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Greg Jackson, Associate
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Maryland,
College Park
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. in
Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University January 1994
Ph.D. Dissertation: Spherically Symmetric Droplet Combustion of Sooting and Multi-component Fuels
Minors in Chemical Engineering and Control Systems
- M.S. in
Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University January 1991
- B.S. in
Mechanical Engineering, Rice University May 1988
WORK EXPERIENCE
Associate
Professor, 2003 -- present
Assistant Professor, 1997
– 2003
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Maryland,
College Park, Maryland.
- Energy conversion research with an emphasis on
model development and experimental validation of combustion, catalytic,
and electrochemical processes for power generation solid oxide fuel
cells, H2 production, and ultra-low emissions combustion;
- Research on dispersion, combustion, and
detonations at large scales for safety and risk assessment in large
chemical transport.
Research & Development Engineer, 1993 - 1997
Precision Combustion, Inc., New
Haven, Connecticut.
- Development of
ultra-low emissions catalytic combustors and to alternative ignition
systems for gas turbines.
- Design and
testing of low-NOx combustors for ground-based gas turbines
and hybrid electric vehicles; developed new concepts for catalytic
combustors.
- Modeling of
reacting flows in industrial combustor application.
- Evaluation of
catalyst coatings techniques to determine optimal performance for high
temperature environments.
Evaluations Engineer 1987 - 1988
Lyondell Petrochemical Co., Channelview,
Texas.
- Modifications
to FORTRAN model for on-line optimization of pyrolysis furnaces.
- Analysis of
data for crude oils for refinery performance.
PUBLICATIONS
AND PRESENTATIONS
CURRENT AND RECENT
CONTRACTS AND GRANTS
As Principal Investigator
·
Project:
Quantifying Hydrocarbon Electrochemical Oxidation on Patterned Ceria
Anodes; Sponsor: Office of Naval
Research;
Co-Investigators: David Goodwin, Caltech
·
Project: Design and Development of a 5 kW
Tactical Fuel Cell Generator for Military Applications; Sponsor: Army Research
Laboratory; Co-Investigator: Pat Hearn, Ballard Power Systems
·
Project:
Fundamental Chemistry and Physics of Direct-Electrochemical Oxidation in
Solid-Oxide Fuel Cells; Sponsor:
Office of Naval Research; Co-Investigators: Brian Eichhorn, Rob Walker
– Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Project:
Explosive and Material Safety in Harbors; Sponsor: Naval Surface Warfare
Center - Indian
Head; Co-Investigator: Arnaud Trouve
- Project:
Development of High-Temperature Absorption Coefficient Database Sponsor:
NIST, Co-Investigators: Jungho Kim
- Project:
Development of Design Models for H2 Catalytic Heating
Sponsor: Office of Naval Research; Collaborator: M.L. Nuckols -- U.S. Naval Academy
- Project: Impact
of H2 and CO on Lean Premixed Hydrocarbon Flames
Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Co-Investigators: Ken Kiger, Andre Marshall
- Project: CAREER
Award for Development of Surface Chemistry Mechanisms for Catalytic
Combustion and H2 Production; Sponsor: NSF with Industry
Support;
- Project:
Integral Catalytic Combustion/Fuel Reforming for Gas Turbine
Cycles; Sponsor: California Energy
Commission; Dates: Co-Investigator: Robert Dibble -- UC-Berkeley
As Co-Investigator
- Project: Hybrid
Combustor/Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Power System for Micro-Air
Vehicles; Sponsor: Minta
Martin Foundcation; Co-Investigators: Chris Cadou,
Ben Shapiro, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Michael Zachariah
- Project: Mid-Atlantic Hydrogen Technology
Education Center; Sponsor; Dept. of Energy;
Principal Investigator: Michael Ellis, Virginia Tech
FELLOWSHIPS, PRIZES,
AND AWARDS
- NSF CAREER
Award Recipient, 1999
- Outstanding
Paper in Terrestrial Energy Systems - AIAA, 1997
- Outstanding
Paper in Terrestrial Energy Systems - AIAA, 1993
- NASA Graduate
Researcher Fellowship, 1993
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