User:Willism Koffke PE

Villanova University Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty Information

1. Name: William C. Koffke Rank: Assistant Professor Of Mechanical Engineering

2. Degree Field of Study Institution Date Received MS Mechanical Engineering Drexel University 1973. BS Mechanical Engineering Drexel University 1971.

3. Original Appointment to Faculty (Date): 8/85 Years of Service: 21

Advancement in Rank: Promoted to Effective Date N/A

4. Related Experience: Title Activity Location Begin End Mfg. Egr. Grinding SKF Specialty Bearing Div. Philadelphia, PA 10/84 8/85 Coord. COMP. Ctr. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology Media, PA 10/83 10/84 Inst. M.E. Tech Pennsylvania Institute of Technology Media, PA 10/82 10/84 Mill Proj. Egr. Uniform Tubes Inc. Collegeville PA 7/78 10/82 Ast. Plant Egr. Reilly Whiteman Inc. Conshohocken, PA 2/75 7/78 Egr. Thermodynamics General Electric Co Valley Forge PA 11/75 2/75 Egr. Thermophysics General Electric Co Valley Forge PA 4/74 11/75 Assoc. Egr. Hittman Associates, Inc. Colombia MD 1/73 4/74

5. Consulting, Patents, etc.: 1989-90 Mechanical Engineering advisor to Team SolarCat - Villanova's first solar electric car project. He guided students in the thermal, aerodynamic and structural analysis, design and construction of the vehicle's chassis, body, and mechanical drive systems. He also assisted in fabricating the composite body shell and mechanical assembly.

1990-92 Co-Principal Investigator on a Pennsylvania Energy Office funded project to design and build a solar charged, electric commuter car. He supervised design and construction of mechanical systems. He developed a FORTRAN program to simulate electric vehicle operations. He supervised and assisted in overhaul of 12v electrical system and body modifications to improved aerodynamic.

1993-94 Co-Principal Investigator on a Pennsylvania Energy Office funded project to design and build a hybrid - electric vehicle. He supervised design and construction of electric, propane hybrid engine/generator and mechanical drive systems.

1993 - 2002 Ben Franklin Center of Excellence (at Villanova) on Alternative Fuel Vehicle Researcher. He conducted research and design of propane alternative fuel systems and components, hybrid vehicle systems and components, and electric vehicle system and components. He also worked on further development of simulation tool for electric, hybrid and other alternative fueled vehicles.

1999-2000 Designed a hybrid drive system for a Pedi-cab style utility bike to include electric propulsion for a Ben Franklin Partnership project. Implemented the design on the vehicle, constructed the drive system and tested the vehicle’s performance .

2002-2003 Designed modifications to a Mini-cup race car for Ben Franklin Partnership project to incorporate electric propulsion for indoor racing. He supervised the design and construction of the vehicle systems by a Mechanical and an Electrical Engineering Grad student. He developed an Excel Spreadsheet simulations of the vehicle and race operation on two sizes of indoor oval race tracks.

6. State(s) in which registered as a Professional Engineering: State License Number

   		Pennsylvania 	Professional Engineering March 23, 1984(License available for viewing Tolentine 300)

7. Principal publications: W.Koffke and P.Singh. "Design of the Wild Solarcat - A Solar Electric Vehicle for GM SunRayce 1990", SAE Tech. Paper Series No.901513, presented at the Future Transportation Technology Conference and Exposition, San Diego, CA, August 13-16, 1990. P.Singh, P.von Glahn, and W.Koffke, "The Design and Construction of a Solar Electric Commuter Car", Proceedings of the 22nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Las Vagas, NV(october 1991) pp. 1131-1135 P.Singh and W.Koffke, "Simulation and Testing of an Electric Commuter Car", to be presented at the 27th international Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation, Dedicated conference on Electric, Hybrid and altenative fuel Vehicles: Progress in Technology and Infrastructure, in Aachen, Germany, October 31-November 4, 1994. Christian Branchi, William Koffke P.E., Gregory Poe and Pritpal Singh, Ph.D., ”Design and Implementation of a Cooling System for the Permanent Magnet Motor and Generator on a Hybrid Electric Vehicle”. Presented at EVT ’95 in Paris, France, November 13 - 16, 1995 William Koffke P.E., Craig Fennie, Stephen Rollin, Gregory Poe and Pritpal Singh, Ph.D., ”A Preformance Study of an Electric Commuter Car”. Presented at EVT ’95 in Paris, France, November 13 - 16, 1995

8. Scientific and Professional Societies of which a member:

	American Society of Mechanical Engineers
	American Society for Engineering Education

Northeast WebCT Users Group in Teaching division

9. Honors and Awards: Freshman Programs Division Chair 9/2004 - 9/2005 Past Chair Freshman Programs Division ASEE after the annual conference in June 2005

10. Institutional and professional services in the last five years: Co- Faculty Advisor to Team SolarCat, the Commuter Car and the hybrid electric Mule and with Dr Singh. Faculty Advisor to Villanova Auto Club Faculty Advisor to senior group who competed in the '96 Propane Vehicle Challenge Advisor to various senior design projects related to electric, hybrid and alternate fuel vehicles Commuter Car/Team SolarCat participated in the '98 Tour d’Sol. Secretary/Treasurer of the Freshman Programs Division of ASEE 1999-2000 to present Moderator of FPD technical sessions at the Summer Annual Conference 2000 - 2003. Departmental Curriculum/ABET Committee

11. Professional development activities in the last five years: Member ASEE and I attended the annual meeting in June. I participated in the Engineering Design Graphics and the Freshman Programs divisions. Abet workshop at Detroit 6/01 College Outcomes Workshop and other annual College and University workshops