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	Collaboration with the Universidad de Santiago de Chile in Santiago, Chile: Period: 1994-Present Purpose: Research Outcomes: 4 archival journal papers jointly authored 1 book chapter jointly authored 8 full length conference papers jointly authored 2 FONDECYT(Chilean equivalent of the National Research Foundation) research grants during 1997-99 and 2000-present. A memorandum of understanding Continuing mutual yearly visits of long duration
	Collaboration with the Universidad de Huelva in Huelva, and Universidad de Sevilla in Sevilla , Spain : Period: Spring 2000 Purpose: Graduate student recruitment , and student exchange Outcomes: A group of 6 undergraduate students made up of ChemE and ME seniors from the Universidad de Huelva and Universidad de Sevilla visited the New Jersey Institute of Technology for the full length of the Spring semester 2000 , and were hosted by the ME Department .
	Collaboration with the Ecole Nationale de Plasturgie in Oyannax , France : Period: 1998-Present Purpose: Research Outcomes: Several mutual visits and lectures to further ongoing research efforts
	Collaboration with the Universidad de la Serena in La Serena , Chile : Period: 1997-Present Purpose: Help the Universidad de la Serena to develop further their undergraduate and graduate programs and curricula in the CoE , in particular in ME ,and to increase the percentage of the faculty in the CoE holding Ph.D. Outcomes: The Rector of the Universidad de la Serena Jaime Pozo Cisternas visited the New Jersey Institute of Technology in February 1999 and signed a memorandum of understanding A professor and a senior student from the ME Department at the Universidad de la Serena visited NJIT in the Spring semester of 2000 An ME professor from NJIT took up residence at the Universidad de la Serena in August 2000 to teach a compressed course and a short course .
	Collaboration with the University of the West Indies in St.Augustine, Trinidad-Tobago: Period: 1996-1998 Purpose: Research & lectures Outcomes: Several mutual visits and lectures
	Collaboration with the Institute of Applied Mechanics of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Russia: Period: 1991-1995 Purpose: Research Outcomes: 2 archival journal papers jointly authored 1 book chapter jointly authored 4 full length conference papers jointly authored 1 co-edited book 1 international symposium organized in Moscow 1 NATO Research Grant A memorandum of understanding Several mutual visits by groups of scientists of several weeks in duration
	Dr. Siginer hosted at Wichita State University Professor Mario Letelier from the Universidad de Santiago de Chile in Santiago, Chile to conduct collaborative research, November 2000
	Dr. Siginer hosted at the New Jersey Institute of Technology a group of undergraduate students from the Universidad de Huelva and Universidad de Sevilla in Spain , Spring semester - 2000
	Dr. Siginer hosted at the New Jersey Institute of Technology a professor and a student from the Universidad de la Serena in Chile , Spring semester - 2000
	Dr. Siginer hosted at the New Jersey Institute of Technology the Rector of the Universidad de la Serena Jaime Pozo Cisternas in la Serena , Chile, February - 1999
	Dr. Siginer hosted at the New Jersey Institute of Technology Professor Patrick Bourgin from Universite Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, France, November 1998
	Dr. Siginer hosted at the New Jersey Institute of Technnology Professor Mario Letelier from Universidad de Santiago de Chile in Santiago, Chile, November 1998 & May 1999
	Dr. Siginer hosted at the New Jersey Institute of Technology Professor Harold Ramkissoon from the University of the West Indies in St. Augustine, Trinidad-Tobago to conduct collaborative research, April 1997
	Dr. Siginer hosted in Auburn for three weeks Professor Merzik Kamel from the University of New Brunswick in Canada to conduct collaborative research, April 1996
	Dr. Siginer hosted in Auburn for three weeks Professor Mario Letelier from the Universidad de Santiago de Chile in Santiago, Chile to conduct collaborative research, May 1996
	Dr. Siginer hosted in Auburn for two weeks Professor Harold Ramkissoon from the University of the West Indies in Saint-Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago to conduct collaborative rearch, January 1996
	Dr. Siginer hosted in Auburn for two weeks Professor Merzik Kamel from the University of New Brunswick in Canada to conduct joint research, December 1995
	Dr. Siginer secured funding to host in Auburn for six months Prof. Sayavur Bakhtiyarov from the Dept. of Theoretical Mechanics of the Azerbaijan State Petroleum Academy in Baku, Azerbaijan to conduct joint research, February-October 1995
	Prof. Siginer hosted in Auburn for two weeks Prof. Mario Letelier, Director of the Center for Research in Creativity and Higher Education at the University of Santiago in Santiago, Chile to conduct joint research. The visit was in the framework of the Cooperative Research/Exchange Agreement between Auburn University and the University of Santiago. Dr. Siginer was Instrumental in the signing of this agreement. November 1994
	Prof. Siginer hosted in Auburn Prof. Iwamoto from Tokyo Denki University in Tokyo, Japan to give seminars and conduct research, November 1994
	Dr. Siginer hosted in Auburn Prof. Yuri G. Yanovsky, Deputy Director of the Inst. of Applied Mechanics of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Russia to conduct joint research supported by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and in the framework of the Cooperative Research Exchange Agreement between Auburn and the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Siginer was instrumental in the signing of this Agreement. Nov. - Dec 1993
	Dr. Siginer initiated negotiations and was instrumental in the signing of Cooperative Agreements between Auburn University and the institute of Applied Mechanics of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Russia, and between Auburn and the Universidad de Santiago de Chile in Santiago, Chile, both signed in 1992.
	Dr. Siginer hosted in Auburn for a week a delegation of three Russian scientist from the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Russia, May 1992
	Dr. Siginer hosted Auburn Prof. Yuri G. Yanovsky, Deputy Director of the Institute of Applied Mechanics of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Russia to conduct research supported by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and in the framework of the Cooperative Research/Exchange Agreement between Auburn and the Russian Acad. of Sciences. Dr. Siginer was instrumental in the signing of this Agreement. Nov. - Dec 1992
	Dr. Siginer hosted in Auburn a delegation of Chilean scientists from the University of Santiago in Santiago, Chile, November 1991