Energy
Professor, Chemical Engineering Robbins Chair in Sustainable Use of Materials
Research Interests
Bioprocess engineering
Alternative energy/Biofuels
Sustainability
Operations Manager/Senior Research Engineer, Sustainable Futures Institute Adjunct
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Staff, Chemical Engineering
Research Interests
Sustainable water and energy systems
Life-cycle assessment
Biofuels
Aquaponics and hydroponics
Sustainable manufacturing processes
Nanoscale materials
Iron chemistry
Ecosystem Services
Natural resource economics
Associate Vice President for Research Development University Professor of Natural
Resource Policy Joint Appointment in Social Sciences and CFRES
Areas of Expertise
Climate change mitigation policy
Arctic climate change impacts
Energy conservation policy
Renewable energy policy
Indigeneity and climate policy
Associate Dean for Research, College of Computing William and Gloria Jackson Associate
Professor of Computer Systems Director, Institute of Computing and Cybersystems
Areas of Interest
Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning
Signal and Image Processing
Sensor and Data Fusion
Heterogeneous Data Mining
Explosive Hazard Detection
Director, Center for Science and Environmental Outreach Instructor, Cognitive and
Learning Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Great Lakes education and stewardship
Watershed management ; stream monitoring
Environmental education
Elementary engineering and STEM education
K-12 science education
K-12 teacher professional development
Communicating Science to a lay audience
Professor Emerita, Chemical Engineering
Research Interests
Thermally and electrically conductive resins/composites
Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Research Interests
Dam Decommissioning
Environmental Engineering
Hydraulic Structures
River Mechanics
Sediment Transport
Stream Rehabilitation
Sustainability
Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Research Interests
Environmental cycles of major and trace elements
Sediment diagenesis and stratigraphy
Chemistry of natural organic matter
Wetland biogeochemistry
Environmental impact and fate of pollutants
Influence of organisms on the chemical environment
Role of chemical environment in controlling populations
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Areas of Interest
Electric power systems analysis
Utility applications of power electronics (HVDC, SVC, FACTS)
Power system dynamics
Power quality
Power system transients
Computer analysis and simulation of power systems
Emeritus Professor of Rhetoric, Humanities
Professor of Practice, Construction Management Program Chair, Construction Management
Research Interests
Risk Management
Construction Contracts and Law
Green building design—LEED
Lean construction
Energy efficiency
Teaching Interests
Construction contracts
Construction finance and accounting
Construction project management
Alternative delivery methods
Planning and scheduling
Estimating
Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering Affiliated Associate
Professor, Department of Chemistry Affiliated Associate Professor, Department of Physics
Teaching Interests
Physical-Chemical Treatment Processes
Environmental Process and Design
Computational Environmental Engineering and Chemistry
Research Interests
Sustainable water and wastewater treatment and management
Development of assessing and predicting tools for water treatment technologies
Innovative water and wastewater treatment technologies for energy saving and harvesting
Systematic and integrated understanding of water and wastewater reuse
Application of computational chemistry and molecular modeling
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Areas of Interest
Smart Grid
Power system protection
Computer simulation
Transients in electrical power systems
Nonlinear dynamics and chaos theory
Magnetic materials and saturation of transformers
Power quality
Renewable energy, wind energy, solar energy
Photovoltaics
Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
Areas of Expertise
Clean Coal Combustion
Fuel Switching in Coal Power Plants
Torrefaction and pyrolysis of Biomass
Research Interests
Emissions from Coal Power Plants
Simulation of Operation of Coal Power Plants
Torrefied-biomass (biocoal) as a Renewable Clean Replacement of Coal
Kinetics of Torrefaction and Pyrolysis of Biomass
Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering Affiliated Associate
Professor, Biological Sciences
Teaching Interests
Water and wastewater treatment
Biological treatment processes
Research Interests
Bioremediation of Contaminated Groundwater Environments
Microbial Ecology and Kinetics of Chlorinated Aliphatic Solvent Biodegradation
Conversion of Organic Solid Wastes and Cellulosic Feedstocks to Electricity via Microbial
Fuel Cells
Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics Energy Thermo-Fluids (ETF)
Area Director
Areas of Expertise
Spray Combustion
Fuel Chemistry
Soot Emissions
Laser-Based Combustion Diagnostics
Internal Combustion Engines
Gas Turbine Engine
Research Interests
Laminar and Turbulent Combustion engines
Soot Formation and Spray Combustion
Bio/Alternative Renewable Energy and Clean Fuels in Low Temperature Combustion
New Emerging Laser-Based Technique Development
Nonequilibrium Plasma-Assisted Combustion
Surrogate Fuel Chemical Reaction Models and CFD Modeling of Reacting Flow Systems
Combustion Dynamics of Instability, Stabilization, and Propagation in Gas Turbine
Engine
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
Areas of Expertise
Alternative and renewable transportation fuels
Internal combustion engine efficiency
Performance and emissions
Wireless data acquisition techniques
Combustion visualization
Research Interests
Internal combustion engine efficiency, emissions, and performance
Alternative and renewable fuels: 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
In-Use Emissions
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Teaching Interests
Thermodynamics
Reactor Design
Research Interests
Catalysis, reactor design, and thermodynamics
Engineered nanostructures
Richard and Elizabeth Henes Endowed Professor (Energy Systems), Mechanical Engineering—Engineering
Mechanics Director, Advanced Power Systems Research Center Pi Tau Sigma Faculty Advisor
Areas of Expertise
Internal Combustion Engines
Hydrogen and Biofuels
After-Treatment
Research Interests
Combustion processes and combustion control of hydrogen and hydrogen dual fueled engines
Biofuels including ethanol with production from forest products and application in
advanced combustion engines
Gasoline IC engine research and the development of physical based correlations and
models
Development of combustion measurement techniques for diesel, gasoline, and HCCI and
PPCI engines
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Courses Taught
CM5300 – Advanced Transport Phenomena
CM3979/ENT3979 – Alternative Energy Processes and Technologies
CM4125 - Bioprocess Engineering Lab
Research Interests
Lignocellulosic-Based Biofuels and Biomaterials
Sustainability of Bioenergy Production Systems
Richard Witte Endowed Professorship, Materials Science and Engineering Professor,
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Advisor, Open Source Hardware Enterprise
Areas of Interest
Photovoltaic Materials and Electronic Device Physics of Solar Photovoltaic Cells,
Solar Energy Systems and Distributed Generation
Green Engineering: Solar Energy, Sustainable Development, Open Source Appropriate
Technology, Waste Recycling, Circular Economy, and Energy Policy
Open Source Hardware, 3-D Printing, RepRap (self-replicating rapid prototyper), Low-cost
Metal 3-D Printing, Distributed Manufacturing, Scientific Hardware
Associate Professor of Sociology Affiliated Associate Professor, CFRES
Research Interests
Alternative technology adoption
Renewable energy technologies
Renewable and alternative technology policy
Sustainable communities
Energy conservation and consumption practices
Self-provisioning
Environmental education
Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering Affiliated Professor,
Biological Sciences
Research Interests
Environmental biotechnology, including in situ bioremediation of contaminated subsurface
environments, monitoring and evaluation of the performance of biological treatment
processes, development of in situ biological treatment systems for urban storm water
runoff, innovative reuse of waste materials, and in situ improvement of soils properties
via microbially-mediated processes.
Research Engineer, Advanced Power Systems Research Center Instructor, Department of
Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics Director, Michigan Tech Mobile Lab
Research Interests
High-Performance Engines (SI & CI)
Direct Injection
Compressed Natural Gas
Alternative Fuels
Energy Efficiency
Areas of Expertise
Internal Combustion Engines Combustion System Development Variable Valve Lift
/ Timing Powertrain Calibration Alternative Fuels Engine Integration
Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Instrumentation & Testing Ground Vehicle Systems Powertrain Systems
Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
Areas of Expertise
Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
Engine Flow Simulation
DPF and DOC Modeling and Simulation
Computational Aerodynamics
Research Interests
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
Modeling and numerical simulation of diesel particulate trap (DPF) performance during
loading and regeneration
Diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) converter code development
Lattice Boltzmann Method for Porous/Disordered Media
Research Interest
Systems Engineering and Biology
Biofuel Production
