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Scott Samuelsen

Professor Emeritus, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Scott Samuelsen, Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is interested in energy conversion, fuel cells, combustion, fuel sprays, laser diagnostics, air quality, turbulent transport, alternative fuels, the modeling of reacting flows, practical energy systems, and the conflict between energy and the environment. Dr. Samuelsen's current research activity focuses on energy generation, distribution and utilization, and includes the production of electricity, motive power and propulsive power from both fuel cells, gas turbines and hybrids of both. His work also explores the environmental impact of these energy systems, the dynamic between energy generation and atmospheric quality, and the development of environmentally preferred, high-efficiency energy generation integrated into buildings and building complexes. Dr. Samuelsen is the former Director of the Horiba Institute for Mobility and Connectivity (HiMAC) and the former director of the Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP) which encompasses the National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC), the UCI Combustion Lab (UCICL) and the Pacific Rim Consortium on Energy Combustion, and the Environment (PARCON).