Professor Scott Samuelsen

Scott Samuelsen is a Distinguished Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Irvine; HORIBA Distinguished Professor Emeritus; and founding Director of the UCI Advanced Power and Energy Program, the UCI Combustion Laboratory, and the National Fuel Cell Research Center. His research focuses on energy systems and the zero-emission of carbon and criteria pollutants, gas turbine combustion (for the generation electricity and aircraft propulsion), fuel cells and fuel cell systems (for the generation of electricity and the powering vehicles), microgrid/smart grid technology, the hydrogen and electricity infrastructure for the evolving generation of zero-emission alternative vehicles, and the complementary merging of a zero-emission electric grid in an era of high penetration of intermittent wind and solar with an emerging zero-emission transportation and goods movement sector. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley in parallel with appointments at Southern California Edison, DuPont de Nemours, Inc., Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Stanford Research Institute. He is the founding Chair of the UCI Mechanical Engineering program, and a founding lead in the UCI Environmental Engineering Program. Professor Samuelsen pioneered the development of octane posting with the Federal Trade Commission, is responsible for the popular (R+M)/2 posting methodology that anchors today engine design and fuel formulation, was recognized by President Obama in 2011 as a "Champion of Change" in sustainable energy and the emerging hydrogen economy, and was recognized in 2010 with the UCI Medal for pioneering fuel cell electric vehicle and hydrogen fueling technology.

Internships	Southern California Edison	Los Angeles, California	Summer 1962
	DuPont de Nemours	Wilmington, Delaware	Summer 1963
Degree:	B.S. Mechanical Engineering	UC Berkeley	June 1964
Research Engineer	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Livermore	1964-1965
Degree:	M.S. Mechanical Engineering	UC Berkeley	September 1965
Research Engineer	Stanford Research Institute	Menlo Park, California	1965-1970
Degree:	Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering	UC Berkeley	June 1970

Assistant Professor	Engineering	1970-1976
Associate Professor	Mechanical Engineering	1976-1982
Professor	Mechanical, Aerospace, and Environmental Engineering	1982-Present
Founding Chair	Mechanical Engineering	1972-1983
Chair	Department of Mechanical Engineering	1985-1988
Founding Director	UCI Combustion Laboratory	1970-2018
Founding Director	National Fuel Cell Research Center	1998-2018
Founding Director	Advanced Power and Energy Program	2000-2020
Founding Director	Pacific Consortium on Combustion, Energy, and the Environment	1992-2012
Board Member	Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems	1990-2002
Chair	Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems	1993-1996
Board Member	The Combustion Institute	1994-1999