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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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