Steven J. Skerlos skerlos@umich.edu

Curriculum Vitae

RESEARCH POSITIONS top>>
 
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan (2006-present)
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan (2000-2006)

Director, Environmental and Sustainable Technologies Laboratory, EASTlab (2000 - present)

Research Assistant, Machine Tool Research Institute, MTAMRI (1994-1999)
Research Assistant, Illinois Waste Management and Research Center, WMRC (1997-1999)

 
DEGREES top>>
 
Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering, 2000
Thesis: Microfiltration of Synthetic Metalworking Fluids Using Aluminum Oxide Membranes
The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with Highest Honors, 1994
Thesis: Total Quality Management and Design for Environment in the Semiconductor Industry
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 
PRESS top>>
 
EASTlab to Study Side Effects of Automotive Greenhouse Gas Policies, Fall 2006
Feasibility of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Metalworking Fluids, Summer 2005
AWARE@home Allows Utility Meters to Talk to you (AUDIO: (c)Great Lakes Radio) » web link
AWARE@home is Selected EPA P3 Sustainable Design Contest Winner , Summer 2005
Best Technical Paper Award to Andres Clarens: SPHE, Winter 2005
Distinguished Dissertation Award to Julie Zimmerman, Summer 2004
Oustanding Student Advisor Award for Engineers Without Borders (UM), Winter 2004
Vegetable Based Cutting Fluids, Michigan Engineer, Fall/Winter 2003
Making the Business Case for Sustainability: An MIT, UM, Stanford Symposium, Stanford Press, Winter 2003
Whitaker Grant Awarded for New Class/Program on Sustainable Engineering Systems, UM CoE, Winter 2003
New Faces in Engineering, UM CoE, Winter 2003
Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Teaching, UM CoE, Fall 2002
The MicroIntegrated Flow Cytometer Has Potential as Inexpensive Security Measure, Michigan Engineer, Fall/Winter 2002
 

PATENTS AND PATENT FILINGS top>>
 
Flow cytometers and detection system of lesser size
United States Patent #7,105,355  
Issued September 12, 2006
  Inventors: Kurabayashi; Katsuo (Ann Arbor, MI), Takayama; Shuichi (Ann Arbor, MI), Skerlos; Steven J. (Ann Arbor, MI), Huh; Dongeun (Stanford, CA), Grotberg; James B. (Ann Arbor, MI), Tung; Yi-Chung (Ann Arbor, MI)
  Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
  Filed: July 18, 2002
 
Metalworking Fluids Delivered in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
United States Patent Application #20060247139  
  Inventors: Skerlos; Steven J. (Ann Arbor, MI), Hayes; Kim F. (Ann Arbor, MI), Clarens; Andres F. (Ann Arbor, MI)
  Filed: November 2, 2006
   
 
HONORS AND AWARDS top>>
 
Society of Manufacturing Engineers Kuo K. Wang Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, 2007
UM College of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award, 2005-2006
UM College of Engineering Outstanding Student Group Advisor for Student Group BLUElab, 2004
UM College of Engineering 1938E Award, 2003
ASME Nominee to New Faces in Engineering, National Engineers Week, 2003
Caddell Memorial Materials and Manufacturing Award (with Fu Zhao, Ph.D. candidate), 2002
Alice and Joe Spira Teaching Excellence Award, 2002
National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award, 2001 - 2005
 
General Motors Foundation Fellowship Award, 1997 - 1999
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Fellowship Award, 1994-1996
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Henry O. Koehler Scholarship, 1993-1994
Dow Chemical Scholarship, 1992-1993
College of Engineering Elmendorf Travel Award, 1992
Lincolnshire Corporate Center Scholarship, 1990
Illinois State Scholarship Award, 1990


        
SOCIETIES top>>
 
American Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Institute of Industrial Ecology (ISIE)
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)

 

HONORS AND AWARDS TO RESEARCH GROUP, STUDENTS, AND STUDENT TEAMS top>>
College of Engineering Grad Student Symposium: Best Graduate Student Presentation in Design and Manufacturing, Awarded to Andres Clarens, 2006
University of Michigan Outstanding Student Leader Award to Andres Clarens (Honorable Mention), 2006
Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute Fellowship Alternate to Tanna Borrell, 2006
3M Prize in Industrial Ecology to Andres Clarens, 2006
Second Place Poster Award to Andres Clarens: Association of Env.l Eng. & Science Professors Biennial Meeting, 2005
First Place Poster Award to Andres Clarens: International Society of Industrial Ecology Biennial Meeting, 2005
EPA P3 Sustainable Design Competition Winning Project: AWARE@home, Faculty Advisor, 2005
Best Technical Paper Award to Andres Clarens: SPHE, Winter 2005
Elaine Harden Award for Student Leadership and Service, Faculty Advisor, Winter 2005
EPA STAR Fellowship to Ph.D. candidate Andres Clarens, Winter 2004
ME Department Grad Student Symposium: Best Graduate Student Presentation in Design and Manufacturing, Awarded to Andres Clarens, 2005
Horace H. Rackham Distinguished Dissertation Award to Ph. D. Graduate Julie Zimmerman (1 of 8 awarded campus-wide in 2003)
Distinguished 1st Year Research Performance, Awarded to Andres Clarens (Ph.D. pre-candidate) from the Environmental Chemistry division of the American Chemical Society, 2003
ME Department Grad Student Symposium: Best Graduate Student Presentation in Design and Manufacturing, Awarded to Ross Morrow, 2003
Best Graduate Student Research Paper Award awarded to Julie Zimmerman (Ph.D. candidate) from the Environmental Chemistry division of the American Chemical Society

 

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