Norbert Mueller
Professor
Mechanical Engineering (ME), College of Engineering
Engineering Bldg, 428 S Shaw Ln Room 2455
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.
Read MoreEducation
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
Awards
Innovation of the Year Award 2013
Boston Innovation Prize 2008
MSU Lilly Teaching Fellow 2005
Elected Member National Academy of Inventors
... Read MorePublications
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).
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.
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*)