Jeremy Michalek
Professor, Engineering and Public Policy, Mechanical Engineering
Professor, Engineering and Public Policy, Mechanical Engineering
Jeremy J. Michalek is a professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering and Public Policy. He is the founding director of the Design Decisions Laboratory, founding co-director of the Vehicle Electrification Group, and an active member of the Green Design Institute and the Center for Climate and Energy Decision Making. His research focuses on vehicle electrification (including technology, life cycle assessment, consumer behavior, and public policy), as well as design decision-making (including systems optimization, techno-economic analysis, and green design.
Michalek earned his B.S. from Carnegie Mellon (1999), and his M.S. (2001) and Ph.D. (2005) from the University of Michigan in mechanical engineering. He worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan before beginning his current faculty position at CMU.
Michalek teaches courses in design, product development, economic analysis, entrepreneurship, and optimization. His research has appeared in outlets such as the New York Times, and he has co-authored and presented policy briefs on Capitol Hill. He has earned awards including the ASME Design Automation Committee’s Best Paper Award, the International Journal on Research in Marketing’s Best Article Award, the George Tallman Ladd Research Award for outstanding research and professional accomplishments, the ASME Design Automation Outstanding Young Investigator Award, and the National Science Foundation CAREER Award. He is involved in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), and the Transportation Research Board (TRB).
2005 Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
2001 MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
1999 BS, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
CMU Engineering
Researchers found that advances in EV technology will likely bring significant growth to the market, relative to gasoline powered automobiles.
PolitiFact
EPP/MechE’s Jeremy Michalek spoke to PolitiFact about a recently announced tax credit for electric vehicle purchases. Michalek says that conditions to receive the $7,500—including that the model must have been assembled in North America—are ways to promote greater EV production in the US and its trading partners.
PolitiFact
EPP/MechE’s Jeremy Michalek was quoted in PolitiFact about potential charging accommodations for when more electric vehicles are on the road in the United States. “We’re going to need a lot more high-speed chargers on highway corridors that are underutilized most of the year if we want to avoid long queues as people wait to charge on peak travel days,” Michalek said.
The Atlantic
EPP/MechE’s Jeremy Michalek talks to The Atlantic about the reality of owning an electric vehicle – the cost of vehicles with higher MPG, the scarcity of charging stations, and the status display associated with owning an EV.
Financial Times
MechE/EPP’s Jeremy Michalek talks about his research on transportation network companies (TNCs) and the economic, environmental, and social implications they have.
Popular Science
EPP/MechE’s Jeremy Michalek tells Popular Science that EV charging needs to adapt depending on travel.
CMU Engineering
A new policy brief series examines how Uber and Lyft have redefined mobility, affecting travel patterns, car ownership, congestion, the economy, the environment, and equity in our cities.
The Why
EPP’s/MechE’s Jeremy Michalek spoke with The Why news program about how environmentally friendly electric vehicles are. “Electric vehicles are one of the few ways that we have to move people and goods with very low emissions.”
CMU Engineering
Many faculty from across the College of Engineering will be featured at events during this year’s Global Clean Energy Action Forum.
MSN
EPP/MechE’s Jeremy Michalek was quoted in MSN on the environmental impact of electric vehicles.
Marketplace
EPP/MechE’s Jeremy Michalek was quoted in a recent article on Marketplace on Electric Vehicles. “If you don’t have off-street parking, you need to know that you are going to have access to public chargers and be able to reliably charge your vehicle,” Michalek said.
Lifewire
EPP/MechE’s Jeremy Michalek was quoted in Lifewire about new federal Electric Vehicle (EV) charging rules. “For long-distance travel, a robust network of chargers along major routes, like highway rest stops, is needed,” Michalek said.