Dr. Masood Fakouri
(Postdoc; 08/23 - )
Co-supervised by
Prof. Bob Koch
[Solid Oxides Fuel Cell]

Dr. Amir Hanifi
(Research Associate; 01/23 - )
Co-supervised by
Prof. Bob Koch
[Solid Oxides Fuel Cell]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kartik Shah
(MEng; 01/24 - )
Capstone Project
[Bus Data Analysis]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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

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

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

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

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