Publications

Below is a list of conference publications and presentations by REU student participants and faculty:

1. L. Guessous, B. Sangeorzan, Q. Zou And X. Wang, "Industrial Mentors: An Often Untapped Resource In Undergraduate Research Programs," Paper # 2008-66063, 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 2008.

2. Laila Guessous, “Involving REU students in K-12 outreach activities: A learning opportunity for all,” Poster presentation and published abstract, Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, Traverse City, MI, October, 2015

3. Laila Guessous and Caymen Novak, "REU programs and K-12 outreach: A natural synergy," Paper # 17713, 2017 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, OH, June 2017

4. Machuga, Trevor; Draper, Owen; Wang, Xia; and Guessous, Laila, "Performance Impact Of Flow Field Design On Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells", Sigma Xi 2006 Annual Meeting & Student Research Conference, Detroit, MI, 2006

5. T.Machuga, O. Draper, X. Wang, and L. Guessous, "Investigation of the Bipolar Plate Flow Field Design on the Performance of a PEM Fuel Cell", 11th Annual Michigan Space Grant Consortium Conference, Ann Arbor, September, 2006

6. Stacey Bagg, "Investigating Gas Temperature Measurement in High-temperature, pulsating flows", Meeting of the Minds XV, Undergraduate Student Research Conference at the University of Michigan-Flint, May 18, 2007

7. Ramsey Slim and Cadari Taylor, "Wear and Scuffing of Engine Components", Meeting of the Minds XV, Undergraduate Student Research Conference at the University of Michigan-Flint, May 18, 2007

8. Chelsye Castle, Anastasia Taylor, Qian Zou, Laila Guessous, Brian Sangeorzan "Experimental Investigation of Aluminum Oxide and Copper Oxide Nanofluid Fluid Properties,", 12th Annual Michigan Space Grant Consortium Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, October, 2007.

9. Zakaria Ahmad, Christine Gerpheide, Xia Wang, Laila Guessous, Brian Sangeorzan, “Investigation of the Flow Distribution Media in Alkaline Fuel Cells,” 12th Annual Michigan Space Grant Consortium Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, October, 2007

10. Huy Tran, Carolyn Hutchins, Elaine Petrach, Xia Wang, Laila Guessous, “Measuring Electrical Contact Resistance Between Gas Diffusion Layers and Bipolar Plates in PEM Fuel Cells,” 12th Annual Michigan Space Grant Consortium Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, October, 2007

11. Kloess, J., Liu, J., Wang, X., "Investigation of Bio-inspired Flow Channel Designs for Bipolar Plates in PEM Fuel Cells", 13th Annual Michigan Space Grant Consortium Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, October, 2008

12. Kloess, J., Liu, J., Wang, X., Shi, Z. and Guessous, L., “Investigation of Bio-Inspired Flow Channel Designs for Bipolar Plates in PEM Fuel Cells,” Poster presentation and published abstract at 2010 Engineering Education NSF Awardees Conference, Reston, VA, February 2, 2010

13. Ahmad, Z.Y. and Wang, X, "Investigation of Fuel Cell Performance and Water Accumulation in a Transparent PEM Fuel Cell", Paper Number: 09PFL-07702009 SAE World Congress, April, 2009

14. Caleb P. Chovan, Betelhem Mengiste, Xu Chen, Lianxiang Yang, Laila Guessous, "Determining the Material Properties of Aluminum Using Digital Image Correlation,” Paper 2013-01-1428, 2013 SAE World Congress, April 2013.

15. Harta, I., Owens, K., De Jesús Santiago, S., Schall, D. et al., “Tribological Performance of ZnO-Oil Nanofluids at Elevated Temperatures,” 2013 SAE World Congress. Detroit, MI.

16. Madeline Beck, Abraham Hamilton, Bekah Perlin, Brian Sangeorzan, Aaron Bird, “Energy Absorbed by Fall Protection Lanyards,” Safety 2012 Professional Development Conference and Exposition, Denver, CO.

17. M. Krak, B. Ropp, J. Tilden, J. Han, G. C. Barber and Q. Zou, “Scuffing Resistance of Surface Treated 8625 Alloy Steels” Paper 2011-01-0034, 2011 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI April 2011

18. N. Mikecz, N. Kelley, E. Othman, R. Lumbreras, J. Han, G. C. Barber, Q. Zou, J. D. Schall, “Scuffing Behavior of 4140 Alloy Steel and Ductile Cast Iron”, Paper#: 2012-01-0189, 2012 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, April 2012

19. Kendal Novak, Scott Shermetaro, and J. David Schall, “Evaluation of coal fly ash as a filler for thermoplastic polymer composite blends. 12th-annual Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition. Troy, MI, 2012.

20. David Kingman, Caymen Novak, Kyle Stern, Qian Zou and Luan Gara, “Tribological Properties of Nanofluids with Nano-diamond Particles,” 39th Annual Spring Symposium, American Vacuum Society Michigan Chapter. Rochester, MI, 2012.

21. Caymen Novak, David Kingman, Kyle Stern, Qian Zou, Luan Gara, “Tribological Properties of Nanofluids With Nano-Diamond Particles,” 2012 STLE Annual Meeting & Exhibition. St Louis, MO.

22. Brittney Blaise, Pei Yi Liang, Philip Ybarra, "Evaluation of Thermal Conductivity and Viscosity of Water-Based Al2O3 Nanofluids", Poster Presentation, 2010 SHPE Conference, Cincinnati, OH

23. M. Krak, B. Ropp, J. Tilden, J. Han, G. C. Barber, Q. Zou, L. Guessous, “Scuffing Resistance of Surface Treated 8625 Alloy Steels”, Poster Presentation, 2011 NSF Engineering Education Awardees Conference, Reston, VA, March 13-15, 2011

24. Kloess, J., Wang, X., Liu, J., Shi, Z. and Guessous, L., “Investigation of Bio-inspired Flow Channel Design for Bipolar Plates in PEM Fuel Cells,” Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 188, Issue 1, Page 132-140, 2009

25. Juan D. Tobon, Claire Silverstein, Juan Rueda, Laila Guessous, and Lianxiang Yang, “A Study of Anisotropy and Post-Necking Local Fracture Strain of Advanced High Strength Steel with the Utilization of Digital Image Correlation,” SAE Int. J. Mater. Manuf. 4(1). 4(1) 1099-110.

26. Harta, I., Owens, K., De Jesús Santiago, S., Schall, D. et al., “Tribological Performance of ZnO-Oil Nanofluids at Elevated Temperatures,” SAE Int. J. Fuels Lubr.. 6(1) 126-131.

27. N. Mikecz, N. Kelley, E. Othman, R. Lumbreras, J. Han, G. C. Barber, Q. Zou, J. D. Schall, “Scuffing Behavior of 4140 Alloy Steel and Ductile Cast Iron”, SAE International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing, Vol.5, No.1, pp.122-128, 2012.

28. M. Krak, B. Ropp, J. Tilden, J. Han, G. C. Barber, Q. Zou, “Scuffing Resistance of Surface Treated 8625 Alloy Steels”, SAE International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing, Vol.4, No.1, pp. 119-124, 2011.

29. J. Easter, C. Jarrett, C, Pespisa, Yen Chung Liu, A.C. Alkidas, L. Guessous, and B. P. Sangeorzan, "An Area-Average Correlation for Oil-Jet Cooling of Automotive Pistons," Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol 36, No 12, 2014, doi:10.1115/1.4027835

30. Jan Hellmich, Stephen Powell, Zachary Waldrup, Yen-Chung Liu, Laila Guessous and Brian Sangeorzan, “A Numerical Investigation of Local Heat Transfer Coefficients on The Underside of an Oil-Jet Cooled Piston,” Poster presentation and published abstract, Eighteenth Annual Michigan Space Grant Fall Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, October 2014

31. Jan Hellmich, Stephen Powell, Zachary Waldrup, Laila Guessous and Brian Sangeorzan, “A Numerical Investigation of Local Heat Transfer Coefficients on The Underside of an Oil-Jet Cooled Piston,” Poster presentation and published abstract, 2014 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences (Mid-SURE), Lansing, MI, July 2014

32. Caleb Messmer, Jonathan Glover and Laila Guessous, “Numerical Modeling of Temperature Rise During Ball-On-Disk Testing and Scuffing,” Poster presentation and published abstract, 2014 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences (Mid-SURE), Lansing, MI, July 2014

33. Jaime Guajardo, Sai Stephens, J. David Schall, Qian Zou, “Effect of hardness on friction and wear characteristics of oil-based zno nanofluids,” Poster presentation and published abstract, 2014 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences (Mid-SURE), Lansing, MI, July 2014

34. Measrainsey Meng, Jazmyne Claggett, Minsheng He, Maria Schueller, Gary Barber, J David Schall, Qian Zou, “Experimental investigation of scuffing resistance of aluminum-silicon alloys,” Poster presentation and published abstract, 2014 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences (Mid-SURE), Lansing, MI, July 2014

35. E. Bustillos, H. Linkous, X. Xie, L. Guessous and L.X. Yang, “The influence of edge quality on edge stretching limit for aluminum alloy,” Paper # 2016-01-0416, SAE 2016 Annual World Congress, Detroit, Michigan, USA, April 2016

36. Saeid Nasheralahkami, Sergey Golovashchenko, Kaicen Pan, Lindsay Brown, Bindiya Gugnani, “Characterization of Trimmed Edge of Advanced High Strength Steel,” SAE 2016 World Congress and Exhibition, Detroit, Michigan, USA, April 2016, DOI: 10.4271/2016-01-0358

37. Emily Bautista, Michael Greene and David Schall, “An incorporation of waste stream materials into plastic composites, “Poster presentation and published abstract, 2015 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences (Mid-SURE), Lansing, MI, July 2015

38. Olivia McIntee, Daniel Pena, Luan Gara and Qian Zou, “Investigation of tribological performance of ionic nano liquids,” Poster presentation and published abstract, 2015 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences (Mid-SURE), Lansing, MI, July 2015

39. Measrainsey Meng, Maria Schueller, Jazmyne Claggett, Minsheng He, Gary Barber, Qian Zou, J. David Schall, Laila Guessous (2016). Investigation of Scuffing Properties of Aluminum-Silicon Alloys. 2016 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Houston, TX.

40. Daniel Pena, Olivia Mcintee, Qian Zou, Luan Gara (2016). “Investigation of the Tribological Performance of Ionic Nano Liquids.” SAE 2016 World Congress and Exhibition.

41. Sean Cassady, Kathleen Dupre, Laila Guessous, “Numerical Fluid Flow Investigation of Upward Jet Impingement on a Flat Plate,” Poster presentation and published abstract, 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Houston, TX, November 2015

42. Sean Cassady, Kathleen Dupre and Laila Guessous, “Numerical Simulation of Upward Jet Impinging a Flat Plate,” Poster presentation and published abstract, 2015 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences (Mid-SURE), Lansing, MI, July 2015

43. Haley Linkous, Eduardo Bustillos, Xin Xie, and LianXiang Yang (2015). “The influence of edge quality on edge stretching limit for aluminum alloy.” Poster presentation and published abstract, 2015 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences (Mid-SURE), Lansing, MI, July 2015

44. Kaicen Pan, Lindsay Brown, Sergey Golovashchenko, and Saeid Nasheralahkami (2015). “Trimming of sheet blanks from ultra high strength steel sheet,” Poster presentation and published abstract, 2015 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences (Mid-SURE), Lansing, MI, July 2015

45. Erika Rugh, Collin Malek, Sergey Golovashchenko, Saeid Nasheralahkami, Tim Zhou (2016). “Characterizing the sheared edge of ultra high strength steels.” Poster presentation and published abstract, 2016 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences (Mid-SURE), Lansing, MI, July 2016

46. Leanna Ngo, Michael Goldhammer, Chris Kobus and David Schall (2016). “Determining thermal characteristics of new composite materials.” Poster presentation and published abstract, 2016 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences (Mid-SURE), Lansing, MI, July 2016

47. Lisa Branchick, Emily Duan, Junrui Li, Guobiao Yang, Lianxiang Yang ( (2016). “Friction coefficient evaluation on aluminum alloy sheet metal using digital image correlation.” Poster presentation and published abstract, 2016 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences (Mid-SURE), Lansing, MI, July 2016

48. Aaron Demers, Morgan Jones, Laila Guessous, Bolong Ma and Brian Sangeorzan, “Numerical simulation of upward facing oil-jet cooling on a flat plate,” Poster presentation and published abstract, 2016 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences (Mid-SURE), Lansing, MI, July 2016

49. Erik Romero, Colleen Fritz, Laila Guessous and David Schall, “Experimental investigation of zro2 tribofilm formation on steel,” Poster presentation and published abstract, 2016 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences (Mid-SURE), Lansing, MI, July 2016

50. Bolong Ma, Morgan Jones, Aaron Demers, Laila Guessous and Brian Sangeorzan, “Numerical simulation of upward facing oil-jet cooling of a flat plate,” Paper # TFEC-IWHT2017-17517, 2nd Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April 2017

51. Nasheralahkami, S., Golovashchenko, S.F. , Malek, C., Rugh, E., Kowalski, D. and Zhou, W., “Sheared Edge Stretchability of Steels Suitable for Automotive Applications,” SAE Paper 2017-01-1708, SAE 2017 World Congress and Exhibition.

52. Duan, E., Li, J., Schaeffler, D., Wang, H. et al., "Friction Coefficient Evaluation on Aluminum Alloy Sheet Metal Using Digital Image Correlation," SAE Technical Paper 2018-01-1223, 2018, https://doi.org/10.4271/2018-01-1223.

53. L. Guessous and Q. Zou, "Automotive Projects and Industrial Mentors: A Good Formula for Generating Enthusiasm for Research in Undergraduates", 2007 Engineering Education NSF Awardees Conference, Arlington, VA, September, 2007

54. L. Guessous, Q. Zou, B. Sangeorzan, X. Wang, G. Barber, C.J. Kobus, M. Latcha and A. Alkidas, “Generating Enthusiasm for Research through Automotive Projects and Industrial Mentors: Lessons Learned from the First Year of an REU Program,”Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Expo, Paper # AC 2007-1491

55. L. Guessous, Q. Zou, B. Sangeorzan, L. Smith, L. Yang, X. Wang, J.D. Schall, G. Barber and M. Latcha,“ AERIM Automotive-themed REU Program : Organization, Activities, Outcomes and Lessons Learned,” Paper AC 2001-1309, 2011 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, Canada, June 2011.

56. L. Guessous, Q. Zou, B. Sangeorzan, J.D. Schall, G. Barber, L. Yang, M. Latcha, A. Alkidas and X. Wang, "Engaging Underrepresented Undergraduates in Engineering through a Hands-on Automotive-themed REU Program," Paper # IMECE2013-62111, ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, San Diego, CA, November 2013.

57. L. Guessous and Q. Zou, "Involving Industrial Mentors in Undergraduate Research Programs", 2009 Engineering Education NSF Awardees Conference, Reston, VA, February, 2009

58. L. Guessous and Q. Zou, “AERIM Automotive and Energy-themed REU Program : Organization, Activities, Outcomes and Lessons Learned,” Poster presentation and published abstract at 2011 NSF Engineering Education Awardees Conference, Reston, VA, March 13-15, 2011

59. Laila Guessous and Qian Zou, “Automotive REU Program Student Outcomes – Lessons Learned Seven Years on…,” Poster presentation and published abstract, 2014 American Society for Engineering Education North Central Section Conference, Rochester, MI, April 2014

60. Laila Guessous, “Lessons learned after more than a decade of engaging undergraduate students in STEM research” Poster presentation and published abstract, 2017 Lilly Conference College and University Teaching and Learning, Traverse City, October 2017

61. Laila Guessous, “Long term assessment after more than a decade of involving undergraduate students in an REU program,” Paper # 22937, 2018 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2018