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Anastasios Amoratis
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA),
Greece, 2007

 

Project
CFD modeling in HCCI engines

Research Interests
CFD modeling, Numerical Analysis, Optimization Algorithms

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Pete Andruskiewicz
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, The Cooper Union 2007
 

Project
HCCI with fully flexible valvetrain

Research Interests
Experimental Internal Combustion Engine technologies, ICE sustainability

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Ryan Butts

Project
Effects of oil properties on friction in a SI engine

Research Interests
Friction, advanced engine technologies, alternative fuels

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Prasad Challa V S S
B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering, I.I.T. Madras, Chennai, 2004

Project
HCCI Engine Control during Thermal Transients

Research Interests
Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition Engines, Engine and Powertrain Controls, Hybrid Vehicles

http://sitemaker.umich.edu/cvssp

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Amit Goje
B.E. Mechanical Engineering, Mumbai University, India, 2003

Project
EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) Cooler Fouling

Research Interests
Experimental engine research and development, diesel combustion, aftertreatment systems

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Luke M. Hagen
B.S. Mechanical Engineering Portland State University, Portland, OR, 2006

Project
Eaton Aftertreatment System: Testing the system for Medium Duty Diesel Engines

Research Interests
Emissions reductions in Light and Medium-duty Diesel Engines; Low temperature Premixed Compression Ignition for light duty Diesel engines. Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) for light duty gasoline and diesel engines.

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Mark Hoffman
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Union College, 2003

Project
General Motors Collaborative Research Lab (GMCRL) Engine Systems Research (ESR)
- Homogenous Charge Compression Ignition
(HCCI) Combustion Research

Research Interests
- Thin-film ceramic engine coatings, thin-film thermocouple design

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Andrew Ickes
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2003
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2001

Project
Clean Diesel Technology Single-Cylinder
- Develop premixed diesel combustion strategies for improved emissions
- Quantify the effect of fuel properties and alternative diesel fuels on premixed diesel combustion and diesel oxidation catalyst operation

Research Interests
Experimental engine research and development, diesel combustion, alternative fuels, aftertreatment systems

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Rajit Johri
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Delhi University, Delhi, India, 2004

Project
Hybrid Vehicle Engine Simulation

Research Interests
Vehicle Engine Simulation, Hybrid Powertrain Controls

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Seung Hwan Keum
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 2003
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, ChunagAng University, 2001

Project
CFD Modeling of IC engines using KIVA-3V

Research Interests
Partially Premixed Compression Ignition / Direct Ignition (PPCI/DI) combustion model by flamelet approach

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~sgtkeum/

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Stefan Klinkert
'Diplomingenieur' Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Germany, 2006

Project
Aftertreatment of Diesel Exhaust - reactor work on catalysis (SCR)

Research Interests
- Vehicle Propulsion Systems with special emphasis on Reduction of Emissions and Improvement of Fuel Economy
- Emissions Aftertreatment under various Operating Conditions
- Environmental Sustainability in Propulsion Technology

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Joshua Lacey
B.S. Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, Dallas, TX, May 2002

Project
Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) combustion research
- Study of combustion deposit structures in a single-cylinder HCCI
engine for various fuels and additives

Research Interests
Internal combustion, engine control

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Byungchan Lee
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2002
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Rochester Institue of Technology, 1999

Project
Integrated Hybrid Hydraulic Vehicle Simulation
- Hydraulic system is more effective and less restricted in regenerative braking so that the vehicle fuel economy can be improved significantly.

Research Interests
Engine simulation, combustion, emissions, engine management systems

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Tae-Kyung Lee
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 1998
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 1996

Project
Control of VVT Valvetrain.

Research Interests
Simulation Based Internal Combustion Engine Control, Hybrid Electric Vehicle Control.

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Alberto J Lopez
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2005
B.S. Engineering Physics, University of Michigan, 2005

Project
Clean Diesel Technology

Research Interests
Internal Combustion Engines: Exhaust Speciation, Fuel Economy, Friction and Lubrication

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Andreas Malikopoulos
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2008.
M.S. in Mechinical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2004

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece, 1998
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Technological Educational Institute of Patra, Greece, 1994


Research Interests:
Centralized and decentralized stochastic control, artificial intelligence, multi-agent systems, power control systems and architectures, propulsion modeling and feedback control, stochastic adaptive control of HCCI engines, real-time power management optimization of hybrid-electric vehicles

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~amaliko/

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Sotiris Mamalis
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece, 2005


Project:
GM-UM Collaborative Research Laboratory (CRL) in Engine Systems Research (ESR)
Boosted Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition Engines

Research Interests:
Boosted HCCI system level modeling

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Laura Manofsky
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 2007

Project:
Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition Engine with Fully-Flexible Valvetrain

Research Interests:
Experimental engine research and development, compression ignition engine technologies, emissions reduction

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Jason Martz

Samuel Olesky
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University 2007

Project
HCCI with fully flexible valve train

Research Interests
Experimental compression ignition engine technologies.

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SungJin Park
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 1998
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 1996

Project
Thermal Modeling of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
(Automotive Research Center - Thrust Area IV: Advanced and Hybrid Powertrains)

Research Interests
System integration of Fuel Cell Vehicle, APU. Heat and Mass Transport Effect of Fuel Cell, Humidity & Temperature Control, Efficiency of Cell.

http://www.personal.engin.umich.edu/~sjpx

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Ashwin Salvi
B.S. Mechanical Engineering Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 2006

Projects
Effects of Alternatives Fuels on combustion and emissions
Effects of hybrid vehicles on efficiency and emissions

Interests
Hybrid vehicles, Alternative fuels, Engine-in-the-loop testing, Emissions Reduction, Transient engine operation.

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Chaitanya Sampara
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2004
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Osmania University, India, 2002

Projects
1. System level modeling of components of fuel processing system - Involves modeling Auto Thermal Reactor (ATR), Water Gas Shift reactor (WGS) and Preferential Oxidation reactor (PrOx) in order to suggest a suitable design vector for individual reactors and the entire system to maximize hydrogen throughput.
2. Diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) modeling - Generating global kinetic rates for various reactions in the DOC from monolith reactor data. Development of suitable optimization strategy to do the same.

Interests
Catalyst modeling, optimization, asymptotic analysis, numerical methods for catalyst modeling, computational fluid dynamics.

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Jeremy Spater
B.A. Physics, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, 2007

Projects
HCCI research engine with fully-flexible valvetrain

Interests
Experimental engine research and development; policy strategies for sustainable transportation

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