Members


 

Energy Mechatronics Laboratory (EML) focuses on increasing efficiency of energy systems through utilization of advanced techniques of control, artificial intelligence, modeling, estimation and diagnosis. Our research includes both theoretical and experimental aspects of energy systems, ranging from theoretical modeling of the systems to real-time implementation of energy controllers.

Current research involves the transportation and building sectors which account for two-thirds of total consumed energy in many countries. In the following, a brief overview of some of our ongoing research projects are provided.

HCCI Principle
Some of current research areas in the EML

EML Sponsors

EML's sponsors / collaborators

 

 

Postdoc/Research Associate

Muhammad Ezzat

Dr. Masood Fakouri
(Postdoc; 08/23 - )
[Solid Oxides Fuel Cell]

Amir Hanifi

Dr. Amir Hanifi
(Research Associate; 01/23 - )
[Solid Oxides Fuel Cell]

Muhammad Ezzat

Dr. Muhammad Ezzat
(Postdoc; 08/22 - )
[Hydrogen Fuelled Vehicles]

Bahram Bahri

Dr. Bahram Bahri
(Postdoc; 05/22 - )
[Fuel Cell Vehicles]

Sajad Vafaeenezhad

Dr. Sajad Vafaeenezhad
(Postdoc; 8/22 - 4/23)
Co-supervised by
Prof. Bob Koch
[Solid Oxides Fuel Cell]

Osnat Wine

Dr. Osnat Wine
(Postdoc; 11/20 - 4/21)
Co-supervised by
Prof. Alvaro Osornio Vargas
[Emissions Health Impact]

Meysam Razmara

Dr. Meysam Razmara
(Research Engineer; 08/16 - 01/17)
Co-supervised by
Prof. Rush Robinett III
[Building-Grid]

Hamit Solmaz

Dr. Hamit Solmaz
(Postdoc; 4/15 - 3/16)
[LTC Engines]

Thesis Advisees

HamidReza Abediasl

HamidReza Abediasl
(PhD; 08/20 - )
Co-advisor:
Prof. Bob Koch
[Connected and Automated Vehicles]

AmirReza Razmi

AmirReza Razmi
(PhD; 09/20 - )
[Energy Efficient Buildings]

Luo Jiang

Luo Jiang
(PhD; 01/21 - )
[Connected and Automated Vehicles]

Sina Moghadasi

Sina Moghadasi
(PhD; 09/21 - )
[Hybrid Electric Truck]

Luo Jiang

Zeynab Salehi
(PhD; 09/21 - )
Co-advised by
Prof. Bob Koch
[AI and Diagnostics]

Mohamad Ali Tofigh

Mohamad Ali Tofigh
(PhD; 09/21 - )
Co-advisor:
Prof. Bob Koch
[AI and Diagnostics]

Ali Mirzazade Akbarpoor

Ali Mirzazade Akbarpoor
(PhD; 04/22 - )
Co-advised by
Prof. Alireza Nouri
[HVAC]

Alireza Salahi

Alireza Salahi
(PhD; 05/22 - )
Co-advised by
Prof. Bob Koch
[AI and Control]

Amirreza Yasami

Amirreza Yasami
(PhD; 05/22 - )
Co-advised by
Prof. Bob Koch
[AI and Fleet Control]

Arezoo Vafamand

Arezoo Vafamand
(PhD; 05/22 - )
Co-advisor:
Prof. Bob Koch
[AI and Control]

Yue Ma

Yue Ma
(MSc; 06/22 - )
[Fuel Cell Buses]

Erfan Rasouli

Erfan Rasouli
(MSc; 01/23 - )
Co-advised by
Prof. Alireza Nouri
[HVAC]

Adib Shabani

Adib Shabani
(PhD; 01/23 - )
Co-advised by
Prof. Alireza Nouri
[HVAC]

Hossein Mehnatkesh

Hossein Mehnatkesh
(PhD; 09/23 - )
Co-advised by
Prof. Bob Koch
[Machine Learning Control]

Matin Moghtader

Matin Moghtader
(MSc; 09/23 - )
Co-advised by
Prof. Alireza Nouri
[HVAC]

Short Term Scholars

Saeed Hanifi

Saeed Hanifi
(BSc; 03/24 - )
Lab Assistant
[Fuel Cell]

Kartik Shah

Dr. Nafiseh Sang Nourpour
(04/24 - )
Academic Visitor
[Data Analysis]

Kartik Shah

Mahdi Khani
(BSc; 05/24 - )
[Vehicle Data Analysis]

Visiting Scholars

N/A

Alumni - Thesis Students

PhD Graduates


Mehran Bidarvatan

Dr. Mehran Bidarvatan (PhD; 09/12 - 12/15)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
Karma Automotive

Meysam Razmara

Dr. Meysam Razmara
(PhD; 10/12 - 07/16)
Thesis
Co-advisor:
Prof. Rush Robinett III
First affiliation after MTU:
AIP - Hawaii

Boopathi Mahadevan

Dr. Boopathi Mahadevan
(PhD; 1/14 - 01/17)
Thesis
Co-advisor:
Prof. John Johnson
First affiliation after graduation:
Cummins

Ali Solouk

Dr. Ali Solouk Mofrad
(PhD; 09/13 - 02/17)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
Ford

MohammadReza Amini

Dr. M. Reza Amini
(PhD; 09/13 - 05/17)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
Post-doc at U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Amir Khameneian

Dr. Amir Khameneian
(PhD; 5/16 - 8/21)
Thesis
Co-advised by
Prof. Jeffrey Naber
First affiliation after graduation:
FEV North America Inc.

Chethan Reddy

Dr. Chethan R. Reddy
(PhD; 5/17 - 3/22)
Thesis
Co-advised by
Prof. Rush Robinett
First affiliation after graduation:
Ford

Vinicius Vinhaes

Dr. Vinicius B. Vinhaes
(PhD; 5/16 - 4/22)
Thesis
Co-advised by
Prof. Jeffrey Naber
First affiliation after graduation:
APS Labs @ MTU

Armin Norouzi Yengeje

Dr. Armin Norouzi
(PhD; 04/20 - 08/22)
Thesis
Co-advised by
Prof. Bob Koch
First affiliation after graduation:
Skyjack Inc.

Prithvi Reddy

Dr. Prithvi Reddy
(PhD; 8/18 - 11/22)
Thesis
Co-advised by
Prof. Darrell Robinette
First affiliation after graduation:
Ford

Sadaf Batool

Dr. Sadaf Batool
(PhD; 2/18 - 4/23)
Thesis
Co-advised by
Prof. Jeffrey Naber
First affiliation after graduation:
FEV North America

Saeid Shahpouri

Dr. Saeid Shahpouri
(PhD; 6/20 - 8/23)
Thesis
Co-advised by
Prof. Bob Koch
First affiliation after graduation:
Hydra Energy


Behrouz Khoshbakht

Behrouz Khoshbakht
(PhD; 9/14 - 12/23)
Thesis
Co-advised by
Prof. Jeffrey Naber
First affiliation after graduation:
FEV North America

MSc Graduates (Thesis)

Vishal Thakkar

Vishal Thakkar
(MSc; 01/13 - 8/14)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
Ford

Deepak Kothari

Deepak Kothari
(MSc; 05/13 - 8/14)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
Chrysler

Hrishikesh Saigaonka

Hrishikesh Saigaonkar
(MSc; 05/13 - 10/14)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
Cummins

Madhura Paranjape

Madhura Paranjape
(MSc; 05/13 - 12/14)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
General Motors

Kaveh Khodadadi

Kaveh Khodadadi
(MSc; 09/13 - 04/15)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
PhD student at Ohio State Univ.

MohammadReza Nazemi

Mohammad R. Nazemi
(MSc; 09/13 - 05/15)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
PhD student at Georgia Inst. of Tech.

Jeremy Dobbs

Jeremy Dobbs
(MSc; 05/13 - 12/15)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
Tannas Co.

Kaushik Kannan

Kaushik Kannan
(MSc; 9/14 - 07/16)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
Ford

Jayant Arora

Jayant Arora
(MSc; 1/15 - 07/16)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
Cummins

Nithin Teja Kondipati

Nithin Teja Kondipati
(MSc; 9/15 - 07/16)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

Akshat Raut

Akshat Abhay Raut
(MSc; 7/16 - 8/17)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
Cummins Inc.

Rajeshwar Yadav

Rajeshwar Yadav
(MSc; 02/17 - 05/18)
Thesis
Co-advisor:
Prof. Darrell Robinette
First affiliation after graduation:
GKN Driveline

Prithvi Reddy

Prithvi Reddy
(MSc; 8/17 - 7/18)
Thesis
Co-advisor:
Prof. Darrell Robinette
First affiliation after graduation:
PhD student at Michigan Tech.

Kaushal Darokar

Kaushal Darokar
(MSc; 4/18 - 5/19)
Thesis
Co-advisor:
Prof. Darrell Robinette
First affiliation after graduation:
Karma Automotive

Nehal Doshi

Nehal Doshi
(MSc; 1/18 - 8/19)
Thesis
Co-advisor:
Prof. Darrell Robinette
First affiliation after graduation:
Ford

Aditya Basina

Aditya Basina
(MSc; 6/18 - 8/19)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

Roman Maharjan

Roman Maharjan
(MSc; 12/18 - 8/19)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

Radhika Sitaraman

Radhika Sitaraman
(MSc; 09/18 - 08/20)
Co-advisor:
Prof. Jeffrey Naber
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
Cummins Inc.

Syed Ahmad Nadeem

Syed Ahmad Nadeem
(MSc; 05/19 - 08/20)
Co-advisor:
Prof. Darrell Robinette
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
Stellantis

Nasim Samadi

Nasim Samadi
(MSc; 07/20 - 12/22)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
Exel Systems Inc.

Hamed Heidarifar

Hamed Heidarifar
(MSc; 01/20 - 05/23)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
EMCN

Liu Yang

Liu Yang
(MSc; 01/21 - 10/23)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
TBD

Ahmed Khaled

Ahmed Kh. ElKashat
(MSc; 05/21 - 11/23)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
TBD

Amir Ansari

Amir Ansari
(MSc; 09/20 - 12/23)
Thesis
First affiliation after graduation:
TBD

MSc Graduates (Report, Capstone Project)

Prince A. Lakhani

Prince A. Lakhani
(MSc; 9/17 - 4/18)
Report
Co-advisor:
Prof. Darrell Robinette
First affiliation after graduation:
APTIV

Kaushik Surresh

Kaushik Surresh
(MSc; 9/17 - 7/18)
Report
Co-advisor:
Prof. Darrell Robinette
First affiliation after graduation:
Caterpillar Inc.

Saurabh Bhasme

Saurabh Bhasme
(MSc; 1/18 - 5/19)
Report
Co-advisor:
Prof. Darrell Robinette
First affiliation after graduation:
Electra Vehicles, Inc.

	Parth Patel

Parth Patel
(MEng; 12/20 - 06/21)
Capstone Project
First affiliation after graduation:
Innovative Fuel Systems

Muhammad Owais

Muhammad Owais
(MEng; 09/21 - 12/21)
Capstone Project
First affiliation after graduation:
Flextech Industries

	Zijun Luan

Zijun Luan
(MEng; 05/21 - 04/22)
Capstone Project
First affiliation after graduation:
BYD Motors

	Chaoqun Niu

Chaoqun Niu
(MEng; 06/21 - 04/22)
Capstone Project
First affiliation after graduation:
Smith + Andersen

Kartik Shah

Kartik Shah
(MEng; 01/24 - 04/24)
Capstone Project
First affiliation after graduation:
TBD

Alumni - Short Term Scholars

Barzin Moridian

Barzin Moridian (MSc)
(10/12-3/13)
[Building Estimation]

Abhishek Kondra

Abhishek Kondra (MSc)
(1/13-5/13)
[LTC Engines]

Zhao Han

Zhao Han (Msc)
(01/13 - 10/13)
[HEV]

Fouad Ahmed

Abhijit Girase (MSc)
(05/13 - 9/13)
[LTC Engines]

Hao Su

Hao Su (MSc)
(09/13 - 10/13)
[LTC Engines]

Fouad Ahmed

Fouad Ahmed (MSc)
(05/13 - 12/13)
[LTC-HEV]

Guangchen Xiong

Dennis Xiong (MSc)
(05/13 - 05/14)
[LTC Engines]

Guangchen Xiong

Anup. Ketkale (MSc)
(09/13 - 04/14)
[LTC Engines]

Ajinkya Gitapathi

Ajinkya Gitapathi (MSc)
(01/14 - 04/14)
[LTC Engines]

Zhe Huang

Zhe Huang (MSc)
(11/13 - 8/14)
[HEV]

Tori Kovach

Tori Kovach (BSc)
(5/14 - 8/14)
[Building]

Ninad Ghike

Ninad Ghike (MSc)
(11/13 - 4/14)
[HEV]

Merwyn Cheruvathur

M. Cheruvathur (MSc)
(5/14 - 12/14)
[HEV]

Raviteja Reddy Zakkam

Raviteja Zakkam (MSc)
(1/14 - 10/14)
[LTC Engine]

Harshith Nutulapati

H. Nutulapati (MSc)
(5/14 - 10/14)
[LTC Engine]

Shivaram  Viswanathan

Sh. Viswanathan (MSc)
(11/13 - 4/14)
[HEV]

Yue Cao

Yue Cao (MSc)
(7/14 - 1/15)
[HEV]

Ebaad R. Malik

Ebaad R. Malik (MSc)
(10/15 - 04/16)
[HEV]

Vishal Ghadge

Vishal Ghadge (MSc)
(10/15 - 04/16)
[HEV]

Jayesh Dwivedi

Jayesh Dwivedi (MSc)
(10/15 - 6/16)
[HEV]

Karankumar Chandrakant Dhankani

Dhaval B. Lodaya
(MSc; 5/16 - 8/16)
[HEV]

Dhanraj Dhanraj

Dhanraj Dhanraj (MSc)
(10/15 - 8/16)
[HEV & Elec. Motor]

Karankumar Chandrakant Dhankani

Karan Dhankani (MSc)
(7/16 - 12/16)
[LTC Engines]

Joe Tripp

Joe Tripp (MSc)
(11/16 - 8/17)
[HEVs]

Alexandra Krisztian

Lexy Krisztian (BSc)
(5/17 - 8/17)
[HEVs]

Mayank Darji

Mayank Darji (MSc)
(5/17 - 8/17)
[HEVs]

Drew Hanover

Drew Hanover (BSc)
(10/15 - 08/18)
[HVAC]

	Ajay Somasundaram

Ajay Somasundaram
(MSc; 06/18 - 09/18)
[HEVs]

Aditya Basina

Rajiv Kamaraj (MSc)
(08/18 - 10/18)
[HEVs]

Sadra Hemmati

Sadra Hemmati (PhD)
(PhD; 1/18 - 11/19)
[Connected Vehicles]

	Ajay Somasundaram

Ajitesh Mahapatra
(MSc; 05/19 - 12/19)
[Vehicle Afterteatment]

	Ajay Somasundaram

Vishnu Prasaad Raghupathy
(MSc; 08/19 - 01/20)
[Hybrid Electric Vehicles]

	Ajay Somasundaram

Roya Khonsarian
(MSc; 11/19 - 02/20)
[Connected and Automated Vehicles]

	Holden Holzer

Holden Holzer
(BSc; 06/20 - 08/20)
Co-op student
co-supervised by
Prof. Bob Koch
[Vehicle OBD]

	Everett Stewart

Everett Stewart
(BSc; 09/20 - 12/20)
Co-op student co-supervised
by Prof. Bob Koch
[Vehicle OBD]

	Sehbazz Virk

Sehbazz Virk
(BSc; 06/21 - 12/21)
[Vehicle DAQ; Coop Project]

	Jyotir Sathya Sai

Jyotir Sathya Sai
(BSc; 09/21 - 12/21)
[Vehicle DAQ; Coop Project]

	Shakiba Sharifi

Shakiba Sharifi
(MSc; 01/22 - 07/23)
[SOFC Stack Design; Lab Assistant]

Alumni - Visiting Scholars

Mate Pčolka

Matej Pčolka
(Visiting PhD candidate from Czech Tech University in Prague, 1/13 - 5/13)
Co-hosted by Prof. Rush Robinett III
[Building Energy Controls]

Mate Pčolka

Seyfi Polat
(Visiting PhD candidate from Gazi University in Turkey, 1/14 - 3/15)
[LTC Engines]

Mahdi Baloo

Mahdi Baloo
(Visiting PhD candidate from Amir Kabir University of Tech in Iran, 9/14 - 1/15)
Co-hosted by Prof. Seong-Young Lee
[Combustion Diagnosis]

Kamran Poorghasemi

Kamran Poorghasemi
(Visiting PhD candidate from Sahand University of Tech in Iran, 2/15 - 8/15)
[LTC Combustion]

Pouyan Ahmadizadeh

Pouyan Ahmadizadeh
(Visiting PhD candidate from Elmo-Sanat University in Iran,
2/16 - 10/16 )
[HEV]

Mohamed Toub

Mohamed Toub
(Fulbright visiting PhD candidate from Mohammed V Univ. in Morocco, 9/16 - 8/18)
Co-hosted by
Prof. Rush Robinett
[Building to Grid]

	Yanxiang Long

Yanxiang Long
(CSC Visiting PhD candidate from Wuhan Univ. of Tech.; 05/21 - 04/22)
[HEV]

 Samad Jafarmadar

Prof. Samad Jafarmadar
(Visiting Professor from Urmia Univ. of Tech.; 10/22 - 8/23)
[Hydrogen Fuelled Systems]

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