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Professor
Phone: 704-687-4143
Office: Smith 245C
Email: nabyars@uncc.edu
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Technological Literacy |
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Engineering Education |
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Energy Conservation for Building Envelope
Systems (roofing, walls, windows, foundation) |
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M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
, West Virginia University, Morgantown WV,
1981 |
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B. S. in Mechanical Engineering , Clemson
University, Clemson SC, 1978 |
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REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, South
Carolina |
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Celanese Research & Development,
Charlotte North Carolina, Development Engineer,
1993-1995 |
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California Polytechnic State University,
Department of Engineering Technology, Professor,
1991-1993 |
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California Polytechnic State University,
Department of Engineering Technology, Associate
Professor, 1985-1991 |
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Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley
California, Special Staff Scientist, 1990 |
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Solar Energy Research Institute, Golden
Colorado, Visiting Professional, 1989 |
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Celanese Celriver Plant, Rock Hill South
Carolina, Project Engineer, 1981-83 |
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West Virginia University, Department of
Mechanical Engineering, Teaching Fellow,
1980-1981 |
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South Carolina Electric and Gas Company,
Columbia South Carolina, Engineer, 1978-1979 |
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Byars Nan A., “ A Technical
Literacy Course at UNC Charlotte”,
NSF/NAE Technological Literacy Workshop,
Washington DC, April 2005 |
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Miller, William A. and Byars,
Nan A., “The Field Performance of High-Reflectance Single-Ply
Membranes Exposed to Three Years of Weathering in Various U.S.
Climates,” prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under
contract DE-AC05-00OR22725, April 2002 |
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Desjarlais, A.O. and Byars,
N.A., “Predicting Moisture Problems in Low-Slope Roofing,”
ASHRAE Thermal VII Conference Proceedings, December 1998 |
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Byars, N.A., “Technological Literacy
Classes for Liberal Arts Students: the State
of the Art,” Journal of Engineering
Education, V87, pp. 53-62, January 1998 |
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Desjarlais, A.O., Byars, N.A. and Christian,
J., “A New Look at Moisture Control
in Low Slope Roofing,” NRCA/NIST International
Roofing Symposium Proceedings, November
1997 |
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Byars, N.A., “Using a
‘Rube Goldberg’ Project to Teach Dynamics,” ASEE
Southeast Section Meeting Proceedings, Atlanta, GA, April 1997 |
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Desjarlais, A.O. and Byars, N.A., “Moisture
Control in Low-Slope Roofing: A New Design
Requirement,” Roof Consultants Institute
Convention, Orlando, FL, March 1997 |
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Desjarlais, A.O. and Byars, N.A., “Moisture
Design to Improve Durability of Low-Slope
Roofing Systems,” ORNL Sustainable
Low-Slope Roofing Workshop Proceedings,
Oak Ridge TN, October 1996 |
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MEET Program Coordinator since
Spring 2004 |
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MEET FAIT, Chair, ongoing |
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ABET Self-Study Writing Committee, Member,
ongoing |
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Engineering Technology Department TAC/ABET
Outcomes, Objectives and Assessment Strategies
Committee, Member, ongoing |
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Engineering Technology Department ABET
Committee, Member, ongoing |
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Engineering Technology FSET Faculty Search
Committee, Member, 2003 |
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Engineering Management RPT Document Committee,
Member, 2003 |
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College of Engineering SPART Committee,
Engineering Technology Department Representative,
2002-Present |
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Engineering Technology CIET Faculty Search
Committee, Member, 2002 |
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Engineering Technology FSET Faculty Search
Committee, Member, 2002 |
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Committee to Study Implementation of First
Two Years, Member, 2002 |
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Engineering Technology Department Chair
Search Committee, Member, 2001 |
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Engineering Technology CIET Faculty Search
Committee, Member, 2001 |
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Engineering Technology MEET Faculty Search
Committee, Member, 2001 |
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Ad-Hoc Committee to Define ET’s
Niche, Member, 2001 |
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Engineering Technology Department Tenure
and Promotion Committee: Chair, 1999-2005 |
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Faculty Council, Engineering Technology
Department Representative, 2000 & 2001 |
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College of Engineering Dean Search Committee
for Dean, Member, 1998 & 1999 |
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Academic Integrity Board member, 1997-2003 |
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College Mechanical Equipment Committee,
Member, 1996-2001 |
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Tutor, University Park elementary school
fifth grade Math Superstars and second grade
remedial math students, 2003 |
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Solar Decathlon Advisor 2001-2002, attended
Solar Decathlon competition in Washington,
D.C., September 2002 |
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Instructor, Professional Engineering Review
course for Fluid Mechanics, 2000-2005 |
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Instructor, Fundamentals of Engineering
Review course for Fluid Mechanics, 2000-2005 |
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Advisor, Odyssey of the Mind student group
at University Park elementary school, 2002 |
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Speaker to teenage girls from Piedmont
middle school about engineering, March,
2001 |
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Volunteer, Charlotte Women’s Shelter,
teaching computer skills to residents, 2000 |
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Peer Reviewer for junior faculty, 1999-2005 |
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Speaker at Society of Women Engineers
(SWE) Student Meeting, UNC Charlotte, 1999 |
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Book Review: Technical Calculus with Analytic
Geometry, Fourth Edition, 2000 |
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Book Review: Applied Calculus for Technology,
2000 |
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Reviewer: ASEE annual conference, 1998-2000 |
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PI, “Degradation of
Roofing Membrane Reflectance,” Martin
Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.($33,413),
2000-2002 |
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PI, “Development of Criteria for
Self-Drying Low Slope Roofing Systems, Phase
II,” Lockheed-Martin Energy Systems,
Inc. ($26,758), 1997-1999 |
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PI, “Development of Criteria for
Self-Drying Low Slope Roofing Systems, Phase
I,” Lockheed-Martin Energy Systems,
Inc. ($10,726), 1996 |
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Tau Alpha Pi, Teacher of the
Year Award, UNC Charlotte, 2000 |
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