{"498611":{"#nid":"498611","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Journal of Engineering Design Recognizes Dr. Saleh\u0027s Work","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe scholarship of Dr. Joseph H. Saleh is not only widely-read, but well-respected too.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThose are the conclusions that the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJournal of Engineering Design\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;delivered, recently, when it identified Saleh\u0027s 2009 article, \u0022\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/09544820701870813\u0022\u003EFlexibility: a Multi-disciplinary Literature Review and a Research Agenda for Designing Flexible Engineering Systems\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0022\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;as the fourth most read and the fourth most cited in the journal\u0027s archives.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESaleh\u0027s co-authors on the paper are Gregory Mark and Nicole C. Jordan, who contributed while still attending GT-AE.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll told, the paper has been viewed more than 1,400 times and cited in conference papers, articles, and reviews 90 times, according to the\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJournal\u0027s\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003Ewebsite.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENoting that flexibility is popular \u0022yet not academically mature,\u0022\u0026nbsp; the article explores the concept in different academic contexts, highlighting the major themes, challenges and limitations of each perspective.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We analyze flexibility in the context of decision theory, real options, manufacturing systems, and engineering design,\u0022\u0026nbsp;Saleh writes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We also provide a critical assessment of the use and abuse of the word flexibility in the technical literature. Finally, we propose a series of research questions that can help transform flexibility into a quantifiable engineering attribute and grow this concept to the level of maturity of optimization and robustness in system design.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is not the first time that Saleh has been recognized for his scholarship. A year earlier, another paper\u0026nbsp; co-authored by Saleh and former AE\u0026nbsp;doctoral student\u0026nbsp; Dr. Joy Brathwaite, was identified by Elsevier Publishers as one of the top five most popular published in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EActa Astronautica\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat paper, \u0022\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0094576512004250\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBayesian Framework for Assessing the Value of Scientific Space Systems: Value of Information Approach with Application to Earth Science Spacecraf\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003Et\u0027 was first published in 2013. Brathwaite earned her doctorate at GT-AE\u0026nbsp; in 2012 and now works with the Institute for Defense Analyses in Washington, D.C.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Journal of Engineering Design identified Saleh\u0027s 2009 article, \u0022Flexibility: a Multi-disciplinary Literature Review and a Research Agenda for Designing Flexible Engineering Systems\u0022 as the fourth most read and cited in the journal\u0027s archives."}],"uid":"30502","created_gmt":"2016-02-10 15:40:19","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:38","author":"Sapna Mistry","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-05-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-05-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"498641":{"id":"498641","type":"image","title":"Dr. Joseph Saleh","body":null,"created":"1455145200","gmt_created":"2016-02-10 23:00:00","changed":"1475895258","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:54:18","alt":"Dr. Joseph Saleh","file":{"fid":"204654","name":"saleh-jospeh3.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/saleh-jospeh3.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/saleh-jospeh3.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":256996,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/saleh-jospeh3.jpg?itok=LNqkhMh4"}}},"media_ids":["498641"],"groups":[{"id":"1239","name":"School of Aerospace Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1325","name":"aerospace"},{"id":"171690","name":"Dr. Joseph Saleh"},{"id":"27751","name":"flexibility"},{"id":"126111","name":"GT-AE"},{"id":"171691","name":"Journal of Engineering Design"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["kathleen.moore@ae.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}