Mechanical Engineering Department
United States Naval Academy
590 Holloway Road
Annapolis, MD 21402-5042
Fax (410) 293-3041
Stanford University, (June 02 - June 05)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering
Dissertation "Residual-Effected Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition Using Variable Valve Actuation"
Stanford University, (June 00 - June 02)
Masters of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Stanford University, (Sept. 93 - June 98)
Bachelors of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Bachelors of Arts, Psychology
Research Areas:
Alternative fuels with advanced combustion processes, including diesel combustion of biofuels, partially premixed intake charges with diesel combustion, and homogeneous charge compression ignition of hydrogen.
Analytical tools for very high compression ratio (>50) engines; real fluid/real mixture reactive equilibrium.
Exergetic modeling of advanced power/combustion systems.
Assistant Professor, U.S. Naval Academy (Aug. 05 - Present)
Jr. and Sr. High School Teacher, Sunnyvale, CA, (Aug. 98 - June 00)
Research Intern, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, (July-Aug., 94 - 96)