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 Curriculum Vitae (Printable  Version - pdf)  

 Aerospace Engineering  Graduate Program

 Engine Control Research  Laboratory

 Dynamic Systems Control  Laboratory

Dept. of Mech. Engineering

N207 Engineering Building 1

University of Houston

Houston, TX 77204-4006

Tel : 713-743-4387

Fax: 713-743-4503

Email: karolos@uh.edu

SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Adaptive Aftertreatment control for Low Emissions with Ethanol-based Fuels, Ford Motor Company, $120,000 (PI: Grigoriadis, Co-PI: Franchek & Balakotaiah), Jan. 2008 – Dec. 2010,
  
• Integrated Engine and Aftertreatment Modeling and Control, Ford Motor Company, $200,000 (PI: Franchek, Co-PI: Grigoriadis, Balakotaiah & Harold), Jan. 2008 – Dec. 2009.
  
• A Systems Approach to Ultra-Clean and Ultra-Efficient Internal Combustion Engines, National Science Foundation, $243,613, (PI: Franchek, Co-PI: Grigoriadis & Balakotaiah), Sept. 2007 – Aug. 2010.
  
• International Research and Education in Engineering: Hysteresis Compensation Using Parameter Varying Control Methods, National Science Foundation, $31,800 (PI: Grigoriadis, Co-PI: Song), Sept. 2007 – Aug. 2008
  
• Educational Award: Scholarships for the Accelerated B.S. to Graduate (FastGrad) Degree in Engineering, National Science Foundation, $598,000 (PI: Grigoriadis, Co-PI: Franchek, Harold & Parsei), Sept. 2007 – Aug. 2012.
  
• International Research Collaboration: Optimised Configuration of Sensing Elements for Control and Fault Tolerance, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK, £198,588 (PI: Zolota, Loughborough University UK, Visiting Academic Collaborator: Grigoriadis), Sept. 2007-Aug. 2010.
  
• MIMO Air Handling Control Using LPV Methods, General Motors, $135,000 (PI: Grigoriadis, Co-PI: Franchek), July 2007 – Dec. 2008.
  
• Educational and Outreach Award: Aerospace Workforce Innovation Network (AWIN), Texas Workforce Commission, (PI: Grigoriadis, Co-PI: 6 faculty from MECE), $248,361 Sept. 2007 – Aug. 2009
  
• Diesel Engine Diagnostics and Control, Cummins Engine Company, $120,000, (PI: Franchek, Co-PI: Grigoriadis), Jan 2007 – Dec. 2009.
  
• Hysteresis Compensation Using Linear Parameter Varying Control Methods, National Science Foundation, $263,007 (PI: Grigoriadis 70%, Co-PI: Song), Sept. 2006 – Aug. 2009
  
• Robust Self-Scheduled Control for Engine Efficiency, Reliability and Performance Optimization, Army Research Office, $376,880 (PI: Grigoriadis 50%, Co-PI: Franchek), Sept. 2006 – Aug. 2009.
  
• Equipment Award: Acquisition of an Internal Combustion Engine NO/NOx Analyzer, Army Research Office, $75,000 (PI: Grigoriadis 50%, Co-PI: Franchek), July 2006 – June 2007.
  
• Multivariable Air-Fuel Ratio Engine Control Subject to Variable Time Delays, Ford Motor Company, $40,000 (PI: 50%, Co-PI: Grigoriadis), Jan 2007- Dec. 2007
  
• Three Way Catalyst Health Monitoring that Meet OBD II Levels, Ford Motor Company, $40,000 (PI: Franchek, Co-PI: Grigoriadis 50%), Jan 2007- Dec. 2007
  
• Adaptive Control of Hysteresis in Smart Materials, UH GEAR, PI: Grigoriadis 50%, $28,180, Sept. 2006- Aug. 2007.
  
• Self-Tuning Engine Governors, Cummins Engine Company, $40,000 (PI: Franchek, Co-PI: Grigoriadis 50%), Jan 2006 - Dec. 2006
  
• Real Time Health Monitoring of Diesel Air Handling Systems, Cummins Engine Company, $40,000 (PI: Franchek, Co-PI: Grigoriadis 50%), Jan 2006 Dec. 2007.
  
• Equipment Award: Engine Dynamometer Facility, Cummins Engine Company, $25,000 (PI: Franchek, Co-PI: Grigoriadis 50%), Sept. 2005 – May 2006.
  
• Auto-tuning Governors for Industrial Engines, Cummins Engine Company, $30,000 (PI: Franchek, Co-PI: Grigoriadis 50%), Sept. 2005 – May 2006.
  
• Multivariable Air-Fuel Ratio Engine Control Subject to Variable Time Delays, Ford Motor Company, $40,000 (PI: Franchek, Co-PI: Grigoriadis 50%), Jan 2005 Dec. 2006
  
• Linear Parameter Varying Control of Lean NOx Traps, Ford Motor Company, $40,000 (PI: Franchek, Co-PI: Grigoriadis 50%), Sept. 2005 – Dec. 2005.
  
• Multivariable Air-Fuel Ratio Engine Control Subject to Variable Time Delays, Ford Motor Company, $30,000 (PI: Franchek, Co-PI: Grigoriadis 50%), Jun. 2004 – Dec. 2004.
  
• Fault-Tolerance and Control of Intelligent Materials for Aerospace Vehicles (as part of the NASA URETI Center on Intelligent Bio-Nano Materias and Structures for Aerospace Vehicles), NASA, $580,000 (PI: Grigoriadis), Sept. 2002 –Aug. 2008.
  
• Near Zero-g Active Vibration Isolation for Microgravity Experiments, Advanced Technology Program, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, $118,000 (PI: Grigoriadis 100%), Jan. 2002 - Aug. 2005.
  
• Adaptive Vibration Modeling and Control for Helicopter Reliability and Performance Enhancement, UH Institute of Space Systems Operations, $14,411, Jun. 2004-Aug. 2004 (Malki , Grigoriadis 50% )
  
• Adaptive Engine Air-Fuel Control for Lean Operating Mode, Ford Motor Company, $30,000, Sept. 2004 – Aug. 2005 (Franchek, Grigoriadis 50%)
  
• Advanced Diesel Engine and Catalytic Aftertreatment Control for Performance Optimization and Emission Reduction, $20,200 (PI: Grigoriadis 100%), UH Grant to Enhance External Research, Sept. 2001 – Aug. 2002
  
• Optical Tracking for Telepresence/Teleoperation Space Applications - Post-Doctoral Fellowship (PI: Kakadiaris, Co-PI: Grigoriadis 50%), UH Institute of Space System Operations, $80,000 , Sept. 1999 - Aug.2002,
  
• Advanced Control for Engine Aftertreatment, $18,000 (PI: Grigoriadis) 100%, Cummins Engine Company, May 2001 – Dec. 2002.
  
• Motion Estimation and Control Algorithms for Robotically-Assisted Surgery, Texas Advanced Research Program, (PI: Kakadiaris, Co-PI: Grigoriadis 50%), $324,000, Jan. 2000 - Dec. 2001.
  
• Control and Integrated Design of Mechanical Systems via Linear Matrix Inequalities: CAREER Award Industry Matching Funds, National Science Foundation, $25,000 (PI: Grigoriadis 50%), May 1999 - Apr. 2000.
  
• Industrial Student Fellowship Award: UH-Draper Graduate Fellowship Program in Control Systems, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, $38,972 (PI: Grigoriadis 50%, Co-PI: Zimmerman), Sept. 1999 - Aug. 2001.
  
• Further Investigation of Robust Gain-Scheduling Techniques for Engine Control, $12,000 (PI: Grigoriadis 100%), Cummins Engine Company, Jan. 1999 - Dec. 1999.
  
• Technical and Social Challenges in Medical Robotics, Shell Interdisciplinary Program, $99,580 (PI: Grigoriadis 33%, Co-PI: Kakadiaris, Haney), Jan. 1999 - Dec. 1999
  
• Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Control Systems, National Science Foundation, $9,400 (PI: Grigoriadis 100%), Jan. 1999 - Aug. 1999.
  
• Control and Integrated Design of Mechanical Systems via Linear Matrix Inequalities: CAREER Award Industry Matching Funds, National Science Foundation, $32,315 (PI: Grigoriadis 100%), Jun. 1998 - May. 1999.
  
• Industrial Student Fellowship Award: UH-Draper Graduate Fellowship Program in Control Systems, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, $23,972 (PI: Grigoriadis 50%, Co-PI: Zimmerman), Sept. 1998 - Aug. 1999.
  
• Undergraduate Research Experience Award: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Control Systems, National Science Foundation, $7,825 (PI: Grigoriadis 50%), Jan. 1998 - Aug. 1998.
  
• Robustness Analysis and Control/Structure Interaction for the Space Station Assembly Phase, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, $10,000 (PI: Grigoriadis 100%), Jun. 1998 - Dec. 1998.
  
• Efficient Model Reduction Methods for Large Scale Multibody Systems, Dynacs Engineering Company, $9,000 (PI: Grigoriadis 50%, Co-PI: Zimmerman), Jan. 1998 - Dec. 1998.
  
• Advanced Gain Scheduled Control of Diesel Engines, Cummins Diesel Engine Company, $14,000 (PI: Grigoriadis 100%)., Jan. 1998 - Dec. 1998.
  
• A Unified Framework for Robust Parameter Varying Control with Applications to Engine Control Problems, National Science Foundation, $230,815 (PI: Grigoriadis 100%) , Jan. 1998 - Dec. 2002.
  
• NSF CAREER Award: Control and Integrated Design of Mechanical Systems via Linear Matrix Inequalities, National Science Foundation, $255,008 (PI: Grigoriadis 100%) , Sept. 1997 – June 2003.
  
• Improved Student Learning in Electro-Mechanical Design, UH Office of Vice Provost, $14,856 (PI: Reddy, Co-PIs: Chen, Grigoriadis 50%, Co-PI Malki), Sept. 1996 - Aug. 1997.
  
• Robust Gain-Scheduled Control for Internal Combustion Engines, UH Energy Laboratory, $8.856 (PI: Grigoriadis 100%), Jan. 1997 - Aug. 1997.
  
• Control Design Methods for Mechanical Systems in Vector Second-Order Form, UH Institute for Space System Operations, $7,511 (PI: Grigoriadis 100%), Jan. 1997 - Aug. 1997.
  
• Loads Verification and Health Monitoring of Structures, Advanced Technology Program, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, $117,980 (PI: Zimmerman, Co-PI: Grigoriadis 50%), Jan. 96 - Dec. 97
  
  

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