Marc C. Besch
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions
West Virginia University
Marc C. Besch is a research assistant professor at West Virginia University’s Center forAlternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions (CAFEE). He received a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from West Virginia University and a B.Sc. in automotive engineering fromBerne University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland.
Dr. Besch has accumulated 10 years of experience in emissions measurement,performance and research work, spanning from engine and chassis dynamometer toon-road measurements using state-of-the-art gaseous and particle phase emissions measurement systems.
His research focuses on in-use emissions measurement, advanced exhaust after-treatment systems and modeling as well as diesel combustion nanoparticles formation and morphology. More recently his research has included the use and evaluation of low-cost miniature gas sensors for spatial improvement of ambient air quality monitoring networks and monitoring of real-world vehicle emissions rates and onboard-diagnostics.