Diesel and Gasoline Engine Control, Powertrain, & Emissions Expert

Technical Consultant #2309

Diesel and gasoline engine controls.
Variable valve actuation (VVA).
Fuel injection systems.
NOx control in Diesel engine and aftertreatment-based systems
Modeling, design and control of advanced powertrains.
Powertrain control strategies that allow the efficient and clean use of conventional fuels, coal-derived fuels and biofuels.
Modeling, integration and control of variable valve actuation (VVA) systems in IC engines.
Engine algorithm development for closed-loop control and virtual sensing.

Research Interests

Undisclosed University, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 1996 - Present

Serving various positions

Professor Mechanical Engineering, 2011 - Present
On site Staff Consultant, 2011 - Present
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 2006 - 2011
Teaching Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, 1999 - 2000
Provided technical mentoring for students in two upper division courses: Systems and Measurement; Systems Modeling and Analysis. Responsible for evaluation and feedback of student performance.
Cooperative Education Student, 1996 - 1999
Working with AlliedSignal Inc. (Honeywell) Aerospace, under facility. Designed, analyzed and tested aerospace grade fuel and flight surface control hardware

Administrative Duties

Faculty advisor, Theta Tau Engineer. Fraternity (Organizer of the Local and National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest Competitions)
Faculty advisor, EcoCar2 team - designing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain for a 2012 Chevy Malibu

Stanford University, Graduate Research Assistant, 2000 - 2005

Dynamic Design Lab

Develop modeling and control strategies for Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) Engines with VVA.
Research highly multidisciplinary, with significant overlap of the following areas: Dynamics, systems and control; fluid mechanics; combustion and thermodynamics.

Course Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2001

Maintained and developed laboratory systems for identification and control for the upper division/graduate course: System Identification of Mechanical Systems for Control.

Palomar Technologies, Vista, CA, 1999 - 2000

Developed an automated closed-loop control synthesis strategy for Palomar's premiere wire-bonding machines.

Educator

Courses and Workshops

Systems Measurement
System Modeling and Analysis
Automatic Control Design
Theory and Design of Control Systems
Multivariate Control Design
Adaptive Control
Delphi (Kokomo, IN): HEV 101 Introduction to Electric Vehicle Systems, Module 1 - Introduction to HEV (hybrid electric vehicle), PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle), EV (electric vehicle),and FCEV (fuel cycle electric vehicle) configurations, with John Abraham (ME), May 11th, 2010, Kokomo, IN - course material preparation and presentation.

Credentials

Educational Focus and Thesis

Academic and Professional Affiliations

Ground Vehicle Power Research Community, Energy Center - Member and Point of Contact
Associate Editor for ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control and International Journal of Engine Research
Faculty advisor, Phi Chapter of Theta Tau Engineering Fraternity

Services-Government and Profession Organizations

Associate Editor, International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Control Engineering Practice Journal
Associate Editor, International Journal of Engine Research
Associate Editor, Frontiers in Engine and Automotive Research
Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Dynamics Systems Measurement and Control
Editorial board, ASME Dynamics Systems and Control Magazine
Session Co-chair and Organizer (Automotive Propulsion Systems) for the American Control Conference
Editor, IFAC Advances in Automotive Control Symposium and Special Journal Issue
Purdue Pugwash Undergraduate Research Symposium Poster Judge
Proposal Review Panel Member, NSF Control Systems Program
ASME Fuels Program Peer Review Panel Member for U.S. Dept. of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory
Sigma Xi Graduate Student Research Awards, Poster Judge
Paper reviewer for: IFAC Control Engineering Practice; Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control; IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics; IEEE Control Systems Technology; Journal of SAE International; American Control Conference, ASEM International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition; IFAC Symposium on Advances in Automotive Control
Chairman, Automotive and Transportation Panel, ASME Division of Dynamic Systems and Control

Awards

Bentele Award for Engine Technology Innovation
Ralph Teetor Educational Award
American Control Conference - best presentation in session award (Won three times)
Best paper in Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control
Best paper in Journal of Automobile Engineering
Purdue University Faculty Scholar

Publications and Patents

Author, Co-Author of over 50 publications in peer reviewed journals and educational text
Over 20 Invited colloquium, seminar series, and conference and presentations, (Domestic and International)
Over a 12 patents (U.S. World, Europe and Brazil)

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University Stanford, CA
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, (Minor-Fluid Mechanics) Stanford University Stanford, CA
B.S.M.E. Mechanical Engineering, (Highest Distinction) Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN