Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Walter J. Weber, Jr. Professor of Sustainable Energy, Environmental and Earth Systems Engineering
Mentoring Plan
Address
2436 GGB
2350 Hayward, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: (734) 936-0349
Degrees
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1995
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1991
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, 1989
Research Interests
Sustainable and renewable energy, power and propulsion systems; combustion, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics; pollution mitigation; high-efficiency, low-resource consumption energy systems; reaction kinetics; aerosol formation, transport and impact; optical diagnostics; gas dynamics
Research Areas
Energy, Mobility Automotive & Transportation, Thermal Sciences
Honors & Awards
- Service Excellence Award, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 2012
- GM Technical Education Program (TEP) Outstanding Distance Learning Faculty Award, 2008
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2008
- Education Excellence Award , College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 2003-2004
- Ralph R. Teetor Educator Award, Society of Automotive Engineers, 2001
- Outstanding Achievement Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2000
- Teaching Incentive Program Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1999
- ASME Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1999
- Career Development Award, U-M, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, 1999
- Collier Service Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1998
- CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 1998
- Frank Walk Service Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1997
Faculty Type
Tenured and Tenure-Track
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