Ernest Lenard Hall
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Ernest Lenard Hall, Ph.D.
, PE
, is Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science in the School of Dynamic Systems in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati
. He was also the Paul E. Geier Professor of Robotics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati
. He has also held joint appointments at the University of Cincinnati
with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science. He regularly collaborates with faculty and students in other colleges at University of Cincinnati
, as well as civic groups, including the FIRST Lego League
, the Ohio Academy of Science, and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers
(Chapter 21). While consulting with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
, he became interested in efforts to make useful robot
s for some of the dangerous tasks encountered by the Department of Energy
, Department of Defense
and NASA
. He noted the importance of combining image processing algorithms with manipulators and controller to build intelligent robots, especially in automatic target recognition
. He has founded and has co-chaired an annual conference on Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision for the past 25 years to provide a forum for new innovations in this field. He sits as the first Paul. E. Geier Professor of Robotics at the University of Cincinnati
. At the University of Cincinnati
, he established the Center for Robotics Research, which encourages robotics activities in industry, medicine, defense, and even at home with projects like a robot lawn mower. He also founded the UC Robot Team that has participated in the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition
for the past 15 years and the DARPA Grand Challenge
in 2005 and 2007.
He has also served as a judge for the Cincinnati FIRST Lego League
for two years and has been called the Woody Flowers of Cincinnati for giving the Gracious Professionalism award. In 2006, Ernest L. Hall won the Grand Prize in the "Made in Express" contest sponsored by Microsoft
. His entry for the contest was an all-terrain self-maneuverable robot developed using Microsoft Visual Studio Express
. He donated the $10,000 cash prize from the contest back to the University of Cincinnati
to support robotics.
in 1965 and an M.S.
in 1966, both in Electrical Engineering
, from the University of Missouri
in Columbia, Missouri
under the Naval Enlisted Scientific Education Program (NESEP) sponsored by the United States Marine Corps
. He completed both degrees in four years. He then attended Officer Candidate School
and joined the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing
as a radar officer. Following an honorable discharge of his military service, he returned to the University of Missouri
in 1968 and received his Ph.D.
in Bioengineering in 1971.
His dissertation, Digital Filtering of Images extended the concepts of digital signal processing
, including recursive filter
ing, from signal processing
to the enhancement of two dimensional images and other applications of image measurements in radiology
.
, where he also taught in the Department of Computer Science
. At Yale
, his primary focus was in diagnostic radiography (see Radiography
) such as the automated diagnosis of coal workers pneumoconiosis
, but he also became interested in the new field of computed tomography
. In 1973, he joined the Signal and Image Processing Institute (SIPI) at the University of Southern California
that had been recently formed with support from a DARPA grant to develop computer imaging technologies. In 1976 he joined the University of Tennessee
the Image and Pattern Analysis Laboratory. While in Knoxville, Tennessee
, he consulted with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
. In 1983, he became the first Paul. E. Geier Professor of Robotics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati
. At the University of Cincinnati
, he established the Center for Robotics Research and founded the UC Robot Team.
(Fellow), SPIE (Fellow), Ohio Academy of Science (Fellow),
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
, Institute of Industrial Engineers
, Sigma Xi
, Tau Beta Pi
, Pi Mu Eplison, and Eta Kappa Nu
. He is also a Certified Manufacturing Engineer and is registered as a Professional Engineer
in Missouri
, California
, Tennessee
, and Ohio
.
(2007), Fellow Award from the Ohio Academy of Science (2005), Diversity in Teaching Award from the University of Cincinnati
(2004), Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching from the College of Engineering
(2003), Scientists and Engineers of Cincinnati Academic Award (2003), M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Textbook Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers
(2002) for Handbook of Industrial Automation, SME
Fellow Award (1998), SME
Certification by Stature Award (1988), SPIE Fellow Award (1986), IEEE Fellow Award (1985), IEEE Centennial Medal (1984), Brooks Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching and Distinction in Engineering Practice from the University of Tennessee
(1982), IBM Professor and Member of Engineering Academy (1982), and Tennessee Tomorrow Award from the University of Tennessee
(1980).
PHD
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, PE
Professional Engineer
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, is Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science in the School of Dynamic Systems in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati College of Applied Science
The University of Cincinnati College of Applied Science is an applied science college at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. Organized as the Ohio Mechanics Institute in 1828, it merged with UC in 1969 and was renamed the OMI College of Applied Science in 1978...
. He was also the Paul E. Geier Professor of Robotics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
. He has also held joint appointments at the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science. He regularly collaborates with faculty and students in other colleges at University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
, as well as civic groups, including the FIRST Lego League
FIRST Lego League
The FIRST® LEGO® League is an international competition organized by FIRST for elementary and middle school students ....
, the Ohio Academy of Science, and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is a non-profit organization.-History of the Society:Founded in 1932 with 33 members, the organization was originally named The Society of Tool Engineers . A year later, it was renamed the American Society of Tool Engineers...
(Chapter 21). While consulting with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a multiprogram science and technology national laboratory managed for the United States Department of Energy by UT-Battelle. ORNL is the DOE's largest science and energy laboratory. ORNL is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near Knoxville...
, he became interested in efforts to make useful robot
Robot
A robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...
s for some of the dangerous tasks encountered by the Department of Energy
United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...
, Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
and NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
. He noted the importance of combining image processing algorithms with manipulators and controller to build intelligent robots, especially in automatic target recognition
Automatic Target Recognition
Automatic target recognition , is the ability for an algorithm or device to recognize targets or objects based on data obtained from sensors....
. He has founded and has co-chaired an annual conference on Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision for the past 25 years to provide a forum for new innovations in this field. He sits as the first Paul. E. Geier Professor of Robotics at the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
. At the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
, he established the Center for Robotics Research, which encourages robotics activities in industry, medicine, defense, and even at home with projects like a robot lawn mower. He also founded the UC Robot Team that has participated in the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition
Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition
The Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition is an annual international robotics competition for teams of undergraduate and graduate students. Teams design and build an autonomous ground vehicle capable of completing several difficult challenges. The competition is well suited to senior design...
for the past 15 years and the DARPA Grand Challenge
DARPA Grand Challenge
The DARPA Grand Challenge is a prize competition for driverless vehicles, funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the most prominent research organization of the United States Department of Defense...
in 2005 and 2007.
He has also served as a judge for the Cincinnati FIRST Lego League
FIRST Lego League
The FIRST® LEGO® League is an international competition organized by FIRST for elementary and middle school students ....
for two years and has been called the Woody Flowers of Cincinnati for giving the Gracious Professionalism award. In 2006, Ernest L. Hall won the Grand Prize in the "Made in Express" contest sponsored by Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
. His entry for the contest was an all-terrain self-maneuverable robot developed using Microsoft Visual Studio Express
Microsoft Visual Studio Express
Microsoft Visual Studio Express is a set of freeware integrated development environments developed by Microsoft that are lightweight versions of the Microsoft Visual Studio product line. Express Editions were conceived beginning with Visual Studio 2005...
. He donated the $10,000 cash prize from the contest back to the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
to support robotics.
Education
Ernie Hall received a B.S.Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in 1965 and an M.S.
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
in 1966, both in Electrical Engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
, from the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
in Columbia, Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
under the Naval Enlisted Scientific Education Program (NESEP) sponsored by the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
. He completed both degrees in four years. He then attended Officer Candidate School
Officer Candidate School
Officer Candidate School or Officer Cadet School are institutions which train civilians and enlisted personnel in order for them to gain a commission as officers in the armed forces of a country....
and joined the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing
1st Marine Aircraft Wing
The 1st Marine Aircraft Wing is an aviation unit of the United States Marine Corps that serves as the Aviation Combat Element of the III Marine Expeditionary Force. The wing is headquartered at Camp Foster on the island of Okinawa, Japan...
as a radar officer. Following an honorable discharge of his military service, he returned to the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
in 1968 and received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in Bioengineering in 1971.
His dissertation, Digital Filtering of Images extended the concepts of digital signal processing
Digital signal processing
Digital signal processing is concerned with the representation of discrete time signals by a sequence of numbers or symbols and the processing of these signals. Digital signal processing and analog signal processing are subfields of signal processing...
, including recursive filter
Recursive filter
In signal processing, a recursive filter is a type of filter which re-uses one or more of its outputs as an input. This feedback typically results in an unending impulse response , characterised by either exponentially growing, decaying, or sinusoidal signal output components.However, a recursive...
ing, from signal processing
Signal processing
Signal processing is an area of systems engineering, electrical engineering and applied mathematics that deals with operations on or analysis of signals, in either discrete or continuous time...
to the enhancement of two dimensional images and other applications of image measurements in radiology
Radiology
Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...
.
Career
Ernie Hall joined the Radiology Department at Yale UniversityYale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, where he also taught in the Department of Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
. At Yale
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, his primary focus was in diagnostic radiography (see Radiography
Radiography
Radiography is the use of X-rays to view a non-uniformly composed material such as the human body. By using the physical properties of the ray an image can be developed which displays areas of different density and composition....
) such as the automated diagnosis of coal workers pneumoconiosis
Pneumoconiosis
Pneumoconiosis is an occupational lung disease and a restrictive lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust, often in mines.-Types:Depending upon the type of dust, the disease is given different names:...
, but he also became interested in the new field of computed tomography
Tomography
Tomography refers to imaging by sections or sectioning, through the use of any kind of penetrating wave. A device used in tomography is called a tomograph, while the image produced is a tomogram. The method is used in radiology, archaeology, biology, geophysics, oceanography, materials science,...
. In 1973, he joined the Signal and Image Processing Institute (SIPI) at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
that had been recently formed with support from a DARPA grant to develop computer imaging technologies. In 1976 he joined the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
the Image and Pattern Analysis Laboratory. While in Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
, he consulted with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a multiprogram science and technology national laboratory managed for the United States Department of Energy by UT-Battelle. ORNL is the DOE's largest science and energy laboratory. ORNL is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near Knoxville...
. In 1983, he became the first Paul. E. Geier Professor of Robotics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
. At the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
, he established the Center for Robotics Research and founded the UC Robot Team.
Memberships
Ernie Hall is or has been a member of the following professional organizations: IEEE (Life Fellow), SMESociety of Manufacturing Engineers
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is a non-profit organization.-History of the Society:Founded in 1932 with 33 members, the organization was originally named The Society of Tool Engineers . A year later, it was renamed the American Society of Tool Engineers...
(Fellow), SPIE (Fellow), Ohio Academy of Science (Fellow),
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering....
, Institute of Industrial Engineers
Institute of Industrial Engineers
The Institute of Industrial Engineers is a professional society dedicated solely to the support of the industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving quality and productivity...
, Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society is a non-profit honor society which was founded in 1886 at Cornell University by a junior faculty member and a handful of graduate students. Members elect others on the basis of their research achievements or potential...
, Tau Beta Pi
Tau Beta Pi
The Tau Beta Pi Association is the oldest engineering honor society in the United States and the second oldest collegiate honor society in America. It honors engineering students who have shown a history of academic achievement as well as a commitment to personal and professional integrity...
, Pi Mu Eplison, and Eta Kappa Nu
Eta Kappa Nu
Eta Kappa Nu is the electrical and computer engineering honor society of the IEEE, founded in October 1904 by Maurice L. Carr at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The organization currently has around 200 student chapters and about 3,000,000 members and is headquartered in Chicago,...
. He is also a Certified Manufacturing Engineer and is registered as a Professional Engineer
Professional Engineer
Regulation of the engineering profession is established by various jurisdictions of the world to protect the safety, well-being and other interests of the general public, and to define the licensure process through which an engineer becomes authorized to provide professional services to the...
in Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, and Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
.
Awards
Ernie Hall has received numerous professional awards, which include the following: Master Educator Award College of EngineeringUniversity of Cincinnati College of Engineering
The College of Engineering and Applied Science is the engineering and applied science college of the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the birthplace of the cooperative education program and still holds the largest public mandatory cooperative education program at a public...
(2007), Fellow Award from the Ohio Academy of Science (2005), Diversity in Teaching Award from the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
(2004), Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching from the College of Engineering
University of Cincinnati College of Engineering
The College of Engineering and Applied Science is the engineering and applied science college of the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the birthplace of the cooperative education program and still holds the largest public mandatory cooperative education program at a public...
(2003), Scientists and Engineers of Cincinnati Academic Award (2003), M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Textbook Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is a non-profit organization.-History of the Society:Founded in 1932 with 33 members, the organization was originally named The Society of Tool Engineers . A year later, it was renamed the American Society of Tool Engineers...
(2002) for Handbook of Industrial Automation, SME
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is a non-profit organization.-History of the Society:Founded in 1932 with 33 members, the organization was originally named The Society of Tool Engineers . A year later, it was renamed the American Society of Tool Engineers...
Fellow Award (1998), SME
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is a non-profit organization.-History of the Society:Founded in 1932 with 33 members, the organization was originally named The Society of Tool Engineers . A year later, it was renamed the American Society of Tool Engineers...
Certification by Stature Award (1988), SPIE Fellow Award (1986), IEEE Fellow Award (1985), IEEE Centennial Medal (1984), Brooks Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching and Distinction in Engineering Practice from the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
(1982), IBM Professor and Member of Engineering Academy (1982), and Tennessee Tomorrow Award from the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
(1980).