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AREAS OF INTEREST Alternative Fuels, Internal Combustion Engines and Emissions, Atmospheric Emissions Inventory, Vehicle Propulsion, Powder and Particle Technology, Multiphase Flows, Thermal Sciences. EDUCATION 1980 - 1985 Ph.D. Engineering, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. 1975 - 1979 B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa (Four year degree accredited by the I.Chem.E. in the UK). EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 1999 – Present George Berry Chair of Engineering, West Virginia University 1990 - Present Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University. 1986 - 1990 Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. 1986 - 1995 Adjunct Associate Professor and Adjunct Professor, College of Mineral and Energy Resources. 1983 1986 Research Associate and Research Assistant Professor, Particle Analysis Center, West Virginia University. 1982 - 1983 Factory Survey Engineer, Water Research Commission, Durban, South Africa. (Surveys into water usage and wastewater disposal). 1980 - 1982 Contract Researcher, Council for Mineral Technology, Durban, South Africa. (Investigation of Deep Shaft Reactors for possible mineral processing application. Involved fundamental analysis of fluid flow). Supported Ph.D. research. 1981 Part-time Lecturer, Engineering Faculty, University of Durban-Westville, Natal, South Africa. (Lectured in Thermodynamics, Managed Unit Operations Laboratory). 1979 - 1980 Fortran Programmer, CSP Project, University of Natal, Durban. (Modeling for supersonic shock wave gas reactors.) 1978 -1983 Part-time Fortran Programmer, Mobil Refining Co., Durban, South Africa. (Improvement and operation of program to monitor fluidized catalytic cracker performance.) 1977 - 1978 Undergraduate employment at Sugar Milling Research Institute, Durban, South Africa. (Investigation into boiling flows in long tube vertical evaporators, and diffusion coefficients in sugarcane diffusion trains.)
National Youth Science Week Participant, South Africa, 1974 and 1975. INSTRUCTION 2nd Semester, 1981, University of Durban-Westville. Chemical Thermodynamics. Enrollment: 3 Fall Semester, 1986, WVU. Heat Transfer, MAE 250. Enrollment: 64 (2 sections) Summer and Fall Semester, 1986, WVU. Supervised three graduate Special Topics courses in MAE Dept. Spring Semester, 1987, WVU. Internal Combustion Engines, MAE 262. Enrollment: 30, Developed significant new course material. Spring Semester, 1987, WVU. Supervised or co-supervised 16 senior students for MAE 136 (Design) or MAE 299 (Special Topics) Fall Semester, 1987, WVU. Thermodynamics and Fluids Lab., MAE 145 Enrollment: 35 (3 sections) Fall Semester, 1987, WVU. Co-Advisor to Formula Car Design Team and to one MAE 299 (Special Topics) student, Developed this whole new laboratory, Developed this whole new laboratory. Spring Semester, 1988, WVU. Heat Transfer, MAE 158. Enrollment: 70. Spring Semester, 1988, WVU. Gas Liquid Systems, CE 491/290 (Team Teaching-Graduate Course) Enrollment: 12. Spring Semester, 1988, WVU. Co-Advisor to Formula Car Design Team, Advisor to one MAE 399 and eight MAE 299 (Special Topics) students. Summer, 1988, WVU. Advisor to two MAE 299 (Special Topics) students. Fall Semester, 1988, WVU. Thermal-Fluids Lab, MAE 145, Enrollment 70. Fall Semester, 1988, WVU. Multiphase Flows, MAE 419 (Graduate Course), Enrollment 10, Developed extensive new course material. Fall Semester, 1988, WVU. Co-Advisor to Formula Car Design Team, Advisor to three MAE 299 and one MAE 399 (Special Topics) students. Spring Semester, 1989, WVU. Thermal-Fluids Lab, MAE 145, Enrollment 25, Added new laboratory. Spring Semester, 1989, WVU. Internal Combustion Engines, MAE 262, Enrollment 50. Spring Semester, 1989, WVU. Co-Advisor to Formula Car Design Team, Advisor to Methanol Car Team, Advisor to Two MAE 399 (Graduate Special Topics) Students. Fall Semester, 1989, WVU. Heat Transfer, MAE 158, Enrollment 30. Fall Semester, 1989, WVU. Thermal-Fluids Lab, MAE 145, Enrollment 30, Added new laboratory. Fall Semester, 1989, WVU. Advisor to Methanol Car Team (MAE 184 & MAE 299 Students). Spring Semester, 1990, WVU. Thermal-Fluids Lab., MAE 145. Spring Semester, 1990, WVU. Special Problems: Alternative Fuels, MAE 294. Fall Semester, 1990, WVU. MAE 183 Senior Design, Enrollment 9. Fall Semester, 1990, WVU. MAE 419, Topics in Fluids & Solids, Enrollment 20. Fall Semester, 1990, WVU. MAE 145, Thermal Fluids Lab, Enrollment 55. Spring Semester, 1991, WVU. MAE 262, Internal Combustion Engines, Enrollment 30. Spring Semester, 1991, WVU. MAE 145, Thermal Fluids Lab, Enrollment 25. Spring Semester, 1991, WVU. MAE 184, Senior Design, Enrollment 9. Fall Semester, 1991, WVU. MAE 183, Senior Design, Enrollment 20. Spring Semester, 1992, WVU. MAE 184, Senior Design, Enrollment 18. Fall Semester, 1992, WVU. MAE 262, Internal Combustion Engines, Enrollment 50. Fall Semester, 1992, WVU. MAE 183, Senior Design, Enrollment 18. Fall Semester, 1992, WVU. MAE 419 (1/3 of), Topics in Fluids and Solids, Enrollment 10. Spring Semester, 1993, WVU. MAE 184, Senior Design, Enrollment 10. Fall Semester, 1993, WVU. MAE 183, Senior Design, Enrollment 25. Fall Semester, 1993, WVU. MAE 262, Internal Combustion Engines, Enrollment 60. Spring Semester, 1994, WVU. MAE 184, Senior Design, Enrollment 25. Fall Semester, 1994, WVU. MAE 183, Senior Design, Enrollment 16. Spring Semester, 1995, WVU. MAE 184, Senior Design, Enrollment 15. Spring Semester, 1995, WVU. MAE 262, Internal Combustion Engines, Enrollment 42. Fall Semester, 1995, WVU. MAE 183, Senior Design, Enrollment 16. Spring Semester, 1996, WVU. Senior Design, Enrollment 16. Fall Semester, 1996, WVU. Internal Combustion Engines, MAE 262, Enrollment 48. Fall Semester, 1996, WVU. Senior Design, MAE 183, Enrollment 11. Spring Semester, 1997, WVU. Senior Design, MAE 184, Enrollment 11. Fall Semester, 1997, WVU. Senior Design, MAE 183, Enrollment 12. Fall Semester, 1997, WVU. Internal Combustion Engines, MAE 262, Enrollment 40. Spring Semester, 1998, WVU. Senior Design, MAE 184, Enrollment 10. Fall Semester, 1998, WVU. Internal Combustion Engines, MAE 262, Enrollment 23. Spring Semester, 1999, WVU. Strength of Materials, MAE 43, Enrollment 12. Fall semester, 1999, WVU. Internal Combustion Engines, MAE 262, Enrollment Fall semester, 1999, WVU. Advanced Vehicle Propulsion (team taught with C. Atkinson), MAE 394C, Enrollment 8 Spring semester, 2000, WVU. Mobile Source Powerplants, MAE 394E, Enrolment 12 Fall semester, 2000, WVU. Internal Combustion Engines, MAE 262, Enrollment 25 Fall semester, 2000, WVU Advanced Vehicle Propulsion , MAE 394C, Enrollment 10 Fall semester, 2000, WVU Senior Design – FutureTruck, MAE 183, Enrollment 8 Spring semester, 2001, WVU. Mobile Source Powerplants, MAE 394E, Enrolment 15 Fall Semester, 2001, WVU, Internal Combustion Engines, MAE 425 (new number system), Enrollment 36 Fall Semester, 2001, WVU, Advanced Vehicle Propulsion, MAE 693 & 593 (new number system), Enrollment 16. Fall Semester, 2001, WVU, Senior Design – FutureTruck, MAE 471, Enrollment 7 Spring Semester, 2002, WVU, Senior Design – FutureTruck, MAE 472 Enrollment 7 Spring Semester, 2002, WVU, Vehicle Propulsion, MAE 693C Enrollment 10 Fall Semester, 2002, WVU, Senior Design – FutureTruck, MAE 471, Enrollment 27 Fall Semester, 2002, WVU, Internal Combustion Engines, MAE 425, Enrollment 55 GRADUATE SUPERVISION AS MAJOR ADVISOR Christopher Atkinson, Thesis, “The Development of a Gas Sampling System for Fluidized Beds”, MSME January 1987. Patricia Hurter, Thesis, “An Investigation of Electrical Phenomena in Hemolysis by Quartz”, MSME 1987. Aaron George, Thesis, “A Method for Predicting Cylinder Pressure in the Stiller-Smith or Other Sinusoidal Type Engines”, MSME May 1988. Stephanie Shuker, Thesis, “Particle Shape Characterization and Application”, MSME December 1989. Kristine Craven, Thesis, “A Study of the Effect of Piston Motion Ignition Delay Measurement Apparatus”, MSME May 1990. E. Anthony McKenzie, Thesis, “Behavior of a Slugging Fluidized Bed Determined Using Differential Static Pressure Probes”, MSME, May 1990. Jonathan Cox, Thesis, “Design of a Variable Piston Motion Ignition Delay Measurement Apparatus”, MSME, Aug. 1990. Teresa Thompson, Thesis, “The Effect of Particle Shape on Particle Behavior”, MSME, August 1991. Richard Stiles, Thesis, “Effects of Turbulence in Transmission Lines on Pressure Probe Response to Time Varying Pressure Signals”, MSME, May 1991. Aaron Wood, Thesis, “Behavior of Taylor Bubble Trains Determined Using Resistance Probes”, MSME August 1991. Tim Chirdon, Thesis, “Experimental Measurements of the Pressure Field in a Hydroclone”, MSME, August 1991. Christopher Santoro, Thesis, “Design Development and Preliminary Testing of an Instrumentation System for a Transportable Heavy Duty Vehicle Emissions Test Laboratory”, MSME, May 1992 (Co-Advisor). W. Scott Wayne, Thesis, “Experimental and Numerical Determination of Pressure Fields in a Cold Bubbling Fluidized Bed”, MSME, Aug. 1992. David McKain, Thesis, “Fluidized Beds: Local Heat Transfer and Slugging Behavior”, MSME, May 1993. Ali Ihsan Karamavruc, Dissertation, “Interpretation of Data from a Horizontal Heat Transfer Tube in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed”, Ph.D. May 1995 Suresh Sunderesan, Thesis, “Measurement of Local Instantaneous Heat Transfer Coefficients and Pressure Fluctuations in a Gas Fluidized Bed”, MSME May 1995. Christopher Tennant, Thesis, “Experimental Investigation of a Bi-Fuel Engine”, MSME, Dec. 1994. Weidong Liu, Dissertation, “Data Interpretation Techniques for Inferring Bubble Size Distributions from Probe Measurements”, Ph.D., Dec. 1995 Steve McConnell, “Flywheel Inertia System Design for a Medium Duty Transportable Chassis Dynamometer”, MSME, Dec. 1995. Ralph Nine, Thesis, “Volatile and Semi-Volatile Hydrocarbon Speciation of a Current Low Emission Medium Duty Diesel Engine”, MSME, Dec. 1995. Todd Messer, Thesis, “Measurement Delays and Modal Analysis for Two Heavy-Duty Transportable Emissions Testing Laboratories and a Stationary Engine Emissions Testing Laboratory”, MSME, Dec. 1995. P. Brian McGrath, Thesis, “Wide-Open Throttle Performance of an Internal Combustion Engine Fueled with M85”, MSME, Dec. 1996. Kristine Craven, Dissertation, “Thermodynamic Model of a Three Chamber Engine”, Ph.D., May 1997. W. Scott Wayne, Dissertation, “A Parametric Study of Knock Control Strategies for a Bi-Fuel Engine”, Ph.D., May 1997. Sumit Bhargava, Thesis, “Exhaust Gas Recirculation in a Lean-Burn Natural Gas Engine”, MSME, Dec. 1997. Christopher Tennant, Dissertation, “Application of Automotive Engine Control Technology to General Aviation Aircraft Powerplants”, Ph.D., Dec. 1997 Jennifer Hoppie, Thesis, “Defining Drivetrain Losses in Developing a Cycle for Engine and Chassis Dynamometer Test Compliance and Uncertainty Analysis of Emissions Tests”, MSME, Dec. 1997. Clarence Gadapati, Thesis, “Fluidized Beds as Automotive Catalytic Converters”, MSME, August, 1998. Subhash Nandkumar, Thesis, “Two-Stroke Linear Engine”, MSME, Dec. 1998. James Daley, Thesis, “Development of a Heavy Duty Vehicle Chassis Dynamometer Test Route”, MSME, Dec. 1998. Brian Mace, Thesis, “Emissions Testing of Two Recreational Marine Engines with Water Contact in the Exhaust Stream”, MSME Dec. 1999. Talus Park, Thesis, “Dual Fuel Pilot Injection Natural Gas Engines”, MSME, May 1999. Ravishankar Ramamurthy, Thesis, “Heavy Duty Vehicle Emissions Inventory”, MSME, May 1999. Ronald Jarrett, Thesis, “Heavy Duty Vehicle Emissions Testing”, MSME Dec 2000 Matthew Hawkins, Thesis, “Feedback Diesel Smoke Control using Optical Sensors”, Current Student. Akunor Azu, Thesis, “Heavy Duty Vehicle Emissions Characterization in a Wind Tunnel and for Hybrid Buses”, MSME Aug 2001. David Houdyschell, Thesis, “Compression Ignition Linear Engine Development”, MSME Dec. 2000 Eric Meyer, Thesis, Flow Measurement of Diesel Exhaust”, MSME May 2001 Eric Corrigan, Thesis, “Effects of Fuel Sulfur on Diesel Engine Emissions”, MSME May 2001 Student. Andrew Fuller, Thesis, “On-board Heavy Duty Vehicle Emissions Measurement”, MSME May 2001 Prakash Gajendran, Dissertation, “Novel Approach to Mobile Source Emissions Inventory”, Current Student. Anjali Nennelli, Thesis, “Hybrid Diesel Electric Bus Modeling”, MSME Dec. 2001 Jason Conley, Thesis, “Modeling of Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Performance”, MSME Aug 2002 Paul Andrei, Thesis, “Effects of Terrain of Diesel Emissions”, MSME Aug. 2001 Paidamoya Nyika, Thesis, “Benefits of Low-Sulfur Diesel Fuels”, MSME Aug 2001 J. “Tex” Smith, Thesis, “Niche Choices for Hybrid Heavy Vehicle Deployment”, MSME Aug 2001 Marcus Gilbert, Thesis, “Investigation into the Use of a Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance for Real-Time Particulate Measurement”, MSME August 2002. Srinivas Dhanraj, Thesis, Mini-Dilution Tunnel Design, Current Student. Jason Snyder, Thesis, “Diesel Engine Catalysts”, Current Student. Csaba Toth-Nagy, Dissertation, “Hybrid Heavy Duty Vehicle Emissions Test Protocols”, Current Student. Baskaran Ganesan, Thesis, “Processing of Transient Emissions Data”, Current Student Russell King, Selective Catalytic Reduction for Sport Utility Vehicle, Current Student Aparna Aravelli, Thesis, Fast Oxides of Nitrogen Measurement, Current Student. Azadeh Tehranian, Thesis, Neural Network Modeling of Emissions, Current Student Ehab Shoukry, Dissertation, Linear Engines, Current Student Krishna Aravelli, Dissertation, Oxides of Nitrogen Adsorption & Destruction, Current Student Chamila Tissera, Dissertation, Oxides of Nitrogen Adsorption & Destruction, Current Student Ezekiel Turak, Thesis, Linear Engine Optimization, Current Student Axel Radermacher, Thesis, On-Road Emissions Measurement, Current Student Nastaran Hashemi, Thesis, Prediction of Vehicle Emissions, Current Student PUBLICATIONS Dr. Clark is the author or co-author of over 300 publications and presentations, 100 of which appear in reviewed journals. A separate list of publications is available. RESEARCH FUNDING Prior Grants "Deep Shaft Reactors for Mineral Processing Application", funded by Council for Mineral Technology, South Africa. Total funding approximately $30,000. (Funded as a Contract Researcher) "Development and testing of general purpose pneumatic probes for high - temperature fluidized beds", funded by the Industry - West Virginia University - National Science Foundation Center for Fluidization Research. Total funding $40,000, Aug. 85 - Dec. 86. (Sole Principal Investigator) "WVU General Support for Dust Characterization - Part B: Image Analyzer", U.S. Bureau of Mines, $150,000 (Co-author, equipment only) "Circulation in Gas-Liquid Systems", funded as a WVU Senate Research Grant. Total funding $5,000, May 86 - June 87. (Sole Principal Investigator) "Center for Innovation in Engine and Fuels Research", West Virginia Research Equipment -Board of Regents, $50,000 (Co-P.I.), 1987 88. Funding purchased a dynamometer for a test cell. "Small-Scale Fluidized-Bed Furnace", WVU-Energy & Water Research Center, $8,000 (Co-Investigator), 1987 88. "Circulation in Flotation Columns", WVU Energy and Water Research Center, $21,000. (Principal Investigator) "General Motors Methanol Marathon", General Motors, WVU Energy and Water Research Center and Industrial sponsors, approx. $30,000. (P.I./Team Advisor) "Diesel Engine Emissions Research Equipment", Energy and Water Research Center, $2,000 (Equipment restoration only) "Stiller-Smith Engine Project", U.S. Army TACOM, $1,200,000. (Co-Principal Investigator) "Fluidized Bed Pressure Probes", Dept. of Energy-METC, $80,000. (Principal Investigator) "Circulation in Gas-Slurry Column Reactors", Dept. of Energy, Pittsburgh, $160,991. (Principal Investigator) "Polygonal Harmonics in Particle Shape Analysis", National Science Foundation, $66,000. (Sole Principal Investigator) "Monitoring Tube Erosion in Fluidized Bed Coal Combustors", West Virginia University Energy & Water Research Center, $40,000 (P.I.). "Development of a Holistic Approach to Particle Drag Prediction", Energy and Water Research Center, $12,000. (P.I.) Support for 1990 Methanol Car Conversion, Energy and Water Research Center, $7,877. (P.I.) "Vortoil Hydrocyclone Analysis Using Novel Instrumentation", Conoco Speciality Products, $87,500 (Co-P.I.) "Cleanup of a Gas Stream by a Fluidized Bed", $22,090, MEDX Corporation (Co-P.I.). "The Effect of Particle Shape On Three-Body Wear In Coal Related Uses", Dept. of Energy Pittsburgh, $139,670 (Co-P.I.). "The Effect of Particle Shape on Particle Drag and Fluidization Phenomena", $74,000 Dept. of Energy (Co-P.I.) "A Novel Instrumented Heat Transfer Tube for Fluidization Research", Dept. of Energy, $65,362 (Co-P.I.) "Conceptual Design of a Fluidized Bed Combustor for Volume Reduction of Waste", $156,488, U.S. Dept. of Energy (One of 10 Investigators with approx. equal responsibility) "Characterization and Control of Diesel Exhaust Contamination of Mine Atmospheres" U.S. Bureau of Mines, $176,000 (Co-P.I., minor role) "Fine Material Fluid Bed Research", $3,407, Advanced Graphite Technologies (Sole Investigator). "Exhaust Emissions From a Vehicle Powered by Natural Gas", $10,000 Hercules Engine Company (Sole P.I.) "Second Transportable Heavy Duty Vehicle Emissions Testing Laboratory", U.S. Dept. of Energy $1,500,000 (Co-P.I. with major responsibility). "Fixed Emissions Testing Laboratory", U.S. Dept. of Energy, $1,250,000 (Co-P.I. with major responsibility). "Research on Hercules Engines", $35,890, Hercules Engine Co. (P.I.) "Eight Mode Emissions for a Hercules Diesel Engine", $16,847, Hercules Engine Co. (Sole P.I.) "Gas Cleanup with Fluid Bed Contactors", $24,115 National Research Center for Coal and Energy (Co-P.I., major role) "Combustion Gas Cleanup with Fluid Bed Contactors", $24,115 MEDX, Inc. (P.I.) Title: Transportable Heavy Duty Vehicle Emissions Testing Laboratory Title: Dual-Fuel Vehicle Performance Optimization Title: A Low-Cost In-Situ Correlative Measurement Project to Validate Remotely Sensed
Data. Title: Hydrodynamic Analysis of a Jetting Fluid Bed Gasifier Title: Design of Probe for 10 inch Gasifier Title: Presidential Young Investigator Award Title: Intelligent Engine Controls for Low Emissions, High Efficiency Light Aircraft Title: Analysis and Modeling of Chemical Species of Diesel Engine Exhaust Title: Enhancement of Natural Gas Heavy Duty Engine Technology Title: Stationary Emissions Testing Laboratory Title: Emissions Testing of a Fuel Cell Powered Bus Title: Water Soluble Emissions from Marine Engines Title: Marine Engine Impact on Water Quality
Title: Installation of a Pressure and Temperature Probe System Title: Marine Engine Impact: An Assessment of Diesel Marine Hydrocarbon, Nox and CO Emissions
Using No. 2 Diesel and Biodiesel Fuels Title: Assessment of Alternative Fuel Vehicles Present Funded Research Title: Transportable Heavy Duty Vehicle Testing Laboratories Title: Demonstration of a Heavy Duty Vehicle Chassis Screening Test for Compliance Testing
Heavy Duty Engines Title: Free Piston Diesel-Fueled Linear Alternator for Auxilary Power Unit Applications Title: Characterization and Control of Heavy Duty Vehicle Emissions in the New York Metropolitan
Area. Title: Heavy Duty Emissions Test Cycle Development Title: Medium Duty Engine Dynamometer (Equipment) Title: Modeling of Air Quality Impacts from Heavy Vehicles Title: Advanced Engine Control for Increasing Fuel Efficiency and Power Density while
Reducing Observable Emissions from Military Diesel Engines Title: Heavy Duty Vehicle Usage and Emissions Factors Title: Effects of Sulfur Fuel on Catalyst Degradation Title: Heavy Duty Truck and Bus Emissions Testing Title: Characterization of Compression Ignition Fuels Title: Comparison of Natural Gas and Diesel Powered Heavy Duty Vehicles Title: Prediction of Passenger Bus Emissions for use in Transportation Models Title: Heavy Duty Diesel Electric Hybrid Vehicle Performance Characterization Title: Diesel Particulate Sampling Methodology Title: Fuel Grade Methanol in Transit Bus Applications Title: Size Distribution of In Use Heavy Duty Vehicle Particulate Emissions Title: Development of a Center of Automotive Technology Excellence in Advanced Hybrid
Vehicle Technology at West Virginia University Title: Evaluation of Technology to Support a Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle Inspection & Maintenance
Program Title: Testing for Exhaust Emissions for Diesel Powered Off-Road Engines Title: Characterization of an Innovative On-Road Drive System Title: Advanced Platform for Heavy Duty Vehicle Research Title: Funding For Diesel Plume Study Title: Heavy Duty Diesel Research Vehicle (Equipment Support Only) Title: CNG Bus Chassis Emissions Measurements Title: Environmental Benefits of Diesel-Ethanol Fuel Blends Title: Design and Evaluation of a Heavy-duty Mobile Emissions Measurement System Title: Characterization of Emissions of a Natural Gas Fueled Los Angeles Refuse Truck. Title: EC-D Diesel Testing in Southern California Vehicle Fleets Title: VITO Comparison of In-Use Vehicle Emissions Measurements with Engine Certification
Testing Procedures Title: A Review of Current and Near-Term Alternative Fueled and Diesel Fueled Engines
for Refuse Collection Vehicles Title: Emissions Evaluation of MBTA Buses Title: FTP-75 Chassis Cycle Testing of a Dodge ¾ ton Pickup Truck – Phase
1 Title: Emissions Evaluation of a Gardner Engine Title: Stationary Gas Turbine Operation on Methanol Title: Heavy-Duty Hybrid Electric Emission Test Certification Protocol Title: Hydrogen Enhancement of Diesel Combustion Title: Design, Development and Evaluation of a Heavy-duty Mobile Emissions Measurement
System (“Phase 3”) Title: Gasoline-Diesel PM Split Study: Heavy-Duty Vehicle Exhaust Collection Phase Title: Ultra-Clean Transportation Fuels Title: HDV Chassis Dynamometer Testing for Emissions for Inventory, Air Quality Modeling,
Source Apportionment and Air Toxics Emissions Inventory Title: Characterization of Transit Bus Emissions in Orange County, California Title: Heavy Duty Truck Emissions Test Procedures and Test Cycle Validation Title: Frequency Effects and Power Density of LinearAlternator/Engine Systems Title: Gasoline/Diesel PM Split: Federal “49 State” Fuel Characterization Title: Characterization of Transit Bus Emissions in Orange County California Title: Chemical Characterization of Natural Gas Fueled Heavy duty Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Title: A Transportable Heavy_duty Engine Emissions Testing Laboratory Title: Locomotive Testing Title: Emissions Characterization of Particulate Trap Equipped Existing Off-Road Heavy-Duty
Construction Equipment Operating on Low Sulfur Diesel Title: Westchester County Diesel Engine Retrofit Program Title: Emissions Effects of Lubricants for Heavy Duty Diesel Engines Title: Locomotive Emissions Study of turbocharger Title: Locomotive Emissions Study Title: NESCAUM Cummins Engine DPF Demonstration Project Title: Characterization of Transit Bus Emissions in Orange County, Ca. Title: Characterizing a Portion of the WVU Emissions Database Title: Characterization of Performance and Emissions of an Advanced Hybrid Vehicle Title: Diesel Aerosol Instrument Evaluation Phase II Title: TCM Locomotive Emissions Study Title: Fischer-Tropsch Synthetic Fuel Demonstratrion in a Southern California Vehicle
Fleet Title: Characterizing Additized Diesel Fuel Performance in a Class 8 Tractor. Title: Selective NOx Recirculation for Stationary Lean Burn Natural Gas Engines. Title: Emissions Characteristics of a Particulate Trap. Title: WMATA Diesel Emissions Control. Title: Characterization of Emissions of Compression Ignition Fuels. Title: Transient Operation Bus Emissions Title: Characterization of Emissions of Compression Ignition Fuels. Title: Natural Gas and Landfill Gas Vehicle Emissions. Membership or Former Membership of Engineering Institutions American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Present Member) Co-Organizer of Multiphase Flow Symposium, Fine Particle Society Meeting, Boston, 1989. Chairman of 2 sessions, Co-chairman of 1 session, Fine Particle Society Meeting, Boston, 1989. Co-Organizer of Multiphase Flow Symposium, Fine Particle Society Meeting, San Diego, 1990. Chairman of 1 session, Fine Particle Society Meeting, San Diego, 1990. Chairman of 1 session, Society of Automotive Engineers Congress, Detroit 1992. Chairman of 1 session, Society of Automotive Engineers Congress, Detroit, 1993 Chairman of 1 session, Society of Automotive Engineers Congress, Detroit, 1994. Chairman of 1 session, Co-chairman of one session, Society of Automotive Engineers Congress, Detroit, 1995. Chairman of 1 session, Society of Automotive Engineers Congress, Detroit, 1996. Session Organizer, SAE Spring Fuels & Lubricants Meeting, Paris 2000 Chairman of 1 session, Society of Automotive Engineers Fall Fuels & Lubricants Meeting, Baltimore, 2000 Session Organizer, SAE Fall Fuels & Lubricants Meeting, 2001. Session Organizer, SAE Spring Fuels & Lubricants Meeting, 2003 Service to Department Construction of Undergraduate Thermodynamics and Fluids Laboratory for MAE 145, a new laboratory course. This involved the renovation, or the design and construction, of apparatus for seven different laboratory experiments. (1987-88) A.S.M.E. Student Chapter Advisor, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990. Involved plant tours, section meetings, social events, annual student regional meeting. Reviewer for the following journals, agencies and conferences (prior to 1994) Journal, Proposal and Conference Paper Reviews (1995 - Present) Proceedings of Institute of Mechanical Engineers (2/95). Society of Automotive Engineers Subcommittee Member (1988-1990). Undergraduate Advisor for Department, (1987-1996). Co-Advisor for Society of Automotive Engineers Formula Car Design Team (1988 89, 1989-1990). Member, WVU Water Research Institute Committee (1987-1992). Member of Executive Committee of Fine Particle Society, (1987-91). Vice Chairman, ASME Mountaineer Group, (1990-1992). Member ASME Fluids Engineering Multiphase Flow Committee (1989 - Present). Advisor for SAE Formula Car Design Team (1990-Present). Member, Department Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (1990-1995). Member, Department Laboratory Committee (1990-1991). Member, Department Promotion and Tenure Committee (1991-92). Member of College of Engineering Planning Leadership group, and Chairman of College Strategic Planning Research Committee, (1993). Chairman, ASME Mountaineer Group, (1992-93). Vehicle Design Associate of the International Journal of Vehicle Design, (1993-Present). Member of College Research Committee (1993-94). Member of College Initiative Committee on management operations (1993-94). Participant, College Retreat on Centers (1993). West Virginia University Faculty Senator (1994-2001). Diesel Engine Technology Workshop/Presentation for Hercules Aerospace Staff, July (1994). Participant, Southern Oxidants Study Work Group, July (1994). Advisor to Jennifer Hoppie: “GE Faculty of the Future Undergraduate Research Grant Program” (1994). Member of Committee to Unify Colleges of Engineering and of Mineral and Energy Resources (1995). West Virginia University Faculty Senate Executive Committee Member (1995-96, 1996-97,
1997-98). West Virginia University Senate Committee on Research, Research Grants & Publications - Member (1995 - 96), Chair Nominee (1996), Chair (1997 & 1998). Senate Representative to University Graduate Council.(1995 - 1996). West Virginia University Research Advisory Committee (1995 -). West Virginia University Research Task Force: Team Leader for 1/3 of the Task Force (1996). West Virginia University Research Task Force Implementation Committee on Funding Strategy (1996 - 97). Review Team for Ph.D. in Chemistry (1996), Member. Select Committee on Faculty Rewards (to revise Promotion & Tenure Guidelines), (1996). Member. College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Promotion and Tenure Committee (1996-97). University Faculty Hearing Panel (1997-98). Advisor to Talus Park, EG&G Byrd Scholar (1996-97). Search Committee for Assoc. Dean of Arts & Sciences (1997). WVU Research Corporation Board (1997 - 2000). Search Committee for WVU Assoc. Provost for Research (1998). Member, Advisory Council to the Assoc. Provost for Research (1998-2000) Benedum Award Committee (1998-1999). WVU Senate Committee on Committees, Chair-Elect (1999-2000) WVU Representative to the Advisory Council of Faculty (State Level) (1999-2000) WVU Task Force on Salary Policy (1999-2000) Committee to select four Eberly Professorships (Arts & Sciences) (1999-2000) CEMR Dean’s Review Committee (1999-2000) WVU Faculty Senate Executive Committee (ex-officio member) (1999-2000) West Virginia University Press Advisory Board (2000-2002) Chair, State advisory Council of Faculty (2000-2001) CEMR Dean Search Committee (2000) Search Committee for Assoc. Director, WVU Research Corporation (2000) Faculty Representative for establishment of WVU Compact (2000-2001) Search Committee Chair for hiring for two research positions in Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering, WVU (2000-2001) Search Committee for Endowed Professorship in Mathematics (2001). Committee to revise statewide Series 36 policy (2001). Director of the Graduate Automotive Technology Education program (US DOE funded) at WVU, 2000-2001 Advisor, WVU FutureTruck Student Team, 2000-2001, 2001-2002 Committee to select Endowed Chairs in College of Law, 2001 Served on EPA Technical Qualifications Board (Personnel Review), 2002 Chaired Professors Review Committee, CEMR, 2001/2002 Committee to select Eberly Professor in Teaching, College of Arts & Sciences, 2002 Environmental Protection Agency Small Business Innovative Research Review Panel, Washington, DC, June 2002. Participant, Heavy Duty Vehicle Emissions Modeling Group, California Air Resources Board, 2002. MAE Dept. Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2002-2003. MAE Mech. Eng. Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 2002 Reviewed a Faculty Member for Promotion, Univ. of Ca. system. Reviewed a Faculty Member for promotion, Wayne State Univ. Chaired a Topic Area for MAE Ph.D. Qualifying Examination Committee (Written & Oral), 2002 Participated in Argonne National Laboratories, Center for Transportation Research, PM Measurement Forum, Jan. 2003 Participated in World Bank “Diesel Days” Workshop (Washington, DC), Jan. 2003. Participated in Energy Frontiers International Workshop (Charleston, SC), Feb. 2003 WVU Faculty Senator, 2003-2006 term. Member, Ph.D. Qualifying Examination Committee, Spring 2003. Participant in Federal Highwat Administration Air Toxics Workshop, Chicago May 2003 Guest Speaker at AAA Auto Skills Competition dinner, May 2003 Faculty Advisor, Ford Motor Co./DOE FutureTruck Competition, June 2003. Participant, US Dept. of Energy Invitational Workshop for Advanced Combustion and Fuels, Argonne, Ill. June 2003. Reviewer, as a consultant, for a World Bank handbook. |
