Students
APS LABS collaborates with teams of undergraduate and graduate students to refine and generate new concepts. You'll gain access to high-performing Michigan Tech students from a wide range of disciplines and benefit from their fresh, outside viewpoints.
Meet our Team
Leverage the deep, broad experience and skill of our world-class research faculty to design effective test plans and interpret complex data. Work with our faculty to gain your own expertise in energy conversion, storage, combustion, and controls to optimize your product design.
- Richard and Elizabeth Henes Endowed Professor (Energy Systems), Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Director, Advanced Power Systems Research Center, Area Director, Energy-Thermo-Fluids (ETF)
- Pi Tau Sigma Faculty Advisor
- jnaber@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1938
- R. L. Smith 1011
Areas of Expertise
- Internal Combustion Engines
- Hydrogen and Biofuels
- After-Treatment
Research Interests
- Combustion processes and combustion control of hydrogen and hydrogen dual fueled engines
- Biofuels including ethanol with production from forest products and application in advanced combustion engines
- Gasoline IC engine research and the development of physical based correlations and models
- Development of combustion measurement techniques for diesel, gasoline, and HCCI and PPCI engines
- Research Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Research Engineer, Advanced Power Systems Research Center
- Director, Michigan Tech Mobile Lab
- jjworm@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2686
- R. L. Smith 709
Research Interests
- High-Performance Engines (SI and CI)
- Direct Injection
- Compressed Natural Gas
- Alternative Fuels
- Energy Efficiency
Areas of Expertise
- Internal Combustion Engines Combustion System Development Variable Valve Lift / Timing Powertrain Calibration Alternative Fuels Engine Integration
- Hybrid Electric Vehicles
- Instrumentation & Testing Ground Vehicle Systems Powertrain Systems