Michael Hannigan

  • Professor

Department: Mechanical Engineering

Education: B.S., Southern Methodist University (1990), M.S., Ph.D., California Institute of Technology (1991, 1997)
Teaching: MCEN 4228 Sustainable Energy, MCEN 3037 Experimental Design and Data Analysis, MCEN 4131 Air Pollution Control
Research: Characterization and Abatement of Air Pollution, Impact of air quality on health, Energy links to air quality

Office: ECOT 235

Honors and Distinctions:

  • Mechanical Engineering Department, Outstanding Research Award (2009-2010)
  • Mechanical Engineering Department, Outstanding Service Award (2008-2009)
  • State of Colorado, Health and Environmental Stewardship Award (2008)
  • Mechanical Engineering Department, Outstanding Undergraduate Educator Award (2006-2007, 2011-2012)
  • University of Colorado, Green Faculty Award (2007)
  • University of Colorado, President鈥檚 Teaching and Learning Collaborative (2006-2007)

Recent Publications:
** denotes work done in collaboration with graduate students
* denotes work done in collaboration with undergraduate students

  • Boyle L., *Flinchpaugh H., Hannigan M.P. Natural soiling of photovoltaic cover plates and the impact on transmission. Solar Energy, 2014, accepted.
  • Piedrahita R., Xiang Y., Masson N., Ortega J., *Collier A., Jiang Y., Li K., Dick R., Lv Q., Hannigan M., Shang L. The next generation of low-cost personal air quality sensors for quantitative exposure monitoring. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2014, in press.
  • Clements N., *Eav J., Xie M., Hannigan M.P., Miller S.L., Navidi W., Peel J.L., Schauer J.J., Shafer M., Milford J.B. Concentrations and source insights for trace elements in fine and coarse particulate matter in northeastern Colorado. Atmospheric Environment, 2014, 89:373-381.
  • Dutton S.J., *Williams D.E., *Garcia J.K., Vedal S., Hannigan M.P. PM2.5 characterization for time series studies: organic molecular marker speciation methods and daily measurements in Denver. Atmospheric Environment, 2009, 43: 2018-2030.