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Student Teams Awarded at SAE World Congress in Detroit
An undergraduate and graduate student research team of the Engine Combustion laboratory, led by faculty advisor Dr. Val Soloiu, presented their research papers at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit MI (4-6 April 2017). The team, composed of Martin Muinos, Aliyah Knowles, Remi Gaubert, Jose Moncada, Bernard Ibru and Thomas Beyerl, presented […]
Georgia Environmental Conference Research Award
A team of Mechanical Engineering students, under the supervision of Dr. Valentin Soloiu, were awarded the “Outstanding Graduate Student Research Scholarship and Poster Award” at the 11th Annual Georgia Environmental Conference. Martin Muinos, a graduate student in the MSAE program, presented the student research on Combustion of Biofuels and was awarded a scholarship check of […]
Dr. Soloiu Win’s NSF RET Grant
Valentin Soloiu, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Allen E. Paulson Chair of Renewable Energy, and Rocio Alba-Flores, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, have been awarded a three-year grant of $524,706 by the National Science Foundation for their project entitled “ENgaging Educators in Renewable enerGY (ENERGY).” The NSF grant is part of the Research Experiences for […]
Martin Muinos Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Martin Muinos, under the supervision of Dr. Soloiu, was awarded a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for his research on Low Temperature Combustion (LTC) by Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition (RCCI). The prestigious fellowship funds Martin’s graduate work and amounts to a total funding of $138,000. Martin is the first student from Georgia Southern University to be […]
Award for Excellence in Graduate Research
Martin Muinos, a current graduate student, won the Averitt Award for Excellence in Graduate Research. Martin is pursuing a Master of Science in Applied Engineering. He currently conducts research on advanced combustion technologies with alternative fuels under the supervision of Dr. Valentin Soloiu. Dr. Valentin Soloiu (left) and Martin Muinos (right).