Team

Hometown
Khon Kaen, Thailand

Education

MSc. Physics
CU Thailand 2014

Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering
KTH, Sweden 2019

Research Fellow
University of Michigan 2021-

Thermochemical conversion of bio-residue and plastic waste; hydrothermal processing, supercritical water oxidation; pyrolysis


Qinghui (Sylvia) Meng [email protected]	John (Hyunwoo) Kim [email protected]	Varun Chakrapani [email protected]
Doctoral Candidate	Doctoral Candidate	Doctoral Candidate
Hometown Xinjiang, China	Hometown Seoul, South Korea	Hometown Bangalore, India
Education B.S. Energy and Power Engineering Tsinghua University 2019 M.S.E. Mechanical Engineering University of Michigan Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering University of Michigan	Education B.S. Mechanical Engineering Seoul National University 2015 M.S.E. Mechanical Engineering Seoul National University 2017 Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering University of Michigan	Education B.E. Mechanical Engineering Bangalore University 2015 M.Eng. Global Automotive & Manufacturing Engineering University of Michigan 2021 Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering University of Michigan
Research Combustion chemistry of siloxanes and their potential as resources from landfill gas.	Research Chemical kinetics and combustion chemistry of siloxane using laser absorption spectroscopy and high speed imaging; shock tube study for thermal decomposition of iso-propanol.	Research Development of optimization tools to improve powertrain performance; developing processes and technologies to mitigate ICE exhaust emissions; characterization of end of injection events for high pressure fuel spray development.


Jenna Stolzman [email protected]	Chenyi Zhu [email protected]	Manikandan Pandiyan [email protected]
Doctoral Candidate	PhD Pre-Candidate	Master’s Student
Hometown Muskegon, Michigan	Hometown Changchun, China	Hometown Tamil Nadu, India
Education B.S.E. Mechanical Engineering Grand Valley State University 2021 M.S.E. Mechanical Engineering University of Michigan Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering University of Michigan	Education B.S.E Mechanical Engineering University of Michigan 2021 M.S.E. Mechanical Engineering University of Michigan Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering University of Michigan	Education B.S. Engineering in Instrumentation & Control PSG College of Technology 2014 M.S.E. Mechanical Engineering University of Michigan M.S.E. Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Michigan
Research Flare design and optimization using rapid prototyping at the laboratory scale; characterization of end of injection events for high pressure fuel sprays.	Research Combustion using the optical engine for cold-start and pre-chamber technology.	Research Control systems; machine learning; additive manufacturing; big data.

Postdoctoral Researchers