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Dear Friends,This annual report reflects the image of a vibrant Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) at West Virginia University, whose faculty, staff, and students continue to advance its mission and national reputation in an increasingly competitive environment, both in research and education. Our Department has made significant strides in the past couple of years toward the five primary goals of its 2020 strategic plan, which are well aligned with the corresponding strategic goals at the College and University levels:

1. Engage undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in a challenging academic environment.

2. Excel in research, creative activity, and innovation.

3. Foster diversity and an inclusive culture.

4. Advance international activity and global engagement.

5. Enhance the well-being and the quality of life of the people of West Virginia.

The educational programs offered by our Department have been designated as “Programs of Excellence” by the Board of Governors of West Virginia University. This designation recognizes our educational programs in terms of the following criteria:

• distinctionbyexternalagencies,

• basicmeasuresofdepartmentalproductivity(bothinacademicsand research) as compared with other nationally ranked academic programs,

• facultydistinction,

• studentawards,

• alumniplacementandaccomplishments,and

• self-assessmentprocessthatiseffectiveandconsistentlypracticedin the department for continuously improving the outcomes of its educational programs.

The undergraduate enrollment in the two degree programs (BSAE, BSME) offered by the Department, including the dual degree option, has exceeded 500 for the first time. Our total graduate enrollment remains steady at about 150-160 students, with an almost equal number of students pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees in the 2012-2013 academic year.

A top priority of the Department continues to be securing resources, in the form of either financial or in-kind donations, for steadily upgrading our shop, computing, and laboratory facilities. In addition to significant donations of design and analysis software from major corporations like Siemens and AnSyS, we were recently selected to receive an environmental wind tunnel as a donation from Cornell University.

Last year, the Department and the College allocated significant financial resources and laboratory space to improve the shop facilities that support student projects, to upgrade the existing low-speed wind tunnel, the rapid-prototyping 3-D printer, and the dynamics and strength laboratory, as well as to build a unique drop tower facility that allows limited testing on the ground in microgravity conditions. Student projects and competitions provide a highly effective and stimulating learning environment for undergraduate students, but they usually

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Publisher / Jacky Prucz [email protected] / 304.293.3131

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Editor / Mary C. Dillon

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Address West Virginia University Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering PO Box 6106 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6106 www.mae.statler.wvu.edu

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Copyright ©2013 by the WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Brief excerpts of articles in this publication may be reprinted without a request for permission if MAE Annual Report is acknowledged in print as the source. Contact the editor for permission to reprint entire articles.

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require significant investments in terms of laboratory equipment and space, technical support personnel, training, and travel. It is always difficult to balance the need and desire to offer our students expanded opportunities to engage in such projects with the level of available facilities, financial, and personnel resources. new teaching laboratories are being established by some of our eight new tenure-track faculty members, such as a mobile robotics laboratory designed by yu Gu and a laboratory for spacecraft design, guidance, navigation, and control that is designed and managed by John Christian.

Despite the continuing reductions, uncertainties, and disruptions in federal research funding, most members of the MAE faculty have remained pro-active and successful in pursuing externally sponsored research projects. Although the total level of research expenditures has declined to $9.03 million in fiscal year 2012 as compared to $11.3 million in the previous year, the level of new research awards has risen from $5.9 million to $6.15 million, which indicates that the research expenditures are likely to grow again in future years.

A growing percentage of research funding has been secured from the private sector, as a result of our concerted effort to establish partnerships with industrial companies. The percentage of new research awards from the private sector has increased from 16 percent in 2011-2012 to about 20 percent in 2012-2013. This indicates that many of our research projects have significant practical value, with direct applicability in industry. The percentage of private research funding for research and

development projects is even higher than 50 percent for MAE’s Center for Alternate Fuels, Engines and Emissions (CAFEE). Over a 20-year period, CAFEE has been responsible for more than $90 million in externally sponsored research, and has gained a strong international reputation for its research and development work in alternative fuels, characterization and reduction of exhaust emissions, energy efficiency, sampling, and characterization of ambient air quality.

CAFEE is expected to assume a key role in advancing one of the five pinnacle areas of excellence that have been technology research and development for shale gas utilization, as recently identified by WVU as main research goals of the University. Both the Department and CAFEE are well-positioned to build on our past track record of energy-related research, existing infrastructure, faculty expertise and laboratory facilities to pursue sponsored research and development of technologies leading to increased demand for natural gas as a fuel in a broad variety of applications, ranging from transportation to heating, cooling, and power generation.

We hope that you will enjoy reading the articles and browsing through the information included in this report. your comments, thoughts, advice, and support, in any form that is convenient to you, are very much appreciated.

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QuickFactsPERFORMAnCE SUMMARYAcademic Year 2011-2012 2012-2013

Number of Faculty 28 35

Journal Papers (Calendar Year) 82 60

B.S. Enrollment in Aerospace Engineering (AE) 42 53

B.S. Enrollment in Mechanical Engineering (ME) 226 275

B.S. Enrollment in Dual Degree AE/ME track 171 173

M.S. Enrollment in AE 19 21

M.S. Enrollment in ME 75 57

Ph.D. Enrollment in AE 14 6

Ph.D. Enrollment in ME 61 68

Undergraduate Degrees Awarded in AE 35 47

Undergraduate Degrees Awarded in ME 111 119

M.S. Degrees Awarded in AE 5 5

M.S. Degrees Awarded in ME 24 21

Ph.D. Degrees Awarded in AE 2 0

Ph.D. Degrees Awarded in ME 5 14

Undergraduate Student Credit Hours 13170 14137

Graduate Student Credit Hours 4092 3381

Undergraduate Course Credit Hours 337 374

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Danielle Price, a senior dual major from Fairmont, W.Va., spent her second consecutive summer working at the national Energy Technology Laboratory in Morgantown, W.Va. Price was selected as a Mickey Leland Scholar and worked to improve the efficiency of film cooling in gas turbine blades. Last summer, she used AutoCad to design a test section for a turbine blade. This summer, she used AnSyS to perform finite element analysis of the blade under varying temperatures, flow rates, and boundary conditions. She then compared her analytical studies with data collected on the test blade using thermal imagery. The comparisons allowed her and her mentor, Doug Straub, to adjust various parameters to fine tune the analytical models. Her work was used to predict blade

temperature distributions under various conditions and adjust designs to optimize gas turbine efficiency.

Darius Reynolds studied fluidized beds used for carbon capture under an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) internship. ORISE is a highly competitive program and provides internships and research experiences for students at all levels of education. Reynolds worked at the national Energy Technology Laboratory in Morgantown under the supervision of Larry Shadle.

One method for reducing CO2 emissions from power plants and industrial processes is to pass the exhaust gas stream over materials that selectively adsorb the CO2. Reynolds worked with

a proprietary crystalline material he calls Sorbent 32D. Reynolds and Shadle used fluidized beds to facilitate contact between the gas stream and the sorbent, with a goal of capturing one mole of CO2 per kg of sorbent. However, one of the problems they face is elutriation—the carryover of the sorbent with the gas stream. Reynolds’ current work is to characterize the relationships between particle size and shape with gas velocity to predict the amount of elutriation expected. This information will help to optimize the bed operation and reduce operating costs for carbon capture. Reynolds worked on both the experimental and analytical aspects of the research, and hoped to publish a paper on his work.

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Student ActivitiesWest Virginia University’s 12-member Design/Build/Fly (DBF) team competed against schools from around the globe in the Cessna/Raytheon Missile Systems’ Student DBF competition on April 19–21, at the Tucson International Modelplex Park Association Field in Arizona.

The team’s plane measured 48 inches long with a wing span of 30 inches, and had a weight of approximately 4.5 pounds. Its main structure was constructed out of balsa wood, plywood, carbon fiber, fiberglass composites, and depron and it was covered in a thin, plastic shrink-wrap.

The competition was judged on a written report that was worth 50 percent of the team’s overall score and the performance of the airplane during a prescribed set of three flight missions, which determined the rest of the overall score. The first flight was a short take-off mission with no payload that evaluated the number of laps the aircraft could complete in four minutes. The second, a stealth mission, evaluated the aircraft during three laps with an internal payload, followed by a strike mission that consisted of six possible payload configurations with various combinations of internal and external stores.

Of the 81 teams that were eligible to participate in the fly-off portion of the competition, only 55 completed the technical inspection and only 12 teams successfully completed all three missions of the flight analysis section. WVU’s airplane crashed during a test flight and could not enter the flight analysis portion of the competition. This was especially disappointing after WVU placed ninth out of 68 teams last year. The experience of managing and participating in such a comprehensive and complex project will prove valuable to the students as they enter the engineering workforce.

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For the 12th time in 13 years, a team of students from West Virginia University was selected to participate in nASA’s Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program, held in July at Johnson Space Center’s Ellington Field in Houston, Tex. The students tested their self-designed and constructed experiments aboard nASA’s reduced gravity aircraft.

The program gives teams of undergraduate students from across the nation the opportunity to propose, design, build, fly, and evaluate experiments involving microgravity. The team was selected based on scientific merit and education outreach potential from more than 67 submitted proposals.

Recent graduates Spencer Elyard, Evan Ford, Dustin Frohnapfel, and Stephen Itschner and seniors Michael Powell and Joey West comprised the team’s “flyers,” which participated in the weightless experience and conducted the experiment. Juniors Jacob Cordonier, nicholas Underwood, and sophomore Steven Kosko also made the trip to Houston as the team’s “ground crew.” Two additional members, Samantha Dolin and Dinie Rosli, were part of the experiment’s design, but were unable to make the trip.

The WVU team tested their experiment aboard G-Force One, a microgravity aircraft that can produce periods of weightlessness lasting up to 25 seconds at a time by flying a series of approximately 30 parabolas—a steep climb followed by a free fall—over the Gulf of Mexico.

“It was incredible flying in zero-gravity and touring the nASA Houston facility,” said Frohnapfel. “The experience made the nine months of preparation completely worth it.”

The student team flew their experiment, “Variable-Gravity Liquid Spray Cooling Optimization,” from July 19-21. It investigated the heat absorption capabilities of a fine liquid spray during the reduced gravity flights. The team will issue a final report analyzing the experiment’s effectiveness, scientific findings, and conclusions to nASA in two months.

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Team From WVU Finishes 10th in the ASME’s Human Powered Vehicle ChallengeWest Virginia University’s 10-member Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) team traveled to Grand Rapids, Mich., in April to compete in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ three-day HPV Challenge.

Using a prototype originally created for use in the competition in 2012, the team performed modifications to the design including conversion to a prone-style vehicle and encasing the original tricycle with a hard exterior shell to reduce drag and enhance the protection of the rider. The new design incorporated renewable energy elements such as solar cells that powered the interior and exterior lighting and a low-emissivity glaze coating for the windows.

The team from WVU finished eighth out of 31 teams for the design portion of the competition and 10th in the overall score. While most teams recruit competitive cyclists to race on the team’s behalf, WVU’s team chose some

of its student members to ride the vehicle in the competition, as a reward for participating in the project. The judges commended the WVU Mountain ”Engine” Eers for their professional presentation and technical report, which placed them eighth in the design portion of the competition.

This is the second year the WVU team has competed in the ASME HPV Challenge. In 2012, the team finished seventh out of 40 teams participating in the competition, which was held at Grove City College in Pennsylvania.

According to team advisor Kostas Sierros, the students have earned a strong reputation in the competition, which will enhance awareness about the advantages of human-powered, short-range transportation. “The WVU team will remain motivated by its desire to not only win the HPVC competition,” Sierros said, “but to promote widespread daily use of reliable and fast tricycles as a sustainable and clean short-range means of transportation.”


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Chester A. Arents ScholarshipZachary Cox Andrew Garrett

Bjornson ScholarshipMatthew Boots Bradley CoxMatthew Davis

Carl H. Cather ScholarshipPayton Roda

Harold M. Cather ScholarshipJustine Schultz Joshua Sleva

William S. Clapper ScholarshipChad JonesZachary Santer

CNG/Dominion Engineering ScholarshipAlexander Gates

Everette C. Dubbe ScholarshipJoseph Bright

Elias ScholarshipWilliam Riley

Jerome B. Fanucci ScholarshipAlexander GrayThomas LuskVincent Spada

Fourney ScholarshipJarred LeggettMatthew Milanese

Halliburton ScholarshipRobert BuckholtzDillon CardenChristopher GomkeDavid Peng

Hansen, Inc. ScholarshipMatthew Schmid

Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation ScholarshipSamantha DolinEnmanuel MaderaDarius ReynoldsReshmi Syamlal

Kirkland ScholarshipLogan Robertson

Lentz/Shrout ScholarshipAaron Anderson

MAE Department ScholarshipMatthew McCabe Nathan Ness ScholarshipMatthew McCabe Homer P. Nutter ScholarshipDrew GoodmanMatthew Siburt

Ragland-Bowers ScholarshipJennifer Williams Seltzer/Ulrich ScholarshipAaron AndersonAlan Didion

Society of Allied Weight Engineers ScholarshipMatthew Schmidt

Statler College Engineering ScholarshipDillon CardenZachary CoxAndrew Garrett Alexander GatesAlexander GrayDavid PengJoey West

Tierney ScholarshipBrandon DavisDrew HurstAlexander Hypes Richard E. Walters ScholarshipDustin Frohnapfel

Westmoreland-Sprague Scholarship FundKenneth Tyner

WVU Achievement ScholarshipGuy CordonierJessica FeldeEthan GarrisonRyan HelmicBerk JeffreyKristopher LankfordBryan LayfieldZachary LayhewTyler McCutchanJoseph Minardnicholas Ohi Conor PylesAlexander RodbergTimothy Schmidt Eric Smithberger

WVU Excellence ScholarshipTyler AndreTaylor BrickbichlerZachary DendlerJesse DiamondEric FabozziJeremy HardySteven KoskoAndrew LiounisLuke MastrorilliSarah MillsKristina ReilleyJoshua ThibaultClint ThompsonDaniel Whitlow Donald T. Worrell ScholarshipMatthew McCabe

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MAE to Enhance its Wind Tunnel Facilities

At a time when the capability of wind tunnel testing is decreasing in many educational and research institutions around the country, West Virginia University’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) is adding to its experimental aerodynamics infrastructure. In spring 2013, Cornell University announced plans to decommission two operational wind tunnels and donate them to other universities. Pat Browning, a research assistant professor in MAE, spearheaded a successful effort to acquire one of the tunnels. In early August, Browning traveled to Cornell along with two MAE students in order to dismantle, load, and transport the environmental wind tunnel to its new home in the WVU Hangar at Morgantown Municipal Airport.

While the Department has two subsonic and two supersonic wind tunnels, it did not have an environmental wind tunnel. This will be a significant acquisition for both education and research in the area of experimental aerodynamics. An environmental wind tunnel is specifically designed to generate flow fields that mimic atmospheric flows in a variety of ambient temperature scenarios, including the representative velocity gradients across the boundary layers in conditions of wind gusts and free stream turbulence. The new facility is an open circuit environmental wind tunnel that has a nominal test section (TS) size of 4x4 feet. The TS can be open or closed, making this tunnel optimal for educational and demonstration purposes. The two-speed, six-motor-drive system can produce a maximum velocity of 24m/sec., and is equipped with variable inlet guide vanes in order to attain a wide array of flow speeds, not only for mean speed adjustments but also for the development of speed gradients within the TS.

Browning is developing designs and cost estimates for adding air temperature control to the tunnel, which would allow the Department to further its capabilities in such areas as aerosol propagation, wind turbine engineering, and wind loading on tall building structures and bridges. Emerging research in micro air vehicles will also benefit from the new facility, since they typically fly near the ground, where wind gusts can be a significant challenge for their performance and stability. A wind tunnel that has the capabilities to simulate such environments will be a key asset to future research and educational work in these areas.

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West Virginia University’s Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions (CAFEE) is a worldwide leader in the research and development of technologies necessary to improve transportation and power system efficiency. In support of this mission, CAFEE is currently expanding its research activities that focus on the increasingly abundant supply of natural gas in the U.S. CAFEE has been working since 1990 to solve problems and to create knowledge to facilitate the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel.

The growing abundance of natural gas and its potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions when compared to gasoline and diesel fuel may promote it as the alternative fuel of the future. CAFEE has embarked on a number of new programs to improve the use of natural gas in the transportation industry, particularly in the heavy-duty engine sector. CAFEE is currently working with industry partners to research, develop, and certify dual-fuel conversion kits applicable to intermediate-age diesel engines. The dual-fuel kits are being developed to meet customer performance needs while keeping engine emissions within regulatory requirements. CAFEE’s engine dynamometer laboratory is being used to certify the performance of the conversion kits so they can be installed without violating the Clean Air Act prohibition against engine emission controls tampering. The kits will allow fleet operators to use natural gas as an alternative fuel choice, benefitting the local economy and the global environment.

CAFEE is also investigating retrofit kits for older engines utilizing portable emission measurement systems. These legacy engines are characterized by their higher than usual GHG and particulate matter (PM) emissions levels and provide significant opportunities to reduce the inventory of GHG and PM loading to the environment while also providing reduced consumer fuel costs. CAFEE investigators will also be developing dual-fuel conversion systems for transportable refrigeration units on trailers.

Researchers in CAFEE are re-commissioning WVU’s ASTM-Cooperative Fuels Research engine and developing a gas mixing system to explore knock characteristics of complex natural gas compositions such as those found in shale gas. Natural gas fuel has typically been composed of more than 90 percent methane by volume, with smaller quantities of straight-chain alkanes such as ethane, propane and butane. Shale or “wet” gases have lower methane concentration and higher concentrations of longer chained alkanes. There is scant octane number data available for these higher order alkanes and complex natural gas compositions. CAFEE will perform experiments to better characterize how they can best be utilized by emerging natural gas engine technologies.

Under a $1.5 million grant from the Environmental Defense Fund, CAFEE is leading a project to better understand methane leakage associated with natural gas vehicles and fueling stations. Researchers are gathering data on methane emissions from natural gas vehicles, fueling

stations and maintenance facilities through a combination of leak detections, leak measurements, operational and maintenance procedure reviews, and equipment audits. These data will all be used to develop a consolidated database and models to predict the impact of increased natural gas utilization by the transportation sector. Consortium partners are providing access to vehicles or facilities, and a number of other industry participants are contributing equipment for testing. This program will be the first large scale effort to predict and quantify the environmental impact of natural gas utilization for transportation and will help lead future best practices and regulatory requirements in this growing area.

A Ricardo Proteus research engine is being re-commissioned by CAFEE to improve combustion stability and quantify the lean limit operability of natural gas in heavy duty internal combustion engines. This study will further develop laser and other ignition technologies to decrease nitrogen oxide emissions without an associated fuel efficiency penalty. Recent advances in laser ignition technology have reduced the overall dimensions and costs of such a system. Currently, studies are focusing on evaluating the effect of vibration and temperature on these laser ignition systems. This research aims to elucidate and quantify the inefficiencies and problems associated with using laser ignition systems in heavy-duty vehicle applications. The Ricardo Proteus engine is on-loan from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory.

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For several decades, computational simulations have bridged the gap between theoretical and experimental efforts. Originally just a supportive tool for analytical studies, the simulations have now achieved the stage of “numerical experiment” due to continuously increasing computer speeds and capacities as well as improving numerical methods. By combining resources and by working through West Virginia University’s High Performance Computing Center, four recently-appointed faculty members in mechanical and aerospace engineering (MAE) have developed advanced facilities for high-performance, multi-scale computational research, specifically in the areas related to energy, novel materials, and astrodynamics. Their work is described below.

COMbUsTiON sCiENCENumerical simulation of premixed burning is limited, in particular, by the huge difference between the characteristic time and length scales that have to be resolved and covered. Moreover, combustion studies usually include multi-phase physics, the complex multi-dimensional configuration of a burner, and detailed chemical kinetics. These difficulties make the modeling of the combustion processes so complicated that the direct numerical simulations of real combustion systems such as internal combustion engines or gas turbines remain very limited even with modern computational facilities.

MAE Assistant Professor V’yacheslav Akkerman is an active participant in this field of study. Akkerman’s group investigates several interconnected areas of combustion science including intrinsic flame instabilities, turbulent burning, flame interaction

with acoustics, acoustic shocks, flame interactions with combustor walls and interior obstacles, and flame acceleration. Of particular interest is the transition from subsonic deflagration to supersonic detonation. Detonation has caused countless disasters in engines, turbines, rockets, power plants, and mines, although it can also be constructively utilized, particularly in pulse-detonation engines. Akkerman uses a unique

simulation tool: a hydrodynamic reacting Navier-Stokes solver adapted for parallel computations.

ENERgy sysTEMs AND MATERiALs Advanced modeling and uncertainty quantification in simulations of large-scale engineering systems is the focus of the newly established Energy Systems and Materials Simulation Group, led by MAE Assistant Professor David Mebane. The statistical methods of the group integrate the experimental and theoretical information into a unified, probabilistic modeling paradigm. These new techniques

combine the predictive power of first-principle methods with the accuracy of the experiments, signaling novel approaches in both multi-scale modeling and new materials discoveries. Mebane’s group is currently collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy on carbon capture technologies, with immediate perspectives to initiate the research on solid oxide fuel cells. Together with fellow MAE professors Terrence Musho, Xueyan Song, and Ed Sabolsky, the group also intends to begin a project focused on thermoelectric materials discovery.

TRANsPORT PROPERTiEs Of MATERiALs Using the principles of quantum mechanics, MAE Assistant Professor Terrence Musho and his group develop models to predict the thermal and electrical transport properties of materials from a near first-principle point of view. Musho has obtained a model, which allows computing the thermal and electrical conductivity of materials in

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Nigel Clark has been named to a committee formed by the National Research Council for the U.S. Department

of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Made up of 19 industry representatives and educators, the committee will meet to assess technologies for reducing fuel consumption of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The work is a continuation of a 2010 committee on which Clark also served, and will update the prior study to consider new and emerging technologies that could be implemented in the 2017 model year and beyond.

Clark has extensive experience in vehicle design, advanced vehicle concepts, alternative fuels, and the measurement and reduction of vehicle emissions. He has conducted research for government and industry in the areas of fuel economy and emissions from heavy-duty vehicles, including buses and heavy hybrid drive vehicles, and works with the International Council for

Clean Transportation on technology and efficiency review. The committee will work under the oversight of the National Academies Division on Engineering and Physical Science, Studies and Special Programs Division.

“Our society is dependent on trucking for interstate freight movement, local delivery, and a wide variety of services, and trucks consume a substantial fraction of our national energy supply,” said Clark. “Driving energy efficiency in this sector is essential: it reduces fuel use, makes economic sense, and reduces overall exhaust pollutants. Serving on this committee represents a wonderful opportunity to reduce our energy footprint and advance our national economy.”

“Nigel Clark is widely recognized in the heavy duty vehicle industry as a leader in the study of alternative fuels and vehicle design, especially as it relates to medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and engines,” said Gene Cilento, Glen H. Hiner Dean of the Statler College. “He has been a prolific researcher who will bring that wealth of experience to bear on the important work of this committee.”

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an effort to predict their engineering characteristics. It is noted that modeling these features at an atomic scale requires intensive computations; in particular, it involves the generation of enormous quantities of data. A big portion of Musho’s research involves not only developing new approaches to incorporate additional physics into these quantum models but also a framework to run high productivity computer systems and dividing the model across hundreds of processors in trials to accomplish these simulations within

a reasonable amount of time. Through the development of first-principle transport models, Musho’s group can now compute the electrical and thermal properties of novel complex materials, with applications in the development of efficient direct energy conversion devices. Consequently, with these computational tools, one can look at exploring larger design spaces and tailoring new materials for a specific application. Ultimately, this provides a resource that would allow picking a handful of elements off the periodic table, combining them into a solid solution, and predicting their properties before ever stepping into the laboratory.

OPTiMizED TRAjECTORy siMULATiONs The design, optimization, and navigation of space missions are the research interests of MAE Assistant Professor Alfred Lynam. High-fidelity spacecraft trajectory modeling requires high-precision numerical integration of complex ordinary differential equations, and finding globally optimal spacecraft trajectory solutions involves the parallel integration of numerous candidate trajectories. To analyze the results of the candidate trajectories and converge on optimal trajectory solutions, Lynam’s group uses

sophisticated numerical techniques such as the multi-dimensional Newton-Raphson root solving method and genetic algorithms. Since most legacy astrodynamics software is programmed for use on a single central processing unit (CPU) core, modernizing astrodynamics software by adapting it to multicore CPU and graphics processing unit (GPU) architectures is one of Lynam’s primary goals in his research. Several astrodynamics applications are massively parallel, so speedups of 10-100 times are often possible with parallel CPU and GPU architectures.

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Ongoing and planned research at West Virginia University may provide some help to both the coal and shale gas industries by pushing forward the development of fuel cells that can generate electricity using either methane or syngas derived from coal. In a project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, faculty across WVU, including Ismail Celik, Xingbo Liu, Ed Sabolsky, Xueyan Song, and Nick WU from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, are working on a project entitled, “Direct Utilization of Coal Syngas in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.” Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) hold great promise for the highly efficient conversion of hydrogen to electricity, but the materials used in such fuel cells are

susceptible to degradation by sulfur and other impurities that exist in raw hydrocarbon gases, such as coal syngas or shale gas. Liu is leading several projects aimed at understanding and mitigating the degradation of SOFC performance due to these and other factors. He is also working with Faraday Technology Company to develop low-cost methods for manufacturing SOFCs.

Song is leading a project funded through the National Energy Technology Laboratory-Regional University Alliance (NETL-RUA) program to investigate the effects of nanostructure and chemistry evolution of SOFCs upon cell operation. In SOFCs, electrochemical reactions take place on the triple-phase boundaries (TPBs) between

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West Virginia has long been an energy-producing state, rich in coal, and with modest deposits of oil and natural gas. Recent advances in recovery technology have made exploitation of vast reserves of shale gas underlying much of the state possible. This abundant and cheap gas is threatening the coal industry by driving down prices for coal nationwide. Electric utilities are transitioning from coal-fired boilers to natural gas-fired turbines for new generating facilities, thus reducing the demand for coal in what has long been its core market.

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smiTh To receiVe Frank kreiTh energy aWardJames E. Smith, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, will receive the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Frank kreith Energy Award. The award recognizes Smith for his more than 30 years of research and contributions on energy conservation, renewable energy, to technologies for the transfer of those technologies into the marketplace; and the use of that developmental process for the

advanced training of students, staff, and colleagues.

The award was established in 2005 and recognizes an individual for significant contributions to a secure energy future through innovations in conservation and renewable energy technology. Smith will receive the honor, which includes $2,000 and a travel expense supplement to attend the society’s 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, scheduled for November 15-21, in San Diego, Calif.

BanTa aWarded FUlBrighT scholarshiP For research in iTalyLarry Banta spent the 2013 spring semester in Savona, Italy, doing research on control systems for integrated electric generation systems. Supported by a research scholarship from the Fulbright Foundation, Banta was a visiting professor at the University of Genova, where he designed a control system for their Energy Hub. The prestigious Fulbright Scholarship is

part of a highly competitive, merit-based program to foster better understanding and closer ties between the U.S. and foreign nations. The Foundation supports travel and scholarship for the exchange of students, faculty, artists, scientists, and scholars each year between the U.S. and more than 155 foreign countries. Banta was one of about 1,200 U.S. scholars selected for awards this year, and became one of about 70 faculty from West Virginia University to earn this award since 1979.

song Wins nsF FacUlTy early career deVeloPmenT aWardXueyan Song will study ways to improve waste heat recovery from industrial and automotive processes under a five-year Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF describes this award as its “most prestigious award in support of … those teacher-scholars who most

effectively integrate research and education … .” Song will use the highly competitive grant to study ways to improve the energy conversion efficiency of thermoelectric oxides, which can transform temperature differentials into electrical power. She has been researching the development of materials for energy applications for several years, and is the author or co-author of more than 50 peer-reviewed journal publications, including articles that have appeared in Nature and Nature Materials. Song will include not only graduate students but high school teachers in her work as a novel way to integrate research with education on multiple levels.

Fuel Cell Research Could be Win-Win for West Virginiathe electrolyte, the electrode, and the gaseous fuel. Small changes in TPB structure or chemistry, and the interface between electrode and electrolyte can drastically affect SOFC performance and lifetime. As part of the NETL-RUA fuel cell team, Song employs transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to identify the nano-scale features that appear in fuel cell electrodes and electrolytes under various operating conditions. This information is used, in turn, to provide insight into mechanisms of cell degradation and methods of improving cell performance.

In closely related work, Celik leads a team of researchers in another RUA project entitled, “Multi-Scale Multi-Dimensional Modeling of SOFC Electrodes.” One of the challenges in making SOFCs viable is reducing the electrode losses. The electrodes are porous media made up of different phases and their overall performance is an intricate function of not only the material properties but also the geometry of the microstructure. The goal of the research conducted by Celik’s group is to assess the relation between the electrode micro-geometry and its electrochemical performance using numerical simulations. Detailed multi-physics models are developed for cathode and anode operation which take into account the influence of the electrode microstructure. Based on the degradation trends observed during experiments conducted at NETL, the time evolution of the microstructural properties inside the electrodes is estimated using the model. Celik’s group works in close collaboration with other teams at Carnegie Mellon University and Penn State University, as well as with researchers at NETL.

The application of nano-catalyst to solid-oxide fuel cell anodes is considered to be one method by which microstructural control, improved stability, and enhanced reactivity may be imparted to the whole cell. As in cathode infiltration strategies, anode infiltration is an additive technology, which permits retention of core technical achievements related to electrode design such as TEC matching, acceptable materials/microstructural stability, acceptable cost, and durability/longevity. Sabolsky is leading a NETL-RUA project titled, “Materials and Methods for Anode Infiltration.” In this work, investigations are being completed to develop candidate nanomaterials that will be inserted into the anode microstructure to improve the cell performance, measured by the following criteria: increased anode activity; improved electrode stability/reduced intrinsic electrode degradation; enhanced resistance to contaminant exposure/reduced extrinsic electrode degradation; and decreased cost on the basis of power density.

By themselves, SOFCs are only marginally more efficient than the best new gas turbine engines being used for electric generation. However, SOFCs can be used as a topping cycle for a gas turbine followed by further waste heat recovery measures. Such a hybrid cycle can potentially convert fuel to electricity with better than 65 percent efficiency while also providing process heat for industrial or commercial purposes. However, the precise control of the hybrid system is both difficult and critical. Larry Banta is leading a project at NETL to perform “Sensors and Advanced Controls Testing in HyPer.” Among other things the project will develop multivariable, robust control for the SOFC/gas turbine hybrid system. Banta’s controller will optimize the hybrid system performance while safeguarding against compressor instabilities that could damage or destroy the fragile SOFC system.

In combination, these projects aim to solve many of the problems impeding the adaptation of SOFCs to directly use shale gas or coal syngas as fuels. This focused and coordinated research effort may lead to multi-win outcomes for West Virginia and its natural energy resources.

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West Virginia University’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering has begun revising the instructional curriculum for both the mechanical and aerospace engineering programs. These revisions will allow students to gain a more individualized degree through a pillar of course tracks that will constitute an area of specialization.

Gregory Thompson, associate professor in mechanical engineering and chair of the mechanical engineering curriculum committee and Mario Perhinschi, associate professor in aerospace engineering and chair of the aerospace engineering curriculum committee are spearheading these area-specific programs designed with a focus on enhancing career and workforce preparation.

Currently the mechanical engineering program provides a base curriculum for all students, that covers the breadth of mechanical engineering. The proposed revisions of the curriculum content will continue to meet the foundation course requirements, but starting in their junior year, students will have the opportunity to choose from five area-specific degree tracks that provide greater depth in the following specialties: design and manufacturing, energy, controls and robotics, biomedical, and materials.

The proposed aerospace engineering curriculum will have two area-specific degree tracks that students may choose prior to their junior year: one emphasizing aeronautics and another emphasizing astronautics. Two of the department’s newest faculty, assistant

professors John Christian and Alfred Lynam, are in the process of designing new courses focused on spacecraft-based systems. If the proposed changes are accepted, students choosing the aeronautics track will take a sequence of courses nearly identical to the current program, while students choosing the astronautics track will take different, space-focused courses in flight dynamics, propulsion, and design.

With the dual-MAE degree option currently offered as a five-year program at WVU, students would continue to have the opportunity to select from area-specific tracks within both programs.

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2012-13 George Weaver Award

Edward Sabolsky

This award is given in recognition of excellent teaching of courses in engineering mechanics. Engineering mechanics includes the subjects of statics, dynamics, and mechanics of materials, which form the foundation of several engineering disciplines.

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Statler College Outstanding Advisor Award

Dave Solley

The recipient of this award is chosen from the list of outstanding advisors and most exemplifies the mission of the College in helping students achieve their educational goals.

Statler College Outstanding Researchers Award

Xueyan Song

nianqiang “nick” Wu

The recipients are chosen by a committee of their peers based on their research activities and their mentoring of graduate students for this year, as well as the continuity of quality research over a several-year period.

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Statler College Outstanding Teacher Award

John Kuhlman

This award was originally created by students seeking a way to recognize teachers who made significant contributions to their lives and education. The College continues this tradition by recognizing faculty that make major contributions to the teaching mission and provide outstanding classroom experiences to their students.

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21th Annual Academy of Distinguished Alumni Teaching Award

Mario Perhinschi

This award is given to a teacher that works to expand student’s knowledge beyond the curriculum. The Promotion and Tenure Committee of the Department nominates a candidate for this prestigious award.

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Staff Employee of the Year

Chuck Coleman

This award recognizes staff members who work tirelessly to ensure the department runs smoothly. These members are recognized for their overall exceptional performance and their willingness to go beyond the basic requirements of their positions.

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graduates 2011-2013

2011-2012Bachelor of Science in Aerospace EngineeringSkye Kendall BaberJoseph Salvatore CloseJeffrey William Conrad*David Elias DebuscaRebecca Caitlyn Durham**Joseph P. DygertLee W. EltringhamCarla Ann FeragottiMichael Andrew FilterPatrick Jackson Fluhartynathaniel David GandeeJason Curtis Hamilton*Brent William HedrickChristopher Edward Heim*Russell Jeffrey KightTrenton Jameson Larrabee*Brandon Lee Lewis*Robert Frye Lilly, IIIMark Edward Magee***nicholas Guido Mariani***Mitchell Gaetano MarozziWade Michael MendozaMichael James nussbaum**Rex Dean Persinger***James Andrew Reil**Timothy William Repko**Coty Michael RiffleChad David SachlebenStephen Alexander SchrammZachary Louis Seamon**Jon Stephen Taylor**David Edward Turner*Zachary Alexander WhiteTyler Davis Witmer*Mark William Wroblewski**

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical EngineeringJeremy David Alcott WilliamsTyler J. Alokonis

Stephen James AndurskyDavid Scott ArboneauxMohammad Monther AsadSkye Kendall Babernicholas Alexander BarnettMatthew C. BarrowChristoper Carson BartleyJustin Walter BerryJoshua Joseph BokerPhilip James BrainardTod Steven Camara***Timothy Joseph ConnorsJeffrey William Conrad*Mark Robert CoulsonJoshua T. DavisDavid Elias DebuscaAnthony Joseph Del RoccoAlexander Robert DembskiJoseph P. DygertClifton Conrad Edwardsnicholas Thomas EllisLee W. EltringhamChris M. EnglerJeffrey norbert Esker*Curtis Allen EvickCarla Ann FeragottiMichael Andrew FilterPatrick Jackson FluhartyAngela Cristine Foehrkolbnathaniel David GandeeMatthew Ray GapenJason Curtis Hamilton*Andrew Joseph HammondJoseph Jebrine HasanStephen Andrew HayesJared Michael HeilmanChristopher Edward Heim*Michael Everett HellyerEric nolan HuffakerTyler Scott JacobsenZachary Louis KamenDavid Patrick KannapelMohamed Ahmed Khoori

Russell Jeffrey KightKevin Weller KramerDev Raj KumarTrenton Jameson Larrabee*Brandon Lee Lewis*Robert Frye Lilly, IIIAndrew Richard LucasJames Edgar LudoviciKevin Luo***Mark Edward Magee***Joseph Harry MaldonadoJoseph D. Marconi**nicholas Guido Mariani***Mitchell Gaetano MarozziJohn Timothy MartinJerry Hunter Mason***Joseph Michael Matheny*Jordan Christopher MatijevichJoshua Robert MatthewsDavid L. McGrainWade Michael MendozaMatthew Raymond MichaelArthur Robert MinnickRonald Andrew Mongold**Cory James MorganMichael Dennis MurphyAnnamarie Elizabeth MurrayAnand narayananMichael James nussbaum**nicholas Mark OuelletteAnthony Joseph Paletta, Jr.Donald Allen PaloStephen Michael ParkerRex Dean Persinger***nicholas Haven Pivarnathan Edward PriceAndrew Steven PustayMina Hany RaflaTimothy William Repko**Ryan Lee RespetCoty Michael RiffleGarrett Tyler Rinker***Daniel David Rivenbark, Jr.

Matthew Curtis Robinson***Taylor Davidson RushChad David SachlebenZachary Louis Seamon**Brandon David ShrevesMichael William SnyderSteven James SucevichJon Stephen Taylor**David Andrew ThompsonTravis Lee ThompsonJeremiah James TrinoneDavid Edward Turner*David Thomas Vanderwijst*John Michael Vassiliou*Rodi Vis**David Weichsel**Christopher Michael WhiteZachary Alexander WhiteGifford Roy WilliamsJason Lee WilliamsonMark William Wroblewski**Andrew Jay young

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering Francis James BarcheskyFrederick Martin BeamerOndrej KarasZachary James MerceruioDaniele Tancredi

Master of Science in Mechanical EngineeringPrabash Eroshana AbeyratnePraveen Reddy Baddam Ramamoorthy BalakrishnanPeter BonsackXueqin ChenChia-nung ChouMatthew Allen CunninghamKarthik Reddy Dandunithin Josenathan KimbleJaclyn n. Kokx

Anveeksh KoneruPhillip Ryan McElfreshBrock A. MerrittRobert Francis Minehart IIIRobert Gordon Murphy nathan Synnott MusicJames Robert PerryAdam Russell SayresPerry L. Spaur IIGanesh VadulaZhou XinJinlong yanTian Zhang

Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace EngineeringAdi AdumitroaieMeagan Lynne Hubbell

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineeringnicholas Jaye HansfordGulfam IqbalDerek Ross JohnsonAaron Joshua KessmanJohn Sandro Rivas Murillo

2012-2013Bachelor of Science in Aerospace EngineeringCorey Thomas Ash Frank Anthony Avenoso, Jr.,Kyle Matthew Beckett Sean David-Andrew Belardo Robert Aloysius Bianchinelson Alberto Bonilla Michael James BrooksTrevor W. Caplinger** Joseph Anthony CastaldoTravis Michael Corwell Spencer Quentin Elyard** Evan Daniel Ford*** Dustin Joseph Frohnapfel***

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Ashley Marie Ganskopp Andrew Mark Garrett* David Tyler George* Alexander Samson Goodman Lucas Taylor Goodwin Andrew Julian GoossensCaraline Fain GriffithTyler John Hagen*Robert Brandon HamiltonTyler Lee HartmanSean Thomas HiltyLogan Tyler Holshey*** Mark David James*** Andrew Johnson Matthew Thomas Kimble* nicholas James LinvilleSteven Michael Majstorovic***Matthew James Milanese*** Mohanad Al nuaimi Byron Wain Patterson***Jeremy nicholas Pepper** Brian Harrison RanftCaleb Michael Rice* Logan Albert Robertson** Zachary Paul Santer*** Justin Ross Shirkey Victor Oli Sivaneri* Clinton Patrick Smith*** Eric Michael Smithberger**Kyle Robert ThomasMatthew Colin Underwood* Alex Peder Walter Squires* Andrew James WilhelmAmir Ali Ahmad Zainal

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical EngineeringMcKinley Lee AdkinsOmar Mohammed Alajmi Omar Saqer Al-Mutairi Mohammed Jawad Anbari* Corey Thomas Ash Frank Anthony Avenoso, Jr.

Mohammad Bahzad* Kyle Matthew Beckett Sean David-Andrew Belardo Sheldon Michael Blackshire Jonathan Ross Blanton Mark Patrick Boardman Michael Warren BoggsMatthew Thomas Boots*** Luke Zachary BowmanCharles Abbott BrightJoseph Martin Bright*** Michael James BrooksRobert Scott BuckholtzJoseph Anthony CastaldoJustin Ronald Chambers**Thomas Lowell Clark Matthew Dale Clause BuchananTravis Michael Corwell Charles Joseph Diable, IIBenjamin Philip DillamanSpencer Quentin Elyard** yasir Abdulrahim FarhatEvan Daniel Ford*** Michael Jacob FrawleyRyan David FrenchBrandon Tyler FriendDustin Joseph Frohnapfel*** Ashley Marie Ganskopp David Tyler George* Adrienne GolembiewskiAlexander Samson Goodman Lucas Taylor Goodwin Andrew Julian GoossensDaniel David Griffin*** Caraline Fain GriffithIbrahim Baker HabadiJohn Thomas Hailer** Brendan Mcneil HarnessTyler Lee HartmanSean Thomas HiltyLogan John HintzeLuke Aaron HintzeJared Robert Hoffmann

Andrew Wayne Hoover ***Trevor Walter HubbellDrew Curtis Hurst** Alexander Trenor HypesMark David James*** Eric Wayne JohnsonChad Wesley Jones*** Michael Thomas Jordan, III** Stephen Lorimer JoyceMatthew Thomas Kimble*Calvin Jacob KlaskiAndrew Thomas KorenkiewiczJustin Michael KusterBrandon Thomas LaneDavid Andrew LangJessica Marie Lankford** Bryan Denver Layfield*** Seth Cameron LeffelJeremy C. Lerose Katherine Patricia LinggKeith Delano LittleCaleb Michael LucasRonnie Allan Mayhorn, IIBrody Logan McCannMatthew James Milanese*** Arthur Randolph MoweryAndrew David MullChristine Cohane O’BrienByron Wain Patterson*** Jeremy nicholas Pepper** nicholas Joseph Phipps Benjamin David Pitzer Michael Allen PowellBenjamin nathan Province* nathan Cole RamseyBrian Harrison RanftCaleb Michael Rice* Kathryn Marie RileyTaylor James Roberts* Logan Albert Robertson** Jonathan RojasAdam Chase RothlisbergerBrandon Mathew Rudy

Brandon M. RussellAndrew T. Russell Russell Richard Safreed, IV Zachary Paul Santer*** Matthew David Schmidt***Harith Bahaman Shah* Victor Oli Sivaneri* Matthew Bowman Smith Clinton Patrick Smith*** Eric Michael Smithberger** Sean Paul SnedegarPhilip Wesley Spencer Edward Lyon StettiniusJoshua Levi StombockMiranda nannette Straub** Kyle Robert ThomasMatthew Colin Underwood* Harold Lloyd VassAlex Peder Walter Squires* Adam Glenn Wardnathan Paul WeeseRowan Morgana WeiblenBrendan James WilliamsJennifer Leigh Williams* Austin Lee WinnMichael Stuart WiseCollins Foster youngblood

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering Jeremy Austin LuckettAmanda McGrailZachary Galen napolilloDiego PalacioWilliam Vogel

Master of Science in Mechanical EngineeringDerrick Allan BanerjeeAndres CavezzaFernando CossoSean David CroninElizabeth Emma DeFuscoManoj Kumar Dobbala

Raphael William Alwi DodrillSodith Kumar Reddy GandavarapuPhillip Michael Gansor Megan GorrellSai Praneeth GunturuEdward R. JacksonSean LockardVijaymaran ManickamDumbi OtunyoVolkan OzyarKevin Louis PeilMark ShoukryDouglas WardJackson WolfeRuizhi Zhong

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical EngineeringTheodros Sisai BejitualSong ChenHuang Guo Jonathan KwederMing Liyihong LiAndrew LoweryKevyn Campbell McBrideOscar Francisco Delgado neiraArvind Thiruvengadam PadmavAhmed Mohamed SayedChristina WildfireJun Tu Feng Zhen

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DML James h. rodman, Jr. BSAE 1984, WVU MSTM 2005, University of Pennsylvania JD 1991, Villanova University

Rear Admiral James H. Rodman, Jr. earned his bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from West Virginia University in 1984, his juris doctorate from the Villanova University School of Law in 1991, and his executive master’s in technology management from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and School of Engineering and Applied Science in 2005.

After receiving his direct commission into the engineering duty officer (EDO) program in 1985, Rodman reported to Philadelphia naval Shipyard 104 as an EDO in training and assistant ship superintendent. In 1988, he reported to naval Ship Systems Engineering Station 104 as a project officer and completed his EDO qualification. Rodman transferred to naval Weapons Station, in Earle, n.J., in 1993, where he served as ordnance safety officer and commanding officer of WEAPSTA EarleDet601EOT. In 1996, he joined the Space and naval Warfare Program and was assigned to Space and naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) 0366 at the national Reconnaissance Office (nRO) serving as the gaining command liaison officer for nRO’s Operational Support Office.

In 2001, Rodman received orders to naval network and Space Operations Command (nnSOC) 0766, where he served as operations and executive officer. In 2003, he returned to the nRO as executive officer of SPAWAR0866. He assumed command of naval network Warfare Command (nETWARCOM) network Engineering (formerly nnSOC0266) in 2004, providing architecture, systems engineering, and integration support to nETWARCOM’s worldwide space and terrestrial communications enterprise. In 2006, Rodman assumed command of SPAWAR0466, supporting program executive officer space systems and SPAWARPMW-146 in the assembly, integration, and testing of the Mobile User Objective System. In 2008, he served as space domain director on the national staff of the navy net-Centric Warfare Group (nnWG) and in 2009, was named nnWG’s vice commander. He returned to active duty in 2011 as SPAWAR’s Chief Engineer.

Rodman’s decorations include Meritorious Service Medal (two gold stars), Joint Service Commendation Medal, navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three), and the navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

terri L. tramelBSAE 1985, WVU MSME 1989, University of California-Davis PhD 2001, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Terri (Brock) Tramel earned her bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from WVU in 1985. One of the first women to join a United States Air Force program designed to recruit more engineers, Brock reported for officer training to Lackland AFB in Texas after graduation. While in the Air Force, she worked in turbine engine test data analysis until an injury forced her retirement from the military.

She took a position as a quality engineer with Aerojet Corporation, working on solid propulsion systems for the MX missile. She also began work on her master’s in mechanical engineering, specializing in aerospace sciences, at the University of California, Davis. Upon completion of her degree in 1989, she began to perform research on the national aero-space plane (nASP) with the TechSystems division of Aerojet.

In 1991, Tramel moved to Sverdrup Technology Corporation and was assigned to the Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tennessee to continue work on the nASP. In 1996, Tramel was promoted to analysis engineer and performed a variety of work, primarily with propulsion and turbine engines. In 1997, she began work on her doctorate at the University of Tennessee, focusing on laser processing of materials. Her dissertation, completed in 2001, centered on laser surface alloying technologies for metals.

Since 2000, Tramel has been employed at nASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. She has performed increasing levels of technical leadership within nASA over the past 12 years, including serving as the system management leader for the Aries Launch System, as project manager for the LOX/methane rocket engine development project, and currently as the technical specialist at the laboratory level for all materials and materials processing projects.

Tramel has made numerous presentations and published technical articles on laser alloying, cryogenic fluid management, various aspects of rocket propulsion and propulsion testing, and other technical- and management-related topics.

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thomas e. WatsonBSME 1966, Virginia Tech MSME 1969, WVU

After earning his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech in 1966, Thomas Watson completed his master’s degree in the discipline from West Virginia University in 1969. He served in the United States Army as an ordnance officer until 1972, when he joined McQuay International at its Staunton, Va., facility.

Watson has worked his way up the ranks in McQuay, providing technical and management leadership in the design and manufacture of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, including several generations of controls. Initially, he worked as a product engineer, responsible for both reciprocating and centrifugal chillers. His responsibilities included work on pressure vessel codes, electrical controls, and refrigerant controls. He was promoted to senior design engineer, performing research and development on centrifugal compressors, including rotor dynamics, lubrication, bearing design, and compressor aerodynamics. He also worked on solid state controls and microprocessor controls for centrifugal chillers. In 1980, Watson was promoted to manager of product engineering, and in 1984 he became engineering manager, responsible for all engineering and laboratory functions in the Staunton facility.

Since 1997 Watson has served as chief engineer, involved in global new product development, supporting facilities in China, Japan, Italy, and north American. He holds five patents related to refrigerant, gas, and chiller compressors and is a licensed professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Watson also has a long and distinguished record of service to the primary professional society in his field, the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). A member since 1972, Watson now serves as president of ASHRAE, a building technology society founded in 1894 with more than 50,000 members worldwide. En route to the presidency, he served on and chaired more than a dozen technical committees, served on the Board of Directors, and was elected to the rank of Fellow in the society in 2008.

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VISITING COMMITTEERobert Aquaro Robert J. Aquaro & Associates, LLCTracy Baker Progressive EnergyJohn Benner Los Alamos National LaboratoryGregg Corley ATK Tactical Systems CompanyChristine Cropp Arion Systems, Inc.David Doman AFRL/RBCAGary Fleming NASA Langley Research CenterWilliam Fourney University of Maryland Mark Horstemeyer Mississippi State UniversityNeil Jubeck Naval Air Warfare Center (retired)Richard Kleine CumminsAbbie Layne U.S. Department of Energy (retired)Robb Lenhart IBMJames Lewis U.S. Naval Test Pilot SchoolAubra McKisic Trinity Tank Car, Inc.Tim Pawlak ANSYS, Inc.James Snider AAI CorporationJohn Tomblin Wichita State UniversityBob Welch Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia, Inc.Scott Wenger NASA

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EDITORIAL BOARDSV’yacheslav Akkerman, co-editor, Physical Review E; co-editor, Combustion & Flame; co-editor, Energy and Fuels; co-editor, Combustion Theory & Modeling; co-editor, Physics of Plasmas; co-editor, Journal of Aerospace Engineering; co-editor, Chemical Engineering Science; co-editor, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science; co-editor, Journal of Power & Energy

Larry Banta, reviewer, Journal of Power Sources; reviewer, ASME International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering, and Technology

Patrick Browning, reviewer, ASME Turbo Expo 2012; reviewer, AIAA Journal of Aircraft; reviewer, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics; reviewer, SAE 2012 Aerospace and Defense Ground Support Equipment Conference

Darran Cairns, reviewer, Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology

John Christian, reviewer, 2013 AIAA GnC Student Paper Award; reviewer, Journal of the Astronautical Sciences; reviewer, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics; reviewer, Journal of Small Spacecraft

Nigel Clark, reviewer, Society of Automotive Engineers – Conference Paper; reviewer, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy; reviewer, Ambient Ultrafine Particles: An HEI Perspective

Yu Gu, reviewer, Journal of Aeronautics & Aerospace Engineering

Wade Huebsch, reviewer, Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Bruce Kang, reviewer, Applied Surface Science; reviewer, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

David Lewellen, reviewer, The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society; reviewer, Monthly Weather Review; reviewer, The Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society; author/reviewer, Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

Hailin Li, reviewer, Applied Energy; reviewer, International Journal for Engine Research; reviewer, International Journal of Green Energy; reviewer, International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering; reviewer, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering; reviewer, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy; reviewer, Journal of Energy Conversion and Management; reviewer, ASME Transaction Journal of Energy Resource Technology; reviewer, International Journal of Engineering and Technology Innovation; reviewer, ASME IBED 2012 Fall Conference

Alfred Lynam, reviewer, SAE Aerospace Journal

Ken Means, reviewer, NIOSH Journal; reviewer, Asia Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering; reviewer, Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

Victor Mucino, reviewer, SAE Transactions; reviewer, Research Proposals for Council for Science and Technology of Queretaro

Sam Mukdadi, associate editor, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Marcello Napolitano, reviewer, 2012 AIAA GnC Conference; reviewer, 2012 AIAA MST Conference; reviewer, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Dynamics, and Control; reviewer, IEEE Control System Technology; reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace Electronic Systems

Mario Perhinschi, editorial board member, The Scientific World Journal – Aerospace Engineering; member, Recent Patents on Space Technology; editorial board member, International Scholarly Research Network Aerospace Engineering; editorial board member, Immune Computation

Edward Sabolsky, reviewer, Journal of Materials Science; reviewer, Journal of the American Ceramics Society; reviewer, Materials Characterization; reviewer, Applied Physics Letters; reviewer, Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Brad Seanor, reviewer, ASCE Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Samir Shoukry, reviewer, Composites Part B; reviewer, Transportation Research Record; reviewer, Journal of Bridge Engineering

Kostas Sierros, reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability; reviewer, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews; reviewer, Applied Surface Science

James Smith, associate editor, SAE International Journal of Engines; editor-in-chief, International Journal of Innovation Studies; associate editor, The International Journal of Computers and Their Applications

Xueyan Song, reviewer, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; reviewer, Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Greg Thompson, reviewer, International Journal of Sustainable Transportation; reviewer, Journal of Automobile Engineering; reviewer, SAE International

Scott Wayne, reviewer, Elsevier Journal of Fuel

Nathan Weiland, merit reviewer, U.S. Department of Energy, 2013 Project Peer Review in Gasification Technology Area; reviewer, Energy & Fuels, Combustion Science and Technology; reviewer, Journal of Energy Resources Technology; reviewer, Journal of Propulsion and Power; reviewer, Fuel Processing Technology; reviewer, Energies; reviewer, ASME IMECE Conference; reviewer, ASME Turbo Expo Conference; reviewer, nETL (University Turbine Systems Research Proposals)

Nick Wu, editorial board member, Interface

PROFESSIONAL SERVICEPatrick Browning, committee member, Society of Automotive Engineers on AeroTech Unmanned Aerial Systems

Darran Cairns, member, Ad Hoc Committee Scout Jamboree Science Behind the Sport

Ismail Celik, member, ASME; member, Organizing Committee for the American Physics Society Division of Fluid Dynamics; theme leader, U.S.-China Clean Energy Center Advanced Coal Technology Consortium

John Christian, chair, Sensor Systems for Guidance, navigation, and Control Technical Area 2013 AIAA Guidance, navigation, and Control Conference; chair, Invited Session on “LIDAR Sensors for Spacecraft navigation” 2013 AIAA Guidance, navigation, and Control Conference; member, AIAA Society and Aerospace Technology Technical Committee

Nigel Clark, committee member, national Academies Committee on Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fuel Consumption, Part 2; member, West Virginia Governor’s Task Force on natural Gas Vehicles; panel moderator, natural Gas as the Bridge to Sustainability and Economic Growth

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Yu Gu, senior member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Wade Huebsch, senior member, AIAA; member, Sigma Xi

Bruce Kang, member, ASME; member, TMS; member, SEM

John Kuhlman, associate fellow, AIAA; member, ASEE; WVU chapter advisor, Tau Beta Pi

David Lewellen, chair, American Meteorological Society for 26th Conference on Severe Local Storms

Hailin Li, member, SAE; member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; member, Board of Associates of ASME I.C. Engine Division; member, Combustion Institute

Alfred Lynam, member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; member, American Astronautical Society

Ken Means, life member, ASME; life member, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE); member, Tau Beta Pi; member, Sigma Xi; chairman, national Council for Examiners of Engineering and Surveying (nCEES); advisor, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

David Mebane, member, Materials Research Society; member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Gary Morris, member, AIAA; member, ASME; member, national Association of Patent Practitioners

Victor Mucino, member, Board of Directors SAE; member, Mexican Academy of Engineering, Active in Global Affairs of the Academy

Sam Mukdadi, conference organizer, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition

Terence Musho, member, ASME; member, AVS; member, ASEE; member, WVU HPC Steering Committee

Marcello Napolitano, member, AIAA

Andrew Nix, past chair, ASME International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) Aircraft Engine Committee; vanguard chair, ASME IGTI Heat Transfer Committee; technical track chair, ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference in Gas Turbine Heat Transfer; reviewer, ASME IGTI and AIAA Gas Turbine Engine Technical Committee

Jacky Prucz, member, ASEE; member, ASME-Mechanical Engineering Department Heads Committee

Edward Sabolsky, co-chair, The American Ceramic Society Electronic Materials and Applications Conference; co-chair, The Electrochemical Society; president elect, American Ceramic Society; member, The American Ceramics Society; member, The Electrochemical Society

Brad Seanor, member, AIAA

Samir Shoukry, member, ASME; member, ASCE; member, FAA Airport Pavement Committee

Kostas Sierros, member, Materials Research Society; member, ASME; member, Society of Information Display; member, Society of Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering

Daneesh Simien, panelist, nSF

Nithi Sivaneri, panel member, nSF Graduate Fellowship Program; panel member, nASA Aeronautics Scholarship Program

James Smith, co-chairman, 2012 SAE International Congress and Exhibition on new SI Engine and Component Design; panelist, TransTech Energy Business Development Conference; advisory board member, Marcellus Utica Vehicle Association

Xueyan Song, session chair, TMS 2012 of MS&T; member, MRS; member, Microscopy and Microanalysis; member, ASEE; member, Electrochemical Society

Greg Thompson, member, SAE; member, ASME; member, Sigma Xi; member, ASEE

Scott Wayne, member, SAE International; member, ASEE

Nathan Weiland, member, The Combustion Institute; member, Coal, Biomass, and Alternative Fuels Technical Committee for the ASME Turbo Expo Conference; chair, ASME Turbo Expo Conference Session 3-1 “Deposition and Modeling of Alternate Fuels in Gas Turbines”; member, ASME

Nick Wu, secretary, Sensor Division in the Electrochemical Society

ASME FELLOWSEver Barbero, professor

Ismail Celik, professor

John Kuhlman, professor

James E. Smith, professor

SAMPE FELLOWSEver Barbero, professor

SAE FELLOWSNigel Clark, professor and Berry Chair

James E. Smith, professor

INSTITUTE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS FELLOWSJames Smith, professor


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sJournal Papers Published 2012Adumitroaie, A. (*) and Barbero, E.J., “Stiffness and Strength Prediction for Plain

Weave Textile Reinforced Composites,” Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 19:169–183, 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15376494.2011.572245

Aung, N.N.*, Liu, X, “High Temperature Electrochemical Sensor for In-situ Monitoring of Hot Corrosion,” Corrosion Science 65 (2012) 1-4

Bakhoum, E.G., and Cheng, M.H. “MEMS Acceleration Sensor with Large Dynamic Range and High Sensitivity,” IEEE J. of Microelectromechanical Systems 21.5 (2012): 1043-48, print

Bakhoum, E.G. and Cheng, M.H., “Miniature Moisture Sensor Based on Ultracapacitor Technology,” IEEE trans. on Components, Packing and Manufacturing Technology 2.7(2012): 1151-57, print

Barbero, E.J. and Campo, F. (*), “Sol-GelSimulation—II: Mechanical Response,” J. Non-crystalline Solids, 358 (4), February 2012, 728–734, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2011.12.005

Bejitual, T.S.*, Ramji, K., Kessman, A.J.*, Sierros, K.A., Cairns, D.R., “Corrosion of an amorphous indium tin oxide film on polyethylene terephthalate at low concentrations of acrylic acid,” Materials Chemistry and Physics, 132 (2012) 395-401

Bychkov, V., Akkerman, V., Valiev, D., Law, C.K., “Gas Compression Moderates Flame Acceleration in Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition,” Combustion Science and Technology 184 (7-8), 1066–1079 (2012)

Campo, F. (*) and Barbero, E.J., “Sol-GelSimulation—I: Scattering Response,” J. Non-crystalline Solids, Volume 358, Issue 4, 15 February 2012, pages 721-727, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2011.10.023

Cayan, F., Pakalapati, S.R., Celik, I., Xu, C., and Zondlo, J., “A Degradation Model for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anodes Due To Impurities In Coal Syngas: Part I Theory And Validation,” Fuel Cells, v. 12, n. 3, p. 464-473 (2012)

Chen, S., Song, X., Chen, X.,Chen, Y., Barbero, E., Thomas, E.L., Barnes, P., “Effect of precursor calcination temperature on the microstructure and thermoelectric properties of Ca3Co4O9 ceramics,” J Sol-Gel SciTechnol, DOI 10.1007/s10971-012-2894-4, 2012

Cheng, M.H., Guo, G., Banta, L.E., and Bakhoum, E.G., “Identification of Arm Locomotion and Controller Synthesis for Assistive Robotic Systems,” ICIC Express Letters, vol. 6, no. 10, October 2012, pp. 2659-2665

Cushing, S.K.*, Li, J.,*, Meng, F.,*, Senty, F.R.+, Suri, S.*, Zhi, M.*, Li, M.*, Bristow, A.D., Wu, N.Q., “Photocatalytic activity enhanced by plasmonic resonant energy transfer from metal to semiconductor,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134 (2012), 15033-15041

Darrah, M., Fuller, E., Thilanka, M.*, Duling, K., Gautam, M., “Using Genetic Algorithms for Tasking Teams of Raven UAVs,” Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, doi 10.1007/s10846-012-9696-3, July 20, 2012

Delgado, o.F., Clark, N.N., and Thompson, G.J., “Heavy Duty Truck Fuel Consumption Prediction Based on Driving Cycle Properties,” International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, vol. 6, pp. 1-24, november 2012, 338-361

Gansor, P., Xu, C., Sabolsky, K., Zondlo, J.W, and Sabolsky, E.M., “Phosphine Impurity Tolerance of Sr2MgMoO6-Composite SOFC Anodes,” J. Power Sources 198, 7-13 (2012)

Gatts, T., Liu, S., Liew, C., Ralston, B., Bell, C., and Li, H., 2012, “An Experimental Investigation of Incomplete Combustion of Gaseous Fuels of a Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Supplemented with Hydrogen and natural Gas,” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol. 37 (2012), pp. 7848-7859

Gong, M., Gemmen, R., Liu, X., “Modeling of Oxygen Reduction Mechanism for 3PB and 2PB pathways at Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode from Multi-step Charge Transfer,” Journal of Power Sources 201 (2012) 204-218

Gross, J.*, Gu, Y., Rhudy, M.*, Gururajan, S., and Napolitano, M.R., “Flight Test Evaluation of Sensor Fusion Algorithms for Attitude Estimation,” IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol.48, no.3, pp. 2128-2139, July 2012

Gutierrez, J.M.(*), E.J. Barbero, D.R. Cairns, V.H. Mucino, and J.A. Mayugo(+), “Dynamic Roughness and Power Dissipation of Polymer Films Actuated with Liquid Crystal Polymer Inclusions,” Smart Mater. & Structures, vol. 21, nov. 2012, pp. 1-11, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1088/0964-1726/21/1/015003

Hackett, G.A.+, Gerdes, K., Song, X.,Chen, Y., Shutthanandan, V., Engelhard, M., Zhu, Z., Thevuthasan, S., Gemmen, R., “Performance of solid oxide fuel cells operated with coal syngas provided directly from a gasification process,” Journal of Power Sources, 214, 142-152, 2012

Hamilton, R.F.+, Buford, M.+, Xiang, C.*, Wu, N.Q., and Holian, A.+, “nLRP3 inflammasome activation in murine alveolar macrophages and related lung pathology is associated with MWCnT nickel contamination,” Inhalation Toxicology, 24, 2012, 995-1008

Huebsch, W.W., Gall, P.D., Hamburg, S.D., Rothmayer, A.P., “Dynamic roughness as a means of leading edge separation flow control,” AIAA Journal of Aircraft, vol. 49 (1), 2012, pp. 108-115

Jiang, L., Li, Y., and Cheng, M.H., “Analysis of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Device with Adjustable Resonance Frequency.” J. of Electronics (China) 29.3/4, 2012, 310-18, print

Johnson, D., Ayre, L., Clark, N.N., Balon, T., and Moynihan, P., “Diesel Exhaust Aftertreatment with Scrubber Process: nOx Destruction,” SAE International Journal of Engines, August 2012, vol. 5, pp. 782-789

Kessman, A.J.*, DeFusco, E.E.*, Hoover, A.W.*, Sierros, K.A., Cairns, D.R., “Structural, mechanical and tribological properties of fluorinated mesoporous silica films: Effect of functional moiety and surfactant template concentrations,” Thin Solid Films, 520 (2012) 3896-3903

Kweder, J., Luzader, Z., Spencer, M.S.*, Lowery, A.D., Smith, J.E., “The Development and Experimental Testing of Lift Augmented Propeller,” International Journal Of Engineering and Innovative Technology, Paper ID: IJEIT, ISSn: 2277-3754, vol. 2, issue 5, pp. 125-134, november 5, 2012

Li, H., Neill, W.S., Chippior, W., and Taylor, J.D., 2012, “An Experimental Investigation of HCCI Combustion Stability using n-Heptane,” Transaction of ASME, Journal of Energy Resources Technology, vol. 134 (2012), 022204, issue 2, 8 pages

Li, J.*, Meng, F.*, Suri, S.*, Ding, W.+, Huang, F. +, Wu, N.Q., “Photoelectrochemical performance enhanced by nickel oxide-hematite p-n junction photoanode,” Chemical Communications, 48 (2012), 8213-8215

Li, M.*, Cushing, S.K.*, Zhang, J.+, Lankford, J.*, Aguilar, Z.P. +, Ma, D.+, Wu, N.Q., “Shape-dependent surface-enhanced Raman scattering in gold-Raman-probe-silica sandwiched nanoparticles for biocompatible applications,” Nanotechnology, 23 (2012), 115501

Li, M.*, Cushing, S.K.*, Zhou, X.+, Guo, S.+, and Wu, N.Q.,“Fingerprinting photoluminescence of functional groups in graphene oxide,” Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22, 2012, 23374-23379

Li, M.*, Zhang, J.+, Suri, S.*, Sooter, L.J. +, Ma, D. +, Wu, N.Q., “Detection of adenosine triphosphate with an aptamer biosensor based on surface-enhanced Raman scattering,” Analytical Chemistry, 84, 2012, 2837–2842


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Liew, C., Li, H., Gatts, T., Liu, S., Xu, S., Rapp, B., Ralston, B., Clark, N.N., and Huang, Y., “An experimental Investigation of exhaust emissions of a 1999 Cummins ISM370 diesel engine supplemented with H2,” Journal of Engine Research, vol. 13, issue 2, April 2012, pp. 116-129

Liew, C., Li, H., Liu, S., Besch, M.C., Ralston, B., Clark, N.N., and Huang, Y., “Exhaust Emissions of a H2-Enriched Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Equipped with Cooled EGR and Variable Geometry Turbocharger,” Fuel, January 2012, vol. 91, no.1, pp. 155-163

Lindsley, W. G., Pearce, T. A., Hudnall, J.B.,Davis, K.A., Davis, S.M., Fisher, M. A., Khakoo, R., Palmer, J.E., Clark, K.E., Celik, I., Coffey, C.C., Blachere, F.M; Beezhold, Donald H. “Quantity and size distribution of cough-generated aerosol particles produced by influenza patients during and after illness,” Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene, 9: 443-449, 2012

Liu, S., and Banta, L., “Estimator-Based LQR Control Model for Glass Fiber Furnace,” International Journal of Applied Glass Science, vol. 3, #3, Sept. 2012, pp. 275-286

Liu, S., Li, H., Gatts, T., Liew, C., Wayne, W.S., Thompson, G., Clark, N.N., and Nuszkowski, J., “An Investigation of nO2 Emissions from a Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Fumigated with H2 and natural Gas,” Combustion Science and Technology, vol. 184, December 2012, pp. 2008-2035

Lowery, A.D., and Smith, J.E., “novel Magnetic Projectile Tracking Methodology Using a Single-Axis, Coplanar Sensor network,” International Journal Of Engineering and Innovative Technology, Paper ID: IJEIT, ISSn: 2277-3754, vol. 2, issue 6, December 2012

Lynam, A.E., Longuski, J.M., “Preliminary Analysis for the navigation of Multiple-Satellite-Aided Capture Sequences at Jupiter,” ActaAstronautica, vol. 79, October-november 2012, pp. 33-43

Madireddy, M.R., Clark, N.N., and Schmid, N.A., “novel technique to reconstruct instantaneous heavy-duty emissions,” Journal of Engine Research, vol.13, issue 2, April 2012, pp. 108-115

Mahmoud, A., Sandoval, C., Teng, B., Schnermann, J., Martin, K., Mustafa, S., and Mukdadi, o., “High-resolution vascular tissue characterization in mice using 55 MHz ultrasound hybrid imaging,” Ultrasonics, 2012, in-press, appeared online nov. 16, 2012

Meng, F.*, Hong, Z.+ , Arndt, J.*, Li, M., Zhi, M., Yang, F., Wu, N.Q., “Visible-light photocatalytic activity of nitrogen-doped La2Ti2O7nanosheets originating from band gap narrowing,” Nano Research, 5, 2012, 213-221

Musho, T.D., and Walker, D.G., “Quantum Simulation of nanocrystalline Composite Thermoelectric Properties,” Nanoscale and MicroscaleThermophysical Engineering, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 288-298, December 2012

Nielsen, B.C., Gerdes, K., o’Connor, W., Song, X., and Abernathy, H., “Partitioning of Coal Contaminants in the Components of Liquid Tin Anode Solid Oxide Fuel Cells,” Journal of Power Sources, 211, 192-201, 2012

Pennestri, E., Mariti, L.+, Valentini, P.P., Mucino, V.H., “Efficiency evaluation of gearboxes for parallel hybrid vehicles: Theory and applications,” Mechanism and Machine Theory 49, pp. 157-176, 2012

Perhinschi M.G., Beamer F., “Flight Simulation Environment for Undergraduate Education in Aircraft Health Management,” Computers in Education Journal, vol. XXII, no. 3, July-Sept. 2012

Ren, N.+,Li, R., Chen, L. +, Wang,G. +, Liu, D. +, Wang, Y. +, Zheng, L. +, Tang, W. +, Yu, X. +, Jiang, H. +, Liu, H.+, and Wu, N.Q., “In-situ construction of titanate/silver nanoparticle/titanate sandwich nanostructure on metallic titanium surface for bacteriostatic and biocompatible implants,” Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22, 2012, 19151-19160

Rodríguez-Reséndiz, J., Mendoza-Mondragón, F., Gómez-Loenzo, R.A., Martínez-Hernández, M.A., Mucino, V.H., “An approach to motion control applications based on advanced programmable devices,” International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education 49 (3), pp. 243-259, 2012

Sabolsky, E.M., Razmyar, S., and Sabolsky, K., “nano-ceria Enhancement of Bi2Cu0.1V0.9O5.35 (BICUVOX) Ceramic Electrolytes,” Mater.Lett.76, 47–50, 2012

Song, X., “Atomic structure and chemistry of dense nanoprecipitates in MgB2 superconductor,” Ceramic International, (2012)

Song, X., Chen, Y., Chen, S.(*), Barbero, E.J., Thomas, E. L.(+), and Barnes, P.(+), “Significant enhancement of electrical transport properties of thermoelectric Ca3Co4O9+d through yb doping,” Solid State Comm., vol. 152, issue 16, August 2012, pages 1509–1512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssc.2012.06.014

Thiruvengadam*, A. Besch*, C.M. Carder*, D., oshinuga, A., Gautam, M., (2012), “Influence of Real-World Engine Load Conditions on nanoparticle Emissions from a DPF and SCR Equipped Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine,” Environmental Science and Technology, 46, 1907-1913

Wang, D., Cai, R., Sharma, S., Jirak, J., Thummanapelli, S., Akhmedov, N., Zhang, H., Liu, X., Peterson, J., Shi, X.*, “Silver Effect in Gold (I) Catalysis: An Overlooked Important Factor,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 134, 2012, 9012-9019

Weiland, N. T., Means, N.C., and Morreale, B.D., “Product distributions from isothermal co-pyrolysis of coal and biomass,” Fuel, 94, 2012, 563-570

William, G.W., Shoukry, S.N.,Riad, M.Y.+, “Study of Thermal Stresses in Skewed Integral Abutment Steel Girder Bridges,” Structural Engineering International, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 308-317, August 2012

Wollenberg, L. + ,Jett, E.J. +, Wu, Y.*, Flora, D. +, Wu, N.Q., Tracy, T.+, and Gannett, P. +, “Selective filling of nanowell arrays fabricated using polystyrene nanosphere lithography with cytochrome P450 enzymes,” Nanotechnology, 23, 2012, 385101

Xiang, C.*, Li, M.*, Zhi, M.*, Manivannan, M.+, and Wu, N.Q., “Reduced graphene oxide/titanium dioxide composites for supercapacitor electrodes: shape and coupling effects,” Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22, 2012, 19161-19167

Yang, F., Geng, Z., Zhi, M., Koneru, A., Li, H., and Wu, N., 2012, “Dynamic Calibration of an Electrochemical Carbon Monoxide Sensor for Accelerated Analyte Quantification,” in press, IEEE Sensors Journal, accepted for publication on november 20, 2012

Zhi, M.*, Koneru, A.*, Yang, F., Manivannan, A. +, Li, J. +, Wu, N.Q., “Electrospun La0.8Sr0.2MnO3nanofibers for a high-temperature electrochemical carbon monoxide sensor,” Nanotechnology, 23, 2012, 305501

Zhi, M.*, Lee, S. +, N. Miller, N.+, Menzler, N.H. + ,N. Q. Wu, “An intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell with electrospun nanofiber cathode,” Energy & Environmental Science, 5, 2012, 7066-7071

Zhi, M.*, Manivannan, A.+, Meng, F.*, Wu, N.Q., “Highly conductive electrospun carbon nanofiber/MnO2 coaxial nano-cables for high energy and power density supercapacitors,”Journal of Power Sources, 208 2012, 345–353

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