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Volker Sick

Volker Sick
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Mechanical Engineering
DTE Energy Professor of Advanced Energy Research
Director, Global Co2 Initiative
Individual Home Page
Global Co2 Initiative Website

Address

2007
AL (W.E. Lay Auto Lab)

1231 Beal 
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2133


Email
vsick@umich.edu
Phone
(734) 647-9607

Degrees

Habilitation Physical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, 1997
Dr. rer. nat., University of Heidelberg, 1992

Research Interests

Development and application of optical measurement techniques for studies of mass and energy transfer and diseases of the human eye. Development and deployment of CO2-utilization technologies.

Honors and Awards

DTE Energy Professor of Advanced Energy Research, 2019
President's Award for Distinguished Service in International Education, 2018
Fellow of The Combustion Institute, 2018
Internal Combustion Engine Award, ASME, 2015
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, 2013
Master’s Mentoring Award, Rackham, 2012
International Leadership Citation, SAE, 2012
Education Excellence Award, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 2012
Silver Combustion Medal of the Combustion Institute, 2008
Michigan Leadership Advisor of the Year Award (for work with the Formula SAE team), The University of Michigan, 2007
Service Excellence Award, University of Michigan College of Engineering, 2007-08
Outstanding Student Group Advisor Award, CoE Epeians, 2006
Harold C. Simmons Award with James D. Smith, Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, 2006
Distinguished Paper Award with Claudia M. Fajardo, The Combustion Institute, 2006
Faculty of the Term, Pi Tau Sigma, Michigan Pi Rho Chapter, 2006
Award for Outstanding Faculty Achievement, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2003
Excellence in oral presentation, Society of Automotive Engineers, 2002, 2004
Teaching Incentive Award for outstanding performance in education, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2001
Teaching Incentive Award for outstanding performance in education, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1999
Forest McFarland Award, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1999
Venia Legendi and Privatdozent, University of Heidelberg, 1997
Research Fellowship, German Science Foundation, 1994-1995

Faculty Type

Tenured and Tenure-Track

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Volker Sick is installed as the DTE Energy Professor of Advanced Energy Research

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Sick and Violi recipients of Blue Sky Initiative

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Sick receives 2018 President's Award for Distinguished Service in International Education

This award recognizes and celebrates the extraordinary efforts of U-M faculty and staff who keep the university on the leading edge of international education for our students.

Sick elected 2018 Fellow of The Combustion Institute

Members of the international combustion community recognized by their peers as distinguished for outstanding contributions to combustion, whether it be in research or in applications, may be designated Fellows of The Combustion Institute.

Volker Sick appointed to FISITA Academic Advisory Board

The board is made up of five leading universities around the world, which will enter into a long term collaboration with FISITA and its members in order to strengthen the automotive engineering link with academia