VPPC09 mailing list:

Name / Company/University / email / Phone
General Chair / Chris Mi / University of Michigan – Dearborn / / (313)583-6434
Vice Chair / James Gover / KetteringUniversity / / (810) 814-3775
Program Chair (T3) / Fang Z. Peng / MichiganStateUniversity / / (517) 336-4687
T1. Co-chair / Abul Masrur / US Army- RDECOM-TARDEC / / (586) 753-2403
T2. Co-chair / Taehyung Kim / University of Michigan – Dearborn / / (313) 583-6736
T4. Co-chair / Sonya Gargies / US Army- RDECOM-TARDEC / / (586) 574-5503
T5. Co-chair / David Gao / TennesseeTechUniversity / / (931) 372-3682
Publications Chair / Taehyung Kim / University of Michigan – Dearborn / / (313) 583-6736
Co-Chair / Sangshin Kwak / Daegu University, South Korea / / +82-53-850-6645
Patronage Chair / Kevin Taylor / Great LakesElectronics /
Jim Budwey / ICTS Group / / (508)359-9106
Treasurer / Pingan He / GM / / (248)343-9646
Secretary / Kevin Bai / University of Michigan – Dearborn / / (313)583-6770
Publicity Chair / Aisha Yousuf / University of Michigan – Dearborn / / (248)703-6231
Exhibits Chair / Jim Budwey / ICTS Group / / (508)359-9106
Kevin Taylor / Great LakesElectronics /
Industry Committee Chairs / Mark Ciechanowski / Ford / / (248)755-4477
co-chair / Mark Steffka / GM / / (248)255-7441
Government Committee Chair / Michael O’keefe / National Renewable Energy Laboratory / / (303)275-4268
Co-chair / Laura Marlino / Oakridge National Laboratory / / (865)946-1245
Tutorial Chair / Ravi Warrier / KetteringUniversity / / (810)762-7847
Co-chair / Mark Ciechanowski / Ford / / (248)755-4477
Awards Chair / John Shen / Univ. of CentralFlorida / / (407)823-0379
Webmaster / Scott Lytle / Yazaki / / (734)983-6012
Energy Policy Panel Organizer / James Gover / KetteringUniversity / / (810) 814-3775
Co-chair / John Cederquist / GDLS /
OEM/Supplier Liaison
Ride & Drive / Bob Mitchell / KetteringUniversity /
University exhibits Chair / Doug Melton / KetteringUniversity / / (810)762-7993

VPPC09 mailing list:

VPPC 2009 Special Session Chairs and Organizers (List to be expanded, any suggestions are welcome)

Topic (short name) / Chair/Organizer / Company/University / email / Phone
6. Thermal Management / Michael O’keefe / National Renewable Energy Laboratory / / (303)275-4268
7. Lithium-ion batteries / Gao Liu / LawrenceBerkley National Laboratory / / (510) 486-7207
8. Ultracap / John M. Miller / Maxwell Technologies / / (619)756-2756
9. EMC / Mark Steffka / GM / / (248)255-7441
10. Engine and powertrain control / Pingan He / GM / / (248)343-9646
11. Vehicle Control / Honghao Tan / GM /
12. Power Management / Zhenhua Jiang / University of Miami / / (305) 284-3335
13. Plug-in HEV / Mahesh Krishnamurthy / Illinois Institute of Tech /
14. Thermal stress and heat transfer for power electronics / Dr. Ephraim Suhir / University of California in Santa Cruz /
15. Bridge the gap between Industry & Academia / Jay Iyengar / Senior manager, HEV, Chrysler, LLC / / (248) 733-5056
16 Fuel cell vehicle / Taehyung Kim / University of Michigan – Dearborn / / (313) 583-6736
17. HEV Optimization / Xiang Chen / University of Windsor / / (519) 253 3000x2571
18. HIL Simulations / David Gao / TennesseeTechUniversity / / (931) 372-3682
19. Artificial Intelligence in HEV / Yi Lu Murphey / University of Michigan – Dearborn /
20. HEV education / James Gover / KetteringUniversity / / (810) 814-3775
21. Advance in Semiconductor Devices / John Shen / Univ. of CentralFlorida / / (407)823-0379
22. Fault Diagnostics / Abul Masrur / US Army- RDECOM-TARDEC / / (586) 753-2403
23. PHEV Charger / Lizhi Zhu, Ph. D / Engineering Manager, Hybrid Converter, Continental / / (313) 354-5973
24. All Electric Vehicles / Ziyad Salameh / University of MassachusettsLowell / / (978) 934-3333

Please let either Fang or myself know if you or your colleague is interested to organize a special session at VPPC09.

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