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Energy Research Lab<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 Lab Members<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 Projects<\/a><\/p>\n

The following are current and past students that are\/were affiliated with Dr. Erickson as their thesis\/dissertation or research chair and the Hydrogen Production and Utilization Laboratory\/Energy Research Laboratory. (First employer after leaving the laboratory noted in parentheses)<\/p>\n

MAE=UC Davis Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dept.<\/p>\n

TTP=UC Davis Transportation Technology and Policy Graduate Group<\/p>\n

RES=Renewable Energy Science Program Akureyri, Iceland<\/p>\n

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  1. David D. Davieau (MS MAE) Thesis: An Analysis of Space Velocity and Aspect Ratio Parameters in\u00a0Steam-Reforming Hydrogen Production Reactors. Graduated 2004 (Lockheed Martin Sunnyvale, CA) Recipient of the ITS Outstanding Thesis Award 2004.<\/li>\n
  2. Glenn Snyder (MS MAE) \u00a0Masters Plan 2 Graduated (HVAC Design, Fairfield, CA)<\/li>\n
  3. Matthew Forrest (MS TTP) Thesis: An Evaluation of the Nexa Power Module as the Basis of a Fuel Cell Powered Auxiliary Power Unit.\u00a0Graduated 2004 (DaimlerChrysler, West Sacramento, CA)<\/li>\n
  4. Jonathan Otero (MS MAE) Thesis: Quantifying the Limiting Mechanisms in Methanol-Steam Reformation. Graduated 2005 (BP, Chicago, Il)<\/li>\n
  5. Michael Beerman (MS MAE) Thesis: Improving the Transient Response of Steam Reformers Through the Use of\u00a0Acoustic Waves. Graduated 2005 (Chevron, Houston, TX)<\/li>\n
  6. Bryce Dudgeon (MS MAE) Masters Plan 2. Graduated (Siemens Rail Division, Sacramento, CA)<\/li>\n
  7. J. Lars Dorr (MS MAE) Thesis:\u00a0Methanol autothermal reformation : oxygen-to-carbon ratio and reaction progression. Graduated (US Navy Power Systems Division, Honolulu, HI)<\/li>\n
  8. Taylor Roche (MS MAE) Thesis: Correlating PEM Fuel Cell Degradation\u00a0Through Neural Network Modeling\u00a0Techniques. Graduated 2007 (DaimlerChrysler, West Sacramento, CA)<\/li>\n
  9. Zachary Zoller (MS TTP) Thesis:\u00a0Acoustic and Vibration Analysis of Transit Fuel Cell versus Conventional Internal Combustion Engine Transit Buses. Graduated 2006 (Blue Oak Energy, Davis, CA)<\/li>\n
  10. Hyung Chul (Hank) Yoon (MS MAE and PhD MAE) Dissertation: Comparison of Steam and Autothermal Reforming of Methanol for Fuel cell Applications.\u00a0Graduated 2008 (Swiss Federal Technical Institute, Zurich, Switzerland)<\/li>\n
  11. Chang-Hsien (Jim) Liao (MS MAE and PhD MAE) Dissertation: Hydrogen production enhancement and the effect of passive mixing using flow disturbers in a steam-reforming reactor. Graduated 2008 (UC Davis as Post-doctoral Scholar)<\/li>\n
  12. Matthew Caldwell (MS TTP and PhD TTP) Dissertation: Reformation of Hydrous Mixed Alcohols Derived from Thermochemical\u00a0Biomass Conversion as a Renewable Distributed Hydrogen Pathway. Graduated 2008 (REII, Sacramento, CA)<\/li>\n
  13. Anthony Montevirgen (MS MAE) Thesis: Acceleration of the transient response of automotive catalytic converters a study of the use of hydrogen in active light-off techniques. Graduated 2008 (Apple Computers, San Jose, CA)<\/li>\n
  14. Andrew Shabeshevich (MS MAE) Thesis:\u00a0Analysis of Powertrain Design on Effective Waste Heat Recovery from Conventional and Hybrid Electric Vehicles. Graduated 2008 (IAV Automotive Research, Ann Arbor, MI)<\/li>\n
  15. Jonathan Woolley (MS MAE) Thesis: Hydrogen production from autothermal reformation of ethanol iso-octane mixtures: Experimental validation of chemical equilibrium analysis and the effects of dilution. Graduated 2008 (Energy Efficiency Center, UC Davis)<\/li>\n
  16. Ziv Lang (MS MAE) Thesis: A comparison of hydrogen-air, methane-air, and hydrogen-enriched methane-air mixtures used to maintain automotive catalyst temperatures. Graduated 2008 (California Air Resources Board Sacramento, CA)<\/li>\n
  17. Kurt Lawrence Kornbluth (Ph.D. MAE) Dissertation: Hydrogen enrichment of landfill gas for enhanced combustion in internal-combustion reciprocating engines. Graduated 2008(UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center, Davis, CA)<\/li>\n
  18. Hong-Yue (Ray) Tang (Ph.D. MAE) Dissertation: Reactor controller design for steam and autothermal reforming for fuel cell applications. Graduated 2009 (Lecturer, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA)<\/li>\n
  19. Todd Skinner (MS MAE) Thesis: Using hydrogen to maintain catalyst temperature on automotive oxidation catalysts. Graduated (Oorja Protonics, Fremont, CA)<\/li>\n
  20. Ryan Gemlich (MS MAE) Thesis:\u00a0Reduction of Hydrocarbons in the Cold Start in an\u00a0Alcohol Burning Internal Combustion Engine. Graduated 2010 (UC San Diego PhD program)<\/li>\n
  21. David Vernon (MS MAE and PhD MAE) Thesis 2006: Understand the Effects of Reactor Geometry and Scaling through Temperature Profiles in Steam-Reforming Hydrogen Production Reactors. Dissertation 2010:\u00a0Hydrogen Enrichment and Thermochemical Recuperation in Internal Combustion Engines: An Investigation of Dilution and Inlet Temperature Effects in the Autothermal Reformation of Ethanol.\u00a0Graduated 2010. \u00a0 (Assistant Professor, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA)\u00a0Recipient of the ITS Outstanding Thesis Award 2007.<\/li>\n
  22. William Marin (MS MAE)\u00a0Thesis: An Experimental Investigation of Hydrogen Fumigation in a Small Direct-Injection Diesel Engine During Part-Load Operation. Graduated 2010 (Itron, Davis, CA)<\/li>\n
  23. Mitchell Samson (MS RES Iceland Program) Graduated 2010 (Ford Motor Company)<\/li>\n
  24. Jesse Remillard (MS MAE) Masters Plan 2 Graduated 2011 (Energy & Resource Solutions, Augusta, Maine)<\/li>\n
  25. Jason Greenwood (MS MAE) Thesis:\u00a0Hydrogen Enrichment for the Extension of the Lean Limit and Enhanced Combustion in an Alcohol-Fueled Spark-Ignition Engine.\u00a0Graduated 2011 (LGR, Carlsbad, CA)<\/li>\n
  26. David Kashevaroff (MS MAE) Thesis: Hybrid mode autothermal reformation of methanol: Initial investigation of short contact time methods. Graduated 2011 (Brass Engineering International, San Ramon, CA)<\/li>\n
  27. Ian Sit (MS MAE) Thesis: A Comparative Study of Heat Transfer Enhancement\u00a0Using Flow Impingement in Steam-Reforming\u00a0Reactors. Graduated 2011 (Penumbra Inc., Alameda, CA)<\/li>\n
  28. Eddie Jordan (Ph.D. MAE) Dissertation: Hydrogen Enrichment in Internal Combustion Engines:\u00a0An Investigation of Performance and Emissions using Hydrogen-Ethanol Bi-fueling. Graduated 2011 (IEC Renewables, LLC Sacramento, CA)<\/li>\n
  29. Karan Jhaveri (PhD MAE) PELP (Electric Vehicles International, Stockton, CA)<\/li>\n
  30. Shahla Mammadova (MS MAE) Thesis: Heat transfer enhancements in packed beds with symmetrical heating using flow diversion. Graduated 2012 (Anvil Corporation, Concord, \u00a0CA)<\/li>\n
  31. Jeff Merrill (MS MAE) Thesis: A Quantitative Evaluation of a Serial Hybridization Architecture for Selected Watercraft Applications. Graduated 2012 (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA)<\/li>\n
  32. Anant Singh (MS MAE) Thesis:\u00a0The effect of passive mixing on pressure drop and oxygen mass fraction using opposing channel flow field design in a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell. Graduated 2012 (Amy\u2019s Kitchen , Petaluma, CA)<\/li>\n
  33. Aaron Sanders (MS MAE) Thesis: Control Strategies in Light Fuel Cell Charge Sustaining Hybrid Electric Vehicles.\u00a0Graduated 2012 (Blue Oak Energy, Davis, California)<\/li>\n
  34. Karthik Ganesh (MS MAE) Thesis:\u00a0Modeling the reaction kinetics of a hydrogen generator onboard a fuel cell \u2013 electric hybrid motorcycle. Graduated 2012 (EnerVault, Sunnyvale, CA)<\/li>\n
  35. Magdalena Brum (MS MAE) \u00a0Thesis:\u00a0A comparative study of district and individual thermal energy systems providing heating, cooling, and domestic hot water for low-energy residential community applications. \u00a0Graduated 2013\u00a0(Energy Efficiency Center UC Davis, Davis, CA)<\/span><\/li>\n
  36. Kyle Gaiser (MS MAE) Thesis: An Experimental Investigation of Design Parameters for Pico-Hydro Turgo Turbines Using a Response Surface Methodology. Graduated 2013 (Sandia\u00a0National Lab, Livermore, CA)
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  37. Kevin Uy (MS MAE) Thesis:\u00a0An Exploration of Flow Deflection and Heated Length for Pelletized and Structured Catalysts in Steam-Reforming Reactors. Graduated 2014 (California Energy Commission, Sacramento, CA)<\/li>\n
  38. Isaac Silva (MS MAE) Thesis: Onboard Hydrogen Generation for a Spark-Ignition\u00a0Engine via Thermochemical Recuperation. Graduated 2014 (Performance Structures Inc., Oakland, CA)<\/li>\n
  39. Arjun Tejaswi (MS MAE) Thesis: Fuel Cell Cathode Side Air Supply Contamination: Comparison of Prevention Strategies and their Viability. Graduated 2014. (California Energy Commission, Sacramento, CA)<\/li>\n
  40. Fethia Amrouche (University of Algiers PhD) Dissertation: Hydrogen gasoline mixtures in a wankel Engine (In French) Graduated 2014 (Hydrogen Renewable Energy Research Division,\u00a0Center for Development of Renewable Energies (CDER) Bouzar\u00e9ah, Algiers, Algeria)<\/li>\n
  41. Nadia Richards (Ph.D. MAE) Dissertation: \u00a0Hydrogen Production Enhancement Using a Stratified Catalyst Bed in Reforming Systems. Graduated 2016 (California State University Sacramento, Sacramento , CA)<\/li>\n
  42. Edgar Necoechea (MS MAE) Thesis: Investigation of Heat Transfer and Catalyst Degradation in \u00a0Methanol Autothermal Stratified Catalyst Reformation. Graduated 2016 (California Energy Commission, Sacramento CA)<\/li>\n
  43. Justin Hwang (PhD\u00a0 MAE) Dissertation:\u00a0Blowout and Emissions Characteristics Evaluation of Methane Steam Reformate Gas. Graduated 2017 (California Energy Commission, Sacramento CA)<\/li>\n
  44. Steve Wirya (PhD MAE)\u00a0 Dissertation: Graduated 2018<\/li>\n
  45. Steven Wong ( MS MAE)\u00a0 Thesis: Graduated 2018<\/li>\n
  46. Matt Cooper (MS\u00a0 MAE) Thesis: Graduated 2018<\/li>\n
  47. Brian Noland (PhD MAE) Dissertation: Graduated 2019<\/li>\n
  48. Raphael Issac (PhD TTP) Dissertation: Graduated 2019<\/li>\n
  49. Mazen Daher (MS MAE) Thesis: Graduated 2020<\/li>\n
  50. Garrett Robertson (MS MAE) Thesis: Graduated 2020<\/li>\n
  51. Jennifer Gin (MS MAE) Project: Graduated 2021<\/li>\n
  52. Kellen Ochi (MS MAE) Thesis: Graduated 2022<\/li>\n
  53. Michael Horton (MS\u00a0 MAE) Thesis: Graduated 2022<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Current\u00a0 Students<\/b><\/p>\n

    Siva Gunda (PhD Candidate MAE)<\/p>\n

    Chibuike Agba (PhD Candidate MAE)<\/p>\n

    Armando Gomez-Hernandez (PhD Student MAE)<\/p>\n

    Zane Hays (PhD Student MAE)<\/p>\n

    Shannon Andrew (MS Student EGG)<\/p>\n

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