MOUNTAINEER RACING - Key Persons
Austin is a Senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering from Pittsburgh, PA.
I am a senior majoring in mechanical engineering from Pittsburgh, PA. This is my first year on the team and I am a member of the Powertrain sub team. In my free time I enjoy hiking, fishing, off-roading, motorsports, and working on my vehicles. I am looking forward to being hands on with the powertrain unit within JAC-7 as well as contributing to the new design.
Cole is a Senior Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Student.
David is a Senior in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Donovan is a senior in mechanical and aerospace engineering.
Job Titles:
- Associate Professor
- Adviser
- Faculty Adviser
Dr. Scott Wayne serves as the Faculty Adviser of the Mountaineer Racing Formula SAE Team.
Dr. Wayne is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University.
He teaches courses in thermal sciences including undergraduate and graduate level thermodynamics and heat transfer courses, introductory computer programming and numerical analysis courses and courses in model based design, simulation and control of advanced vehicle propulsion systems. Dr. Wayne also teaches capstone design courses associated with hybrid electric vehicle design and served as the Faculty Adviser of the WVU Challenge X and EcoCAR teams as Co-Faculty Adviser of the EcoCAR 3 team. Challenge X, EcoCAR and EcoCAR 3 were part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition Series which challenges students to develop state-of-the-art hybrid electric propulsion systems for cross-over sport utility vehicles. Dr. Wayne is also teaches capstone design courses centered on the Formula SAE Collegiate Design Competition. The Formula SAE Series competitions challenge teams of university students to conceive, design and fabricate a small Formula-style autocross race car targeted at the non-professional weekend autocross racing market.
Dr. Wayne's research interests include alternative fuels, internal combustion engines and emissions, engine controls, hybrid vehicle propulsion and control, connected and automated vehicles and safety critical vehicle control system engineering. His research efforts have focused on the measurement, characterization and reduction of pollutant emissions from vehicles and engines including on-road heavy-duty trucks and buses, light and medium duty passenger vehicles, off-road construction equipment, railway locomotives, and marine vessels. He has conducted major research programs to evaluate the performance, efficiency and emissions of vehicles equipped with hybrid-electric drive systems, to evaluate the performance and durability of new exhaust aftertreatment systems, and to collect emissions data for modeling of atmospheric emissions inventories.
Dr. Wayne serves as the Faculty Adviser of the WVU Student Chapter of SAE International and the WVU Student Chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Giovanni is a Senior pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Chemical Engineering.
Hunter is a senior mechanical engineering student with a minor in biomedical engineering from Huntington, West Virginia
Job Titles:
- Member of the Aerodynamics Team
- Member of the Chassis Team
- Member of the Cockpit and Controls Team
- Member of the Powertrain Team
- Member of the Suspension Team
- Design Lead
Hunter is a Senior in Mechanical Engineering.
Hi, I'm Hunter. I'm from Jane Lew, WV and I'm a senior in Mechanical Engineering. This is my second year on the WVU FSAE team and I am a powertrain lead this year. Outside of Formula I am interested in motorcycles, cars, and really anything with an engine. I aim to help the team wherever I can and to build skills I can use later in my career.
Jacob is a Sophomore Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering student from Mullica, NJ.
Jacob is a Junior Mechanical and Aerospace engineering student from McHenry, MD.
I am a junior in the MAE department from McHenry, MD. This is my third year on the team, and I will be serving as the suspension team lead. I am excited to get a car to competition and compete in the dynamic events against other universities.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Aerodynamics Team
- Member of the Chassis Team
- Member of the Cockpit and Controls Team
- Member of the Powertrain Team
- Member of the Suspension Team
Job Titles:
- Member of the Aerodynamics Team
- Member of the Chassis Team
- Member of the Cockpit and Controls Team
- Member of the Powertrain Team
- Member of the Suspension Team
- Team Lead
John is a Junior Mechanical and Aerospace major from Virginia.
My name is John Keane and I am a junior studying Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Gainesville, Virginia. This is my third year with Formula SAE and this year I will be leading the project management side. I am a big supporter of the team's aerodynamics and am really looking forward to this year!
Job Titles:
- Member of the Aerodynamics Team
- Member of the Chassis Team
- Member of the Cockpit and Controls Team
- Member of the Powertrain Team
- Member of the Suspension Team
- Data Acquisition Team
Josh Voyer is a Senior in Mechanical Engineering.
Hello, my name is Josh Voyer and I am from Syracuse, New York. I am a senior and will graduate with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. This is my first year on the team and I will be working on the DAQ subteam. I am hoping to learn more about recording and analyzing data. I enjoy going fishing and playing/watching sports in my freetime.
Job Titles:
- Cockpit and Controls Team Lead
Justin is a senior Mechanical engineering student from Nitro, WV.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Aerodynamics Team
- Member of the Chassis Team
- Member of the Cockpit and Controls Team
- Member of the Powertrain Team
- Member of the Suspension Team
- Project Management
Kelsea is a Graduate student from Connecticut.
Kelsea is a Graduate student from Connecticut and this is her second year on the team. She assists the team with project management duties and implements principles of industrial engineering to help the project process. She enjoys hiking and playing video games in her free time.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Aerodynamics Team
- Member of the Chassis Team
- Member of the Cockpit and Controls Team
- Member of the Powertrain Team
- Member of the Suspension Team
- Chassis Team Lead
Lucca is a Junior Mechanical Engineering student from Sterling, VA.
I am a junior studying mechanical engineering from Sterling, Virginia. I have been involved with the chassis team since my freshman year, with this being my first year as a chassis sub-team lead. I am excited to design and run analysis on a new frame, as well as help finish the assembly of our current chassis.
Mason is a Senior in Mechanical Engineering.
Hello, my name is Mason Hepp I am a senior mechanical engineering student from St.Mary's county Maryland. I am on the suspension sub team and am a sub team lead on that team. I'm excited to work on the suspension and get some more real world experience working on the car.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Aerodynamics Team
- Member of the Chassis Team
- Member of the Cockpit and Controls Team
- Member of the Powertrain Team
- Member of the Suspension Team
- Data Acquisition Team Lead
Max is a Senior in Mechanical Engineering.
Hi, my name is Max Ruland. I am from Falls Church, VA and am currently a senior studying mechanical engineering. This is my third year in Formula SAE, specializing in the car's data acquisition systems, electrical wiring, and ECU selection and implementation. This is my second stint as the DAQ team lead with the program.
I am looking forward to driving the program's transition to a powertrain running on a MOTEC ECU and leading the team's transition to developing future cars from data acquired from the car's DAQ system.
Sam is a Junior in Aerospace Engineering.
My name is Sam, I've been on the team now going on 3 years. I have a passion for aerodynamics and composites. I'm a junior and I'm serving as the aerodynamics team lead. I'm majoring in Aerospace Engineering w/ Astro emphasis.
Seth is a Sophomore in Mechanical Engineering.
Hi my name is Seth Massey. I'm from Culpeper, Virginia. I'm in my sophomore year studying mechanical engineering and my second year of FSAE. I'm part of the powertrain sub team. Outside of school, I'm part of the WV waterski team and am a drag boat racer but enjoy watching all kinds of racing. I'm looking forward to sticking with the formula team until I graduate and learning from it.
Timothy is a Senior MAE Dual Major from Woodbridge, VA.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Aerodynamics Team
- Member of the Chassis Team
- Member of the Cockpit and Controls Team
- Member of the Powertrain Team
- Member of the Suspension Team
Trevor is a Senior studying Mechanical Engineering.
Job Titles:
- Cockpit and Controls Team Lead
Zander is a Senior in Mechanical Engineering.
Hey there, I'm Zander! I'm a senior mechanical engineering major and I'm currently working on the cockpit and controls sub team. This is my first year working with FSAE.