Joe Guarino

Bio

Dr. Guarino began his teaching career in the Engineering department at Boise State University in 1991. He served as the Chair of the Mechanical Engineering department from its inception in 1996 until the spring of 2001. Previous to his BSU teaching career, Joe was a research engineer at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan.

Courses Taught

• ME 352 Machine Design I
• ME 462 Machine Design II
• ME 472 Vibrations

Education

• B.S. degree in Geology in 1977 and in Geophysics in 1983, both from Boise State University
• M.S. in Geological Engineering and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho, Moscow, in 1982 and 1990, respectively.

Research

FUNDED GRANTS

• Idaho Power Company, ($20 000), Resonance Study of a Co-Generation Plant, PI, 2016
• National Science Foundation (NSF Award #0856815), ($1,000,000),Idaho Science Talent Expansion Program (STEP), (Co-PI, Janet Callahan, PI), 2010
• Hewlett-Packard Labs, ($75,000),Rising Cloud Project, Innovative Research Program, PI, 2010
• (EWA) ($70,000), Learning Success Project, Designing for Learning Success and Grow Program (Co-PI , Mary Jarret- Smith, PI), 2010
• Hewlett-Packard Innovations in Engineering Grant ($280,000), “Engineering Learning Community in Idaho,” PI , 2009
• NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium ($2500) : “Enhancing Engineering Science Courses Through Haptic Feedback,” PI, 2009
• DePuy- Accumed: “Spinal Implant Testing, Phase II” ($12,000), (Co-PI, Michelle Sabick, Anthony Paris PIs), 2004
• NIH-BRIN 2004 Summer Research Fellowship ($5000), PI, 2004
• NIH-BRIN 2003 Summer Research Fellowship ($5000), PI, 2003
• BSU Faculty Research Grant, “Pilot Study for Validating Accuracy of Pediatric Knee-Joint Growth-Plate Models,” ($4900), (Co-PI, Steve Tennyson PI), 2003
• NIH-BRIN Research Fellowship ($5000), PI, 2003
• Economic Development Administration Financial Assistance Award: “New Product Development in Idaho,” ($945,000), (Co-PI , Steve Tennyson PI), 2003
• DePuy- Accumed: “Spinal Implant Testing,” ($12,000), (Co-PI, Michelle Sabick, Anthony Paris PIs), 2003
• Gift from Dr. Howard King: “Support for Spine Research,” ($5000), (with Steve Tennyson),2002
• State Board of Education Infrastructure Grant: “Interdisciplinary Graduate Research Project,” ($32,000), PI, 2000
• School-To-Work Consortium: “ASSET Project- Acquainting Secondary Students with Science and Engineering,” ($30,000), PI, 1999
• Micron Technology, “Establishing the Micron Design Laboratory at Boise State University,” ($16,000), PI, 1997
• Idaho State Board of Education Technology Incentive Grant Program: “Development of the Virtual Laboratory Experience,” ($179,400), (Co-PI, Ron Smelser, PI), 1997
• Idaho State Board of Education Technology Incentive Grant Program: “Design-Based Engineering Education on the Internet,” ($149,800), PI, 1996
• Idaho State Board of Education Technology Incentive Grant Program: “Process Education to Improve Engineering Science Courses,” ($149,700), (Co-PI, Don Blacketter, PI), 1996
• Hewlett-Packard: “Implementing Design-Based Engineering Education in the Engineering Science Curriculum,” ($220,000), PI, 1995
• Boise State University Faculty Research Grant: “Detection of Lung Disease Using Low-Frequency Vibration,” ($4400), PI, 1992

PRINCIPAL PUBLICATIONS

• J. Guarino, R. Hamilton, J. Parkin, M. Abend, S. Rosin, D. Plumlee, “Effect of pulse width on superharmonic resonance of a linear mechanical oscillator, with implications in phase space,” submitted to Journal of Sound and Vibration, manuscript in review
• J. Guarino, Robert Hamilton, Don Plumlee, “Generating piecewise continuous periodic input to a dynamical system using mechanical accumulators in a physics simulator,” submitted to Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, manuscript in review
• J. Guarino, Robert Hamilton, “Detection of structural bolt detorquing using direct stethoscope measurement,” Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics 30, 065003 (2017): http://doi.org/10.1121/2.0000547
• J. Guarino, Robert Hamilton, “Stethoscope-based detection of detorqued bolts using impact-induced acoustic emmisions,” Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics (POMA), POMA 22, 065001 (2015)
• J. Guarino, Ferguson, J., Pakala, K., Quantitative Assessment of Program Outcomes Using Longitudinal Data from the FE Exam, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, ID #7325, Atlanta, Georgia, June 23-26, 2013
• J. Guarino, S.Y. Chyung, C. Adams, R. DeLeon, M. Scheepers, F. Castellon, P. Williams, M. Wiedenfeld, “Creating and Implementing Cloud-Based Simulations to Enhance a Mulitvariable Calculus Course,” Computers in Education Journal, 21.4 (2011): 49-55
• J. Guarino, S.Y. Chyung, C. Adams, R. DeLeon, M. Scheepers, F. Castellon, P. Williams, M. Wiedenfeld, “Creating and Implementing Cloud-Based Simulations,” Proceedings, ASEE 2011 Annual Conference & Expo, Vancouver, British Columbia (June 2011)
• S.Y. Chyung, J. Guarino, R. DeLeon, M. Scheepers, “The Value of Interactive Simulations Used in an Undergraduate Math Class,” Proceedings, ASEE 2011 Annual Conference & Expo, Vancouver, British Columbia (June 2011)
• J. Callahan, J. Garzolini, D. Bullock, J. Guarino, “The STEP Science Talent Expansion Program: Freshman Orientation for STEM Majors,” Proceedings, ASEE 2011 Annual Conference & Expo, Vancouver, British Columbia (June 2011)
• J. Guarino, R. Hamilton, W. Fischer, “Acoustic Detection of Bolt Detorquing in Structures,” Acoustical Society of America, 157th meeting, Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, Volume 6, 2009
• W. Orme, W. Fischer, J. Guarino, “Audio Enhancement of Biomechanical Impact Data,” J. Acoustical Society of America 125, 2730 (2009), 157th Meeting, Portland, Oregon, May, 2009
• J. Guarino, J.M. Callahan, S.Y. Chyung, W. Clement, R. Walters, “Developing and Assessing Engineering-Based Modules for a Freshman Engineering Class,” CD-Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Expo, Pittsburgh, PA (June 2008)
• J.M. Callahan, S.Y. Chyung, W. Clement, J. Guild, J. Guarino, D. Bullock, C.A. Schrader, “Enhancing Precalculus Curricula With E-Learning: Implementation and Assessment,” CD-Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Expo, Pittsburgh, PA (June 2008)
• J.M. Hampikian, J. Guarino, Y. Chyung, A. Moll, P. Pyke, J. Gardner, C. Schrader, “Benefits of a Tutorial Mathematics Program For Engineering Students Enrolled in Precalculus: A Template For Assessment,” CD-Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Expo, Honolulu HI (June 2007)
• Joe Guarino, S. Tennyson, G. McCain, L. Bond, K.G. Shea, H. King, “Rapid Prototyping Technology for Surgeries of the Pediatric Spine and Pelvis – Identifying Best Practices,” Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, V.27, Number 8, December 2007, pp.955-960
• Kevin G. Shea, P. Apel, N. Hutt, J. Guarino, “Valgus Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Without Posterior Component: Two Case Reports,” Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B, 2007 May, 16(3) pp201-203
• Paris, A, M. Sabick, J. Guarino, and H. King , “The biomechanical behavior of stainless steel and titanium spinal-pelvic fixation assemblies in a vertebrectomy model,” Scoliosis Research Society 40th Annual Meeting, Vail, Colorado, June 22-26, 2005
• Joe Guarino , S. Tennyson, Y. Barrios , K. Shea, R. Pfeiffer, M. Sabick, “Modeling the Growth Plates in the Pediatric Knee: Implications for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction,” Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, 28 (2004) 419-424
• Schiavone, Peter, Joe Guarino, and Russell C. Hibbeler, R.C. Hibbeler Statics Study Pack, Prentice Hall, 2001
• Gilbert Emmert and Joe Guarino, VisualMechanics – Interactive Software for Engineering Mechanics , Prentice-Hall, 1998
• Guarino, Joe, “Implementing Design-Based Engineering Education with Computer Simulations,”Proceedings of the ASEE 1998 Conference in Seattle, Washington, June 28 – July 1, 1998.
• Guarino, Joe, “Design-Based Engineering at Boise State University,” Pacific Northwest Regional ASEE Conference, May, 1997
• Guarino, Joe, and Kathi Cahill, ed., “Proceedings of the First Annual Design in Engineering Education Conference,” Boise State University Press, July, 1997
• Guarino, J.R. and Joe Guarino, “Auscultatory Percussion: A Simple Method to Detect Pleural Effusion,” Journal of General Internal Medicine, V9, February, 1994
• Guarino, Joe, and Don Elger, “Modal Analysis of a Fluid-Filled Elastic Shell Containing an Elastic Sphere,” Journal of Sound and Vibration, 156(3), 1992

Areas of Interest

Dr. Guarino’s research interests include vibrations, modal analysis, acoustics, computer simulation of dynamic systems, and structural and machine health monitoring and analysis.