Norbert Mueller

Contact Information

Engineering Bldg.
428 S Shaw Ln
Room: 2455
East Lansing , MI 48824

(517) 432-9139

muell107@msu.edu

Professor

Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Turbomachinery, centrifugal compressors, wave rotors, refrigeration and HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) with natural refrigerants, micro-fabricated energy systems such as Brayton and Rankine cycle devices, heat exchangers and fuel cells with integrated nano sensors, highly efficient and environmentally friendly energy conversion systems, including the use of solar, wind, tidal, geothermal energy and clean fuels, high-speed drives and bearings, mechatronics.

Education

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Technische University Dresden, Germany 1999
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Technische University Dresden, Germany 1994
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Technische University Dresden, Germany 1991

Research Interests

  • Turbomachinery
  • Centrifugal Compressors
  • Wave Rotors
  • Refrigeration and HVAC with Natural Refrigerants
  • Micro-Fabricated Energy Systems such as Brayton and Rankine Cycle Devices
  • Heat Exchangers and Fuel Cells with Integrated Nano Sensors
  • High-Speed Drives and Bearings
  • Mechatronics

Selected Publications

  1. Iancu, F., Mueller, N., "Shockwaves in Microchannels," in Encyclopedia of Micro- and Nanofluidics, edited by Li, Dongqing, Springer (ISBN: 978-0-387-49000-7, to appear Jun 2008).
  2. Iancu, F., Zhu, X., Tang, Y., Aslam, D., Mueller N., "Design and Fabrication of Microchannel Test Rig for Ultra-Micro Wave Rotors," Journal of Microsystem Technologies, 2007, DOI 10.1007/s00542-007-0402-5.
  3. Akbari, P., Nalim, M. R., Mueller, N., "A Review of Wave Rotor Technology and Its Applications," ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 2006, Vol. 128, pp 717-735. (*Most downloaded paper from the journal in March 2007*)
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Awards

  • Innovation of the Year Award 2013
  • Boston Innovation Prize 2008
  • MSU Lilly Teaching Fellow 2005
  • Elected Member National Academy of Inventors
  • Breakthrough Technology Award
  • U.S. Department of Energy Prize - Clean Energy Trust Challenge
  • Michigan Collegiate Innovation Prize - Energy
  • Nomination Katerva Award for the very best sustainability initiatives on the planet
  • Dedicated service as advisor to MSU Solar Car team