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Department of Technology

Dr. Isaac Chang

Associate Professor
Technology
Office
TUR Turner Hall 215n
Office Phone
(309) 438-3767office
phone
Email
ychan13@ilstu.eduemail
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Research

Current Courses

330.001Applied Economic Analysis For Technologists

287.003Independent Study

400.006Independent Study

270.001Managing Technological Systems

320.001Project Management

330.001Applied Economic Analysis For Technologists

Ph D Technology

Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

MS Industrial Engineering

Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

MS Mechanical Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

BS Mechanical Engineering

Tatung Institute of Technology
Taipei, Taiwan

Researchers to Know 2024

Illinois Science & Technology Coalition
2024

ATMAE Student Research Competition - Undergraduate winner, manufacturing division

ATMAE
2019

Student Research Poster Competition - First Place

ATMAE
2018

2017 Best ATMAE Conference Proceedings Paper

ATMAE
2017

Winner of Student Research Competition, ATMAE 2015 Conference

ATMAE
2015

Conference Proceeding

Noghanian, S., Dahle, R., Guerron, P., & Chang, Y. Reconfigurable HoneyComb Series Fed Patch Antenna Array. 2024 International Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Symposium (2024): 2.
Osborne, J., & Williams, J., & Chang, Y. I. (2024, June), WIP: Designing an Immersive Robotics Curriculum with Virtual Reality Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. 10.18260/1-2--48292
Guerron, P., Dahle, R., Chang, Y., & Noghanian, S. Reconfigurable 3-D Printed HoneyComb Puzzle Piece Patch Antenna. IEEE (2022): 1982-1983.
Chang, Y., & Yearwood, D. An Innovative Project-based Learning Approach to Teach Project Management. ASEE 2020 Virtual Conference (2020)
Chang, Y., & Devine, K. Modeling Cognitive Activities in a Virtual Reality- assisted Industrial Robot Programming Environment. ASEE EDGD 73rd Midyear Conference (2019): 99-104.

Journal Article

Noghanian, S., Chang, Y., Guerron, P., & Dahle, R. Series-Fed Microstrip Patch Antenna Array with Additive-Manufactured Foldable Honeycomb-Shaped Substrate. Micromachines (2024)
Chang, Y., Devine, K., & Klitzing, G. Using Virtual Reality for Industrial Robot Programming: A Preliminary Study. Journal of Engineering Technology 38.1 (2021): 34-44.
Amida, A., Chang, Y., & Yearwood, D. Designing a practical lab-based assessment: a case study. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology 18.3 (2019): 567-581.
Chang, Y., Devine, K., & Klitzing, G. Can Virtual Reality Enhance User Performance and Experience by Reducing an Individual’s Cognitive Workload?. Engineering Design Graphics Journal 83 (2019): 60-66.
Bjorgard, J., Hoyack, M., Huber, E., Mirzaee, M., Chang, Y., & Noghanian, S. Design and Fabrication of Antennas using 3D Printing. Weng Cho CHEW (EDs). Progress in Electromagnetics Research C 84 (2018): 119-134.

Presentations

Harvey-Northrop, J., Cuellar, M., & Chang, I. (2024, March). Delivering Semantic Feature
Analysis Treatments in Virtual Reality: A Pilot Study. OSF Innovation Academic Incubator Symposium, Peoria, IL.
Harvey-Northrop, J., Cuellar, M., & Chang, I. (2023, November). Impact of Delivering Semantic Feature Analysis in Traditional vs. Virtual Reality Environments. Convention of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Atlanta, GA. Published Abstract.
Adaptive Takeover Strategy in Automated Driving: Considering Individual Differences. IIN-Continental Tech Talk. Continental Automotive. (2022)
Incorporating eXtended Reality into Teaching & Learning Activities. ATMAE 2022 Annual Conference. ATMAE. (2022)
Reducing cybersickness in virtual reality-based driving simulation. ATMAE 2022 Annual Conference. (2022)
Using 3D printing to teach process-based cost modeling. ATMAE 2022 Annual Conference. ATMAE. (2022)
Cuellar, M., Harvey-Northrop, J. & Chang, I. (2022, December).
Impact of Virtual Reality on Normally Aging Adults: A Pilot Study in Semantic Feature Analysis. Convention of the World Congress for Neurorehabilitation, Vienna, Austria (Virtual Conference).

Constructing Haptic Gloves for Virtual Reality-Based Motor Skill Learning. ATMAE 2021 Conference. ATMAE. (2021)
Haptic Rendering in a Virtual Manufacturing Environment for Procedural Knowledge Acquisition. ATMAE 2021 Conference. ATMAE. (2021)
The Next Generation Hands-on Learning for Distance Education. ATMAE 2021 Conference. ATMAE. (2021)

Grants & Contracts

Nurturing the sense of belonging by supporting visually impaired students in hands-on labs. CAST. Illinois State University. (2024)
TDS 1: System Validation and Learning Assessment. State Farm. Private. (2024)
Artificial Intelligence Foundations in Autonomous Vehicles. Illinois Innovation Network. State. (2023)
SafeNAV – A Technology-Enable Navigation Solution for Visually Impaired Pedestrians. ISU RSP. Illinois State University. (2023)
VR-assisted Scenario-based Learning for Teen Drivers. State Farm. Private. (2023)