Xin Yu

a mechanical engineering doctoral student, was chosen as one of four finalists in the poster competition at the 19th annual Automotive Research Center (ARC) Program Review Meeting, held June 5 and 6 at the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. The poster describes "Validation of JP-8 Surrogates in an Optical Engine," an ongoing research project funded by the U.S. Army Center for Excellence for the modeling and simulation of ground vehicles. The work, under the guidance of Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Marcis Jansons, seeks to improve the accuracy of combustion simulations used in the design of advanced military engines. Anna Stefanopoulou, director of the ARC and professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan, presented Yu, Jansons and Mechanical Engineering Chair Walter Bryzik with an award certificate. Finalists were selected from posters describing over 35 research projects at universities including the University of Michigan, he University of Iowa, Virginia Tech, Oakland University and Clemson University.