Northern Illinois University
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

Kevin B. Martin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Faculty Associate, Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability and Energy

Department

Engineering Technology

Education

• Ph.D. in Engineering Management, Missouri University of Science & Technology (2009)
  Dissertation Title: Hydrogen Infrastructure: Resource Evaluation and Capacity Modeling
• M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology (2005)
• B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology (2002)

Research Interests

• Renewable energy systems
• Industrial energy efficiency
• Hydrogen economy development designs
• Hybrid electric vehicles

Selected Projects

• Creating Your Excellent Future Using Smart Meters, funded by Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation
• Building Energy Efficiency, Ergonomics and Management Laboratory
• Energy Efficiency Workshops for Small and Medium Enterprises, funded by Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center
• Municipal Energy Audit, funded by the City of Rochelle, Illinois

Professional Associations and Honors

• 3rd World Congress of Young Scientists on Hydrogen Energy Systems – Scientific Committee Member
• Team Leader for National Hydrogen Association Hydrogen Station Design Competition –5^th Place 2004
• Advisor for National Hydrogen Association Hydrogen Station Design Competition – 2012,
• Grand Prize 2008 and 2010, 4^th Place 2011,
• Assistant Director for Missouri S&T EcoCAR Advanced Powertrain Summer Camp – 2009-2011
• Reviewer for the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
• Reviewer for Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Conference
• UMR Chemical Engineering Academy Fellowship Recipient
• Engineering Management Graduate Leadership Award
• Chemical Engineering Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year
• Omega Chi Epsilon
• Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Grant Recipient
• Youth Development in STEM Areas –
• Expanding Your Horizons (November 21, 2008; November 6, 2009)
• RMS Science Day (September 19, 2008; November 13, 2008)
• St. Patrick’s Science Day (November 5, 2008)
• National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day 2010 – Rolla Site Coordinator
• Over 60 outreach events with government officials and business decision makers involving sustainability

Selected Publications

• Scott E. Grasman, Kevin B. Martin, Ruwen Qin, “An Inventory Modeling Analysis of Hydrogen Fueling Station Capacity Considering an Outside Option,” Accepted to Energy Systems.
• Kevin B. Martin and Warren Vaz, 2012, Hydrogen Infrastructure, Hydrogen Energy and Vehicle Systems. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis.
• Vijay Mohan, Aanchal Shah, John W Sheffield, Kevin B. Martin, “Design of a Hydrogen Community,” Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy 2012 Vol 37 Issue 2 pp. 1214-1219.
• Aanchal Shah, Vijay Mohan, John W. Sheffield, Kevin B. Martin, “Solar powered residential hydrogen fueling station,” Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy 2011 Vol 36 Issue 20 pp 13132-13137.
• Mathew Thomas, Kevin Martin, Scott E. Grasman, John W. Sheffield, Design Layout Of Hydrogen Research And Development Garage,” Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy 2011 Vol 36 Issue 13 pp 8017-8022.
• Clint Cottrell, Mathew Thomas, Scott Grasman, Kevin Martin, John Sheffield, “Strategies For Stationary and Portable Fuel Cell Markets,” Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy 2011 Vol 36 Issue 13 pp 7969-7975.
• Kevin B. Martin, Andrew Meintz, Sushrut Bapat, John W. Sheffield, “Missouri S&T EcoCAR: Fuel Cell Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle,” Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy 2011 Conference, Washington D.C., February 2011.

Work Experience

• Department of Technology, NIU (2012-present)
• Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability & Energy, NIU (2012-present)
• Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology (2010-2012)
• Independent Industrial Energy Auditor, Missouri Enterprise (2010-present)