Tyler Feralio has been named the University Transportation Center 2012 Student of the Year. Tyler Feralio received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees
in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2004 and 2005, respectively. His thesis work involved computational
modeling of an internal combustion engine. He then worked at Honda Research and Development as a design engineer in the chassis group. From
there he transitioned to designing aftermarket suspensions for all terrain vehicles for a small company in the northeast.
Photo left: Feralio accepts his award, presented by Greg Winfree, Deputy Administrator of RITA. He decided to
return to academia in order to shift his focus to more environmentally conscious endeavors. He enrolled at the University of Vermont in
August of 2009 in the department of civil and environmental engineering. His current research focus is on quantifying and modeling the
differences in particulate emissions from light duty diesel engines fueled by diesel and biodiesel fuels. Tyler's UVM advisor commented
that his hands-on mechanical skills, organizational abilities, ability to quickly master new concepts, combined with his enthusiasm and
dedication to his research project have resulted in the very significant development of our unique light-duty diesel particulate emissions
sampling apparatus in the TAQ Lab that will be a valuable resource to future UVM students studying vehicle emissions and their control. Dissertation Title: Prediction of Transient Diesel and Biodiesel Particulate Emissions through the use of an Artificial Neural Network