Anna G. Stefanopoulou (born 1968) is a Greek-American [1] mechanical engineer known for her research on the control theory of fuel cells [2] and on improving the fuel efficiency of automotive engines. [3] She is William Clay Ford Professor of Technology in the department of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan, director of the University of Michigan Energy Institute, [4] and a member of the University of Michigan President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality. [5]
Stefanopoulou studied marine engineering at the National Technical University of Athens, studying ship propulsion [2] and graduating with a diploma in 1991. She moved to the University of Michigan for graduate study, beginning with a master's degree in marine engineering but then shifting to electrical engineering and computer science, [6] as she became more interested in automotive applications of control theory. [2]
After completing her Ph.D. in 1996, she worked on engine control for the Ford Motor Company from 1996 to 1997. [6] [2] In 1998 she became an assistant professor of mechanical and environmental engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara, [6] where she developed an additional line of research on automated braking, [2] and was chosen as one of the participants in a prestigious National Academy of Engineering "Frontiers of Engineering" symposium. [7] In 2000 she returned to the University of Michigan as an associate professor of mechanical engineering, [6] and began the work on fuel cells for which she is best known. [2]
Stefanopoulou is the co-author, with Jay T. Pukrushpan and Huei Peng, of the book Control of Fuel Cell Power Systems: Principles, Modeling, Analysis and Feedback Design (Springer, 2004). [8]
Stefanopoulou was named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2007. [6] In 2009 she became an IEEE Fellow, "for contributions to control of energy conversion systems". [9] She became a fellow of SAE International (formerly the Society of Automotive Engineers) in 2018. [6]
In 2009, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers gave Stefanopoulou their Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award for outstanding achievement in mechanical engineering. [10] In 2016 the IEEE Control Systems Society gave her their Control System Technology Award "for the development of an advanced battery management system accounting for electro-thermo-mechanical phenomena". [11]
The University of Michigan named Stefanopoulou to the William Clay Ford Professorship in 2017. [6]
- ^ Birth year and US naturalization information from VoterRecords.com, accessed 2020-07-30
- ^ a b c d e f "People In Dynamic Systems And Controls: Dr. Anna G. Stefanopoulou", Mechanical Engineering magazine, March 2019
- ^ "A Push To Make Gasoline Engines More Efficient", Morning Edition, National Public Radio, November 23, 2011
- ^ "Anna Stefanopoulou", Faculty, University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering, retrieved 2020-07-30
- ^ "University of Michigan creates commission on carbon neutrality", ClickOnDetroit, WDIV-TV, February 5, 2019
- ^ a b c d e f g Curriculum vitae (PDF), retrieved 2020-07-30
- ^ "UCSB researcher will take part in prestigious symposium", The Current, University of California, Santa Barbara, August 17, 1999
- ^ Guzzella, Lino (2005), "Review of Control of Fuel Cell Power Systems", International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 15 (12): 553–554, doi: 10.1002/rnc.1005
- ^ CSS members promoted to IEEE Fellow in 2009, CSS IEEE Fellows archive, IEEE Control Systems Society, retrieved 2020-07-30
- ^ Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, retrieved 2020-07-30
- ^ Control System Technology Award, IEEE Control Systems Society, retrieved 2020-07-30
- Home page
- Anna Stefanopoulou publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Living people
- American mechanical engineers
- American women engineers
- Greek engineers
- Greek women engineers
- Control theorists
- National Technical University of Athens alumni
- University of Michigan alumni
- University of California, Santa Barbara faculty
- University of Michigan faculty
- Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Fellows of the IEEE
- 1968 births
- American women academics
- 21st-century American women
Anna G. Stefanopoulou (born 1968) is a Greek-American [1] mechanical engineer known for her research on the control theory of fuel cells [2] and on improving the fuel efficiency of automotive engines. [3] She is William Clay Ford Professor of Technology in the department of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan, director of the University of Michigan Energy Institute, [4] and a member of the University of Michigan President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality. [5]
Stefanopoulou studied marine engineering at the National Technical University of Athens, studying ship propulsion [2] and graduating with a diploma in 1991. She moved to the University of Michigan for graduate study, beginning with a master's degree in marine engineering but then shifting to electrical engineering and computer science, [6] as she became more interested in automotive applications of control theory. [2]
After completing her Ph.D. in 1996, she worked on engine control for the Ford Motor Company from 1996 to 1997. [6] [2] In 1998 she became an assistant professor of mechanical and environmental engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara, [6] where she developed an additional line of research on automated braking, [2] and was chosen as one of the participants in a prestigious National Academy of Engineering "Frontiers of Engineering" symposium. [7] In 2000 she returned to the University of Michigan as an associate professor of mechanical engineering, [6] and began the work on fuel cells for which she is best known. [2]
Stefanopoulou is the co-author, with Jay T. Pukrushpan and Huei Peng, of the book Control of Fuel Cell Power Systems: Principles, Modeling, Analysis and Feedback Design (Springer, 2004). [8]
Stefanopoulou was named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2007. [6] In 2009 she became an IEEE Fellow, "for contributions to control of energy conversion systems". [9] She became a fellow of SAE International (formerly the Society of Automotive Engineers) in 2018. [6]
In 2009, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers gave Stefanopoulou their Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award for outstanding achievement in mechanical engineering. [10] In 2016 the IEEE Control Systems Society gave her their Control System Technology Award "for the development of an advanced battery management system accounting for electro-thermo-mechanical phenomena". [11]
The University of Michigan named Stefanopoulou to the William Clay Ford Professorship in 2017. [6]
- ^ Birth year and US naturalization information from VoterRecords.com, accessed 2020-07-30
- ^ a b c d e f "People In Dynamic Systems And Controls: Dr. Anna G. Stefanopoulou", Mechanical Engineering magazine, March 2019
- ^ "A Push To Make Gasoline Engines More Efficient", Morning Edition, National Public Radio, November 23, 2011
- ^ "Anna Stefanopoulou", Faculty, University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering, retrieved 2020-07-30
- ^ "University of Michigan creates commission on carbon neutrality", ClickOnDetroit, WDIV-TV, February 5, 2019
- ^ a b c d e f g Curriculum vitae (PDF), retrieved 2020-07-30
- ^ "UCSB researcher will take part in prestigious symposium", The Current, University of California, Santa Barbara, August 17, 1999
- ^ Guzzella, Lino (2005), "Review of Control of Fuel Cell Power Systems", International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 15 (12): 553–554, doi: 10.1002/rnc.1005
- ^ CSS members promoted to IEEE Fellow in 2009, CSS IEEE Fellows archive, IEEE Control Systems Society, retrieved 2020-07-30
- ^ Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, retrieved 2020-07-30
- ^ Control System Technology Award, IEEE Control Systems Society, retrieved 2020-07-30
- Home page
- Anna Stefanopoulou publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Living people
- American mechanical engineers
- American women engineers
- Greek engineers
- Greek women engineers
- Control theorists
- National Technical University of Athens alumni
- University of Michigan alumni
- University of California, Santa Barbara faculty
- University of Michigan faculty
- Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Fellows of the IEEE
- 1968 births
- American women academics
- 21st-century American women