Research Activities: Alternative fuels for internal combustion engines, modeling of engine and engine processes, innovative engine design, fundamental and applied combustion topics.

Other Related Experience:Assistant Senior Engineer, Mobil Research and Development Corporation, Dallas Texas, 1981-83.

Principal Publications for Last Five Years:

• Parker, J.K., Bell, S.R., and Davis, D.M., (1992). An Opposed Piston Diesel Engine. New Developments in Off-Highway Engines, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 115, pp. 734-741.
• Bell, S.R., (1993). Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel. Invited paper to Society of Automotive Engineers' Future Transportation Conference, August 1993, San Antonio, TX., SAE Paper 931829.
• Bell, S.R. and Choi, G.H. (graduate student), (1994). Parametric Studies on a Coal-Fueled Diesel Engine. Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 96, pp. 85-102.
• Bell, S.R., Gupta, M. and Greening, L.A., (1995). Full-Fuel-Cycle Approach to Vehicle Emissions Modeling: A Case Study of Gasoline in The Southeastern Region of the United States. Energy Sources, Vol. 17, pp. 535-551, Taylor and Francis Publishing.
• Bell, S.R., Gupta, M., and Greening, L.A., (1995). Full-Fuel-Cycle Modeling for Alternative Transportation Fuels. ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 117, pp. 297-306.
• Gupta, M. (graduate student), Bell, S.R., Tilman, S.T. (1996). An Investigation of Lean Combustion in a Natural Gas Fueled Spark Ignited Engine. ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 118.
• Greening, L.A., Schipper, L., Davis, R.E. and Bell, S.R., (1996). Prediction of Household Levels of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Personal Automotive Transportation. Accepted for publication in Energy - The International Journal.
• Bell, S.R. and Gupta, M., (1996). Extension of the Lean Limit for Natural Gas Fueling of a Spark Ignited Engine Using Hydrogen Blending. Accepted for publication in Combustion Science and Technology.
• Bell, S.R., Midkiff, K.C., Bhargava, S. and Rathnam, S., (1997). An Investigation of Low-Btu Combustion in a Spark Ignited Engine. 1997 ASME-ICE Spring Technical Conference, Fort Collins, CO., April 1997.
• Greg Coppage (graduate student) and Bell, S.R., (1997). Use of an Electrically-Heated Catalyst to Reduce Cold-Start Emissions in a Bi-Fuel Spark Ignited Engine. 1997 ASME-ICE Spring Technical Conference, Fort Collins, CO., April 1997.

Achievements:

• Awarded the Society of Automotive Engineers Ralph Teetor Award for Outstanding Contributions to Research and Teaching, 1988.
• Awarded the Outstanding Research Award by the University of Alabama College of Engineering and the Alabama Capstone Engineering Society, 1989.
• Awarded Southeast Section ASEE Research Unit Award for Outstanding Research Contributions, 1989.
• Elected as an Associate of the Internal Combustion Engine Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME-ICE), 1989-present.
• Appointed as Chairman of ASME-ICE Division Combustion and Fuels Technical Committee, 1993-1996.
• Awarded the Meritorious Service Award by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Internal Combustion Engine Division, 1995.
• Elected as President of the American Society of Engineering Education, Southeastern Section, 1995.
• Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Bevill Advanced Manufacturing Center, Gadsden, Alabama, 1996.
• Appointed to Executive Board of ASME-ICE Division, 1996.
• Registered Professional Engineer, Texas.

Instructional Activities:

• Undergraduate Courses- Thermodynamics I and II, Propulsion, Instrumentation, Internal Combustion Engines, and Heat Transfer.
• Graduate Courses- Combustion, Internal Combustion Engines, and Thermodynamics.