napper, BK. Gale, MJ. McShane, Ph.D. "REHABILITATIVE BIOMICROSYSTEMS", 2000 CONFERENCE OF BIOMEMS IN LYONS FRANCE.
Jordan, W., B. Elmore, S.A. Napper, "Using Moral Theories to Evaluate Engineering Codes of Conduct", Session 3261, 2002 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education.
Jordan, W., B. Elmore, S.A. Napper, "A Biblical Perspective on Engineering Ethics", 2002 National Faculty Leadership Conference.
Guice, L.K., S.A. Napper, and J.D. Nelson, "Interdisciplinary Administration Supports Interdisciplinary Education Research", Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Education, Texas A&M University, pp. 203-216, February 2003.