Mridul Gautam, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,

West Virginia University

Prof. Mridul Gautam, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University is an internationally recognized expert in the area of heavy-duty mobile source exhaust emissions, aerosol sampling and particulate matter size characterization and control. Dr. Gautam is the founder and a Principal Member of the Mid-Atlantic Research Institute, LLC. (MARI), a consulting organization whose primary mission is to engineer solutions to clean up the environment, with special emphasis on combustion generated pollution. He has been instrumental in the development and operation of the National Research Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions (CAFEE) program at WVU, and currently serves as its Co-Director. Prof. Gautam has worked in the areas of on-highway engines (heavy-duty vehicles fueled by conventional and alternative fuels) and off-road engines (construction, stationary, portable, and mining applications) for over 14 years. Prof. Gautam was responsible for initiating the Heavy-Duty Engine, Fuels and Emissions program at West Virginia University in 1988. Prof. Gautam has served as the Principal Investigator or the Co-Principal Investigator of several sponsored research programs with a total funding level in excess of $40 million. He has authored/co-authored over 200 technical articles, and is a recipient of several national and international awards.

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