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Gerald J. Micklow, PhD, PE
Personal Overview
Gerald J. Micklow is a full Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology. He is a licensed professional engineer and has been actively involved in the design and evaluation of advanced power producing systems for over 50 years. His Linkedin and Researchgate profiles are:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerald-micklow-phd-pe-a9257264/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gerald-Micklow
He received both his BS and MS from Penn State in Aerospace Engineering. He has eight years of industrial experience during which he maintained a top-secret security clearance designing advanced aircraft and missile configurations. He then went to Virginia Tech as full time faculty to obtain his PhD. He secured his own funding from Allison Gas Turbines to perform the computational analysis of transonic compressor blades for his dissertation. After completing his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech, he moved on to the University of Florida as an Assistant Professor. There, he developed graduate level courses in computational fluid dynamics, graduate level courses in thermodynamics and fluid dynamics, and undergraduate courses in internal combustion engines, fluid dynamics, aircraft propulsion, compressible flow, numerical analysis and thermodynamics.
At the University of Alabama, Mechanical Engineering Department, he moved my research into automotive applications. He helped to start the Center for Advanced Vehicle Technology (CAVT) which is still in existence and thriving today.
At the University of North Carolina, Charlotte (UNCC), he was one of the key contributors to start the Motorsports Engineering program within the Mechanical Engineering department. There, he together with his students worked directly for four of the most competitive NASCAR teams in existence today. He brought NASA into NASCAR. He helped to start the North Carolina Motorsports and Automotive Research Center (NCMARC).
In 1995, he was awarded the SAE Ralph Teetor Award for teaching excellence. He has received continuous funding from NASA and various government institutions since 1988. He was inducted into the U.S. Space Institute Innovative Technology Hall of Fame in April 2000. In October 2002, He was given the NASA Space Act Award for work related to the Space Shuttle. In 2009, He received the SAE Faculty Advisor award. In 2016, he received the ASME Outstanding Professor of the Year award. In 2017 he received the ASME Outstanding Research Professor of the Year award.
Further, over the last 8 years, Dr. Micklow has chaired 45 technical sessions for the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) in exhaust and particulate emissions systems, direct injection spark and compression ignition engines, fuel injection and sprays, fuel economy, HCCI combustion, hybrid electric vehicle powertrains, high efficiency engine concepts, multidimensional engine modeling, on-board diagnostics, fuels and fuel additives, cold start characteristics, engine boosting systems, dual fuel combustion, spark assisted compression ignition combustion and heady duty lubricants. He is an associate editor for the SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants.
Currently, he is a Full Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology, and the head of Automotive Engineering. His research over the years has been heavily funded by NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the Federal Aviation Administration, Argonne National Labs, NavAir, Cummins, Caterpillar and others. Areas of interest are jet and rocket propulsion systems, low carbon emissions, advanced low pollutant emission, high efficiency combustion systems for advanced aircraft and automotive applications, alternative fuels and renewable energy systems.
Dr. Micklow has been deposed and testified in court over 60 times as an expert witness involving the design and analysis of advanced Mechanical Engineering systems. Further, he has been been involved with numerous cases an expert related to intellectual property and patent litigation.
Educational Background
B.S.‑1975 Pennsylvania State University
Major: Aerospace Engineering
M.S.‑1981 Pennsylvania State University
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Ph.D.‑1989 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Recognition & Awards
2017 ASME Outstanding Research Professor of the Year Award
2016 ASME Outstanding Professor of the Year
2014 Pi Kappa Alpha Professor of the Month
2009 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Faculty Advisor Award
Licensed Professional Engineer, State of North Carolina, December 2004-present
NASA Space Grant Act Award October 2002
Inducted into the U.S.Space Foundation Technology Hall of Fame, April 2000
1997 Air Force Office of Scientific Research Summer Faculty Fellowship Award
1996 NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Award
1995 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Ralph Teetor Award
Certificate of Recognition for Creative Development of a Technical Innovation,NASA Lewis Research Center 1995
1995 NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Award
1990 NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Award
1989 NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Award
Current Courses
MAE 3191 Engineering Thermodynamics
MAE 3192 Engineering Thermodynamics II
MAE 3161 Fluid Mechanics
MAE 4820 Fundamentals of Internal Combustion Engines
MAE 5320 Advanced Internal Combustion Engines
MAE 4261 Air-Breathing Engines
MAE 5150 Computational Fluid Dynamics
MAE 5310 Combustion Fundamentals
MAE 5820 Automotive Powertrains
Additional Duties
Director, Florida Center for Automotive Research (FCAR)
Head, Automotive Engineering
Editor, Scientific Journals International, Journal of Mechanical, Aerospace and Industrial Engineering
Editor, International Journal of Green Energy, Energy and Environment
Associate Editor (AE), SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants
Selected Recent Publications
1. Micklow, G.J., “Injuries Related to Slips and Falls from Elevated Platforms for Automobile Transport”, Charles Armbruster, Attorney at Law, Armbruster, Dripps, Winterscheidt & Blotevogel, April 2011
2. Micklow, G.J., “Injuries Related to Over-exertion while Securing Vehicles on an Automobile Transport”, Charles Armbruster, Attorney at Law, Armbruster, Dripps, Winterscheidt & Blotevogel, April 2011
3. Micklow, G.J. “Engineering and Ergonomic Analysis of Injuries Related to Slips and Falls while Loading/Unloading Car Carriers”, Charles Armbruster, Attorney at Law, Armbruster, Dripps, Winterscheidt & Blotevogel, April 2011
4. Micklow, G.J. “, “On-Road Vehicle Testing to Investigate the Effects of Oil and Fuel Additives on Fuel Economy for Class 8 Trucks”, June 2011, Advanced Technology Lubricants Inc.
5. Micklow, G.J. “Investigation Effect of the Water Content in Emulsified Fuels on Diesel Engine Performance and Pollutant Emission Formation” June 2011.
6. Abdel-Salam, T. M., G.J. Micklow, “A Three Dimensional Computational Study of the Effect Inlet Conditions On Supersonic Mixing and Combustion”, Proceedings of the I MECH E Part D Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2012.
7. Micklow, G.J., “Slips and Falls from Elevated Platforms for Car Carriers”, Stabinski & Funt, Attorneys at Law, 757 NW 27th Ave, Third Floor, Miami, Florida, April 2012
8. Micklow, G.J., “Injuries from Falls from Elevated Platforms for Automotive Transports”, Smith, Gildea & Schmidt, LLC, 600 Washington Avenue, Suite 200, Towson, MD 21204, December 2012
9. Micklow, G.J., H. von Helldorff, “The Effect of Fuel Temperature on the Performance of Direct Injection Compression Ignition Engine Configurations”, ILASS Americas 26th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Portland, OR, May 2014
10. Micklow, G.J., “The Effect of Local Equivalence Ratio on the Performance and Pollutant Emission Formation of Direct Injection Compression Ignition Engine Configurations”, ASME 2014 Internal Combustion Engine Division, Fall Technical Conference, October 19-22, 2014 Columbus, IN, USA
11. Micklow, G.J., “Engine Testing to investigate the effects of engine modifications on fuel economy for Reefer Trailer configurations” November 2014
12. Micklow, G.J., E. Tootoonchi “Pollutant Emission and Increased Efficiency for Compression Ignition Engines Utilizing Biodiesel through Optimization of the Fuel Injection Process”, SAE World Congress, 2015, Detroit, MI.
13. Micklow, G.J., Rodiouchkina, M., Pettersson, H., Hefazi, H., “Development of a synthesis level design model in automobile application suitable for MDO using CO approach”, SAE World Congress, 2015, Detroit, MI.
14. Micklow, G.J., D. Becknell, E. Tootoonchi, H. von Helldorff, D. Levine “The Effect of Local Fuel/Air Ratio on the Performance and Pollutant Emission Formation of Direct Injection Compression Ignition Engine Configurations”, International Journal of Modern Studies in Mechanical Engineering, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2015
15. Micklow, G.J. “An Enhanced Correlation Thermodynamic Model for Fuel Inducted Spark-Ignition Engine Cycle Optimization”, Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology, Volume. 2, Issue. 12, December 2015.
16. Micklow, G.J. “Analysis of a Ram air driven turbine generator battery charging system using to extend the range of an electric vehicle”, December 2015.
17. Tootoonchi, E., G.J. Micklow, “Thermophysical properties validation for Soy Methyl Ester (SME) biodiesel through experimental spray data”, Biofuels, Taylor and Francis, April 2016.
18. A. Bhargava, G. J. Micklow, “Review of the Characteristics of Low Temperature Combustion”, ILASS Americas 28th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Detroit, MI, May 2016
19. Arshad, M., G.J. Micklow., “Hydrogen Enrichment of Conventionally Fueled Spark Ignition Engines for Ultra-Low Pollutant Emission Transportation Applications”, International Journal of Modern Studies in Mechanical Engineering, Volume 4, Issue 9, September 2017.
20. Andrea, D.A., M. J. Jensen, G.J. Micklow, J. Brenner, H. von Helldorff, “Simulation and Thermodynamic Analysis of Extended Expansion on a Concept Rotary Engine Including Its effect on Fuel Efficiency”, Cogent Engineering (OAEN), OAEN 1418131, Taylor Francis, December 2017.
21. Responsive EXPERT REPORT OF Gerald J. Micklow, PhD, PE, regarding the Non-Infringement OF EcoServices LLC’S PATENTS-IN-SUIT (U.S. PATENT NOS. 5,868,860 AND 9,162,262), United States District Court, Central District of California, Eastern Division, February 2018, 65 pages
22. Declaration of Dr. Gerald John Micklow in Support of the Petition for Inter Partes Review of United States Patent NO. 7,154,200, Case IPR2017-01537, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, June 2017, 85 pages
23. Declaration of Dr. Gerald John Micklow in Support of the Petition for Inter Partes Review of United States Patent NO. 7,067,952, Case IPR2017-01497, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, June 2017, 80 pages
24. Declaration of Dr. Gerald John Micklow in Support of the Petition for Inter Partes Review of United States Patent NO. 7,067,944, Case IPR2017-01497, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, June 2017, 83 pages
25. Declaration of Dr. Gerald John Micklow in Support of the Petition for Inter Partes Review of United States Patent NO. 7,154,400, Case IPR2018-00442, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, January 2018, 84 pages
26. Declaration of Dr. Gerald John Micklow in Support of the Petition for Inter Partes Review of United States Patent NO. 7,067,944, Case IPR2018-00441, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, January 2018, 56 pages
27. Expert Report of GERALD MICKLOW regarding Invalidity of United States Patent No. 5,954,781, Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-08419, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, February 2018, 204 pages.
28. Declaration of Dr. Gerald John Micklow in Support of the Petition for Inter Partes Review of United States Patent NO. 6,644,115, Case IPR2018-01061, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, May 2018, 56 pages
29. Declaration of Dr. Gerald John Micklow in Support of the Petition for Inter Partes Review of United States Patent NO. 6,757,157, Case IPR2018-01061, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, May 2018, 82 pages
30. Declaration of Dr. Gerald John Micklow in Support of the Petition for Inter Partes Review of United States Patent NO. 7,143,501, Case IPR2018-01077, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, May 2018, 62 pages
31. Declaration of Dr. Gerald John Micklow in Support of the Petition for Inter Partes Review of United States Patent NO. 6,561,565, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, July 2018, 44 pages
32. Declaration of Gerald J. Micklow, PhD, P.E. Regarding Patentability of Claims 1-9, 19, and 20 of U.S. Patent NO. 7,942,471, Case IPR2018-00737 in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, December 2018, 139 pages.
33. Micklow, G.J., Tootoonchi, H. von Helldorff, “The Effects of Hydrogen Injection on Ultra Lean Combustion in Diesel Engines”, Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology, Volume 5, Issue. 11, November 2018.
34. H. von Helldorff, G.J. Micklow, “Gaseous and Liquid Jet Direct Injection Simulations Using KIVA-3V”, Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology, Volume 6, Issue. 1, January 2019.
35. H. von Helldorff, G.J. Micklow, “A Comprehensive Compressible Injection Model for High Pressure Gaseous Fuel Injectors”, Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology, Volume 6, Issue. 2, February 2019.
36. H. von Helldorff, G.J. Micklow, “Primary and Secondary Spray Breakup Modelling for Internal Combustion Engine Applications”, Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology, Volume 6, Issue. 4, April 2019
37. Arshad, M., G.J. Micklow, “ Paramteric Analysis of a Gasoline Fueled Premixed Spark-Ignition (SI) Race Car Engine by using Methanol and Methanol-Water Blends”, Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology, Volume 6, Issue 6, June 2019.
38. Declaration of Gerald J. Micklow, PhD, PE In Support of Petition for Review of US Patent Number 6,588,260, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, February 2020, 169 pages.
39. Declaration of Gerald J. Micklow, PhD, PE In Support of Petition for Review of US Patent Number 6,763,804, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, February 2020, 160 pages.
40. Cline, C., G.J. Micklow, “A Compilation of Conventional Fuel Additives - A Literature Review of Chemical Additives in Diesel and Biodiesel Fuels for Improved Combustion”, Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology, Volume 7, Issue 5, May 2020.
41. Panuwatsuk, P, G.J. Micklow, “A Study on Reaction Rate Factors of a Single Step Combustion Mechanism for Gasoline HCCI Combustion”, Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology, Volume 7, Issue 5, May 2020.
42. Piersa, R, G.J. Micklow, “Numerical Modeling of Cryogenic Cooling Flows in a Rocket Combustor – A Research Summary”, Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology, Volume 7, Issue 7, July 2020.
43. Micklow, G.J. von Helldorff H, “A Compressible Turbulence Model for High Speed Flows”, Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology, Volume 7, Issue 10, October 2020.
44. Declaration of Gerald J. Micklow, PhD, PE In Support of Petition for Review of US Patent Number 6,302,169, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, September 2020, 175 pages.
45. Nivedha K. M., G.J. Micklow, “Numerical and Thermochemical Analysis of Hybrid Rocket Motors with Metallic Additives”, Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology, Volume 7, Issue 11, November 2020.
46. Declaration of Gerald J. Micklow, PhD, PE In Support of Petition for Review of US Patent Number 6,588,260, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, November 2020, 168 pages.
47. Micklow, G.J., “Additive Manufacturing of Fuel Grains for Hybrid Rocket Motors for Increased Efficiency", Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology, Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2021.
48. Nivedha K. M., G.J. Micklow, “A Review of Aftermarket Treatment Systems for State of the Art Engine Applications”, Science and Technology Publishing (SCI & TECH) ISSN: 2632-1017 Vol. 5 Issue 11, November 2021.
49. H. von Helldorff, G.J. Micklow, “Chemical Kinetic Modeling of Hydrogen-Diesel Co-Combustion in Compression Ignition Engines” JFL-2021-0032R1, International SAE Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, January 2022.
50. Expert Report of Gerald J. Micklow, PhD, PE IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CUSTFORTH, INC.,
Plaintiff, v. WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, MOTIVEPOWER, INC. and LEMM LIQUIDATING COMPANY, LLC f/k/a FULMER
COMPANY, LLC, July 2022.
51. Callinan A., G.J. Micklow, “Dual-Fuel Solutions at Low Additive Percentages for Minimizing Pollutant Emission Formation and Maximizing Energy Generation”, Journal
of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology, Volume 9, Issue 9, September 2022.
52. DECLARATION OF GERALD J. MICKLOW, PH.D. IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,558,260, BMW of North
America, LLC, Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, PETITIONERS, vs Michigan Motor Technologies, LLC. August 2023
53. DECLARATION OF GERALD J. MICKLOW, PH.D. IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,581,574, BMW of North
America, LLC, Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, PETITIONERS, vs Michigan Motor Technologies, LLC. August 2023
54. DECLARATION OF GERALD J. MICKLOW, PH.D. IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,557,540, BMW of North
America, LLC, Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, PETITIONERS, vs Michigan Motor Technologies, LLC. August 2023