Barbara Nicolai

Professor Emerita

Introduction

Barbara Nicolai is a Professor Emerita and past Faculty in the Computer Information Technology and Graphics (CITG) department at Purdue University Northwest. She joined the faculty in 1998.

Her professional experience includes 20 years of teaching Database Undergraduate and Graduate courses in Database Foundations, Database Design and Implementation, Database Administration, Data Warehousing/Business Intelligence, Database Security, Systems Analysis and Design, and Project Management.

Research Overview

The study of entities, their correlation with each other, and how they are measured by the processes that assign numbers or characteristics of persons, objects, or events to attributes according to explicit formulations or rules. Her interests include one major area of study: Database Modeling and Design. Her Body of Knowledge has been developed through professional work experience and academic degree work.

Her research focus is “The Relationship of Water Quality and Quantity as Discovered by Pattern and Predictability Analysis of the Lake Michigan Watershed.”

Select Publications

• Spoa-Harty, Kimberly (2014), Nicolai, Barbara (2014). 4^th IAJC/ISAM International Conference 2014, ISBN: 978-1-60643-379-9, (IAJC 2014) Evacuation Database Module: Residence Inspection Process (http://2014.iajc.org). IAJC 2014, September 25-27, 2014, Orlando, Florida
• Jin,Ge, (2014), Nicolai, Barbara (2014), Winer Chuck (2014), Dekker, Gerald (2014) Moreland, John (2014). 4^th IAJC/ISAM International Conference 2014, ISBN: 978-1-60643-379-9, (IAJC 2014) Development of a Web-Based 3-D Visualization and Cluster Computer System for Disaster Management (http://2014.iajc.org). IAJC 2014, September 25-27, 2014, Orlando, Florida
• Nicolai, Barbara (2014), Brown, Martin J. (2014), Indiana GISday & Conference 2014, Lidar, 3D Modeling and Disaster Management System (http://www.in.gov/gis/gisday). September 30, 2014, Indianapolis, IN
• An invitation to Technology Interface International Journal (TIIJ): Spoa-Harty, Kimberly (2014), Nicolai, Barbara (2013). 4^th IAJC/ISAM International Conference 2014, ISBN: 978-1-60643-379-9, (IAJC 2014) Evacuation Database Module: Residence Inspection Process (http://2014.iajc.org). IAJC 2014 September 25-27, 2014, Orlando, FloridaJin, Ge, (2013), Nicolai, Barbara (2014), Winer Chuck (2014), Dekker, Gerald (2013) Moreland, John (2013). 4^th IAJC/ISAM International Conference 2013, ISBN: 978-1-60643-379-9, (IAJC 2013) Development of a Web-Based 3-D Visualization and Cluster Computer System for Disaster Management (http://2014.iajc.org). IAJC 2013, September 25-27, 2013, Orlando, Florida

Teaching Focus

Database Undergraduate and Graduate courses in Database Foundations, Database Design and Implementation, Database Administration, Data warehousing/Business Intelligence, Database Security, Systems Analysis and Design, and Project Management.

Additional Research Information

Over the course of her university career, Barbara was part of the Purdue University Summer Research Grant ($209,000) Project Title: Northwest Indiana Computer Grid (NWICG) Project, “DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA (DMCS-NWI) Summer 2010, Spring/Summer2012, Spring/Summer 2013.

She was awarded the PRF International Travel Grant 2006-2007, ATINER 2007 International Conference, Athens, Greece.

She collaborated as a consultant in a research project with the University of Arizona studying the benefits of Alternative Therapies in Neonatal Outcomes, in 2003. She held various positions as Editor/Reviewer, textbook, “A Guide to Oracle 10g”, Morrison and Morrison, Course Technology, May 2004, Review Editor, textbook, “Concepts of Database Management”, Phillip Pratt and Joseph Adamski, Fifth Edition, 2003 and Technical Editor, textbook, “Introduction SQL and PL/SQL”, Linda Preece, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, October 2002.

She also was a Database Consultant on a grant with Rinda Alexandar, Department of Nursing (PUC), and University of Chicago researching Women’s Health Care, 1999.

Barbara, as a DTECH graduate student, was awarded the Graduate Research Grant 2024-2025 for her Dissertation Project, “The Relationship of Water Quality and Quantity as Discovered by Pattern and Predictability Analysis of the Lake Michigan Watershed,” which centers on creating a database application system that provides a tool for civil engineers, government entities and academic researchers to better mitigate the issue of water quality and water quantity of the Lake Michigan watershed. In the preliminary research, it was discovered that water quality and quantity separately can harm the community surrounding Lake Michigan. Research suggests there might also be a relationship between water quality and water quantity, causing additional burden on the community.