1. Spring 2013 Meeting of the MAE Visiting Committee (VCMAE) April 12, 2013 Morgantown, West Virginia

2. Departmental News and Announcements Update on Faculty and Staff Changes: – Welcome to John Christian (has replaced Steve Raque in the 11 th hour) – Cheers to John Loth in his last semester before retirement – Congratulations to new Office Administrator: Pat Goldie – Welcome to Kande Brandt as Administrative Secretary Senior – Farewell to Tom Spencer as CAFEE Coordinator – Reductions in CAFEE’s technical staff: Ron Jared and Chris Beers Update on Faculty Searches: – Active Search for Tenure-Track Position in Aerospace Engineering Broad Ad will be posted in January (expansion of earlier UAV searches) Unanimously approved by the Search Committee (chaired by Perhinschi) – New Searches to Start Soon for Three Tenure Stream Positions as part of WVU’s Shale Gas Utilization Initiative: At least two positions in MAE and/or ChE at Assistant/Associate Levels First Statler Chair (out of three) will be hired in MAE or ChE department

3. Faculty/Staff Accomplishments First NSF CAREER Award: Xueyan Song Outstanding Researchers in Statler College – Nick Wu – Xueyan Song Best Student Advisor in the College: Dave Solley Outstanding Teacher in Statler College: – John Kuhlman Outstanding Staff Member: Chuck Coleman

4. Project Teams of MAE Students Ranked High in Last Year’s National Competitions UAV Design/Build/Fly - 9 th of 68 teams, ahead of: – MIT – Penn State – Johns Hopkins – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Mini-Baja ATV – 23 rd out of 100 teams, ahead of: – University of Virginia (UVA) – Georgia Tech – University of Michigan – Clemson University Human Powered Vehicle - 7 th of 52 teams, ahead of: – Purdue University – University of Florida – University of Oklahoma – Temple University

7. Technology Developments to Increase Shale Gas Demand and Utilization in the NEAR Future Largely Build on End-User Perspectives and Needs to Remove Current Barriers to Widespread Utilization Focus on Developing and Expanding Commercially Viable Applications for Natural Gas – Mobile Transportation Systems are a Major Area of Need – Stationary Systems for Power Generation – Fuel Cells that Utilize Natural Gas – Hybrid Coal/Gas/Biomass Systems Critical Enabling Technologies High-yield/Low-emissions Conversion of Gas To Liquid (GTL) Fuels and Chemicals Control of Emissions and Environmental Impacts Control of Combustion Processes to Enhance Efficiency and Reduce Emissions of Harmful Pollutants

8. Focus on Removing Barriers to Rapid, Low-Cost Development of New Markets Demand-side Research to Break Down Barriers – Limited infrastructure for NG in gaseous state – Safety concerns about leaks and fugitive emissions – Environmental effects of NG production & combustion Three Pinnacle Areas of Research Excellence – Control of Emissions and Environmental Impacts – Gas To Liquid (GLT) Fuel & Feedstock Conversion of NG – Combustion Modeling &Testing for High Efficiency Strawman for Planning to Evolve Each Area – Existing and Evolving Areas of Expertise at WVU – Gaps in Critical Areas that Are in Need of Enhancement – Potential for Interdisciplinary Cluster Hire & Cooperation

9. “First Things Come First” (S. Covey) Main Priorities for 2011-2012 – Complete four self assessment reports for the BOG – Conduct seven national searches for new TT faculty Main Priorities for 2102-2013 – Research- increase number & success rate of proposals – Undergraduate AE and ME Programs: Define &secure approval of specialty tracks/certificates, minors Expand and integrate design projects throughout the programs – Graduate Programs –approval of MS &PhD in MSE – Laboratories – upgrading and sharing of lab facilities – Outreach – broad and sustained connections with alumni