West Virginia University professor James E. Smith has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
ASME is recognizing Smith for significant engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession.
Smith is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in WVU s College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. He is also the director of the Center for Industrial Research Applications at WVU and associate director of the Universitys Vision Enhancement Technology Center, a collaborative project between the college and the WVU Eye Institute.
Smith has been the principal or co-principal investigator for 89 research contracts, exceeding $16.9 million in funding for various projects supported by federal agencies, international corporations and West Virginia companies.
To be acknowledged by your colleagues is one thing, but to be selected by an outside panel of engineering professionals is a credit to our professional development program at West Virginia University and very humbling to me personally,said Smith, who earned his bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in engineering from WVU .
Smith has published on a variety of topics, including engine mechanism design, dynamics and analysis; engine emissions and alternate fuels; flight vehicle development; RF power processing; antenna development; and machine vision for several medical-related applications. He has been granted 24 patents in the United States and numerous foreign patents, with 30 applications pending.
I congratulate Dr. Smith on this high honor,said Gene Cilento, Glen H. Hiner Dean of the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.He is a highly valuable member of our faculty, and I am pleased to see him receiving the recognition that he has earned.
ASME is a nonprofit professional organization that promotes the art, science and practice of mechanical and multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences throughout the world.
In addition to being elected an ASME fellow, Smith is an active member of SAE International, which supports and serves the automotive, aerospace, commercial vehicle and motor sports industries.
He serves on the organizations board of directors and as editor of SAE Transactions. He also chairs and organizes technical conferences. Smith is a past chair of SAE Internationals Powerplant Activity and Engineering Meetings board and a founder of the Technical Quality Response team.
SAE International has also recently recognized him as a fellow, its highest level of membership, and has honored him with the Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award and the Forest R. McFarland Award for Service.