Yiannis Levendis

COE Distinguished Professor,  Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

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Office

  • 303 SN
  • 617.373.3806

Lab

  • 302 SN and 012F FR
  • 617.373.2388

Research Focus

Gasification and combustion of solid fuels, generation and containment of combustion-generated pollution, synthesis and characterization of combustion-generated materials, fire suppression – fire extinction, engine design and operation

Education

  • PhD (1987), Environmental Engineering Science, California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
  • M.S. (1982) Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
  • B.S. (1981) Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan

Honors & Awards

  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics STEM Educator Award 2023
  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Associate Fellow 2023
  • Constantinos Mavroidis Translational Research Faculty Award 2022
  • American Society of Engineering Education Ralph Coats Roe Award 2021
  • National Academy of Inventors Fellow 2020
  • The Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow 2019
  • Fellow, Combustion Institute 2018
  • Elected to the Steering committee of the Greek Energy Forum 2016
  • ASME/AIME Percy Nicholls Award 2015
  • George Westinghouse Gold Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2013
  • Honorable Mention as co-advisor of best engineering thesis, Brazilian Ministry of Education, 2012
  • AEA Environmental Award, Brazilian Association of Automotive Engineering, 2012
  • Outstanding Oral Presentation Award, SAE International Congress / Exposition, 2010
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, ASEE New England Section, 2007
  • John J. McCambridge Award, Institute of Hazardous Materials Management, 2007
  • Elected Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers SAE, 2007
  • Elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME, 2006
  • Elected Distinguished Professor College of Engineering, Northeastern University, 2006
  • SAE Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, SAE, 2005
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Engineering, Northeastern University, 2005
  • Outstanding Research Award, College of Engineering, Northeastern University, 2001
  • Elected member of ΦΚΦ, Northeastern University, 2000
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, University-wide, Northeastern University, 1995
  • Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Professor (students’ choice) 2010, 2002, 1998, 1995, 1993
  • SAE Faculty Advisor Recognition Award, SAE, 1997
  • SAE Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, SAE, 1994
  • Ralph E. Teetor Educational Award SAE, 1993
  • Charipar Fellow, Cummins Engine Company, 1982 and 1983

Teaching Interests

  • Combustion – Air Pollution
  • Energy Harvesting – Power Generation – Sustainability
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Engineering Design

Professional Affiliations

  • Fellow of the Combustion Institute
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
  • Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
  • Member of the honorary research society Sigma Chi (ƩX)
  • Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International
  • Member of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • Member of The Combustion Institute
  • Member of the honorary societies: TBΠ, ΠTΣ and ΦΚΦ.

Research Overview

Gasification and combustion of solid fuels, generation and containment of combustion-generated pollution, synthesis and characterization of combustion-generated materials, fire suppression – fire extinction, engine design and operation

Selected Research Projects

Selected Publications

  • Panahi, A., Toole, N., Wang, X., Levendis, Y.A. (2020). On the Minimum Oxygen Requirements for Oxy-Combustion of Torrefied Biomass. Combustion and Flame, 213, 426-440.
  • Levendis, Y.A., Kowalski, G., Lu, Y., and Baldassarre, G. (2020). A Simple Experiment on Global Warming. Royal Society Open Science, 7, 192075, 1-11.
  • Panahi, A., Sun, X., Song, G., Levendis, Y.A. (2020). On the Impact of Carrier Gas Type and Flowrate on the Catalytic Growth of Carbon Nanotubes on Stainless Steel. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 59, 31, 14004–14014.
  • Panahi, N. Vorobiev, M. Schiemann, M. Tarakcioglu, M. Delichatsios ,Y.A. Levendis, Combustion Details of Raw and Torrefied Biomass Fuel Particles with Individually-Observed Size, Shape and Mass, Combustion and Flame, 207, 2019, 327-341
  • Z. Wang, S.C. Yelishala, G. Yu, H. Metghalchi, Y.A. Levendis Effects of Carbon Dioxide on Laminar Burning Speed and Flame Instability of Methane/Air and Propane/Air Mixtures: A Literature Review, Energy and Fuels, 33, 2019, 9403-9418
  • Panahi, Z. Wei, G. Song, Y.A. Levendis, Influence of Stainless-Steel Catalyst Substrate Type and Pretreatment on Growing Carbon Nanotubes from Waste Postconsumer Plastics, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 58, 2019, 3009−3023

Faculty

Dec 07, 2023

2023 Stanford University Annual Assessment of Author Citations

The following COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2% of the most-cited scientists with single-year impact in various disciplines. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above. The list below includes those […]

Faculty

Oct 04, 2023

Using Iron Powder as a Renewable Energy Source

MIE Professors Yiannis Levendis, Hameed Metghalchi, and Associate Professor Randall Erb were awarded a $600,000 NSF grant  titled “A Study on Burning Iron Particles as Carbon-Free Circular Fuels with co-Generation of Value-Added Nanomaterials,” to improve the process of burning iron to produce carbon-free renewable energy. 

Faculty

Jul 24, 2023

Burning Iron Particles to Generate Clean Energy

MIE Professors Yiannis Levendis, Hameed Metghalchi, and Associate Professor Randall Erb were awarded a $600,000 NSF grant for “A Study on Burning Iron Particles as Carbon-Free Circular Fuels with co-Generation of Value-Added Nanomaterials.”

Yiannis Levendis

Faculty

Jun 01, 2023

Levendis Receives AIAA STEM Educator Award

MIE Professor Yiannis A. Levendis received the 2023 STEM Educator Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) – New England “for tireless dedication and exceptional contributions to STEM education and training”. Levendis was nominated by FYE Teaching Professor and ASEE-Zone 1 Chair Bala Maheswaran.    

Faculty

Jun 01, 2023

Advancing Concentrated Solar Power Education

MIE Professors Hameed Metghalchi (PI), Yiannis Levendis, and Emeritus Associate Professor Gregory Kowalski were awarded a $265,000 grant to create “An Educational Program on Concentrated Solar Power and Heliostats for Power Generation and Industrial Processes” from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)’s Heliostat Consortium.

Yiannis Levendis

Faculty

Dec 14, 2022

Levendis Selected as AIAA Associate Fellow

Yiannis Levendis, Distinguished Professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, was selected as a member of the Class of 2023 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Associate Fellows for his technical contributions to fuel combustion physics, chemistry, and diagnostics, and for educating engineering students in the fields of gas turbine combustion and air pollution.

Faculty

Nov 02, 2022

2022 Stanford University Annual Assessment of Author Citations

The following COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2 percent of the most-cited scientists with single-year impact in various disciplines. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above. The list below includes […]

Bala Maheswaran Presenting at the ASEE conference.

Faculty

Apr 27, 2022

ASEE-NE2022 Conference Awards

The ASEE-NE Chair and FYE/ECE Teaching Professor Bala Maheswaran led the ASEE Northeast 2022 Conference at Wentworth Institute of Technology from April 22 -23, 2022 which was resoundingly successful with extensive participation in the post-pandemic era. The Northeastern University students and faculty contributed their work at the conference (https://wit.edu/ASEENE2022), and won the following awards: Best […]

Faculty

Apr 15, 2022

Faculty and Staff Awards 2022

Congratulations to all the winners of the faculty and staff awards, and to everyone for their hard work and dedication during the 2021-2022 academic school year.

Faculty

Dec 23, 2021

COE Professors Selected in Stanford University List of Top 2% Scientists Worldwide

The following COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2 percent of the most-cited scientists with single-year impact in various disciplines. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above. The list below includes […]

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