The focus of my research has been and will continue to be parts orientation and feeding. In addition however other automated assembly topics will be pursued to fit with the goals and mission of both the department and the Automation Lab.

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EDUCATION

Ph.D: Industrial Engineering - Manufacturing, The Pennsylvania State University, 1982
M.S.: Industrial Engineering - Manufacturing, Purdue University, 1976
B.S.: Industrial Engineering, Youngstown State University, 1970

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COURSES TAUGHT

Automation
Automation Laboratory
Manufacturing Engineering
Industrial Practice in Systems Design
Problems in Production Engineering
Robotic Applications in Manufacturing
Computer Application in Industrial Process Control
Industrial Quality Control
Production Systems I

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INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATORS

• International Robotic Systems, Inc., Columbus, OH
• Automated Control Technologies, Inc., Columbus, OH
• Robotec, Inc., Burnsville, MN
• Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH
• R.R. Donnelly, Willard, OH
• Worthington Inudstries, Columbus, OH
• Dial Corporation, London, OH
• Apothe Tech, Columbus, OH
• Delphi Packard Electric, Division of GM

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HONORS AND AWARDS

• Recipient of the 1985 Harrison Faculty Award for Excellence in Engineering Education
• Outstanding ISE Faculty Award, 1992 by Alpha Pi Mu
• Top graduating Engineering student
• Recipient of F.E.F. Scholarships
• Listed in Who's Who in the Midwest
• Listed in Who's Who in America 1984-85
• Listed in Who's Who in Technology 1988

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AREAS OF RESEARCH

• Automation of systems
• Process of thermoplastic injection molding

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GRANTS

Development of a Data Acquisition Course for Honda of America Manufacturing, Marysville, OH, $15,000

Gateway Project, Restructuring of Undergraduate Engineering, NSF; Statistical Process Control in Gas Metal Arc Welding, The Edison Welding Institute, Columbus, OH, $50,000

Optimization of Arc Welding, The Edison Welding Institute, Columbus, OH, $50,000

Automation Program Development, The Square D Company, Palatine, IL, $10,000

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PUBLICATIONS

Maul, Gary P. and Jefferey Bauer, Predicting the Effects of Orientation on Part Velocity in Vibratory Bowl Feeders, submitted to IIE Transactions

Gillard, John S. and Gary P. Maul, Why Honda Excels at Quality, Productivity & Quality Management Frontiers-VI, Engineering & Management Press, Institute of Industrial Engineers, Norcross, GA. Pg. 536

Maul, Gary P., and M. Brian Thomas, "An Improved Systems Model and Simulation of the Vibratory Bowl Feeder", Journal of Manufacturing Systems vol. 16,no. 5, 1997, pp. 309-314.

M. O Connell, B. Painter, G. Maul, and T. Altan, Flashless Closed-die Upset Forging-load Estimation for Optimal Cold Header Selection, Journal of Material Processing Technology, Vol. 59, Nos. 1-2, May 15, 1996, pg. 81-94.

Wetzel, David and Gary P. Maul, "The Development and Validity of Quality Control Plans/Indices Used to Measure Continuous Improvement", Quality Progress, Vol. 29, no. 12, Dec 1996, pp. 41-47.

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