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DENISE MCKAHN, PH.D.

Assistant Professor in Engineering

Area of Expertise

Renewable energy systems design and analysis; Dynamics systems and control
   

Education

Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2008
   

Professional Experience

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Graduate Student Instructor (2006)

Humboldt State University, Laboratory Instructor, Lecturer, Curriculum Develop. (2001-02)
   

Selected Recent Publications

McKay, D.A., Stefanopoulou, A.G., and Cook, J., A Controllable Membrane-Type Humidifier for Fuel Cell Applications, PART A: operation, modeling and experimental validation, Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, Vol. 7, Issue 4, 2010.

McKay, D.A., Stefanopoulou, A.G., and Cook, J., A Controllable Membrane-Type Humidifier for Fuel Cell Applications, PART B: controller design, analysis and implementation, Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, Vol. 7, Issue 4, 2010.

Muller, E.A., Kolb, F., Stefanopoulou, A.G., McKay, D.A., and Guzzella, L., Correlating Nitrogen Accumulation with Temporal Fuel Cell Performance. Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, Vol. 6, 2009.

Siegel, J., McKay, D.A., Stefanopoulou, A.G., Hussey, D., and Jacobson, D., Measurement of Liquid Water Accumulation in a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell with Dead-Ended Anode, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 155, Issue 11, pp. B1168-B1178, 2008.

McKay, D.A., Siegel, J., Ott, W., Stefanopoulou, A., Parameterization and Prediction of Temporal Fuel Cell Voltage Behavior During Flooding and Drying Conditions. Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 178, No. 1, 2008.

   

Selected Honors and Awards

2008 Doctor Bernard S. Baker Student Award for Fuel Cell Research
2008, 2003 Best Presentation Award, IEEE American Control Conference
2004 Best Presentation Award, University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Graduate Symposium
2003 Homer Arnold Award, Humboldt State University, outstanding work in applied engineering

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