Michael D. Lundin

Michael D. Lundin is the Director at U.S. Concrete. Michael previously worked as a Graduate Research from August 2003 to May 2009 at the University of Notre Dame. Michael's dissertation was titled "Multiphase Flow Management in Confined Geometries Applied to the Optimization of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells." The project, which was funded by the U.S. Army, focused on the miniaturization of liquid fuel cells with the goal of developing light, portable power sources for the operation of unit equipment in battlefield conditions. The effects of CO₂ gas formation on the anode side of a DMFC are a limiting factor in the design of DMFCs. Experiments probing the manner in which gas forms at the DMFC anode were conducted with results used to develop a mathematical model for the prediction of gas formation. Insight from the model was used to design further experiments exploring methods for the in situ reduction of CO₂ gas, resulting in several new considerations for liquid fuel cell design, such as operating pressure effects. High speed imaging and custom designed image processing algorithms helped to develop an additional generalized model for two-phase flow in confined geometries to aid in the development of gas management methods for multiphase systems similar to DMFCs.

Michael D. Lundin received their Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, their M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and their B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kentucky. Michael also attended PLD, but did not receive a degree from that institution.