Committee: Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy

Committee Membership Information


Project Title:	Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy
PIN:	BEES-J-07-01-A
Major Unit:	Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
Sub Unit:	Board on Energy & Environmental Systems
RSO:	Holmes, John
Subject/Focus Area:

Committee Membership

Date Posted: 09/12/2008

Mr. Trevor O. Jones - (Chair)
ElectroSonics Medical Inc.

Trevor O. Jones (NAE) is chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of ElectroSonics Medical, Inc. Prior to that, he was chairman and CEO of Biomec, Incorporated, a biomedical device company. He was formerly chairman of the board of Echlin, Incorporated, a supplier of automotive components, primarily to the after-market. Mr. Jones is also chairman and CEO of International Development Corporation, a private management consulting company that advises automotive supplier companies on strategy and technology. He was chair, president, and CEO (retired) of Libbey-Owens-Ford Company, a major manufacturer of glass for automotive and construction applications. Previously, he was an officer of TRW, Incorporated, serving as vice president of engineering in the company’s Automotive Worldwide Sector and group vice president, Transportation Electronics Group. Prior to joining TRW, he was employed by General Motors (GM) in many aerospace and automotive executive positions, including director of GM Proving Grounds; director of the Delco Electronics Division, Automotive Electronic and Safety Systems; and director of GM Advanced Product Engineering Group. Mr. Jones is a life fellow of the American Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and has been cited for “leadership in the application of electronics to the automobile.” He is also a fellow of the American Society of Automotive Engineers, a fellow of the British Institution of Electrical Engineers, a fellow of the Engineering Society of Detroit, a registered professional engineer in Wisconsin, and a chartered engineer in the United Kingdom. He holds many patents and has lectured and written on automotive safety and electronics. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and a former commissioner of the NRC Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems. Mr. Jones has served on several other NRC study committees, including the Committee for a Strategic Transportation Research Study on Highway Safety, chaired the NAE Steering Committee on the Impact of Products Liability Law on Innovation, and served as chairman of the Committee on Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles for six reviews. He holds an HNC (Higher National Certificate) in electrical engineering from Aston Technical College and an ONC (Ordinary National Certificate) in mechanical engineering from Liverpool Technical College.

Dr. Thomas W. Asmus
DaimlerChrysler Corporation [Retired]

Thomas W. Asmus (NAE) is retired senior research executive, DaimlerChrysler Corporation. He has also held positions at Mead Corporation, was an adjunct faculty member of mechanical engineering, University of Michigan, and a professor of physical chemistry, University of Guadalajara, Mexico. He has over 30 years of experience, and has played a leadership role, in nearly all aspects of internal combustion engine and fuels research and development focusing mainly on fuel consumption and exhaust emissions reduction. His entry into this field was based on a background in combustion and emissions formation mechanisms for both gasoline and diesel engines; but with time and circumstances his activities have expanded to include gas exchange processes, controls, lubrication, many types of fault diagnoses, and heat management. New-concept analysis has become routine. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, is a fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers, and a recipient of the Soichiro Honda Lecture Award recipient for 1999. He has a B.S. in paper science & engineering, Western Michigan University, and an M.S. and Ph.D., physical chemistry, Western Michigan University.

Dr. Rodica A. Baranescu
University of Illinois at Chicago

Rodica Baranescu (NAE) is a Professor in the College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago. Previously, she was Manager of the Fuels and Lubricants and Engine Group of the International Truck and Engine Corporation, located in Melrose Park, IL. She is an internationally sought after public speaker on technical issues related to mobility technology, environmental control, fuels, and energy. She has extensive expertise in diesel engine technology and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2001 "for research leading to effective and environmentally sensitive diesel and alternative-fuel engines and leadership in automotive engineering." She is a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers International and was President of SAE International in 2000. In 2003 she received the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineering) Internal Combustion Engine Award. Dr. Baranescu received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering in 1961 and 1970 respectively from Politehnica University in Bucharest Romania, where she also served as Assistant Professor (1964-68), Lecturer (1970-74), and Associate Professor (1974-78).

Dr. Jay Baron
Center for Automotive Research

Jay Baron is president of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR). He is also the director of CAR’s Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology Group. Dr. Baron’s recent research has focused on developing new methods for the analysis and validation of sheet metal processes including die making, tool and die tryout, and sheet metal assembly processes. He also developed functional build procedures that result in lower tooling costs and shorter development lead times, while improving quality—particularly with sheet metal assemblies. He also has been researching new technologies in the auto industry, including looking at body shop design and flexibility and evaluating the manufacturing capability of evolving technologies. He recently completed investigations on the state-of-the-art of tailor welded blank technologies, economics of weld-bond adhesives, and the analysis of car door quality and construction methods. Prior to becoming the director of Manufacturing Systems at CAR and subsequently president, Dr. Baron was the manager of Manufacturing Systems at the Office for the Study of Automotive Transportation at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. He also worked for Volkswagen of America in quality assurance and as staff engineer and project manager at the Industrial Technology Institute in Ann Arbor and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Center for Manufacturing Productivity in Troy, New York. Dr. Baron holds a Ph.D. and a master's degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Dr. David Friedman
Union of Concerned Scientists

David Friedman is research director, Clean Vehicles Program, Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), Washington, D.C. He is the author or co-author of more than 30 technical papers and reports on advancements in conventional, fuel cell, and hybrid electric vehicles and alternative energy sources with an emphasis on clean and efficient technologies. Before joining UCS in 2001, he worked for the University of California-Davis in the Fuel Cell Vehicle Modeling Program, developing simulation tools to evaluate fuel cell technology for automotive applications. He worked on the University of California, Davis FutureCar team to build a hybrid electric family car that doubled its fuel economy. He previously worked at Arthur D. Little researching fuel cell, battery electric, and hybrid electric vehicle technologies, as well as photovoltaics. He served as a member of the NRC Panel on the Benefits of Fuel Cell R&D of the Committee on Prospective Benefits of DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy R&D Programs, Phase 1, and is currently a member of the NRC Committee on National Tire Efficiency. He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and is a doctoral candidate in transportation technology and policy at University of California, Davis.

Dr. David L. Greene
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

David Greene is a corporate fellow of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). He has spent over 20 years researching transportation and energy policy issues. His research interests include energy demand modeling, economic analysis of petroleum dependence, modeling market responses to advanced transportation technologies and alternative fuels, economic analysis of policies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, and developing theory and methods for measuring the sustainability of transportation systems. After joining ORNL in 1977, he founded the Transportation Energy Group in 1980 and later established the Transportation Research Section in 1987. Dr. Greene spent 1988 89 in Washington, DC as a Senior Research Analyst in the Office of Domestic and International Energy Policy, U. S. Department of Energy (DOE). He has published over one hundred fifty articles in professional journals, contributions to books and technical reports, and has given Congressional testimony on transportation and energy issues. From 1997 to 2000 Dr. Greene served as the first Editor in Chief of the Journal of Transportation and Statistics, the only scholarly periodical published by the U.S. Department of Transportation. He currently serves on the editorial boards of Transportation Research D, Energy Policy, Transportation Quarterly and the Journal of Transportation and Statistics. Active in the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and the National Research Council, Dr. Greene has served on several standing and ad hoc committees. He is past Chairman and member emeritus of the TRB's Energy Committee, past chair of the Section on Environmental and Energy Concerns and a recipient of the TRB’s Pyke Johnson Award. Dr. Greene received a B.A. degree from Columbia University in 1971, an M.A. from the University of Oregon in 1973, and a Ph.D. in Geography and Environmental Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University in 1978.

Dr. Linos J. Jacovides
Delphi Research Laboratories [Retired]

Linos Jacovides recently retired as director, Delphi Research Labs, a position he held from 1998 to 2007. Dr. Jacovides joined General Motors Research and Development in 1967 and became department head of electrical engineering in 1985. His areas of research were the interactions between power electronics and electrical machines in electric vehicles and locomotives. He later transitioned to Delphi with a group of researchers from GM to set up the Delphi Research Laboratories. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, and a Master’s in Machine Theory from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, in 1961 and 1962, respectively. He received his Ph.D. in Generator Control Systems from the Imperial College, University of London, in 1965.

Dr. John H. Johnson
Michigan Technological University

John H. Johnson is a Presidential Professor Emeritus, Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University (MTU) and a fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers. His experience spans a wide range of analysis and experimental work related to advanced engine concepts, diesel and other internal engine emissions studies, fuel systems, and engine simulation. He was previously project engineer, U.S. Army Tank Automotive Center, and chief engineer, Applied Engine Research, the International Harvester Company before joining the MTU mechanical engineering faculty. He served as chairman of the MTU mechanical engineering and engineering mechanics department from 1986-93. He has served on many committees related to engine technology, engine emissions, and health effects, for example, committees of the Society of Automotive Engineers, the National Research Council, the Combustion Institute, the Health Effects Institute, and the Environmental Protection Agency, and consults to a number of government and private sector institutions. In particular, he served on the NRC Committee on Fuel Economy of Automobiles and Light Impact and Effectiveness of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and Standards, and chaired the Committee on Review of DOE’s Office of Heavy Vehicle Technologies. In 2002, he was honored with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Saichiro Honda Medal. He was recognized with this medal for advancing the understanding of vehicle cooling problems and research investigations into the origin of diesel exhaust pollutants and their impact on human health. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin.

Dr. John G. Kassakian
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

John G. Kassakian (NAE) is professor of electrical engineering and director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems. His expertise is in the use of electronics for the control and conversion of electrical energy, industrial and utility applications of power electronics, electronic manufacturing technologies, and automotive electrical and electronic systems. Prior to joining the MIT faculty, he served in the U.S. Navy. Dr. Kassakian is on the boards of directors of a number of companies and has held numerous positions with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), including founding president of the IEEE Power Electronics Society. He is a member of the NAE, a fellow of the IEEE, and a recipient of the IEEE's William E. Newell Award for Outstanding Achievements in Power Electronics (1987), the IEEE Centennial Medal (1984), and the IEEE Power Electronics Society's Distinguished Service Award (1998). He has served on a number of NRC committees, including the Committee on Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles, and the Review of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Research Program. He has a Sc.D. in electrical engineering from MIT.

Dr. Roger B. Krieger
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Roger B. Krieger is currently an adjunct professor, Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to this, he was Laboratory Group Manager, Compression Ignition Engine Systems Group, Powertrain Systems Research Laboratory. He also held a position at the Institut Francais du Petrole (IFP), Applications Division, Rueil-Malmaison in France. Dr. Krieger has approximately 35 years of research and development experience in internal combustion engines, especially diesel engines and combustion. He holds approximately 10 patents related to engine and emissions control technologies. He served as Vice-Chair and Chair of the Diesel Engine Committee, Society of Automotive Engineers. He has a B.S. and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Mr. Gary W. Rogers
FEV Engine Technology, Inc.

Gary W. Rogers is president, chief executive officer and sole director, FEV Engine Technology, Inc. He is also president, FEV Test Systems, Inc. His previous positions have included: director, Power Plant Engineering Services Division and senior analytical engineer, Failure Analysis Associates, Inc.; design development engineer, Garrett Turbine Engine Company; and Exploration Geophysicist, Shell Oil Company. He has extensive experience in research, design, and development of advanced engine and powertrain systems including homogeneous and direct injected gasoline engines, high speed direction injection passenger car diesel engines, heavy-duty diesel engines, hybrid vehicle systems, gas turbines, pumps and compressors. He provides corporate leadership for a multinational research, design and development organization specializing in engines and energy systems. He is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, is an advisor to the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency on Heavy-Fuel Engines, and sits on the advisory board to the College of Engineering and Computer Science, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan. He served as a member of the NRC Committee on Review of DoE’s Office of Heavy Vehicle Technologies Program, the NRC committee on the Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, and the NRC Panel on Benefits of DOE’s Light-Duty Hybrid Vehicle R&D Program. He also recently supported the Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration by conducting a peer review of the NHTSA CAFE Model. He has a B.S.M.E. from Northern Arizona University.

Dr. Robert F. Sawyer
University of California, Berkeley

Robert F. Sawyer is a professor emeritus with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He recently served as chairman of the California Air Resources Board. His previous positions include member of the research staff, Princeton University; research engineer and chief, Liquid Systems Analysis, U.S. Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory; member, California Air Resources Board; and chairman, Energy & Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley. He also formerly served as vice president of the Combustion Institute. He conducts research in engine combustion, pollutant formation and control, toxic waster incineration, and alternative fuels. Dr. Sawyer has served on numerous National Research Council committees including the Committee for the Evaluation of the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program, the Committee to Review EPA's Mobile Source Emissions Factor (MOBILE) Model, and the Committee on Adiabatic Diesel Technology, among others. He holds a B.S. from Stanford University, an M.S. from Princeton University, and a Ph.D. from the Department of Aerospace and echanical Sciences, Princeton University.

Committee Membership Roster Comments

Paul N. Blumberg was provisionally appointed to the committee but was unable to serve.

There has been a change in committee membership with the resignations of Syed Shahed and Larry Howell and the appointment of John Moskwa.

Note: The National Research Council has been informed that Dr. Patrick F. Flynn is deceased as of August 18, 2008.

Effective September 12, 2008, there has been a change in committee membership with the addition of Roger Krieger.

Effective March 3, 2009, there has been a change in committee membership with the resignation of John J. Moskwa

Statement of Committee Composition

Disclosure of Conflict of Interest: Gary Rogers

In accordance with Section 15 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the "Academy shall make its best efforts to ensure that no individual appointed to serve on [a] committee has a conflict of interest that is relevant to the functions to be performed, unless such conflict is promptly and publicly disclosed and the Academy determines that the conflict is unavoidable." A conflict of interest refers to an interest, ordinarily financial, of an individual that could be directly affected by the work of the committee. As specified in the Academy's policy and procedures (http://www.nationalacademies.org/coi/index.html), an objective determination is made for each provisionally appointed committee member whether or not a conflict of interest exists given the facts of the individual's financial and other interests and the task being undertaken by the committee. A determination of a conflict of interest for an individual is not an assessment of that individual's actual behavior or character or ability to act objectively despite the conflicting interest.
We have concluded that for this committee to accomplish the tasks for which it was established its membership must include among others, at least one person who is currently engaged in performing studies in the design, development, integration, and evaluation of new technologies to improve the fuel economy in existing powertrains and vehicles.

To meet the need for this expertise and experience, Mr. Gary W. Rogers is proposed for appointment to the committee even though we have concluded that he has a conflict of interest because he is President and CEO of FEV Engine Technology Inc., a firm that performs design and testing services and potentially licenses fuel economy -improving technologies. The potential licensing of new fuel economy-improving technologies, though currently represents less than 1/2% of FEV’s overall revenues, could be affected by assessments of fuel economy technologies.

As his biographical summary makes clear, Mr. Rogers is a nationally recognized expert in research, design, development, and testing of advanced engine and powertrain systems including homogeneous and direct injected gasoline engines, high speed direction injection passenger car diesel engines, heavy-duty diesel engines, hybrid vehicle systems, gas turbines, pumps and compressors. He has extensive experience in directing bench-scale, prototype and production level testing of vehicle technologies as well as computer simulations of such technologies. He has been a member of other NRC committees that prepared reports related to motor vehicle technologies, including fuel economy. His extensive knowledge of fuel economy technologies based on the studies he has directed and his first hand knowledge of the results of other studies is critical for the committee in meeting its task. We believe that Mr. Rogers can serve effectively as a member of the committee, taking into account the composition of the committee, the work to be performed, and the procedures to be followed in completing the work.

After an extensive search, we have been unable to find another individual with the equivalent combination of current practical experience and expertise as Mr. Rogers and who does not have a similar conflict of interest. Therefore, we have concluded that this potential conflict is unavoidable.

Disclosure of Conflict of Interest: Linos Jacovides

In accordance with Section 15 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the "Academy shall make its best efforts to ensure that no individual appointed to serve on [a] committee has a conflict of interest that is relevant to the functions to be performed, unless such conflict is promptly and publicly disclosed and the Academy determines that the conflict is unavoidable." A conflict of interest refers to an interest, ordinarily financial, of an individual that could be directly affected by the work of the committee. As specified in the Academy's policy and procedures (http://www.nationalacademies.org/coi/index.html), an objective determination is made for each provisionally appointed committee member whether or not a conflict of interest exists given the facts of the individual's financial and other interests and the task being undertaken by the committee. A determination of a conflict of interest for an individual is not an assessment of that individual's actual behavior or character or ability to act objectively despite the conflicting interest.
We have concluded that for this committee to accomplish the tasks for which it was established its membership must include among others, at least one person who has experience in the development of vehicle technologies by major component suppliers to the automobile industry. Such suppliers provide finished components to automobile manufacturers and are increasingly responsible for product development and continued technology innovation.

To meet the need for this expertise and experience, Dr. Linos Jacovides is proposed for appointment to the committee even though we have concluded that he has a conflict of interest because he is currently employed as a consultant to Delphi on fuel economy technologies. The prospect for new fuel economy technologies by Delphi could be affected by assessments of fuel economy technologies in this study.

As stated in his biographical summary, Dr. Jacovides has an extensive background in the power electronics and electrical machines in electric vehicles and locomotives. In addition, Dr. Jacovides long experience in automobile industry both with an automobile manufacturer as well as with a major component supplier gives him unique insights into the role that suppliers play in technological innovation in the automotive industry. We believe that Dr. Jacovides can serve effectively as a member of the committee, taking into account the composition of the committee, the work to be performed, and the procedures to be followed in completing the work.

After an extensive search, we have been unable to find another individual with the equivalent combination of current practical experience and expertise as Dr. Jacovides and who does not have a similar conflict of interest. Therefore, we have concluded that this potential conflict is unavoidable.