Researcher Profile

Nigel Clark / Professor & George Berry Chair

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• CAFEE's Part 1065 Emissions Measurement Laboratory
• CAFEE's TransLab - Heavy-Duty Transportable Emissions Measurement Laboratory
• Clark jumped at the chance to climb Mt. Kilamanjaro in Tanzania. He is seen here (at left) with fellow mechanical engineering professor Larry Banta at the mountain's peak.
• Clark demonstrated some of the capabilities of the Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines, and Emissions, include on-site vehicle emissions measurement, to a group of visitors to WVU.
• Clark (far right) has mentored countless students in his career, including advising many teams participating in alternative vehicle design competitions.
• Clark (center), seen here with WVU President James Clements, is currently serving as president of WVU's Faculty Senate.
• Hard work, commitment, and creativity are the hallmarks of Clark's work, whether he is working with students, faculty, or industry partners.
• It's show time: When WVU engineering students travel to vehicle design competitions, the last-minute push to make sure everything is just right is intense.
• Mentoring the next generation of engineers and researchers is one of the most satisfying aspects of his work, says Clark, seen here at right with a team of students at a vehicle design competition.
• Clark and his fellow WVU engineering faculty and students are making a significant contribution to national goals related to energy independence and the reduction of harmful emissions into the atmosphere.

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A Heavy Hitter in Alternative Engines and Emissions

Nigel N. Clark, Ph.D.
Professor and George Berry Chair
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Since joining the West Virginia University faculty in 1986, South Africa native Nigel Clark has become one of the institution's most productive faculty researchers, helping to build an internationally recognized academic research program in alternative fuels, engines, and emissions.

As a longtime faculty member in and former director of the Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines, and Emissions in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Dr. Clark has served as principal investigator or co-principal investigator on millions in funded research focused on improving fuel efficiency in and reducing harmful emissions from the trucks, buses, and other heavy-duty vehicles in our transportation system – helping propel WVU into a position of national leadership in this arena. Visit http://cafee.wvu.eduto learn more.

Dr. Clark has garnered a lengthy list of publications and research and teaching awards at the department, college, and university levels; mentored countless students who have gone on to successful careers of their own; and established an enviable record of service to the profession and the University. He is active in the life of the University and is currently serving as the president of the Faculty Senate.