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Faculty:

	Jeremy J. Michalek Associate Professor Engineering & Public Policy / Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Scaife Hall 324 | jmichalekcmu.edu
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2005 M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2002 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 1999

Doctoral Students:

	Orkun Karabaşoğlu Ph.D. Student Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Hamerschlag Hall B129 | okarabasandrew.cmu.edu
M.S.. Mechatronics Engineering, Sabanci University, 2008 B.S., Mechatronics Engineering, Kocaeli University, 2006 Research: Electrified vehicles and driver behavior, optimal vehicle design control

	Elizabeth Traut Ph.D. Student Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Hamerschlag Hall B129 | etrautandrew.cmu.edu
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2010 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2008 Research: Electrified vehicle systems optimization, charging infrastructure

Apurba Sakti Ph.D. Student Engineering & Public Policy Carnegie Mellon University Hamburg Hall A012 | asakticmu.edu

M.S., Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2008 M.S., Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management, jointly awarded by: The University of Manchester, UK; Central European University, Hungary; Lund University, Sweden; and University of the Aegean, Greece, 2009 B.E., Metallurgical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India, 2005 Research: Battery design, performance, production, and cost for plug-in vehicles

	Christine Grace Heckmann Ph.D. Student Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Hamerschlag Hall B129 | checkmanandrew.cmu.edu
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2008 Research: Uncertainty in consumer choice models

	Tugce Yuksel Ph.D. Student Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Hamerschlag Hall B129 | tyukselandrew.cmu.edu
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 2010 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 2007 Research: Battery degradation and thermal management for plug-in vehicles

	Allison Weis Ph.D. Student Engineering and Public Policy Carnegie Mellon University Hamburg Hall A012 | aeweisandrew.cmu.edu
B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, 2010 Research: Plug-in vehicle support for integration of wind power

	John Helveston Ph.D. Student Engineering and Public Policy Carnegie Mellon University jhelvyandrew.cmu.edu
B.S. Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 2010 Research: Demand and production of electrified vehicles in the U.S. and China

Affiliated Doctoral Students:

	Mohd Nor Azman Hassan Ph.D. Student Engineering and Public Policy Carnegie Mellon University Baker Hall 128C | mohdnorhandrew.cmu.edu
Master of Environment, The University of Melbourne, Australia, 2004 B.S. Biotechnology, Agriculture University of Malaysia, 1995 Research: Optimization of biomass use for electricity and transportation in Malaysia

	Jihoon Min Ph.D. Student Engineering and Public Policy Carnegie Mellon University Hamburg Hall A020 | minjihooncmu.edu
M.S. Environmental Science, Yale University, 2008 M.S. Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University, 2001 B.S. Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University, 1999 Research: Consumer adoption of high efficiency light bulbs

	Scott Peterson Ph.D. Student Engineering and Public Policy Carnegie Mellon University Hamburg Hall A012 | spetersoncmu.edu
M.E. Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2006 B.S. Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 2004 Research: Plug-in vehicle battery degradation, grid support, emissions

Masters Students:

	Tsu-Wei Charlie Cherng M.S. Student Civil and Environmental Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Hamerschlag Hall B129; tcherngandrew.cmu.edu
B.S. Civil Engineering, National Central University, 2009 Research: Plug-in vehicle charging infrastructure

	Guo Li M.S. Student Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University guolandrew.cmu.edu
B.E. Engineering Structure Analysis, Economics Peking University, 2011 Research: Optimal design and control of plug-in vehicles

	Lu Pan M.S. Student Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University lupandrew.cmu.edu
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2011 Bachelor of Law, International Politics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2011 Research: Life cycle implications of terrain for hybrid and plug-in vehicles

	Hyungchul Paul Yoon M.S. Student Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University hyungchyandrew.cmu.edu
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2011 Research: Plug-in vehicle optimization for real-world driving

Undergraduate Students:

	Paul Kimball B.S. Student Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University pkimballandrew.cmu.edu
Research: Control systems for electrified vehicles

	Rebecca Stabile B.S. Student Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University rstabileandrew.cmu.edu
Research: Synthetic drive cycle generation and fuel economy estimation

Staff:

	Christine Lambrou Administrative Assistant Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Scaife Hall 422 | (412)268-2908 | clambrouandrew.cmu.edu
Administrative support of projects and lab activities

Alumni:

	Burak Yüksel (graduate research 2011) Istanbul Technical University, burakyukselitu.edu.tr Optimal design and control of plug-in vehicles
	Aida Khajavirad (Ph.D. 2011) Carnegie Mellon University; aidacmu.edu Convexification techniques for global optimization
	Osman Khwaja (undergraduate research 2011) Princeton University, okhwajaprinceton.edu Effects of terrain on vehicle efficiency of electrified powertrains
	Ching-Shin Norman Shiau (Ph.D. 2010) Dell Inc., nshiaugmail.com Design for market systems, vehicle design and environmental policy
	Camilo Brandao de Resende (grad. research 2009) Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brasil, camilo.cbrgmail.com Uncertainty and heterogeneity in design for market systems
	Nikhil Kaushal (M.S. 2009) Test Devices, kaushal.nikhil84gmail.com Optimal plug-in hybrid electric vehicle design and allocation
	Varun Krishnakumar (M.S. 2009) CGN & Associates, varun.krishnakumarcgn.net Black box optimization methods with application to PHEV design
	Andrew Hamilton (B.S. 2008) Westinghouse, al1zandrew.cmu.edu Study of consumer preferences for hybrid vehicles
	Richard Hauffe (B.S. 2008) Lockheed Martin, al1zandrew.cmu.edu Effects of battery weight on plug-in hybrid vehicle performance
	Anne Marie Lewis (B.S. 2008) University of Michigan, al1zandrew.cmu.edu Optimization of infrastructure for ethanol distribution
	Sarat Mikkilineni (B.S. 2008) smikkiliandrew.cmu.edu Uncertainty in choice modeling
	Esther Chen (M.S. 2008) elchenandrew.cmu.edu Review of multiattribute utility theory
	Jonghyun Lee (B.S. 2008) jonghyu1andrew.cmu.edu Review of environmental policy for vehicle design
	Surya Swamy (M.S. 2007) Lumina Decision Systems, sswamyandrew.cmu.edu Optimization of mixed-integer hierarchical systems
	Yanjing Li (M.S. 2006) Stanford University, yanjinglstanford.edu Decomposition algorithms for systems optimization
	Sandy Hsieh (M.S. 2006) Xerox, hsiehandrew.cmu.edu Review of vehicle simulation software
	Ali Gitomer (undergrad research 2006) Northwestern University, a-gitomernorthwestern.edu Review of automotive demand models

Last Updated: February 12