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Department
of Mechanical Engineering, CSU
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Research Interests
Reduction of emissions and fuel consumption from internal combustion engines.
Current funded projects include work with large engines, engine controls,
engine emissions, and alternative fuels. Work includes basic and applied
research, legislative support and product development. New initiatives
in small 2-stroke engines and international applications.
Teaching Interests
Design, dynamics, and energy conversion. .
Education
Ph.D. - December 1988. Mechanical Engineering, University
of Texas at Austin.
Dissertation Title: Historical, Analytical, and Experimental Investigation
of Internal Combustion Liquid Pumping Engines.
M.S. - December 1985. Mechanical Engineering,University of Texas at Austin.
Thesis Title: Historical Review, Bond Graph Modeling, and Computational
Simulation of a Liquid Piston Internal Combustion Engine.
B.S. - August 1982. Mechanical Engineering, Texas
A & M University.
Honors and Awards
CSU Engineering Dean's Council Award - 1993
Oustanding Paper Award - Reciprocating Machinery Conference, 1992
Oustanding Educator Award - American Society of Engineering Educators, 1992
Ralph R. Teetor Oustanding Educator Award, Society of Automotice Engineers, 1991
Oustanding Faculty Award from the CSU chapter of ASME, 1989
College of Engineering Graduate Student Teaching Award, Univ. of Texas at Austin, 1987
R.C. Baker Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 1987
H. Grady Rylander Teaching Award and Fellowship for Teaching Excellence, University of Texas at Austing, 1986.