Research Group

We are experimental fluid dynamicists interested in microfluidics, interfacial fluid mechanics, and surfactant transport. We develop innovative, microscale experimental methods to probe and control liquid-fluid interfaces, using scaling analysis, theory, and numerics as tools to complement our experiments. By developing strategies to separate timescales for relevant processes, we have been able to advance the fundamental engineering science of multiphase flows.

Our group and our work is interdisciplinary and collaborative. We enjoy several strong collaborations with other academic research groups around campus and elsewhere, including strong connections with industry.

Faculty

Dr. B. Erik Ydstie

Professor of Chemical Engineering, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon (Courtesy)

Professor II of Electrical Engineering at NTNU, Trondheim, Norway

Dr. B. Erik Ydstie received his BS in Chemistry from the University of Trondheim in 1977 after which he entered Imperial College of Science and Technology in London. He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering and the Diploma of Imperial College in 1982. Prof. Ydstie entered academics at the University of Massachusetts in 1982 where he taught and did research until 1992 when he joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon. Prof. Ydstie also has held or holds appointments in the Departments of Electrical Engineering and in Materials Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. He held academic visiting positions at the University of Newcastle in Australia, Ecole des Mines de Paris, and Imperial College in London. He served on the Advisory Boards of the ACS Petroleum Research Fund and Worchester Polytechnic Institute. Prof. Ydstie has had industrial appointments as R&D Director of ELKEM ASA (1999-2000) and as Board Member and Chairman of Solar Silicon LLC. Prof. Ydstie founded Industrial Learning Systems to take advantage of his advances in adaptive control; he is the current CTO/CEO of that company. Professor Ydstie has consulted with many major chemical companies, including PPG, Alcoa, Elekem, Emerson Process Management, Heller-Ehrman, REC Silicon and Hydro Solar.

Office

Doherty Hall 4210A

Phone

412-268-2235

Email

ydstie@cmu.edu

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Dr. B. Erik Ydstie

Projects

We study organization and mechanics of subcellular structures including the nucleus and the actin cytoskeleton to address a wide range of medically-relevant questions. Focusing on our strengths incorporating physics and engineering into complex biological questions has led us to high-impact results and a large range of biomedical applications.

Important Tech stuff

Expanding our functional understanding of nuclear structure and mechanics we have begun to characterize mechanics of adult stem cells and the contributions of subcellular structures. Currently we are investigating deviations in mechanics and differentiation potential of bone-marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells to develop better clinical injection procedures.

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Research team

Brian Holt

Doctorate

Research interests

Water resources, Risk analysis and risk communication, Biosecurity

Email

bholt@andrew.cmu.edu

B. Ystie

Masters

Co-Advisor

Whitefoot Research Group

Past students

• Sagi Perel, PhD
• Pete Lund, MS
• Srivignesh Rajendran, MS
• Sonia Todorova, PhD
• Yao Zhao, MS
• Madhumitha Raghu, MS
• Hrishikesh Rao, BS

Courses

Current courses

Course	Course Name	Location	Units	Semester Offered
18-587	Energy Conversion, Control, and Management	Silicon Valley	6	Summer
18-496	Introduction to Biomedical Imaging and Image Analysis	Pittsburgh	12	Fall

Awards & honors

• Plenary Lecture Japan/Norway Technology Forum, 2001
• Distinguished Lecturer, University of Alberta, 2005
• AIChE CAST Division Plenary Lecture, Annual Meeting, 2005
• 13th Roger W. Sargent Lecture, Imperial College, 2006
• Computing and Systems Technology Award, CAST Division of AIChE , 2007
• Keenan Symposium Lecture, MIT, 2008
• Kun Li Award for Excellence in Education, CMU, 2008, 2011
• AIChE CAST Division Plenary Lecture, Annual Meeting, 2011
• DOWD Fellow, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 2012
• Best Paper Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2012

Publications

2016

2016

G. Hug-Glanzmann, “Coordination of Intermittent Generation with Storage, Demand Control and Backup Generation,” iREP Symposium - Bulk Power Systems Dynamics and Control, Armação de Búzios, Brazil, 2010.

D.D. Nguyen, X. Huang, D.W. Greve, and M.M. Domach. "Fibroblast Growth and H-7 Protein Kinase Inhibitor Response Monitored in Microimpedance Sensor Arrays." Biotechnol Bioeng. 87(2): 138-44, 2004.

2015

2015

L. Wehinger, G. Hug-Glanzmann, M. Galus, G. Andersson, “Assessing the Effect of Storage Devices and a PHEV Cluster on German Spot Prices by Using Model Predictive and Profit Maximizing Agents,” Power Systems Computation Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, 2011.

R.R. Negenborn, G. Hug-Glanzmann, B. De Schutter, G. Andersson, “A Novel Coordination Strategy for Multi-Agent Control Using Overlapping Subnetworks with Application to Power Systems” in Javad Mohammadpur, Karolos M. Grigoriadis, “Efficient Modeling and Control of Large-Scale Systems,” Springer, 2010.

Patents

B. E. Ydstie, S Ranjan, B. Sukumar and S. Seetharaman, A Method for Making mono and multi-crystalline Silicon Sheets. PCT/US2009/006114. Pub. Date, Nov 17, 2011

Cheng X, C. Wen, R. Kephart, B. E. Ydstie, Improved Decentralized Industrial Process Simulation System, Patent App., June, 2010

Media mentions

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A new model shows utilities and policymakers how technologies like carbon capture and storage (CCS) can be used to reduce CO2 emissions from existing and new power plants while minimizing costs.

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While current proposed energy policies from the Democratic and Republican parties may sound different, new research from the Department of Engineering and Public Policy has found that they may actually lead to similar emissions outcomes—at least in the short term.

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Cutting vehicle emissions and inspections via IoT

A new system using remote data transfers and machine learning could cut vehicle emissions, lower testing costs, and drastically reduce the need for in-person emissions testing.

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Fischbeck quoted on Thanksgiving’s carbon footprint

EPP’s Paul Fischbeck estimates the carbon emissions associated with all facets of the Thanksgiving holiday. “If you look at the meal itself, about half of the emissions come from the growing and the transportation of the food,” said Fischbeck on Marketplace Morning Report. “The other half comes from the cooking of the food.”

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