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<strong>WVU</strong> ENGINEERING AND MINERAL RESOURCES Volume 3 Issue 1<br />

Feng Yang, PhD<br />

FENG YANG, PhD<br />

Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Industrial <strong>and</strong> Management<br />

Systems <strong>Engineering</strong><br />

Education:<br />

• PhD, Industrial <strong>Engineering</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

Management Sciences, Northwestern<br />

University, 2006<br />

• MS, Industrial <strong>Engineering</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

Management Sciences, Northwestern<br />

University, 2002<br />

• BS, Electrical <strong>Engineering</strong>, Tsinghua<br />

University, China, 2000<br />

Research Interests:<br />

• Design <strong>and</strong> analysis <strong>of</strong> computer<br />

simulation experiments on<br />

manufacturing systems models<br />

• Computer simulation in manufacturing,<br />

transportation, <strong>and</strong> supply chain<br />

management.<br />

• Design <strong>of</strong> experiment methodology <strong>and</strong><br />

application<br />

• Applied statistical methods<br />

Teaching Interests:<br />

• Computer simulation <strong>of</strong> stochastic<br />

systems<br />

• Applied statistics<br />

• Stochastic process<br />

New Roles for<br />

Familiar Faces<br />

Two faculty members moved from research to tenure-track positions. Please<br />

join us in congratulating them on their new roles.<br />

Yi Luo, PhD<br />

YI LUO, PhD<br />

Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Mining <strong>Engineering</strong><br />

Education:<br />

• PhD, West Virginia University, 1989<br />

• MS, University <strong>of</strong> Idaho, 1985<br />

• BS, Mining <strong>Engineering</strong>, Xian Mining<br />

Institute, China, 1982<br />

Research Interests:<br />

• Mining subsidence prediction <strong>and</strong> control<br />

• Ro<strong>of</strong> geology mapping<br />

• Applications <strong>of</strong> geophysical methods in<br />

mining<br />

• Dust control in underground mines<br />

• <strong>Engineering</strong> controls <strong>of</strong> machine noises<br />

in underground mines<br />

• Computer applications in mining<br />

Teaching Interests:<br />

• Underground mining systems<br />

• Mine ventilation<br />

New Research<br />

Faculty<br />

Several new research assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essors also took positions<br />

with the <strong>College</strong> this year. Kwang-Jea Kim joined the Department<br />

<strong>of</strong> Chemical <strong>Engineering</strong>; <strong>and</strong> Chuanyu Feng, Mohan<br />

Krishnamurthy, <strong>and</strong> Andrew Nix all joined the Department <strong>of</strong><br />

Mechanical <strong>and</strong> Aerospace <strong>Engineering</strong>. Welcome to all.<br />

Scott Wayne, PhD<br />

SCOTT WAYNE, PhD<br />

Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Mechanical <strong>and</strong> Aerospace<br />

<strong>Engineering</strong><br />

Education:<br />

• PhD, Mechanical <strong>Engineering</strong>, <strong>WVU</strong>, 1997<br />

• MS, Mechanical <strong>Engineering</strong>, <strong>WVU</strong>, 1992<br />

• BS, Mechanical <strong>Engineering</strong>, <strong>WVU</strong>, 1989<br />

Research Interests:<br />

• Pollutant emissions from on-road <strong>and</strong><br />

non-road mobile sources; theory <strong>and</strong><br />

application <strong>of</strong> internal combustion engines;<br />

thermodynamics; <strong>and</strong> thermal sciences<br />

Teaching Interests:<br />

• Internal combustion engines, thermal<br />

sciences<br />

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