Resume
Education
- University of South Florida, 2004 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
- University of South Florida, 2001 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
- Florida College, 1999 Associate of Arts
Professional Accomplishments and Experience
- University of South Florida 2002-present
- Research Assistant under the direction of Dr. Daniel Simkins
- Teaching Assistant for Numerical Tools Course for 3 semesters
- Instructor for Basic Fluid Mechanics, Spring 2006 and Fall 2007
- Research Associate for Dr. Stan Kranc for 2 years
- Programming for Engineers Instructor for Mechanical Engineering Department for 3 semesters
- Research Assistant for Dr. Autar Kaw in the Mechanical Engineering Department
- Instructor in Foreign Language, Florida College Academy 2002-2004
Publications
- D. Simkins, N. Collier, M. Juha, L.B. Whitenack. RKEM Representation of Discrete Point Sets. Awaiting publication.
- D. Simkins, A. Kumar, N. Collier. Geometry Representation, Modification and Iterative Design Using RKEM. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. Vol. 196, Issues 41-44, Sept 2007, pp. 4304-4320.
- N. Collier, Stanley Kranc. Optimizing Facilities Placement and Automating Permit Process for Improved Utility Corridor Development. Transportation Research Record. Vol 1984. 2006.
- N. Collier, A. Kaw, G. Besterfield, M. Rahman, Effects of Staged Cooling in Shrink-Fitting Compounded Cylinders. The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, Volume 41, Number 5, 2006, pp. 349-361(13)
- N. Collier and A.K.Kaw, On Comparing Computational Systems - Maple, Mathcad, Mathematica & Matlab, Computers in Education Journal, vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 12-24, 2004.
- Kaw, N. Collier, M. Keteltas, J. Paul, G. Besterfield, Holistic but Customized Resources for a Course in Numerical Methods, Computer Applications in Engineering Education, vol. 11, issue 4, pp. 203-210, 2003.
Awards and Honors
- Eagle Scout
- Provost's Award for Outstanding Teaching
- Outstanding Thesis Award
