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Dennis A. Corrigan

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Research Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Electric-drive Vehicle Engineering
313-577-3802 (Phone)
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Address
1101 Engineering Building, 5050 Anthony Wayne Drive
Education

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
B.S., Purdue University

Courses Taught

Fundamentals of Electric Drive Vehicle Engineering (EVE-5110)
Fundamentals of Batteries for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles (EVE-5120)
Fundamentals of Fuel Cell Technology (EVE-5130)

Research Interests

Batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells and electric drive vehicles

Research Projects

Inventor on 19 issued U.S. patents

Publications

68 publications in technical journals and proceedings volumes
3 edited books on batteries, hydrogen storage materials, and electrochromic devices
Book chapter on “Batteries for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles” in Linden’s Handbook of Batteries (2010)
 

Professional Affiliations

National Academies Committee to Review US DRIVE 2011-2012
Reviewer for DOE EERE Annual Merit Reviews 2011-2012
The Electrochemical Society

  • Detroit Section Chairman 1993-1994; 2006-2007
  • Detroit Section Program Vice-Chairman 1992-1993; 2005-2006
  • Organized 3 symposia at national meetings

Society of Automotive Engineers
 

Papers and Conferences

Over 100 presentations including 40 invited presentations

 

In the News
  • Dennis A. Corrigan was mentioned in a CBS Detroit article about an upcoming event, “Supercapacitor Energy Storage for Hybrid Electric Vehicles: An Examination and Discussion of Why Not and Why,” at Lawrence Technological University. Corrigan is the event presenter.


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