• Professor and Department Head, Multidisciplinary Engineering
  • Professor, Mechanical Engineering
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Timothy Jacobs

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor – 2005
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor – 2002
  • B.S.E, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor – 1999

Research Interests

    • Internal combustion engines
    • In-cylinder combustion and emission formation processes
    • Fundamental experimental diagnostics and investigations
    • Advanced and novel combustion processes (low-temperature combustion, homogenous charge compression ignition, premixed compression ignition)
    • Alternative fuels (natural gas, bio-based fuels, hydrogen)
    • After-treatment systems and their coupling to internal combustion (IC) engines

Certifications & Memberships

  • Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers – 2018

Awards & Honors

  • Texas A&M Aggies Celebrate Teaching Award – 2018
  • Special Recognition Service Award for Services to the Internal Combustion Engine Division, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) – 2015, 2016
  • Eppright University Professorship of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence – 2015
  • Steve Brauer, Jr. ’02 Faculty Fellow – 2015, 2018

Selected Publications

  • Fieseler, K., Linker, T., Patterson, M., Rem, D., Jacobs, T. (2020). Estimating laminar flame speed and ignition delay for a series of natural gas mixtures at IC engine-relevant conditions. ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology 142 (6), pp. 062301-1 – 062301-6.
  • Fieseler, K., Jacobs, T., Patterson, M. (2018). Kinematics of an articulated connecting rod and its effect on simulated compression pressure and port timings. ASME Engineering Journal of Gas Turbines and Power 140 (9), pp. 092803-1 – 092803-7.
  • Li, J., Jacobs, T., Bera, T., Parkes, M. (2018). Comparison of diesel engine efficiency and combustion characteristics between different bore engines. ASME Engineering Journal of Gas Turbines and Power 140 (10), pp. 102807-1 – 102807-13.
  • Mashayekh, A. Jacobs, T., Patterson, M., Etcheverry, J. (2017). Prediction of air-fuel ratio control of a large-bore natural gas engine using computational fluid dynamic modeling of reed valve dynamics. International Journal of Engine Research 18 (9), pp. 900 – 908.
  • Paul, D., Nepal, B., Johnson, M., Jacobs, T. (2018). Examining validity of general self-efficacy scale for assessing engineering students’ self-efficacy. International Journal of Engineering Education 34 (5), pp. 1671 – 1686.
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