Yiannis Levendis
COE Distinguished Professor,
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Affiliated faculty,
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Contact
- y.levendis@northeastern.edu
- 334 Snell Engineering Center
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Social Media
Office
- 617.373.3806
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
- 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 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
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- X. Ren, R.Sun, X. Meng, N. Vorobiev, M. Schiemann, Y. A. Levendis, Carbon, Sulfur and Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from Combustion of Pulverized Raw and Torrefied Biomass, Fuel, 188, 310–323, 2017
- E.Rokni, H. Chi, Y. A. Levendis, In-Furnace Sulfur Capture by Co-Firing Coal With Alkali-Based Sorbents, Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of ASME, 139(4), 2017, 1-7
- X. Ren, R. Sun, H. Chi, X. Meng and Y.A. Levendis, Hydrogen Chloride Emissions from Combustion of Pulverized Raw and Torrefied Biomass , Fuel, 200, 2017, 37-46
- A. Panahi, Y.A. Levendis, N. Vorobiev, M. Schiemann, Direct Observations on the Combustion Characteristics of Miscanthus and Beechwood Biomass Including Fusion and Spherodization, Fuel Processing Technology, 166, 2017, 41-49
- E. Rokni Y. A. Levendis, Utilization of a High-Alkali Lignite Coal Ash for SO2 Capture in Power Generation, Journal of Energy Engineering (ASCE), 143(4), 2017, 1-7
- N. Vorobiev, A. Becker, H. Kruggel-Emden, A. Panahi, Y.A. Levendis, M. Schiemann, Particle Shape and Stefan Flow Effects on the Burning Rate of Torrefied Biomass,Fuel, 210, 2017, 107-120
- E. Rokni, X. Ren, A. Panahi Y. A. Levendis, Emissions of SO2, NOx, CO2, and HCl from Co-firing of Coals with Raw and Torrefied Biomass Fuels, Fuel, 211, 2017, 363-374
Sep 26, 2019
Levendis Selected as Fellow of The Royal Society of Chemistry
MIE Professor Yiannis Levendis has been admitted by the council to The Royal Society of Chemistry as a Fellow for his impact in the field of the chemical sciences.
Aug 13, 2018
Levendis Awarded $240K NSF Grant
MIE Professor Yiannis Levendis was awarded a $240K NSF grant to determine the “Combustion characteristics of pulverized torrefied biomass for use in co-firing boilers”.
Feb 26, 2018
Levendis Selected Fellow of The Combustion Institute
MIE Professor Yiannis Levendis was selected as a fellow of The Combustion Institute, for excellent research in the combustion of fossil and alternative fuels including the evolution and control of pollutants.
Aug 24, 2017
Levendis Awarded Patent
MIE Professor Yiannis Levendis was awarded a patent for developing “carbon nanostructures from pyrolysis of organic materials”.
Jun 14, 2017
Fuel and Power Generation
MIE Professor Yiannis Levendis awarded a patent for "Method and device for fuel and power generation by clean combustion of organic waste material". Abstract Source: USPTO Disclosed herein are systems and methods for the conversion of solid organic waste material, such as waste plastics, into fuel for the generation of heat and power. In addition, […]
Oct 06, 2015
Levendis Quoted in Scientific American & Herald
MIE Professor Yiannis Levendis was quoted in Scientific American and Boston Herald for the environmental impact that VW emissions have had.
Jun 17, 2015
Levendis Receives Percy Nicholls Award
MIE Professor Yiannis Levendis was awarded the ASME/AIME Percy Nicholls Award for 2015 for his scientific contributions in the field of Solid Fuels.
Jun 09, 2015
Carbon Nanostructures
MIE Professor Yiannis Levendis has been awarded a patent for his method of creating “Carbon nanostructures from pyrolysis of organic materials”
Dec 04, 2013
Are plastics the new natural gas?
Yiannis Levendis, Distinguished Professor Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern, keeps a photograph of a burning plastic foam cup tacked to the wall above his desk. Thick black smoke emanates from the receptacle, which, subsequent pictures reveal, was reduced to a sooty powder by the end of the combustion process. The photo represents a mission for Levendis, whose […]
Jun 05, 2013
Journey to a cleaner future
Upon arriving in Los Angeles in September 1984 as a doctoral student at the California Institute of Technology, Yiannis Levendis decided to take a walk. Within minutes of beginning his journey, a car pulled over to ask if he was okay. Then another and another. Levendis was worried his shirt was on backward. It turned […]