Experience Summary
Associate/Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
West Virginia University Tech, Montgomery, West Virginia 1999–2005
• Taught undergraduate courses in mechanical engineering systems design, internal combustion engines, power plant technology, mechanical measurements, computer applications in engineering, and introduction to engineering.
• Developed a highly popular course in computer applications, involving the use of solid modeling techniques, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling and simulation.
• Pioneered a course on Mechatronics and Measurements Systems, which received excellent evaluations from senior students.
• Promoted from Assistant to Associate Professor in 2002.
• Taught graduate courses on fundamental of combustion and radiative heat transfer, as well as undergraduate courses on thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.Licensed as a Professional Mechanical Engineer in the state of West Virginia.
My Hobbies
Soccer - Swimming - Reading and Theme parks.
Other Comments
• Received important research grants from the NASA-West Virginia Space Consortium as well as West Virginia University.
• Widely published in many prestigious engineering research journals and conference refereed proceedings over the past ten years.
• Currently serving as a division associate for the Internal Combustion Engines Division in ASME; organized, chaired and co-chaired technical sessions on natural gas and alternative fuels for the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division.
• Active member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); the American Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA); the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE); and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).