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Principal Investigator

Jackson Crane, PhD

SB, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MSc, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University

Dr. Jackson Crane is interested in low-carbon combustion, electrocatalysis, and renewable energy conversion technologies. His current research focuses on detonation fundamentals with application to high-efficiency engines. He is also active in the area of alternative fuel synthesis via CO2-reduction electrocatalysis.

Dr. Crane did his postdoctoral work at Queen’s University in electrocatalysis with Dr. Cao-Thang Dinh. He received his PhD and MSc from Stanford University with Prof. Hai Wang where he studied detonation kinetics and was an NSF Graduate Research Fellow and a Stanford Graduate Fellow. Dr. Crane also worked as an Associate at the sustainability-focused non-profit Rocky Mountain Institute, and as an engineering consultant in the nuclear power industry.

Graduate Students

Reza Paknahad, PhD Student

Anna Foreman-Willms, MASc Student

Rajan Punna, MASc Student

Sam Williamson, MASc Student

Undergraduate Students

Drew Crix, VPGE USSRF Undergraduate Fellow & ENPH455 Student

Alumni

Noah Gaffran, Undergraduate NSERC USRA 

Tye Dougherty, ENPH455 Undergraduate Thesis Student

Abby Lee, Charles A Thompson Undergraduate Fellow

Justin Sandrasagra, NSERC USRA Undergraduate Fellow