Scott Eakle Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, Texas Area

Manager of the Aftertreatment System Integration and Catalyst and Aftertreatment R&D SectionsOur teams assist the automotive industry with catalyst and emission control system R&D, calibration, and integration. I also currently manage regulatory efforts for full useful life demonstration of aftertreatment systems using the SwRI developed Diesel Aftertreatment Accelerated Aging Cycles (DAAAC protocol) - § 1065.1131.

San Antonio, Texas, United States

• Experience in many areas of engine exhaust aftertreatment research and development and integration of such systems with engine management systems. Project work included the development, modeling, evaluation, and integration of various aftertreatment systems for both gasoline and diesel applications, including particulate filters, Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR), oxidation catalysts, as well as combined technologies such as SCR on filter.• Served as a project manager for numerous engine and aftertreatment programs. Responsibilities included managing a team of engineers, wrote many proposals and technical reports, prepared and managed program budgets, designed test apparatuses to meet clients’ needs, and communicated with clients on a regular basis.• Derived accelerated aging protocols for gasoline, CNG, and diesel aftertreatment devices that replicate real-world deactivation mechanisms.• Assisted the European Union Commission and California Air Resources Board with developing regulations for accelerated aging and verification procedures for aftermarket replacement diesel aftertreatment devices. The protocols and algorithms developed in my tenure at SwRI are referenced in these regulations.• Modeling efforts included prediction of urea derived deposits in SCR systems. • Commissioned numerous test stands capable of completing various forms of aftertreatment performance and durability studies. Established controls on engines and burner systems to demonstrate accelerated aging of engine aftertreatment systems.• Managed all burner activities that covered aftertreatment durability testing and evaluations on SwRI’s ECTO-Lab burner system. • Managed a joint industry program, the Advanced Combustion, Catalyst and Aftertreatment Technologies (AC2AT) consortium.

Engine and Aftertreatment Evaluation Section

Aftertreatment R&D Section

Energy Conversion Laboratory (Eecl)

Research focused on Non-Thermal Plasma Exhaust Aftertreatment. This project targeted a reduction in NOx emissions by means of a cost effective aftertreatment system for mobile and stationary lean burn engines.• Conducted extensive literature search for existing NOx reduction technologies that incorporate non-thermal plasmas.• Designed and fabricated a non-thermal plasma aftertreatment research facility at the EECL.• Fabricated numerous apparatuses for a non-thermal plasma aftertreatment system.• Conducted and analyzed numerous experiments for NOx reduction using this technology.

Student Intern Program, Department 1639 - Pulsed Power Design & Development. Duties consisted of:• Frequently prepared many SolidWorks models. I also performed finite element analyses on these models using COSMOS.• Developed and carried out a structural static and dynamic study of the Z-Machine tank walls and floor substructure. • Developed and carried out a precise pressure pulse measurement test program for pressures created by electrical arcs discharged in the water section of the Z-Machine.• Prepared intricate design specification drawings for test fixtures and diagnostic equipment to be manufactured in our prototyping machine shop.

M.S., Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society of Automotive EngineersThesis topic focused on a method to use.

B.S., Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society), Tau Kappa Epsilon, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society.