Faculty - David K. Irick
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David K. Irick |
| Teaching ~ Education ~ Research Interests ~ Professional Experience ~ Professional Activities ~ Selected Publications |
RESEARCH INTERESTS (back to top)
Automotive testing for emissions and performance. Hybrid electric vehicle design and system integration. The use of alternative fuels (methanol, ethanol, natural gas, bio-diesel) in vehicles. Computer integrated engineering and manufacturing.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (back to top)
| 1997-Present | Research Assistant Professor, The University of Tennessee (since 2004), Graduate Automotive Technology Education Center |
| 1984-1997 | Engineering Specialist, Lockheed Martin Energy Systems. |
| 1982-1984 | Senior Engineer, Boeing Engineering Company. |
| 1980-1982 | Engineer, General Dynamics Fort Worth Division. |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (back to top)
| SAE | Member, Student Chapter Faculty Advisory |
| SME | Senior Member |
| Licensed Professional Engineer | |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (back to top)
Naumov, V. I., Irick, D. K., Taylor, L. A., Parang, M., “Senior Capstone Design Experiences at the University of Tennessee: NASA and DOE Student Programs,” Proceedings of the ASEE SE Section Annual Conference, American Society for Engineering Education, 2006.
McGill, R. M., Storey, J. M., Irick, D. K., Wagner, R. M., Aakko, P, Westerholm M., Nylund N., Lappi,M., “Emission Performance of Selected Biodiesel Fuels,” SAE Paper SAE 2003-01-1866, Society of Automotive Engineers, 2003, JSAE Paper JSAE 20030111, Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, 2003.
Irick, D. K., Wilson, B., Lambert D. C., Vojtisek-Lom, M., Wilson, P. J., “Emissions and Fuel Consumption of Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicles During Extended Idle,” Proceedings of the 12th CRC On-Road Vehicle Emissions Workshop, Coordinating Research Council, 2002.
Zheng, M., Irick, D. K., Hodgson, J. W., “Stabilizing Excessive EGR with an Oxidation Catalyst on a Modern Diesel Engine,” ICES2002-455, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2002
Hodgson, J. W., Irick, D. K., Fussel, L. S., "Automotive Emissions," in The Encyclopedia of Environmental Analysis and Remediation, John Wiley & Sons, 1998.
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