Contact
- samiers@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2709
- MEEM 924
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
- PhD, Michigan Technological University
Biography
Dr. Miers joined the ME-EM Department at Michigan Tech in August of 2008. He was previously employed by Argonne National Laboratory in the Engines and Emissions Research section where his research focus was on internal combustion engine efficiency, emissions, and performance. He was also closely involved with alternative and renewable fuels research investigating how the unique chemical compositions affect both engine and vehicle operation.
His research interests and expertise centers on experimental internal combustion engine research focusing on gasoline and diesel combustion including system efficiency and emissions reduction. He has experience with novel IC engine data acquisition techniques such as piston-mounted wireless microwave telemetry and minimally invasive combustion visualization. In addition, he has a significant interest in alternative and renewable transportation fuels and has worked with biodiesel, ethanol, butanol, and Fischer-Tropsch synthetic fuels in both spark-ignition and compression-ignition engines.
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Internal combustion engine efficiency, emissions, and performance
- Alternative and renewable fuels research investigating how the unique chemical compositions affect both engine and vehicle operation
- IC engine data acquisition techniques such as piston-mounted wireless microwave telemetry and minimally invasive combustion visualization
- Alternative and renewable transportation fuels
Areas of Expertise
- Alternative and renewable transportation fuels
- Internal combustion engine efficiency
- Performance and emissions
- Wireless data acquisition techniques
- Combustion visualization