David R. Shonnard
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Richard and Bonnie Robbins Chair in Sustainable Materials
- Director, Sustainable Futures Institute
- drshonna@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3468
- Chem Sci 202I
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Bioprocess engineering
- Alternative energy/Biofuels
- Sustainability
Robert M. Handler
- Operations Manager/Senior Research Engineer, Sustainable Futures Institute
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Staff, Chemical Engineering
- rhandler@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3612
- Dow Building 840
Links of Interest
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
Leonard J. Bohmann
- Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
- Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ljbohman@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2005
- M&M 707
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
Craig Waddell
- Emeritus Professor of Rhetoric, Humanities
- cwaddell@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3261
- Walker 302
Lynn A. Artman, PE
- Professor of Practice, Construction Management
- Program Chair, Construction Management
- laartman@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3484
- EERC 213A
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
Bruce A. Mork
- Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Dennis Wiitanen Professor of Electric Power Systems
- bamork@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2857
- EERC 614
Links of Interest
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
Ezra Bar-Ziv
- Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
- ebarziv@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3151
- MEEM 1012
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
Jennifer Becker
- Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- jgbecker@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2942
- Dow 864
Links of Interest
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
"If you can't measure it, then you can't manage it."
—G.L. Baskerville
—G.L. Baskerville
Robert E. Froese
- Associate Professor
- Director, Ford Center and Forest
- froese@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2723
- Noblet Building 175
Links of Interest
Certifications
- Registered Professional Forester, Association of BC Forest Professionals
- Certified Forester, Society of American Foresters
- Registered Forester, State of Michigan, Board of Foresters
Areas of Expertise
- Forest Inventory, Mensuration, and Biometrics
- Silviculture, Quantitative Silviculture, and Growth & Yield
- Empirical, process and hybrid forest modelling
- Biomass and Carbon Inventory, Management, and Life Cycle Assessment
Kathy Halvorsen
- Associate Vice President for Research Development
- University Professor of Natural Resource Policy
- Joint Appointment in Social Sciences and CFRES
- kehalvor@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3098
- Lakeshore Center 304
Areas of Expertise
- Climate change mitigation policy
- Arctic climate change impacts
- Energy conservation policy
- Renewable energy policy
- Indigeneity and climate policy
Seong-Young Lee
- Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
- Energy Thermo-Fluids (ETF) Area Director
- sylee@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2559
- MEEM 917
Links of Interest
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
Scott A Miers
- Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
- samiers@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2709
- ME-EM 904
Links of Interest
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
Michael E. Mullins
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- memullin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1445
- Chem Sci 202B
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Thermodynamics
- Reactor Design
Research Interests
- Catalysis, reactor design, and thermodynamics
- Engineered nanostructures
Jeffrey D. Naber
- Ron and Elaine Starr Professor in Energy Systems, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
- Director, Advanced Power Systems Research Center
- Pi Tau Sigma Faculty Advisor
- jnaber@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1938
- MEEM 1012
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
Rebecca G. Ong
- Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
- rgong1@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2662
- Chem Sci 202I
Links of Interest
Courses Taught
- CM5300 – Advanced Transport Phenomena
- CM1000 – Introduction to Chemical Engineering
Research Interests
- Lignocellulosic-Based Biofuels and Biomaterials
- Sustainability of Bioenergy Production Systems
Joshua M. Pearce
- Richard Witte Endowed Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
- Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Faculty Advisor, Open Source Hardware Enterprise
- pearce@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1466
- M & M Building 504
Links of Interest
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
Chelsea Schelly
- Associate Professor of Sociology
- Graduate Director, IA/H and EEP
- cschelly@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1759
- Academic Office Building 226
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Alternative technology adoption
- Renewable energy technologies
- Renewable and alternative technology policy
- Sustainable communities
- Energy conservation and consumption practices
- Self-provisioning
- Environmental education
Eric Seagren, PE
- Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Biological Sciences
- eseagren@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2614
- Dow 859
Links of Interest
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.
Jeremy Worm
- Research Engineer, Advanced Power Systems Research Center
- Instructor, Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
- Director, Michigan Tech Mobile Lab
- jjworm@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2686
- MEEM 709
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
Song-Lin (Jason) Yang
- Professor, Mechanical Engineering—Engineering Mechanics
- slyang@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2624
- MEEM 903
Links of Interest
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
Wen Zhou
- Assistant Professor
Research Interest
- Systems Engineering and Biology
- Biofuel Production