Eliot Winer
Email: ewiner@iastate.edu
Phone: 515-989-1750
Title(s):
Professor and Director of VRAC
Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering (Courtesy)
Electrical and Computer Engineering (Courtesy)
Office
1620 Howe537 Bissell Rd.
Ames, IA 500111096
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Honors and Awards
- 2023 – Human Computer Interaction Graduate Program – Research Excellence Award: Ph.D. – Alex Renner – “A Visual Process Simulation for Novice Users of Desktop 3D Printers to Reduce Part Defects”
- 2022-23 – University Exemplary Mentor Award
- 2022 – Human Computer Interaction Graduate Program – Research Excellence Award: Ph.D. – Jack Miller – “A Multi-User Multi-Modal Traffic Simulator Platform with Automated Virtual Environment Generation”
- 2022 – 2nd place, ISU Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression: Michael Holm – “A True Digital Twin to Unlock Next-Generation Manufacturing Capabilities and Build a Rural Innovation Workforce”
- 2022 – STEM for All Video Showcase, Public Choice Award for project video “Co-designing Inclusive and Place-Based STEM Programs”
- 2016 – Human Computer Interaction Graduate Program – Research Excellence Award: Ph.D. – Joseph Holub – “Dynamic Volume Rendering of Functional Medical Data on Dissimilar Hardware Platforms”
Organizations
- Fellow – ASME
- Associate Fellow – AIAA
Education
- PhD, Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1999 Title: Development of Visualization Techniques as an Aid in Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Advisor: Dr. Christina L. Bloebaum
- MS, Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1994 Title: Numerical Analysis of the Rayleigh Problem for the Interior of a Torus Advisor: Dr. William Rae
- BS, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 1992
Interest Areas
- Internet Technology for Large-Scale Collaborative Design
- Medical Imaging, Analysis, and Visualization
- Multidisciplinary Design Synthesis
- Computer Aided Design and Graphics
- Applications in Optimal Design
- Extended Reality
- Machine learning and data analytics
Publications
- Tseng, M., Miller, J., Goldner, D., & Winer, E. (2023). XRAE: Extended Reality Acuity Examination. SoftwareX, 101429
- Wang, K., Miller, J., Meister, P., Dorneich, M.C., Brown, L.J., Whitehurst, G. & Winer, E. (2023). An Augmented Reality Thunderstorm Simulation for General Aviation Weather Theory Training. Journal of Imaging Science and Technology, accepted for publication.
- Philpott, R. and Winer, E. (2023). Modeling Public Concerns for UAS Operations in the National Airspace System. Journal of Air Transport Management, 1-9
- Renner, A. R. & Winer, E. (2022). Exploring print setting tradeoffs to improve part quality using a visual thermal process simulation. Advances in Engineering Software, 173, 103243.
- Meister, P., Wang, K., Dorneich, M. C., Winer, E., Brown, L., & Whitehurst, G. (2022). Augmented Reality Enhanced Thunderstorm Learning Experiences for General Aviation. Journal of Air Transportation, 30(4), 113-124
- Meister, P., Miller, J., Wang, K., Dorneich, M. C., Winer, E., Brown, L. J., & Whitehurst, G. (2022). Designing Three-Dimensional Augmented Reality Weather Visualizations to Enhance General Aviation Weather Education. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 65(2), 321-336
- Hoover, M., & Winer, E. (2021). Designing Adaptive Extended Reality Training Systems Based on Expert Instructor Behaviors. IEEE Access, 9, 138160-138173.
Departments
AERE Adjunct, Affiliate and Courtesy FacultyECpE Courtesy AppointmentsME FacultyMechanical EngineeringVirtual Reality Applications Center