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Stuart R. Bell Alternative Fuels for Internal Combustion Engines, Modeling of Engine and Engine Processes, Innovative Engine Designs, and Fundamental and Applied Combustion Topics |
Biography
Stuart R. Bell was selected dean of the KU School of Engineering in May 2002 after an extensive national search. Before joining the university he had been head of the department of mechanical engineering at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. His long-standing relationship with the University of Alabama began in 1986. He held the department head position from 1995 to 2002, during which time he also established and directed the Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies. The CAVT is an interdisciplinary research center, which, under Bell's leadership, drew state, federal and industrial support.
His research interests include alternative fuels for internal combustion engines, modeling of engine and engine processes, innovative engine designs, and fundamental and applied combustion topics. His research projects have received support from a number of agencies and corporations, including the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of Defense, The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, the U.S. Department of Energy, AMOCO, U.S. Postal R&D and Caterpillar.
Education, Awards and Professional Activities
B.S. Nuclear Engineering, Texas A& M University, 1979
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Texas A& M University, 1981
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Texas A& M University, 1986
Several awards and honors have been bestowed upon Dr. Bell. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Internal Combustion Engine Division awarded Bell its Meritorious Service Award in 1995. In 1988, he was awarded the Society of Automotive Engineers' Ralph Teetor Award for Outstanding Contributions to Research and Teaching. More recently, Bell was awarded the T. Morris Hackney Faculty Leadership Award for the College of Engineering at the University of Alabama.
He is actively involved in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Automotive Engineers, the American Society for Engineering Education and The Combustion Institute. He is a registered professional engineer in Texas.
View Dean Bell's words of welcome (main KU Engineering website)
