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Jim Oliver
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Education

Professional Experience

2001-present Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University
2000-2001 Vice President of Software Development, Cognicity, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
1998-2000 Senior Director of Software Development, E-Services, Engineering Animation, Inc., Ames, IA
1993-1997 Associate Director, Iowa Center for Emerging Manufacturing Technology (renamed: Virtual Reality Applications Center, 1999), Institute for Physical Research and Technology, Iowa State University
1993-1997 Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University
1991-1993 Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University
1988-1991 Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo
1987-1988 Software Research Engineer, International TechneGroup, Inc., Milford, OH
1981-1982 Mechanical Engineer, Fluor Engineers and Constructors, Inc. Irvine, CA
1976-1979 Analytical Engineer, Mechanical Technology, Inc. Latham, NY

Publications

S.F. Chen, J.H. Oliver, and D. Fernandez-Baca, "A Fast Algorithm for Planning Collision-Free Paths with Rotations," Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 120, pp. 52-57, March 1998
S.F. Chen, J.H. Oliver, S.Y. Chou, and L.L. Chen, "Parallel Disassembly by Onion Peeling," Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 119, pp. 267-274, June 1997
K.J. Renze and J.H. Oliver, "Generalized Unstructured Decimation," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 24-32, November 1996
A. Malhotra, J.H. Oliver, and W. Tu, "Synthesis of Spatially and Intrinsically Constrained Curves Using Simulated Annealing," Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 188, pp. 53-61, March 1996
Y.C. Huang and J.H. Oliver, "Integrated Simulation, Error Assessment, and Tool Path Correction for Five- Axis NC Milling," Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 331-344, September 1995