Mahdi Shahbakhti is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at at Michigan Technological University. Prior to this appointment in Aug 2012, he was a post-doctoral scholar at the University of California-Berkeley. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta in Canada in 2009. He worked several years on control of dynamic systems in the automotive (2001-2004), robotic (2000-2001), and HVAC (1998-2000) industries. Some of his past academic and industrial research experience includes modeling and control of dynamic systems, analysis of combustion engines, utilization of alternative/renewable fuels, vehicular emissions, and hybrid electric vehicles

Research Interests

• Control of hybrid electric vehicles
• Alternative/Renewable fuels and energy
• Modeling and control of energy use in buildings
• Developing clean and energy-efficient combustion engines
• Methods to reduce harmful vehicular emissions

News & Announcements

• First international EML presentation in 2013 SAE World Congress
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• Research positions for current MSc/MEng students in HEV program
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• Research opportunities for undergraduate students interested in IC engine and hybrid electric vehicles
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