John Whitefoot

  • (2024) Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award.
  • (2018) Best Instructor Award - MEMS Department.
  • (2012) Secretary’s Team Award, U.S. Department of Transportation.
  • (2011) Best Paper Award – ASME Int’l. Design Engineering Technical Conferences.
  • (2009) Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship.
  • (2008) Mechanical Engineering Departmental Fellowship.

  • PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, 2012
  • MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, 2001
  • BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, 1999

  • Ahn, K., Whitefoot, J., Babajimopoulos, A., Ortiz-Soto, E., & Papalambros, P.Y. (2013). Homogeneous charge compression ignition technology implemented in a hybrid electric vehicle: System optimal design and benefit analysis for a power-split architecture. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART D-JOURNAL OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING, 227(1), 87-98.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0954407012453237.
  • Ersal, T., Ahn, C., Peters, D.L., Whitefoot, J.W., Mechtenberg, A.R., Hiskens, I.A., Peng, H., Stefanopoulou, A.G., Papalambros, P.Y., & Stein, J.L. (2013). Coupling Between Component Sizing and Regulation Capability in Microgrids. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SMART GRID, 4(3), 1576-1585.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TSG.2013.2260363.
  • Badain, N., Reinhart, T., Cooper, C., MacIsaac, J., & Whitefoot, J. Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fuel Saving Technology Analysis to Support Phase 2 Regulations. SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles, 8(2), 419-432.SAE International. doi: 10.4271/2015-01-2775.
  • Cooper, C., Reinhart, T., MacIsaac, J.D., & Whitefoot, J. Medium-Duty Vehicle Fuel Saving Technology Analysis to Support Phase 2 Regulations. SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles, 8(2), 378-387.SAE International. doi: 10.4271/2015-01-2769.
  • Steiber, J., Cooper, C., Whitefoot, J., & MacIsaac, J. Analysis Process for Truck Fuel Efficiency Study. SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles, 08(2), 451-459.SAE International. doi: 10.4271/2015-01-2778.

  • Whitefoot, J., & Vipperman, J. (2021). Designing At-home Laboratory Experiments Using Smart Phones and Basic Test Equipment for Senior Mechanical Engineering Students. In 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings.American Society for Engineering Education. doi: 10.18260/1-2--36928.
  • Whitefoot, J., & Bedillion, M. (2020). Using Benchmarking Methods to Inform Curriculum Changes in Mechanical Engineering Programs. In 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings.American Society for Engineering Education. doi: 10.18260/1-2--35452.
  • Ahn, K., Whitefoot, J., Atluri, V.P., Tate, E., & Papalambros, P. (2011). Comparison of Early-stage Design Methods for a Two-mode Hybrid Electric Vehicle. In 2011 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, (pp. 1-6).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/vppc.2011.6043254.
  • Peters, D.L., Mechtenberg, A.R., Whitefoot, J., & Papalambros, P.Y. (2011). Model Predictive Control of a Microgrid With Plug-In Vehicles: Error Modeling and the Role of Prediction Horizon. In ASME 2011 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference and Bath/ASME Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control, Volume 1, (pp. 787-794).ASME International. doi: 10.1115/dscc2011-6030.
  • Whitefoot, J.W., Mechtenberg, A.R., Peters, D.L., & Papalambros, P.Y. (2011). Optimal Component Sizing and Forward-Looking Dispatch of an Electrical Microgrid for Energy Storage Planning. In Volume 5: 37th Design Automation Conference, Parts A and B, 5(PARTS A AND B), (pp. 341-350).ASME International. doi: 10.1115/detc2011-48513.
  • Whitefoot, J.W., Ahn, K., & Papalambros, P.Y. (2010). The Case for Urban Vehicles: Powertrain Optimization of a Power-Split Hybrid for Fuel Economy on Multiple Drive Cycles. In Volume 4: 12th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle and Tire Technologies; 4th International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems, 4, (pp. 197-204).ASME International. doi: 10.1115/detc2010-28457.