Benjamin Mayhugh Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Benjamin Mayhugh Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Biswas’s research interest focuses on the fundamental understanding of complex reacting flows and low-temperature plasma processes to develop advanced technologies for clean energy generation. He combines experimental methods and advanced laser measurement techniques with detailed numerical simulations to develop fundamental as well as applied knowledge of low- temperature plasma processes for future energy generation. His research applications are relevant in power generation, transportation, air-breathing high-speed propulsion, deep space propulsion, fire safety, emission control from automotive and gas turbine engines, nanoenergetics plasma-materials interaction, fuel efficiency improvement, and development of alternative fuels. Dr. Biswas is currently interested in the following research topics:
Sayan Biswas is an experimental energy researcher and a passionate educator. His research focuses on developing sustainable technologies for clean and efficient future energy, emphasizing low-temperature plasma processes at elevated engine-relevant pressures, reacting flows, advanced laser diagnostics, propulsion, microscale power generation, and computational fluid dynamics.
Lab
Plasma Power Propulsion Laboratory (3P Lab)
Thomas E. Murphy Engine Research Lab (MERL)
ME Research Areas
Combustion & Engines
Plasmas
ME Impact Areas
Environment & Sustainability
Energy Transition
Next-Gen Manufacturing
Ph.D. 2017, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
M.S. 2012, Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut
B.E. 2010, Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, India
Benjamin Mayhugh Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2020-present
Postdoctoral Researcher, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, 2017 – 2020
R&D Specialist, Praxair Inc., Tonawanda, NY, 2017