FACULTY
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John Heywood is Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director of the Sloan Automotive Lab, and Co-Director of the Ford-MIT Alliance. |
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Malcolm Weiss |
STUDENTS
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Irene Berry - iberry [@mit.edu] Irene Berry is a dual Masters student in Mechanical Engineering and the Technology and Policy Program at MIT. Her research focuses on the interactions between driving style, vehicle performance, and on-road fuel consumption. |
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Kandarp Bhatt - kandarp [@mit.edu]
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Lynette Cheah - lynette [@mit.edu] Lynette Cheah is a PhD student in the Engineering Systems Division at MIT. Her research focuses on transitioning towards lighter automobiles. |
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Fernando de Sisternes - ferds [@mit.edu] Fernando de Sisternes is a Technology & Policy MS student. His research interest is focused on policy implications for the full-range deployment of electric vehicles. In the past he has worked on various aspects related to wind power: as a project sales engineer at Gamesa, as a regulatory consultant, and as member of the Technical Direction at the Spanish Wind Energy Association. |
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Valerie Karplus - vkarplus [@mit.edu] Valerie Karplus is also a PhD student in the MIT Engineering Systems Division. |
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Michael Khusid - mkhusid [@mit.edu] Michael Khusid is a graduate student in System Design and Management program. He is researching opportunities for plug-in hybrids and clean electricity and is exploring options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the complete system. |
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Don Mackenzie - dwm [@mit.edu] Don MacKenzie is a PhD student in the Engineering Systems Division at MIT. He is researching regulatory compliance strategies in the automotive industry. |
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Eriko Nishimura - eriko_n [@mit.edu] Eriko Nishimura is a graduate student in Technology and Policy Program at MIT. |
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Stephen Zoepf - szoepf [@mit.edu] Stephen Zoepf, a former employee of Ford and BMW,
has recently
joined the Before H2 research group. His work will focus on how the
roles of product development, manufacturing, and aftersales automotive
business units affect the deployment of new vehicle
technologies--particularly with regard to current and future fuel
strategies.
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ALUMNI
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Anup Bandivadekar Anup Bandivadekar completed his doctorate with the Engineering Systems Division at MIT in 2008. He evaluated fuels, vehicle technologies and policy alternatives that could reduce greenhouse gas emissions of the U.S. light-duty vehicle fleet in the next thirty years. |
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Kristian Bodek Kristian completed his dual Masters in Mechanical Engineering and Technology and Policy Program in Fall 2007. He worked on a model to assess fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions from the European passenger vehicle fleet. |
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Christopher Evans Chris graduated from the Technology and Policy Program in 2008. His research evaluated how policy options and new technologies can contribute to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption of the U.S. vehicle fleet. |
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Tiffany Groode Tiffany successfully defended her Mechanical Engineering doctoral work in Fall 2007. Her project looked at the sustainability aspects of biomass-based fuels in the United States. |
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Emmanuel Kasseris Emmanuel is a graduate student in the Mechanical Engineering department. His research assessed technological improvements in automotive powertrains over the next 25 years. |
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Matthew Kromer Matt graduated from the Technology and Policy Program at MIT in 2007. His research quantified the potential for electric powertrains to achieve reductions in fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions. |
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Jeff McAulay Jeff McAulay completed his Masters in the Technology and Policy Program at MIT in 2009. He conducted research on efficiency improvements and deployment strategies for flex fuel vehicles in the US light duty vehicle fleet. |
